Smyrna times., 1937-12-30

custom Wnen any resident QleS.
Announcement of the death and
date of funeral is written on a
card, and carried by a messenger
to every home in town.
Aerial maps, measured with
] planimeters, being made of Kent
county for the soil conservation
committee, an outstanding feature
of the program, is piling up valu-
able data for the US eof future gen
erations of farmers.
Col William E. Lank, of Milford,
was elected commander of the Del
marva Camp, No. IA, United Span
ish-American War Veterans, De
partment of Maryland, at a meet
ing in the Log Cabin Home at Sea-
ford last week.
Sussex County Levy Court has
announced appointment of Mrs.
Margaret E. Lloyd of Seaford, as
service officer for western Sussex
county. She will supervise WPA
educational projects such as nurs-
cry schools, adult classes and Ma
tional Youth Administration work.
A county bank balance of $780,
750.82 was reported to the New
Castle Levy Court recently by
Claude B. Voshel, county treasur-
er and receiver of taxes. During
last week, S7,526.14 was received
in current taxes, S2,5O6.94 in delin-
quent taxes, and $8,928.27 miscel-
laneous.
The Christmas holiday period at
Fort Dupont began Thursday
morning, December 23rd, and ex-
tends to Monday morning, Janu-
ary 3rd Many officers and enlist
ed men left the post for a few
days. For those remaining routine
will be made considerably easier
curing the holiday perlOd.
The Board of Town Commission
ers of Millington, Nd, is pushing
the work of building concrete pave /
ments, curbs, and cutters to COM
pletion, a WPA project for which !
the federal government has made
a substantial grant The board also
IS contemplating the laying of sew
ers in sections of the town not now
provided with the convenience.
The Delaware City Fire Com
pany has elected Frank Neeff pres
-dent to succeed Emmett L. Cur
rem. Other officers elected are:
First vice president, Harley w.
Losey; second vice president, Vim
cent Cats, Sr.; secretary, James
F. Trefney; financial secretary,
Arthur Cavileer; treasurer, George
[. Bender; fire chief Turpin P.
Rose.
The apparatus of the Aetna Hose
Hook and Ladder Company, of
Newark, rebuilt at the factory,
Hartford City, Ind, was returned
asst week and is ready for service.
Among the new features are 100
gallon booster tank, 20O-horse pow
n motor, rotary pump, a 35-foot
ripple extension aluminium ladder, H
ind capacity of $50 gallons of
water per minute.
About one-third of all the stu
Ients in the Women's College. Uni
'ersity of Delaware, are carrying
ne or more courses in chemistry,
Dean Winifred J. Robinson states
4 her semi-annual report. Mem
ers of the department have decid-
d that an elementary course in
hysical chemistry is required and
is announced that such course u
I'LL be offered next college year.
The dredge General" of the
lrundeI Corporation, completed a
ection in the Chesapeake and Del
ware Canal recently in the Deep
Tut. This ends all the original
Ontracts on caanl work by the
everal companies. The only con-
racts now to be worked are two
acentIy awarded fha Standard =
Company and the Arun- I
Ell Corporation for the final two
jobs, one west of Chesa- 2
cake City, Md, and the other Z
ON st. Georges to the Delaware 1
liver.