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Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL DOINGS
Soccer Ball Team Wins First
Game of Season Against
Sudlersville, Md, Team
OTHER SCHOOL NOTES

The first game won by the
Smyrna Soccer team Of the Smyr-
ma High School since it was organ
lied three years ago was played
yesterday afternoon in a contest
with the soccer team of Sudlers-
vile, Md. In this one game the
team scored more points than they
have ever scored before in all the
games past together. Stanley Mid
dleton made one point three years
ago, since then, none had been
made until yesterday The men
scoring for Smyrna were John
knight, 2, Henry Lower, /, and
Edgar Harrington, 1. The score
was Smyrna, 4, and Sudlersville, 8.
The lineup was as follows: Sud
lersville &c. Weedman, goal; E. FL
lensworth, l. F. B.; A. Holden, R.
L. B.; c. Nickerson, L. H. B.: I.
Slant, c. H. B.; B. Brinsfield, R. H.
B.; H. Stanford, L. o. F.; ]. Cole
man, L. l. F.; B. Paughley, G. F.;
R. Hopkins, R. I. F.; w. Ely, R. o.
F. Smyrna -Salter, Goal; L.Ford,
L. F. B.; M. Adkins. r. F. B.; ].
Magill. L. H. B.; E. Harrington, G.
H. B.; L. Walker, r. H. B.; F. Hill
yard, L. o. F.; H. Lower, L. I. F.;
H. Pinder, G F.; j. Knight, r. I. F.;
Jr. Sevil, r. o. F. H. Jones sub
stituted for L. Walker in End half.
The girls volley ball team will
play Caesar Rodney at Smyrna on
/ October 12th.-The Boys Soccer
Team will play FELTON, at Smyrna
on October 14th.-The regular Fac
ulty meeting was held on Wednes-
day, October 26th, at 400 p. M, at
which time topics Of general inter
est were brought to the teachers by
the Superintendent Miss Julia
Griffith, first grade teacher, gave
an interesting talk on "Schoolroom
Plans and Projects. =" A Lunch
Room is being carried on under the
auspices of the Senior Glass. Sand
wiches of different kinds and milk
are being served. The proceeds
will go toward the Washington
Fund. Banking results for Tues
day. October 4th, are as follows
ISL in attendance and the number
of deposits. III; amount deposited
was S41.72. The total amount tC
date this school year is S176.79.-
The Assembly program on October
II. was in charge of the Social Sci
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
SMYRNA CENTURY CLUB RESUMES
MEETINGS WITH MUCH ENTHUSIASM

Tschudy, director to the State Fed
Grafton, gave a very comprehensive
and interesting report of the meet
ing in Dover. She was deeply inn
pressed by the speech of Mrs.
Beacon and in quoting from her,
she said 1--WE must have more
beauty in our homes, our club and
town. More music in the club. y
The chairmen of committees were
re-installed and each responded
with a brief outline of her work.
The president urged that every
club member identify herself with
one or more of the departments.
Mrs. Coverdale will have a choral
club and about twenty responded.
Miss Spruance spoke of the tree
planting day on Wednesday, Octo-
ber 10th, at o'clock, which will
take place on the banks of Lake
Como. The old members who have
resumer their membership and two
new members were welcomed by
the president. The meeting on Fri
day. October 14th, will be omitted
as a number of the members wish
to attend the conference in Asbury
M. e. Church.-M. w. M. Dwight.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
TWO OCTAGONAL
SCHOOL HOUSES
Now Objects of Curiosity In
Delaware, They Are Al
lowed to Stand
ONE AT COWGILL CORNER

With the abandonment of several
years ago after consolidation of
many of the rural schools several
landmarks of the early educational
period have passed out of existence.
There are however, two school
landmarks which have ben allowed
to stand. They are Octagonal
school buildings, one near Middle
town, over in New Castle county
and one at Cowgill's Corner, near
Dover. The first of these buildings
has ben closed for school purposes
for several years, while the one at
Cowgill's Corner, which closed for
schol purposes on June l, 1880, is
still being used as a community
building. From a well-kept record
of the Cowgill's Corner school from
its organization on April "a, 1848,
which has recently been presented
to the Delaware State Archives, it
would appear that those entrusted
with the care and maintenance of
this old school house had not only
economy in mind but the securing
of the best teachers possible for the
training of the youth in the early
days. The first school board meet
ing was held April /, 1848, with
Abraham Moor, chairman and Will
liam Cowgirl, secretary. The first
record shows the first appropria-
tion to support the school was $3.50
year which was raised by taxa
ton. The first teacher, jeremiah
Hunter was employed at the salary
of $500 per year. The record also
disclosing that there were 80 boys
and "a girls registered for the first
year of the school.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
DIST. GOVERNOR
VISITS ROTARY
Addresses Combined Meeting
of Smyrna and MiddIetOwn
Clubs in Smyrna
MEET AT WAYSIDE INN

The Smyrna and Middletown Ro-
tary Clubs held an inter-city meet
last Wednesday evening at the
Wayside Inn. Ed. Dreher, Cover
nor of the 5Oth District of Rotary
officially visited the two clubs and
addressed them on Rotary Interna-
tional. The Governor said in part
that Rotary embraces Forty-five
countries with seventy nationali-
ties represented. The immediate
past President PASCAL of Rotary
International last year Travelled
$1,000 miles in his official vista
tions. The financial condition of
Rotary International was reported
to be in good shape. The District
Governor has thus far Travelled
54OO miles and made thirty two
visitatiors to clubs in the 50th dis
trict which embraces Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware. The
activity of Rotarians makes Rotary
possible. Four principal avenues
of activity, namely, International,
Community, Vocational and Eel
i lowship lead the service program
outlined for Rotary. Rotary was
4 described as one of the greatest
pieces of machinery ever set in mo-
tion in the interest of National,
State, Community and Home vel
fare. c. L. Harmonson Of the To-
cal club responded to the Cover
nor's address, while John Tobin,
president of MiddletoWn club, re-
sponded for his club. A rising vote
of thanks was rendered the District
Governor for his excellent and in
spring address. Remarks were
made by several members of the
two clubs. Mr.. Err. Dick, a prom
inent agriculturist and fruit grow
er of Smyrna, addressed the two
clubs on his impressions of Rotary.
A. L. Leader Of the Dover club, al
ways a welcome visitor of Smyrna
club, sang two solos.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
STATE WELFARE
HOME ACTIVITY
Twenty or More Brick Layers
Went on the Job Yester-
day Morning at Smyrna
OVER 100 MEN ON JOB

The underground work of the
Administration, Pavilion and Pow
er House of the State Welfare
Home Buildings have about been
completed or atleast advanced
enough to start laying brick. Yes
terday morning some twenty or
thirty bricklayers started on the
lob and with the arrival of the
bricks, some evidence of the pro-
gress above ground will soon show
itself. For several weeks there
has been excavating, tunneling,
plumbing, electric conduit work,
reinforcing and pouring concrete,
etc., which has been APPARENTLY slow
and tedious work, yet progressing
as fast as conditions would war
rant. From now on the Welfare
Home site will be the scene of &C
tivity. Already a hundred or more
men are OF the job and this force
will materially increase as the work
progresses. Only three of the pro
posed IA buildings contemplated
are under construction now. These
three as above mentioned will be
rushed to completion as fast as
weather conditions will warrant
during the winter to be taken UP
il real earnest again when weather
becomes favorable next Spring
Smyrna IS feeling the benefit Of the
work going on in that vacant prop
critics are becoming rented and no
tells and lodging places are filling
UP. Some one has figured there
are eleven or more families brought
to Smyrna of workmen who would
rather bring their families here anc
reside than commute to Whining
ton and other points. Later on
when the buildings are completed
and the transfer is made from the
three county almshouses, there
will be a number Of employees who
will no doubt move to and take uI
residence in Smyrna to be near e
their work at the State Welfare
Home. This is all going to pc
benefit to Smyrna in one way q
another. But most interesting q
all will be the modern and improv
ed buildings and beautiful Layout
Of grounds on the south bank o1
Lake Como toward Sunnyside ROAD
an institution that will be {
credit to the community and {
model Of its kind to be found il
any state in the Union.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
CHESWOLD CHURCH JUBILEE
Fortieth Anniversary Held Sunday
With Appropriate Services

CheswOld, Oct. IL ChesWOld
Methodist Episcopal Church OBJ
served its 4Oth anniversary Sunday
with appropriate exercises that
drew out large congregations. The
church edifice which was the out
growth of old Bethel on the State
road, was erected forty years ago
on the Main Street of Cheswold
and has served faithfully thru the
years. The pastor, the Rev. r. w.
Kerwin, had charge of the services
of the day and special program
of speaking and music was had.
The speakers for the day were the
Rev. H. G. Budd, D. D., Of Dover,
at the morning service and the Rev
Harry Taylor, Of Dover, at the ev-
ening service. w Townsend JEFF
ferson, of Smyrna, and Norman
Purcell, Cheswold, rendered solos.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
BUDGET CUTS NOW
TOTAL $917,OOO.OO
State Departments Cooperate
With Governor Buck To Re
duce Expenses 10 Per Cent
FINAL HEARING IS SET

Through the cooperation of a
number of State Commissions, the
State Budget Commission Friday
morning and afternoon effected a
further cut of $4,000 in the bud
get for the next fiscal year. This
brings the total saving secured at
hearings thus far to about $917,
600. The reductions are in line
with the economy program of Gov
ernor Buck. Yesterdays hearings
were held in the offices of the In
dustrial Accident Board at Dover.
The final hearing of the commits
sion will be held at Dover at 10
o'clock tomorrow Thursday morn
ing at which time the budget of the
State Hospital at Farnhurst will be
discussed. The commissions and
departments which have co-operat-
ed, accepting a ten per cent cut in
their budgets were the State Board
of Education, State Welfare Com
mission, the Blind Commission, the
State Labor Commission, the Ad-
jutant Generals Department, the
Attorney Generals Department
and the Sttae Tax Department,
State Game and Fish Commission
and others. The budget commits
sion informed the Welfare Com
mission that it would be virtually
impossible to allow for old age pen
sions more than 10 per cent of the
general income or about S1S0,000
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
MINISTER'S TO MEET HERE
All Day Union Meeting as Asbury
on FRIDAY: Public is Invited

A union meeting of the ministers
and laymen of the Middletown and
Wilmington districts Of the Will
mington Conference will be held on
Friday at Asbury M. E. Church,
this town. This will be an all day
meeting and about 800 representa-
tives of all the churches in this sec
ton are to be present. There will
be representative speakers in the
morning, afternoon, and evening,
chief among whom viii be the
Bishop Edwin Hughes, the recent
Iy appointed bishop of the Wash
ington area. Bishop Hughes will
speak in the afternoon and will lee
ture in the evening. Everybody is
welcome to the sessions throughout
the day. On Sunday there will be
the usual services. The Sunday
School will convene at 10 o'clock
and the morning worship at IL
O'Clock. In the evening the Ep-
worth League devotions will be in
charge of the second vice-president
Charles Gralewski. A large at
tendance is requested. The even
ing worship will be at 7.30.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
STUDY RELIEF
PLANS FOR STATE
Governor Buck to Call Legis-
lature in Session Soon To
Provide Funds
$4,000 ARE UNEMPLOYED

Governor G. Douglass Bucks in
stantaneous promise in response to
the Delaware Emergency Relief
Commissions recommendation that
he call a special session of the Leg
islature to enact a specific program
is an example of energetic promp-
titude. The commission was ap-
pointed by the Governor to determ-
inc the extent of unemployment
and the amount of relief needed.
Placing the necessary appropria-
tion at $2,O0O,000 to be financed by
a bond issue, it is proposed to care
for about $4,000 unemployed per
sons. The issue, bearing but two
per cent interest, is to be purchas-
ed by the School Fund. This means
that there is a large surplus in the
School Fund, which is to be bor-
rowed, not diverted, to meet the
present emergency. Amortization
is to be restricted to ten years, an
unusually short period for a sink
ing fund. Administration of the
100000 is intended to be through
an unpaid commission, co-operat-
ing with county relief directors.
Further taking up of the slack in
unemployment is to be urged on
the State Highway Department, in
pushing uncompleted emergency
contracts, as far as possible with
out machinery, amounting to $718,-
900, with almost half the expendi-
ture estimated as wages. A fea-
ture of the emergency employment
is to be the estimated expenditure
in wages of $545,000 Of S650,000
for the development Of public parks
in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
FIRE BURNS OLD
LEIPSIC CANNERY
Large Frame Structure Once
Owned By Levin & Son, is
Burned to the Ground
CALL SMYRNA FIREMEN

Smyra firemen with their new
truck was called out at midnight
Thursday and lost no time making
a run to Leipsic, six miles from
Smyrna, to help save the old Leip-
sic Cannery which was in mass
of flames. Dover and ChesWold
fire companies were also summon
ed but by the time any of the COM
panies arrived it was too late to
save the building. The fire, which
was of undetermined origin, had
gotten beyond control by the high
wind which was blowing at the
time. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Will
son, of Leipsic, returning from a
visit with friends at Smyrna, dis
covered the fire as they drove to-
wards Leipsic and gave the alarm.
SMYRNA, Dover, and Cheswold fire
companies were at once summoned
but, as the building was a mass OF
flames when discovered, it was i'm
possible to save anything. The
building was built in 1886, and was
operated for several years by Levin
and Sons as factory for canning
tomatoes. In later years Richard
son and Robbins Company, of Do
yer, purchased the factory and op-
Grated it. They sold it to Johr
Conner, of Leipsic, some months
ago. Conner contemplated tearing
4 it down as it was in bad repair
The factory had not been operated
+ for several years.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
SALEM CHURCH IN
ALL-DAY REUNION
Many Friends, Separated For
Years, Meet on Old Church
Grounds Near Clayton
WALTER MARKER TALKS

Sunday was a very interesting
day at Old Salem Church near
Clayton, when an all-day meeting
was held, which was thoroughly en-
ioyed by all who attended. The
services opened at 1870 a. M, with
a song service in charge of Mr..
Nathan Bailey, which was followed
by a message and an old-time love
feast conducted by Rev. A. ]. Dol
bou. Miss Elizabeth Stirling of
Wilmington, sang several spiritual
songs, accompanied by her auto
harp. The afternoon service began
at LOO p. m. and opened with an
appropriate talk by Mr.. Walter
Marker, who told of some interest
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
ST. PETERS AUXILIARY MEET
First Fall Meeting held Wednesday
Evening at Mrs. V. w. Elterich's

First Fall Meeting held Wednesday
Evening at Mrs. V. w. Elterich's
The Woman's Auxiliary of st.
Peters Church held its first fall
meeting Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Wallace Elterich,
custodian for the United Offering.
The Blue Boxes" were opened and
the work for Advent was discussed.
Miss Emily Spruance, the Secre-
tary gave her report. On the
Bishops Guild. The meeting was
opened with prayer by the Rector,
the Rev. Frederick Marx Barton.
About ten members hope to attend
the meeting at ST. Johns Church,
Wilmington, on Thursday, October
18th. The hostess served tea. On
Sunday morning at 7.30 there will
be a corporate communion for the
auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
STATE HOUSE APPROACHES
State Highway Department Has
Lowest Bid of S5O.SI2.50

Contracts, which at the lowest
estimates in bids opened by the
State Highway Department yester-
day total S71, ,604. will probably be
awarded by the department for
three road building projects in
about ten days. The first bids op-
ened were for the construction of
approaches to the new State House
at Dover. The lowest bidder was
the Highway Engineers Construc-
tion Company, Selbyville, with
0,S12.50.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK

William Hevalow, Former Smyr-
ma Boy. Killed in Motor Accident
William Hevalow, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Hevalow of Newark,
formerly of near Smyrna, died at
the Homeopathic Hospital at Will
mington, on Saturday morning as
a result of injuries sustained in an
accident on the road between New
ark and Ogletown on Monday night
of last week when an automobile
driven by Arthur Gesseman of
Ogletown collided with his motor
cycle. William had been to VIII
mington and was on his way home
when the accident happened. Ar
thur Gesseman, driver of the auto
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
BARN FIRE NEAR HARTLY
j. Seward DAILY Loses Cow and
Lot of Hay in $1,000 Blaze

Fire of undetermined origin Fri
day evening, destroyed the large
brick barn on the former Thomas
Marvel farm, in West Dover, now
owned and tenanted by ]. Seward
Daily. Between twenty and thirty
tons of hay, besides one cow, was
destroyed. The barn was built in
1859 and was one of the largest
and best equipped in this locality.
The Daly's were sitting at their
supper table when they saw the re-
Election of a light through the win
dows, but thought it was from an
automobile There was but little
insurance on the building. The loss
will possibly total $1,000.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
QUIETLY WED AT ELKTON

Miss Pauline MannOn Becomes the
Wife of George $. Collins, Chester
Miss Pauline E. Mannon, daugh-
ter of Wilson Mannon of near
Woodland Beach, and granddaugh-
ter of Mrs. Theodore Mannon of
this town with whom she made her
home, became the bride of George
S. Collins of Chester, Pa, last Wed
nesday morning. The wedding was
quietly performed at Elkton, Md,
by the Rev. Moon.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
MOVE KENT WHIPPING POST
Old Relic of Former Days Moved
in Jail Yard of New Jail

In keeping with Kent county's
new prison equipment the whipping
post, which stood for years in the
Jail yard of the recently abandoned
Kent county Jail just off THE
Green, has been moved to the rear
of the new jail on an elevated plot
of ground between the sheriff's res
idence and the east wing Of the
Jail on Water Street, west of Gov
ernor's avenue to be included in
the Jail yard. This old relic of by
gone days has been the object of
curiosity to tourists.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
r. slRL SCOUT NEWS
|" imposed of IA Girls
\ lD'fSalp Of Mrs. Pusey

!, '''npOsed of IA Girls
\ 1dsnhip Of Mrs. Pusey
bright, eager Girl
1,as 70 Troop No. l, of
as''s J :. Scouts under the
AM, MS. Raymond D.
Ai's Caroline Stats
y s.'aally y completed their
h. 's's' and have settled
NJ. oaslness of becoming
s1-.al ,.saI'. Just now the
!. ~. ~ thing to the Scouts
=. FAMED 'lll for Saturday
,t,,,.., winch they hope to
o,,s.ll .llg specimens for
I, h ,il ior their Nature re-
A Second eoeSsdry
Il u, man, ars working. The
PIN Tslly a earned enough
Y, 'aeir uniforms. II
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4doIl1,..0 = Asr.Kenworthey
"a 4. 1aa' Which he donat.
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b., 'sry near fut,,ro ~
Nil 'Oop No. /. of
tasslp ppsar in their new
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Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
ROAD TO BAYVIEW SCHOOL
Stretch of Road of "a Miles Will
Be Built-LOWest Bid S5,817

At the opening of bids by the
state Highway Commission yester-
dav w. w. Truitt of Lincoln City,
was lowest bidder at $5,217 for the
improved road "a miles from Wen
deIl's Corner to Bayview School
House. This will be good news to
farmers living on what is known as
the old Lighthouse road.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
BIG FIRE AT MIDDLETOWN
Stable and Bazaar of Jacob B.Rud-
nick Almost Totally Destroyed

Stable and Bazaar of Jacob B.hud-
nick Almost Totally Destroyed
About $50 last night the Smyr-
ma firemen were summoned to Mid
dletown where Rudnick's Bazaar
had caught fire and the properties
surrounding endangered. The prop
erty was almost totally destroyed.
At the time of the fire there was
no live stock in the building with
the exception of sheep and they
were gotten out. Fire companies
from Chesapeake City, Nd, Odes-
sa, and Smyrna responded to the
alarm. The contents of the build
ing which included some hay and
a Pierce Arrow truck were also de-
stroyed.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
Chimney Fire at Grieves Farm

Smyrna firemen answered fire
alarm last evening at the farm of
Harry B. Grieves tenanted by j. M.
Downes. It was a chimney fire
and was extinguished without any
material damage.
Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
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s,ns set in their midst: :
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plan Of tree planting
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4 daughters Of America
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1 Business Mems Associa-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-12-09

that it would support Legislation per.
hitting the ABSORPTION into the State
sytem of all first-class county roads
The conference opposed this plan and
favors the / cent apportionment of the
gasoline tax to the counties. so that
each can maintain its roads through
their respective road departments
claiming that they are more familiar
with local conditions and can do the
work at less expense.
Mayor jackson, in his computation
Of the total cost of $100,000,000 esti-
mated to be necessary for government
in 1888, apportioned it as follows:
State government, $4,000. 900; Balti-
more city, $46,0Oe,OOO, and the indi-
vidual county governments $15,000,-
900.
The Maryland State Grange, now
holding its sixtieth annual meeting at
the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore,
and the Maryland Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, have Endorsed the Legislative
program sponsored by the County
Commissioners of seventeen counties
of the State.