Smyrna times., 1946-08-15
CARNIVAL is
BIG SUCCESS
The Three Barretts, Acr0bats,
Thrill Crowds From S5
Feet In Air
PARADE PLANNED

Although bad weather kept
many people away from the carni-
val grounds on opening night, last
Wednesday evening, the attend
ance since then has been greatly
above expectations. The North
Caralina Ridge Runners, who ap-
peared in person last Thursday and
Friday nights attracted a great
deal of attention while AL Green
and His Cadets, who have been
exceedingly well received at every
performance will play again on
Friday night. The Three Barretts,
an acrobatic troupe, have been ap-
pearing nightly and will continue
to appear until Saturday night.
These daring young men are train
ed athletes and perform acrobatic,
contortionistic, and balancing
stunts at the top of a towering
rigging to the amazement and de-
light of the nightly audiences.
Parade Tonight
Final plans have been completed
for the biggest Firemen's Parade
held in Smyrna for a number
of years. Reynolds Bradley, chair
man of the parade committee re-
ports that 81 companies have ac-
cepted the invitation to parade, in
cluding four bands and five ladies
auxiliaries. The parade will be
headed by the Delaware State
Guard and the local troop of Girl
Scouts, followed by The Volunteer
Hose Company of Middletown and
their band, Clayton, Townsend,
Cheswold, Dover, Minquas Fire
Company of Newport and Ladies
Auxiliary, Camden-Wyoming and
the Caesar Rodney High School
Band, Harrington, Elkton, Blades
Fire Company and Ladies Auxili-
ary, Ellendale, Milton, Carlisle
Fire Company of Milford and Mil
ford High School Band, Chesa-
peake City Fire Company and
Ladies Auxiliary, Vienna, Five
Points of Richardson Park, Bet
tertown, st. Michaels, Holloway
Terrace and Ladies Auxiliary,
North East Fire Company, Ladies
Auxiliary and Band, Easton, Aetna
Hose, Hook and Ladder Company
of Newark, Greensboro, Claymont,
Magnolia, Greenwood, FELTON,, Mill
ington, Cecilton, Frederick, and
Hockessin. The parade will form
on West Commerce Street and pro-
ceed to Main, on Main to Frazier,
on Frazier to Union, on Union to
Mount Vernon, on Mount Vernon
to Main, on Main to South, on
South to carnival grounds where
it will terminate. The judges
stand will be located directly in
front of the Post Office, and the
judges will be Mayor Wallace
Woodford of Dover, Mayor Ed
ward Evans of Milford and Col.
Paul w. Haviland, Superintendent
of the Delaware State Police.
Guests who have been invited to
attend and sit on the reviewing
stand include Mayor S. Creadick
Ennis of Smyrna, Town Manager
S. G. Marvel, Fred Brown of Will
mington, President of the Della
ware State Volunteer Firemen's
Association, and Fred Burke of
Clayton, President of the Kent
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation. Every person and busi-
ness organization in town, and par
ticularly those located on streets
through which the parade is routed
are requested to display flags and
decorations, to make this parade
night one to be remembered, not
only by towns people, but by visi-
tors as well. Assisting the chair
man of the parade committee are:
Jack Dukes, William Harris, Rus
sell Foxwell, Henry Shapiey and
Meredith Todd. A bicycle, radio,
an automatic record player, a
speed boat motor and new Ply
mouth Sedan will be awarded on
closing night.