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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
TOMORROW IS
DELAWARE DAY
First State of Original Ii to
Ratify the Federal Con-
stituti0n in 1887
FLAGS ON DISPLAY HERE

Tomorrow is Delaware Day and
Smyrna will join with other towns
in displaying the flag and other
wise marking the event. Delaware
has always been proud that she
was the first State to ratify the
Federal Constitution but this year
is the first in her history that a
Delaware Governor has been au-
thorized by legislative act to pro-
claim the anniversary December
7-as an official State holiday.
When thirty delegates met in the
old State House on the Dover
green December z, 1887, and ap-
proved the new form of Federal
Government for the Thirteen Col
onies, it was a daring act. The
other States were hesitating and
fearful to take the plunge. But,
satisfied that she would have
equal representation in the ma
tional Senate with the larger
States, Delaware blazed the way.
Five days after Delaware's assent,
Pennsylvania ratified with a two
thirds majority vote. DelaWare's
vote had been unanimous. AS a
reward Delaware has been given
the cognomen, the First State of
the Union" Hers is the first star
in the national flag; hers, the first
stripe. Her delegations are ac-
corded first place in national par
AIDES and as the States pass the
reviewing stand on inaugural oc-
casions, Delaware's representa-
tives are in the van. Yet, during
all those intervening 145 years
since the first ratification, Della
ware Legislatures have never Of
ficiaIIy declared December z as a
State holiday, meriting official eel
ebration The movement for Del
aware Day" was recently started
in the lower end of the State. IL
was taken up by Rotarians, XII
wanians, Changers and other civic
organizations The idea gained
momentum until a month ago the
Legislature, in special session
unanimously adopted a resolution
in honor of her constitutional con-
vention delegates at Philadelphia
and her State constitutional dele
gates at Dover. The Legislature
resolved that the Governor be
authorized to issue a proclamation
calling upon the citizens to dis
play the State flag and national
flag December Z of each year and
to invite the people to observe the
day in schools, churches, and civic
organizations with Appropriate cele-
brations
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
FEDERAL PROHIBITION ENDED
THROUGH NATION YESTERDAY

liens and others in the United
States to confine their purchases
of alcoholic beverages solely to
licensed dealers. The policy of
the government will be to see to it
that the social and political evils
that have existed in the pre-pro-
hibition era shall not be revived
nor permitted again to exist" he
said. I'VE must remove forever
from our midst the menace of the
bootlegger and such others as
would profit at the expense of
good government and law and or
der" He said the observance of
his request for purchases solely
from licensed dealers or agencies
was made personally to every in
dividual and every family" in the
nation and would result in con-
of beverages which had
passed Federal inspection, in the
breakup and eventual destruction
of the ''notoriusly evil, Illicit liquor
traffic" and payment of reason
able taxes for support of the gov
eminent. The proclamation direct
ed Specific attention" to author
ity given the government by the
repeal amendment to prohibition
of transportation of importation
Of Intoxicating liquors
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06

Utah yesterday added the Both
ratification to the 21st Amend
ment and thereby terminated Fed
eral prohibition throughout the
nation Final action was at $50
p. m. following the action of
Pennsylvania and Ohio, the 34th
and 35th State. Despite the ac-
tual repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment Delawareans went to
bed dry last night because of the
paradox of the sale of liquor being
legal amid the absence of a legal
supply to sell. With the official re-
port that the Both state had cast
its deciding vote for repeal, Pres
ident Roosevelt issued a doubly
purposed proclamation, putting an
official end to Prohibition and call
ing on Americans to help restore
respect for law and order. The
President made special plea that
no State authorize return of the
saloon either in its old form or in
a new guise, and said the objec-
tive being sought through a ma
tional policy was education of
every citizen toward greater temp
erance In asking for cooperation
with the government in an effort
to restore respect for law and or
der, the President enjoined all Cit
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
61ST JUBILEE
AT OLD ASBURY
Will Be Appropriately Cele-
brated at Church in Smyr-
ma Next Sunday
BISHOP HUGHES HERE

The sixty-first anniversary of
Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church will be appropriately OBJ
served on Sunday next, December
10th, with an attractive program
morning and evening. AT ten
o'clock all the departments Of the
church school will meet and an ef-
fort is being made to have present
every member of the school after
the school session each class will
attend the morning worship at
eleven o'clock at which time Bish-
op Edwin H. Hughes, Resident
Bishop Of the Washington Area Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
will preach. Bishop Hughes is
recognized as being one Of the
most eloquent and attractive pull
pit orators of the church and it
will be great opportunity for the
people of the whole community to
hear him. A large class will be
received into church fellowship at
this service. The Epworth League
devotional meeting will be held at
6.45 with Mary Hart Wright in
charge 1t is hoped that every
member and former member of
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
FLEMINGS LANDING BRIDGE
S. ID. Collins, Port Penn, Lowest
Bidder for New Span, at $22,316.I6

Members of the Kent County
Levy Court today attended the
meeting of the New Castle
County Levy Court at which bids
for the new Fleming's Landing
Bridge across the Smyrna River
were opened. Kent County is to
bear half the cost of the new
bridge. After the bids were open
ed both courts went into confer
ence with the engineers of the two
bids were: S. D. Collins of Port
Penn, S22, 316.16, work to be COM
pleted April 5; ]. H. Terry Com
1913. so. work to be completed April
1; Thomas Earle and Sons, Inc,
of Philadelphia, S26, 237.78, work
to be completed July 1; Fox Reyn-
olds and Company, Inc, of New
York, $33, 1852, work to be COM
pleted June 1 and General Con-
tracing Company of Camden, NJ.
work to be completed in $50 work
ing days.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
NEW LEGION POST OFFICERS

Grant CARTS, Commander, and 9th
ers of Post No. IA, to be Installed
The annual installation of the
officers of the David G. Harrison
Post No. IA, will take place on
Wednesday evening, December 10,
at the American Legion room on
Main Street. The staff of officers
of the local post which were elect
ed last month will be installed into
their respective offices by the De-
partment Commander After Bach
of Georgetown, and his staff. A
large attendance is expected,
guests from Smyrna and the
neighboring towns to be present.
The officers to be installed are
Commander, Grant CARTS; Vice
Commander, ]. Stout BickIing;
Adjutant, Earl F. Keith; Assistant
Adjutant, E. P. Vogel; Finance
Officer, Clark M Knots; Chaplain,
William E. Matthews, Jr.; Histor-
ian, c. w. w. Schantz; Sergeant
Alarms, Harry Pierce; Chief Me
chanic, Lee Deakyne; Chief Driv-
er, S. Creadick Ennis; Assistant
Driver, William E. Poore.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
ASK 100000 FOR
WELFARE HOME
Hope Legislature Now in Ses-
sion Will Provide More
Funds For Institution
SMYRNA BACKS APPEAL

That the State Welfare Home at
Smyrna may function properly
and that the handicaps under
which it is now being operated
may be removed, an appropriation
of 100000 is essential to defray
the costs of much needed improve
ments and additions, according to
Alfred 1. DUPONT, the architect,
who has written to Senator E. 3.
Griffenberg, appealing to him to
urge the adoption of a bill that
has been introduced in the Legis-
lature to appropriate this amount
to the institution. Mr.. DUPONT says
this sum is not an arbitrary figure
but has been arrived at after care
fully computing the exact cost of
the necessary buildings and furn-
ishings. You probably know"
Mr.. DUPONT writes, that there are
now some 200 eligibles for the
home who cannot be taken care of;
that the staff is compelled to find
living quarters elsewhere; that the
laundry has to be sent out; that
all Of the food is prepared in
temporary kitchen, and there is
only one boiler in the power house.
1t is evident that it is not eco
nomical and practical to operate
the home under these handicaps,
and in order to put the institution
on a basis where it can function
properly and as was originally in
tended, at least 100000 must be
forthcoming Immediately. If it is
not, a sum greatly in excess OF
this amount will have to be appro-
priated by the next session of the
Legislature at which time there
will be no 80 per cent Federal
grant and in the interim the home
will be operating on an inefficient
basis which viii be uneconomical
to say the least, to the States tax
payers" Smyrna citizens are
strongly back of the appeal.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Plans For the New School Ad-
ditiOn Are Being Rushed
Thru to Ask for Bids
BASKET BALL SCHEDULE

Detailed plans and specifications
are being rushed through by the
architects, Brown and Whiteside,
Wilmington, for the additions and
alterations to the present school
building It is expected that the
Smyrna School Building Commits
sion will meet sometime during
the coming week to approve the
plans, and it is hoped that the
specifications will De in definite
form for bids to be received by the
first of the year. The Smyrna
High School basketball season will
be opened on Thursday evening,
December 14th, with the Middle
town High School teams being our
opponents. Both boys and girls
will participate in this contest.
This years schedule contains
eleven contests or games, the OPP
posing teams being Middletown,
Delaware City, Caesar Rodney,
Dover, Harrington, and Peters
burg Vocational School Peters
burg, Pennsylvania. Six Of the
eleven games will be played on the
local court. There will be both
boys and girls teams represented
in all of these contests with the
exception of Petersburg The
Junior Glass play, Sound Your
Horn" coached by Miss Rogers, is
rapidly being whipped in shape for
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
TRAPPING NOW
FOR MUSKRATS
Season For Trapping These
Valuable Marsh Rodents for
Their Fur Opened Dec. l
PREDICT POOR SEASON

Muskrat trappers of Leipsic,
Woodland Beach, Taylor's Bridge
and Delaware City started out
early Friday morning to gather in
the first muskrats of the 1888
season which opened with what is
considered a poor outlook due to
so many rats" having persisted
during the August tidal storm.
The trapping season on both in
land and tide water marshes began
December 1 and will continue to
March 10. Trapping is permitted
continuously through the Winter
on the inland marshes which are
always impossible to be trapped
part of the season because of ice.
The rise and flow of the tide
breaks up the ice on the tideWater
marshes before it has chance to
freeze very hard. One of the most
prolific trapping marshes in this
section is known as the Thousand
Acres" marsh, between Reedy
Point canal bridge and Port Penn.
During the past week the flood
gates were raised and water from
the river was allowed to flow into
the marsh in sufficient quantity to
raise the water level of the marsh
over Is inches. This was done to
enable trappers to pole their boats
around the marsh more easily
Prior to the flooding of the marsh
the water level was the lowest in
years. Except in the bitches there
was not enough water on the
marsh for boat to be moved
Many trapper set their traps early
and are working them for the first
time this season. Some trappers
do not set their traps until around
the first of January as the price
paid by buyers for hides is always
higher as the season progresses
The colder the weather becomes
the thicker the hides get and the
more luster they have. Due to the
loss Of thousands of young rats
during the storm last August it is
expected that the price of hides
this year will be higher than last
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
DUAL ROAD TO
DOVER is NEXT
Bids to Open for Road From
Smyrna to CheswOld Next
Tuesday ArOuSes Interest
TO DOVER BY SUMMER

Bids for the extension of the
dual highway from Smyrna to
Bishops Corner. distance of four
and one-half miles, will be opened
by State Highway Department at
Dover next Wednesday and since
the work involves Smyrna, there
is much interest not only in who
gets the contract but more partic-
ularly as to just what course the
north and south-bound roads will
take thru town limits and the
southern edge of Smyrna on by
Odd Fellows Cemetery. Belmont
Hall, Lake Como and the State
Welfare Home to Cheswold Dish
ops Corner). Later bids will be
asked from Cheswold Corner to
Dover, it being the plan, it is said,
to have the dual road reach Do
yer by next summer. The new
roadway extension to Washington
street, Wilmington, from Forty
third street to the top of Penny
Hill and the new road from the
Augustine Bridge to the top of
McKee's Hill are expected to be
completed within the next two
weeks. The concrete work has
been completed on the roadways
and all that remains to be done is
the laying of the road shoulders
and the making of connections and
with other roads. An
other entrance to Wilmington that
is expected to be started in the
near future is the proposed Indus
trial boulevard to be built by the
State, to run through the east side
of Wilmington and to join the
Philadelphia Pike at Holly Oak.
The road is awaiting Federal sane
ton as one of the projects to be
with the Federal road
funds, totalling S1.S19,08s, to be
assigned to the State and will
cost about 100000.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
PLEAD GUILTY COURT, DOVER
Negro Who Broke Into John LIE
Fevre's Garage Gets Four Months

Negro Who Broke Into John Lee
Fevre's Garage Gets Four Months
Before Judge w W. Harrington
in plead guilty" Court of General
Sessions, Ezekiel T. White, Jr..
negro, who pleaded guilty to
breaking into the garage Of Col.
John P. LeFevre on South State
street some weeks ago, was sent
enced to four months in the Kent
county jail George Hickman,
who pleaded guilty of assault and
battery was sentenced to one year
in jail. Robert Carly, Jr., of Do
yer, who pleaded guilty to charges
of policy writing did not apear be-
fore Judge Harrington until yes
terday. The case of Willard L.
Maloney, of near Harrington, who
pleaded guilty to charge of wife
beating" was continued until De-
cember 16. AS the result of the
brutal beating given his wife she
was in the Emergency Hospital at
Milford for several weeks.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
MEETING OF BOY SCOUTS
Group Located South of Canal TO
Meet at Dover Saturday

Meet at Dover Saturday
The first gathering Of all the
Scouts of the Delaware Districts,
south of the Canal, is being plan
ned for Saturday evening, Deem
Der 9th, to be held in the Auditor
ium of the Dover High School.
This meeting is to be in the form
of a Court of Honor for the pres
entation of the various Scout
Awards earned by Scouts during
the last several months. An ex-
cellent program for this Court Of
Honor is being arranged. Troop
No. 1 of Dover, is rehearsing for
an original Scout play to be pre-
scented at that time Mayor Wood
ford, District Chairman of the
Dover District, will be present and
give a short talk. Several must
cal numbers will be furnished by
one or more of the Sussex County
Troops and the Dover High School
Band is expected to play before
the meeting opens. This meeting
will be open to the public and it
is hoped there will be large at
tendance of parents and friends of
Scouts.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
STRICKEN DEAD
BAPTIZING TWO
Rev. G. Thomas Brookshire
Dies While Conducting Cere-
mony at Easton, Md.
WAIST DEEP IN WATER

The congregation of the Baptist
Church in Easton, Md, was thrown
into commotion Sunday night
when the Rev. G. Thomas Brook
shire, AZ years old, dropped dead
in the baptismal pool when he was
in the act of baptizing four candi-
dates who had been converted as
result of the two weeks revival
service, which came to an abrupt
close with the death of the pastor.
Standing waist deep in the pool
the minister had finished baptizing
Misses Evelyn and Louise Harring-
ton, 16 and II years old, respec-
lively, and had turned to the third
candidate, James Dean. AS he
turned he was seen TO waver and
suddenly he toppled over in the
pool. Mr.. Dean hurriedly picked
the minister up and placed him on
the floor of the chancel and a call
was sent to the fire department
for an inhalator. Firemen re-
sponded and every effort was
made to revive the minister, but
without avail DR.. P. Evans Cox
had also been summoned and he
pronounced the minister dead
from a heart attack. Mr.. Brook
shire was born in Kentucky, but
prior to going to Easton a year
ago was located at Charleston, w.
Va. He is survived by his wife
and one son, John, 9 years old. No
arrangements have been made for
the funeral.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
LEGION GIRLS IN GROUP

American Legion Auxiliary Or
ganizes Junior Group Last Week
The Juniors of the American
Legion Auxiliary met at the home
Of Mrs. Grant CARTS on Saturday
afternoon. There were seven
members present and they elected
their officers as follows: President,
Marie FAIRIES; Vice-president, Paul
inc Bickling; Secretary, Betty Van
Pelt; Treasurer, Mary Emma Bell.
The girls are very enthusiastic
about their work and are planning
to make Christmas booklets OF
cross word puzzles for the ex-ser-
vice men at Perry Point Hospital.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
STATE AID FOR
RELIEF WORK
81 ,S64,000 Fund Cited to
Show Delaware Idle Will
Not Starve This Winter
THIS DESPITE ASSEMBLY

That there is now available for
public works projects to provide
relief for the needy of the State,
without one additional dollar being
appropriated by the present special
session of the General Assembly.
the sum of $7,864 900 was the
statement made in the House early
last week by Representative Hop
kins who quoted as his authority
State Treasurer George s. Will
liams and who said the detailed
figures which he gave had been
compiled by Mr.. Williams and is
sued by him in a report made pub
lie yesterday. It was further stat
ed by high State official that the
public has never before been ap-
prised of this fact, that those who
knew it had reasons for not tell
ing it and that "the rest seem to
have been so kept in the dark that
many of us were ignorant of the
fact" It was further charged
that certain persons have been en-
deavoring to exploit the public
treasury by playing upon the sym
pathies of the people of Delaware
by making them believe that thou
sands of women and children are
on the verge of starvation in order
to get another $2,50O,0OO of the
States funds thus bringing the to-
tai to the sum of $1O,OOO,OOO for
a public works program. DR..
Hopkins in submitting his state
ment to the House, as based on
the data which ne said had been
compiled by Mr.. Williams, enum-
Grated the following funds that are
actually in hand to be expended on
projects that are incorporated in a
public works program: $1,8OO,0OO
from the Federal Government for
highways, plus over 100000 of
State funds for the same purpose,
already authorized; 100000 from
the government as a gift for direct
relief, which in the statement is
termed "doles pure and simple, in
the hands Of the State at the dis
position Of the Governor for
months!" $1,5OO,OOO which Gen
eral Assembly appropriated last
January for a school building pro-
gram in Wilmington, plus a 80
per cent gift to this fund from the
Federal Government; $1,0OO,0OO
for school buildings outside the
City Of Wilmington, plus the gov
eminent 80 per cent gift; 100000
from the CWA for work relief
100000 from the government for
mosquito control plus $4,000 add
ed to that "hallucination" by the
State; nearly 100000 additional
State projects authorized in Janu-
airy, yet to be completed, many OF
which will receive 80 per cent ad-
ditional from the Federal Govern
ment. These funds bring the to-
tai to S7,864 900 DR.. Hopkins
pointed out. II stand here to pro-
test against the State borrowing
another $2,50O,O0O," declared DR.
Hopkins when he had finished his
statement land l shall not vote
for loan in that amount to sad
die this additional debt upon this
State"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
FlOS AUXILIARY ON VISIT
|'n from Smyrna Motor Down
fox Post Auxiliary, Dover

~ DbNEi
American Legion Auxiliary
nylna were the guests Of
q L FOX Post Auxiliary Of
last night at the County
ns neld at Dover. Eleven
9'is Of the Smyrna Auxiliary
aed Miss Helen Jones. Vice
cent Of Kent County, presided
1eut the meeting. Mrs.
Sarls Of this town was re-
a.'o secretary Of Kent Coun-
A'sr Inc reappointment, in
s reports were given by
a'lous chairmen of the de-
-'rS as follows: Mrs. Myra
Dover, Welfare Chairman
rage Wilmington, Rehabil-
chairman; Mrs. Maude
| - lover, Historian; Mrs. Cal
/ a y Georgetown, Chair
y ~ junior Activities; Mrs.
&. Dstoy, Dover, Community
ana Trophies; Mrs. Jacob
.'a' Dover, National Com
y, woman; Mrs. Leila Little
~ World War Orphans Ed,
H.. A very fine program was
ii al. consisting of several
| r n numbers 7 by the Dover
H. No song and dance number
p. uult Midgets; Duologue.
r. 0I HI' Hunters" BY Mrs r
! y, %' St and Mrs. Grant
1 pls sau Musical Reading, How
! cl Prsa !, Got His Trunk" bv
/ DIaao 1' !, larls' accompanied on
NV oy Mrs. Vernon W..
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-06
FGRNA PLANS
h CHRISTM LAS
L., Mems Association to
t. ''',- Xmas Street Lights
l. About December ID
LmrNIrY XMAS TREE

...tiug of the Smyrna
Mems Association at the
s.' IRE Hall Friday night
laa -. sL frrthered for the Yule-
s' W.. soon to be celebrated
s s.eised to have the Christ
u.s.. a't'I lights again this year
!. ,i iisDepse with an Old Kris
!. ., living out of toys, candy
l u gifts to the children. J
, slr,. and Clifford Jones
/ .nnoiptsd a decorating com :
!. I'd have already started
f.. the strings Of red and
1 Christmas lights put up IN
r,jress section Of Commerce
| Main Streets. David 2. Har-
| Past, No. "A, American Leg
h SMYRNA, as usual, will furn-
M Community Christmas
| . be erected in the place Of
light at the Four Cor
| The LegiOnnaires have Oeen
Lining a big tree for this pur-
very year since the Christ :
| DECORATIONS were inaugurated
| Nil public spirit and gener-
\ !, appreciated by the Smyrna
Ers,s Mems Association as well
n general public. 1t is the
IT, 70 have the lights strung
ftrred On BY Wednesday, De
H. Il In this connection the
H. Mems Association are
h citizens to place Christmas
\ On their lawns or porches
10 cooperate in a town beau
| over the Christmastide. As
Incentive for this there will be a
y prize for the best electrically
bratsd home and $3.50 for the
| best. Efforts are being made
lave Smyrna Town Council
L a reduction Of two cents per
Estt hour to residents who
brste the front Of their build
! OF lawns to the extent Of "a
Esmas tree lights or streamers
Lar to what Dover Town Coun-
/ allowing to Dover residents
year. The Smyrna Business
Il Association very wisely ex-
! to keep the expense Of the
Etrt down to a minimum and
\ funds are left to turn over
b Kings Daughters for char
pork in the community. They
/ this fund will at least reach
|0O0. The committe appoint
b make collections are J.FranK
y Grover G. King, Clarence
Raymond and B. Franklin En-
At the meeting Friday night
Fdsnt Elmer P. Corrie, presid-
PM Harvey G. Jones was sec
p. There was a good turnout