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Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
SCOUTS GIVE
YEARS HISTORY
Smyrna Troop Reviews Past
Progress; To Join in Nation
al Observance of Birthday
NON-MEMBERS INVITED

During the week of February 8
to IA Scouts all over the country
will celebrate the thirtieth ami
versary of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea. Starting as an idea in 1910,
it has grown until now it has a
membership of more than a million
American boys and men. Troop 81
of Smyrna will celebrate the ami
versary by: February 8th, Mayors
Proclamation of Boy Scout Week;
February 8th, Scout program at
Grange; February 18th. Attend
Presbyterian Church (evening ser
vice. in body; February 18th,
Father and Son Banquet; February
18th, Court of Honor. Ellery ].
Ward is Scoutmaster of the Troop,
aided by Assistant Scoutmaster
Buck" Ford. The Troop meets
every Monday at Scout room with
an enrolment of 80 scouts. Dur
ing the past year the Troop has
sponsored several advancement
classes and Courts of Honor. The
highlight of the year was the open
ing of our Scout rooms after it
had been rearranged with Ping
Pong tables and games. These
rooms are open every evening for
the convenience of the boys for the
purpose of recreation. During the
summer months the following boys
attended the Rodney Scout Camp
on the Chesapeake Bay, camping
reservation of the Del-Mar-Va
Council Boy Scouts: Billy Broad
way, Pete Collins. OF the Scouts
in the Troop, p are Tenderfoot; 8
Second Glass, and of First Glass
rank. The Troop has 1 Star, and 1
Life Scout. The Patrols and their
Patrol Leader are: Bob Lower,
Wolf Patrol; Bud O'Neil, Flying
Eagle; Robert Scorrah, Beaver;
Richard Scorrah, Alligator. Scout
Fred Harris is Senior Patrol Lead
er Of the Troop. Troop 81 is spon-
sored by the Rotary Club. Mr.. FL
mer Corrie is chairman of the
Troop Committee. Other members
are Mr.. Ford, Mr. FAIRIES, Mr.. Mill
er and Mr.. Lower Any boy twelve
years of age or over who wishes to
become a Scout is invited to at
tend the Troops meeting next Mon
day, February 10Th, at night, at
Boy Scout room. Parents and
friends are always welcome at
Troop meetings.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08

This is Boy Scout Week, set
aside each year by the National
Council for the purpose of moral as
we'll as financial support. Smyrna
too will celebrate Scout Week. and
the local troop has planned much
activity. Sunday evening, Febu-
ary 18th, the Smyrna Scouts, un-
der the direction of Professor FL
lery ]. Ward, Scoutmaster, will at
tend services at the Presbyterian
Church. On Monday evening, Feb
ruary 18th, fifty men of Smyrna
are sponsoring a Father and Son
banquet at the Delaware House,
the largest affair of this kind ever
attempted here. The Smyrna Ro-
tary Club, sponsors of the local
troop, are conducting the financial
campaign, and it is hoped that
many will give support to such
worthy cause. The following COM
mittee for soliciting funds was ap-
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
DAIRYMEN TO
DISCUSS FEEDS
Farmers to Hear Mid d-Winter
Feeding Methods at Dover
Meeting Next Wednesday
T. A. BAKER TO SPEAK

A countrywide meeting of dairy
farmers will be held in the voca-
tional agriculture room in the Do
yer high school at 7.30 o'clock on
Wednesday evening, February IA,
to discuss the use of homegrown
feeds in the dairy ration, and pas
ture improvement methods in the
economic production of milk. This
is the meeting which was scheduled
for the evening of January 25, but
which had to be postponed on ac-
count of the heavy snow storm and
the blocked condition of many
country roads. Plans for this dairy
meeting have been made by County
Agent Russell E. Wilson in cooper
alton with ]. Frank Gordy, voca-
tional agriculture instructor, and
the Kent County Dairy Herd I'm
provement Association as mid
CONTINUED on Page Ffve)
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
2511 JOBLESS
SEEK BENEFITS
1882 More Applicants For
Claims in Week Ending Jan.
81 Than Week Before
S9.S1 WEEKLY AVERAGE

Compensate claims filed with the
Delaware Unemployment Compen-
sation Commission for the week
ending January 81, totalled 2,511
as against 2.O29 for the preceding
week, DR.. Charls M Wharton, UCC
executive director, reported. OF
the claims filed, 2,253 were for to-
tai unemployment, while the pre-
ceding week had 1851 claims in
this category Since the first of
year, 8,732 claims have been en-
tered against Delaware, of which
1928 represented total unemploy-
ment. DR.. Wharton said that the
new basis of estimating claims,
which resulted from amendment to
the state unemployment compensa-
ton laws at the last session of the
legislature, had raised the average
weekly check paid out to S9.8l.
This compares with average pay
ments of 1888 in the latter part of
1899, and of So early in the last
year. On February l checks were
mailed to 856 persons, DR.. Wharton
said, for a total payment of S6,649-
This represented the largest num-
Der sent out on any one day since
February 81, 1889. Although in
itial claims filed during the past
week dropped to 787 from the pre-
ceding weeks 1,O25, DR.. Wharton
said that no deductions could be
drawn from this that unemploy-
ment was markedly decreasing. He
pointed out that many of those now
unemployed had exhausted benefits
which had accrued to them during
their last working period. Until
they worked long enough again to
accumulate an equity in the fund,
he said, they could not draw upon
it. Initial claims for last January
totalled 2,9SS. In the same period
in 1889 there were 1890 entered.
Since January, 1889, the UCC has
paid out S782, ,79061 in benefits to
the unemployment among the Co.
900 Delawareans covered by the
law.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
SCOUTS GUESTS OF GRANGE
Local Scouts to Visit Grange To-
night; Play Selected for Contest

The Smyrna Grange was called
to order by Master Arthur Moffit.
The plans for I. 0. 0. F. lodge din
ner, which will be held next Thurs
day evening, February Is, were
discussed. There will be no Grange
meeting on this date. Due to the
fact that the Grange has the honor
of having the Boy Scouts with them
this Thursday evening, members
hope to show them what a large
organization the Grange is. The
Grange has selected the play to be
presented at Kent County Dramatic
Contest. The program for last
Thursday was a follows: Piano Sc
lection by Sister Mary Hynson;
Defamation, THE Valiant, by
Lecturer Viola Ryan; jokes, by
Brother James Fleming; ladies'
trio, Sisters Helen Nowland, Mary
Fleming and Mary Hynson. After
wards they enjoyed a game given
by Sister Jane Ennis. The first
Kent Visiting Program held at
Fruitland Grange, was largely at
tended.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
5OTH ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Marker Honored
by Friends on Wedding Date

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph j. Marker,
near Clayton, commemorated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary Febru-
ary 5th. In their honor a dinner
and family reunion took place on
Sunday, some of those present had
attended the wedding so years ago.
On Monday Mr.. and Mrs Marker
were at home to their friends and
on Tuesday evening their church
friends, led by their pastor and his
wife, arranged surprise celebra-
tion in Delaney Methodist Church
in honor of their golden wedding.
The bride and groom sat upon a
miniature throne from which they
received the congratulations of
Continued on Page Five,
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
ROTARIANS ANNUAL DRIVE FOR
SUPPORT OF SCOUT PROGRAM

pointed by Mr.. Charles w. Hall,
Elmer P. Corrie, Chairman, George
w. Wright, Elmer Pratt, George R.
Miller, Harry o. Bostick, George
w. Robinson, Harvey c. Jones, AL
exander Handloff, George Scout
and William E. Matthews, Jr. The
Smyrna Scouts have progressed
greatly during the past year, maxi
ing advancement in the educational
field as well as in outdoor activ-
tiles. Elmer P. Corrie, chairman
of Troop Committee and OF solic-
itors, who is actively interested in
the Boy Scout Troop says, "The
Boy Scouts of America, our great
est youth movement, is this coun-
try's answer to the hate and in
tolerance so widespread in the
world today. For thirty years
Scouting has been taking boys and
making men-nine million of them
to date"
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
DROP IN
LIQUOR TAXES
Decline in Revenues Attribut-
ed to Dealers Reducing Pur-
chasing During January
OVER SUPPLY OF STOCK

Tax collections on liquors and
beers last month fell off S14,710.23
compared to the January collec-
tons Of last year, the Delaware
Liquor Commission report shows.
Last months collections were S32,-
663.14, compared with SAT, ,373.37
for January, 1889. The decline in
the revenue was attributed to
liquor dealers reducing inventories
Richard t. Cam, executive Secre-
tary Of the commission said. He
pointed out that the stock of liquor
and beer in stores had apparently
become large and the dealers took
advantage of a normally slack
month to reduce their stocks.
Spirits tax collections for the
month were $22,81127, compared
to $38,451.76 for January of last
year; revenue stamp collections
were S5,916.05, compared to &c.
1920 for January. 1889, and wine
tax collections were S2,358.82, COM
pared to 1,510.41 for the previous
January. Other collections for last
month included: Spirits license col
lections, S694.25; beer license col
lections, S27; unstamped beer,
1887; service charges, S6.87; sales
S26.04; stock account,
During the month the
commission deposited 32,259.78
to the account Of the state treasur-
er and $403.36 to the account of
the repayment fund. Checks is
sued against the repayment fund
for the month aggregated $403.36,
leaving the balance of the repay
ment fund as Of January 81, at
$4,000.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
SMYRNA LOSES TO BROWN
Jay Yes and Varsity Bows to
Brown Vocational Tuesday Night

Tuesday night in the gymnasium
of the Smyrna Schol, Brown Voca-
tional (Trade School of Whining
tom, defeated Smyrna ]. VS. and
Varsity basketball teams in we'll
fought and wen-played games. The
y. V. game was very exciting all
the way through. The Smyrna j.
VS. were never in the lead At the
end of the third quarter the score
read: Brown, 13, Smyrna, II. Ire
last quarter Brown outscored
Smyrna nine to four. Brown won
by the score of % to 16. Speed
boy Slaughter of Smyrna was the
high scorer of the game with to-
tai of 8 points. In the first quarter
of the Varsity game Smyrna was
holding their own with a score of
s to 3. In the second quarter.
Brown showed little more power.
They outscored Smyrna 13 to 9.
This made the score a deadlock at
Is all going into the second half.
When the second half got under
way the Smyrna boys began to
fight even harder Before the third
quarter was over, Hutchison, one
Of Smyrna's star players, was TAX
en- out of the game on fouls. He
was soon followed by Ray Smith.
At the end Of the third quarter the
score read: Smyrna II, Brown %.
In the fourth quarter Nelson
Slaughter was taken out on fouls.
The Smyrna squad put up a good
fight but when the end of the game
came the score read: Smyrna 81,
Brown 80. High scorer for Smyr-
ma was Ennis with II points. while
Marshall of Brown scored 13
Smyrna had 20 fouls called against
them while Vocational had but IS.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUB
Members Make Imaginery Tour of
Brazil; Book Review Given

A very unusual talking picture
will be shown at the meeting of the
club tomorrow afternoon when the
good neighbor tour will continue
with a journey to Brazil. The pic
ture which shows the production of
coffee in story form is played by
Last weeks program
was study of the country of Co.
lombia. Pictures were shown by
courtesy of the Pan American
Union. Mrs. George r. Miller
gave an interesting review of the
book Seven Grass Huts."
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
THOS. JEFFERSON HONORED
Delaware's Oldest Fireman Guest
of Fire Company on 91st Birthday

of Fire Company on 91st Birthday
Thomas Jefferson, oldest fireman
in the state and one of the Oldest
citizens in Smyrna, was given a
surprise party last night by mem
bers of the Citizens Hose Company
in honor of his ninety-frst birth
day. His many friends offered
congratulations and gifts, after
which refreshments were served.
Mr.. jefferson was born in the house
in which he still lives, on south
Main street. He was at various
times grocer, postmaster of
Smyrna, and custodian of the State
buildings in Dover but he has al
ways lived in Smyrna and in the
same house. Mr.. Jefferson, in
spite of his ninety-one years, is in
good health and remarkably active,
making at least one trip to the Fire
Hall each day.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
j. w. Willis to Succeed H. p. Hall

Mr.. ]. Writ Willis of Wilmington,
was elected chairman of the Della
ware Unemployment Compensation
commission on February 2 by fell
low members, to succeed Hervey P.
Hall Of Smyrna, who died earlier
last week. The commission adopt
ed a resolution of coincidence in the
death of Mr.. Hall, who was chair
man Of the commission since its
creation.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
George ID. johnson Farm Sold

Mr.. G. Harvey Wright, real es-
tate agent, has sold for George D.
Johnson his 70-acre farm, located
in New Castle county, to Mr.. Abra-
ham Ingram of New Castle, Del.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
NEWS OF JERMAN CHAPEL

Rev. Raymond Taylor, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week
Rev. Raymond Taylor, pastor OF
Jerman Chapel Wesleyan Church,
announces the services for the
week as follows: Wednesday night
prayer meeting at 7.3O; Friday
night cottage prayer meeting. Sun
day School on Sunday at 2 o'clock
followed by preaching at 3 o'clock;
6.45, Young Peoples Meeting; 2
o'clock, song and testimony meet
ing; 8 o'clock, preaching by the
pastor. The public is cordially well
come to all of these services.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments: the first Sunday in Lent
7.30 a. M, celebration of the Holy
Communion; 10 a. m, Church
School: IL a. M, morning prayer
and sermon upon the subject of
"The presence of God-Certainly I
will be with thee"
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08

Es ''y y y. Attorneys 4 Named
fts Ken, Slsr s Of Dover was
sats s'55 Hi.saty County attorney y
nstiag l.. away " Commission
! cs,.s c.,s'ary Ernest Muncev .,e
PONY, a. and Ralph Baksr
N s,sa \. !, New Castle coT,nt, ,aner
tsa.gs 'ls body. Duties Of
lag tile, ,0aslst largely of
o. F''' relating to 'i,rs Drspsfty fsy
Smyrna times., 1940-02-08
FIREMEN ANSWER 2 ALARMS
Fires on Lincoln Street and ThOmp-
son Farm Caused by Chimneys

The Smyrna Firemen last week
answered two alarms, both of them
caused by chimnies. The first call
was to the home of Fletcher john
son on Lincoln Street, the other to
the Thompson farm near historic
Three Bridges. Both Mr.. Johnson
and Mr.. John Sylvester, who Is
renter Of the Thompson farm, re-
ported that no damage resulted
from the blaze. The fires in both
cases were extinguished in a very
short while.
Evening star., 1940-10-20
By the Associated Press.

bs tHS hSScCldleu FEcsS
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. 19.-
Ted Harrison. Yale's brilliant base
ball pitcher, never heaved a more
perfect strike in his life than the
one he shot at John Reid. sub end.
today. 1t came with about a half
minute left to play and gave his
victory starved football team a we'll
earned 13-to-7 triumph over Dart
mouth.
Harrison had replaced the injured
Ray Anderson only seconds before
the fourth-period climax play which
electrified the crowd OF 5000. 1t
IVES a 6-yard pass down the middle
and 2-yard dash.
Dartmouth Twice STAYS Blue.
Twice prior to the winning score
in the dizzy fourth period Dart
mouth had halted the Blue, once on
its IA when it blocked an attempted
field goal by Howie Kaye. the vic
tors kicking specialist, and again
on the 5-yard line.
Late in the first period Yale
started a H-yard smashing, passing
parade which eliminated with An
derson's touchdown on 2-yard on
tackle slice. Hovey Seymour added
the extra point from placement.
Dartmouth. halted on the 1-yard
line after 60-yard drive in the
second, rallied to tie the score in
the third, but only after narrow
escape in which Yale's attack died
on the 3-yard mark. The tally!ng
play was a 2l-yard pass by Ed
Kast, a sub, to Sophomore Ray
Wolfe, Green, ace, who caught the
Evening star., 1940-10-20
BY HERB BARKER,
Associated Press SPORTS Editor.


NEW YORK. Oct. 19.-It took 4
discerning, not to say hyper-sensi-
tive eye, to discover q legitimate
football upset today.
Almost without . break, the Ma
tons college leaders moved smooth
" past their third October tests
and left the general situation vir-
tually unchanged. Not in years
have the results on any full foot
ball Saturday program so closely
followed form.
Alabama, Rice. Duquesne, Iowa.
George Washington and Virginia all
suffered their initial defeats of 1910
but there wasn't a real upset In the
lot unless Virginia's defeat by Vir-
ginia Military, TO. could be 50
classified.
Meanwhile the powerful Ivy
Leaguers, Cornell and Penn: the
two Eastern Catholic college power.
houses. Fordham and Boston Col
lese; the Midwestern Big Four Of
Evening star., 1940-10-20
WeIter of Confusion Cleared
By Stotisticions, One Learns
Penn Beat Princeton, 1913

sonal total of 81 points, eQualing
Walt Sculls all-time Penn record.
Reagan also threw a touchdown
pass in a play that covered 81
yards, kicked punts that seemed to
come out of cannon and carried
the ball 18 times for a net gain of
200 yards.
Allerdice Master Passer.
No. 2-David w. Allerdice, jr., of
indianapolis, threw 81 of Prince
tons 40 passes and completed % of
Princeton's Is for almost all of the
$50 yards the Tigers. gained through
the air. Three of his pitches went
for touchdowns and a total gain of
102 yards, while another that set
up one of these scores was good for
81 yards.
No. 3-Penn's running plays, fea-
turing spinners and reverses. rolled
for 800 yards. Princeton's running
plays, featuring virtually nothing,
were thrown for net loss of Is
yards-but the Tigers got their first
touchdown on a 98-yard dash by
Bob jackson, 9.7-second sprinter,
who picked Reagan tumble out
of the air on his 2-yard line and
lost nothing except a piece of his
shirt on his long voyage home.
No. +There was scoring in every
period naturally. It was TT at the
end of the first. 20-14 at the end
of the second, 1922 at the end of
the third, in which Reagan went
over twice and passed to John
butcher the other time, while there
was one touchdown apiece In the
final quarter, in which Reagan made
his longest scoring run, a yards on
a beautiful bit Of field-reversing
after turning the Tiger left end.
Penn Makes Long Marches.
No. 5-Penn stuck to its system
Of defending against passes by try
ing for interceptions, and made good
seven times. But on one of those
seven the Penn man, catching the
ball on the goal line. was tossed
back into the end zone for . safety
and two Princeton points.
No. 6-In the third quarter Penn
went 90. 81 and 68 yards to It's
scores In . total Of 10 plays. The
Princeton touchdown In this period
required only one play. an Allerdice
(oee PENN, Pase B-oJ
Evening star., 1940-10-20
Leaders Day Oddly Without UPset
wN

bilt while North Carolina, Southern
Conference power. whipped North
Carolina State, 1877. Washington
and Lee spilled Richmond, 80, in
another Southern Conference test.
Maryland lost to Florida Of the
Southern group, 1910.
Utah was upset by Utah State.
TO, in Rocky Mountain Conference
play, but Denver, beating Wyoming,
n-9, and Colorado, 1914 victor
over Colorado State, moved along
toward the title.
Stanford's Indians continued their
sensational mop-up of Far Western
competition. Lone unbeaten, united
team on the West Coast, Clark
Shaughnessy's tricky ball handlers
dealt Washington State Its first de.
feat, 26-14. Washington. favored
for the Pacific Coast title, crushed
Oregon State, 1910, Is Southern
California Knocked over Oregon.
1870, and California tripped y. @.
L. A. 81, ca . last-Quartsr deld
Gool.
Evening star., 1940-10-20

Len Eshmont and Fordham and
the Rams took Pitt over the hurdles,
A-12.
De-emphasized Yale found the
winning combination against Dart
mouth and prevailed, 1871, as Ted
Harrison completed q touchdown
pass to John Reid in the last 80
seconds. Army and Harvard played
q 6-6 draw, while Holy Cross won
over New York University, 1877.
Bo McMillin's hard-luck Indiana
outfit, after dropping close decisions
to Texas and Nebraska, finally got
going and dropped Iowa from the
unbeaten class. 1916. Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Missouri won Big
Six games as expected. Nebraska,
the favorite, piled up 53-2 count
on Kansas; Missouri halted Iowa
State, 30-l4. and Oklahoma out
pointed Kansas State, 14-0.
Georgia Tech opened its South.
eastern Conference season With Q
decisive 1910 conquest q Wander.
Evening star., 1940-10-20

Notre Dame, Northwestern. Mime
sofa and Michigan; the Southwest
leaders. Texas A. and NJ, Texas and
Southern Methodist, and the South
ern pace-setters, Tennessee and
Mississippi, all advanced another
step along the unbeaten trail.
Tennessee gave new evidence (if
any was needed Of its terrific power
as it steam -rollered Alabama's team
into submission, 27-l2, before
25000. Little Johnny Butler was the
sparkplug the Volunteers needed,
scoring a touchdown on a 49-yard
run after racing e8 yards to set up
a play on which he passed for a
score.
Notre Dame. boasting its best
team since Elmer 'Layden took
charge, rolled over Carnegie Tech.
6l-0. using 81 players as a crowd Of
5000 looked on. This headlined
an intersectional program that
otherwise proved nothing except
that no section Of the country has
any monopoly On football talent.
Evening star., 1940-10-20

Duke. benefitting by an 80-yard
touchdown run by Moffat Storer.
defeated Colgate, 1870, but Co.
lumbia's smart Lions paid that one
of by defeating Georgia. 1913,
in q thrilling duel which saw
Sophomore Paul Governali of Co.
lumbia assume the starring role.
Merle Hapes and Junior Hovious
led Mississippi to a l4-6 decision
over Duquesne as Kentucky buried
George Washington, 24-0; Boston
College walloped Idaho, 600. and
Navy stopped Drake, 1910.
The Southwest and Southeastern
conferences shared honors as Tu-
lane, finally clicking, bowled over
Rice, 1876, and Southern Methodist
tripped Auburn. 20-13. with Preston
Johnston leading the victorious
Mustangs both extensively and de.
fensively.
A crowd Of 5000 sat In ct Co
hmbus - NinnesotaS Gopher,
Evening star., 1940-10-20

paced by Bruce Smith. stopped Ohio
State, 1877, and ruined the Buck
eyes hopes of retaining at least q
share in the Western conference
championship. Tommy Harmon and
Bob Westfall led Michigan to an
easy $50 victory over Illinois,
avenging last years spectacular up
set; and Northwestern had no
great trouble with Wisconsin, win
ming 27-7 as Bill De Correvont
dashed SO yards for one touchdown
and passed for another.
Texas A. and M. had entirely too
much stuff for Texas Christian and
won, 21-7, as Texas Longhorns,
also unbeaten and united, knocked
or Arkansas, 21-0.
Carl Snavely used every man on
the Cornell bench as the Big Red s
long range attack swamped Syra-
cuse, 33.6, while Francis Xavier
Reagan, Penn's great back, scored
81 points a the Quakers won .
high-scoring duel With Princeton,
le-3e. A sE,owstorm failed 70 halt
Evening star., 1940-10-20
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. l9.-
With a grateful nod toward the
University of Pennsylvania statis-
ticians, your correspondent has
emerged from welter of confusion
to report that Pennsylvania's foot
ball team whipped Princeton today,
46 to %.
Without those statiSticians your
correspondent would have been
begged down hopelessly. Through
their kind efforts he can give you
the following figures, which may
present some slight idea of what
happened before the startled eyes
of some So, 900 spectators in Frank
lin Field:
No. l-Francis Xavier Reagan of
philadelphia. a back after any
coach's heart today. scored five of
the seven Penn touchdowns and
kicked one extra point for a per-