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Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
KENT w. G.. T.U. GROUP MEET
Assemblies at Frederick To-day and
Presents Interesting Program

A number Of Smyrna White Rib
boners Joined the contingent OF
Kent White Ribboners to-day at a
meeting of the Kent County Insti-
tute of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union in the Frederick
NJ. E. Church. The program fol-
lows: Morning session, 10 a. M
Keynote, observance and En-
forcement, Not Repeal; devotions
led by Mrs. Ella D. Cordray, Har-
rington; welcome, Mrs. Smithers,
Frederick; response, Mrs. Homer
Anderson, Magnolia: reading of
minutes of last Institute, recording
secretary; singing, Crusade Hymn;
greetings by pastors; news of de-
partments five minute talks); In
stitutes, Mrs. Josephine Nj. Hitch
ems, Wyoming; evangelistic, Mrs.
Ella Cordray; Sabbath observance,
Mrs. Ella D. Cordray; S. T. l. es-
says, Mrs. H. o. Bostick; motion
pictures, Mrs. M. Evelyn Killen;
medal contests, Mrs. Bringhurst;
demonstration, Young Crusaders;
budget and Light Line Unions, Mrs
Sallie Q. Spencer, corresponding
treasurer; medical temperance, Mrs
Eugenia Simpson, Houston; noon
tide prayer, Mrs. Emma Reed,
Cheswold. Afternoon session, 40
p. m.-Song service by Frederick
choir: reading of declaration of
principles and reciting of pledge in
unison; prayer by Mrs. Rachel
Jones of FELTON,; special music;
Union Signal demonstration; talk,
Membership" Mrs. Anna Lee
Waller, State president; Loyal
Temperance Legion, Mrs. Name H.
Register, Lewes; singing, slogan
song and offering; address, Miss
Lenadel Virgins, Tunkhannock,
Pa, field secretary of the National
w. c. T. u; closing prayer
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
New Shrubbery Placed Around
School Building to Beautify 1t
Other School Happenings

The first Basket Ball game of the
current season will be played this
Friday evening with Harrington
beginning promptly at 7.30 o'clock
in the High School Gym an
nual report of the superintendent
of the Smyrna Special School Dis
trict for the year 1930-31 is just
off the press; copies have been
distributed throughout the COM
munity and to the Local and State
Board of Education and Superin-
tendents of other districts in Del
aware. Any one who has not re-
ceived a copy of this report may
obtain one upon request. During
the Thanksgiving holidays the new
school building facing Frazier
Street has been very attractively
adorned by the addition of shrub
berry. These evergreens have add
ed much to the identifying of one
of DeIaware's most attractive sec
ondary schools Banking results
for Tuesday, November oath, were
as follows: Number of pupils pres
ents, 7O3, number of depositors,
173. Amount deposited for the
day, $500; amount deposited to
date, 64.69-The staff of the
Spyglass has recently announced
that they have secured the help of
the Mystic Skan Dial to make the
Spyglass one of the best school
papers in Delaware. Skan Dial
will answer questions concerning
love, war, and what-not. The ques-
tions will be answered in the next
issue of the Spyglass. Place your
question in the box provided for
them in the library. All questions
must be sensible. The next issue
of the Spyglass is being looked for
ward to with much interest.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
THE BEST LOOKING KITCHEN
Prizes Are Awarded to Mrs. Archie
Mccain and Mrs. Howard Deakyne

The Kent County Home Demon
stration Club met at the Peoples
Church at Dover last Friday with
a very good attendance. The club
offered prizes for the best looking
kitchens of members of the club.
In the contest there were 33 con-
testants and those who scored the
highest points received the prizes.
Mrs. Archie McClain of this town,
received the first and highest prize
in class No.2. She received as her
award an electric toaster. Mrs.
Sellers of Milford won second prize
in the same class. For her award,
she received a dozen individual
salt containers. Mrs. Howard Dea-
kyne of near Smyrna was award
ed first prize of Glass No. 1, the
first prize being a casserole. An
additional three prizes were given
for the three best stories written
about your kitchen. Mrs. Sellers
of Milford received one of the priz-
es while the other two went to
members of the Cheswold club.
The contests were conducted by the
Home Demonstration Agents, Miss
Helen Mckinley of Newark, and
Miss Louise Whitcomb of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
BOMBAY HOOK, LE|PSIC AND
TAYLOR'S BRIDGE TRAPPERS
LOOK FORWARD TO A BUSY
SEASON WHICH OPENED DEC.1
Owners of Trapping Marshes Hope
For Much Better Season Than
Last Year-Ends March 10th

The muskrat season in Delaware
opened yesterday, December 1st,
and will continue to March 10TH
Trappers of Bombay Hook, Leipsic
and Taylor's Bridge, were out early
to stake off their marshes and set
their traps. They are looking for
ward to good trapping season in
this section this year, although the
price of hides is not expected to be
as high as in some previous years.
If the winter is an open one with
little ice, good catches are expected
as it is reported there are plenty of
rats" this season. Trapping has
been for years one of the major
industries of Delaware City, st.
Georges, Port Penn, on down to
Taylor's Bridge, Woodland Beach,
Leipsic and the whole Delaware
Bay Shore, bringing thousands of
dollars in return for the little
brown and black hides, in great de-
mand by fur buyers. The local
trapping area has recovered to a
large extent from the depression
caused by the floods and broken
dykes of several years ago when
thousands of young rats were
drowned in their reed homes when
the marshes were suddenly mum
dated. During the past year there
have been but few high tides and
no young rats are believed to have
been drowned. The growth on the
marshes was abundant all sum-
mer and fall and the animals have
had plenty to eat and should be in
excellent condition. Marshes trap
ped in this section are known as
either inland marshes or tideWater
marshes. The inland marshes pro-
duce more rats but are usually I'M
able to be worked a good part Of
the winter on account of the ice.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
STRAND THEATRE 'TALKIEST
Reopening Saturday Night With
First Sound Pictures in Smyrna

Strand Theatre, corner of Com
merce and Union Streets, reopen
ed Saturday night with the first
sound pictures ever in Smyrna.
Despite the inclement weather
every seat was filed at the first
performance. The feature picture
was Merely Mary Ann" with
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell
the stars. Benjamin Shindler, the
proprietor, who conducts the
Strand Theatre, Smyrna, along
with the Capital Theatre and the
Temple Theatre in Dover, received
a number of compliments on the
improvements he had made. The
silent pictures at the Strand are
no more. One of the latest and
best types of talking picture ro-
producing machines made by the
General Talking Picture Corpora
ton of New York, is now in use,
an instrument made by DR.. Lee
DeForest of radio fame. The
Strands new equipment has a
tone control much like the same
device on the newest radios, thus
enabling a very realistic reproduc-
ton in the theatre. The theatre
itself has been re-decorated, and
carpet laid down the center aisle.
New curtain and draperies have
been installed New high-power
projection lamps also add to the
equipment, which produce very
bright and sharp image on the
screen. It is said that the new
lamps will furnish 200 per cent in
crease in light over the old lamps.
A new sound screen has also been
installed. These improvements are
in line with the policy of the
Shindler theatres to give their pa
irons the benefit of all improve
ments in the matter of the presen-
tation of entertainment in the mod
ern style. The improvements to
the Strand follows the installation
of a new and larger screen at the
Capital, and the installation of
talking picture equipment and re-
decorating of the Temple Theatre,
at Dover, which were completed
last week.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
BILLED GETS TOWNSEND JOB
Low Bidder for Sidewalk to Ginn's
COrner-WOodIand Beach Road
Causeway and Bridge Work

At the opening of bids for road
yer yesterday, Tunsall & Johnson
of Norfolk, Va, were the lowest of
sixteen bidders at $9,217 for re
building the Woodland Beach
Causeway and bridge. The Smyr-
ma Cement Products Co., (E. c.
Billeb), were the highest bidders at
SIS, $40. The Smyrna Cement
Products Co., were however, low
bidders for building 1925 feet Of
sidewalk, Ginns Corner to Town
send. Their bid was $2,036. Vim
cent Schaiava, Buffalo, n. Y, was
low bidder at S188,155 for con-
structing 476 miles between Reyn-
ODDS Corner and Fieldsboro road.
George & Lynch, Dover, were next
lowest, their bid being $280,614. The
State Highway Department at yes
terday's meeting, opened bids ag-
gregating $244, $50 at the lowest
estimates, were received by the
State Highway Department at Do
yer. No contracts were awarded.
The bids included 1858 feet of
sidewalks along various roads for
which the low bids totaled S16,-
ia; one small bridge for which
the low bid was S9217; one road of
4.76 miles and a road through New
Castle of 1880 feet, totaled S216,-
O89, and bids for a supply of dyna-
mite were all the same, $2,700. The
bids will be examined by the en-
gineer and the contracts will then
be awarded. It was stated by the
Highway Commission that addi-
tional bids for roads and sidewalks
will be received on December y
and again during the first or sec
ond week in January.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
WOREHOUSE RUEANAYS ARE
RE-CAPTURED AND RETURNED
ONE WAS JOSEPH CLOUGH OF
KENTON. AND JAMES FORD
Raleigh b. Diamond of Salisbury,
the Last of the Trio, Captured
Sunday and Returned to Jail

The three prisoners who walked
away from the New Castle County
workhouse farm on Sunday after
noon, November 8, are back to the
institution, the last one, Raleigh B.
Diamond, age SO, of Salisbury Md,
having been returned Sunday. Dia-
mond with two other convicts
walked away from the institution
farm on November 8. He was
picked up at Salisbury, Md. Dia-
mond had been sentenced to four
months Imprisonment for posses
sing liquor by the Sussex county
court. He had been working on the
farm for several weeks before he
walked away. Corporal Shockley,
of the State police, learned that
Diamond was in Salisbury and
went there and placed him under
arrest Diamond was taken to
Bridgeville by the officer and kept
there until workhouse guards went
there and returned him to Green
bank. Those who accompanied
Diamond on his leave taking with
out permission were Joseph Clough
aged 20 years, of Kenton, who had
been sentenced on May % by the
Kent County Court of General SEES
sions, to serve one year for at
tempted larceny; and James Ford
aged 10 years, of Townsend, who
was sentenced on May Is by the
New Castle County Court of Gen
eral Sessions, to serve nine months
for attempted larceny. Clough was
captured by the State police near
Dover, on November 10. Ford was
captured by the State police at his
home in Townsend on November
18th.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
THREE SMYRNA FIRE ALARMS
Two Take Place West of Smyrna
and the Other an Auto Fire

Smyrna firemen were called out
three times last week. The first
call was on Wednesday afternoon
of last week, being only chimney
fire at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Wright in Spruaunce City.
1t was soon extinguished- Later in
the afternoon the stable belonging
to William Rash on the road be-
tween Smyrna and Clayton, caught
fire and was totally destroyed The
origin of the fire is unknown but
it was discovered by George VIII
ley, a neighbor, who summoned the
fire company. Saturday afternoon
the firemen were called to an auto
mobile that had caught fire on
Main Street. The fire was extin-
guished before the fremen arrived.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
CHICKEN THEFTS ON SHORE
Even Cut Wire Fences to Get at
Henneries of the Farmers

Poultry thieves are operating
over on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland. At Ridgely, Md, they
have been gaining access to poultry
yards by cutting the high wire
fences surrounding them instead of
using gates that are usually placed
at point where they can be
watched. In this way they are
less apt to attract the attention of
the farm watch dog. A flock of
about 80 fine Rhode Island Red
pullets, averaging six pounds each,
were stolen recently from a poul-
try yard at Clear View Farm near
Ridgely, Md, in this manner. The
birds were the property of Mrs.
Sadie Sleek, who makes her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Blackburn and
were housed near the residence.
Mrs. Blackburn's chickens in a
house near the barn, were unmo-
Tested. Access to the yard was
made by cutting a wire fence. The
wire had been carefully fastened
back on both sides so as to allow
easy and speedy passage to and
from the hen house. Approach was
made through an adjoining field of
alfalfa which made it impossible to
trace any footprints or tracks.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUE
Care of Children Discussed by Miss
Woodward of Children's Bureau

At the regular meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club on Friday
afternoon. Miss Woodward of the
Children's Bureau of Delaware, was
the speaker and greatly interested
the audience with her account of
the varied work done by her organ
ization in the care of children,
neglected, i'll, dependent or home
less. The work of the bureau is
Statewide, and is therefore of in
terest to everyone. Several must
cal numbers followed, Stimson
Carrow played Drifting" and
Christmas Bells; Mrs. Frank
Hynson, by request, sang two old
songs, Tell Me That You Love
Me-" and Mother Machree"; Mrs.
Coverdale played Revere" by
Frederick Maxson, an arrangement
for the left hand. Refreshments
were served by the club hostess,
Mrs. Franklin Middletown. 1t was
voted to hold a card party on
Thursday, December 10 instead of
Friday the 18th. The meeting on
Friday, December 4th, will be at
3 o'clock-"Novelty Day."
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. w. j. Bone, Pastor, AnnOunc-
eS Services for Coming Sunday

Rev. w. J. Bone, Pastor, Announc-
es Services for Coming Sunday
The regular services will be held
at the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.
M; morning preaching at IL
o'clock, topic THE Word of Life;
evening service at 7.3O, topic THE
Lost Sheep and The Seeking Shep-
herd" Mid-week service this even
ing at 73O, with a study of the It'll
Chapter of the book of Acts. 4
congregational social will be held
in the Chapel on Thursday evening
at 7.30, when the report of the
Thrift Campaign" viii be given
by the Finance Committee of the
Mite Society. All members of the
congregation are urged to attend.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
WORK ON BOHEMIA BRIDGE
Wooden Bridge on Maryland Pike
Above Cecilton to Cost S29O,OOO

The construction OF the new
State highway bridge across the
Bohemia river, by the Sanford
Brooks Construction Company, I'M
Ger the State supervision of Ben
jamin, LeSueur, w. d. LeFevre
Francis Keefer and Frederick Fet-
ter is under way. Test piles are
completed and have been found
satisfactory. On the north shore
sheet piles are being driven and
rip-rap is being placed. On the
south shore foundation piles are
completed for the south abutment.
Plies are being driven for the new
wharf. The contractors and en-
gineers' offices, which are of frame
are completed. The bridge, which
will be about 1900 feet in length,
will be built of concrete, the total
cost aggregating about S290,00o.
It will replace the wooden bridge
which has been in use for over a
half century.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
TWO HORSES IN AUTO CRASH
Both Killed While Drivers Were
! More or Less Injured

Two persons were injured and
two horses so badly hurt that it
was necessary to kill them, when
the horse-drawn vehicle was struck
by an automobile near the Maple
dale Country Club, early Wednes-
day night. Herman Wilds, of Do
yer, was going into town when his
car struck a wagon drawn by a
pair of horses. Sylvester Ridgway
is years old, negro, living near
Fox Hall was driving the team.
The wagon was demolished and the
drivers of both the wagon and the
automobile were injured. Wilds
was injured about the head and
also suffered a broken knee cap.
Ridgway also suffered a broken
knee cap. Both were taken to the
Kent General Hospital.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
PASSING DOVER BALL PARK
Last Game Played on IT Thursday
in ID. i. A. a. Championship


in ID. /. A. A. Championship
The last sports contest at Dover
baseball park was on Thursday af-
ternoon when the State high school
championship d. I. A. A. game be-
tween Delmar High School and
Newark High School was played,
as it has been announced by the
Dover Baseball Association that a
meeting Of the association will be
held at Dover December II, at
which meeting a resolution will be
submitted and voted upon, calling
for dissolution of the corporation.
This means that the present Dover
ball park which was negotiated for
some weeks back by the State
House Building Commission, and
for which an award of $40, 800 was
made by jury is to be disposed of
the price however, being revised, it
is said, to $4,000 Workmen have
started removing the fence and
grandstand.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
SMYRNA RED CROSS DRIVE
Reports From All Sources Show
SMYRNA Has Turned in S119.O5

Miss Emily w. Spruance, chair
man of the Red Cross drive in
Smyrna, has heard from all the
representative and TO date she re-
ports Us members, donations of
S4.05, making total of S119.O5.
Others DESTROYS of contributing to-
ward this cause, may either leave
their donations at the office of w.
o. Hoffecker or see any of the rep
resentatives. The representatives
are Miss Laura Bell, Mrs L. Irving
Handy, Mrs. Frank E. Postles, Miss
Maud Carr, Miss Margaret Collins,
Miss Rena Williams, Mrs. G. B.
Raymond, Miss Octavia Bartlett,
Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald, and Mrs.
Margaret P. Collins.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
CUNNING ACCIDENT RESULTS
FATALLY DOWN At STAFFORD
JAMES MARINE, A 2O-YEAR-
OLD BOY, THE VICTIM
Was Carrying His Gun When He
Slipped and Fell, the Discharge
Entering the Back of His Head

James Marine, 20 years old, was
instantly killed Friday afternoon
while cunning near Seaford, when
his gun was accidently discharged
when he fell in a woods The back
of his head was blown off by the
charge of the shotgun while hor-
rified companion stood near by un-
able to avert the tragedy. Marine,
in company with Claudell Cannon,
20 years old, of Bridgeville, left
early Friday afternoon on hunt
ing trip in the vicinity of Seaford.
The two youths were passing
through a woods and Marine step
ped on a wet board and fell AS
he fell the gun he was carrying
was discharged, the charge strik-
ing him in the back Of the head.
Cannon hurried for help and the
body was removed to the Office of
a physician who said death was in
Simultaneous. Marine was the
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur
E. Dickerson, of Milford, and was
one of the most popular youths in
Milford. He was drum major of
the Milford Boys Band and was
employed in chain store there.
The body was removed Friday af
! ternoon to the home of his grand
parents, from where the funeral
took place. The authorities are
satisfied that the death was purely
accidental and no inquest is ex-
pected to be held
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
GUNNED FISHED 50 YEARS
Captain Thomas Muncey, Dover
Holds State Record for Sport

Captain Thomas Muncey, aged
81 years, retired riverman and
known to fishermen and gunners
throughout the State claims to
hold the State record for number
Of consecutive years that he has
both fished and gunned. He has
not missed either cunning or fish
ing any year for sixty-nine years.
Captain Muncey says there have
been many changes in the sport
since he started cunning and fish
ing shortly after the start of the
Civil War He thinks rabbits are
not near as plentiful and says the
greatest enemy to game is the fox
and the pump gun. Captain Nun
cey despite his 81 years enjoys ex-
cellent health. He delights in tell
ing of some of his cunning trips
and especially one on the Smyrna
River on moonlight night for
muskrats. He says he had a man
to paddle the boat for him and
used a muzzle loading gun, meas
uring the load of powder and shot
in the palm of his hand, and used
paper and hornets for wads. II
shot twenty-six times" the aged
captain says, land killed twenty
five muskrats. 1 missed two shots
but killed two muskrats at one
other shot" Captain Muncey has
five children and eight grandchil-
dren living. He has never used to-
bacco in any form and never drank
intoxicants.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
THREE STATE SHOWS UNITE
Poultry, Crop Improvement and
Rabbit Breeding Combined in One

hdbDII DFccuiHS 1UHDIDtu III oIlt
The Delaware State Poultry AS
ISOLATION, The Delaware Crop I'M
provement Association and the
Delaware Crop Improvement Asso-
citation and the Delaware Rabbit
Breeders Association will hold their
annual shows at Milford, January
SO, 1882 this winter. The officers
and members of these associations
are to be congratulated on this
movement and it is hoped that the
public will greet this movement
with additional interest. BY hav-
ing the three shows at the same
time and place, considerable time
and expense may be saved by ex-
hibitors that are interested in all
three shows The Business Men
of Milford are cooperating with
the officers of the Associations to
make the event a success. Three
large buildings all located in a half
block have been secured for the
show. The officers of the Associa-
tions are preparing their lists of
entry and premium lists and they
will be available soon. For prem
ium lists write to H. S. Palmer,
Newark for Poultry; H. L. Bris-
tow. Jr., The Cedars, for Rabbits;
G. L. Schuster, Newark, for Farm
Crops.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
NARROWED NEAR PORT PENN
Three Duck Hunters Lost in Fog
Were Finally Rescued Saturday

Three duck hunters from Will
mington whose names could not be
learned, were marooned for about
three hours on Lang's marsh near
Port Penn Saturday night. The
men had been ducking and the
darkness and fog together descend
ed SO rapidly on them that they
lost their bearings and it was not
until about 9 o'clock that night
that rescue party, led by Harper
Carey, found the three men and led
them to safety. Several rescue
parties were out looking for the
men after many shots they fired in
rapid succession attracted the at
tention of people in Port Penn.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-02
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Rev. On L. COrkran, Nj. e. Minister
who Two Times Served SudIers-
Vile, Md, Passes Away

Rev. Lewis T. Corkran, one of
the best known Methodist Episco-
naI ministers on the Eastern Shore,
died at his home, at Church Hill,
FRIDAY morning. He had been i'll
for several weeks. Mr.. Corkran
entered the ministry in 1881. His
first charge was at Sudlersville,
Nd. and other charges served by
him were: Queens Creek, Queens
town. Oxford, Preston, Greenwood,
Lincoln City, Delmar, Marion, New
Castle. Paramount, Milton, Ep-
worth. in Wilmington; Hillsboro,
Rock Hall, Sudlersville and Bar
CLAW. In 1917 Mr. Corkran retired
from the ministry and removed to
Church Hill. Though of advanced
age, he took charge of Salem Cir
cult on which are located churches
at Salem, Burrsville and Barley,
and served that circuit until few
weeks ago when he was taken ill.
Mr.. Corkran married Miss Eta
Small, of Lincoln City, Del, who
survives him. He is also survived
bv two brothers, the Rev Wilbur
F. Corkran, of Seaford, and David
T., living near Sudlersville, and one
sister, Mrs. Frances Hitch, of Sea-
ford. Funeral services were held
on Monday afternoon at 1 O'Clock
at his home in Church Hill, Md,
and was in charge Of the Rev.John
L. Johnson, district superintendent
of the Middletown District Of the
Wilmington M. E. Conference. In
torment was AT Lincoln Civ.