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Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
THREE MEMBER
LIQUOR BOARD
Is Passed By the House and
Is Sent to the Senate
For Passage
DEFEAT SEEN IN SENATE

The bill introduced by RepreSen-
tative Joseph E. Swain, Democrat,
Cheswold, to abolish the one-mem-
Der State Liquor Commission and
create a new commission of three
members was passed in the House
Monday afternoon, 20 to IL. All
who supported it are Democrats.
Ten of the eleven votes cast in OPP
position were by Republicans. Rep
resentative Paul B. Hughes of Eel
ton was the only Democrat who
voted against the measure. The
bill now goes to the Senate. The
Governor would have authority to
appoint the new commission which
would consist of one member from
each county. They would serve
six years each and would receive
annual salaries of $500. Pierre
S. DUPONT is the present commits
sioner. His term expires in May,
1888. His salary is $4,000 a year
but it developed in recent budget
hearings that Mr. DUPONT does not
collect this salary. Those who vot-
ed for the bill are: Representatives
Boyce, Burke, Butler, Daniels. Der
rickson, Dodd, Holcomb, Jones,
Mattiford, Mumford, Paskey, Ralph,
Reynolds, Sapp, Schabinger, Swain,
Webb. Welch, Wiley, and Fader.
Those voting against it were: Rep
resentatives Adamson, Buckson,
Evans. Mullin, Pyott. Ringler,
Scarborough, Simmons, Warning
ton, Zebley, and Hughes. Repre-
sentatives Craig, Hamill, Hastings,
Democrats, and Lester, Republi-
can, were absent on roll call.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
JOHN BASSETT
MOORE SCHOOLS
School Assembly Tuesday Ad-
dressed by Rev. James r.
Galley on Success"
PHOTO OF SUPT. SCHANTZ

The weekly assembly program
was in charge of Prof. George w.
Wright The guest speaker was
Rev. James r. Galley who spoke
on Success" Next weeks assem-
bly, is under the supervision of
Prof. Gebhart.-The local board of
education has authorized the en-
largement of picture of the late
Supt. c. W. w. Schantz, which,
when finished, will become part
of the permanent equipment of the
John Bassett Moore High School.
The basketball teams on Friday
night were successful in defeating
Ferris Industrial School and dupli-
Gated this feat again Saturday
night against the alumni. The last
game of the year was played at
home with Caesar Rodney on Tues
day, March 2.-The local schools
have entered the State Spelling
Bee and the local contest to select
five winners for the district con-
test will be held in the auditorium
on March 17.-Bank for the week
is as follows: Number of pupils in
attendance, 800; number of depos-
itors, Sc; amount deposited, $3.50;
amount deposited to date this
school year, $935.53.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
BILLS TO HELP BALANCE STATE
BUDGET BEFORE LEGISLATURE

change the taxes on rs per cent of
the companies now Incorporated
here. The second recommendation
is included in the second bill and
relates to Incorporating fes of COM
panies taking out Delaware chart
ers From this an increase in rev.
enue of 100000 is anticipated.
The franchise tax bill, it is expect
ed, vii balance the school budget
and provide an excess of approx
mately S275, 900 which may, it was
explained, be available for the gen.
eral fund. This with the 500, 900
from the revenue that would be
provided if the second measure
should become a law would make
a total Of 1915, 900, it is estimated,
which would be available for trans
fer to the general fund and there
by help reduce the anticipated def
icit in that fund. In addition to
those bills a series of six others,
also recommended by the State
Tax Department, were introduced.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Mrs. William Pfohl and Mrs.
Medford Sparks Present
Interesting Program
MEETING FOR FRIDAY

Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis presided
at the regular business meeting
of the Twentieth Century Club last
Friday. Following a short busi-
ness meeting the program was CIV
en- with Mrs. William Pfohl and
Mrs. Medford Sparks as hostesses.
Little Aida Truax and Jimmy Stew
enson OF the John Bassett Moore
School sang a song entitled
George Washington" Miss Betty
Jones accompanied by Miss Ro-
berta Ennis played a trombone
solo entitled Rose Marie" Mrs.
Medford Sparks gave a reading on
George Washington. Piano solo,
''Traumeri," by Miss Betty Jpnes.
Mrs. william Matthews gave a
very interesting talk on the bills
being presented to the present ses-
sion of the Legislature. Following
the meeting tea was served by the
Hospitality Chairman Mrs. George
Robinson. Mrs. Elmer Pratt,
chairman of Fine Art, will be in
charge of the March 5th meeting.
Mr.. Herman Robinson will give a
talk (illustrated) on Modern Furn-
iture. The chairman has asked
anyone having any homecraft art
that they have done, to please
bring it and place 1t on display.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04

Bills to amend the franchise tax
law to produce annually an in
crease in the states revenue, esti-
mated at approximately $1,000, 900
were introduced in the Hous Tues
day by Speaker John r. Fader.
The proposed legislation is recon-
mended by the State Finance Com
mission to carry out the plan of
the State Tax Department to pro-
duce more money and thereby as
sist in balancing the budget and
avoid a threatened deficit at the
end of the next biennium. One of
the bills would correct defect
which, it is estimated, has allow
ed some 800 companies chartered
under the laws of this state to re-
duce their franchise taxes in the
last five years with a consequent
loss to Delaware estimated at ST.
600 900. The proposed change it
was said would increase the states
revenue by an estimated $500, 900
each year. 1t does not, however,
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
SEEK TO REMEDY FLARE LAW
Superintendent of State Police
Confers With States Attorney

Superintendent of State Police
C. c. Reynolds has conferred with
the attorney general to remedy a
defect in the law requiring trucks
and buses to place flares on the
highway when at a standstill at
night. The law has been declared
unconstitutional by two-to-one
decision in Superior Court. Super
intendent Reynolds said there will
be no further arrests for failure to
comply with the law, but state po-
lice will request truck operators
to use the flares if they have them,
for their own safety and the pro-
lection of approaching vehicles"
Superintendent Reynolds believes
the law should be retained and
made to apply to all vehicles,
whether trucks, buses, or pleasure
cars, for disabled vehicles parked
on the highways without warning
lights some distance in front and
to the rear of them present a great
hazard.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
MOVING DAY IN SMYRNA
Was Held in Upper Kent County
Monday With Few Changes

Monday was annual moving day
for this vicinity and being a cool,
brisk Spring-like day, it afforded
ideal weather for those who had
to move. For the first time in
many years there were no business
changes here. Among residents
only a few were noted. j. Price
Lattomus of south Main Street
rented his home to Mrs. Matte
Brumfield of Middletown and NOV
ed to the Carrow property at cor
ner of Main and South Streets
Mrs. Calvin G. Newman, who re-
Gently lost her husband in tragic
death at the sandpit at Deemer
Beach, has given up house keeping
at corner of Commerce and Union
Streets and moved to Clayton. She
will be succeeded by Mr.. and Mrs.
e. Stanley Morris of Frazier
Street. Mrs. I. Price Hurlock of
Clayton, has taken an apartment
with her daughter Miss Lucy Hur-
lock, in Mr.. ]. Price Lattomus'
new home corner of Main and
South Streets. Mrs. Walter E.
Donovan having sold her farm
near Fleming's Landing, has de-
cided to give up farming. She
has moved to Smyrna and TAX
en- the residence next to Robert H.
Talbott's on Delaware Street.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
TROOP
OF BOY SCOUTS
Investive Ceremonies Held
and Two Visitors Honor
the Meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE

On Monday evening Smyrna
Scout Troop met at its headquart-
ers for their weekly meeting. For
the first time the opening ceremon-
les were conducted with the new
Troop Flag and American Flag.
Scoutmaster Foster announced
that March Is was the deadline for
re-registrations and that all Scouts
must have their dues in by that
time. Other announcements were: +:
A Board of Review to be held az
the headquarters on March 18th
and a Junior Officers Council
meeting at Mr.. Fosters home at
7:30 p. m, on Tuesday, March 9Th.
After the announcements Mr.. Fos-
ter introduced two unexpected
guests, Mr.. John Burger, Field
Commissioner, and Mr.. Cunning
ham, a Philadelphia Councilman.
who has moved to Dover and will
take part in Scouting activities in
the Dover Area. Mr.. Burger is
going to bring a fellow Scout to
give a demonstration of fire-by-
friction on March 29th. Scout
George Long was then invested
into the troop with the usual in
vestiture ceremonies. After this
Assistant Scoutmaster Kirby took
charge of the advancement classes.
These were divided into three
groups. Senior Patrol Leader
Ford took the Semaphore Signal
ing Class; Mr.. Kirby, Tenderfoot,
Second and First Glass tests, and
Mr.. Foster the First Aid Glass.
Games were played after which
the troop held Flag burial cere-
mony. The meeting closd with the
singing of taps and the sounding
of taps by Patro, Leader William
MacLucas. Remember Scouts, all
re-registrations by Monday, March
Is. Registration fees are then due
for the year.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Clara Beckett Busser, Wife of
Frank S. Busser, Philadelphia

Mrs. Clara Beckett Busser,
native Smyrnian, wife of Frank S.
Busser promipent lawyer of
Philadelphia, died Monday night in
the Germantown Hospital, Phila-
delphia, following an operation.
The announcement of her death
was shock to her friends In
Smyrna many of whom did not
know she was ill. Mrs. Busser was
the daughter of the late Joseph L.
and Elizabeth (Mariner) Beckett
and was born, raised and spent her
girlhood in Smyrna. In early life
she married Mr.. Frank S. Busser,
a native of York, Pa, who has
since become one of the best
known patent lawyers of Philadel-
phia. They lived at 720 Westview
Avenue, Germantown, where their
lovely home always dispensed an
hospitable welcome to their Smyr-
ma friends. Mrs. Busser was a
woman of much culture and re-
finement,. was devoted to her
home and family and had those en-
dearing qualities that made her
loved and admired by all who
knew her. She always held dear
a place in her heart for Smyrna
and loved to come back for Cen
tury Club luncheons and other oc-
casions. Her death removes a
most estimable woman whose
death is deeply mourned She is
survived by one daughter, Helen,
who married Mr. Wallace Martin
dale of Philadelphia and three
grandchildren to whom she was
much devoted. A son, Selman Bus
ser, died from an accident about
twenty years ago at the age of
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Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
MISS TAYLOR LIBRARIAN
by Governor McMullen
To Succeed Mrs. Harry G. Tschudy

10 SuccotQ MIS- HAIRY u. lscnuuN
Governor Richard c. McMullen
last Thursday afternoon announc-
ed his appointment of Miss Cor
nelia Harper Taylor, of Dover, as
state librarian for a term of two
years at an annual salary of ST.
800. She succeeds Mrs. Estelle w.
Tschudy, of Smyrna, whose term
expired February Is. The latter
has made one of the best Librarians
the State has ever had and leaves
with the regret but best wishes of
her many friends. Miss Taylor,
teacher in the Dover public schools,
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman c. Taylor She was grad
uated from the Dover High School
and was valedictorian in her class.
She later continued her studies at
William and Mary College at VIII
liamsburg, Va, graduating in the
class of 1881 with the degree of A.
B. She taught for one year at the
Claymont High School after which
she became associated with the
faculty of the Dover school.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
BILL TO INDUCE
MOVIE STUDIOS
Ringler Bill in Delaware Leg
islature Would Exempt
Taxation Is Years
SEE PRODUCERS HERE

AS an inducement to motion pic
tureture producers to bring their
studios to Delaware, Representa-
tive William r. Ringler, Republi-
can, of Millville, has introduced a
bill in the lower House of the Della
ware Legislature to exempt from
all taxes for IS years all such
plants which may be established
here, together with all buildings,
land, and equipment. The measure
would become operative July 1,
next. Interests urging adoption of
this act, Mr.. Ringler said, have
given him assurance that if it be-
comes a law, one or more of the
big motion picture producing COM
panies will move to Delaware and
that site in the vicinity of Mil
ford probably will be selected by
one of them. Another member of
the House, Representative John P.
Hammell, democrat, of Whining
ton, would have moving picture
shows after 2 p. m. Sunday in any
theatre in the state which would
be permitted under a bill he intro
duced in the House on Monday.
The bill would permit 'talkies," to-
gether with orchestras or other in
cidental music Showing pictures
on Sunday before 2 p. m. would
make exhibitors liable to a $50 fine
or prison term of ten days.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
FORTY PASTOR
CHANGES SEEN
Coming Session of Whining
ton M. E. Conference at
Salisbury, Md.
GOSSIP CONCERNING 1T

Slightly more than 40 pastoral
changes among the 200 or more
charges in the Wilmington M. E..
Conference are expected at the
69th annual conference sessions at
Asbury Church, Salisbury, Nd,
March 81 to April 5, inclusive.
Last year there were rs changes.
This was revealed last week by the
three district superintendents, the
Rev. DIR. Walter E. Gunby of the
Wilmington District, the Rev. E.
G. Hallman of the Dover District,
and the Rev. DR.. ]. ]. Bunting OF
the Salisbury District. DR.. Gunby
said he expected less than IL pas
toral changes in the Wilmington
District. Mr.. Hallman said he did
not look for more than Is shifts,
while DR.. Bunting said he counted
on less than 20. DrGunby does not
expect more than two or three
pastoral changes in Wilmington
and perhaps only a half-dozen or
so elsewhere in the district, COM
posed of 81 charges. He also said
several successful revivals had
been conducted during the year.
The district superintendents said
that because of the large percent
age of changes during the past
two years, this year may be con-
sidered an "off-year" in confer
ence year when few changes will
be necessary. Care in the selec-
ton of ministers for the various
changes at the last conference,
plus financial and membership i'm
provement during the present
year, rejecting the end of the bus
mess depression, are also consider
ed factors. DR.. Gunby said he be-
lieved he would be able to report
to the conference substantial gains
in membership and financial i'm
provement, as well as highly salts
factory pastoral relationships in an
overwhelming majority of charges
under his care. Mr.. Hallman, who
has so charges and two missions in
the Dover District, had almost SO
percent changes in pastors last
year. He stressed the successful
revivals conducted in the Dover
District, saying that recent servic-
es had led to the conversion of 81
persons at Kent Island; so at Mag
nolia, % at Milford Neck, near
Frederica, and 10 in the FELTON,
District. They also announced that
the charge at huntsville, Md, be-
tween Churchhill and Centreville
Md, has been reopened after being
abandoned for some time, and that
the Sunday school now has an av-
erage attendance of more than 25
young people. He said several
other abandoned or churches in the
district had been reopened OF
would be reopened shortly. DR.
Bunting said the Salisbury District
had likewise experienced good
year. Gains in membership anG
finances in the 81 charges and one
mission in the district he said were
general, particularly among charg.
es along watering places, where
the open season has been highly
beneficial of business and the con-
dutc of church work generally.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
43 AT MEET OF
KENT FARMERS
J. w. Foster of Federal Bank,
Baltimore, Gives Talk on
Farm Loans
MEET AT HARRINGTON

The annual meeting of the Kent
County National Farm Loan Asso-
citation was held in the community
room in the First National Bank
building in Harrington on Febru-
ary 25, with an attendance of for
ty-three members and their
friends, in addition to President
Charles S. Jackson and Secretary
Ed. Willim, Jr., of the Federal
Land Bank of Baltimore, and Kent
County Agent Russell E. Wilson.
The meeting was in charge of c..
E. Keyes, president of the associa-
tion, who stated that there are
many farmers who do not under
stand this type of farm mortgage
loans available through this divi-
sion of the Farm Credit Admins
tration, and emphasized the re-
sponsibility which rests upon this
association in placing this informa-
ton before the public. Federal
Land Bank loans are being made
today through national farm loan
associations at the extremely low
interest rate of percent per an
mum on the semi-annual payment
basis. Since these loans usually
are made to extend over a period
of "a 1-2 years, and in all cases the
payments on account of the prin-
cipal pprovide for comparatively
small semi-annual installments,
CONTINUED on PAGE FIyeo
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
BILL FOR CONTRACTORS FEE
Senator w. K. Matthews Introduc-
es Act Reducing it From S25 to IS

eS ACT hoQucfng IL from $ZO 20 %
Senator William E. Matthews
offered a bill in the upper house of
the Delaware Legislature last
week to make the annual license
fee for contractors and sub-con-
tractors, not classed as manufac-
turers, IS. The present law re-
quires each contractor, not a man
to pay s25. In addition
to the IS license fee, under the
Matthews bill, it would be neces-
sary to pay one-fourth of one per
cent of the aggregate gross re-
ceipts above $1,000. Out of the
state contractors or subcontractors
who would come here to carry out
a single contract, would be requir-
ed to pay SIS for a license which
would expire on completion of the
job, in addition to one-fortieth of
one per cent Of the contract price
received.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
JUDGE BIGGS Is SWORN IN
Took Seat on u. S. Third Circuit
Court Bench on Monday

In a courtroom banked with
flowers, John Biggs, Jr., prominent
Wilmington attorney and former
chairman of Democratic State
Committee, was sworn in at Phil
adelphia on Monday a judge of
the United States Court of APP
peals for the third circuit, which
includes Delaware, Pennsylvania,
and New Jersey. Judge Joseph
Burlington administered the oath
in the court room of the Federal
Building. Biggs was nominated
February 3 by President Roosevelt
under an act providing that when
the next vacancy occurs on the
circuit court, it shall not be filed,
thus returning the court to its
membership of four. Judge Vic
tor B. Woolley of Wilmington has
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Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
florence REED WEDS
OF Geo. w. Reed Near
A Bride nj Ea-I Cho<

OF Geo. w. Reed Near
Bride Of Earl Short
florence Boehm Reed,
= Of Mr.. George w. Reed
s late Elizabeth Norbeck
@ame the bride of Earl
Addetown, son of Mr..
harvey Short of near
-, saturday evening, Feb
Slu' AZ the Mt. Vernon M.
mage Of Baltimore, Nd, by
Leon Baughman. The
ssfe unattended. Immed-
ai0wing the ceremony the
groom left for a wedding
.ani, Florida and other
interest, and upon their
w make their home on
s street, Smyrna, the
~ i ,0ormery . occupied by DR..
= Theodore Hynson.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
SKINS 10 RATS" 20 MINUTES
Contest Among Muskrat Trappers
Over at Salem, New Jersey

Over at Salem, New Jersey
Frank Sheppard, Jr., over at
Salem, N. j., won the muskrat-
skinning contest at the annual
meeting of the Salem County Fish
and Game Association Wednesday
night of last week by skinning ten
rats in 3 minutes, Is seconds.
Richard Horner came in second by
disposing of ten rats" in A min
utes, 20 seconds. One-armed John
Shimp was not n the competition
but he gave a demonstration of
the art of skinning five rats" in
minutes, SO seconds. Officials
were elected as follows: President,
John aPncoast, Salem; vice-presi-
dent, C. r. DeBow, PENIS Grove;
secretary, Norris Mangan, Salem;
treasurer, William Richman, Salem.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
|RB LAW FOR
ErTS IS VOID
]. court of Delaware
'r,,tes the Law by
| ,.l Decision
!, DISCRIMINATING

!, ,,S law on placing
ssts highways when az
\ 4 night has been deciar-
.titutiOnal by q two-to-
- Of the Superior Court
H. ~ Chief Justice Layton
\. Rodney ruled the law
sssitutional because It ap-
h % trucks and buses, ana
Y other vehicles. Judge
diSsented. The major
IT, held the law denied
',tstion of laws under the
In Amendment of the u
s+tution, forbidding any
/, dsuy to any person with
..ssiction the equal protec-
4, laws" The opinion said
,,dsture may not, there
m ii two a natural class OF
/ md things, capriciously
1, The several parts as
[ md enact different rules
| Dyernment of each" It
|, act was made applicable
motor trucks, without
lions Of length, width, size
N and that it was not JUS
exempt pleasure cars by
EsHcn on account of differ
! wight. Judge Harrington
+ classification adopted by
\ i not 50 clearly unreason-
n Il IS void" He held "a
I've act to be valid need not
[nbracing; if the abuses or
1 sought to be met are, or
|.ly be, Characteristic in a
/ iegree of the particular
I motor vehicles covered by
ut IS valid though other
/ sources of danger are not
/ IN the classification adopt
lgling for retention of the
Hsrbert H. Ward, Jr., of
|ud Gray declared the act
ni be all-embracing. need
Er the whole field of pos
buses, a lack Of abstract
Ey does not matter, the
rrs IS not held rigidly to
Ers Of regulating all OF
nd that a legislative act is
y upset by thinking up and
ztng Instances to which il
lave been applied equally
lis decision was upon de-
; fled by Kessler Trucking
: lawrence Pinlgoro to de-
Ias Of Mrs. Marie A. link
q John A. link and Mrs.
Hartley, widow of Thomas
against the trucking COM
% Mr.. Plnigoro. Mr.. Zink
hartley were killed No
~ 1894 when going home
a'x to Philadelphia when
! G1yen by August Meyer
'aslpnla, crashed into the
: hessler truck operated
soro on Philadelphia Pike
'sfs % two other declara.
''e sustained, and demur.
's overruled on two others.
yea failure by the truck tc
feu ilght visible 500 feet
''a and failure to provide
! isnts on each side of the
william Pritchett repre-.
: oefendants, and Mr.Warc
atiHs.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
KENT HOMEMAKERs' GROUP
Discuss Community Problems at
Luncheon Held at Oak Grove

That there is need for health ed
ucation in every community in
Kent County was the decision of
81 health leaders who came in last
Friday to the Oak Grove Commun-
ity Building to talk over health
problems with Mrs. Kathryn Trent,
State Director of Public Health
Nursing, and DR.. Woodbridge
Morris, Director of Maternal and
Child Health Welfare of the State.
DR.. Morris spoke of the functions
of the State Board of Health and
how its work could fit into a COM
munity program. Mrs. Trent spoke
of the duties of the county nurse.
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
Boy Scout Fund Near $1,000

With several areas still unre-
ported, the campaign fund for the
Boy Scouts of the Dover District
of which Smyrna is part, was
at S6,709.05 Thursday
night at dinner in the Hotel
Richardson for workers. The goal
is $7,480.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04

Continues Business Gardiner Ford
Miss Beulah Ford has taken over
the business Of her brother the
late Gardner Ford and will con-
duct 1t In the future.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
IT. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec.
tor, Announces Services for Week

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments, Sunday next, the fourth in
Lent, 10 a. m, Church School; IL
a. m, celebration of the Holy Com
munion and sermon on the subject
What Does Religion Mean to
Me?" Monday, 7:30 p. m, Vestry
meeting; Tuesday, 7:30 pm, meet
ing Of the Church Aid and Rectory
Society; Wednesday next, 1880
p. M, Lenten service and address,
choir assisting and practice later.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-04
VI OF THE NAzARENE
4 = Mayer, Pastor, An
"fS1ces For the Week


''''lces For the Week
|ss. saufch of the Nazarene.
.lae Mayer, pastor. an
nese services for next
sunday School, Ed. Cole,
.aaoent, s:45 a. m; Morn
sp, -. II a. m; Evangelistic
(s..@' ~ ?. m; Cottage prayer
ay 7:30 a. M; Mid
Ss, : meeting. Thursday,
H. a.; . Mems prayer meeting,
y J ,,,,'' ,,ao to 8 p. m, at the
J ks. "nis Truitt, w. Com
\ s'. ~ Rev. Matte A. May
,,-,' -sl assistant. Miss Haines,
! = - home from their va