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Evening star., 1932-09-14
"Heil's Highway"
Follows Bird of Paradise"

a ANNOUNCEMENT has been made
"A that following the current engage
ment of BIRD Of Paradise" at R-K-O
Keith's Theater the film attraction will
be "Hell's Highway" featuring Richard
Dix. 1t Is said, incidentally, that the
King Vidor classic which Is being shown
on Fifteenth street Is breaking all rec
ords and that more people have seen
the Bird" than any other attraction
at this house this season.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
MAY TAKE OFF TWO TRAINS
Delaware Railroad Reported TO
Gut Early and Night Trips

If an edict of the officials of the
Delaware Railroad scheduled to go
in effect soon is carried out pa
irons of the Delaware Railroad all
along the route from Delmar to
Wilmington will be deprived of an
early north bound passenger train
and an evening train south which
will be a most serious handicap to
persons desiring to make the north
bound cities, Wilmington and Phil
adelphia for business or pleasure
trips. The program as scheduled,
includes the taking off of the early
morning train which leaves Clay
ton at 7.26 A. NJ. north and a like
train coming south in the evening
arriving at $40. The further inten-
tion is to make the first train
north in the morning oil which
would greatly delay persons desir-
ing to shop in the cities and re-
turn early in the evening. Smyrna
Clayton and the down-State sta
tions have had an early morning
train for over 40 years and the re-
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
REPORT MUSKRATS SCARCE
Excellent Hides Are Being Procur-
ed Depsite the Low Market Prices

With less than a month remain
ing for the trapping of muskrats
in inland marshes in this vicinity,
trappers report that rats" are be-
coming more scarce although the
hides are much better than those
caught during the early part of
the season. The prices for both
black and brown hides are showing
slight improvement in the market
over last year. This is noted as
the present season nears its end.
The average price this year is re-
ported at $1.25 each for the black
pelts and so cents each for the
brown. At present the prices are
S1.15 each for the black and 55
cents for the brown. Very few
black pelts have been taken this
year. Most of them have been
mixed. The season started well,
but fell off in the middle, due to
the warm weather. With the open
winter trappers have had little diff
fculty in reaching their snares. A
few trappers have reported catches
of from $4,000 to $4,000 muskrats.
The season for inland marshes
ends on March 10 and for tidewat-
er marshes on March 20. One
trapper up at Delaware City, it is
said, has shared more than 1000
muskrats thus far this season,
which is considered a fine catch.
The highest number reported to
have been caught by him in one
day is 46. Nearly all trappers are
selling their hides soon after
the rats" and are not
keping them until the end of the
season as in former
years.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
WORK ON REHOBOTH-OcEAN
CITY HIGHWAY This YEAR
OCEAN CITY, MD, PAVING TO
JOIN UP WITH DELAWARE
Maryland State Road Commission
Approves Plan-TWo Sections
Vet to Be Built in Delaware

Maryland will soon begin the
construction of another link of
coastal highway on the proposed
Rehoboth Beach-Ocean City route,
it was learned from DR.. Thomas
Y. Franklin, Berlin, Md, member
OF the Worcester County Board of
Commissioners last week. The new
highway link will be the paving of
Philadelphia Avenue through the
heart of this Maryland resort. ex-
tending northWard to connect with
the 3-mile Maridel Beach boule-
ward, which the Maryland State
Roads Commission will undertake
this spring. For six years advo-
Gates of an Atlantic coastal high
way down the eastern part of the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore penin-
sula have been trying to have the
states of Delaware and Maryland
carry out this project Advocates
say that the close of 1892 will find
only four more miles of proposed
highway to be built carrying
Maryland's share of the coastal
boulevard to the Delaware line.
The State of Delaware must con-
struct two more sections of new
highway before the boulevard is
complete, one Of eight miles be-
tween Rehoboth Bay and Indian
River inlet and six miles from
Bethany Beach, southwark to the
Maryland line. The plan as first
proposed for Maryland asked that
a concrete boulevard be built from
the Delaware line southwark to the
Eastern Shore of Virginia line, the
entire stretch Of highway to be on
the Worcester county coastal pen
insula and not on the mainland. In
the past two years the original
plan has been altered by halting the
coastal highway at Ocean City and
re-routing the line Of travel west
ward seven miles to Berlin and
then south to Pocomoke City to
connect with the Delmarva trail.
To continue building the highway
along the cost south of Ocean City
would cost a stupendous sum and
would be a waste of funds, advo-
Yates point out With the COM
pletion of the new mile of concrete
along Philadelphia avenue
in Ocean City this spring by the
State, Maryland will have four
miles Of highway extending north
ward from this resort to a point
half the distance to the Delaware
State line. 1t is understood that
petitions are now in circulation in
Delaware asking the Delaware
State Highway Department to
build these two important links in
The coastal highway route at once.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
BUSINESS MEMS MEETING
Hold Banquet at Colonial Hotel
j. j. Morris, Esq, Gives Address


The Smyrna Business Mems As
sociation held their annual dinner
meeting on Friday evening at the
Colonial Hotel. There were about
AZ present. After the dinner there
was a short business meeting with
the president, Elmer P. Corrie,
presiding. What has been accom-
plished by the association since its
organization was stressed by the
president. Some of the outstand-
ing accomplishments being the
Christmas decorations, assisting
with men and money in the Fourth
of july celebration, a donation of
5000 to the Kings Daughters for
assistance to the poor and needy
in the vicinity. The organization
also assisted in securing the site
for the Welfare Home near town.
At the conclusion of the business
session, John j. Morris, attorney
of Wilmington, gave an address
using as his subject, Washington,
the Business Man" Further re-
marks were also made by Walter
o. Hoffecker and Clarence 3. Ray
mond.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Service for Week
This Thursday at 7.30 p. m., ev-
ening prayer. Sermon by the Rev.
Benjamin F. Thompson, rector of
Christ Church, Dover. Sunday
next-7.30 a. m, Holy Commun-
ion; 10 a. M, Church School; II
a. M, Morning Prayer and Ser
mon, the subject of the sermon
viii be Breaking Through" The
Study Glass will meet at the Rec
tory Monday afternoon at 2.30,
subject, palm Sunday" The
Lenten Study Glass met Monday
afternoon at the Rectory. Mrs.
Frederick Marx Barton, leader.
The subject was feeding the Five
Thousand, and it being George
Washington's birthday, the living
room was tastefuly decorated in
flags, flowers and pictures of
Washington. Several sketches We're
read. Mrs. Ethel Magill played
National airs, which everyone en-
loved. This class meets every
Monday at ESQ and anyone is well
come to attend.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
SMYRNA CONTINGENT JOINS
MASONS At EVENT IN DOVER
GRAND LODGE A. F. s. A. NJ.
AT BI-CENTENNIAL MEETING
Rev. Il. G. Helfenstein Gives a Fine
Discourse on ''The Challenge of
George Washington to Our Day''

Rev. Il. G.. Helfenstein Gives a Fine
Discourse on ''The Challenge of
George Washington to Our DAY.
The one outstanding evening in
connection with the celebration of
Washington birthday, was the
service held in the Peoples Con
gregational Christian Church in
Dover, Sunday in charge of the
Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. NJ. Of
Delaware with Grand Master J.
Wallace Woodford, presiding.
Masons from all over Delaware
were present at the services which
was held in the large auditorium
Of the church. The program open
ed with Chimes and Organ Con-
cert 700 to 7:3O PM; Prayer of
Invocation, ElWood Banning, Jun
ior Grand Deacon; Solo, open the
Gates of the Temple Hamilton L.
Harris, Grand Lodge Historian;
Responsive Reading No. %, George
Vandegriff, Junior Grand Warden:
Hymn No. 4O7, America the
Beautiful; Scripture L son,
George r. Horn, Senior Grand
Deacon; Prayer, Harold w. T.
Purnell, Grand Marshall; Biograph-
ical Sketch, w. Stewart Almond,
Deputy Grand Master; Sayings Of
Washington on Character, William
o. Wingate, Grand Treasurer; An
them, How Lovely Are Thy Dwell
Iings." Wolcott; Offertory, "Au-
tumn. Johnston; Sayings Of Wash
ington on Citizenship, H. M. Foulk,
Grand Sward Bearer; Sayings of
Washington on Religion, Howard
Wilhelm, Junior Grand Steward;
Hymn No. Ais, America; Ser
mon, The Challenge Of Washing
ton to Our Day" DR.. Roy G. Hell
fenstein, Grand Chaplain; Solo,
Let Us Have Peace" Hamilton L.
Harris: Benediction; Organ Post
lude. A large contingent from
Smyrna motored down and attend
ed the services. Among those pres
ent were Joseph w. Ennis, harvey
c. Jones, Edward T. Porter, Harry
Collins, Harry Grieves, John G.
Still, j. Wells FAIRIES, john Steller,
John Morris, II. " Ford, George
w. Boehmler, J. Kent Sheubrooks,
and Fred Brown. Those from
Clayton to attend were Mr. g. A.
NJa,1oaharar Charles Machamer.
Thomas Fluharty, Walter Flem-
ing, and Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert
Wright.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
AsBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
A Pageant, Loves Utmost" to be
Presented at Evening Service
Quarterly Conference Meeting

This evening at 7:3O there will
be the mid-week prayer service.
On Sunday, Sunday School will
convene at 10 a. m. There are
classes for all ages. Morning wor-
ship will be at II a. m. The SEN
ior choir will render an anthem
while the junior choir also will
render a selection. The Epworth
League devotions will be in charge
of Frank Robinson At this meet
ing, Francis Yeates, delegate from
the Smyrna chapter, will give a
report of the Youth Conference he
attended over the past weekend
at Salisbury, Md. He is bringing
back fine report and it will be
worth your time to attend the
League service this Sunday. To-
morrow evening, Thursday at 8,
the Leaguers will have a George
Washington party at the lecture
room of the church. All members,
and friends of high school age are
cordially invited to attend. A full
evenings program has been ar
ranged, much decorating has been
done, and it promises to be an out
standing party of the year. A
large delegation from the Ches-
void Epworth League will be pres
ent and it is hoped Smyrna will
also show her colors. A pageant,
entitled, Loves Utmost" will be
presented at the evening service
on Sunday at 7:30. The class of
dramatics at the church school be-
ing held at Dover for the past six
weeks are presenting this play un-
der the leadership of Mrs. Emma
Reed of Cheswold. It was pre-
sented at Dover last evening, Tues
day, and was a huge success. 1t
is worthy Of your attendance. Mr..
Thomas viii also speak. The
Fourth Quarterly Conference was
held at the Asbury NJ. E. Church
last evening with the district SUI
perintendent, DR.. John L. Johnson,
presiding. At $50 a covered dish
supper was held in the lecture
room Of the church to the mem
bers of the official board and their
wives, to the various heads Of the
organizations Of the church, and to
a few friends and guests. After
the supper, the conference was
held in the adjoining room. Re
ports were made at this time by
the pastor, Rev. Essell P. Thomas,
and by the presidents Of all the
other organizations Of the church.
The District Superintendent, DR..
johnson, was unanimously asked
to return as District Superintend-
ent Of the Middletown District for
the next conference year.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
SMYRNA ANNUAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION To BE CONTESTED
NOMINATIONS OFFICIALLY
FILED WITH COUNCIL FRIDAY
Three Nominations For the Two
Vacancies in Council; Four Nom
inees for Alderman and Collector

ineeS for Alderman and Collector
Smyrna Town Council met in
special session Friday evening to
receive nominations for the COM
ing annual Town Election. The
terms of Councilman John C. Man
nering and Councilman j. Wells
FAIRIES expire this year and their
vacancies are to be filled Mr.
Mannering, who has made an ex-
cellent official, has consented to al
low his name to be used again, but
Mr.. FAIRIES, an equally splensid Of
fetal, felt that he could not spare
the time to devote to the Office for
another term and asked to be re-
lieved. His friends, unable to pre-
vail upon him to serve, nominated
Davis H. Bell, former member of
the lower house of Legislature, as
his successor. In addition to Mr..
Mannering and Mr. Bell, the
friends of Vernon A. Westfall, pre-
sented his name. At the Town
Election next Monday the two re-
ceiving the highest vote will be the
two elected. For Alderman and
Collector to succeed the present
incumbent, Henry D. Boyer, his
friends feeling he had made as
able and efficient a collector as the
town had ever had, decided
promptly to put him in nomi-
nation again. Likewise has
the names of Robert H. Denney,
a former collector, been put in
nomination and the contest be-
tween Boyer and Denney which
has been made almost an annual
event for the past few years,
promises to be on again. Friends
of Walter S. Nowland had put his
name in nomination but Nowland
decided to withdraw his name. An
other nomination for this Office is
that of Julian r. Stats, bringing
the total number of candidates for
this office up to three. The one re-
ceiving the highest vote will be the
one elected. Walter w. Hynson,
the present efficient Town Treasur-
er, was renominated There being
none other presented, his nomina-
tion is equivalent to an election.
w. J. Holland who was the Town
Assessor last year, was also re-
nominated No other names being
presented his nomination, too, is
equivalent to an election. Coun-
Gil before adjourning, named a
committee to prepare for the cleo
tion which viii be held at the
Town Hall next Monday afternoon
between the hours of two and five.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
KILL NEGRO FOUND IN STORE
e. j. Lane Absolved From Blame
in Case of Man Who Broke in

III Ease OI ndU WHO bFUke III
An unidentified negro was shot
and fatally wounded by E. j. Lane,
of the Dover police, when he re
fused to halt after having been dis
covered breaking into the store of
F. L. Hardesty and Sons Automo-
bile Company. on South Governors
avenue, shortly before midnight,
Monday night Officer Lane and
Maurice Mari, also of the Dover
police, were notified that someone
had broken into the rear of the
store and arrived while the negro
was still inside. AS they approach
ed he fed. Officer Lane called to
him to stop, and when he failed to
do so fired at his feet. One of the
bullets is said to have hit the
pavement and ricocheted and
struck the negro in the back of
the neck and passed through his
mouth. The officers took him to
the Kent General Hospital, where
Dr.J.S. Cobb of Smyrna, examined
him He died five minutes after
being admitted Chief of Police
]. A Belby absolved Lane of
blame and commended him for his
in apprehending the
would-be robber.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
LIST SMYRNA'S UNEMPLOYED
Local Organization Formed Under
Auspices of The American Legion

The War Against Depression
Campaign which is being waged
throughout the United States un-
der the auspices of the American
Legion, the American Legion Aux
iliary, the Association of National
Advertisers and the American
Federation of Labor. has resulted
in the formation of a general com
mittee being formed in the town
of Smyrna. w. E. Matthews Jr.,
of American Legion, c. w. w.
Schantz of Rotary Club, ]. c.
Mannering of Smyrna Town Coun-
ell. D. H. Bell of Smyrna Firemen,
E. P. Corrie and Clifford Jones of
the Smyrna Business Men, and R.
H. Denney, secretary. This COM
mittee being composed of repre-
sentatives of the local service,
Civic and Fraternal organizations
have established an unemployment
bureau at the Office of Robert H.
Denney. All applicants for posi-
tions are requested to fill the re
quired application blanks, thus
enabling the bureau to place the
applicant according to his vocation
or any work he is willing to I'M
dertake. Business men, merchants,
farmers, contractors, real estate
men and house wives are urged to
cooperate with the bureau to Sc
cure the type of workmen for the
proposed work. BY telephoning
the bureau and stating just what
work is to be done you can be ad-
vised at once, and the workman
will respond as soon as possible.
The committee suggests and urges +
that all classes of outside work
should not be delayed. Spring
cellar cleaning,
painting, early garden work, fence
carpenter work of all
kinds, house plumbing attended to.
electrical work repaired and new
installations, paper hanging and
other types of work not
listed. These suggestions to the
residents of Smyrna and vicinity
are urged to the utmost. The bu-
reau is anticipating that in the
very near future skilled and un-
skilled labor in this locality shall
be largely occupied on contemplat- ]
ID State and Civic work. AL {,
.hough the bureau has been in
'orce only for the past week. sew I
,ral men have been placed. Every !
unemployed man and woman is |
lrged to register at the bureau {
without delay. Every person who !
las work to be done, call the bu- {
eau of Unemployment. il
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
STRUCK AND KILLED BY CAR
John Flemming Crossing Boule-
ward in Smyrna, Dies at Hospital

John Flemming Crossing BOule-
ward in Smyrna, Dies at Hospital
While attempting to cross the
DUPONT Boulevard in front of the
Hi-Way Diner of w. T. Doughten
on the boulevard, Smyrna, on Sun
day evening. a man, at first un-
identified, about 33 years old,
was struck and fatally injured by
a car driven by w. w. Dyer Of Do
yer. The man was removed in the
American Legion ambulance Of
Smyrna to the Kent General Hos
pital at Dover where he died from
a fracture of the skull. Dyer was
arrested by Private Sullivan Of
the State Police on a charge Of as
sault and battery The man is five
feet, eight inches tall, weighs
about 145 pounds. He was wear
ing blue pull-over sweater and
beneath it a blue sleeveless sweat
er. He also wore a khaki shirt,
gray trousers, black shoes, and a
light cap. Several Roman Cath
Ollie medals were found in his
pocket. Yesterday afternoon, Tues
day. he was identified by Private
Sullivan and Bud Phillips Of Smyr-
ma as John Flemming of near
He has two sisters and
enc brother at Newark, n. j. A
eoroner's inquest was held this af-
.ernoon at 2 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. W. j. Bore, Pastor, AnnOunc-
es Services for Week and Sunday
The regular morning service will
be held in the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
Evangelistic services to continue
two weeks, will start in the even
ing at 7.30, with a 15-minute
gospel song service. The pastor
viii be assisted by a number of diff
ferent ministers during the meet
ings. The Rev. DR. Bomber, Of
Hanover Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington, will preach on Mon
day night and Rev. c. c. Weir of
Wilmington, on Tuesday night.
Further announcements will be
made during the week. Sunday
school will meet in the Chapel on
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
The young peoples society will
meet in the evening at 6.45, the
topic will be when Shall We
Break With Tradition ?" Leader,
Violet Long. The Ethyl Lloyd
Auxiliary will meet on Friday ev-
ening at 73O, at the home of Miss
Lulu Robinson. Choir practice will
be held in the church on Saturday
evening at 7.30 Mid-week service
vii be held in the Chapel this
evening at 7.3O; lesson, Acts,
II.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Kent County Educational Asso-
citation to Meet Here March e.
Honor WashingtOn's Memory

The Kent County Education As
sociation will hold their annual
meeting in the Smyrna High
School Building on March 4, 1882.
An interesting program has been
arranged and the public is cordial
ly invited to attend the sessions
The Dental Hygienist who has
been inspecting and cleaning the
teeth of children in the first three
grades and kindergarten has COM
pleted her work and has transfer
red her activities to the Smyrna
Colored School.-Doctor Smith and
Miss Hastings, working under di-
rection of State Board of Health,
have been making Physical Ex-
animation of all pupils enrolled in
local schools. After these exami-
nations, parents will be notified of
defects in order that the pupils
may receive proper medical atten-
tion.-Mr. George F. Hendricks,
State Director of Physical Educa-
ton and Health, visited the Smyr-
ma Schools on Monday, February
10TH Coming events in the Smyr
na Public Schools: March 18th,
Junior Play Miss Somebody
Else; March 25th, Local Declama-
tion and Oratory Contest; April 1,
County Defamation and Oratori-
cal Contest; April 8, State Decla-
nation and Oratorical Contest;
April %, Gym Carnival; May 5,
Musical Recital; May 6, Kent
County Field Meet; Visiting Day.
Banking results for Tuesday,
February 10Th, are as follows:
Number of pupils in attendance,
683; number of depositors, 101;
amount deposited, S34.80; amount
deposited to date this school year,
1852. The Intra-mural Bas-
ketbal results Of Friday, February
10Th: Girls, coached by Virdin, II;
Girls, coached by Crossley, 10.
Boys, coached by Everhart, "a;
Boys, coached by Salter, Z The
Assembly Program yesterday, Feb
ruary %, was as follows: Bible
reading; Lords prayer; Flag Sa-
lutte; George Washington the
Son., Mary Roe; That Terrible
Tommy" Virginia Woodall; song;
George Washington, the Country
Squire" Mary Pinder; "Some Lit
tie Bug" Winona Skinner; song;
George Washington the Husband
Helen Oros; song-Who's Who in
the Smyrna Eigh School Faculty.
Miss Elizabeth Martin, teacher
of the third grade was born in
Bridgeville, Delaware. Her Ele-
mentary and High School educa-
ton was received at Georgetown,
Delaware. She was secretary of
her class while in her senior year
at High School and also president
of the High School Athletic Asso-
citation. While in College
University Of Delaware and Co
lumbia University in New York
was a member of the
Societies. Miss Martin
Is interested in sports and played
on the Hockey team in College.
She is a member Of the Episcopal
church. This is Miss Martins first
teaching experience.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
DEATH RECORD OF wEEK
Winfield G. Wright of Near Downs
Chapel, Dies Suddenly in His
Auto From Heart Attack

Winfield c. Wright, aged Sc
wears. of near Downs Chapel, west
of Kenton, was found dead at the
wheel of his automobile on the dirt
road leading cut Of Smyrna toward
Bayview Schoolhouse, Saturday at
noon. Death evidently resulted
from heart trouble as he suffered
from a '1eaky' heart. Mr.. Wright
who was engaged in buying and
selling produce had been on Bay
view School road Saturday morn
ing and had stopped at several
homes where he made purchases.
Around II o'clock, he started back
to Smyrna and his car ran into a
deep rut in the road. He was
seen by a farmer not far from
where he ran into the rut, to get
out of his car and it is supposed
he tried to raise the car out of the
mud as a large piece of wood was
found in the mud. The heart at
tack was probably brought on
from over exertion. He leaves to
mourn his death his wife and one
son, Stanley Wright of this town.
services were held this af-
ternoon, Wednesday, at his late
home at 1.30 p. M, and interment
made at Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
Dwelling Fire at Duck Creek

AS we go to press, the fire
alarm sounded and our firemen
were summoned to Duck Creek to
extinguish fire which broke out
in the roof at the property of Ar
thur Stokesbury, tenanted by
Punch" McTee, a colored man.