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Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
COUNTY COURT
MURDER CASES
Three of Them Tried and
Sentences Are Imposed
at Dover
GRANT FINAL DIVORCES

In the Court of General Sessions
at Dover, Monday three murder
cases were disposed Of and the de-
PENDANTS sentenced. Bennie Rob-
erts, Negro, aged 81 years, indicted
for first degree murder in the
shooting of Elmer Bennett, Negro,
near Harrington, on August 81,
pleaded guilty to manslaughter,
which the State accepted. He was
sentenced to serve IL years in the
New Castle County Workhouse.
Ignatius Queen, Jr., Negro, aged
10, indicted on a charge of second
degree murder in the shooting of
Raymond Griffith, Negro, near
Kenton on May 5, pleaded guilty
to manslaughter and was sentenc-
ed to three years in the Kent coun-
ty jail. Norman E. Taylor, Negro,
charged with murder in the second
degree in the stabbng Of Lawrence
Harris, Negro, pleaded guilty to
manslaughter and was sentenced
to two years. Harry Porter, of
Harrington, convicted of robbery
at the Harrington Fair, was sent
enced to four years and six months,
and John L. Lewis, Negro. charged
with larceny in connection with the
same case was sentenced to two
years. Last week, William H.
Neff, indicted on a charge of un-
lawful possession of alcoholic liquor
with intent to sell, was found
guilty and sentenced to pay fine
of $500. Harry Porter, indicted
on charge of robbing man at
Harrington Fair, was found guilty
by a jury. Sentenced was deferred
until Monday. James Hutson,
charged with desertion and nom
support, was ordered to pay his
wife S4 a week. John L. Lewis,
charged with larceny, entered a
plea of guilty. Sentence was de-
ferred. Final DEGREES in divorce
were granted in Superior Court by
Judge Rodney as follows: Evelyn
/ Anderson Watson from Jeremiah
Watson; Clarence J. German from
Lucy G. German; Anna ]. Draper
from William H. Draper; Gather
inc F. Alleback from Clayton Allie
back; Blanche H. Fox from Will
liam Joseph Fox; Dorothy H. Lat
shaw from Edwin E. Latshaw, Do
yer.
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
STATE JURISTS WEAR ROBES
For First Time They Open Su-
preme Court i'm Judicial Garb


Members of the State Supreme
Court. Tuesday, probably for the
first time in the history of the
State, appeared on the bench in
judicial robes. The sight was i'm
pressive as the judges filed out of
chambers to the bench. Henry M.
Candy and Anthony F. Emery, of
Wilmington, were admitted to
practice in the State courts. The
oaths were administered by Chan
cellor Wolcott who also addressed
the young lawyers upon their dut-
les as members of the bar. The
other judges on the bench were
Chief Justice Layton, Associate
Judges Rodney, Harrington, Rich
ards and Reinhardt. A bill was
introduced in the Legislature in
1888 authorizing the State judges
to wear robes upon the bench but
nothing came of the bill. 1t is un-
derstood that the decision to wear
judicial robes came from the
Judges themselves.
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31

All dairy farmers in the north
ern sections of Kent county and in
the lower part of New Castle coun-
ty are invited to attend the meet
ing of the Smyrna-Clayton local
organization of the Interstate
Milk Producers Association which
will be held in the Fire House in
Smyrna next Thursday evening,
November z, at 7:30 o'clock, for
the purpose of discussing the mar
ket situation and the election of
delegates to the annual meeting of
the association. The, chief speak
er for this occasion will be B. H.
Welty, president of the Interstate
Milk Producers Association, who
will present some new phases in
the marketing of whole milk in
this area. Mr.. Welty's talk will be
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
WELFARE HOME
BIDS FOR WORK
Opened Friday For a New
Kitchen, Laundry and Gar
age at the Institution
TOTAL TO COST s7S,635

Everybody is happy in and about
the State Welfare Home, Smyrna,
over the prospect of getting the
much-needed building additions at
the institution, now one of Della
wares most humanitarian centers.
Bids on a new laundry and new
kitchen, both completely equipped,
for the Home, were received Fri
day afternoon by the State We'll
fare Commission, meeting in the
offices of Massena and DUPONT,
in the DUPONT Building.
No awards were made, but the es-
Inmates will be tabulated and an
alyzed and the contracts, it is said,
awarded this week. Construction
work will be started Immediately
or as soon as the successful bidder
can get ready. The bids received
were as follows: Philip Lange,
N. j., general construc-
ton, SAT 300; John Borden, Phila-
delphia, heating and ventilating,
S6170; same company, plumbing
and kitchen fixtures, S7727; Arrow
Electric Company, Wilmington,
electrical work, S2859; same COM
pany, refrigerator equipment, S4,-
488; A. S. Hoffman Corporation.
New York City, laundry equip
ment, S10,O91 .29. The estimates
totaled S78,635.29 which is within
a few hundred dollars of the allot-
ment for the project. The COM
mission has an appropriation of
$4,000 from the State and an al
lotment of $4,000 from the Fed
eral government with which to
make the additions and improve
ments at the home.
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
nov DROWNED AT LEIPSIC
Frank Jackowski, a CCC Worker,
knocked From Row Boat

frank Jackowski, of Brooklyn,
N Y. 19 year old CCC worker in
.the Leipsic Camp, was drowned in
Il einsic River Sunday afternoon
when knocked from a row boat as
the boat swept beneath a low
bridge. Two companions also in
the boat were unable to help him.
The body was recovered at .
o'clock Sunday afternoon after
other CCC workers had grappled
from the bridge and from boats.
Jackowski had arrived at the Leip-
sic CCC camp last Thursday with
u new contingent from New York.
He and his two companions had
gone out for a Sunday boat ride
and lost control of the boat in the
swift current. The bridge is on
the road connecting Leipsic with
Cheswold. The body was shipped
to Brooklyn for burial.
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
TO HOLD All BANQUET HERE
Smyrna Wide-Awake Club Prepar-
ing to Serve 1t at School Cafeteria

SIllyEHd nlut-ttWdkt tltlU GTtpdT-
ing to Serve 1t at School Cafeteria
Plans are being made for the
Fourth Annual All Club Banquet
of Kent County which will be held
in the Smyrna Public School Cafe
terra on Friday evening, November
9Th, at $50 o'clock. Those who
have attended previous banquets
know how enjoyable the occasion
has become. The program COM
mittee- Charles Paradee, Dover,
w. B. Simpson, Camden, Frances
Coulbourne, Houston, and Mar
garet Voshell, Wyoming, are spar
ing no effort in providing a pro-
gram which will be interesting and
entertaining for all guests includ-
ing All members, family and
friends. The Smyrna Wide Awake
Club with Mrs Helen Deakyne,
local leader, and Reynolds Bradley,
president, has charge of preparing
and serving the banquet which, as
in previous years, will be turkey
with "fxings" There will be an
orchestra to furnish music during
the banquet and for the social
hours following. The committee in
charge of the music is Sara Cliff
ton, Harrington, and Phyllis Dixon
of Dover. The All members of
Smyrna and vicinity are looking
forward to this affair.
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
II. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week
st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, announces the following SER
vices: Tomorrow, "All Saints
Day, s a. M, celebration of the
Holy Communion; 7:30 p. M, short
evening prayer and address, choir
practice. Sunday next, Twentieth
after Trinity-10 a. M, church
school; IL g. m, celebration of the
Holy Communion and sermon, upon
the subject, "Our Life AS Trust" /"
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Smyrna. Graduates HOnOred
on Their Scholastic Stand
ing at Delaware
HALLOWEEN RTY

IolIyIud SluueIlS nave Uttn IG-
Gently honored at the University
of Delaware. The report of schol-
astic standing of students in that
college, which was just published,
had the names of three Smyrna
boys, namely, A. ISHandloff, J. R.
jefferson, and @. S. Garrison.
This gave Smyrna go percent
standing in relation to the number
of pupils enrolled from the local
high school. It is very gratifying
indeed that graduates from our
high school have distinguished
themselves in this manner at the
University of Delaware.-In COM
petition with other schols through
out the state from grades to 9,
inclusive, in a compositions contest
on the subject THE Dentist Says" !,
we have just been informed that
the essay of Ruth Ellen Reihm en-
rolled in the 9th grade. won first
place for her group. The prize in
this contest was a portable radio
set. In the 5th and 9th grade
group Ethel David, 5th grade, took
first prize, also winning a radio
set. These sets are intended for
the home rooms of the pupils, and
lit is the hope that the teachers will
make the best possible educational
use of them-The Elementary
Grades of the Smyrna Public
School presented Halloween
program in the High School Audi
torium yesterday wednesday, af-
ternoon. A number Of parents at
tended. The program included:
"A Bright Welcome" Grade 1 Sec
ton II, Gene Kirby, Eleanor Pierce.
Audrey Westfall, Betty Woods,
Jean Truax, Betty Robinson; a
group of Halloween Songs, Kinder
garten, Marjorie Lamb, Thelma
Foxwell, Helen Graham, Richard
Cox; What is Halloween? Grade
VI, Section I, Kathleen Burris and
Stimson Carrow; Rhythm Work,
Soldiers March," Grade / Section
II; Halloween Night, Grade I, Sec
ton II, Joyce Wilson, Frances
Pierce, Alfred Shane, Avis Truax,
Betty Griffin, Betty Hooven; Jack
Frost Song" Grade II, Section 1,
Alice Burris, Ruth Gooden, Thelma
Dublin, Page Bartlett, Kathryn
Badur, Mary Emma Bell, Dick FL
terich, Bobby Carrow, Ralph An
drews, Bobby Davis, Norman Con-
nell, Clifton Faulkner; Song, Polly
( Put the Kettle On" Grade II, Sec
tion II, Mary Long, Hazel Morris,
Sadie McNatt, Jane o. Neill, Don
aid Mood, Curtis, Newnum, Yvonne
Singer, Gerry Lamb, Billy Ken
worthy, Lora McNatt; "The Cob
lins'', Grade III, Section III, Harold
Deakyne, William Hartnett, jean
cite Ellwanger, Marie Brommer,
Sylvia Harris, Betty Bush, Jimmy
Foard; Halloween Songs by Jean
I Spence, Grade III, Section II:
Poem, Jack OLantern Garden, =
by James Edmondson; Poem, Not
Afraid" by Betty Lou Anderson,
Grade ", Section I; Gypsy Song
by the class, Grade Nv, Section II;
Recitation. Halloween" Frances
Ann Davis; Story, THE Witches
Cat Came Back" Jeanette Burch-
ard, Grade v, Section I; Dialogue
THE Little Spruce Tree" Grade
VI, Section II, Eliel Wiley, Jack
Frost: The Spruce Tree, Jane Nc
CONTINUED on Page FTve1
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Luther r.. Hoffecker, Native Smyr-
nian, and a Philadelphia Druggist

Luther r.. HOffecker, Native Smyr-
nian, and Philadelphia Druggist
Luther r. Hoffecker, aged rs, a
native Smyrnian, died at Ridley
Park, Pa, Wednesday of last week,
after lingering illness. He was a
son of the late Joseph v. and Su-
san (Savin) Hoffecker and in early
life took up the drug profession
which he learned in Smyrna with
his uncle, the late James P. Hof-
fecker. Leaving Smyrna a young
man, he continued his studies in
Philadelphia and after graduating
and passing the State Board, he
operated a drug store for many
years on Ridge Avenue. Upon re-
tiring he lived at Kennett Square
for time and then moved to Rid
ley Park, Pa, where he died. Mr..
Hoffecker is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Annabelle Fry of
Philadelphia, and one son Joseph
" Hoffecker. He is also survived
by two sisters, Mrs. Helen Oakley
of Wilmington, and Mrs. Sallie
Crandall of Denver, Colorado. Fun
eral took place from his home in
Ridley Park and interment was in
Philadelphia cemetery.
Miss Susan e. Raymond, Clayton
Miss Susan E. Raymond, aged
81, died at her late residence in
Clayton, on Monday, October 28
She was the daughter of Frank B
Raymond and Susan (Baynard)
Raymond of Philadelphia, and
formerly Of Smyrna. Miss Ray
mond lived a single woman all her
life. She is survived by two broth
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
Fire Scare at Horace David's

Dropping gasoline jug in Hor-
ace David's garage, Vic David,
with a lighted match trying to note
its contents, was given a scare
Tuesday night. The jug broke and
gasoline ignited as Vic tried to
kick it out. Fire alarm was sound
ed but flames were extinguished
before firemen got there. Vic was
slightly burned. No damage.
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
DihD WHEAT FARMERS
III ~ = Meet Next Tuesday,
4" 70 Sign Applications A

ISL hpplcdu0nS
producers of Blackbird
'.9 nguialmlnk Hundreds in
sue County will have an.
I, pptslunlty ~ to sign applica-
The new 1859 wheat
=. contracts at a sign-up
oay to be held next Tl,eq.
SVenber 5th, at Blackbird bh1
Sasend, between 9 a. m. and !
M according to an announce
! 'e,s eos,'' 'O-day by the chairmen
! ili'tees Wan..s Of these dis
H. a'iiOers Of the Blackbird
tss are Walter rb,sr Marbar !
&c; John 0. councill and H1; e :
| ) s44 u,.. Of near Smyrna, and
L.. !. .anutcaisOn, Tut, c. E. shaSau Sau
fo,n ~ G0ltdisbOrough, Of Town Town
H. a. ,ne Appoquinimink
(rps.,. Al Of these commit. !.
Fss.s tsstS are anxious to have
sefos. esa. grower I, sign an ami.
'iofs % the final date Of fppt,- po
=, In Blackbird d ~, ~
covers covers will meet in tbe t,e
SnssnSy ssuty voting building and ,S
as'aaais s1ssna signing viii b. halG ~IG
tssnsy-Money tssss Office. AZ 4,
! 'asse vsss places similar sion a
kirnsn Ssre held last week s'sn, 81,
tss, tSsa Of each committoa Ia'
lvs1y s.s' .''l'' another day l,,,,u1t wo',lt
sacs eligible y wheat proSuc. mSute
roblen a. ! t,scuss his owl
Be commit Il !. relates to wheaf
prsi,4s,sy d sn,. to join with hi b,
GOT q 'a1e,1ng i, = the cooper.
uatsaa . st,,as s. the wheat psopl, Cpl
] to meet isa he n assss ssstI9llis, q E,
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
RAGE HERE
II Osakyns Safe and
| Register Rihsd Of
|s,O and Papers
WICK IS HELD W

made a forcsa - T.,
ss1r Tuesday morning
sndsu snllg in the heater room
f. of Ennis & Deakyne - :
n Boulevard, corner q
|tr.st. f. smyrna, held up
lsyr Tick al employee, blew
| @ls1 1.fs and made their es-
4 money and papers taken
nd the cash register
II s to about $4,000 in casn
y rOtes and other papers
to the firm but q NJ
| them. The robbery TOOK
',ont $50 o'clock in the
IA rohr wick, an employee,
| i tbe garage shortly af-
o,olock and as soon as ne
'vas held up. Not knowing
combination he could not
n orders so they took him
~ room back Of the office
Id and handcuffed him TO
4 snigot. The yeggmen,
/ already rihed the cash !
Of nineteen dollars ana
Ms. proceeded to blow open
which they moved from
/ TO the back Office and
, dollars and some small
from the safe drawers,
me- envelopes containing
a. and contracts, some
les, amounting to about
Among these papers were
rurth Of negotiable notes
ut $500 of Home Loan
ding loan notes belonging
IL B. Stats, of this town.
It's said the Home Loan
ding loan papers would be
BE, but that unless he re-
the other $500 worth of
probably would stand a
f a loss. The thieves also
of the firms money out
'ockets of John w. Wick,
lOyee at the garage they
This was cash which
Is to put in the cash reg
make change for early
gasoline sales. While
the negotiable paper of
firm and Mr.. Stats will
value to the robbers, they
resent losses to the own
$ they are recovered. Mr..
lad the firm to keep his
/ their safe for safe keep
Arts, the secretary, it is
! $1,000 worth of contract
Ut Of the safe the previous
she had a copy
firms notes in her
aver. After the safe
the yeggmen made a
t-away. 1t is supposed
a car on East Street and
no time in making their
WICK, who was bound and
ID in the washroom, man.
some way to extricate
md gave the alarm 70 his
to the local and state
pOlice out to no avail, the
Weres no where to be
me fact that the robbers
y entered and escaped
rear Of the building &C.
! helF failure to attract
from automobiiists on the
luLnQp0 nm D.. -.
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
HOLD BOY AT MIDDLETOWN
State Police Care For Gene c. EN-
erson, a Boy of Bridgeton, N. j.

erson, Boy of BridgetOn, n. j.
Hitch-hiking to Baltimore to
find parents whose address he did
not know, Gene c. Emerson, ID,
formerly of Bridgeton, N. j., was
found Saturday night by Chief of
Police Albert Ripple. According
to the story he told Chief Ripple,
young Emerson had lived with his
parents at $50 North Laurel street,
in Bridgeton, but had left home to
visit an aunt in Dover. While he
was gone they moved to Baltimore
and he. was on his way to join
them there, although he did not
know their address.
Smyrna times., 1935-10-31
Negro Denies Stabbing Bud Phillips

Lee Drummond, colored, who is
charged with stabbing Vernon
Phillips, of Smyrna, two weeks ago
in the abdomen, from which Phil
lips died last week in Kent General
Hospital, has been captured. He
denies the stabbing. State offic-
ials, however, viii seek indictment.
The Washington times., 1935-03-21
KinS Backs Works Funds For Schools
Shou,
To Be Opened
Next Week I

1t takes two years from seed
to flower to produce the amaryl.
lis whose gorgeous beauty
thrills horticulturalists, J. Wise
Byrnes, head Of the Depart.
ment of Agriculture's expert
mental greenhouse, stated to-
day.
The flower, now blooming at
the Departments greenhouses,
Fourteenth Street and Consti.
tuition Avenue Northwest, bios
Somed earlier than expected.
Brought to this country more
than 40 years ago from the
Amazonian wilds, the amaryllis,
through cross pollination, has
more than doubled in size, &C.
cording to Mr.. Byrnes, who
ought to know because he first
started experimenting in 1909.
Only six plants are in bloom,
Mr.. ByrneS said. The green.
houses will not be open for ex-
hibition to the public until the
latter part of next week.
The Washington times., 1935-03-21
Official Spring Here
But Beware Night

tomorrow. Permits were available
today at the parks office in the
Navy Building.
Spring was in the air, all right.
The spring fever victims were
trying to walk it off along the
Tidal Basin, and along the Speed
way, the "lovers' lane" of Poto-
mac Park, there was an unusual
number of parked automobiles.
The occupants may have said
they were just looking at the
river, but Tennyson once wrote:
In the spring, a young mans
fancy
Lightly turns to thoughts of
love-"
Delicate green buds gave a
Springlike appearance even to
the busy downtown streets and
the air was full of the soft sounds
of spring. =
1t was at 8:18 a. m. that the
vernal equinox occurred, which is
the occasion of the beginning Of
what some call the best season of
the year.
Despite all these harbingers of
the season, the Weather Bureau
said it would be colder tonight.
The Washington times., 1935-03-21

At precisely 8:1S o'clock this
morning, if you heard the birds
singing and if your fancy lightly
lightly turned to thoughts Of
love-" there was a good reason
for it. Spring has officially ar"
rived.
Everywhere, there was every in
dication that for once, the
Weather Bureau was right. De-
spite predictions of occasional
rains throughout the day, the
mercury was steadily rising, with
indications it would go into the
70's, trees were .surning a delicate
green, the crocuseS were bloom
ing and the Speedway was
crowded.
Mild weather. of the last few
days today brought from David
Saunders, horticulturist Of the
National Capital Parks office, the
prediction the cherry blossoms
will appear between April S and
April 10. Last year they didn't
show until April Is.
Another touch Of spring came
in the announcement of the parks
office that the official baseball
season on park diamonds will open
The Washington times., 1935-03-21
Bible Society to Fight
Jail Term For 9

Charging that nine members of
their organization who were SEN
fenced to jail in Alexandria yes
terday for soliciting funds were
not given a proper trial, Washing.
ton officials of the Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society today
were preparing to appeal.
Anton Koerber, head of the
society here, asserted that the
members were not soliciting funds
but were giving out cards to per-
sons who might have rooms to
rent during the society convention
here next May, when 10000 per-
sons are expected.
The defendants were given a
hearing Of only two minutes,
Mr.. Koerber charged, and when
they explained that they were
The Washington times., 1935-03-21
TRY-OUT
Of STAGGERED
HOURS URGED
Officials Generally Believe
Plan will Succeed and
Relieve Traffic Jam

Optimistic views of the "stag'
gered hours" plan, the new rule
issued by Commissioner Melvin c,
Hazen for Federal employees
wherein they will arrive at work
variously from $50 to 9:15 a. M,
and leave from 4 to 4:45 p. m,
were expressed again today by
Government officials.
The general view held is that
the newest plan to relieve rush
hour traffic congestion will work
acceptably if given a thorough
workout.
Gardner Expects Benefits
John w. Gardner, chief clerk
of the Department of Justice, said
today:
"Although in most cases it is
only a question of Is minutes,
I believe it will certainly help
congestion and is worth trial.
As to communications between
units, I doubt that any serious
effect will occur. Few items are
that important.
''I wouldn't want to give an
opinion as to its permanency,
definitely, until it has been
tried, but If it works out 1t
might well be made permanent"
&c. G., Aide Approves
George B. McGinty, secretary Of
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which will work from
$3.50 until 4, announced that the
commission will be happy to
conform" with the new rule. He
observed:
1--WE naturally can't say just
what the effect will be, but
is terribly cOngested now. ter"
ribly so, and some kind Of i'm
provement must be tried.
Gas to difficulties of COM
munication and other details.
it is only a question of ad-
iustment before the regulation
should work itself into the
routine"
It was announced today that
Lodge SO, Interstate Commerce
unit of the American Federation
of Government Employees, had
voted 2 to / in favor of the stag
gered hours. John P. Simpson,
secretary of the lodge, said the
vote was communicated to offici-
(Continued on Page rs, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-03-21
NIGHT SCHOOLS
FUND SOUGHT

Efforts were being made today
to keep Washington's night schools
open a full year in the future.
Following a meeting of the
Board of Education yesterday,
Supt. Frank w. Ballou asked Con-
gress to restore sufficient funds to
continue night schools. He has
asked one-half of the Is per cent
cut ordered in 1888 be restored
this year and the balance next
year.
Glasses are to be consolidated
within few weeks because funds
do not permit operation of all the
schools, DR.. Ballou said. Restora-
ton of the fund is justified, he
added, because Of increased enroll
ment and by a decrease in the
number of pupils disseminating
courses before the end of the year.