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Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
COUNTRY CLUB
AT WILMINGTON
To Be Moved From Kennett
Pike to a Place Near
Stanton
SO7 ACRE TRACT BOUGHT

Smyrna folks who frequent the
Wilmington Country Club are in
terested to know the club is TO
have new and larger quarters
though there are some regrets the
club is to leave Wilmington. The
club has purchased large tract of
land on the Christina River near
Stanton, presumably for use as a
golf course, it was learned Mon
day. The present land occupied by
the club on the Kennett Pike ad-
joining Wawaset Park and West
over Hills will be developed for
real estate purposes, it was said.
The property is owned by William
dupont, Jr, and is leased to the
club. Comprising 807 acres, the
new tract fronts on Churchman
road and StantonIChristiana Turn
pike, with the river as its eastern
boundary. Part of the property
is rolling land including 25 acres of
woodland, but the eastern end is
partially submerged due to the de-
molition of dyke along the river
a year ago. 1t is understood that
the river fall will be rebuilt and
the marshy portion drained.
Bridge across the
Christiana lies at the corner of the
property. It is eight miles from
Wilmington, not far from the Del
aware Park race track. Three
parcels make up the entire acre
age. The club acquired 100 acres
from Thomas Stafford, who lives
on the Stanton road; 307 acres of
what was once known as the
farm, purchased from
the Churchman heirs, Mrs. Francis
Springer, of Stanton; Harry
of Wilmington, and
Mrs. Morgan, of Philadelphia, and
300 acres from Harry Loose, of
Reuben SatterthWaite
is attorney for the club. The price
paid was not disclosed The 18-
hole golf course on the present
leased property of the club is one
of the finest in the section. A
clubhouse stands on
the edge of the course, built a
dozen years ago to replace an earl
Ier structure destroyed by fire. The
club intends to keep the building
as long as possible as a social CEN
ter, it was said. The Wilmington
Country Club has occupied its
present site continuously since
1901. The lease expired some
years ago and was renewed only on
4 temporary basis, it is understood.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12

However the boothes, decorated
for the occasion, made a good
showing and have been on the job
every evening selling their wares.
There has been the usual interest
in the bingo booth. Ground prizes
have been given away each night.
This evening is Firemen's Vista
tation Night and a number of COM
panies are expected from various
parts of Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland. The parade
will take place at 7:30. The carni-
val will continue over the weekend
and Monday and probably longer
if any time has to be made up be-
cause of rain storms. As usual
there is much interest in who will
get the convertible sedan Buick
when it is given away the closing
night of the carnival.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
SOIL GROUP AT
FIELD MEETING
Kent Farmers Join Others at
Profitable Meeting Held
Near Dover
HELD ON WILSON FARM

In connection with the compli-
ance work on the 1902 farms in
Kent county which are included in
the 1887 soil conservation pro-
gram, a field meeting for super
visors, district committeeman and
members of the Board of Directors
of the Kent County Agricultural
Conservation Association was held
on Wednesday afternoon of last
week on the lawn at the farm of
R. Harry Wilson near Dover. This
meeting was attended by approx
imately forty farmers representing
the ten districts in the county, in
addition to Director c. A McCue,
Assistant Director A. D. Cobb, and
r. o. Stelzer, extension economist,
of the University of Delaware. The
Soil Conservation Service in Wash
ington was represented by w. A.
Minor, senior agricultural econ
omist, and William Moser, agricul-
tural economist, for the East Cen
trail Region. Arrangements for
this field meeting were made by r.
Harry Wilson, H. Clifford Clark
and Laurence E. Cain, members of
the county soil conservation COM
in cooperation with County
Agent Russell e. Wilson who is
also secretary of the association. !
Mr.. Stelzer was the first speaker |
on the program, and briefly pre-
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
Prof. George w. Wright of
Smyrna Schools, Talks on
Commercial Course
NEEDS OF THE DAY

The Smyrna Rotary Club at
their meeting last Thursday even
ing heard Prof. George w. Wright,
assistant superintendent of the
John Bassett Moore School of
Smyrna, describe the value of a
Commercial Education. Wright
stated There is not a profession,
occupation, or trade that does not
make use of several or all of busi-
ness terms, forms, and tools. No
man or woman can exist without
using the fundamental business
articles, in other words the world
today is business; business is the
world. 1t is the idea of all insti-
tutions of learning to train the
student in such a manner that he
VIII be able to adjust himself to
MS surroundings and take his place
IN this competitive civilization. To
accomplish this objective the world
must be brought into the school.
any institution that is not bring
ing the world through it's portals
Is dead. The easiest way to make
tnis tie-up between the living
world and the school is through
commercial Education" Visiting
Rotarians: John Vane and Grover
Frear Of Dover Club; Clarence
Snort Of Selbyville Club.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
AUTO CRASH UP COUNTRY
Occurs Between Townsend and
MiddIetown-S Are Hurt

A serious automobile accident in
which six young men were injured,
and a car and truck practically
demolished, occurred at the en-
trance at st. Andrews School
about two o'clock Tuesday after
noon of last week. The Elite
Cleaners truck, of Elkton, Md,
driven by one of their employees,
and Hudson-S car driven by Nor
gan Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus Davis, of Colt, Md, ac-
companied by William Andrew Hill
and Curly Ellingsworth, of Town
send, and Arthur Leach and Rich
ard Deiscem, of Colt, Md, figured
in the accident. Hill, one of the
occupants of the Hudson car, re-
ceived a conclusion of the brain,
and the other four young men
were badly cut about the face and
head. The driver of the Elite
Cleaners truck suffered from in
ternal hegnorrhages, and after they
had been treated by DIR. ]. d. Niles
the young man from Elkton was
removed to the Delaware Hospital
and the others returned to their
homes where they are recovering.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
RURAL SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 8
State Board Allows District Trus-
tees to Meet Local Conditions

Wednesday, September 8, has
been tentatively named as the date
for the opening of the public
schools in Delaware, outside of
Wilmington, for the 1878 school
term, according to an announce
ment made at the offices of the
State Board of Education The
State Board officials, however,
have granted permission to the
trustees of the various districts to
change this date to meet their
local conditions and it is expected
that some of the schools in the
lower part of the State may open
a week earlier in order to complete
their term a week earlier next
spring. Near the close of the
school year last spring it was
noted that some of the schools in
the lower part of the State had
considerable difficulty in keeping
their students in school due to
some urgent farm work and it is
thought that an earlier start for
these schools this fall will eIimin-
ate that trouble
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
ASBURY Nj. e. CHURCH NEWS
Rev. DIR. G. A. Burslem Will Fill
Pulpit During Pastors Absence

The services at Asbury Methodist
Episcopal Church next Sunday,
August 18th, will be as follows:
The Church School will convene
promptly at 10 o'clock, Mr. Harvey
c. Jones, General Superintendent,
in charge. The morning worship
service and sermon will be at IL
In the absence of the pastor, Rev.
DR.. ]. w. Colona, who is on his va
cation, the Rev G. Ashworth Burs-
lem, DID,, formerly minister of the
Presbyterian Church of Dover, but
now residing in Smyrna, will oc-
cupy the pupit of Asbury Church
next Sunday morning. The public
is most cordially invited to come
and hear Asbury's guest-minister.
The Rev. DR.. Burslem will also fill
pulpit Sunday morning the 29th.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
STATE AUTO LICENSE COLOR
NAV Be Changed to Some Other
Color Combination For Year 1888

Color combination FOr 4 ear 1880
officials of the State Motor We
hicle Department are seriously
considering abandoning the blue
and gold automobile license plates
for a new color scheme in 1888, it
was learned. While no official ac-
ton has yet been taken, it is un-
derstood the officials of the depart
ment are taking into consideration
various color schemes to ascertain
which would be the best to assist
state and city police in designating
registration numbers at night, in
the event a change is made. AL
though it was rumored that red
and gray has been decided on as
the new color scheme, it was def
nitely stated that no decision has
been reached as to whether or not
a change will be made. For many
years the color scheme of the Del
aware license plates has been blue
and gold, alternating each year be-
tween blue figures and gold
background.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
SUMMER HOME IN DELAWARE
Gen. Hugh S. johnson To Build
$4,000 Cottage at Bethany Beach

Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, former
NRA chief, who for the past sew
eral years has been occupying
rented cottages at Bethany Beach,
Del, during August, has decided
he likes the Delaware coast resort
so well that he will build a perman-
ent summer home there General
Johnson, who with his mother and
his secretary Bobby" Robinson, is
now at Bethany Beach, expects to
build a summer home to cost be
tween S35, 900 and $4,000. Plans
and specifications are being com
pleted, it is said, for immediate
construction. The location is on a
lot comprising a whole block, 260
by 260 feet on the south beach
front, purchased from the Della
ware Atlantic Shores Corporation,
of which William p Short, town
councilman, is president. For sew
eral years the general and his fam
lily occupied the cottage of Mrs.
William w. Bride, wife of a Wash
ington attorney, and this year they
rented one on the ocean front own
ed by Walter Moyles, son of a gov
ernment official, of Salt Lake CITY,
Utah. General Johnson enjoys the
comparative privacy of Bethany
Beach to other larger coast re
sorts, and spends most of his time
bathing, and fishing. His
mother is actively in
terested in the generals affairs
and his plans there for a perman-
ent summer home.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
GRANGE
OUTING AUG. 19
To Be Held at Dover With n.
]. Taber, National Master
Participating
PROGRAM is ARRANGED

Clarence E. Jester of Milford,
master of the Delaware State
Grange, has announced arrange
ments for the Delaware State
Grange field day and outing which
will be held next Thursday, Aug
ust 10 at a park in Dover Master
Jester stated that the park had
been selected because it was in the
center of the Delaware Grange dis
trict, easily accessible, and suitable
for such an event, and that no eff
fort will be spared to make it the
largest field day event in Delaware
Grange history. 1t will be an all
day affair with an elaborate sports
program starting at 10 a. m,
standard time, basket lunch at
noon, and addresses in the after
noon. The principal address in the
afternoon will be delivered by the
national master, Louis ]. Taber, of
Columbus, Ohio. During his long
term as head of the national
grange he has visited Delaware
several times. The field events are
not limited to grange members, but
all interested are invited to come
and take part. The oranges of
Kent County are assisting with the
arrangements. Dover Grange is
arranging for the park, and Sussex
and New Castle oranges have sig
nified their intentions of having
representation at the affair. State
Lecturer Robert Yearsley will have
charge of the days program.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
LOCATE OFFICE
JOB INSURANCE
New Castle To Be Headquart-
ers For Delaware Unem-
plOyment Group
DIR. WHARTON IN CHARGE

Statewide headquarters of the
Unemployment Compensation Com
mission of Delaware, of which
Hervey P. Hall of Smyrna is chair
man, will be established perman-
emily within a week or two at the
old Arsenal Building on Market
Square in the town of New Castle
Lawrence B. Knapp, secretary of
the commission, announces the
commission had signed a two-year
lease for the unoccupied property
recently reconstructed at cost of
$4,000 by the Works Progress
Administration. All the CORES
pondence of the commission, in
cluding status reports of every
employer in Delaware to be out
August IT, will be addressed to
New Castle where the executive di-
rector, Dr. Charles M. Wharton of
Dover will be in charge of the ex-
tensive files and the clerical oper-
ations. Selection of New Castle
follows a sectional struggle over
where the headquarters should be
placed. Wilmington and Dover
were the chief contenders. Mr..
Knapp explained New Castle was
chosen because the arsenal build
ing was the only one in the state
capable Of providing the required
5000 feet Of floor space over
long enough period The lease,
which has an extension option
clause, was signed for two years
50 the commission would be free to
move to Dover should public office
space become available by that
time, it was explained The rent
al which will be papid to the trus-
tees Of the New Castle Commons
will be $1,000 year. Arrange
ments ae being completed now to
obtain office furniture, which will
cost from $500 to $1,000, exclud-
ing mechanical equipment. Con
tracts for the equipment will be
prorated as far as possible among
Delaware dealers. In selection of
the arsenal, the commission re-
turns to quasi-federal use a build
ing constructed by the Federal
Government. The structure is on
the Green overlooking Market
Square between the Court House,
oldest building in Delaware, and
Emmanuel P. E. Church. It was
built in 1909 as an arsenal when
relations with England had not yet
lost their strained post-Revolution-
sry period. 1t was part of the de-
tense plan for the Delaware River
At one time the building was used
IS a school. Funds for establish
ng the Office will come out of a
grant Of $30,712.65 approved in
by the Social Secur-
ty Board for administration of the
Delaware unemployment insurance
aw from July / to September 30 |
This grant, the second voted for
Delaware, will provide for salaries
If commission members and en-
0loyes as well as other expenses. |
The first grant, made to cover ex- I
expenses for brief period, was
$500.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
w. Scott Reese, Prominent Demo-
crat, Was Reared i'm Smyrna

crat, Was Reared i'm Smyrna
Scott w. Rees, New Castle, for
mer member of the legislature,
died early Saturday morning of
pneumonia and complications. The
52-year-old magistrate was taken
ill two weeks ago, suffering a re-
lapse Wednesday. Members of his
family were at the bedside. Be
coming active in Democratic poll
tics five years ago, Mr.. Rees served
in the House of Representatives in
the regular and special 1888 ses-
sions. He was employed by the
Home Owners Loan Corporation in
1884, and later by the Reforesta-
tion Department. Gov. Richard c..
McMullen appointed him last May
to succeed w. Leslie Cramer as
New Castle magistrate. Born at
Green Spring, a son of Mrs. Lille
H. Rees and the late Thomas Rees,
Mr.. Rees was reared in Smyrna,
and entered employ of the Penn
sylvania Railroad as a young man.
Living in Newark, N. j., he was a
conductor between New York and
Washington. Mr. Rees came to
Wilmington IS years ago, working
for the railroad until an injury six
years ago forced his retirement.
Mr.. Rees is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Carrie Scheller Rees, and six
children. Thomas. Millard, Harvey,
Scott Rees, Jr., Mis- Dorothy Rees
and Mrs. Charles McGrory. Also
Continued on Page Tve)
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
STRIKES CHURCH
GOldsboro, Md, Nj. e. Church Hit
During Saturdays Storm

During an electrical storm Sat
urday afternoon lightning struck
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, at Goldsboro, Md, doing
considerable damage to the build
ing, which will require around $1OO
to repair. Part of the roof and
caves was torn off as were the cell
ing and plaster in the upper part
of the interior. The church was
scorched in several places but for
tunately no fire resulted. The Rev.
Fred Holden is the pastor.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
$50 Lots Sell for S4OO at Rehoboth

Saturday afternoon, at Rehoboth
Beach, the first auction of lots of
the year disclosed good prices be-
ing paid. Twenty-one lots were
sold, and despite several were not
SO well located, none sold less than
S400. Most of them were previous
ly sold for around $50 a lot.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
HAVE NEW AUTO LIST

ete Record Of Every Car
.noer and Ready Reference
! new automobile registration
.taOlished at State Road Sta
u, 2 Of the state police is
use Supt. g. G. Reynoulds
state police reports. The
il'ains the registration num-
80 Of car, owner, and own
oress Of each car and truck
~ u the state. Mr.. Rev
a,a the list is kept Up to
ltnin three days Of issuing
Z by cooperation with The
. Inc motor vehicle depart
Dover. Although the list
established it is not in its
On 0rm as filing cabinets, which
4. 'een e' ordered to keep the card
nave not been received
- the system is now onera-
available for use for mo-
:. rS.tgation work and also for
=. -uergency purposes for the
ana public. The list Is the
81 pplete s auto registration list
oers' other than that roaine ,
81 ,.s, Z. tne main Office Of the
. H. elcle aa.e department in Do
n.y. us auto registration books
e reolisned so this year as No nro
Are. s'' 'nem was made BY Leg
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
GHTNING HITS
F5RING STORM
Barns and Hotel Set
Afre and Other Dam
age Done
opRENTIAL RAINS FALL

..htning in two furious week,
-r,s blasted out the side OF
nsIaware wa City Hotel, fred two
car Centreville, Nd, and
- a canal worker. Torren- ,
n ,sins swept city streets, stalled
ohiles and flooded cellars
ssjIed to break an August
ave. Four boys were res
near ocean City, Nd, as the
:',.x eapsized their sailboat. Wind
~ Down a power line in VII
ston. Toll of the three light
|sS bOIts was estimated at S13,-
SsS sunday nights supper-time
"a claimed new $4,000 barn
John Cannon at Centreville' Nd
11frwing a crop Of hay after SIX
s-bred calves were saved by
- employees. Flames were con
- II the barn by the Goodwill
r, company Of Centreville. A
2rrs Cow barn, horse stable and
1rusry, On the William McKinny
~ between Ingleside and
dketown, Nd, were destroyed
u estimated loss of $500 by
1ing Saturday. The Ridgely
Id1mteer Fire Company respond
Y. Damage to the 15O-year-old
lulnusre City Hotel, owned by
|lnley West, was placed at $1,000
81 bolt tore out a side Of the
nildhg Saturday. Several tons
/ hrick and mortar were hurled
VA the street, but no one was in
Eud. Another fash struck Del
~ Marcus, 32-year-old Chesa-
Glhe and Delaware Canal worker
Ekton as he was standing un-
X 1 tree. He was treated at
nion Hospital, Elkton, for shock
n severe leg burns. "A Coast
uArd cutter rescued four Balti-
ore youngsters in Sinepuxent
" after a strong current swept
IeEl from their overturned boat to
! highway bridge at Ocean City,
n They we're Herbert R. O'Con-
m ", son Of Maryland's attor-
Eneral, Owen Hennegan, Jam
4 nnegan, and Walter Swoin-
Stiff wind in Sunday nights
4 storm blew down a power
Christina Avenue and Heald
wilmington. Llnemen
n made repairs. Porter Res
reported saturdays rainfall
" mcnes, with .O9 Of an inch
Sunday night. Water three
~ more II depth was reported
~ 10 suburban and southern
ton sections. Streams in
Sds4e County overf1owed
pdnAs' covering some bridges
e'ef ano hooding highways.
n automobiles were
n to a halt On the Dupont
Tay Saturday BY an extreme
heagy downpour.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
DOVER AIRPORT is ROBBED

Manager Turpine Loses His MOTOR
cycIe-Gas Station Money Taken
The Dover Airport office and the
Reed Service Station nearby were
robbed Friday night. The motor
cycle of Mr.. Turpine, manager of
the airport, was stolen and has not
been recovered. At the service
station about So was taken from
the cash register. Entrance was
forced at both places. The state
police are investigating.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12

occupies House on Mt. Vernon st.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mills (nee
MISS Emma Scott), have moved
INTO the house on Vernon street
Formerly occupied by DR.. T. E.
Hynson.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12

moved TO the Hudson Bungalow
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Russell of
Athens, Pa, and family have NOV
ed into the bungalow on Mt. Yer
non Street formerly occupied by
Miss Susie Hudson.
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
! ''CE CHAMBER TOUR

E. Made BY Wilmington A.
! memS.I' mn . Down State Points IS
|Ni1 sTEe' y Wilmington, sfiilDoT will beId q !
l on N 4, Tour to Rehobotb and +
] Tb.,. II thursday, September 'iIs' 1s
IpsD.y,w ,-sy win go via a sneciei io1
Glriis rrainsylvania Railroad Ieclai 1eaa
Edau1lg9ytto d,rlngton on that date at ,tav, "
ciS fiyllght = saving time. ne s5ort s. II
H. 10 Se ! made at Dover 'Iqort aor
H. Snd a.; Georgetown 4 Har, atnn
Ein Will YAH be made at MiItord ssop
kOurtsv nave j dinner at the 5.J,o' Peho
g. Srfsty i Club. The Object ectno, q
rn.r. ! for the creation O1,pG' srS o Of
6sSta tas Of a more wbolasaes+ S..u es- :
snip with all parts rsOtss0me of nl,e
Smyrna times., 1937-08-12
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Rev. j. w. Parkens, Pastor, and
Members to Attend Camp Sunday
The Church of the Nazarene,
Rev. j. w. Parkins, pastor, an
nounces the following services viii
be held in the church the week of
August 18th: Thursday, 7:3O pm,
prayer meeting. There will be no
services next Sunday because of
the Camp at North East.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-03-25

held in the Masonic Hall, here, last
Friday evening with large attend
ance which included approximately
fifty members, visitors from neigh
boring Chapters and Grand officers
from the District of Columbia the
distinguished guests being Mrs. Eli
zabeth Rhine, Worthy Grand Matron,
W. E. Birgfeld, Grand Sentinel. The
Grand Warder, Grand Ada, and Grand
Electa of the District of Columbia O.
E. S. were also included in this dis
tinguished group, a hearty welcome
being extended to all by the Worthy
Matron, Mrs. Ora o. McBain. Re-
freshments followed the program, a
special number including several solos
by Mrs. Oscar Lancaster of Washing
ton Grove. To all who helped in any
way to make the evening a success
the Worthy Matron extends sincere
thanks.
Tonight at 8 o'clock in the Epworth
M. E. Church, here, Rev. Norman O
Scribner, pastor will conclude series
of Lenten services which have beer
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Gaithersburg News And
Social Items

Pentalpha Chapter, No. SO, o. E.
5. will serve chicken and ham din
ner in the Masonic Hall, Gaithersburg
on Wednesday evening, March 81,
from 5 o'clock on.
The finance committee of the
North Circle" composed of Mrs. C.
E. Crawford, Mrs. Bates Etchison,
Mrs. Harvey Selby, Mrs. Carroll
Walker, Mrs. Lewis Reed, Mrs. Nor
man Belt and j. Alfred Christie, Jr.,
compose the committee on general
arrangements. Dinner which will be
served for the small sum of so cents
will include in addition to the meats
mentioned above mashed potatoes,
with gravy, slaw, string beans, home
made rolls, and sponge cake with
lemon sauce.
A most instructive and interesting
talk was presented by Miss Olive D.
Love, a missionary to Africa before
the members of the joint missionary
societies of the Epworth and Grace
M. E. Churches, here, at the home of
Mrs. Hartman Wilson, last Thursday
with a large number of interested
persons present.
DIR. M. E. Miller, an active layman
in church circles, Washington. D. c.,
led in the devotional service which
was most impressive and spiritual. :
Tempting refreshments followed
wit Mrs. Clyde Thomas president
presiding at the tea table.
Mrs. Irving Thomas and children
are visiting the formers parents in
Pennsylvania.
Montgomery Chapter, o. E. s.
Rockville, staged a playlet "Lady
Masons" before the members and WIS.,
itors of Pentalpha Chapter, No. 3S, as
a special feature of entertainment at
the regular meeting of the Chapter