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Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
SMYRNA LOSES
TO TOWNSEND
Game of Baseball In Smyrna's
Hands Several Times
But Lose s TOT
HOUSTON ON SATURDAY

Smyrna Baseball Club has shown
little activity the past week. Mid
dletown Club, which was to have
played in Smyrna last Saturday
phoned at noon they were not
coming as a number of their play
ers had motored to Philadelphia to
see big league baseball, leaving
their team too crippled to even
hazard a contest. So there was
no game Saturday afternoon. On
Sunday Manager Hustled took what
he could of his regular team to
Townsend but lost by the close
score of z to s. Two or three
times Smyrna was tied with or a
point ahead of Townsend, but thru
bad errors, mostly at first, they al
lowed Townsend to score. In the
ninth inning Smyrna was ahead Z
to 6, but a costly error allowed
Townsend to win the victory. Scott
and Reynolds were the battery for
hoili Ad anu h1O IACy ACOIANOo LIZ
support of their team mates,
Smyrna would have had the game
easily. Blackburn and Wells were
the battery for Townsend. Man
ager Hustled is endeavoring to
build up Smyrna's team to the
point of efficiency and hopes to get
together for the balance of the sea-
son the best talent possible. So
far it seems to have been impos-
sible to line up players suitable for
the positions he wants, but every
day or so he learns of local talent
he has not known about. 1t takes
time to organize team that will
give the right sort of promise.
Manager Hustled is not discouraged
for he feels sure Smyrna can get
strong aggregation together and
with proper practice can put forth
a winning team. Next Saturday
the strong team from Houston,
Sussex County, will be here to play
Smyrna. Baseball fans are urged
to turn out and give the home team
full and hearty support.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
BIG CROPS DUE
TO DUST STORM
Highly Fertilized Soil From
West Aids Production
In Delaware
SIGNS OF HARD WINTER

The drought has written tragedy
across the Middle West, but has
sent prosperity to Lower Delaware,
according to an opinion widely held
by Sussex farmers, who attribute
this years bumper crops to richly
fertilized top soil sifted over this
area during the dust storm which
swept Eastward during the early
part of the Summer. Fantastic as
this idea may sound, the hard-won
experience of veteran farmers in
dealing with the elements is never
theless given a surprising measure
of support from scientific circles in
arriving at this conclusion. Dean
G. A. McCue, of the Agricultural
Department of the University of
Delaware, while he said he does not
believe the bumper crop is due en-
tirely to the dust storm, neverthe-
less, admitted the storm, which
darkened the sky for several hours
as the powdery stuff sifted down.
ward, probably had some effect in
line with the views of the Sussex
farmers. 1t is far from being i'm
possible that the effect could have
been extensive, he admitted, add
ing that he, personally, does not
believe this was the case. But
right or wrong, Sussex farmers are
chorusing an amen" to the old
adage TITS an i'll wind that blows
no good" The Heaven-sent soil
they declare, came as a blessing to
the somewhat sandy terrain OF
Sussex just in time to bring on a
glorious crop of cantaloupes and
vegetables, making up for the
heavy losses in the orchards fol
lowing the severe Winter. Right
now, they point out, cantaloupes
watermelons and cucumbers are
rolling market-ward in greater
quantities than in many years. With
prices holding up due to stricken
crops elsewhere, this means sub
stantial profit to the growers in
this section. The elation of farm
ers over these crops is somewhat
temperated by pessimism as to the
coming Winter. Surveying or
chards already in bad shape as a
result of last Winters stretches OF
sub-zero weather, old line farmers
are ruefully predicting an early
Autumn and another hard Winter
The early Autumn, say these farm.
ers, is indicated by the fact corn
husks are larger than normal
What squirrels are left from last
Winters rigors, they add, are stor-
ing up nuts which is a ''sure sign
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
MORE ALFALFA
TO BE PLANTED
Its Value As a Food Supply
For Livestock Grow
ing In Favor
ACREAGE is l. A r G E r

One of the major projects in the
program of extension work in Kent
County for the past seven years
has been the promotion of cam
paign for the growing of more and
better alfalfa to insure a sufficient
food supply for livestock, and dur
ing this period the alfalfa acreage
in this county has ben increased on
the average of 994 acres each year,
according to surveys which have
been made annually by County
Agent Russell E. Wilson. Regard
less of our present economic con-
ditions, there has been a strong
tendency for farmers in this county
to turn to alfalfa as profitable
hay crop, as the chief expense is
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
FARMERS TOUR
FOR CHICAGO
Will Start Sunday Even If
Quota of 100 Farmers Is
Not Secured
CLUB LIST Is GROWING

The Del-Mar-Va Farmers Tour
to Chicago, which has been ar
ranged by A. d. Cobb of the Uni
versity of Delaware, will be made
Sunday next, August II even
though the quota of 100 is not
reached. However, it will be nee
essary to charge slightly higher
rate if there are less than this
number as follows: 25 to 40 per-
sons, $3.50, which is Sc higher
than the rate quoted in the timer
ary for 100 persons; so to 90 per-
sons, S29.95, which is S3.45 higher
than the rate quoted for 100 per-
sons. Should the party number 100
or more persons at the time of
leaving Wilmington, the S26. so
rate will apply. This decision was
reached after consulting with Alex.
D. Cobb, Tuesday morning as it
was thought it would be much bet
ter to operate the tour at the
slightly higher rate than to disap-
point those who had made arrange
ments to go. There are reports of
many who intend to go but they
Continued on Page F1ve)
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
LOCAL PICTURE
EXHIBIT HERE
Smyrna Rotary Given an In
teresting Showing of Some
Smyrna Scenes
BY j. WELLS FAIRIES

The members of the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club We're treated to one of
the finest local exhibitions of mo-
ton pictures ever assembled in
Smyrna. Mr. j. Wells FAIRIES, local
cinema operator and member of
the American Cinema League, pre-
sented his pictures of: the State
Welfare Home, as 1T appeared un-
der construction and the dedication
by the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Delaware The cinema news for
1888 include the storm of August,
fall sports, duck hunting, squirrel
shooting and rabbit hunting. The
news for 1884 included snow scenes
of last March, the Memorial Day
exercises. The Smyrna Gun Club
in action, motor boat races on Sill
yer Lake and game fishing on Lake
Como. Delaware sports afield were
shown, also salt water fishing. Mr..
FAIRIES has a collection of pictures
relating to the activities of the
Smyrna Fire Department and
many other interesting pictures of
Smyrna. The club gave Mr.. FAIRIES
a rising vote of thanks and DR.. G..
G. Harmonson expressed the appre-
citation and interest of the mem
bers in Mr.. FAIRIES exhibition. Wis
iting Rotarians: ]. A. Frear, Jr., of
Dover Club.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
FORMER SMYRNA PASTOR, 80
Rev. Adam Stengle Celebrates
Birthday With His Family

Rev. Adam Stengle, retired
Methodist minister, celebrated last
week his goth birthday at his home
407 West Twenty-irst street, Will
mington. He was formerly pastor
of Asbury M. E. Church, Smyrna,
serving here, from 1893 to 1898,
and is well known throughout Will
mintgon Conference. Guests at the
dinner were the Rev. and Mrs.
James w. Colona, son-in-law and
daughter Of DR.. Stengle, former
Congressman Charles I. Stengle,
and Mrs. Stengle, of Washington,
D. c., George E. NJ. Stengle, Of
Wilmington, both sons of the cele-
brant and Mr.. and Mrs. Q. F.
Pfrommer, of Baltimore Mrs.
Pfrommer is a granddaughter of
DR.. Stengle. DR.. Stengle retired
from the Wilmington M. E. confer
ence after 45 years service. He is
regular attendant at McCabe M.
E. Church, where he was at var
ious times a supply pastor. DR..
Stengle is the oldest minister in the
Wilmington conference. He was
born August 5, 1874, at Jarretts-
vile, Hartford County, Nd. He is
a veteran of the Civil War. For
his advanced years he is enjoying
health and still takes interest in
his garden and this spring did all
the planting alone.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
CANDIDATE FOR BENCH
Judge T. j. Keating of CentrevilIe,
Md, Comes Out For Chief Justice

Md, Comes Out For Chief Justice
Judge Thomas ]. Heating of
Centreville, Md, on Monday filed
his papers for nomination for Chief
Judge of the Second Judicial Dis
trict of Maryland on the Demo
cratic ticket. This district includ-
es Queen Anne, Cecil, Kent, Tai
bot and Caroline counties. The
papers have been filed in Queen
Anne, Kent and Cecil counties and
will be filed in the other two coun-
ties of the district. Judge Heating
has been Associate Judge for the
past eleven years and prior to that
served as State Insurance Commis-
sioner of Maryland and was a
former states attorney of Queen
Anne county. He has been recog-
nized as the Democratic leader in
Queen Anne county since 1918,
when he succeeded John E. George,
of Sudlersville. On the death of
Judge P. B. Hopper in 1922 he was
appointed to fill the unexpired
term of one year and since that
time was elected to the bench.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
BIG CANTALOUPE HARVEST
Farmers Down State, From Laurel,
Ship S127 900 Worth i'm Two Weeks

Sales of cantaloupes in Sussex
is proving profitable to farmers.
Through the Laurel auction block
alone S127 900 worth have been
shipped in two weeks, making Del
aware farmers among the leaders
of the nation in the production and
shipment of this fruit. In the two
weeks ending Saturday night, total
sales through the auction block ex-
ceeded S85,OOO, according to the
records kept by the produce asso-
citation secretary. Inasmuch as
about two-thirds of the 'lopes
grown in that locality are sold in
this manner, the shipments there
would exceed $4,000 during this
period. The price remained unus-
ually high through the rush of the
season, and many farmers of the
Laurel section have made excellent
profits from the crop. Saturday
was the biggest day this season
when more than 5000 carriers We're
sold through the auction block.
However, the price was slightly
lower than during the early part Of
the week, so that the total sales
will not be as much as ON some
other days earlier in the week. The
prices during the week averaged
from Sc cents to 81 cents for flats
of II melons; from 50 cents to
S103 for standards; from S1.19 to
S1.46 per carrier of "a jumbo mel
ons; and from S1.70 to S1.82 pper
carrier of 36 jumbo melons.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
TRAINS RUN TO
CLAYTON AGAIN
Damage To Washout From
ClOudburst Near Townsend
Temporarily Repaired
MAILS ARE NOW ON TIME

After lapse of two days and a
half, train service on the Delmarva
Division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road from Wilmington to Clayton
was resumed at 4.35 o'clock Sun
day afternoon when the first train
passed over the $50 feet of track
rebuilt about three quarters of a
mile north of Townsend, following
the washout which occurred there
early Friday morning. Trains
passed over the repaired section
slowly Sunday afternoon but offic-
ials of the road said Sunday night
that virtually all of the repair
work had been completed and that
the trains were running on sched-
ule. The work crews of the rail
road had been working feverishly
night and day to repair the wash
out. During the two and a half
days that work was being rushed
on the new trestle and track, pas
sengers were transferred from Will
mington to Clayton by the Grey
hound bus. Train service contin-
ued to run from Clayton to Cape
Charles regularly. Mail service was
held up somewhat but by the use
of trucks was only slightly late. In
the meantime the employees of the
State and County Highway De-
partments have succeeded in open
ing all roads with the exception of
the Middletown-Townsend and the
county road from Fieldsboro to
Middletown. Because of the bridg-
es washed out as recorded on page
two of this issue, these roads are
not expected to be open to traffic
for several months. Three bridges
on the Middletown-T Townsend road
including one across the Appoquin-
mink Creek near old st. AIMS
Church, were completely washed
away and it will take considerable
time to place temporary spans
across the streams, State Police
said. While the rain did much
good to many crops as it brought
an end to drought, it also
wrought much harm to the fields
of farmers in the Middletown area
where the cloudburst was heaviest
Whole fields of tomatoes and other
vegetables were still under water
Sunday, some fields resembling
miniature lakes. Although some of
these fields were transformed into
ponds by the storm it was also re-
sponsible for the destruction of one
of the States beauty spots, Silver
Lake. The f1attening of the dam
! turned the lake into a sluggish
stream running through muddy
flats. About so boys who were in
camp at Camp Appoquinimink on
the grounds of St. Andrews School
left in disgust for their homes Sat
urday. The camp was not dam
aged but the swimming facilities
were destroyed when the dam dis
appeared taking almost all the
floats, and other equipment of the
camp with it.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
DIES OUT IN THE WEST
William VanGasken, a Native of
Smyrna, Dies in DesNIoineS. Wash.

Smyrna, Dies in DesNIoines. Wash.
William VanGasken, aged 81, of
DesMoines, Washington, oldest son
of the late John VanGasken of
Smyrna, died at his western home
Saturday after a lingering illness.
The announcement of his death
was received with sorrow by his
Smyrna relatives and friends. Mr..
VanGasken was born and raised in
Smyrna and left here in his youth
for the West and settled on a
ranch in the State of Washington
where as pioneer he forged his
way to the front and became a use
ful and prominent citizen He set
tied in virgin territory far from
civilization and saw it and the
State of Washington grow and de-
velop into one of the progressive
towns and states of the Pacific
Coast and the northwest. He mar
ried in early life a Philadelphia
girl who went West with him on
his pioneer undertaking. He is
survived by several children.
Besides his immediate family
he is survived by one brother,
Harry VanGasken of Wilmington,
and two sisters, Mrs. Frank E.
Postles of Smyrna. and DR.. Francis
of Philadelphia. Harry
went out west to see
him and was with him when he
died. Funeral and interment took
place at DesMoines, Washington.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
INJURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
49, L Johnson, Pastor, on His
'Satl9n, Sends These Notes

'satlon, Sends These Notes
M J. L Johnson, pastor, who
way during August on his va
1l' sends these announcements
pu0ilcation. The service at
4y On the Sabbath will begin
ae session of the Church
400 At ten o'clock with the Cen
'asrntendent, Mr.. Harvey c.
eharge. All the depart
- VII conduct the regular les
y y aady In the adult classes
!. :. :. ! harvey Wright, the presi-
/. Nh !. tne Ladies' Class, will con-
- q ,ae JOINT devotions for the
- and mems classes and Mrs.
!. u viii teach the ladies' class
paSIVr Will direct the dis
-. a N the mems class. AT
! n NJ \ O'Clock, the morning worship
,p,i,.' conducted. An inspiring
| i -. ~. program will be given by
n a'rus ! y choir under the direc-
~. y Mrs. coverdale, and the
n rssl. vi have for his subject
/ !, u1 uailstians' Possessions" Sun
s,si. s'llng' August 10Th. at the
M !. = aour, the guest speaker
! 49, II Rev Ivanho wills Of
| Aer,,4 ,on' soE, and Sunday morning.
sf,.,.sI I'ln' the sermon will be
FasTs.. Oy the Rev. Melvin 2,
ID ana,,, r. an honor student Of
| ,rS yllean I !. University in wash
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
SMYRNA GRANGE ON PICNIC
Members Enjoy Delightful Days
Outing at Rehoboth

At the meeting of the Smyrna
Grange last Wednesday night the
program opened with a piano duet
by Miss Mary E. Hynson and Mrs.
Howard Deakyne. Mr.. and Mrs.
M. A. Frazier of Belleville, Md,
were visitors and gave a talk on
the picnic recently held by the
Bellsville Grange. A musical num-
ber by the Smyrna Grange quartet
concluded the program. Last We'd
nesday the Smyrna Grange held its
annual picnic at Rehoboth.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
HTS HITS
II
.ro Old Arnold
y and Damages the
.,..v Of Mrs. Mofftt
,rDlsGs BLOWN DOWN

.,se worst storms ever at
ls,d ! a veritable cyclone, ssras
n0la' - On this village tnree
s'a !',s, a.nD smyrna at about SIX
y llTm thursday evening laying
!. HI cannery and sweeping
atsrs y al and trees before it to IN 5he
- i several thousand doi-
~ Brenford cannery which
N 4. last days Of E. B. Arm,
y +, been rebuilt and enlarged
4 spilding 100 feet long BY %
-. and made one of the best
.,s II houses in this vicinity was
'aIsislv blown down, the roof
Y mrcs Of the building being
'.,-,d over on top Of the stable IN
/. rsar Of Mrs. Es!elle Mofntt :
..,,,s an adjoining property.
\, - ,ors Of shacks used as hous-
! rarters for labor at the can
T. we're picked up and carried
I.ss the road and landed d, in Mrs
E,stts grape vineyard. The hous-
|. ,Dprozimately twenty homes
!. Completely demolished. This
Ir,rg house is now owned by
\ Fruit Growers National Bank
sT-rt Company Of Smyrna, the
(or beng taken over by the
nj shortly after Mr.. Arnold's
Eath several years ago. 1t had
h. rented for the coming season
4 Nj. Irwin T. Salisbury, Jr.,
\ adgsly, Maryland, but whether
4 MT / will be rebuilt has not
II, decided. The cyclone also
h considerable damage to the
|ruerty Of Mrs. Estelle Moffitt.
|.;e chicken houses, the stable
ID The garage were all blown
icTn. The back porch was moved
anpletely away from the house
Id throughout the house about
ta window glasses were broken.
At their farm across the road,
tltg known as the cid York prop
1t, the windmill was blown down,
he tank house damaged, the CHM
r and part of the roof on the
tuua blown down and the tops of
.H tees blown away. Over at the
kne Of Miss Ida Severson a shed
sH iemolished and a door torn
ir. At the farm of Ellwood
Kemp barn was moved about two
iesi of its foundation. A garage
Es also blown down at the home
q AS ShOckley. Ned Donovan
Eaa lives about a quarter of a mile
Han Clayton is said to have
Eatasd the funnel-shaped cloud
fr:Tept out Of the west and for
a1' was fearful it was going to
Sais bis farm, but he just escaped
sT iamage.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
Smyrna to Have a New Industry

Messrs. Potter and Sons, of Leip-
sic. carpenters and contractors,
formerly of Philadelphia, have
leased the Tschudy property next
to the Century Club House, Com
merce Street, and will operate a
sash, door and millwright factory.
The industry starts off with prom
ise.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
-'lEYAN METHODIST

Aess w. y. Henry, Pastor, An
Rev. " 'v'ces v. for Next Sunday
|ssace, '.,.. Y. Henry, pastor, an
|i1taodi,t t,lslces 9sl at the Wesleyan
y porss.oS ouurch as follow: Morn
~ EInsp 1890; Sunday School.
sdsst. sa. zimmerman, superIn-
|ssacGlosea,s hug sernce,7.3o; preach
'rce Tbursar rfayer and praise
'ack Mr. T. ay evening at 500
James Green, leader
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09
ELECTRIFYING RAILROAD
Wilmingtm-BaItim Section To
be Ready for Service December 1st

be Ready for Service December 1st
The electrified road between Will
mington and Baltimore on the
Pennsylvania Railroad is expected
to be ready for operation by De-
cember /, it was learned Saturday.
Work on the road is said to be
about so per cent completed and is
being rushed to be ready for SER
vice by December 1.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-09

aarttred Frr, Chopping Tree
N u Ms Jossrs young son of Mr..
|&ss' .ssa ssseph , H. Ennis Of "Tbe
|Ss a trse smyrna, while chop
sNsd an a,,as a,.ssed the tree and
SNsrag. '''ery in his leg. He is
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Cotton Supply Drops

THE reduction in the cotton supply In this
country is shown by tabulation covering
three years made public by the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics Taking April / as q set
date. in 1882 there was visible supply Of
100000 bales. The year following this f1g-
ure was reduced to II, 800 ,ooo On April I Of
this year the figure was only II 100000 bales.
The large reduction was due largely to a re-
.duction Of 1;5oo,ooo balessA the scarry-over.
Evening star., 1934-09-02

with Peary for the North Pole, Is also In North
ern waters this year, and though his distina-
ton is supposedly the Labrador Coast he may
pass on to visit again the shores of Ellesmere
Island which he knew better In his younger
days.
DERMITS must be obtained by all expedi-
tions visiting the Canadian Arctic though
the permits cost but SO cents. And on the re-
quest for the permits must be the mission of
the expedition, as well as the names Of its
members. BY means of these permits the
Canadian government shows its rule over EIles-
mere Island and the other islands of the Arctic.
Ellesmere Island was discovered in 1915 by
the English seamen, Robert Bylot and william
Bafhn, whose names appear on Arctic maps to
denote islands and bays. Seven other British
expeditions sailed to the Northern island up
to 1876.
The United States first entered the North
American polar regions with an expedition
financed by New Yorker named Grinnen in
1850. Dr. E. K. Kane headed the expedition,
which sailed mainly to hunt for the lost
Franklin Expedition of 1845. but, in fact, made
many discoveries along the coast of Ellesmere
Island
Today the police storage depot on the island
is known as Kane Basin, though Kane had
named it Van Rensselaer, Harbor. Charles Hall.
another American. sailed farther north along
the Ellesmere Island coast between 1850 and
1862 and died at his Winter quarters
The police posts at Baeche Peninsula and
Craig Harbour are the only settlements on the
island No natives live on Ellesmere Island and
those at the police posts are hired either from
Baffin Island or Greenland. The police at these
posts watch shipping, which includes the odd
whaler venturing far north and make patrols
Of discovery into the interior and the nearby
islands to the west
Till this year few ships have sailed In any
one season for Ellesmere Island In fact so
few ships call at its police posts that the sta
tion at Bache Peninsula was not visited for
three years.