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Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
FEDERATION WOMEN'S CLUBS
Smyrna Names Delegates TO At
tend State Federation at Milford
Next Thursday ana friday

Of much interest to the Smyrna
Club is the thirty-fourth annual
convention of the Delaware State
Federation of Women's Clubs
which will be held in the commun-
ity building Railroad Avenue and
Front Street, Milford, on Thursday
and Friday, May IA and Is. Smyr-
ma Twentieth Century Club have
elected two delegates, they being
Mrs. George Carter and Mrs. John
w. Clifton and alternates, Mrs.
Grant Garis and Mrs. Norman w.
Coleman. Milford New Century
Club will act as hostess with Mrs.
Walter Barrett, president, chair
man of hospitality, and Miss Eliza
beth Riggs, chairman of social ar
rangements. The annual dinner
will be held in the community
building on Thursday, May IA, at
$50 p. M, with Mrs. Robert E.
Lewis, of Dover, vice-president of
Kent county as toastmistress. The
dinner is open to all delegates, al
ternates, club members and guests,
both men and women. Tickets and
reservation should be made to
Mrs. A. Houston, Milford, as soon
as possible. Delegates are request
ed to register as soon as possible
after arriving. No delegate may
represent more than one club. The
credentials committee consists of
Mrs. Royden L. Hammond, chair
man; Mrs. Walter D. Mode. Mrs.
r. B. Hopkins, Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend. They will meet dele
gates on the second floor Of the
community building at 1870, on
Thursday morning. The resolutions
committee is composed of Mrs.
Newlin T. Booth, New Castle; Miss
Emily w. Spruance, Smyrna; Mrs.
j. W. Simmons, Rehoboth Beach.
All resolutions to be brought be-
fore the convention should be for
warded to the committee before
May 9th.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
KENT COMMON PLEAS COURT
STILL HANGS IN THE BALANCE
BILL FOR ANOTHER JUDGE
AND COURT Is UNSIGNED
More or Less Speculation as To
What He Will Do With Measure
Passed by Recent Legislature

Governor Buck has not signed
the bill introduced by Senator
Keith and passed at the recent ses-
sion of the Legislature to create a
Court of Common Pleas for Kent
county and there is considerable
speculation as to what action the
Governor will eventually take as to
this bill The time for signing
bills passed by the recent Legisla-
ture as allowing them to automat-
icalIy die, is 80 days from final ad-
journment, that period viii expire
the middle of this month. This
bill which is patterned largely af-
ter the law creating the Court OF
Common Pleas for New Castle
county, was opposed by some resi-
dents of Kent county but was
eventually passed by both houses
during the latter days of the ses-
sion. The bill directs the Governor
to appoint the judge who would
preside over the court and fixes his
salary at $1,000 a year. His term
of office would be four years. The
Judge would name the required as
sistants for the court. Under one
section of the bill provision is made
for the court to hold its first ses-
sion on Monday of next week. This
section reads as follows: THE said
Court of Common Pleas shall hold
its first term of Court on the first
Monday in May, 1881, and it shall
thereafter hold Court provided for
by the rules adopted for said
court" While as far as known
/ Governor Buck has not intimated
what he proposes to do about this
bill, it is the opinion of many that
had he intended to sign it he would
have done so before this, so that
the court could have been establish
ed by Monday, the time specified
in the bill However, even should
he sign the bill at a later date It
is said that section would not null
lily the law.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
DOVER'S POST OFFICE SITE
Location Will Not be Made Public
Until Reports Are Completed

Until Reports Are Completed
A site for the new Dover post Of
fee has been selected by the Cow
ernment agent sent to the Della
ware capital to inspect the loca-
tions deemed suitable and avail
able. The location approved by the
inspector for the Treasury Depart
ment will not be made public for
some days, it is said. and the an
nouncement, when made, will come
from the office of the Treasury
architect. Before a site is finally
chosen, the Government must have
the report of surveyors, and the
report of title examiners. After
the site is finally decided, the arch
itects of the department will be
able to get to work on plans for
the building, for which congress
has appropriated 100000. After
plans for the building are ready,
more time must elapse while con-
tractors are preparing bids The
site will be donated by Dover,
which means that no part of the
appropriation will go for ground
but all will be spent on building.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
DELMARVA F|REMEN ALL-DAY
MEET HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY
SMYRNA TO BE HOST TO SOME
EIGHTY INVITED COMPANIES
Besides the Business Meeting there
vii Be Parade, Baseball Game,
Dance and Other Entertainment

Next Wednesday, May IS, will
be "Firemen's Day" in Smyrna,
when firemen from all over the
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula will be here
to participate in the Second An
nual Convention of the Del-Mar-Va
Volunteer Firemen's Association.
Citizens Hose Company, No. l, of
Smyrna, will be hosts to a large
gathering. More than eighty fire
companies have been invited and
from the three states to be repre-
sented here. The business section
of the town will be in gala attire
with streamers of blue and gold
and flags and bunting. Residents
merchants and business houses
are asked to cooperate by decorat-
ing but the Association will throw
their banners and streamers on
both sides of the street from the
\ Delaware House to the Town Hall
on Main Street and the Boulevard
1 to Union Street on Commerce
Street.
Business Meeting at Fire Hall
The business meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee will be held in
the Fire Hall at 10 a. M. standard
time, and at 1.30 p. M, standard
time the meeting will be held in
the Town Hall when business and
election of officers will take place
followed by addresses by Chief
Lutz of Wilmington. and Chief F.
E. Soule of Coatsville, Pa. At 3
O'Clock in the afternoon there will
be a baseball game between Smyr-
ma of the Diamond State League
and Millington, Md, of the Chesa-
peake Bay Baseball League.
Parade and Dance in Evening
This will be followed by a parade
at $50, standard time, of fire COM
panies, bands and bugle and drum
corps. The line of parade will be
from North Street, where the COM
panies will assemble. From North
Street they will march to Com
merce Street -Four Corners), west
on Commerce to Union Street, thru
Union to South Street and down
South to the Town Hall where
they will disband. The judges, yet
to be appointed, will occupy the
second story porch of Mrs. Blanch
HAZEL Messick. After the parade
is over there will be street dance
on Main Street, between the -Four
Corners" and the Delaware House.
Everyone is invited to come out
and take part in this dance. Prizes
will be awarded the visiting fire.
men, as follows: $4,000 for best
band in line; $1,000 for second best
band in line; S25.0O for Company
with most men; $500 for Com
pany coming longest distance with
) 10 or more men; $500 for best
Bugle and Drum Corps.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
TREE PLANTING AT DOVER
Tree From Mt. Vernon VIII be
Planted on Dover Green Tomorrow

Tree From Mt. Vernon VIII be
Planted on Dover Green Tomorrow
A black walnut tree from Mount
Vernon, the home Of George Wash
ington, will be planted on Dover
Green tomorrow, Thursday. This
will mark the beginning OF the
Washington bicentennial celebra-
ton. This tree was accepted by
former Governor Robert ?. Robin
son, head of the Delaware Com
mission for the Bicentennial Cele-
bration, last week, from the ma
tional commission. He secured
permission from State authorities
to have the tree planted on the
Green, and arranged with l.. u
Shank, city manager of Dover, ano
Stanley M. Woodhead, Boy Scout
executive for the lower part of the
State, to make the necessary prep
arations. The ceremonies VIII pe
public.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
KENT SCHOOLS FIELD DAY
Annual Event to Be Held at Kent
and Sussex Fair Grounds, Friday

Smyrna Schools will be closed
Friday along with other schools in
the county to allow pupils to at
tend the Kent County Field and
Track Meet at Harrington. An en-
joyable as well as profitable day
is anticipated. Each year these
county gatherings are coming to
mean more and more and are be-
coming recognized as very i'm
portant part of the State School
program. The preliminary train
ing and tests incident to the prep
aration for each schools participa-
ton in the various events carry
with them values that cannot be
over-estimate|
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
NAMED sEALER OF WEIGHTS
Governor Buck Appoints Alonzo
Jones to Office for Kent County

Alonzo Jones, of Leipsic, who for
the past few years has been super
visor of game wardens to the State
and Game and Fish Commission
but who was dropped from that
position by the Commission on
Wednesday when the office was
abolished, was Friday commission
ed by Governor Buck, as Sealer OF
Weights and Measures for Kent
county. The salary of Sealer OF
Weights and Measures for Kent
county was Increased by the rec
ent Legislature from $500 to S12oc
with an allowance for expenses IN
travelling over the county.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. F. Nj. Barton, Rector, An
uounces Services for Next SUNDAY

Rev. F. Nj. Barton, Rector, An
nounces Services for Next Sunday
Rev. Frederick M. Barton, rector
of st. Peters Church, announces
the following services at st. Pet
er's this evening, Wednesday, and
for the coming Sunday. On Wed
nesday evening, at 7.30 there will
be an Evening Prayer service and
a short address, followed by a
meeting of the Church School Of
ficers and teachers. On Sunday at
7.30 a. M, celebration of the Holy
Communion; 10 a. M, Morning
Prayer and Sermon; 7.30 p. M,
Evening Prayer and sermon. We
will gladly welcome the public to
all of our services.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
GRANGE HAS POULTRY TALK
C. II. Albee of Wilmington, Ad-
dresses Smyrna Organization

dresses Smyrna Organization
Smyrna Grange, P. of H., had at
its regular meeting last Wednes-
day an interesting and profitable
meeting included in which was
fine talk on Poultry Raising" The
address was given by G. r. Albee
of Wilmington. In addition to the
talk there was also an interesting
program arranged by the Lectur-
er. Mrs. Howard Deakyne, as fol-
lows: Song by the Grange; read
ing, Virginia Virdin; recitation,
poor House Nan" Virginia Helm
old; two recitations by Dorothy
Moffitt, THE Possum Hunt" and
1.-THE Preacher Went Out Hunt
ing; piano solo, Mary Hynson. At
the meeting next week there will
be program appropriate for
Mothers Day"
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
Leipsic Woman Swallows Poison

Mrs. William Fox, who swallow
ed bichloride of mercury, Tuesday
evening of last week at her home
in Leipsic, was taken to the Kent
General Hospital, Dover, where
her condition is reported to be
critical. Mrs. Fox was formerly
employed at Mrs. z. c. Lattomus'
Millinery Shop, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
I'D. BERRY BUYS GAS STATION
Acquires the Kent County Line
Station Operated by Foster DeFord

Isaac D.. Berry has purchased of
Mrs. Florence B. DeFord, the gas
filling station known as the Kent
County Line Gas Filling Station
on Boulevard at Duck Creek bridge
which has been operated by her son
Foster DeFord, at private terms.
Mr.. Berry will move into the resi-
dence connected with the station,
shortly and will be succeeded at his
home corner of Frazier and Della
ware Streets, by Eugene Porter
and family. who will vacate the
apartment in the Leinberger block
on Main street.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
~ CHURCH NOTES
I Thomas, Minister,
rVices for the Week

40 iui tiit week
at Asbury Church,
alan picture, entitled
sgsi, will be shown
This performance
y We are anxious to
x9ple present. This
ellg conditions that
Il % days of the sa-
'ay school has pre-
@ ior Mothers Day
aarls are being made
Iay mothers present
81 Mothers day pro-
azure all the services
n aurch Sunday. AT
II The music and ser
. the theme of the
l0r and senior choirs
4'ing numbers. You
attending services
T. ay- The Epworth
f. At s.45. Topic for
r. Toward The New
<'se attendance is de-
|,,a.aI - lAls Sunday. only
|sS.aag will be held and
~aEth League win Wy.
n 'Sss :. until next Sep.
T. thursday raaraday evening
e. s'ntertainment, con. I
H., ~s Program and re.
j e given in the lee.
III y church. KeeE
aad and let the room
~. .spacity on that ev.
as,a''alrty the even.
|ss,a 'a viii have tn.
h Iaaag ,ag old hymns, tn,
nged, nlavoa
/ fa,n,''0nica perform
n sas ss Grange, neaI
/ b soif .sa has exception
n s.., .ais service. Mr.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
DIR. C. j. PRICKETT HONORED
Governor Buck Reappoints Him a
Member of State Hospital Board

NItT1UtT UI Stdtt f1USpltdf bUdTU
DR.. c. j. Prickett of this town,
has been re-appointed a member of
the Board of Trustees of the State
Hospital at Farnhurst. DR.. Prick
EFT is the efficient secretary of the
Board and is one of its most val
liable members, not only for his
expert knowledge in medicine, but
his interest in the development of
this growing institution. His term
is for three more years and his re-
appointment gives general salts
faction.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
[f|INN!ss!lI MISSION
[II1IL MEETING
IsS OF snzEsA' n,1s
|t,sEsEST STATIVE
i for Pension in
\ md n /. duPOnt's
IL Ahead

such Work Ahead
's''p. cashier Of the
|n.r representative
IN the lower lower
/ lrppred BY Gov Gov,
[aaTn rlrI as State Old
[rnnission, | aLlenue1
| TlningtOn Monday
t. of the organiza-
n. which the scep-
4 tltsrtained about
|, work. in this state ate
rsated State III
/ commission wer wers
hsn it was reVeaieu
| 10 apple cations for
ID; have Deen
/ a. in a ddition to
"a names On the OLD
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|rsined list will be
Mby a staff Of four
1 nder the direction
/ o. Messersmith, Of
q street. Whining
IN connected with
/ Clarifies for some
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h IS on leave Of alb
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sIscted for the new
| d her special quail
\ services with the
! pension system of
I'd go out Of effect
ID work Of the com
rnted by Governor
b July |. It has
b to work with dur
|E Fears. The COM
sTs the consolidation
c6unty Almshouses
SGe Welfare Home
,ably be located cen
! County, probably
] present Kent Coun-
4 The legislature
lgyliated 100000 for
Estare Home. Mem
znmission who were
2 we're: the Rev.
l,dse, D. D., president
sion; William F.Met-
tir, and Mrs. Ella @.
at0rd, and Walter w.
Syrna. The other
I commission, could
zuse Of illness. The
! commission will be
A N. to 4.3O P. NJ.
Gladys E. McRae,
IN street, has been
lagrapher in charge.
lumber Of the com
w. An applicant
sars or over, must
East 5 years in the
u be an American
naximum pension i:
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. w. j. Bone, Pastor, Announc-
es Services for Coming Sunday

es Services for Coming Sunday
The regular services will be held
on Sundays Sunday School will
meet at 10 o'clock; preaching at
IL a. m, and 7.30 p. m. The
topic for the morning will be
Motherhood and It's Power in the
World" The evening topic, What
a Woman Found by Going to Pray
er Meeting" The Mite Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. William
Thompson, on Thursday evening at
7.30 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-06

Essaa' aa'ssnecker's, Kenton
fg 4. were summoned
I ssssss,. = at the farm Of
n |, near Kentcn
W.. was vas quickly ex-
f : material damage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
Run,ors And Reality Gathered From
 This Sporting World The Grist Of Athletic Contest
Another Local Boy Makes Good
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

It must have been intensely pleasing George Mugan have following typed the Boston American by of the foremost boxing writers because personal angle for Mugan for that of thing but rather that his faith Leo years clmxed Boston last week with whsng eight boy that the betting gentry laying high $500 to $40 to come through In very shdom However read for yourself what George the Bucks Hill youth his column titled Tanning With George Underwood
 Another and greater Delaney flashed c Young Larvee of Waterbury finished and experienced fighter his ounryman Mise Ova Chapden the peak of young French Canadian knock Vtoro Lvn the Arena last night greater fighting animal than was Delaney corresponding stage of his career
 With two such experienced and efficient as George
 ullgn Waterbury Dennis McMahon of Merden handling him. young Larvee almost make the fse grade It MeMahon, who helped by Mullsn financial backing. seated Louis Kid Kpn the worlds featherweht championship throne
 GEORGE MULLGAN finest squarest sporting there is in this country here isn't more respected or better loved person his section of Connecticut As sporting he is known Be York Chicago wherever you mention his sporting circles always will find who will say
 George Muligan--there is square shooter"
 Square shooting George Muigan have fighter Leo Larvee The l9yearod French Canadian lad box hit has good fighting hands gng and for and inexperienced good fighting head Watch him emb
 TEN MINUTES Larvee Iivan repre- of the New York Madison Square Garden visited Lavee New York.
 T thank you very much for the offer cautiously aknowI edged big George. but that this time Eddie Mack Larivee chance make good when Larivee needed the matches very bad feel obliged Mack As long Eddie Leo box for him again you will have to wait
 HOW MANY other managers would have turned down fering New York offer for Now you why Mugan called Square Shooter What boxing needs George Msligans
 Despite defeat by Larivee Vioo stock continues Lvan great defeat Only great fighter could lose the Liyan did Dropped several saved by bell yiono rallied and fought gallant uphill fight handicap of badly wrenehed leg You country find two likely ring prospects than Livan and Iarve
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
ECHOES FROM THE
 NATIONAL TOURNEY

Gus Kimberley of Stratford helped the Bridgeport Sokols into first place with q 3S3 score. |. Margaret Halliday 1880 singles champion, could only tally 307. :. Mabel Shaw who ranked second did even worse showing only 2S8 for her singles. The Washington Her. aid predicts the biggest attendance of the entire tournament when Frank Barber brings his powerful Blue Ribbon team to town" :. Last years girl champions, the Bal timore Recreation with a powerful lineup consisting of Shaw, Halliday, Preis, Janowitz and Day could only total 14S1 which is 151 pins behind their Waterbury score. Char lie Helm the Baltimore policeman who rolled 1S0 string at Genlot's, hit 309 in the single. .. The Bal tlmore Five who are scheduled to meet the Blue Ribbons in special match game on Friday rolled 1884 against the Bridgeport Rosebuds.
 Some of the bOwIers attributed their poor showing to the pins used claiming they were not standard but George Iscmann had them by gov crnncnt officials to prove that they were correct in every detail. The Wakefield Pilgrims with Red Miller for leader arc due to roll Satur- day. Saturday will be known as North and South day. The Lucky Strike girls only tOtalcd 1441 witt, Lorraine GulIi shooting 315 which does not IOk as if she will repeat as All Events champion. The Blue Ribbons arc to roll the Washington All Stars a special series OH Satur- day. There Is hope for us all. Fountain of the Brunswick Bake team turned in a 76 score.
 Hap Franz of the Happy Five rolled 3S4 in the Elves The Southern bowlers are showing a preference for Northern girls as partners in the Mixed Doubles.
 Bill Arnold of the Annapolis Buick company rolled 3S3 in the Elves. Pauline Ford who finished fourth in the Waterbury doubles leads the All Events with 991. |. Jack Whalen of Washington Is the only one of the first thirty of last years winners to have any ranking In the singles to date. New port. Rhode Island rolls to-day. Bill Williams, the state league bowler from Stratford, with the help of Polly Shugrue moved into third place in the mixed doubles with G73 score. Jack Wha len, the national sweepstake cham pion. fig leading the singles with 435. three pins better than Jack Otto's score of last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04


 determined to repeat his Boston de- clsion over the big Italian and knock Carneras tentative contract to meet Schmellng or Stribling into oblivion The Boston boy has been toiling daily in the hot sun at Miami Beach and only stopped clouting sparring rartners about the training ring Sunday.
 Despite the arrival of two carloads or Boston fans there has been little or no betting. Early apathy in the flght was increased by the Knowledge Iof Carnera's rib injury and his lack of training.
 Just n Picture. Numora that Camera indulscd in Ia dawn workout yesterday were killed by photographers who reveal cd the giant was only up early in order to have his likeness snapped. Frank Bruen, promoter of the fight, predicted to-day the bout would net $100.00O but Bruen's clos est friends consider the prediction q trife optimistic to say the least.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
Oakvile- WatertOWn
 Series TO-MOrrOw

With the announcement that the annual kville-Watertown basket
 ball series Is booked to open Thurs-
 day evening there Is every reason to
 believe that the two out of three games will draw customers galore to the limited confines of the Water-
 town gym and the Oakville com-
 munity house. So intense is the rivalry between the individuals that the selcctmen of the two towns have announced no liability in connection with any personal or property dam- age during the course of the series. The first of the games opens to- | morrow night at the Watertown high
 gym which Is an excellent layout.
 The probable lineups of the teams follow: Watertown, Vim and Mort
 Keilty, forwards; Hartwell and Pain- ter. center; Bryan, Harlott, Doniston, McCusker and Barton, guards. Oak
 vile, Daly. Pierce and Lyman, for
 wards: Cavanaugh and Wargo, cen- ter; Murphy, Louis Pierce and Ol- son, guards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04

Carl Coan, slender University of Pennsylvania youngster, is almost dead certain to smash Jimmy Con- nolly's mark of 4:17.8 for the mile. Coan proved himself to be one of the worlds finest milers few weeks ago when he stepped the distance in 4:13 to defeat Ray Conger, Leo Lermond, and other crack veterans. 4:13 mile, let 1t be remembered Is just one second over the worlds mark held Jointly by Paavo Nurmi and Joie Ray.
 Joe Can't Miss. Joe McClusky, Fordham's long, winded sophomore distance man. is the boy expected to put the skids under the two-mile mark of 9:22.8 established in 1928 by Paul Rekers of Penn and judging by past per- formances McCluskey, like Coan, can't miss. In five starts this sea son the Fordham boy has been clocked in 9:20.S; 9:19.S; 9:12; 9:12, and 9:13.S which means that if he runs his usual race Rekers' mark will be no more.
 Experts freely predict that Ey- erett Colyer of Cornell, will have little trouble in raising the pole vault "ceiling" above the 13 feet z 1-2 inches set. by Fred Sturdy of Yale. Colyer often has done better than 13 1-2 and should have little trouble doing so again under normal conditions.
 Weight Tosscr
 The fourth record will start trem- bling when Fred Steiner, Penn giant. starts tossing the 35-pound weight about. This strapping young man surpassed Norwood Wright's mark of 53 feet II 1-S inches on several occasions.
 Pennsylvania is heavy favorite to capture the team title. Cornell, defending champion, is conceded little chance to retain it's title against penn'a we'll ha In ucad orvod
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
Star Waters Lose
 To Bridgeport "Y''

For only the third time this sea-
 son, the Star Water basketball band
 sition last night at Bridgeport, the
 Park City Y. M. c. A. team winning
 over the Waterbury crew 41 to 38
 in hot game. One more field and
 foul goal than their opponents gave the winners their margin of victory Brownell and Tarsavage scored 29
 of their team's points while Kane with IA marks was high man for the visitors. The Waterbury team led 25 to IF at the half.