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Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
Program For Commencement
Week Early In June Is
Being Arranged
MUSIC FESTIVAL MAY 16

!. The program for Commencement
Week has been definitely arranged
and the following is the schedule:
Senior examination, June and 6;
Seniors sightseeing trip to Wash
ington, June 7, s, 9; Baccalaureate
sermon, Presbyterian Church, June
10; Final examinations, June IL,
IL, 13; Class Night, June 13; Jun
ior-Senior Prom, June IA; Com
mencement Exercises, June 15.-
The annual Music Festival, under
the direction of Miss Easton, will
be given in two parts this year,
the elementary school on Wednes-
day, May 16, and the secondary
school demonstration on Friday,
May Is, in the evening. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend
these festivals. Other coming
events are: the annual Fashion
Show, held in the afternoon of May
% and Open House or Visiting Day
on Friday, May 25. The monthly
report of the work accomplished
by the school nurse, Miss Brown,
is as follows: children having re-
ceived first aid, 230 ;children ex-
amined before re-entering school
after illness, %; children excluded
from school, 3; number needing
medical attention, 9; excuses from
Physical Education, SO; children
examined generally, 81; number of
defects observed 81; number of de-
fects corrected, A; children furn-
ished with glasses, /; health talks
given, 40; number of cases of ir-
regular attendance Investigated,
IA; number of conferences with
parents, 9.-On Friday, May A, the
Middletown baseball team will play
on the local diamond This is the
fourth game on the schedule and it
is hoped that the local fans will
come out and give their team the
much needed support. The Caesar
Rodney team will play Smyrna at
Smyrna on Wednesday, May O.
Superintendent Schantz attended
the State Teacher Associa-
ton meeting at Dover on Saturday
and responded to greetings from
the State Education Association
Banking results are as follows:
Number in attendance, 678; num-
ber Of depositors, Al; amount de-
posted, $24.60; total amount de-
posted this school year, S815.78.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
ASBURY CLASS
END FIRST YEAR
Anniversary Occasion To Be
Noted Sunday With a
Special Service
DIR. WOOLEVER, SPEAKER

The Mems Bible Class of Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church in
Smyrna, will observe the first an
niversary of its organization next
Sunday night with DR.. Harry Earl
Woolever of Washington, D. e., as
the guest speaker. The officials of
the State Federation of Mems
Bible Glasses will be present and
present the class charter. Dr.Wool-
ever is the editor of the National
Methodist Press and the Interna-
tional Religious Press, giving him
an unusual experience in the field
of religious journalism and a first
hand information of public affairs,
National and International. In
1928 he inaugurated the National
Methodist Press, a new venture in
Protestant Church journalism in
the Nations Capital, and as its
editor in chief since that time, has
been at the centre of the Govern
ment studying national and inter-
national issues and interpreting
them from a christian standpoint
for various publications over the
country. He has attended with
the United States delegation the
London Conference, the Sixth Pan
American Conference in Havana
Cuba, and the signing of the Kel-
log-Bryand Peace Pact in Paris
He has an official commission to
study conditions in Egypt, Syria,
Palestine, Greece and other sec
tions of the near East. DR.. Wool
ever is a world traveller who has
made unusual contacts both at
home and abroad and a lecturer of
note on National and International
issues and conditions. He is an
orator of outstanding ability and
is the only representative from the
International Religious Press to
accompany the President, with
representative from the Associat-
ed Press when he goes from the
White House on all occasions.
Eight other classes have been in
vited to participate in this anni-
versary program. An outstanding
musical program will be presented.
The people of Smyrna and COM
munities round about are very for
tunate in the privilege of hearing
this world traveller and information
ally known orator.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEND RALLY
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

ter luncheon, served by the Ethel
c. Lloyd Auxiliary, the principal
feature was the address by the
Rev. Richard T. Billingsley of the
Ocean City. Md, Presbyterian
Church Included in the after
noon's program was also a contin-
uation of the Group Discussion and
a recreational period on the ath-
letic field of the Smyrna High
School. A banquet was held fol-
lowing the afternoon session. In
the evening the Camp Fire Service
which was to have been held on
the lawn of William Blendt was
held around the open fireplace at
the Twentieth Century Club. With
the cheer of the hearth fire and
all gathered around, Rev. Freder-
ick e. Maser of Birdsboro, Pa, de-
livered able and instructive address
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
HOLD TEMPERANCE MEETING
Mrs. Charlotte Schneider of New
York Addresses Dover Meeting

A meeting in the interest of tenn
perance education and leadership
was held in the Presbyterian
Church, Dover, on Thursday. The
morning session, Mrs. Name Reg
ester, of Lewes, State Loyal Tenn
perance League secretary was in
charge of the discussion. Young
peoples work was discussed in the
afternoon. Mrs. Anna Morrison,
past president of the Federation
Young Peoples Branch of w. c. T..
u, presided in the absence of Mrs.
Bertha M. Foster. Miss Charlotte
Fraser Schneider, of New York, a
national organizer, spoke on the
growth and development of the
young peoples societies. Among
the officers of the w. G. T. u. who
attended the meeting were Mrs.
Anna Lee Waller, president, of
Delmar; Mrs. M. Evelyn Killen,
Mrs. Katie B. Dockety, Mrs. Laura
Cloud, Mrs. Jennie Kendall, Mrs.
Helen W. Simpson, Mrs. Lavina
Lynch and the Rev. Ivanhoe Willis.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03

The first rally Of the year for
the State Christian Endeavor
Union was held Saturday in the
First Presbyterian Church, Rev.
James R. Galley, pastor. Nearly
200 were present and happy and
pleasant time was had at the hos
pitality of the young folks Of the
Presbyterian Church of Smyrna.
The morning service was opened
by a devotional service by Rev.
Galley, followed by a half hour
song service. Group Discussions
were held next, the Rev. Harley B.
Kline Of Wilmington, leading the
prayer meeting discussion group;
Miss Dorothy Krause of Whining
ton, led the Personal Work Dis
cussion Group and Mr.. Edward
Twiddle of Wilmington, led the In
termediate Discussion Group. Af-
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
FIRE AT MILFORD HOTEL
Fire Breaks Out at Windsor Hotel
Doing About S40O Damage

Fire, believed to have been caus-
ed by short circuit, damaged the
New Windsor Hotel at Milford,
Sunday night, to the extent of s400
and kept the Carlisle Fire Com
pany busy for three hours before
it was finally extinguished. The
fire was discovered in the cellar
about 6 o'clock when a number of
guests were at dinner. The diners
remained at the tables while the
firemen donned smoke helmets and
fought the blaze. The fire burned
the insulation from the wires in
the building and followed the wir-
ing to the third floor, between the
walls, and this made the task of
the firemen difficult. The hotel is
owned and operated by Thaddeus
Windsor.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
FRUIT BLOSSOM
TIME ARRIVES
State Highway Department
Outlines a Beautiful Motor
Trip In Delaware
FRUIT BELT TO OCEAN

A delightful one-day motor trip
which will proceed through the
heart of the fruit belt, disclose a
ten-mile strip of ocean front and
present many points of interest is
recommended by the State High
way Department to be taken dur
ing the next two or three weeks of
fruit blossom time. From the
northern part of the State the trip
should begin over Route Is to Do
yer, the center of the fruit or
chards, then to Milford where a
turn to the left takes the driver to
Rehoboth Beach, and the ocean. A
side trip to Lewes, the oldest set
tlement in the State with its his
toric buildings can be taken six
miles north of Rehoboth Beach.
At the States largest ocean resort
a turn to the right will take the
motorist over Silver Lake to the
new Ocean Boulevard where for
ten miles splendid surf fishing can
be enjoyed, also passing over the
new inlet into the Indian River, ar
Swing finally at Bethany Beach
where the National Guard camp is
located. Turn to the right and
take the concrete road to Clarks-
vile where a choice of roads can
be taken, one meeting the Coleman
DUPONT Boulevard at Frankford,
the other at Dagsboro, the latter
passing picturesque Vines Creek
and old Prince George Episcopal
Church where General Dagsworthy
of revolutionary fame is buried.
Reaching the Boulevard the turn
is made north until Georgetown is
met and where a turn left is made
to Bridgeville passing the large
Townsend orchards and presenting
a glimpse of large oil derrick
and pump where an attempt is be-
ing made to drill for oil, this road
strikes Route 13 once more and
the return home is made through
Harrington to Dover where the
dual highway is being constructed
to connect with the one now finish
ed from Smyrna to Wilmington.
The trip can easily be made in a
day, the actual running time not
taking more than six hours.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
SEASON OPENS
FOR STURGEON
Philip Armstrong of Delaware
City Gets One In His Shad
Net But 1t Escapes
IN DEMAND FOR CAVIAR

The sturgeon fishing season op-
ened in the Delaware River Mon
day morning when Frank Bader
and his fishing partner went out
and fished the early morning tide.
Seevral other boats went out for
the afternoon tide when it was
known that the big fish had start
ed their run" up the river. On
Saturday morning a sturgeon
struck the shad net of Phillip Arm
strong as he was fishing for shad
The sturgeon escaped from the
comparatively frail shad net as
they usually do. 1t is customary
for some of the shad fishermen to
stop fishing for shad when the
sturgeon start to run but this sea-
son the shad season has been so
delayed by weather conditions that
the shad season has hardly got un-
der way. Some of the fishermen
fel that the run of shad up the
river this year is not going to
amount to much and that the peak
has already been reached For the
first time this spring many anglers
visited the Delaware City Port
Penn section Sunday and tried out
their luck from the banks of the
canal or from the Delaawre City
Port Penn highway. Some catch
es were being made although the
weather is yet little cold for good
hook and line fishing. Most of
the fish caught were catfish and
perch.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
DIOCESAN CONVENTION SOON
Will Meet at Milford Next Tues
day and Wednesday, May 8 and 8

Joseph B. Hum and George w.
Boehmler have been elected dele
gates and c. w. w. Schantz and
Arthur L. Leader, alternates, to
represent st. Peters Church of this
town at the annual convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese
of Delaware to be held Tuesday
and Wednesday, May 8 and 9 in
Christ Church, Milford. The Rt.
Rev. Philip Cook, Bishop of the
Diocese of Delaware, will preside'
The convention of the Diocesan
Women's Auxiliary viii hold its
sessions concurrently. The Rev.
Joseph F. Hink is rector of the
host church. This is a General
Convention year, and thus one OF
the items of business of all Dioces-
an Conventions is to elect dele
gates and alternates to the Gener-
al Convention, which this year will
be held in Atlantic City in October.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
WOMEN'S CLUB FEDERATION
Will Be Held at Lewes June Z;
Gov. Buck to Give Address

Miss Laura Bell and Mrs. r. ID.
Hoffecker will, as delegates offic-
tally represent the Smyrna goth
Century Club at the coming Della
ware State Federation of Womens
Clubs at the annual meeting to be
held at Lewes, Thursday, June 4.
An interesting program has been
arranged and delightful hospitality
is anticipated by the Lewes Club
women. Governor Buck has been
invited to give the address and will
speak on THE Part Women Play
in National Recovery" Others
who will speak will be Colonel
Clarence Starr, of Chester, Pa, who
recently returned from three and
one-half years spent in Russia as
an engineer; Eugene c. Van Wyk,
nationall known lecturer, world
traveller and authority on foreign
travel. Mrs. William H. Beacon,
president of the Delaware State
Federation of Women's Clubs, will
preside at the convention which
represents 1000 Delaware women
and will be attended by several
hundred. Mrs. Beacon will retire
as president after the election of
officers which will close the ses-
sion. A feature of the program
will be an Old Fashioned Quilt
Show, which will be held under the
direction of Miss Amy Gardener,
chairman of art for the State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. Miss
Gardener will also supervise a
Flower Arrangement exhibit in
which the clubs will compete.
There will also be displays of an
tiques and other features One
entire morning is to be confined to
sightseeing during which the club
women will visit the many points
of historic interest in the town and
will make visit to the CCC camp.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
Brooder House Burned at Biaclxbird

Fire broke out in the chicken
house of Frank Adams at Black
bird Woods on Saturday evening
burning and smothering to death
about seven or eight hundred baby
chicks. 1t is thought the chicken
house caught fire from an over
heated breeder stove. The Smyr-
ma firemen were summoned and
extinguished the fire.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
H@s STORE CHANGES
l'ss Purchases Store and
VI Moves From Cbesyo,d

Loose Of near Cheswold
nssaased at private terms ~
"a s . hlrons the store build
~ ,%z on Commerce Street
q ,sI ''l many years by her
: ssa sas ate M. Hirons. has
:, session Mr.. Loose and
u a',so so. On Monday from his
k,r., lllng station near Car
~. axe They will occnnv
Tiasut over the store tore
~ aasr home and filing sta.
y, ps purchased by the State
DEPARTMENT to Be- moved loved
~ s'y tor the dual road greu now
~. sal., Mr.. Loose IS Ia ! uios. 11~
s. hr,'saa1t ! a.,' and his coming to
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
Bob Thompson Takes X. r. Bus

Robert A. Thompson of this
town has accepted the position as
the bus driver for the Smyrna
Clayton bus for the Railroad Com
pany and will succeed Orin Hines,
of Dover. The bus, which has been
repairs, was put into
service again yesterday, Wednes-
day. Mr. Thompson had been run
ming a jitney for several years.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
James Denney, Prominent Retired
Farmer, Dies at Home i'm Leipsic

James Denney, well known Ches-
wold-Leipsic farmer, who retired
from active farming several years
ago and moved to Leipsic, died at
his home in that town Wednesday
of last week, April 25, aged 81
years. He had been suffering with
bronchial asthama for several
weeks. The death of James Den
ney removes one of the old resi-
dents of the Leipsic-Cheswold COM
Quiet, unostentatious,
and in his active days an industri-
Gus farmer, he lived his life devot-
ed to his home and family and was
esteemed by his friends. He mar
ried in early life Miss Lydia Harp
er, a member of the large Harper
family of the Leipslc vicinity. She
survives him with four children as
follows: Mrs. Harvey Slaughter,
Smyrna; Mrs. Alvin Denney, Elm
hurst, near Wilmington; Harvey
Denney and James Denney Jr., of
near Leipsic. Funeral services
were conducted from his late resi-
dence in Leipsic Saturday after
noon and interment took place in
Silver Lake Cemetery, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03

Excavation Work o0 New School
Excavation work is almost COM
pleted for the new school addition
and brick and concrete men are on
the Job. Foundation and brick
work will start in full force soon.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
T.W. KiIlen, Kent Court Crier, Dies

Thomas w. Killen, lifelong
resident of Dover, who passed his
80th birthday two weeks ago, died
in Dover Tuesday, at his residence
on North Governors avenue after
an illness of three weeks. His wife
and two or three children survive.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
ID ROAD JOB
EwOa SMYRNA.
c.oroes Noted in
ont Sharp Bends
,rsrves in Highway
|pvEuENr IS SEEN

,sasts using the n nignMas notic.
smyrna to Dover are e,ace n4'is5 ! ]
.ny changes taking place M y
rsv for the dual road, sai nl,or mo-
! being done from @ the ,ip1its purh
1. saags thru the town l11 llmlss tns
,,,ss at present, except tne
4 ellvsrts from the NORM
,.t,r,ectiOn on, to carry the
A,irags to Smyrna River
! ! aid, they will relay the
.sr,Bd road, moving it west
,I0rg the front of the prop
n and will build a new !,
..sInd road thru Smyrna ana
i 4. new Duck Creek bridge
4 M the dual roads now built
ne state to the northern
4 smyrna town limits. Be
/ 4 tbs fact it cuts close to
a~tsge Of business places and
IT, on both sides Of the
[ssrd there is opposition to
& 4 dual road, business in
4 specially preferring to see
(r.lspe traffic road. The argu-
I n the two distinct roads is
not only be artistic but
In safer for traffic, which
N i The main purpose back
taaug the dual highway from
rnstor to Dover. From the
n ruad intersection at Tip
south to Dover, farm
Y sre being moved back on
| mpdations and the complex
| / nany old land marks are
cbsnged. This is noticeably
|ltb The farm residences of
h n. Short, Howard Jones,
sasrs, in each case Of which
gng to be a greater improve
! b their farms than ever. At
tu's (Hofecker's) millpond,
y bridge is being built that
ary the dual roads over a
shtar course to Cheswold Cor
nnpletely cutting off the
1t Old Bethel Church and
y decided changes all the
inlg Practicall every build
he west side of the road
AxFs Corner is being moved
vile below Cheswold there
Ianber Of marked changes
nnstng curves and bends in
ni wherever possible all the
b Dsnney's Corner. Then a
lt-aTay road into Dover.
~ cuncrete laying has begun
Ation below "Woodlawn"
a another section below Den
sOaner. It's going to be the
ztsnsive improvement of
zt0n Of the whole of the
highway. Because of the
rxdon Of this dual road be-
1Tna to Dover and the num-
men and trucks which are
las motoring public is ad-
aroceed slowly during the
ays along the entire route.
WE he bridge and causeway
Mczerman Street extended
A Jones' River, is nearly
la and will join the propos-
oad to be continued back
nllce Station and west of
Ae to the new State
10 parkway of Dover.
= State further, namely at
tie macadam causeway
lorn up and a new con-
10 IS being laid. Motor
' Toe time being, are being
50 over the old gravel and
W 'nru the business section
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
Elmer David After County Office

Former State Senator Elmer
David, of Taylor's Bridge, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Of
fee of Recorder of Deeds for New
Castle county. Mr.. David is
leading Democrat.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
"a GRANGE MEETING
- Last Wednesday
! 4. s By Local Talent

Aa WsSsf q the Smyrna
i. rosssn osssaassssy .. night the
alo, ArtS.l s.l was rendered /:
a,s'yA sy Ms. wIlliam ni.er'' !, Tas tals'
q Ii,s an sad the quartet
.ssasa. Ho.'ly mary Hynson,
IA D,.lsasa Inward Kemp and
sae' sang several
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
f. Marriott Fowler Residence Sold

Mrs. Walter w. Hynson of this
town, has purchased on private
terms from A. Baynard Fowler of
Piedmont, California, formerly of
Smyrna, his property, long known
as the e. Marriott Fowler resi-
dence, on Mt. Vernon Street. The
house is undergoing repairs.
Smyrna times., 1934-05-03
Mrs. Isaac Harrington, Leipsic

Mrs. Ida Slaughter Harrington,
wife of Isaac Harrington, passed
away at her home at Leipsic last
Wednesday after long illness.
Mrs. Harrington was 73 years of
age and the daughter of the late
John c. and Mary Slaughter, form
erly of Smyrna. One held in high
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
Who's Who List Led
By Walter Pachinok
Seventh Grader Complies $50 March Average at
Woodrow Wilson School Beatrice Hennes 90

Beeman. S5.4; Paul Smoley, S5.4;
Joseph Inturrisi, S5.s.
Perfect Attendance
MISUNDERSTANDING ~Bowyer,
Louis Levegnale, Gabriel Mala-
jonte, Louis Pellegrini, Elizabeth
Conway, Mary Inturrisi, Frances
Kalnowski,, Zelda Kusnitz, Lucy
Pace, Anna Rietdyke, Dorothy
Ross, Eva Rotella, Ida Julino, Vic,
let Wol6shinsky.
Grade /, Room Russell Bald
win, Armand D'Agostino, Girola-
mo Lo Giudice, Thomas Masina,
Anthony Serafine, Nicholas Rossi.
Emilio Spatafore, Edward Steck,
John Szantyr. Stanley Szantyr, Sal
vatore 'VeVrrastto, William Hamm,
Mary Del Cioppo, Gloria Jones,
Marion koslowski, Dorothy Koval
Palmina Labella, Isabel McGuffie,
Margaret Rotella, Carmela Santar-
siero, Lima Di Vergilio. Lucille Ver-
.rastro, Joan Murphy, Barbara
Bergstrom.
Grade 2, Room Julia Cirlelli,
Airline French, Rosemary Guarino,
Roberta Hallenberg, Elizabeth
Jones, Catherine Mecca, Mary La
bella, Gloria Rossi, Clara Santa
venera, Elvira Spadafore, Rosa Tu-
limo, Nancy Ventresca, Dorothy
Walashinsky, Shirley Watt, Eva
Zollo, Lucille Kiermont, Ugo Allie
grim, Richard Bowen, John Con-
way, Robert D'Agostino, William
De Munda, Vincent De Paola,
Leonard Ferraro, Anthony Iannac-
ci, Fred Leone, Leonard Mecca,
Stephen Pannone, Carmen Raneri,
Charles Rietdyke, Robert Rock,
John Sciarra.
Grade ga, Room Edward
Koss, Frederick Brown, Alfred De
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09

Many new members were en-
rolled as the waterbury local OF
the International Machinists' union
held q mass meeting at Liberty
Hail Saturday night. John j. Flynn
Of New York, vice-president Of
the Polishers and Buffers Interna-
uonal union, and James r. Corri-
gan, president of the Central La
Dor Union, were the two main
speakers.
Mr. Flynn urged sustained
drive to have the city one of the
leading centers of the American
Federation Of Labor. He asked all
those present at the meeting to
give support in every possible way
to the Wagner labor bill now be-
fore congress.
Protection Essential
Mr. Corrigan claimed that local
conditions made it necessary for
widespread membership in the A..
F. of L. Only in strong organiza-
ton, he said, is the workingman
able to get real protection such as
he deserves.
Attendance at the meeting, was
60 large that the regular members
OF the union left the hall to allow
new members room. Boxing bouts
and entertainment followed the
business portion Of the session,
Henry Brodeur. president OF the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
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