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Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
TURKEY GROWERS
TO HOLD MEETING
To Discuss Plans For Raising
Turkeys in Lower Delaware
On a Larger Scale
MRS. RAMBO TO ADDRESS

All farmers in the central and
southern sections of Delaware who
are interested in turkeys should
plan to attend the meeting which
has ben scheduled in the Grange
Hall in Milford at o'clock on the
evening of July Z, at which time
Mrs. w. w. Rambo of SudlersvilIe,
Maryland, will be the speaker. This
meeting is being arranged under
the auspices of the Delaware State
Poultry Association in cooperation
with the Extension Service of the
University of Delaware and the
State Board of Agriculture. Mrs.
Rambo is one of the largest and
most successful turkey raisers in
the eastern part of the United
States, as she raises about 1900
turkeys each year. Those poultry
men who attend this meeting,
therefore, will have the opportun-
ity to hear Mrs. Rambo tell about
her methods of raising turkeys,
and they will also have the ad-
vantage of her many years of ex-
perience in this work. 1t is ex-
pected that a large number of
poultry farmers from all parts of
the state and adjoining areas will
be present to hear this discussion,
as there has developed an increas-
ing interest in this subject in this
state during the past few years.
In addition to Mrs. Rambo's talk,
a demonstration showing the meth
DDS that are used in vaccinating
against chicken pox and the ad-
ministration of the iodine treat
ment for worms and blackhead will
be given by H. r. Baker, opultry
disease pathologist of the State
Board of Agriculture. The exten-
sion service of the University Of
Delaware will be represented by H.
S. Palmer, extension poultryman,
Kent County Agent Russell EVIL
son and Sussex County Agent c. r.
Snyder. A similar meeting will be
held at 1 o'clock, standard time, in
the afternoon of July on the farm
of Leland Pleasanton IN New Cas-
tie County for the benefit of all in
terested turkey raisers in the
northern part of the state.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
SHORE MAN DIES
IN AIRPLANE FALL
Allan B. Harris, ChestertOwn,
Md, Native, Killed Over
at Hagerstown, Md.
WAS AIRCRAFT EXPERT

Allan B. Harris, aged SO, native
of Chestertown, Md, and son of
Allan A. Harris, cashier of the
Chestertown Bank of Maryland
and Mrs. Harris, was killed Satur-
day afternoon when testing an air
plane at the Hagerstown Airport
with Oscar Lyday, 25, of that city.
Both were killed when a bolt be-
came loose in wing, the wing
crumbling and the plane fell from
a height of 1000 feet to the
ground. Harris was a salesman
and inspector for an aircraft COM
pany with headquarters at Cmden
City, Long Island, where he lived.
A branch office has been maintain
ed at Hagerstown for several
years. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Margaret Harris, a native of
ILL.,, and by two children,
Allan A. Harris, 3rd, aged 6, and
Louis Harris, 4. His father went
to Hagerstown to make arrange
ments for the funeral
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
GOLDEN WEDDING JUBILEE
Rev. and Mrs. William E. Matthews
Held Big Reception Last Night

Rev. and Mrs. William E. Mat
thews celebrated yesterday their
golden wedding anniversary. Their
children, cognizant of the fifty
years of happy companionship Of
their parents, feeling it an occasion
that should not be passed unnotic
ed, planned a reception for them
last night in the reception room of
Asbury NJ E. Church which was
attended by about $50 relatives
and friends. The reception room
was beautifully decorated with
streamers of gold paper which
made a canopy over the whole
room while the platform was dec
GRATED with roses, snapdragons and
coreopsis in front of which was an
arch decorated with same yellow
flowers and asparagus fern. Mrs.
Frank Hynson sang 'Oh Promise
Me" after which the wedding
march from Lohengrin played by
the church organist, Mrs. Marion
Coverdale, the wedding procession
followed: Ushers, Lee Slaughter,
George Wright, Jr., Alan Robinson
and Billie Short, grandson of the
bride and groom; flower girls,
Janet Pyle and Mary Anne Thorn
as; ring-bearer, Glenn Matthews,
grandson of Rev. and Mrs. w. E.
Matthews; then entered Rev. and
Mrs. w. E. Matthews, followed by
Rev. r. K. Stephenson, who acted
as best man and Mrs. Anna Mat
thews, of Salisbury, Md, brides
maid. The latter was the brides
maid at the wedding ceremony
performed fifty years ago. Amid
bower of lilies and fern, the cere-
mony was reenacted by the Rev.
Essell P. Thomas, pastor of Asbury
M. E. Church, which they heard
half a century ago. After the
ceremony the guests passed before
the receiving line, consisting of
Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Matthews,
Rev. r. K. Stephenson, Mrs. Anna
Matthews, Miss Bessie Matthews,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Short and
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Matthews
Jr. Rev. R. K. Stephenson acted
as POSTMASTER for the evening
Short addresses were made by
Walter o. Hoffecker, who present
ed the bride and groom with a
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
DIR. William c. Mitchell, a Native
This Vicinity, Dies in Philadelphia

DIR. William c. Mitchell, well
known in Smyrna, died at his
home 1905 Walnut Street, Philadel-
phia, Pa, early Thursday. DR..
Mitchell practiced medicine for
many years at 100 Diamond
Street before he retired in 1917.
He was the son of the late James
w. and Elizabeth P. Mitchell. Born
near Smyrna on August 25, 1852,
Dr.. Mitchell went to Philadelphia
thirty years later and was gradu-
ated from the Jefferson Medical
College in 1893. He was a candi-
date for Congress on the Demo-
cratic ticket in 1910 and was a
nominee of his party for Select
Council in 1909. He was a mem
Der of the Masonic Order and other
organizations. A good physician
and a good friend, always affable
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
NO ELABORATE
4TH IN SMYRNA
Unlike Previous Years 1t Will
On Account of Depression
Go By Default
HOLIDAY FOR SMYRNA

Smyrna will observe the 4th with
a general holiday, stores, banks
and business places being closed,
but no elaborate celebration as in
former years. There is moth
ing scheduled for Fourth of
July. Many will go motoring for
the day and Lake Como swimming
as usual, will be indulged in, other
wise it will be quiet day. Because
of feeling on the part of consid-
cradle number in the community
that there should be no money sent
up in fireworks display in these
times of depression and unemploy-
ment and again because of the in
ability to interest owners of motor
boats to put their boats in a
Fourth of July race on Lake Como,
there was little enthusiasm left to
secure donations for a Fourth of
July display in Smyrna this year.
However, the Smyrna Legion Post,
officially known as David Q. Harri-
son Post, No. IA, American Legion
of Smyrna, desires to set them
selves straight since they made
known their intention two months
ago to sponsor a Fourth of July
celebration. The Legion had ap-
pointed their committee: w. E.
Matthews, Jr., chairman; Clark NJ.
Knots and w. H. Kenworthey to
meet with committees of the
Smyrna Business Mems Associa-
tion and the Smyrna Rotary Club,
on two separate occasions and find
ing themselves unable to awaken
interest and effect permanent or
ganization, they reported back to
the Post with the result that no
further action was taken. The
committee was discharged. The
Post sincerely regretted their eff
forts were unavailing but without
general support on the part of the
community they were helpless, so
the movement they would have
gladly sponsored, fell through.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
JOHN III. BAILEY is
JAILED AT DOVER
Charged With Unlawful Prac-
ticing of Optometry i'm
State of Delaware
AT CLAYTON

John H. Bailey, who has been in
the meshes of the law on two other
occasions, one for embezzlement as
bailee and the other for practicing
optometry in Delaware unlawfully,
Is again charged with unlawful
practicing of optometry. This lat
est offense was committed many
months ago and Bailey has been
sought by the State officers for
several weeks. On being located
at Clayton one night last week
State Highway officers were no
titled and he was taken to Kent
county Jail where he was lodged.
AT a hearing Wednesday before
Magistrate w. d. Burton of Dover,
Bailey was held in $500 bail for
the July term of the Kent County
Court in default of which he was
remanded to Kent County Jail. It
IS said that several similar cases of
unlawfully practicing optometry
are to be filed against Bailey. On
Saturday Bailey was brought to
Smyrna and arraigned before Mag
istrate Stevenson charged with OBJ
tanning goods, chickens, under false
pretense. He was held in $500 bail.
In default of bail he was remanded
to Kent County jail. officers state
that there are other charges to be
brought against Bailey for similar
offenses.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
ME-. CHURCH NOTES POSITION
Is Fully Committed To COnstitI-
tiOnaIIy Dry L. 5. of A.

The Dover and the Middletown
District Preachers Meeting of the
Wilmington Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in
session at Rehoboth, Delaware, by
unanimous vote petitioned the Res
olutions Committees of the Repub-
lican National Convention recently
in session and the Resolutions
Committee of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention now in session,
to take resolute stand for the pres
ervation of the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the Volstead Act. The
Wilmington Conference Committee
declare they have been speaking
by petition. We will speak at
election time by our votes. The
Methodist Episcopal Church is full
ly committed to a Constitutionally
Dry U. S. A. The committee on
resolution is composed Of w. E.
Habbart, John L. Johnson and
Henry C. Budd.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
AUTOS CRASH AT BLACKBIRD
Injured Taken TO Kent General
Hospital at Dover

Four persons were hurt, two SER
iously, Monday night, when two
cars were wrecked on the dupont
Highway near Blackb:rd, Maynard
Weisman, of Richardson Park. suf-
fered a broken left leg and internal
injuries, and A. NJ. Schmidt, of
Shenandoah, Pa, suffered several
broken ribs and internal injuries.
Joseph Galitski and Stanley Pos
tuli, both from Shenandoah, who
were riding with Schmidt, suffered
cuts and bruises. All were taken
to the Kent General Hospital at
Dover. The accident occurred, the
police say, when Schmidt's car
sideswiped that of Weisman while
trying to pass as both were pro
ceeding south on the highway, and
both upset.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29

The session of the July term of
the Kent county courts convening
at Dover July 5, promises to be q
short one. In view of the fact
that there will be no civil cases
to come before the court, only
criminal and divorce cases will be
heard. The schedule of divorce
cases is as follows: Frederick j.
Brown from June Massey Brown;
James Graham Scott from Augusta
Campbell Scott; Douglass Herrod
from Thomas S. Herrod; Clara A.
C.Harrison from George Hale Har-
rison; Emma Mildred Dickerson
from George p. Dickerson; Susan
Thompson Howard from William
H. Howard; Eugene G. Attix from
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
FIRE IN MILFORD
DAMAGES STORE
Flames of Undetermined Or
igin Break Out i'm Business
Section Early Sunday
LOSS ESTIMATED S31, 900

Fire of undetermined origin early
Sunday caused loss of more than
S31 900 to five Milford merchants
in the Governor Watson block in
the heart of the business section of
Milford. Six store premises were
damaged by the blaze which is be-
lieved to hae started in the rear
of the drug store of Captain Harry
Pettyjohn. The building, a two
story brick structure, was erected
by the late Governor Watson and
housed a number of stores. The
fire was discovered at 3 o'clock by
Policeman Harry Jackson, who
saw smoke issuing from the build
ing and as he placed his hand on
the window, he felt the heat and
turned in an alarm. The Carlisle
Fire Company responded and
fought the blaze for several hours
before it was under control. Cap
tain Pettyjohn estimated his loss
at $4,000 on the stock and $4,000
on the building. Other losses were
as follows: S. c. Evans, $4,000;
Barros and Simon, $1,000; C. H.
Van Kirk, $500; Thomas Davis,
$4,000. A vacant store room own
ed by G. D. Abbott, who also owns
the premises occupied by Barros
and Simon and the Van Kirk Com
pany, was also damaged by the
blaze. Edward G. Evans, a mem
ber of the Carlisle Fire Company,
suffered a deep cash in the back
where he was struck by flying
piece of plate glass when a window
was blown out by the heat. He is
under treatment in the Milford
Emergency Hospital. The dense
smoke created by burning chem
icals in the drug store prevented
the firemen from getting within
more than 500 feet of the fire.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
LIGHTNING HITS
BARN AT DOVER
Cow, Calf and Three Mules
Burned To Death During
Storm Monday Afternoon
DAMAGE PUT AT $4,000

Fire, due to lightning striking
and firing a barn on the Sipple
farm, near Dover, tenanted by
Frederick T. Reynolds, Monday af-
ternoon, destroyed the barn. Flam-
es spread to a second barn and
also to an outbuilding close by
which were also destroyed. The
Robbins Hose Company, of Dover,
which was summoned, managed to
save the dwelling Most of the
livestock was in the field but q,
COW, a calf and three mules which
were in one of the barns were
burned to death before they could
be gotten out. A large quantity of
farm machinery, a crop of hay
which had recently ben placed in
the barns, and a large quantity of
feed were also burned. It is esti-
mated that the damage caused by
the burning of the three buildings
and their contents will amount to
about $4,000 which is partly COW
cred by insurance. This section
suffered two severe electrical
storms accompanied by heavy
downpours of rain Monday after
noon. Other places within a few
miles had no storm Rainfall,
which resembled a cloudburst. but
which lasted only few minutes
did considerable damage to the
grading for the dual highway be
tween Blackbird and Odessa. Con
siderable work was washed out and
the men were compelled to quit
work on account Of the rain.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
JULY TERM COURT MEETS IN DOVER
NEXT TUESDAY CRIMINAL CASES

Elva M. Attix; Samuel t. Lamp
son, Jr., from Elsie r. Lampson;
Mary E. Fountain from Howard
Nathan Fountain. The list of di-
vorces in which final DEGREES will
be given at the July term includes
the following: Mary S. johnson
from Horace w. Johnson; Carlton
M. Hurd from Martha r. Hurd;
Beatrice May Reed from Edward
c. Reed; Joseph Edward Bennett
from Mary G. Bennett; Emma
Buckley from Joseph Buckley;
Wesley Conley from Blanche Truax
Conley; Sara E.Campbell from Roy
J. Campbell; David Edward Brown
from Ruth Brown; William G.War-
ren from Bertha w. Warren.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. EsseII p. Thomas, Pastor, An
nOunces Services for Next Sunday

The mid-week prayer service will
be this evening at 730. On Sun
day services will be held at Asbury
only in the morning. The Sunday
School will meet at 10 o'clock and
the morning worship will be at II
o'clock. In the evening the second
of the series of community services
will be held at the St. Peters
Episcopal Church. Asbury congre-
cations will join in the worship at
these services. Rev William ].
Bone, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, will speak.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
CLASS REUNION AT OAK HILL
GLASS of Emma Sylvester Martin to
Meet on Fourth of july

Delaney's June 2S.-The second
annual gathering at Oak Hill
School of the scholars of Emma
Sylvester Martin, will be held July
4th at 10 a. m. It is desired that
all the class be present at the roll
call. An interesting program is
being arranged. The class has in
vited as their guests the scholars
Of the old Garman School. Every
body is requested to take along a
box luncheon for picnic under the
trees on the school lawn.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
kenton Farmer Struck by Auto

William Jewell, aged "A, of near
Kenton, who was struck by a car
while driving horse and buggy
and thrown to the ground several
days ago, is still in a critical con-
ditdon in Kent General Hospital.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
MISS DOROTHY KNOTS WEEDS
Smyrna High School Teacher Be
comes Bride of III. o. GRAY, CLAYTON

IT 1N'N o1 - " t'f Y NHtH.f fuff
Miss Dorothy Anderson Knots
of Chestertown, Md, who for two
or more years has been teacher of
Latin and French in the Smyrna
High School and who left for her
home in Chestertown, Md, as soon
as schools closed, was married
Saturday afternoon to Mr.. Henry
Odell Gray, railroad supervisor at
Clayton, whose home is at Cleve-
land, Ohio. A number from Smyr-
ma motored over to Chestertown to
witness the ceremony which was
performed at the home of the
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
Digging Cellar for Dover Postoffice

Actual work on Dover s new post
off1ce began last week when work
men started to excavate for the
cellar of the building. The exca-
vations began near the North
Street entrance to the building
which will be in the rear of the
plot.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
( EoA,1aoi :
\ ri,r, 10 to 20 r Per
\ p.t Into Eff set By
1, Beard Of hdu''''''
laEB PAY The 'A''N

ntresn 10 and an.ratl ~ pet
!. General cost Of OPERA gsnta
a,iis J, schools Of the state,
b. ] savings Of many many
I dollars to the taxpay-
! '11roTsd Z at an adjourn. !.
\ 4 tie state Board of
h, Nd Friday at the ONO, once
sl.,ssr ~ Brown, vice-presl-
''.4.- 4. dupont Building.
srilIisns, Millsboro' pres
.,55sd. The cuts are u
lrIh the economy program
/ rsooIs proposed to Us
/ \ governor c. Douglass
h. recent conference. e.
nd been decided not to
/ sIsrjes Of teachers and in
h 1 tie meeting Of me
!. DOvsr, June Il, several
| j ether operation costs
approved. These
Ei,lO per cent cut in main
1 nEsep and repairs; 10 per
4 a oueration of the sum
EG:; 50 per cent in the al
|, for substitutes when
4 se visiting and discon-
|. 4 scholarship costs ex-
n those who are hnlshlng
s,,ri years in the teachers
|, shoOl department at the
N Of Delaware. What
! an Be cut from the cost OF
NJ: and supplies can not
lid upon until the needs
|. pboOls and the market
4. determined in August.
4 ten per cent in the costs
rtlrlal services was dIsO
The Board of Education
to work out some
hereby a saving can be made
J t,ypayers in the cost of
ug coal for the State
At present this item
1 to about $4,000 a year.
d Is purchased Individually
|p9ruzimately $50 different
|ards. 1t has been sug-
II it be purchased in bulk
E1iuted more cheaply with
|Slis. No definite action
IE The funds allocated to
u Board during the past
lw for the operation of the
inalsd approximately S3,-
With an additional S25,-
! Endergartens. The same
iEE voted for the coming
iir starting July l. Under
lns instituted by the Board
thousand dollars will not
adtd and will remain in the
i'aslry. approximately so
! d the costs Of operation
l'i for Instruction and this
cut.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Frederick NJ. Barton, Rector,
Announces Services for Week
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
rector, announces the services for
Sunday next as follows: 10 a. M,
Church School; IL a. M, Holy
Communion and sermon, subject of
sermon, God Reigneth Over the
Nations" 7.30 p. M, union service.
The Rev. Mr.. Bone of the Presby-
terian Church, will be the speaker.
We hope for full church. All in
vited.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
4 HELFARE HOME BIDS

BY Commission to VIII
SFsis 4 Son Co., of Phila.
S'is Welfare Commission
s''lol Monday morning
achitscts and engineer
q various bids for the
Welfare Home at smyr-
| 1'eioped that the elimina-
silaln things was neces-
ader to come within the
ali'n Of 100000. In or
As a further analysis Of
e. DDS the commission
7 meet this (Wednes-
ing at which time def
a'snsnt as to award Of
- = contract and sub-con-
-.a 4 maze At this meeting
ag. the State Welfa re :
n mission ! announced the
4 7. I ihe contract for the
s.'l' sals Welfare Home to
IN. ss'Ie 4 I Son Company Of
e.. lhe lowest bidder
\ aal0n y. also awarded tn
\, : . 'as Edgemore Iron
\, ne contract for elec.
!, u ! sas a.I.' awarded to Hatzel
y = y Wilmington, the low
lne contract for oh;,..
ssn = }, American Chimney
h h ~ 'as lowest bidder.
progran made Sal-Iing tbis
ss.,, y confer : with several l,aI
y ,'' ., = order that tbt tbeir +
~ y. 'e brought in with
qs.ip ~, a. Engineer schoen.
Y d tbe aHu J. g.
Faat At Il. aicnitect Office
s@ Md !. !. meeting Of the
y Hulldirn ~ ONCE in the
ssnIsa.s.las' All members
were present ;
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev.W. J. Bone, Minister, Announc-
es Services for Next Sunday

1N1NE' HOH ~'N77SN NJt11IN<HJ
Sunday School will convene at
the usual hour, 10 o'clock. The
morning worship will be at IL
o'clock. The community service
will be held at the Episcopal
Church on Sunday evening. Rev.
w. ]. Bone will be the speaker.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-29
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Evening star., 1932-09-11
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

informed me that none of her cars
had ever developed clutch trouble. One
of them she had driven over 10000
milesl
This driver is known and respected
for the high caliber of her driving
Asked why she is rated so highly for
her work awheel, an observer said it Is
largely because when she starts to over
take another car she goes ahead and
does 1t. No back-seat driver to worry
her into dangerous hesitations.
So many of the newer conveniences
are now being used by drivers 1t may
be bit superf1uous to suggest use
for the lowest gear Of a four-speeds-
forward transmission. When you are
faced with some especially difficult piece
OF driving and must do it at extremely
slow speed with no possibility Of the
motor stalling, be sure to select the
lowest gearing.
She was good sport when the officer
in another car drew up beside her
and charged her with speeding. They
talked the thing over frankly and de-
cided that under the circumstances a
warning was all the situation called
when she again took the wheel, and
suddenly turned into side road. Then
she stepped on it-foolishly enough.
-Four miles beyond he was waiting
for her to come along, having timed
her speed between these two points.
She had been averaging so. Had she
been little closer observer she would
have suspected something when the Of
f1cer increased his speed upon turning
into the side road. But she was too
busy Growing over her victory.
How much damage to a fender is
necessary before a husband notices 1t?
One woman got an estimate on
patching up some fender trouble and
found it would cost her So. After look
ing over the situation she decided hubby
wouldn't notice it. That night he took
the car out himself and redecorated
the fender IN traffic tangle. He de-
cioed the damage wasn't bad enough
for her to notice. really don't know
whether to believe 1t or not.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
FEEDER ROADS NEED
BY HIGHWAYS SHOWN
Held as Necessary as Branches to
a Tree by Road Builders
President.

The progress made in building the
system of main highways of the United
States has not been duplicated in the
feeder roads that serve the main high
ways, declares T. H. Cutler, president
Of the American Road Builders Asso-
citation. He believes there is tremen-
dous task Of road building ahead.
Just as the trunk of tree will not
survive without branches and twigs.
similarly the feeder roads are essential
to the proper functioning of our high
way system" he stated. Completion of
the main roads is just the beginning Of
the ultimate highway system.
What work remains to be done on
the highway system? Additional routes
must be provided to care for unusual
traffic conditions. Many routes must be
widened. Safety features must be built
into existing roads. Belt lines must be
built. Pavements built years ago to fit
trafflc conditions then existing must be
reconstructed. Gaps in the main sys-
tenn must be filled in. All this work
and more remains to be done on the
main systems besides the work Of meet
ing unpredictable changes and improve
ments in motor vehicles.
Many localities are not adequately
served with feeder roads that can be
travelled at all seasons of the year with
economy, comfort and safety. These in
adequate feeder roads must be surfaced
so that the loads hauled on the main
highways can be carried over the feeders
without reducing the loads or damaging
the vehicles"