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Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
SMYRNA BASEBALL CLUB TO
START SEASON ON SATURDAY

Also to see them interested in the
local baseball league of Delaware
and the Eastern Shore of Maryland
playing friendly contests with
home pride to see their own team
win. Smyrna will open the season
Saturday by playing the Townsend
team at Townsend. On Wednesday
next Townsend will play return
game at Smyrna on the Smyrna
School grounds. This will be a
twilight game" called for 4.30.
Be there and help boost your team.
On Saturday of next week, June
29, Smyrna team will journey to
Dover to play the capital boys. On
Wednesday, July 3, Smyrna will go
to Townsend. Thursday, July 4,
Dover will come to Smyrna making
their contest one of the main at
fractions of Independence Day.
Secretary Medford Sparks is on
the alert to book other games with
Delaware and Eastern Shore of
Maryland clubs and it is hoped to
keep the sport going right along
as long as interest, support and
is properly manifested.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20

Smyrna Baseball Club, under the
management of John c. Hustled, is
atlast getting ready for start
after a week of disappointment.
The first game will be played with
Townsend, Saturday afternoon, at
Townsend. Smyrna players are
urged to meet on the Smyrna
School baseball diamond at 1890
sharp for an hour of practice be-
fore leaving for Townsend. Man
ager Hustled has lined up his team
for the opening bout but it will be
subject to changes as conditions
arise. Baseball fans, especially
those owning cars, can do the club
real service by helping transport
as many players as possible.
Smyrna's contingent going to the
game at Townsend are all local
players and are volunteering their
services without pay. Neither has
the club as an organization, funds
to bear expenses. 1t is not a COM
mercial organization It's just
free and easy home lot of players
who enjoy the sport and want to
see Smyrna have baseball team.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
MISS NAOMI BURRIS A BRIDE
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Burris, Weds John Everett Lofiand

A pretty home wedding was sol
emnized at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Malcom Burris near
Clayton early Saturday afternoon
when their daughter Miss Margaret
Naomi Burris became the wife of
John Everett Lof1and, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Lofiand, of Milton
The pretty home of the Burris' was
even made more beautiful by the
tasty arrangement of flowers.
Amid such a setting and in the
presence of only the immediate
families they were united in mar
riage by the Rev. Richard Green of
Christiana. The brides only at
tendant was Miss Burton Raughley
of Philadelphia. Clinton Lof1and,
of Wilmington, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man. The
bride wore white mousseline de
sole and short tulle veil caught
with orange blossoms and carried
bride roses and lilies of the valley
Miss Raughley, the maid of honor
wore blue lace and carried pink
rosebuds and delphinium. A recep-
tion followed the ceremony after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Lof1and left on
a wedding trip. They will reside
in Dover where the groom holds
position. The bride is one of the
popular young ladies of the Clay
ton-Smyrna-Dover vicinity She is
a graduate of the Smyrna High
School, taught for one year at
Walkers School and had been a
member of the Dover High School
for several years.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
George S. Williams, Former
State Treasurer, Gives Able
Talk in Smyrna
SUBJECT "FELLOWSHIPv

George 5. Williams, former State
Treasurer, addressed the Smyrna
Rotary Club last Thursday evening
On The Fellowship of Rotary"
Paul Harris, a Chicago attorney,
founder of Rotary, desired fellow
ship with men. That fellowship
originated with the few that con-
stituted the membership and like
planting of an acorn from which
the mighty oak was produced, Ro-
tary has spread fellowship into
every city and many small towns
throughout the world. Rotary pro-
notes everything for the better
ment of a community; Rotary
broadens the views and makes
room for many activities that fel-
loWship promotes. The Rotary
Code of Ethics as adopted by Ro-
tary International is one of the
strongest codes ever established for
the promotion of Fellowship. Ro-
tary promotes civic pride and al
ways maintains a community spirit
Tor the growth and uplift of those
around and about them. Mr.. VIII
liams read the poem Rotary
Spirit" by Edgar A. Guest. Visit
ing Rotarian: ]. w. MacFaddin of
Dover Club.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
'sPLEAD GUILTY" COURT MEET
Judge Harrington Imposes Fines
in Four Distinct Cases

Before Resident Judge, w. w
Harrington in plead guilty court
at Dover on Saturday, Rhoda
Combs, white woman plead guilty
to two indictments for liquor law
violations and was sentenced to
pay a fine of 500 on each charge.
Helen Williams, colored, who
plead guilty to selling alcoholic
liquor was given months in Kent
county Jail and Howard Johnson,
on similar charge was given 4
months William Waters, alias
Punch Matsee" who plead guilty
to two charges of selling alcoholic
liquor without license was sent
enced to A months on one indlct-
ment and the second case was re-
tired--Earl Girard, white boy, who
plead guilty to two charges Of lar
ceny, was given a prison sentence
in Kent county jail on one charge
while the second case was retired.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
REFUND TOWN
SMYRNA BONDS
Block of $4,000 Sold For
S114,455 Yielding a
Nice Premium
DELAWARE TRUST BID

Smyrna Town Council met in
special session Monday evening to
open bids for the sale of $4,000
of its refunding bonds. For this
there was an offer of S114, ,455, the
highest bidder being the Delaware
Trust Company of Wilmington.
The bids ranged between $103, ,125
and $114,4 ,455. as follows: Laird,
Bissell & Needs, Wilmington, S103.-
125; Chandler & Company, Phila-
delphia, Sill ,O11.3O; Farmers Bank
of the State of Delaware, Dover,
Sill, 1853; E. w. Clark & Co., Phil
adelphia, $113, 1922; Laird & Com
pany, Wilmington, SIP, $3.50; The
First National Bank, Dover, S112,-
216.50; Halsey, Stuart, Philadel-
phia, $103,31 The First National
Bank & Trust Company, Milford,
Sill, ,02O; Delaware Trust Com
pany, Wilmington, S114,455. The
offer of the Delaware Trust
Company which was accepted
by Town Council gives a clear
premium or profit of S4,455.
In addition to making S4,455 on
the sale of the new bonds, the
Town of Smyrna will also save in
interest between per cent, which
the new bonds bear, and 5 per cent
they have been paying, of S1,100
annuity. This accomplishment is
most gratifying and puts the Town
of Smyrna in good financial shape
Of the present outstanding bonds
of value of STAT 900. Town Coun-
Gil will pay off $4,000 July / next,
leaving $4,000. From this S25,-
600 is set aside to be called in and
paid off in the next five years.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
LURE TO OCEAN
ON BOULEVARD
Bethany Beach RehObOth
Stretch Exploited by State,
Ideal For PicnicS
FISHERMAN'S PARADISE

The State Highway Department
has opened the fishermen's para.
disc along which splendid catches
are being made daily by surf fish
ing on the coast paralleling the
ocean boulevard from Rehoboth
Beach to Bethany Beach. This
road is in splendid travelling shape
and offers surf fishing on one side
in the Atlantic Ocean and grabbing
and fishing on the other side in the
waters and tributaries of the In
dian River and Bay. All ready
good catches of drum and channel
bass are being made in the surf.
Some running 35 to 40 pounds in
weight while good catches of hard
heads, trout and blue fish are also
being made. Family groups with
sunShades, lunch baskets, and
fishing tackle are dotting the
beaches, enjoying the free play
ground offered by the opening of
the road. There are ample parking
spaces along the entire stretch
with the sand dunes making good
picnic places. With the warmer
weather the runs of fish are get
ting better and heavy trout are be-
ing reported caught at the Lewes
oreakwaters, one 16 pounds being
hauled in the other night. The
party from Reading, Pa, caught
over 700 fish in one trip near Re
hoboth Beach last week.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
DELMARVA HAS
BIG BERRY CROP
Down State and Eastern
Shore Growers Realize
Nearly S3,000,000
LARGEST CROP IN YEARS

The Del-Mar-Va Peninsula has
just produced one of the largest
and most profitable crops of straw
berries in years. Since shipments
started May IA, Delaware and the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and
Virginia strawberry growers have
received nearly 100000, the larg-
est monetary return in years. The
two Virginia counties have ceas-
ed shipments; the Maryland sea-
son will close at the end of the
current week, with the southern
Delaware crop extending a few
days longer. Shipments from the
Eastern Shore, up to and including
Monday, have totaled 818,907
crates containing 80 quarts each,
according to reports of the FEEDER
al-State Market News Service.
This does not include berries pre-
served locally at plants. State Sen
ator o. Straughn Lloyd of near
Salisbury, one of the largest buy
ers, and other shippers, estimated
the average price paid growers in
cash at the point of shipment was
$3.50 per crate in the two Virginia
counties and S3.25 per crate in
this section and southern Della
ware. This is about double last
years average price. Accomac
and Northampton counties, Vir-
ginia, shipped 291,376 crates esti-
mated at S1,019,816 cash return to
the farmer. The Maryland shore
counties of Wicomico, Somerset
and Worcester have shipped 294
PIG crates for which approximately
1856 POP was received by the grow
ers. The southern Delaware area.
producing later than other sections
of the Eastern Shore, has shipped
1888 crates, up to and including
last oMnday, valued at S75S,273 to
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
STATE WELFARE HOME FULL
48 Reported on Waiting List at
Old Age Institution at SMYRNA

A waiting list of 48 at the end of
May was reported by DR. A V. Gill
liland, superintendent of the Old
Age Welfare Home, near Smyrna,
at a recent meeting of the State
Old Age Welfare Commission. Dur
ing the month 10 were admitted,
IL withdrew, one died and six ap-
plicants were rejected by the Com
mission. DR.. Gilliland reported the
total population on May 1, at the
home, as 348, 239 of the guests
being from New Castle county, 64
from Kent, and As from Sussex
county. During the month 36,192
meals were served. The net opera
tion cost was reported as S10,246.-
SO; the cost per patient per day as
S.9595, and the cost of meals per
capita as S09O2.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
FARM FIRE ENDS
IN $4,000 DAMAGE
Stable and Barn of Fred AL
free Near Middletown, To-
gether With Contents, Lost
COMBUSTION WAS CAUSE

Fred Alfree, residing on his
farm west of Middletown on the
road leading to Cecilton, was Wis
tied by a disastrous fire Sunday
afternoon when his new cow stable
and his barn, together with con
tents. was destroyed. The Middle
town and Townsend fire companies
were called but the fire had gotten
such a start that they were unable
to save the outbuildings, although
they saved the house of which the
shingle roof caught fire several
times. Alfalfa had just been cut
and placed in the loft of the barn
during the past week, on top Of
what hay remained from the past
year. 1t is believed that the heat
caused spontaneous combustion, re-
sulting in the fire with an estimat-
ed loss of more than $4,000. The
barn was partially covered by in
surance, but the cow stable had
just been completed and was not
insured. Another serious fire was
threatened Sunday at the Middle
town garage when one of the gas
pumps burst into flames. A tank
wagon had just finished filling one
of the ground tanks, when Howard
Donovan, an onlooker, lighted a
cigarette. AS the match ignited
the cigarette there was blast,
burning Donovan about the hands,
arms and face and scorching the
clothing of others. Lew Walker
of Clayton, driver of the gasoline
truck, moved the truck, and taking
extinguishers from the garage,
fought the blaze singlehanded, get
ting it under control before the fire
company arrived
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
DUAL ROAD TO
MARYLANDLINE
Section State Road to Glasgow
Will Complete All But 2
Miles of the Route
WILL BE OPEN JULY 3RD

Three and one-quarter miles of
additional dual highway will be
opened from Bear to Glasgow, on
the Glasgow highway July 8, E. E.
Downing, resident engineer for the
State Highway Department for
New Castle county, said last week.
Mr.. Downing said gaps in the sec
ton of the dual highway from Bear
to Glasgow are now being filled at
Bear and Crows Nest. These gaps
were caused by difficulties over the
right of way at these points, which
have now been settled. On July 8,
the dual highway will be open all
the way from State Road to Glas-
gov, distance of nine and one
half miles. There is a stretch of
two and one-half more miles, from
Glasgow to the aryland-Delawar
State line to be completed. This
has ben graded and the concrete
roadway will be poured as soon as
the Federal work relief funds for
the State are received. The dual
highway from State Road to Glas-
gov is on a 150-foot right of way
and consists of two 20-foot wide
strips of concrete and with a So
foot wide grass plot in between.
Mr.. Downing also said that word
had been received that the MARYLAND
State Highway Department is CO.
operating with the Delaware dual
highway plan. Contracts have al
ready been let by the Maryland
Department for laying of dual
from Baltimore to Aber-
deem and surveys for a dual high
way from Aberdeen to the Della
ware line have been completed.
The Maryland highway will be
completed in about two years. 1t
will be on an entirely new right of
way, will parallel the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks and will consist of
two 20-foot wide strips of concrete
with 20 foot parkway in between.
This highway will throw an addi-
tiona important stream of traffic
through Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
SMYRNA TROOP GIRL SCOUTS
To Join Dover, FELTON, and Other
Troops i'm Camp at Killen's Lake


For the first time the Girl Scout
Troops from Smyrna, Dover, and
FELTON, will enjoy Day Camping ac-
tivities! The Day Camp will be
conducted by the Delaware Girl
Scout Council and will be under
the direction of Miss Marguerite
Gum of Wilmington. Miss Gum
will be assisted by Miss Cornelia
Taylor, Miss Elmira Lilley, Miss
Dorothy Hughes and Miss Louise
Spruance. The Camp will be held
at Killen's Pond on June %, July
II, July 26, and August 9 from
1000 until 400 o'clock. Arrange
ments for transportation will be
made for the girls by the leaders
of their respective troops. The
program for the day will include
draamtics, handcraft, sketching,
folk dancing, and cooking. Ar
rangements are being made to
have someone talk to the girls for
short time in the afternoon each
day on topic that may be helpful
to the girls and at the same time
interest them very much.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
SMYRNA All AT NEWARK
Joined Other Clubs of Kent County
For Short Course at IL. nfD

Seventy-five All Club members
from Kent County, including Smyr-
ma Wide-Awke Club, are in New
ark, Delaware, this week attending
the annual All Short Course which
is being held under the direction
of the University of Delaware.
These boys and girls were selected
for this honor because of meritor-
ious effort in club work throughout
the year. The club members left
Wednesday morning in company
with two local leaders, Mrs. How
ard Q. Deakyne of Smyrna and
Miss Margaret Webb who has
charge Of the newly organized
group at Fraziers and Helen L.
Comstock, County All Club Agent.
In addition to the regular pro-
gram of field trips and demonstra-
tions, there will be special group
meetings to train the young people
in stage craft, recreation leader
ship, song leadership and art craft.
A regular time in the day is set
aside for swimming in the Univer
sity pools and for games and recre-
alton. Friday evening is the gala
event of the week with the pro-
gram arranged entirely by club
members and given for the benefit
of the many club members and
friends who are in attendance for
the evening. The evening is cli-
NAKED by the Link Initiation and
the Candle Service which impress
very deeply in the hearts Of the
club members the value in their
lives of the All ideals. Among the
Smyrna boys and girls taking the
course are: Reynolds Bradley, Rob
ert Deakyne, Howard Deakyne,
Emily Downes, Walter Downes.
Ruth Jean Garrison, Marie Helm
old, Mary Louise Hurd, Lloyd John
son, Elsie Lockerman, Jack Lock-
erman, James Morrison, Roberta
Ennis, Erika Reiman, Ethel Vir-
ginia Roe, Homer Stevens, Karl
Vogel, Stephen Vogel,' Ida May
Wright.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
TWO LINKS r. r.
BEING JUNKED
Sections Between MiltOn-LeW-
eS and Glendale Green
wood Abandoned
TRACKS BEING TORN UP

Changes are taking place rapid
ly in the Maryland and Delaware
Coast Railroad, the freight line
which formerly ran across the pen
insula from Denton, Maryland, to
LeWeS, Delaware The line which
was primarily a short line between
the ferry at Love Point and Reho-
both, giving Baltimore a shore ex-
cursion outlet to an ocean resort,
gave promise at the time of being
a much needed railroad, but the ad-
vent of good roads and automo-
biles resulted in a loss to the line
and finally its abandonment. The
track between Lewes and Milton,
Delaware, a distance of seven miles
is in the process of removal and
next week the track between FL
lendale and Greenwood, Delaware,
a distance of ten miles, will be re-
moved. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road will complete the reconstruc-
tion of the track between Glendale
and Milton, Del, distance of sew
en- miles, this week. The old rails !
are being replaced by S5-pound
rails to provide for freight service
between these points. according to !
Galen l.. Whistler, of Denton, an Of !
fetal of the Maryland and Della
ware Coast Railroad. At Ellendale.
the road connects with the Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia
branch of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road running from Harrington,
Delaware, ito Franklin City, Vir-
ginia. For the present, the freight
line between Denton. Maryland,
Continued on Page Four) =
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
FhARD KEISER MARRIED
" capt. B. A. Keiser Weds
= Lila Marker, Wilmington

'ae parsonage of the Brack-
=. Z. Church, at $50 O'Clock
nay evening last, Miss Ella
aef' laughter of Mrs. Sarah E.
Of No. IA East Brandywine
and Richar+ Keiser, son Of
- and Mrs. B. A. Keiser, of
u we're married by the Rev.
Adams. The brides at
1 ! s1t was Mrs. Mary Holton, sis
me bride. Francis Lynch,
~'' Of the bride, was best man,
spuon followed at the home
y brides moher. The guests
sp'aln and Mrs. B. A. Keis-
smyrna, Mrs. Emma Lyons.
\ E4aseowne, Nd, Mrs. sarah
I Setty Marker, Mr.. and Mrs.
oOlton and son, Harold, Mr..
=. 4. F. Lynch and daugh-
,.r aHcs' Mr.. and Mrs. John
IOerger. The bride was at
e.. u aquamarine blue with
/, lug accessories of white Tho
] scOaa uonor wore canary yellow
40. ssores Of white. After a
,.,idsg ING trip the couple took
H. at their home in
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
MARYLAND CONVICT NABBED
John Spencer, Fugitive Prisoner
Held at Smyrna Lookup

John Spencer, aged 20, who es-
capped recently from the Maryland
House of Correction at Jessop's
Cut, near Baltimore, where he was
serving a twelve-month term for
the larceny of two automobiles,
was held in the Smyrna lookup
over the weekend following his
arrest by the town poice Spencer
served three months of his term.
He was turned over to the Mary
land officers.
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
% GRADUATE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Held Tuesday Evening During
a Severe Electric Storm
Before Large Crowd
LIGHTS OUT OF SERVICE

The % members of the Class OF
1885 Smyrna High School, after
hearing a baccalaureate sermon al
Asbury M. E. Church Sunday and
participating in their class night
services Monday, gathered at the
new School Auditorium Tuesday
night to conclude their week of ex-
ercises, the elimination of four
years of High School work their
commencement. 1t was their
honor to be the first class to hold
their commencement in the hand
some new auditorium and all was
set for the occasion when an cleo
trio storm came up and threw the
electric power Of the town out of
commission and the School Audi
torium was in darkness. Friends
and relatives however, filled the
auditorium, being ushered to their
seats by ushers who used flash
lights. The exercises. were held up
for over an hour until finally lamps
were brought in, the stage curtains
pulled, and under such difficulties
the exercises begun. The Saluta-
torian, Miss Sarah Brewster Jones,
had started on her theme when the
lights came on amid applause, only
to go off again and then on thru
the evening. The class made a fine
appearance on the big stage which
had been neatly arranged with
class colors, flowers, ETC., to add to
the setting. They were as follows:
%. Alverna Jones Sarah B. Jones
Seymour Bleckman Allen c. knight
Alyce Ruth Bendt Violet B. Lawton
Rosie Louise Darrell Gladys j. Lefner
Mildred E. Deakyne Mabel Eta Mofitt
Florence Doughten Frances A. Morrison
j JaEleS HI. Gentry Peter Pollock
Fred Godsborough Howell H. Sevil
William S. Gunter William Earl Spence
Z. Virginia Heinold Margaret Walters
John Harper Jones Virginia Mae Warner
Superintendent c. w. w. Schantz
presided. The Salutatorian, Miss
Sarah Brewster Jones and Valedic-
torian, Miss B. Alverna Jones, gave
excellent addresses, the former on
Americas Progress" the same
theme given by her father, the late
Howard R. Jones, 43 years ago. at
his graduation from Smyrna High,
and the latter on Liberty in
Democracy" both upholding our
and pointing with
pride to Americas past achieve
ments. Walter w. Hynson, pres
ldent of the Smyrna School
Board, in a few well chosen words,
presented the diplomas. Supt.
Schantz followed this with award
ing of prizes. DR.. Charles NJ.
in person awarded the
Ashcraft Memorial prize
n honor Of his mother. Hervey P.
Hall awarded the Smyrna Rotary
prize; Emer P. Corrie, the Smyrna
Business Mems prize; Rev. j. L.
Johnson the offering for the Smyr-
IA w. c. t. u; Mrs. Harry Sher-
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1935-06-20
|gECKS ACRES
4 KENT WHEAT
[,,tv Agent R. E. Wilson
u,s Field Men Out On
All Contracts
[or & PROGRESSING

,,der to determine if those
y. who signed wheat allot-
: .ortracts in Kent and Sussex
l.ass have complied with the
If the contract under the
4IrrItural Adjustment Admins
h with respect to the acreage
\ Il, years crop, field super
are now at work inspecting
d. farms under contract. This
I,ss Inspection is being con-
: under the direction of the
N,nsut committee of the Kent
. sussex County Wheat Produc-
\ Control Association in cooper
], with Kent County Agent
RE,u E. Wilson, who is also sec
~ Of this association. a meet
l i the Board Of Directors was
4 n Dover on May 9, at which
light field supervisors were
H. 10 measure the wheat
k.,ge on all farms which are now
i contract with the Federal
ssnment for a reduction Of 10
MI Of their base wheat acre
This acreage reduction per-
LIZ was required by the Agri-
ral Adjustment Administra-
Y al the time wheat was seeded
/ fell. and those farmers who
uutract signers must comply
!. these regulations before sub
Elnt benefit payments will be
Epved by the government. This
! Inspection is progressing as
say as possible in view Of the
u that the local wheat associa-
! has only a Limited number of
|Euring wheels for this purpose.
this same type of inspection
1 is also in progress in New
IL County, some of the mea-
Eg wheels are in use in that
Ety. With wheat ripening so
$ly under present weather con-
EnS, it will be impossible to
EAete this acreage survey in
h county before the crop is
LTeSted, although every effort is
rg made to measure as much of
standing grain as possible
hin the next few days. The field
.srTSOrs for these two lower
mites in the state include Harry
Ozark for the 1st district, w. H.
'Tel for the 3rd district, Robert
Carton for the End and 5th dis
+, c Arthur Taylor for the 4th
9TH districts, Ellwood B. Cru
for the 9th district, Kenneth
Path and Ponder Norgen for
Ith, 8th and 10th districts, and
Fa H. Galloway for Sussex
FiT. The survey work in Sus-
nunty has been completed, and
n'pection ia the 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
0'n, 9Th and 9th districts is
under way, and it is planned
'af the inspection in the other
rcis within a short time, or as
! as additional measuring
Iss are available.