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Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
MUCH CLOTHING
is COLLECTED
Two Tons of Clothing Have
Been Boxed I'M Smyrna
For Overseas
FINE RESPONSE

With the cooperation of all town
organizations and the firemen, two
tons of clothing for the. needy of
overseas has been collected and
packed in boxes for shipment.
One room at the fire house is filed
from floor to ceiling with the box
es which were packed by the mem
bers of the Citizens Hose Company
who gave of their time and the
use of their building for assemb-
ling the clothing. Mayor S. Cread-
ick Ennis, who headed the commit
tee for Smyrna, wishes to express
his appreciation for the work done
by the different organizations in
helping to collect the clothing and
the members of the Citizens Hose
Company for packing the same.
Smyrna did a good job.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
ORGAN RECITAL
AT CHURCH
st. Peters P. E. Church Will
Present Harrison Walker,
Organist St. Andrews
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY "a

All details of the final arrange
ments for the organ recital to be
given in st. Peters Church, Smyr-
ma, at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
February "a, by Harrison Walker,
choirmaster and organist of st.
Andrews Church, Wilmington,
have been completed, according to
an announcement today, made by
Reynolds Bradley, chairman of the
organ recital committee. The re-
cital, first to be given on the new
Moller organ, is open to the public
and will inaugurate, the comittee
hopes, a series of such events to be
given as a community service. In
dividuals on the committee have
assumed all expenses in connection
with the recital. Special invita-
tions to attend are being extended
to other congregations IN the
Clayton area, in addition
to the invitation to the general
public. Serving with Mr.. Bradley
on the committee, in addition to all
the members of the Vestry of st.
Peters Church, are Mrs. Cummins
Speakman, Mrs. c. L. Harmonson,
and Mrs. Carol Stats, church or
ganist. Mr.. Walker, who is widely
known as a recitalist throughout
the Eastern Seaboard, spent last
Sunday afternoon at st. Peters
Church, inspecting the organ and
arranging all details of his pro-
gram. Several who heard him
play the organ at that time de
clared that they understood the
reason for the enthusiasm with
which his recitals have been greet
ed everywhere.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
FLIER RECALLS COMBAT
Mai. James G. Lennon of Dover
Army Air Base G. of C. Speaker

The Smyrna Chamber of Com
merce were told of combat expert
ences in the air over Europe by
Mai James c. Lennon, assistant
director of flight training at the
Dover Air Field. The major is a
combat veteran of 35 months over
seas and the holder of the Distin-
guished Flying Cross and Air Med
al with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters. The
session was held with a dinner at
the Hi-Way Diner, and j. Wells
FAIRIES, president, introduced the
speaker Major Lennon showed
the Army Air Forces film, Fight
for the Sky" which depicts vivid
scenes of actual air combat taken
over Europe. In concluding his
talk, he urged members to interest
themselves in the pending legisla-
ton on unification of the armed
forces as outlined by President
Truman. He briefly explained the
benefits to be obtained by the
measure, pointing out that coor-
dination of effort would eliminate
the possibility of future occur
rences such as he had previously
described.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14

Appointment of James A. Hart,
Jr., Townsend, as registration Of
ficer of the Delaware contact Office
Veterans Administration, Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Building, Whining
ton, was announced this week.
This is another step in the estab-
lishment of the Delaware regional
office of the Veterans Administra-
tion, opening of which is only
awaiting for adequate space. At
the Office of U. S. Senator c. Doug
lass Buckk, Washington, it was
stated Saturday, space will soon
be available for the regional Office
in Wilmington. Mr.. Hart was born
in Townsend, was graduated from
the Townsend School, and is a vet
eran of World War I. He was in
the automobile business for 2S
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
GAS TAX SHOWS INCREASE

Gasoline Sold During December
Increased 2O.97eo Over Last Year
Gasoline tax and traffic counter
reports show automobile traffic in
Delaware continuing to increase
according to officials of the State
Highway Department. Gross gal
Ions of gasoline sold in December,
with the tax collected last month,
increased 20.97 per cent, or 753, ,719
gallons, over December, 1914, ac-
cording to report of Ernest Muncy,
administrator of the motor fuel
tax division and secretary of the
highway department. Net gallons
after tax refund for non-highway
use, were 23.13 per cent, or 710,251
gallons greater, but tax-exempt
sales to the federal government
declined by 37.77 per cent, or
59,313 gallons. The automatic
traffic counter report of w. B. Nc
Kendrick, Jr., assistant chief en-
gineer, shows an increase of 52.8f
per cent last month as compared
with the same month of last year
However, traffic was 22.04 pei
cent less than in January, 1941
Increases indicated by the differ
ent counters lats month over Janu
ary of last year were: State Route
2, east of Newark, $3.50 per cent
u. S. 13, north of Smyrna, 5O.3t
per cent; U. S. 113, north of Mil
ford, 50.84 per cent; U. S. 13
south of Greenwood, 59.45 per cent
State Route 36, southwest of Mil
ford, 37.35 per cent.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
WEDDING ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Mary S. Bell and Mr.. Eugene
w. Goldsborough Married Feb. 9th
Announcement has been made
of the marriage of Mrs. Mary S.
Bell and Mr.. Eugene w. Colds
borough at st. Peters Episcopal
Church, Saturday evening, Febru-
ary 9th, in Smyrna. The couple
were attended by Mrs. Rena Hart
of Townsend, sister of the bride
and Mr.. William A. Rudderow, of
Garden City, N. Y. Mrs Bell was
the widow of Davis H. Bell, post
master of Smyrna and since his
death has been appointed to sue
ceed him. Mr.. Goldsborough is
associated with the Curtis Publish
ing Company of Philadelphia. Fol-
lowing wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Goldsborough will live in
Smyrna. :.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
FARM BUREAU
HOLD MEETING
DIR. Corbett of Chicago, Will
be Speaker at Annual Meet
ing and Banquet
DOVER SCHOOL FEB. q

DR.. Roger Bailey Corbett of Chi
cago, Secretary-treasurer of the
American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion, will be the principal speaker
at the annual meeting and banquet
of the Delaware State Farm Bur-
eau to be held at the cafeteria of
the Dover Public Schools on
Thursday, February 21st beginning
at 6:45 pm. DR.. Corbett is widely
known to northeastern farm peo-
pie by reason of his educational
work. In 1889 he was made Dean
and Director of the College of
Agriculture in Connecticut and in
1910 was chosen Director of the
Agricultural Experiment Station
at the University of Maryland and
has held the position of Secretary
Treasurer of the A. F. B. F. since
1943. Another speaker of promin-
ence is Mrs. Newell Jones of Con-
necticut who will talkkk on 1.-THE
American Family, Mrs. Jones
has also attained national recogni-
tion as a speaker. Anyone inter-
ested in agriculture may attend
Make banquet reservations with
Ralph R. Peters, Secretary, Della
ware State Farm Bureau, Dover
Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
HONOR LINCOLN AT sCHooI
Special Lincoln's Day Assembly
Program Redered at School

A special Lincoln's Day assem-
bly, program was given by the Sec
ondary school in the auditorium of
the John Bassett Moore High
School on Tuesday. The program
was as follows: Joanne Deakyne,
announcer; Donald Luff, who gave
a brief history of the life of Lin
coin Betty Estes and Dolores Hor-
sey, who gave readings, and Mari
an Harris, who gave Lincoln's Get
tysburg address. The program was
under the supervision of Mrs. Eva
lyn Knappman Stroup, head of the
music department, and Miss
Gladys Raby of the commercial de-
partment. The newly organized
high school band made its first ap-
pearance. The band is under the
direction of Miss Betty Jones.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
HEAVY SNOW IN SMYRNA
Storm Sunday Nigh Proceeded by
Sleet Brings Out Snow Plows

piCCb Dahh6o Ohu koiROW a AO'f
What is considered one of the
densest snow falls for Smyrna in
many years came Sunday night
about 9 o'clock preceded by rain
and sleet. Those who were on the
highway in automobiles found it
impossible to see the roadway or
even a distance more than the
front of the hood on the car. Snow
plows were out before day break
and with the rising temperature,
the thin coating of ice underneath
soon was cut thru, leaving only a
few icy spots on the streets by
night. There was no snow above
st. Georges bridge to the Whining
ton area. Side roads near Smyrna
were not passable until snow plows
were used on some of them. Of
ficials describe the storm as a
freak" on account of the quick
fall and its ice base which quickly
disappeared.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
BASKET BALL
BY FIRE co.
Citizens Hose Company viii
Play Clayton Fire Co. In
Near Future
ORGANIZING TEAMS

A series of basketball games is
being organized by the Citizens
Hose Company VS.. Clayton Fire
Company. These games are being
planned for the early part of
March. The games will bring
back to the basketball court some
very good players that were high
school aces a few years ago. Guy
Edmondson is chairman of tickets
for Smyrna and Jack Montague is
making plans for the Clayton
team. James Truax and Robert
Jacobs are co-chairmen for secur-
ing players for Smyrna. Games
will be played in each town. The
proceeds from these games will be
equally divided between the two
organizations.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
Child Badly Burned

Margaret Bessex, 8, was badly
burned on the body Sunday morn
ing when her clothing caught fire
as she played near a stove at her
home on Monrovia Avenue. She
was taken to the Kent General
Hospital, Dover, in the ambulance
of the David c. Harrison Post, No
IA, American Legion.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert e. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

uouuCcS StiNfCtS ruT tIic "CCh
Asbury Methodist Church, Rev.
Robert E. Green, pastor, announc-
ces: Church School at 10 a. m.;
Harry Johnson, general superin-
tendent; Leroy Piper, superinten-
dent adult department; George
Thawley, superintendent youth de-
partment; Mrs. William Short, SUI
perintendent children's department.
Glasses of bible instruction for
each age group. Divine worship
service at IL a. m. Anthems will
be sung by the Children's and Sem
ior Choirs. Sermon by the pastor.
Evening service at 1880 o'clock.
Inspiring congregational hymn
singing; special music by the
Youth Choir. Sound motion pic
ture: 1.-THE Prodigal Son." will be
shown with appropriate musical
background. Beautiful youth pro-
cessional and recessional. Meet
ings: Junior choir, Friday, 3:45
p. M; Youth choir, Friday, Z pm.
w. S. C. S. meeting Friday, 7:30
p. m. Senior choir, aturday, 7:30
p. m. Methodist Youth Fellow
ship Monday at 7:3O p. m.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
JAMES A. HART, JR., APPOINTED
VET. REGISTRATION OFFICER

years in Townsend and was a di-
rector and secretary of the Nation
al Bank of Smyrna for more than
20 years. Mr.. Hart was manager
of the Wilmington Office, State
Motor Vehicle Division, 1888, '39,
and 40, under the administration
of zack w. Wells. AS registration
officer, Mr.. Hart will provide in
formation for Delaware veterans
seeking information concerning
their rights and benefits for on-the
job training and education and
save them trips to Philadelphia
for this information. The contact
office in Wilmington is located at
404 Pennsylvania Building and is
open from $3.50 to SIS pm. Mon
day to Saturday, inclusive, includ-
ing Saturday afternoons.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
CENTURY CLUB
OF CLAYTON
Tea To Be Given February 21
In Honor of New Men,
berS This Year
LIBRARY IN CLUB ROOM

Public Welfare and Safety were
brought to the fore in the program
presented by Mrs. Charles Denney
and Mrs Robert Hollett at the
meeting of the Clayton Century
Club on Thursday February 9Th.
Mrs. Denney presented an article
on inf1ammable clothing and the
risks involved in wearing certain
types of materials in clothing. The
highly infiammable types were
those derived from the plastic
wartime materials. Mrs. Denney
also brought out the high incidence
of accidents at home and in fac
tories during the war in proportion
to actual military losses and sug-
gestions were given as to how
some of these accidents could be
prevented. Juvenile delinquency
was placed as the number one
problem in any community in the
maintenance of public welfare and
urged the Club to back activities
for the juveniles in Clayton. Mrs.
Frances Kitchens sang a group of
songs and Mrs. Raymond Hudson
played piano solo. Spring activ-
tiles for the Club were planned and
on February 21st the club will give
a tea in honor of the new members
who have joined this year. About
twelve new members have been
admitted and are being asked to
receive with Mrs. Richard w.
Comegys, president, and Mrs.
Harry o. Bostick, director, on the
twenty first. Members of the tea
committee include Mrs. Raymond
Hudson and Mrs. Frances Hitch
ems, program; Mrs. Harry 0. Bost-
ick, Mrs. Charles Stewart, Mrs.
Medford Davis, Mrs. Malcolm Bur
ris, and Mrs. Richard w. Comegys,
tea arrangements. The bi-annual
luncheon will be held at the Way
side Inn on March 21st. Mrs. P.
c. Elliott, president of the State
Federation of Clubs, has accepted
and will be guest speaker on the
program after luncheon. The out
standing community project being
carried by the club is a library un-
der the direction of Mrs. Charles
Neugebauer, chairman of litera-
ture. Mrs. Neugebauer has car
ried on the activities of the library
for one year with the help of Miss
Betsy Ann Denney as librarian
Mrs. Neugebauer reported an aver.
age weekly circulation of 40 to sc
books and emphasized its attrac.
tion to juvenile members. A com.
mittee has been appointed to assist
Mrs. Neugebauer with the view Of
enlarging the library to a town Ii.
brary. The library is open in the
club room from 6:45 to 500 p. m
on Friday evening and all mem
bers of the community are invited
to borrow books.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
DISEASE
IN CHICKENS
Chicken Raisers Are Told of
Respiratory Affliction i'm
the Northeast
WILL SOON SPEAD HERE


A virus respiratory disease fatal
to all breeds of poultry, is sweep
ing through the northeastern
areas of the country, E. N. Moore
of the University of Delaware told
the session of Farmers Week at
the university recently. Known
as New Castle" Disease" the in
fection is expected to become
rampant in Delaware within the
next year or two, Mr. Moore re-
vealed. There is no known cure
for the disease but experients are
being made in which several
treatments are used with infected
chickens and turkeys. THE best
preventive as yet known is perfect
sanitation in poultry housing and
feeding" Mr.. Moore said. THE
fatalities among poultry from this
infection are high and must be
halted before becoming too vide
spread" Fowl typhoid another
disease common among all poultry
is being treated with sulpha 6-ug.,
but results are still experin eac,..
Mr.. Moore told poultrymen. Until
drugs have proved successful, Wit
al types of poultry, the ps0eeas
cannot be released for genera use,
the speaker said. Included ii the
. final session of Farmers Week at
the university was a discussion Of
the feed situation that now faces
poultrymen in this country and
abroad Walter Berger, chief feed
expert of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, said that wartime
poultry feeding was dependent up
on reserve SUPPLIES of mixed grain
which had been stored prior to
Pearl Harbor. Mr.. Berger point
ed out that individual poultrymen
could save on their feed supplies
by separating the best fowl from
those not most desirable for mar
keting and provide the better hens
and turkeys with the protein feed
necessary for good production.
Year-old hens should be kept for
breeding purposes only, the speak
er declared and younger birds
should be fed largely on the better
feed. Mr.. Berger pointed out that
during the peroid of 1887 to 1912,
the U. S. produced 106,000,000 tons
of feed which were used in this
country only. The speaker said
that the short cotton crop in the
south last year was one of the
factors determining the decrease
in feed production. Another rea-
son for the decline in feed stocks
was the dairy seed subsidy pro-
gram which resulted in the heavier
feeding of dairy cattle, to the
detriment of poultry. To protect
the poultry which must be pro-
duced during 1916, Mr.. Berger
said a balance of livestock and
poultry production must be main
tanned or else the short supplies of
feed would drastically cut the
needs of the poultry market. Meet
ings scheduled for the final day of
the week long session included a
discussion on nutrition research
and its application to poultry
feeding, conducted by R. V. Bouch-
er of Pennsylvania State College.
New varieties of vegetables, char
acterized by increased disease re-
sistance, better yielding and finer
quality, will be available for Del
aware farmers this year. e. P.
Brasher, extension horticulturist
told those attending the final ses-
sion that more progress has been
made in this field of developing
new vegetable varieties during the
past ten years than in any other
similar peroid.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
w. S. G. S. Meeting

The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
will meet in Asbury Methodist
Church Friday evening, February
18th, at 7:30 o'clockk. The pro-
gram will be in charge of Circle
number 1, Miss Anna B. Beckett
Leader. All members are urged tc
attend.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
/WiId Deer Near Smyrna

William H. Minner, residing near
here, reports seeing six wild deer,
four large and two small, near his
home Tuesday afternoon. 1t is be-
lieved they spend most of the time
in a woods near the Minner home.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
Stabbing Affair In Smyrna

Wilbur Banks, Fisher Street,
was taken to the Kent General
Hospital at 2 am. Sunday with
several stab wounds in his body.
James Ross was held for the Of
fense and is in the Kent County
jail to await the outcome of
Banks injuries, which are said to
be serious.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
STATE SOIL
CONSERVATION
Report of the Board Of Su-
pervisors Shows Much
Work Done Last Year
DRAINAGE IMPORTANT

Consideration of the 1945 annual
report of the board of supervisors
of the Soil Conservation District
of Kent County comprised the i'm
portant item of business at the
recent meeting of the board which
was held in the district Office in
Dover, as these reports each year
are submitted to the State Soil
Conservation Commission to show
the progress which has been made
in the conservation program. This
particular report shows unusual
progress in conservation achieve
ments in Kent county during the
past year, especially in the amount
of farm drainage accomplished,
long-term pastures planned and es-
tablished by dairy farmers, wood
land demonstrations to show i'm
proved methods of selection for
cutting of timber for home use,
and general interest in means of
developinm useful birds and wild
animals on farms. Complete farm
plans include also crop rotations,
erosion control and other conserva-
ton measures which comply with
the proper use of the soil, better
livestock production and farm
management.
Applications for Farm Plans
Requests for farm plans to de-
velop soil conservation and farm
drainage continue to be filed in the
offiffice of the Soil Conservation
Service and board of district su-
pervisors, located at 152 South
State street, Priscilla block, in Do
yer, where more than. 40 applica-
tions were received in 1915. Since
the district was organized in Sep
tember, 1943, there have been 221
applications received for farm
plans. During 1915 technicians of
the Soil Conservation Service de-
veloped 81 farm plans on the basis
of soil type, and all of these plans
were approved by the land owners
and the board of supervisors. Up
to December Is, 1945 total of 48
farm plans had been accepted, and
these plans provided for the con-
struction of 341, ,034 linear feet of
V-type drainage bitches, of which
50,904 linear feet have been built.
These plans also provide for the
establishment of 1443 acres of
permanent pasture, 1896 acres of
woodland improvement and selec-
tive cutting, and 325 acres of
woodland and wildlife improve
ment. A cooperative agreement
was entered into between the man
ayers of the Culbreth-Marsh Tax
Ditch Company and the board of
supervisors of the Soil Conserva-
ton District of Kent County for
the improvement of the Beachy-
Heidig prong, which is approxim-
ately three miles in length, at an
estimated cost of S2590. Con-
struction work on this project was
begun in December, 1945. In this
annual report members of the
board of supervisors express the
hope that drainage work may be
greatly increased during the COM
ing year in this county, as this is
one of the chief problems facing
many farmers. At the recent
board meeting c. Arthur Taylor
was elected president; Ernest v
Blendt, vice-president; William E
Tarbell, secretary; and Isaac
Thomas, treasurer. Other mem
bers of the board are Lyndon D
Caulk and Jonathan S. Willis.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
st. Peters Church Notes

st. Peters Episcopal Church, Ser
vices on Sunday next, Septuages-
ina Sunday, will be 10 a. M,
Church School; IL a. M, Morning
Prayer and sermon.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
Bowling League Game

Bailey's Grease Monkeys, of
Smyrna, were defeated in a league
game at Dover, by the 5 Meat
Balls. This was the third lose for
the Grease Monkeys who are lead
ing the league.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
MISSIONARY TO SPEAK
Rev. Arthur Savage to Speak a
Church of the NaZarene

Church of the Nazarene, Rev. j.
w. Parkins, pastor, makes the fol-
lowing announcements: Prayer
meeting on Thursday at 7:30 p. m
Sunday services: Sunday School,
9:45 a. M; morning worship, 10:45
evangelistic service and praise
meeting, 7:30 pm. Coming Thurs
day, Feb. 1st, Rev. Arthur Saw
age, Missionary from Africa, will
speak in the church at 7:30 pm.
The public is invited to hear this
Missionary.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Frank Cameron Dies at Home at
Bradley Beach, N. j., February 8

Frank Cameron Dies at Home at
Bradley Beach, N. j., February 8
Frank Cameron, son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Cameron
died at his home, Bradley Beach,
N. j. Saturday February 8. He
was a former resident of Smyrna
and received his early education
here, later studying pharmacy and
establishing a drug store at Brad
ley Beach, N. ]. Funeral services
will takke place at Bradley Beach
with burial Thursday morning at
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna,
about 11:30 o'clock. Two sisters
survive, Mrs. May Cameron Fields
of New York and Mrs. Fannie
Cameron Bicking of White Sui
phur Springs, Va.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-14
Death of James III. Williams


James H. Williams, age 62, died
February 18th. He was a son of
James B. and Elizabeth Martin
Williams and had been a resident
of Clayton for many years. Fun
eral services will take place today
Thursday at 2 pm. at FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel with Rev. H. B.
Kelso officiating. Burial will be
in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mr..
Williams is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Reynolds, of
Cheswold, and three brothers, Ar
lie of Smyrna, Charles of Dover,
and Walter of Clayton.
Death of Mrs. Ellen A. Taylor
Mrs. Ellen A. Taylor, age 8S,
widow of Abel Taylor, died at a
nursing home in Wilmington
Thursday, February 7th. Mrs.
Taylor lived in Smyrna during her
young life. She was a daughter
of Michael and Ellen McGrath
Riley. Funeral services were held
at st. Joseph's r. C. Church, Clay
ton, Saturday morning at 10
o'clock with Rev. Thomas O'Con-
ner officiating. Interment was in
Glenwood Cemetery.