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Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
E. S. Mcdowell Gives An Ed
ucatiOnal Talk With Films
Thursday Evening
MIDDLETOWN HERE 18TH

Mr. William M. Doughten, Jr., in
charge of the Rotary Club program
last Thursday evening, presented
Mr.. E. S. Mcdowell representative
of the Atlantic Refining Company
who is conducting an educational
program in the eastern territory of
the United States. Two reels of
pictures were shown, one illustrat-
ed by Ted Husi1g, showed sports of
all kinds, the accuracy of the uni
verse in comparative field. This
contrast was made with the science
with which the company's oils are
prepared for use. The second film
was illustrated by Boak Carter,
who described the history of loco
motion from the primitive stage to
the present time and the part lu-
brication has played in keeping fit
every type of conveyance. The
1000 mile test made by six stock
cars and fabricated by their prod
ucts were illustrated. The Smyr-
ma Club will entertain the Middle
town Club on Thursday evening,
April 10th. At this meeting the
Smyrna Club will greet the Middle
town Club as victors in the recent
attendance contest Middletown
Club having a higher average in
attendance for three months. The
nominating committee will report
at the club meeting April End. Wis
iting Rotarians: Joseph Mcdaniel,
E. S. Mcdowell, w. S. Taber of Do
yer Club; Ernest Gamble of Bristol,
Pa, Club. Guests: William Lin
forth, ]. r. Barger, William Story
and Henry Hazel.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
ACTIVE AT 81 YEARS OF AGE
John w. Dickinson of MiddletOwr
Celebrates His Birthday

John w. Dickinson, Sr., Middle
towns oldest resident celebrated
his 9th birthday anniversary Sum-
day when he will entertain at a
turkey dinner at his home on West
Lake Street, where he has resided
for more than 40 years. Mr.. Dick
inson was born near Chesapeake
City, Md, March 29th, 1889, and is
a veteran of the Civil War. For
80 years he practiced veterinary
in this section, retiring at the age
of "a. He also served as county
constable for ST. Georges Hundred
for eighteen years, and previous to
that was engaged in farming. Mr..
Dickinson is enjoying good health,
and retains all of his faculties. He
is able to read with the same glass
es he has used for more than 35
years. He was twice married, both
wives being deceased. He has one
son, John w. Dickinson, Jr., who
resides at home.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
.CCC CAMPS NOT
TO BE MOVED
Delaware Will Retain All Six
Now i'm State For At Least
Six Months
OFFICERS TO CAMP DIX

Information was received at Fort
dupont Friday from Second Corps
Area, Governors Island, to the eff
feet that the Delaware district of
the Civilian Conservation Corps
would not lose any of the eight
CCC camps now in operation for
at least another six months period.
The new CCC enrolment period be-
gins on April 1 for Is days. Pre-
vious orders had indicated that two
camps might be moved this spring.
Friday Captain Ewing sent cadre
of eleven boys, comprising five
leaders and six assistant leaders, to
Camp Dix, N. j., where they will
form the neuclus of new COM
.pany being organized at Camp Dix
for service on the West Coast in
the Ninth Corps Area. These boys
were selected from all the junior
camps of the state, except Wyon-
ing. Two CCC officers from Della
ware were also sent to Camp Dix,
N. j., to take over a new company
that is being formed there and
that will be sent to some other part
of the country. The two officers
were Lieut.. A. S. Roistacher of the
Wyoming camp and Lieut. William
]. McCracken of the Georgetown
forestry camp. Six other officers
from Delaware were also dispatch
ed to Camp Dix for an indefinite
period. There they will assist in
the work of forming the new en-
rollees into new companies and will
probably be stationed at Camp Dix
until shortly after April Is when
they will return to their companies
in this state.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
CROP LOANS FOR
FARMERS NEEDS
Russell E. Wilson, Federal
Agent For Kent County,
Receives Official Word
OFFICE OPEN AT DOVER

Farmers who are in need of fin
ancial assistance in the planting of
their crops this spring, and who
are unable to obtain the necessary
credit elsewhere for such purposes,
may apply for emergency crop
loans which are available again
this year through the Emergency
Crop and Feed Loan Sction of the
Farm Credit Administration, ac-
cording to word received recently
by Kent County Agent Russell E..
Wilson. In order to facilitate the
handling of these loans, an Office
for the receiving of applications
has been established in the civil
service room in the basement of
the Dover Postoffice building. This
office is in charge of William G.
Boxley, field supervisor for Della
ware, who is cooperating with the
extension service in this project,
Farmers in Kent county may make
applications for these crop loans at
this office, while those il the other
two counties of the state should ap-
ply at their county extension Office
where application blanks are avail
able. These loans will be confined
to the immediate and actual cash
needs of farmers for the seeding of
the 1886 crops, and the maximum
amount which may be loaned to
any one individual farmer cannot
exceed 5000, according to the regu-
lations as stated by the Farm
Credit Administration. Farmers
will be considered ineligible for
such loans if they have applications
pending with the RessttIement Ad-
ministration, or if they have receiv-
ed financial assistance from that
Organization this year and are in
debted to the Resettlement Admin
istration for unpaid loans. AS in
the past, the securing for an en-
ergency crop loan will consist of q
first lien by the Federal govern
ment on the crops to be financed.
Landlords or others having an in
terest in the crops on which these
loans are made will be required to
waive their claims in favor of a
first lien to the Governor of the
Farm Credit Administration until
the crop loan is satisfied. These
loans are issued for crop produc-
ton purposes only, as the money
cannot be used in the payment of
debts or for the purchasing of live
stock. The interest rate is 5 1-2
percent per annum, and the notes
mature on October 81, 1886, which
allows time for borrowers to dis
pose of most of their crops.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Miss Dorothy Rogers, Dover
and DIR. Dalema Draper, Mil
ford, Address Club
PROGRAM To- MORROW

The meeting of the Twentieth
Century Club was held Friday af-
ternoon, Mrs. Joseph Ennis, presi-
dent, presiding. The guests of the
day were Miss Dorothy Rogers, of
Dover, who gave a very instructive
talk on the activities of the Y. w.
G. A. and DR.. Dalema Draper, of
Milford, who delivered an address
of "Clubwomen". Mrs. Ethel Ma
gill, Chairman of Music, sang a
group of selections accompanied at
the piano by Mrs. Thomas Cover
dale. Tickets for the Birthday
Luncheon which will be held on
April 18th, are now ready at the
homes of Mrs. William E. Mat
thews and Mrs. Lee Deakyne.
Members are urged to engage tick
cts at an early date. Anyone de-
string to entertain guests may
make table reservations with Mrs.
Harry P. Jones. The pogram for
April 3rd, will be Club Reader,
with Mrs. Mary B. Evans, as editor
and Mrs. Roland Bell as associate
editor.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
SMYRNA DAIRY
FARMERS JOIN
Inter State Milk Producers
Cooperative of Philadel-
phia Milk Shed
Ell. DONOVAN, DIRECTOR

Dairymen of this section are
showing intense interest in the new
Interstate Milk Producers Coop
erative, which is now being organ
ized, according to E. H. Donovan,
director, in that organization and
also director in the Interstate
Milk Producers Association, which
the new Cooperative will eventual
ly displace. Mr.. Donovan was in
Philadelphia Saturday attending a
meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Association and he re-
ports that contracts had then been
signed by at least go per cent of
those contacted, with reports from
many loca lcommitteemen lacking.
This is the result of only two and
one-half weeks work, much of it of
a preliminary nature. Local COM
mittees are at work in the Smyrna
section under direction of Howard
Deakyne, Smyrna, president of the
Smyrna Local of the Interstate.
These committees were set up at
the meeting of the Local held on
March 25. They are planning to
visit all milk producing farmers in
this section and explain the new
organization to them. The new Co.
operative, is strictly farmers or
ganization and is set up in a man.
ner so that the farmers, through
their cooperative, will control their
milk and can establish rules regu-
lating its sale and delivery to dis
tributors. These rules as well as
Iprices will be determined according
to market conditions and will be
established so as to be fair to all
concerned. Mr.. Donovan reports
that milk producers in forty coun-
ties which supply Philadelphia with
milk are active in this program
and are obtaining signatures to the
new producers marketing agree
ment or are laying plans to hold
meetings and organize local COM
mittees.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Junior Class Selects Play
Defamation Contest to Be
Held Next Wednesday
SOCIAL EVENTS OF WEEK

The cast for the annual Junior
play, Believe 1t or Not" under
the supervision and guidance of
Miss Rogers, has been selected by
a committee of judges, and will be
presented on Friday evening, May
Is. Rehearsals are already in full
swing. From all appearances this
production should be rendered with
the same efficiency as characteriz-
ed by the schools dramatic produc-
tions in the past.-The local decla-
nation and discussion contest will
be held on Wednesday evening.
April s, in the High School audi
torium. The public is cordially in
vited to attend this contest On
Wednesday afternoon. April 1, an
intra-school tract and field meet
was held under the supervision of
Mr.. Gebhart and Mr.. Pearl. Mem
bers of the various classes took
part. The boys participated in the
100 yard dash, zoo yard dash, 440
yard and $50 yard. There were
also shot puts, high jumps, broad
jumps, and relays. The girls par
ticipated in 50-yard dashes, basket
ball throws, standing broad jumps,
baseball throws, hop-skip-and-
jump, and 200-yard relays. Glass
managers were: -Shockley and
Ross; Phillips and K. Vogel; 10
.-Lockerman and Truax; 9-Mills
and Hutchins. Officials were Mr..
Wright, King, Gebhart, Hynson,
Pearl; Reynolds Bradley was the
announcer.-Th spring socials are
engaging the attention of pupils
this week. The Juniors had their
social last evening, and the Seniors
will have theirs Friday evening.
Special committees have been ap-
pointed for decorations and enter
tainment. These events are de-
.lightful occasions which the
schools look forward to each year.
The banking results for the week
are as follows: Number of pupils
in attendance, 815; number of de-
positors, 4S; amount deposited for
day, $24.94; amount deposited to
date this year, S904.13.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
-FOUR ONE-ROOM
SCHOOLSTOQUIT
State Board of Education at
Meeting Friday, Orders All
Four of Them Closed
ENROLMENT VERY LOW

Four more one-room schools must
close at the end of this semester is
the decree ordered by the State
Board of Education, which met in
monthly session at Dover, Friday.
The students will be transferred to
the nearest consolidated schools.
Those to be closed are Union, No.
81, and Howell's, No. 5S, in New
Castle county; Warren's, No. 81, in
Kent county, and Isaacs, No. 81, in
Sussex county. Union will be con-
solidated with Newark school;
Howells with Middletown, Warren
with FELTON,, and Isaac with George
town. In each of these schools the
enrolment has dropped to less
than IL students. The board has
also made it a rule that schools
with less than As students should
not have more than one taecher. A
list of schools with enrolment
around this figure was considered
Friday. Several were reduced to
one teacher. Magnolia School was
reduced from four teachers to three
Continued on Page FSvel
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
SMYRNA 4-H CLUB ADJUDGED
WINNER OF DRAMATIC CONTEST

The Smyrna Wide Awake All
Club was adjudged the winner of
the Kent County All dramatic con-
test Friday in the Camden High
School auditorium. More than 200
persons attended. Smyrna present
ed "The Pampered Darling with
Emily Downs, Helen Buckson,
Erika Reimann, Robert Deakyne,
Homer Stevens, Ruth Jean Garri-
son, Elsie Lockerman, Roberta En-
mis-, Reynolds Bradley, George
Bradley, and Karl Vogel. Accord
ing to the judges, the champion
ship was awarded to the Smyrna
Club because their play showed the
most careful direction and was
presented with swift tempo,
coupled with nice grouping and
good tableau. Robert Deakyne of
the Smyrna Club, according to the
judges, was the outstanding indi-
vidual actor in the entire contest.
Mrs. Howard Deakyne is the local
leader of the Smyrna Wide
Awakes The Smyrna Wide-Awakes
and the Houston Cardinals will
again present their plays in COM
petition when they meet the two
winners from Sussex County in the
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02

State All Dramatic Contest, which
Is to be scheduled in the near fu-
ture. Second prize was awarded
to the Houston Cardinal Club and
third place went to the Oak Grove
Blue Hens Chicken Club. Seven
plays were produced by the clubs,
three of which were presented the
Friday night previous in the school
and the remainder last Friday
night. Clubs competing Friday
were: Dover, presenting THE
Beaded Buckle" with Irene Hayes,
Herman Wharton, Ruth Frazier,
Florence Ford, Jack Wharton, and
Hazel Moore. Canterbury present
ed "All Alone In the Country"
with Marguerite Case, Mildred
Rentz. and Raymond Dill, and
Westville presented Not Quite
Such a Goose" with Jane Rosen-
gren, Thomas MacCallum, Violet
Long, Edward Link, and Stella Ca
hall. The same judges who heard
the contest of Houston, Woodside
and Oak Grove judged the contest
Friday night. They were: Mrs.
George Ehinger, Dover; Miss Mary
Louise Folfenden, Media, Pa, and
Gordan Chesser, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
X. f. CORLEY, JR., MARRIED
Weds Miss Velfa Nj. knight of East
Orange, n. j., at Home Wedding

The wedding of Miss Vella NJ
Knight of East Orange, N. J., and
Mr.. Roy Franklin Corley, Jr., of
New York, was solemnized at the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. I. knight, Watervile,
Me-, last Monday, March 3Oth-
Only the members of the immed-
late family were present. Miss
Knight, a member of the faculty of
the Washington School, East Or
ange, is a graduate of Aroostook
State Norma School at Presque
Isle, Me-, and also attended Colun-
bia University. Mr.. Corley, son of
DR.. and Mrs. r. F. Corley of this
town, attended the University of
Delaware and is a member of the
Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is as
sociated with the brokerage firm of
Asiel and Co., Wall Street, New
York City. After a short wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Corley will re-
turn to East Orange where they
have taken an apartment.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
DIR. ]. W. COLONA
SMYRNA
Succeeds Rev. DIR. John L.
Johnson as Pastor of AS
bury M. E. Church
DR.JOHNSON TO SEAFORD

The annual session of Whining
ton Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence came to a close at Delmar
Monday noon after Bishop Edwin
H. Hughes announced his assign
ments for the coming conference
year. AS had been slated, Rev. DR.
]. w. Colona, pastor of Harrison
Street Church, Wilmington, for the
past seven years was sent to As
bury Church, Smyrna, to succeed
the Rev. DR.. John L. Johnson who
was sent to Seaford. DR.. Johnson
has closed three-year pastorate
here and some weeks back accept
ed call to Seaford. The Rev. DR..
Colona, who is one of the outstand-
ing preachers in the conference dis
trict, comes to Smyrna no strang-
er. He had served a pastorate in
Dover several years ago and was
known to many Smyrnians as the
husband of the former Miss Bertha
Stengle, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Adam Stengle, who was one time
pastor of Asbury Church, Smyrna.
Mrs. Colona spent part of her girl
hood days in Smyrna and was pop
ular not only with her school mates
but to the adult population of the
town. They viii be given well
come in Smyrna. st. Paul, Clay
ton, gets its same pastor back
Rev. Tilghman Smith, as does Ken
ton-Hartly with the Rev. James
O'Neal, and Cheswold with the
Rev. ]. E. oJnes. Millington, Md,
gets new pastor in Rev. G. w
Robb, and Middletown with Rev. L.
B. Mogan, the latter succeeding
Rev. NJ. w. Marine who succeeds
Rev. DR.. ]. w. Colona at Harrison
Street, Wilmington. Odessa ano
Friendship 1.-THE latter church being
in Thoroughfare Neck near Smyr-
na) gets a new pastor in Rev. N
2. Benson, succeeding Rev. F. G
Louhoff who has been sent to Rock
Hall, Md. Rev. A.. w. Strickland
has been sent back to Townsend
The complete list of assignments
are as follows:
I Continued on Page Two)
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. James R.Gailey, Minister, An
nounces Services For the. Week

The Mite Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. Harry j. Lowe
this evening Thursday at 7.30
p. m.-The weekly choir practice
will be held in the church Saturday
evening at 7:3O p. m.-The usual
services will be held on the Sab
bath: 10 a. m, Sabbath School; IL
a. M, morning worship service:
6:45 p. m, Young Peoples Meet
ing; 7:30 p. m, evening sermon by
the pastor, continuing the series of
studies on Tragedies of the Scrip
lures. THE Wednesday evening
service will be held at 7:45. The
speaker at that time will be the
Rev. L. aPul Moore, Jr.. a mission
ary under the Presbyterian Board,
to Africa. Rev. Moore is a faith
full servant of the Lord with years
of constant witness to the saving
power of Jesus Christ. The public
is invited to hear him speak.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
'ki N. z. CHURCH NOTES
D. !. ". CoIona, the New
VIII Preach Here Sunday

~ !. W. CoIona, the New
"lll Preach Here Sunday
J sunday will be appropriate
e'ssd IN Asbury Me. Church
laay morning and evening
Ilaich school will meet at the
aour with all departments
r.lag sa'l special programs. At
n WI a. l0r morning worship the
q n uppOnted pastor, the Rev.
a. - oOlona, D. D., will make
H. appearance and bring a
Appropriate to the occasion
| .nass.S me- eaoirs Of the church will
lbs,.si ts,.,a numbers and the whole
IA : and constituency
n ~ present to greet the new
|ssrsioa %a get the inspiration from
r. tl'lSs. Ss...At At seven-thirty o'clock ll
(na I,gat' Ips viii be observed,
. H. zones will preside and pre-
u, ,ae program. A deIio...s'., pse, !,
three osain cs",a vii be given by
b bv u the church as
+ Quartat s.lumpeter, and the
/ School -,oln William Penn
te Burr -, rfoiessor Samuel
hds Of va,,s, s0ung people and
kes. youth should be at this
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
POOR MUSKRAT FUR SEASON
Catch Reported to Have Fallen TO-
900 Under Former Seasons

An estimated catch of between
10000 and $4,000 muskrats around
the Taylor's Bridge section, a de-
crease of more than 10000 over
former years, is reported by trap
pers. The thickness of the ice,
which froze thousands of the
muskrats and by blocking the en-
trance to their homes forced them
out into the open where they were
killed by other animals, is blamed
for the small catch. The trappers
along the Blackbird Creek section
reorted a fair season. The Decem-
ber catch averaged 81 for the fur,
while the brown muskrats in the
spring catch brought about S1.40
and the black about S1.65.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Mary Hough Hoffecker, Widow
of JAS. p. Hoffecker, Passes Away

Mrs. Mary Hough HOffecker, Widow
of Jas. p. Hoffecker, Passes Away
Mrs-Mary Hough Hoffecker, aged
83, widow of James P. Hoffecker
for years prominent druggist of
Smyrna, died at her home on
North Main Street, Tuesday even
ing after prolonged illness. Mrs.
Hoffecker suffered a stroke two
years ago and since then has not
been in good health, altho able to
be about her home until two
months ago. She was the daughter
of Rev. John Hough and Rebecca
(Dukes) Hough and spent her early
life at Denton, Md. She married
James P. Hoffecker, February 7th,
1888. Her only child, a daughter,
died in infancy. Following the
death of her husband December 80,
1908, her two sisters, Miss Emma
Hough and Miss Anna Hough,
came to make their home with her.
Both are now deceased. A kind
and lovable woman with a great
fondnes for her old-fashioned flow
er garden, she had a circle of warm
friends by whom she will be sadly
missed. She was a member of As
bury M. E. Church and of each of
its auxiliary societies, a member of
the Twentieth Century Club, and
the Kings Daughters. She is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. G. w.
Fisher of Philadelphia, and three
nephews and two nieces. Funeral
services will take place tomorrow
(Friday) morning, at IL o'clock at
her home, with interment at Glen
wood Cemetery. The Rev. John L.
johnson, D. D., will oficiate.
Death of Walter E. Donovan
Walter E. Donovan, age So, one
of the best known and progressive
farmers in lower New Castle Coun-
ty passed away at his home in
Thoroughfare Neck near Smyrna
Continued on Page Fivel
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02
KINGS DAUGHTERS OFFICERS
Mrs. j. Frank Webb Heads Local
Circle For Ensuing Year

The Laura Lee Circle of Kings
Daughters of Smyrna, held an elec-
tion and installation of officers re-
Gently. The same board were re-
elected except Mrs. Harry Slaugh-
ter the corresponding secretary
who announced she was unable to
serve longer. Mrs. Harry w. Sher-
wood was elected in her stead. The
officers as elected were: Mrs. j.
Frank Webb, president; Mrs. Har-
vey Wright, vice-president; Mrs.
Florence DeFord, recording secre-
tary; Mrs Harry W.Sherwood, cor
responding secretary, and Miss
Helen Start, treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-02

Dwelling on Farm of Andy Parag
Entirely DESTROYED With Contents

Smyrna Firemen were called to
the farm of Andy Parag near Iron
Bridge yesterday morning at $50
but by the time they arrived the
frame dwelling was beyond saving.
1t burned to the ground. No one
was in the house except two small
children. They were gotten out but
the furniture and contents were
destroyed. Cause Of fire unknown.