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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-07
WILLIAMS GOES SOUTH

M. D. Williams, District Engineer for the Bureau of Public Roads, IS leaving today on the Victoria for a trip to Seattle and the states in connection with business of his de- partment. He expects to be gone several weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-07

Fish:
 Fresh and frozen
 (except ShellfiSh)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-07
VIM. T. MAHONEY,

OilIutet kotdUCo N1ftI SiittI. Date of first publication, Feb. T. 1886. Date of last publication. Feb. 20, 1886.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-07

FOR RENT--Fine circulating heater
 excellent condition Phone 218
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-07

TIPPING, mimeographing Phone l94.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
'DR.COLONA AND
WIFE GREETED
He and His Family Given a
Hearty Welcome By the
Smyrna People
SPEAKERS = PROGRAM

Rev. James w. Colona, D. D.,
the new pastor of Asbury Method
ist Episcopal Church, Smyrna, his
wife and daughter Miss Barbara
Colona, were given hearty well
come to Asbury Church and Smyr-
ma Tuesday evening at reception
that filled the lecture room of the
church to its capacity. DR.. Col
ona and his family stood in receiv-
ing line from 7:30 to after eight
o'clock meeting members of his
church and people of Smyrna from
all denominations. 1t was a warm
and hearty welcome. one that was
not only appreciated by the pastor
and his family but reflected credit
upon Asbury Mite Society, the
sponsors of the delightful evening
After the public reception the aud
fence became seated. Mr.. Edward
T. Porter, who was assigned Mas
ter of Ceremonies, announced the
program which opened with the
singing of the Doxology and re-
peating of the Lords Prayer. Mr.
L. M. Price, on behalf of the mem
bership of the church, gave well
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
DEATH OF EDWARD G. WALLS
President of National Bank OF
Smyrna and Retired Merchant

Edward G. Walls, aged IA, pres
ident of the National Bank of
Smyrna, and one of Smyrna's best
known and most active business
men, died yesterday at 2:10 p. M,
following another heart attack to
which he had been subject for a
year or more. Recently he suffer
er kidney complications but was
recovering from this when an
heart attack put him back in bed
again. The death of Mr.. Walls re-
moves one of our good citizens
who has been identified with
Smyrna and its activities for a
period covering nearly fifty years.
He came to Smyrna a young man
from Sudlersville, Nd, and took a
position with the late Edward
Beck. 1t was not long before he
began to branch out for himself
and in time founded the big cloth
ing store on Main Street which
bore his name for years or until
he retired. During these years he
made a success and became a
landowner and banker. He was a
director of the Fruit Growers
Bank for a number of years and
then resigned. Later he became
director of the National Bank of
Smyrna and upon the death OF
President Chas.J J.Sudler. was elect
ed president of that institution
which he held at time of his death
Mr.. Walls was a prominent Mason
and his interest in the order gave
him ambition to work until he be-
came a 33rd degree Mason, an
honor but few attain. He was at
one time a member of Smyrna
Town Council and active in the de-
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
HARTLY MAN IN HOLDUP
.IuIius Myers Told to "Stick En-
Tn, As He was 'Making Change"

.IuIius Myers Told to "Stick En-
I'm As He was making Change"
State Highway officers King
and Powell are looking for three
men who called Julius Meyers
from his bed at his home near
Hartly and robbed him of $176 un-
der the point of gun as he start
ed to make change for them in a
deal for some plants which they
were purchasing at his greenhouse.
It was about midnight Monday of
last week, it is said, when Meyers
was awakened by the trio in an
automobile who said they wanted
to buy a plant. Only two of the
men entered the greenhouse. They
offered a $40 bill in payment for
the plants which came to about
three dollars. AS Meyers took his
wallet from his pocket the third
member of the party stepped in
side of the greenhouse and ordered
Meyers to stick 'em up" The
party son made their get away in
the automobile which had been left
running just outside of the green
house. Mr.. Meyers so taken by
surprise he was unable to ascer-
tain what kind of a car or the
license tags on same. The only
information he could give was that
the car was headed for Dover.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23

come address, followed by Mr.Wal-
ter w. Hynson, treasurer, and
member of the Official Board;
Harvey G. Jones, Superintendent
of the Sunday School; Mrs. Mar
ion Coverdale. organist and leader
of the Senior Choir; Miss Alverna
Jones, leader of the intermediate
Choir, and Miss Mary Louise
Porter, leader of the Junior Choir.
These departments of the church,
so well represented, accorded a
welcome greeting, the sincerity of
which left no doubt that DR.. .Colona
would have the hearty support of
all activities of the church in his
ministry here in Smyrna. And not
only within the church, but a well
come greeting was extended by
other denominations. Rev. James
R. Galley responded for the Pres
byterian Church, and the Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton for St.
Peters Protestant Epis cop
Church. Rev. w. E. Matthews,
retired M. E. preacher, residing in
Smyrna. added his voice of well
come also. DR.. Colona, touched by
all these fine greetings, responded
in happy vein, in which he showed
his appreciation for himself and
family for the cordial welcome ex-
tended. He assured the members
of his church and the Smyrna COM
munity that he had "come to
serve" and to this end he coveted
the support of all to advance Gods
Kingdom in our midst. A short
musical program in charge of Mrs.
Coverdale, was put on following
DIR. Colona's talk. 1t consisted of
solo by Miss Mary Hynson; a
trio by Miss Hynson, Mrs. Theo-
dore Hynson and Mrs. Ethel Ma
gill; group of three solos by Mrs.
Theodore Hynson and some songs
by the Willing Workers Glee Club.
Mrs. Harry w. Sherwood, on be-
half of Asbury Mite Society, pre-
sented a basket of flowers to Mrs.
Colona, the pastors wife, to which
she responded most graciously. A
social hour followed the program
during which refreshments were
served
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
BRIDGE OVER RR
TRACK, NEWARK
Concrete Span Will Eliminate
Hazard at the College
Avenue Crossing
500, 900 PENNSY PROJECT

The grade crossing at the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks in College
Avenue, Newark, where there has
been a number of fatal accidents,
will be removed by early next year
with the building of a concrete
highway bridge on College Avenue
over the tracks. The project will
cost between S10O, 900 and $4,000
1T is estimated. The cost will be
borne by the railroad, the state,
and the federal government. Bids
for the structure will be opened
Tuesday morning, May IL, at the
Broad Street station Offices of the
railroad in Philadelphia. w. w.
Mack, chief engineer of the State
Highway Department, will prob
ably represent the state, and the
federal government will also be
represented, at the receiving of the
proposals. The contract will be
Continued on Page FIve)
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Pupils Here Win Defamation
and Discussion Contests
For Kent County
CONTESTED AT FELTON,

At the Kent County defamation
adm discussion contest, held at Eel
ton Friday night, the Smyrna con-
testants took first prize in both
contests. Jack Magill won the
discussion contest. and Nancy
Slaughter the defamation contest.
These two students will represent
Kent County at the state contest
on Friday nigh, April "a, at the
Murphey School, Dover The lo-
cal baseball team won its first two
contests of the season, defeating
Caesar Rodney 6-3 and Harrington
.7-2, but dropped the third game to
st. Andrews with score of 81.
Smyrna will play Dover on Friday,
April 4, at Dover-The summer
roundup of pre-school children in
this community, for the purpose of
checking up on the health of chill
dren who are to enter our schools
in September, will be made on
Monday, May 4, in the High School
at 1:45 p. m, and in the colored
school at 1 p. m. 1t is earnestly
requested thta all parents be en-
couraged to avail themselves of
the opportunity thus offered. This
will not only be highly beneficial
to the parents, but to the children
who are about to enter our schools.
Tn addition, 0tbar co-y;oac e,,o1, oc,
diphtheria immunization and small
pox vaccination, will be available
Information has just ben received
from the Smyrna Red Cross rela-
tive to the schedule of the swim
ming campaign as worked out by
the chairman of the State Lifesav-
ing Committee. Instructors will
be at Lake Como from June Is, to
June 10, as in former years for the
purpose of giving instructions in
swimming and life-saving. The
assembly for the week was under
the direction of Miss Horsey and
the Etiquette Club. Two short
plays were presented, one a thrift
play entitled Billy Bates Bi-
cycle, and the other "A Change
of Heart" A piano solo was CIV
en- by Betty Jones. The banking
results for the week are as fol-
lows: Number of pupils in attend
ance, 761; number of depositors,
so; amount deposited for day,
S44.62; amount deposited to date
this year, S1,007.33.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
KENT CO. COURT IN SESSION
ONLY FIVE CASES PRESENTED

The April term of the Kent
County Courts opened its session
at Dover on Monday and as the
docket is one of the smallest for
several years it is expected the
session will be brief. Only five
cases were presented to the grand
jury by the Attorney Generals Of
fee and the jury completed its
work in less than two hours and
was discharged for this term. The
true bills returned were against
the following: Harry M. Sylvester,
Everett L. Foxwell. James Hutson
charged with desertion and non
support. Charles Wayman, charg-
ing with the selling of liquors
without a license and for interfer-
ing and hindering officers of the
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
STATES PEACH
CROP ESCAPES
Orchardists of Opinion So Far
That Fruit Buds Are
/.
Safe For Good Crop
OTHER STATES COMPARE

Reports from all parts of Kent
County and State of Delaware, re-
ceived by w. T. Derickson, director
of the Bureau of Markets. State
Board of Agriculture, indicate
there is no material damage to
peaches in this state up to the
present time. The danger period,
Mr.. Derickson says, is not yet over
and during the winter there was
some damage from the extreme
cold weather in the northern part
of the state but commercial pro-
duction is not large in the upper
part of the state. The peach crop
in Delaware for the past two years
has been below normal but the
growers are hoping to have a good
crop this season. Growers are Wit
ally interested in the prospect for
peaches in other producing areas
which does not seem to be so
promising Mr.. Derickson has re-
ceived a report from the u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture summar-
izing peach prospects in various
states which compete with Della
ware, as follows: North Carolina,
crop not damaged, normal bloom
ing period with a heavy set of
blooms South Carolina, a fair to
a good crop is expected. Georgia,
a god crop anticipated. Arkansas,
present estimates indicate about
one-fourth of crop. New York
normal crop expected. New Jer-
sey, slight damage. Pennsylvania
heavy damage all parts of the
state. Ohio. important district in
inorth-central Ohio will be almost a
failure: in extreme northern Ohio
along Lake Erie there may be a
fair crop. Indiana, most of the
peach buds killed by cold. Illinois
prospect is for about one-fourth OF
crop. Michigan. commercial pro-
ducing sections expect a fair crop
Maryland. heavy damage in west
ern Maryland, but Eastern Shore
apparently came through in good
shape. Virginia. good crop is ex-
pected. West Virginia. a fair crop
expected in the Shenandoah Valley
section but considerable damage
was indivated in other sections.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Enjoyable Program Was Given
Last Thursday Evening

Patrons of Smyrna Grange en-
joyed a delightful program at the
Grange meeting in the Century
Club House last Thursday evening.
It was as follows: Bird Guessing
Contest; recitation, "Going of the
White Swan" Howard Nowland; /;
reading, TT Pays to Scratch, isis
ter Marie Heinold; Mandolin and
Harmonica solo, Bro. Ralph Best !;
recitation, Wreck of The Hesper-
as" Ruth Nowland; reading, "By
Heck I'm Set for Full Days
Work." Bro. Heinold A Round
Robin was sent to Sister Sadie
Stephenson with best wishes from
Smyrna Grangers; also one to Sis
ter Genevieve Loose. Grangers
should come out and see what the
grange is doing. Do your little by
coming. A debate is being work
ed up for the near future, as well
as an entertainment that holds
something good in store for
Grange members.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
ROTARY is HOST
TO MIDDLETOWN
Smyrna Club Losers i'm Con-
test, Entertains Winner
at Dinner
DIR. HOLLOWAY, SPEAKER

The Smyrna Rotary Club, losers
in the recent attendance contest,
paid their obligation by entertain
ing the Middletown Club last
Thursday evening at a dinner at
the Wayside Inn. The attendance
contest for the past three months
between the two clubs was won by
the Middletown Club. The occasion
was happy fraternal meeting.
DR.. Harry v. Holloway was the
guest speaker. DR.. Holloway chose
for his subject ''The Problem of
Youth, A Challenge to Maturity"
DR.. Holloway gave his experience
as a youth in the small town in
which he lived. From the saw mill
to the telegraph key he gained
knowledge of many mechanical in
struments. From elementary school
to college, a task that the boy and
girl of today never confront. To-
day the boys and girls receive a
high school education and are pre-
pared to enter the higher institu-
tions of learning to study for pro-
fessional and business careers. The
greater problem of today is found
in finding positions for the high
school graduate. Short hours of
employment has caused consider
able alarm as what to do and how
to consume the idle time now pos
sessed by many of our youth and
convert this time to some good
manner. The effect of education
shows through investigation that
out of of 1900 youths arrested and
convicted of some crime, only four
were recorded as graduates of
High Schools. This investigation
was made in the State of Delaware.
DR.. Holloway suggested that school
programs be so adjusted as tc hold
boys and girls until. graduation.
The u. S. Government has recog-
nized this problem by enlisting two
and one-half milliin of boys en-
ploying and educating them to be-
come useful citizens. Opportunity
is offered to every boy and girl to
become a healthy man and woman
for the social and physical secur-
ity of the nation Harry Hoch,
President of the Middletown Club,
extended greetings for his fellow
members and the hospitality ex-
tended by the host club. Guests
present: Howard Tnnis and E.Ryan
of Georgetown Club. and H. V.
Holloway of Dover. and the men,
bers of the Middletown Rotary
Club.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
MEET
SET FOR HARTLY
Interesting Program To Be
Given on Tuesday, April
Twenty-Eighth
OTHER KENT MEETINGS

Poultry raisers of Kent county
have been called for two meetings
next week, one at Hartly and the
other at Wyoming. They will gath
er together to discuss the many
problems which are associated with
this highly specialized industry. 1t
is expected that a large number of
these farmers will attend the meet
ings. County Agent Russell E.
Wilson in cooperation with H. S.
Palmer, extension poultryman of
the University of Delaware, and H.
r. Baker, poultry pathologist of
the State Board of Agriculture,
and w. B. Simpson. vocational ag-
riculture instructor at the Caesar
Rooney schools. are arranging an
interesting program. The meeting
in aHrtly will be held at s o'clock
Continued on PAGE Fourl
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
REV. ESSELL THOMAS MOVES
Took His Family to the NJ. E. Par
sonage at Easton, Md, Last Week

The Rev. Essell P. Thomas,
formerly of Smyrna. who was pas
tor of Wesley M. E. Church, Do
yer, for three years until the re-
cent conference transferred him to
Easton, Md, has left with his FAM
lily 70 their new appointment. The
Rev. E. M. Shockley, of Selbyville,
who was assigned to Dover, has
arrived and taken up his residence
in the parsonage at Dover. The
Rev. G. Ashworth Burslem, form
er pastor of the Dover Presbyter-
ian Church, who has been occupy
ing the manse since he resigned
the pastorate, has moved to Smyr-
ma where he is occupying the Ray
mond bungalow on Delaware
street.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
SMYRNA 4-H WIN
STATE HONORS
Awarded First Place in State
Dramatic Contest of the
Member Clubs
GEORGETOWN, SECOND

THE Pampered Darling" a COM
edy skit presented by the Smyrna
Wide Awake All Club, won for
them the title of Delaware 4-H
Dramatic Champions for 1886 at
the All State Dramatic Contest
held in the Caesar Rodney High
School in Wyoming, near Camden,
last Friday. The Georgetown Sen
ior Club placed second in the state
contest with their presentation of
Dead Express" while the Cardin-
al Club of Houston, with "He Amt
Done Right by Nell" was third.
and the Lewes Clubs His First
Shave" was fourth in the state
meet. The acting and presentation
were judged by Lawrence Wilson.
of the faculty of the University of
Delaware; Mrs. George Ehinger,
Dover, and John L. Walmsley,
Georgetown. The clubs meeting in
the state contest had previously
been adjudged county champions
in Kent and Sussex counties in the
county contests which were held
recently. The cast of the winning
play, made up of members of the
Smyrna Wide Awake Club, was as
follows: Emily Downs, Helen Buck
son, Erika Reiman, Robert Dea-
kyne. Homer Stevens. Ruth Jean
Garrison, Elsie Lockerman, Roberta
Ennis, Reynolds Bradley, George
Bradley, and Karl Vogel. The cast
of Dead Express" presented by
the Georgetown Senior Club, was
made up of Esther Hill, Clifton
King, Doris King, and Vernon Hill.
The county and state contest have
ben sponsored for several years by
the county chapters of the Link, an
honorary organization of the older
members of Delaware All Clubs.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23

Delaware Liquor Commission in
performance of their duties. In
addition to the criminal cases the
court took under consideration a
number of divorce cases. Only
six were granted included in which
was the case of couple on Wood
land Beach. The six Were as fol-
lows: Harry w. Blendt V. Sarah
Harriet Blendt; Henry Weaver v.
Eta Weaver; Caroline Ethel Cook
v. Raymond M. Cook; Georgia w.
Voshell v. Irving c. Voshell; Eileen
S. Graham v. Huey Graham; Will
liam N.Gooden v. Dorothy A.Good-
en-. The case of John w. Wentz v.
Anna T. Wentz was refused. Sew
eral cases were continued until the
next term of court.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
BETROTHAL is ANNOUNCED
Miss Ethel David to Become the
Bride of John w. Urian

Mr.. and Mrs. William T. David,
of Glouster Farm, near Smyrna,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Ethel Pearl David
to Mr.. John Walter Urian, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Urian, of
near town. Both young people are
well known in the community,
each being graduates of Smyrna
High School. Miss David is en-
ployed as stenographer at The Ma
tional Bank of Smyrna. Mr.. Urian
holds the position of Clerk in the
Smyrna Post Office. No definite
date has been set for the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
SUDLERSvLLE PROGRESSIVE
Has Tax Rrate of 35c on SIOO and
Practically Free of Debt

Sudlersville, Nd, April %
The annual report of the town
commissioners issued last week
shows that Sudlersville, Md, is in
an unusually sound financial con-
dition. With a tax rate of 35
cents per 500. one of the lowest
on the Eastern Shore, Sudlersville
is practically free of debt except
to itself.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
2 FLEE JAIL AT
GEORGETOWN
Force Attendant to Open Cell
Door, Seize Keys and
Make Escape
POSSE FORMED IN HUNT

Two heavily armed convicts es-
capped the Sussex County jail near
Georgetown, Monday afternoon, by
capturing and threatening the life
of guard. The fugitives are
Robert E. Wilkerson, 300-year-old
desperate serving a ten-year term
for assault, and John Lucas, an
automobile thief, doing three
year stretch" Just before the
dinner hour at the Jail Monday af-
ternoon, they called Oscar Bickers,
a guard, into their cell. Suspect
ing nothing, Bickers went in, and
was overpowered by the two pris-
oners. They bound him with a
rope they had in readiness
tanned, possibly, while they We're
at large in the prison kitchen,
Then Bickers felt something sharp
either a knife or razor blade,
pressed into the back of his neck,
and the voice of one of the con-
victs said: "If you don't want your
throat cut hand over the keys to
the outside gate" Bickers had
only the keys to the cells. The
keys to the main gate were held
by Joshua Marvil, the only other
guard on duty at the time, sta
toned in the barred anteroom be-
tween the outer gate and the pris-
on proper. open the gate" they
said to Marvil, cor We'll go back
and slit Bickers' throat" Marvil
without a weapon in his hand
obeyed, and then at their COM
mand, turned over his keys. From
a closet in the anteroon the con-
victs took a rifle, a shot gun, and
three pistols. Taking the cell and
got away in Marvil's car, parked
near the prison entrance. AS they
fed, Marvil ran back into the va
Gated cell, and released Bickers. A
telephone call to Sheriff Robert
Clendaniel was made and a search
party organized. Marvil's auto
mobile was found at the edge OF
the woods two miles west of the
jail, a patch of woodland about q
mile and a half long by mile
wide. To the rs men hastily dep
utized by the sheriff were added 25
State Troopers, brought in from
Wilmington, Dover, Bridgeville
and some from Georgetown. The
entire wood was ringed with arm
ed men, and they began to press
forward into the center. 'fExer-
else the greatest care" Sheriff
Clendaniel cautioned his deputies
These men are desperadoes and
they won't hesitate to shoot
Hugh D. Smith, warden of the Jail
was not there when the men broke
loose. An investigation was or
hdered to determine how the men
obtained the cord and the knife OF
razor blade. The entire jail, which
houses 125 prisoners in all, has six
guards, two working on each
eight-hour shift. There is no stone
fence outside; only wire screer
and, therefore, only the mildest OF
the prisoners are allowed outside
The others, and Wilkerson was
numbered among them, were al
lowed sometimes into the jai
kitchen. They were not clad il
prison garb.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
"alEVEMENT CONTEST

~ castle County Club Win
Ae'slve a Calf As Prize
s'' caste County All Club
= were awarded pure bred
I, @ufoay at the Breidablik
!, : !, ae result of their stand
'ue annual All Club
~ saat Contest Of New Cas-. .
y r. sponsored by the New
r,sy %aaly Chapter of the Or.
,,,,s 1ehs Raymond Beyerlein
,,,' won first choice Of the
g. Miriam Wilson of ST,
n. : second . choice; Edgar
d. = . u Newark, third; Fan
y :. NJ newark, fourth; George
! Bsi.s' ! newark, fifth, and Mar Z /.
! ar.. asl Of New Castle, sixth
|%ag ss'sa, were donated by the
- w. rSlry farms: BreidabIjk
! d "S - calves, and one from
b N.u sas following, Foxden Sa,,
d r. rasRark;; Chambers J7ocn Roen
Ess sssalk' w | cowview Farm spDA
slniIaath iraa the winterthur Earn, arm,
Pssps' 't'a, Iot.. A large number
! asvs,a.as.r Interested in the An
f,isp sut ss.a Witnessed the pre.
pss s'aaa asl the farm and shoe[T Merf
! y ~ Winning stock ' 81 snOwl tsl
~ : manager, R. s. Case ua'
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23

Roxy Theatre Opening Tomorrow
All is activity at the Roxy The
atre in the Smyrna Town Building.
Main Street, for the re-opening to-
morrow evening. Many improve
ments will be noted. See adv. for
programs.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
Public Parking Lot and Rest Room

The Town Council of Smyrna
mas purchased the lot in the rear
OF the post Office from William
Doughten and after it is cleared,
wih be used for a parking space.
The town has also purchased the
mouse on South Main Street, now
occupied by Jacob Applefeld, to be
remodeled for public rest room.