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The Washington times., 1931-02-05
POLICE IN PARKS
ARREST 10

Park police here made 110 ar
rests in January, according to
the report of Capt. P. j. Carroll
and Superintendent R. c. Mont
gomery, today.
Traffic offenses led to 81 ar
rests. Drunkenness ran second,
with %. Fines totaled 1896 and
$21O collateral was forfeited.
Nine Jail sentences, ranging from
80 to 80 days, were imposed, and
three cases are pending.
' The police investigated reports
of 48 automobile accidents, re-
covered six stolen cars, returned
three lost children to their homes.
sent eight sick or injured persons
to homes or hospitals, and two
bodies to the District Morgue.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
VETERANS SET SERVICES

The thirty-third annual Maine
Memorial Service will be held Sun
day afternoon, February Is, at the
Riding Hall, Fort Myer, Va, un-
der the auspices of the United
Spanish War Veterans.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05

Apartments Of all sizes. in good
downtown sections. can he easily To-
Gated by turning nOw to the Rental
IistinRs in tOday's Classified Ads.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Number of Pupils Motor to Dover
TO Assist in Musical Program
During State Teachers Meeting

The public schools were closed
on Friday, November 13, on ac-
count of the Delaware State Teach
ers Association which was held at
Dover on Friday and Saturday of
last week. The entire teaching
staff was in attendance. It is hop
ed that they have returned to their
tasks with greater zeal and en-
thusiasm to carry on the work of
educating the youth of our com
munity. The following students
from Smyrna Public School took
part in the musical program given
at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday
afternoon at which time a chorus
of 200 pupils was heard. M. Wal
ters, E. Davis, S. Bleckman, L.
Stewart, A. Reynolds, D. Everhart,
E. Everhart, H. Sevil The Boys
and Girls Varsity Basketball
Squads are to be picked this week.
The number of boys will be cut
down to IL; the girls will be cut
down to Banking results for
Tuesday, November 10, were as
follows: Number of pupils in at
tendance, 1876; number of those in
attendance making deposit, ITO;
amount deposited, $56.15. Amount
deposited to date this school year,
$746.57 Miss Elizabeth Martin,
teacher of the first section of
third grade, gave demonstration
lesson in Geography at the Della
ware State Teachers Association
on Saturday morning About one
hundred new books are being add
ed to the Smyrna High School lib
rary. These new books have been
selected by the English instructors
and should prove valuable addi-
tion to the present collection.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
Death of III. Clay Hendrickson
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Joseph Jefferson, Smyrna, Elected
Treasurer of MiddIetown District

Joseph jefferson, Smyrna, Elected
Treasurer of MiddIetown District
Great interest was manifested in
the 41st Annual Convention of the
Middletown District Epworth
League held Friday, November 13,
in st. Paul's M. E. Church, Green's
boro, Maryland. The meeting was
preceded by Banquet held the
evening before to which Prof. Hen
ry, Superintendent Dover Junior
High School, spoke on the subject
Symbols. 135 people were pres
ent. The sessions were presided
over by Rev. Q. w. Clark, of Sud-
lersville, Maryland. Reports were
heard from the various depart
ments and inspirational addresses
were made by Rev w. C. Harris,
Cambridge, Md, Rev. James H.
Bishop, Dover, and ID. S. Patterson,
Washington, D. C. The evening
meeting consisted of music by the
orchestra of Denton Church and
the Young Peoples Choirs of Mid
dletown, Odessa, and Denton. The
speakers were Melvin Wheatley,J ,Jr.
of Middletown; Mary Orem, Den
ton; Joseph Jefferson, Sd, Smyrna,
and Sarah Bestian, Greensboro.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected: President, Rev. G. W..
Clark, Sudlersville; 1st vice-presi-
dent, Miss Elizabeth Billoborough,
Greensboro; End vice-president,
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, Denton; 3rd
vice-president, Mrs. Harry Culver,
Middletown; 4th vice-president,
Mrs. Norman Crewe, Betterton;
Secretary, Seville Streets, Ches-
void; Treasurer, Joseph Jefferson,
Sd, Smyrna; and Junior League
Superintendent, Miss Lena Lewis,
Greensboro. Next years meeting
will be held in Betterton M. E..
Church, Betterton, Md.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
20TH CENTURY CLUB
Program in Charge of Mrs. John
p. Hudson, Chairman of History

The meeting of the Twentieth
Century Club of Smyrna met on
Friday, November 13 The meet
ing was called to order by the pres
ident at $50 o'clock. Following
the salute to the flag, reading of
the collect, the business was at
tended to. After the business was
over the following program was
rendered, Mrs. John P. Hudson,
chairman of History: First number
Fantaisie on II Trovatore by Verdi,
Mrs. Verna R. Pierce; address, Rev
w. ]. Bone, subject, THE Nations
Need; two musical selections,
From An Indian Lodge" and ITO
a Wild Rose" (MacDowelD, Mrs.
Verna R. Pierce. On Friday, No
vember goth, at $50 o'clock, Arts
and Crafts, Mrs. Harry Jones,
chairman.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
RENT SMYRNA OPERA HOUSE
Opera House Rented TO Walter L.
(Dicky) Stewart Jr., for 'TalSies"

At meeting of Smyrna Town
Council the Opera House at corner
of Main and South Streets was
leased to Walter L. (Dicky) Stew
art Jr., of Dover. The latter, who
has been employed by Benjamin
Shindler of the Capital Theatre,
Dover, had been managing "The
Strand Theatre in Smyrna for Mr..
Shindler. Mr.. Stewart has ordered
it is said, a modern Western Elec-
trio Talkie System and will install
it as soon as it arrives. In the
meantime Smyrna Town Council is
renovating the Opera House, sec
ond floor of the Town Hall, with
a new dress of paint and paper.
Mr.. Stewart is well known in Smyr-
ma, having married Miss Hazel
King, who made her home since her
mother died with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank McCawley.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
INJURED MINISTER IN PULPIT
Rev. S. b. Hiley, Dover, Receivers
From Auto Accident to Be on Job

Rev. S. B. Hiley, Dover, Receivers
From Auto Accident to Be on Job
Rev. S. B. Hiley, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Dover who
with his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. R.
j. Ferguson, met with a most SER
ious and fatal automobile accident
to Mrs. Ferguson on the night of
October %, preached for the first
time since the accident in the
church Sunday. His text at the
morning service, God Is Love" !"
was most forcibly brought home to
him and impaired to his audience
in his sermon, deep with emotion,
in which he expressed his most
grateful appreciation to not only
his own congregation and member
ship but to the entire community
of Dover who by their prayers and
solace have endeavored to comfort
the minister and his injured wife
who is still seriously i'll.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
ACCIDENT AT MIDDLETOWN
Graham Evans and Miss Elsie Hor-
sey of Crisfield, Md, Hit Abutment

Graham Evans and Miss Elsie
Horsey of Crisfeld, Nd, are in the
Delaware Hospital, seriously injur-
ed as the result of Evans automo-
bile crashing into a truck early
Monday morning at the Frogtown
crossing of the Delaware Railroad
short distance north of Middle
town. Miss Horsey lived only a
short while. She died of a frac-
tured skull. Evans is in the Della
ware Hospital, suffering from a
fracture of the skull. His condi-
ton was reported as being serious.
Miss Horsey was on her way to
Baltimore to visit a sister, who is
i'll in hospital there, and to make
arrangements to have her removed
to Crisfield, where their father is
also i'll. Her body was turned over
to Deputy Coroner H. Herbert Hir-
eel who shipped it to Crisfeld early
yesterday morning.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
SPORTSMEN OUT EARLY
Cunning Season Opened Monday
Report Game Plentiful - Colder
Weather Needed for Ducks

The open season for cunning IN
this state took place Monday and
cunning parties with their dogs
were out at dawn for the first days
sport. The early morning hours
were foggy, but this did not deter
sportsmen from indulging the
pleasure of being out for the first
shot at quail and rabbits and the
stubble fields and woodlands echoed
with the reVerberations of their
guns all day long. Some returned
with their full quota bagged while
others did not seem to have the
luck they anticipated. Generally
speaking there seems to be plenty
of rabbits and quail. This State is
ideally located for this kind of
game having plenty Of natural COW
er and food. Modern fences reduce
some of this cover; modern roads
and means of transportation per-
nit sportsmen to cover more ter
ritory with greater percentage of
hits" and the increasing number
of game hunting dogs and the con-
veniences with which they can be
carried cause a greater number of
game to be found. Therefore the
quail and rabbit have a tough
gauntlet to travel. The open sea-
son set by law for ducks, geese,
brant and coot is from IL o'clock
noon November Is until sunset De-
cember Is. Woodcock from No
vember Is until December Is;
Quail and rabbit from November
Is until December 81. 1t is illegal
to shoot pheasants, swan, wood
ducks, ross geese, cackling geese,
snow geese and reed birds at any
time. The daily bag limit is IS
ducks, 4 geese, 4 woodcock, 20
snipes, II birds or fowl of any 9TH
er specie and animals. Sports
men are preparing to take to the
inland waterways and marshes
along shore bays, which are most
frequented by wild ducks. Owing
to the warm weather, gunners fear
they will not have much success
because so far the birds are keep
ing well away from the feeding
grounds near the shore. The duck
ing season will last only month.
Flocks of geese and ducks have
been sighted off Rehoboth, the
Sinepuxent, the Isle of Wight and
Assowoman Bays. Although the
Fall migration from the Canadian
feeding grounds and the region
around the Great Lakes has not
been as heavy as it otherwise
would have been, had the weather,
during the month been colder. It
is hoped that with colder weather
this month will drive them south
in great numbers.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
STRAND THEATRE "TALKIES"
Benjamin ShindIer Installing New
DeForest Outfit For Smyrna

The Strand Theatre as per an
nouncement in another column, is
TO have thorough renovation and
the introduction of a modern sound
or talkie machine. Benjamin
Shindler of the Capital Theatre,
Dover, who controls the Strand
Theatre, Smyrna, put men to work
on the job Monday decorating the
interior of the theatre and tearing
out partitions to make room for
the talkie equipment. He intends
if possible, to take out the support
ing pillars that obstructs vision
and make other improvements for
the comfort of this patrons. A De-
Forrest Talkie equipment and 9TH
er new machinery is to be installed.
The improvement is something, Mr..
Shindler says, of particular inter-
est to Smyrna" See adv.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
HARTLY LOOT RECOVERED
Stolen Cash Register of Edward
Damn Found Along Railroad TRACK

Residents of Hartly, walking
along the ditch bank not far from
the railroad tracks, Sunday after
noon, discovered a cash register
which upon examination proved to
be the property of Edward Dahn,
merchant of Hartly whose store
was broken into over a month ago
and the cash register taken away.
The register had but 80 cents in
money. No clue as yet has been
secured as to the thief. The reg
lister was not seriously damaged.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
CLAYTON TO BUY CURRENT
Asks Smyrna To Release Them
To Buy From Eastern Shore Direct

At the meeting Friday night a
delegation from Clayton came over
to await upon Smyrna Town Coun-
Gil, asking to be released from their
contract with Smyrna for electric
current, January the first. Clay
ton has decided to "hook in" with
the Eastern Shore Public Service
Company and get their current di-
rect in the future. Clayton's con-
tract with Smyrna does not end un-
til next March.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. v.Frederick NJ. Barton AnnOunc
es Services for the Coming Sunda,

Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
rector of st. Peters Church, an
nounces the following services for
this evening and the coming Sun
day: Wednesday, 7.30 p. m, even
ing prayer and address on the
Church; Sunday next-7.30 a. m,
Celebration of the Holy Commun-
ion; 10 a. M, Church School; II
a. M, morning prayer and special
sermon to the Daughters of Amer
lea. Familiar hymns and Mrs.
Niles will sing 81 Am Thy Cod, by
Cara Bowa. 7.3O p. M, Evening
Prayer and sermon.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
SMYRNA FIREMEN'S SHOW
'Meet the Prince" Will Be Shown
at Opera House Next Week

Smyrna's big laugh show, the
big musical comedy, Meet The
Prince" which is being given as a
benefit for the Smyrna Fire Com
pany, is to be presented at the
Opera House on next Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, November "a
25. The show is being staged by
the we'll known Wheeler Producing
Company who staged "All Aboard
here last March with big success,
and will have a large cast of our
best dramatic, singing and dancing
talent, also a large number of chill
dren in a big novelty number, THE
Wedding of The Dolls" Meet
The Prince" was written for laugh
ing purposes only, there are no
dull or serious moments, and the
audience is rocked with rounds of
laughter throughout the action of
this clever three-act comedy. Pret-
ty and attractive song and dance
choruses, and solo numbers are in
terWoven throughout the action OF
the play, assuring an evening of
high-class entertainment. The
children, who were big hit in "All
Aboard" appear as an added at
traction before the comedy begins.
In the speaking parts, Louis J.
Pierce, appears as Cornelius Swift,
gene Porter, as Charles his son,
wild college man; Edna Slaughter
and Sara E. Pratt as Helen and
Madge Swift, daughters of Cornell
ius; Avery Clifton as Tom Steel,
a chum of Charles; Verna Pierce
as Miriam Hoyt, a friend of the
Jim Patterson as Prof Tut
ties an ex-missionary; Mrs. A. E.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
SMYRNA NAzARENE CHURCH
Rev.Paul Elliott, Pastor, Announc
es Services for Sunday and Week

Rev.Paul Elliott, Pastor, Announc
es Services for Sunday and Week
Rev. Paul Elliott, pastor of the
Nazarene Holiness Church of
Smyrna, announces services as fol-
lows: 7.30 o'clock Thursday even
ing old-fashion testamony meeting.
On Friday evening at 7.30, there
will be a cottage prayer meeting at
the home of MRS. .Shockley on Com
merce Street; Sunday School next
Sunday at 9.45 a. m; preaching at
IL a. M, by Rev. Elliott; Song and
praise service at Z p. M, preaching
by Rev. Elliott at 8 p. m. On Tues
day evening, November "a, at 7.30,
there will be a cottage prayer
meeting at the home of Mrs. Dixon
at Galena, Md. Everybody welcome
to these meetings.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
SMYRNA SCHOOL TEACHERS
RETURN FROM STATE MEETING
ANNUAL INSTITUTE HELD AT
DOVER DECLARED A SUCCESS
Noted Educators Talk on All Phas.
es School Work and an Instruc-
tive and Delightful Time Had

Supt. c. w. w. Schantz and
teachers of the Smyrna Special
District Schools have returned
from a two-day institute of the
Delaware State Educational Asso-
citation at Dover. With interesting
addresses at both the conferences
and the several sectional confer
ences, here was an interesting and
instructive session and the Smyrna
contingent was well pleased. The
sessions closed on Saturday All
in all the meeting was declared to
have been one of the most success
full ever held by the teachers and
school officials of the State. There
were more than thousand teach
ers present from all parts of the
State. The business sessions were
held in the Dover High School
Auditorium while the general ses-
sion including lectures and talks of
visiting educators took place in the
Capital Theatre. Besides a num-
ber of group meetings of various
school departments there was de-
lightful banquet. Samuel M.Stouf-
fer, superintendent of the Whining
ton schools, was elected president
of the association. George T Mack
lin, of Bridgeville, was elected vice
president. Miss Ella ]. Holley, of
New Castle, was elected a member
of the board of directors for three
years. The secretary and treasur-
er viii be named by the board. The
general session of the association
opened in the Capital Theatre. DR..
R. c. Helfenstein, pastor of Peo-
pies Congregational Christian
Church gave the invocation, after
which the Dover high school or
chestra gave a selection. Greet
ings were extended by Dr. H. v.
Holloway, State superintendent of
Public Instruction. A list of noted
educators discussed a variety of
subjects bearing on school work.
DR.. Angelo Patri, consulting educa-
tor and principal of the Paul Hoff-
man Junior High School of New
York City, the closing speaker,
talked on Growth and Discipline, Z
called the attention of the Della
ware teachers, to what children of
the present day are doing, in COM
parison with former years. He
gave it as his opinion that many of
the improvements being shown in
the education of children are
brought about by a natural bond
of common interest between the
parent and the child. He spoke of
the natural tendency of modern
times to throw away the old Gus
toms and practices of study and
improve the study courses through
methods of investigation and ex-
planation. 1t has almost come to
pass, he said, that there is a tend
ency to discard the old maxims,
the old commands, but that what
ever may come to pass, the success
or failure in the life of the child
will come by working in the field
in which he or she is interested.
He urged the teachers to go back
to their pupils with renewed ac-
tivity and determination to help
the children in every possible way.
The session closed with several Sc
lections by the all-State High
School Chorus, led by DR.. Peter
Dykema, director of music at Co
lumbia University.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
FARMERS BECOMING MORE
0PTOM|SHC AS TO FUTURE
INDICATIONS POINT TO BET
TER TIMES, HIGHER PRICES
Dollar Wheat Is in the Offing
Corn Promises Better and the
Trend is For Better Times

Indication points to better times.
Wheat is advancing, butter fat is
rising in price, and farmers feel
just g trifle more optimism now
than they did a few weeks ago.
Still there is room for improve
ment. Kent county will before long
feel the effects of better times.
Last weeks reports of butter fat
prices showed that prevailing pric-
es were 81 cents lower than this
time last year. Yet if you go in
the store and purchase a pound of
butter you will pay more for it
than you did short time ago.
Dairymen are suffering from over
production and low prices. This
industry has had big boost in
Kent and during the past ten years
has grown in leaps and bounds, I'M
til today it is the mainstay Of the
average farmer in this county. The
storage houses were bulging with
butter a few months ago, and the
prices dropped to new low levels.
The farmers put on a drive for
butter consumption in place of but
ter substitutes and this has had the
effect of lowering the amount of
butter in storage.
Signs of Better Prices in Wheat
But the best signs Of improve
ment to the farmer is the price of
wheat and corn. 1t has advanced
during the past few days, and this
has greatly encouraged the produc-
er. In the wheat fields the corn
fodder is still in the fields. Suf-
ficient rains have occurred to pro-
vide plenty of hay and grass and
the farmer is not bothering with
corn fodder as much now as he did
a year ago. Care should be exer-
cised at all times to save every
parcel of food on the farm. Years
ago farmers would not think of
leaving their corn fodder out in the
field this late. 1t was hauled in
and the entire field planted in
wheat. Not SO today. This year,
with plenty of hay in the loft, and
much other feed, the corn fodder
is neglected. "A farmer was down in
lower Delaware Saturday last. He
reports seeing load of sweet pota-
toes sell for eight cents a basket,
and the buyers not very anxious to
buy many at this price. The pota-
toes were being stored in the po-
tato houses, and farmers seemed
glad to get that price for them.
Not much profit growing the
tubers at such a low figure. This
farmer said he was buying sweets
for 25 cents a basket. Another
grower had an order to ship some
to New York city. When he
brought them to the post office he
found the parcel post charges were
more than the potatoes cost in the
city, and he refused to send them.
Low Prices and inborn Hope
All farm produce is now low in
price and hard to move, but in
spite of this there is an optimistic
spirit prevalent throughout the
country. Many believe that some
fine morning in the near future
they will wake up to see very en-
couraging reports and the country
on its way to more prosperous
times. The rise in the price of
wheat is but the beginning. Some
think this is just quarry for the
gamblers, who will force the price
down again after they have made
a different spirit throughout the
country, and the inborn hope of
better times is stronger now than
Lnn hnor, Cor Coma time
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
A ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE MEETS
Delaware Body Reflects Rev.
Roscoe w. Vining, superintendent

Roscoe w. Vining, Superintendent
At an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Anti-Sa-
loon League of Delaawre, held in
Dover, Monday, the Rev. Roscoe
w. Vining was reelected superin-
tendent and it was decided to put
forth an aggressive campaign in
Delaware touching every church
and community in the State. The
meeting was held in the Peoples
Church. Scott Mcbride, national
superintendent of the league, was
present and spoke briefly. 1t was
decided to enlarge the number of
directors on the board from Kent
and Sussex counties so those coun-
ties may have the same represen-
tation as New Castle county.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-18
HEAVY FOG EVEL0PS STATE
DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY
BOATS PUT IN TO MOUTH OF
SMYRNA RIVER, WOODLAND
Fog Hits Traffic on DUPONT Boule-
ward and Trucks Pull to Side of
Road to Avoid Damage

The worst fog of the year
shrouded Delaware Sunday night
and Monday, tying up traffic on
the Delaware River and Bay and
slowing up traffic along the State
roads. A number of boats put in
to the mouth of Smyrna River and
at Taylor's Bridge and Leipsic for
protection. The fog was character
lied by rivermen as the worst that
Delaware has experienced this
year. Members of the State Police
reported that but little traffic was
using the highways, and that many
transportation trucks had stopped
at the side of the roads to avoid
the possibility of accident. No
mishaps, however, were reported.
The fog forced at least eight
steamers bound for Philadelphia to
remain at anchor outside the
Breakwater at Lewes. Among the
fogbound ships was the freighter
Sidney M Hauptman which collid-
ed Sunday night with the tanker
Chester Sun" about 20 miles off
the Delaware breakwater. Damage
to the ships was reported to have
been slight and the Chester Sum
continued her voyage to Smiths
Bluff, Texas. The fog, one of the
worst this year, blanketed the bay
and much of the NewJersey coast.
All ferries of the Wilson Line at
Wilmington and New Castle re-
mained at their docks after 8
o'clock during the foggy nights.
The last steamer from Wilmington
to Philadelphia left on time but
docked at Chester, behind schedule,
and officers decided to keep it there
until the fog lifted. The last
steamer from Philadelphia south
was forced to put in at the League
Island Navy Yard to await the
raising of the fog. The passengers
were transferred to trains.
Search For Missing MiIIville Party
Fog of the pea soup variety
IudI DlOIltQ Oul dlI ld1Q4AlcNAE EAof
range lights, and defied the rays Of
powerful searchlights on vessel
searching in the Delaware Bay for
five Millville, N. j., youths and
three of their teachers, baked the
nunt for the party that has been
missing since Sunday in 26-foot
motor launch built by the father
of one of the boys. 1t was not
until Yesterday that radio came
from the Coast Guard Patrol Boat
No. 107 that the teachers and boys
were safe at Fourteen Foot Light
house, IT miles from the Delaware
Capes. Those in the party which
left Vivalve, New Jersey, Sunday
at 2 p. m, for a pleasure
trip down the Maurice River to
Delaware Bay were: Miss Isabelle
McCaughey, 25, Philadelphia, an
English teacher; Miss Alma Meyer,
20, Kulpmont, Pa. teacher of
French; Miss Hannah Evan. 21, of
MilIville; Irwin Evan, 1S-year-old
brother of Miss Evan; Marshall
Roe. 1S. and his two brothers, Ken
meth, Is, and Harwood, IL, of Dor
chester; Harper Chance, 10. skip
per Of the boat. The Roe boys are
the nephews of Mrs. Detwiler.