Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
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1t. Rev. George w. Davenport,
bishop of the Diocese of Easton,
Md, will preach at st. Peters
Church, Smyrna, this Thursday
evening, March 81, and administer
the rite of confirmation to a class.
The recent death at Laurel of
Larry Conoway, of Georgetown,
brought the number of automo-
bile victims in the State since jan
uary l to IL. Sixteen were killed
during the corresponding period
last year.
Because of the extremely mild
winter, many farmers in lower
Delaware believe that next sum-
mer, beetles, especially those of
the Mexican variety, will be more
troublesome than for several sea-
sons past.
A campaign for finances for the
Y. w. c. A. of the District of Del
aware has been opened. Mrs. T.
E. Hynson, Mrs. George R. Miller,
Mrs. Francis Gebhart, and Mrs. G.
Harvey Wright comprise the Smyr-
ma committee.
Samuel Green, employment chair
man for the State Department,
American Legion, has sent letters
to all employers in Delaware ask
ing that wherever possible, en-
ployment be given to men 40 and
As years of age.
William w. Robinson, aged 81,
died at the home Of his niece, Mrs.
John L. Wiley, at Milton, Thurs
day, March II. He would have
been 90 years old in August and
is said to be the last survivor Of
the Civil War in Sussex county.
Strict adherence to the princi-
pies of the Democratic Party was
urged by Zack Wells, deputy mo-
tor vehicle commissioner, in recent
talk before the Young Mems Dem
ocratic Club Of Wyoming The
club, organized in January, meets
weekly for discussion Of political
problems.
With February and March show
ing a great amount of rainfall than
in any other corresponding period
within the last twenty-five years
farmers in lower Delaware are
several weeks behind with their
early spring plowing and dragging.
Early potatoes and peas will be
seriously hampered by this delay,
they contend
In a recent collision at Smyrna
Mrs. Mary Lettres, 55, of Norfolk,
Va, and William H. Spence, 81, of
Smyrna, suffered slight decorations
and bruises. They were treated at
the Kent General Hospital, Dover.
Mrs. Lettres was in a car driven
by her daughter, Miss Sophie H.
Lettres. Spence was driving the
other car.
A condemnation commission last
week assessed at $4,000 the dam
ages to property of Lieut.-Gov. and
Mrs. Edward w. Cooch for six
acres of land to be taken by the
State Highway Department for
construction of the new Glasgow
Newark Road The owners had
asked S34, ,790 damages. The com
mission comprised: Darlington
Films, Shermer H. Stradley, Charl-
es ]. Speel, Edward w Maynard,
and Lawrence P. Talley.
More than 300 spectators wit
messed the first of a series of state
inspections of the Delaware Ma
tional recently when Battalion
Headquarters, Headquarters De-
tachment, and Combat Train, and
Batteries A, B, G, and D, 800 men
and officers all of the 198th Coast
Artillery, were inspected at the
Wilmington armory. Major Harry
B. Van Solver, inspector generals
department was assisted by Lieut.
Col. Harry w. Stark and Capt.
Sylvan Berliner, both Coast Artill-
cry officers of the United States
Army.
Slated For G. o. p. Chairman
It was learned from usually well