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Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
DUDLEY CHAPEL
154 YEARS OLD
Rev. C. w. Griffeth, SudlerS-
vile, Md, Planning Big
Day Next Sunday
PROGRAM is OUTLINED

The 154th Anniversary of Old
Dudley's Chapel will be held next
Sunday, October 4th. The services
will be in charge of the pastor of
Calvary M. E. Church of Sudlers-
vile, Md, Rev. C. M. Griffeth. At
the morning service the sermon
will be delivered by the Rev. w. s.
Wise, of Wilmington, who was a
former District Superintendent of
this charge. At the afternoon
service the sermon will be deliver
ed by the Rev. George White Daw-
son, pastor of the Washington M.
E. Church at Hurlock, Md. Dud-
ley's Chapel is situated a short dis
tance south of Route No. 300 be-
tween Sudlersville and Church Hill,
Md, about two miles west of Sud-
lersville Md. 1t is one of the most
historic churches of Methodism on
the Eastern Shore, being the moth
er church to all the Methodist
Churches in this section of the
county. It has a history reaching
back to 1774, two years before the
American Revolution. Some of the
most outstanding men of early
Methodism have been her pastors;
among whom were Freeborn Gar
retson in 1778, and Jesse Lee and
Richard Whatcoat in 1885. 1t is a
real privilege in these days to sit
in a church where these famous
men of the olden days preached.
AS you sit in the old historic sur
roundings and try to imagine see
ing them in the pulpit, where they
stood preaching, there is something
about it, that carries you back into
the romance of those early heroic
times.
Methodism was brought to the
Eastern Shore of Maryland in No
vember 1773 by Rev. Waters who
was sent there from the New Jer-
sey Circuit. He came first to Kent
County and then to Queen AIMS
County.
His coming resulted in sweep
ing revival all through this section
and the converts former themselv-
es into a Methodist Society and
met in the home of Mr.. FogWell
who lived about mile and half
east of Sudlersville. After the
Revolution the Society was able to
build a church and the ground was
donated by Mr.. Joshua Dudley.
The building was erected in 1888.
The new church was graced in
1855 by a visit from Bishop Coke,
the first and only Bishop ordained
by John Wesley. Beginning with
the year 1885 Bishop Asbury. who
was ordained by Bishop Coke,
preached the annual sermon for
several years at Dudley's. Bishop
Asbury was in the habit of refer
ring to Dudley's as the Queen
AIMS Chapel. Bishop Asbury's
last visit to Dudley's was on a
beautiful Sunday in April. 1871,
dining with Mr.. John Elliott, a
trustee, to whom he pays a fine
tribute in his famous Journal
Dudley's was first a part of the
Kent Circuit. In 1871 a new cir
cult was formed, called the Queen
AIMS Circuit. In 1886 the circuit
was divided into others, and Dud-
ley's became a part of the Church
Hill Circuit. In 1853 the Circuit
was redivided and Dudley's became
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
OPENING OF NEW HOTEL
AT CLAYTON

The Stoeckle House, the new
hotel al Clayton, opened last week
under the superintendency of Mich
ael Riley. 1t is a substantial build
ing with all the modern appliances
for hotel keeping, and has twenty
four sleeping room. Eight or ten
of the railroad employees at the Su-
perintendent's Office changed their
boarding place from the Delaware
House at Smyrna, to the new hotel
in Clayton on Monday. We shall
miss them in their daily patrol to
and from the depot.
WORK AT COLLINS BEACH
The work of the dredgers at Col
Inns Beach is progressing favor
ably, two and part of the time
three machines being all the time
at work as the consult. The hand
ling of these machines require
skillful mechanical tact; thus dex-
terously manipulated the clamshell
excavators dip into the earth with
great force, close in on two OF
three tons of mud, lift it up ano
deposit on the bank, repeating the
operation with astonishing rapid
ity. The American Dredging Com
pany, who have purchased a large
part of this overflown tract for the
purpose of reclaiming it. intend
having the work mainly done by
cold weather.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
NICHOLAS WATKINS
DAUGHTER WED

Among the pleasant events of
the week was the marriage on
Tuesday evening last, at the brides
residence, of Mr.Nicholas Watkins,
formerly Of Smyrna, now of the
Treasury Branch, Government
Printing Office, and Miss Mary A.
Foley, who for many years has
been an attache of the same office.
There were assembled at 7:30 pm,
numerous friends. when Rev. Faith
or Noonan Of st. Aloysious, per-
formed the marital ceremony. al
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO
MISS ENNIS

MISS ENNIS
One of the pupils of the Smyr-
ma Home School, Herman Roe,
principal, of this town, Miss Lola
Ennis, daughter of A. Ennis, of
Thoroughfare Neck, met with a
very serious and painful accident
Saturday week, involving the loss
of an eye. Her mother was cut
ting grapes with pair of scissors
from the supper part of a trellis
and called to her daughter to take
the scissors. The latter, who had
been STOPPING, in turning up her
face, caught the full force OF the
scissors, which had been handed
point downward, into her eye. Miss
Ennis is bright school girl of
fourteen summers and much SYM
pathy is felt for her and her par
ents in this painful misfortune.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
FARM NOTES OF
STATE INTEREST
Items You Would Like to
Know About From State
Extension Office
SOME ARE A BENEFIT

Alix D. Cobb, Assistant Direc-
tor of Extension at the University
of Delaware, who has been confined
to his home in Newark since Aug
ust Is. is recovering from a severe
attack of Iritis or inflammation of
the iris of the eye. He expects to
return to work within a few days.
Healthier, sleeker dairy calves
have resulted from the change
made fro inland feeding to nurse
cows in the dairy herd at Iowa
State College" according to re-
ports from that place. 1t has been
reported that scours, which are
caused by the salf gulping milk
from buckets too rapidly, are elm
mated, and that less labor is in
volved when nurse cows are used.
1t was stated that one nurse cow
| is able to take care of three or
four calves, each of which should
get s to 10 pounds of milk per day.
A hard and dense board resem-
bling grainless wood has been pro-
duced from cornstalks. The new
boards resistance to water has
been increased by the application
of resin or paraffin, according to
word received from the Depart
ment of Commerce.
Another step toward the solu-
ton of the mystery of life was re-
ported at the recent meeting of the
American Chemical Society in
Pittsburgh. Research workers of
the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Mimi,
told the assembled chemists of the
isolation, for the first time, of a
crystalline compound closely relat-
ed to cortin-the strange hormone
secreted by the suprarenal gland
which is known to be necessary for
the maintenance of life, but the ex-
act nature of which has never
been determined.
While field crickets in the house
may be taken as a sign of good
lucky by some people, to Paul L
Rice, extension economist at the
University of Delaware, they are
serious pests which will eat holes
in clothing, fabrics. and even leath.
er shoes. These cheerful sounding
insects make their invasion into
homes during the fall season and
have been known to cause heavy
damage in some instances. They
may be kept out of homes, accord.
ing to Mr.. Rice, if precautions are
taken early enough. "If all the
openings through which crickets
may enter are CLOSED, screens tight
ened. and cracks in doors and win
dows filled, they will be kept out
side" he says. However, if crick
cts do get into the house, sprays
poison powder, and even bait may
be used to control them" He rec.
ommends fresh pyrethrum powder
literally busted on the floor along
baseboards or blown into cracks
and other hiding places to kill the
insects. Any good commercial fly
spray will kill all the crickets il
happens to hit but in most case:
the dust method is more satisfac.
tory.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01

torist and pedestrian, many bikes
are operated without any illumina-
ton. The situation has reached a
serious point, and we hope police
will take action designed to con
vince cyclists traffic lights and
other regulations must De obeyed. /"
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01

ter which a fine collation. was en-
joyed by the well-wishers of the
bridal pair. At $50 they left the
city for a tour embracing the
scenes of other days, also Niagara
and the ever-beautiful Hudson.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF SEPT. 18th, 1886

Taken from our old files OF
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times. will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
lion.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
THE STATE FAIR AT DOVER

The State Fair opened at Dover
Monday under the most favorable
auspices, and the indications are
that it will prove the best and most
successful Fair ever held on the
Peninsula. There are 1,465 entries
in the Ladies' Department and
about 1000 in the other depart
ments, making over 5000 altogeth-
er. The fair will continue all this
week and a special will leave Will
mington at SIS o'clock each morn
ing.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01

November 1921 Pheasant Season
The first open season for paea.
ant sport in Delaware will be from
Monday, November 16, to Saturday
November 81, inclusive, according
to Leonard K. Yerger, president Of
the Delaware Game and Fish Gem
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
LUCKY DELAWARE

the citizens of Delaware that their Std
has been governed by a Republican 4
ministration during the years Of fna
cial duress. That all of the O6a
responsible for the activities Of y
State government were elected Oh y
Republican ticket and that the Rga
lican Party has had majority in no
of the sessions of the Legislature Oh
shaped the financial status Of DeAH
when in some States the existing D
assed conditions resulted In I
burdens falling upon the shouaeh
the citizens.
The Republican management O :
affairs of your State has attracA Il
tion-wide attention and acclaim Is
for the fact that the careful gna1'|
of the Republican State officials '7a
States affairs, has brought the AP
State safely through the sea OF nlHlD'
disturbance that engulfed some s'an|
of the country.
The Republican State OH''' /
Delaware have been your Si'''.
working in a manner that tns' u'
to be for your best Interests 4n' .a|
time have they strayed from 'H !. :.
of serving "All of the peOps 81
time"
The same high stanoalu !"
cessful government given to the ,'''. :.
of Delaware by RepuOn'aA !, !.
tration, can also be aecOiu'a u,rpfE
fairs of Kent County were The lss' sss. !
can candidates for the county '
be elected.
Can the Democratic 'dl,'i,rs laiii,rds
of Kent County affairs be '0l,,,i ,,,,,idd
successful as the Republican : ~ rsia
the State government :. md y
your comparison remeni''' ~ ,aripias
Kent County Democratic as ..,rsyss
tion is now causing the nv !. AsSp |
to pay the highest TAX i'
Is this necessary?
; OVER!
ttee ,assnbsp~
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01

One of the curiosities at the Do
yer fair this year is a pair of twin
oxen, five years old, belonging to
John P. Collins of near Smyrna.
They are as much alike as two
peas.
Grand Chief Templar Whelen ad-
dressed the Smyrna Lodge of Good
Templars on Wednesday evening of
last week and a number of the
members of Moorton Lodge are to
be guests of Smyrna Lodge this
evening.
One of the first plants to change
from green to scarlet is the poison
ivy. Beware of it. Remember the
poison vine has three leaves in a
cluster; the leaves of the harmless
woodbine are in a cluster of five.
Another gaily hued plant of the
early autumn is the poison sumac.
The hot spell, about as hot as
any of the summer, which prevail
ed for the past three days, was
brought to an end in the small
hours of this morning by a re-
freshing northerly wind. The tele-
graph reports killing frosts in the
West and even freezing weather
out in Colorado.
The Talbot County and Kent
County Fairs both of which came
off last week at the same time
were largely attended, a number
going from this section, and were
both fully up in financial results of
not in excess of the expectation of
the respective managers of each.
The Fair at Easton, was the first
ever held there, and surprise to
the visitors in the perfection of its
arrangements and the very fine ex-
hibit in all the departments.
James r. Hoffecker, the guber-
material candidate of the Temper
ance Reform Party in two or
three days visit to relatives in this
town the past week very naturally
came in contact with many other
citizens and was both surprised
and gratified to find the strong and
growing sentiment of temperance
and legal reform among the peo-
pie. Greetings were cordial on all
sides and from many from whom it
was not expected, expressing sym
pathy not only with the movement
but the conviction that it will soon
er or later become the settled policy
of the American people.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01

During the past several years the
leading newspapers in Eastern cities
have frequently commented editorily on
the fact that the Delaware State gov
ernment has been able to weather the
stress of financial di Guilty and operate
all the normal functions of the State
government without any retrenchment.
These newspapers have devoted
many printed words of praise to the
fact that there were no payless paydays
for the employees of the State of Della
ware That Delaware was not required
to pay the bills for the operation of the
State Government with promises, scrip
money or by issuing notes against fu-
ture receipts.
The State of Delaware was not
compelled to close any schools for lack
of funds, nor withdraw any of the bene-
fits of the State government from the
citizens because of any financial duress.
Regardless of the conditions in some of
the other States, Delaware has main
tanned an even tenor in the matter of
State finances.
While the citizens of Delaware
have read at various times about the
curtailment of expenditures and the re-
trenchment of governmental affairs in
some of the other States, they know
these conditions were not existing here
and had a confident feeling that those
things could not happen here.
Delawareans have just pride in
their State which can and does include
the conduct of the States government.
No Delawarean has ever been properly
called upon to issue an apology for the
financial affairs of this State.
Most Delawareans are familiar
with all these facts and are glad it has
been their privilege to reside in State
whose financial affairs have been in
proper order.
1t may be unnecessary to remind
THINK ]
Published by the Kent County RepubIican Con
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
PERSONALS

James r. Hoffecker, of Middle
town, the Temperance Reform can
didate for Governor, spent two or
three days in town the first of the
week on visit to relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Akin, of Troy,
N. Y, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
John Anthony.
James F. Griffin and wife, of
Chicago. are making short visit
to his mother.
Miss Anna Hilles returned to
Wilmington yesterday after a short
visit to Miss Grace Quigg.
Miss Carrie Killbourne, of New
York, is the guest of Miss Sarah F.
Tullidge.
George d. Collins and wife have
returned from two weeks visit to
Brooklyn and New Jersey.
Miss Sallie Wright, of Laurel, is
visiting Miss Sue Quigg.
Miss Tillie Packer of Wenonah
N. j., is visiting Miss Minnie Glenn
ent.
William Legg, of Philadelphia, is
home" on vacation.
Mrs. Mary Bancroft and Miss
Ida Carter, of Philadelphia, are
visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. E. A. Messick, of Atlantic
City, is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Sue Simpson, of Whining
ton, is visiting Mrs. Aubrey Vande.
yer.
Miss Mollie Moore, of Sudlers.
vile, Nd, and Miss Mary Cahoon
of Dover. are visiting relatives ir
town.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
The Milford gas-works were sole
on Saturday to George Russell Of
Wilmington, for 81, SIS.
Edward Call. proprietor of tn,
Frederick Hotel, is credited with
killing SO snipe in three hours.
Col. James j. Ross, of Seaford
was thrown down by an unruly
horse in his stable last week anf
was badly hurt.
Miss Miranda Wiswell and Miss
Sallie Davis of Milford, have gon,
to Ann Harbor, Michigan, to entel
the medical college there.
1t is stated that the two Gamer
les located at Milford have canned
or will by the time the season i.
over, 100000 cans of tomatoes.
The planning mill of Tuey & Son
at Seaford, was totally destroyed
by fire last Wednesday morning
about 2 o'clock. The loss will b,
about $4,000; no insurance.
At Magnolia, on Wednesday ev
ening, September 22nd, just as ths
hour hand marked 8 on the dia
plate, John B. Lindale and Ida A
Conner were joined in matrimon,
| by the Rev. G.. L. Hardesty, at tn,
residence of the brides grandpar
ents.
The Breakwater Light Of Lewel
(Continusd on Pass Thrss)
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01

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munity Cente, 20 !. Vac al
sociation. has Ia. ~. ~ PIIaqga|
meeting was c.1,' 1ssa tons |
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Smyrna times., 1936-10-01

mission. r.. ~
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sion is mn, &asoa MI
release NJ 1aSllss u,,. 4
ana pheasant, 'slal ), has. /
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Evening star., 1936-06-17

banking There nothing about Federal Reserve
Board policy Federal deposit insurance
What Dealers figure out Uhether
platform makers eliminated banking plank at the
title whether
imply that their they find the
Bartets familiar quotations. 1t contains line to the effect
contempt.
banking, another
without sleep without
perfuncor) adopt theories fact write legislation
permanent hours nearly politics
be absurd
thing which usually
limited broad which
country.
Evening star., 1936-06-17

~ ONE, Italy, June II &C. D. NJ.
- -Marshaling all agricultural
II experts and technicians known
to the Fascist State, the new
minister of colonies, Alessandro Les
soma, has drawn up paper plans for
the agricultural development Of the
new Italian empire in Ethiopia. These
plans are shaping up to look like a
page out Of one Of H G. Wells pro-
phetic novels.
There are to be zones Of industry,
zones Of production, zones inhabited
by italian emigrants Of modest means
and zones where native plantation
workers are to labor under the expert
guidance of Fascist agricultural tech
nicians.
Also taken into consideration Is the
fact that the white immigrant COL
oniSts are to increase due to natural
birth increases, a factor that has
played so large a part in shaping
modern Italian domestic and inter-
national policy. The population is
power" slogan burned into the hearts
Of the Italians is also to be the slo-
gan of the new white colonial enter
prise
Ia fact, reading between the lines
it appears almost as If the native pop
ulation in years to come may share
the fate of the American Indian, for
it appears doubtful if the blacks will
be permitted to own overmuch land.
Working conditions, however, are
to be so greatly improved that what
they lose in one sphere they gain in
another Their standard of living is
to be raised, and on their plantations
they are TO be given means to use
plows and other agricultural imple-
ments, but all under the expert guid-
ance of Italian technicians.
The first problem to be solved is
to find out what zones are suitable
for white settlers and just what can
be produced in these areas.
There is to be no intermingling Of
blacks and whites. The status Of the
white man is to be upheld with rigor-
Gus severity. He will be producer and
overlord. The native will toll on the
larger plantations, but the whites and
blacks will be segregated and will not
work side by side or bare shoulder
to bare shoulder for the common pur-
pose of supplying Italy with her much
needed raw materials
Italy went into this war to supply
land and means of living to her surplus
population, and here is the land and
the means.
Coincident with agricultural de-.
velopment is to be improvement in
sanitary conditions, eradication Of
malaria and leprosy, and development
of communications, which means roads
and telegraph lines. The whole prob
lem is to be tackled with Fascist fore
sight and determination to adopt the
latest ideas on colonization.
(copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-06-17
Fire Destroys Schooner.

ELIZABETH CITY, N. c., June II
P..-The Corapeake, three-masted
schooner registered from Baltimore.
Md, burned in the mouth Of the
North River Monday night.
No crew was in sight when a Coast
Guard cutter from the station here
approached the burning vessel, and
Coast Guardsmen conjectured the crew
rowed ashore in small boats. The hulk
of the ship was towed of the main
channel.
Evening star., 1936-06-17

welt, but he does not say at this time
how he will vote.
Whatever the length Senator Cope
lands step may take him, and regard
less of what complex motives may be
the cause Of his action, his abSenting
himself from the convention that Is to
renominate Mr. Roosevelt is a new de-
velopment in Democratic disaffection.
The diSaffection as q whole varies in
its relation to the issues in the coming
campaign. Much the most Of it is
based on principle.
Principle is very much in the minds
Of practically all the Democrats who
are going to oppose the New Deal in
the campaign. Some slight part Of
the disaffection may be due to disap-
pointment over patronage or other
form Of grievance. Whatever the
causes in individual cases, the aggre-
gate of Democratic disaffection Is
going to be a decisive factor in the
coming campaign.
Sets Precedent.
The distinction attending Senator
Copeland's announcement is that he is
the first Democrat now holding Office
who says he will take walk" during
convention week. The other Demo-
cratic dissenters of whom much Is
heard recently are all men whose Of
fee holding and active leadership is in
the past, such as ex-Gox. "Al" Smith
of New York, ex-Gov. Ely of Massa-
chusetts, ex-senator Jim" Reed Of
Missouri Their detection has an
added moral effect from the fact they
are leaders who, because out of active
politics, are able to say what they
think.
If to these more or less retired lead
ers there is now going to be added a
group like Senator Copeland, men
holding Office and therefore subject to
penalty for insurgency, the practical
effect in the November election will be
great The number of Democrats in
the Senate and House who feel
strongly against the New Deal is
Evening star., 1936-06-17

strengthened the British rush to
military between the five Mediterranean
disappointed when they that the
bulldog Italian without
mark Of its fangs Mussoini
In to keen he
ornaments the London
cabinet officers hare started campaign
become the great
to EuTopes peace.
concealed them The British
wofhcay about than
which followed the cancellation of the Locarno
agreement British the which
Bains Great Britain interested
west of the Rhine but prepared get entaned
conflict because of the Balkans or Russia
the of view Of the British
the whole Empire
political trick Of Downing
not taken seriously the international
nations which have been relying Great
Is
with stable governments?
world indeed British begin to change their
frequently
lifting
Of Nations There still the question OF ne presence OF the
Ethiopian representative at Geneva.
properly asked himself from
official why such should be taken
But the Italian representative wH not
table NTH the Ethiopian That country as Jar
independent State At
italian left
SeInssies representaire-noD Italian
devisng plan whereby the leagues face
could be Iays feelings spared
is to conhdenslly
from resignation hand the sanctions