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Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
PROGRAM FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
Will Start Next Sunday With
Evening Service at the
High School Auditorium
PARADE MEMORIAL DAY

Program for Memorial Day will
start Sunday evening, May 26, at
7:30 o'clock when the David c..
Harrison Post, No. IA, American
Legion will hold a memorial SER
vice in the Smyrna High School
Auditorium along lines they have
been doing for many years. This
is a community service and the
public is heartily invited to attend,
all the churches of Smyrna and
Clayton cooperating. The Ameri-
can Legion Post of Smyrna will be
assisted by Stars and Stripes Coun-
Gil, Jr. Order United American
Mechanics of Smyrna; Daughters
Of America; Smyrna Boy and Girl
Scout Troops, Smyrna Fire Com
pany, Rotary Club of Smyrna and
the Smyrna High School. Pupils
of the school will turn out enmasse
both at the auditorium and in the
parade on Memorial Day. At the
School Auditorium Sunday evening
there will be a program of singing
and speaking, with Shapleys or
chestra filling in with program
numbers. Besides the part Smyr-
ma and Clayton ministers will take
there will be an address by Col. u.
S. Grant 3rd, commanding officer
of Fort DUPONT, Delaware City At
the Memorial Day exercises next
Thursday, the speaker of the occa-
sion will be Judge Earl d. Wiley
of Dover, judge Of the Common
Pleas Court. The veterans of David
G. Harrison Post will assemble at
the Post Room at ten o'clock in the
and assisted by local or
CARNATIONS, the High School chill
dren and possibly a band, will
march to Odd Fellows Cemetery.
the invocation and the
singing Of patriotic hymns Judge
Wiley will make his address fol
lowed by a program which is being
out by the committee. The
firing squad will pay its usual trib-
ute to the dead. The Post veter-
ans will only have ceremonies in
one cemetery, Odd Fellows, but
they will visit Glenwood and st.
Peters Cemeteries, place flags on
graves of veterans of all wars. If
Memorial Day is a clear, pleasant
day there will be the usual trend
to all cemeteries by surviving fam
lies to lay their tribute of flowers
on the graves Of loved ones.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
RUNAWAY BOYS
BACK AT HOME
James Webber and Darwin
King, Pupils of MiddletOwn
High School, Return
LOCATED AT NORFOLK

Two Middletown High School
sophomores Thursday, who sent
notes to their parents by their
schoolmates advising they were go
ing to hitch hike to Florida ended
at Norfolk Monday. James Web
Der, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Webber, of near Mt. Pleasant, and
Darwin King, 16, son of Mrs. Sud
Ter King, Townsend, attended their
morning classes at the school
Thursday, but when they came out
for the noon hour they told some
of their friends they were leaving
and handed notes to schoolmates
who rode on the same buses. The
notes, which were very similar,
merely stated that they were 60
ing away, not to worry, and that
they would write whenever pos
sible. From Kirkman Orrell, Aan-
other student, is was learned their
destination was Florida. They
managed to catch a ride from the
center Of town about one o'clock
and no word had been received
from them until Monday when they
were located at Norfolk, Va. They
were returned to their parents,
glad to get home after their exper-
ience. Needless to say that their
parents, frantic under the strain
and suspense, were overjoyed.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
SMYRNA 4-H CLUB MEMBERS
JOIN KENT RALLY AT DOVER

Smyrna All Club members mo-
tored to Dover aSturday and join
ed in with the throng of All Club
members from all parts of Kent
County in the annual rally of Kent
County 4-H Cubs held on Dover
Green on Saturday. Greetings were
given by United States Senator
John G. Townsend, Jr., former Gov
ernor w. D. Denney, and A. D.
Cobb, of the University of Della
ware education department. James
H. Bishop, director of religious ed
ucation of the Wilmington M. E.
Conference, gave brief address.
Awards of achievement pins in the
style show were as follows: First
year, Margaret Kinsey of Bay
View and Virginia Ragolia of Hart
ly; second year, Ruth Ann Draper,
Pennington, and Louise Taylor, of
Pennington; third year, Doris
Price, Camden, Helen Griffith.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Senior Class Leaves This
Morning on Their Trip to
Washington, ID. C.
WINS AT BASE BALL

The Senior Glass of 1885 of the
Smyrna High School leave on their
annual trip to Washington at 8.45
a. m, this Thursday morning
arriving there at 12.45 p. m
Buses, which will be at their dis
posal during their stay, will meet
them at the Union Station. The
first afternoon will be devoted to
visits to the Capitol, Arts and In
dustry Building, Smithsonian In
stitute, Aircraft Building, Free Art
Gallery, and the Natural History
Building. Thursday evening will
be spent at the Library of Con-
gress. On Friday and Saturday
other points of interest such as the
Arlington National Cemetery, Wash
ington Monument, and the Red
Cross Building will be visitd. Fri
day night will be enjoyed by a boat
trip down the Potomac. They will
leave Washington Saturday, 800
p. M, and arrive at Clayton at 5.54
p. m. Mr.. Schantz and Miss Kins-
man will act as chaperones on this
trip.-Open house, or visiting day,
will be observed in the local schools
on, Friday, May 81. All the par
ents and friends are cordially invit-
ed to visit the schools and observe
the work. The several depart
ments in the school, and desk
teachers, will have on display some
of the outstanding work Of the
pupils in their grades. The school
will be in operation until 23O, .af-
ter which time students, teachers,
and friends may visit the various
class rooms. Tea will be served
by the Home Economics Depart
ment. At $50 a baseball game
will be played with Delaware City
In the evening at 8 o'clock the
Juniors give their play, Girl Shy,
in the new school auditorium. The
play depicts Tom, who is girl shy,
and Oke, who isn't, rooming to-
gether while at college. All of the
girls are anxious to break down
Toms barrier, but none succeed.
Babs Sanford, very popular, wag-
ers that she can get a date with
him, and carefully pans a way of
meeting him. By accident Babs
meets Birdie, who cleans the room
for Tom and Oke, and offers to
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
SMYRNA PLANS
BASEBALL NINE
Meeting of Those Interested
to Take Place at Fire Hall
Next Monday
MAY ORGANIZE A CLUB

Smyrna baseball fans are work
ing up sentiment for a baseball
club. Town pride as well as love
for the great American sport has
started a movement in this direc-
ton and an informal meeting has
been called to meet in the Smyrna
Fire Hall next Monday evening,
May 27, to talk over plans to or
ganize a baseball club in Smyrna
With Dover, Middletown, Town
send, Clayton and other towns
nearby having active organizations
it seems that Smyrna should also
organize its talent to be in friend
ly contests now being waged. Over
at Clayton the fans got together
early and profting by their exper-
ience of the two or three previous
seasons, have organized a club that
is winning most games so far this
season. Clayton stores and bust
ness men are back of their club
with a town pride that is a helpful
boost to their players. This is the
right spirit. Clayton is supporting
its team splendidly and it takes
just such support to have a win
ming team. This same spirit per
vades at Middletown, Townsend
and Dover. Isn't there enough
spirit and cooperation in Smyrna
to have team also? There is tai
ent in and about town and sur
rounding country that could be
trained into a lively team and if
they will cooperate and the citizens
will support the movement base
ball club can be had It is hoped
and expected the Smyrna School
Board viii loan the school grounds
for the summer. Anyone desiring
to play on the Smyrna team are
invited to get in touch with John
Z. Hustled who will be at his home
any evening between five and eight
p. m. If you should not see him
there, send in your name and ad-
dress. Mr.. Hustled, who bought
considerable baseball equipment
last year at his own expense, still
has enough paraphernalia to start
with including balls and bats and
these he will gladly loan in the
formation of a Smyrna baseball
nine. Some of the players are pre-
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
WHOLE NO. 1907
DITCHING is AN
AID TO RATS"
Marsh Owners, 1rappers Ad-
nit Mosquito Control Work
Had Beneficial Effect
BY CLEANING MARSHES

The Delaware Mosquito Control
Commission has announced the re
suits of a survey conducted to de
termine the effects of ditching on
the muskrat industry. The results
disproved the assertion of trappers
that the ditching would practically
wipe out the industry for Della
ware. According to w. S. Cork
ran, executive officer and engineer
of the commission, 134 muskrat
marsh owners and trappers in Sus-
sex county were interrogated to
obtain their views at the present
time. Of those questioned 81 said
the ditching has benefited their
muskrat marshes to a marked de
gree. These owners and trappers
felt that the ditching had helped
clean the marshes of pollution,
making possible the circulation of
clean, pure water and thus develop
ing the vegetation preferred by
muskrats. Twelve of those queS-
toned felt that the ditching had
not been done long enough to per-
nit them to judge the effect. They
had noticed, however, that on
neighboring marshes the rats used
the freshly dug bitches in search
ing for food. Twenty-three others
questioned had not had their
marshes ditched, as yet, but ex-
pressed an eagerness to have this
done as soon as possible. Only
two owners still felt the ditching
was harmful to the marshes, which
the mosquito control experts be
lieve was due to the fact that the
ditching on these marshes was
done in the breeding season, which
probably drove some rats away.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Rachel Ann Ford, Wife of
Rev. Walter Ford, Passes Away

Mrs. Rachel Ann farrell Ford, 78,
wife of Rev. Walter Ford, passed
away at her residence on Della
ware Street, Friday evening, af-
ter an illness of several weeks
The immediate cause of her death
was an heart attack, but three
months ago she had the misfortune
to break her hip in a fall. She
never recovered from the accident
and had been great sufferer and
confined to her room ever since
Mrs. Ford was one of those good
christian women who made her
home a happy one for her husband
and children and lived an exempi-
ary life. She raised a large family
and lived to see of them grown
In her active days she was a regu-
lar attendant at Asbury M E.
Church. Fifty-six years ago she
marriel Walter Ford and most of
her married life had been spent
here in Smyrna. She is survived
by her husband and eight children
as follows: Miss Lavinia S. Ford,
Miss Cora E. Ford, Mrs. Mary j.
Jarrel, Mrs. Anna J. Draper, Ed
win c. Ford, all of Smyrna; Mrs
Lola R. Ford, Townsend; Mrs.
Charles w. Biting, Upper Darby,
Pa, and William M. Ford, Wood
bury, N. J. Another son James w.
Ford, died in the flu epidemic of
1918. She is also survived by eight
grandchildren and one sister, Mrs.
Mollie E. Montgomery. Funeral
services, largely attended, took
place from her late residence on
Continued From Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. DIR. John L. johnson, Pastor,
Announces Services For Week

The services at Asbury on the
Sabbath will be in keeping with the
spirit of Memorial Day. The
church school will assemble in all
departments at ten o'clock with the
general Superintendent Mr.. Harvey
G. Jones in charge. In the adult
division of the school the president
of the Willing Workers, Mrs. Ern-
est V. Blendt will be in charge of
the devotions. At the morning
worship each of the three chairs
will present musical numbers ap-
propriate to the occasion and the
pastor will have for his subject
The Makers of Peace" The Ep-
worth League will meet at 6.45 in
assembly room for the regular de
votions and study of the League
topic. There will be special ml1-
slcal selections and congregationaF
singing. There will be no service
at the usual worship hour the con-
gregation joining in the Annual
Union Memorial Service to be held
IN the High School Auditorium un-
der the auspices Of the David c.
Harrison Post, American Legion.
All meetings will be held during
the week and a very helpful service
mas been planned for Wednesday
evening at 7.30. Elaborate plans
are being made by the Epworth
League for the Youth Night Ser
vice to be held in the church Sun
day evening, June End. Invitations
nave been sent to neighboring
chapters and to the members of
Smyrna High School to be special
guests on that occasion.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
SUES TO RECOVER HIS HOME
w. F. StanfieId, Near Easton, Md,
Claims Undue Influence and Fraud

Claims Undue Influence and Fraud
William F. Stanfield, 65-year-old
farmer, at Bellevue, on the Tired
Avon River, has brought suit over
at Easton. Md, to recover his val
liable farm and life's savings which
he contends were taken from him
through undue influence, hypnotism
and fraud. The case is expected
to come up for trial at the present
term of the Talbot County, Md,
court. Stanf1eld has brought the
action against Madam May Kirk,
of Baltimore. The farmer, his at
toneys say, by hard work, accum-
ulated money to buy a farm and
set aside some money for the fu-
ture. On a visit to Baltimore he
met Madam Kirk, an alleged spir-
itualist, and in a short time was
divested of his farm and money.
The suit is to set aside the deed to
the farm, signed over to Madam
Kirk.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
'DREDGES WORK
C.. AND d. CANAL
Five Are On Job in Mainten-
ance of Waterway to II
Feet Low Water
START PWA JOB LATER

There are five dredges working
in the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal at present, all of which are
engaged on maintenance work in
connection with the appropriation
recently included in the Rivers and
Harbors bill to deepen the water
way to II feet at low water from
the present low water depth of II
feet. This work is not connected
with the allotment, last week, of
S5, ,107 900 from the Public Works
Administration fund to start the
task of converting the canal into a
deeper waterway, with a 27 feet
depth and a channel 500 feet wide.
Two dredges are working between
st. Georges and the deep Cut. "
They are the dipper credges of the
American Dredging Company, the
Republic and the Admiral. The
Republic is just west of st. Georges
while the Admiral is now at the
eastern end of the Deep Cut" The
mud and sand scooped from the
canal bottom is being loaded on
barkes and transported about three
miles eastward to the dredge New
Jersey, which is pumping the
dredgings into marsh area along
the north side of the canal, mid
way between Delaware City and st.
Georges. The other two are gov
ernment dredges. The 'Dalecarlia"
of the Washington district, is a
few hundred feet west of the Reedy
Point bridge and is working west
ward. The fifth dredge is the
"Mantau," of the Philadelphia dis
trict, now working III Back Creek
at Chesapeake City, Md. Employ
ment has been provided for many
men from this section on the canal
work during the past week. The
present work will be small compar-
ed to the number of men needed
when work is started on the S.
1O7 900 pob on the caanl. This
sum is expected to last for one
year after work is started and to
provide work for approximately
1000 men. The sum of S12,5OO,-
600 is estimated to be needed to
complete the Chesapeake and Del
aware Canal project, which will re-
quire about three years to COM
plete. The announcement of the
allotment of the funds last week
and the understanding that the
work will soon be started created
an optimistic atmosphere in st.
Georges and Delaware City over
the weekend The work will not
only provide employment to
large number of men, but will be
a help to all kinds of business. The
large influx of men will also mean
that vacant houses in that area
will be rented and that the board
ing and rooming houses will bene-
fit.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
HOTEL NOW HOME FOR AGED
BayOn Hotel, Havre de Grace, Md.
to Sisters of st. Francis

The Sisters of st. Francis, who a
few weeks ago purchased the Hotel
Bayou in Havre de Grace, Md, for
$4,000, have taken over the prop
erty and are planning to make ex-
tenslve improvements and convert
it into a home for the aged mem
bers of the order. The hotel, sit
uated on a high point overlooking
the Susquehannah and Chesapeake
Bay, is one of the most attractive
properties of it's kind in this sec
ton of the country. and it is said
will be named "St. Francis Villa. /"
A chapel will be erected in the
building, which will be enclosed
with a six-and-a-h half-foot wall
around the property.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Wool,

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 Sunday next, the Fifth af-
ter Easter and also known as
Rogation Sunday-7.3O a. M. cele-
bration of the Holy Communion; 10
a. M, church school; IL a. m.
prayer and sermon. The
subject of the sermon will be 1.-The
Fruits of the Earth and the Fu,its
OF the Spirit" Members of the
Grange have been invited to attend
this service, which we hope thew
Will attend and enjoy. Thursday
next, Ascension Day, 7.3o a. m
celebration of the Holy Commn-
ion.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Has just Been Organized With
Mrs. Roberta Clough as President

The young people of Jerman
Chapel have organized an Epworth
League. Mrs. Roberta Clough is
the president and Miss Pauline
Bickling, secretary and treasurer.
Besides their business and social
activities they will have a meeting
every Sunday evening from to
7.30 O'Clock. There will be differ
ent leaders for each meeting, who
will prepare a program of interest
for discussion. Regular services
are announced for next Sunday as
follows: Prayer and praise meet
ing tonight, 7.45; Sunday School,
2.30; Epworth League, o'clock,
leader, Miss Pauline Bickling. song
service, 7.30; preaching by the pas
tor at s o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
lokfY NUPTIALS
susa a'ld Gilbert Lurty
a'me Of Brides Parents

4su aid Gilbert Lurty
n'ne of Brides Parents
! rsl'y wedding was sol
e. ae home of Mr.. and
~ '. Wallace of near
\, thursday ~ evening, Nav
Mss Florence Hannah
zane the bride of Mr.,
llrty also of SMYRNA m M, :
H. - ), BEAUTIFULLY decorat-
b. l a0Te's and the bridal
M. Inoer T an arch made of
\ ~ valley and Iris. The
4 =, fltual service of the
4 o os POI church was
Z 'nIeiating minister the
\ shs Johnson asss the ring
~ ins.ls used in the pres
T. j mediate Ing families and
b s4.'l.ia Ultimate friends. The
Il ssaiat.lf1lly and daintily
|ss.,- -l'e I organdy and car.
ts 20. Bouquet of roses and
Nv valley. The maid of of
Es.alis's', u.s. Mary Wallace who
~ 'al gown Of dark Nine \ ~
bouquet Of pin pink ( plue poss
|iss,,,. and best man were
E.sI'ssss, .Ia,as dress. After 1.-The the
| ~ ss a'iui collation. was
n d, ppy couple left i'm
! Dc ss. : wedding trip
ks,,i,,' nun y they win reside
sfeet, Smyrna. The
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Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
Poppy Distribution In Smyrna

The Annual Poppy Sale to help
the injured veterans, which takes
place near Memorial Day, will start
in Smyrna tomorrow, Friday, and
Saturday, under auspices Of Legion
Auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
Blackbird Man Buys Farm

Willlam A roster, a timberman,
of Blackbird, has purchased the
zoo acre farm, tenanted by Grover
Tush, for price said to be close 70
$4,000. Mr.. Foster. it is renorted
will make many improvements to
the place which will continue to he
occupied by Mr.. Tush.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Program Wednesday Night Was
Newspaper" With Spicy Readings

At the meeting of Smyrna
Grange, a Newspaper Program
was given as follows: Music by the
Grange; editorials. Harry c. John
son; news items, ]. R. Fleming;
woman's page, Miss Elva Stephen
son; jokes and personals, Mrs. Hell
en- Brown; story, Mrs. George
Blendt; poem, E. T. Heinold, menus
Mrs. Fleming. This week the pro-
gram will be given to the Federal
Housinfi Administration the SUBJ
Ject for discussion being before an
open meeting.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
Daughters of 1872" Meet ua-a

The State Daughters of 1912
met at the parsonage with Mrs. J.
L. johnson yesterday, had a lunch
con at one O'Clock and had a fine
meeting. Matters of the associa.
tlon were discussed and a delight
full time had.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
|TRNOR NICE
|Ss!;pAN BILL
81, Over Chesapeake
,,,,,s Now to Be
\, ASSURED Fact
Er,rER RoUTE E

y;ce Of Maryland, mas
legislative bill for crea-
'Sssapeake bay bridge
: borrow up to S1o'-
4, obstruction Of a bay
,rth power to purchase
t,,ms. Annapolis Ferry
The centreville Record
4. Governor as saying;
(s is ready to go. Ac-
+rIction can start as soon
|sr.v is available" The
|, Executive explains that
[.,,s Of the bridge bill,
nsmbers of the private
4. Bay Bridge Company
.arted informal negotia-
|, Washington over a long
4 that it is believed the
|.rernment is prepared to
works funds. The
[srDsuy is to step out Of
T. With the creation Of
4 mthOrity and is to turn
|ast commission its plans
i under the terms of the
A, reasonable price" To
lyy Of the chesapeake Day
su.horty, Governor Nice
n that be would appoint
| Graham, chairman of the
Iap First National Bank;
|:psins, Of Baltimore and
NJ. Of Salisbury. Mr..
h % be chairman. M.
ID Mr. Hopkins are to
Is BCnsal Brooks, of the
Il Bay Bridge Company,
rE Gov. Emerson G. FIar-
radent Of the Claiborne
Ferry Company, who are
,-hsrs Of the authority in
4 BILL They have agreed
zll agreement stipulated
rr Nice as a condition to
ra Of the bridge bill.
EUund work has been
1s pCnSors of the bridge
Kau Nice said. They
z u touch with Washing
lry months, they have
.s,Aring studies as a bas-
ruction Of the bridge
IaVs completed all Of the
re. The new authority
! p where they left off
.s prepared to begin inn
! 1 there is no delay in
FEDERAL financing, con
iaGld be under way this
-id- an a agreement OBJ
GOVERNOR Nice before he
. sign the bridge bill,
= q that measure calling
'rchaSe by the State Of
ane- Annapolis Ferry
slot to be applied until
q q the bay span is as
naSlmum price of ST.
\ laa ferry company is
'4 The bridge author
! a'n1ed to issue bonds to
! purchase. Under the
De bill which has be-
~ the ferry line be-
apolls and Claiborne
'aaaoned' but that from
!, . Aatapeake must be
! The State is to spend
! |. alllding highway ap-
/. ! ae bridge at Miller's
= me point near Toll |
Hs II will reach the !
'aa'e' 1 The cost of con- !
n. - pan itself has been !
l "'VN. There are many !
'.0a Of Delaware who /
" see the bridge built. |
Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
Chimney Fire at Mrs. Hartman's

Chlmney Fire at Mrs. Hartman'S
Smyrna Fire Company was call
ed out Monday to the home of Mrs.
H. d. Hartman, north of Duck
Creek, a. chimney fire having brok-
en- out. The fire was extinguished.
Damage slight.
, 1935-06-16
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. June Is. Up
Too much rain in Texas and other
sections Of the belt brought buying
into the cotton market Saturday
and futures closed steady. 5 to z
points higher.
As in earlier sessions this week,
the market guided its action by
weather reports. only In today's
dealings the reports proved benefit
cial to bulliSh interests.
Reporting stations in Texas show
ed that rain continued TO fall in a
widespread area during the past
"a hours. and az this time Of year
this Is considered detrimental TO the
growing crop July finished at
ll61, Oct. at 1929. and Dec. at
l133, while on sales Of 40 bales in
the spot market middling advanced
S points.
The latest prediction by Senator
Bankhead, one specifying that Is
cent cotton would arrive this fall.
failed TO influence prices toward
higher ground.
Dealings proceeded at a slow pace
today. The spot situation and the
diminishing supply OF free cotton
tended TO restrict activity on both
sides Of the market.
Port receipts alta: season 4.321,-
1865; last season 7,478.85 Exports
2,794: season 4.410.505: last a
6.954 ,598. Port stocks l.486,060.
Stocks on shipboard at New Or
leans. Galveston and Houston were
5l.6ll; last year los 1886. Spot sales
at southern markets ASST; last year
1915.