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Smyrna times., 1939-10-19

The Kent County grand jury in
its final session at Dover Tuesday
returned three extra bills of in
dictment. They were: State v.
Nathan z. Sipple, indicted for man.
slaughter in the death of William
Henry, struck by car driven by
Sipple in August; state v. Kenneth
Masten, indicted on larceny
charge. Brought into court, he
pleaded not guilty. An indictment
also was returned against Richard
Bradley, alias Clarence Bradley,
accused of felony and assault with
intent to commit murder. In Kent
County Circuit Court, Robert John
Hammond pleaded guilty to charg-
es of assault with intent to commit
murder and escape from jail. In
August Hammond fled from the
Jail at Dover after stabbing
guard, Norris Garrison. He was
captured a short distance from the
prison. Leroy Gibson also pleaded
guilty to escape from Jail. Indicted
on two counts of larceny, Charles
Collins pleaded guilty to one count
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
DUAL HIGHWAY
IN MARYLAND
Expected To Be Completed,
Except New Bridge,
Next Summer
ROUTE GOES BY ELKTON

Grading work and building of
culverts on the relocated Uhiladel-
phia road, known ass Route 40, be-
tween Little Elk Creek on the out
skirts of Elkton and Leslie, Md,
for distance of five miles brings
the construction work on the new
dual highway to Baltimore more
toward its final stages. The paw
ing of this stretch Of highway af-
ter the grading will not be under
taken until next spring, due to the
fact that there are extensive fills
that must settle. However, con-
tractors believe that all of the paw
ing of the dual route between Bal
timore and the Delaware state line
near Glasgow will be completed
next summer. The completion of
the new bridge, which has been de-
layed somewhat, is not expected
before 1941. This will be a link of
the new dual highway. The relo-
Gated highway has practically been
completed from the Delaware state
line, near Glasgow, to the Elkton-
Chesapeake City road, and is now
in use. Preliminary work for
new concrete bridge across Big Elk
Creek, about 300 yards west of the
present bridge at the foot of Bridge
Street, has also been started, but
will probably not be completed un-
til late next summer. The detour-
ing of traffic to the rear of Elkton
is being felt keenly by the bust
ness men of Elkton, and strong
protests are being lodged with Gov
ernor O'Conor and the State Roads
Commission. The right angle turn,
connecting the old Glasgow
road and the new dual highway,
will be corrected as a result of pro-
tests from town organizations.
Mayor Henry T. Mitchell has been
informed by the State Roads Com
mission. The new plan calls for
graceful curve about 500 feet in
length, with proper warning signs.
The town contended the right angle
turn was a traffic hazard
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
"Columbus Day" Address Civ.
en- By Prof. Hamilton Hut
ton Last Thursday
OF ST. ANDREWS SCHOOL

Prof. Hamilton Hutton, a mem
Der of the faculty of st. Andrews
School, Middletown, addressed the
members of the Smyrna Rotary
Club on the subject of Christopher
Columbus. Mr. Hutton said in
part that Christopher Columbus
447 years ago set sail for an un-
known destination. His fleet of
three ships sailed the seas with a
crew of unsettled men. Columbus
was a salesman, explorer and am
bilious to become man of rank.
After securing the mnies and sup
plies needed he set sail, asd after
many months, land was sighted.
The speaker traced back for cen
turies the various types Of nations,
their trade and business advantag-
es. Many early discoveries were
cited; namely, gunpowder, the COM
pass and other navigating instru
ments. Columbus had the advant
age of these discoveries which en-
abled him to sail the seas. The dis
covery of America opened up a
new world, caused trade, business
and money exchange to have new
beginning. The speaker concluded
by saying the world today needs to
be rediscovered and the social and
economic systems be made anew.
Supt George r. Miller, head of
Smyrna Schools, responded. Char
les w. Hall, president of the club,
presided. Girls night will be OBJ
served Thursday, October 26, with
Harvey C. Jones, chairman of the
evening program. Visitors: Ced-
ric Cooper, Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
FOUNDERS DAY
u. OF d. NEWARK
Women's College, Affiliated.
Observed Silver Anniver-
versary on Monday
GIFT TO THE COLLEGE

Hundreds of alumnac and other
friends of the University of Della
ware who went to Newark Satur-
day for the exercises in connection
with the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the founding of the Women's s
College returned to their homes
Monday. Among the special guests
was Dr. Samuel c. Mitchell, now a
member of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Richmond, who was
president Of the University of Del
aware when the Women's College
was founded. DR.. Mitchell extend
ed greetings at the exercises in
Mitchell Hall Saturday evening and
later met several hundred of his
old Delaware friends. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs.
Alfred D. Warner, Sr., who was
of the commission in
charge of establishing the Wo-
mems College 25 years ago and
who has been a member of the
board of trustees for many years,
attended all the exercises during
the afternoon and evening and was
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
SMYRNA TROOP
OF GIRL SCOUTS
Organized Thru Efforts of
Mrs. Thomas Russell, Pres
ident Century Club
FOUR PATROL LEADERS

A Girl Scouts troop has been or
ganized in Smyrna. Many times
previous there have been troops
started here but a leader was al
ways lacking. This situation was
happily solved by Mrs. Thomas Rus
sell, president of the Smyrna Cen
tury Club, who generously offered
her service to organize and head a
troop of local girls. Girls focked
to the first meeting and soon there
had to be waiting line. The
troop is now full, with 80 scouts.
Those girls from the ages ten to
fifteen who wish to become scouts
are requested to give their name to
Mrs. Russell to be added to the
waiting list. Because very few in
the troop have been scouts before
the troop is slow in beginning ac-
tive work. At present the new girl
scouts organization has four pa
trolls, s scouts in each patrol. The
temporary leaders of these patrols
are: Betty Russell, Dorothy Badur,
Mary Lou Willard and Frances
Ann Davis. Many of the girls
have mastered the scout oath, the
scout laws and the taps. The girl
scouts realize that they have a
long way to go to catch up with
their brother organization, the
Smyrna Boy Scouts, but they are
sure that some day soon, they will
stand out in the eyes of the public
as do the Boy Scouts. One thing
that must be appreciated, respect
ed, and made known to all, is the
generosity of the Smyrna Century
Club. Due to their kindness the
Girl Scouts are welcomed to the
Century Club as meeting place
They meet every Thursday after
noon at $50 until about five
o'clock. At the last meeting it was
decided by the Girl Scouts that
they should go on their first hike.
This just suited all the Scouts and
plans for real active work were
begun. The different patrols are
to figure out where they will hike
and what they will play and last but
not least, what they will eat. The
Girl Scouts of Smyrna are proud
to represent such splendid organ
ization and they hope to make the
Smyrna troop an outstanding one.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
KENT FARMERS
TO ORGANIZE
Will Hold Community Elec-
tiOns Next Wednesday,
October the 18th
SMYRNA'S AT HI. p. HALLS

In accordance with a ruling of
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
justment Administration of the
United States Department of Ag-
riculture it is required that COM
munity elections be held for each
county agricultural conservation
association each fall for the pur-
pose of electing local committee
men in each community or district
which is represented in the county
Arrangements have been made for
holding a series of community
meetings in Kent county on We'd
nesday evening, October 25, at 500
o'clock, in the following places, and
farmers throughout the county
have been officially notified from
the Office of County Agent Russell
E. Wilson in regard to these meet
ings. Farmers are requested to at
tend these community election
meetings and cast their ballots for
those persons whom they consider
the best qualified to serve as COM
mitteemen. Every land owner and
tenant who has complied either en-
tirely or in part with the 1889 ag-
ricultural conservation program is
entitled to vote at these election
meetings, and farmers are request
ed to vote in their RESPECTIVE dis
tricts. Farmers in the various dis
tricts will vote at the following
places: 1st district in the Office Of
Hervey p Hall in Smyrna, End and
5th districts in the Oak Grove
schooihouse east of Dover. 3rd dis
trict in the Kenton public school
building, 4th district in the Hartly
public school building. 9Th district
in Hughes filling station in Hol-
landsville, 7th district in the voca-
tional agriculture room in the Cae-
sar Rodney school building, 8th
district in Hopkins hardware store
in FELTON,, 9th district in the First
National Bank building in Harring
ton, and the 10th district in the
Wildwood community hall near Mil
ford At each of these meetings
farmers will vote for the following
for their respective
districts: (a) community chairman,
(b) vice-chairman, (c) one addi-
tional member, Id first alternate,
(e) second alternate, If delegate
to the county convention. and (g)
alternate delegate to the county
meeting. These elected community
delegates will meet in the Kent
county extension Office the latter
part Of this month to elect the Of
ficers of the Kent County Agricul-
tural Conservation Association and
members of the county committee
under whose supervision the con-
servation program will be conduct
ed during the coming year in CO
operation with the extension ser
vice of the University of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
MEET
SMYRNA OCT. Is
To Hear Discussion OF Farm
ers' Exchange Polici-s in
Century Club House
MILK DEMONSTRATION

Members, their families and
neighbors. are invited to attend
meeting called by the Eastern
States Farmers Exchange at 7.3O
p. m. Wednesday, October 25th, in
the Smyrna 10th Century Club
house. This meeting will be devot-
ed to a discussion Of Exchange pol
icies and principles and how they
affect farming operation. John L.
Dickinson, Springfield, Mass, who
is in charge of the Exchange Field
Organization Service will be the
principal speaker. His talk will be
illustrated by pictures of the re-
search and production facilities of
this Cooperative association which
has been serving Delaware farm
ers since 1922. Leslie Pryor and
Leslie Slpath of Clayton, members
of the All Club Dairy Demonstra-
tion team which won high honors
at the Harrington Fair this sum-
mer and a trip to the Eastern Stat
es Exposition at Springfield, Mass,
will give their winning demonstra-
ton on Producing Clean Milk"
The local committee in charge of
the meeting is composed of Joseph
Ennis, Walter L. Marker, and Dud-
ley Crossley of Clayton; William
H. George, Joseph c. Goldsborough,
H. Lloyd Jones and Elmer Pratt
of Smyrna; Michael E. Moffett,
Kenton; Albert S. Boyer of Town
send and Albert Vansant Of Mill
ington, Nd. John D. Reynolds of
Middletown, the first director of
the Exchange from Delaware will
preside at the meeting. Music will
be furnished by Miss Mary Hynson
of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Mrs. j. w. Clifton Wins First
Prize in the Clubs First
Flower Show
TOMORROW "BIBLE DAY.

The first annual flower show held
by the Century Club last Friday
was a real tribute from Smyrna
gardens to the Delaware climate
which makes such a display posi-
BILE. Included in the one hundred
exhibits were twenty-five varieties
Of flowers. From the sixty exhib-
itors the following prize winners
were selected: first, Mrs. j. w. Cliff
ton, Miss Ella farrell, Miss Erma
Senger, Mrs. Thomas Russell, Mrs.
Elwood Kemp, Miss Jean Ellen
Russell Second, Mrs. Norman
Coleman, Mrs. Harry Jones, Miss
Thelma Dulin, Mrs. Harvey Wright,
Mrs. G. P. Thornley,. Grand prize
winners were Mrs. Norman Cole
man and Mrs. George Short. The
judges were Mrs. George Boehmler,
Mrs. William McLucas and Mrs. F..
]. O'Nel. The club program for
the afternoon included poems of
autumn read by Mrs. Glenn King;
group Of songs, Miss Mary Hynson,
and talks by Mrs. George Boehm-
Ter and Mayor Matthews. This Fri
day will be the Bible Day with Rev.
S. J. Thackaberry as speaker. Mrs
Elmer Pratt is chairman for the
day. Those who have interesting
Bibles and hymn books are asked
to bring them for the display which
is in charge of Mrs. A. D. Cole and
Mrs. Edward Porter.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
DOVER LEGION OFFICERS
John III. Bishop Heads Fox Post
Organization for the Ensuing Year

At the election of officers of the
Walter L. Fox Post of the Ameri-
can Legion of Dover last week,
James H. Bishop was elected post
commander. Other officers elected
were: Vice-commander, George w.
Ayars; adjutant, w. Marvel Bax-
ter; assistant adjutant, A. B. Ma
gee, Jr.; finance officer, OHM E.
KERN; chaplain, Arthur G. Living
ston; sergeant-at-arms, Ere d
Brown; executive committee, AL
bert Mag, Harold E. Haines, and
Thomas Fisher. The officers will
be installe dat a banquet on No
vember IA. The post has again
decided to sponsor the Thanksgiv-
ing Day football game between Do
yer and Caesar Rodney High
Schools to be played at Caesar
Rodney athletic field. The post has
prepared a Legion trophy to be
presented to the successful team.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
NOTES OF SMYRNA GRANGE
State Grange Degree Team Here
Last Thursday Night

The special session of Delaware
State Grange was held at Smyrna
Thursday evening, October 18th,
with an attendance of more than
235. The sixth degree was confer
red on a class of 38 candidates.
The work was beautifully done.
There were three drill teams pres
ent from Harmony, Broad Creek
and Milford Oranges. The Kent
County visiting program will be
held here tonight Thursday Oc-
tober 10th. Harrington Grange
will present the program. All Of
ficers and members are urged to
be present. The annual Halloween
party will be held next Thursday
evening, October 26th.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
REHOBOTH SCHOOL PLANS
Town Officials May Convert 1t Into
Town Hall and Jail

The mumbled protest of young
sters that school is nothin' but an
old jail may be literally true For,
when the presnet old school house
is abandoned and students move
into new quarters resort officials
plan to convert the cellar-auditor-
ium into a jail with several cells.
The building may be used as city
hal, with offices for the city man
ager and meeting room for COM
missioners. At present Rehoboth
has only single, exposed cell, and
persons held over for trail are TAX
en- to the county prison at George
town
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
CANAL BRIDGE
AT ST. GEORGES
Plans of U. S. Government To
Locate 1t 700 Feet West
of the Old Span
TO ELIMINATE CURVE

The new S1,5OO,OO0 high-level
four-lane highway bridge over the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at
st. Georges will be located approx
imately 700 feet west of the for
mer bridge. A contract for plans,
awarded to Parsons, ,Klapp, Brinck-
erhoff, and Douglas, New York
bridge engineers, has been signed
by Maj. c. w. Burlin, U. S. district
engineer. Major Burlin said the
new bridge will skirt the west side
of st. Georges. 1t will be so placed,
Major Burlin said, that the curve
at the north side of st. Georges
just east of the Commodore Mac
donough School, will be eliminated.
On the south side, the highway
will curve from the south approach
to the east to rejoin the dual high
way below st. Georges. Major
Burlin disclosed engineers of his
department have been contracting
officials of the Delaware State
Highway Department regarding
the ground for the bridge ap-
proaches to be furnished by the
state. The plans will be ready for
bidders within two to three months.
Congress authorized the construc-
tion of the high-level fixed bridge
with funds appropriated or to be
appropriated" for the Engineer
Corps. AT least one year will
elapse before work on the new
bridge can be started and another
year to complete it.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. DIR. j. w. Colona, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Asbury Methodist Church, Rev.
j. w. Colona, D. D., pastor, makes
the following announcements: next
Sunday, October 22nd, Church
School will convene promptly at 10
o'clock with Mr.. H. c. Jones. Su-
perintendent, in charge; the morn
ing worship service and sermon
will be at IL; the Epworth League
service at 6.45 p. M; the evening
worship service and sermon at 730
o'clock. The public cordially in
vited to all the services.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
George Pratt, Retired Farmer, Dies
Suddenly Over in Clayton

George Pratt, aged Is, well
known retired farmer of Clayton,
and for a few years in the early
20's postmaster of Clayton, died
suddenly Monday of an heart at
tack. He had been around, SEEM
ingly as active as usual when
shortly after the noon hour he was
stricken. His death removes a
well known citizen. He was a son
of the late Henry and Sarah C.
(Reynolds) Pratt and was born and
raised on the farm and spent his
whole active life at farming until
he retired. Since he left the farm
he has been residing in Clayton. A
Democrat all his life, he at one
time represented the Third District
in the lower House of the Della
ware Legislature and in the early
20's after the death of Postmaster
Wright, he served as postmaster of
Clayton. His wife died several
years ago leaving him with one
son Frank Pratt of Philadelphia,
now a well known mail clerk in the
service of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. He is also survived by three
brothers and two sisters: Frank
Pratt, Massey, Md; Gilbert Pratt,
Smyrna; Tschudy Pratt, Clayton;
Mrs. Ida Coverdale, Clayton and
Mrs. Sadie Reynolds, Townsend.
Funeral will take place this (Thurs-
day. afternoon from his late resi-
dence in Clayton in charge of the
Rev. VanCleaf and interment will
lContiIlued on Pagt vel
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
THANKSGIVING NOVEMBER %
Governor McMullen To Follow the
President i'm Setting Day

Gov. Richard c. McMullen an
nounced last week that his Thanks
giving proclamation will set the
holiday for Thursday, November
23rd, one week earlier than usual,
conforming with the date set by
President Roosevelt. Governor Nc
Mullen announced the date in con
nection with numerous inquiries
which have been received by him
from schools, institutions, busi-
ness houses, and individuals. His
proclamation will be formally is
sued later.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
ALNT ALUMNI AT DOVER
nda and Doherty Discuss Foot
Dali Prospects for Il. of n

nua and Doherty Discuss Foot
Dali Prospects for u. of ID.
~ lal and winter activities of
4 hent County club Of University
Delaware Alumni was beg1,n
dinner meeting and football
u Inc Pleasant Inn, Dover, at
p m. Monday. The princinaI
AKers were Coach Stenhen 7
a.. "a and graduate manager of
ucs, Gerald P. Doherty. Both
Sseo football prospects for this
p, the strength Of the oppon-
. be met, and some Of the
enS arising in connection with
pule making. ]. Caleb Boggs
Of the Kent County
e'uo' presided, and submit
VI approval a tentative pro-
ft,. tOr tne clubs activities thru
',s.a,' 're entire current college wear.
q romnendation was made to
loers Of the club asking
approval y C' of a plan to have
7 % PLAYERS o,,+s+o,.
trsit'' ta'e dramatic group at the
rtnr ,,.., give a presentation of
Ring ,,o "Haers Pulitzer Prize
on Fr; slay Our Town." in Do
do,;, november II. The
Is ,.vso S,.0sa. from the sponsorship
hni scsa,n SssaDllsh a Kent County
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
%ID IMMANUEL
n NEW CASTLE
:. Church COmmemOr-
,ted Its 25Oth Anniver-
sary on Sunday
L,Ny IN ATTENDANCE

,.,.oonaIians from all parts OF
l-are were present Sunday at
1sot s5oth anniversary of old I'm
,nsl IsI' Episcopal Church in New
-.Is The church was filed long
E"-s s' the services were opened by
Rev, DR.. Joseph H. carp rec
n the church. The sermon, a
= for all christians to keep re-
EOus freedom alive" was preach
BY Bishop Arthur R. Mcklnstry' At y
ne afternoon Judge Richard s.
Isrsv was the speaker. Dean
am r Bennett of the Cathedral
F,rcb of st. John, Wilmington,
tbe Rev. Charles A. Rantz, rec
4 Of the Church of the Ascension
vmont, assisted at the later SER
Z Judge Rodney wove the his
kcal background Of the commun-
| and the church about the lives
Etbree women during his address.
! Maid tribute to the faith Of the
arvs and the Marthas Of the
Y who have, by precept and by
kmple, kept alive the true ideals
H. Christian faith" A mother,
hghter, and granddaughter were
6ussed by Judge Rodney and
knts we're recorded through their
4. The first woman was Ger
H. Revmier Of New York, who
arried Jacob Van Gezel, May 8.
8. and shortly after came to
" Castle to make her home. She
u the temporary lack Of religious
nuence in New Castle and the
osequent founding Of this parish.
! October 20, 1889, her eldest
"a, Catharine, was baptized in
] church. Catharine later became
! bride Of the Rev. George Ross,
n had come as the first mission
J to this new church. To her
\ granted the privilege of seeing
! building Of the church itself
] other interesting colonial
tnts. The third woman includ-
hin Judge Rodney's account was
rtrude Ross, daughter Of Mr.. and
Ross. On Januar IL, 1853, in
church, Gertrude, then the
cw Of Thomas Till, married
Rrge Read, who later gave much
his life to the service Of his
htry. He served for Is years in
Assembly Of Council and four
!rs in the Continental Congress,
was a vice-president and pres
n Of the state, president Of the
Constitutional Convention,
e Of Admiralty, signer Of the
aration Of Independence, and
n framer Of the Constitution of
United States, and first sena-
under it, and also served as
e justice Of Delaware. The old
acemy Building was the scene of
ka following the afternoon ser
: and the old fire-places gave
IA a blaze that added much to
Charm Of the occasion. Flow
decorated the rooms and many
J friends mingled in the throng.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
TEMPLE HYNsON's RECORD
Smyrna Boy Now in Dover, Rounds
Out 35 Years Telephone Service

Charles Temple Hynson, a native
of Smyrna, living in Dover, has
lust rounded out a record of 35
years with the Diamond State
Telephone Company. Temple, as
he was familiarly known to his
Smyrna friends, began work with
the telephone company as a mem
Der of the construction forces. He
is a member of the Bell Telephone
100000 Mile Cuban organization
of telephone men who have driven
company vehicles for ten or more
years without being responsible for
an accident. He lives in Elm Ter
race, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
Middletown Schools on Full Time

Middletown schools resumed
classes Monday morning after an
unexpected two weeks vacation,
caused by repairs to the heating
and ventilating system. The re
cent damp cold spell made the
school unsatisfactory for classes
until the new boilers could be used
for heating the building.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
JERMAN CHAPEL SERVICES
Rev. Raymond Taylor, the New
Pastor, Announces Services

Rev. Raymond Taylor, pastor of
Jerman Chapel, announces the SER
vices for the week as follows: Fri
day night, cottage prayer service;
Sunday School on Sunday at 2
O'Clock followed by preaching ser
vices at 3 o'clock; evangelistic and
preaching services at 7.3O; We'd
nesday night prayer meeting, 7.3O.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. S. j. Thackaberry, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

The Presbyterian Church of
Smyrna, Rev. S. ]. Thackaberry,
pastor, announces the Sunday ser
vices will be in charge of Mr.. Will
liam Everhart, student at Prince
ton Seminary. The young people
will meet as usual. Prayer meet
ing on Wednesday at 7.3O p. m.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
Kenton Cannery Reported Sold

G. Harvey Wright, realtor, has
sold for The Fruit Growers Bank
and Trust Co., of Smyrna the can
ming factory at Kenton. The name
of purchasers is withheld for the
present.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
Mrs. Homer Downs Buys Lot

G. Harvey Wright, realtor, has
sold to Mrs. Homer Downs, the lot
No. / on Market Street Plaza,
which he bid in at the recent sale.
Mrs. Downs will build a home
there.