Smyrna Times (Smyrna, Del.)
May 6, 1925

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SMYRNA, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 6, 1925 NO. 44 VOll'ME lxx. WHOLE NO. 36S4 I license Is Now Required For ojK Doe—New Law Governing the Si-« of Muskrats in This State 100 th General Assembly of are made but few changes in fame Laws in Delaware, but i of the new Laws are of far -hinz effect and of interest to most fir citizens. The changes are: Ulaw making it unlawful to own Se a dog in possession in Kent Suss ex Counties without a State for each dog. A new Law, □ring a State license for each boat 5 the business of carrying fish ^parties to fish in the Delaware Lor Delaware Bay. A new Law SLL crabs. A new Law r«,uir S-Lidents desiring to take soft 1 from Hehoboth or Indian River ffot procure a State License, cost Ê 525.00. Changing the Law gov the use of nets for fishing in -iraters of Rehoboth, Indian River U issawaman Bays, and Indian Land their tributaries. Changing Elaw governing the taking of Lints by prohibiting the use of j Lor box traps. I L«t*d From Depredations of Dogs Tue new dog law is designed to pro 1 the wild creatures of the State jus the depredations of dogs partie ^during the breeding seasons It W** that the owner or custodian must license m4 SY CHANGES ARE M AI FI soME ARE FAR REACHING VOT :-.c

r. frssne which cost $1.00 for each «md $2.00 for each female dog. Tithe license the owner will re from the State Board, a metal Kwhich must be worn on a collar ni times. It is unlawful for any kto permit any dog to run at ke at any time without a State li- j tag. and from the first day of rch to the first day of October in year it is unlawful to permit any •■er licensed or unlicensed min at large, and at night time all «year round dogs must be confined their home places or kept under immediate control of their owner, Act further lies licensed dogs personal proper Î and subjects of larceny and pro a penalty for the theft of a dog. by unlicensed dog may be kill«l by

C..T aW turther »'fquires that m. he secured to hold field trials Hun this State. For violating any STnTlT lire ktSOfnr^h «fi«« normor I eacb offense. toisus to List Dogs and Owners Tie Board of Game and Fish Com goners is charged with the duty of «»rcimt the new law and is now en W in organizing a group of cen •makers, who will make a personal «nass of the two lower counties and •"Pile a census of all dogs and dog f* er? The new law liecomes effec t- j™. 1. 1925, a„,l any p.r,o„ N? or harboring a dog on which »-ate license has not been paid r" August first, next, will be sub g, whether licensed he training of dogs at night dur ig the closed seasons is now also fohibited. The new et officer or by any land owner or teant should such dog trespass on kland. This law now protects all j Wised dogs ami the property right pthe owner to such dog and'at the We time it protects all property Wets from the depredations of dogs. Wd any dog damage any property wer, the amount of the damage can »recovered, from the owner of the Pf, or from the State, in the event es: the owner of the dog is worth P1° the penalties of the law. The j license law provides that resident of the State must pro a state license for each boat used Lc business °f carrying fishing IJl'Ï or b rf Lorn the shores of »täte to fish in the Delaware or the Delaware Bay, the an "»charge for this license is §10 for P boat. '■■'r The license fee for each resident is $50 for each boat an The law protecting crabs •bits the taking of crabs from of th e wat ers_of Delaware use of dr«lges or tongs 0 Prohibits the taking of fe crahs while bearing eggs. It i makes it unlawful to sell any of i crabs taken from the wat f dian B'ver, Rehoboth Bay or Ht prohv/ ributaries I'his does t k ll r a e f bard sbe '•l Delà* t lhe Delaware River k The r rC !ay and their tributar ,T n e fee charpred nei-res Uke oft sh ®H cabs, peelers, L etc., is $25.00 annually. ad, in the Fish Net Laws c an ge in the fish net laws "7 of ,u Un awf ul to set any net in tfc-li,, .Bays of this State within l^tar mdWly *1 the or to set any current or channel of of any stream John B. Spruance, Brother of Mrs. Hattie M. Hutchison This Town, Dies in Germantown, Philadelphia John B. Spruance, successful real estate broker, of Philadelphia, who was bom and raised on a farm near Kenton, died Saturday at his home, 276 W. Washington Lane, German town, Philadelphia, following a stroke ®f paralysis, which he suffer«! the Thursday previous. The announce ment of his death was received with sorrow by his old friends of this vi cmity. He had been ill about a year. Last April he suffered his first stroke and had never fully recovered though he was able to get about and was ap parently on the road to recovery when b was stricken again on Thursday. Mr. Spruance was a son of the late David L. Spruance of Kenton Hun dre Mrs „attie Spruance Hutchison f thi t Funeral services and intement took place in Philadelphia Satulxla after noon.

DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK u n a Dr. Henry J. Stubbs of 204 Delà ware avenue one of the oldest phy sicians in Wilmington, died at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 78 years old and well known thru the State as a stomach specialist He ««"'ved by hw wife, who, before her marriage, about twenty-two years was Miss He en N. Schiffer of A bany, N a nd a daughter, Miss Elizabeth Stubbs a junior at Bryn Mawr College. Funeral services took Place Saturday afternoon at 3 o clock day-light saving time, at the house, nterment was made in Wilmington Brandywine cemetery. Dr. Stubbs was a native of Pennsylvania. He was graduated from Jefferson Med.ca Gollege, 1 tnladelptna, in 10», and parted practice in Kenne« hquare. 6 a ei oo a P? 8 2ai r an d Mrs. Clarence Burris Lose Son an d Mrs. Clarence E. Burris of tbe Newcumb farm, near Fleming's Landing, have the sympathy of their i friends in the death Friday, of their infant son, Thomas R. Burris, aged six mon ths and fourteen days. He was burri«l Sunday afternoon at Glen wood Cemetery, Smyrna, the Rev. B. N. Morgan, pastor of the Presbyter ian Church, officiating, W. O. Hoffecker Re-elected to Schools At the annual school election Sat urday of Smyrna Special School Dis trict at which W. O. Hoffecker was the only nominee. No contest. Hoffecker was re-elect«! for another term of three years. He is also pres ident of the School Board. Mr. HI HOLDS HIS SEA1 IM LEIIÏ P(] RT PnNTF^TFfl RV PA K uUUIII UUlilLulLU Ul UnULIl _ vnc ha v 1 SUPERI0R C0L RT HANDS I)OVVN OPINION UPHOLDING HART

Counsel to Roy den Caulk of Blackbird Takes Exception to Opinion May Take Appeal to Supreme Court Chief Justice Pennewill late Monday a f ternoon handed down an opinion in g uper j 01 Court in the quo warranto pr and a member of the Legislature at Harrisburg foi f our term s, also a po ijHcal leader of the 29th ward of p hiladelphia for a number of years, After an extended trip through the reBt La kes and up into Northwest Canada the bride and groom will ^,1 ZZt-li 1t»Î i,V. OxfL Sr«,!. Philadelphia. The bride is a sister of j. k i gar Frazier of near Smyrna. _ 1 1 j Dispose of Property, 'The Triangle." I I MENDENHALLS SELL HOME South of Smyrna to Harry Flnnis Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Mendenhall have sold their cozy little bungalow and property which they named "The Triangle" situated on the du Pont Boulevard, south of the town limits of Smyrna, to Harry Flnnis at private terms. The Mendenhalls are looking for a property at Merchantville or some place in the suburbs of Camden, N. J., and will move as soon as they are locat«l. Two weeks ago Mr. Mendenhall accept«! a position with a commission brokerage in Philadel phia. He came to Smyrna several years ago to take charge of the Agri cultural course in the Smyrna Special District Schools. This course was abandoned more than a year ago, since which time Mr. Mendenhall has been engaged in one thing and an other until he accepted a position two weeks ago. The Mendenhalls leave Smyrna with the regret, but liest wishes of their friends for success and prosperity. W. W. Hynson Buys Roberts Property Walter W. Hynson, cashier of the F'ruit Growers National Bank of Smyrna, has purchased of Mrs. Mary Roberts-Ashbrook, the John W. Rob erts property on South Street and will make it his home when he vacates the bank residence. Fire Bureau Employes of Wilmington Give H,m an Eas «-'hair As a Testimonial of Their Esteem William B. Megear, formerly of Smyrna, now a wholesale grocer of Wilmington, closed his term as a di rector of Public Safety of the city of Wilmington last week. Thursday a committee of the Bureau of ire beaded by Chief Lutz, visjted the home of Mr. Megear at 1010 West lenth Street and surprised him by "f en n f hl ha r the .5'f t f 1 members of the bureau Following an mtroUKht as a sma11 toke the e tee m in wh'ch he was held, he would accept the K ft Capta, n Feeney said that the public little '^ahzed the difficulties that Director MeKear had encounter«! in the chang er the old volun teer fire system to the paid depart ment and that he had acquitted him f elf with honoi as the prime mover l" th f m *7 f director Megear, who was at a loss fo s at lhe Un€XpeCle ^en, excuse me for a moment 1 a at a loss t0 express myself at such a h j P a v of affec t>on fiom 'J 1011 ,n wh °ni I Have taken a special inter. est during my term as Director of the Department 0 f Public Safety. If 1 have done anything that may have ai D bo,1 v î m v term b was all done in noble heart and 1 am sincerel v sor that 1 have t0 1avp ?uch an organization that has work«l way n tbe east." Chief Lutz then made a short h in which he eulogized he retiri director for the part he in fonni th id le Lament and went on to the Fire Bureau h ad come through with fl ying eo i ors Mr. Me then said that he could be quoted as saying that «Chief Lutz played one of thp har dest roles in the turnover. anJ his worth has never been proper ]v vecosjnize(1 H e said: "Chief, I on h th at when through ci, sUnees or desirp m leave the Departmcnt of p ubHc Safety, I hope j the men of the Bureau of Fire will f ee l the same toward you as thev do toward me and, although my term of service will expire at midnight 1 will still hope for the friendship of the men of the department." The other members of th e committee each made a sbort speech thanking the director l° r b s work in the past and assuring b m tbat be w d be welcome to tbe fire st tio ns of the ci D'. During th stay of the men at the home of Director Megear the Director utilized be of the men and jocularly re- i miu 'ked, some of you men must have measured me for this chair as it cer ainl v lI °e« me to a "T." The chair which is of heavy upholstered design, was purchas«! by popular subscrip 1 b v members of the Bureau of Fire i-i i AUTOS COLLIDE NEAR MILFORD _ Rev. J. L. Porter, Seaford, Thrown ut But He and Wife Escape Injury

j .TTtSfoTTn.Ithö 1 T y f U I r 1 0 r 0f ea ltb up s ®t following a e"" 1 1 tbe State 1 "ÏÏL j TT u,!! t h, ,T L urv Griffith started to pass the car n p close to the latter machine, the wheels I of the Griffith machine locking in the 1 mud guard of the car he was passing. Both machines were carried off the road by the impact. Mr. Porter and his wife were thrown out when the I cars upset. Griffith was arrested by Corporal Ingram, of the State police, and taken before Justice W. A. Truitt, of Milford, who imposed a fine of $25 and costs for reckless driving. The car Griffith was driving was owned by Clarence Dawson, his employer. STATE GRAIN DEALERS MEET At Meeting in Dover Monday They Plan to Organize Like in the West F'armers and grain producers met in the Capitol Hotel, Dover, Monday, night to discuss a co-operative plan for the handling of their product. O. Z. Romsberg of Chicago, addressed the assembly, telling those present what the growers of the west have ac complish«! through this plan. It was decided to organize such a movement in this state. At Monday night's meeting, W. V. Cosden, of near Do ver, was the first to sign up. Four others followed, including Harry B. Clark, Kenton; Fid. Willim, John M. Roe, and Thomas Draper Gruwell, all farmers living near Dover. Harry B. Clark of Kenton, former State Presi dent of the State F'arm Bureau of Kent county is the chairman of the movement for Kent county. EILT WITH FATHER-IN-LAW NEAR 1 irtnrnr RF AMPVÇ FMF1Q M ARRF^T ULLmlLIu LIlUu 111 nllliLOl

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\y as Given a Hearing in Townsend and Released on $1500 Bail For Ap pearance at New Castle Court j Charged with carrying concealed a deadly weapon and with assault %vitb jntent to comm it murder, Paul F Thompson, 826 Jefferson street, Wilmington, was held under $1500 hail for court at a hearing in Town send laat Thurs day. The charges were lo ed a ainst him b his fath er .j n .i aW( G E. Zippe, a farmer living about seven miles from Smyrna, near Delaneys The case was the out growth of an attempt by Thompson to take with him his three-year-old who h as been living with his mother Mrs. Elsie 1. Thomp 80n who has been at the home of her fath€r for the past month, estranged from her husband. According to zippe Thompson went to the farm last Wednesday afternoon, and after waLc hing the departure of KurtS. Zippe, a son and Mrs. Zippe, early in the evening, enter«l the house. Zippe Mid that the conversa tion with his son-in-law was friendly until Thomp sQn insisted that his little SO n accom t wb ich he left pa Î 1 n l 7 "5' ?_ the wb eb pn ue ,i 7 inné alleged U at Thomp'in d^ a Âvêï Sd f u y (bs Lrm hi on in Ä alleys a kp n inTnossestion of i b 10 ounding f' ppe «oundmg hls lo0 bd,L cum--. _ v IV BRIDGEVILLE BO'l AGAIN 1^

But This Time As An Alternate m the Philadelphia Oratorical Contest i n the Philadelphia district ora torical contest on the Constitution of lbe United States in the final com petition in Philadelphia Friday night, Vi,- g n Van Street, of the Bridgeville High School, won selection as alter nate f or a four-year university schol arsb ip and for competition in the le gi 0 a l contests, tbe Delaware State Contest and stood second in the regional contest in Phil adelphia Friday evening, f ea ted from first honors by Philip Glatfelter, of Columbia, Pa., school bov, who will receive the four yea r university scholarship, exceed §1200, to anv university, ami wiU be entitled to compete next Fr* day evening in the regional contests at Washington. At the national con tests, $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Among the contest judges in Philadelphia were Judge Hugh M. Dorris, of the United States District Court Wilmington, and Josiah Marvel, P re lent of the »elaware Bar Asso ciation and chairman of the American Citizenship committee of the Ameri g ar Association.

SONS 01 DELAWARE OUTING Van Street won He was de high to dot Will Make Their Annual Pilgrimage to Newark on Saturday, May 16 The Sons of Delaware of Philadel- i phia will have an automobile outing to Newark Saturday afternoon, May j 16, by invitation of officials of that town and of the University of Dela ware. 1 hey will leave Seventeenth street am the Parkway. Philadelphia, at 12.45, daylight, arriving in Newark in time to attend the May Day exer rises of the Womens College and the baseball between University of Delà ware and St. John s. Dinner will be served in ObPCollege Hall at 6.15 daylight. William P. White, of Wil mington, will lead the singing. Names of speakers have not been announc«!. Those members not going by auto will leave the B. O. station in Philadel phia at 1.50, daylight, returning from Newark at 10.41, daylight. NEXT SUNDAY ASBURY CHURCH Mother's Day Services Next Sunday Will be Feature by Special Services At Asbury M. E. Church next Sun day at 11 o'clock the pastor's subject will be: "The Incircling Love and loy alty of Mother." Rev. R. K. Steph enson has sufficiently recover«! from his recent fall to fill the pulpit. His many friends will be glad to greet him. At 6.45 p. m., the FTpworth League, under the leadership of the president, Edward Rickards, will pay tribute to "Our Mother." The young people are especially desired to par ticipate in this service. Appeal Case of Mrs. Poynter Against J G Townsend Son. Being Heard —Divorce Decree Recalls Elopement Argument was started yesterday morning in the Supreme Court at Do ver> before chancellor Wolcott. Chief j us t; ce Pennewill and Associate Judg es Harrington and Richards in the a e of J bn Townsend, Jr., and dullan F Townsend, trading as J. Townsend and son. defendants below, plaintiff in error vs. Georgia I oynter, widow of Carl I oynter, deceased be 1(m defendant in error. It is an ap peal case from a lower court. Mrs. Poynter s husband, Carl Poynter was hilledmanautoaccidentin.eptem her, 1922, when the car in which he 7*1 al tached to a tiuck owned by the lown «ends, on which it was claim«! there was no light. he case was heard tfore a jury at the February- term, retan 7* a ver ht fai 57200. The defendants appealed the case.-Signing of the final decree m divorce at Dover, yesterday, by the judges m the Supenor Court, of Ruth tV. Totten from Roger L. Totten, re called the sensational elopment of Tot ten, who was statistic.an for the State Roar wiU be held this evening immediately after the service a t half-past seven. This is important, let everybodv come. The services for Sunday, Mav 10th, will be Holy Com munion at 7.30 a. m.; Church'School a t 10 a. m.: Morning Braver and ser mon at 11 a. m„ and Evensong with sermon at 7 30 m The annual con vention of the Diocese will take place jn Trinity churchf Wilmington, on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Mr. George W. Boehmler and Mr. 1 Robert H. Hill, have been elected del egates from St. Peter's Church; and j Mr. H. B. Grieves and Mr. C. W. W. j Schantz as alternates. Tliere will a lso be representatives to the sessions of the Woman's Auxiliary which will be held at the same time. DOVER COUPLE'S W EDDING OUT

i O'Day, both of Dover, were united in Fifth. They were able to keep their I marriage a secret until last week j when it leaked out among their i friends. Both parties at first deni«! their marriage but after several days i of strong questioning by their friends j they admitted it was true. Mr. Al i lee is associated with the firm of E. L. Jones Co., at Dover. Mrs. Allee was the widow of Dr. E. F. O'Day. one of Dover's foremost physicians who di«l a number of years ago. The newly married couple will make their ST. PETER'S CHURCH NOTES

Charles D. Allee Weds Widow of Dr. FL F. O'Day in Elkton, .Aid. Charles D. Allee and Mrs. El. F\ marriage at Elkton, Md., on March SCHOOL VOTE TAYLOR'S BRIDGE Taylor's Bridge Mav 5 The Board 0 Trustees of School District No 66 held their annual schüol election Sat urday a f te rnoon, Mav 3rd, to elect a trustee to fill the vacancy of Mr. Ei mer ß av j d whose term had expired, Mrs John D. Steller was elected for a term of three vears to succcet i M r. David M r. David has served as an efficient tnjstee for six years Much honor ig due him for his untiring e f forts t0 help secure the fi„ e modern. new building which the people of the community enjoy. It was much re grett«! that he would not lie a can didate for re-election. Mrs. John D. Steller Succeeds Filmer David as Trustee of No. 66 School SMYRNA BANKS PROGRESSING Vault Doors Arrive for Bank of Smyr na and Iron Work on F'ruit Growers Smyrna's two banks are making progress. The coating and ornamental decorating at the Bank of Smyrna is complet«! and Monday the big vault doors arrived. At the F'ruit Growers new bank, the iron girders have ar riv«l and are in place. With good weather rapid work will be made from now on. Rev. L. W. Layfield at Asbury Sund .y Owing to the inability of Rev. R. K. Stephenson to fill his pulpit Sun day, the Rev. L. W. Layfield, retired, of Greenwood, came up and preach«! two fine sermons.

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Poultry Eggs and Furs I buy all kinds of Poultry and make a speciolty of Guineas Highest Cash Prices Paid and the best attention possible. Pure, Fresh Eggs Wanted. Give me a trial John R. Francis, Jr. Successor to J. W. Jones Phone 173 R 2 SMYRNA, DELAWARE BARGAIN IN FINE FARM FARM known as "Holt Farm.*' close to Delaney's, comprising in land 202 acres, more or less. Fine 11-room House, cow stable. 19 head Horse stable, 12 head large wind-mill and water in buildings, large granary, wagon shetls and all necessary outbuildings, all paint ed and in good repair. New* silo. People that know' the farm, know 1 don't have to ad vertise the quality of the soil, as it is the best. Grass seed just sown, $100.00 worth. 1 can sell for $11,000 part cash, balance mtg., at 5' r. There is between 40 and 50 acres in wheat, that will cut price down $1.000.00 if farm is bought quick. You know it's a bar gain, and wonder how I ever landed it for sale. Come me and I'll tell you. Houses and Lots in Smyrna 4 Houses, and 1 4 block of land on Pearl St., between Commerce and South Sts. Price, $1600.00, arrange terms. 10-room House in good condition on Dela ware St., nice front porch. Price, $2,575.00. Immediate possession. Building site on Main St., close to Four Corners. Houses and Lots in Clayton "-Room House in Clayton close to Clements' Corner, possession 2 weeks. Take mtK.. $1,000.00 6%. On- of the best houses in Clayton on West St., with extra $1,000.00 buildinjt lot included for $6.000.00. Possession to suit purchaser. I only have 3 more lot between Smyrna and Clayton. Location riitht. price $400.00 for 4 buildinit lots, 52 x 200- ft., so price is right. Price, $1,950.00 F. Chas. LeCompte REAL ESTATE BROKER CLAYTON. DEL. Telephone 271 COAL Reduction OF §1.50 PER TON AFTER APRIL 9TH Purchase your fuel for next winter this month and keep the coal business moving. We sell the best Select Baled HAY. STORMTIGHT Roof Dressing makes your roof as good as new. This roof dressing is guaranteed for ten years. Paint your roof now. E. M. Rust Yard and Warehouse— Delaware St., Next to Creamery. SMYRNA, DELAWARE Phone 270 R-2 ROOFING ASPHALT SLATE put on your building at mod erate prices. Let us furnish estimates. All Work Guaranteed ROOF PAINTING A SPECIALTY Townsend Roofing Co. A. B. JOHNSON, Prop'r. TOWNSEND, DEL. Phone 74 R 11 Middletown PLASTIC SLAG R. W. SLAUGHTER Personal and Real Estate AUCTIONEER Clayton, Delaware Phone 142. C.W.W.SCHANIZ GETS SOME RESPONSE FOR CU.CM HAS CHARGE OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN KENT COUNTY Patriotic Response Shows About 4000 of Youths of New York, New Jersey and Delaware Will Take Training Through patriotic response of the youth of New York, New Jersey and Delaware, enrollment for the Citizens' Military Training Camps in the Sec end Army Corps Area not only enter ed upon the final thousand vacancies of the four thousand originally alloted to this corps area but will, single month yet remaining before the close of the campaign, fill whatever additional vacancies the War Depart ment may divert here from other corps areas where the demand is not so great, Major-General Charles Summerall declared yesterday at Gov ernors Island. Up to late Friday, April 24, the General said, 3,726 candidates had ap plied and successfully passed the physical and mental examinations. Of these, 1,191 are first-year students who have selected the Plattsburg camp which opens July 1. Not since the C. M. T. Camps were first opened in 1921 has General Summerall seen in the P. greater enthusiasm for the thirty days of outdoor camping which the Govern ment is offering free to young men between 17 and 24 who can measure up to the standards of the camps, al most one thousand applications hav ing been received at Governors Island during the past week. "First come, first served," the Gen eral said, "has been adopted as our policy in view of the unprecedented for enrollment by youngsters in all parts of the corps area. Special arrangements for the bene- fit of young men with some technical training were also made known yes- terday. In the Signal Corps course at Camp Vail, N. J., and the Engin eer training center at Fort dul'ont, Del., numerous electrical and mechan ical devices of late development from the War Department laboratories are to be made available for study. Gen eral Summerall said he believed the present quotas for these courses would later be enlarged by the War Department to accommodate qualified candidates. At the same time the General point ed out that the age limits of 1l t Koad from Georgetown to Sussex Almshouse Has no Repairs ROAD IN' SUSSEX STANDS TEST The newspaper article a few days ago calling attention to the first con crete road, laid at Georgetown in 1912, being in excellent condition to day, has brought out the fact that there is a stretch of highway in Dela ware laid in 1914, on which it has not been necessary to spend a cent for re pairs since it was laid. This remarkable stretch of road is of Amiesite, and is laid a mile from Georgetown, a link of the first section of the dul'ont Boulevard traversing Sussex County. When the Sussex County section of the boulevard was laid, an experimental mile of Amie site was put down between George town and the County Almshouse, and stretches of road of other materials also were laid for experimental pur poses. Records of the State Highway De partment show that it has not been I necessary to spend one dollar for I maintenance of the mile of Amesite, I but that cannot be said of the other [experimental stretches. The Amesite I road has stood up without a break or I crack, during the eleven years it has I been subjected to heavy traffic. Our records show it has not been [necessary to spend one cent for main [tenance of the surface of this stretch of Amesite," said Highway Engineer C. Douglass Buck." There is no ques [turn of it being very good material for roads."

a NUMEROUS HIGHWAYS TO BE IMPROVED DURING TWO YEARS Only Portions of Clayton-Blackriston's -Maryland Line Road and Smyrna Woodland Beach Road Favored Last week's session of Kent County Levy Court, Rev. J. W. Easley, own ing a farm between Asbury Church in West Dover and Lockwood's Chapel, appealed to the court to straighten a line on his property where it joins the county road. He was instructed to consult a surveyor who could adjust the matter. Engineer Todd was al lowed an assistant inspector or roads at a salary of $80 per month. James H. Kates and O. M. Bohanon asked for a concrete road of about two miles to connect up with the concrete road out of Felton from Bumite's Corner to Masten's Corner. Dean McCue, of the University Ex tension Department at Newark, ask ed for an appropriation for county farm work. Action was deferred. Frank A. Jester, of Milford, was ap pointed constable for the Tenth dis trict. The court ordered a transfer of $500 from the general fund to the road fund of the following districts: Third, Seventh and Tenth, The following road building pro gram for the year 1925 was submitted to the court and adopted, as well as the tentative road program for the 1926: [the following roads for constructio Whereas, The Levy Court of Kent county, after a careful and mature consideration of all claims made to it for state aid roads, have deckled -n [during the year 1925; Therefore be it resolved, That the Levy court of Kent county hereby re quests the State Highway Department [to prepare for building during this year, 1925, the following roads: A road leading from Kenton to the Maryland line, via Downes' chapel. A road leading in a westerly direc tion from the state highway through the town of Woodside, a distance of about a mile. A road leading from duPont boule vard at Tub Mill, to South Bowers, [via Thompsonville. A road leading from Willow Grove to the Maryland line. And be it further resolved that the State Highway Department approve of the said roads and notify the court of its action in that behalf. The Levy Court of Kent county also submitted the tentative road building j program for 1926, as follows: A road leading from Clayton to LUMBER arid Building Material As Full and Complete a Line Found in State South of Wilmington SASHES, WINDOWS, DOORS and MOULDINGS Always in Stock in Varied Quantities LIME, CEMENT, BRICK ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN WRIGHT'S LUMBER YARD COMMERCE STREET, SMYRNA, DEL PHONE 258 T Flour l W\ f Feed them t together to baby chicks for healthy rugged growth _ *oe 1»» g*r Mm OfiorkG^oUard C »M>ïiü?Tn, g) a Feed a m muiir r.«a; fa A LaiI or Burt A Laq -4^ J j F LiT]

A Hay BAStf mS'issJ. an tv |V»r4|(Nt. Start your babies off with a ration that provides the minerals and vitamins, and insures free dom from leg weakness at any season of the year. A chick scratch made of choice, hard, spring wheat (the hard wheat contains more minerals and protein than the soft winter wheats), and other seeds and grains of the highest quality. BONNIE BOOSTER Contains liberal quantity of dried buttermilk. Thomas Donnelly BABY BUSTER Contains liberal quantity of shredded fish. Your success as a poultry man or woman depends upon your ability to raise chickens. The Park Pollard Co. LAY or BUST Year book tells how, and these rations provide the needs that will insure your results. We sell these good feeds. Phone 204-21 DELAWARE SMYRNA Ask for the book. Blackiston's Cross Koads; a road lead- Æ ing from Smyrna to Wendell's Cor- i ner; a road leading from Canterbury 1 Magnolia; a road leading from Wy oming to Hazlettville, a road leading from Harrington to connect with Fel ton-Whiteleysburg road; a road lead ing from Farmington to Andrewville; road leading from Viola to Peters burg; a road leading from Todd's Church to Hickman; a road leading from Big Ash to Sandtown; a road leading from Houston to Kent and Sussex line, via. Williamsville; a road leading from Frederica to Barring- ton. spirit of his dead brother after los- Believed to have been guided by the ing his memory as a result of a blow j on the head Andrew Sebedra, 47 years old, who arrived at the farm of his mother at Viola recently, has return ed to Vatcrvliet, N. Y., where he has a wife and two children. A blood clot had formed on the brain at the time he was struck and his memory remained a blank. During his five days' of oblivion, however, he recalled scenes of his boyhood at his mother's farm, and it is believed that the thought of his brother, who has been dead for several years, led him to Viola. On recovering his memory it was found that $38 was missing from his pocket, and this had led to the theory that the blow on his head was struck by a robber. Viola on a freight train and was rec ognized by friends there who led him to his mother's farm. He was em He arrived at ployed as a machinist at Watervliet. SPECIAL EXCURSION »2^2 PHILADELPHIA $1.85 Chester $1.40 Wilmington SUNDAY, MAY 17 f Special Train Leaves Clayton Stopping at principal stations between Cambridge, Md., and Middletown, Del. RETURNING, leaves Philadelph Chester 6.35 P. M.. ..Wilmington 6.56 P. M. Tickets 8.13 A. M. Broad Str 06.10 P.M.. Wes- Phila. (.13 P.M. sale two days preceding Excursion See Independence Hall, Memorial Hall, Academy of Fine Arts, Commercial and University Museums, Fairmount Park, Zoological Garden, and the many other objects of interest of "The Quaker City.** Pennsylvania Railroad THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE WORLD Kvery lioy and dirl Should Join the Junior First Aid League First Aid Packet free Full particular of member-hip a -floate i Swain's Pharmacy REGISTERED PH \RMACISTS Smyrna, Del.

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Convenient Terms can be arranged if desired. Own a lot or cottage at this WONDERFUL BEACH Improvements going on all the time. Don't delay and Pay more money. Drop us a card and we will arrange an interview with you. Eastern Realty Co. y HARRINGTON, DELAWARE 3l 3l 3E Comprehensive Service The Security Trust Safe Deposit Company offers you a com P'ehensive service in financial matters—has a Savings Department 10 which 4% interest is paid on deposits. h has a large Commercial Department with every facility and Bv *nlence, where Checking Accounts are invited. Id its Trust Department is afforded expert attention and care to "Sagement of estates—and it is a prudent appointment as Ex the «cutor or Trustee. Purity Trust and Safe Deposit Co Sixth and Market Sts., Wilmington, Del. Firat "Boucanierà" The name "buccaneer'' was given to piratical English, Dutch and French adventurers, united In their opposition to Spain, who maintained themselvei chiefly In the Caribbean sea during the Seventeenth century. The first of the class were French settlers, whose oc cupation originally was hunting th« wild cattle on the Islands, especially Hispaniola, and preserving the flesh at little establishments called "bon cans," they being known as canlers." After being driven frou these pursuits by the Spaniards, these boucaniers took to piracy, particular ly upon Spanish vessels, and to raid ing Spanish settlements on the Islands and mainland, about 1700. "bou Their career closet All Seemed Satisfied A new gallows and drop pit hat bee'n constructed at a county prison but It was some time before the busj governor could get away to inspect It When *>e did so, he asked the heat Jailer 1Ï there had been any difficulty in expeditiously carrying out the deat) sentences. The Jailer replied that be tnough "We have never had any com not. plaints, sir/' he said.—London Tit-Bits ci Hello Daddy-don't forget my Wriÿeys' Slip a package your pocket Whi home lo in 4 en you feo nl$M Give the youngsters this wholesome, lon$ lasting sweet for pleasure «4 benefit life It yourself after xmokind or when work dr ait«. It» a great little freshener f r. VntKL 'after trderÇf me al"

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VANITY BEAUTY SHOPPE MODERN IN EVERY RESPECT Special attention will be given to Shampooing Violet Ray French Clay Pack Clipping Eyebrow Shaping American Waving Water Waving Bobbed Curl Facials Scalp Treatments Hair Bobbing Singeing Hair Dyeing Manicuring Marcel Waving y Open Evenings until 9 o'clock We solicit your patronage. Appoint ments made by calling Smyrna 140 R 12 BERTHA R. KING East Commerce Street Opposite Colonial Hotel SMYRNA. DELAWARE ESTATE OF AMANDA JONES. DECEASED —Notice is hereby Riven that Letters Testa mentary upon the Estate of Amanda Jones late of Blackbird Hundred, deceased, were duly granted unto The Fruit Grower* Na tional Bank of Smyrna on the nineteenth day of February A. D. 1925 and all persons In debted to the said deceased are requested to make payment to the Executor without delay, and all persons having demands against the deceased are required to exhibit and present the same duly probated to the sail! Executor on or before the nineteenth day of February A. D. 1926. or abide by the law in this behalf. Address The Fruit Growers National Bank of Smyrna, Executor. Smyrna, Delaware TO BE DEDICATED DN MAY 2D I LIBRARY A MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO MADE SUPREME SACRIFICE Special Dedicatory Program is Being Arranged and Prominent Men and Organizations in State Invited Dr. Josiah H. Penniman, president of the University of Pennsylvania; Major General Roheit L. Bullard, formerly commanding officer of the Second Corps Area of which Delaware is a part and James A. Drain, Nation al Commander of the American Leg ion, will be the visiting speakers at the formal dedication of the Memorial Library at the University of Delaware at 2.30 o'clock Saturday, May 23. Dr. Walter Hullihen, president of the University of Delaware, will pre side at the memorial exercises which will be held on the campus near the library. One book is to be published in which one page will be devoted to a sketch of each of the 241 men and women of Delaware in the various branches of the service who made the supreme sacrifice during the war. This book which is to have a promin ent place in the library will be pre sented at the exercises by former Secretary of State Everett C. John son. The program and the various details in connection with the dedication were discussed at a meeting this week of the committee arranging for the cele bration. Dr. W. Owen Sypherd, chair man, presided at the meeting. Others present were Dr. Walter Hullihen, president of the University; Mrs. R. O. Bausman, president of the Alum nae Association of the Women's Col lege; Alexander J. Taylor, president of the Alumni Association of Dela ware College; Major Arthur W. Un derwood, commandant of the Univers ity R. O. T. C.; Dr. F. M. K. Foster, a member of the faculty and Prof. C. R. Runk, chairman of the publicity committee. The committee will hold another meeting Wednesday night of this week. It is proposed to make the dedica tion of this library one of the most memorable affairs not only in the his tory of the University but of the state of Delaware as it is a state wide pro ject. The library is a memorial to the service men and women of Dela ware and thousands of citizens of the state contributed to the fund with which it has been built. Each con tributor will be invited to attend the exercises. The book containing a sketch of the 241 citizens who made the supreme sacrifice will be three feet wide and 19 inches deep with each page inches wide. A large table or stand of massive wood is being built for this book and will be placed in the center of Memorial Hall which is the main entrance to the library. The top of the stand will be hollowed out so that the book open can lay flat on the stand and it will be covered by a glass top through which the hook can be seen and the pages lead. Imbedded in the cover of the book will be a medal identical with those that were presented by the State to each Dela ware service man at the close of the war. Provision for this was made in a joint resolution adopted by the rec ent legislature at the suggestion of Everett C. Johnson. Under another joint resolution also suggested by Mr. Johnson the Legislature by joint reso 18 lution also provided for an enlarged medal of the same design to be the state's gift in memory of those Dela wareans who lost their lives in the war and this memorial will also be placed in Memorial Hall. Four triptches containing tablets on which will be the names of the 241 honored dead are being made and there will be two of them placed on each the east ami west walls of Mem orial Hall. At 1.30 o'clock on the afternoon of the day of the dedication a military and academic procession will be form ed on Frazer Field and will march from there to the library where the exercises start at 2.30 o'clock. If the National Guard of the State attends in a large body they will head this procession followed by the R. O. T. C., battalion of the University, President Hullihen and the speakers; members of the faculty, Governor Robinson and aides, Governor's of near by States, representatives of other educational institutions, etc. Members of the Legislature have been especially invited ami seats will be reserved for them and dther State officials. In addition to those mentioned rep resentatives of the Gold Star Mothers G. A. R. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Spanish American War Veterans and various other organizations both civic and educational will be invited to at tend the dedication exercises. The committee at the meeting this week will complete the details as to the parade, program, etc. The men in the state highway school received instruction in the serving of warrants in matters of ar rests, etc., last week, Sergeants Ray and Beswick, giving the instructions. Twenty-five of the 115 men first reg istered are now receiving the final in structions. Of this number there will be further eliminations as between 12

force. and 15 will be finally selected for ad dition to the state highway police 44 r Aw i là u o. ,/v V V as J TKe Meanest/ f IhipfinthoWoxld/ Y day and night—the whole year round—he steals. Rain, snow, heat and cold these are his burglar's tools, Wis name is Rot, and the only thing Rot fears is Paint. To defeat "the meanest thief" use Devoe Lead and Zinc House Paint. It takes fewer gallons, costs less per job saves labor. B J devoe; Ibuht-yarnh^ 1 PRODUCTS MiliCW Ask us about the Deroe Home Improve ment Plan n-hereby you can paint your house inside and out ana pay for in ten monthly installments. [7j J. E. WILSON SMYRNA. DEL. MT

A 'ROLL OF HONOR BANK" Is one possessing Surplus and Profits in excess of Capital, thus giving tangible evidence of Strength and Security. Of the 25,000 Banks in the United States, only one in ten occupies this proud posi tion. WE ARE AMONG THE NUMBER An institution of this kind is professionally equipped to transact all the business that an es tate develops. Appoint us to transact your af fairs. Our intimacy with the problems of man agement enables us to guarantee perfect satisfac tion. In Matters of Trust Consult Us The Fruit Growers' National Bank OF SMYRNA, DELAWARE Surplus and Profits, §138,000 Capital, §50,000 k COAL IS REDUCED Now is the time to get your supply of coal for next winter. The price is cheaper and coal better at this season of the year than at any other. WARNER W. PRICE SMYRNA. DELAWARE Telephone No. 22 Coal Yard at Smyrna Station ICE

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IHE SMYRNA (UES SMYRNA. DELAWARE Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by ROBERT D. HOFFECKER. Proprietor. Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July 5, 1854 Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10. 1907 THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent pa per devoted to the welfare of the town it represents and the State of which it is a a so tfives the items of Importance of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. AD\ ERTISEMENTS—The Smyrna Times is the business medium not only for the town it represents, but for the outlying district of 'y'ich it is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton, Kenton. Cheswold, Townsend, Leipsic, &c. A rate of 50 cents per inch an insertion charged for transient advertising, reason or yearly display advertising rates yuoted on application. For Sale, For Rent, Lost and tound advertisements occupying one inch space or less, a minimum charge of 50 cents per insertion. Public Sale ad vertisements 75 cents per inch first inser tion and 50 cents per inch for each sub sequent insertion. Locals and Reading No tices, 15 cents per line per issue. Subscription price, $1.50 advance. Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Dela ware as Second Class matter. per year, strictly in JFFICE>—Next Door to the Fruit Growers' National Bank. The automobile record for death and disaster during the last year was simply appalling, comments the Morning News. The figures are hardly believ able on the surface. The Na tional Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters estimates that throughout the country 5, 000 children were killed and 13, 00 adults were killed and ap proximately 150,000 were injur Probably these figures below the real facts, for there must have been a considerable number of deaths and injuries not reported. This is a daily ed. are average of 52 persons killed and 1180 injured. The statistics are based on the returns to the Na tional Safety Council. "One good point, however, is that the increase in accidents \\as only lour per cent higher than during the previous year, while there had been previously a yearly gain of 20 per cent. This great list of accidents though the National Safety Council has been conduct ing a very energetic campaign to reduce the number of mis haps. Were it not for this ed ucational campaign there is no telling what the total would be. No wonder the situation is Idl ing reviewed seriously. "One lesson the figures teach is that the laws to prevent exists. ac cidents should be rigidly enforc ed. No doubt many deaths, pecially of children, are due to carelessness of the children and are not the fault of the motor ists, but, on the other hand, the drivers are often solely blame. "There appears to be no clear way toward improvement. The congestion of traffic in the cities will become worse and worse, and the New York authorities admit that the problem baffles them. Before many years there will have to be highways clusively for motor cars." es to ex REHOBOTH BEAUTY PAGEANT Towns of State Will Be Asked to Send Their Best Looking Girls There July 4 The regular spring meeting of the Rehoboth Chamber of Commerce held Thursday evening. In the sence of the president, J. W. mons, who was ill, the vice president, Charles S. Horn, presided. The ports of was ab Sim re various committees were heard and approved. The members were enthused over the prospects for Rehoboth this coming season, were laid and committees appointed to prepare a Fourth of July festival. The various cities and towns of the state will be invited young lady from among thei her to represent the town. r ÜÜ the judges deem the most beautiful and attractive will be awarded _ building lot in Rehoboth Heights aim Cl ou Pom a -fV V

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IlHESMYRNA HUES 00gKA* DELAWARE local markets Gram joyrr.a 1.50 1.15 Kj Com CCom. 1.10 produce 25 24-25 18-20 35 (white) (tountry)

i" U:J Live Stock 10-11 12-14 12-14 pound i*f dressed KYRNA and vicinity dosing Out my line of Ladies Hos ä t reduced prices.— M. C. Norris. C-tf. is being made of Sapid prog res? pjoj's New Fire Hall. The brick an( i roof is completed and the «ior is being finished. Queen Esther Circle will meet îehome of Miss Caroline Staats a Thursday evening, May 7, at Hostesses: Miss Car. jf.past seven. »Saatsand Miss Frances Adkins. Evrard Ford of Kenton Hundred, L so id to Florence E. B'ord, of Do L property on the West side of Ejford street, near the town of Do Ur. F. Corley, Dr. W. C. Dea L C. L. Harmon.-on, Howard R. L, and Edward G. Walls, have Lie-appointed members of the Board of Health by Smyrna Council. rrna j According to the farmers in this La the rains of last week have been suitable to the growing pea L The vines are now strong and Lsand there is every prospect for [simper crop of this early vegetable. fâ watching the riveters on the sa mi of the new B'ruit Growers' fcifcilding, yesterday, a red-hot lit feil on Wilson E. F'aries, plum r. homing a hole in his cap and log the top of his head. Blis (»is were dressed and nothing R«rious resulted. prill Wix, accompanied by Night iter Dickerson, of Dover, and Fed officers, in search for the manu pe of intoxicants at the home of pur Holden, living on a farm near ion, found a five-gallon still, but [in operation or any manufactured pfuu?hed product. No arrest was de. the member, of the David Harrison ft. No. 14, American Legion, living j Clayton and Middletown, have pd the collection of newspapers f magazines, the Boy Scouts in feletown, assisting. The money ped from this enterprise will be F for the maintenance of the am pee and other expenses. pijamin F. and Mildred G. John Lit Dover, have sold to James Les IGotten, of Dover, property lying |bst side of Bradford street, he pt Clara and William streets, in f Mr. Scotten was a former ippal of the Smyrna Schools and pvas a member of the firm of f rje W. Scotten Sons Garage, pf' of Smyrna. taring up the wooden flooring of t? «ll and digging their way thru kick wall, several inches thick, two ko prisoners awaiting trial on °f larceny, made their escape ■Dover jail shortly after 8 o'clock F »'ght. The N« ancru D ie d the attention of k.... u nty Court, Thursday. i Z™®°ny disclosed the fact that FIUUl es of both Derrickson W(;re badly damaged; that w ho Drought the suit, was daim 11 ^Pital for seven weeks, onjob 1 r images including expenses, loss 8 'taring his confinement in "a 48 We as Ptan and in HLr' 0untin K to $3,19«. James I r f n "tames L. Wolcott re er, c kson and James M. Ute J repre senled Mensch. The h ii x 5^ en to the jury shortly be they Coc k an mm

Remember Mother on Mother's Day, May 10th, with this quality package of WHITMAN'S Chocolates Whitman's Standard Assortment, in a special Mother's Day dressing. Three appropriate mottoes. Walter S. Nowl&nd COMMERCE STREET SMYRNA, DELAWARE BRIDGEVILLE ORCHARDS SOLD B'ormer Governor Townsend Buys Del aware Apple Company Farm Former Governor John G. Townsend Jr., bought the Delaware Apple Com pany farm near Bridgeville at re ceiver's sale Monday morning for $56,500. This was the only bid re ceived. 'The property was first put up for sale last B'ebruary when the highest bid was $44,000 after which Henry Ridgely, receiver filed a peti tion for a re-sale and the time was fixed for the re-sale for Monday. In asking for the re-sale the receiver made known that he had an offer of $56,500 for the property from Mr, Townsend, send agreed to fertilize and spray the orchards during the spring at an ex pense not exceeding $20,000, for which he was to receive receiver's certificates. Mr. Ridgely was appoint ed receiver last fall on the petition of Edward L. McCusker, of Philadelphia, a stockholder and creditor. The or chard at Bridgeville is about ten years old and contains 87,000 trees. These trees came into bearing about two years ago, when the apple crop was up against one of its worst seasons. The orchard has cost the company ap B'ormcr Governor Town proximately $350,000 in settings, cul tivating and fertilizing. This amount also includes the first cost of land USED CARS FOR SALE 1 1921 Coupe. 2 1922 Coupe. 1922 Dodge Coupe. 1 1922 Sedan. 1 1921 Sedan. 1 1924 Sedan. 1 Second-hand Tractor ami Plows first-class shape. Fnnis Deakyne FORD Lincoln Fordson Authorized Sales and Service DELAWARE SMYRNA. NOTICE STATE LICENSES ALL STATE LICENSE FEES should be paid at the Clerk of the Peace's office during the month of June. There will be a 6% fine added in July; 15% in August and 25% in September. Edward E. Clements, Clerk of the Peace NOTICE All persons in arrears for care of lots in Odd B'ellows Cemetery are re quested to pay Walter W. Hynson. 5-6 2t Signed, TRUSTEES IE IE IE 3l NEW DOVER OPERA HOUSE DOVER. DELAWARE THURSDAY ONLY, May 7

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Something You'll Treasure f Now, dear ones are before your eyes. In the years to come, when the family has separated to various parts of the world, will you have some thing: more than faint memories of them? Now baby is doing her cutest trick. To-day Sonny" is in his knçe breeches, to-morrow he puts on his first "man's trousei«. To-day mother is here with all of you; to morrow or too soon—you will miss the smile that makes life worth while. And the fun you all are having now ing, fishing, hunting. it

camp TAKE PICTURES then time cannot dim the memories you treasure so much. We are headquarters for cameras and films. Bring your films here for developing and printing. Prompt and satisfactory service as sured. HOWARD R. JONES DRUGGIST Successor to Clifton Jones SMYRNA DELAWARE MEATS We have all the choice cuts in Beef Lamb and Pork Orders taken care of to the best of our ability. Your trade is solicited. E. Harris Lattomus Clayton, Del. Phone 9 R 23 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK approved the application of The National Bank of Smyrna SMYRNA, DELAWARE to act, when not in contrevention of state or local law, as n TRUSTEE EXECUTOR RECEIVER ADMINISTRATOR and in other fiduciary capacities TO SHOW YOU all the latest and newest tints In waU Dealer In Paints, Oils and Varnishes The National Bank of Smyrna SMYRNA. DELAWARE [■LuiMiiiiZJ iHJjiiiai; .it rjj. WE'LL BE PLEASED V* Wy Sft'i papers. Let us know the size of your rooms and we will give you an esti mate that will enable you to suit your fancy and purse as well. You can re paper your house at an outlay that seems absurdly small for so much beauty.

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'1 Estimates Cheerfully Furnished PAINTER and PAPER HANGER JOHN C. STILL COMMERCE STREET, SMYRNA Opposite Fruit Grower«' Bank. JAMES J. ROSS. Praoident CECIL C. FULTON, Sec'y and Treaa. KENT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Dover, Del. W r nre P ro iy tlr Agairnt log« by Ftra and Lightning. Buainesa conducted on Hy n °fL P w üteïf* Pol i27 "s"*™ ln Dividend« and Surrendered Pol idea ovor nOQ.OOO Fr— t Membership over Nino Thousand with over Thirteen Million Dollarn surance In Force. Agents In alt the principal towns. O. B. MALONEY, Agent, Townsend. W. O. HOFFECKEH, Agent, Smyrna. At The Strand, Smyrna Thursday and Friday—The world's greatest tickler, says you'll be tickled pink when you see Harold Lloyd in "Why Worry." Forget care and heart ache, wave away your weary worries. Come ami exercise your ribs with laughter. Special Added Attraction— Rex, "King of Wild Horses." Posi tively the best Western drama of the year. This horse is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Saturday—Richard Dix in "Too Many Kisses." Lloyd Hamilton in "Half A Hero." Monday and Tuesday—Sometimes the miracle actually happens in mo tion pictures! We mean that times by some fortuitious circum stances, all the elements are intro duced to make a RF.AL picture, when director, cast, author and producer are of unquestioned superiority, and the combination is a winning one. This by way of introducing to our patrons the coming attraction at this theatre, "The Bridge of Sighs." Charles K. Harris, the noted song writer who has blazed a trail on sev eral continents, and knows human na ture, is the author of this Warner Bros. "Classic of the Screen." He has written a strong story describing the process in which a waster of a young man gets in disgrace, sends the wrong man to jail for his crime, is shipped to sea, arid returns to find himself in the love of the daughter of the very man who had been made a scapegoat. A typical Warner cast in some terprets the fascinating roles. Doro thy Mackaill is featured as "the girl," and is supported by Creighton Hale, Alex B. Francis, Richard Tucker, Ralph Lewis, Clifford Saum, Fanny Midgley and Aileen Manning. With this picture yau are guaranteed an evening devoted to strong, captivating glamorous drama. New Dover Opera House Thursday Only—"Salome of the Tenements," Sidney Olcott's newest production brings to the screen a wide range and variety of players new to motion pictures, in addition to Jetta Goudal and Jose Ruben who have fea tured roles. Godfrey Tearle, an actor prominent in British theatrical circles (yes he's Conway's brother), makes his American debut in this picture, featured with Miss Goudal and Ruben in the leading roles. Tearle came to this country from London where he scored a big hit in the stage play, "The Fake," play which he brought to New York for a prolonged run. Friday ami Saturday— The Prince of Wales, England's most press-agent ed young man, has nothing on Adolph Menjou, equally celebrated in his line, when it comes to falling off a horse, or a title, for that matter. Menjou, who plays the role of a prince in"The Swan," the new Paramount picture which Dimitri Buckowetzki produced a Frederick Lonsdale ride a fiery white steed for the riding scenes in the picture and when the horse decided he did not like a motion picture camera he threw Menjou from the saddle and galloped off down the road. Menjou was not hurt ami mem bers of "The Swan" company began calling him "Prince" with a new in tonation. Menjou is featured with Ricardo Cortez and Frances Howard in the leading roles of "The Swan", which Buchoketzki also adapted to the screen from the stage play by Ferenc Molnar. GOVERNOR SIGNS MORE BILLS This includes Registration Bills Which Will Change the System of Qualifying Additional bills signed by Governor Robinson last week were: Senate bills —Act to provide for the purity and quality of ice cream, relating to the quantity of butter fat content; an act in relation to the commuilation of finOs and costs in certain cases (where pris oners have been confined in jail for one year for non-payment of fines and costs); an act respecting the days and time for return of subpoenas, appearances and filing of pleadings in the Court of Chancery, and the act providing for uniform registration (permanent registration bill.) House bills—Authorizing the appointment of special deputies attorney-general to collect corporation taxes; an act re lating to the return of all unused paraphernalia and supplies by elec tion officers, act relating to the do mestic surety or guaranty companies; I act relating to uniform conditional sale s t act 1 eli, ina inK KOO,h sokl conditional sales from process for liens on property; an act fixing sal aries of officers of New Castle county; act requiring the placing of watch men at railroad crossings on the road leading from Kennett pike to Price's Corner, in Christiana hundred, and an act making it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale hard shell 1 crabs taken from an V waters of In dian River, Rehoboth Bay, or any their tributaries. Story of Tragedy Mr. Asker—What happened to thrtt fellow BJones? Only a short time ago he had a wonderful bead of Imlr but when L saw him the other day head Was as bare as a billiard ball. Mr. Teller— Why, didn't you hear) lie got hold of n bottle of "depilatory" «mich his wife used to remove perfluous hair, and doused his head with It, thinking It was bay rum. I GRAVEYARD HAD ITS INCEPTION IN JOKE Mart's Jesting Proposal Car ried Out by Companions. On the great Warner ranch in San Diego county, Calif., a few miles from the hot springs resort, is a little clus ter of seven graves. They are just off the frequently traveled road leading to Montezuma and San Felipe valleys, hut are not visible from the road and very,few of the residents of that sec tion are aware of their existence, fence surrounds them, and but for a few fragments of a single marble slab they would not be noticed by a pedes trian who might walk over them. But in the origin of this little bury Ing ground Is a story of throbbing in terest. The graves are on a knoll a few hundred feet back of the old But terfield stage station in Buena Vista valley, one of the stopping places of what was the longest stage line in the world, extending from St. Louis to San Francisco, in operation before the Civil war. No Through the middle part of the little Buena Vista valley runs a cienuga with a line of large cottonwood trees, af fording water and shade to some of the many thousand sleek cattle which range the big ranch, says the Los An geles Times. The stage station, built of adobe, with wooden "lean-to" and porches, was not only patronized by cross-country travelers, hut was also a resort for the prospectors whe thronged that region in the early days, and the cattlemen who looked after the herds in the surrounding territory. Saturday night always found a crowd of these rough-and-ready frontiersmen gathered at the station, where they spent the evening swapping stories, gambling, drinking and carousing gen erally. On the Sunday morning following a particularly wild carousal, when all were partly stupefied from the night's orgy, some one remarked "Well, we done about everything there was to do last night, but if anybody can start anything new we will do It now." Said another, stretching himself and yawning; "Well, the only thing I can think of that we did not do was to start a graveyard." "That's right." said the first speaker. "We did not do that, but we'll do It right now. and you'll be the one we'll start It with." The new Idea was welcomed by all except the one who suggested it. A range rider produced a rope, and the victim was escorted to a large syca more tree a few hundred feet from the The rope was thrown over a bouse. limb. and. as they thought, adjusted about tbe man's neck so as not to strangle him—for no one really Intend ed to take his life. Then be was hauled up into the air, and with much hilarity the rest of the company went into tbe house to breakfast, leaving the unfortunate victim of their practical Joke helplessly dangling. Returning to tbe sycamore tree after breakfast to release their companion from bis uncomfortable position, they found him dead. In their befuddled condition they bad bungled in adjusting the rope, and he had been choked t» death. After they had cut the body down and It was evident life could not be re stored. a consultation was held, and it was decided, without Inquest or other official action, to bury tbe body. It was taken to the top of the knoll back of the stage station, and then and there tbe graveyard was started, as its first occupant had suggested. Sprect NUT MARGARIN With th rich at Cre K an V IE YOUR HEAD ACHES Or it strains your eyes to read or work, it will pay you to have your eyes examined. Glasses arc intended to make up for the deficiency in your eyesight. Our large patronage shows that wo know how to produce such glasses. E. P. COLLINS OPTOMETRIST Main Street, SMYRNA, DEL. Opposite Post Office FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE 1 Town of Clayto n AUDIT OF THE BOOKS OF THE TOWN PERIOD APRIL 18, 1924. TO \I*KH 17 CLAYTON FOR RECEIITS Balance in bank April 17th, 1925. Received from Water and Sewer Rent Received from Electric Current Received from Taxes (Poll, Real Estate, h Received from Appropriations Kent Count.; 1 Received from Miscellaneous Sources .'•465.3a 6.220.89 14. 17] Total 16.367.sj DLSBl RSEMENTS Anthony, H. S., Electric Current Adams, W. H., work on streets Amos, Harry B., salary Altex, Thomas, work on street Atlantic Refining Co., oil Allen, George, closing door on top of water tank Artesian Well Drilling Co., well flusher Bennett, Charles, cleaning snow off pavement Brockson, George, salary, and re-embursemm.- j Freight and Postage. Blackston, D. S., work on street Burke, Nelson, work on street. Bice, J. C., holding town election Belmont Packing Co., supplies for pump Benson, A. R., license for truck. Brown, C. A., making assessment Carey, J. R., auditing town books Clayton Homes Co., return of meter. Carrow, Harvey, work on streets. Coverdale, C. G., repairs to boiler Chase, George, cleaning snow off pavement.- Century Club, fixtures for hall Collins, W. H., electric work. Clements, W. F. J. R., supplies 5,003.6j .id 128.5d I: 10,49] 1.0 •1.50 >n 4.0 29. 18.0« 25.00I 15.0« 5.0« •iOT.Ofl 12.5 1: 68.7 Clayton Bank, rent of lock box. Clayton Ice Co., meter returned Central Foundry Co., water pipe.' Daniels, R. E., work on street Duquesne Slay Products Co., slay Downing, T.W., carpenter work and material for Town Hall Diamond State Telephone Co., attachment Dunning, J. H„ salary.'' Ennis, J. W., cement woik, salary and work on -treet Ennis and Deakyne, repairs to truck Eddy Valve Co., valve fittings for pumping station Fabric Fire Hose Co., Fire Hose Fairbanks Morse Co., supplies for pump Gulf Refining Co., oil Garner, Aubrey, work on streets. Gamer Harvey, work on street Hall, C. W., payment on Building lx>un stock Hetherington, Mildred, return of meter Harmonson, C. L., percentage on collecting water -ewer rent from Town of Smyrna. Hutton, J. B., recording deed Hutchens. James, interest on indebtedness Hollett, W. T., salary Harlow, J. F„ advertising Hoffeckcr, R. D., printing. Houston, J. W., Notary Fee. Hardesty, C. D., repairs to water tank Hill, G. L., work on street. Hopkins, J. C., work on street Interest on Indebtedness Johnson, John, woik on street Jones, E. L., Co., supplies for pumping station Jones, M. A., salary and re-embursement for notary fee Jefferson, O. P„ return of meter. Jones, H. C., auditing town books Lurty, Gilbert, cleaning snow off pavements Markland, W. B., repairs to truck Montague. J. W., repairs to boiler Moore, George, work on street Machamer, C. W„ work on wells Murray, Earl, work on street Murray, Elwood, work on street •54.7 1.59 5.0 205. 100 K 22.S«

■Aflfl 1.702 11133 23.40 16.61 112.14 8323 1.75 485 n.Ofl 412J 2 m («IM 31.« 15.33 420 5.8 1 500 S5M 523j 50 5 15.00 .10 1: 21 Newnam, Calvin, labor and material, repairs to curb tap and balance on bill Nailer. Howard, work on street Neugebauer, C. A., repairs to water tank Pratt, George, repairs to boiler Price, \V. W., coal, cement, pipe, etc. Pierce, Howard, work on street Pennsylvania Railroad Company, freight and rent Prior, Oliver, taking assessment Finder, S. T., return of meter. Pinder, C. E., work on pump Rust, E. M., coal Reese, C. C., taking man to Smyrna to repair electric line. Rumsey Electric Co., electrical supplies. Ross, Susan, cleaning Town Hall Reed. Howard N., repairs to truck Sears Roebuck &'Co., valve for pump station and pumping Station Supplies Shear, H. M. Co., heater for disposal plant Serverson, J. J„ percentage on collections Sevil, A. Sons Co., gasoline for Fire Co., and Town Truck. Sapp. J. E., salary and re-embursed for keys to handcuff- Serverson, N. G., holding town election Slaughter, R. \V„ material and supplies Sudler, J. W., material and labor on water sewer. Shepherd, W. A repairs to boiler Shannon, Jacob, pump Sylvester, Elwood, work on street Swain, J. A., electric work Serverson, Mrs. N. G„ repairs to boiler. Taylor, Isaac, holding town election Vane, J. W., electric light poles Vance, David, work on street Walker, L. W., salary Walls, Horace, work on street Walls, Samuel M., woik on street Wallace and Turnier, Cylinder of Cleorine and Meter Wood, R. I)., Fire Plugs. Wallen, R. Y., premium on bond Weavey, W. C., lettering signs 352.5s 9.10 6 108 8 T.7( 165 1(5 .(K 1 V. 12.S0 18.1 19.« 223 4.00 166 100.1 P.W 137.5(1 340.75 5».5 '5 4.W 16 17,5(1 50.0» 1225 50.75 404. 16 5J* \ÿ$ 16.00721 360.3 7 Î 62 67^ In addition to the above statement, I rca-'ii( i »-ink the Savings Department of The Clayton Bank 0K .took fund, also 40 shares of Clayton Savings Loan H Total Disbursements Balance in Bank Total dt 1323 .0 <139.88; UNPAID TAXES—1920, $40.92; 1921, $19-8: $345.46; 1924, $861.35. m y921. UNPAID WATER AND SEWER REN 1 1922, $17.65; 1923, $73.38; 1924, $44..<- <g UNPAID ELECTRIC CURRENT—1923. $127.59. U N PA ID M ISC K LLA N EG U S— 1925 81100: l»5-i :s; 18th. I 4 t0 April Net Gains or Losses of the Town of Ulayt"" April 17th. 192* Expenditures 5,480.76 4.604.14

Gain or 36.1(*"^2 Receipts .$4.324.36 Department Taxes Water and Sewer 3,465.39 r Electric Current ....6,220.89 c''""' Department# The loss in Taxes and Bator and St'■ 1 4 pl nt also the purchase of new material for use at stree ts. and fire plugs and improvements to P av, 111 1 1 1.13S-1T 289.5°— S due fire fiai» 1 wa:

book'f -fh ,ai l925 inc-' .knowkd^ i We, H. C. Jones and J- R the Town of Clayton April 18th, 1. t (lf our •llono so apd found them correct to t belief. ■I f JON^ y p VudilinK

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Door to Tucker's Store, Smyrna, Del. ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE fire PLATE GLASS TORNADO —AUTOMOBILE— ^»ion, Property Damage, Liability, Fire and Theft So Special Representative for THE EQUITABLE assurance society of the u. S. I t*FE WALLEN R. Y. WALLEN, Jr. Clayton. Del p hon e 27 STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS w in in ski ns The American Legion ambulance of Smyrna has had two patients recent ly. Mrs. Annie Price of Wyoming was taken to her daughter's, Mrs. George Ross of Clayton and Mrs. Elizabeth Chamberlain of Middletown was taken to the Delaware Hospital for treatment for appendicitis. NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES Brief News Items of People We Know In and Around the Larger Penin sula Towns and Communities Delaware's Titling Department has been instrumental in recovering an other stolen car, that of Louis F. Vaccare, of 604 W'est Sixth street, Wilmington, which has been located in Washington. The driver of the car Leroy Cowart, was taken into cus tody. Former Governor William D. Den ney ami wife of Dover, have sold to Edward G. Budd of Dover, principal of Wilmington Conference Collegiate Institute, a tract of land north of the the town of Dover and bounded on north by Walker Road, east by Gover nor's avenue, South by Columbia av enue, ami west by New' Street. Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman, of Belmont Hall, Smyrna, has as her guests, her brother, Walter Josephs Willoughby and his fiancee, Miss Rachel Jane Hamilton who has just returned from Miami, Florida, where she filled an engagement as vocal soloist with Pryor's Band, lougliby and Miss Hamilton will married the last of May. Mr. Wil Considerable excitement was occa sioned when the Chestertown, Md., fire department was called out to ex tinguish a marsh fire which threaten ed the big buildings belonging to the Peerless Fertilizer Company the waterfront. By the time the firemen reached the scene the fire had gotten within a few feet of the buildings, but it was put out without damage. Howard Butler, of near Harrington, was taken into custody by officers at Dover on Tuesday, charged by Mary land authorities with giving worth less checks for fish bought by Butler and taken to the city markets for sale. He was lodged in jail at Dover ami later released by a relative coming to the rescue and paying $107 with costs also another claim which had been against him. A pretty wedding was solemnized in Church Hill, Md., Protestant Epis copal Church Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock when Miss Mabel I. Walls, daughter of Mrs. Fannie Walls be came the bridge of Rigby Valliant, son of the late Edwin S. Valliant and Mrs. Valliant. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Bunbar Gould, of Cambridge, a relative of the groom. Following a reception at the borne of the bride's mother, Mr. and Mrs. Val liant left for an extended wedding trip. They will reside in Church Hill, Md. Work of grading and landscaping Union Boulevard Gardens near Town send is progressing very rapidly un der charge of J. V. Hill, of Blackbird. This property, which is now owned by W. Harman Reynolds, of Townsend, was formerly used as a harrow pit for supplying dirt for grading the du I'ont Boulevard, tural spring in the center and with considerable grading, it is now being changed into a very l>eautiful land mark along the State highway. The owner intends to establish a lake in the center to be fed from the spring _ Welter and plant various kinds of 11011 ers and shrubbery On the banks of the lake to give it U sunken garden of feet. The level portions of this prop By opening a na erty will be offered for sale for build ing sites. TO FIGHT JAPANESE BEETLE Several Of The States Will Plan War On The Pest This Year Governor Robert P. Robinson, companied by members of the State Board of Agriculture and Bureau of Markets will attend a conference to ac be held in Philadelphia at which rep resentatives of Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be present, to dis cuss the war against the Japanese beetle to be waged this summer. It was largely through Governor Robin son's influence that the emergency ap propriation to maintain inspection and quarantine against the beetle was enacted by the legislature after it had refused to appropriate $10,000 for the next two years in the beetle fight. As the bill which was enacted reads, the Governor must stand responsible for the money expended. In other words if the Governor does not think all or any of the money should be spent, there will be none spent and he is authorized to do as he thinks best about it. As the tentative plans against the beetle stand now, all three of the states will have the assistance and co-operation of the government. Last year Delaware was without any funds for the beetle fight and the government was compelled to carry on the inspection and quarantine. This year the work will be divided. and it is for the purpose of reaching an agreement and a definite plan as to how the warfare against the beetle shall be waged that the conference is to be held. State officials believe that as the government has been foremost in the beetle fight that it should con tinue to direct the war, that state of ficials acting in a co-operating capac ity in every way possible, beetle will not appear until warm weather reaches here, there is no way of knowing how badly off Delaware will be this season. It is expected that the same plan that was followed I last summer with the government providing the inspection service and the states maintaining the quarantine will be agreed upon. there were three beetles found in Del aware but all of them came into the state, it is believed on automobiles, As the Last summer Not only because he is a hanker farmer but because the discretion of his spending the money rests upon shoulders, has Robinson to attend the coming con ference which will be held some time in May. determined Governor ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by the State Highway Department, at its office, Do ver, Delaware .until 2 and at that place and lime publicly 'clock P. M., May 20, I opened, for the construction of State Hitrh ^miil"*?'""* ,he fo,lo inK ai>prox,mate I Contract CN22 1.353 Miles Mermaid-Milltow n I 6,300 Cu. Yds. Excavation 200 Cu. Yds. Rock Excavation 100 Tons Broken Stone Base Course 3.352 Cu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement 7.150 Lin. Ft. Longitudinal Metal Joint 50 Cu. Yds. Class "A" Concrete 1,500 Lbs. Reinforcement 260 Lin. Ft. 15 in. R. C. Pipe 150 Lin Ft. 18 in. R. C. Pipe 30 Lin. Ft. 24 in. R. C. Pii»e 30 Lin. Ft. 30 in. R. C. Pipe 500 Lin. Ft. 4 in. Pipe Underdrain 1,000 Sq.„Yds. ('lass "A" Concrete Gutter 600 Lin. Ft. Wire Cable Guard Rail 1,800 Lin. Ft. Wood Shoulder Curb Contract CK25 Kenton-Maryland Line 0.5 Acres Clearing 0.5 Acres Grubbing 27,500 Cu. Yds. Excavation 2,000 Cu. Yds. Borrow 120 Tons Broken Stone Base Course 0.000 Cu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement 27,350 Lin. Ft. Longitudinal Metal Joint 400 Cu. Yds. Class "A" Concrete 16,000 Lbs. Reinforcement 700 Lin. Ft. 15 in. Corrugated Metal Pipe 252 Lin. Ft. 15 in. R. C. Pipe 304 Lin. Ft. 18 in. K. C. Pipe 34 Lin. Ft. 24 in. R. C. Pipe 5.180 Miles 1.000 Lin. Ft. Wire Cable Guard Rail 3.000 Lin. Ft. Wood Shoulder Curb Contract CS39 Waplcs Mill-Brick Granary 4.3 Acres Clearing 0.6 Acres Grubbing 18,200 Cu. Yds. Excavation 30,000 Cu. Yds. Borrow 100 Tons Broken Stone Base Course 8,900 Cu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement 27,020 Lin. Ft. Longitudinal Metal Joint 500 Cu. Yds. Class "A" Concrete 19.500 Lbs. Reinforcement 48,000 Lbs. Structural Steel 450 Lin. Ft. 15 in. Corrugated Metal Pipe 180 Lin. Ft. 15 in. R. C. Pipe 90 Lin. Ft. 18 in. R, C. Pipe 30 Lin. Ft. 24 in. R. C. Pipe 30 Lin. Ft. 30 in. R. C. Pipe 2,000 Lin. Ft. Wire Cable Guard Rail 9,000 IJn. Ft, W'ood Shoulder Curb 2,400 Lin. Ft. Timber Piling 3 Thousand Ft. B. M. Sheet Piling 5.117 Miles Contract CS41 -Bethany Beach Ocean Vie 30 Lin. Ft. 36 in. R. C. Pipe 7.1V. Contract SC30B Rchobnth Bridge Superstructure Rolling Bascule 145,000 Lbs. Structural Steel 14,000 Lbs. Machinery ami Castings 2,700 Lbs. Cast Steel Track Plates 95 Cu. Yds. Concrete Counterweight 140 Lin. Ft. Steel Hand Rail 12 Thousand Ft. BM Flooring 1 10 H. P. Motor 8 ft. x 12 ft. Operator House 1,500 Lbs. Steel Reinforcement 6 Navigation Lights Kellar Harrington. Chicago, HI., are de signers of this bridge. This contract will he for Electrical Equipment 1 ip Performance of contract shall commence within ten (10) days after execution of the contract and he cernber 1, 1925, as specified. Monthly payments will be made for 90 per cent of the construction completed each month. Bidders must submit proposals upon forms provided by the Department. Each proposal must be accompanied by a surety bond, certified check, or money to the i of at *f a8 i (t0 p T r centum of the total amount of the proposal. The envelope containing the proposal must marked "Proposal for the Construction of Th« Contract will he awarded or rejected twenty (20) days from the date of opening proposals. The right is resorted to reject any or all bids. pleted on or before De Detailed plans may be seen and index plana and specifications may be obtained upon de posit of ten dollars (S10.00) which amount will be refunded upon return of plans and speci fications in good condition at the office of STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. Dover. Delaware. Office Room For Rent I on Commerce Street. Has been newly papered and painted, f° r office quarters, I Phone 276 I 3-11 t£ 1 Room next door to the Times Office Fair sized room especially suitable Apply at THE SMYRNA TIMES OFFICE. Smyrna, Delaware APARTMENT FOR RENT Stockly Building, possession May 1. 5 rooms and bath. MRS. CUMMINS E. SPEAKMAN, Smyrna, Del. I 4 15 4 t 1 1 $L50 year in advance. SEED CORN FOR SALE Fully matured. H. CLIFORD CLARK Smyrna: Phone 189-11 Kenton, Del. Subscribe for the Smyrna Times, MULLIN Straw Hats $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 And up to $7.00 Panamas $5 and up to $10 There's a difference —Mul lins STRAWS look well the season through. 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