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The Washington times., 1932-06-03
StrikingIy, Radically New
Phantom KOteX
SANITARY NAPKIN

Most important improve
G1ent in sanitary protec-
tion since the invention
of Kotex itself in 1920.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Contract
Bridge
BY E. V. Shepard
How Little We Know

Observing how freq uently
questions arise that no player
present can answer correctly,
an observer must often remark
the numerous points about card
happenings that are still In
the realm of the unknown. Only
the charlatan even pretendS to
know from his own cards what
must happen. The expert
weighs probabilities; he acts in
accord with what is most prob
ably true; even he cannot be.
right more frequently than
mathematical probabilities indi-
cate.
Within one hour I saw the
two hands shown below. Even
a tyro can calculate what must
happen, after viewing all hold
ings. No expert could do that
without seeing all hands.
AlO642
O52
G&KQJ
NAKQI0
AAKQJe A07
O43 nj OJl0976
&I0e4 1862
H743 - H966
A53
OAKQo
HA753
NJ52
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n 50
OAKQo
4 AZ 50
O J52

2 made an opening bid OF
One Heart on the above hand.
A bid One Spade. Y bid Two
Diamonds. Nobody bid against
him, and Y made five-odd. He
could have made five-odd at
clubs as we'll, but who would
carry him that high? Why
should z support a minimum
declaration upon only three
small cards of his partners
suit? Had Y made a demand
bid of Three Diamonds, rs re-
sponse could have been only
Four Diamonds. Would Y have
dared bid Five Diamonds? The
odds were all against making
game. Of course Y might have
doubled and defeated AS bid
of One Spade, putting down
the declaration three tricks.
This would have paid well had
A been vulnerable.
The next hand shown is
most interesting. There are
so many ways that game may
be made, but the bidders failed
to pick any Of these methods
of going game.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
PLAN NEW INLET
AT OCEAN CITY
Chief Engineer and Secretary
of War Approve Project
Costing S750,000
MARYLAND PAYS S5OO,OO0

Brigadier General Lytle Brown,
chief engineer of the army, and the
Secretary Of War Saturday ap-
proved the recommendations of the
district engineer for the construc-
tion Of a proposed inlet from the
Atlantic Ocean into Sinepuxent
Bay, about five miles south of
Ocean City, Md, which commits
the government to one of the most
important river and harbor pro-
jects on the Eastern Shore, SO far
as the fishing industry of that state
Delaware and New Jersey is con-
cerned. Several weeks ago a rep
resentative delegation of citizens
from Eastern Shore towns together
with the two Maryland Senators
and Senator John G. Townsend, Jr.
of Delaware, appeared before the
Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors and urged that the recon-
mendations of the district engineer
be accepted. Testimony at this
hearing developed that such an in
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Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
KILLED BY TRAIN
AWAITING SON
Eben Alfree, Aged 81, Father
of Nelson Alfree, Smyrna,
Hit By Train at Townsend
WAS A RETIRED FARMER

Townsend, June 21. NV Ebenezer
Alfree, aged 81 years,of Townsend,
a retired farmer of Townsend, died
in Delaware Hospital last Saturday
night from injuries received two
hours before when he either fell
against the rear car of the Penn
sylvania Railroad train at the
Townsend station or was drawn
into the train by suction. Mr.. AL
free was awaiting the arrival
of his son John, of Wilmington.
The Smyrna Legion Ambulance
was summoned and Mr.. Alfree was
hastened to the Delaware Hospital
in Wilmington. 1t availed nothing
for he died in two hours after driv-
ing there. The body was taken in
charge by Deputy Coroner Albert
j. McCrery, who released it to a
Townsend undertaken for burial.
Mr.. Alfree and his aged wife had
lived practically all their life in
and about Townsend, and for many
years he was prominent in the
civic and religious life of Town
send. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth Alfree, five daugh-
ters, Mrs. Annie Nabb, and Mrs.
Helen Walker of Townsend, Mrs.
Kate Faulkner and Miss Bessie AL
free of Wilmington; Nelson Alfree
of Smyrna, and Walter Alfree of
near Claymont, 35 grandchildren
and eight great grandchildren. His
son, Frank Alfree, of New Castle,
died in a Wilmington hospital last
January from injuries received
when struck by an automobile
while awaiting a trolley car at
Rose Hill. The funeral of Mr.. AL
free, Sr., took place from the home
in Townsend, at 1.30 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, with the Rev. @. N.
Jones, pastor of the Townsend M
E. Church, officiating. Interment
was in the Townsend Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
DISTRICT Nj. E. STEWARDS
w. D. H0ffecker Elected President
at Meeting in MiddIetoWn

The Middletown District Stew
ards held their annual meeting in
Bethesda Methodist Episcopal
Church, in Middletown, on Thurs
day. The superintendent of the
Middletown District, the Rev. John
L. Johnson's report was accepted.
The budget report of the several
boards was also accepted and ap-
proved. Several suggestions touch
ing on the program of Evangelism,
the Educational Program, and 9TH
ers were endorsed by the stewards.
Officers were elected as follows:
Walter o. Hoffecker, of Smyrna,
president; j. Herman Anderson; of
Cheswold, secretary, and James F.
Walls, of Middletown, treasurer.
The superintendent salary was
voted the same as the past year.
Previous to the meeting on Thurs
day, six group leaders of the Mid
dletown District met with the SUI
perintendent and outlined a plan
and program for the district for
the year 1892.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
KEPT S4OO MEN GAVE HIM IN EAGLES
NEST RUM RAID AND WENT TO JAIL

Charles T. Hall, sale, of liquor $50;
Leon L. Taylor, possession, S100;
Louis Smith, possession, $50;
George Malacaza, possession and
maintaining a nuisance, 500; An
tonic Rosso, $500 and a month,
possession. Earl Bennett, of near
Milford, pleaded guilty to aiding
and abetting in the transportation
of 230 gallons of cider, and was
fined S25 which he paid. Giuseppe
Gianettasio, of Wilmington, went
on trial Thursday morning on a
charge of the possession of two
quarts of liquor and a part of a
quart of wine. He was arrested
March Is. Federal agents testified
he had attempted to destroy the
evidence when they entered his
place on West Eighth street. He
was found guilty and fined $500.
If he defaults in payment of fine
he will have to serve 80 days.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEET
Discuss Economy Program
and Transact Other Import
ant Business Matters
MEET AGAIN THIS WEEK

The State Board of Education of
which Warner w. Price of Smyrna
is the Kent County representative,
met at Dover Friday and spent
considerable time going over the
economy program as proposed by
Governor c. Douglass Buck in his
conference some weeks ago with
the heads of the State Depart
ments, the State Board of Educa-
tion being represented by its pres
ident, George S. Williams and DR..
H. V. Holloway, State superintend-
ent of instruction. The State
Board went into detail as to the
possible economic measures of the
several departments under the di-
rection of the State Department of
Education, including the possible
cutting down of allowances for
general control, school Office Incl
dentals, janitorial services, main
tenance, salaries, transportations,
sick leave teacher visitations, sec
retariai services for schools. text
books and supplies, insurance, liza
bilities on bus service, all being
considered as to possible readjust-
ment. In view of the fact that
other matters had to be considered,
the State Board did not complete
its review of the different depart
mems, leaving he matter for final
settlement at an adjourned meet
ing to be held in Wilmington this
week. In the report by DR.. Hollo-
way as to the disposition of several
grade schools in the State, Beth
esda No. 40, Sussex county, was
allowed to remain open; Fairview
No. Is, Kent county, was ordered
closed; the seventh and eighth
grades at Comegys, in Kent county
near Dover. were ordered dropped
from that school while the seventh
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Smyrna times., 1932-06-22

Unwilling or unable to pay fines
imposed by Judge Nields in the u.
S. District Court during the past
few days on liquor charges, eight
defendants, including one woman,
have gone to jail for 80 days each.
The fines ranged from $50 to S400.
Of the 20 persons fined by Judge
Nields, only IL have paid fines ag-
gregating $1210. 1t was reported
that one man who pleaded guilty
to possession of liquor at Eagles
Nest Landing on the Smyrna River
preferred to keep the S400 he had
been given by the men higher up"
with which to pay his fine and in
stead went to the ''Workhouse for
80 days. Others who went to Jail
in default of payment of fines were
Catherine Dulin, of Dover, charged
with possession, mother of a g.
year-old child, fined $500; William
r. Morris, transportation, SI00;
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
KENT COUNTY COURT JURORS
Commissioners Draw Panel of Pet
it Jurors for July Court Term

County Jury Commissioners Hop
kins and Hope Thursday drew the
following panel of petit jurors for
the July Term of courts: First dis
trict, Norman Short, George W.
Malcomb, Lee c. Gooden; Second,
H. S. Mcneil, George Richardson,
Samuel j. Hall, c. Emil Potter;
Third, Herman N. Sevil, Nelson
Massey, Thomas w. Downing, John
D.Norris; Fourth, Albert Comegys,
Norman Bickling, Howard Thomp-
son, Olni Phillips; Fifth, Henry D.
Dorzback, Jacob Richards, Charles
G. Darling, Thomas B. Johnson;
Sixth, Joseph Fleming, Elmer Cain,
S. Herman Dill; Seventh, William
H. Pickering, Samuel w. Harrison,
William H. Records, Harry c.
Kitchens; Eighth, Harry Pruess,
William H. Eaton, William E. Cod
win; Ninth, Roy Porter, J. Wilburt
Hurd, Harry Seeders, James Har-
rington; Tenth, George Elliott,
Jonothan S. Willis, Elias Galloway.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
500 TO TAKE PART
IN FETE AT DOVER
Pageant i'm Honor of Bi-Cen-
tennial of Washington to
Be Elaborate Affair
TO PORTRAY 6 EPISODES

Included among the 500 men,
women, youths and girls who will
participate in the pageant to be
staged in front of the State House
at Dover, the afternoon of Thurs
day, June 30, will be University
professors. Boy Scouts, members
of the Grange, students of the Will
mington High School, Fort DUPONT
soldiers and women whose ances-
tors fought in the Revolutionary
War. Arrangements for the page
ant, which will be in six episodes,
have been completed by the Della
ware Washington Bicentennial
Commission, of which former Gov
ernor Robert P. Robinson of Will
mington is chairman The page
ant, titled: George Washington
A Tribute from the First State"
will represent the climax of Della
wares observance of the 2O0th an
niversary of the birth of Washing
ton. In the event of inclement
weather, the pageant will be held
the following day. The pageant
was written and will be directed
by Mrs. Edith Robertson Bohn, of
Wilmington, member of the Eng
lish Department of the Wilmington
High School. She is being assist
ed by Miss Mary McClosky and
Two
episode will be The Education of
Washington" The second episode
will be Washington Taking Com
mand of the Army; the third
episode: Delaware Troops Go Off
to War; the fourth episode, ''The
Surrender of Yorktown; the fifth
episode, Washington at Mt. Ver-
noni; the sixth, Washington as
the First President of the United
States" In addition to the Fort
Du Pont Band, music will be furn-
ished by a complete orchestra
which is being organized and by
the fife and drum corps of the
Richardson Park School under the
direction of Lieutenant A. w. Ar
thurs. of the Ferris Industrial
School. There also will be a
chorus of 300 voices under the di-
rection of Miss Marguerite Burnett
of the adult education group in
Wilmington, and Miss Helen Jones
of the Woman's Auxiliary. Ameri-
can Legion.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
GOVERNOR NAMES
NEW REGISTRARS
To Qualify the Vote in All
Three Counties For Com
ing General Election
5 DISTRICTS UPPER KENT

The lists of registration officers
for the entire State have been
completed, with the announcement
yesterday by Governor G. Doug
lass Buck of the officials for rural
New Castle county, Kent county
and Sussex county. The Depart
ment of Elections recently an
nounced the list for the city of
Wilmington. The Governors ap-
pointments were made from lists
submitted by the regularly consti-
tuted committees of the several
counties of the State. The five
districts for upper Kent County
are as follows: First Representa-
tive District-First Election Dis
trict-R Registrar, Miss Emily w.
Spruance; assistants, Delaney
Long, James S. Truax; alternate,
Richard Long, all of Smyrna. Sec
ond Election District Registrar,
William H. Tunis, Jr.; assistants,
Harry Slaughter, B. Franklin Mid
dleton; alternate, Grover Q. King,
all of Smyrna. Second Represen-
tative First Election Dis
trict Registrar, Armstrong Cullen,
Dover; assistants, James Smith,
Leipsic; Abraham Vaughn, Ches-
void; alternate, George S. Richard
son, Little Creek. Second Election
District Registrar, Ed WiIlim;
assistants, Caroline S. Devereaux,
Edwin Lewis; alternate, Charles D.
Alice, ali of Dover Third Repre-
sentative District n First Election
District Registrar, Earl B. Ely;
assistants, Lewis F. Boyer, Mrs.
Bessie Bennett; alternate, r. S.
Macklin, all of Clayton. Second
Election District Registrar, John
KranZ, Cheswold; assistants, Clara
S.Garrison, Cheswold; Frank Attix
Kenton; alternate, Clinton Guthrie,
Kenton. Fourth Representative
District Elections District, Regis
trar, David Roadway, Hartly; as
sistants, Edith R. Craig, Hartly;
Olin Raughley, Dover, R. F. D.;
alternate, Charles ]. Luff, Wyom-
ing. Fifth Representative District
First Election District Regis
trar, John Pomeroy Jones; assist
ants, Gilbert T. Chadwick, William
P. Forkum; alternate, Hazel c.
Hancock, all of Dover. Second
Election District Registrar. c. 3.
Hope; assistants, Miss Bertha
Minus, Robert Deiss; alternate,
Harvey Farrow, all of Dover.
Third Election District-R Registrar,
Margaret D. Tomlinson; assistants,
Olivia Mason, Ernest Goodwin; al
ternate, William H. Mckee, all of
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
KENTON TO HAVE
MODERN SCHOOL
State Board Accepts Consoli-
datiOn Plan and Plans For
New Buildings
DUPONT AID ACCEPTED

Kenton is to have a new and
modern school building, probably
similar to that erected year ago
at Clayton. The new building is
an outcome Of the recent election
held, by which Downs Chapel and
a number of other districts conso1-
idate with Kenton to be known as
Kenton Consolidated School Dis
trict No. 8. At meeting of the
State Board of Education at Do
yer Friday, the vote for consolida-
ion was accepted. 1t was reported
the amount available for the Ken
ton school was S23, $50, which may
be supplemented with an addition
to be raised by local taxation to
the amount of two per cent of the
1919 assessed valuation. Tentative
plans will be presented to the
board at another meeting to be
held soon. DIR. Holloway will visit
Kenton this week to look over an
OAldOlC 0ALC LII lAAC 4CW
ing. Friday the Kenton School
Commission, recently elected, met
with the State Board for organiza-
tion. They included S. M. Taylor,
Andrew F. Everett, H. Clifford
Clark and w. ]. Cook. The State
Board members of the commission
are Messrs. Price, Cam, Brown
and Simon. S. NJ. Taylor was
elected chairman of the commits
sion and Warner Price vice-chair-
man. DR.. H. V. Holloway was
elected secretary and H. Clifford
Clark assistant secretary. The
commission accepted the coopera-
ton of the Delaware School Found
alton, which organization is back
ed by Pierre S. duoPnt for the
erection Of the building and also
selected E. w. Martin as the arch
itect.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
FEDERAL TAXES
HAVE NOW BEGUN
Started Yesterday on Almost
Everything From Autos
to Chewing Gum
POSTAGE LEVY JULY 6

Uncle Sam had both hands in
the pants pockets of the nation be-
ginning with yesterday. You may
not like it, but you'll pay just the
same, indirectly, at least, no mat
ter how simple your tastes or linn
tied your income. The taxes which
went into effect yesterday on var
ious items of merchandise and
manufactured products were fixed
in the S1,118, 100000 revenue bill
passed by Congress June 6, and
they'll hit Mr.. Average Man smack
between the eyes. If you have an
automobile or intend to have one,
your new contribution to the Fed
eral Treasury is assured to begin
with. When you buy car, 3 per
cent of the selling price will be
added for Uncle Sam. That
amounts to $50 on a $1,000 ma
chine. A Federal tax of one cent
is added to the price of gasoline.
On top of that, the government
imposes a cent for each quart of
lubricating oil you use. A share
for Uncle Sam is added to the
price of new tires and tubes, four
cents pound for castings and two
and a quarter cents a pound for
tubes. Electric light bills are go
ing up, too, at the rate of three ex-
ira pennies for every dollars
worth of current. If you make
long-distance telephone calls, or
send kilograms or radio messages,
you pay tax for that, too. AS
you pay your bills, Uncle Sam will
have his hand out for a two-cent !
Continued on Page Four
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
SMYRNA SCHOOL BUSES SOLD
Bid in at Auction Saturday by
Various Parties About Smyrna

The school buses offered at pub
lie sale by the Smyrna Board of
Education at the High School
building on Saturday, June IS,
were al sold. The bus operated by
Frank H. Hynson on the Big Oak
District was sold to Walter E.Don-
ovan; the bus operated by Harry
w. Blendt in Severson's District,
was sold to Henry E. Bush; the
bus operated by William Robinson
on the Brenford district went to
Henry Mason of Stevensville, Md,
and the bus operated by Edgar
Downs (colored) of the Peterson's
District was purchased by Ennis
and Deakyne. The coming year it
is said, the transporting of chill
dren from the country districts will
be put out at contract to the low
est bidder. The driver will have to
furnish and be responsible for his
own truck and must furnish it ac-
cording to specifications, pay for
his gasoline and repairs, and con-
tract to do the job for the school
at the sum agreed upon.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
STUDYING COST
OF TOMATO CROP
Comparative Study to Be
Made of Farm Records
About Kenton Smyrna
TEST ON SMYRNA FARMS

In order that definite information
may be obtained in regard to the
cost of growing a crop of tomatoes
in this section of the United States,
cost of production records will be
secured this year by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson on a number of
farms in Kent county in coopera-
ton with interested tomato grow
ers and local Gamers. Tomatoes
nave long been recognized as one
Of the leading cash crops in Della
ware and throughout the entire
Peninsula, and for the past several
years the tomato improvement
program for Kent county has in
cluded the promotion of early
plants for increased quality and
yield per acre, and the comparison
OF varieties for commercial can
nlng purposes. The program for
this year, however, will consist of
the variety comparison project and
tne cost of production records, as
y would seem that under the pres
ent agricultural situation growers
should give more consideration
tnan ever before to the economic
production program. With refer
ence to the tomato variety compar-
ison work for this year, four DEM
onstrations have been planned in
winch the Marglobe is being used
along with the Market Champion
ana one or two other standard
commercial varieties. These DEM
onstrations are being conducted on
the farms of r. L. Lloyd, A. @.
Continued on Page Tour)
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
TEACHERS SIGNED
BY SUPT. SCHANTZ
Few Changes Made in Teach
ing Staff For the Smyrna
Schools Next Year
NEW FRENCH TEACHER

Prof. c. w. w. Schantz, superin-
tendent of the Smyrna Special Dis
trict Schools, has signed up his
teaching staff for the coming
school year. Few changes were
made at this time. What changes
had been made were during the
school year just closed. Miss Dor
othy A. Knots leaves the School
Faculty and will be married Satur-
day at her home in Chestertown,
Md, to Mr.. Henry o. Gray, a
Railroad Supervisor, residing at
Clayton. Miss Knots will be sue
ceeded as Latin and French teach
er by Miss Mildred E. Horsey. For
the first time in years, no change is
made among the grade teachers.
The complete staff signed up by
Superintendent Schantz is as fol-
lows:
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Emily H. Graham. A. b.,
Thelma M. Rogers, B. s..
High School Science
Glenn S. King, A. B.. Senior Social Science
Mildred E. Horsey, ABB, Latin and French
Vola M. Vogel. A. B.,
High School Mathematics
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Anna B. Beckett, A. B., Jr. High English
Helen P. Start. Normal Certificate.
Jr. High Mathematics
Eunice Lowmaster, ABB, Jr. Social Science
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
Bessie G. Matthews, 1st Grade Certificate,
Sixth Grade. Section /
Doris t. Smith, 2nd Grade Certificate,
Sixth Grade, Section 2
Carolyn Van Pelt, 1st Grade Certificate,
Fifth Grade, Section l
Elizabeth T. Pryor. lst Grade Certificate.
Fifth Grade, Section 2
Helen E. Scout, 1st Grade Certificate,
Fourth Grade, Section 1
Ruth G. Kaufman, First Grade Certificate,
Fourth Grade, Section =
Mildred S. Burchard, 1st Grade Certificate,
Second and Third Grades
Elizabeth Martin. First Grade Certificate.
Third Grade
Lulu V. Robinson. First Grade Certificate,
Second Grade
Julia w. Griffith. First Grade Certificate,
First Grade, Section l
Caroline E. Stats, First Grade Certificate.
First Grade, Section 2
Helen C. Foard. First Grade Elementary.
kindergarten
SPECIAL TEACHERS
George w. Wright. B. c. s.,
Commercial Subjects
Frank H. Hynson. B. NJ. E.. B. E: E..
Industrial Arts
Helen d. Wright. B. s.. ........ Art
A. Jean Easton. B. S. .....-...... Music
SECRETARY
Margaret L. Slaughter ..... Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB NEWS
II. w. Slaughter Closes Term as
President on Thursday, June 80

President on Thursday, June 80
The Smyrna Rotary Club met
last Thursday evening at the Way
side Inn with President Rynear
Slaughter presiding. A communi-
cation was read by the Secretary
from the David c. Harrison Post,
No. IA, American Legion, thank
ing the club for their cooperation
in the Memorial Day Program.
President Slaughter whose term
expires June 30th, is planning for
a 100 per cent meeting on Thursday
evening, June 23rd. There was
not any special program arranged
for this meeting. Visiting Rotar-
ians present: Bud Siple, NJ. Simon,
]. T. Harman, A. B. Thomas, W.
S. Taber, all of the Dover Club.
Jack Hyatt of the Wilmington
Club.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
CDl. Oswald Tilghman, Easton, Md.

Colonel Oswald Tilghman, 81,
one of Easton, Md, Oldest citizens,
died at his home, "Foxley Hall. !"
Friday night, after an illness of
more than a year. Colonel Thigh
man was born March Z, 1841, at
the old Tilghman homestead,
"Plimhimmon, on the Tired Avon
river, near Oxford, in Talbot coun-
ty. At the outbreak of the Civil
War he enlisted in the Confederate
service and was in the first cavalry
regiment that left Texas, the
Eighth Texas Cavalry, or Terry's
Texas Rangers. Among other en-
gagements he took part in the bat
tie of Shiloh participated in the
Continued on Page Four
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

First of Summer Schedule of Union
Services on Sunday Evening
On Sunday morning there will
be the usual services at the Pres
byterian Church. Sunday School
will be at 10 o'clock and the morn
ing service at IL o'clock. In the
evening, the first of the summer
schedule of Union Services will be
held at this church. Rev. Essell
P. Thomas, pastor of Asbury M. E.
Church, will speak.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
CHAS. NEWMAN BADLY HURT
Injured in a Truck Collision Near
Smyrna Last Thursday

Charles Newman, Sr., was SER
iously injured last Thursday when
another truck ran into his truck
completely demolishing it near
Smyrna. The driver of the truck
which struck Mr.. Newman's truck
had. fallen asleep. Mr.. Newman
seeing the truck coming toward
him, ran his truck off the road in
an attempt to avoid a collision but
the truck came in the same direc-
tion and as a result Mr.. Newman's
truck was torn up and he so SER
iously injured it was necessary to
remove him to the Kent General
Hospital at Dover. His body was
placed in plaster paris cast and
he was removed to his home in
Smyrna.