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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
MIDDLETOWN LAKE REPAIR
Dam and Causeway Work Started
Washed Out 4 Times Since 1885

Work is once more under way on
the dam and causeway at Silver
Lake, in an effort to restore the
lake in time for summer activities.
Washed out four times since 1885
when a serious storm washed out
a number of other bridges through
out the state as well-the lake has
had a varied existence. The 1885
storm marked the first serious
damage to the lake in so years.
The latest difficulty occurred last
fall when seepage worked under
and around the new dams and
bridges and bored a large hole or
holes through the eastern part of
the dam. Water was released from
the lake by the State Highway De-
partment before complete wash
out could occur and it was not nee
essary to close the road to traffic
at any time. The present project
includes digging out of various
parts of the earthen dam, filling in
with rocks at different points, and
installation of concrete works
Camp Appoquinimink and a num-
berg of private cottages and swim
ming places is located along the
shores of the lake.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Open Meeting for April oath Can
celled to Accept Al Invitation

The regular weekly meeting of
Smyrna Grange, No. 81, p. of H,
was held Thursday evening with
Arthur Mofitt, master, presiding.
1t was decided that the open meet
ing for the month, April oath,
would not be held, so to enable the
members of the Grange to accept
the invitation of the Clayton All
Club to be present at the Defense
Program which they are sponsor
ing at the Clayton School on that
date. Reynolds Bradley was elect
ed temporary lecturer of the
Grange. Mr.. Bradley takes the
place of Miss Viola Ryan who re
signed. The literary program pre-
sented during the hour was in
charge of the master due to the alb
sence of a lecturer. The program
presented was: Reading, THE
Pumpkin" by Arthur Moffitt; dis
cussion, Eggs and the Chicks the
Peak of Business at Easter Sea-
son." Walter Massey; reading, Its
Not the Church-It's YOU" Mrs.
Leo Bason; Easter Poems, Rey-
nolds Bradley; recitation, In Good
Old Kent County-Down in Little
Delaware" Ed. Heinold.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
PLAY FESTIVAL
HERE MONDAY
Little Theatre, Clayton Play.
ers and School Dramatic
Workshop Vie for Honors
THREE JUDGES ASKED

The Smyrna Little Theatre will
sponsor a Play Festival next Mon
day night, April 21st, at the Cen
tury Club House. On the program
will be three one act plays, repre-
senting the Little Theatre, the John
Bassett Moore School Dramatic
Workshop, and the Claytonians,
Players of the Clayton Al Club. A
committee Of three, including Miss
Anna 3. Beckett, Mrs. Thomas
Russell, Mrs. Edna Colladay Pierce,
Dover, have ben asked to serve as
judges at the event, and to render
a decision as to the group deserv-
ing the most dramatic merit The
program will start at s o'clock.
Tickets will be on sale tomorrow
by members of the Little Theatre,
or may be purchased at the door
Monday night. The first play
will be She Stops to Conquer,
condensed from the famous classic,
and presented in old costume by
the school dramatic workshop. In
the cast directed by Glenn S. King,
are Janet Keith, Wilma Blendt,
Ruth Hill, Dorothy Badur, William
Bodley, Robert Deakyne, Ned Will
son, and Alan Robinson. Next on
the program will be the Clayton
Players presentation, THE Ugly,
written and directed by Layton
Mabrey, and included in the cast
besides Mr.. Mabrey, are Harry
Cloud, Wilma Blendt, and James
Whaley. The final presentation
will be George, the farce enacted
by Elizabeth Thornley,, Louise Hof-
fecker Burslem, Mahlon Haggerty
and Guy Edmondson. Mr.. Ed
mondson this week replaced Mr.
Robert Brown, who was called for
defense work in Washington. It
was this last minute substitution in
the cast that prevented the entry OF
the play in the State Play Festival
at Newark tomorrow night.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
FORM FIRST AID
COURSE HERE
Hose Company to Sponsor Six
Weeks Course With 3-Year
Certificate on Completion
INSTALL NEW LIGHTS

The Citizens Hose Company is
starting today a six weeks stand
ard first aid course, under the di-
rection of Mr.. Franklin T. Holt, of
the Delaware Chapter, American
Red Cross, and assisted by Mr..
Thomas Russell, of this town.
Classes will be held each Thursday
evening at 7.30 p. m, in the Fire
Hall, and the public is invited to
attend. At the end of the six
weeks, certificates will be given to
all those who complete the course.
This certificate will be good for
three years. Most of the members
of the local volunteer fire company
will attend these classes, and on
completing the course, will organ
ize a First Aid Crew for the town
of Smyrna. This First Aid Crew
should be invaluable to the town,
since it will be on call at any time
of day or night for any accident or
emergency, and together with the
CONTINUED on Page ffve)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. DIR. j. w. Colona, Pastor. An.
nounces Services For the Week

The services at Asbury Method
list Church next Sunday, April Goth,
will be as follows: the Church
School will convene promptly at 10
o'clock with Mr.. H. c. Jones, SUI
perintendent, in charge; the morn
ing worship service and sermon at
IL; the Epworth League services at
$50 p. M; the evening worship ser
vice and sermon at 700. The pray
er service Wednesday evening at
7.30. The Fourth Quarterly Con-
ference will be held tomorrow, Fri
day evening, April 18th, at 7.30
o'clock. The Rev. w. A Hearn,
District Superintendent, will be
present and in charge of the Con-
ference. 1t is earnestly desired
that every official of the Church
will plan, if at all possible, to be
present.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
CLAYTON 4-H DEFENSE RALLY
Clodhoppers Have invited DIR. Wal
ter Hullihen, u. of d., to Speak

The Clayton Clodhopper Al Club
have announced that the guest
speaker for their defense rally on
April oath is DIR. Walter Hullihen,
President of the University Of Del
aware. His topic is Youth and its
Part in National Defense" Invita-
lions have been issued to all the
All Clubs and Oranges of the
State. The Smyrna Rotary Club,
the Clayton Lions and Recreation
Club have also been asked to join
in this big affair. Those taking
other parts are: w. w. Hickman,
Layton Mabrey and C. E. McCaw-
ley. Harry Cloud is in charge of
arrangements. The meeting will
be at the Clayton School at 8 pm.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
INVITE GUESTS
TO CLUB AFFAIR
State Federation Officers and
Club Presidents Are Invit-
ed to Luncheon
TO PRESENT PLAY

officers Of the State Federation
as well as presidents of several
other clubs will be guests of honor
at the annual luncheon meeting of
the Twentieth Century Club of
SMYRNA, which will be held tomor-
row at 1890. Among the state of
ficers who have accepted the invi-
tation of the local club are Mrs. J.
Paul Green, Mrs. Merritt D. Fisher,
Mrs. Morris Penrose, Mrs. Floy z.
Booth, Mrs. Walter d. Mode, Mrs.
Clement Nutter, all of Wilmington;
Mrs. Thomas D. Mylrea, Newark;
Mrs. J. Robert West, Georgetown;
Mrs. Walter X Barrett, Mrs. F.
Burdette Short, Milford. Presidents
of other clubs who will attend are
Mrs. Raymond B. Wilkinson, Del
mar; Mrs. George w. Mitchell, Sell
byville; Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send, Milford; Mrs. j. NJ. Burris,
Clayton; Mrs. William t. Hughes,
Wilmington; Mrs. Earle Pepper,
Hockessin; Mrs. Howard 3. Money,
Delaware City. The three-course
luncheon is being prepared by and
served under the direction of the
club hostess and her committee,
Mrs. Alfred Tilghman is hostess
and members serving on her COM
mittee are Miss Anna Beckett, Mrs.
George Robinson, Mrs. George Car
ter, Mrs. Elmer Corrie. Mrs. Grant
CARTS, president of the club, will
preside, introducing the after
luncheon speakers. Following this
the one act play Melody in Grand
mons Garden, will be presented
by Mrs. Howard Deakyne, chair
man of the program.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
40 BILLS HAVE
BEEN APPROVED
81 Measures Still Await Ac-
ton by Governor; Appro-
priatiOn, Blue Law Change
OTHER BILLS CITED

The signing of IL bills by Gov.
Walter w. Bacon Tuesday makes a
total of ITO measures that he has
approved during the current ses-
sion of the General Assembly.
Ninety-one other bills await his &C.
ton. Bills already approved by the
Governor include the general ap-
preparation bill. Another is the re-
peal of the archaic Sunday Blue
Laws and making Sunday moving
picture performance possible in in
corporated cities and towns.
Liquor Hours Changed
Another important change enact
ed during the current session of the
Legislature was the extension of
hours of package liquor stores from
their former closing hour of 10 pm.
Continued on Page five)
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]. w. JACOBSN
POLICE CHIEF
To Replace Capt. Lewis, Who
Has Been i'm iii Health and
Unable to Take Heavy Duty
ADDITION TO FORCE

John w. Jacobs, Jr., has been
appointed Chief of Police here by
the Smyrna Town Council, it was
announced yesterday. Chief Jacobs
will replace former Captain Joshua
M. Lewis, who has been relieved of
his responsibilities because of ill
health Captain Lewis will be re-
tanned on the force, and when his
strength returns enough to permit
his being out, will be on duty in the
vicinity of the school, Captain
Lewis, who has been i'll for three
months, said yesterday that he was
impatient to get back to his chill
dren." There is hardly school
child in Smyrna who does not know
"Capt'n", who for years has pro-
tected them at street crossings
near the school, winning their af-
lection and respect. Captain Lew
is, who is SO years old, has served
on the Smyrna Police Force for %
years this May. According to
proclamation issued by council, alb
matters pertaining to the police
should be brought to the attention
of the new Chief Jacobs, since it is
his responsibility to see that all
regulations are carried out, and
that all police reports are present
ed to Council. A new police officer
will be added to the force at the
next meeting, Council stated, and
will be chosen from number of
applications now on hand. A new
plan, whereby the officer on duty
will report hourly to headquarters,
is being devised by Council, assur-
ing the public of securing services
of the police when needed. I'VE
are going to strive for greater eff
ficiency, system and service, for the
protection of the people of this
town" said Chief Jacobs yesterday.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
CANAL AS DEFENSE LINK
Removal of Bridge Piers, 24-HOur
Lighting, Widening Proposed

A new survey to determine i'm
provement to the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal needed to increase
its effectiveness as a national de
tense materials supply route is now
being made by the U. S. Engineer
Corps. Some of the proposed I'M
provements under consideration by
Lieut.-Col. Harry B. Vaughn, u. S.
District Engineer, who is in charge
of the work, include removal of
bridge piers from the canal chan
mel; lighting the waterway for "a
hour use; widening it for two-way
traffic, and removing some Of the
kinks which now obstruct traffic.
These had all been proposed pre-
viously but never acted upon.
Removal of Spans Suggested
Shipping interests have protest
ed the bridges at Reedy Point and
Chesapeake City in the past, sug-
gesting that all but one of the
bridges over the canal be removed
as an aid to traffic. This and other
suggestions shippers have been
asked to make will be considered
by the surveyors. The suggestions
will be used to supplement detailed
reports filed May 25, 1889, at a
public hearing conducted by Ba!ti-
more shipping interests. G. H.
Pouder, director of the Export and
Import Bureau of the Baltimore
Association of Commerce, said the
canal is playing a major role i'll ma
tional defense. Baltimore, one of
the main shipping points in the last
war, is again becoming of great
importance in the shipping of sup
plies to Great Britain and for ma
tional defense. Construction of the
proposed canal across Cape May
County, N. j., will add to the i'm
portance of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
TO
BE DEDICATED
Clayton School Auditorium
Gymnasium to be Dedicated
Tuesday, April 22nd
COMMUNITY CENTER

The dedication of the Clayton
School acknowledgements and
Cafeteria will be held at the Clay
ton School on Tuesday evening,
April %, at p. m. The addition,
which is expected to be used as a
community center as well as for
school use, consists of an Auditor
ium-G Gymnasium measuring SO x 48
feet, with a seating capacity of ap-
proximately 600 people. The stage
is 81 feet in width and IA feet deep.
Draperies to match the color
scheme of the room, enable the
room to be used for dramatic and
religious purposes as well as a
gymnasium. The basement con-
sists of shower and locker rooms
for both boys and girls and cafe
terra suited for community suppers
and banquets. A kitchen, equip
ped for serving large groups of
persons at a time, completes the
addition.
Plan Community Program
The Clayton Recreation Club, in
cooperation with the Clayton
School Board, is planning a pro-
gram showing how the community
can utilize the building to best adj
vantage and showing how the var
ious organizations in the commun-
.ity cooperate for mutual aid. The
theme of Our Town" has been
chosen and has Layton Mabrey as
Master of Ceremonies. Part one is
devoted to the religious groups of
the town and will consist of selec-
lions by a chorus of 80 members
from all four churches in the com
munity Part two stresses the
school and the part it plays. Music,
dancing, and rhythmics will be in
terpreted for those attending. Part
three is devoted to the home and
will consist of a short play by the
Clayton players. Part four intro
duces the thirteen organizations in
the community and will show ways
in which they can utilize the build
ing to best advantage.
DIR. Holloway To Speak
DR.. H. v. Holloway, State Super
intendent of Schools, will give the
dedication address as the fifth part
of the program. DR.. Holloway will
show the part the school can play
in meeting community needs. The
last part of the program is devoted
to patriotism. An impressive flag
ceremony will bring the program
to close. 1t is expected that the
public in general will attend the
dedication and arrangements are
being made for at least 600 per-
sons.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
BAND FESTIVAL
MEET APRIL Is
% State School Bands to Par
ticipate in Wilmington
Mass Concert
j. B. M. BAND ENTERS

The John Bassett Moore School
Band will be among the % school
bands participating in the second
annaul Delaware State Band Fes-
tival in Wilmington April 25-with
the entire assemblage totalling al
most 1000 public school boys and
girls. The festival of band music
is sponsored again this year by the
mercantile section of the Whining
ton Chamber of Commerce in CO.
operation with public school music
officials. The Henry c. Conrad
High School in Richardson Park,
with IS members, will be the larg-
est band to participate in the par
ade and massed band concert. Sec
ond in size will be the Newark
High School, with 81 players, fol
lowed by high schools in Lewes,
with so; in Milford, 81; and in
Laurel, So.
Goldman to Conduct
DR.. Edwin Frankie Goldman,
world-famed bandmaster and COM
poser, who directed the massed
band concert last year, will again
be conductor on Friday, April %.
In addition to directing the "a
bands as one unit in the Rodney
Square, DR.. Goldman again will
conduct additions at the p. S. du-
Pont High School. The additions
will be in the form of individual
concerts, Mr. Gutenberg said. DR..
Goldman will write his comments
and criticisms to be handed each
band leader following the additions.
THE band festival last year was
one of the most colorful displays,
as well as one of the most sig
nificant music festivals in which
school children of Delaware ever
participated" said DR.. Harry Y.
Holloway, state superintendent of
public instruction. 1T was only
made possible by the splendid pro-
gram of music in the schools dur
ing the past 10 or 10 years
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
TEMPERATURES
BRING EARLY SUMMER HERE

Temperatures high in the eigh-
ties brought mid-July weather to
Smyrna the first of this week. The
sudden, extreme heat caught many
of the residents here unawares, and
there was much tanning and COM
planning and shedding Of coats. BY
the second day of the cheat wave"
summer clothes made their appear
ance. People strolled downtown
minus coat and hat, and children
rode by on bicycles, clad in shorts.
Many summer meal was served,
and coffee drinkers switched to
iced tea. A few people were seen
sunbathing in their gardens, and
many people let their furnaces die
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17

DR.. Troyer Anderson, professor
of History of Swarthmore College
will speak in the Social Hall of the
Dover Community School on Tues
day evening. April % at 3 p. m. He
will talk of the historical events
which led the nations of Europe
into the present war and discuss a
plan for future settlements of so
ciaI and economic conflicts so that
the foundations for lasting peace
may be laid.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. s. j. Thaclxaberry, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Presbyterian Church, Rev. S. j.
Thackaberry, pastor, announces
services the same as usual on Sun
day morning and evening at II and
100; Sunday School at 10 a. M;
Young Peoples meet with the
Methodist Young People at $50 p.
m. Mid-week meeting Wednesday
at 7.3O p. m. If you have not paid
your twenty-five cents General As
sembly tax, please remember to do
so. Remember our young peoples
conference fund. All are welcome
to these services.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
MATE PLAY FESTIVAL
ailAteurs to Take Part in PLAY
4sSl at University of DeIaware

M'Ateurs to Take Part in PLAY
''ss' at University of Delaware
aoat 80 amateur players and
."is are taking active part in
!, rsparation for the second an
!, : delaware One Act Play Fes-
80 - y the University Of Delaware
and Saturday. These in
n y scnOols, private and public.
b.. Immunity theaters from Del
-. Maryland and Pennsvl-
In !. The he festival opens Friday
spn A. = Mitchell Hall with four
sn.sa unity theaters competing. On
afternoon, the schools
! We ,s for hOnors and in the even
n, a s',s more community the
n ,, WI appear in one-act PLAYS.
4, s = awards win be present.
aat.. : afternoon; the community
- saturday evening.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
BLACkBIRD All MEETING
Twelve Members and Eight Guests
Present at Meeting

Members of the Blackbird All
Club met at the home of Mrs. Ray
Summons on Wednesday. with
twelve members present. After a
business discussion, an Easter egg
was CHANGED off to Mr.. D. ]. Will
liams, and Nelson Summons sang
several songs. Paul Bradley led in
playing games. In addition to the
members the following guests were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Sam
mons, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dixon.
Mr.. Philip Salter, Miss Margaret
Williams, Mr.. Reginald Henderson.
and Miss Nellie Schafer.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Susanna Ford, "a, Passed
Away at Her Home i'm Wilmington

Mrs. Susanna Ford, age 81, pass
ed away at her home, 1O1 N. Lin
coin Street, Wilmington, after a
lengthy illness. She was the widow
of Charles G. Ford. Mrs. Ford was
the daughter of Henry and Sarah
Cloud Johnson and spent her early
life near Smyrna. Surviving are
two daughters, Mrs. Charles L.
Morgan and Mrs. Lewis E. Hollo-
way; five grandchildren and nine
great grandchildren. Mrs. Ford
was the last of her immediate fam
lily. Funeral services were held at
her home Saturday, April II, at
o'clock. Interment was in Silver
brook Cemetery.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17

out. White shoes and rolled up
sleeves, open windows and abund-
ant insects all were reminiscent of
sweltering August days, instead of
April. This time last year, tenn
peratures We're down in the thirties,
and people were shivering in fur
coats. Street trees, flowers, grass,
plants and fruit blossoms seemed
to have grown as one watched
them, so far have they progressed.
Tiny leaves of the palest green
have appeared on the trees, For
sythia, jonquils, jamonica, peach,
and magnolia trees are all bloom
ing profusely throughout the
town,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
Miss Mary Hutchinson Marries

The wedding of Miss Mary
Hutchinson and Mr.. Evans Brown
took place yesterday afternoon at
6 o'clock in st. Peters Methodist
parsonage, with the Rev. j. c. B.
Hopkins officiating. Mrs. Brown
has been employed in the Clayton
Bank and Trust Company, and Mr..
Brown is employed in a pharmacy
in Middletown where the couple
will live.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
Scouts Visit Philadelphia

The senior Girl Scout Patrol Wis
tied the Planetarium in Philadel-
phia Monday and saw a broadcast
from Station WCAU. Miss NAL
vina Stevenson, Mrs. Lee Gooden,
and Mrs. Hester Ryan, patrol lead
ers, accompanied the girls. Patsy
Carter, Gene Kirby, Nancy Wilson,
Frances Anne Davis, Betty Russell,
Dorothy Badur, Sarah Stevenson,
and Audrey Westfall are patrol
members who took the trip.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
Property at Brenford Sold

G. Harvey Wright, real estate
agent, has sold for The Fruit Grow
ers National Bank and Trust Com
pany their house and ground
known as the Arnold property To-
Gated at Brenford, to Charles Reed,
Philadelphia.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
hev. >. w. Parkins, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Church of the Nazarene. Rev. i
w. Parkins, pastor, announces the
1oilowing services: Prayer meeting
Thursday, 7.30 p. M; Sunday
School on Sunday at 9.45 a. m. !
morning worship, 1045 a. M: NY.
+. s., 6.45 p. m; evangelistic SER
vice, 7.30 p. m.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-17
FAIR TRADE
PASSES SENATE
Bill, When Signed by Cover
nor, Will Protect and Aid
Small Merchants of State
AIDS FAIR COMPETITION

The State Senate passed Repre-
sentative Abner Woodward's fair
trade" bill, No. 8, on Thursday.
After the measure had been called
up for final action, Senator Paul r.
Rinard, majority floor leader, point
ed out the bill was one of the most
discussed measures before the Leg
islature during this session and the
past two sessions.
Held Aid to Small Merchant
1T is for the protection of the
small merchants of the state, Of
whom there are, I understand, some
4,500," he said. This bill has been
discussed backwards and forwards.
1t is a good one and hope it will
receive favorable consideration .
The bill now require the APPROVAL of
Gov. Walter w. Bacon to become
a law. The measure would control
the sale of commodity which
bears, or the label or container of
which bears, the trademark, brand
or name of the producer or distrib-
utor of such commodity and which
commodity is in free and open COM
petition with commodities of the
same general class produced or dis
tributed by others. -" 1t stipulates
that "the buyer will not resell such
commodity at less than the mini
mum price stipulated by the sell
err"