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Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
\ AUXILIARY MEETING

~. !. ! Blackburn, National
70 Be at Dover April /
! 4 Blackburn, Nationai
n 2 TIE American Legion
/ am sll visit the Depart
| Il. D'laWare lay On Tuesday, April
l II :. VII be entertained at q
! ! ! the Hotel Richardson
! - S.so ?. M, followed by a
| iIsris.. ,as Dover ;, Country Club.
"ng S,.g chairmen and Com
| j. ave ss been appointed to
a. q q the details: General
n Mrs Mrs. J. C. Ehrlich, De. !.
! aspmi,s.s mri,,ssident, Dover; Recep-
/ cs.I.l c,.lee; Mrs. William n
D. Ks1sa,,, MRS. c. M. Dill
/ Roe ws wal Davis, Mrs. Les
H. n huntington. Gueste,
|ed.s, Committee: Cnlee Mrs. G. Les 1ss
aT,' Chairman; Sa Mrs. Frank pTI[
Mrs. Lyle Mavboo n
Aps-'islons; pso Mrs. George D.
r, Dor.,o .ogram, Mrs. Melvin
| Dover. nusie; Miss Helen
/ <srin. NJ. decorations: Mrs.
F '' Blanche Cowgill.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
KINGS DAUGHTERS OFFICERS
Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker Heads Or
ganiZation For Ensuing Year

At the regular meeting of the
Little Laura Lee Circle of Kings
Daughters held at the home of
Mrs. j. Frank Webb last Thursday
afternoon the following officers
were elected for the year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker; 1st
Vice-President, Mrs. Vernon Lay
Phillips; End Vice-President, Mrs.
G. Harvey Wright; Recording Sec
retary, Mrs. Howard r. Jones;
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
James v. Wright; Treasurer, Miss
Helen Start; Relief Committee,
Miss Estella Armstrong and Mrs
George w. Boehmler
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
BARRATT's CHAPEL REPAIRS
Extensive Repairs To Be 'Rededi-
Gated at Later Date

Barratt's Chapel, near Freedrica,
known as the Cradle of Method
ism" in Delaware, which was to
have been rededicated Sunday fol
lowing extensive repairs and reno
vation, has deferred the ceremony
until after the annual Wilmington
M. E. Conference, which will be
held at Rehoboth beginning March
%. Owing to the storm Sunday
and the consequent small attend
ance, it was decided to postpone
the event. The exact date will be
announced later.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
NEW ELECTION DISTRICT

Second District of First Nav Have
2 Polling Places; One at CLAYTON
Representative Ford's bill to Gre
ate a new election district in the
First representative district in
Kent county has been passed by
the unanimous vote of the House.
1t places the voting place for one
of the districts in the town hall in
Smyrna and in the new district in
Reeds Garage in CLAYTON.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
ASBURY vi. e. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Essell p. Thomas, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week

The mid-week prayer service
will be held this evening at 7.30
o'clock. Sunday School as usual
will convene at ten o'clock with
Harvey c. Jones as superintendent.
Morning worship will be eleven
o'clock, Mr.. Thomas speaking and
the junior and senior choirs rend-
ering anthems. Epworth League
will be at 6.45 and evening worship
at 7.30. Miss Alberta Allen will
lead the League devotions.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
|TIT TGROWERs
EISIKCH CHANGES
u,feeker Resigns From
p,ssidency-Dr. Frank
n Milford, Succeeds
A DIRECTOR

tbs opening Of Smyrna
allowing the Bank Holl-
i fill and normal business,
Ii restrictions, both having
i..l,ed them by the y. 5.
department, the Fruit
L. National Bank and Trust
I resumes business with 2
4 changes. Walter Q.
T. the president, at his
.msst. and because of ad-
yasrs and his desire to be
i d the cares and burdens
| hce, resigned as president
/ .,titution effective at once.
IL l. Grier now of Milford,
amer resident of Smyrna,
Z, elected president of the
h succeed Mr.. Hoffecker.
H. has been a member of
|.,,d Of Directors for some
RI Harmonson of Smyr-
of the law firm of
! Harmonson, Dover, has
[,..tsd a director. Warner
y, continues as vice presi-
Ii Walter w. Hynson, cash
scretary. DR.. Grier, the
a,;ident, has had many bust
M financial contacts and it
EFtsd. will make the bank
|aa and efficient execu-
he addition of G. L. Har-
b to the Board is also
pun as a good move. Wal
gnfeeker. the retiring presi-
gsne president Of the bank
/ the same year that his
! the late John Henry Hof-
PRESIDENT Of the institution,
lied by death. For 3212
iF. 0. Hoffecker has given
Voted attention to the Bank
syars creep on and he wants
relieved Of his burdens, he
from the presidency Of the
Growers with all the honors
-1i wishes becoming his long
s5ll service. Patrons of the
are glad to note he has con
70 remain as a director.
he above changes the capital
iGFruit Growers Bank will
Erased from $4,000 to
10 The bank has been do
nlume Of business which re-
iahrger capitalization under
~ regulations for National
As soon as that necessity
llEn, the directors complied
'aa demand and qualified for
cEted operation. The Fruit
3 Bank is an old banking
established in 1876 with a
capitalization for that day,
l:a has been added a large
fEom the profits of the
The additional capitaliza-
:alred by the new regula-
! u recognition of the i'm
I! larger volume of business
-Nyed by this bank. Shortly
lploler of the Currency
ils his permit for the in
d capital stock and there
= Oank will formally open
.lpuon list for the addition
: winch will be preferred
y 'ue amount Of $4,000.
. the approval Of the
'aey Banking Act by Presi-
! on March 9, Ma
'4aks were not privileged to
us present stockholders
as investing public such a
investment in bank
III : ne newly created pre-
- '.0ez is not subject to any
l'lt as is now the case
|. \ common stock Of all of
N ~Yual Banks. It is under
i I such preferred stock to
!, \ 0y The Fruit Growers
sank will be in denomina-
|. sl.ler ". $50 Or 500, that it
n NJ per annum dividends.
o'.i enaends will be cumulative
..-.laued q Page Five
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
Called to Fire Near Brenfortf

Smyrna firemen were summoned
to chimney fire at the home of
Max Hengst on the Cats farm on
the road between Brenford and
Massey's Mill early Sunday morn
ing. The fire was extinguished
with no damage.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Miss Ruth McIlvane, a Native of
FELTON,, Dies in Wilmington

Miss Ruth McIlvaine, daughter
of the late William Smith and
Mary E. McIlvaine, died suddenly
Monday afternoon at the home of
her brother-in-law, Charles K.Wes-
ton, 2315 Ridgeway Road, Will
mington, where she resided.
Though she had recently suffered
with slight cold, she was in ap-
parent health when she became
suddenly i'll and died within an
hour, of heart trouble. She was
born near FELTON,, but had made
her home in Wilmington for a
number of years. She was an ac-
tive member of Grace M. E.Church
and was interested in its mission
ary societies. She was the last of
her immediate family, but is sur
vived by number of nephews and
nieces. She was a friend of Mrs.
]. w. Clifton and had been fre-
quent visitor to Smyrna. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow,
(Thursday), at 10 o'clock at her
late residence. Interment will be
at Barrett's Chapel cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
p. Price Jacobs Loses Mother

MIS-. Ella JACOBS, o4, OF BRIDGE
vile, mother of P. Price Jacobs, of
that town, formerly of Smyrna,
passed away last Wednesday at
her home on the Bridgeville-Sea-
ford Highway after being confined
to her bed since the first of the
year as the result of a paralytic
stroke. Mrs. Jacobs, the widow of
John Jacobs, was known to a num-
Der in Smyrna, her son Price
Jacobs having married Miss Mar
garet Robinson, daughter of Mrs.
James Robinson of this town. She
is survived by three children, Miss
Name Jacobs, Philadelphia; Miss
Olive Jacobs, Brook View, Pa, and
P. Price Jacobs of Philadelphia
Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon from her late home
in charge Of the Rev. Joseph L.
Mood, of Milton, her former pastor
Wilbur Clark Dies at Dover
Wilbur Clark, for many years
employed at the Richardson and
Robbins factory at Dover, died
Saturday after a lingering illness.
He is survived by his wife, a sister,
Mrs. o. Q. Hayes and a brother,
John Clark, all Of Dover. He was
buried yesterday at Lakeside Gem
etery, Dover.
Evening star., 1933-06-29
SKYLINE DRIVE WON'T
BE OPEN THIS SEASON
Construction Details Are Still in
Progress and Transfer of
Land Delayed.

Secretary of Interior Ickes today ex-
pressed regret that the Skyline Drive, in
the proposed Shenandoah National
Park, Va, could not be opened to the
public this season
The new highway, on which certa In
construction details are still in progress.
under supervision of the Bureau of
Public Roads, cannot be opened to traffic
until the park is established and gov
ernmental administration and protec-
tive force installed, the Secretary said.
1t had been hoped that the park
would be established before this, but
litigation has arisen in connection with
the transfer of certain lands to the
Federal Government for park purposes.
Under the act of Congress providing
for its creation, the park cannot be
established until all the lands within
the boundaries specified have been ac-
quired and transferred to the United
States by the State of Virginia.
Meanwhile, the new highway, built
as drought relief measure during the
past two years. is closed by locked gates
and is accessible only to engineers en-
gagged on the road work, State author
tiles engaged in acquiring the lands, and
officials of the two emergency conserva-
ton camps now being operated in the
proposed park area.
Evening star., 1933-06-29
CHINCH BUGS THREATEN
CROPS IN FIVE STATES
Prepare War on Insects in Iowa
Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska
and Kansas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DES MONIES. Iowa, June 29-In-
feStatlon of chinch bugs in Southern
Iowa and adjacent sections of Illinois.
Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas was
termed very serious yesterday by DR.
c. j. Drake, State entomologist as he
marshaled forces to halt its spread.
Comparing it to the ravages of grass
hopperS in Western Iowa in 1881 and
1882. DR.. Drake declared the chinch
bug lis worse than the grasshopper and
much harder to control"
It Is black bug about one eighth of
an inch long with white markings on
the wings and reddish legs. 1t destroys
plants by fastening itself to leaves and
stalk and sucking the sap.
DR.. Drake issued a warning the bugs
must be controlled before reaching
cornfields, since no practical control
means is available once they begin
working on corn.
Reports from points in Southern
Iowa and Grundy County, ILL.,, indi-
Gated the insects are in full migration
Farmers near Morris, ILL.,, told of seeing
them moving in masses from field to
field, sometimes covering highways in
strips 100 feet wide.
Evening star., 1933-06-29
Has 100000 Rosebushes.

The rosarium of Sangerhausen. Ger
many, contains 100000 rosebushes, rep
resenting 5000 varieties.
Evening star., 1933-06-29
|0RDNANCE STAFFS
! ON FOUR-DAY WEEK
PayIess FurIough Ordered
Until S13,0O0,OO0 Re.
quest Is Granted.

Until a $13,O0OGOO public works ap-
plication for the manufacture of am
munition is granted, the War Depart
ment today issued orders placing its
% establishments Of the Ordnance De-
partment. with their 6,806 civilian en-
p]oyes, on a four-day week, effective
next Saturday, the beginning of the
new fiscal year.
This means that employees at the
arsenals and munition depots will be
given payless furloughS Friday and Sat
urday of each week until the order is
suspended. All the civilian personnel
will be on this two-day furlough except
those who are given accrued leave with
pay, which is now authorized to be
taken in lieu Of furlough without pay.
5000 Others Affected.
No indication was given at the War
Department as to whether similar
orders will be issued before Saturday
respecting the approximately $500
| civilian employees in the quartermaster
depots throughout the country.
This is a temporary measure" the
order said, ito hold all organizations
together as much as possible with funds
now available, pending the determine
ton of what public works funds will be
Aiduc dFdAdOlC w OiulldllCc uepdlI u
ments."
Failure to obtain these public works
funds for ammunition, it was said,
| probably would result in more extern
slve furloughs at arsenals and perhaps
dismissal OF a great many employees at
some of the larger arsenals On the
other hand. officials said, granting o1
the $4,000, 600 application might mean
full-time operation at all the arsenalS
during greater part Of the year.
Civilians Excepted.
While the four-day week will prevail
at ordnance establishments, this pro-
| cedure of furlough will not apply to
civilian employees at the nine corps
area headquarters and at Army posts
The personnel at these places, it was
said officially, will be reduced by ap-
proX1nately IS per cent. as necessitateu
by the S50,000,000 saving program for
the new fiscal year.
At the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
Aberdeen, Md. one of the smaller
ordnance establishments. only 371
civilians are employed These will all
be put on a two-day payless furlough
each week
Frankford Arsenal, PHILADELPHIA,
with l,69l. employs the largest number
of civilians. and Picatinny Arsenal,
Dover, N j., is a close second, with
1861 civilians. The other plants are
at Portsmouth, Va; Baltimore, Md,
and in Georgia. California. South Caro-
| lima. Ohio New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Utah, Illinois, Texas, New York,
Massachusetts and New Mexico.
Evening star., 1933-06-29
Man Kills Children
Because They Were
Ragged, Hungry
Lines Boy, 2, and Girl, 4,
Against Farm House
Wall and Shoots Them.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUSKOGEE. Okla. June 29.-Jap
Ingram, 35-year-old father. who says
he don't know whether I'm sorry or
not" was in Jail here today, accused
of executing his two tiny children.
Frightened relatives and neighbors
told officers that Ingram. estranged
from his wife. came to little cotton
farm near Coweta at the dinner hour
yesterday, wounded two of his wife's
relatives and then, patting his little
son and daughter on the head. led
them to the farm house wall and shot
them down.
The 2-year-old boy, Donald. died In
stantly shot through the heart. His
sister, Mary Lou, 4, fingered few
hours.
Brought to the MuSkogee Jail when
feeling ran high in Coweta. Ingram,
| an unemployed barber, told newspaper
men he couldn't be sure he was sorry.
They were dirty and ragged" he
said. Il knew they had nothing to
eat but corn bread"
Ingram told me he'd rather see his
children dead than starving" said
Constable r. L. Jones Of Broken Ar
row, who arrested the father an hour
after the sk1oottngs as he Was hitch
hiking toward Sand Springs. where his
estranged wife was employed. Jones
took q small pistol away from his
prisoner.
Sam Sewell, Ingram's father-in law,
and John Voss. Sewells stepson. who
were shot on Ingram's arrival at the
farm. were in a Muskogee hospital
today Sewell's condition was regarded
as dangerous, but Voss likely will re-
cover
Evening star., 1933-06-29
WINS STRIKE DAMAGES

BUFFALO,. Mimi, June ~ @.-
Twelve farmers must pay Archie L.
King Of Grove City a total Of 1850 foe
injuries he received during . farm
strike disturbance last October. . dis
trict court Jury decided yesterday.
King, who claimed his skull was frac-
tured by blows after he drove into How
ard Lake with load Of live stock, sued
% farmers for $25.000. Ten were dis
missed as defendants when the judge
decided they did not participate in the
disturbance. which came when farm
strikers attempted to prevent marketing
of the live stock
Evening star., 1933-06-29

fair wage standards for women and
children be set by wage boards repre-
senting labor, employers and the pub
lie. Representatives Of the public will
be appointed by the State Department
Of Labor
Rules and regulations for the main
tenance Of wage standards may be pre-
scribed by the department.. which may
punish violations by publishing names
Of offenders or by fines and imprison-
ment.
Two kilograms from President Roose-
velt were read when the bill was being
considered previously.
Evening star., 1933-06-29
Bring Back Alleged Fugitive.

MINEOLA, N. Y, June 10 R.-
Three Iowa officers started back to
Cedar Rapids yesterday with Dee
Aldrich. 35. arrested here recently on
fugitive from justice warrant in con-
nection with $500 bank robbery
there last March.
The party left in an automobile al
1egedly found in Aldrich's possession
and which the Iowa ofncers identified
as having been used in the robbery.
Evening star., 1933-06-29
ILLINOIS SETS PAY SCALE
FOR WOMEN AND MINORS
House Adopts Legislation by Vote
of 81 ito 90 and Bill Is Sent
to Governor.
" the Associated Press.

" the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 2s.-As re-
quested by Gov. Horner and President
Roosevelt. the minimum wage bill for
women and minors was passed by the
Hoalss hast night and sent to the Cover
nor The vote was 81 to 26.
Part of the Homer legislative pro-
gram, the bill provides that minimum
Evening star., 1933-06-29

Scientists in Europe claim that they
can tell the exact age of fish, new
ring being added every year, for in
stance, to the scales Of the herring.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-20
BOYS WORK"
ROTARY THEME
William Douglas of Whining
ton Y. NJ. c. A., Gives an
Interesting Address
BOY SCOUTS LAUDED

William Douglas OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, Will
mlngton, addressed the Smyrna
Rotary Club last Thursday even
ing on Boys Work" Mr.. Doug
las described the four phrases of
Boys Work now in operation in
the city of Wilmington. The Y.
NJ. C. A, Boy Scouts, Children's
Bureau and Boys Clubs. Mr..
Douglas described these different
lines of Boys Work and spoke
largely on the Boys Clubs. Boys
Clubs are formed for the develop
ment of the unprivileged boy. To
these boys the Y. NJ c. A. is
branching out to gather them
from the street corner to elimin-
ate the various gangs that COM
prise the under privileged and or
ganize these boys in one large
club. These clubs afford amuse-
ment and wholesome entertain
ment that otherwise the boys
would never come in contact. The
club gave Mr.. Douglas rising
vote of thanks for his interesting
address. Visiting Rotarians: JOS
eph Mcdaniel, Jess. Harman of
Dover Club. Guest: w. H. Doug
las of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-20
FIRE COMPANY TO PUT
ON MARDI GRAS HALLOWEEN

that will start promptly at s
o'clock and will consist of pretti-
ly decorated floats, automobiles,
masqueraders in grotesque and
comical make-ups, group and or
ganization entries and bands. The
parade will traverse the principal
streets of Smyrna and wind up on
Main Street where a dance will be
given. Prizes will be awarded for
the best decorated floats, organi-
zation stunts, and the best and
most comically dressed individual.
To make the Mardi Gras a success
everybody is asked to come to
Smyrna masked and enter into
the fun and frolic. The list of
prizes have not as yet been decid-
ed upon but will appear in this
paper at later date.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-20
POULTRY TOUR
TUESDAY NEXT
Will Go To Conowingo and
Thence to York and Lam
caster, Pennsylvania
PROGRAM is ARRANGED

According to an announcement
which has been made recently by
H. S. Palmer, extension poultry
man of the University of Del
ware, the ninth annual state poul-
try tour will be held on September
26 and 81 under the auspices of
the Delaware State Poultry Asso-
citation in cooperation with the
Extension Service and the State
Board of Agriculture. The tour
will start from the Experiment
Station poultry farm at Newark
where the visitors will see the re-
suits of feeding tests with Leg
horn pullets, and from this point
the tour will proceed to Como
wingo, Md, to inspect the large
power plant. The first farm to be
visited in Pennsylvania will be
that of Guy A. Leader, promi-
nent Leghorn breeder near Lam
caster, who has 1000 hens and
$500 pullets with six large laying
houses, thirty colony houses and
forty summer roosting shelters.
Another point of interest in the
keystone state will be the farmers
produce market in York, and from
there the visitors will be taken to
Musser Brothers poultry farm
near Lancaster which has been
termed the largest and finest
CONTINUED en Page Eight
Smyrna times., 1933-09-20
OLD CHURCH
HAS REUNION
Old Friendship M. E. Church
Has a Home Coming
Day on Sunday
GIVE SPECIAL PROGRAM

More than 800 persons on Sum-
day attended the annual Home
coming Day services in Friendship
M. E. Church in Thoroughfare
Neck a short distance from Walk
ers School House. Friendship is
now on the Odessa charge of
which the Rev. F. C. Louhoff is
pastor. Many of the visitors were
former residents of this section
and came to renew old associa-
tions and worship in the old
church. Some brought along their
picnic lunch which they ate under
the trees in the church yard. 1t
was a beautiful day, just such a
day conducive for a reunion. The
services opened at 1870 o'clock
with the pastor in charge. The
Rev. E. G. Hallman, district super
intendent of the Middletown Dis
trict of the Wilmington M. Econ
ference, preached the morning ser
mon which was heard by more
than $50 persons. He took as his
subject, Jesus the Son of God, !"
and gave graphic word picture
Of the home life of Jesus. Mrs.
Frank L. Hynson and Miss Mary
Hynson sang a duet. Miss Wertha
Ritter, an evangelist, was the
speaker at the afternoon service
which was attended by more than
800 persons. She spoke on THE
Signs Of the Times" Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Pippin, of Whining
ton, sang duet and Miss Ritter
and Miss Helen Minker also sang
a duet, accompanied at the piano
by Miss Elsie Lininger. The Com
munity Band of North East, Md,
gave a sacred concert at 2 o'clock
which preceded the services at
which Miss Ritter spoke. The
present church building is the
third to have been erected on the
site one having been destroyed by
fire. Old Friendship is one of the
oldest Methodist churches in Del
aware. Tombstones in the Gem
etery date back well beyond the
Revolution and included among
the names are the Deakynes,
Stats, Davids, Collins, Woodkeep-
ers, and many other well-known
families. This church was also a
great meeting place during the
Civil War days where the Union
cause was expressed freely. The
church and grounds are kept in
excellent repair.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-20
SMYRNA w. C. T. u. OFFICERS
Mrs. Mary CantweII Again Heads
Local Organization as President

The Smyrna Woman's Christian
Temperance Union held it's annual
election of officers at the home of
Mrs. Mary Cantwell on Frazier
Street. The business meeting was
followed with social hour. Mrs.
Cantwell was reelected unanim-
ously to head the local w. G. T. u.
for another year as its president.
The other officers elected were:
First Vice-President, Mrs. George
Robinson; Second Vice-President,
Mrs. Harry Collins; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. ]. L. Johnson; Re-
cording Secretary, Mrs. W.O. Hof-
fecker; Treasurer, Mrs. Edward T.
Porter; Evangelistic Superintend-
ent, Mrs. Charles Handy; Assist
ant Evangelistic Superintendent,
Miss Lizzie Jones; Press, Mrs. W.
o. Hoffecker; Literature, Mrs.
James v. Wright; Mothers Day
Superintendent, Mrs. Harvey
Wright; Red Letter Days Super
intendent, Mrs. Harry Lower;
Scientific Temperance Instruction
Superintendent, Mrs. Norman
Coleman; Sunday School Superin-
tendents, Mrs. w. w. Hynson, Mrs
Harry Lower; Flower Mission Su-
perintendent, Mrs. Frank Arm
strong; Assistant Foreign Mission
Superintendent, Mrs. H tt e
Hutchinson.
Smyrna times., 1933-09-20
DAYLIGHT SAVING TO END
Clocks VIII Be Set Back Sunday
and Standard Time VIII Be Rule

Wilmington, Philadelphia and
other places which have been en-
joying daylight saving time will
come back on standard time again
at two a. m. on Sunday night,
September "a. The hands of
clocks and watches will be set
back one hour to conform with
Eastern standard time. Argu-
ment is being advanced by a num-
Der of people and business con-
Germs that since the NRA has
shortened hours there is no need
any more for daylight saving.
Little difference will be made, ex-
cept that those who arise at dawn
or before now, will probably get
up again in broad daylight, and
the shadows in the evening will be
longer at supper time and the ev-
enings much shorter. The sched-
ules of trolleys, trains and buses
will be moved back one hour to
conform with the standard time
and all Offices, factories and stores
that operated on the fast time, :"
and most of them did, will revert
again to standard time.