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Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
Executors Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

The undersigned, executors under the
last will and testament of George L.
Thompson. deceased, by virtue of the power
and authority vested in them as such ex-
lie vendue at the front door of the Colonial
Hotel in the Town of Smyrna, Kent County
and State of Delaware on
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1910
at 2:00 p. M.
The following described real estate, to-wit :
ALL that certain farm, plantation or
tract of land situated in Duck Creek Hun
on both sides of the public road leading
from Severson's M. E. Church to the Leip-
sic and Smyrna road, adjoining lands for
merly of the heirs of George w. Cummins,
deceased, and other lands, and said to con-
tain two hundred twenty-siX (226) acres of
land, be the same more or less, and being
the same lands and premises which were
conveyed unto George T. Thompson by Re
becca j. Collins by deed bearing date the
twelfth day of July. 1907, and of record IN
the office of the Recorder of Deeds at Do
yer in Deed Book K. Vol. 9, Page 3l8. and
of which the said George t. Thompson died
seized in his demesne as of fee and by his
last will and testament of record in the Of
fee of the Register of Wills Of the State
of Delaware. in and for Kent County, did
order and direct that said lands and premIs-
es be sold upon the death of his brother.
Alexander Thompson, who is now deceased.
TERMS OF SALE
Twenty per centum of the purchase price
must be paid by the purchaser to the un-
dersigned on the day of sale. and the resi-
due thereof must be paid at the Office of
Howard E. Lynch. Jr., Esq, Attorney at
Law, Dover, Delaware, on or before the
seventh day of May, A. d. 1910. at which
time good and sufficient deed will be CIV
en- to the purchaser. The amount paid on
the day of sale will be treated as part
of the purchase price if the aforesaid
terms are fully complied with by the pur-
chaser; otherwise the amount paid on the
day of sale will be forfeited and taken as
and liquidated damages for nom
compliance.
JAMES X. ORRELL,
CLEMENT V. SCOUT,
Executors under the last will
and testament of George T.
Thompson, deceased.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11

League service at $50 p. M; the
evening worship service and SER
mon at 7.3O. The public is cordially
invited to all the services. The
Willing Workers. Bible Glass will
entertain the Mems Bible Glass this
evening, Thursday, in the Sunday
School room of the Church. The
program will begin promptly at 8
o'clock. It is earnestly hoped that
every member of both classes can
arrange to be present for this love-
ly entertainment rendered the
Mems Class by the Willing Work
ers' Glass. The Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society will hold its
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. Kelley on Main Street next
Monday evening at 7.3O. Prayer
service Wednesday evening at 7.3O.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11

sublimate Il ounce to s gallons of
water) for 20 minutes, then spray
the plants when they are about s
inches high, and again at intervals
Of two and four weeks, with an s.
4-10O Bordeaux. This same seed
treatment is advised also for the
control of scab. With reference to
sweet potatoes, the use of "slip
seed is recommended to avoid dis
ease infection, along with dipping
the seed in a solution of corrosive
sublimate according to the above
formula for white potatoes. In or
der to prevent an infection of red
core, spring dwarf and root knot in
strawberry plants, growers are
cautioned to avoid the use of plants
infected with these diseases, and to
set out the plants on land on which
strawberries have not been grown
for five or six years. AS a control
practice for the root louse the
plants should be dipped before set
ting in a nicotine solution q tea
spoonful to 1 gallon of water) to
which is added 1 ounce of soap.
The use of dust mixtures, either a
combination of 85 percent finely
ground busting sulfur and Is per
cent lead arsenate, or 80 percent
hydrated lime and 20 percent cal
cium arsenate, is recommended for
control of the strawberry weevil.
First application should be made
when the insects first appear, and
followde by two other treatments
at intervals Of and IA days. In
the treatment Of cantaloupe, GU
cumber and watermelon seed for
control Of scab, anthracnose and
other diseases carried by the seed,
growers of these crops are advised
to dip the seed in a solution of cor
rosive sublimate 1 tablet in !
quart of water) for 5 minutes, then
dry thoroughly before planting.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
THE TWO BIG DAYS

with Apologies to Phil Cook
By Justa Rimer
1 see by the paper
That all the roads will lead
The thrifty folks to Smyrna,
Where they'll get just what they
need.
You've heard the loud speaker.
The ads you've seen and read.
Now join the celebration,
If you want to use your head.
The band will be playing;
The High School girls and boys
Will furnish lots of music
That most everyone enjoys.
They'll also be graceful,
Parading with their horns,
And cleaning in the sunlight;
Wearing brand new uniforms.
If I had a dollar,
I'd try to be as wise
AS all the other shoppers,
Who will get grand surprise;
To see how dollar
Can have such buying power,
To buy SO many items,
And a bag of Chester" flour.
So here's to the ladies
And men of Smyrna, too,
Who worked SO well together
Just to make our dream come
true.
And now to the merchants:
Be sure to clear the way.
We're coming in from everywhere,
Tomorrow and Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11

Published Every Thursday Morning. by
R. d. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB
Smyrna and Kenton Clubs Plan
slip Cover Demonstration

Members of the Smyrna and Ken
ton Home Demonstration Clubs are
planning a meeting on the making
Of slip covers for Thursday, April
18th. at the home of Mrs. Elwood
Kemp, on the Brenford road near
SMYRNA. The demonstration will
be given by Miss Lillian w. Peter
son of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company in Wilmington. Arrange
ments for the meeting are being
made by the Kent County Home
Demonstration Agent, Miss Hazel
Darrell. The slip cover demonstra-
ton will begin at 1870 o'clock and
continue until 2 o'clock. with one
hour for lunch. The hostesses, Mrs.
william Matthews, Jr., and Mrs.
Elwood Kemp, are planning to
serve a hot drink at lunch time.
From two until three o'clock the
making of rugs and Tropanto en-
broidery will be shown. The short
business meeting of the Smyrna
Club will be held after the demon
stration. Officers of the Smyrna
Home Demonstration Club are
president, Mrs. William Stats;
vice president, Mrs. Walter David;
secretary, Mrs. John Lockerman;
treasurer, Mrs. Ralph Jefferson.
officers of the Kenton Home Dem
onstration Club are: President, Mrs.
w. G.. Knots; vice-president, Mrs.
Gilbert Davis; secretary, Mrs. Olin
Pinder; treasurer, Miss Pearl Short.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
Girl Scout Cookie Sale

The Girl Scouts of Smyrna,
since their organization a
short time ago, have grown in
number and Importance. Such
organizations for the youth of
Dur town are most worthy
worthy of our support. Next
week, the Girl Scouts will
start a cookie sale, the funds
from which are to be used for
camping trips this summer.
Let us give them our support.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11

ADVERTISEMENTS - The Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town it represents. but for the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton,
Cheswoid. Townsend. Leipsic. &C. A rate
OF SO cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
'on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
memoriam articles, 10 cents per line per
issue.
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
1t represents and the State of which it
Is a part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
Hybrid Seed Corn Yields Better

Hybrid seed corn is working a
revolution in corn growing in
America. Statistics show that over
half the corn planted in the big
corn producing states is now hy-
brid seed. It's use is gaining by
leaps and bounds in the East, de-
clared George A. Jackson, Rich
mond, Va, seed specialist of South
ern States Cooperative. That hy-
brid corn yields better, is more Wig
orous, stands up better, and is of
better quality than most varieties
of regular corn has been shown by
various tests conducted in Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, WestVir-
ginia, and North Carolina. Good
hybrid corn, adapted to this sec
ton, yields from five to twenty-five
more bushels per acre than open
pollinated corn" Mr.Jackson point
ed out. ALSO such corn can stand
heavy winds and rains. droughts,
and other unusual weather condi-
tions.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
REGISTERS ORDER
Registers Office
~

henL OOuntys delaware
March 2S. 1910
Under application of THE NATIONAL
BANK OF SMYRNA, Executor of Lille j.
Pratt, late of Kenton Hundred in said
County, deceased. it is ordered and directed
by the Register that the said THE MA
TIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA, who on the
2Sth day of March A. ID. 1910 was appoint
ed EXECUTOR as aforesaid. give notice of
the granting of such Letters and the date
thereof. by advertisements to be posted in
the County Court House, in and for Kent
County aforesaid. and in at least two other
public places in said County, and published
in The Smyrna Times, a newspaper pub
lished in Smyrna, Delaware, in said Coun-
ty, at least once a week for a period of
three weeks. requiring all persons having
claims against the said Lille ]. Pratt to
exhibit the same to such Executor or abide
by the law in this behalf.
GIVEN under my hand and seal of office.
at Dover, in said Kent County, the day and
year above written.
JONATHAN L. HOPKINS.
Register.
In pursuance of an order of the Register.
in and for Kent County. Delaware, dated
March %, A. ID. 1910 notice is hereby given
of the granting of Letters Testamentary on
the estate of Lille j. Pratt on the 2Sth
day of March A. ID. 1910. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said Lille j. Pratt
are required to exhibit the same to such
Executor within one year after the date of
the granting of such Letters, or abide by
the law in that behalf. which provides that
such claims against the said estate not so
exhibited shall be forever barred.
The National Bank of Smyrna,
Executor Lille ]. Pratt
By III. C. Jones, President,
Smyrna, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
JERMAN CHAPEL SERVICES
Rev. Raymond Taylor, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week

Rev. Raymond Taylor, pastor of
Jerman Chapel, announces their
will be an old-fashion revival meet
ing at the Chapel beginning April
1928. Services each evening at
7.3O, except Monday night. Sunday
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
LEMON JUICE RECIPE
CHECKS RHEUMATIC
PAINS QUICKLY

If you suffer from rheumatic, arthritis or
neuritis pain. try this simple inexpensive
home recipe that thousands are using. Get
a package of Ru-Ex Compound today. Mix
it with quart of water. add the juice of
4 lemons. It's easy. No trouble at all and
pleasant. YOU need only 2 tablespoonfuls
two times a day. Often within as hours
sometimes overnight-splendid results are
obtained. If the pains do not quickly leave
and if you do not feel better. Ru-Ex will
cost you nothing to try as it is sold by your
druggist under an absolute money-back
guarantee. Ru-Ex Compound is for sale
and recommended by
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. DIR. j. w. CoIona, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

The services at Asbury Method
ist Church next Sunday, April 18th,
will be as follows: the Church
School will convene promptly at 10
o'clock a. M, with Mr.. Fl. c. Jones,
superintendent, in charge; the
morning worship service and SER
mon at IL o'clock; the Epworth
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11
FOR
TRUCK CROPS

CONTINUED from Page One)
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11

JAMES X. ORRELL,
CLEMENT V. SCOUT,
Executors under the last will
and testament of George T.
Thompson, deceased.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-11

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna. Del
aware. as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. s1.50 per year. strictly
In advance.
Evening star., 1940-11-27

explained that while extensions Of
bus lines meant growth to . COM
pany, it also meant loss of money
if extended too far. He also spoke
of pending improvements on the
New Hampshire avenue bus lines
and was praised by the association
for the recent extension of bus
service to the Fort Totten area.
Trafiic lights were asked by the
gSoup at Concord avenue and North
Capitol street and at Hawaii avenue
and North Capitol street in a mo-
ton introduced by Robert E. Mohr.
Francis Taylor presented mo-
ton for abrogation of the postal
treaties to prohibit foreign govern
ments or their agents from solicit
ing through the mails acceptance Of
forms Of governments opposed to
our present one. The motion was
passed.
A motion by Don r. Lamborne
that the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation be empowered to act in
settling strikes that affected ma
tional defense was referred to the
Law and Legislation Committee.
1t was announced that District
of Columbia flag purchased by the
association was to be presented this
morning to the Barnard School by
Harry J. Miller, president of the
body. Announcement of the groups
annual banquet to be held Decem-
ber was made.
Three new mambers were admit
ted. Mr.. Miller announced that
because Of the Christmas holidays
the next meeting would be held in
Evening star., 1940-11-27
Natures Children
Marbled Godwit
(Limosa fedoa)

brownish- black center. The perky
tall-coverts are barred with black or
brown. The marbled effect of the
throat, breast and sides is accom-
plished by the feathers transversely
barred with brown. The long, slen-
der bill Is flesh-colored, the legs q
bluish-ash, and the eyes are brown.
This combination Of colors, and
there are shades Of each of them
that are either darker or lighter,
blends in beautiful pattern which
is not easily forgotten once you
have time to study the godwit at
close range.
This bird is a wide traveller. The
breeding grounds are from the val
ley of the Saskatchewan south to
North Dakota and at one time in
Iowa and Wisconsin. The winters are
enjoyed from Southern Lower Cali
fornia, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia
to Guatemala and Belize.
The nest is built on the ground.
A dry field is usually first choice,
not far from the water and where a
natural depression may be used for
the cradle. This is lined with grass.
Four creamy-buff eggs. with olive
and lumber brown thickly scattered
Evening star., 1940-11-27

over the ground-color are laid. These
very beautiful eggs are laid In late
May or early June. Since the nest
is placed in q wide stretch Of prairie
grass and the coloration Of the
mother bird matches so well with
the surroundings, the combination Is
not easily found. The mother will
stay upon the nest until the last
moment, and then you may almost
step upon her, and she flutters from
1t with a loud and almost human
scream that startles you so you al
most step upon the eggs or babies.
The mother makes a great noise
when you come near her babies.
She shrieks her name, godwit, god
wit, so necessarily you are happy to
leave the vicinity. Indeed, those
who have tried to get pictures OF
the nest. small birds anG parents
have had to put up with the con-
slant screaming. Even the birds get
hoarse from their determined prot
estations of your intruding and med
ding.
These birds are serving mankind
by their search for grasshoppers.
No matter what species of hopper,
Evening star., 1940-11-27

all Of them are eagerly sought by
the godwits. Some farmers, realiz-
ing this vital assistance. are eager
to have these birds protected and
especially during breeding time.
Godwits belong in the group with
the snipes, sandpipers and closely re-
lated species which form the great
family of shorebirds. Because Of
their size and preference for areas
close to water, they are easily found.
They are clever in searching the
grass for noxious insect pests and
deserve our gratitude as well as
legal protection.
Evening star., 1940-11-27
War Department Lets
$10,948,6 COS Contracts

The War Department yesterday
announced awards for two replace
ment centers and other contracts
totaling $40 ,948,605.
Construction of a replacement
center at Macon, Ga, Is expected
to cost $5,434,880. The contractor
will receive a fixed fee, while the
Army will pay costs of construction
The same terms were included In
a contract for a center at Camp
! Grant, ILL.,, to cost So, ,808, tbs.
Evening star., 1940-11-27
Mrs. Lula Greenup Dies:
Former District Resident

Mrs. Lula Greenup, former resi-
dent of Washington, died yesterday
in New York City at the home Of
her daughter. Mrs. Ralph Levin, it
was learned today. A pianist, Mrs.
Greenup was we'll known in music
circles. She was the widow Of
George Greenup, and was a native
Of Kentucky.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs.
Nellie Parker Albert; a son, 1t.
Francis A. 1Greenup, U. S. NJ, now in
Honolulu; q daughter. Mrs. Levin:
a brother, 1t. Col. Russell Albert,
U. S. A., Of Washington.
Evening star., 1940-11-27
Jewish Center Presents
Speakers Bureau Head

Stewart Russell, chairman of the
Speakers Bureau of Union Now and
secretary of the George Washington
University Speakers Bureau. will
discuss What Kind of World
Order Do We Want?" in an address
at 9 pm. tomorrow at the Jewish
Community Center.
The program, arranged by the
Service Council, will be presented
as a supplement to the Town Meet
ing Of the Air radio program, to
which those attending the center
meeting will listen.
Evening star., 1940-11-27
Dean to Speak Here

DR.. Scott Buchanan, dean of st.
Johns College, Annapolis, will speak
at 8 pm. December 4, in the Whittall
Pavilion Of the Library Of Congress.
A panel discussion will follow on the
topic Have the Colleges Failed Us2"
Evening star., 1940-11-27
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

The marbled godwit Is our largest
shore bird with the exception of the
long-billed curlew. You recognize it
from its field marks of reddish above
and darker below. The bill is slightly
curved upward. The godwit is 81
inches In length. When you have a
Evening star., 1940-11-27
Better Bus Service
Forecast by Merrill on
New Hampshire Ave.
Hompshire Heights Unit
Asks Traffic Lights on
North CopitoI Street

The growth of large city and
the attempts of transportation COM
panies to keep up with it were out
lined to the members of the Hamp-
shire Heights Citizens Association
last night by E. D. Merrill. presi-
dent of the Capital Transit Co. He
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
five men KILLED
IN PLANT BLAST
Atlas Powder Plant At Jop.
lin, No., Is Rocked
By Explosions

JOPLIN, Mo-, Aug. 16.-REFive
men we're reported killed this
morning in an explosion at the
Atlas powder plant six miles east
of Joplin.
The blast occurred in the dyna-
mite unit of the plant which has
cen working neal capacity be-
cause of wal orders.
FRS reports indicated the explo'
sions did not strike the new TINT,
plant, built on the same reserva'
ton since the outbreak Of the Euro
pean war.
The plants office in Kansas City
Kas., said the Joplin unit was {
large one, employing between zoe
and 300 men," Other powder plants
also are located In this area.
Calls from the plant to the Jas
per county sheriff's office at Charh'
age and to Joplin peace officers
said that a state Of emergency
existed"
At Carthage, the dead were list
ed as:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17

after unhappy years with Para
mouth, is the best example. kath'
arine Hepburn, antagonized by
RKO literally from the minute
she got off the train. still thinks
Of that studio with a deep and
abiding loathing.
We had quite a lot OF converse.
ton, disjointed by her frequent
trips to an offstage mirror to dis
arrange her hair, and by Cukor's
imperative howls Tor her presence
on the set. Once she talked about
Philip Barry, author Of the play.
Next trip, she praised Gary Grant,
really the head man Of the cast.
This is her fourth picture with
him, and it seems he has a mar
velously mobile face.
CANTANKEROUs
NOT ANY MORE!
Another time, she urged me to
have tea-a special kind and extra
strong. Back again, she talked
about Stewart. Later she said
she'd &c on the road again with
philadelphia Story" would do
another play in New York late in
the fall.
pretty soon, John Ford's name
was mentioned, and my interview
went overheard for an argument.
Miss Hepburn thinks he's a mar.
velous guy.
And anyway I believe the cir
cumstances were more interesting
than the things she said. Her
one piece costume was a rag-bag
item instead Of a glamour gown.
She shuffled on and off the set
in a pair Of old bedroom slippers.
She sat on a rolled-up carpet on
the floor and talked, smoked, SIP
ped tea, fixed her makeup, exa-
mined and praised some stills,
made a joke about Sylvia Scar.
lett" her worst picture flop.
This is the gal we used to call
Cantankerous Kate. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
Screwy News Gazette

atractical fellow. An attractive
young lady with two parking tick
cts told city police headquarters
the politician told her just to men
ton his name and the tickets would
disappear. But the police said II
as no 60 an the winsome lass
then produced two dollar which,
she said, her political friends had
sent alon 'just in cae.'
An verall-clad Spartanburg
candidates we're speaking replied
Anywhere and everywhere.
Tehy're atalkin to ANYBODY that'u
isten."
A Spartanburg negro woman told
the police court she stopped her
SON. nose from bleeding by plac'
ing a string round his t%orefinger,
iklign 81 don his bac ndfftpretaiii
Mr.. and Mrs. z. L. ROBBERS OF
Concord said they received a rat
ting good welcome" on the out
skirts of Charleston. They killed
six-foot long rattlesnakes on the
highway that had IA rattles. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
In Hollywood
BY PAUL

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD - There h a v e
been many favorable estimates Of
the talents Of Katherine Hepburn,
especially since her stage triumph
in philadelphia Story" But I be-
lieve this department is the first
to be able to report authoritatively
that she is an actress to the tips
Of her toes.
For one sequence in Metros
filming Of the play, Miss Hepburn
not only emoted from those ex-
tremities, but also appeared to be
squiffed to her patrician eyebrows.
She and Jimmy had had a big
night with conversation and cham
pagne) by a swimming pool, and
she now was allowing herslef to
be carried in his unsteady arms
to house. Her hair was damply
d%isheveled and except + o r bare
arms and legs she was wrapped
in an old brown robe.
Thus greeting the dawn, I'll
also met the man whom she was
supposed to marry that day. In
defiance Of s h an awkward
situation, Miss Hepburn proceed
ed to embrace MIR. Stewart. With
her shoes on, this would have
been only an ardent gesture. With
her feet bare, it was something
to watch. While her arms
clutched the man carrying her.
her rather long and astonishingly
prehensile toes intertwined and
clasped. If feet ar behave &C.
s~tatically, hers did. All this was
carefully recorded by eight shots
Of the camera under the direc.
ton Of appreciative George Cukor.
"NEW HEPBURN" WORTHY
OF AN AWARD
HOLLYWOOD has had a hard time
r%econciling itself to the completely
i~ngratiating manners Of The New
Katie Hepburn. All I can say is
that in her current cordially is an
act, it is a performance worthy
an Academy award. Because her
behaviour goes beyond mere toler-
ance Of visitors on the set a n d
amenity to interviews, she's the
life Of the company and the darling
of the press agents. Still-picture
cameramen finds her an easy sub.
ject, and she rejects fewer photo.
graphs than almost any other star.
She works overtime without com.
plant, and even asks Cukor's as
surance that she isn't making faces
or hogging any scenes.
Many an actress, called diff
cult or worse by her home stu.
dio. has zoomed into personal
popularity under friendlier cir.
cumstances. Marlene Dietrich,
now whooping it up. ut UNIVERSAL