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VOLUME LXV— NO. 17
SMYRNA, DELAWARE,
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 23, 1918
WHOLE NO. 3,325
COMPARATIVELY FEW CASES IN
mvKNA and THESE CHECKED
Fumigate Not Only
But All Public Places to
to
Important
Homes
Kill the Thousands of Germs
'Flu" Epidemic is subsiding,
which in comparison with
of the state, has been un
The
Smyrna
other towns
usually fortunate, reports but a few
and these where pneu
jenous cases
monia has developed, are pretty well
under check. While there are many
the sick list, a great majority have
development of the "Flu"
the contrary cases of malaria,
The "Flu"
on
shown no
but on
bad colds and the like.
to be on the mend and
cases seem
while the Smyrna Board of Health has
int indicated when they will lift the
public meeting places, it is
ban on
thought they will do so soon so just
the State Board of Health
as soon as
lifts its ban. Last Sunday was an
other quiet day for churches and in
fact all meeting and amusement
places have been shut up tight ever
since October 4th.
Important to Fumgiate Properties.
Now that the epidemic is waning,
the Board of Health advises fumiga
tion in order to prevent a return of
the influenza in our midst. The or
der of the day is "Fumigate!'
counsel given to private families by
the Board of Health, is to bum a for
maldehyde candle, which can be pur
chased at a druggist's, in every room
in which influenza patients have been
cared for. All bedding, clothing, fur
niture, everything which has been ex
posed to the contagion by contact
with the sick, should be placed in the
room to be fumigated, and room
should be closed tight while the form
aldehyde candle is burning. This does
not mean that closing all doors and
windows is sufficient. All keyholes,
spaces between door and floor, window
crevices should be stuffed tightly with
cotton. The process of fumigation
should go on in the room for five
hours or so. No person should be in
The
the room while it is fumigated. The
influenza germs continue alive for
days after the patient has recovered,
and exist by the hundred thousand in
bedding, clothing and sickroom furni
ture, waiting to catch the well persons
in the family. Washing and scrub
bing won't kill the germs; fumigation
is necessary to do it. Probably every
body has noted the startling way in
which the influenza has spread
through entire families, when it once
got a hold upon a household. The
cause lies in the germs from the sick,
which were breathed in by the well.
Request Public Places Be Fumigated
It is further requested that all
places of public gathering which were
ordered closed by the board on Octo
ter 4, be at once fumigated, cleaned
and thoroughly aired. There is an es
pecially good chance to do this now
without inconvenience to either pa
trons or proprietors, while the build
ings are closed. It is a precautionary
measure which will prevent any pos
sibility of a return of epidemic con
ditions. Nobody desires this
to sweep over us again, bringing
sickness and death and making
other shutdown of public gathering
places
scourge
an
necessary.
BEAGLE FIELD TRIALS END.
Hsiting Sportsmen Returned Home
Ust Week Pleased With Smyrna.
The Eastern Beagle Club finished
eir trials here Thursday after one of
t e most delightful meets ever held.
on 'idering the dry weather which
' not induce good trailing, the dogs
'bowed good work and all the visiting
sportsmen enjoyed their outing. Sev
f ral stayed over the week-end as vis
itors. The following in addition to
°' e a Iready published last week,
^ re tbe winners for Wednesday and
ursday; 15-inch all-age females,
J i Erters) first, Sankanac Blue,
"f. Snyder; second Arietta, L, R.
Gxdiran; third, Nettie Cann, H. S.
Reserve, Actress, Ross S.
l ° ison. Thirteen-inch all-age dogs,
Gann '« Trump, S. H. Cann;
G Reverie, T.G.Massey. 13-inch all
rf e fen, ales, first Sankanac Spurt,
~ r ' Hyder; second, Saukauac Judy,
Snyder; third, Aam Blitz, Carl
Shepard;
Dr.
reserve, Sankanac May.
Total of 888
Registered in Duck Creek
u ,^' tb tbe ^ ast Registration Day, Sat
y efore Election, the book§ show
trirt T° f . 888 registered in this Dis
' . 8 > s a falling off, the normal
« being about 1,000.
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Leon W. Crawford, Who Married Miss
Florence Blackiston, Niece of the
Late Mrs. J. Wesley Jones.
Leon Wilds Crawford,aged 32 years,
died Monday morning at his home!
2500 West Seventeenth street, Wil
mington, a victim of pneumonia, fol
lowing an attack of influenza.
Crawford was born in Wilmington, his
father being J. W. Crawford, now of
Elsmere. His wife who
h loience Blackiston, of Wilmington,
niece of the late Mrs. J. Wesley Jones
and the late Miss Irene Roberts, of
Smyrna, and two children, one a boy
only two weeks old, survive him.
Crawford had a brilliant career
architect. In his early manhood he
was associated with William Brinckle,
at that time a prominent Wilmington
architect, and he assisted in the work
a number of important building op
He went to the University
of Pensylvania, taking a course in ar
chitecture, and was graduated with
high honors, after which he became
the architect for about 150 houses and
public buildings in Wilmington. When
the duPont Company decided to
through the development at Wawaset,
where more than 100 homes are being
built for employees, Mr. Crawford
selected as the man best suited for
this work and he gave up his private
practiçe to asurae the position of man
aging director for the new housing
project. He was regarded
especialy well qualified for this work
aml at the time he became ill had
ried it through to a point where most
of the houses were well under way.
He was prominent in the social and
business life of Wilmington as well as
in architectural circles.
Air.
was Miss
Mr.
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erations.
carry
was
as being
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He was a
member of the Country Club and
active in the Masonic fraternity
well as being a member of the Archi
tectural Society of America and a
number of other organizations made
up of architects.
was
as
Death of Mrs. Helen Lofland Smith
Mrs. Helen Lofland Smith, wife of
W. Victor Smith, of Wilmington, and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Reed Lofland, of near Smyrna, died
yesterday, Tuesday morning, of pneu
monia folowing influenza. She died
at the home of Mr. Smith's sister,
Mrs. J. H. Atwell, 2311 Jefferson
street, after an illness of a few days.
The sad intelligence was received in
Smyrna with great sorrow. Mrs.
Smith was born, raised and spent her
girlhood days on the farm near Smyr
na and was educated at our public
schools. She possessed a winning
personality and won a large circle of
friends. In May, 1911, she maried W.
Victor Smith, oldest son of the late
H. M. Smith, of this town, who sur
vives her with three small daughters.
Funeral will take place from the
undertaking parlor of W. A. Faries
& Son, this town, to-morrow, Thurs
day afternoon at 2 p. m., interment
at St. Peter's Cemetery.
Mrs.Mary Cosden Foster Passes Away
Mrs. Harry F. Foster, who before
her marriage was Miss Mary L. Cos
den, a native Smyrnian, died at her
residence, 6130 Chestnut street, in
Philadelphia, Saturday evening after
a lingering illness. The sad intelli
gence of her death was received with
sorrow by her friends in this town and
vicinity. She was a sister of Mrs.
George M. Stevenson. Mrs Foster
was the daughter of the late John and
Mary (Millaway) Cosden of this town
and was bom, raised and spent her
girlhood days in Smyrna. She mar
ried Harry S. Foster of Philadelphia
who survives her with two children,
Mi's. Burt West and Raymond Foster
both of Philadelphia. The funeral will
take place at her late residence in
Philadelphia at 4 o'clock this after
noon.
William P. Taylor, Jr., Dies of "Flu.
William P. Taylor, Jr., son of Rev.
William P. Taylor, of Wilmington
Conference and uncle of Herman C.
Taylor, of Dover, died at Ellington
Field, Houston Texas, after a short
illness. He was a graduate of Mil
ford High School, Dickinson College
and took a course at Cornell. He was
about to receive a commission as
Second Lieutenant at Houston when
taken ill. His body was brought to
the home of his father in Salisbury,
Md., and interment will take place
at Chesapeake city, Md.
Mrs. Anna Archer White, Dead.
Mrs .Anna B. White, aged 35, wife
of Talbert White, of Clayton, and
daughter of the late B. B. Archer, died
in Clayton, Sunday, of influenza,
sides her husband she is survived by
several children. Funeral took place
this afternoon with interment in De
laney's Cemetery.
CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE
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RAISES ITS QUOTA OF $300,000
a irst Seemed Almost Impos- ■
m ) e M omen do Great Mork
FourthTiheÜ ; tSGlf n r0Ud k"
onTvW t Dn ,'' e by . not
onl.\ going over the top in raising
its quota of $300,000 but going $26,
this t0t ?t 0f $ 1 326 '®° Vi 0 -. For
■Wpn. n ■"n f T" 1 "
Thoma ( Tu u , ?ù r Re J'
m - r f !' r c °- Work -
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Commitîr espcdally the Women s j
Cn fi î
cam-a T Ï®
camasseis out on every street and thru
the country making a systematic
house to house and farm to farm can
vass. When Smyraa was first put
S SekTVr' 0r i lyall 7 ed
Duck Cieek Hundred and Brenford
;rrcS^M° aP f SW '^ S l P
III Vi s msurmount
îlv, tw ? many T 1 " 88 . ;
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wore the n I ^
ton * W needle on the dial in Chf
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Ähan iT" 1 S °T
l^atP, K T Tu
gieatei effort the workers got busy
and by T ° Tu T q Tu Was
leached and word phoned to Chan-man
«..„u«., «c ir r> * . r.
WhÏ tb f Tl r y T
wVb. chcckmg up w & s made
Smyrna had oversubscribed, showing
the g rami total $326,800. There was
no blowing of trumpets, clanging of
bells or noisy demonstration over
Smyrna's success, but in the heart of
every patriotic citizen there was a
swelling of pride and joy over the
really great record Smyrna had made,
Kent County the State of Delaware
and the whole nation went over. At
and tjie whole section subscribed. At
the Liberty Loan quarters in Wilm
ington it was announced that the total
of Delaware s subscriptions would be
between
4TH LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
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I 1 * 2b ' 8 °° M0RE TO THE GOOD '
Splendid Ending to a Campaign That
$19,000,000 $20,000,000.
The quota for the state was fixed at
$16,013,280, but it has gone past that
by more than $3,000,000.
SET CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR.
Time Returns to Its old Schedule Next
Sunday Morning at One O'clock
Six months ago the hands of the
clocks, watches and all time pieces
were moved forward an hour as a part
of the daylight saving scheme ordered
by authority of Congress a plan to
add an hour of light to the day. Now,
times have changed. You need an
hour less at the end of the day ancj, an
hour more at the beginning, because
the sun—the inconsiderate old chap—
is rising so much later and going to
bed so much sooner. So next Sunday
morning, October 27, at 1 o'clock, set
that old watch, clock—and each and
every one of them in your own little
domicile or place of business,—back
to 12 o'clock. Then, and oh, then!
Won't it just be the grand and glo
rious feelin' to know that you can add
one more hour of refreshing, health
giving, blood-warming sleep, under
the eiderdown quilt to that Sunday
morning nap; and no one will know
the difference. The good wife will
stay abed too, and you won't be trou
bled by a guilty conscience caused, by
having her call up the stairway to you;
"John! John! come on down. The
breakfast is ready and getting cold
and I want to get the dishes out of the
way and get dressed for church. Ain't
you ever goin' to git up." Of course,
it might be all spoiled if you did hap
pen to get out of your warm bed at 1
a. m., to set-that clock back, so if you
don't want this inconvenience, either
set your time piece back before you go
to bed or just stay abed and then re
member at your customary hour of
rising next Sunday morning. The
blessings of the hour of daylight
gained by the change last summer
were so generally appreciated that the
public is hoping that the Federal au
thorities will agree to the change
of time once every six months from
now to doom's day and doubtless,
when March 31 rolls around again,
the hands of the clocks will be once
more moved forward an hour.
Banner Tomato Grower in Blackbird.
Blackbird, Oct. 20.—State Senator
Edward Hart is the banner tomato
grower in this section. From ten
acres planted on the
Farm," near here, he grew 77% tons
which he delivered to the local can
neries for $30 a ton. Farmers con
sider this a great yield.
'Califomia
OCR SMYRNA BOYS OVERSEAS
Lieutenant J. Lester Scotton Writes
From France to Mr. E. M. Fowler '
of this Town Telling Experiences j
Lieutenant J. Lester Scotton,former
Supervising Principal of the Smy
High School has written Mr. E. M. |
Fowler, secretary of the School Board j
from "Somewhere in France" under i
date of September 30. As his "per
sonal" letter refers to the "Smyrna
Bunch" as well as himself, it makes
i " te ™ stinK u readin *-. H f , " N <>
doubt you h f ve received the safe ar -
rival card that I sent you from the
Port of Embarkation before this.
Have been intanding t0 write t0 y° u
!u Cr T?- We bUt U See m s a s
Î. Ug ï tb,S " tbe f , ,rSt ChanCG that 1
bave had ; We had a ver >' Peasant
'"P com,nK over, some excitement
but "«t anything that I can tell you
T a ° at C ° ming
^ but , m . ° f the short time
compared with some of the others the
sight of land surely was pleasing to
all of us Dont believe I saw a more
beautiful scene than when we entered
: hebai A bor - Iwasa 7° ngth e first to
land. As a matter of fact I believe I
: VaS A e SeC .° nd ° ne the b0at t0
touch french soil. After debarking
we ' vent '"to a camp for about a week
aml T 1 '" " T* 1 dear aCr ° SS thC
* ° ^ T" The triP
across country although we were not
S3S ,n Th" »X
th " are ' , " a " tlfully lai '' out "">■
fu We Wat T T, fr0m the train
they seemed more like pictures than
a r T,T' . lh T' e u ,S a great deal ° f
rainfall and all the crops and veg
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TIT .T"' The \ am 18
very fertile and the crops are lookng
fine. We stopped in many of the
towns for a short time and I saw sev
eral of the cathedrals. All of the
towns are old and all of the buildings
are of stone and they do not look as
prosperous as the towns in the good
old U. S. A. We traveled for three
days and two nights and went into a
camp again for ten days,
f{ an j„t 0 Several Kent County Boys,
'Xis strange how we run into people
that we know- over here. When we
were in the first camp I ran into Jim
ßj ce f r0 m Dover and as we were com
ma
j n g to our next station, one day the
train stopped and another train pulled
alongside and I saw Coach Hardesty
from Dover and a fellow from Mary
del. While w r e were in the last camp
some of the fellows were down to the
station one night and a train passed
through and they saw Chippie Bell
anjj Gus Fraser from Dover. I heard
to-day that a boy by the name of
Scout from Smyrna is right near us
here, want to go ovpr and see him as
soon as I can get a chance. There
is not a whole lot that I can't tell you
in a letei - . We can't tell where we are
and I guess that it is just as well that
we can't, for if the people at home
knew where we were they would not
know any more about it than they do
now. We are scattered around some
and I have not seen some of the fel
lows since we left the last camp.
George is about thirty miles from me
but we all expect to be back together
again before very long. At the pres
ent time I am billeted. Have a very
nice room and a good bed but I have
an aw r ful time when the people of the
house try to talk to me. They are
working all the time and I very sel
dom see them. The houses are very
queerly built here.
Barracks and Barn Under Same Roof.
The house and barn are all under
the same roof. Just across the hall
from my room is the wagon house and
can go .through the other door right
out with the horses and cows. Seems
very strange to us. We have started
our own mess going now and we are
getting along very nicely. It is very
expensive when w-e have to get our
meals at a restaurant or hotel. I do
not know how long we are going to
stay here. Seems strange to be sleep
ing in a good bed and living in a stone
house only a short distance from the
front where Jerry could turn his big
ones on us and blow us off the map in
no time. Am feeling fine and I be
lieve most all the boys are. Am not
working very hard at present but am
expecting something to drop any min
ute. How is everything going in
Smyrna? We left the States- just a
month ago, but it seems ages. Have
not received any mail yet but we are
all anxiously looking for some. Sup
pose school has opened and I hope
everything is going along nicely.
Must stop for now. Kindly remem
ber me to Mrs. Fowler, all the people
in the Bank and any of my old friends
that you may see."
Good Tomatoes are Still Hanging On
Despite the frost tomatoes are still
hanging on and are receiving top mar
ket prices.
Winter is Coming on Apace and Stone,
Sand and Cement are Arriving
Slowly With Many Delays.
Frank L. Cohen, contractor, is mak
ing progress on the Smyrna end of
the Smvrna-Dover ,-oad slowlv an<l
under harrassing conditions
trouble if not in getting sufficient labor
is getting material. Last week the
men ran out of stone, sand and ce
ment . xhey were making a fine start
after the impetus given the labor sit
uation and would have laid consider .
able more of the road had not the
supply of material given out. The
road has been completed nearly a mile
from the «Finger Board
men are at wolk filling i n and mak .
lno . „ a v 1 „,,ia 0 ,. i
al * ad y lat sevJal "ads of
stone are on the way and some cement
*** arrived but a full and sufficient
quantity must arrive to make some
head or more delays will be en
countered. In the meantime a large
folce of men are working on the con
crete bridge at Hoffecker's Millpond.
" am T î
in shape. Mr Cohen" is" anxîoïï to
set as much work done as possible
before winter weather sets in. Right
" ow he is endeavoring to get all the
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material on hand possible or within
the limit set by the Government for
procuring s)lpplies for roads not re .
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g ' C< essential as a war necessit y
ONLY ABOUT A MILE OF THE
SMYRNA-DOVER ROAD IS BUILT.
The
Now the
XMAS PACKAGES FOR OVERSEA
Smyrna Red Cross Co-operating to
Give the Boys Cheer "Over There"
The Smyrna Red Cross is co-operat
ing with the War Department and the
Post Office Department in the prepara
tion for mailing of the Christmas
Boxes for the men in service overseas.
The war Department has decided that
each man may receive from his family
one Christmas package. A Christmas
Parcel label will be given to every
man in service abroad, and they are
instructed to mail this label home to
some relation or friend, who upon re
ceiving it, will apply to the nearest
Red Cross Chapter, where upon pre
seattion of th Christmas Parcel label,
they will receive a box. This box
may be filled with any combination of
articles which will fit in it and which
are not barred by the Post Office De
and ready to be mailed, the weight of
box must not exceed three pounds.
A committee appointed by the Red
Cross will inspect the boxes, then send
them. Since the last report *was
given, the following Surgical Dress
ings have been sent to the Wilming
ton Red Cross headquarters, 800 cot
12 by 24xton pads 8 x 12, 300 cotton
pads, 12 x 24, 200 newspaper pads,
10 x 18, and 120 five yard rolls. Any
one having tin foil or lead foil will
please send it to Miss Bertha Smithers
this week, as she would like to make
a shipment next week.—Chairman of
Publicity.
TRAPPERS EXPECT GOOD YEAR
Bombay Hook and Taylors Bridge
Trappers Getting Traps in Shape
All signs point to a big trapping
season this winter. Those on Bombay
Hook Island and at Taylors Bridge
having large "rat marshes" have good
prospect of reaping good prices the
coming season. Trappers appreciat
ing the opportunity are getting in
readiness to be on the job as soon as
the "law is out." Fur prices are
going up, as the Government uses
large amounts of muskrat fuuin win
ter uniforms for its soldiers and im
ports also have dropped.
SUBSCRIBERS WATCH LABEL
The Smyrna Times is Now $1.50 a
Year, Strictly in Advance—Keep
Paid Up to Get it.
The subscription price is now JI.50, payable
strictly in advance. All new subscriptions
and all arrearages are to be settled for
this basis. Watch the label on your paper .;o
you can know just when your subscriptions
expire. It is our intention, hereafter, to con
form with the ruling of the War Industries
Board, to send to each subscriber a notice a
month in advance of expiration of said sub
scription, and if not paid for by the time
subscription runs out, to discontinue r
until remittance is in hand. We want
subscribers to know we mean no offense
reflection by this. The War Industries ruling
is that "No publisher may continue a sub
scription after three months after date of ex
piration, unless subscriptions arc renewed and
paid for." With such a close margin for
publishers to work on, the only business-like
method is to lop names off at the expiration
of the same, now the custom of daily papers
and magazines. We want everybody to lake
The Times and the cash in advance system
will enable you to know how you are going
and do away with carrying delinquents, who
sooner or later become disconten-ed r.nd dis
satisfied. Remember. The Times in the fut
ure is $1.50, strictly in advance. Watch your
label .-"d remit promptly.
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FINE RACES ON SMYRNA TRACK
Crowd of 300 Became Enthusiastic as
Best Races of the Season Were
Run—"Rowdy Boy" a Favorite
What many'- of our horsemen re
garded the best races of the season
were pullel off before a crowd of 300
or more spectators at the track of the
Smyrna Driving Association near
Smyrna Saturday afternoon beginning
at one o'clock. The crowd was not as
large as usual owing probably to the
Influenza Epidemic and other causes.
Being an open air affair, the races did
not come within the ban of the Board
of Health. Quite a number of teams
and autos lined the road. Oscar Roe
was starter and Fred Thomas and
Walter Keith were timers. Probably
the closest attention was paid to the
Free For-All class in which there
were four races contested to the ut
most limit.
Herman Pratt won both beats amid
the applause of his admirçrs. David
Crossley's Colt took off all honors in
the Colt Race and T. Howard Bar
wick's "Lottie Johnson" won the 2.30
class. There was some good stepping
in this race that kept the spectators
keyed up to a high pitch of excite
ment. Enoch Johnson's Mare took off
all honors in the 2.40 class. In fact
it was a good afternoons sport and so
w r ell and enthusiastically contested
that horsemen are planning another
bout for the near future.
Rowdy Boy" owned by
KENT DRAFTEES OFF FOR CAAIP
William A. Shane, of Cheswold and
Others Report at Fort DuPont.
The following Kent county draftees
of 1917 and 1918, left Dover Alonday,
for Fort duPont: Edward S. Hodgson,
Felton; Harry C. Green, Wyoming;
Albert Carson Wine, Woodside; John
M. Bennett, Frederica; Frank Long,
Hartly; William A. Shane, Cheswold;
Harvey Jacobs, Wilmington. Harry .
C. Green of Wyoming was made cap
tain. Special mention of the patrio
tism of Hodgson of Felton is con
sidered but fair and just. Young
Hodgson, who had been granted a
farm claim exemption by the District
Board, several months ago, returned
to the farm and performed his duty in
that capacity. Now that the farm
work is over, Hodgson appeared be
fore the local board, waived his farm
exemption as well as all other claims
he might have to remain on the faim,
and offered himself for service, re
questing that he be sent as an A No. 1
draftee. The local board granted his
request and he was sent with the
other six men yesterday.
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AUTO ACCIDENT AT DOVER
New Car of Dr. E. F. O'Day Ran Into
By Wilmington Car and Damaged
In an automobile accident in Dover
Sunday afternoon, caused by the col
lision of a Wilmington car and the car
of Dr. E. F. O'Day, of Dover, the
latter car being driven by
man named Turner, resulted in the
smashing of Dr. O'Day's car in such a
manner as to almost render it unfit
for further use.
one and had been driven but a few
hundred miles. Turner, driver of the
O Day car, was badly cut and bruised,
while the occupants of the other
escaped injury, with but little damage
to their car.
a young
The car was a new
car
KENT COURT POSTPONED
Did Not Convene Monday Owing to
Health Ban—Meets November 11
Chief Justice Pennewill and the
sociate judges appointed to sit in the
Kent county courts which were to con
vene at Dover Monday after
sultation with the health authorities
and the members of the bar of Kent
county, last week, decided to postpone .
the sitting until November 11. Jury
men and witnesses in all cases will be
resummoned by the sheriff. In the
trial list for the coming term of court,
33 cases are scheduled for trial and 14
divorces are scheduled. Six divorces
are marked for final decrees.
CLYDE HOLLAND A LIEUTENANT
Received His Commission at Camp
Hancock Officers Training School
Clyde S. Holland son of Mr. and
Mrs. William J. Holland who last
June graduated from Delaware Col
lege has finished his training at Camp
Hancock, Augusta ,Ga., and received
his commission as Second Lieutenant
last week. He wil be retained 'for a
while at Camp Hancock where he has
been made an instructor. Lieutenant
Holland first went to Camp Grant
Illinois but was later transferred to
Camp Hancock. He has many Smy
rna friends who congratulate him
upon his new honors and wish him
every success.
as
a con-