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Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
KENT FIRE .AsSO. MEETING
County Association Receive Mem
bership of North Bowers Beach

bership OF North Bowers Beach
A new fire company has joined
the Kent County Firemen's Asso-
citation. North Bowers Beach is
now organized and sent two repre-
sentatives to the county meeting
held at Cheswold Thursday night
with their application to become
members of the association. They
were accepted and given a well
come. The Rev. w. S. Cantwell
offered the invocation at the fire.
mems dinner served by the women
of the M E. Church. The Ches-
wold Fire Company's president, B.
S. Creadick, welcomed the dele
gates. Past State President Reu-
ben Stewart of Seaford made the
response. State President Howard
Sheldon of Talleyville; State Vice
President Lewis Walker of Clay
ton; Past State President Reuben
Steward of Seaford, and Harry
Collins of Smyrna spoke.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
KENT HIGH SCHOOL BAND
Gave a Concert at the John Bas-
sett Moore School Last Night


A concert by the Kent County
High School band was given at the
John Bassett Moore School in
Smyrna last wednesday, evening.
This is the first of a series of con-
certs, by this organization, which
is sponsored by the Kent County
instrumental teachers with Robert
W. Pyle, chairman. The public is
invited. The band is composed of
so students, who represent the fol-
lowing schools: Smyrna, Dover,
Caesar Rodney, FELTON,, and Mil
ford. It is the first all-county high
school band in Delaware. The
program will be as follows: Ell
SouSa; A Prelude, Mas
senet; Inf1ammatus from Stabat
Mater, Rossini, a trumpet solo;
Rach, a brass quartet;
Andante Cantabile from First
Symphony, Beethoven; Out on the
Deep, Lohr, a bass horn solo; HUI
digungs-march, Grieg; Waltz in A
Flat, Brahms; Washington's Post
March, Sousa.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
Smyrna Pupils in County Dec
lamatiOn Contest Entertain
ed by Rotary Thursday
RENDER DECLARATIONS

At the dinner meeting of the
smyrna Rotary Club last Thurs
cay evening at The Wayside Inn
Hlda Reed and Randolph Rus
sen of the John Bassett Moore
hlgh School presented the decla-
- nations with which they placed in
lne Kent County Contest held re-
Gently. Miss Reed interpreted
Inc Valiant" with intelligence
"hlle Randolph Russell sent the
audience into gales of laughter
with his 'Backdoor Salesman"
Inc program was a refreshing
cnange from the regular type.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
PUPILS TO RUN
STATE FOR DAY
John BasSett Moore School To
Send Their Senators and
Representatives
OTHER SCHOOL NOTES

The Daughters of America and
the American Legion are sponsor
ing a Girls State and d Boys
State. On Saturday, April 80, the
girls from different schools in Del
aware will meet in Dover and will
run the state for a day acting as
State officials and running the leg
islature. AS a result of the school
election Vivian Blendt will be the
senator, Estelle Edmondson the
representative, and Daisy Darrell
an attache to represent Smyrna
High School at the Girls State.
For Boys State on May IA they are
sending Armstrong Hamilton as
Senator, James Diacumakos and
Roger Davis as attaches, John
Shortall as representative, Howard
NoWland as attache completes
Duck Creek Hundred organization.
Roesoe Radish and Lloyd Jones are
candidates for State offices. The
purpose of this activity is to teach
boys and girls the problems of
and to show them the
exact procedure of elections and of
making the laws
Schools Partake in Folk Festival
On Monday evening, the Region
Al Folk Festival, sponsored by the
Delaware Committee of the Ma
-ional Folk Festival and the An
lual Assembly Program of the
Kent County Adult Education Cen
ers were presented in the John
3assett Moore School Auditorium.
Fhe program consisted of many in
eresting selections.
lowing Pictures Shown of Baseball
For Tuesdays Assembly program
very interesting baseball film
vas presented, showing stars Of
he big leagues and some Of their
outstanding plays.
To Examine Pre-SchooI Children
On May 6, DR.. Smith will visit
ne Smyrna schools to examine all !
re-school children, those who plan ,
} enter the first grade next year. !
Ie will be at the colored school at !
p. m, at the white school at 1.45 ,
m.
Smyrna Defeats Middletown I
On Friday night Smyrna nine '
efeated Midd1etown with the r
ore of 5-3. The next game will i
with Caesar Rodney on May 8 v
/ the home diamond. a
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
STATE SCHOOL
BOARD SESSION
Orders Metal Tops For Buses
and Ask Police To Slow
Traffic Passing
ALSO STANDING BUSES

The State Board of Education
met in Dover Friday at a busy
session. A list of added safety
rules for the operation of school
buses for the transportation of stu
dents, was adopted Included was
a request to the State Highway
Department that the law recurring
a motorist to slow down to 10
miles an hour when passing a
standing school bus, be enforced.
1t was pointed out that automo-
biles passing bus at high speed
are a hazard to children who may
be waiting to cross a highway. It
was also decided TO use only buses
with solid metal tops in the future
as another safety feature. The
state board decided to close five
schools and transfer students to
nearby schools. They are: Hares
Corner to New Castle Special
School district; Tomahawk Dis
trlct No. 81, Kent County, to
Pennington School; Anderson's
School District, No. IS, and Raugh-
ley's School District, No. 80, con
solidated with Harrington Special
School District; Midway School
District, No. IT'S, Sussex County.
with Lewes Special School District.
The above schools were closed last
fall because of 10 Wenrollment for
three years. Miss Rachel w. Tay-
or, director of art in the state
presented her resignation.
she has been appointed to a posi-
ion in New York state. The resie-
lation was accepted with regerts.
= report by DR. r. w. Helm. di-
ector Of vocational education. on
lew development made possible by
he increase of S8O,OCO III the FED
raj aallotment to Delaware fol
'ocational education work was an
'roved. DR.. Helm outlined addi-
lonal work being done. DR.. j. p.
V. Wallin was reelected state Ill
ector Of special education and
rental hygiene. The Board decid-
q to give approval of the board to
ne erection Of new school at Re
oboth Beach should the voters of
.ehoboth, at a referendum, decide
, become a special school district.
our members of the Rehoboth
chool Board had asked for ap- /,
roval of a S16O,OOO school build ;
e project. The new school would :,
clude IL grades. In the event !
le residents vote in favor of a !
'ecial school district, the town !
ould have the authority to levy !
.xes for school improvements and :
ork. It would receive appropria- !,
Ons from the State Board of Edu- :
Ltion for the school maintenance. :
embers Of the Rehoboth School !
'ard who appeared at the meet :
G were: Charles Mills, ]. Arthur :,
owning, Daniel G. Anderson, and !
alter B. Palmer No decision :,
garding the proposed referendum I
as made by the school board. u
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
FIRE NEAR MIDDLETOWN
Cow Kicks Over Lighted Lantern
$500 Worth of Buildings Burn


$1,000 Worth of Buildings Burn
A sick cow and a lighted liant
ern, in a straw-filled stable caused
the destruction of S2,50z worth of
farm buildings on the farm of
Romie B. Coleman, Jr., near Mid
dletown, aturday night. The cow
also perished. According to Mr..
Coleman, he had been attending
the sick COW and had gone to the
house to secure more medicine,
leaving the lantern near the an
imal. On his return the lantern
had been kicked over and the
flames were spreading rapidly
through the cowshed. When the
fremen arrived they managed to
save the barn and house. A trac-
tor, binder and other farm machin-
cry was saved by neighbors. The
farm is owned by Paul Messick of
The buildings were
insured.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
ON STATE WELFARE BOARD
j. A. Frear, Jr., Dover, and George
Grier. Milford. New Members

=
F.! Grier, Milford, New Members
/ Joseph A. Frear, Jr., Dover, and
George Grier, Milford, were named
members Of the State Welfare
Commission Thursday BY Chief
Justice Daniel ]. Layton to sue
ceed Walter w. Hynson, Smyrna,
and Mrs. Ella G. Emery, Seaford,
respectively. Mr.. Hynson recently
resigned to become State Director
OF Welfare. Mr.. F'rear's- appoint
ment is until February %, 1889,
the unexpired term of Mr.. Hynson,
now executive director of the com
Mrs. Emery's term ex-
pired February %. Mr.. Grier was
for four years. Mr..
Frear is member of the firm of
]. A. Frear Sons and is a member
Of the trustees of the State College
for Colored Students and a past
president of the Dover Rotary
Club. Mr.. Grier is of the L. D.
Caulk Co., Milford, is active in
circles, and a member of
The Delaware Citizens Association.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
NEW CLEANING PLANT HERE
waiter X. Eley of SulersvilIe to
Open Establishment Here MONDAY

Smyrna is to have a cleaning es-
tablishment for ladies and mems
clothing to be opened up next
Monday. The firm name viii be
The Smyrna Cleaners. The plant
is located in the David Building
next door to The Strand Theatre
Walter r. Eley of Sudlersville. Nd.
IS the head of the new concern
and will superintend it and Allen
L. Stafford of Templeville, Md, is
to be the manager. They have
an experienced man to
do the cleaning and pressing and
to operate the modern equipment
-hey have installed. They expect
% give the people of Clay
on and vicinities the very best
service and with quickness and dis
'atch. See advertising announc-
ng their opening.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Dr. Katherine L. Storm, PhiladeI-
phia, Once a Teacher in Smyrna


DR.. Katherine L. Storm. aged 81.
retired Philadelphia physician, who
back in the sos was a member of
the teaching staff of the SMYRNA
Schools and known to a number of
our older citizens, is dead from an
automobile crash on the Ridge
road, two miles west of Perkasie.
Police said Mrs. George Plyler, SO,
the doctors nurse and companion,
was driving and lost control of the
car late Monday, crashing into a
pole. She escaped injury. Mrs.
Mildred Whitemore, SO, another
passenger, suffered a cut head and
shock. Her son, Gordon, five, was
unhurt. DR.. Storm, who was in a
similar accident in Lansdale in
July, 1929, was graduated from
Woman's Medical College in 1892
and opened a private practice at
1912 Diamond street. PHILADELPHIA.
DR.. Strom developed an abdominal
supporter, which she made on her
own sewing machine for patient
recovering from an operation. The
supporter, named after DR.. Storm,
was recommended widely by other
and was used through
out this country and abroad. She
gave up her practice in 1912 but
an active interest in
the supporter work carried on by
a staff of assistants. In 1920, the T
business moved to 1901 Diamond
street. DR.. Storm also operated a /
fruit farm in East Rockhill town
ship, near Perkasie. When in
Smyrna Miss Storm was a close
'riend of the late Miss Lizzie Nc
0owell, Miss Minnie Clements and
others. OF the staff of eight teach
RS comprising the full faculty un-
Ter the late L. Irving Handy ad-
ninistration. Miss Mary Spruance
5 the only one living.
Ohm p. Walker of Kenton, Dead ]
John E. Walker, aged 73, former :
tation agent at Kenton, died in I
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
GUILTY IN VENABLES DEATH
Louis X. Sackett Given One Year
IN Jail For Manslaughter

n Court of Oyer and Terminer
at Dover, Monday afternoon jury
returned a verdict of guilty of in
: Tyoluntary manslaughter against
LOUIS +, Sackett and recommend
"a e MIN to the mercy Of the court.
ne was sentenced to serve one
year ~ IN Jail. At the February term
u court jury disagreed in this
Ease Il grew out of an automo-
~ case which happened last June
.ear ,s Farmington and in which
WITS Augusta Venables and her
laughter lost their lives.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Nearly a Hundred Present Thurs
day Night; Conferring of Degrees

Nearly a Hundred Present Thurs
day Night; COnferring of Degrees
An attendance of nearly a hun
dred attended Smyrna Grange last
Thursday evening at the confer
ring of the third and fourth de-
gres. The degree work was done
by Broad Creek Grange of Laurel,
which was exceptionally well done
and enjoyed by all. Nine other
Oranges were represented. The
joint program of Grange and All
Club was postponed until Wednes-
day evening, April 4th. This week
the program will be in charge of
the ladies. There will be no
Grange meeting on Thursday, MAY
5th, instead the Entertainment will
be presented on Wednesday, May
the 4th.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
Kent Final Divorce DEGREES Signed

Final DEGREES of divorce were
were signed Friday by Resident
Judge w. w. Harrington in Super
ior Court for three couples. They
are: Margaret May johnson from
Edward w. johnson; Addie Hobbs
Wood from Harry Theodore Wood
and Anna Mae jackson from Nor
man J. Jackson.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
Woman on State Labor Roard

Announcement has been made of
the appointment by Gov. Richard
G. McMullen of Mrs. Sally Robin
son of Seaford to the Labor Cyor,
lIiission - OF delaware. She succeeds
george A. Hill of Bridgeville.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
State Archives Board Officers

Members of the Public Archives
Commission, meeting Tuesday in
their offices in the Old State House
reelected officers as follows: Pres
ldent, Mrs. Henry Ridgely, Dover;
Janvier, of New Castle; secretary.
Gerge S. Williams, of Millsboro.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
Sons of Delaware Goinp to Doyar

Sons of Delaware Going to Dover
Members of the Sons of Della
ware of Philadelphia will make
their annual pilgrimage TO their
native state Saturday, May Z, with
Dover as the destination, to par
ticipate in the observance of Dover
Day when colonial homes and gar
dens viii be open to the public.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
|RlCRAMS SET
1,RS
| |..,,s VIII Participate in
.;,,oIO Observance Dur
ing Week Of May -
,,yD CONCERT HERE

Numerous musical events are
T. arranged for the observation
,:..,.nol Music Week, May 1st
M Mrs. Emma n. stewart
-. W. chairman of the local Mu-
! View committee, announces nsas
\ The public schools, churcnes, tcis
4. tsssters, and Institutions
Ave ,uecial programs Of mu-
/ ,sicb will have a stimulating
II an the cultural life Of the
It is hoped that those
e. in the development OF
Fr,na national asset will take
[r+,ge of the opportunity af-
II w National Music Week to
4 make, and enjoy good music.
|Nsy 9Th at 5 P. NJ, the girls
| bows glee clubs Of the Dover
4 School will present their an
,orcprf in the Dover High
HI Auditorium under the direc-
d Mrs. Alice Ruggles, music
snsor. Also on the evening
nav 9Th the Smyrna High
NJ Band will hold its concert
be Smyrna High School Audi /
In. The churches are also 4
arhg special music for their
ices not only by the adult and
b choirs but also by the Sun
Schools ana young peoples So
q. A slide announcing Music
K will be shown at the Capital,
ID, and Everett Theatres and
lrt film Oh music will be given
can be procured. Posters call
to the Importance
value Of Music Week are be-
obtained BY Mrs. Richard
iGit and will be placed in show
l1E Of the business section.
Ezsst Y. Keith is arranging (
! ht hour Of music at the !
lE Home, Dover, and at the !
Welfare Home, Smyrna. The {
ss Church choir Will sing and {
Vt duets will be given BY Mr.. 7
| Keith and Mr.. Paul Keith, (
panied at the piano BY Mrs. /
~. Keith. Reports are made r
ne Kiwanis Club, Rotary t
q Smyrna and Dover, Cen 7
CluO' Dover Business and .
iSlanal Women's Club, Dover 5
nEna Oranges, local Amer L
Legion Auxiliaries, Kent k
Business and Professional Y
ls Club, and Dover Garden T,
/ I making plans to observe 7
week and definite programs b
announced later. Music eI
. important part in the his- d,
pageant to be presented Do Y
Y Nay 7th, On the terrace ec
legislative Hall under The al
!, alfectlon Of Mr.. E. Paul sc
Lst. ,s In the first episode pi
!. ,sp,cls the landing Of the b,
!. |. Le~es, children Of Clay NJ
!. " I. ne leadership Of Miss H
I Il s'aton I will dance and er
n ad folk songs. The swed- n
4, h "aleh follows will show Cd
u u q Governor Printz IL Ii
u, ! II incident viii be por- 8
! ! Lae I adult music class IF 4
: II e By Mrs. William j. te
,. lucy will use Swedish II
! stuss y as well as early I'll
! .ni.os i % Lutheran Church.
/ csioa,, 'Pisode deals with the n
II Yrl'ry !: and will be played II
4S o. Dover High ScbooI
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
Grass and wods Fire Near Walkers

Smyrna firemen were called TO
the home of James Ozolek in tba
Tent" section near Walkers
School on Monday. About five
acres of grass and woods were
burned.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
N'EVRE, MAGISTRATE
ltsd b. Dove, Dover Attorney Ap-
H., oO'ernor McMulle1

f,'. H., John P. LeFevre forr,.,.
(srl q officer Of 198th c coast 5last
Ea;d d =, "a A, Delaware Nation. rl7
~ and asi well known -'rC,Var DoVer
i t Doras vas a appointed maetsl utsl
d G SPvss Ma,,I1u Thursday by ',t Gov y
/ vacancy -. ,iis appointment
/, 1aS ,.1pi1st'aa hai'a T. Ia has existed : !
] Magistrate Go | Term Of
rg',,caa' ~aa June 20, 1887. \.
| sIs5 d smyrna. ayl Governor ori'5y Ma Z
Ia at Nippp{ appointed Jesse rs +
b Of 4 tss Smith sa of odessa s saGesea sc !
~ " = aVe-year terg a,S COM
Smyrna times., 1938-04-28
affIE BLOSSOMS
''e State, Ton. ',any From
ga,.1 NuT Down CT

| The State ''Ts, Ts,I Many From
! !, '1os -aaeal t5s ad1,. free roadside
\ Is ~ sfases County gtCGards
S5,ta'd VI fading out ut PAS passing the
pSursap of Ur0eariSeksOn, r0aiS chief ef
|, s,s' sa?p e, !, 's'Isoss aat e =. ,s,s ssys
ae histor,' year the laro.
! bushels y of the STAFF 5
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CHURCHES, CONVERTS
STONED AT VIENNA
fC,,+;r,,ed from t,aye one)

Continued from page ol1e)
knew what was occurring. He was
protected by heavy guard.
Cardinal Innitzer had dned
early in order that he might listen
bv radio to BuerckePs violent, w.
minute attack.
As Buerckers voice faded from
the radio with warning to In.
nitzer mot to make himself tool
of the anti-German policy OF the
Vatican" the prelate went to the
chapel to pray. ~.
The reprisals announced by
Buerckel, who is Chancellor Adou
Hitler's chief administrator IN the
Austrian province of Ostmark ana
who returned early THURSDAY
from Berlin bearing Der. Euenf-
er's instructions, included:"....; =
abandonment" OF offlclai
consideration to- release from pri-
Son of Kurt Schuschnigg, last
chancellor of independent Austria
and a devout Catholic who IS
awaiting trial on treason charges.
cancellation of plans to give
the Catholic church certain edu-
cational facilities" and the closing
of the Catholic priests seminary.
3-Postponement of amnesty
for nolitical offenders which had
been contemplated in celebration
of Germany's Sudetenland con-
4-Expulsion from Vienna OF
all Jews and Czechs who, Buercksl
said, participated in Friday nights
demonstration against the state"
AS Buerckel announced the re-
prisals, constituting Germany's an
swer to a formal Vatican protest
lodged in Berlin by Papal Nuncio
Cesar Orsenigo, the Nazi crowd
reared "down with the traitors
our faith is Germany down
with the priests"
| The favored cry was ITO Dachau
with Innitzerw Referring to the
notorious Nazi concentration
camp at Dachau:
| One of the signs carried in the
march on st. Stephens square was
p paraphrasing of Pope Plus XPs
recent statement that "he who
strikes the pope dies" supposed,
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HITLER Is MEDIATING
NEW CZECH CRISIS

CONTINUED from page one) -.
sistence. of Premier Benito Musso.
lini of italy and Hitler, contained
a clause that in addition to sur
rendering the: Sudetenlahd the
Czechs must make a settlement OF
Hungary,s and Poland's territorial
claims before Nov. 80. Otherwise,
it was provided the four powers
would decide the questions.
The Czechs already have sur
rendered the Teschen Silesian belt
in the north, an area Of about 72O
square miles, to the Poles. ;,
1t was indicated, on the basis
of the Hungarian announcement
last night, that Hitler, Mussolini::
Prime Minister Chamberlain OF
Great Britain and Premier Ed
Guard Daladier of France would
meet again to draft another agree.
ment amputating a section OF
Czechoslovakia's province of Slo-
Vakia. ...-.-. +, - e. .... .
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WAICHOW in FLAMES
1000 DEAD OR HURT
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
closed.
All police reserves in Hong
Kong and the adjacent British
Kowloon leased territory were mo-
bilized to control thousands of
Chinese refugees swarming into
the colony.
On the Central Chinese front
the Japanese admitted that their
armies totalling $4,000 men were
encountering strong Chinese re-
sistance in their drive on China's
provisional capital in Hankow.
In North China the japanese
also were making slow progress in
their drive along the western
Lung-hai railway towards Sain-fu,
capital Of Shensi province and ter
minus of a motor-truck munitions
line from Soviet Russia.
Despite the magnitude of their
China operations it was learned
that thc general staff in Tokyo
had ruled against sending any of
the crack divisions of the Japa-
nese Korean or kwantung MAN
chukuo) armies into the China
conflict.
The general staff feared another
Soviet Russian gesture to aid
China, similar to the Russian at
tack on Changkufeng Hill during
July and August, and was deter
mined to keep at least 100000
soldiers on the Siberian border to
be "ready for any eventuality.'
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MORE COURTHOUSE :.
REPAIRS CALLED FOR
(Continued from page one)
By CAROL DAY

Continued from page one)
room and jury room need repair
ing or should be displaced if be-
yond repair by new ones. The
center gate to the bar OF the
court room remains in need of re-
pair and it was recommended at
the last term Of court that door
check be placed on the north en-
trance to the court room to pre-
vent slamming of the door.
This body recommends that the
courthouse be closed and locked
after working hours each day: We
believe that many abuses Will De
avoided and that it will be easier
to keep the courthouse in a more
attractive condition.
The committee visiting the
county home and state prison
camp found both in first class con-
dition. ....
Your body which in March rec
commended that ~Lum Shepherd be
removed from the county home to
the county Jail now recommends
that he be transferred to the
county home. We understand that
due to his age there is no insti-
tuition in the state. that can legal
lv take care of him and that eff
forts will be made to have a spe-
cial act passed by the next SEES
sion of the general assembly to
take care of this inmate.
The clerk of the court was Wis
tied and reported that he was well
pleased with the responses of
guardians, administrators and ex-
ecutors as a result of special eff
forts since the last term Of court
which laid special emphasis on
this subject. .
Your body at the last term OF
court pledged itself to give
thought to the subject of public
economies with relation to the
iail and maintenance of the Sher-
iff's department. We have reason
to believe, that this will be par
tally taken care of and we rec
omrnend the keeping of records
of all official trips and mileage
and other official activities involy-
ing cost, incident to transporta-
ton by the sheriff's department.
We were advised by the sheriff
at the last term of court that such
records would prove a great bur-
den to his office which he said