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Evening star., 1933-06-08
Funds for Fourth
to Receive Part of
Wrestling Receipts

The National Capital Civic
Fund will benefit from the re-
ceipts of a wrestling match at
Griffith Stadium tonight between
Hans Steinke and George Ia
harias. The match is designed
to pick a suitable opponent for
Jim Londos, championship claim
ant.
The proceeds will help pay for
the civic Fourth of July celebra-
ton, including fireworks on the
Monument Grounds. Other events
sponsored by the Civic Fund are
athletic events on Fairgrounds,
programs at the Sylvan Theater
and the lighting of the national
community Christmas tree.
Details of the bout will be
found on Page D-4 in today's
Star.
Evening star., 1933-06-08

the first time after a grim struggle for
existence
In some mysterious fashion the tree
has put forth new foliage each Spring
despite its barren bed of concrete and
stone. For several years John Hargett,
night watchman at the Post Once De-
partment, has been watching the tree.
Yesterday it gave him considerable
satisfaction to report to other employees
Evening star., 1933-06-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Meeting Washington section, Insti-
tute of Radio Engineers. Kennedy
Warren, pm; dinner, $50 pm.
Meeting. American Association of En-
gineers, Shoreham Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Keane Council, Knights Of
Columbus, 918 Tenth street, 7:30 pm.
TOMORROW.
Board meeting, managers of Florence
Crittenton Home, II am.
Luncheon, Advertising Club, Univer-
sity Club, 1880 pm.
Luncheon, Phi Delta Phi Fraternity,
University Club, pm.
Luncheon, Round Table, University
Club, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Congressional Country
Club Committee, University Club, 1890
unsnuHr
Evening star., 1933-06-08
TOMORROW.

Meeting, Keane Council, knights Of
Columbus, 918 Tenth street, 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1933-06-08

>OTED in a tiny fissure between
the Eleventh street sidewalk
and the stone facade of the
Post Office Building, a null
harry tree is heal ring frl1it for
Evening star., 1933-06-08

Board meeting, managers of Florence
Crittenton Home, II am.
Evening star., 1933-06-08

Meeting, American Association of En-
gineers, Shoreham Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1933-06-08

Luncheon, Advertising Club, Univer-
sity Club, 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1933-06-08

Luncheon, Phi Delta Phi Fraternity,
University Club. nm.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
Demonstration i'm Music To Be
Given in School Auditorium
on Friday Evening
ATHLETIC SPORT EVENTS

Definite plans are being made for
the demonstration in music under
the direction of the music instruc-
tor on Friday evening at 7.30 pm,
May II. The program will be di-
vided into two parts: Part 1, Com
prising numbers and selections es-
pecially adapted to pupils in Kind
ergarten and the first six grades;
Part 2, Will be for pupils in high
school, grades 7-12.- DR.. Smith,
representative of the State Board
of Health, with Miss Hastings were
at school on Monday, May 1, to
make physical examinations of pu-
pills who are to enter our school for
the first time in September A
battery of state tests will be ad-
ministered to all pupils in the high
school covering the subjects of
Mathematics, Science, and
on Thursday and Friday,
May Is and 10. All students are
required to take these tests and the
results will be Incorporated in the
average marks for the year in
these subjects.-On Friday, April
%, Smyrna baseball team played |
st. Andrews at st. Andrews. The |
score was 20-3 in favor of Smyrna |
The lineup for Smyrna was as fol-
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Smyrna times., 1933-05-03

Woman's Auxiliary will meet in st.
Johns M. E. Church. The United
Thanks offering of the Woman's
Auxiliary will be presented at a
service of the holy communion at
9 a. M, April 10. Lunch will be
served on both days in the parish
house by the women of the parish
at II o'clock noon. The convention
banquet will be held at the Hotel
Sussex, Tuesday evening, May 9, at
7.30 o'clock. Delegates and their
friends of both the convention and
the Women's Auxiliary are re-
quest to register with the reception
committee in the porch of the
church as soon as possible after ar
rival there. There will be the us
ual parish celebration of the holy
communion at 7.30 a. m. Standard
time will be observed throughout
the convention.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
BEER CONTROL
AGREED UPON
Pierre S. DUPONT To Be APP
pointed Commissioner in
Charge of All Liquors
BEER FOR WILMINGTON

Pierre S. DUPONT is to have sole
jurisdiction over the control of the
manufacture, distribution, sale and
transportation of liquor, beer and
wines in this State in the event of
repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment, and assurance of the legal
sale of SO per cent beer in Will
mington, beginning at 9 o'clock
Thursday morning, with Mr.. du-
Pont as the temporary commission
er issuing the licenses, were de-
velopments that came in rapid sue
cession yesterday afternoon in the
efforts being made to clear up the
muddle surrounding the attempts
of the General Assembly to enact
some kind of so-called beer legisla-
tion. It is practically certain the
Schroeder bill, known as the en-
ergency beer act, will revive ex-
ecutive approval tomorrow, the
last day Governor c. Douglass
Buck has for consideration of the
measure. Should he fail to veto it
the bill will automatically become
a law. Warning factions among
the Democratic majority members
of the House came to an agree
ment yesterday afternoon whereby
the permanent control bill will be
amended by providing that the con-
troll commission shall consist of one
man, instead of four as provided in
the original, and Governor Buck is
understood to have agreed to ap-
point Mr. DUPONT as this commits
sioner. Under this agreement the
different factions among the ma
jority Democratic members of the
House patched up their differences
over the control measure. Later
in the afternoon the bill was re-
ported favorably by committee
with the amendment, and it will be
taken up for final action in the
House tomorrow, probably the first
thing in the morning. The amend
ment provides that the one COM
shall be appointed for a
term of five years. While his jur-
isdiction will be exercised in Will
which voted itself wet,
his authority will be extended to
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Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
St. Peters Church Names Delegates
To Diocesan Convention at SeafOrd

st. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church of Smyrna, have elected
these delegates and alternates to
represent this parish at the coming
session of the Diocesan Convention
which meets at ST. Luke's Church,
Seaford, next Tuesday and Wed
nesday. May 9 and 10, Harry B.
Grieves and Joseph B. HUM, dele
gates, and Prof. G. w. w. Schantz
and B. Franklin Middleton, alter
mates. w. r. Keys will represent
Trinity Church, Clayton. Rev Fred
erick Marx Barton, rector of both
churches, will attend as the min
isterial delegate. Bishop Cook of
the Diocese, will preside. The rec
tor of the Seaford Church, Rev. ].
r. Crosby, and the committee in
charge, have arranged the pro-
gram. Holy communion will be
celebrated May 8, at 10 a. m. The
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
CENTURY CLUB
HAS LUNCHEON
The 35th Birthday of Smyrna
Club Celebrated With a
Special Program
MANY VISITORS THERE

On Friday afternoon the Smyrna
Twentieth Century Club entertain
ed with a delightful luncheon. It
was the 35th anniversary of the
club and the Smyrna 2Oth Century
club house. The day was an ideal
spring day. The Club House was
beautifully decorated with spring
flowers by the committee The
colors of the club, pink and green
were tastefuIly carried out in the
flowers on each table and the stage
was arranged to represent a colon
ial room. The president, Mrs. H.
D. Boyer, the two vice-presidents,
Miss Laura A. Bell and Mrs. Mar
garet Grimm, Secretary, Miss Rena
d. Williams, treasurer, Mrs. How
ard r. Jones, and Club Hostess,
Mrs. Elmer P. Corrie received the
guests. After grace was sung from
the balcony by the double quartette
luncheon followed. After luncheon,
Mrs. Boyer in her happy, clever
manner greeted those present and
then presented the honorary state
president, Mrs. A. D. Warner, who
in few remarks congratulated the
club on its age and achievements.
Mrs. w. H. Beacon was then
asked to give a word of greeting
which she did very briefly and
charmingly A poem written for
the occasion by Mrs. Beniah Wat
son of Dover, was read by Mrs.
and then the program was
turned over to Mrs. Marion Cover
dale, chairman of music. "Ameri-
ca" was sung by the club which
was followed by two vocal solos by
Mrs. ]. D. Niles of Townsend, ac-
companied by Mrs. Henry Webb.
After the minuet, played by Mrs.
Mrs. Matthias SteeIman
of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in Colon
ial costume, gave an original
sketch entitled THE Return of
Martha Washington" In a very
clever and charming manner,
Washington tells her story
and brings out many interesting in
not generally known. Two
"The Bells of St. Mary"
and THE Old Road" were sung by
the club chorus which concluded
the program and also the last
meeting of the club until autumn.
There was a good attendance of
club members and guests from
Philadelphia, Wilmington, Eliza
beth, New Jersey, Atlantic City,
Dover, Easton and other places.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
DRY FORCES TO
FIGHT REPEAL
Organized at Dover Yesterday
With Walter o. HOffecker
County Chairman
WILL NAME DRY SLATE

More than 300 persons gathered
yesterday in the Kent County
Court room where a meeting had
been called by Jefferson Cooper to
select delegates to the State repeal
convention. Former Congressman
Robert G.. Houston of Georgetown
spoke Walter o. Hoffecker, of
Smyrna, was chosen chairman of a
permanent committee to direct the
campaign in Kent He made a
brief address. Former Judge Will
liam H. Boyce, the Rev. A. G. Cod
dard, the latter of Wilmington, and
the Rev r. G. Helfenstein, of Do
yer, spoke The nominating com
mittee to select delegates to the
convention comprised John B. Hut
ton, James H.Hughes, former State
Senator Wilbur E. Jacobs, DR. Hen
ry G. Budd and DR. Joseph Bring
hurst. It presented the following
nominations: Mrs. Robert E. Lewis,
Dover; Gamaliel Garrison, Kenton;
James H. Hughes, Dover; Alonzo
Jones, Leipsic; Howard E. Moore,
Milford. Three committees of ten
persons each from the ten repre-
sentative districts were decided
upon, one composed of men, one of
women and one of negroes. The
mems committee was named as fol-
lows: First district, Matthew V.
Ford; second district, John 3. Hut
ton; third district, G. w Guthrie;
fourth district, Charles Hopkins;
fifth district, Walter T. Massey;
sixth district, Elwood Gruwell; sew
enth district, Arthur Walker; eigh-
tn district, William Pardee; ninth
district, William w. Sharp; tenth
district, State Senator ]. H. Lat
chum. The women's and negroes
committees will be named later.
A mass meeting will be held in
Georgetown tonight to form an or
ganization and name delegates for
Sussex Thursday night similar
meeting will be held in Newark for
rural New Castle County.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
WET FORCES IN
REPEAL FIGHT
Slate For Kent County and
Sussex County Convention
Delegates Named
REFERENDUM JUNE 9TH

Forces bent on putting Della
wares vote down for repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment rounded
out their State organization yester-
day when they named their dele
gate nominees for Kent and Sussex
counties and set out on the battle
to get them elected to the conven-
ton. Petitions for nominating the
Sussex slate were already making
the rounds yesterday morning
while those for Kent were being
printed at Dover for distribution to
start at once. The slate for Kent
is: Charles Leland Harmonson,
Smyrna; William p Richardson,
Dover; DR.. Charles NJ Wharton,
Dover; Clarence E. Keyes, Farm
ington; James L. Davis, Milford.
The Sussex county repeal slate is:
Harry L. Cannon, Bridgeville; j.
Reese White, Millsboro; Miss Julia
F. Burton, Georgetown; Thomas ].
Virden, Lewes; Harry C. Darbee,
Seaford. Petitions are being hand
led in both counties by local COM
mittees of the Women's Organiza-
tion for National Prohibition Re-
form. After circulating the petit
tions, members of this body will
file them with the county clerks of
the peace. Copies of the Sussex
petition are being distributed
among repeal workers, both men
and women, by Mrs. Edward C.
Sudler, of Georgetown. In Kent
county workers will get petitions
from Mrs. Henry Ridgely, Dover;
Mrs. Cummins Speakman, Smyrna,
and Mrs. John B. Love, Milford.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
TO HAVE BISHOP
MCDOWELL HERE
breaches Sunday Evening at
Asbury to Youth and Or
ganizatiOn of Church
AT ODESSA IN MORNING

Bishop W. F. Mcdowell, d. D.,
LID, Of Washington, d. O., who
will be at Odessa Sunday to partic-
ipate in the Centennial of st. Pauls
Methodist Episcopal Church of that
town, will come to Smyrna Sunday
evening as guest Of Rev. DR.. John
son, pastor Of Asbury ME-. Church.
He will address the evening service
at Asbury which will be Youth
and Organization Night" The hour
of service is 73O o'clock. The Fac
ulty and Student Body of the High
School, the Epworth League and
each individual organization in the
church has been invited to attend
and Bishop w. F. Mcdowell, ID. d.,
LID, Of Washington, D. O., will
be the guest speaker. He is one Of
the outstanding pulpit and plat
form orators of the church. The
community is most cordially invit-
ed. There will be musical selec-
tions by both the Senior and Junior
choirs. The morning service at
Asbury M. E. Church, Sunday, as
announced by DR.. Johnson, will be-
gin at 10 a. M, with the assembling
of the Church School. Each de-
partment viii present a special
program and the newly organized
Bible class for men will meet in the
of the church. This
is part of move
ment for the men of the church
which has for its purpose the en-
listment Of every man in the
church and community not affiliat-
ed with some specific class or or
ganization in christian endeavor.
AT eleven o'clock the pastor Will
preach a special sermon to the
Morning Star Lodge, No. 6, Inde-
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows of
Smyrna The Senior and Junior
choirs will present musical pro-
gram. Tuesday night the Epworth
League will give the second Eel
lowship Dinner in the Church
School Room: the Rev. o. a. Bart
ley of New Castle, Delaware, will
be the after dinner speaker Wed
nesday evening, at 7.30, the hour
for Meditation and Fellowship, will
be observed. This service is a very
popular one and the attendance is
increasing each week. The entire
and constituency of
the church is urged to be present.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
BOY
SCOUT TROUP
Now Composed of 15 Mem
berS and Makes a Good Re-
port For the Past Year
ASK FOR A NEW CHARTER

The Smyrna Scout Troop has
just completed its re-registration
and made application for Charter
for the new year ending March 81,
1884 The Troop is sponsored by
the Smyrna Rotary Club and has
Mr.. Charles G. Handy as Scout
master. The report of the Troop
shows that the Troop now has a
membership of fifteen, of whom
one is First Glass, three are Second
Glass and the rest all Tenderfoot
Scouts. The Troop participated in
a number of worthwhile activities
during the year. including the
Scout Anniversary Day Celebra-
ton: Ushering for the American
Legion during Armistice Day Cele-
bration; Color Bearers for Memoir
ial Day Parade and Repairing and
Repainting Toys for Christmas
Gifts at Christmas time. The
Troop has three Patrols and nearly
all of the boys have uniforms. The
Scouts registering for the coming
year are as follows: James w. An
thony, Stuart Ashby, Walter APP
plefeld, Harold j. Carrow, Jr., Har-
old G. Deakyne, Jr., Guy M. Ed
Earl G. Ford, ]. Harper
Jones, John Melvin, James Simons
Morrison. Warner w. Price .Tr.
James G. Truax, Victor Ennis,
Jones and Vernon Scorah.
The Boy Scouts Troup is one of
worthwhile organizations
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Gilbert S. FAIRIES of Swarthmore,
Pa, a Former Hardware Merchant

Gilbert Stubbs FAIRIES, aged 81,
a native of Smyrna, who was asso-
ciated with his father, the late Will
liam FAIRIES, in the hardware bus
mess and who conducted the store
after his fathers death until it was
turned over to its new owner Will
liam Norris, died at his home in
Swarthmore, Pa, Sunday, after a
lingering illness. The announce
ment of his death was received in
Smyrna with sorrow. A young
man of high ideals and esteemed by
all who knew him, he left Smyrna
with ambitions to carry on and
make a success of life, but i'll
health over took him and he was
obliged to relinquish his activities
He was the last of his family, his
father, mother and sister, have
died. Mr.. FAIRIES, after giving up
business in Smyrna, moved to
Chester Heights. Later he moved
to SWarthmore and commuted to
Philadelphia where he had his Of
fee and business located. He was
born and raised in Smyrna, and
graduated from the Smyrna
Schools He was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and
belonged to several lodges. He is
survived by his wife who before her
marriage was Miss Bertha Price of
Smyrna, neice of Mr.. Lewis M
Price and Mrs. Margaret P. Collins,
and two children, James FAIRIES and
Caroline FAIRIES, both of Swarth-
more, Pa. Funeral services were
held from his late residence in
Swarthmore, Pa, last evening and
interment was made in the family
lot to Odd Fellows Cemetery at
noon to-day.
Miss Martha j. Wiley, Blackiston's
Miss Martha J. Wiley died last
at the home of her
brother, John Wiley, with whom
she made her home, near Blackis-
tons Cross Roads after short i'll
ness of pneumonia. She was 70
years of age and was born at East
New Market, Md, daughter of the
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Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
ACCIDENT ON BOULEVARD
Touring Car With Several Negroes
Collide With Truck Load of Wheat

Warren MCGEE of Bridgeville
was driving truck loaded with
wheat south on the Boulevard last
Thursday morning when he was
run into by a Buick touring car
driven by Harry King. negro, of
Chester, Md. who failed to stop at
the intersection of the boulevard
and Commerce Streets. King was
accompanied by four passengers
while there was only one other
man with MCGEE. The truck was
overturned throwing all the wheat
out on the road and was badly
damaged while the Buick was
damaged beyond repair. All the
occupants were Jared considerably
but none seriously hurt. King was
arraigned before Magistrate G..
Reynolds Stevenson and was fined
$40. In default of the $40 fine he
was sent to the Dover Jail for ten
days.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
"AREN'T WE ALL" BIG SHOW
To Be Presented by American Leg
ion Auxiliary at Como Theatre

Preparations are under way for
the production of Aren't We All, :"
thre-act comedy farce, to be pre-
sented by the Legion Auxiliary,
May 10 and IL, at the Como The
atre. The cast includes about 100
of Smyrna's well-known amateurs
and the show promises to be one of
the biggest successes ever staged
in Smyrna. Several of the we'll
known business and professional
men have promised to decide the
case of Jones VS.. Jones, in skit
Good Morning Judge" which is
simply packed full of laughs. There
are two other skits beside the main
play which includes the finest tai
ent in town. A group of chorus
girls will do several speciality num-
bers and the younger children are
to put on a skit "Baby's Birthday
Party" The committees in charge
are, General chairman, Mrs. Grant
Garis; Advertising, Mrs. Davis
Bell; tickets, Mrs. Raymond Ford;
children, Mrs. George Robinson.
The show is just full of laughs.
and Friday, May 10 and
IL, is your opportunity of seeing a
fine production, professionally
staged and produced by amateurs.
are now available and may
be obtained from any Auxiliary
members
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
MISS ALICE BECK A BRIDE
Former Smyrna Girl Marries Mr..
j. Allison Brooks of Philadelphia

Miss Alice Beck of Avalon, N. J.,
and ]. Allison Brooks of Philadel-
phia, were quietly married at
Media, Pa, on Saturday morning.
They were attended by the brides
sister, Mrs. Harry H Hilton, and
Mr. Hilton of Media, Pa. Miss
Beck is niece of Mrs. Will
liam ]. Taylor and Mrs. j. E. De
Ford of this town and is the daugh-
ter of the late E. Harry and Carrie
Beck of Smyrna. Miss Beck
spent her girlhood days in Smyrna.
She was a former superintendent
of the Florence Crittendon Home
in Wilmington, relinquishing her
job recently to Miss Anna HAZEL
of this town. The bride and groom
have the best wishes of their
Smyrna friends. After a wedding
trip south they will make their
home at Avalon, N. ].
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
NEW MEMS CLASS AT AsBURY
Edward T.POrter Elected President

b1i Neta Oi<A7o, a ~NOH ~ > NAOhh
The 'Baraca Class" was organ
lied at the Asbury M E. Church
last evening with a total enroll
ment for the first night of thirty
two. This class is to deal with not
only the spiritual things, but also
the social, literary, musical, and
intellectual as well. The following
officers were elected: President, Ed
ward T. Porter; ce-President,
Samuel G. Hoekstra; Secretary,
Howard G. Deakyne; Treasurer,
Harry c. Johnson. A committee of
three was named to appoint the
following committees namely, the
Membership Committee, Courtes-
les, Ushers, Entertainment, Music,
Public Worship, and Executive. It
is expected in the near future to
organize a chorus of men and an
orchestra. This group of men will
meet every Sunday morning at
9.55. Plans are being made for
the Mems Night, which will be
on Sunday, May IA. A celebrated
speaker will be present and all the
mems classes of Odessa, Middle
town, Townsend, Clayton and Ches-
void will be invited.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
GIRLS ENTERTAIN ROTARY
Miss Ethel Virginia Roe and Miss
Ethel b. Streets, Give Prize Papers


Ethel B. Streets, Give Prize Papers
The Smyrna Rotary Club, at its
meeting at the Wayside Inn Thurs
day evening, was delightfully."- en-
tertained by the Misses Ethel Vir-
ginia Roe and Ethel B. Streets, Of
Smyrna High School, who won
places in the State Defamation
and OratoricaI contests. President
elect Davis H. Bell gave an inter
esting report of the 50th District
Conference held in Allentown, Pa
Visitors present were William B.
White, of PENIS Grove, and Will
liam D. Watson, N. P Morris and
w. B. Taber of the Dover club. To-
morrow evening the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club will celebrate their sixth
anniversary by having Ladies
Night" Every Rotarian has the
privilege of inviting guests. A fine
program is being planned.