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Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
TWO DROWN IN
SEAFORD AREA
Former State Senator j. r.
Common, Mrs. H. w. Hast
ings Drown Within 5 Hrs.
CANNONS BODY IN CAR

Former State Senator j. Roy
Cannon, 55, of near Seaford, wide
Unknown farmer and landowner
of Sussex County, was drowned
early Monday when his automobile,
according to State Police, dived
into the Nanticoke River from a
wharf in Seaford, second victim of
drowning reported in the Seaford
area within five hours. Mr.. Can
non was found in his car, which
was raised by state police from 20
feet of water at 3 o'clock Monday
morning. The other victim was
Mrs. Henry w. Hastings, Jr., %
years old, whose body was found
near the bridge Sunday night when
police dragged the Nanticoke
shores after her husband found her
car parked near the Middleford
bridge, two miles from Seaford.
Body Found in Car
The body of Mr.. Cannon, who
was an active Democratic polite
ian, was found in the drivers seat
of his car, lifted from the river by
crane. Police were notified by
telephone call from the dupont
nylon plant about IL o'clock Sum-
day night that one of their guards
had seen the lights from an auto
mobile disappear from a wharf at
the John R. Kitchens, Inc, dock
near the plant. On investigation
police said they could see the head
lights of Mr.. Cannon's automobile
still burning under water, about %
feet from the wharf. After much
difficulty, the machine was lifted
to the wharf. Police said they
could give no explanation for the
accident. A coroner's inquest will
be held, they said.
Lived Near Seaford
Mr.. Cannon, who lived on one OF
his farms four miles north of Sea-
ford, at Cannon, is survived by two
sons, R. Allen Cannon and Frank
D. Cannon of near Seaford; one
brother, Harry w. Cannon of
Bridgeville, and sister, Mrs. Reu-
ben Brown of Camden, N. j. His
wife died in 1910. The other vic
tim of the Nanticoke, Mrs. Hast
ings, was said by her husband to
have left their home near Middle
ford Sunday afternoon to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Park
er, in Greenwood. Later, when he
found the parked car, in which
were her glasses and pocketbook
he noticed police. Before her mar
riage about two years ago, Mrs
Hastings was Miss Laura Virginia
Parker of Greenwood. Deputy
Coroner George Pusey of Laurel
said an inquest will be held later in
the week.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
TWO BROTHERS CRASH HEAD-ON;
WIFE, 2 COUSINS ALSO INJURED

the other injured driver was his
brother. Taken to the Kent Cen
eral Hospital in Dover, Jack is suf-
fering a compound fracture of the
right leg and severe cuts on the
face, Hazel, a broken right ankle,
broken jaw, and possible internal
injuries, and Frances, a broken left
leg and a severely cut head. Her
condition is still critical. Both the
Nolan boys suffered injury to the
knees, and in addition, Paul receiv-
ed fractured nose and dislocated
hip, and Henry was badly cut on
the face. Henry is the only one
who has left the hospital. Details
of the accident have not been learn
ed as yet, but according to State
Police, tentative investigation re-
suited in the theory that Jack fail
ed to pull sufficiently far off the
narrow concrete strip on to the dirt
half of the road to permit his
brother to pass.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
.24O FARMERS
AT KENT MEET
Community Committeeman
Elected at County Agri-
culture Meeting
HOLD EXECUTIVE MEET

For the purpose of electing COM
munity committeeman in the Kent
County Agricultural Conservation
Association, election meetings were
held in each representative district
in the county on Friday evening
with a total attendance of 240
farmers, and these meetings result
ed in the following committeeman
and delegates being elected for
each district.
First District-Ernest S. Mattiford, JOS
eph Ennis, Elwood Kemp. Harvey Short.
and Lloyd Jones. Joseph Ennis and M. ".
Ford. delegate and alternate.
Second and Fifth Districts-John G. Tar
burton. John w. Carey, William H. Richter,
Baxter Mckee and John M. Roe. R. Harry
Wilson and John G. Tarburton, delegate
and alternate.
Third District-John t. Robinson, Gilbert
Downs. James Rowlinson, John Numbers
and William Moffett. John T. Robinson
and Gilbert Downs. delegate and alternate.
Fourth District-Harold Powell. ]. Frank
Smith, Henry Williams, Fred M Williams
Alex Rgo, delegate and alternate.
Sixth District-Lyndon D. Caulk, Willard
S. Jester, Elwood B. Gruwell. Edgar Bell
and Fletcher Price. Willard S. Jester and
Lyndon D. Caulk. delegate and alternate.
Seventh District - Robert A. Carton.
Homer Reed. James Harris Byron Frazier
and ]. G. Melvin. Robert A. Carton and
Homer Reed, delegate and alternate.
Eighth District. r. McIlvaine, j. Ro-
land Sipple, Virgil Frazier, Dewey Shahan,
and Ernest F. Killen. Ernest F. Killen and
J. Harold Schabinger, delegate and alter
nate.
vile G. Taylor, William C. Gray, ] H.
Moore and Frank Taylor. G. Arthur Tay-
lor and j. H. Moore, delegate and alter
nate.
Tenth District-Paris c. Kirby. Howard
r. Moore, John Naylor, Raymond Davis
and Robert Hammond. Jacob Roosa and
Uric P. Morris, delegate and alternate.
Delegates from each representa-
tive district met in the Kent coun-
ty extension office on Monday even
ing and elected R. Harry Wilson,
chairman, H. Clifford Clark and
Ernest S. Mattiford members of the
county agricultural conservation
committee, also Howard R. Moore
and Willard S. Jester as first and
second alternate members. Follow
ing the meeting of the community
delegates, the county committee
held an executive session and elect
ed County Agent Russell E. Wilson
secretary, and Lyndon d. Caulk
treasurer of the Kent County Agri-
cultural Conservation Association.
The 1941 conservation program
year closed August 81, and farmers
are now being contacted to secure
their signatures on the applications
for conservation payments.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
BOY DIES OF INJURIES
Townsend Boy Succumbs After BIZ
cycle Accident Last Week

Eugene Long, 7-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Long of Bar
lows Bridge, near Townsend, died
in Delaware Hospital Sunday af-
ternoon from fractured skull, suf-
fered when his bicycle struck the
automobile of Harry H. Whitmore,
of near Townsend, near the child's
home on October IL. Thrown
against the front of the automobile,
the force of the impact caused d
deep laceration in the boys fore
head when he struck the car en-
blem. His death raised the auto
mobile accident toll in the state to
68, compared with Sc for the same
period in 1940 Coroner William
Smith, Jr., investigated the acci-
dent and will hold an inquest into
the death.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
All CLUBS ACTIVE IN KENT
Banquet to Be Held at Clayton on
November I; Officers Elected

The meeting of the Westvllle
Willing Workers All Club was held
at the home of the leader Isaac
Thomas, Friday, October II. 1t
was discussed that there would be
a banquet at Clayton, November Z.
1t was also decided that there
would be program committee and
initiation committee. On the pro-
gram committee are Doris Mitchell,
Arnold Long, Betty Lockwood and
Grace Jackson. On the initiation
committee are Arnold Long, Vir-
ginia Warren and Wilbert Com
eggs. The new officers that were
elected are: president, Betty Lock-
wood; vice-president, Wilbert Com
eggs; secretary, Doris Mitchell;
treasurer, Calvin Lockwood, and
news reporter, Virginia Warren.
Miss Comstock showed two films of
/and we sang many songs.
The meeting was adjourned, and
everyone had a nice time.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
DOG AND HORSE
SHOW AT DOVER
First Annual Event to Be
Held at Dover Racetracks
This Saturday
PRIZES TOTAL 5000

Plans being formulated for the
first annual Dover dog and horse
show, to be staged at the Dover
racetrack this Saturday, October
25, give promise of bringing many
outstanding entries from the East
ern Shore and nearby states. The
show, sponsored by the recently-or-
ganized Dover Dog and Horse
Show Association, will be for the
benefit of the Kent General Hos
pital. Leaders in the activity ex-
pect to see entered many horses
and dogs which have been compet-
Continued on Page Nve)
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
CONTINUE AIR WARNING
Expect to Continue Service With
Occasional Tests

Continued maintenance of the
Air Warning Service in Delaware
and other seaboard states as an
emergency organization is expect
ed, George Ehinger, state director
of the service in Delaware, said
this week. While changes in the
personnel and probably some
changes in the leadership are ex-
pected, it is believed the organiza-
tion of the warning service will be
continued and occasional tests,
probably not of as long a duration
as that which ended last week, will
be held at intervals.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
RECEIVE BLOOD DONORS

November 5 Day Set at Kent Cen
eral; Miss Beckett in Charge Here
A Philadelphia doctor and tech
nician will be at the Kent General
Hospital on November 5th to re-
ceive blood donations for the Red
Cross Plasma Bank. Donation will
be taken between IL noon and 6
p. m. on that day. Appointments
will be made by Miss Anna B.
Beckett, local chairman.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
BERRY BROTHERS. BOAT
New Craft Built in Three Months;
Taken to Smyrna River

A large boat was hauled thru
Smyrna on Monday afternoon to
Smyrna Landing, where it was
launched in Smyrna River for Ber-
ry Brothers, of the Smyrna Hosiery
Mill. The boat, 33 feet long with
12-foot beam was built by William
Evans and George Gray in about
three months. 1t has a mahogany
cabin and trim and when completed
entirely will accommodate four per-
sons for sleeping or carry a crowd
of 80 people. Berry Brothers have
not decided on a name for the boat,
but are now trying it out in the
water.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
GRANGE HOLDS OPEN MEET
Held Covered Dish Supper Last
Week: Discussion Tonight

A musical pantomime, my Hours
of Memory in Song" followed the
covered-dish supper at the program
of the Diamond Jubilee at Smyrna
Grange last week. Those taking
part were: Mrs. Fred Goldsborough,
Mrs. John Lockerman, Mrs. Harry
Virden, Mrs. George Fleming, Mrs.
Howard Deakyne, Mrs. Harry John
son, Arthur Moffitt, Harry Johnson,
Patsy Ryan and Morjorie Johnson.
James Fleming spoke on "The
Founders of Grange" The Octo-
ber % meeting will be an open dis
cussion on producing and the
Care of Milk"
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
G. r. MILLER is SPEAKER
To Speak at Educators Conference
i'm New York on Saturday

George R. Miller, Superintendent
of Schools, will appear on the pro-
gram of special conference of
high school administrators at the
New York University Scnool of
Education at Washington Square,
New York City, on Saturday, Octo-
ber 25, Professor r. Emerson Lang
fit, chairman of the conference,
announced today. Speakers at the
conference will include representa-
tives of the state education depart
ments of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut county and city
superintendent of schools, and
high school principals and depart
mental supervisors.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
RED CROSS FIRST AID CLASS
First Meeting Tuesday Night in
Fire Hall; Junior Class

The Smyrna Branch of the Della
ware Chapter of the American Red
Cross will sponsor classes in en-
ergency first aid for all persons
who desire to have such instruc-
tion. A meeting of all who are in
terested in this training will be
held at 7.30 Tuesday evening in
Smyrna Fire Hall. The standard
first aid course will be offered to
adults and class in junior first aid
will be organized for young people
below high school if a sufficient
number want the training.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
QUIETLY MARRIED MONDAY
Miss Evelyn M. Hoffecker, Clayton
vUaJ Mr. axurouca MnCIvr,,aut

Miss Evelyn M. Hoffecker, Clayton
Wed Mr.. Lawrence McClyment
Miss Evelyn M. Hoffecker, daugh-
ter of Mr.. w. T. Hoffecker and the
late Mrs. Hoffecker of Clayton,
and Mr.. Lawrence McClyment, son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
McClyment of Greensboro, Md,
were quietly married at Elkton,
Md, on Monday, October goth.
Rev. Melvin Wheatley pastor of
the Methodist Church of Elkton,
performed the ceremony. Mrs.
Walter Pennock of Elkton, sister
of the bride, was her only attend
ant. After a short wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. McClyment will live
in Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
PERFECT RIFLE SCORE

PVt. Is. II. JacUDS, at camp DdVlS,
N. c., Won Only Perfect Score
Private Benjamin F. Jacobs, of
the 96th Coast Artillery, A. A,
Camp Davis, North Carolina, who
is the grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Jacobs, Sr., was the only
one out of 10000 other men to
make a perfect score $50 out of 50)
at rifle practice. He was given
leave for the weekend to visit his
family at Camden, N. j., and was
awarded a medal on his return to
camp.
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAMES
Schedule Arranged For 1912 Sea-
SON: start January 9th

An attractive 16-game schedule
has been arranged for the Smyrna
High School basketball team for
the 1912 season. The campaign
will get under way in Wilmington
on January 6 with Brown Vocation
al High. The teams meet in a re-
turn game here on February "a.
John Doerr is coach of the varsity
Eagles and Mahlon Hagerty hand
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
GETS
MIDDLE SPAN
Huge Steel Beams HOisted In
to Position Connecting St.
Georges Bridge
1000 SEE MANEUVERING

While more than 1000 adults and
children looked on, the final links
joining the north and south sec
tions of the st. Georges Bridge
over the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal were swung into place Mon
day afternoon. The crowd, which
was much smaller than that of
Sunday, was composed of about 500
adults and more than 500 children
who had been dismissed early from
the Commodore Macdonough and
the Delaware City schools to wit
ness the event. The first of the
huge steel beams was hoisted into
the air by the cranes shortly after
1 o'clock. Then followed an hour
of maneuvering it into position
which was successfully completed
about 2.15 o'clock. The same pro-
cedure was then followed with the
second beam which was in place
shortly after 5 o'clock. The first
beam was fitted into the two ends
of the bridge with an inch to spare.
Engineers felt greatly relieved
when it was in place, for the job is
a tedious one. Mondays weather,
with scarcely breath of air NOV
ing, was reported as ideal for the
work. When the second beam was
in place the two were fitted so that
holes would match and the final
bolts could be driven into the sup
ports.
Will Be Riveted
Within two weeks the upper
arches of the bridge main supports
will be riveted together. Concrete
decks which have been poured on
some sections of the bridge ap-
proaches will then be completed.
Steel supports for the circular
stairways which lead to the bridge
floor from both sides of the canal
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08
The air I'd Threat

Thou as la.noad brotherhood
have Iotcu 10 strike, effective net
Thursday. ire isn't II chance n
lunC-ed tat tley Will do 1t. This
not to say .Ae brotnerhoodS ara"
Dlufftrg. re &, not : IL
OF G Il they
TITLED 10 O ug like
c thirty pere, .I wages
they are dunlar t Is simply the
custom to ask an - for morc than
expected IN the hope OF getting a
" large hunk of it.
81 II 4ilrOads to east opera
l.oulh n strike tle-up would
% to cripple the whole defense
structure, as we'll as ~paralyze bust
ness and Vi. lily every other ac-
tlVity in the Juntry if it We're long
drawn out, which, Of course, 1t vii!
not be. Such a thing nthinkable
and would ho intolerab..
.t' me i|. ms 10 walk out dnO
thus Kill all Kinds of normal activity
in the United G ltes, even for sew
eral days, would be a much harder
and more serious blow to the coun-
try and the preparedness program
nov q Way tndu Any str.he O1
ouy KIND mas been up 10 TINS tnle
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

FOR RENT EIGHT ROOM HOUs.
ON |. S. Highway No. at Wise,
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

WE SPECIALIZE IN ALL
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

FREE GIFT WITH EVERY ORDER
OF gross or more Pencils imprint.
ed with your name tor only $3.50,
Choice of many useful articles.
Henderson Book Co. 1T
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

FOR FRESH FRUITS AND NEGE-
tables, see CoWard's Cash Grocery
2l5 William street. lot
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

HONEST WEIGHTS, PRICES. AND
quality are a reality on fresh fruits
and vegetables, fancy groceries.
fresh western meats, at HerbertS
Yellow Front, phone 439. Free de
livery. VII
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

TIE BEST STEAKS, SEAFOODS
and Chicken Dinners arc served
daily ut the White House Bcstaul-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

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furnished rooms with private bath,
near post office. Two room untul-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08
WANT ADS
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See Mrs. ". X. Sturges, 307 Zene
street. or phone SO. 6-3ti
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-09-08

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
Await Fantasia Premiere
BY CHARLES GENTRY

DETROIT hAing finally an
~ opening date for Walt Dis
ney's Fantasia fans can now
relax and look over the current
cinema situation.
Fantasia" in case you haven't
heard, will open at the Wilson
Theater Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary Is. This premiere per-
Torrance will be sponsored by
the Detroit Symphony Society
in an effort 10 pay the annual
Piper some $4,000 for the rest
of the concerts of this present
season.
Opening night tickets will go
for IS a person, and the extra
proceeds will be used to pay off
the deficit of the orchestra so
il can 60 playing away without
having to worry about the music
stands being collected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
Two Goals Joined

So not only the celebration of
an important movie opening of
unusual appeal, but also the idea
of benefiting one of Detroit's
most important civic activities
should make this forthcoming
event a really gala one.
Getting back to the scene OF
the moment, you will find Rosa
lind Russell and Melvyn Douglas
in the latest marital comedy on
the Fox screen, along with the
newest English thriller, Night
Train"
Both Miss Russell and Mr..
Douglas have separately had
great experience in those pseudo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
Why She Left

II was hurried from one
Spanish picture Ia another. l
never had chance to learn
English" she said. 81 would
meet people and they never saw
me on the screen and so they
would wonder where my clothes
came from. The foreign pic
lures were never shown here. l
got so tired of making pictures
without having anyone in Holly
wood know what j was doing
that / went to London.
But" she said. "when / re-
turned to Buenos Aires, crowds
followed me down the street.
They had seen the Spanish pic
lures and they knew me better
than they knew much more
famous American actresses"
"You can do a lot of good
now" l told Mona, with every
one eager to help establish re-
lations with South America"
A Civilized People
~ wish then" she said, you
would tell the producers that
we are a civilized people. We
have night clubs just as you do.
This suit l am wearing came
from South America.
I'VE do not dress in eccentric
costumes. We do not do the
things the movies would have
you believe. when the pictures
come to South America the
people look at them and at first
they laugh. Then later they are
annoyed and ask il that is what
North America thinks of us.
Hollywood should give South
America pictures but not bur
lesque life in our country"
Mona is now trying TO decide
about her movie future. She is
a definite type and she has
learned a great deal since she
left Hollywood. Her one dream
is 10 play the role Mia Naldl
created IN Blood and Sand.
~ understand that woman
she SAID. land ! have never
longed ~ much TO play role in
my whole life"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
Nen-BennY Eeud
Now Real Mccoy
Continued from Page Thirteen)


fair with me-because it is much
wiser to tell the truth than TO
pull a Margaret SULLIVAN and
deny everything.
When several people asked
Leland Hayward why he and
Margaret denied they were eX-
pecting their third child soon, he
didn't know it himself! That's
what call really keeping a
secret.
Gloria Swanson may come
back to the movies in the ca
pacity of a glamour expert. =
{. B. De Mile, who has always
thought til at Gloria was the
most fascinating star ever to
cast a shadow on the screen,
has made her an offer to coach
the younger players in his pic
lures on the fine art of being
alluring.
1t would be an interesting job
and certainly one that should
interest Gloria if she weren't so
busy making money hand over
fist in the radio world. | doubt
if she will accept-though you
never know.
The movies always will be La
SwanSon's first love.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

merstein Immediately offered
him the lead in a musical E.
But sensible Walter took the
advice of Dillingham's secretary,
Vera Murray, who told him he
wasn't ready for any such part
-. Refused the offer and left
New York for Canada i. . There
he married and lost his wife
year later when their daughter
Edna, was born.
Three months later word came
from Vera Murray that Elsie
Janis wanted a partner for her
concert tour Walter sold
himself TO Janis as an expert
enced concert singer But at
Aeolian Hall in New York he
was so nervous he made a mess
of the first half of the program.
Then heard Elsie say he was
through Relieved to know
the worst, went on for the sec
ond half and gave a sock per-
Torrance Miss J. reversed
her decision and took him with
her on a tour of the vaudeville
circuits.