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Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
HIGH SCHOOL
PUPIL GUESTS
To Be Entertained by Univer-
sity of Delaware Engin-
eerS at Newark
NEW BUILDING OPENED

High school students throughout
the state have been invited to the
first annual open house" of the
Engineering School of the Univer-
sity of Delaware at Newark to be
held Friday afternoon. between l
and o'clock. The work at the
university will be demonstrated.
Russell G. Stanton, general chair
man of the committee in charge,
said that the afternoon will be ded-
icated to high school students, par
ticularly seniors, so that boys en-
tering the university may become
acquainted with the school activ-
tiles. The open house will also be
held from to 10 p. m. Friday
when the general public has been
invited to attend. Students of the
school will be stationed in all sec
tions of Evans Hall, where the
open house will be held, to explain
the various features. Laboratory
tests and shop projects will be car
ried out by students for the benefit
of the visitors. The new chemical
building, now under construction
will be open to the public and
guides will show the visitors the
various points of interest. Special
exhibits and demonstrations are
being arranged in Evans Hall.
Electrical engineers will have in
operation the photo-electric cell,
the stroboscope, and other recent
developments in the electricity
field. Models of bridges on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sys-
tenn displayed at the Century of
Progress Exhibition at Chicago, will
be displayed. Mechanical engin-
eers will operate steam, gasoline,
and Diesel engines and will dem
onstrate combustion tests. Physics,
chemistry, and mathematics de-
partments will conduct demonstra-
tions on the second floor of the
building. A feature of the after
noon program will be an impact
test of reinforced concrete. A
1,500-pound slab of concrete will
be used in the test, which will be
conducted outside the building.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
PROF. MILLER
TO OHEADSCHOOL
Elected By School Board to
Vacancy Caused by Death
of Prof. SchantZ
PROF.WRIGHT ASSISTANT

At a meeting of the Board of
Education of the John Bassett
Moore High School, Smyrna Spec
ial School District, Prof. George r.
Miller of Frederica, at present a
supervisor of the State Board of
Education with offices al Dover,
was elected superintendent of the
Smyrna Schools to succeed to the
vacancy caused by the death of
Prof. c. WV. Schantz. He will as
sumo his new duties on July 1. Mr..
Miller, who, it is said, was selected
from about fifty or more appli-
cants, comes qualified in every way,
has a fine and engaging personal
ity and has had extensive training
and much experience in his line of
work. He resides at Frederick and
has wife and one child. They
hope to take up residence in Smyr-
ma as soon as they can find suit
able house. The Board of Educa-
ton at the same meeting, decided
to continue Prof. George Wright
who has been acting superintend-
ent since Prof Schantz's death, as
assistant superintendent to Supt.
Miller. The position as assistant
superintendent has beer created
because of the increasing duties in
the management of the schools and
since Prof. Wright, who was for
merly in charge of the Commercial
Department of the Schools, IS so
well acquainted with the work at
the schools, it is felt he can be of
valuable assistance to the new su-
perintendent. Prof. Wright has
been a member of the Smyrna
School faculty for the past eleven
wears
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
APRIL TERM OF
COUNTY COURT
Light Criminal Docket Looms
For Session Opening on
Next Monday
SIXTEEN DIVORCE CASES

Indications of light criminal
docket are seen for the April term
Of the Kent County Courts, con-
vening at Dover next Monday,
April 10, unless there should be ad-
ditional cases develop within the
week. There are but few lontin-
ue dcases from the February term
of the Court of General Sessions.
In the Superior Court there are 10
cases scheduled on tn civil list, sew
eral of which have been carried
over two and three terms. On the
argument list there are 16 cases
scheduled. IA of which are divorce
cases to be heard by the court in
chambers. They include the fol-
lowing: Leon G. Shockley V. Helen
Ennis Shockley: Margaret May
Johnson v. Edward w. Johnson;
Addie Hobbs Wood v. Harry Theo-
dore Wood (for decision); Frieda
w. Minner v. John Tolbert Minner;
Margaret Wyllis Welton ". Richard
Evans Welton; Rosetta Johanna
Cahiu v. William ". Cahill; Clara
M. Cady v. Reuben Cady; Anna
Mae Jackson V. Norman ]. Jack
son; Charles w. Jackson v. Emma
Colt Jackson; James Hazel Will
liams v. Clara r. Williams; Walter
F. Culver v. Mabel H. Culver; Hen
ry Alexander Allen V. Lille Rich
ardson Allen; Dorothy ]. Rodman
v. John r. Rodman. Cases listed
for final DEGREES in divorce include:
George w. Vosheil v. Irving G.
Voshell; Eileen F. Graham " Huey
Graham; William N. Gooden ".
Dorothy A. Gooden; Harry w.
Blendt v. Sarah Harriet Blendt;
Caroline Esther Cook v. Raymond
NJ. Cook; Henry Weaver v. Eta e..
Weaver; Priscilla H. Lightbourne
v. Albert Victor Lightbourne.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
TOUR SOME OLD
HOMES, DOVER
Society of Colonial Danes of
Delaware Spend a De-
lightful Day
OVER THIRTY IN PARTY

! Mrs. j. w. Clifton and Miss Cora
jTschudy were among those from
Smyrna who attended the meeting
of the Colonial Danes in Dover On
Monday where a tour of old homes
in adm near Dover was made. The
affair was sponsored by the Della
ware Society of the Colonial Danes
of America with Dover members
of the society as hostesses. Among
the homes visited were that of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Ridgely on the
Green, the home of Mr.. Frank Hall
believed to have been built about
1870 and the John Dickinson farm
near Dover. Fine examples of
panelling and architecture as well
as the fireplaces, mantels and furn-
iture were of much interest to the
visitors. AT the home of Mrs. AL
den B. Richardson, which is also
noted among old homes of the cau-
ital, a display of old miniatures
had been arranged, each marked
with the date and other interesting
data. Tea was served at the Rich
ardson home by the Dover men,
bers More than 80 members of
the society from Wilmington, New
ark, Middletown, Smyrna and 9TH
er places attended and were join
ed by approximately the same
number of Dover and lower Della
ware members and friends. The
trip was the annual commemora-
tive meeting
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
PEACH BLOOMS
ON DOWN STATE
Attract Thousands of Motor
lists Sunday - Cold Wealth
er Retards Progress
IMPERILED BY FROST

Thousands of motorists jammed
the roads in Kent and Sussex
Counties peach belt Sunday to
view the blossoms. Many were dis
appointed however, as the cold
weather kept most of the blossoms
in Kent and the northern section
of Sussex County from opening.
The orchards in the southern por-
tions of the lower county were in
full bloom. The Nassau and Mills
boro section attracted the most
visitors. Snow fiurries, cold winds
and occasional showers greeted the
visitors. While the frosts Sunday
morning and the chill winds of Sat
urday are believed to have caused
little if any damage to the orch
ards, Francis Griffen, manager of
the Wissahickon Farms, near Sea
ford, had smudge fires burning in
his orchards Saturday night and
Sunday night to protect the trees.
Fuel oil, pourned over piles of pine
chips, was used to protect the or
chard of more than 1000 trees.
The piles We're placed approximate
ly 500 feet apart in rows and kept
burning until daybreak. The fires
threw smoke over the orchard and
protected the trees from the cold.
The blossoms were tinted with a
film of smudge w. T. DerickSon,
director of the Bureau of Markets
of the State Board of griculture,
following a tour of the orchard
section, said the majority of peach
growers are of the opinion that the
frost did no damage. Yesterday
coming out warmer the blossoms
burst into full bloom making
pretty sight for motor parties.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
DELAWARE BAY SHAD MAKE
FIRST APPEARANCE OF SEASON

TIL first shad of the season were
caught in the Delaware River near
Delaware City last week by Char
les Hall and his partner. The two
men went out Friday afternoon
about / o'clock and, after fishing
the afternoon tide, returned with
five fish, one roe and four bucks.
This is the first time this season
that more than one fish has been
caught on a single tide. Weather
conditions have been far from fav-
orable for shing and the run of the
toothsome shad has been slowed
up. However it is still a little
early for shad to run up the Della
ware in any numbers. Mr.. Halls
success last week was regarded OPP
tirnistically by some fishermen as
indicating that the run" of shad
in the elaware River this season
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
JOHN BASSETT
MOORE SCHOOLS
Layton Mabrey and Dorothy
AttiX Win Local Declama-
ton Contest at School
H. E. PEARL RESIGNS

In the local defamation contest
held last Friday evening the win
ners in the humorous division were
Marie Heinold and Dorothy Ever
hart, while in the dramatic the
winners were Layton Mabrey and
Dorothy Attix. These four will
represent the John Bassett Moore
High School in the county contest
to be held on Friday at the Caesar
Rodney School. The judges in the
local contest were DR.. r. L. Herbst
and Miss Marion Breck of the
State Department and Mr.. Howard
Henry, a member of the faculty of
Dover High School. resigna-
ton of Herbert E. Pearl, in charge
of physical education and athletics
at the Smyrna Schools, has been
received by the Board of Education
and accepted as of April 16. He
leaves to take a better position at
a school outside of Philadelphia
Mrs. Gertrude Hendricks has been
secured to complete the remainder
of the year in this department
Mrs. Hendricks is quite experienc-
ed in physical education work and
is highly recommended for this po-
sition.-The regular weekly assem-
ly was in charge of Miss Horsey,
who presented two short sketches
which were exceptionally enter
taining.-The first baseball game
of the season will beplayed with
Middletown, away, this Friday af-
ternoon. The first home game will
be played on Tuesday, April 20--A
bake was held last Saturday and
another one will be held this Sat
urday at the same place. It is the
desire of the senior class that the
people of the community respond
in helping with our trip to Wash
ington.- Banking for the week is
as follows: Number of pupils in at
tendance, TIA; number of deposit
ors, 81; amount deposited, S28.S5;
amount deposited to date this
school year, S1,120.81.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
DINNER TO DEAN C. A. McCUE
John E. Lafferty, Cheswold, of Col
lege Agricultural Club, Sponsor

Charles A. McCue, Dean of Ag-
riculture and Director of both the
Agricultural Extension Depart
ment Station at the University of
Delaware, is to be honored Friday
evening, April 80, at a dinner to
be given by the Agricultural Club
of the University as a testimonial
to Dean McCue's 80 years service
as member of the University
staff. According to John E. H.
Lafferty, Cheswold, junior in the
School and president of the Club,
which is made up of the A stu
dents of agriculture, the testimon-
ial dinner will be given in Old Col
lege starting at five o'clock stand
ard time, Friday evening, April 80.
Dean McCue, who came to the
University of Delaware 80 years
ago was made Dean and Director
in 1920 and has served as such
since that year.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Andrew Marvel, Postmaster of
Georgetown, Dies of Heart Attack

AHuCW NdTNcl, IOstfIidSttT OI
Georgetown, Dies of Heart Attack
Andrew Marbel, postmaster of
Georgetown, who died in the Beebe
Hospital, at Lewes, early Friday
afternoon from a heart affection,
was buried Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock in st. Paul's Protestant
Episcopal Church there. Interment
was made in the adjoining church
yard. Mr.. Marvel, connected with
one of Delaware's most prominent
families, was a member of the
Sussex County bar, and for many
years an extensive agriculturalist
and poultryman. He was named
postmaster of Georgetown on
March II, last year. He was born
in the Marvel homestead, four
miles from Georgetown, son of
the late Josiah and Harriet Pepper
Marvel. He attended Earlham Col
lege, Richmond, Ind, and the Uni
versity of Delaware, and was grad
uated from the University of Vir-
ginia Law School and admitted to
the Delaware bar in 1907. Later
he took up agricultural pursuits
and operated more than a dozen
farms. He was a brother of the
late Judge David t. Marvel of the
Delaware Supreme Court and the
late Josiah Marvel, for many years
Democratic state political leader
He is an uncle of Josiah Marvel,
Jr., Wilmington Democratic state
chairman. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Agnes Richardson
Marvel, and one son, Andrew, Jr.,
Washington, D. O.; one daughter,
Miss Sarah Marvel, Wilmington;
three sisters, Mrs. Harriet A. Will
son, near Milford, Mrs. Jennie Phil
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Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Miss Laura Bell Presents Pro-
gram on international Re-
latiOns Friday
LUNCHEON TOMORROW

The regular meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club was held
last Friday, Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis
presiding. Following the business
proceedings Miss Laura Bel, chair
man of International Relations,
was in charge of the program.
Miss Bell gave an illustrated lee
ture on International Relations,
home and abroad. Miss Sara Pratt
on 1.-THE PHILIPPINES" and Mrs.
Mary B. Evans on THE British
Isles, principally England. Miss
Mary Hynson gave a vocal solo,
God of Our Fathers" Current
Events were given by the various
chairmen. The anniversary lunch
con will be held April 10th, at l
p. m. Miss Laura Bell is in charge
of all place cards. All guests
names should be given to Miss Bell
Immediately. The fashion show
presenting new spring fashions on
local models, will be given April
%. This will be an open meeting.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, announces the following ser
vices. The third Sunday after
Easter-7:3O a. m, celebration of
the Holy Communion; 10 a. m,
Church School; IL a. m, morning
prayer and sermon. Wednesday,
the 21st, 1920 a. m, meeting of
the Woman's Auxiliary of Kent
County. Service in the Church fol-
lowed by a box luncheon in the
Parish Hall; 7:30 p. m, short ser
vice and address followed by choir
practice. The meeting of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary in st. Peters on
Wednesday next will begin at
10:45 a. m, with a celebration of
the Holy Communion, followed by
a conference of the three counties.
After box luncheon in the Parish
Hall Mrs. William Lintora will re-
view the study class books for the
year.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
PREPARING FOR DOVER DAY
Saturday, May l, Set BY Dover
Garden Club For Another Event

"A Day With Stored Houses and
Gardens of Old Dover" together
with furniture, silver. portraiture,
and objets dart of Colonial times.
50 rare that if, by any horrible
chance, they were put up at auc-
tion they would cause an epidemic
of collectors hysteria, win be
shown in Delaware's state capital
at the Annual Dover Day Celebra-
ton May /. 1t will be an all after
noon affair as usual, and basing
their prediction upon past exper-
fence, officers of the Dover Garden
Club, its sponsor, state that even
a bigger crowd than in former
years is expected. Lovers of the
antique and of old gardens and
houses set Dover Day down on
their calendars as an annual fix
ture, and some of them think moth
ing of travelling hundreds of miles
to fill the date. Basing the state
ment upon the official records, pro-
ceeds have almost exactly doubled
every year since this Delaware
festival of antiquity was started
four years ago. The money it
brings In is used by the Dover
Garden Club for such public work
as town planting, supervision of
children's gardens, Flower Shows
of the Junior Garden Club, distri-
button of flower seed to 300 school
children, contribution to the Boy
Scouts, books for the Garden AL
cove of the Dover Library, and
children's swimming pool. Noted
far and wide as one of the few
towns where the aroma of the past
persists, Dover is rich in Colonial
survivals, and the majority of The
objects to be put on exhibition
have been continuously in The
houses to which they were brought
from the Old World by the early
settlers and which, in a number of
instances, remain in the possession
of descendants of the original own
ers. Virtually everything in this
collection is said to be unique, no
contemporary duplicates or even
later copies being known. In
stead of being shown in depart
mental style in single place, the
exhibits will be displayed in 81 diff
ferent homes and public places and
the various reception committees
will wear Colonial costumes that
have always remained in their
families.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Mrs. James Fleming Put on the
Program Which was Well Rendered

Smyrna Grange had a program
put on by the Ceres, Mrs. James
Fleming, this past Thursday, as
follows: Defamation, Punch
Brothers Punch" by Sister Pris-
ella Collins; jokes and readin by
Brother Harry Johnson; solo.
When My Dream Boat Comes
Home" and Moonlight and Shad-
ows" by Brother Lotion Stewart;
poultry reading by Brother James
Fleming; reading, The Stranger" /"
by Brother Fred Goldsborough, Jr.
Center Grange comes to Smyrna
with a program and brings the
Harrow Roller on May 6. All
grangers are urged to be out to en-
joy the evening. Smyrna's All
Club will join the Grange in giving
an evenings entertainment on
April %. The All Club will give
their play The Tantrum" and
Smyrna Grange will give their
play Amy Evening" with other
added attractions. Thursday even
ing, April 20, Mr.. Gildersleeve, the
State Musical Director, is putting
on a musical program in the
Grange Hall. Everyone is invited
to be present. All the schools,
clubs and other organizations un-
der his leadership, will be repre-
sented in the evenings program.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15

may be larger than it has been for
the past few years. The first shad
of the season also arrived in New
Castle last Friday when the part
Iners, James Tobin and James
Smith, brought in 27. Another
boat went out Monday when Mol
ton Rogers and his partner brought
in a few. Fishermen from Taylor's
Bridge, Woodland Beach and Leip-
sic report the same conditions. 1t
will take several days of warm
sunshine before shad begin to run
in any considerable numbers. Lo-
cal fishermen are in the meantime
making some nice catches of perch.
1t will not be long before hard
heads and bay trout will be coming
in. Boats are being put in readi-
ness at Woodland Beach, Leipsic,
Little Creek and Bowers Beach
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
WINTER WHEAT
In DELAWARE
Condition on Farms i'm State
Are Better Than They
Were Last Year
PASTURES NOT so GOOD

Winter wheat on Delaware farms
was in better condition on April 1
than at the same time last year
according to the April 1 Crop Re-
port issued by the Crop Reporting
Board of the Bureau of Agricultur-
al Economics of the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture in Washing
ton. The condition of Delaware
winter wheat on April 1, 1887 was
placed at Sc and as compared to
the average condition of 81 per
cent of normal on the same date
during the period 1923-1932.
Wheat production indicated for
1887 by the report is 1892, 900
bushels. more than the 1886 crop
of 1,419,OOO bushels, but lower
than the average production dur
ing the 1928-1932 period of 1,781,-
600 bushels. While no figures are
available on the condition of corn
or to indicate possible production
this year, A per cent of last years
crop or 1,761 900 bushels are esti-
mated to be on hand in Delaware
farm cribs and bins. This amount
is more than Delaware farmers
had on hand on April 1, 1886, when
/ ,641 900 bushels were available
for use as grain. These figures do
not include corn to be used as
seed. Stocks of wheat are lower
than last year but stocks of oats
are higher, the report shows. On
hand on April ! in Delaware were
64, 900 bushels of wheat and 24,000
bushels of oats, while in April 1,
1886, stocks of these two grains
were 104 900 bushels of wheat and
$4,000 bushels of oats. Rye con-
dition for April / this year was set
at 80 per cent of normal, as COM
pared to SO per cent of normal for
April /, 1886 and 81 per cent of
normal for the 1923-1932 period.
Delaware pastures were not in
good shape on April L, 1887 as
compared to the April 1, 1886
condition. This year they rated
72 per cent of normal as compared
to a rating of s5 per cent of nor
NAL for the corresponding date last
year.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
JERMAN CHAPEL SERVICES
Mrs. c. A. Thompson, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week

Jerman Chapel, Mrs. G. A.
Thompson. pastor, announces that
with the coming of spring, the
Sunday School seems to be taking
in new life and interest. On a
Sunday recently each one enrolled
in the school received a copy of the
New Testament. The gift was
made by Mrs. Albert Foraker, of
Linwood, Pa. Mrs. Thompson an
nounces the regular services for
next Sunday as follows: Sunday
School at p. M; class meeting at
2:3O; evening sermon at 7:30.
Mid-week meeting at 7:30 on We'd
nesday evening. Ladies Aid on
Thursday evening at the parson-
age.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
p N. E. CHURCH NEWS
r. ". Colona, Pastor, An
"r'ices For the Week

1Nces at Asbury Method
- .pal Church next Sunday.
=, VIII be as follows: the
uoOl Will meet promptly
S0ck. New members and
always welcome. Mr..
: - Jones, General Superin-
WI be in charge. The
!, ,'0rsnlp service and SER
| !. ae minister Of the church
! u O'clock. These lovely
Idays should find us all
Tctiye y churches to rend-
m our expressions of
h "ag ,,' and worship in re-
n Us unbounded mercies
\ upon p US so lovingly and
~ The Epworth League
k,s'aa ~ Oe at e:45 p. M, and
! !. Worship service and
kl,,' GSO. Prayer service
/ hssenihg at 7:30. The
|ihsreet OF meditation is
Esnted to al tSa 1esus me
P Church - 'ne services in
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
CHURCH WEDDING, ASBURY
Miss Virginia Heinold Becomes the
Bride of Harvey j. Pollen

The wedding of Miss Edna Vir-
ginia Heinold, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar T. Heinold of near
town, and Mr.. Harvey ]. Pollen,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl e. Pollen
of Harrisburg, Pa. took place We'd
nesday morning at $50 o'clock in
the Asbury M. E. Church, the Rev.
DR.. j. w. Colona officiating Miss
Mildred Bretz of Harrisburg, cous-
in of the bridegroom was maid of
honor Mr.. Clifford Heinold of
Wilmington, was best man. On
their return from wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Pollen will live on
South Street.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
KINGS DAUGHTERS ELECT
Held Annual Election Last Week
Mrs. j. Frank Webb, President

At a business meeting of the
Laura Lee Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters last week the annual election
was held. Mrs. j. Frank Webb
was elected president. Other Of
ficers elected were: Mrs. G.. Harvey
Wright, vice-president; Mrs. Flor
ence DeFord, secretary; Miss Hell
en- Start, treasurer; Mrs. H. w.
Sherwood, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. James Wright and Mrs.
George Robinson, welfare work.
The Circle will meet this evening
at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Mar
garet Wilds Grimm. Mrs. ]. w.
Clifton is entertaining with Mrs.
Grimm.