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Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
AT VALLEY FORGE
Others Attend Annual Delaware
Day Services in the Chapel

The Rt. Rev. Philip Cook, Bishop
Of the Episcopal Diocese of Della
ware, speaking Sunday in the Vas
ley Forge Memorial Chapel on the
occasion of the eighth annual Del
aware State Sunday in referring
to the plight of Washington and
his men during the winter of 1777,
said it was out of this death strug-
gle that rose the might of Ameri-
ca. The eminent churchman said
that this was due to the patience,
courage, and indomitable will of
the Revolutionary Army COM
mander. 1T was Washington, and
he alone" said Bishop Cook, that
held the patient forces together.
Had he died or had he been SER
iously disabled the Revolution
would have ended and the patriot
standard would have fallen for
ever. Washington was the soul of
the American cause. He was the
government and the Revolution.
The wise men and learned of every
land have agreed on this" The
services were in charge of the Rev.
Joseph H. carp, rector of Imman-
uel Church, New Castle, assisted
by the Rev. DR.. w. Herbert Burk,
rector of the Chapel. The little
chapel was packed to the doors
and many were unable to gain ad-
mittance. Most of the patriotic
societies of the State, including the
Delaware Society, Sons of the
American Revolution under whose
auspices the services were held;
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton; the Colonial Danes and the
Reserve Officers Association of
Delaware, were represented by
delegations. The service arranged
! by DR.. Burk, opened with the sing
ing of Onward Christian Soldiers"
followed by the procession of the
choir. Following the address of
Bishop Cook, the congregation
sang, Our Delaware" and closed
with the repeating OF Wasnlng-
tons prayer for the United
States" The music was under the
direction of Miss Marion G. Spang-
Ter, with Chester Norton at the
organ. The Delaware State Sun
day patrons are Samuel B. Brown,
Thomas Q. Frame, Mrs. William c.
Mendinhall, Mrs. Charles G. Rum
ford, w. Q. Spruance and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT. Since the
service last year, the congregation
of the chapel endowed a choirship
in the sum of SIS in tribute to Mr..
Brown, who at one time was
choir boy" at the chapel. The
award was made to Mr.. Brown by
DR.. Burk.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
HARTLY BANK LOOT MOSTLY
FOUND IN BOHEMIA RIVER
DRAWER STOLEN CONTAINED
$2,215 IN CASH AND BONDS
Discovered by Highway Employees
near Bohemia River Bridge Four
Miles From CeciltOn, Md.


An envelope containing bonds
and S2,215 in currency, as well as
a drawer taken by yeggmen from
the safe of the West Dover Trust
Company, at Hartly early last
Wednesday morning, were found
in the river near Bohemia river
bridge, four miles from Cecilton,
Md, Friday afternoon. The pack
age was seen in the water near the
bridge on Wednesday and Friday
William ]. Smith, Harold Newton
and j. B. Hershey, of Chestertown,
Md, who are connected with the
Maintenance Department of the
Maryland State Highway Com
mission, broke the ice and in
boat, managed to reach the large
envelope. In the loot taken from
the bank were a number of COM
mercial bonds which could easily
be traced and it is believed in
seeking to get rid of them the
thieves inadvertently threw the
money away. They found the en-
velope contained bonds and cur
rency and the drawer close by was
later identified as being from the
safe robbed in the bank. Close by
was also a glove which is believed
to have been thrown there by the
burglars. It is supposed that after
the robbery the burglars drove to
Middletown and then took the road
which is the shortest way to reach
Baltimore. 1t is narrow road
and not so much frequented as the
1 concrete roads of Delaware and
parts of Maryland Encouraged
by the loot found in Bohemia Riv-
! er as above narrated, search was
/ resumed Sunday by William Gala
han and Clinton NJ. Denney, both
of Earlville, Md, as well as Charles
Roadway and William Dodd Of
Hartly. When the water was low,
they were rewarded by finding
more valuable papers including
$500 in Liberty Bonds, and some
notes, bonds and mortgages and
other papers belonging to the
bank. With the exception of the
currency this find on Sunday about
completes ali the valuables lost.
The papers were pulled out of the
water dripping wet and were later
turned over to E. c. Daily, presi-
dent of the Hartly Bank by Serg-
cant Ingram of the Delaware State
Police. In dredging for the papers
the men came across another
acetylene tank. The numbers of
this tank were taken with the
hope of tracing some clue to the
robbery. A new safe has been or
dered for the Hartly Bank which
will be placed as soon as posslole-
The bank is doing business as
though nothing had happened.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
DELAWARE TO GET ss2s,5O0
This Amount Apportioned in War
Departments Supply Bill

The War Departments annual
supply bill introduced Monday in
the House carries SS28, 500 for riv-
ers and harbors improvements in
Delaware. Based on allotments in
previous years, the government is
scheduled to contribute from the
total appropriations approxi-
mately S122,419 to the support of
the Delaware National Guard. The
amounts for rivers and harbors in
clude Wilmington Harbor, $780,
600; Murderkill River, $13,500;
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal,
S715,000. Recommendation for the
expenditures on the Wilmington
Harbor (Christiana River) was
made in the report of Lieutenant
Colonel r. p. Howell, u. S. En-
gineer for the Wilmingtop District
that a part of the river channel be
dredged to a mean depth of 80
feet.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
MEETING OF TOWN COUNCIL
Employ a Consulting Electrical
Engineer for Light Proposition

Smyrna Town Council met in
special session Friday evening to
meet Mr.. Klump of Philadelphia,
who had been recommended to
them as thoroughly capable and
unbiased electro engineer, to go
into Smyrna's electric light and
power proposition and give tech
nical advise as to cost as well as
feasibility of rehabilitating the
old Smyrna electric light plant and
generating its own current either
by coal or oil, and making a thor
ough study of Smyrna's require
ments along with the proposition
to dispose of same to utility COM
pany, such as the Eastern Shore
Public Service Company and other
companies who buy up municipal
power stations and distribution
systems all over the country.
Council feels that a consulting en-
gineer, a technical electrical con-
struction man can better advise
them concerning the towns plant
and future requirements than they
could figure out themselves. Mr..
Klump was supplied with all facts
and figures and took them back
with him to work on. He will re-
port to Council at a meeting called
for Friday night.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
STARS & STRIPES OFFICERS
Junior Order American Mechanics

Stars and Stripes Council No. 26
Jr. o. U. A. NJ. of Smyrna, will
install these officers tomorrow,
Thursday evening: Councillor, JOS
eph jefferson, 3rd; vice-councillor,
E. P. Corrie; assistant secretary,
William Baggs; financial secretary
Ralph jefferson; treasurer, w. w.
Hynson; conductor, Frank Watson;
recording secretary, William Rob-
inson, Jr.; warden, Marion Knox;
inside sentinel, Haryr Knox; out
side sentinel, ]. Reed Slaughter;
representative to State Council,
one year, F. P. McCawley; repre-
sentative to State Council for
three years, Joe Baggs; represen-
tative to D. B. A. of Delaware, Joe
Broadway; alternates, William
Robinson, Jr., B. NJ. Riggs; chap
lain, Edward B. Tucker. These Of
fcers will be installed by Deputy
State Councillor F. P. McCawley
Refreshments will be served
Stars and Stripes Council is one
of the growing organizations OF
our town; it has initiated "a new
members the past year. Last
night a delegation from Smyrna
headed by State vice-councillol
Ralph jefferson, attended the in.
stallation of Eureka Council, No.
of Wilmington; also saw their de-
gree staff confer the Oriental de
gree to a number of candidates.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Christmas Vacation Over, Pupils
Return to Their Studies-Num-
ber of New Pupils Enter School

School opened following the
Christmas-New Years vacation on
Monday morning with a full at
tendance. Many families have
moved into our districts with the
coming of the new year and con-
sequently many new faces are no
ticed especially in the lower grad
es. The entire student body seems
to be doing their work with re-
neWed effort which no doubt is the
result of a resting vacation during
Christmas. 1t might be, however,
that many New Years resolutions
were made, e. g.. Resolved: Better
school work shall be done The
classes in Adult Education which
were temporarily discontinued for
the Christmas holidays viii begin
again on Thursday evening, Janu-
ary 8. The time of the classes
will be conducted the same as be-
fore the holiday and all subsequent
meetings of the class is requested.
On Friday, January 9, basket
ball teams of Smyrna High School
both boys and girls will play the
basketball teams of Middletown in
the first D. I. A. A. League game
of the season. The game will be
played at the High School audi
torium. The Smyrna boys and
girls are out to avenge the defeat
which they suffered at the hands
of the teams of Milford High
Schol On December %. Two good
games are expected. Everyone
come out Teachers and pupils
are preparing for their mid-year
examinations which will take place
on January 90 and 80. All pupils
regardless of their class standing
are required to take these exami-
nations, but when the final exams
come in June those receiving an
average of B are exempted from
those subjects.-The banking rec
ord of the school for this week is
as follows: Amount deposited yes
terday, S138.O3; number of pupils
III attendance, 645; number depos-
itors, Ala, or 64.3 per cent. The
total deposited to date amounts to
81, 1872.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
FIVE MORE ROADS ORDERED
State Highway Department TO Let
More Contracts-DuaI Highway

The State Highway Department
has advertised for bids for con-
struction of five pieces of road.
The bids will be opened in Dover
at two o'clock on January 81. The
five roads are designed: Little
Creek-Bay Road. 4.119 miles;
Fleming's Corner Whiteleysburg
Road, 1909 miles: Double Bridges
Redden Road, 5,45S miles; Fields
boro-Odessa Dual Highway grad
ing, 2.623 miles; and Odessa
Drawers, fill and small structures
1877 miles. The contract terms
specify preference to resident Del
aware labor; starting of the work
within 10 days after execution;
monthly payments to be made by
the government for 80 per cent of
the construction completed each
month.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
Wilmington Chapter Installs Offic-
crs at Smyrna Lodge

The National Emblem Council
No. 9, held their semi-anual in
stallation of officers last evening
Tuesday at the Odd Fellows Hall.
The following officers were Install
ed by Mrs. Emma Siegrist, Nation
al Deputy Councillor and her staff
of James A. Garfield Council No. 1
of Wilmington: Junior Past Coun-
cilor, Beulah Ford; Associate Jun
ior Past Councillor, Ethel Morris;
Associate Councillor, Fannie Still;
Councillor, Mollie Baggs; Vice
Councillor, Rena Turner; Conduc-
tor, Edith Riggs; Warden, Anna
Broadway; Assistant Recording
Secretary, Julia Robinson: Trustee
Alice Corrie In appreciation of
services rendered during their
term, Mrs. Anna Draper and Miss
Beulah Ford were presented with
past officers pins. Gifts were also
presented to Mrs. Siegrist, Miss
Beulah Ford, and Mrs. Edith Riggs
chairman of Paraphernalia Com
mittee. Mrs. Iva David was ap-
pointed chairman of the Social
Committee; Mrs. Edith Riggs,
Paraphernalia; Mrs. Mary Jeffer-
son, Flower; Mrs. Alice Corrie,
Publicity, Mrs. Anna Broadway.
Church Remarks were made by
several members of the organiza-
ton. At the close of the meeting
chicken salad, biscuits, and hot
coffee were served by the former
social committee, Mrs. Fannie r.
Still. chairman.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
SMYRNA 10Th CENTURY CLUB
Mrs. Frank r. Evans Presents
Program at New Years Party

-
The New Years party OF the
Twentieth Century Club, Smyrna,
was held in the club house on Fri
day evening. After the presidents
greeting there was an interesting
program, arranged by Mrs. F. E.
Evans. Mrs. Evans gave a talk
which she called the "Art Calen-
dar." 1t consisted of short sketch
es of famous artists and the Ma
donna, and other religious paint
ings by them. The talk was illus
trated by post cards thrown on the
screen by the new protector. At
intervals Christmas carols were
sung by the club. The room was
decorated with garlands and
greens and lighted Christmas trees
Refreshments were served by the
club hostess, Mrs. Franklin Mid
dleton and her committee. On
January 9th, the club meeting will
be called at 3 o'clock. DIR. Delema
Draper, president of the State
Federation, will be the guest of
the club and bring greetings,
special music. On January 10th,
at / o'clock, the club ladies will
have a Bohemian Luncheon
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
DOVER CROSSING ACCIDENT
Inquest Held Into Death of Harry
Warner, Places no Blame

Coroner Hinsley held an inquest
into the death of Harry Warner
who died as the result Of an auto
mobile accident at the Dover rail-
road crossing just north of the
station at Dover on the night of
December 10. The jury after hear
ing the facts in the case gave a
verdict that death came from the
collision of the car with the train,
without placing the responsibility
on either the railroad or the people
in the car.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
SMYRNA BUSINESS MEN HEAR
TALK ON ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
LIVELY DISCUSSION TAKES
UP MOST ALL THE MEETING
Committee Appointed TO Look into
Proposition and Make Report
at the Next Meeting

Smyrna Business Mems Associa-
ton held its meeting Friday even
ing in the Fire Hall. After the
routine business of the association
was transacted a lively debate en-
sued over the proposition to sell
the Smyrna Electric Light Plant
and distribution system with
franchise to exclusive right to do
business in Smyrna for a period of
fifty years. Recently the Eastern
Shore Public Service Company of
Salisbury, Md, made the Town OF
Smyrna an offer of 100000 for
this and the offer is now pending
to be decided upon in the near fu-
ture by a referendum vote of the
people. Since the above offer was
made, some opposition has taken
place by those citizens who feel
that a franchise to do business in
Smyrna is growing in value each
year, too valuable to dispose of at
the figure named; that to sell our
electric light plant, the only real
revenue producer we have, would
/ be like selling "our birthright"
that the Town of Smyrna can re-
habilitate it's electric light plant
with oil engines for generating
current and keep the money it
earns at home instead of letting 1t
go to an outside concern. Other
business men feel the offer of the
Company a good one and take ex-
ception to this and feel that the
town, already overbonded, can sell
out, pay off all its bonded indebt-
edness and have a sinking fund OF
practically 100000 to be put out
at interest. And not only this
Smyrna can save in interest S1O,-
200 a year. These conserv-
ative business men and women
taxpayers feel it would be better
for Smyrna to start with clean
slate rather than jump into some
thing which will only increase
Smyrna's bonded debt and leave
us experimenting with future
i Town Councils and their varying
ideas and business methods to
manufacture the towns current
with hope and promises that
eventually Smyrna's bonded in
debtedness will be paid off. Mr..
Priest of the Fairbanks Morse oil
engine concern was present. Ad-
dresses were made by w. H. Ken
worthey, j. E. Wilson, Jr., H. B.
Grieves. H. P. Hall, w. w. Hyn-
son. Walter o. Hoffecker and
others. Finally motion was
offered by H. p Hall to appoint
a committee to investigate the
whole proposition, pro and con
and present it at the next meeting
of the association. The motion
was carried and. the committee
named was: H. P. Hall, H. b
. Grieves, w. H. Kenworthey, j. Z
Wilson Jr., and C. 3. Raymond
: No report was made by the com
, mittee appointed to visit Smyrna
: Town Council concerning making
changes to the Town Hall to ac
commodate, elevate floors and 9th
! er changes to convert it into
, ''Talkie Theatre" Benjamin Shind
! ler, manager and lessee of Th'
! Strand Theatre, who offered tenta
t lively to take the Town Hall, wa
f present but made no remarks. tn
] whole time being taken mostl.
: with the electric light plant dis
: cussion.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
NEW GOLT-SASSAFRAS ROAD
VIII Be Built and Have Connection

Work will start this week on the
construction of two Stag roads to
connect the towns of Colt, Md, and
Sassafras, Md, with the Delaware
concrete road at Coldwell, accord
ing to County Engineer Gilbert B.
Taylor. A road will be built from
Colt to the Delaware town, a dis
tance of two miles, and another
will be constructed from Sassafras
to Coldwell, two miles away.
Work on both roads will be begun
at the same time.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
Xmas Decorations Taken Down

Smyrna's Christmas decorations
which were kept lighted in most
instances over New Years Day
and until late Sunday evening
were taken down yesterday.
Smyrna times., 1931-01-07

|u|llA Y|GIAIlI
nc BAYvIEW
3 ''''I 70 HrSr0N
,,.ds Down For
| % Year Dual Dual
,rrtuslIy i to Dover
j, chief Highway 1n"a,
I Nack has recon. ecoans
] ,rrnual report comes me-
!, lssl, smyrna ana
4, materially helped.
of thp
! . near Odessa
IN been advertised
~ = get an improved
4 smyrna ! Landing
[arroughfars' Mott !
rNdIsnd Beach 70
'B3Iachiston's to Ken
\ needed connecting ias
no roads going into
g.rson's Corner 70
u Dinah's Corner TO
IN to Maryland line
| Hartly to Cedar
ID Highway Dover;
IN to Dexter's Cor
Gresnspring; Walk
sn,s near Smyrna)
,rnsr; Walkers to
IA and Clayton to
si.f Engineer Mack
4 i,yor of stag road
II ID farming districts
usin thoroughfares.
pointed out there
more of traffic
III. a type of which
i built, maintained
iuring the year just
type Of roadway,
5000 per mile in
~ and drainage, will
rahc for years to
Ocalities and serve
in a better type Of
b justified by traffic
gHord to Georgetown
! year the dupont
d Widened to a min
Of IS feet between
b Georgetown, a dis
s miles AZ a cost of
Il is recommended
ii be extended in 1881
thus eliminating the
FI foot pavements on
sEays Of the State.
tasr recommend that
h begun in 1881 on
rs Route 13 between
| elmar. This is the
stEsen Philadelphia
tg,las and carries in
lEge passenger traf-
nd growing bus and
It is at present
Enh, which is insufc-
p iafely heavy traffic,
Y vehicles are of the
q width of SO inches.
to Dover Objective
p Y bids vii be open :
aalng Of another Sec
g to Fieldsboro a
rte Of IA miles. The
across the marshes
and Appoquinimink
Mllre some time fol
. that the paving OF
: not contemplated
is Of 1892. In view
lats Of this highway
aaly more generally
people of Delaware
~ l would recon.
| 1Asion of this devel.
% link the capita
. the State as rapid.
le available. The
II such a highwa,
'a'standing achieve.
-.dy construction ap.
aportance the com.
+ 'uPont oBulevard il
II STATIC n at Dover
ssnnend that during
aa'l NJ. 3 at Dove,
('q.a Permanent build
| \ nose at State Roac
n and a similar re
|. Sati0ns 4 and ) 1
,na. ~ius are avail
| %slllarity y with ii,
~ ! arduous and haz
~ = The work don.
n. y aud faithfulnes
~. @4Ssfs and men ,
|tr,. ir,,.'sellng the life an,
N, puOlle compel M.
\, '''ofd Of my belle
\, ! las for Dirt Roads
|saIghwusUvr uUrid 1I.nr recon-
=. !. apartment b
''dae i. earth road
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\ Nv lor Dirt Roads
(t h., would recon-
i grade earth ro.Ss u
(g its mainteroaas ,oaas
Il e'.i ~ labor instead of
\ ,.,a'', sllsf Mack further er
4 flsse.'ifying 4. the high. iii
eas % Principal high
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Fssg,a,,No Now that this
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Marriage Licenses.

CHARLES Peake, 81, and Elizabeth z. Wolf.
man. 81; Rev; Solomon H. Metz.
Burton. 26; Rev; Joseph Fletcher.
Cecil z; Nickel %. and Eva A. Buck. as
Kermit r. Ayior, IS, and Florence v. Hen.
shay 49, both of Madison, Va; Rev. Altar
David Burgess, 80, and Marie Philips, Is
Rev. Frank Williams
Christian F. Kraft. %, and Mary F. Druery
SSz both OF Baltimore; Rev. Kenneth B
George s. someryille. %. and Marolise E
Joseph Hail 80: and ,Beulah NJ. Green, rs
Rev Walter A. English.
al; Rev. ThOmSs j. Da IN ana susan Jones
Wilmer 3: Heckrotte, IS, and kathleen T
GGereshty %. both of Baltimore; Rev JOSEPH
Edward A. ,Farrah,o 20, ATLANTIC City. ant
Sadie Tenenbaum. ~; Philadelphia; Rev
Thomas maj bdr, HesdsE;Sn % Hsts s
Lewis seq caGfea a. R and Bessie D. powes
IS; both both Of Riehmond; Rev, John e: Baf. =
EinwachteE. q: both Of Baltimore; Rev
IS william RsS c F w,, q and Helen Spencer
John Butler; 2s: and 1den Johnson. 30
Frank james. IS. and Irene sutton, "a
Rev EsrS 0sc sPo e RAND M and Alma Prunsy 2'
10 Melvin snts !; FoTd 2s and Marcia e Daneher
~ potn OF Baltimore; Rev. l.. l. McDougle.
Earl W. Bake-; IS. .Baiiston, Va. and Neiii,
Lyddane, 90 this city; Rev. M. p German
John w. Payne, 49, and Johanna C. Kellf.
her, %; Rev. George B. HARRINGTON.
otto C. Natal. o. and Mary C. Gleason
10; Rev. H. NJ. Henng.
Paul Cook. ~ and MARGARET M. Wass. 81
both Of Meriden. Conn. Rev. A. N. De Mutb
Henry Jenkins, Fl. and Rosellar Allen. %
James D, Payne. Is; this City, and Heller
T. James, %; Rev. William Pierpoint
Emil F. Block, 20. Fort Myer, Va, anc
q: Helen Lee. "a. this city, Rev. Alvin L
Wills
George. helms, g. Hampton. Va, anc
Nellie s. Rowe, "a, Newport News; Rev. Earle
Herbert B. sipe, Bridgewater, Va, anr
Grace Y. orndorff. 81, Winchester. Va. Rev
Terrell r. Lacy. "a. and Afele Harvey. %
both of RICHMOND; Rev: Allan F. Poore
Annette M. Cooper, 81. this city; Rev. L
Lloyd N Cooper, IS. and Erma E. Rowley
Moe Eager, SO, Atlantic City, and Edns
NJ; Myers, "a, steelmanville, N j.; Rev
Leo H. Blum. IS, and Esme A. H. Baker
25 both. Of New York City, Judge Robert
Mattingly.
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KRUCKMAN INSISTS
HE WILL NOT RESIGN.
Commission Officials Promise Def
mite Announcement on Di.
rector's Status.

While Arnold Kruckman, director o.
the District of Columbia Bicentennial
Commission, insisted today he had no
intention Of resigning his post and had
not been approached on the subject,
higher officials Of the commission prom
iSed a definite announcement on the
matter by noon tomorrow.
In the meantime, DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, chairman. Of the commission.
and DR.. George c. Havenner, executive
vice chairman. who recently took over
the burden of Kruckman's former duties,
would make no comment concerning
Kruckman's leaving the commission.
1t was said definitely, however, that
Kruckman is to resign from the COM
mission, but the date has yet to be an
nounced. DR.. Marvin said conference
had been held in the commission head
quarters yesterday which he, DR.. Haven
ner and Kruckman attended, and that
the whole matter was gone over.