Smyrna times., 1960-08-18

ton that Smyrna's ordinances
were not being properly enforc-
ed, especially with respect to-
the new automobile law and the
law requiring dogs running at
large to be muzzIed or their
owners fined, Council met Fri
day evening in regular session
and took up the cudgel with the
determination that something
must be done or all ordinances
of record might as well be re-
pealed and the town go on with
out municipal law. Recently
Council in session instructed its
president, Samuel ]. Reynolds
to notify A alderman Eugene
Crow that he must enforce the
new automobile law which re-
quires drivers of machines to
blow at crossings, maintain a
speed of not more than ten
miles an hour and in turning
streets not more than six miles
an hour. President Reynolds
took the message of Council to
Alderman Crow and with the
exception of possibly one fine,
nothing has been done although
the ordinances were being con-
tinually violated. When the
members e SIS e m b | ed Friday
evening, the indifference of our
officers was made the subject
of lively discussion until finally
Chief-of Police, Benjamin w.
Turner was summoned before
Council and asked what he in
tended to do in the matter of
reporting violations of Town
Ordinances. He said he would
report the ''auto speeders" and
would give in the names OF
owners of dogs who allowed
their dogs to run the streets at
large without muzzle. Council
was satisfied for Officer Joseph
R. Cummins to continue killing
the dogs running at large and
for Policeman Turner to give IN
the names of the owners. AL
derman Crow will hear the case
and impose the fines.
At a meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Smyrna Pub
lie Schools Monday evening, it
was voted to add another teach
er to the faculty to have charge
of a primary grade to be taken
from the room of Miss Julia
Griffith which heretofore has
been overcrowded. In order to
do this the Board is obliged to
provide another room and with
this idea in mind they SUBMIT
ed plans for raising the back
wing of the school building to
another story which will enable
the High School department to
occupy the whole third floor in
Guiding the Assembly Room
which for several years has been
used as a High School Depart
ment. After comparing specifi-
cations and bids for doing the
work, the School Board Monday
evening awarded the contract
for putting another story on the
back wing to Esley M. Rust, the
well-known lumber dealer and
contractor of Smyrna. The pro-
ject will cost about 81 800. Mr..
Rust expects to have the work
completed and turned over to
the School Board about the first
of October.
A jolly party of Smyrnians
returned Monday from weeks
outing on a House Party" at
Rehoboth. They occupied REST
Cottage" the property of Mrs.
It. K. Jones of Dover, and the
good times they had are a plea
sure to recount. The party was
chaperoned by Mrs. Frank S.
Malcolm and was composed of
the following: Miss Mary Gehr,
of Westminster, Md; MIR. JOS
eph Lawson, Wilmington; Misses
Lillian Lower, Julia HUM, Mil
dred Hudson, Emily Middleton,
Elizabeth Josephs; Messrs. Ayr
es Stockly, Horace Spruance,
Derrickson Cummins, William S.
Diehl, Maynard Griffith and Le-
land Harmonson.
Mrs. Lillian Cloak afforded
her friends delightful evening
on Thursday last at Bridge" inl
which there were four tables.
Those in the party were: Mrs
w. w. Rich, of Salina Cruz,
Mexico; Mrs. McIlvaine, of Will
mington; Mrs. F. E. Postles,
Mrs. ]. w. Clifton, Mrs. L. E.
Anthiny, Mrs. Harry c. Tschu-
dy, Miss Cora Tschudy, Mrs. w. |