Smyrna times., 1937-04-01

ana months.
BOOST l.. 1. HANDY FOR
STATE SCHOOL HEAD
Herman Bessey the efficient
Principal of the Odessa Public
Schools was on a visit to our town
on Saturday. Mr.. Bessey is in the
race for the position of Assistant
Superintendent of Public Schools
of Delyaware, and as far as we can
learn, stands at the head of appli-
cants for this position with letters
of strong recommendation by a
number of our public men in the
state where he is known. In the
same connection we might add
that our townsman, L. Irving
Handy, has received and will lay
before the Governor numerous and
strongly written letters endorsing
him for especial fitness for the Of
fee of Superintendent, and should
he receive the appointment. as it is
believed he will, his friends here
will consider it not only a compli-
ment to him but to the town as
well. The term of Superintendent
Williams and Assistant Carpenter
will expire in about two weeks and
as Governor Biggs has announced
himself for rotation in office, new
men will take the respective posi-
tions, and most probably in the or
der as we name them above.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Barnum's big show will be in
Dover May 18th; Wilmington May
18th.
A. Coulbourn is rebuilding his
creamery and cheese factory, near
Delaware City, which was destroy
ed by fire several weeks ago.
Judge Wootten's law library
brought S400 at the sale on We'd
nesday, H. C. Conrad, Esq, of Will
mington. made a number of pur-
chases.
William Greer and Miss Sadie
Boyer were married at Blackbird
on March 22nd. Mr.. Greer is a
young farm and has charge of E.
r. Cochran's farm near Townsend
The biennial report of Adjutant
General Postles shows that the
State militia is composed of 120
officers and 1S4 privates. There
are still vacancies for a few more
privates.
Water Works for Middletown
are now probably as nearly assur-
ed in the near future as anything
not yet accomplished can be. The
election of last week proved con-
clusively that majority of the
citizens want water supply, and
are willing to pay $4,000 for it.
Invitations are out for the we'd
ding of Thomas Davis, Esq.,of Will
mington, and Miss Clara Springer,
Newark The ceremony will be
( performed at the home of the bride
Wednesday. April 9th. William G..
Winner, NJ. D., and Miss Lula Barr
of Wilmington, will be married on
April goth.
( The Trustees of Delaware Col
lege met last Tuesday in Newark,
and adopted a memorial to the
General Assembly of Delaware,
praying that it will adopt and
ratify the Agricultural Exeriment
Station bill The formal acceptance
will insure the college an annuity
of $4,000 for an experimental
farm.
! A word to our legislature at Do
yer. Our fathers threw the Brit
ish tea overheard in Boston Har-
Dor at the commencement of the
revolution without asking any
thing about the constitutionality of
the act. History may be repeated
/ in Delaware.
Taylor's compulsory education
bill passed the House last week
bill requires children Of from s to
/, IA years to attend school at least
IL weeks per year, unles physical
ly or mentally disabled; if a pri-
vate school, it must be approved
by the commissioners for the dis
trict.
Died at the residence of her SON
in-aly, the Rev. William Warner
in Wyoming, March 18th, Mrs
Mary Hopkins, in the Seth year OF
her age. She survived he hus-
band. the late James Hopkins
about thirty years. and had lived
to see, not only her children, but
most of her grandchildren settled
in life. and members of church.
The capital stock, $4,000. of the