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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25
Brownsville Junior
College DOmgs
These Days
BY WALTER UNDERWOOD

bI
The last week of school started
off with the weather IN about the
same mood as a number Of the stu
dents and teachers; namely cloudy.
Both st@ientS and teachers were
showing the strain of the final ex-
aminatlonS which lasted through the
early part of the week. There were
no more than the usual number OF
last minute casualties, however. and
twelve Of the sophomores came
through with flying colors.
Work on the Collegian was con-
Guided and IL was found that the
magazine was a financial as well as
q literary success. Almost two hun
dred dollars await the business man
ager who will take office next fall.
Margaret Anderson deserves a large
part Of credit for the excellent man
ner In which she fulfilled her duties
as editor-in-chief. She has edited
one Of the best magazines in the
history OF Brownsville schools. The
staff also feels indebted TO Miss
Charlotte Heyman, sponsor.
The Gamma Xxi sorority has the
credit Of having been the last school
organization 10 entertain during the
year. A number Of neatly address
ed envelopes containing invitations
TO sling a hoof' at the Elks hall
Thursday were seen about the cam
pus. Music was by the Southbound
SHUTTERS and was up TO their usual
hhigh standard. An excellent crowd
was present and 1t might truly be
said that a good time was had by
all"
The graduation exercises were
held Friday night in the college au-
ditorium. Margaret Hughston play
ed for the Professional and Recess
sional. A vocal solo was rendered
by Mrs. j. D. Ward with Mrs. Robert
Reed at the piano. The commence
ment address was delivered BY DR..
Fred c. Aver, OF the department of
education Of the University Of Tex
as. MI. g. Z. Petit OF San Benito
rendered q violin solo. The service
was concluded with the presentation
"a AAP4OAAao W Wal SdIcL A~lQcTsOI,
Julia Bowles, RoSalind Breedlove.
Harlan Baker. James Ehrhardt, Fred
Gamble, Frank Warren Kibbe, Lon
ME Wade Molder, Lawrence Jr.. Ira
Webster, Oracle Helen Williams.
and Howard D. Wesley. The tinge
OF melancholy that marks all com
mencement exercises was present as
the remainder Of the college students
bid their classmates a last farewell.
Julia BowleS was honor student.
Howard d. Wesley was the highest
ranking boy.
A summer session will begin Mon
day. Tkere will probably be a small
graduating class at the close OF the
summer term.
The years work is done. Nothing
remains but the congratulations and
Fluctuations. The long cycle will be
begun all over again next September.
In the meantime let us hope for
better athletics. better magazines.
and better organizations in the fu-
frrrp
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
SMYRNA XMAS CELEBRATION
Affair This Year to Be Elaborate
Citizens Are Urged to Cooperate
To Make Yuletide Success

What promises to be one of the
outstanding Christmas celebra-
tions in the State of Delaware for
the year 1880, is being sponsored
by the Smyrna Business Mems AS
sociation, an organization compos-
ed of the foremost business men
of our community. From plans
that are now being formulated by
representatives of the association
known as the executive committee,
this years celebration will far sur
pass that of 1929. While residents
of neighboring and distant states
motored to Smyrna last year to
see the fine electrical display of
business houses and private dwell
lings in addition to the lighting
plan of our main business streets,
it is hoped this year that Smyrna
will be the "City Beautiful for
the creation of good cheer to the
many persons that will visit here
to observe the electrical display.
There is no doubt that representa-
tives of the association will en-
deavor to raise the necessary
funds by popular subscription
among the business men and citi-
mems to enable the committees to
carry out their plans to make
Smyrna one of the busiest shop
ping centers of the entire State.
At a meeting held Monday even
ing, November 10, of the executive
committee, the plan for publicity
was broadened extensively over
that of last year and it is hoped
that the good news that Smyrna is
preparing for a royal welcome of
Santa Claus to the many children
of the surrounding country will be
hailed with delight. Every citizen
of Smyrna and community should
cooperate in every respect with
the Business Mems Association in
helping make this year the banner
year for the most successful
Christmas that Smyrna ever en-
joyed.-Elmer P. Corrie, Chairman
Publicity.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
DESPONDENT, ENDS HIS LIFE
Martin WeIch, Prominent Merch-
ant of Bridgeville, Hangs himself


Martin H. Welch, 79 years old,
a well known retired merchant of
Bridgeville, ended his life Monday
by hanging himself to a rafter in
the building in which he formerly
conducted a general store, adjoin-
ing his home. For some time Mr..
Welch had been in failing health
and several months ago he retired
from business. One day following
this he was found hanging in the
store building by his son, Luther
C. Welch, who cut him down in
time to save him from death. Since
that time he has appeared to be
despondent and his relatives fear
ed he might make another attempt
Monday at noon he was missing
from home and his wife and
daughter, Mrs. Ray Baldwin, made
search for him. Mrs. Baldwin
entered the former store building
which is now occupied by Lank-
ford and Gordy, two negroes, as a
cleaning and pressing establish
ment and asked the men if they
had seen her father. They told
her he had gone to the second floor
just a short time before and she
ran up the stairs and found her
fathers body. She summoned aid
and the body was cut down and a
physician called but life was ex-
tinct when the doctor arrived. Mr..
Welch owned considerable real es-
tate in Bridgeville and was one of
the best known residents. Funeral
services will be held this (Wednes-
day. afternoon with interment in
the Bridgeville NJ. E. cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and two daughters, Mrs. Bald
win and Mrs. w. H. Quillen, and
one son, Luther G. Welch, all of
Bridgeville.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
SMYRNA TEACHERS TOATTEND
STATE INSTITUTE At NEWARK
LEAVE TOMORROW FOR 18TH
ANNUAL MEET OF TEACHERS
TwO-Day Program is Full of In
terest-Smyrna School Closed

Tomorrow Thursday and Fri
day, November 13 and IA, the
Smyrna schools will be closed thus
permitting the faculty to attend
the convention of the Delaware
State Educational Association,
which this year will be held at
Newark. Several of the teachers
in the Smyrna School have been
appointed on committees to serve
at this meeting. The faculty of
the local schools has elected Miss
Scout, Miss Knots and Mr.. Hyn-
son to represent them in the an
nual business meeting of this as
sociation which will be held on
Friday. The Institute promises to
be the largest educational meeting
ever held in this State. It will be
the twelfth annual convention of
the Delaware State Education As
sociation and will be conducted at
Mitchell Hall, University of Della
ware. The public schools of the
State will be closed on these two
days and it is expected that from
1,200 to 1900 Delaware teachers
and visiting educators will attend.
Ira S. Brinser, superintendent of
the Newark schools, is president
of the association and will preside
at the sessions. He, with the other
officers and special committees,
have planned the program for the
two-day session. A new feature
of the convention this year is a
preliminary meeting Wednesday
evening in the auditorium of the
high school. ]. Herbert Kelly,
secretary of the Pennsylvania Ed
ucation Association, will be the
guest speaker at this meeting.
This preliminary meeting will give
the delegates an opportunity to
study the program and learn ex-
actly the plans for group meetings
and other features of the two-day
session. 1t is expected that some
action will be taken by the con-
vention looking to the introduction
at the coming session of the Leg
islature of a teachers retirement
fund bill At present there is no
retirement plan for the public
school teachers of the tate outside
of Wilmington. A bill of this kind
was passed by the House at Dover
two years ago but was killed in
the Senate. Noted educators are
on the program for talks during
the two days. These will include
DR.. H. c. Morrison, professor of
education, University of Chicago;
DR.. William G. Taylor, professor of
education, University of Kentucky;
DR.. John M. Brewer, professor of
education, Harvard University; DR.
P. M. Harbold, professor of educa-
ton at Franklin and Marshall Col
lege, and others. Another feature
will be the first public appearance
of the All-State School Orchestra,
of probably more than $50 pieces,
during the convention.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Pupils Show a 100 Percent Mem
bership in American Red Cross
School Bank Shows Increase

On Thursday, November 9th, the
initial meeting of those interested
in taking free courses in adult
subjects of typewriting and book
keeping, was held at the High
School Building. The response to
the invitation which had been Civ
en- to all interested was very
pleasing. 25 persons attended the
meeting and manifested their in
tentions of taking up the work
1t is thought that at the next
meeting, this week, approximately
5 or 6 more will be present. This
is a golden opportunity to receive
free instructions which should not
be over looked or neglected by
those caring to increase their edu-
cation.-On Monday, November 3,
the girls hockey team of Smyrna
High School made very creditable
showing against the girls hockey
team of Dover High School. Af-
ter most friendly contested game
the score resulted in a tie.-Bas-
ket Ball practice under the direc-
tion of Coach John Dalton is in
full swing. The response to both
the boys and girls calls for prac-
tice was very gratifying. 1t is
hoped that from the available ma
terial, two teams may be whipped
into shape which will very credit
ably represent Smyrna High on
the wooden ways this coming win
ter.-A comedy in three acts, "It
Won't Be Long Now, will be pre-
sented by the senior class on the
evening of November 21, at pm.
"Wednesday, November 9, Bank
ing Day, showed the following re-
suits: Number of pupils in attend
ance 645, number of deposits 436.
67.7 per cent of the pupils in at
tendance were depositors. The
amount deposited was S68.77. The
amount deposited so far this year
is $656 .04-On Wednesday, No
vember 5th, the IA class gave a
very interesting assembly pro-
gram. The program was as fol-
lows: Bible reading, prayer and
flag salute, poem, November" by
Mildred Spence; American Educa-
tion Week." read by Winona Skin
ner; "a Trip to Australia" read
by Warner Price Jr. The assem-
bly, was closed with a play 'The
Delft Blue and White Flower Pot"
On the evening of January Is,
an Opera will be given in the
School Auditorium, where you can
meet Robin Hoods redoubtable
company with his "Merrie Men
and a bevy of Forest Maidens-
all excellent singers.-During the
past week the students in the
Smyrna Public Schools have con-
Quoted a drive for membership in
the American Red Cross. The re-
suits were 100 per cent.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
PROF. EDWARDS AT ASBURY
Rev. EsseII p. Thomas Announces
Services for. Coming Sunday

Prof. Charles Edwards, whose
music is known and sung all over
this section of the country, is to
be the guest of Asbury Church
Sunday evening, November 18th.
He will take part in the service,
singing numbers himself and sing
ing also in chorus and quartette
numbers. We are to call the SER
vice an Evening With Prof. Ed
wards and his music. Mr.. Thomas
will preach. We call attention to
the following program To- sunday
Church School at ten a. M;
Morning Worship at eleven; Ep-
worth League, With Louise Lang
rell as leader at six forty-five.
Evening worship at seven-thirty,
the program for which is describ-
ed above. We are in the midst of
Loyalty Month at Asbury. We are
asking the members to attend at
least one service each Sabbath.
There has been very excellent
response to this plan.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
MAY LOSE FUND FOR SCHOOL
Fight Between Franlkford and
Dagsboro, May Cause Withdrawal

The Frankford-DagSb COM
mission has sproven a problem to
the State Board of Education
which met in monthly session at
Dover last Friday. 1t now looks
that if the two towns do not short
ly agree on site, the State funds
will be withdrawn and placed with
some other district. The two
towns are said to be at logger
heads over the site. Two sites
were suggested to the commission
for consideration at meeting
many weeks ago, one being along
the State concrete road and the
other along a dirt road. 1t ap-
pears that a vote was taken by
the voters in the district on the
two proposed sites and the vote
was nearly even. With this un-
settled condition the commission
came to the State board which is
part of every school commission to
settle the matter After a careful
survey by members of the State
board it was decided to build the
school along the dirt road. Be-
cause of this and the feeling over
the two sites, the bonds have not
been issued as they should have
been in accordance with the Sttae
school law. The commission of
the two schools who appeared be-
fore the board seemed as determ-
ined to hold out each for their
opinion, consequently the commits
sion adjourned without coming to
any conclusion and the probabili-
ties are that unless some conclu-
sion is soon reached the appropria-
tion for the school will be with
drawn and placed in some other
part of the State where it will do
some good. The State board
granted the following amounts to
schools as extra allowance for i'm
provements to their new buildings:
Stanton, S400; Clayton, S754. and
Dover S273.3O. Clayton Commits
sion discussed some further inn
provements to building and
grounds.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
MISS GEORGIA WILEY BRIDE
Married i'm Townsend Last Week
to John Foraker of Middletown

Miss Georgia Wiley, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Wiley
of near town, became the bride of
John Foraker, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Foraker of Middletown last
Wednesday evening. The wedding
ceremony was performed at Town
send by Rev. Robert S. Hodgson
at the parsonage at 7.10 p. m.
Mrs. Pearl Connell played the wed
ding music and the couple were at
tended by the brides sister, Miss
Adella Wiley and Mr.. Frederick
Hauser of Port Penn. The bride
wore a brown chiffon dress with
hat and all accessories to match.
Many friends and relatives attend
ed the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
SMYRNA GOTH CENTURY CLUB
Rev. William Gibson Speaks on
"Lest We Forget. at Club House

LCSt VIC Aoi Stt at Stop iAohSt
The meeting of the Twentieth
Century Club was held on Friday
evening in the Club House. All
business at this meeting was dis
pensed with. Mrs. H. Talbot,
chairman of social service, had
charge of the program. The pro-
gram was as follows: Piano solo,
prelude in c Minor" by Miss
Florence Corrie; Solo, ''TEe Ros-
ary," by Mrs. Frank Hynson ac-
companied at the piano by Miss
Mary E. Hynson; address, s"Lest
We Forget" by Rev. William Glib
son of New Castle. After this
very fine address another piano
solo, "Lanzewise", was played by
Miss Florence Corrie. Rev. Glib
son also sang two vocal solos.
Being an open meeting and the
public invited, there was very
good attendance. The American
Legion and the American Legion
Auxiliary were represented. On
November 14th, the program will
be in charge of Miss Emily w.
Spruance, who is chairman of Ed
ucation. Mrs. Warren Hall of Do
yer, who witnessed the Passion
Play at Oberammergau will tell
us about the play and many of her
experiences with the natives. This
will be an open meeting also and
the public is cordially invited to
~
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
SMYRNA LEGION POST NOTES
Harrison Post Legionaires Making
Big Preparation For Their Supper

Big Preparation For Their Supper
The David C. Harrison Post, No.
IA, American Legion, Smyrna, win
hold their annual supper Thurs
day evening, November Goth, in
the Twentieth Century Club Build
ing. The supper this year prom
ises to be one that will be remem-
bered by the Legion members, if
one can judge from the past pa
tronage. This year the David c.
Harrison Post has a chance to
raise, from their supper, sufficient
funds to cancel the outstanding
Indebtedness against the ambu
lance. After the long years of
earnest struggle, by the post men,
bers, to accomplish just this, it
will indeed be a great satisfaction
to see the work completed. The
Legion has endeavored to do their
full share of Community Service
work for the direct advantage of
Smyrna and the surrounding COM
Further than this the
Post points to their service more
as a matter of satisfaction, rather
than pride. The annual supper is
one marked time each year, when
the people who realize, and appre-
ciate, the extent of the Legion's
efforts to promote local service
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
BLACkBIRD GIRL IN MISHAP
Miss Lillian Barcus, Daughter of
William Barcus, Cuts Her Wrist

Miss Lillian Barcus, six year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Barcus of Blackbird had the mis-
fortune of cutting her wrist Sc
verely one day last week while
playing in the yard. She and her
brother were playing with bottle
and while running with the bottle
in her hand, she stumbled and fell,
breaking the bottle and badly cut
ting her wrist. She was hastened
to Smyrna to the doctor where
several stitches were taken to
close the cut. The little girl was
very weak from the loss of great
deal of blood but is getting along
nicely at this writing.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
SMYRNA BUSINESS MEN HOLD
MONTHLY MEET AT FIRE HALL
ADDRESSED BY ROBT. PHIL
LIPS OF THE DU PONT co.
Benjamin Shindler Again Appears
With His Proposition But No
Definite Action Was Taken

Smyrna Business Mems Asso-
citation met in regular monthly
session Friday night with Robert
H. Denney, the president, in the
chair, and about twenty-five mem
bers present. The program ar
ranged by Rev. E. A. Lemoine and
Esley M. Rust was presented first,
after which Robert Phillips of the
Reclamation Division of the du-
Pont Company of Wilmington, was
introduced as the speaker. The
latter took as his subject ''The
Romance of Waste" He told
some interesting facts on what
was going on thru the country.
After this part of the program,
the business before the Associa-
tion was discussed. Benjamin
Shindler of the Capital Theatre,
Dover, also Lessee of The Strand,
Theatre, Smyrna, appeared again
before the Association to hear
what action they had taken con-
corning his proposition presented
at a previous meeting of the AS
sociation to install a ''talkie ma
chine" in The Strand Theatre, cor
ner of Commerce and Delaware
streets, Smyrna. The committee
to whom it was referred, Walter
w. Hynson, Harvey c. Jones, and
]. Kent Sheubrooks, did not make
a report but instead, asked Mr..
Shindler to submit a contract in
writing covering his verbal prop
osition. This will be referred to
the committee for further consid-
eration.- Considerable discussion
was had over the Christmas cele-
bration this year. Several thoughts
and suggestions were brought out
but it was decided to leave all
matters to the Committee of the
whole, of which Walter 0. Hof-
fecker is chairman. On motion,
it was decided to add Vernon Lay
Phillips to the Finance Committee
and to give the Decorating Com
mittee which will be busy on
street work, authority to appoint
subcommittee to boost the dec
Grating of residences all over town
as well as business places. This
subcommittee to be named by
John c. Mannering and his COM
mittee is not yet complete but will
be announced later. The "Old
Kriss" or Gift Committee will
make a departure this year and If
plans as discussed go thru, it is
the purpose to remember the poor
and needy as well as the little
tots, if sufficient funds are avail
able. This idea was brought out
at the meeting of the Smyrna
Business Mems Association and
met with instant approval by
those present. The decorating of
homes and business places was
boosted with considerable emphas-
is at the meeting. 1t is the de-
sire of the General Committee on
Christmas celebration to have not
only the financial cooperation of
all business men to put their elab-
crate program across, but to
urge upon every home and resi-
dence to have a lighted Christmas
tree displayed either on their
porch or lawn or their windows
to the end that Smyrna may pre-
sent a most beautiful sight. Those
home decorations along with the
street and business places, no
doubt will make an elaborate
showing and the Smyrna Business
Mems Association which is spons-
oring the event is desirous of MAX
ing the Yuletide a notable event.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
James ii. Wilson Sustains Fall

James II. Wilson, Smyrna's
Chief Electrical Engineer, while
doing pole work on East Com
merce Street Monday afternoon,
fell from a 14-foot ladder, wrech-
ing his knee and suffering shock,
He is much improved at this writ
ing.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12

! Dupont DOA[h Mn,
kINIHNAI, DEAD
ke,rlsr AND FORM soss
GATOR PASSES
.sar Rising to
Job in Coal Nine
powder Company a'So.+
coleman dupont, ,lIo,na
.s,ts highway, known known
si0bway through
',,,,gsre, former head
Powder Co., anu anu
I states Senator, G1 dled
0s North Broom
rilniugton, yesterday
o'clock. He was ses o.
,,,srsl dupont had
sr.ral years, suffering .n1as
,IratiOns Of troubles
from a serious
Members Of MS
:. b;s bedside when
,,,sl duPont's funeral
y from his home to-
,r0On at 2.30 o'clock.
h held at his home
will be private. He
/ bis wife, Mrs. Alice
n following children;
s $. Needs, Jr.' Mrs
scE, Mrs. John DON
lringtOn, N. j., and
japont. Mr.. dupont
20 IN Wilmington
b from his country
labridge, Nd, and ap-
tstOod the strain Of
i During the latter
gssk, his condition
srious until death re-
yaly. Although in fail
I'd specially more SO
ssignation from the
d Senate, Mr.. DUPONT
.arest in Delaware or
slts of Kentucky. He
N The leader of the
zrty in Delaware.
IAa for State Highway
Ing Interested in good
aPunt in 1912 con-
III Of a concrete boule-
kls length of the State.
Ers approvd his plan
III road at his own ex-
als vas litigation over
nd il was sometime
xi was built. When
b the original plan
b deposited a fund
ElsiOn of the road by
nj it was completed
APont Boulevard. He
AM,W0 on the road.
to the establishment.
= finest road systems
fy IN this State. 1t
1A largest and at the
E Of the most useful
Ha a State. The first
md vas built by Mr..
~ and it was given
lliention during the
S's Senator in 1912
a small beginning
ne DUPONT Powder
many and diversified
like a romance. He
aglnser nd organizer
power for useful
non bis powder and
6 be found an inter-
l. 1921 Mr.. dupont
United States SEN
1ar William D. Den
ltil the next cleo
Mntnent was made
l'slgnation Of Josiah
~ 70 became Chancel-
n'a In 1922 he was
is-slsction to both
mort terms but was
.aonas F. Bayard.
) ascribed to a fight
saalican party. In
Isc'lon, however,
J 0e a candidate to
:, :, was elected by a
A. dupont was ac-
'as Affairs. He has
1. mnitteeman \ from
Chairman Of the
q the Republican
IT., was urged to be-
! s.s''s,if for vice-Presi-
publican ticket and
s.,asr s.s Of votes in the
k" "uonal Convention ion
|ao0L ORCHESTRA
hs,nr' n'ist 81 Public Ap-
at Newark
stIa' appearance Of |
~. W, viii occur on !
3 s.latlh' lsth' Up. m, at
sst,'sss before the |
kaas.ss.ai Of the Della.
"
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
Smyrna Band Members Reorganize

At a meeting last night the
Smyrna Band re-organized for the
ensuing year by electing Franklin
Ennis, president; Linden Doughten
vice-president; Frank H. Hynson,
secretary, and James T. Davidson,
treasurer. Refreshments were
served.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12
|""L ORCHESTRA
n, First Public an
may at Newark

~ appearance Of
a., WI VIII occur on
y k' s'. Nth, Up. NJ. at at
I'm Newark, before the g.
lis..a, Of the Della
y sss'srs are: M Mis.as s,0n.
" snd Jean Morri-
NJ y Edward Eyar !, :
\ !, NJ Marvin Kper
FA s,ain ,snk Hynson,
's ! sslll' trombone.
h. : n' sharp same
= M attendance At
n rac ,aa concert mns, 81
]. ssIaas sIa's'', , At a,. re-
b Ks,. prelimin-
H. s,', :, and Sussex
its ! Milford, Fri. i.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-12

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