Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
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Brief News Items of People We
Know In and Around the Larg-
er Peninsula Towns

Brief News Items OF PeOpIe We
Know In and Around the Larg-
er Peninsula Towns
Revelations of automobile oper-
ators' licenses for the month of
October for operating while under
the influence of intoxicating liqu-
ors, reached the total of 81 up to
the hour of closing for the month
of October.
Postmaster Stanley S.Stevens of
Delaware City has announced the
appointment of Anna Mccarthy as
a clerk in the Delaware City post
office succeeding Miss Cecilia Hol-
liday, deceased. Miss Mccarthy
entered upon her new duties last
week.
The twenty-sixth annual conven-
ton of the st. Georges Hundred
Sunday School Association will be
held in Bethesda M. E. Church, at
Middletown, Wednesday, Novem-
ber 10th. An interesting program
is being arranged by the commit
tee, and it is hoped that large
attendance will be present at the
convention.
Earl and Robert Tull, two of
Seaford's progressive farmers,
realized S3,005.5O on IL acres of
sweet potatoes this season. These
two brothers had a record yield of
4,015 five-eighth baskets of prime
Sweets" and $50 baskets of Sec
onds, averaging 465 baskets per
acre for primes. For the primes
they received 20 cents per basket,
and for the seconds, 80 cents per
basket.
After a three-day session the
annual meeting of Deans of the
Arts and Science Schools of Land
Grant Colleges in the neighbor-
hood of Delaware came to close
Saturday morning. Dean George
E. Dutton of the University of
Delaware was host to the visitors.
The meeting opened on Thursday
at the Hotel DUPONT Biltmore, VIII
mington. Some of the sessions
were held there and some in New
ark. The purpose of this confer
ence was to discuss informally
problems connected with the work
of the deans.
A decrease in the number of
farms in Kent county, Delaware,
and a corresponding decrease in
the total value is revealed by the
Director of the Census in Wash
ington in a preliminary announce
ment. In 1880 there were 169 less
farms in Kent county than in 1925,
with drop in value of 1898, ,428.
However, the total value of the
machinery used on the farms took
an upward turn. In 1925 the
equipment was valued at S1,S27,-
815 while in 1880 it was quoted at
2,233, 1856. The average value of
land and buildings per farm was
reported as s6,608 in 1925, and S6,-
079 in 1880, showing a slight in
crease during the decade.
| Recently in the Middletown New
Century Club, Miss Nellie Norton
gave most interesting talk and
showed a moving picture of the
New Castle County Free Libraries
in action. These libraries are To-
Gated throughout New Castle
County. Any one may borrow
books, new supply coming once
month or six weeks. A truck in
charge of and driven by Miss Nor
ton operates from the Public Ii
brary Building in Wilmington.
Middletown will soon have a sta
tion with 500 volumes at least, To-
Gated conveniently as a very at
tractive room has been offered.
The New Century Club is respon-
sible for the library and the room,
but library committee will be
formed with representatives from
the several organizations as mem
bers. 1t will require about a
month to have the library ready
and working.