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Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
NEW ELECTRIC
ORGAN RECITAL
Free Organ Recital in Audi
tOrium of School Build
ing This Evening
SPONSORED BY ROTARY

Tonight, Thursday, October IS,
at s o'clock in the Auditorium of
the John Bassett Moore High
School there will be a demonstra-
tion and recital on the new musical
the Hammnod Electric
Organ, and only completely electric
organ presented to the public. It
has been heralded as the outstand-
ing musical invention of the cen
tury. Certainly it embodies an
astounding number of new depart
ures in the organ field. The in
strument is an astounding feature
since the Hammond Organ can be
played with comfort in a small
apartment or fill the largest audi
torium such as the United States
Naval Academy Chpel at Annap-
oils, seating 100 or the Madison
Square Garden in New York ac-
$4,000. John H. Ell
termann, one of the most promin-
ent organists of the East and a re-
cent Dean of the Chesapeake Chap
ter of the American Guild of Or
ganists, will be at the console.
John H. Eltermann has for many
years past occupied a position of
prominence in the musical life of
Baltimore. His career as organist
started with the appointment at
the age of 16 as the organist at the
Fulton Avenue U. B. Church. The
following year he became choir
master. Since then he has held
positions of organist and choir di-
rector at Walbrook M. E. Church,
also assistant organist at Emman-
uel P. E. Church and choirmaster
of the Chapel of the Redemption.
Later he was appointed organist
and choir director at st. Marks s
Lutheran, and subsequently was
Dean of the Chesapeake Chapter of
the American Guild of Organists,
and for several years staff organist
at WBAL. He was also organist
at the Century Theatre, Baltimore,
which, together with his radio pro-
grams, created an enviable follow
ing. At the present time he is
conductor both of the longer
Mannerchor and the Deutscher
Aamenchor. He has been particu-
larly in the public eye of late
through his many recitals and CON
certs at the console of the HAM
mond Electric Organ.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
BIRTHDAY NEAR WALKERS
Mrs. Mary Shane Given a Surprise
Party by Her Family and Friends

Mrs. Mary Shane Given a Surprise
Party by Her Family and Friends
A surprise party was given in
honor of the 55th birthday of Mrs.
Mary Shane, near Walkers School
Sunday afternoon by her children.
The table was beautifully decorat-
ed and included a birthday cake
given by her daughter Lydia. She
also received number of useful
gifts. Among those present were:
Mrs. Pete Callovini and daughter
Jean, and Mrs. Elizabeth Philpot of
Washington, D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Shane and daughter Thelma
and Miss Mae Baker of Clayton;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shane of Town
send; Mr.. and Mrs. William Shane
and family Betty, Billy, Franklin
and Evelyn Louise, of Smyrna; !;
Mrs. Mary Virdin and sons James
Glenn and Robert Dale, of Smyrna;
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Shane and son
Earl, of Taylor's Bridge, and Gill
bert, Elsie and Ethel; Mr.. and Mrs.
William McNatt of Townsend; !;
Mrs. Leo Bason, Mrs. Henry Brown,
Miss Margaret Smith, and Mr..
Hazel Lockerman.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
]. Wells FAIRIES Gave a Motion
Picture Talk on "Fire Pre-
ventiOn" Last Friday
PROGRAM NEXT WEEK

At the regular meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club Friday
evening Mr.. ]. Wells FAIRIES gave a
40-minute showing of motion pic
lures in keeping with Fire Proven
ton Week. Mr. Clifford Jones,
president of the local Fire Com
pany, gave the origin of the Vol
unteer Firemen and also the statis-
tics of fire loss in this vicinity. The
music program under the direction
of Mrs. Henry Ennis presented the
following program: Vocal solo,
Miss Mary Hynson, accompanied
by Mrs. Vernon Westfall; trombone
solo, Miss Betty Jones, accompan-
led by Miss Hynson; piano solo,
Miss Roberta Ennis The state
conference for officers and chair
men will be held in the Y. M. c.. A,
in Wilmington on October 21st.
All chairmen and officers are ex-
pected to attend this institute. The
choral club will meet Tuesday ev-
ening from to s, at the home of
Mrs. Theodore Hynson, director
Friday, October 18th, the Rev.
James R. Galley will give a lecture
on the history of the Bible. Sacred
music will be sung. Miss Anna
Beckett will give short discourse
on Current Events Friday, Octo-
ber 23rd, Judge Earle D. Wiley
Judge of the Common Pleas Court
of Kent County will give an adj
dress on American Citizenship.
This will be an open meeting.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
CHURCH
MAY BE CLOSED
Old St. Peters Episcopal Es-
tablished in 1851, With
out a Rector
BISHOP COOK breaches

The Rt. Rev. Philip Cook, Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Della
ware. told the parishioners of his
toric st. Peters Church Sunday
that the church, threatened with
closing for lack of a rector, will be
kept open by supply rectors until
a new one is installed. Bishop
Cook went to Lewes to conduct the
Sunday morning services which
had been discontinued one month
ago. The Rev. William Wyllie,
Jr., who has been rector for two
years, is seeking another charge.
The Bishop told the congregation
that under the canons of the
church, he will supply special
rector, for the regular morning
services each Sunday at the ex-
pense of the bishop. He said he
feels a keen interest in the affairs
of the church, which was founded
in 1851 and had been in continuous
operation since the first structure
was built in 1922 under the Rev
William Beckett, a missionary to
Lewes under the auspices of the
Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel in Foreign Parts. Mr..
Becket's tomb is in the southeast
corner of the churchyard. Bishop
Cook said the Lewes parish will be
host to the annual convention of
the Episcopal diocese next spring.
Assisting him at the services Sum-
day was the former rector, who
will leave the last of this week for
Virginia.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. GeOrgianna Garman-LeCompte
Dies at Her Home i'm Clayton


Dies at Her Home i'm Clayton
Mrs. Georgianna Garman-Le-
Compile, aged 80, of Clayton, who
had led a prominent life in the
community, died Thursday after
noon of last week after a lingering
illness of general debility. She was
one of the oldest women of the vi
cinity and was esteemed by all who
knew her. Mrs. LeCompte was a
daughter of the late Thomas H.
Lamb a prominent farmer of his
day and of Mrs. Mary A. Stevens.
In early life she married R. B..
Garman a merchant and land own
er of Clayton. There were six chill
dren by this union, four of whom
survive her as follows: R. B. Gar
man of Wilmington, Mrs. Sarah
Green, Wilmington; Mrs. George
Thomas, Clayton, and Mrs. A. C..
R. Seamans of Baltimore, Md.
Some years after the death of her
husband, Mrs. Garman married
James c. LeCompte of near Clay
ton, a prominent farmer and land
owner. He died some years ago
after which she made her home
with her son, F. Charles LeCompte,
prominent real estate broker, who
died last spring. She is also sur
vived by several grandchildren and
at-grandchildren Funeral ser
vices, largely attended, were held
from her late residence in Clayton
Continued on Page TIve)
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
SOME FIGURES
IN WHEAT PLAN
Wheat Acreages AS Included
in the 1868 Contracts
For Delaware
KENT-SUSSEX COUNTIES

In connection with the 1886
wheat adjustment program as it
relates to Kent and Sussex coun-
ties, some interesting figures have
been obtained by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson showing the
wheat acreage which is included in
the applications for the 1936-1939
contracts, as compared to the total
wheat acreage for each of these
two counties. According to the
1885 agricultural census, there
were 36,340 acres of wheat produc-
ing total of 624, 1852 bushels, or an
average of 17.2 bushels per acre, in
Kent county last year. The basis
of the 1936-1939 wheat adjustment
program included the yields for the
period from 1880 to 1885, inclusive,
and the six-year average acreage
of wheat on the 382 farms in Kent
county for which these applications
were signed last fall was 17,908
acres, or an average of 46.8 acres
per farm. This acreage represents
49.3 percent of the total wheat
acreage for Kent county, while the
310,270 bushels wheat produced on
these 382 farms represent 49.7 per-
cent OF the county's total produc-
tion. The average yield of wheat
on these farms during the six-year
period (1930-1935) was 17.3 BUSH
els per acre, which compares very
favorably with that for the entire
county. Other figures which have
been taken from the listing sheets,
as prepared by the allotment COM
mittee of the Kent and Sussex
County Wheat Production Control
Association, show that the total
acreage in land on these 382 farms
is 74,319, resulting in an average
of 1916 acres per farm. of which
46.8 acres were in what in 1885.
The total crop acreage is 5O.611,
with an average of 1925 acres per
farm in tillable land. Taking these
figures into consideration, there
fore, the wheat acreage on these
382 farms amounted to approxim-
ately 35 percent of the total crop
land, which proves again that
wheat is one of the leading cash
grain crops in Kent county, and is
surpassed only by corn which oc-
cupied 4O,O62 acres of our tillable
land last year with an average
yield of 29.8 bushels per acre. On
the 1873 farms in Sussex county on
which thes wheat adjustment ap-
plications were signed, the total
wheat acreage for 1885 was 1887
acres, or an average of 25.5 acres
per farm. In the production of
wheat on these farms, the county's
total was 56,282 bushels, resulting
in an average of 1876 bushels per
acre. The 1921 acres of all land
represented by these 133 appEca-
tions indicated an average of 1853
acres per farm, while the total crop
acrage was 12,509, or "a acres for
each farm, as compared to 1925
acres per farm in Kent county.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
NJ. E. PASTORS AT DOVER
Addressed by Bishop Hughes and
Others at Big Gathering

Methodist churches throughout
the Wilmington M. E. Conference
are represented at the rally which
opened Tuesday morning in Wesley
NJ. E Church, Dover. Bishop Ed
win H. Hughes of Washington, D.
c., delivered the principal address
at the evening session. Rev. DIR.
j. w. Colona represented Asbury
M. E. Church, Smyrna. At the
session Tuesday morning the
speakers were: The Rev. DR.. B. M.
Johns, of Wilmington who con-
Quoted devotions: the Rev. T. S.
Brock of the Board of Pensions and
Relief; the Rev. L. E. Windsor, of
the Conference Board of Stewards:
DIR. A. B. Potorf, of the department
of religion and education of the
American University; the Rev. M.
S. Andrews of the Conference
Board on Christian Education; the
Rev. DR.. w. E. Shaw, secretary of
the Board of Foreign Missions,
New York Dinner was served at
Wesley Church at 1890 p. m. At
the afternoon session, which began
at 1:45 p. m, devotions were con-
Quoted by the Rev. DR.. ]. Leas
Green, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church, Salisbury. At
ternoon speakers were: The Rev.
w. A. c. Hughes, Board of Home
Missions, Philadelphia; the Rev.
Ivanhoe Willis, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League of Della
ware; DR.. Ernest H. Cherrington,
secretary of the Board of Temper
ance, Washington. At 800 p. m,
there was a report on Episcopal
Residence" After that, at 1925 p.
m., the Rev. E. H. Kohlstedt of
Philadelphia, made an address on
"A Dynamic Gospel" Dinner was
served in the church at $50 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
DELANEY'S HOMECOMING
Rev. C. w. Robb, Pastor, to Hold
services at Delaney and Millington

Millington, Md, October IS
Sunday, October 18th, will be a
gala day in Asbury M. E. Church
in the town of Millington and also
at Delaney's M. E. Church near
Massey, Md. Mrs. Elizabeth Saw
age who was Miss Elizabeth Skin
ner before her marriage, will be
the preacher of the day at Milling
ton. Mrs. Savage was born near
Pondtown and has been preaching
in the Wesleyan Methodist Church
near Chester, Pa, for the past
three years or more. DR.. w. E.
Gunby, the District Superintendent
of the Wilmington District of the
Wilmington Conference, will be the
preacher at the Delaney's M. E.
Church in the afternoon at three
o'clock. Mrs. Savage will bring
special singers with her and they
will sing both morning and evening
at Millington as well as at the ser
vice at Delaney's in the afternoon.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15

he served at the last session. The
Independents adopted a motion
that this place on the ticket be left
blank. The Democratic candidate
in this district is George Dewey
Sapp. While no explanation was
offered for the conventions failure
to indorse DIR. Pierce the county
committee was authorized to fill
the vacancy. The convention was
called to order by James F. Alice,
Jr., chairman of the Independents
county committee. j. Morris .Har-
rington, former State Auditor,
was made the permanent chairman.
MARBLE Dagger was made secretary.
/. D. Short of Milford, the party's
nominee for governor, and Robert
G. Houston of Georgetown, nom-
inee for Senator, were in Dover and
attended.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
NEW EQUIPMENT AT STRAND
Western Electric Sound System,
Latest Type, to Be Installed

The management of the Strand
Theatre announces in their adver-
tisement this week that in the near
future the theatre will be equipped
with the latest and most improved
Western Electric sound equipment.
This is welcome news to their pa
irons for such has been badly
needed. Mr.. Schwartz is being con-
graduated on his enterprise. West
ern Electric is a branch of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, and has spent millions
of dollars in research on their inn
proved sound equipment, with the
result that to-day the Western
Electric sound equipment is one of
the finest in the world. 1t is this
system that the Strand Theatre is
installing.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
HER KITTENS BORN IN TREE
Cat of Mrs. j. S. Burton Calls For
Help To Get Them Down

Mrs. j. S. Burton, wife of Coun-
Gilman Burton of Dover, some DAYS
ago missed her pet cat from her
home on Bradford Street. Mayor
]. Wallace Woodford a neighbor of
Councilman Burton several days
later heard cat crying apparent
ly some place in his yard. AS the
cries continued Mayor Woodford
investigated and found the Burton
cat up a tree where it had given
birth to a litter of kittens in a
hollow of the tree The cat was
crying for help to get her kittens
down. Mayor Woodford took the
mother and her children down and
turned the family over to Mrs.
Burton.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
INDEPENDENTS FILE TICKET
Short Faction Puts Up County and
State Ticket i'm New Castle


The state and county tickets of
the Independent Republican party
were filed with Clerk of the Peace
John L. Wright Tuesday for inclu-
sion on the ballot to be voted in
New Castle County November 8.
The tickets were filed by j. Austin
Ellison, and j. Writ Willis. The
candidates follow: Presidential
electors, Mr.. Willis, Joseph Morris
Harrington, and Frank S. Carter;
United States Senator Robert G.
Houston; representative, ]. Austin
Ellison; governor, 1. Dolphus Short;
lieutenant governor, William J.
Highfeld; state treasurer, Weldon
S. NAPLES; state auditor, E. Cow
gill Barnard; sheriff, Delaware S.
Wright; prothonotary, Alexander
Jamison; register in chancery and
clerk of the Orphans Court, Mrs.
Selena S. Hutchinson; clerk of the
peace, Merritt Burke; county treas
urer and receiver of taxes, Walter
S. Burris; comptroller, Robert o.
Cooke; coroner, H. Herbert Hirzel;
First Representative District, Co
lumbus Jannuzyio; second, Wilmer
w. McElroy; third, William c. Nc
Cleary; fourth, James Joseph
Caruso; fifth, Joseph K. Pokoiski;
sixth, Robert E. Taylor; seventh,
Irwin J. Goheen; eighth, Ralph E.
Larson; ninth, William F. Rupp;
tenth, Howard w. Legg; twelfth,
Fred D.Nelson; thirteenth, J.Frank
Blackburn; fourteenth, James C.
Reynolds, and fifteenth, George D.
johnson. Second Senatorial Dis
trict, Harry c. Tazewell; fourth,
John W. Wetherell; sixth, Francis
w. Hukill.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
Smyrna's New Town Building

Smyrna Town Council has ac-
cepted plans for a two-story brick
building to be erected on their lot
opposite Smyrna Postoffice. Con-
tracts will be advertised and let
soon. 1t calls for tax offices and
Rest Rooms on first floor and
Council Chamber, second floor.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
1Akf INSTALLATION

i& flace in Newark Next
Fms Lee Deakyne One
H!y elected officers Of the
1slOn Auxiliary, De
q Delaware, will be in
y Mrs. William N. Cam.
nsnt Presidnt and Ma
Vnnltteeman Of Whining
saturday, October 18th.
meeting in the din
Y J ! .as Methodist Church,
i'SO P. m. The ofhc-
80 a the recent Depart
I walton include the fol-
!, ,nssident, Mrs. John r.
4 assark;; First Vice Presi-
Y. vsstle County, Mrs. E.
fart Dupont; Second
ss1t, Kent Co,inty NJ
s.,' ses'on' Dover; Third
1 ' ,s Sussex County, Mrs.
= Is,sf0ach, Georgetown;
: s's' secretary, Mrs. Lille RI
wilmington; Treasurer,
Y k|.a W. Page, Wilmington;
\ a ns- Jerry Nash. St
4 ssss sa'orian, Mrs. Harry s.
i sTsa1ki wax sergeant-at-arms
lonn;..yn yne' Smyrna; Ma
/ Dus.' sman' 4, Mrs. George
sssfi Alternate National
\ Ss0nan' W. Mrs. Leslie
k,.u.ss' Fader has chosen
ksut sls $ Newark, as the
y d. Secretary and will
s,.. as chairmen Of stand nd
b An al. =. The luncheon
|eat tbs SAiiiary S. members
Mt a'e are urged to
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
ALTER COURSE DRAGON RUN
Stream North of ST. Georges to be
Diverted From Canal to River

Plans for changing the course of
Dragon Run, a small stream be-
tween st. Georges and Delaware
City, have been submitted to the
State Highway Department by
government engineers in charge of
widening the Chesapeake and Del
aware Canal. The creek now flows
into the canal. The plan is to di-
vert it into the Delaware River st
a point north of Delaware City.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
|;IIBADERS LEADERS,
|nloID MEET
lanai Area Wide
LIs.res to Convene
(,,,sr on Tuesday
+,.lEADERs TO GO

b the scene Of the 1.snoo seoa
1Arsa-wide Conference
~ Leaders including
". smvrna to be held
I'm afternoon and even,
~, %. The Conference :
~, '.',,sd BY the presenc Of
u.ad Of St. Louis, Mo-
4 President Of the ,aas BOY
n America since 1879.
..,-s5 men active in Scout
.sn,Out the Peninsula
t. at the legislative Han
n i plan the years pro
i, ,Suting. Mayor J. Wal
..'@or5 Of Dover, will well
n islegates. The keynote
EtI Be given by Or. Harry
I'm State Superintendent
q and Court of Honor
q Of the Boy Ccout Coun-
|sIring the general assem-
! tdsgates will divide into
|.xpsiOn groups devoted to
|sssts Of Administration,
\ nd Program. The Ad-
[,ars group will be led BY
{ prsSdeut Charles H. Cant
|T.-ce Chairman Edwin G.
| I Wilmington. DR.. E. B.
k1l preside over the group
u Scouting Growth, while
Id Seaman will lead a dis
/ d Scout Program. Chair
\ he Council Committees on
udcn, Clubbing, Sea Scout
,,lnng, Activities, Civic Ser
|iuging and Court Of Honor
| tmssent to give their views
=
! xt methods of conducting
L for the boys of the Pen
The discussions are open
kanastsrs, Troop Commit
md other Scouters repre-
/ be l33 Boy Scout Troops
Council. Following the af-
! iEussiOn period, a color
1n picture of the Whining
FSouts encamped along the
WIZ will be shown by Nor
'ROM, member of the Coun-
z1tE Board, on whose es-
B acampment took place
us The closing session of
'rsrsnce will be held in the
sEHrdsOn and will take the
u testimonial dinner to the
'Ssrs Of the Council. The
\ address will be given by
u The message from the
! Boy Scout President is
waited by the Scout Lead
u Peninsula for it is large
I'sSat Of his national lead
aing the past ten years
! Scout movement has ad-
y It's present erviable po-
! ne held Of boys work.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
AUSTIN SMITHS HOME AFIRE
Kitchen of His New Home at Do
yer Damaged BY Smoke

yer Damaged BY Smoke
The new home of u. S. Marshal
]. Austin Smith, north of Dover,
which he moved to recently from
Clayton, was damaged as a result
of fire in the kitchen Monday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Smith left the home
forgetting a pot containing meat
which was on the stove. Water
that had been placed on the meat
boiled away and the meat burned
to a crisp. The black smoke went
through the rooms and damaged
the walls to such an extent that
they will have to be repainted or
repapered. The Robbins Hose Com
pany was called but fortunately the
fire had not spread beyond the
stove.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
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 following SER
vices: Sunday next, Nineteenth af-
ter Trinity and st. Luke's Day, 7.30
a. M, celebration of the Holy Com
munion, 10 a. m, Church School
IL a. m, morning prayer and SER
mon upon the words of our Lord,
Rise and Walk" Wednesday, 7.3O
p. M, short service, address and
choir practice. On Monday even
ing next there will be an adjourn
ed meeting OF the Vestry at the
rectory at 8 p m.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
0nE NURSE WE'D

~ Ram, J, camper Marries
khna. a4llinger of Frederica
ha,sss : = Camper of Fred
. ssa,tse ! The State Welfare
y ss,s ssld Hollinger of
|Assv - married at Odessa
X y RevN. c. Benson
tssa Seoseh- y %a The couple
- AZ nr. n. Davis Turner
N ,I1ston. ! After a wed
NJ J ! Boston, Mass. thew
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
Last Registration Day

Next Saturday, October IT, is the
last Registration Day Of the cam
paign. Every citizen should vote
and to vote you must be registered.
Don't neglect to do it Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-15
ASBURY M. e. CHURCH NEWS
Rev. DIR. j. w. ColOna, Pastor, An
nOunces Services For the Week

nOunces Services For the Week
The services at Asbury Method
ist Episcopal Church next Sunday
will be as follows: The Church
School meets promptly at 10
o'clock, The morning worship and
sermon at IL. The Epworth League
service at 6:45 and the evening
worship and sermon at 7:3O. The
public cordially invited. Prayer
service Wednesday evening at 7::30.
The general theme for study is
The Life of Christ"
Evening star., 1936-07-05
Here Is How to Go about 1t
If You Want to Haze o. Picnic

you how to play games with their
equipment, then, after hanging around
until you've practiced q little will
referee your games.
The Service Bureau Of the depart
ment will help In the planning Of par
ties and hikes and in organizing clubs
and community recreation programs.
Provide Advice.
Carroll z. Robb, playground engi-
neer, will give advice to churches,
institutions and apartments on the
laying out and equipping Of play
grounds. The assigning Of referees
and umpires for games comes under
Richard E. Tennyson and Miss Maude
N. Parker.
If it's a passive, sitting-down sort
of recreation you want, the depart
ment will supply a speaker to any
club or organization. He viii stand
while you sit and will give you de-
tailed information on all phases OF
recreation, including the proper man.
ner in which to go about organizing
leagues In base ball, soft ball, soccer
or horseShoes.
So if you have the deyiled eggs and
sufficient urge, call National 5000,
ask for the playground department,
and tell them, Ia like to have q
picnic, please