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Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
Explore Syrian Center
for Ancient Roman Art

New Haven, Conn.-Three wood
en- shields. some 16 centuries old,
used by the Roman soldiers sta
toned in Dura, 'the Pompeii of the
Euphrates," have been uncovered
in that ancient city by the Yale ex-
pedition under the leadership of DR..
Clark Hopkins.
The shields, of fragile wood, bear
paintings sufficiently well preserved
to allow accurate reconstructiOnS.
They are executed with extraordi-
nary spirit and great skill, and show
classical subjects clad in manifest
" eastern garb. Doctor Hopkins
terms them important links in the
history of the development Of an
cient types of art"
Doctor Hopkins has announced
that funds have been obtained to
continue excavations for at least
another year in Dura, which ''still
remains so rich in antiques that
one can scarcely touch the spade TO
the ground without revealing finds
of tn utmost historical importance. !"
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
JOHN S. HOFFECKER OF
WILMINGTON

John S. Hoffecker, of Whining
ton, who has been travelling in the
Western States the past three
months, came to Smyrna on Sat
urday to join his wife, on a visit
to his daughter, Mrs. Vandever.
He arrived in the midst of the rain
that had been falling heavily for
several hours and declared that
which everybody here deplored, to
be to him a pleasure to both the
eye and ear. The two sections
present the greatest extremes.
They had had no rain out West to
amount to anything for weeks, and
when he left Kansas City and St.
Louis the first of the week the dust
in the roads was ankle deep, the
mercury ranging between 80 and
100 degrees, the crops parched and
the people longing and praying for
rain, and several of the last heavy
rains as for that having enough
here to make the crops of both
places, without the deleterious ef-
feet when concentrated as it has
been on the Atlantic coast.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
ATTRACTIVE RESIDENCE AT
"BAYVIEW"

The large and attractive house
which we have previously noted
that Mr.. Wenrick was building at
Bay View, on the Lighthouse
road near Bombay Hook, is COM
pleted, and Mr.. Wenrick's family,
consisting of himself, wife, daugh-
ter and the husband of the latter,
A. B. Stoner, came down last week
for a stay of several weeks. His
tenant, George Baker. also from
Millersburg, Pa, has taken posses
sion of the property to develop it
in its agricultural aspects. John
l.. Freck, who has a place adjoin-
ing that of Mr.. Wenwick and a
larger investment in this land is
also down with his wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Grace Freck, for the same
length of time. 1t is to be hoped
that they will enjoy their short So
journ, as they have the means to
In riding around the country, and
1t can be safely promised them If
they can appreciate the situation
this year, there is not likely to be
one for the next twenty years that
viii not be more appreciabie.
CONTINUED on Pass Thrss)
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
ASK NEW TRAIN
FROM SUSSEX
Increased Passenger Traffic
Between Philadelphia, Nor
folk Cited as Reason
WANT BETTER SERVICE

Increase passenger travel be-
tween Philadelphia and Norfolk
and by-stations, due to the recent
reduction in railroad fares, may
make it necessary for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to add a train on
the Delmarva Division, according
to an official of the railroad at Del
mar. 1t is believed the additional
train will run at night to take care
of the increase in passengers on
the train which leaves Wilmington
at 1910 a. m. and arrives in Del
mar at 2:49 a. m. The present
train is known as the Cavalier
Express" and makes up in New
York. The local newspaper in a
recent article declared there is
need of a train running from Phil
adelphia to Cape Charles in the
evening and one running north in
the morning. 1t suggested that
train No. 458 which leaves Delmar
at 6:55 a. m. and arrives in Will
mington at 1908 a. m. be run from
Cape Charles, and train No. 463
which leaves Wilmington at 3:41
p. m. be run on through to Cape
Charles. Neither of these trains
runs below Delmar and because of
this the lower part of the PENN
sula, including Salisbury, has
neither an early train going north
nor an evening train coming south.
Salisbury and towns below it have
no early morning or late evening
connections with the north.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
ONE PAYMENT A
YEAR TO GROUP
Rules and Regulations For
County Agricultural Con
seryatiOn Association
DATA AS TO PAYMENTS

The Agricultural Adjustment
Administration today announced
rules and regulations for the Coun-
ty Agricultural Conservation Asso-
stations under the Agricultural
Conservation Program which in
cluded provisions for the making
public of payments to producers,
the base acreages of individual
producers, productivity indices, and
county association expenses. The
data with regard to payments are
to be made available for public in
spection either at the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration or in
the offices of the County AgricuI-
tural Conservation Associations.
The payments will not be made
public until at least 80 days after
they have been received by pro-
ducers. The County Agricultural
Conservation Associations are com
posed of farmers who are partici-
pating in the Agricultural Conser-
walton Program in their respective
counties. Under the new pro-
gram. only one payment will be
made to producer during the
course of year" H. R. Tolley, ad-
ministrator of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, said
Under the old commodity pro-
grams, several payments were
made during the year. BY combin-
ing the payments into one, the
work incident to making public in
formation on payments will be
greatly reduced. We also feel that
the interval of 80 days before data
on payments under the new pro-
gram will be made public will, at
least, to some extent, prevent at
tempts to exploit those receiving
these payments"
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
FOR CLEAN AND
NEAT HIGHWAYS
Careless Citizens Urged Not
to Mar Them By Strew-
ing Debris
KIWANIS CLUB BACKS 1T

"a thing of beauty is a joy for
ever" This applies to highways
no less than to sculpture, paint
ings, music or architecture Beau
tiful roses and tree, pretty in their
symmetry, adorn mile after mile of
Delaware highways. The Delaware
State Highway Department, of
which every Delawarean can be
justly proud, has spent time and
money to make the view along the
splendid roads pleasing to motor
lists. And then-let us hang our
heads in shame-come Mr.. and
Mrs. Careless Citizen who mar the
scene by strewing debris wherever
they travel. In this age of travel,
beautiful scenery is commercial
asset. Myriad people travel thous-
ands of miles to see the natural
beauty of mountains, lakes, and
valleys. Catering to tourists is big
business in Switzerland. There
are numerous beauty spots in Del
aware which we want people to
see. Tin cans, bottles, broken
dishes, etc. dumped along the high
ways will repel. people. Mr.
Thoughtless Motorist can spoil the
natural beauty of the fairest spot
on earth by strewing the highways
with refuse. On and near some of
our finest highways people have
dumped unsightly trash. The high
way department is trying to break
up this practice, and they are in no
way to blame. We need the coop
Grafton of all citizens to keep our
highways clean. Dwellers in towns
and citizens sometimes haul trash
out to the rural sections and dump
it where it offends the good taste
of the travelling public. You do
not want this trash in the towns,
and the rural residents do not want
it along their roads. We should be
fair. Every Monday the State
Highway Department collects from
three to five truck loads of trash
along the road between Rehoboth
and Milford, And we call our
selves civilized. One truck starts
at Milford and the other at Reho-
both and the men walk along each
side of the road and do nothing but
pick up trash. 1t takes one-half
day for two trucks to clean up this
one stretch of road, and the cost to
motorists-the innocent as well as
the guilty-is $1,000. And this is
every week on just few miles of
highway. Thoughtless and indif-
ferent motorists are squandering
the taxpayers money. One of the
objectives of Kiwanis is an intel
hgent interest in public affairs, and
the Kiwanis Club of Georgetown is
appealing to all citizens to cooper
ate to keep our fine highway sys-
tenn clean and beautiful.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
COMES OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Edward w. C0och of Newark,
Democrat, Throws Hat i'm Ring

Democrat, Throws Hat i'm Ring
Endorsed by Democrats of Pen
Iicader Hundred at Glasgow last
week, Edward w. Cooch of Cooch's S
Bridge, attorney with offices in
Wilmington, has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic NOM
ination for governor. Actively in
terested in the historic life of Della
ware, Mr.. Cooch was appointed a
member of the Delaware Historic
Markers Commission in 1881. He
was one of the organizers of the
Taxpayers Research League of
Delaware. serving as president of
the body from 1926 to 1929. The
son of J. Wilkins Cooch and Mary
Evarts (Webb) Cooch, Mr.. Cooch
was born at Cooch's Bridge. He
attended Newark Academy, was
graduated from the University of
Delaware with a Bachelor of Civil
Engineering degree, and later from
the Harvard Law School. A past
grand master of the Grand Lodge,
A. F. and A. M. of Delaware, Mr.
Cooch is also a member of Social
Service Club and the Presbyterian
Church.
Two years ago Mr.. Cooch was
the Democratic nominee for attor-
ney general, having received the
unanimous vote of the state con-
vention of his party. At the elec-
tion he received the highest num-
Der of votes of the Democratic
candidates.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
YARD FOUNTAINS A SMYRNA
ATTRACTION

A fountain which has been in
the course of construction for the
past two weeks in the yard of Col.
George H. Raymond was COM
pleted yesterday morning and the
water turned on-the first to be
put up in our town, and as the first
as a natural sequence of the water
works we hope will be followed by
a number of others. John @.
Bailey, at the lower end of Com
merce street is also having one
erected in his yard for Mrs. Bailey,
which will be an addition to her al
ready attractive yard. 1t is en-
tirely of iron, the basin having a
liameter of six feet and the water
will play from an ornamental foun-
tain. Messrs. G. w. & S. Taylor
are at work at it now, and will
have it done in short time. They
also did the work on the one above
named.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
DEATHS

Davis-Near Blackbird, July %,
Mrs. Hetty Davis, aged 73 years.
Jones-In Dover, August End,
Richard d. Jones, aged 21 years
and months.
Collins-Entered into rest, Aug
ust 4th, at Clayton, Emma c., in
fant daughter of Harry and Alice
Collins, aged IL months and a
days.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
WEDDING AT MIDDLETONN
Miss Marian Webb, Daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Webb. Rrida

Miss Marion Virginia Webb
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sber-
man Webb, of near MiddIetown
was married MondaysAugust 10th
to Mr.. Colin Morrow McLachlan
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. McLach-
Ian, of Wilmington. The wedding
took place at the home of the
brides parents, Miss Dorothy Nc
Lachlan, sister of the bridegroom
was maid of honor and Miss Louise
Buckworth, of Middletown. was
the bridesmaid. Mr.. John Boet-
tear, of Wilmington, was the best
man. Following a wedding trip
Mr.. McLachlan and his bride viii
make their home at 1906 Washing
ton street, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
MOSQUITOES AT KITS
HAMMOCK

A company of Philadelphians
who went down to kits Hammock
on Monday of last week to camp
on the bayside, as do a number of
the denizens of Dover, stuck it out
until Thursday, but finally retreat
ed, leaving the mosuitoes masters
of the situation. One of the party,
which comprised nearly dozen
gentlemen and ladies, was in Smyr-
ma on Friday on his retreat from
the battle field, and on a visit to
this office to get several copies of
the Times, gave quite a graphic ac-
count of the fierce attacks of the
little blood-suckers.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13

Main street, but who were firing
and who were fired at, if one of the
party, Denney Redman, had not
received a bullet in the calf of his
leg would probably not have been
known. DR.. Cloak was called up
to probe for he bullet but he did
not find it, and the recipient will
wear it as a memento of the occa-
sion. The difficulty was between a
part yof two or three colored men,
and two or three white men. There
was other cause than the liquor
drunk, it is thought, if they would
choose to tell.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
COLTS &C ,I'sl lV9l1
IN AuIolIIs;1|
Ran Into ,y,,..
road CrOsSi,. . \
dletovn \
''A'AH EMORY I HI

force that be was e4'p T., :. b
path Of a freight ~ a'oN
crossing where !, aae i
Man Nan Isaiah Emory !
Negro, Of A1iddstos,r, "
Juries Wednesday sr..' 'aa'
week which can,es f'salas T. 1
hours later at H. ny. als aaS
Pital in Wilmipytoss Dslasls
car was arrestad " lVa
lice RuppIe and t.ts. y Caet
istrate Rodgson # mn ~ ostn
posted bond for 4. ..4,' wv asa
Emory fell acros. ~ y Ell q
peeCI. psesIy IN front Of tie /, II II
wheels ' passed over bos Il
arms severing one =,
managing the other. = y
Tered internal ipjuris. =
dent occurred about 8 ~ y |
n55n INJURED man was rlshss !
peia"are Hospital, VIM,
where he died at 5 ocloss -'1
night According b =.
told by witnesses, Eno,r !
ging the automobile nj y. =
walk across the street
lllacnlne driven by Ms. Ds1
preached the crossing. bjr,'
watchman just as tbs r.,
ed to move. Emory ",
ward and before bs ,,,,,.
his balance the beav,, -.
had passed over nart .fs.1
Mrs. Davis told police that n
not see The watchman NM
iale 10 avoid hitting hin.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
COURT COMMON
PLEAS OF KENT
Charges of Assault and Bat
terry With Intent to Kill
Is Heard at Dover
SHOOTING AT WOODSIDE

Percy Winchester, colored of
Dover, was held under heavy bail
on two charges of assault and bat
terry with intent to kill, after a
trial before Judge Earle D. Wiley
in the Court of Common Pleas last
week. Bail on each charge was
fixed at $500 in default of which
the defendant was remanded to
jail to await the October term of
the Court of General Sessions.
Judge Wiley also found the de-
fendant guilty of charge of
carrying consealed deadly weap-
on, after Winchester testified that
he carried a revolver on his inside
coat pocket. The charges arose
from a shooting affair at colored
house near Woodside on Saturday
evening. 1t appeared from the
testimony that Winchester had
been living with Mrs. Elizabeth
Gibbs, colored, in Dover for a num-
ber of years but that the woman
had recently left Winchester and
returned to the home of her par
ents near Woodside. On Saturday
evening Winchester went after her
and while in the house fired one
shot and pointed the gun at several
other persons. The people in the
house rushed outside and the State
police were called. Corporal John
H. Conrad and Officer Sullivan
went to the scene. After hearing
about the events in the house, the
officers instituted a search for
Wincester. Officer Sullivan noticed
man leaving a nearby field and
started after him. 1t turned out
to be Winchester. AS he approach
ed the man Officer Sullivan called
to him to halt and he noticed that
the man reached in his pocket.
The officer quickly pulled out his
gun and ordered the man to raise
his hands. When the officer reach
ed him he found Winchester had
hand. The officers brought Win
chester to Dover and, after ques-
tioning him, lodged him in Jail.
The shot fired inside the house tore
a large hole in the ceiling of the
room. Judge Wiley will impose
sentense later on Winchester for
the gun toting charge.
Floyd w. Rayford, of Dover, was
arrested by Officer Sullivan, of the
State police. on Sunday afternoon
charged with operating an unregis-
tered car. A fine of twenty-five
dollars and costs was imposed and
in default of payment of the fine,
the defendant was sentenced to
serve thirty days in Jail.
Oscar Waters, of Dover, was
brought before the Court on Mon
day, charged with pointing a gun
at William Prattis and also at Ros-
coe Richards. Following a trial
Judge Wiley found him guilty in
each case and imposed a fine of
twenty-five dollars on each charge
and in default of payment he was
sent to Jail for sixty days. serving
thirty days on each charge.
A continuance was granted in
the hearing of James Weiss, of
West Dover, who was in Court on
Monday charged with using a child
under age. Charles Hirons, who
was before the Court charged with
improper conduct towards a twelve
year old girl, was fined 5000 and
costs and sentenced to serve thirty
days in jail.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13

Walter s. Burris, New Castle
county treasurer and receiver of
taxes, announced last week he will
be candidate for denomination on
the Republican ticket. He resides
at Bear Station.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
JUDGE DUER IN AUTO CRASH
Cut and Bruised But Not Seriously
Accident at Graysonville, Md.

Judge Robert F. Duer, of Prin-
cess Anne, state conservation COM
missioner. suffered severe cuts and
bruises late Thursday afternoon
when the car in which he was rid
ing collided with another machine
on the highway at Graysonville,
near Centreville, Md. The car was
driven by Judge Duer's son, who,
with another passenger, William
Jordy, state comptroller, of Sails
bury. Nd. escaped with minor in
juries. Shortly after the accident,
DR.. Paul G. Snyder, of Stephens
vile, came along and gave first-aid
treatment, after which the three
men continued on their way. The
occupants of the other car were
not injured.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
WEDDING OF \ r,rzn,
Miss Margaret CrotherS N.a
ant, to Wilmington Ma |

Miss Margaret S. crpthn !
Of Mr.. ]. Lawson Crotha 4
Pleasant, and Mr.. Edga v. !
age, Of Wilmington, were u.I
marriage at the home Of Id
Saturday afternoon, Augz
two O'Clock. Only tie inas
families and a few intinst:i
attended the ceremony. VIII
performed by Rev. WiHr
Briggs, of Wilmington. ID
was given in marriage by hs
Mr.. ]. Lawson CrOthars. u.
a gown of white lace, viii
and a tulle veil, and an
shower bouquet Of gai.nis,
lilies-of- -the-valley. TA \
maids were Miss Virginl 4
of Wilmington, and Mis- q
Fabian, of Manoa, Pa Ths|
gowns of aqua chiffon, MEa
ing accessories, and csrrz
bouquets of roses, blue is
and African daisies. NJ n
Spanagel, Of Waupun, Wiz
er of the groom, acted aM
The wedding music was psF
Mrs. John Aubrey WaK
Bridgeport, Conn. A Y
followed the ceremony, Az
the bride and groom left h'
tor trip to Wisconsin m
points in the West, and .
return will reside in Una
Gardens, Wilmington. M
was a member of the fscalVf
New Castle High School u
and a graduate Of the N
College, University Of ~
The groom is associated W
dupont Company as .
chemist.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
DREDGING SMYRNA CREEK
DEEPER

A few improvements are being
made in the creek by the Philadel-
phia & Smyrna Transportation
Company, and a dredge for the
purpose is now at work deepening
certain portions necessary to keep
open navigation. With this ma
chine now at work and by the ex-
penditure of few thousand dollars
Duck Creek could be made navig-
able to Smyrna Landing, thus i'm
proving the property there and
also opening the way for the es-
tablishing of some good manufac-
turing business in that locality.
That Smyrna should not be able to
make use of water communication
to the town is very much to be re-
gretted, especially when the ex-
pense is comparatively so moder-
ate.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
Carnival at st. Georges a Success

IOHfmNaI at 81. UtOTEeS q SUCCESS
John. Gam, financial secretary of
Perseverance Council, Jr., o. u. A.
M, of st. Georges. said last week
that the council had cleared 5000
at the carnival held recently. The
radio was awarded William E. Les
ter, of st. Georges, $50 was award
ed to Mrs. Jones, of 100 East
Twenty-third street, Wilmington;
S25 was awarded to Mrs. ]. Fur
man. temporary resident of st.
Georges. SIS was awarded to Mrs.
s. J. Bright, of st. Georges, and
$40 to William Derricleson, of Del
aware City.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
Automobile Struck ilS

f.. machine driven BY y
-. = -no % pbiladeIubia, rn {
- .+r,ck a tree af|
Dover police station fss'.+ !.
driver and his VIE ssl' !. I
for cuts and bruises o.
General Hospital.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF 50 YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest I.
of Half Century Ago
IssTE OF AUGUST IL, 1886

Taken from our old files OF
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possloie
Fifty Years Ago. This column
now a regular feature of the
Times. will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13

C. A. Ashcraft is selling the con-
tents of a drug store at kenton
this week.
w. George Lees, Of Millington,
Md, has taken a position in the
store of w. w. Tschudy.
The month just closed was decid-
edly the coolest July we have ex-
perienced in fifteen years.
On Monday the Steamer Tygert
carried about two thousand bas-
gets of fruit and on Tuesday about
1900.
T. B. Megear returned over 100
empty -four barrels to the manu-
facturers at one shipment this
week.
The telephone of the Fruit Grow
ers' Exchange will be completed
from Wyoming to Clayton this
week.
Jacob Leinberger has in contem-
plation the putting in of an engine
to run his machinery to manufac-
ture sausage.
Mr.. Buckson, on the farm of Will
liam A. Cummins, on the State
road north of Smyrna, has grown
a very fine field of millet grass for
hay.
Several parties shipped grapes
from Clayton on Monday, the
Champion variety. James K. Or
rell shipped about 400 pounds from
Brenford.
Gilbert B. Reed, son of E. Reed,
of this town, who has been at
Bridgeville for the past year or
two, has been changed to Middle
town as night operator in the main
Office.
William M. Boyer, on the Van
GeaseT' farm took up his crop of
early potatoes last week 120
peach baskets full from one-sixth
of an acre. This is an exceeding
ly fine yield.
Sarah c. Hamilton, wife of
George Hamilton, has bought of
Lewis Hamilton a building lot
fronting on Main street, 80 by 90
feet for S4OO. 1t is the intention
of the purchaser to build a dwell
ing.
John j. Jones near town, bought
last week a farm of ex-Sheriff
Richardson oear Blackbird station,
125 acres, for $500. 1t is the in
tention of Mr.. Jones to put his
youngest son, Alonzo. on it next
spring.
An improvised choir for the ser
vices of Asbury M. E. Church Sun
day (the soprano singers all being
absent camping at the bayside)
seems to have given very satisfac-
tory music to the congregation.
The anthems were well rendered,
b11SS hdlllC lOWAScuO SlnS DiS III
addition a solo, Jesus Lover of
My Soul" very effectively, Miss
Grace Quigg also taking with her
a leading part in the evening ser
vices.
Jacob Maclary on the Grow
farm" has two fine patches of
growing buckwheat. The mention
of buckwheat always suggest short
winter days, breakfast, and sau-
sage And this reminds us of
farmer who stys he thanks no one
in the sausage season for putting
less than twelve or fifteen inches
on his plate, but he lives several
miles from Mr.. Maclary. But we
must stop on this line; it is quite
out of place to talk about sausage
in the peach season.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
FARM FIRE NEAR SMYRNA

The dwelling on the Babbit
Farm, owned by Stanley Wharton,
was discovered to be on fire on
Friday morning. about l o'clock,
by the hired men. The alarm was
at once given and the neighbors
summoned, but the fire had gained
such headway that it was impos-
sible to put it out, and the dwell
ing burned down. The furniture
on the lower floor was mostly saw
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. Wharton were
at the Camp Ground, and only the
hired people were in the house.
House insured in the German
American for $1,000, and furniture
in the Continental for S7O0. A pol
icy in he American Company did
not expire until Friday at noon, for
$500. 1t was Mr.. Wharton's in
tention to let this policy die, as he
had changed to the Continental for
a large amount but a few days
since. The fire caught from the
kitchen chimney it is thought.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-13
DENNEY REDMAN SHOT In
IFI,

On Saturday night or rather
Sunday morning about one O'Clock
two pistol shots were heard up