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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
OLA PODRIDA
SMYRNA EVENT
crowds Attend Three Day
Festival Under Auspices
Asbury NJ. E. Church
HOME TALENT PLAYS

Smyrna was introduced to a new
kind of entertainment Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings of
last week when the workers of AS
bury Methodist Episcopal Church
put on their Ola Podrida at G..
Harvey Wright's big show room
on South Main Street. The name
Ola Podrida is Russian, mean
ing Bringing Together" and true
to this title it was a supper affair
and entertainment that brought
together large crowds who were
Hospitality welcomed just as Smyr-
ma knows how to do it. The big
show room of Mr.. Wright's garage
building was most ideal for such
an affair. The women of the
church had erected a number of
booths, stage for their plays,
while the whole north end of the
room was allotted ample space for
spreading, attractively decorated,
tables for serving those suppers
for which the women of Smyrna
are noted During the three days
they served chicken salad, turkey,
oysters, with all the "fixins" and
ice cream and cake if you wanted
them. Then there was the candy
booth, the handkerchief and art
booth, the toy booth and other OPP
portunities to spend your money
for a good cause. The event drew
a large crowd every evening, not
only from Smyrna, but Clayton,
Kenton, Cheswold, Dover, Black
bird, Townsend, Middletown, Odes-
sa, Wilmington and Sudlersville,
Md, and from points farther dis
tant, who motored here to spend
the evening. The suppers also
offered the opportunity for some
to reserve a whole table for enter
tanning their guests. The affair
took in a gross total of over $500
from which the church hopes to
clear in the neighborhood of $3.50.
Too much praise cannot be given
the committee chairmen and their
aids in putting over this big festi-
val They were-S Supper Commit
tee, The Mite Society of Asbury
NJ. z. Church, Tables. Mrs. j..
Frank Webb; Menu, Mrs. Walter
o. Hoffecker; Japanese Olio, Miss
Hilda Armstrong, President of the
Epworth League, assisted by the
members Of the cabinet; DELEGATES
sen, Willing Workers Sunday
School Class, Mrs. G. Harvey
Wright, President and the several
committees; Art and Needle Craft,
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society and the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, Mrs. Y. Lay
Phillips and Mrs. L. M. Price,
Presidents; Novelty Booth and
Treasure Caverns, the Junior
Choir, Mrs. Frank H. Hynson, Miss
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week

Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
Rector, announces the following
services: Friday, 7.3O p. M, short
service followed by choir practice,
all members of the choir urged to
be present Sunday next-730 a.
m, celebration of the Holy Com
munion; 10 a. m, Church School;
II a. M, Morning Prayer and ser
mon, sermon subject will be the
Prophecy of the Coming of the
King, Who Shall Rule the World"
$50 p. M, Young Peoples Meet
ing and instruction. Following the
custom of many years Asbury
Methodist and the Presbyterian
and st. Peters will unite in a
union Thanksgiving service on
the 30th. The address
to be delivered by the Rev Mr..
Johnson, the Rev. Mr.. Galley as
sisting in the services.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
ASSEMBLY NEAR
END OF SESSION
Futile Effort Seen To Agree
on Method of Financing
Public Works Program
TO ADJOURN FRIDAY

In accordance with a resolution
adopted by the unanimous vote of
the Senate yesterday afternoon
and later agred to by majority
of the House, the present special
session of the Legislature will be
adjourned sine die next Friday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock. Whether the
General Assembly is going to quit
without providing for public
works program for the State will
be decided to-day. If it is decided
to do nothing to accomplish the
purposes for which the session was
called, that is, to provide relief for
the needy of the State, a two-day
recess may be voted to-day until
Friday. If the members agree to
provide a public works program
and funds whereby it is to be fl
nanced, 1t will be made between
now and Friday to rush through
the legislation necessary. This
will mean night sessions for the
balance of the week and probably
an all night session Friday with
the clock stopped at 4 o'clock. The
Senate resolution fixing the time
for final adjournment was intro
duced by Senator Keith. It was
intended originally to pave the
way for the exercise by Governor
C. Douglass Buck of his constitu-
tional right to dissolve the Gener-
al Assembly when the two houses
were hopelessly deadlocked over
the question of adjournment. The
Democratic members of the House
voted in caucus to support the
resolution. This caucus was a
heated affair during which several
of the members engaged in verbal
disputes which at times became so
violent that personal encounters
were narrowly avoided. The mem
bers emerged from the conference
apparently fighting mad and the
disagreement was carried to the
floor of the House. Because of
this inability to agree on the fl
nancing plan many members are
prepared to quit Friday without
passing any bills to provide for a
works program. While it is claim
ed this would mean a severe blow
to the State other members insist
the new Civil Works Administra-
ton plan as financed by the gov
eminent together with the build
ing of the Pierre S. DUPONT High
School in Wilmington and the ST.
100000 school building State wide
program will be sufficient to pro
vide all the employment necessary
throughout Delaware during this
Winter. The fight against ad-
journment had been led by Repre-
sentative Rees. The McCabe mo-
ton to adjourn was carried by a
vote of "a yeas to 9 nays, Demo-
Gratis and Republicans favoring it
and opposing it.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
ON
THANKSGIVING
Charles c. Clark, Chief Little
Owl, Will Preside at Affair
Held at Riverdale Park
PROMINENT MEN THERE

Chief Little Owl, known to the
English speaking as Charles c.
Clark, who heads the Nanticoke
Indian Association, along the
banks of the Indian River, sixteen
miles southeast of Georgetown, is
making plans for the annual pow
WOW to be held at Riverdale Park.
on the banks of the Indian River,
near Oak Orchard, on the after
noon of Thanksgiving Day. Chief
Little Owl says that the pow-wow
and ceremonial will take place. re-
CARELESS of weather conditions,
starting at o'clock in the after
noon. Several professors from the
anthropology department of the
University of Pennsylvania are ex-
pected. DR.. Frank C. Speck, head
of the anthropology department of
the university and recognized as
one of the leading authorities on
the American Indian in this coun-
try, will probably be present. It
was through the interest of DR..
Speck in the descendants of the
that the association
was formed in 1921 by the late
Russell Clark (Chief Wyniaco),
who was father of Chief Little
Owl. Upon the death of the first
chief his son, Ferdinand Clark
(Chief Sea GULL succeeded him
and remained at the head of the
clan for some time. Then Chief
Little Owl became the successor.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
KENTON MAN LANDS OFFICE
John w. Arthurs To Become Cash
Ter of Internal Revenue Office

John w Arthurs, of Kenton, is
slated to succeed Richard L. Eli
son, of 1924 Stapler Place, Will
mington, as cashier of the Federal
Internal Revenue Office, it was
learned late last week. While no
official announcement has been
made, Willard F. Deputy, collector
for the Delaware district, said that
if was most likely true. The APP
pointment, ne said, would require
Presidential approval From the
reports circulated, the change
would become effective on Decem-
Der /. Mr.. Arthurs went to Will
mington Monday to familiarize
himself with the Guties and pro-
cedure of the Office he is broth
er of Stanley NJ Arthurs, a native
of Kenton and we'll known artist,
and was parlimentarian in the
State Senate for one term,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
WIDE FREDERICK CAUSEWAY
Macadam Road To Be Replaced by
a Concrete Course

Motorists to Milford, Lewes and
Rehoboth are rejoiced to note that
the State Highway Department is
to replace the macadam road over
the Frederick Causeway, a dis
tance of 1.O31 miles with wider
road built of concrete. This is the
longest macadam stretch on the
main state highway and the an
nouncement there is to be a
smooth road to travel over by the
time another Rehoboth and Ocean
City season is to open next year is
welcome news. The concrete road
thru Frederick and over the cause
way is to be % feet.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
ASBURY NJ. e. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. John L. johnson, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week

nounces Services for the Week
AS Asbury M. E. Church Sun
day morning next the church
school will convene at 10 o'clock
with all the departments present.
ing special worship and study
programs. The morning worship
will be held at eleven o'clock and
the Senior and Junior Choirs will
sing special numbers. The pastor
will have for his subject "A Vigil
with Jesus" The Senior and Jun
Tor Choirs will sing special selec-
tions. At Gas the Epworth League
devotional meeting will be held in
charge of Francis Yeates. The
Feast of Harvest" will be cele-
brated at 7.3O. DR.. Harry V. Hol-
loway. State superintendent of
Public Education will deliver the
address. The Senior and Young
Peoples Choirs will present an at
tractive musical program. This
service will be under the auspices
of the Rural Committee of the
church. Edgar T. Heinold will
preside. Every house wife in the
church whether member or friend
is asked to bring a glass of jelly,
a jar of fruit or preserves as a do
nation to the sick in the Method
ist Hospital in Philadelphia. Mon
day evening the Epworth League
Cabinet will meet at the conclu-
sion of the rehearsal of the Christ
mas music by the Young Peoples
Choir. Tuesday night the Official
Board will meet in regular month
Iy session. The mid-week service
on Wednesday night will partake
of the nature of Thanksgiving
Asbury congregation
will join in the Union Service in
st. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Thanksgiving morning at
10 o'clock.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Mary f. Cooper, Widow of
John b. Cooper, Smyrna Merchant

Mrs. Mary F. Cooper, widow of
John 3. Cooper, prominent mer-
chant in Smyrna number of
years ago, passed away at the
Palmer Home at Dover on Sunday
afternoon from general debility.
Mrs. Cooper was the daughter of
the late John H. and Martha Rash
and was 95 years of age. Practi-
cally her entire life was spent in
Smyrna where her husband for a
number of years conducted a gen
eral store on the corner where the
American Stores Company is To-
Gated. For the past six years she
has been living at the Palmer
Home She was a member of the
Asbury M. E. Church of Smyrna.
She is survived by only one son,
Fletcher E. Cooper of Brooklyn,
New York. Irving Cooper, an
other son, died some years ago.
Funeral services were held from
the Palmer Home yesterday after
noon at o'clock and interment
made at Bethel Cemetery. Rev.
Essell P. Thomas officiated.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
~ HIGHWAY
WARD DIVER
4, From Duck Creek
L',cs TO Bishops Corner
M g Be E Built Next
I BIDs DECEMBER ID

,svs been taken by the
r g I9,v Department to
4. Dual Highway thru
y i bishops (cheswold)
+ss first section in Kent
|, Inward u Dover, the capital
|. NATE. Plans have been
and specifications ordered
H. calling for bids 70 be
fOr the section OF more
sve miles between smyrna
4. Cheswold Corner on Wed
4 necember 10, at 2 o'clock.
Advertisement has been Or
to appear in next issue ana
blowing week. Tine announce
that preliminary work Of
n and building culverts, &C.,
carried on thru the winter
4 giving employment to
! Out Of work, is being recelv-
" with more than usual IN
Just how the dual stretch
nyrna will be made has not
en definitely announced, but
ssid it will be a dual road
crass and shrubbery plot IN
IN The roads, it is said, Will
ser together thru town limits
rObably on out as far as the
road intersection. SO as
disturb property in Smyrna
i two cemeteries on the
In edge Of Smyrna. This
lean the moving of the south
road over as far as neces-
h as to allow for the grass
ower plot and the north
rOad.to be built in the width
VI. At any event it may be
bed on the State Highway
eers will make a finished job
and will not disturb business
and filing stations any
than is necessary. The con-
bon Of this dual highway to-
Dover is to be financed by
National Industrial Recovery
Men will be employed
b the National Reemploy-
Service in Dover. Minimum
it IS said, will be 80 cents
kskilled and 40 cents for
labor in Kent county. The
rOad is built from Whining
Trough New Castle County to
b, a distance Of SO miles,
regarded as one of the fin
ads in the country.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
ID DEAD, MIDDLETOWN

EGraCe McWhOrter, Wife Of
es McWhOrter. Dies in Home
Grace Mcwhorter, aged 50,
Edetown, who was found
m the floor Of her home
gay night, died of a heart
Flon, Dr.. w. NJ. Fenimore.
Frs physician, said Friday
~, following an examination
VOman's body at the
At the request of Coroner
and Deputy Coroner
Mrs McWhorter and her
NJ Tnomas, were both seen
quarters they used in back
aalo store, BY Jerry Husfelt,
'0f Of the store, early
~ afternoon. When they
IL 70 remain there during
ellng, he went into their
: and attempted to arouse
nan' He was unable to do
summoned the State Pc
So'p0ral Knecht found that
laal vas dead. The BODY
n uaeo over to Coroner Ped
NJ. MeWhOrter was held
lurther Investigation bv
Henry c. Ray Of the STATE
D, ~ e bis condition, it
+as possible to question biro
0Ining. McWhorter wa 80. !
= # agricultural im q
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
AT WESLEYAN METHODIST
Rev. w. w. Henry, Pastor, An
Dounces Services For the Week

The revival meeting at the Yves
leyan Methodist Church, under the
direction of the Rev. A. F. Shea of
Jersey City, is being we'll attend
ed and much interest manifested.
Mr.. Shea is assisted in the meet
ing by the Rev. Miss Marion Whit
ney of Willow Grove, Pa, and his
daughter, Miss Pauline Shea. Mr..
Shea is bringing messages on the
bible doctrine of Holiness as was
taught by the pioneers of early
Methodism. Miss Whitney and
Miss Shea are singing the old time
gospel hymns. No fanaticism OF
man-made creeds are INDUCED.
No particular stress put forth for
raising money. Welcome to every
body. Services every evening at
7.30 o'clock.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
Rev. Stephenson at Welfare HON,

DR.. r. K. Stephenson was in
charge of the services held at the
State Welfare Home on Sunday
afternoon. DR.. Stephenson was
assisted by Mr.. Lewis NJ. Price,
Mr.. Willard Wright, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter w. Hynson. About
$50 were in attendance.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
| WARMING AT MANsE
'Iheir Hon. oa'lies K. Galley
-r5r 70 Greet Friends

IT, H. Mrs. h James R. Galley
ss'i Home to Greet Friends
4 @p oaaly night, November
e.. Open House" was b tLlO ! !
6s rSs'e I Manse. Rev. an q
IT, !. Z. Galley extended an an
! pl., I the members If tn -
kria ,'ssoyterian Church a NJ
H.. rs' !. n !, the Community Ito 70
H. = u, their new home an i
y al, 40 on that evening" my
sor NY "a and sixty friends IF :
FitatiorDl. N rs Is wife accepted
FsLsp ts.., All the visitors
Esley 's J. the house by
| FolioT \ soon 2 as they ar,
ICONS nDi g the tour Of the
h togstb ,ne guests all as
Of IT, s'l MI. in the front
''l !! RefreshmoooUrttaai
VI. o., 4 sandwiches ai''s III
AsD srvsa !. All the friends
oaaa ''. Galley are fix u,Gei Y
them 1 5o,, they departed
\ and success. 'i Il tie s'; s.ss:
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22

Grass Fire at Armstrong; Corner
Smyrna firemen were summoned
to a grass fire at Armstrong; Cor
ner, north of Smyrna, at noon to-
day. 1t was extinguished by the
time they arrived there.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-22
Death of Mrs. Robert Dukes

Mrs. Mary E. Dukes, widow of
Robert Dukes, passed away on
Monday at Hamburg, Pa. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dukes lived in Smyrna many
years ago. She was 73 years old
and the daughter of the late
Thomas and Hannah (WilliamsJ
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-17
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL
ELECTION

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
That on Tuesday, April 4. 1893.
the annual election of town officers
and members of the school board
for the town of Wrangell will be
held. The polls for said election
will be situated in the City Hall on
Second street of said town of Wran-
CELL. The polls will be open at 8
o'clock a. m. on the morning of
Tuesday, April 4, 1888 and will re-
main open until o'clock p. m. on
the evening of said day.
The following officers are to be
elected ON Tuesday, April 4. 1888.
Mayor to serve one year.
Three members of the Common
Council to serve two years.
One member of the school board
to serve one year.
One member of the school board
to serve three years.
Qualifications for Voting
Section Is of Chapter 81 of the
Laws of the Territory of Alaska
provides that
In all elections for members
of the council, mayor, and other
officers, as we'll as members of
the school board, the qualifica-
tions of the electors shall be as
follows, to-wit:
Every person above the age
of twenty-one years who is
citizen of the United States, and
who has resided continuously one
year next preceding the cleo
ton in the Territory of Alaska,
and six months next preceding
the election within the limits OF
the city, shall be entitled to vote
at any such election.
The election officers who have
been appointed by the Town Coun-
Gil to hold this election are as fol-
lows:
Clerks-Mrs. May Gartley, John
Stedman.
judges L. NJ. Churchill, A. NJ.
Myers, Edwin Hofstad.
Dated at Wrangell, Alaska, this
18th day of March, 1898.
L. B. CHISHOLM,
Town Clerk.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-17
Dygert Believes City
Should Hold Utilities
By W. G. DYGERT


A franchise such as our light
and power has value and is prop
erty as the courts have decided.
estimate the value of the WrangeIl
franchise together with what Wran-
CELL has paid on the present plant
at $4,000.
Some may jeer at this estimate
but Mr.. Hanford tells me his esti-
mate is $4,000 and he has had
much to do with the plant while l
have had nothing and it is not for
me to say who is che better ac-
countant.
1t has been proposed that the
light plant be turned over to be
sold with the sawmill; in fact, as
many know, an attempt was made
to have it turned over without even
the knowledge of the owners, let
alone due consideration of said
owners, the people of Wrangell.
All thanks to certain taxpayers
who were informed in time to pro-
test was not-and to certain
members of the council and our
mayor who blocked their 100000
grab. It was admitted that the saw
mill had not sold alone. The claim
was made that there was purchas-
er for the two in combination. And
vague talk of a Guaranty that
the sawmill would run three months
every year and furnish payroll in
Wrangell to compensate for said
city plant.
That was the proposal, $4,000
or $4,000 for a song-please
dance!
Now, had it been proposed that
the Guarantor acquire the Wran-
CELL school bonds and deposit them
with the Treasurer of Alaska as
security that the mill would run
and furnish a specified payroll as
agreed, the people of Wrangell
would then have something to con-
slider
Let us as voters of Wrangell be
very careful that we elect those
to the position of trust that are
eager to block this or any other
grab"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-17
THE SALVATION ARMY
Captain Chester Worthington
Commanding Officer

Mrs. Louis Lemieux was a pas
senger aboard the Northwestern
Tuesday morning. She was return
ing to Petersburg from Seattle
where she was called several weeks
ago by the death of her father,
Capt Davis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-17

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
DIVISION NUMBER ONE AT
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
Lulu E. Chaplin, Plaintiff
VS..
Guy S. Chaplin, Defendant
No. 1877 KA
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
To the President of the United
States of America.
To the Above Named Defendant
Greeting:
You are hereby required to APP
pear in the District Court of the
Territory of Alaska, First Division,
within thirty days after the last
publication of summons, vix-the
7th day of April, 1898, in case this
publication of summons, viz-the
forty days after it's service upon
you personally. and answer the COM
plant of the above named plaintiff
on file in the above entitled action.
Said complaint in said action de-
mands the following relief DISCO
luton of the bonds of matrimony
now and heretofore existing be
tween the plaintiff and defendant,
settlement of property rights, en-
joining the sale or transfer of three
certificates of stock of the Wran-
CELL Packing Corporation belonging
to the defendant and issued to and
standing in the name of said de-
PENDANT on the corporation books.
And in the event that you fail to
SO appear and answer the complaint
the plaintiff will take judgment
against you for want thereof, and
will apply to the Court for the re-
lief demanded in her complaint as
heretofore stated.
Order of Publication dated-13th
of March, 1888.
First Publication March 18th, 1888
Last Publication April 7th, 1893
WITNESS the Honorable Justin
w. Harding, Judge of said Court,
and the seal of said Court hereun-
to affixed, on the 18th day of
March, 1893.
(SeaD JOHN H. DUNN, CLERK
By j. w. LEVERS, DEPUTY
VIM. A. Holzheimer
Attorney for Plaintiff
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-17
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. H. P. Corser, Vicar
10:45 a. m.-Theme of Lecture:
us the World Slipping?"
1900 Church school.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-17
GOV. PARKS STRESSES NEED
FOR BALANCED BUDGET
CONTINUED from Page one)

of our taxes and the total value
of its products exceeds that of all
other industries. Scientific man
agement has rehabilitated the fish
cries, which were almost destroyed,
and unless we again permit unreg-
ulated fishing we are assured of a
normal supply, but so far human
ingenuity has not devised a suit
able plan for stabilizing prices. If
we fail to recognize this we are in
viting disaster" he declared.
1.-The output of the salmon can
neries in 1882 was about per
cent more than in 1929-193O, but
the estimated value of this output
for the last two years is 25 per cent
less than that of the previous BIZ
ennium. A large number of the
canneries operated at a loss and
unless there is an improvement in
sale prices they cannot continue
to pack salmon. The outlook for
the next two years is not encour-
aging" his message read, and on
this is based the governors rec
concentrations which will be furth-
er reported in the next issue of the
Sentinel.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-03-17
The Swapping Post

Almost every person is doing
without something that he would
like to have but which under pres
ent conditions he does not feel
justified in spending money for. To
meet this situation the Sentinel
this week opens a new department,
THE Swapping Post" so that
Wrangell residents may exchange
services and commodities. Notices
of Swaps will be published with
out charge in one issue. Copy
should reach the Sentinel office by
noon, Thursdays. We will start the
ball rolling with our own swap:
WILL SWAP = Wrangell Sentinel
subscriptions for foodstuffs, house
work, wood, labor, or what have
you?
WILL SWAP-Socket wrenches for
wood. Ralph Bontrager.
WILL SWAP-New electric curling
iron for oval granite dish pan.
Mrs. Oscar Bergman.
WILL SWAP-Hair cuts for any
thing in the grub line. e. F.
Grigwire.
battery set radio for what have
you? Mrs. w. c. Waters.