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Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
NEARLY HALF
LOCAL VOTE ON
Second Registration in Sniyr-
ma Show Total of Votes
Qualified to Date
OVER $4,000 IN STATE

Saturday last, the second Regis
tration Day, on which voters are
given the opportunity to qualify to
vote at the coming election, show
ed Smyrna as about as active as
other communities of Kent Coun-
ty. Smyrna registered a total of
168 votes, 418 in the first and 250
in the second election district. For
the two registration days in both
election districts total of 828
have been qualified. Delaware's
total registration to date this
year is about $1,000, as figures
for the second enrolment last Sat
urday showed that approximately
24,835 persons throughout the
state had qualified for the election
on Tuesday, November 8. Figures
for the city of Wilmington show
10,978 registered 1t is estimated
that 6,557 were registered in rural
New Castle County, with 5000 in
Kent County and 400 in Sussex
County. There were about $1,000
persons registered in the entire
state on the first registration day,
July 18. Of this numebr, 1870
qualified in Wilmington, with 7,061
in rural New Castle County. Three
more registration days remain be-
fore election, but only one more
before the delegate elections. The
remaining three registration dates
are: Thursday, August 13; Satur-
day, September 10, and Saturday,
October II. Rural New Castle
County proved to be a busy place.
In st. Georges Hundred, 118 more
were registered than the first day.
with 76 additional in Appoquin-
mink Hundred and SO more in
Pencader Hundred. Only seven
fewer were registered in Christiana
Hundred than on the first registra-
tion day. In Kent county IT'S were
registered in the first election dis
trict; $50 in the second and more
than 100 in the third election dis
trict of the First Representative
District; 134 in the first district
and 225 in the second district of
the Second Representative District;
2S0 in the first of the Fourth Rep
resentative District and LOG in the
First of the Seventh Representa-
tive District. In Georgetown 62O
were registered as compared with
493 on the first registration day.
There were COL voters signed up at
Milton, as compared with 401 on
the first day. Lewes recorded 361
or 20 more than the previous reg
istration. Rehoboth registered 315
or 81 less than the first day.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
WITHSTANDS HEAT
thermometer Which Hovered at
100 Degrees Broken Tuesday Night

w shhSAh 1AON -
100 Degrees Broken Tuesday Night
Smyrna went thru another hot
spell Monday and Tuesday when
the thermometer registered around
100 degrees. 1t was not as long
nor as hot as the spell which was
a record breaker here early in July
but the heat was felt in Smyrna
Monday and Tuesday with as much
intensity. The heat was occom-
panied by much humidity Tuesday
night and early yesterday morn
ing three electric storms passed
over Smyrna, each with deluge
of rain and did incalcuable good to
parched vegetation. In the wake
of the storm the thermometer
which had registered maximum
of 100 degrees, dropped to 76 at
/ o'clock yesterday morning. A
refreshing breeze from the west
started the mercury on its down.
ward course and by morning the
thermometer registered 78 degrees.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
j. p. HOFFECKER LAND SALE
Farm on Leipsic Road Near Smyr-
ma, Knocked Off to w. G. Bush

At the administrators sale of
the town property and two farms
of the late James P. Hoffecker in
Smyrna Saturday, only one of the
farms was sold. The farm on the
Leipsic Road near Smyrna, con-
tanning PIT acres and now tenant
ed by Howard c. Deakyne, was
knocked off to William G. Bush,
sheriff of Kent County, for s12,-
200. Because of insuffciency of
bid the fine home property on
Commerce Street, occupied by the
late Mrs Mary Hough Hoffecker,
the widow, and the farm near
Odessa known as 'The Hangman
Farm" were not sold and will
probably be disposed of at private
sale
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
STATE HIGHWAY APARTMENT is
REMOVING MANY ABUTMENTS

mobile is in much less danger of
being demolished and causing loss
of life if it plunges off the highway
into a ditch or field than if it hits
a heavy concrete sidewall jutting
up along the roadside. Newer
concrete roads in the state are now
being built without the older fash
ioned abutments or headwalls and
as quickly and economically as
possible, workmen are tearing
down the concrete structures built
along the older roads. The work
is being done entirely as a safety
measure and is expected to do
much in saving both life and prop
erty damage to motorists.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
TRAFFIC HEAVY
OVER WEEKEND
Considerable Congestion at
St. Georges Bridge Due
to One Way Lane
TRAFFIC ON ALL ROADS

Sunday being a delightful day
traffic on the DUPONT Boulevard
through Smyrna was heavy, many
motoring to the various Delaware
Beaches and the ocean resorts. Re
hoboth and Bethany Beach in Del
aware and Ocean City in Maryland.
The congestion was not so heavy
down-state but at st. Georges
bridge due to the one-way traffic,
strings of automobiles more than
two miles long were held up on
both the DUPONT Boulevard north
and south lanes, open only to one
way traffic due to lengthening of
the bridge by the federal govern
ment in connection with the widen
ing and deepening of the canal.
The single lane of the bridge is
opened alternately to north and
south traffic. Automobiles of hun
dreds of homecoming motorists
from the resorts of Rehoboth, Lew
es, Bowers Beach, Slaughters, and
Ocean City, Md, and from many
down-state towns were held up
more than an hour before they
crossed the bridge. A part of the
congestion was due to the lack of
knowledge by motorists of the de-
tours possible. At least half of the
northbound cars were from nearby
states. The traffic congestion was
increased as a result of closing of
the road from Kirkwood to Sum-
NIT Bridge, where the government
is using the road bed and Lum's
Pond as a fill area for dredges
working in the canal. This neces-
states an additional detour on the
detour around st. Georges Bridge.
Motorists wishing to avoid st.
Georges Bridge must go from Ty-
bouts Corner to Kirkwood, from
Kirkwood to Howell's School,
thence on the Newark-Su
Bridge Road and cross Summit
Bridge. They then can go by way
of Mt. Pleasant to the dupont
Boulevard at Boyd's Corner OF
straight south to Middletown ami
Blackbird. The road from How
ellis School to Glasgow is closed
due to the construction of a new
road on that route, forcing persons
cming north to go back to the
DUPONT Boulevard by way of Kirk
wood and Tybout's Corner.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06

The first principle of modern
road building is the effort to elm
mate the dangers of motor driving
and is constantly changing the
methods of building the newer
highways. In accordance with the
steady effort on the part of road
builders to make the highways
safer for increasing traffic, w. w.
Mack, chief engineer of the State
Highway Commission is gradually
eliminating headwalls or abut-
ments from the roadsides. Once
thought to be so necessary, mod
ern engineering has found them to
be extremely hazardous consider
ing the fact that an errant auto
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
NORTHEAST BOULEVARD
Last Stretch of Highway is Ready
For Concrete at Claymont

A~Aoe ohSeSu VI highway Is INCduy
For Concrete at Claymont
The last stretch of the new
Northeast Boulevard at Claymont
is ready for concrete With the
grading of Shell Road, which con-
meets the boulevard with the Phila-
delphia Pike, plans for finishing
the highway are underway. The
finished highway already extends
we'll past Holly Oak and into the
south end of Claymont. The new
boulevard will offer quick route
to Wilmington, skirting the Penn
sylvania Railroad right-of-way to
Wilmington city limits. Most of
the heavy traffic now using the
Philadelphia Pike will be diverted
to the new thoroughfare. Shell
Road has been widened consider
ably for the highway and with the
exception of the Shell Road grade
midway through Claymont, the en-
trance to the new highway is vir-
tually without steep hills.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
STATE POLICE NEW FLAGS
Can BE Seen at Stations at Dover,
State Road and Penny Hill

Can BE Seen at Stations at Dover,
State Road and Penny Hill
New state flags, bearing the
words "state police" at the top and
December 1, 1887" at the bot
tom, were raised at the five state
police stations at Penny Hill, State
Road, Dover, Georgetown, and
Bridgeville Monday. The flags are
the standard state flag with the
exception of the lettering at top
and bottom. Superintendent c. C.
Reynolds said the state flags will
be flown regularly at the state
police stations except on special
national holidays when the u. S.
flag will be used also. One of the
flags was placed on a pole extend
ing from the window of the state
police headquarters on the third
floor of the Odd Fellows Building.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
rE-UP AT CANAL
Asngthening Foundation.
% Report on Monday

o Report on Monday
Wisconsin Bridge and iron
vas forced to suspend
- % the enlargement and
ING Of the St. Georges
ags foundations Monday
.Nsla1nately rs steel work
-ssanery operators failed
(ns iaf work Monday morn
Asel workers had been
! Y : cents an hour and want
i = IN machinery engineers
getting 81 an hour and
IN h addition, Shelby d
I;sh.e eua contractor, who
! i ss.oatraet .' with the COM
kshs' s.'sng the steel and con-
e. sss ..aa informed the company
q s. .aal he would return
Tlss b was paid approx !
\ '..s' ~" he says is due him
! - s Of equipment during
y ~. months. 1t is not
kss s, s'sps are being taken
~ y 'eelations. The bridge
|esai' - !, : contract with the
Va, . .Is reinforce the bridge
u !, NJ widen the ap-
h n \ "a salee Of the canal
|aanjt urges urges Reedy Point,
! ,rIia, Bridge. They have
\ dscs tss = me sne St. Georges
q be otss, ulst Of the year
ksas. Two bridges a
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
FOR
COMING SYNOD
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
to Entertain Three Hun
dred or More
TO MEET NEXT OCTOBER

Inc EplSCOpdl diocese OF DeId-
ware is making extensive prepara-
tions for the synodical convention
to be held in Wilmington next Oc-
tober 6, Z, and s. The Synod,
which is to convene in Wilmington,
comprises the bishops and deputies
Cor their alternates), from a geo.
graphical section known as the
Third Province of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United
States. 1t consists of representa-
tives from the following dioceses:
Delaware; Harrisburg, Pittsburgh,
Erie, Bethlehem, Pa, Easton and
Maryland; Southern Virginia; /;
Southwestern Virginia and Virgin
ia; Washington, D. c., and West
Virginia. The official list numbers
about three hundred, IT'S men and
125 women. These will be aug
mented by speakers, special guests,
and other visitors. The Synod had
arranged to meet last year at Saint
Andrews School, Middletown, and
everything was provided to enter
tain some three hundred persons.
At the last moment, on account of
the prevalence of infantile paralys-
is in sections from which some of
the delegates were coming and the
occurance of a case in Middletown
and one or two nearby, the meet
ing had to be cancelled. But this
year will mark the 150th anniver-
sary of the second general conven-
tion of the church, held in Holy
Trinity Church, (Old Swedes), in
1886, at which Bishops White of
Pennsylvania and Provost of New
York, were elected to the Episco-
pate. These were the second and
third members of that body They
were consecrated in England on
the same date, February 4, 1887,
by Archbishop Moore of Canter-
bury, Archbishop Markham of
York, Bishop Moss of Bath and
Wells, and Bishop Hinchcliffe of
Peterborough. These, with Bishop
Seabury of Conn. the first Ameri-
can bishop. and Bishop Madison.
who was later consecrated in Eng
land by Archbishop Moore, Bishop
Porteus of London and Bishop
Thomas of Rochester, insured a
consecrating body for the Ameri-
can Episcopate. The term Synod"
is almost exclusively applied to ec-
clesiastical assemblies. 1t has no
UNCONVENTIONAL significance, other
than that the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States has
adopted it as he name for is an
nual sectional councils. The Epis-
copal Church within the United
States and its territories is divided
into eight geographical districts
which are termed provinces. The
Provincial Synod is composed of
the bishops and the duly elected
clerical and lay deputies from each
diocese within its boundaries. In
addition, all persons holding Office
or appointment under the Synod,
have seats in its councils but no
vote unless they are also elected
deputies from their diocese. As in
all other councils of the church,
the women play an important part.
The Woman's Auxiliary has a
scheduled program, as well as do
the other women's organizations of
the church within the province.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
DIR. BURTON RECEIVERS CAR
Stolen in Dover July 26th, 1t Was
Found Near Alexandria. Va.

The automobile of DR.. Benjamin
F. Burton, stolen from in front of
his office on South State Street,
Dover, Sunday morning, July 26,
was recovered Tuesday by Virginia
authorities at Alexandria, Va.
where it had been driven in a
creek. The Delaware tags had been
removed, also the doctors inspec-
ton slip from the front of the
windshield. All of the tools from
the car were stolen as was also his
medical bag in which were his in
struments.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
MIDDLETOWN SETS RECORD
Reduces It's Bonded Debt $1,000
More Which Now Is $4,000

A further reduction Of $1,000 in
Middletown's bonded Indebtedness
was voted by mayor and council
Monday night. This brings the
towns Indebtedness to a new low
figure of $4,000. The present re-
duction follows the plan inaugural
ed number of years ago of pay
ing off similar amount each year.
The past year further reduction
was made in the tax rate on real
estate to 40 cents, and two cuts
were<made in the light rates, as
well as raising the wages of every
town employe.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
Pension Commissioners Renamed

Governor c. Douglass Buck Sat
urday announced he had reappoint-
ed Miss Cora c. Tschudy of Smyr-
ma; Mrs. Howard NJ Ward, of Will
mington, and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Lank
of Milton, members of the Mothers
Pension Commission for terms of
three years. There are six hold
over members. Miss Tschudy is
chairman. Members serve without
pay.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
E(R0VLD!!ss L!!s AT AT
L.. 'f 100000 v.1ss Breaks
h Future Records
lis Believed
b on SATURDAY

Clayton anu
~ ,,tt.pdsd last week the
~ Fair at Harrington.
ss's q one Of the best ever
d j close Saturday
'',ori breaking crowd q
sss.s saeiaIs Of the Fair Asso-
, a,sts that the attend
Y. rsek was more than
/. ,rsasing all records 1or
h. TTery available parking
L, h grounds and nearby
ma \. and hundreds Of
as we're pa ~ meas
/. ~rrsds for nearly a half
,tsngh rain cut the crowd
4. aDsning Monday evening
L,ss balance Of the week
..,tspr conditions prevailed.
/ III. stated they never
= be fair would have sucn
[rug power and that while
4, t.T years attendance rec
n not kept, it can safely
|.sasy never approached this
I Hres. Jimmy Sauls-
|, ! Houston, a member Of the
Its will be awarded a gold
! X the fair association for
|, tts most admission tickets
,ls t;otetc for the fair.
i over 500 tickets. Miss
| Csrnun Of Greenwood, was
kHz County leader in the
( aHng sold 2S6. While
Sunday afternoon program
rgesSng at the fair
d Harry Lindale suffered
: % bis legs when caught be-
| no cars on Commerce
/ He was attempting to
Iazr that was apparently
Z Eisn it started up, pinning
gaIn;t the car ahead. All
thiis we're moved from the
nms Saturday and most of
nx; left last week for other
TIE midway attraction left
AiHday night and Sunday
iy Ralph A. Hankinson,
otE d the American Auto
! ASSOCIATION races, in recog-
ID Bis birthday was sum-
ta The vaudeville stage on
ar and John H. Holloway,
-isdsnt Of the grandstand
MEMBER Of the automobile
'lnnittee, presented him
liage basket'of flowers from
"a department.. The fact
lrT Ealman Of Milwaukee,
'tl he last race was a help,
' L failed to stop at the in
lr q the Boulevard and
! Of the state highway
were there is a blinker
y Magistrate W. H. Cahall
IN be usual $3.50.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06

The old Smyrna R. R. Station
for fifty years or more a familiar
landmark at corner of Commerce
and High Streets, has been aban-
doned and last week moved by R.
w. Slaughter to 'Spruance City" to
be converted into a residence. The
freight house was moved over
nearer Mt. Vernon street.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
VEL CHANGES

AZ : Willis Takes Ho,e,
ksptaI I'a sa,s 4. 9. Leathers ''e'
\ j Eel ,sslhavsn at Rehobotb
klp' 'ssn en-, taken sl.'JeD over ~
NJ . ~. Willis from a " "
ks.,sss.9,t ss9t WINS, who = As =. !.
te ~ = Milford and Re-
~ 'as past five years nrD we we. .
s.,,..e Connected with ~ss ,ss
\ css'iSs'. ssss IN Florida. Ia cn, me
h. s,.ss s,ss, Of Washington ID d
' sslsp s'.ency .ey manager, and n,
sts |, 'ofmerly ASSOCIATES
sasj,sa. = ovsan citv 'sIa'1o n E
ksas ,'a, |. win be maps y. .. j.
M NJ, President of the ~
''s' selhaven Com.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
Death of Herman S. Tygert

As we go to press we learn of
the death at Stroudsburg, Pa, on
Sunday last of Herman S. Tygert,
who fifty years ago was resident
and prominent boat and fertilizer
man of Smyrna He died in his
88th year after lingering illness.
He built and lived in the Bell resi-
dence now the property of Ralph
E. Stats. Mr.. Tygert is survived
by three children: George and Mrs.
Nellie Tygert Patton of Philadel-
phia and Earl, with whom he made
his home at Cresco, Pa. Funeral
and interment took place near AL
bany, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Julius E. Scott, Co-Founder With
Col.Townsend, of Milford Chronicle

Julius E. Scott, 81 years old, of
Milford, one of the founders of the
Milford Chronicle, died at his home
in Milford Monday morning. Only
a few weeks ago Mr.. Scott's wife
died, and he has been in poor
health ever since. He has been
confined to his bed for about two
weeks. Mr.. Scott and the late
Col. Theodore Townsend founded
the Milford Chronicle, weekly
newspaper of Milford. Later Mr..
Scott was connected with the Mil
ford News. and Advertiser, which
paper was discontinued. Mr.. Scott
has also been connected with the
Hill Publishing Company of New
York, and was in the newspaper
business at Newburg, N. Y. He is
survived by one daughter, Miss
Anna ID. Scott, principal of Carter
ct High School, of Carteret, N. j.
Funeral services were held yester-
day morning at $50 o'clock in st.
Johns r. G. Church.
Smyrna times., 1936-08-06
Abandon Old Smyrna r. r. Station

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
ARNOLD WENZEL
 GUEST AT PARTY

Arnold W. Wenzel, president Of the Wensel Motors Company, who is to Do married August 9th to Miss Vera R. Coates of Wethersheid, was entertained last night at . stag party by his friends and business associates. The gathering took place ct the Shrine Club In Plymouth Charles Royce was toastriasteT. Those present included Charles Kownes, ". c. Wlnship, Robert Miller. Jack Cropsey, James Miller, Arthur CoFcoFan, Harry Platt, James BeadIe, Edward ]. Fitzgerald, FTaIil, F. Bailey, M. A. Relyea, Joseph Diz- lnski, Daniel DriscOli, Howard Wright, Joseph Francis, Ell Wall, Dr. Raymond George, Louis GchiIlitz, Elmer Keisling Max Keisllng, Adolph Kreiger, Walter gnethuEst, Louis Wenzel, IdFis Anderson, 1dFia Fs. Alderson, Paul Reed, otto Radtlke, Philip DeasuEeaux, Moran FIJI, Efed MerTick. Charles Royce, John Donaldson, Edward COatee, William Service, Jacob Bernstein, Vincent Broadeur and Charles Fowler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

tracts expire April 1. Without some sort of control over the in. dsiAtry, wage-cutting will be rec sumed, and the i2O00 miners in captive mines owned by the steel companies will be the first to feel t.
 That might mean strike, or de- cline of the mine union, or both, Lewis proposes to see that by that time steel itself is organized. Thil would be . direct aid to the Initit unions problem.
 But more than that. Lewis, whc started out ag an essentially con. ventional and orthodox laboi leader, has gradually become convinced that the conventional batter Of trade tnion;sifi by crafts, as exesnpilfed by the "Oid Guard" of the 4. '. of l., won't work any longer.
 Lewis believes that organized labor has reached a point where the craft type of orgonigatIpr cannot carry 1t any farther, that 1t must 60 forward, and that 4 can go forward only under Th'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
m,als ana thnt

This and that. |. (. The Ryan Brothers, weIl-known elancing team of this city, postcard from New York city where the boys having good time enjoying all the sights and sounds Salvatore Borel has returned to
 his home at g Orange street after being hosptalized at New Haven Hospital He underwent an operation there last week Rita Enons of Fairlawn avenue postcards from Montreal Canada to fellow workers at the Water bury Manufacturing Company And brother, Ray h also fayoring his coworkers at the American Brass Company with cards from the same city, where brother and sister spending several days Edward Wedge Of East Main street en route to Canada and Niagara FalIg via motor. Friends at ReymondB bakery where he is employed have received cards. Mildred and Gladys Monroe who resided at 063 South Main street back in 1922 have settlements from an insurance claim coming to them if they can be located. Arnold Bauby seeks their present locGtion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

@H Heard in passing. 1. The famous Montmorency Falls Quebec available by motor route from this city, since the province highways officials opened the new highway bridge to the Island of Orleans famous in history. The falls are 274 feet high, which is just about 100 higher than Niagara. They are on the edge of Montmorency Village which is right close by the entrance to the Island of Orleans highway bridge. Pete Dunn postcards from Montreal where he and Tom Casgn are yacatoning. They expect to motor further comment on otsey Pewgle's "reminiscences that the amusement hall run by Charles Barnes Phoenix Ave-
 ue was not moving picture theater but variety house with vaudeville and coored slides for singing being dis played. .s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

Checked up .. . i. {. Commenting recently on the sidewalk clock in front of the M. 4. Green jewelry house Grand street. stated that t was originally placed there some thirty years ago when the Water bury Democrat occupied 71.73 Grand street. Talk ing 1t later with interested persons we got to won dering about the clock of lower Grand streets fa'
 IIIaF sights and we believe that the present clock s successor to the original Democrat one As we re. cali it the Democrat clock had . wooden housing for It's works, while the present one has metal standard, from top to bottom 4 As Charlie Green recalls N his firm replaced the old Democrat clock with different type than that erected by the Seth Thomas concern back In 1905 or 'O0. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

Spot News. ... Mae Villa Babin, Oalve Corre Sp0ndent for the Democrat had the luck to be right the spot when the first alarm sounded for the fire Wednesday night at the C. 4. Stone Feed and Coal Company et0reh0use fire. She was close In fact that she was about Co start savagng her personal effects from her house, which s right next to the destroyed building To further add to the excitement in the Babin family that night, her brother Blls pOcketbOOk, containing cash and valuables fell victim 0 the clutches of pickpOcket at the carnival on ThOmaStOn avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

mass type of industrial organiza. ton he has 50 successfully led. That is the mind of Lewis Rs re- vealed by close associates who know it well. ftf a Lewis Looks Ahead
 Lewis looks far ahead. The pres. ent drive, ig extended, appeals 10 gB0.0O0 men in steel and allied in- dustFies. But there are other mass industries, closely allied to steel, which might easily follow, once the key. log in steel had been broken out.
 There are automobiles, with 100000, and rubber, with iSO00O. Both these have O.. l. O. organ- izers working in them ct present, though not on AS extenslve . scale ag in steel.
 Lewis took Q personal hand in settling the RCA strike in Cani- den, N. j., and 1t is no part of his plan to see the lDO,O0O Work- CTS in that industry 60 into the 4. Y. of l.. Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers. The independent