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Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
Elmer Passwaters, Boy Stu
dent, Completes Guest
Term Before Club
GIVES ONE ACT PLAY

Elmer Passwaters, the outstand-
ing boy student of the Smyrna
High School, completed his term as
guest of the club. After compli-
menting the club for their activity
in the community, their high
standards for civic betterment he
compared the attendance of the
local members during his four
weeks as their guest. He present
ed as part of his entertainment a
one-act playlet entitled Dad At
tends His Lodge, which was well
received by those present. H. P.
Jones responded to Elmer Pass
waters talk. The Dover Club in
vited the Smyrna Club to attend an
inter-city meeting at Dover, Tues
day evening, March 18th. Ladies
night will be observed at this meet
ing and fine program is being
prepared. Visiting Rotarians: V.
B. Wiley, Morris Simon, Stanley
Woodhead of Dover Club. Elmer
Passwaters guest of the club.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
LEIPsIC CCC BOXERS SHOW
Exhibition in Smyrna Auspices of
Young Mems Democratic Club

The Leipsic CCC boxing team
held a tournament in Smyrna Fri
day night under the auspices of the
Young Mems Democratic Club of
Smyrna The results follow: JOS
eph Gargiso, draw with Marty Cor
don; Barret decision over Farino;
Nardelli decision over Durkin;
Johnny Allen, decision over Spence
Maier in the f1yweight class; Tom
Driscoll, decision over Eddy Knott
in middleweight class; Walter Lee,
draw with Carriene Greco in the
welterweight class; and Dunn
knockout over AL. Strano. George
Hays and Willard Travers OF Smyr-
ma were the judges; Jake Sklut
referee; v. Antoniel1o, timekeeper,
and Henry Green, Martin Jefferest,
Al Fiorello and David Itshowitz
were the seconds.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
FAMILY AT HARTLY is SORELY
TRIED BY DEATH AND SICKNESS

Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Hartman of
Hartly, are having more than their
share of misfortune it seems, SO
much SO as to elicit the sympathy
and aid of the Hartly community.
Their oldest daughter, Miss Ella
Hartman, 21 years old, died Sum-
day in the Kent General Hospital
at Dover With the news of the
girls death came the report that
four other Hartman children were
i'll. Hartly residents began assist
ing in the eldest child's funeral and
in Tightening the burden of the
family, who live on a farm between
Hartly and Denton. The four chill
dren are suffering from tonsilitis
and are receiving medical attention
from DR.. j. r. Smith, of Marydel.
who visited the house last Thurs
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
E.P.CORRIE TALK
TO BOY SCOUTS
Urges All the Boys of Smyrna
Troop To Register For
the Coming Year
TROOP HERE IS GROWING

At the weekly meeting of Smyr-
ma Boy Scouts at their headquart-
ers Monday, Mr.. Elmer P. Corrie,
chairman of the Troop Committee,
gave the troop a surprise visit.
Just before the closing of the meet
ing he gave the boys a short talk.
Mr.. Corrie spoke of the troop re-
registration and said that he hoped
each and every boy would re-reg-
lister by the 18th of March so that
the Scoutmaster could send a COM
plete registered troop in to the
Council at that time. The troop
attendance for the evening came
above all the attendance for the
year. The total number of Scouts
present was tWenty-four with Mr..
Foster, Mr.. Unruh and Mr.. Corrie
as the officials. Mr.. Foster is very
much pleased with the outlook for
the coming year. With the cooper
alton of the Troop Committee and
each and every Scout, Scouting in
Smyrna for the coming year will
far exceed any previous year. Mr..
Foster is planning program of
activities and events that will not
only encourage those boys who are
in scouting but those who are hop
ing to become Scouts in the future
Parents of Scouts, it is your duty
to help the Scoutmaster in the var
ious Scout activities with your at
tendance at the Courts of Honor
and other types of public meetings.
You will also be helping your boy.
A training course for Scoutmast-
ers, Assistant Scoutmasters, Troop
Committeeman and Scout Dads"
will be held for five Monday even
ings beginning March 3Oth. Mr.
James w. Foster, Scoutmaster and
Mr.. Harold Unruh, Assistant Scout
master, are planning to attend this
training course. Mr.. Foster will
be glad to accommodate any COM
mitteeman or Scout Dad who wish
es to attend this course. If you do
please notify him Immediately. The
troop will meet on Thursday even
ings at z o'clock, beginning Thurs
day, April 2nd. A Junior Officers'
meeting will be held Friday even
ing, March 18th, at 7:3O o'clock, at
Mr.. Fosters home This meeting
includes Senior Patrol Leaders, Pa
troll Leaders, Assistant Patrol
Leaders and other senior officers of
the troop.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
]. Edward Murphy of the Dia-
mond State Telephone Com
pany, Gives Talk
ADDRESSES ASSEMBLY

The assembly program was spon-
sored by the Superintendent. The
speaker for the occasion was j..
Edward Murphy, district manager
of the Diamond State Telephone
Company in Delaware. He deliv-
cred an interesting and instructive
address on the history of the tele-
phone. He gave a description of
the international net work and
communication system which the
Bell Telephone Company controls.
The system has been worked out
so efficiently that a person sitting
in his private home can converse
with persons in other countries,
ships at sea, and aeroplanes. Mr..
Burton Sypherd, manager of the
Dover Office, accompanied Mr.. Muir
phy-The basketball season for
the local teams came to close
last Friday night with both the
boys teams being victorious over
the two teams from the Chester
town High School. The score for
the Varsity was 48, Chestertown,
30; the score for the Junior Var
sity was 81, Chestertown, IL. Our
boys are now looking anxiously to-
wards the opening of the baseball
season. Practice will be under
way in week or ten days, just as
soon as the diamond is in condition
for use.-Results of the School
Savings receipts for the week were
as follows: Number in attendance,
779; number of Gepositors, Sc,
amount deposited for day, $3.50;
amount deposited to date this year,
S817 .O6.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12

day when he learned of the fam
ily's plight. There are six children
in the family. The family has been
in the grip of misfortune for sever
al years but had not applied for re-
lief. residents of this community
report. The Hartmans came to
this vicinity several years ago from
West Virginia. The Oldest daugh-
ter became i'll about two weeks
ago. She later developed pneu-
monia and was sent to the hos
pital by DIR. E. Richmond Steele, of
Dover. The children i'll are: Roy,
10 years old; Paul, IL years old;
Geneva, IL years old, and a IT.
month-old girl. Funeral services
for Miss Hartman were held Tues
day afternoon from the home. In
terment was at Templeville, Md.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
ASBURY Nj. e. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. John L. johnson, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

The services at Asbury on the
Sabbath will begin with the session
of the Church School at ten o'clock
Special efforts are being made to
have present large attendance
and the Willing Workers and
Mems Bible Glasses are striving to
have a one hundred percent of the
enrolment present. The morning
worship will be conducted at eleven
o'clock. The pastor will have for
his subject The Magnet of the
Ages, and the three choirs of the
church will bring special messages
in song. At 6:45, the Epworth
League devotional meeting will be
held lasting forty-fve minutes.
These services by the young people
and for the young people are very
popular and helpful. The older
people are always welcome and get
great good from them. The even
ing worship will be conducted at
7:30 with special music by the
congregation. The pastors theme
will be "a Prophetic Challenge" F"
The whole membership and con-
stituency is invited. All meetings
will be held during the week as
usual with special emphasis on the
mid-week service. This being the
last service of its kind this confer
ence year. The pastor hopes to
meet all who have attended these
services during his pastorate and
all others who can come. The
Young Peoples Fellowship will
meet on Friday night Conference
Sunday, March 10Th, the guest
speaker at eleven o'clock will be
the Rev. Clarence True Wilson, D.
d. LII. d, of Washington, D. c.,
and in the evening the Rev. A. T.
P. Hudson of Smyrna, will be in
charge of the service.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
REv.COLONA MAY COME HERE
Talk the Past Week Indicates He
MAY Be Asbury's New Pastor

AS time for the annual NJ. E.
Conference session at Delmar ap-
proaches, and coupled with the fact
that Rev. John L. johnson is leav-
ing Smyrna to accept a call as pas
tor of the M E. Church at Seaford,
gossip is that the Rev. ]. w. Co
Iona. pastor of Harrison Street M.
E. Church, Wilmington, might come
to succeed DR.. Johnson. The Co
lonas are well known to a number
in this town and vicinity, Mrs.
Colona being the former Miss
Bertha Stengle, daughter of Rev.
Adam Stengle, who served Asbury
Church, Smyrna, as pastor from
1893 to 1898. Nothing definite,
however, is in this gossip other
than the matter has been turned
over to District Superintendent E.
c. Hallman, who is to make the
decision for Smyrna with the ap-
proval of the Bishop.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week

st. Peters Episcopal Church.
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
to, announces the following servic-
es: Saturday, 4 p. m, short service
and instruction for the young peo-
pie. Sunday the third in Lent,
7:30 a. m. celebration of the Holy
Communion; 10 a. m, church
School; IL a. m, morning prayer
and sermon upon the words of ST.
Paul. Awake thou that sleepeth,
and arise from the dead, and Christ
shall give thee light" Wednesday
next, 7:3O p. M, Lenten service and
address. It is well for us to ask
ourselves, Are we making the best
use of this season, and are we let
ting our light to shine, that others
seeing US. can know we have been
with the Lord 2"
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. James R.GaiIey, Minister, An
nounces Services For the Week

nounces Services For the Week
A captain on small sea-faring
vessel was one night taken serious
ly i'll, and though the cure might
be found in the ships medicine
chest. he had no skill to choose or
compound it. Only one hope came
to his mind-to find a doctor. He
set the wireless telegraph to work.
North, east, south, and west went
the call for a doctor; and 10, across
hundreds of miles of water came
the answer. The physician had
been found; the prescription was
given; the captains life was saved:
This might indeed be called a par
able of prayer, yet there is one
striking difference between the ae-
tivity of the wireless operator and
the Christian who prays to his God.
The former sends out his message
over the wide seas, hoping some
where to make himself heard, but
not knowing where his call will find
an instrument to receive it. He
who prays, however, knows who
will hear. He knows that his cry
Continued on Page Ffve)
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
FALSE FIRE ALARM SUNDAY
Report That High School Was on
Fire Proved to Be False

Sunday morning just after the
church congregations were gather
ed for morning service, a fire
alarm was sounded and the report
spread that Smyrna's fine new
High School building was endang-
cred by fire. 1t however, proved to
be false and the anxiety of our
town people was much allayed. 1t
seems that the firemen in his morn
ing rounds had stocked the fire and
clouds of smoke rolled out of the
big chimney so much so that some
one fearful of chimney fire, sent
in the alarm. A large crowd fol-
lowed the fire truck there only to
learn there was no fire nor any oc-
casion for concern.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
Cochran and Staats, Constable,

Constables have been appointed
in Kent county by the Levy Court
as follows: First district, John r.
Stats and Lee R. Cochran; Third
district. George E. Eicholz and
Charles w. Graham; Fifth district,
Walter Cubbage; Seventh district,
John Evans Cook; Ninth district,
William S. Smith; Tenth district,
Harry E. Vineyard.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
STATE POLITICAL GOSSIP
Democrats For Roosevelt; Repub.
licans, Probably for Landon

Democrats For Roosevelt; Repub-
Iicans, Probably for Landon
The Democratic State Conven-
tion in Dover will meet Tuesday,
May IL, to name a delegation in
structed to vote for the re-nomina-
tion of President Roosevelt at the
Democratic National Convention in
Philadelphia starting June %. The
State Convention in
Dover next month will likely name
an uninstructed delegation to at
tend the Republican National Con-
vention in Cleveland on June 9. but
will have strong leanings toward
Governor Landon of Kansas for the
nomination. It is likely that Del
aware's nine delegates at the Re
publican National Convention will
cast their first ballot as a compli-
ment to Governor Buck, Republi-
can National Committeeman. Af-
ter this it is expected they will
switch to Governor Landon, who
has strong support in this State.
The Kansas chief executive has a
number of personal friends in Del
aware who are making no secret
of their work in his behalf. In ad-
dition various State party leaders
have indicated that they favor
Governor Landon over the candi-
dates now in the limelight as pres
idential possibilities. With the
probability of Governor Landon be-
ing chosen for the presidential
nomination, Delaware may give its
support to Representative James
Wadsworth, New York, for the
nomination for vice-president.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
SUES FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Mrs. Clara Sterling, Crisfield. Sues
For Death of Her Husband

Mrs. Clara Sterling of Crisfeld,
has filed suit in the Circuit Court
for $4,000 in the death of her hus-
band who was fatally injured when
struck by a truck while riding a
bicycle in Crisfield last November
20. Webb Packing Company of
Salisbury, Md, is named defendant.
The accident victim was Cope
Sterling, "a years old, and the ac-
tion is brought on behalf of his
wife and infant daughter, Lurie E.
Sterling.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
DOvER'S PARK AND STADIUM
Held Up BY the Winter, w p A
Work Has Been Resumed

With the advent of favorable
weather work is being speeded on
the construction of Dover's new
municipal park and stadium, being
erected in the east central section
of the town along the st. Jones
River. The work is being done as
a relief project and is expected to
require several months before the
park is completed, while efforts will
be made to have the stadium ready
for the football season next fall.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
lRDED s2,4sl COURT SUIT
!. short Loses Case Against
Hfies Faulkner. Contractor

y Short Loses Case Against
ffles Faulkner. Contractor
ffiss Faulkner, contractor.
awarded s2,431.SO in the Su-
\ Court Of Kent County at Do
monday. Mr.. Faulkner had
george N. and Anna E. Short
ynent Of a house constructed
PEN near Smyrna. The amount
images involved totaled about
II was a mechanics lien
! which Charles Faulkner
! y palntlff and George N.
~ aua Anna E. Short Of Smyr-
l :. oefendants. Charles L.
|, u, and Max Terry were
[ssi [vssi Tor Faulkner and c. L.
On and W. C. Prickett for
- auAnts' The contention of
: contractor, is that in
as'raction of a home for
| E,U,.l = 'As state highway south
|ss,a., slus mat while a contract
| 'sStsa ss,,ssI INTO to build the house
I i ss.aa an amount there were 50
/. 'aslsss ~ ss made in the plans
I tss. 49, mrs Short that he no
kou,s4 nns as could not complete
|eon,,.a...lo a.oer the terms of the
\, E,'sI1sst. ,a,ss. Faulkner claims the
I ~ ~'' nm nm to keep on with the
(lsa 9 "a mat the changes would
kulEOsss.slss are Of. The total amount
,sseNs bill was something
! irV / y. q which $1,000 was Z
kiass,ss - sad sad The Shorts on
stand denied tbe - =.
| M s.s s. al Of their own max.
kSogs lass rss,,,s ended Monday with
h waas. sui.. The trial start.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
VIII Continue Dover Airport

Although the Dover Airport Cor
poration has been dissolved, the
field will be operated by the owner
of the grounds, d. NJ. Wilson, who
will continue it as a landing field.
A lease is being arranged with Do
yer Council to continue it as an
airport.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
N TEACHERS EEI5S
FSSl1JAL MEET
], Prof. Hickman Of Clay
/, For Fine Program
Arrangement
\ OFFICERS ELECTED

:, smyrna-c Clayton ana
Sals cas,tT ! we're closed Friday to
Goa4'i g.nt County teachers to at at
!. y, annual meeting Of the
= csrsty I'VE educational Assocla- il,
vpr.ss Cesar Rodney. Prof. W
,a,usr, Y rsr principal Of the Clay
sas0DI' Ut the president Of the
En- +Sr,' presided and the man
'TsiI Tsicb he and his secretary,
lnn Iu'F Robinson of Smyrna put
|. .l,r nrogram, elected the high
',i.s It was one of the best
"iss ever held. At the ousl-
netting Prof. George Henry
k,rsr was elected president %
" Prof. Hickman Of Clayton
,@csrs elected are: =. W.
|, i tbe Milford High School,
[rrssidsnt;; Miss Gertrude Esk-
! # the Dover High School,
[sry and treasurer; MISS
n ROdway of the Hartly
a member of the board OF
[tn,s One Of the highlights
n business session was the
Ition Of a resolution asking the
4 Board Of Education to estao-
special classes in the state
Ii for the instruction of the
kdly and physically handicap-
children. The resolution also
ksted that a sum of money be
(Sds for this purpose. Another
|ution adopted requested the
|iutmeut Of a committee to in
late the retirement pension
| Of Delaware school teachers.
teachers also requested the re-
kishment of the former salary
tule with increments paid to
and to restore the remainder
he salary cut in a resolution
ted. The session of the Insti-
Friday morning opened with
b by the Milford High School
The Rev. F. D. Milbury,
pr Of the Wyoming NJ. E.
rh made the invocation.
tngs were extended by w. H.
!, superintendent of the Cae-
Rodney School. Principal
Eers at the morning session
/ Dr. H. V. Holloway, State
Of Public Instruc-
Mss Roma Cams, member of
aculty at the Teachers College
'umbia University DR.. James
lepbron, member of the Grim
Justice commission of Balti-
Abanquet was held in the
. Table Club of Wyoming.
ng- several demonstrations by
J children and an address by
I'd P Bartlett of Collegeville,
|eatured the afternoon session.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
ESTATE, CHEsTERTOwN, SOLD

The DIR. Spranklin Property, Known
as white House,, Brings $4,000
Mrs. Spranklin, widow of DIR.
Thomas w. Spranklin, has sold her
White House Farm" near Ches-
tertown, Md, to Roy E. dammit,
of Olean. N. Y, for $4,000. This
farm was the site of Chestertown
and the original plot designates it
as tobacco plantation" showing
but one house from the river to
the mill. The new purchaser will
take possession about April 1st.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
W FEDERAL JURY

ne searon the Only One
\ Fs,sr.', ! District Called
\ lsst ts,al Sa.I' Grand Jury was Sc
\ tor d''s week and instructed 70
ne hr,!ys.'ln au,y on Tuesday, March
|csss " yIsa Ias IN Kent county
|sorh s',., William M. Dick
h vi,ss1 ssurdsrkill De- Hundred;
ksd; sus1, cssa', North Murderkilll
krta ,a,lss Haa R. Brown, North
r ausa,aaddrl George ,ua Pratt, t.
IA H''sed;; red;; Jacob A. Poosa
csalsd;; cesa,d George o. r Fesr,
S'sek Hundred.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12

Firemen Called to Chimney Fire
On Friday about / o'clock, the
firemen were called to a chimney
fire in the property of a Mr.. Poore
located near the cannery. Very
little damage was caused.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
CHANGERS TO EXTEND WORK

NaefVifdf OTBdHIZtr CU1nIuR 20 AZ
sist in the Campaign
Six members Of Smyrna Grange
attended the meeting of Fruitland
Grange in Camden on Thursday ev-
en1ng. Beginning the week of
March %, Harry B. Caldwell. ma
tional grange deputy. will be in
Delaware to assist IN a campaign
and organizing new oranges.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-07


whether Mr.. Hoey should appoint a
dyed-in-the-wool Hoey mana men,
Der of the machine" if you please
or '1iberaP' Democrat which might
help to get the former Grahamites
and McDonaldites back into the fold
Those who believe in that ito the vic
tors, belong the spoils" thin konly
conservative or machine" man should
be appointed, while those who think
something should be done in an Ell
fort to make peace with the former
Graham and Mcdonald supporters,
favor the appointment of younger
or more liberal Democrat s chair
man.
If Mr.. Hoey is going to appoint an
original Hoey supporter, which means
conservative "machiniSt'' for chair
man, it is generally agreed that he
might reappoint J. Wallace Win
borne of Marion, who was the choice
of Governor Ehringhaus for chair
man four years ago, or that he might
select either Kenneth Royal or John
Dawson to head the committee There
is no doubt that both of these were
NAAU oAC CiCA1 ely Leg anu nave
been important cogs or bolts in the
Hoey machine" of course,
there is such a thing as a Hoey ina
chine" 1t is also agreed that both
Luther Hamilton and Robert Grady
johnson have distinct ability as poll
teal organizers and that they are
likewise regular and conservative,
though probably not quite as much as
these others. Reg Harris would de-
light the former Graham supporters,
put most observers rule him out be-
cause he supported Graham in the
flrst primary. Many like Ben Parham
and maintain there are fewer ob}ec-
tons to him than to any of the others
While Luther Hamilton is accent
able to many, it is pointed out that
Luther still wants to go to Congress
and occupy the seat now held by Ora
nam Barden, and that many of Bar
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-07

denis supporters do no. want to see
his political enemy named State chair
man, especially when Barden support
ed Hoey as much as Hamilton did.
They maintain that the State chair
manship should not go to a man who
is potential candidate for Congress
or any other office.
All of the younger and more liberal
Democrats have already turned thumb
down on Kenneth Royal, on the con-
tention that he is an excellent exam
pie of a machine" man and one of
the reasons why $4,000 Democrats
voted for DR.. Mcdonald. They main
tanned that if Royal were named
chairman, he would tend to further
irritate instead of palliate those who
have become "disgustipated" with the
present Democratic leadership in the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-07
LARGE ENROLMENT
EXPECTED AT EL0N
Advance Registration Far
Exceed Date of Any
Previous Year

Elon College, Aug. with advance
registrations far ahead of the num-
Der for this date for anyFprevious year
all-time record enrolment of more
than 500 students when .Elon College
opens it's doors for the fall term on
September 2.
Registrar A. l.. Hook said today
that since upperclassmen are not re-
ouired to make advanced registration
only an estimation of the number
returning can be made. Already. ac-
cording to the registrar dormitory
space has been practically taken up
by those registering early, and with
a freshman class of approximately
200 expected to matriculate, the pro-
blem of accommodations for the
heavy enrolment will be acute. July
was reported by college authorities
as the best month for advanced reg
istration in the history of the col
lege.
Also noted in the enrolment for
the coming year has been the large
number of transfer students from
other places Registrar Hooks said
that during the past month Alfred
Apple, superintendent of buildings,
has carried an extensive work in re-
modelling the dormitories. The Alum
nj building, which houses the college
gymnasium, has been renovated and
new furniture place din the rooms.
West End Hall, a faculty building
has been repaired, and the five new
buildings included in the main plant
have been painted.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-07

State and who prior to the primary
maintained that the nomination of
Mr.. Hoey would mean only four more
years of Ehringhaus or Gardner. They
believe Royal is too high-hat and two
domineering to make either a popu-
lar or successful State chairman.
AS to John Dawson, the belief is
that he, too, is too closely associated
with the old machine" and too much
of "has been" in State politics.
While Robert Grady Johnson is ruled
out because he is now too closely as
ISOLATED with the gasoline and oil
trust, although otherwise many think
he would make an ideal chairman
and one who would be able to bring
the various factions together. john
sons ability as a political organizer
is freely conceded.