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Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
ACCEPT REHOBOTH SEWERS
George & Lynch Dover, Have Work
Finished Except Restoring Streets

George & Lynch Dover, Have Work
Finished Except Restoring Streets
Rehoboth Beach's new $500 900
sewerage system has been formally
accepted by the local Board Of
Town Commissioners of the resort.
The system consisting of a COM
plete sanitary sewage disposal
equipment and a treatment plant
was accepted as completed on Aug
ust IA, 1886, and the new storm
sewers as completed on December
81, 1886 at a special verefication
held in the Mayors Office
this week. The contractors, George
and Lynch of Dover, have been
given one year to put the streets
torn up by the installation of the
pipes back to their original condi-
ton. 1t is expected that the streets
will be repaired by the opening of
the resort season in June.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28

says, Improvements of the roadside
by the planting and sodding of
slopes and banks was continued by
maintenance departments. Mr..
Mack discloses the old concrete
'headwalls," against which many a
speeding motorists car came to
grief, are to be things of the past,
in part at least TT was formerly
the universal practice" Mr.. Mack
said, "to construct concrete head
walls at the ends of pipes and cu1-
verts crossing the highway as a
warning to prevent drivers running
into the bitches. Time has shown
not only that these barries were of
no value. but instead, they consti-
tuted serious hazard. During
the past year the maintenance
forces have removed a large num-
Der of these distinctions on the
main highways, greatly improving
the appearance of the highway as
well as adding much to safety.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SMYRNA TROOP
OF BOY SCOUTS
Will Aid Dover and Other
Troops in Celebration of
Scout Week
FEBRUARY 7TH TO 14TH

Boy Scout troops of the Dover
district, which includes Smyrna,
are planning for Scout Week to be
celebrated throughout the United
States the week of February z to
IA. A special feature of this cele-
bration of the tWenty-seventh an
niversary of scouting viii be an ex-
position and court of honor to be
held at the Dover High School
auditorium on Thursday evening,
February IL. Each troop in the
county is preparing a demonstra-
tion of some phase of scouting. In
addition to these demonstrations,
the program will include the pres
entation of the 10-year program
awards for 1886 to troops that
have qualified in the past year
Scout advancement awards earned
by the scouts of the troops also will
be presented. Judge Earl D. Will
ley, scout advancement chairman,
w. Lyle Mowlds, activities chair
man, and Commissioners A. G. Liv-
ingston, John Burger, and Clarence
P. Weber are in charge of arrange
ments for the court of honor as
sisted by Stanley M. Woodhead,
scout field executive. Other activ-
tiles planned for anniversary week
includes attendance at church ser
vice on Sunday, February z in
body, parents night program, SER
vice club and school assembly pro-
grams. Troops that will partici-
pate are Bear, st. Georges, Middle
town, Smyrna, Dover, Camden-Wy-
oming, Harrington, and Milford.
The three Dover troops will join in
a special service at the Dover
Methodist Protestant Church on
Sunday morning. Troops of the
district are invited to join with the
Smyrna troop for a special service
on Sunday evening.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
BAD WEATHER
EFFECTS EGGS
Causes Temporary Reduction
in the Market Delivery
and Also Prices
POULTRY FEEDS ARE UP

Bad weather, whether actually
being experienced or only antici-
pated, effects the prices of eggs to
the disadvantage of both consumer
and producer. This is the opinion
of Don Montgomery, Consumers
Counsel of the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration in Wash
ington, who stated recently that
CONSUMERS are asked to pay high
prices when bad weather actually
causes temporary reduction in
the movement of eggs to market
and are also charged high prices
when bad weather is only antici-
pated but has not yet arrived.
AS for what farmers are now get
ting for eggs" Montgomery said,
''the number Of dozens of eggs re-
quired at this time to buy 100
pounds of poultry ration is an in
dicator of the producers position.
At prices received by farmers on
January 2, producers would have
to sell about seven dozen eggs to
buy 100 pounds of poultry ration
whereas a year ago they could buy
the same amount of feed for the
received from the sale of
five and one-fourth dozen eggs"
The margin between wholesale and
retail prices at New York has been
higher for the past few
weeks than at any time in the last
six years, Montgomery pointed out.
While there has been some drop in
retail egg prices since the seasonal
peak a month ago, the drop in
prices has been much
greater 1T is usual for both
and retail prices to drop
sharply at this season." he said,
but this year the farmers appear
to be getting a bad break in two
The price they receive
is going down rapidly, but with re
tail prices showing much less of a
drop, consumption of their product
is also being restricted"
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
w. S. Taber, State Forester,
Addressed Smyrna ROtar-
ians Thursday Night
MOTION PICTURE SHOWN

William S. Taber, State Forester
of Delaware, addressed the Smyrna
Rotary Club last Thursday evening
on the Scientific Methods of For
estry." Mr.. Taber, a graduate of
the Pennsylvania State College, has
been associated with the state for
estry department for several years.
Progress made in reforestration in
the state in the past few years was
explained. Devastation of forests
by various diseases, insects and
fires were explained. Fire was de-
scribed as the most disastrous en-
emy to forests. The state now has
five towers in their program for
the prevention of forest fires. Mo-
ton pictures were shown giving
every phase of work encountered
in forestry. From the planting of
seedlings to reforest tracts de-
stroyed and for use in planting new
land for private and commercial
uses. Logging and milling meth
DDS were shown, giving every phase
of operation from the telling of the
tree to the finished forest product
at the mill. All of the tree is used
for various purposes no losses due
to unused portions of tree. The
method of shipment of the lumber
to the city markets where articles
of every description are made. Mr..
Taber's address was most interest
ing and educational.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
CAPITAL GRANGE TO BE HERE
Will Visit Smyrna Grange Tonight
and Present Interesting Program

Capital Grange comes to Smyr-
ma this Thursday evening to put
on program. This is an open meet
ing. Grangers are urged to come
out and greet Capital Grange and
bring their friends. The program
last Thursday night was as fol-
lows: Song 35, by the Grange;
reading, Sister MacLucas; solo,
Brother Moffitt; recitation, Brother
Heinold; reading, Sister Goldsbor-
ough; duet, William Scuse, Broth
er Johnson; song. 142, by Grange.
The visiting programs for Kent
County is as follows: Capital to
Smyrna, January %; Trophy to
Kenton, February 2; Kenton TO
Fruitland, February s; Fruitland
to Harrington, February Is; Smyr-
ma to Trophy, February %; Har-
rington to Capital, March 2.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
IN
A FERRY DEAL
Negotiations Under Way For
Buying Claiborne An
napOlis Line
CHESAPEAKE SPAN NEXT

Negotiations for the purchase
and operation by the state of the
Claiborne-Annapolis ferry are def
initely under way, it was reported
in Baltimore Sunday night. The
negotiations, it was understood, are
being conducted by Maryland State
Bay Bridge Authority and the
holders of large interests in the
ferry company. A source in close
touch with state financial matters
revealed that the negotiations have
almost come to point" and that
here is "a very small matter" be-
tween the price demanded by the
ferry's owners and that offered by
the bridge authority. Governor
Nice said that the state purchase
of the line operating from Annap-
oils to the Eastern was ''in nego-
tiation." An official of the ferry
company asserted that the author
ity and the company were work
ing on a plan" The annual meet
ing of the Claiborne-Annapolis
Company's stockholders was held a
week ago. Purchase of the ferry
company by the State was author
lied by the Legislature in the 1885
session. The Chesapeake Bay
Bridge Authority was created to
act as an agent of the State in the
issuance of bonds and for the oper-
alton of a Chesapeake Bay bridge.
1t was empowered to issue up to
$40, ,000,0O in bonds for this pur-
pose. Included in the statute was
a provision that the authority
could create a debt, or borrow, not
in excess of 81, 200. 900 for the ac-
QUESTION of the ferry company. Un-
der the law. the construction of
bridge was not necessary condi-
tion to the ferry purchase. The
law provides that the authority
may issue bonds for the amount of
the ferry purchase and retire them
out of the proceeds from operation
Of the ferry.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
LEGION TO ASSIST RED CROSS
Legion Auxiliary to Canvass Town
and Ambulance Will Collect

The David G. Harrison Post,
American Legion, and Ladies' Aux
iliary are cooperating with Miss
Laura Bell, president of the Smyr-
ma Branch of the American Red
Cross on food relief. The -Auxil-
iary will canvass the town, notnec-
essarily to collect but to solicit and
advise as to what articles would be
appropriate to leave for collection
by the Legion Ambulance. They
will call between 4 and 6 p. m, on
Friday, January %. Articles left
outside can be picked up and thus
expedite matters. The Legion sug-
gests the following: Money, cloth
ing, food and medical supplies. AS
to food, they further suggest that
such be canned goods. Soap, cand-
les, paper drinking cups, &C., are
also needed.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
10Th
CENTURY CLUB
DR.. Douglas M. Gay of Will
mington Homeopathic, Talks
on Cancer Control
CLAYTON TO ENTERTAIN

A very interesting meeting was
held Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Joseph w. Ennis presiding. DR..
Douglas M. Gay, of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, Wilmington, gave
an illustrated lecture on Cancer
Control" Certificates on the Home
Nursing and Hygiene course which
was recently completed at the John
Bassett Moore High School under
the sponsorship of the American
Red Cross, were presented to sew
eral club members by Mr.. Gilbert
Meyer, treasurer Of the Delaware
Red Cross. Mrs. Margaret Nc
Waugh, superintendent of the home
hygiene and nursing course, gave
a short talk. Mrs. Harry Wheeler,
Of the Wheeler Producing Co., ac-
companied by Miss Florence r.
Corrie, sang AT Dawning." An
invitation was accepted by the club
to be the guest Of the Clayton Cen
tury Club on Thursday, February
18th, at 2:3O p. m, for a reciproc-
ity tea. Friday, January 29th, will
be strictly business followed by a
social.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
CHICKEN WITH BIG LIVER
Sussex Couple Buy White Leghorn
With Liver One-third Its Weight

Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Gibbons
residing in Coliingsville, George
town suburb, Thursday, decided to
have a chicken dinner. They pur-
chased a White Leghorn which
weighed two pounds and two ounc-
es. Upon cleaning the fowl they
noticed that it had an exceptionally
large liver-the largest they ever
had seen. They took the liver to a
grocery store and had it weighed.
1t tipped the scales at exactly 10
ounces, or nearly one-third the en-
tire weight of the fowl. Such a
thing has been unheard of among
lower Delaware poultrymen. The
fowl, according to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibbons, seemed to be healthy and
normal in every respect except
that it had an enlarged liver.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SWEET POTATO
PLANT CONTROL
Black Rot and Other Diseases
Found to Respond to
Treatments
SITUATION IN KENT co.

During the past six years field
demonstrations have been conduct
ed in Kent county to show the eff
fectivenes of dipping the roots of
sweet potato plants in disinfectant
solutions for the prevention and
control of black rot, pox, and wilt,
which are diseases common to the
sweet potato crop in this section of
the United States. This work is
being carried on by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson in cooperation
with DR.. j. F. Adams, plant path
ologist of the University of Della
ware and the State Board of Agri-
culture, in an effort to reduce the
prevalence of these diseases which
have resulted in considerable losses
to sweet potato growers. AS only
the roots of the plants are treated,
care is taken that the solution does
not come in contact with other
pars of the plants to prevent pos
sible injury. Immediately after
the plants are treated by this dip
ping process they are set in the
field. In 1886 this disease control
project was conducted on the farm
of H. w. Knapp in the FELTON, area,
and the materials used included
Improved Semesan Bel, Bordeaux
mixture. Fungicide 66, and a spec
ial preparation known as 70 which
was tried out for the first time this
past year in field demonstrations.
The Improved Semesan Bel was
used at the rate of i pound to 10
gallons of water, and the Bordeaux
mixture on the 10-10-50 formula
basis, which included 10 pounds of
copper sulphate and 10 pounds of
hydrated lime to so gallons of wat
er. FIngicide 66 was used in the
proportion of pounds to 100 gall
Ions of water, and 20 was used at
the rate of i 1-2 pounds to the
same quantity Of water, and with
each of these solutions the sweet
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Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
'sWHO'S WILDE" TONIGHT

Two Nights, Thursday and Friday,
of Home Talent Entertainment
who's Wilde" Smyrna's big
musical comedy fun show with a
cast of around 125 people is to be
presented in the new High School
Auditorium of the John Bassett
Moore High School of Smyrna this
Thursday evening and tomorrow
Friday night, January 28-29, under
the auspices of the Smyrna Twen-
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Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
URGE WIDENING.
KENTON ROADS
W.W.Mack Recommends Wild
er Smyrna, KentOn, Hartly
Road to Maryland
OTHER ROADS PLANNED

In his annual report to the State
Highway Commission w. w. Mack,
Chief Engineer of Delaware high
ways, recommends widening of the
concrete road from Smyrna to
Kenton, to Hartly and Maryland
line. This much-traveled road is
found to be narrow for the grow
ing traffic and to make for better
and safer travelling, a wider road
will probably be undertaken dur
ing the year. More Stag roads are
to be built in upper Kent and lower
New Castle County. Included in
his recommendations is an improv-
ed road from Blackiston's to De-
laney's. Road from Pine Tree to
Taylor's Bridge and from Taylor's
Bridge to Odessa. Road BlacKbird
to Conway's Corner; Townsend
Road, st. Anne's to Levels; st. An
drew's School to Fieldsboro; Pine
Tree to McCoy's Corner; Glasgow
to Newark; Pearson's Corner to
Marydel road; back road from
Cheswold to Dover; Big Oak to
Severson's Church, and Hartly to
Marydel. Total state projects
recommended by Chief Engin-
eer Mack call for the building
of 344 miles of improved roads.
If Delaware is to take advantage
of the federal-state program of ap-
proximately S2,65O,OOO for the next
two fiscal years, he says, the Cen
eral Assembly must provide ap-
proximately S825,OOO as its share.
Extension of the police radio
broadcasting system to cover the
entire state and provision of some
form of retirement pensions for The
state police are recommended. Mr.
Mack advocated extension of the
states dual highway system from
Fourth Street, Wilmington, to
Prices Corner on the DUPONT High
way; from Glasgow to Newark,
and from the Northeast Boulevard,
Wilmington, to Ridge Road, near
the state line. Projects recon-
mended include ia sections of the
highway, roads, and bridges.
Would Widen More Roads
accommodations include: Wild
ening of roads from Corbit Station
to Christiana to Newark; Newark
to Maryland line; New Castle to
Wilmington River Road; Smyrna
to Kenton TO Harry Road and
Maryland Line; Milford to Har-
rington to Burrsville; and Dover to
Pearson's Corner Road, in Kent
County; Georgetown to DUPONT
Road; Bridgeville to Atlanta to
Maryland Line; Greenwood to Mil
ford; Harmon's School to Midway,
and Dagsboro to Clarksville in
Sussex County. 1t is probable, Mr..
Mack reports, that the greater por-
ton of the 2,1O0 miles of dirt roads
in the county system will be inn
proved within few years. Mr..
Mack recommends four new groins
at Rehoboth Beach, one at Reho-
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Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SMYRNA RED CROSS WORK
Helping Flood Stricken Commm.
tiles in West With Donations

The Smyrna Branch of the Red
Cross is responding nobly to the
call of Delaware Chapter for aid
to the thousands in flood stricken
area. AS advised, they are for
warding monies daily, and find
people ready to contribute gener-
ously as they see the need. Town
Council makes a fine contribution
and clubs, lodges and other organ
izations, as well as many private
individuals are swelling the lists.
Now the call comes for groceries
and clothing, which may be sent TO
the Mayors Office. Make checks
payable to American Red Cross
and take to Mr.. Hervey P. Halls
Office. Cash ditto. If more con-
venient leave with Miss Laura Bell,
chairman of Smyrna Branch.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SMYRNA WINS
AT BASKET BALL
John Bassett Moore School
Teams Victorious Over Elk
ton and Ferris School
OTHER SCHOOL NOTES

The local basketball team won
its game with Elkton last Friday
night with the score of: Smyrna 80
and Elkton II. The j. VS. tied
the Elkton team by a score of 22
to %. The game with Ferris In
dustrial School on January 26 end
ed with the score as follows, Smyr-
ma % and Ferris 21; j. VS. "a and
Ferris II. The game with Ferris
will be the last game at home until
February % when the local varsity
will play Caesar Rodney at Smyr-
ma. Five straight games will be
played away from home in the next
few weeks. On Friday night Smyr-
ma will play Conrad and ON Febru-
ary 5, Middletown; February 9,
Caesar Rodney; February II, Elk
ton; and February 16, Dover. The
local team has divided the games
SO far played with their opponents
having won two games and lost
two games, one to Dover and the
Conrad School.-The weekly as
sembly was sponsored by the In
dustrial Arts Club under the direc-
tion of Mr. Hynson. The assembly
consisted of two sound pictures
showing better housing flashes.
These films were furnished by the
Federal Housing Administration
motion picture section. The adult
education classes for the second
half of the school year started on
Monday night. One class in hand
craft with Mr.. Hynson as instruc-
tor, met for the first time. The
class in parliamentary law will
meet for the first time next Mon
day night. All those interested to
join may do so without cost. This
class will meet in the commercial
department at 7:3O pm Arrange
ments are being made for a Junior
Senior social to be held on Febru-
ary IL. This social affair will be
sponsored by special committee
of students and teachers. The
committee members are as follows:
teachers, Mr.. King, Miss Rogers,
and Miss Breme. The students
are as follows: Erika Reimann, Flo
Hollett, Pauline Rothwell, Harriet
Hutchison and Mary Eta West.
Every effort is being made by the
committee to conduct this social on
the highest plane. A special or
chestra will be engaged. Each
student in the two upper classes
will be allowed one guest and only
those holding invitation cards will
be admitted. A special appeal was
received from the State chairman
of the National Red Cross for con-
tributions in cash, food and cloth
ing. This material is being col
lected and will be forwarded to the
proper authorities just as soon as
all the units in the school system
have reported. Teachers and pu-
pills stand ready to do their part in
assisting the relief of those who
are suffering due to the severe
flood in the midwest School
Banking for the week is as fol-
lows: Number of pupils in attend
ance, 80; number of depositors,
80; amount deposited for the day,
S31.23; amount deposited to date
this school year, S767. .83.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
SMYRNA HOME-MAKERs CLUB
Forty Partake of Dinner and Elect
Officers for the Ensuing Year

Officers for the Ensuing Year
The members of the Home Max
ers Club held their annual dinner
at the Delaware Tea House last
Thursday. There were forty pres
ent. The new officers for 1887 are
President, Mrs. julie DeFord; vice.
president, Mrs. Frank Hynson; sec
retary, Mrs. Charles Handy; treas
urer, Mrs. Lee Gooden; recreation,
Mrs. Howard Deakyne; publicity,
Mrs. Frank Ryan; home manage
ment, Mrs. Ralph Jefferson; health
chairman, Mrs. Frank Hynson.
Miss Whitcomb gave an interesting
showing the out
look on materials. She also gave
suggestions on dust cloths and
furniture polish. Mrs. William
Drlin will be hostess for February
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
w. j. Benson, for As Years a Prom
inent Dover Shoe Merchant

William ]. Benson, Sc years old,
for over As years a shoe merchant
in Dover on Loockerman Street,
and the sole survivor of the older
merchants on Loockerman Street,
died at his home on State Street,
Monday following several weeks of
illness. The funeral services were
held from Peoples Congregational
Chruch yesterday, Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in
Lakeside Cemetery. For many
years, Mr.. Benson had been a di-
rector of the First National Bank
of Dover and until a few weeks
back had been vice-president of the
bank, resigning on account of i'll
health. Mr.. Benson was twice mar
ried, his first wife being Lille D.
Benson of ST. Michaels, Md. His
second wife was Miss Mary Can
non, daughter of the late Wilson
L. Cannon of Dover The second
Mrs. Benson died ABOUT TWO years
ago. Mr.. Benson was a charter
member of Peoples Christian
Church and an official in the
church for several years. He is
survived by his only brother, Ell
mer E. Benson, who has been as
soeiated with him for the past sew
eral years in the shoe business in
Dover. The late Alden r. Benson,
secretary of state under Gov. Will
liza D. Denney, was a brother of
w. ]. Benson.
Andrew Bateman, Formerly Dover
Andrew A. Bateman, 73 years
old, formerly of Dover, but for the
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
Finishing Work on Tax Once

The Tax Office building and
Rest Room is nearing completion
and is expected to be ready for oc-
cupancy by February the first or
soon thereafter. New Office furni-
ture for the Tax Office and Council
Chamber is expected soon.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-28
|EaoRs ARE DRAWN
1. feui Jurors ImpaneIed
Term of Court

reuf Jurors ImpaneIed
'a'y Term of Court
Sng grand jury for the
- the petit jurors for
'eoruary term of court
~ p0ver February Is
tuesday by the Kent
y eonmlssioners. The
CHOSEN for year are
4. 'lfS district, Herman
second district, Howell
taild district, Byron
N, N'''iicl, denry
aa district, DR.. William
nth district, ]. wes-
ssslth district, Roland
I. Snh district. BRADLEY,
,..s a''rlct' Loren B. Har-
@a district, Curtis D.
rsa'. ,us Petit Jurors for the
E.sssi1t Ssit are: First district,
4 aasi, as., William E. Rash
IT, hutchinson, William d.
| sss,,aal aalStrict-Armstrong
! s'.a ss'a Wilson, Edwin
4r,,,, Andrew
| pon,.s ,'oss, : William j.
h wan, ,uis1rlct-Francis
Ecv-..,' 4. Hufnal,
~. William Ii
eh : r..'-W. H. Nc
sr I. 'onnson, Isaac
au : .e. Sixth dis
1ecbs, ,"rolen, Amos
event, moore :, Tommy
Abn,, u.slfict-H. G..
Egh,, !, MARKER, John
r ral,..1 1s'fict-Burton
aah A.. moore, Morton
Dsr ss ssllct w. r.
sa,d w,n' WOO Ralph
Nelsu T, ,A'ainson. Ten
epson stevens, ,Har-
''epn T. Rob