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Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
ROTARY HEARS
HOWARD ENNIS
He Visited the Rotary Inter-
national at Detroit and Had
Some Interesting Facts
DISTRICT MEET JULY 80

The Rotary Club held its weekly
meeting at the Wayside Inn last
Thursday evening. The meeting
was called to order by President
Hervey P Hall; one verse of
America" was sung, followed by
prayer After the dinner the pres
ident introduced and welcomed the
visitors, and turned the meeting
over to George o. Fearon. Mr.
Fearon introduced the speaker of
the evening, Howard Ennis, of the
Georgetown Rotary Club. Mr..
Ennis gave very interesting talk
on his visit to Detroit to attend the
Rotary International Convention.
c. L. Harmonson responded to Mr..
Ennis address. 1t was moved,
seconded, and carried that the
president and secretary attend the
District Assembly at Swanksville,
July 80 and 81. Visiting Rotarians
were: Howard Ennis, Georgetown
Club; ]. Mcdaniel of Dover Club;
w. S. P. Combs, of Middletown
Club; Frank N.Overdeer, A ANentze
of Wilmington Club.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
STATE HOSPITAL ENLARGED
Building That Was the ,Almhouse
Provides 81 More Beds

Opened less than a week, the
renovated New Castle Building Of
the State Hospital at Farnhurst, is
now almost filed with new cases.
There are 81 beds in the building
and today only 10 are vacant. This
building was formerly the New
Castle County Hospital but with
the passing of the county poor
house system in the three counties,
the building was transferred to the
State Hospital. The trustees Of
the State Hospital and DR.. NJ. A.
Tarumianz, superintendent, are US
ing the building as part Of the
general plan of the State Hospital
building development. Only the
northeast section of the county
hospital building has been modern
lied at a cost of 95,949.77.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
LOSES
AT BASEBALL
Drop Game Saturday to the
Henderson, Md, Team
by Score of 10 to II
ON SATURDAY

Smyrna Baseball Club played its
second game Saturday under its
new management and lost to the
Henderson, Md, team 10 to II, in
a ten-inning game that was more
comedy of errors than it was a
real contest. Smyrna started oft
badly by allowing their opponents
to score six runs the first inning.
Later they exhibited a rally and
tied the score only to be finally
beaten by the husky Maryland
players. Brown and Caulk made
up Smyrna's battery and Merchant
and Bennington, the Henderson,
Nd, battery. It is believed if
Smyrna had had the lineup of
their first game they would have
easily defeated the Maryland con-
tingent, but some of the Smyrna
boys were unable to play. Next
Saturday, the Smyrna Club will
play the strong Clayton team and
an interesting contest is anticipat-
ed. Both teams will put up their
best lineup and lovers of the sport
will be treated to lively contest.
The game will be played on the
Howard r. Jones Athletic Field
Smyrna School Grounds) on Sat
urday at 2.45. Your attendance
and support is urged. Manager
Hustled announces the following line
up for Smyrna: Reynolds. catcher;
Scott, pitcher; Dalton, shortstop;
Patterson, first vase; Jacobs, sec
ond base; Burris, third base; Stew
enson, left field; Keiser, center;
Wheeler, right.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
SMYRNA FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL
SITE TO BE FRAZIER STREET

the opening date arrives. The in
novation of a street carnival is
something new for Smyrna. Here
tofore they had been held on the
South Street Campus of the Smyr-
ma School. But as this campus has
been utilized for the new school ad-
dition now being made, the Frazier
Street site in front of the south
end of the school where the street
is wide, offered an ideal loca-
tion for a street carnival. The
carnival directors are going ahead
with plans to make it one of the
best carnivals the Smyrna Firemen
have ever held. You will want to
help our volunteer fire company
who are ready, day and night, to
help you. So save your dollars and
spend literally during carnival
week, August to 13, and help our
firemen to keep up their equipment
and fire hall that they may be bet
ter able to serve you in any fire
emergency. They will have lots to
attract you, plenty to eat and
drink, and attractions galore. They
will give a radio, as ground prize,
every night, and on the closing
night they will give a Ford deluxe
sedan away. Get in on these offers
and attractions and let everybody
work to put over the carnival
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
WHOLE NO. 4164
.ASBURY CLASS
AT REHOBOTH
Large Contingent of Mems
Baraca Bible Class With
Ladies, Off To-day
BANQUET THIS EVENING

The Mems Bible Glass, known as
the Baarca Glass, one of the larg-
est auxiliary organizations of As
bury NJ. E. Church and Sunday
School, is holding their annual out
ing at Rehoboth to-day. It is one
of the largest attended social func-
tions the class has held since it was
organized and day and evening of
pleasure and profit is anticipated.
The cavalcade will leave from in
front of the National Bank of
Smyrna, Main Street, at one
o'clock. Each member of the class
was allowed to take his wife or a
lady friend making a lively con-
tingent for between two hundred
and three hundred people The af-
ternoon will be spent on the beach;
the banquet dinner will be served
at the Belhaven Hotel at $50 This
will be featured by addresses, mu-
sic and delightful fellowship. Ed
ward T. Porter, the class president,
will be the Toastmaster and w.
Townsend Jefferson, the song lead
er, will direct the singing.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
FEW QUALIFY
ON FIRST DAY
Registration In Smyrna Re-
suits In % Names, Most
of Them Transfers
TWO MORE DAYS LEFT

Saturday was the first Registra-
ton Day for the coming Fall cleo
tion and since only those who were
not properly registered were to
qualify, there was little work for
Registration officers to do. The
registration place for the first elec-
tion district was in Denney's office,
east Commerce Street. George n.
Short was the registrar and his as
sistants were George w. Cunning,
James Truax and Howard c. Dea-
kyne They put on total of eight
names, five of them being trans
fers. The second election district
registration place was in the
American Legion room in the Town
Hall, south Main Street. Henry
c. Webb was the registrar and his
assistants were John S. Griffin. Jr..
and James Patterson. They regis
tered fifteen names. There will be
two more opportunities to qualify
to vote at the coming election. The
next will be Thursday, August 16,
and the last will be Saturday, Oc-
tober 20. However, it will be nee
essary to be registered by August
16, to participate in the delegate
primaries. Registrations through
out the State Saturday were re
ported as being light, the names of
the majority of eligible Delaware
voters already being on the books.
Most of the work at registration
places appeared to be confined to
transfers for persons who moved
from one district to another. A
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Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
SMYRNA BOY SCOUTS CAMP
Are On Weeks Outing at Camp
Rodney, Near Northeast, Md.

Smyrna's organization of Boy
Scouts, at least those who were
able to go, have left with their
Scoutmaster, Rev. ]. r. Galley, for
a weeks camp on the river near
North East, Nd. They have joined
other Scout troupes there and the
time is being pleasantly spent
while at the same time all the rules
and regulations of true Scout cur
ricula are being observed. 1t is
fine experience for the boys, week
of profit as well as swimming,
boating and all the fun that camp
life in such a place can afford.
They left Sunday and will be back
next Sunday. Those who went
down with Scoutmaster Galley
were Vernon Ford, James Anthony,
and Vernon Scorah Yesterday,
Wednesday, other Smyrna Boy
Scouts including Leon Pierce, Wal
ter Applefeld, Billy Melvin, and
Bobby Bell, who could not spend
the whole time there, spent the
day.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
STATE GUARD
TO GO IN CAMP
All Units Move Saturday for
Bethany Beach To Es-
tablish Camp Buck
IN TRAINING Is DAYS

Orders for the annual 15-day
fifeld training period of the 198th
Coast Artillery, A. A, Delaware
National Guard, including convoy
instructions to Camp c. Douglass
Buck, Bethany Beach, next Sat
urday, have been issued by Colonel
George J. Schulz, of Hartly, regi-
mental commanding officer. The
regiment, according to the order.
will assemble at the armory at
Wilmington, and the armories at
Milford, at 6 o'clock, standard
time, Saturday morning. The First
Battalion, under Major Henry G.
Ray less Battery c with Head
quarters Battery, Service Battery
and Medical Detachment attached,
will move by battalion convoy from
the State Armory, Wilmington, by
way of Dover, Dagsboro and Beth
any Beach. Major Ray is author
lied to divide his convoy into a
light, heavy and searchlight col
umn, if he so elects, but no other
division is allowed. All motor units
of the First Battalion and attached
troops will be assembled at the
armory, Wilmington, at 4 o'clock
Friday, ready for convoy on the
following morning. The Second
Battalion, under Major John w.
Davis, will move by truck by roads
to be selected by Major Davis. He
is authorized to move Headquart-
ers and Headquarters Detach-
ments, Second Battalion, Battery
G, all of Dover, and Battery F, OF
Milford, according to his own in
itiative, but in order to secure con-
voy training, Batteries H, of New
Castle, E, of Newark, and Battal-
ion Headquarters, will be assem-
bled as unit and proceed to Beth
any Beach as a convoy. The axes
of signal communication for the
convoy will be Wilmington, Dover,
Dagsbiri, Camp c, Douglass Buck
for the First Battalion, and for the
Second Battalion convoy, Tybout's
Corner, where Batteries H and E
and Headquarters Detachment, will
meet, St.Georges, Dover and Camp
Buck. The command post of the
regiment at the State Armory will
close at the State Armory, Will
mington, at 9 a. M, Saturday, and
will open at Camp Buck at the
same time. The regiment, consist
ing of $50 men and officers, will go
into semipermanent camp on ar
rival at Bethany Beach. The move
ment will be completed by mid
night, Saturday. Men will be ra-
toned on the trip, probably stop
ping at Dover, near Silver Lake,
for refueling of motor vehicles and
for lunch, as in past years.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
'LOUPE SEASON
ON DOWN STATE
Hale's Best Varieties Bring
ing 20 Cents Per Carrier
of Twelve CantalOupes
BIG INDUSTRY IN SUSSEX

The cantaloupe crop is on in
southern Delaware and money for
them has already begun to trickle
into the growers pockets. The
auction block" began operations
Friday. Hale's Best is the early
cantaloupe in lower Delaware, and
at sales brought 20 cents per car
rier of II, and Jumbos in carriers
of 36, brought as high as S1.75. The
heavy rain of the past week did the
cantaloupe crop world of good
about Smyrna and the indications
point to a long and profitable sea-
son. There is a large acreage out
and it is predicted that when the
season reaches its height 25 car
loads will be shipped from the Sea-
ford-Laurel section alone daily.
Within the past few years Sussex
has become one of the largest
cantaloupe shipping centers on the
Delmarva Peninsula. Growers have
been known to take their 'lopes to
Seaford from a distance of 40 to so
miles. Buyers from Philadelphia,
New York and New England cities
mingle with local brokers at the
auction block and the bidding for
the 'lopes is spirited at all times.
There are several grading places
there giving employment to a large
number of local people during the
season. Cutting of the cantaloupes
in the Fields, sorting them and
hauling them to the shipping cen
ters also give employment to many
people. Following the harvesting
of Hale's Best crop, Hearts of Gold
crop will be in order, to be followed
by the late crop, Pink Meats.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
AVIATOR KILLED IN MISHAP
His Plane Plunged Into Surf at Re-
hoboth as He Was Leaving

Allen L. Lauritsen, 40, Whining
ton building contractor and sports
man, plunged to his death in the
Atlantic Ocean a few hundred
yards off shore early Monday night
while stunting in his plane over
Rehoboth. His body was recover
ed three quarters of an hour later
in the surf at foot of Oak avenue.
He had just taken off to return to
Wilmington following brief stay
at Rehoboth. He was alone in the
craft. The small green monoplane
SKINNED across the roofs of the
Hotel Henlopen and the large Sum-
mer home of DR.. Frank Grier be-
fore it dove into seven feet of
water at the foot of Pennsylvania
avenue and smashed to bits. Mr..
Lauritsen went to Rehoboth earlier
in the day and had, previous to the
crash, taken a number of guests of
H. Rodney Sharp on short flights.
Mr.. Sharp was entertaining in the
S15O,000 Summer home which Mr..
Lauritsen had recently completed
for him. What caused the accident
is unknown. He was a native of
Lewes.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
SONS OF UNION VETERANS

Entertained Saturday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer p. Corrie Near SMYRNA
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer P. Corrie,
Past Department Officers of Mary
land Department, Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War, enter
tained Appomattox Camp and
Auxiliary of Wilmington, at their
home in Smyrna, on Saturday,
July 21st. There were fifty mem
bers present, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Michael and the Miss
es Elizabeth, Minnie and Lizette
Wackerhauser of Garfield Auxil-
iary. Baltimore, Md Among the
guests were Rev. and Mrs. James
r. Galley of Smyrna There were
sports of all kinds, bathing and
boating on Lake Como Mrs.
Eliza Whiteman was chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
Picnic lunch and refreshments were
served on the lawn by the hostess.
and all had an enjoyable time.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
ODESSA'S NEW
SCHOOL HOUSE
Cornerstone Laid With I'm
pressive Ceremonies Satur-
day by the MasOns
$4,000 MODERN PLANT

The cornerstone of the new Cor
bit Consolidated School, being
constructed at Odessa, was laid at
2 o'clock Saturday afternoon by
Mrs. Mabel S. Whittock, chairman
of the building commission. The
exercises opened with prayer by
the Rev Charles Louhoff, after
which the stone was laid by the
Grand Lodge of Delaware, A. F.
& A. NJ, under the direction Of
Harold w. T. Purnell, grand mast
er. DR.. H. B. King, of Dover, de-
livered the address Members of
the building commission, besides
Mrs. Whittock, are George W.Held-
meyer, State Senator w. Mailley
Davis, Irwin Raughley and H.
Fletcher Brown, Walter Price, Nor
ris Wright and formerly E. c. HUI
Der, all of the State board. The
school was designed by Wallace E.
Hance, architect, Wilmington. ].
A. Bader and Co., Inc, are the gen
eral contractors. The school, COM
plete including site which was do
mated, will cost Sac, 900. The school
is on six acres of land given by
Daniel Corbit of Odessa and locat-
ed between the two sections-lanes
Of the dual higrway just south of
the Middletown road. The founda-
tions of the building are reinforced
concrete, and the school of colonial
brick laid with Flemish bond, trim
med with Indiana limestone trim,
and shingle roof. The school will
contain three class rooms, two of
them so arranged that they may be
converted into single room. A
stage Is by % feet, is provided.
In addition the school will have a
work room, teachers room, supply
room, kitchen and janitor's room.
Corridors and floors will be finished
IN Tarraza. The heating will be of
two pipe steam.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26

At meeting of the Citizens
Hose Company of Smyrna Wednes-
day night, it was voted to make
the coming Firemen's Carnival a
street carnival and to hold it on
Frazier Street between Main and
Delaware. Since it had been de-
cided to hold a carnival this year
from August 3 to 13, the directing
committee was unable to arrive at
a choice of places for holding it.
Finally it narrowed down to two
sites, one on the lot opposite Ennis
& Deakyne, corner of South Street
and Boulevard, and the other
Frazier Street. To get the matter
in form to present at the Fire Hall
meeting of fremen, the Executive
Committee in charge of Carnival
plans, obtained the consent of
SMYRNA Town Council the right to
use Frazier Street between Main
and Delaware. This, Council glad
ly granted. 1t did not take the
Fire Company long to vote unan-
imously to accept Town Councils
offer. To have taken the Boule-
ward site it would have meant con-
siderable expense to clear the lot
and get it in shape. With the
Frazier Street proposition all is
ready to erect the booths and
amusement attractions as soon as
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
AT KENT
SUSSEX FAIR
Crowd of 5000 People ThrOng
Grounds at Harrington on
the Opening Day
MANY FINE EXHIBITS

With ideal weather conditions
prevailing, crowd estimated at
5000 persons f1ocked to the Kent
and Sussex Fair grounds Tuesday
for Children's Day. A steady pro-
cession of patrons, including a
number from the Smyrna-Clayton
vicinities, wended their way thru
the exhibition buildings during the
morning and shortly before noon
began filing into the grandstand
for seats of vantage. With the ex-
ception of the box seats, held by
patrons who purchased them for
the week, the rest of the grand
stand was free to children. Auto
mobiles were permitted anywhere
on the grounds Tuesday night, but
the big crowd on the grounds was
disappointed to learn that the
Marks Shows on the midway would
not open until that night. In pre-
vious years the midway shows are
always in operation on Monday
night preceding the opening date.
The children at once sought the
various amusements and had a big
day. While parents were mostly
occupied with looking after their
children. They made the rounds
of different exhibits and report it
one of the best the fair has ever
put on. The racing started off
with a fine program which will en-
gage lovers of horse racing all
week. The exhibit halls were Wis
tied by thousands of persons. The
cattle exhibit was larger than US
ual, and some fine looking. blood
tested Jersey, Ayshires and other
fancy breeds, chewed their cuds
contentedly, proudly waiting for
the judges to pass upon them. All
kinds Of fancy poultry and game
animals were on exhibit All sheep
and swine entries were on the
ground Monday afternoon. The
American Rabbit and Cavy Breed
ers' Association is conducting an
exhibit with judging all of its own.
Much of the judging was begun
Tuesday, including fruits, one of
the biggest of the farm produce
items Then varieties of each fruit
were entered, but they had to be
fixed up in mighty fancy packages
to qualify. Women were mostly
interested in the exhibits of flow
ers, plants. bees, honey, wax, culin-
ary goodies" sewing club prod
ucts, All canned goods, needle
work, art and children's craft
work. Thursday will be the big
day" of the fair, or better-Gov-
ernor's Day. Governor Buck with
other State officials, will be in at
tendance. 1t will mark the rally
ing of politicians from all over the
State. There will be the glamour
of the chief executives arrival with
the boom of the guns saluting
him The Fair week is more or
less of a home coming event.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. James R.Gailey, Minister, An
nOunces Services for the Week

nOunces Services for the Week
There are always those people
who delight in attacking the
church and denying its value. One
young man approached minister
and said: How is it that your re-
ligion has been going for nearly
two thousand years and yet has
not Influenced more people than it
has The minister replied with
another question, How is it that
water has been flowing for more
than two million years, and so
many people are still dirty" It is
not the fault of Christianity that
people go without the remedy for
human i'll, but the loss is theirs
just the same. Christianity is not
failure! The gospel is not a fail
urei Wherever it is accepted in
truth it cleans the heart of the be-
lever and works its reward. But
there are some who put it from
them" Let us think on these
thingsl The usual services will be
held on the Sabbath:1O a. m. Sab
bath School; IL a. M, sermon by
the minister; 7.30 p. m, evening
service. In the evening service the
pastor is concluding his series of
sermons on the Gospel according to
Matthew. All are cordially invited
to join us in the House of the Lord
to worship and to glorify His holy
name.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Program of Home Talent Present
ed by Mrs. Helen Brown

At the regular meeting of Smyr-
ma Grange last Wednesday night,
the program presented by the lee
turer, Mrs. Helen Brown, included:
Reading, The First Day of the
First Man" Howard Deakyne;
piano selection, Mrs. Howard Dea-
kyne; poem, Mrs. Pearl Gooden;
piano selections, Mrs. Pearl Good
en-. The annual picnic will be held
at Rehoboth on August 2. There
will be no more meetings this
month.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
HIT BY AUTO ON BOULEVARD
Clayton Boggs of CheswoId, and
Watchman, Directing Traffic, Hurt

Clayton Boggs, young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward j. Boggs of Ches-
void, and the night watchman on
the boulevard with whom he was
talking, were struck by Pennsyl-
vania car last night. Clayton was
seriously injured and hastened to
the Kent General Hospital where
an x-ray was taken. The watch
mans injuries were only slight.
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
'llo BOOTH AT FAIR
W. s. Corkran Shows
"1s oi Mosquito Control

4uitu SUnlr0I
n''a outside Of the State
y the Kent-sussex Fair.
-1gtol, this week is being
\. y an exhibit Of the mo
| n.,. ~.li0l work being carried
& ~aa' -,aRals. The exhibit, pre-
g.. va The direction Of W. S.
y !. .S'cutive ! officer and En-
q, ] ~. ,as Delaware Mosquito
/ s.I"al sIaanisaion and his assist,
@saes;: A window display
1, ,,ss nose that have been circu-
|s.l,,e '.oas :, Delaware towns dur
4. ~. !. 'aFse weeks; tools used
h ! /. maps showing the
k,.t.to' Y Done and the amount
! |ssrr'i+ls laIs Of water contain
,''0 larvae; an aquarium
kr,s !, mosquito : larvae . de-
',tlisa' ~ and large poster
k.s.st.lia tlas forth the Ten Com
kal' NJ ! House Mosquito
"a . >, Doty, a foreman-in man in
\ II \ ,ae mosquito control rrlIrl i
/, att.,d.o.a 'so assistants who will
! a5,,@a' al'e at all times and
n = tSst tss any questions per-
Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Rev. T. n. Given, Retired, of Ches-
void, Was Long of This Conference

Rev. Thomas Norton Given, age
80, of Cheswold, a member of the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference, who had spent more
than 35 years as pastor of various
churches in this conference and
had lived in Cheswold for the past
few years, died in the Methodist
Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia,
Thursday. The funeral took place
from the home of his niece, Mrs.
Norman Dutton, 108 Lorewood av-
enue, ,Elmhurst, Saturday afternoon
at o'clock. Interment was in
Silverbrook cemetery. Mr.. Given
began his ministerial career in 1884
as a member of the Virginia Con-
ference, and in 1888, became a
member of the Wilmington Confer
ence. Among the charges that he
has served as pastor are: Mt. Leb-
anon, Stanton, Stockton, Somerset,
Fruitland, Millsboro, Sharptown,
Newark, Church Creek, Burrsville,
all in Maryland; Hockessin, Red
Lion, Charlestown, Md, Armory
Church in Dover, Henderson, Fair
lee, Wye Mills, all in Maryland,
Roxana, Quantico, Md, Delaware
City, st. Johns, at Lewisville, Pa,
Christiana, White Haven, Md.
From 1906 to 1910 he was on the
supernumery list and was retired
in 1928.
Joseph III. Ennis, Retired Farmer
Joseph H. Ennis, well known re-
tired farmer, living in Smyrna,
passed away at his residence on
Mt Vernon Street, about eight
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Smyrna times., 1934-07-26
HELD FOR CHECK FORGING
William Graveyard, COI0red, in Jail
Charged With Forging Name

William Graveyard, colored, of
Seaford, was arrested in Smyrna
on Monday evening and held under
$1,000 bail by Magistrate G. r.
Stevenson, for the next term of
court for issuing worthless checks
and forgery. Two checks to the
amount of fifteen dollars each were
given to William Vesnetsnos, pro-
prietor Of the Smyrna Cafe, and to
Frank Armstrong, forging the
name of Warner w. Price of
Smyrna.