Smyrna times., 1938-04-14

High School held a dance IN the /
school auditorium Friday night.
rhe proceeds will go toward fin
ancing a trip to Washington IN
May.
At the annual Town Election
held in st. Georges recently, James
R. Roberts, Sr., John w. Carrow,
Jr., and Calvin H. Stats, were re-
elected councilmen for the term of
two years. They were unopposed.
The weather this week has show
ed up activities of gardeners and
truckers. Since plowing late last
week or early this week, it has
been impossible for them to do
but wait for warmer
weather.
The Rehoboth Beach Airport will
be opened and dedicated on June 8
and 4. officials of the flying club
are putting the field in perfect con-
dition. Masons and carpenters
also are working on the new hang
er and club house.
Lower Delaware farmers are en-
joying hogs jowl and turnip
greens, considered by most Della
wareans as a delicious dish and
one of the most appetizing that
graces their tables during late win
ter and early spring.
Summer officially arrives in
Wilmington at 2 a. M, Sunday,
April oath when daylight saving,
1888 edition, becomes effective AS
usual, Wilmington, New Castle and
many towns north of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal will go
on advance time.
Purchase of new uniforms is be
ing considered by the Firemen's
Band of Middletown, an auxiliary
of the Volunteer Hose Company,
for this summers activities. Sew
eral new types of uniforms are un-
der consideration and a decision is
to be announced soon.
Soybean producers in Delaware
and Eastern Shore areas may ex-
pect to benefit this year from re
duced middle western acreages of
soybeans, according to a recent re-
port of the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Work on the project for widen
ing the road from Bear Station to
Corbitt Station started last week,
Bayard A. Vandegrift, resident en-
gineer in New Castle County of
the State Highway Department.
The project consists of adding four
feet of concrete to one side of the
road. The contractor is A. Citro,
of Wilmington
County Engineer John w. Alden
reported that New Castle county
police during March made five ar
rests and covered a total of 5,783
miles, while the county ambulance
made 13O runs, covering 1851
miles. County Treasurer and Re
ceiver of Taxes Claude B. Voshel
reported bank balance of S426,-
400.5S, and, for last week, collect
tion of S1.74O.46 IN delinquent tax
es.
State Hi ghway Department
workmen are removing and storing
snow fences throughout the State.
During the past winter there was
not enough snow to make the
fence necessary. DR. Frank Her
son, pastor of the Milford M. E.
Church, was the speaker at the
thirteenth annual banquet of Camp
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mems hall, Milford, last Friday
evening, April g.
Assistant Chief Norris Phillips
and ]. Lemont Jones of Middle
town, have been appointed dele
gates of the Volunteer Hose Com
pany to attend the special conven-
tion of the Delaware Volunteer
Ffremen's Association at Dover,
May 14th. The convention is to
act on changes to the bylaws and
constitution of the organization
and will present them for final ac
tion to the annual conventio in
September.
Model of World Fair Building
Delaware will be presented with