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Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
TROOP OF
SMYRNA BOYS
Had the Pleasure Thursday
Night of a Visit From the
Troop Committee
E. P. CORRIE GIVES TALK

The monthly Troop Committee
meeting of Boy Scout Troop 81,
Smyrna, was held at DR.. G. G..
Harmonson's office on Thursday ev-
ening, January 9th, at 7:30 o'clock.
The chairman, Mr.. Elmer P. Cor
rie, presided and the meeting was
attended by Mr. Warner w Price,
DR.. @. G. HarmonSon and Mr.. jam
es w. Foster, the Scoutmaster. The
meeting was called to order at 7:45
p. m. Mr.. Foster read his month
ly report and reported very good
progress in all troop activities. The
attendance for the month averaged
eighty per cent Mr.. Corrie laid
the plans for Scout Week actiyit-
les before the committee. The
program was approved and the
Scoutmaster is now laying his
plans for the event. He expects to
have them completed by January
20, 1886. A letter from Mr.. Stan
ley Woodhead, Scout Executive, re-
lative to Scout Week was read and
approved Mr.. Foster was author
ized to purchase Troop Minute
Book for use in the troop There
being no further business the meet
ing adjourned. The weekly Scout
meeting was held at the troop
headquarters on the same evening.
The meeting opened with the open
ing ceremonies and the business
followed with dues and roll call.
announcements and the check up
of contest prizes Instruction per-
iod and games followed with the
usual closing ceremonies at p. m.
The Troop year is drawing to a
close and re-registration is on
March 31st. All boys that joir
the troop between January and
March 31st will be able to register
for the small sum of fifteen cents.
You mothers and fathers of boys
becoming twelve years old between
now and March 31st ought to en-
courage your boys to join the local
Scout troop. Scouting helps to
take a boys mind away from him.
self. Scouting helps make a man
of your boy. No boys over four
teen will be accepted in the troop.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
USE OF FIRE HALL BELL
Citizen Urges Its Rehabilitation
For Better Service

Lack of current midday Satur-
day recalls the lost use of the bell
in our firehouse. Fire is just as
apt to happen when we lack cur
rent as when we have it. l under
stand nothing is wrong with the
bell" Only the rope broke and has
never been replaced. Why hasn't
the rope been replaced? Had a
fire threatened last Saturday
around noon, how would our gal
liant volunteer firemen been sum
moned? Valuable time and prop
erty both jeopardised. The bell
was placed in the fire house tower
to supplement the siren, and take
its place when current was not
available, also as suggested by the
late j. Ed. Hoffecker, to toll out the
various localities a fire was located
in, by number of taps on bell. The
writer was informed that the taps
were abandoned because automo-
biles congested in locality designat-
ed. Now 1 notice the autos con-
gest at the fire house, and impede
traffic. AS a resident taxpayer L
think it behooves our town COM
missioners to restore the bell to all
its old uses and functions Signed,
Citizen"
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
REVENUES AID
STATE FINANCES
Increase Shows Revival of
Business i'm Delaware Dur
ing Year 1885
CHARTER BUSINESS JUMP

That the number of charters and
the revenue from them during 1885
increased over that of 1884 and the
further fact of an increase in gaso-
line tax revenue and motor vehicle
fines in 1895 is evidence that busi-
ness along all these lines is on the
upgrade. The increases are shown
by reports secured today from the
State Department. The number of
charters filed during the year 1885
shows total of 2538 as against
2476 for 1884, or an increase of 62.
The revenue from the 1888 charters
shows a total of S142,089. .68, as
against s137 ,274.65, an increase of
S4,815.03. The revenue from gas
oline tax for 1885 shows a total of
1880, ,,669.91, as against 81 Pa
O22.59 for 1884, or an increase of
S316,647.32. One reason for the
large increase in 1885 is due to the
increased amount paid in from July
1, when the new gasoline tax law
went into effect. The revenue from
motor vehicle fines in 1885 was
10000, as against $40, 0,114.50 in
1884, or an increase of S9,979 so
fhe Motor Vehicle Department, in
Guiding the titling of cars, license
tags, operators licenses, trailers
ETC., collected for the year 1885 the
sum of $685., ,127.03.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16

The Twenty-Ninth Annual State
Show under the auspices of the
Delaware Farm Crop Improvement
Association opened at the Smyrna
High School Auditorium in Smyrna
to-day for a three-day session. w.
w. Caulk, president of the Della
ware Farm Crop Improvement As
sociation, is. in charge. Several
new features have been added to
the show this year. The Sweet Po-
tato Class has been divided into
two groups. Group one includes
any variety of the moist potato,
while group two includes any of
the dry variety. Barley has been
added to the small grain class.
There has also been added new
class for Vocational Agricultural
High Schools. The class will be
limited to four schools due to the
lack of space, and these will be Sc
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM PLAY
Shakespearean Players to Present
Merchant of Venice" Tuesday

Shakespearean Players to Present
Merchant of Venice" Tuesday
1t is announced that the James
Hendrickson & Claire Bruce Com
pany, Shakespearean players from
New York City, with a record run
of nine years of touring in the
Shakespearean plays, will appear
at the Smyrna High School Audi
torium in Smyrna in 'sThe Mer-
chant of Venice" on Tuesday, JAM
uary 21st at 8:15 p. m. The COM
pany has been brought to Smyrna
through the efforts of Smyrna
High School. A capacity attend
ance is anticipated because of the
high professional standing of the
company. Unusually low admission
prices have been made for students.
Mr.. Hendrickson and Miss Bruce
have in their supporting company
such well-known players as James
Reach, Frank Howson, MacGregor
Glib, Miss Hilda Manning, Miss
Antonia Grey, David Auerbach,
Frederick Thurston, John Carpen-
ter, Martin Wells, and others. Get
your seats reserved now. Don't
miss it.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
LAND SECURED
FOR RACE TRACK
Delaware Race Track ASSOcia-
tiOn to Take Over Stanton
Property by March ID
IS BETWEEN RAILROADS

Four hundred and thirty-two
acres, part of two farms near Stan
ton, have been acquired by the Del
aware Steeplechase and Race Asso-
citation, Inc, it was announced by
Lawrence Talley, realty operator.
Officials of the recently organized
race association declined to com
ment on the requirement of the
property other than to see that it
would be available for construction
of a track to be operated under the
racing laws passed at the last ses-
sion of Legislature sufficient sup
port be secured and other details
worked out. The property secured
by the Steeplechase and Race As
Sociation are the James r. Gun
ningham farm, and the farm of
Wladislaw Samluk, both southwest
of Stanton A total of 255 acres
of the Cunningham farm was ac-
quired, all of the farm but about
% acres on the north side of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
tracks to be retained by Cunning
ham, and 1T acres of the Samluk
farm, all of the farm including %
acres on the north side of the Bal
timore and Ohio tracks. The op-
tions executed, according to rerpe-
sentatives of the association, call
for payment of the property at an
average price of about $40 an acre
and it is considered as a favorable
price for the land. Should the
plans for establishing a track not
be successful, it will be available
for use for other purposes without
loss as it is located directly be-
tween the Pennsylvania and Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad tracks and
could be used for many purposes.
1t is suitable, however, for a race
track. Mr. Talley said that the as
sociation will take possession of
the Cunningham farm on March l
and will get possession of the Sam
LUX farm on about February Is.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
CROP IMPROVEMENT SHOW IN
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, SMYRNA

lected by the Vocational Director.
The exhibits will be judged on their
educational value and the arrange
ment of the exhibit. There will be
approximately fifty All club mem
bers of the State who will take
part in the All Club Corn Judging
Contest, which will take place on
Saturday morning at 1000 A. M.
This contest is being sponsored by
the Association with the Agricul-
tural Extension Department COOP
Grating. The high scoring contest
ants from each of the counties will
receive a free scholarship to the
Junior Short Course at the Univer-
sity of Delaware in June. The
Smyrna Board of Education and
the Smyrna Rotary Club are COOP
Grating with the Crop Improve
ment Association officers to make
this years show a success.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
REEDY ISLAND QUARANTINE
SIOO, 900 Government Job Complet-
ed by Contractors

Edward S. Fay & Sons Company
of Philadelphia, have finally COM
pleted all odds and ends on their
contract for the rehabilitation of
the Reedy Island Quarantine Sta
ton in the Delaware River at
Port Penn and have moved their
equipment and force of men from
the island. The equipment was
shipped back to Philadelphia early
last week. Officials of Edward S,
Fay & Sons Company will return
to Port Penn Tuesday to meet rep
resentatives of the u. S. Treasury
Department, Public Health Service,
for the final Government inspection
and approval of the work done at
the quarantine station. Repairs
have been made to buildings and
equipment on the island to the ex-
tent of approximately 100000 and
the job has taken about a year and
a half to complete.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Boys Basket Ball Team Wins
Over Caesar Rodney by
Score of 25 to 13
OTHER SCHOOL NOTES

The basketball season at our
high school is getting under way.
The Local Boys metrthe strong and
we'll trained Caesar Rodney team
on Friday night, coming through
victorious with a score of 25-13.
Boyd, Gooding, and Magill were
the high scorers for Smyrna, while
Cox did the scoring for Caesar
Rodney. The defensive work of
Magil and Still was outstanding
throughout the entire game. The
second half rally by Smyrna was
the most exciting event of the
game This was the fourth game
of the schedule. Smyrna being
credited with three victories, name
ly: FELTON,, Delaware City, and
Caesar Rodney. Dover is the only
team thus far able to penitrate the
strong Smyrna defense. The girls
/ team has been victorious over Del
aware City, but has two defeats,
FELTON, and Caesar Rodney, marked
up against them. The next game
will be played at Middletowr on
Thursday, January 16. This team
is without question the strongest
quintet that our boys will have to
face during the season. Every ef-
fort is being made to put the team
into shape to Bring Home the
Bacon" On Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week there will be
a school exhibit of agricultural
products under the supervision OF
the Delaware Crop Improvement
Association This viii be the 29th
Annual State Show of this asso-
citation. The exhibit will be open
to the public.-A special commit
tee has been appointed and is now
making definite plans for the An
nual Senior Supper to be held or
Friday evening, January 81. II
should be noted that on the same
evening, following the supper, tht
Smyrna basketball team will play
FELTON, at Smyrna. The proceeds
of the supper, as usual. will go to
wards the support of the "trip t.
Washington" This years class i.
the largest in the history of the
school, II are expecting to gradI
ate in June In order to provide
sufficient funds it will be necessary
to get as liberal contributions a:
possible from the parents anC
friends Of the students. The clas:
earnestly solicits support of every
one interested in the success of thi:
project. The supper will be cafe
terra style with the menu Of old
fashioned Delaware chicken anC
dumplings gs-The banking result:
for the week are as follows: Mum
Der of pupils in attendance, 819
number of depositors, SO; amoun
deposited for day. 5000; amoun
deposited to date this year, S579.79
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
TWO HURT IN GUN SHOOT
Joseph NJ. George, Sudlersville and
Harry Hartley, Crumpton, Md

Two persons were injured odIur-
day afternoon when a gu nexploded
in the hands of Joseph M. George
of Sudlersville, Md, while he was
shooting in the weekly skeet shoot
there. Mr.. George, who is presi-
dent of the Queen Anne's County
Board of Commissioners, had part
of a finger on the left hand blown
off. and Harry Hartley, of Crump-
ton, Md, who was standing near
by. suffered a deep laceration of
the temple, when piece of the gun
barrel struck him. Both men were
treated by a doctor who was par
ticipating in the shoot. The gun
Mr.. George was using had recently
been purchased by him. 1t is
thought wadding from a shell shot
a few minutes before had become
caught in the barrel.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
r. E. WILSON AS
COUNTY AGENT
Makes Annual Report of His
1885 Extension Work
in Kent County
HIS VARIOUS PROJECTS

The 1885 annual report of agri-
cultural extension work in Kent
county, which has been prepared
by County Agent Russell E. Will
son, includes many interesting fig
ures showing the results that have
been accomplished with reference
to the various crop and livestock
improvement projects, and the
manner in which Kent county par
ticipated in the crop control pro-
gram of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. In regard to
the major farm crops, 2,064 acres
of corn were planted with treated
seed for the control of root rot and
the production of more solid and
mature corn at harvest, and 49,
235 acres of wheat were seeded last
fall in connection with the pro-
gram for the control of shrinking
smut. The growing of second
early tomatoes for increased yields
per acre and quality improvement
for commercial canning purposes
has become a general practice
among the majority of farmers as
the result of field demonstrations
conducted in this county a few
years ago. The dipping of the roots
of sweet potato plants in disinfect-
ant solutions for the prevention of
black rot and related diseases has
resulted in a 10 per cent increase
in yield of prime sweets, in addi-
ton to the reduction of disease
prevalence in the crop each year.
In the field of horticulture twelve
editions of orchard spray notes pre-
pared by DR.. j. F. Adams, plant
pathologist of the University of
Delaware and the State Board OF
Agriculture, were mailed to fruit
growers. and spray notes also were
Continued on Page four)
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
KENTON MAN is
STRUCK BY AUTO
Roland Reynolds Seriously In
jured by Car on Highway
at Black Cat
OTHER ACCIDENTS TOO

Roland Reynolds, Al, of Kenton,
received a possible fracture of the
skull and a broken left leg when
struck by an automobile, driven by
Kenneth Leach, Of COS North
Franklin street, Wilmington, while
walking along the DUPONT Boule-
ward near the Black Cat early Sun
day morning. He was treated at
the Delaware Hospital where his
condition was reported as fair.
Leach was arrested by Privates
Leach and Mcconnell, Of the State
Police, for assault and battery and
held under $500 bail by Magistrate
Bogart. Mrs. Lille Collins and
Mrs. Emma Collins, Of Millsboro,
suffered injuries to the chest Sum
day when a car driven by Mrs. Lii
lie Collins skidded and turned over
on the Middletown-Summit Bridge
Road near Middletown. They were
treated by Middletown physician.
Private Harrity, of the State Police
investigated. Helen Rulawn, of
Mt. Pleasant, suffered a broken
nose when the car in which she was
riding, driven by John M. Sears, Of
Mt. Pleasant, struck a telephone
pole on the Chesapeake City Sum
nit Bridge road Sunday afternoon.
She was treated by nearby ply
sician. Clarence Roberts, of Sea-
ford, received slight injuries when
his truck skidded into a guard rail
on the Southbound lane of the dual
highway near Odessa.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUB
Hon. Lewis A. Drexler Addresses
Women on "The Constitution

women on Ine COnSClDuGIOn
The Hon. Lewis A. Drexler, of
Wyoming, Del, delivered an ad-
dress on the Constitution of the
nited States" on Friday afternoon
at the regular meeting of the 10th
Century Club. Preceding Mr.. Drex-
ler's address, Mrs. Thomas Cover
dale gave a piano solo entitled
"Elsa's Dream" The meeting for
Friday, January 18th, will be held
at s o'clock. The faculty of the
Smyrna Public Schools and hus-
bands of the members will be the
guests of the Club. Mrs. George
Carter, chairman of International
Relations, will be in charge of the
program. Mrs. Carter has secured
as guest speaker Mrs. William A.
Cook, State Chairman of Guest
Evening. Mrs Ethel Magill, chair
man of music, will present a short
musical
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
FINE SHOOT BY
.LOCALGUN CLUB
% Smyrna SpOrtsmen Join
With Visitors at the Club
Grounds Near Smyrna
ANNUAL BANQUET HELD

The annual Banquet Shoot of the
Smyrna Gun Club was held on the
club grounds, Tuesday afternoon,
with a large turnout of both local
and visiting sportsmen, 48 shooters
in all participating, equally divided
into two teams, the Nuts captain
ed by Ernest Mattiford of the local
club and the Jeffs captained by
William M. Doughten of the Smyr-
ma Club. The Nuts took the hon
ors of the afternoon with a total
score of 442 out of 1900 while the
best the Jeffs could do was 425 out
of 1900. Individual scores by
teams:
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
AS LASHES FALL
Sheriff Bush Lays on Lashes As
Jail Officers Calls "Three Dollars"

AS Leroy Gibson, Negro, was be
ing whipped with 10 lashes Friday.
by Sheriff Bush, at the county Jail,
at Dover, an officer of the prison
standing close to the whipping
post, as each lash was applied
would say in an undertone three
dollars" A number of persons
could hear him and wondered what
it meant 1t was afterwards learn
ed that Gibson, who had pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering
and robbing houses, is accused of
stealing three dollars from one of
the other prisoners on the day he
entered the Jail. He is said to have
hidden the money in the lining of
the mattress on his cot. 1t was
recovered and returned to the own
err
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Alexander Deakyneb Former Smyr-
ma Farmer, Dies From Bull Attack

Alexander Deakyne, former
well known farmer of Thorough
fare Neck, who moved some years
ago to farm in Pennsylvania, died
at his residence near Kemblesville
Saturday from injuries received by
being attacked by a ferocious bull
six weeks ago. He was taken to
the West Grove, Pa, Hospital but
never recovered. His death, under
such circumstances, ELECTED much
sympathy and grief. Mr.. Deakyne
was son of the late Alexander
and Sarah Elizabeth (Derrickson)
Deakyne and spent his early life in
this vicinity where he was known
as a progressive farmer and es-
teemed by a large circle of friends.
He was a member, first of Friend
ship and later of Asbury NJ. E.
Church, Smyrna. He married in
March, 1896, Miss Rachel Elizabeth
Reynolds of near Smyrna. He
leaves to mourn his death three
children: Edgar r. Deakyne OF
Newark, and Misses R. Elizabeth
Deakyne of Chester, Pa, and Miss
Hannah NJ. Deakyne of Claymont
He is also survived by the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Robert
Deakyne, near Smyrna; Mrs. w. B
Helveston, Philadelphia; Eugene
Deakyne. near Smyrna; Mrs G. P
Macarthur, Miss Elsie Deakyne ant
Oliver Deakyne, Philadelphia, and
Edgar Deakyne Of Wilmington
Funeral services, largely attended
were held first from his late resi-.
dence near Kemblesville, Pa, anc
yesterday from Friendship M. E
Continued on Page FIve3
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
SMYRNA BANKS
ELECT BOARDS
Hold Their Annual StOckhOld-
ers Meeting With No
Change in Personnel
SAME OFFICERS ELECTED

At the annual stockholders meet
ing of the Fruit Growers National
Bank and Trust Company of Smyr-
ma, Tuesday, a report on the years
business was made and found to be
a good report. The stockholders
reelected the same Board of Di-
rectors as follows: Hervey P. Hall,
Lewis M. Price, Harry B. Grieves,
Warner w. Price, Clarence B. Ray
mond, DR.. c. j. Prickett, c. L. Har-
monson, and William Norris, all of
Smyrna, and Dr. Frank L. Grier,
Milford. The directors elected Her
vey P Hall, president; DR.. c. ],
Prickett, vice-president; Walter w
Hynson, secretary and trust offic-
er; c. L. Harmonson, attorney; w
E. Nowlan, cashier; George w
! Boehmler, teller; Miss Elizabeth T
Wilson, note teller; ]. Fletcher
Truax, bookkeeper, and Miss Hilda
Deakyne, stenographer.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The National Bank OF
Smyrna was held Tuesday and q
good report of the institution was
made The following directors
were elected: Edward G. Walls
James A. Hart, ,Jr., James H.David
r. w. Slaughter, S. Creadick En-
mis-, Harvey c. Jones. The Boarc
of Directors re-organized by elect
ing Edward G. Walls, president;
Harvey c. Jones. vice-president anG
Trust Officer; Edward T. Porter
cashier; Clark NJ. Knots, assistant
cashier and assistant trust officer
Miss Kate ]. Smihters, note clerk
Miss Ruth Collins, bookkeeper,
Miss Ethel David, stenographer.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week
st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, announces the services on Sun
day next, the second after the
Epiphany, will be as follows: 7:3O
a. M. celebration of the Holy Com
munion; 10 a. M, church school;
IL a. M, morning prayer and SER
mon. Wednesday next, 7:30 p. m.
short evening prayer and address
choir assisting in the service and
will practice thereafter.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
/ 'o1 STEALING WIRE
4 ta'sy' Little Creek, Arrest
f0' railroad Detectives

LCtcct1veS
Carey, Little Creek Dis
I I na..:a arrested Saturday by
|DsIess Effective Miles Fitzger-
1naf, ~ on a charge of tres
Ey.ni, "a The property of the
ear' r4'a vish Railroad Company,
h s'' y Magistrate William II
+ .0d q Delmar, imposed a
ss, aAa ms costs, and when
ktss ~ unable % to pay he was
4 Ten S,,,l . the Sussex county
\ d, SIsss1 aays. Two other charg.
H. s't.'a = against him, and in
I FAss,'as i was held in $500 bail
4 sas.Isy isss'aary term of Court 1%rf Of
ksSv s.ons. y The first was
4 ~ q nc copper wire from the the
ssea'a sa0ruary 26, last wear.
VII. ua was for larceny ~
TEL TsI.,s'om from the DIAMOND nd
ills l'epnene = one Company at at
- VI tne same date
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
" The NAZARENE

& Ma !, Mayer, Pastor, An.
Rnyrna cs,l For the Week
keId la ! ss.iNi church of the MAJ
n d,sv' christening last Sun
sss tss more than the ,,s,na, sun
us,,1 sss morning service. u9u4l out
hristsasip Program, an infant
aver as..,. The Thursday ss
tiaas'r,,ssslang at the church
week ss'r'ed = to the parson- ~
sss being Done I, f. some me
s'asaee sSsss,ees next suDs,v y the
nss' ! School, s;45 a. m. !: |.
7p. N. and praise
Smyrna times., 1936-01-16
FARMERS UNION OFFICERS
Organization Over I'm New Castle
County Elect C.. ID. Vert, President

The Delaware branch of the Ma
tional Farmers Union at their last
regular meeting at Townsend, elect
ed Charles d. Vert of Middletown.
president, and Willard Robinson of
Townsend, secretary. An open
meeting will be held in the Oak
Hil Community Hall on Tuesday
evening, January 81. Doctor Louis
Levinson of Middletown, will de-
liver an address on Should the
Farmers Organize" Farmers are
invited to attend.