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Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
REHOBOTH GETS
S15O,9O5 GRANT
To Build a Modern TwO-StOry
Fire-PrOOf School Build
ing at Resort
TO COST ABOUT S29O,OOO

i Public Works Administrator Har-
old L. Ickes announced last week
an outright grant of $3.50, ,9O5 for
Rehoboth Beach's proposed $780,
900 school building. Charles Flem-
ing, state PWA administrator, re-
ceived notice of this grant from
PWA officials who characterized
the present Rehoboth B a h
schools as overcrowded, unsani-
tary, and fire hazards. The new
school will be a two story fire
proofed building with basement,
designed to accommodate 48O pu-
pills. G. Morris Whiteside II of
Wilmington, is the architect. The
site of the school has not yet been
selected. The contemplated cost
includes building, land, and equip
ment. THE work" PWA officials
state, will provide much needed
jobs for the skilled and unskilled
labor in this locality (Rehoboth
Beach, and will provide for the
much needed employment in the
industries which will furnish the
for the project" The
basement of the school will have a
boiler room, cold storage, boys and
girls lockers and showers, cafe
terra, kitchen, manual arts room,
and two storage rooms. The re-
mainder of the basement area is
On the first floor viii
be an auditorium and gymnasium,
six elementary class rooms,
foyer, two offices, boys and girls
toilets. The high school section
will be comprised of seven rooms.
also toilets, and storage rooms. The
will have modern plumb
ng, electric equipment in accord
ince with the governing code A
ow pressure steam heating system
will be installed Furniture and
equipment will be of suitable de-
ign.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
ACCOUNTABLE
FARM SERVICE
Offered By the Extension De.
partment of u. of d. To
Egg and Flock Producers
SERVICE WILL BE FREE

a complete account and auditins
service for commercial egg produc
ers and farm flock owners in Della
ware IS the newest service to be of.
fered by the Poultry Extension Di.
vision Of the Agricultural Exten.
sion Service at the University OF
Delaware. This new service. an.
nounced recently by H. L. Richard
son, Extenion Poultryman at the
University is in line with the in
creasing service to poultrymen be-
ing offered by the Extension Ser
vice. 1t will be managed by the
County Agricultural Agents in the
three Delaware counties under the
direction of Mr.. Richardson and r.
O. Stelzer, Extenson Agricultural
Economist at the University.
Newly planned and published ac-
count books are available without
cost to poultry producers who CO.
operate in the project" Richardson
said. These have been devised in
a simplified form which will be
easy to keep but which will furnish
complete and detailed information.
At the end of the poultryman's fis-
cal year, the account books will
be returnd to the State office in
Newark, where they will be audit
I'd and summarized without cost to
he producer. This is the kind of
audit service for which large cor
,orations pay large sums of money!
lie pointed out, and explaind that
he account summaries also will be
lsed to determine recommended
ions to be made to commercial
gg producers and farm flock own
rs. Additional information con-
erning this new project may be OBJ
aimed by writing to either the
'oultry Extension Division, Agri-
ultural Extension Service, Univer-
ity of Delaware, Newark, Del. or
ne of the following County Agri-
ultural Agents: New Castle Coun-
Y, George M. Worrilow, Newark. +,
'el.; Kent County, Russell E. Will 8
1n, Dover, Del; Sussex County ,
ussell Snyder, Georgetown. Del. /
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
WHEAT LOAN
FOR STORAGE
Rate Set For Delaware Farm
ers Under the 1888
AAA Program
IN LICENSED ELEVATORS

\ Under the 1888 wheat loan pro.
gram, loans on wheat stored il
federally licensed or approved ele-
vators or warehouses will be made
available to Delaware wheat farm
ers cooperating in the 1885 Agri-
cultural Conservation Program, r.
%. Stelzer, Newark, State Execu-
tive Officer of the AAA, announces.
The loan rate for Delaware will be
10 cents per bushel of No. 2 soft
red winter wheat in storage. The
rate for No. / wheat will be I'll
cents and for No. wheat the rate
will be 81 cents per bushel. Dis
counts for light smut and light
garlic will be made at the rate Of
3 cents per bushel and discounts
for heavy smut and heavy garlic
will be made at the rate of 8 cents
per bushel. The loans will be made
for a period of z months at 4 per
cent interest and will be available
through December 81, 1888. Loans
will be made only on wheat stored
IN elevators and warehouses ap-
proved by the Commodity Credit
Corporation, and secured by nego-
TABLE warehouse receipts. Be
cause Of the prevalence of insect
.nfestation in farm stored grain in
his area no loans will be made on
wheat stored on farms. The wheat
oan program, as provided under
ne Agricultural Adjustment Act
# 1888, will be handled through :
county agricultural conservation /
committee. The committees will I
lpprove all loans. In order to be .
Eligible for a loan, farmers 1898 :
.creage Of soil-depleting crops can
lot exceed the total soil-depleting
creage allotment established for
Continued on Page FourJ
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
VIRDIN-HARGADINE FAMILIES
Hold Annual Reunion at Chestnut
Grove School Near Dover

A reunion of the Virdin-H -Harga-
dine families was held at Chestnut
Grove Schoolhouse near Dover on
Sunday and the day being a de-
lightful one it was one of the larg-
est ever held by two families.
Mrs. Amy : Putnam Lesher of
Washington, D. c., president of the
organized family group made a
speech in which she stated that the
reunion being based on family ties,
is one of the noblset forms of or
ganization. DIR. John Elderdice, of
Salisbury, Md, also gave a talk
thanking the organization for their
kindness to him during a recent i'll
ness. As a complimentary ges-
ture a vase was presented to the
president, Mrs. Amy Putnam Lesh-
er, in honor of her recent marriage
to Mr.. Jacob Charles Lesher A
cash gift was made to Mrs. Emily
Virdin, 80, of near Dover, oldest
member (not able to attend. A
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
John B. Jester, Native of FELTON,,
Dies at Home i'm Wilmington

John B. Jester, WelI-known at
torney nd chairman of the New
Castle County Democratic Commit
tee, died at 1890 Monday morning
at his home, 527 Langham Road,
/ Wilmington. He was 43 years old.
Suffering for some time, his condi-
tion became serious early in June.
He was living at his summer home
IN LeWe!s at the time, remaining
there until last Thursday, when he
was taken to his home in Whining
ton. Members of his family were
with hm when he died. Mr.. Jester
was born in FELTON,, receiving his
early education there. He later at
tended Dickinson Law School, and
removed to Wilmington in 1923 to
begni the practice of law He be-
came active in Democratic party
work, but held no public office. In
addition to serving as chairman of
the county committee, which post
he held at the time of his death, he
was chosen as a delegate to the
Democratic national convention in
1886, casting his ballot for Presi-
dent Roosevelt Fraternal activ-
tiles claimed much of his interest.
He was member of Wilmington
Lodge No. 3O7, B. P. o. E. of which
he served as exalted ruler in 1888;
the Masons, Delaware Consistory,
Lulu Temple, A. A. o. N. NJ. s.;
the Odd Fellows, the American
Business Club, and the University
Club. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Catharine Hughes Jester, who
Continued on Page .7IveI
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
POULTRY TOUR
TO DOWN STATE
Will Start From Palmer Farm
at Glasgow With First
Stop at Dover
PLACES On SCHEDULE

4 broller producers as well as egg
men and others interested in i'm.
proving their poultry operations
will benefit by joining the annual
Delaware Poultry Tour, August sc
and 81 ays H. L. Richardson, Ex-
tension Poultryman at the Uniyer-
sity of Delaware. The two-dav
tour, which starts at the H. S.
Palmer farm, east of Glasgow on
Route 40, at $50 O'Clock. Tuesday
morning, August 80, has been plan
ned to include stops at several
broiler plants which have proved
profitable to their owners during
the pat few years as well as at
several commercial egg establish
ments, turkey farm and other
places of interest to poultrymen,
including farm flock owners. "Of
particulr interest to broiler grow
ers will be the stops at the Will
liam Haas farm near Dover. tbe
Herman Long farm, near Ocean
View, and the Eagle Poultry Plant
IN Frankford," Richardson said.
AT the Haas firm there are three
brooder houses with accommoda-
tions for 1900 broilers in each
house as well as fattening pens
with a total capacity of $4,000
broilers. Mr.. Haas is now build
ing large food house which will be
equipped with a tWo-ton feed mix
er, corn shelter. and feed mill.
Herman Longs establishment, he
said, has capacity Of $4,000
birds and he uses both coal and oil
brooders. Broilermen will be es-
pecially interested in the Eagle
Poultry Plant in Frankford. AT
this plant, $50 broilers can be
packed per hour. Here they are
dressed entirely by the wax pro
oess, with 40 persons picking. ten
grading the birds, then packing
md icing them" Other stops
scheduled on the two-day tour. !.
Y FAAASA WA44 SLlI Y IuG S6COUQ cav
rom the Harold Short Farm near
Milford on Route "a, include be ]
ides the Palmer farm, where / 500 j
lew Hampshire Reds are produc- !
ng cross-bred Matching eggs, the
leonard Fagerlund breeder-hatch- I
ry and commercial egg plant on
ron Hill near Newark; the Rich ,
.rdson and Robbins Cannery in Do Z
er; the Henlopen Game Farms, t
filton, and the Norval Pepper Z
'urkey Farm, near Seaford. In I
luded on the committee in charge +
plans for the Poultry Tour, /"
Thich headed by Mr.. Richardson, G
re DR.. H. r. Baker, State Poultry {
athologist. State Board of Agri- 0
Dover; Russell E. Wilson, :
.ent County Agricultural Agent, a
over, and Byard Carmean, Assist e
nt County Agricultural Agent for G
ussex County, Georgetown, Del. A
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Program Last Thursday Given in
Compliment to Older Members

Smyrna Grange held their
monthly social meeting last Thurs
day with a goodly number present.
The Worthy Master was very much
pleased to have SO many of the
older members present. Brother
Massey expressed the regrets Of
the Grange on losing faithful
musical director, Miss Mary Hyn-
son, who is leaving in September to
take a new position The follow
ing musical program was rendered:
Group singing by the Grange; two
song selections by w. T. Massey;
piano solo by Mary Hynson. After
the program refreshments were
served and all enjoyed social
chat. The next meeting will be
September 1st which will be the
of our weekly meetings.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
SUMNER SERIES
OLD DRAWERS
"hl come TO a Close Next
Sunday With Sermon by
Rev. DR.. Field
INTERESTING CHURCH

The last of the summer series Of
services at Old Drawers Church.
DUPONT Highway near Odessa. viii
be held this coming Sunday after
noon at three O'Clock. It will be
observed by the celebration of Holy
Communion. Rev. Elliott Field. d.
D., Moderator of Presbytery and
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
OF Dover, will preside and deliver
the message Of the day He VIII
be assisted by Rev. John E. Thorn
as, ID, pastor of the Forest Pres
byterian Church, Middletown: Rev.
Harry E. Ewig, pastor of the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church,
and Rev. Lloyd S. Hlndman, pastor
of the Manokin Presbyterian
Church, Princess Anne. Md. The
following Ruling Elders will assist
in the celebration Of the Sacra-
ment: Mr. Walter w. Rash, the
Presbyterian Church of Dover; Mr.
Joseph S. Hamilton, First and Cen
trail Presbyterian Church, Whining
mington; Mr.. Morgan T. Gum,
Frankford Church; Mr.. Elmer P.
Corrie, Smyrna Church; Mr.. ].
Pyle, Hanover Church,
Wilmington; DR.. John L. Riley,
Memorial Church. Snow
Hill, Nd, and Mr.. James E. Fuller,
West Church, Wilmington. vii
mer G. Highfeld, organist and
choir director of the Peninsula M.
P. Church, who has served as or
ganist for the summer services.
will direct a chorus in the Com
nunion anthem. These services
leld during the months of June.
July and August, have been under
he auspices Of the Presbytery of
New Castle They were begun in
1887 after a lapse of nearly eighty
years in which the church was not
lsed regularly for Divine worship.
The friends of Old Drawers. an
devoted to the care
md preservation of this historic
Colonial church, have held an an
lual gathering the first Sunday of
'une since 1895. The church was
'uilt in 1878 and is one Of the fin
st speciments of Colonial ecclesias-
ical architecture on the peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
DROWNED AT WOODLAND
Charles, 12-Year-OId Son of Mrs.
Mary Hitchcock, Dover. Victim

Mary Hitchcock, Dover. Victim
Charles E. Hitchcock, 12, son of
Mrs. Mary Hitchcock of Dover.
was drowned at Woodland Beach
while swimming Thursday after
noon. Spectators said the bow evi-
IDENTIFY became exhausted after
swimming some distance from
shore and disappeared before aid
reached him. The body was re-
covered within a half hour. Eff
forts to revive the youth with the
pulmotor of the Robbins Hose
Company of Dover, failed. Coroner
Harry Camper took charge of the
body and held an inquest. The
verdict of the jury was accidental
Funeral services were
held Sunday with interment at
cemetery. Dover.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
Held for Cutting Man in Dover

Mrs. Viola Walls of Dover. was
held in 5000 bail by Magistrate W.
D. Burton, Monday evening, charg-
ed with assault and battery upon
Samuel Scott, whom she is accused
OF cutting Sunday evening on Kirk
wood Street. Several stitches were
required in Scott's arm and hand
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
Work on Market st. Extension

With the old Hill property and
the pool room down and the Fraz-
ier and Sweatman properties NOV
ed to their new locations. Market
Street extension shows progress.
WPA men are about to dig trench
es for water and sewer and grade
the street. The Highway Depart
ment will do the paving and curb
ing.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
KILLED AT MIDDLETOWN

Il. {. Scott, Negro, Struck by Clay
ton Train While Sitting on Track
E. c. Scott, Negro, was struck
and instantly killed Saturday
morning about lis o'clock near
the Middletown station by the VIII
mington-Clayton train on the Della
ware branch of the Pennsylvania
railroad. The man was pronounced
dead by DR.. d. w. Lewis of Md
dIetown. The man was identified
by letter found on him written to
his mother, Maggie Scott of Balti-
more. The body will be sent to
Baltimore. The man was sitting
on the railroad track apparently
asleep when struck by the train.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
Peach Tree Has Two Kinds of Fruit

A peach tree that bears white
fruit on one side and yellow on the
otner. Arthur w. Hope, Sr., of
Delaware City. has such trea
growing in his yard near his oar
age. It is four wears old and bos
never been grated,
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
Crap Shooters Jailed at Dover

John Cannon, Roscoe Richards
arthur Pmkett and Fred Billings
were arrested by police SUNDAY on
a charge of crap shooting Tbev
We're each given ten days in the
Kent County jail.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
'OR FARM TENANTS
|@alers On Foe.
JUS Better Terpos

| ,,.' y Better Terms ~
! l',.,asii .asi' over in Kent Conn.
3 trlr 4 1...,s a5s seeking a new
h t..Ii. lsallng their farms tc
~ ,'slllg IN that the $3.50
NJ I. ~ lollo"ed :, for many Wears
n i ~ iss,l them a large enough
pa -. 'r Investment. Under
- p.aa, !, the tenants are al
FthaaaIt' N :. ,as ss land, giving the
h . ntun. N m"eat and corn
/ sp:sIrr rI's . ? netted the land
~~ll fsrao L - return.
saa 70 tssI better because he
!. 2 business and all[ ptohts o.e from
i. : the land A C.ner small
I m Of the COUNT n number of
! Ars imnl. r,eL furnishing live
% tie tepan. u,ients and fer
: NcsutsSs.sa and taking a
'aa's IN tbo = al crops, and
sta. + iie !. milk and poul-
saart a,d : ,contended both
= aors NJ NJ, tne tenant are
! tan Inv pney under this
: 10 s40er !. the $3.50 nIan an
De Easta.s' '"ed 'd In other
.Slern Shore
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
FIIEy IS GIVEN
k|IISS0OlMINATION
j, Democratic Contest at
|p,.ting Of State cOnven-
tion on Tuesday
|r,RrEL IN CONTROL

o.,,ocratic state Conven-
n n Dover Tuesday after
- mated a state ticket by
..i,r in a smooth moving
tsat gave every indication
.-.,or+srs of Josiah Marvel,
'..i,rar Of the state commit
n control the newly-elected
.t-.s The nominees are:
p.,rs,entative- William F. Allen
C,unty (incumbent).
= 1lS.'s.-rrrerEErnest .s-r c. Blackstone Of
/. rrny fncumbentl. l.. -
i55tor-James W. Wise OF Kent
Z ntumbentl. e 1Vi,
-g.Gensral-Stewart Lynch OF WI
- COnmissioner-Frank L. Gates
S.srg. Senator James H. Hughes
| unote speech urged party
"a df the New Deal. Only q
| arges we're made by the
I1tSn il the platform adopted
| h State Committee. The
for state civil service
4 ssined. This is the first
\ ast a political party in Della
h hs pledged itself to state
avl service for all non-policy
Hnirg positions. The con
In surface calm came only
bitter factiOnal wrangles had 4
Ia Tie New Castle and Sussex .
Ias Kent alone was free of
|E.ltss. The Marvel delegation
Z Wilmington walked out of the
b Castle caucus after losing a
lRE a 80 to 40 vote to permit
Ing0n 70 caucus separately.
sSlzez battle between the Col
hnn1ell and Allen-Baker fac
|r1duded charges BY the for
tEop that Allen had made
zA With the Republicans.
1l1t and Sussex endorsed AL
ihEaer for the nomination.
I'y Castle caucus made no
riznslts for any Office. In
ia'ls af the Marvel strength /
Z wien the convention voted
II y Y to Over-rule the ac- I
idtisNaW Castle County eau !
Z Dtlg to hold the Whining 7
20 New Castle County eau J
pntly instead Of separately !
I 'een the custom in the past. T
Gl'1 gave the Marvel fac ]
w additional members On the Y
''nnlttee 50 that the con Z
4 vote vas cast On purely !
u INES. Mr.. Marvel, how !
'llsa io win a majority ii bis ]
/. Eaalorial district and was !,
.'''sa 4. t0 the new state com /
! H opponent for the state 7
y 1llialP Ivan culbertson, was !
Y ihs committee as one of !. !.
I. Y members at large from 4 !.
'aSls County. At the close !, !,
invention Mr.. Marvel said i
n n lo douOt whatever that !,
I /. I. rejected 4 state chair /
!, ]. u. !, 'uefe was nothing in y
I \. I tae committee to pre- 4 I
~. .3a.aenOer being elected. i
N. s.an VII be held this Il
= "a. evening when the com q
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
OCEAN BOULEVARD SITES

ffIS H""6 LLISHIttTs W. W. Mack
and j. r. Kitchens Make Survey
state Engineer w. w. Mack. ac
companied by Division Engineer
John R. Kitchens of the State
Highway Department were in Re
hoboth Beach last week making a
survey of conditions along the
ocean boulevard and the routes
that have been suggested for the
connection of the boulevard with
the main highways at Five Points.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
John w. MagiI Leaves SMYRNA

John w. Magill, who has heen,
with the National Bank of Sr,,,rr,n
for the past year, has resionad - -
''Ae d posltlon IN Kansas City, Mo.
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
Next Sunday at Asbury Church

rev. w. E. Matthews will preach
neNt Sunday morning at Asbury
NJ. z. Church in the absence Of
rev. Or. Colona away on his vaca-
elon. His subject will be "The
onflstian Life, its Responsibilities
and Obligations"
Smyrna times., 1938-08-25
= saLE IS srT
b Suueri"s' u Down Opin.

I cart st : :. Richards in s,,-
n s'''t landed SS'sr sr.. Wednesday !, ,
)! y De 'S.ti... \ ,as Application oplt,, f.
's Il Jasa Jtssilff's sale of fbo =
\ \. = EoodlarDdS ! ! Mott in the
loae Is ~ 3 Beach, which
:. orginaJIt, sia'7l5. The
~ ~ slpstsisorn' assessments 5
j aa vt ssia1 q . be sss,8Oo' O
! '''ta'a' '''ss p'optlsi., saf ,sls. AZ
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Mr.. John Hamilton
To Talk Thursday.

Mr.. John Hamilton, chairman of the
Republican National Committee, will
be one of the speakers at the banquet
of the League of Republican Women
to be held Thursday night at 7:30
O'Clock at the Mayflower. The other
speakers will be Senator Warren R.
Austin of Vermont and Representative
Ralph o. Brewster of Maine. Nine.
Cantacuzene, president of the league,
will preside.
Among those who have made reser-
vations are Senator and Mrs. Charles
McNary, Senator and Mrs. Warren R.
Austin, Senator and Mrs. Arthur H.
Vandenberg, Senator Arthur Capper
Representative and Mrs Bertrand H.
Smell Representative and Mrs. Ralph
o. Brewster, Representative and Mrs
Clarence L. Hancock, Representative
and Mrs. Bruce Barton, Representative
and Mrs. Ralph E. Church, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Taber, Representative and
Mrs. Lewis K. Rockefeller, Represent
ative Edith Nourse Rogers, Represent
ative and Mrs. ]. Roland Kinzer, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Karl Stefan Brig.
Gen. and Mrs Daniel B. Devore, Mrs.
William Barrett Ridgeley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Mr.. and Mrs.
William R. Castle. Mrs. Edward Ever
ett Gam, Mrs. Guy Despard Goff,
Mrs. Charles NJ. Lea. Mrs Edwin T.
Meredith, Mrs. Charles D. Walcott,
Mrs. W. A. Rodenberg, Mrs. Thomas
w. Lockwood, Mrs George Thorpe,
Mrs. James R. Mann, Mrs. Perry
Heath, Mrs. NJ Webster Dawley, Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Thatcher, Mrs.
Wallace Neff, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter R.
Tuckerman, DR.. and Mrs. James c.
Mckay, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose,
Mrs. James G. Wentz, Mrs. William
Morton Grinnell, Mrs. William O.
Gilbert, Mrs. Katherine McCook Knox,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Albers. Mrs.
George Madden Grimes, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Loetsch, Mrs. Fletcher Hale,
Mrs. Mary w. Butt, Mr. and Mrs.
George Snyder. DR.. and Mrs. F. II.
Morhart, Mrs. George w. Moses, Mrs.
Chandler Hale, Miss Ellen L. Corbett
and Mrs. Joseph Dellinger.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Ballet Committee
Plans Reception.

Mrs Franklin Delano Roosevelt is
expected to attend reception to be
given by the preliminary committee OF
the Washington National Ballet Mon
day evening, May 2, when many dis
tinguished persons will be invited to
meet Miss Lisa Gardiner. director of
the Washington National Ballet, and
to enjoy brief program by dancers
of this newly organized ballet COM
pany.
Diplomatic, official and residential
circles will be represented in the group
Of patrons and patronesses attending
the event. which includes Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy: Sonora de los Rios, wife Of
the Ambassador of Spain; Mrs. James
Hamilton Lewis, Mrs. Millsrd E. Tyd-
ings, Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Mrs. Dean
Acheson, Mrs. George Van Horn Nose
ley, Mrs. L. Corrin Strong, Mrs. Lau-
renee Townsend and Mr.. Edward c..
Potter.
The reception and program will be
held in the King-Smith Studio Play
house, just under the hill at the Hotel
Shoreham. Mrs. Woodlief Thomas
and Mrs. Edward T. Wilson are In
charge Of invitations for the event.