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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
BENSON BACK FROM
 SAFETY, COMP. MEETS

Henry A. Benson, territorial commissioner of labor, was at his desk this morning, following re- turn from St. Louis and Chicago, where he attended meetings of the Workmen's Compensation Adminis- trators and the National Safety Council.
 The St. Louis meeting was the 35th annual convention of the com pensation group. Benson described the convention as more or less rou- tine, with no outstanding business taken up. The National Safety Congress meet he said was highly interesting, an excellent program being presented.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
CLINIC
 ON WEDNESDAY, MORNING

The regular monthly immuniza- tion clinic will be held in the Public Health Center, BIS Main St., on Wednesday morning at 10 o. clock, pr. J. w. Gibson will conduct the clinic, assisted by the public health nurses. All parents whose babies or small children have not received or completed their inn munizations are cordially invited to attend. Immunizations are given against smallpox, diphtheria, and Whooping cough.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
''(0RNERED" E BILL TWO NIGHTS
 AT 10TH CENTURY

"Cornered," with Dick Powell and Walter Slezak is the feature attraction at the 20th Century The atre for tonight and Tuesday.
 Advance reports assert this fea- ture has murder and suspenseful action as the thrilling story is told on the screen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14
HOME EXTENSION CLUB
 OF AUX BAY MEET

The Aux Bay Home Extension Club will hold it's regular meeting on Tuesday night, Nov. l5, at 7:30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Eu- gene Hervin, on the Fritz Cove Road. The announcement is made by Mrs. Eric Nummela, Secretary Treasurer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-14

According to the Twentieth Gen. tury Fund, the number of dentists in the United States grew from 29,665 in 1900 to 70,60l in l940.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
C. HANRATTY
NAMED TO POST
Appointed Clerk of Orphans
Court for Kent County
by Gov. Bacon
FORMER u. S. MARSHALL

Charles Hanratty, of this town,
has been appointed by Gov. Walter
w. Bacon, register in chancery and
clerk of the Orphans Court for
Kent County to complete the un-
expired term of Morris B. Garrison
of Dover. Mr.. Garrison, who had
served two years of his second
four-year term in the office, re-
signed after the Kent County Levy
Court appointed him in November
to a six-year term as warden of
the Kent County Jail, effective
January 8. The present warden, ].
Freeman Clark of Kenton, COM
pletes his term on that date. Mr..
Hanratty came to Delaware from
Tennessee as young man and
operated farm from 1901 to 1925
near Clayton. In 1925 he sold the
farm and moved to Smyrna. Mr..
Hanratty was elected to the State
House of Representatives on the
Republican ticket in 1919 and serv-
ed on the committee on banking,
claims, temperance insurance and
revision of the school codes. In
1926 he received a four-year ap-
pointment as magistrate from the
late Gov. Robert P. Robinson and
in the same year was elected a
member of the Republican State
Committee and Kent County Com
mittee. He is still an active mem
ber of the county comittee. Mr.
Hanratty served as U. S. Marshall
from 1880 until 1884.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
BUYS RIGHT
LUMBER YARD
Robert A. Mills Purchases Old
Established Business on
Commerce Street
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST

Announcement of the purchase
of the Right Lumber Yard by Rob
ert A. Mills from Miss Florence w.
Blome was made early this week.
The change was effective January
1st. Mr.. Mills has been a resident
of Smyrna since 1886, having
moved here from Hebron, Md, his
birth place. He has been yard
manager for Miss Blome for the
past three years coming to that
position directly from three years
service with the Army. After
graduating from the Hebron High
School, Mr.. Mills attended Blue
Ridge College, New Winsor, Md
He married the former Miss Anna
M. Waller of Delmar in 1886 and
moved to Smyrna the same year
taking a position with Walter T.
Massey's Hardware store in Dover
and later with the Dover branch
of Sears, Roebuck and Company.
He is a member of the Smyrna
Lions Club and since coming to
Smyrna has made many friends
MIR. Mills lives on West MT. Vernon
Street and has daughter, Gale
Lynne, who is two years old.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06

CLAYTON CLUB
Robert r. Ferguson, Jr. Ad-
dresses Members of Clay
ton Lions Club
PLAN MINSTREL SHOW

Robert r. Ferguson, Jr., director
of research and statistics for the
Federal Reserve Bank, Philadel-
phia. addressed the Clayton Lions
Club at their dinner meeting last
night at The Paddock. He discussed
business developments in 1948 both
nationally and locally; the situation
in various industries at the present
time and the Interpretation of the
current situation in regard to pros
poets for 1949. The speaker was in
troduced by Ernest S. Mattiford,
program chairman. Guests included
Clark M. Knots, Herman Sevil and
Harry Drake. William L. Torbert,
Jr. presided. Arrangements for
the Lions minstrel and variety
show to be held January 1914 at
the Clayton School auditorium
have been completed by w. Henry
Ennis, director, assisted by Jack
Simpson and other members of the
committee. This promises to be one
of the finest shows ever given in
the community. Further details
will be released in the Times at an
early date.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
CENTURY CLUB
OPEN MEETING
To Be Held In Smyrna School
Library January Ia
At s PM.
H. CARPENTER SPEAKER

An open meeting of the Twenti-
eth Century Club will be held in
the library of the John Bassett
Moore High School on Friday, jan
uary IA at 8 pm. The speaker will
be Harland A. Carpenter, director
of libraries for the Wilmington In
stitute Free Library, who returned
in October after spending three
months in Germany to study libr-
ary conditions there. He will tell
of his experiences at that time. He
was assigned by the American
Military Government to make the
survey which included more than
80 cities from the Bovarian Alps to
the North Sea. He found that there
are no public libraries in Germany
as we know them in this country
and practically no attention is paid
to any organized youth program
for general cultural training. His
trip, with headquarters in Nuren,
berg, was made under the appoint
ment of the Educational and Cul-
tural Relations Division of the A
MIG. His Office was located in the
Palace of Justice where war-crime
trials were being held, and from
the windows he could look down on
the courtyard and stockade where
German prisoners took their "af-
ternoon airings." His message
about libraries will be of timely in
terest to Smyrna, particularly al
this time due to the tragedy which
befell the Smyrna Public Library
in the recent fire. Arrangements
for the meeting have been made by
Mrs. G. L. Harmonson, chairman
of education for the Century Club
and also president of the Smyrna
Public Library Commission. Mrs
Joseph Ennis will preside. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Holy Communion to be Observed
Mite Society to Meet Tonight

Holy Communion to be Observed;
Mite Society to Meet Tonight
The First Presbyterian Church,
Rev. Walter G. Hards, minister,
announces the following services:
Church School at 1000 am. Prim-
ary, Secondary, and Adult Depart
ments. All classes in the Primary
and Secondary Departments are
now using materials of the New
Curriculum. Topic for study in the
Adult Class: Sources of Our
knowledge of Jesus" Holy Com
munion at II am. All that humbly
put their trust in Christ, and desire
His help that they may lead a holy
life, all that are truly sorry for
their sins, and would be delivered
from the burden of them, are in
vited and encouraged in His Name
to come to this Sacrament. The
Mite Society will meet on Thurs
day evening, January 9Th, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Lower, South Street. The time oi
the meeting is 8 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Newnom of
Taylor's Bridge announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Lena
Catherine, to Mr.. Jerome N. I'm
rub, son of Mrs. Ethel Unruh Wal
lace and the late Mr.. Harry r. I'm
rub of Odessa. Miss Newnom is a
graduate of John Bassett Moore
High School, and is now employed
by Carl A. Roeper Real Estate
Company, Wilmington. Mr.. Unruh
served with the 82nd Airborne
Division for two and half years
during World War II, and is now
self-employed with the Middletown
Artisan Well Drilling Company.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
DEL. BISHOP AT
ST. PETERS SUN.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur r. Me-
Kinstry, Celebrant at Holy
Communion Here Sunday
BEGIN MEMBER CANVASS

The Rt. Rev. Arthur R. McKin-
stry, Bishop of the Episcopal Dio-
cese o Delaware, was the celebrant
at a service of Holy Communion at
st. Peters Church last Sunday. In
his sermon on the topic: What
Think Ye of Christ ?" he said that
The Cross, beloved symbol of
Christ's death, has been lifted to
the highest pinnacle" The space
given at the present time in secu-
lar magazines, including the ma
tional picture ones, as to the. i'm
pact of the teachings of Christ on
business, politics, and medicine, is
greater than ever before, Bishop
McKinstry stated. The Rev. Percy
Donaghay, of Middletown, will con-
duct the service of Morning Prayer
with sermon at the Church next
Sunday at II o'clock; church school
at 10 am. The wardens and vestry
of the church, under the leadership
of Glenn S. King, began the every
member canvass last Sunday and
are making every effort to COM
plete it before the arrival of the
new rector, the Rev. Donald Par
sons, on Sunday, January 16. Now
curate at Emmanuel Church, Will
mington,. Mr.. Parsons will assume
his duties at st. Peters Church
here at that time. The regular
meeting of the vestry will be held
at the parish house next Monday
evening. The Woman's Auxiliary
will hold it's January meeting next
Monday, January 10 at pm. in
the parish house. Delegates will be
named to attend the annual meet
ing of the Diocesan Woman's Aux
iliary to be held at Old Swede's
Church, Wilmington, on Thursday,
January 27, when the speaker will
be the Rev. George Christian An
sscrs osrr of IT, vssch, S'Tia.asr'
more. Pa. M z.agn a;f fange and
, Mrs. Charles Burrous will be hos
tesses at the tea which will follow
the meeting next Monday.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. BecIxwith Announces His Ser
vices For Sunday and the, Week

Rev. Beclxwith Announces His Ser
vices For Sunday and the, Week
Rev. Walter L. Beckwith, pastor
of Asbury Methodist Church, an
nounces the following services for
Sunday, January 8, 1919; Morning
Worship at 11.OO AM. Speaker of.
the hour-Rev. Richard M. Green,
Executive Secretary of Board OF
Education of the Peninsula Con-
ference. Sunday School at 1000
Am. Mr.. Harry Johnson, General
Superintendent. Glasses for all
ages. Come and bring the children.
Evening service at 7:30 pm. Mes
sage by the pastor. The Youth
Choir will sing at this service.
Come parents and friends and en-
courage our youth. On Wednesday,
evening at 7:3O PM, Prayer Meet
ing. If you are interested in spirit
ual advancement for yourself and
your Church you should make
every effort to be present.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
MARYDEL COUPLE WED
Miss Geraldine Lapham and e. b.
Harman Married New Years Day

A'sto1 oOhemNtthO k<aNPAa&ahh 1hhA tAs Aks
Harman Married New Years Day
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Lapham was the scene of a
pretty New Years Day wedding
when their daughter, Geraldine,
was united in marriage, at candle
light service, to Mr.. Edgar B. Har-
man, oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Harman. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Gilbert Ross of
Goldsboro, with Rev. G. H. Atkins,
assisting. The living room in which
the ceremony took place was ap-
propriately decorated with pine and
holly, interspersed with fern and
pointsetta. The young couple was
attended by Miss Aileen Evans of
Bridgeville, Delaware as maid-of-
honor, with Mr.. Samuel Virden of
Dover, a classmate of the groom,
as best man. A niece of the bride,
little Miss Suzanne Thornton, of
Greensboro, dressed in a dainty
yellow pinafore, and carrying a
nosegay of pink rose buds, was
flower girl, while Jason Harman,
brother of the groom, served as
ring-bearer. Only the immediate
members of the family were pre-
sent to witness the ceremony. The
bride was attired in gray tailored
coat suit, shell-pink hat, and wear
ing black accessories, carried a
bouquet of pink orchids. The brides
maid, dressed in a gray suit car
ried a bouquet of pink roses. Mrs
Lapham and Mrs. Harman, moth
ers of the bride and groom, both
wore gray gowns, with red rose
bud corsages. Following the cere'
mony and luncheon, the brida,
couple left on a two-week southern
wedding trip. Upon their return
they will be at home to theil
friends in their newly built home
located on the Dover Highway mid
way between Marydel and Dover.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
GIVES TALK ON
LEPER COLONY
Mrs. Bertha H. Denney Ad.
dresses Members of Smyr-
ma Rotary Club
FIRST LEPER COLONY

Mrs. Bertha Harris Denney,
widow of the late DR.. Oswald
Evans Denney, formerly of Smyr-
ma, told of his work in establishing
the first leper colony at Carville,
Louisiana, at a meeting of the
Smyrna Rotary Club on Thursday
evening. Mrs. Denney now lives in
Smyrna with her children, and is
president of the Business and Pro-
fessional Woman's Club here. She
said that DR.. Denney left Smyrna
in early life, studied medicine, and
became the founder of the nations
first leper colony, and gave his life
to the work. She described the be-
ginning of the colony and the
meager equipment for a hospital.
Because of the nature of the dis
ease the grounds ,vere enclosed .,5'
high board fence. DR.. Denney
whose ambition was to make the
venture a successful one, began
asking appropriations for new
buildings, new roads, and an agri.
cultural set-up, she stated. From
the small start the hospital has
grown and now has 400 patients
The buildings are modern, with al
modern equipment, and since thu
death of DIR. Denney, much worl
planned by him is now being car
ried out. Mrs. Denney told of tn
religious, social, and other activi
ties there, and said that Carville i
now wholly independent of outsid
sources, having power, water, an
maintenance within the grounds
Harry P. Jones made the respons
and thanked Mrs. Denney on be
half of the club. Nelson Everhar
presided. Announcement was mad
that Frank Dawson, manager Q
The Colonial Hotel, has offere
: emergency quarters for the Bo
: Scouts, who formerly met at tn
: Century Club house, now take
| over temporarily by the offices c
Wilson Cabinet Company. Visitor
, from the Dover Rotary Club wer
2 Capt. H. H. Hanson, William Mert
and George Ehinger.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
We Have Lost A Friend

THE following article was written
by the Rev. Walter L. Beckwith
as part of the Asbury Methodist
Church notice which was left out
of last weeks issue due to lack of
space.)
On Christmas Night, 7:05 p. m,
in spite of the heroic efforts of our
firemen, one of our faithful friends
fell at the post of duty. Many
have been the times we have been
reminded of our duty and of the
lateness of the hour by the chimes
of "Old Faithful" We have lost
our clock and we mourn it's going,
but let us not forget the value of
time as we enter the New Year.
Let us resolve to fill every minute
full of sixty seconds worth of dis
tance run. Happy New Year."
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
CLUB TO HOLD DINNER MEET
Business Women's Club To Meet
at The Paddock Monday night

A dinner meeting of the Smyrna
Clayton Business and Professional
Women's Club will be held next
Monday night, January 10 at $50
o'clock at The Paddock. An inter-
esting program is being arranged.
Mrs. Oswald Denney will preside.
Reservations should be in by Fri
day afternoon and cancellations not
later than Sunday evening. They
are in charge of Miss Lorraine
Donovan. Mrs. Denney, represent
ing the local club, attended the
convening of the United States
Senate and the luncheon meeting
honoring Margaret Chase Smith,
from Maine, held at the Hotel Stat
Ter, Washington on Monday, as
part of the state delegation of the
Business and Professional Women's
group.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
WIN
OVER BRAKES
Smyrna Hornets Defeat Cecil
ton Here Monday Night by
Score of 70 to 26
DOVER HERE MONDAY

Opening the new year in fine
style, the Smyrna Hornets easily
trounced the Cecilton brakes, 73-
26 Monday night on the Smyrna
court to move into the 500 slot
with Middletown and FELTON, as
the popular Mar-Del League re-
sumed operations after a brief hol-
iday lay-off. With Jimmy Ford
dropping in the first two-pointer
shortly after the starting whistle,
Smyrna moved into the lead to
stay there for the remainder of the
contest. Cecilton never seriously
threatened their hosts. -Four Smyr-
ma cagers hit double figures; Alan
ONeal, high with II; Glenn Quillen
with 15, Ford with IA, and big Don
Ennis with IL. Bob Cooling paced
the losers with 8 tallies. Missing
from Smyrna's starting lineup
were Jacobs and Bud O'Nien. Very
few fouls were called until the tina
quarter when Cecaltoa's -5larch
ford accounted for enough person
ais against him to be forced Z
leave the game. Smyrna was ou
infront at the half, 27-12. Othel
games played throughout the Mar
/ Del circuit Monday night saw Mil
ford top Dover $3.50; and Middle
town trip Harrington, 55-35. Dove
Journeys to Smyrna this coming
Monday to meet the Hornets TO
the second time this season. Smyr
ma won the first encounter at Dove
before Christmas, 1928. Thi
promises to be quite contest a
both teams, so far as the recor'
shows, are fairly evenly matched
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
G. S. King Gets Appointment

Glenn S. King, principal of John
Bassett Moore High School, has re-
ceived an appointment to the State
Library Commission, filing the un-
expired term of state Senator Paul
Burkholder, resigned, from Gov.
Walter w. Bacon it was announced
here recently. Mr.. King is vice.
president of the Smyrna Library
Commission, vestryman of st
Peters Church and a member OF
the Smyrna Town Council.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
OFFERS USE OF HOTEL BANQUET
ROOM AFTER TOWN HALL FIRE


The spirit of cooperation which
prevails in small community in
a disaster was again proven after
the recent fire which destroyed the
old Town Hall building by the man
agement of the Colonial Hotel,
Walter F. Green, president of
Green Hotels, Inc. and Frank w.
Dawson, manager, by their offer
of the use of the hotels large ban
quet room to the Wilson Cabinet
Company as a temporary office
without charge. The Wilson Cabin
ct Co., however, had acquired the
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
SMYRNA FIRE
co. ELECTION
John w. Jacobs, Jr. Elected
President; Wells FAIRIES,
Vice-President
RECORD VOTE CAST

John w. Jacobs, Jr. was elected
president of the Citizens Hose
Company Monday night when "a
members of the company turned
out to cast their ballot, setting a
record for the largest election in
the company's history. Other Of
ficers elected were: Wells A. FAIRIES
vice-president; T. Reynolds Brad
ley, secretary; John C. Mannering,
treasurer; Horace David, fire chief;
Wilson FAIRIES, first assistant chief;
Robert FAIRIES, second assistant
chief; Henry Dukes, fire recorder;
Calvin Foxwell, fire inspector; the
Rev. Frederick Barton, chaplain;
Fletcher Truax, Earl Ford and Carl
Bartlett, trustees.
Elect Directors
John w. Jacobs, Jr., Reynolds
Bradley, John C. Mannering and
Horace David automatically be-
came members of the board of di-
rectors, being elected to the offices
of president, secretary, treasurer,
and chief respectively. Those elect
ed to the board of directors were:
Fletcher Truax, Homer Short,
Howell Barnes, Earl Ford, Wilson
FAIRIES, James Truax, Carl Bartlett
and Howard Davis.
Active in Civic Affairs
Mr.. Jacobs, Smyrna's chief of
police, has been a member of the
local fire department for 25 years
and has served on many carnival
and finance committees over this
period. He has been connected with
the Smyrna police force for 1e
years, is a member and director OF
the Smyrna Lions Club, Harmony
Lodge No. 13 AF. and AM, Della
ware Consistory, Kent and Sussex
Scottish Rite Club, Square Club OF
Delaware and the Delaware Asso-
citation Chiefs of Police. Mr.. Jacobs
I is treasurer and director of Camp
Barnes, boys camp located on AS.
sowoman Bay which is sponsored
by the Chiefs of Police.
i Name Committees
The board of directors were or
ganized at a meeting following tn,
4 election at which time two commit
tees were named by President JAG
obs, the building committee com
!prising Fletcher Truax, Carl Bart
lett and Earl Ford, all newly elect
ed trustees, and the convention
committee in charge of the Del
marva Firemen's convention sched
uled to be held here in May, Joh
w. Jacobs, E. Reynolds Bradle
and Fletcher Truax. Other commit
tees will be named at later dat
it was announced.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
ACCIDENT AT CROSSING
Two Men Escape Injury AS Train
Wrecks Truck Near Cheswold

Two men narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury when a Pennsylvania
Railroad train struck the truck
thew were in as it started over a
crossing one-half mile south of
Cheswold. The men were Lewis A.
Gordon, 80, of Dover, and his. help
er. Elmer Morris, 80, of near Dow
er. The engine knocked the front
end of the truck off and carried it
a quarter mile down the tracks.
Except for fright the men were un-
injured. The engineer of the train
was G. Marshman, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06

Twentieth Century Clubhouse
where they are now located. The
occupancy of the clubhouse by the
Wilson Company left the Boy and
Girl Scouts, who have been meet
ing there regularly, without a
meeting place. Again the manage
ment of the hotel offered the use
of the room without charge which
was accepted with deep apprecia-
tion. The Boy Scouts will have use
of the room on Wednesday nights
and the Girl Scouts on Thursdays
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
To BE Married saturday

Miss Edith Harry, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Harry of
Smvrna will become the bride of
Mr.. Millard Hutchins, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alva Hutchins of Hartly,
on Saturday afternoon, January 8
at 2:3O o'clock in the Methodist
Church at Kenton.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
Kenton KIubbers All Will Meet

The monthly meeting of the Ken
ton Klubbers All Club will be held
at the home of Mary Emma Moor
on Monday, January 10, 1949 at
seven-thirty o'clock. All members
are urged to be present at this
meeting as it is the first meeting
of the new year.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
EXECUTIVE Committee Meets

The executive committee of the
David c. Harrison Post No. IA
American Legion met last night at
the Wagon Wheel. William Ken
worthey. commander, presided.
Plans for the coming year We're
discussed and reports were heard
from committees.
Smyrna times., 1949-01-06
Static Roard of Health clinics

state Board of Health will hold
their regular Health clinic, To-
Gated on e. Commerce st. near the
Four-Corners, on Wednesday, jan
uary 18th, the following clinics:
venereal Disease, from 100 to 200
pm. Prenatal, from 100 to 800.