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The Nome daily nugget., 1936-11-09
R. W. Mackey,
 Former NOmeite
 Died Fairbanks

Word received by J. D. Harlan, manager of the Hammon Consol- dated Gold Fields at Nome, yes- terday, by telegram from Fair banks, carried the startling news of the death there of R. w. (Bob) Mackey, former mining engineer at Nome several years ago.
 Death, it was said, was caused by heart failure, and came sud- denly, no previous illness having affected the deceased. It will be remembered by Nomeites that Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mackey were stationed at Nome for several years for the Hammon. Company. Their many friends will be great ly grieved over his sudden pass ing.
 Mrs. Mackey is at present in Fairbanks and intends remaining there for the time being. Besides Mrs. Mackey, he is survived by his mother and a brother.
 Bob" Mackey was born at Waukeegan, Illinois, and was fif- ty-one or fifty-two years old at the time of his death. He attend ed Purdue University and later the Missouri School of Mines where he was classmate of J.D Harlan. Later he was assistant superintendent of the Homestake Mine for nearly ten years. MT, Mackey had been in the employ of the U. s. Smelling, Refining and Mining Company, parent company of the H.C.G.F. for the past ten years.
 The telegram to MT. Harlan from Roy Earling, manager of the Fairbanks Exploration Co.,, said that interment would take place at Fairbanks the latter part of this week.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-11-09
Weather Today
 (U. s. Weather Bureauj

Clear skies were observed along the coast of Norton Sound but snow squalls were reported gen. orally over the central and east ern sections of the Nome-Fair- banks air route. Rain was fall | ing over Southeastern Alaska.
 Barometric pressure continues low over Alaska and the Boring Sea with the lowest readings ob- served around Bethel and St. Paul Island, Alaska.
 Temperatures were lower last night in most sections of interior and western Alaska. The lowest temperature at Nome last night was l9 and the highest yesterday 30. Precipitation measured .12 inch (melted snow) for A hours ending at 6 am.
 Moderate northeast winds are indicated for Western Alaska for the next "A hours.
 Fairbanks reported 12 inches of snow on the ground at ' am. The Panama River was frozen ov- CT yesterday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-11-09
NEWS ITEMS OF
 CORDOVA
COrdOva Wedding

Leona Wahl became the bride of Eric Ecklund recently at Cor dova. The bride has been a nurse at the Cordova General hos pital, while MT. Ecklund is long shore foreman.
 Record Load
 A Cordova fishing boat brought in 5000 crabs recently, record catch for the last three years. Cordova crab canneries are work ing full blast now. They give employment to between 50 and 50 persons.
 Thief Jailed
 James Darlow was jailed for four months at Cordova when he pleaded guilty to stealing a type writer and pawning it as his own. Won't Get Refund
 A refund of $8,0OO expected by the city of Cordova has been re- fused by PWA offices in Wash ington, DC. That sum was spent in addition to an original loan & grant of $50 900 for civic impro- vements and some encourage ment had been held out for re- fund.
 Fisherman Dies
 Nick Delish died about 10 days ago in his cabin near Point Whit shed, close to Cordova. There he was well known as a fisherman. Delish was about 55 years old. He came to Alaska from Monte negro 25 years ago.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Mrs. HI. ID. Boyer Gives An
other of Her Talks on
'The Constitution"
PLAN UNIQUE PROGRAM

The Twentieth Centuyr Club held
their regular business meeting last
Friday afternoon. Each member of
the executive committee submitted
her report up to the first of Feb
ruary. Miss Cora Tschudy as the
Club Director, gave a very inter
esting report on the recent State
Board meeting held in Dover. The
card party held on January 18th
was successful and the executive
committee is planning to hold a
oingo party in the near future.
Mrs. Henry D. Boyer, held drill
on the first ten amendments of the
Constitution. The members also
gave their individual opinion of the
supreme Court. Mrs. Bower an
nounced that on April 3rd, the pro-
gram committee has planned to
nave a Club Reader, having Mrs.
Frank Evans as Editor and Mrs.
Roland w. Bell, associate-editor.
This is a rather unique project and
II should prove very humorous. The
calendars for the ensuing three
months win be received by the
members this week.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
COUNTY AGENT
GROUP TO MEET
Meets i'm Office of Kent COun-
ty Agent Russell E. Will
son i'm Dover
TALK OVER FARM PLANS

In connection with the planning
of the agricultural extension pro-
gram for each county to extend
over a period of years, conference
of representatives of the extension
service of the University of Della
ware was held in the office of Kent
County Agent Russell E. Wilson on
Tuesday of this week to discuss
methods of conducting this pro-
gram with the cooperation of lead
ing farmers and business men
throughout the state. In addition
to County Agent Wilson, this con-
ference was attended by New Cas-
tie County Agent George NJ. Wor-
rilow, Sussex County Agent C.Rus-
sell Snyder, Assistant Director A.
d. Cobb, and r. o. Stelzer, exten-
sion economist, who is the state
leader for this program planning
project. The objects of this agri-
cultural program are based on such
factors as the balancing of produc-
tion to market requirements, soil
conservation, maintenance of soil
fertility, and the most profitable
utilization of land, all of which are
essential to the restoration of agri-
culture and placing it upon a more
equal basis with other industries.
Other phases of this longtime ex-
tension program will include the
assisting of farmers with the prep
aration of credit statements for
use in obtaining loans, and the Sc
curing of records on crop produc-
ton costs. In order that such an
agricultural program may be for
mulated and made the most effec-
tive in bringing about these plan
ned Improvements in farming con-
ditions, committee of farmers
and representatives of various ag-
ricultural organizations will be Sc
lected in each county with the
county agent as chairman. This
county committee will work in CO.
operation with the state advisory
committee and the extension ser
vice of the Federal government.
In the near future meeting of
each county committee will be call
ed for the purpose of considering
these plans, and then the program
will be discussed at community
to which all farmers will
be invited and requested to take
part in these discussions of prob
lens which SO vitally affect agri-
culture.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
SMYRNA w. c. T. q. MEETING
Frances Willard Memorial Given at
Asbury Nj. E. Parsonage

Frances Willard Memorial ser
vice of the W. c. T. U. was held at
the home of Mrs. John L. Johnson,
Tuesday afternoon, February 4th.
Mrs. Harry Lower was in charge of
the program. The program con-
sisted of singing, How Firm a
Foundation; Scripture reading,
Jost. 1, 1-3; prayer; solo, Mrs.
Grace Garis; Five minute talks on
The Life of Frances Willard AS
An Ardent Patriot" by Mrs. Lii
lian Wright; "As a Resourceful
Educator" by Mrs. Mary Coleman;
"As a Matchless Orator" by Mrs.
Grace Garis; LAS a Temperance
Worker" by Mrs. Margaret Wright;
"As An Organizer of Great
Army by Mrs. Laura Porter; LAS
a Servant of Cod" by Miss Lizzie
Jones The Willard Memorial Fund
was explained by Mrs. Emma Hof-
fecker. The program was follow
ed by a business meeting.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
OUTLINE WPA
WORK IN STATE
Administrator Hopkins Says
Fifty-twO Percent of Funds
For Public Benefit
HIGHWAYS & CROSSINGS

Administrator Harry L. Hopkins
reported, Monday, 81 per cent of
the WPA money given to Delaware
will be spent for highways, grade
crossings, streets, public buildings,
parks, flood control, water supply
and sewer systems and transporta-
ton projects. Listing $50, ,834
worth of projects selected by the
State WPA administrator for oper-
alton as of December 1, 1885, the
report said, anticipating existing
projects will be completed between
April l and Is, depending of course
on weather conditions. The pro-
posed expenditures are: Highways,
farm-to-market roads, and streets,
S88,370, or 10.2 per cent; public
buildings, including school houses
and governmental building, SIG, ,219
or 3 per cent; parks and play
grounds, S1O1, 1856, or III per cent;
flood control and other conserva-
ton measures, S12,73O, or IA per
cent; water supply and sewer sys-
TENS, S147,43 or 169 per cent;
transportation projects, 76,831, or
8.8 per cent. The remainder of the
money will be spent to provide
work for women, white-colIar, and
other professional and technical
unemployed workers, the report
said Announcement was made by
Bankson T. Holcomb, Delaware
WPA director, that Major F. ].
PitzPatrock, of Philadelphia, dep
uty field representative for the
WPA in this section, inspected the
new WPA offices at the old Harlan
Plant building, boot of West street,
Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
2 FLEE FIRE NOT
FAR FROM BED
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Watson
Have Close Call Near Mil
ford; Home Raced
ORIGINATED IN ATTICK

Awakened at 2:15 o'clock Mon
day morning to find the room full
of smoke and flames breaking
through their ceiling almost over
their heads, Mr.. and Mrs. Watson,
farm residents near Milford, barely
had time to get enough bed cover
ings to wrap around them to pro-
tect them from the extreme cold
before fleeing from the flames.
Mrs. Watson was first awakened
by the smoke which had nearly
suffocated her. Seeing the ceiling
afire, she aroused her husband.
They managed to get into their
shoes, and grabbing up the bed
clothing which they wrapped
around them quickly jumped into
their automobile and went to the
home of nearby neighbor to
sound the alarm and seek shelter.
The flames which had started in
the attic apparently from a defec-
tive fiue, had gained such headway
by the time the Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford got there, the
building was doomed. The firemen
turned their attention to saving
nearby buildings. Mr.. Watson, who
formerly was a game warden, esti-
mates his loss at about $4,000.
Nothing in the house was saved
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
RAT TRAPPING
GETS A SETBACK
Weather Conditions Seriously
Affect the Industry Along
Delaware River and Bay
UNABLE TO WORK TRAPS

1t is feared that the protracted
cold weather which has solidly
frozen the tidewater marshes as
well as the inland marshes, will
cause the death of many muskrats
by freezing or starvation. Some
trappers along the Delaware Bay
and River marsh do not believe
that rats" will freeze or starve to
death on account of the cold and
ice but agree they will suffer be-
cause of the frozen marshes by a
lack Of food and, consequently, will
get thin. Paul Lang, owner of a
large marsh acreage up near Port
Penn, and one of the largest trap
pers of that section, says that he
has been unable to work his traps
for several days but that he does
not believe any of the rats" are
frozen, although they may be suf-
fering from lack of food Satur-
day, Mr.. Lang said, he walked over
a part of his marsh at high water
and saw quite number of musk
rats out in the open trying to feed.
Several years ago, Mr.. Lang said,
when the thermometer dropped be-
low zero for two days in success
sion, a large number of muskrats
were killed by the cold. Protract-
ed cold weather is not as bad on
the rats as a sudden drop to below
zero temperature. Mr. Lang says,
he believes he could catch as many
muskrats as usual this kind of
weather if he could work his traps.
The marsh, however, is dangerous.
While frozen soidly in the main,
there are open spring holes in
which one is apt to step. On the
inland marshes there is no sign of
life. Trappers say the rats" bur
row in the bottom of their houses
under water and stay there as they
do not need to come to the surface
to breathe.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
ASBURY Nj. E. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. John L. johnson, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

The services at Asbury on Sun
day have been planned with the
thought of interest, information
and general helpfulness. The
Church School will meet at ten
o'clock with all departmental Su-
perintendents and teachers prepar-
ed to give the lesson in an illumin-
ating way. The morning worship
will begin at eleven o'clock with
special music by the three choirs of
the church, and the pastor viii
have for the subject of his message
Whats Wrong With the World.
This discussion Will have to do with
the vital things of life as we live
it today.-At 6:45, the Epworth
League devotional meeting will be
held and the young people will pre-
sent an interesting and helpful SER
vice. At 7:30 the evening medita-
ton will be conducted. There viii
be special music by the Senior
choir with solos and other musical
combinations. The subject for the
sermon will be "A Call To a Noble
Purpose. All regular meetings,
official and otherwise, will be held
during the week. Tuesday evening,
February 18th, the Epworth
League from New Castle NJ. E.
Church will present the play, 'The
Village Choir" in the assembly
room of the church. A production
loaded with fun.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
TELLS ROTARY
ABOUT SMYRNA
Elmer p. COrrie Gives Inter
esting History and Pro-
gress of Our Town
RICH IN HISTORIC DATA

At the regular meeting of the
Smyrna Rotary Club last Thurs
day evening, fellow Rotarian,
Elmer p Corrie, addressed the
club and chose as his topic "Smyr-
ma. He gave some interesting
data and so favorably has it been
commented on we publish the ad-
dress in full. Mr.. Corrie said:
Smyrna, the community in which
we live; the community that gives
to us our endeavors in the pursuit
of life; its environments such as
religion, educational, business and
social. To a great many of our
residents, probably little is known
concerning the beginning of our
community Some may have slight
remembrances of the activities OF
so years ago. Some can relate
stories of their early ancestry,
their personal holdings, political
standing and social status, but can
a true conception of the beginning
of Smyrna be given by the average
citizen? My personal admission is
negative. When this subject was
given me for consideration, little
did 1 personally know of the early
history of Smyrna and in seeking
information from some of the old
er residents, I was informed that
Duck Creek once extended to what
is now Commerce and Main Streets.
This was personal information and
how well my informer remembered
it, but history tells us that as early
as August 13, 1872, William Jordan
purchased from Thomas Green the
Landing property, then known as
Duck Creek landing being situated
on Duck Creek. Duck Creek Land
ing was inhabited earlier than
Smyrna, for in 1772 it had a popu-
lation of 80 persons, and was a
thriving business center. Agricul-
ture was beginning to be the out
standing means of livlihood and the
settlers were hauling their grain to
the landing for shipment to Phila-
delphia, Boston and New York.
Goods were also brought from the
neighboring counties of Maryland
to the Landing for shipment
Goods for local use were brought
back from the larger shipping
(Continued From PAGE Fivel
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Rev. Francis Burgette Short Dies
Suddenly at Milford

The Rev. Francis Burgette Short,
D. D., a retired Methodist Episco-
pal minister, 68 years old, died at
1:5O P. m, Tuesday, at his home,
THE Naples" in Milford, from a
srtoke of paralysis which he suf-
fered on Sunday. The announce
ment of his death was shock to
his friends not only in Smyrna but
all over the state. He is survived
by his wife, the former Miss Mabel
L. Hart, OF Wilmington, one son, I.
Dolphus Short, a Georgetown at
torney; one sister, Mrs Edwin D.
Steele, of Philadelphia, and two
brothers, former State Senator 1.
Dolphus Short and Robert Short,
both of Milford Funeral services
will be held from his home Friday
at 2 o'clock, with inter
ment in the burying ground at
Chapel, Frederick. DR..
Short was born near Georgetown,
December 20, 1868, son of Isaac B.
and Julia Knowles Short. He grad
uated from the Wilmington Confer
ence Academy in 1889, and the
University of Delaware in 1891,
and STUDIED at Drew Theology
Seminary in 1899. He received his
D. D. degree at Puget Sound Col
lege in 1913 and LID. from Kan
sas Wesleyan University. DR.. Short
was ordained to the ministry in
CONTINUED on Page Five1
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
AND VICINITY HARD
HIT BY SNOW, SLEET AND COLD

This section has been going thru
continuation of cold weather,
with the thermometer registering
near zero, snow, sleet, rain, fog and
ice-bound streams. Such a winter
has not been experienced in Della
ware for years. Monday and Tues
day following the snow and sleet
storm, walking was treacherous
and motor traffic slowed down.
Only those ventured out in Smyrna
Tuesday morning that had to go.
Streets and pavements in the early
morning were like a sheet of glass.
Milk trucks and other delivery
trucks had difficulty in making
their rounds. There was rain that
made matters worse. Because the
water would not soak in because
Of the frozen soil, it covered fields
and overfiowed bitches and streams.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Senior Class Clears About
S200.00 on Their Supper
Friday Night
2 BASKETBALL CONTESTS

The annual supper sponsored by
the Senior Class turned out to be
a great success both from a social
and financial point of view. Ap-
proximately $50 people were serv-
ed. The total receipts from the
sale of tickets and food amounted
to S252.90; the total expenses
amounted to S54.47, leaving a net
profit of approximately $4,000. The
students and teachers are grateful
for this and to all those who so
literally contributed in food and
supplies in addition to their loyal
ty by honoring the class with their
attendance on this occasion. 1t was
an excellent display of loyal COM
munity spirit The committee ap-
preciates the fact that it is impos-
sible to please everybody, and that
there is ample rom for improve
ment, but many unsolicited favor
able comments have come to the
ears of those who gave of their
time and effort to make this pro
Ject both a social and financial sue
cess.-After the dinner two basket
ball contests were held in the gym
nasium. The girls team defeated
the opponents, namely FELTON,, by
a score of 22-11 the boys lost to
the same school by a narrow mar
gin, Smyrna scoring 13 and FELTON,
-. The next basketball contest
will be held at Caesar Rodney on
Friday night. 1t will be recalled
that the local team was successful
IN defeating this squad in January
by score of 25-13.-The assembly
program for the week was in
charge of the Math Club, sponsored
by Miss Start, and was as follows:
The Value of Mathematics" Mil
dred Carey; THE Story of Fig
ures," Robert Derrickson and Paul
Inc Francis; Some Interesting
Mathematical Facts" Robert Dea-
kyne.-The banking results for the
week were as follows: Number of
pupils in attendance, 654; number
of depositors, Al; amount deposited
for lay, S26.85; amount deposited
to date this year, 1868 SO.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
TO GIVE PAGEANT AT ASBURY
"The First Commandment" to Be
Presented at Asbury, March and 8


A large group of interested per-
sons representing the several or
ganizations of Asbury M. E.
Church met with Eugene B. Platt
of the American Educational Com
pany at the close of the service on
Sunday evening to arrange for the
presentation of the wonderful Bib
lical Pageant The First Com
mandment." The costumes in this
production were designed in the
Old Country, the home of the Erie
burg Passions Players, who toured
America in 1926, by Hermaine
Wolff of Stuttgart, Germany,
former Wardrobe Mistress at the
famous King Theatre in Strut
CART. This production, with its
beautiful costumnig, extraordinary
lighting effect, beautiful music,
such as Gloria to Isis from the
Opera Aida" the great Hallelujah
Chorus from the Messiah by a
chorus of seventy voices promises
to be one of the greatest events
given in Smyrna this winter. Ar
rangements have been made to use
the High School Auditorium for
the nights of March End and Bird.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. James R.Gailey, Minister, An
nounces Services For the Week

A traveller, standing outside the
Cologne Cathedral expressed his
admiration of its beauty Yes, .
said a laborer who was near, "it's
fine looking building, and it took
us many year to finish" Took
you" exclaimed the tourist. why
what had you to do with it?" 81
mixed the mortar, sir" was the
modest, yet proud reply. The lab
orer had right to feel that he had
a share in the grand work. In
the same way, by his consecrated
service, everyone can help in the
work of building up human society
into a holy temple in the Lord.
Every worker is helper,-The
weekly choir practice will be held
in the church Saturday evening al
7:30 p. m.-The usual services will
be held on the Sabbath: 10 a. M,
Sabbath School; IL q. m, sermon
by the minister; 6:45 p m, Young
Peoples Meeting; 7:30 p. M, even-
ing service of prayer and praise
The Boy Scout Troop of Smyrna
will attend the evening service in
a body as part of their Scout
Week celebration.-Th mid-week
prayer service will be held We'd
nesday evening in the chapel. The
pastor will continue his study of
the Book of Acts. All are cordial
ly invited to attend these exposi-
tions of the scripture and these
hours of communion with our Lord
The Mite Society will meet at the
home of Mrs. Robert H. Denney
Thursday evening, at 7:30 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
HAiE PARENT
kuuve Committee Plans For the
Oming Annual Convention

uuve Committee Plans For the
@lng Annual Convention
recent meeting Of the ex-
cOmmlttee Of the Delaware
treacher Association N tbe
legislative Hall in Dover, at
.ae State President, Mrs.
I. r Robinson presided, tenta-
aS were made for the an
4 '1ssltlon venue 70 be held early in
Additional funds were an
k.s'ea for materials for the
as picture, sponsored by the
1. 1aon' ,a This moving picture
[,..SIye ~ year, is another means
E.s'preting the school to the
n IN ,.,' wao might otherwise not
y T.. 'paca. 9. The Photography is
60, ..OOlnson, experienced with
h,i.u sSusrs' The legends will he
w.. W. Etta J. wison, executive
h., q the Delaware Parent
d 't e association, s which is BRO
| c;s.. ne materials. The pela- ea
rtiua u.'laeas Association is con-
i ,'t . the success of the pro-
Il 7 " winch many teachers AHA
Isoas a's sharing. Five large As
1 nss,s ss aave already reported 1
I issu isss,n0ership of 1856, Ias+
ee 4 " was a lb percent in
4 as : . ne 4. membership Of the
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
REMEMBER YOUR FIRE co.
The Boys Will Appreciate Your
Financial Assistance

The special Financial Committee
named last week to solicit funds
for our Smyrna Fire Company, are
meeting with some success but
weather conditions have more or
less hampered their canvas. Each
member of the Citizens Hose Com
pany of Smyrna from President
Frank P. McCawley, down, will APP
preciate any contributions you feel
YOU can afford to make. AS to do
nations, please leave at Jones' Drug
Store or j. K. Sheubrooks' Main
street, Smyrna. Now is the time
for you to think of the boys hwo
fight your fires in all kinds of
weather, any time of the day or
night, hot or cold. May they have
your cooperation and response.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06

Lake Como and Duck Creek pond
have not had such a head of water
in months. Flood gates had to be
raised. Toward Tuesday after
noon the sleet softened up and traf-
fic was resumed with speed back
to normal. Choked with huge ice
foes, the Delaware River has be-
come like waterways in northern
countries where water traffic is ice
bound for four months of the year.
1t has been long time since the
ice conditions now existing on the
rivers were last seen. More cold
weather is said to be ON the way.
If the below freezing weather con-
tinues, it is not unlikely that the
rivers will become great stretches
of Arctic silences with river traf-
fic at a standstill. The weather
continues cold.