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Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
COMMITTEE SEEKS SUPPORT
FOR LOCAL FRESH AIR PROJECT

An eleven-year-old girl, home
after two weeks at a Fresh Air
camp last year, wrote a letter of
appreciation to the New York
Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund,
saying, Gee, I wish summer was
tomorrow" That girl, like thou
sands of others, is one of the
group of 5000 children in New
York's tenement areas, who are
hoping to be invited to a Friendly
town for two-week's vacation.
The 100 welfare agencies in New
York which refer children to the
fund have requested vacations for
more than 10000 children this
year, and the need is greater than
ever. Whether the nine thou
sand most desperate cases will
realize the all-too-brief freedom"
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
CLUB PLANS
CONVENTION
General President of Feder-
alton To Be COnven-
tiOn Visitor
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

Plans have been announced for
the fiftieth annual convention of
the Delaware State Federation of
Women's Clubs and Allied Organi-
cations to be held June 10 and IL
in Dover. Speakers will include
Mrs. LaFell Dickinson of Washing
ton, D. c., president of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs.
William Dick Sporborg, chairman
of international relations of the
General Federation; Mr.. Robert
Stanforth, assistant director of the
Commission for International Edu-
cational Reconstruction, and Miss
Peggy Chu, Chinese foreign study
student at the University of Della
ware. Special music is planned
for the convention sessions. Miss
Frances BARLEY, soprano, and the
Georgetown Women's Chorus will
appear Tuesday afternoon; Mrs.
Stuart Outten, soprano, and the
Wilmington New Century Club
Chorus will be presented at the
banquet; the Dover New Century
Club Ensemble will present a pro-
gram Wednesday morning, and the
Wyoming Round Table Chorus will
be heard Wednesday afternoon.
The banquet will be held on Tues
day night, June 10 at z o'clock, in
the Social Hall of Dover High
School. Send reservations to Mrs.
Harry Hancock, Dover, not later
than June 6. Luncheon will be
held on Wednesday, June IL at
Hotel Richardson, reservations to
be sent to Mrs. Hancock. Dover
club members will open their
homes to members and delegates.
Reservations for overnight at ST 90
per person (no breakfast will be
furnished in homes) may be made
with Mrs. Buckson. All members
of the Twentieth Century Club of
Smyrna are invited to attend all
these sessions.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
GIVE SEWING TRAINING
Miss Nancy Kelly Reports Home
demonstration Progress

Miss Nancy Kelly Reports Home
Demonstration Progress
According to a recent report
from Miss Nancy A. Kelly, county
home demonstration agent, twen-
ty-three New Castle County home
demonstration leaders were given
training on Care and Use of Sew
ing Equipment at meeting at the
Middletown Fire Hall on May 28th.
Miss Adeline M. Hoffman clothing
specialist, Extension Service, Uni
versity of Delaware, was in charge
of the meeting and in addition to
demonstrating the use and care OF
the sewing machine and other sew
ing equipment, she showed the
proper methods for pressing. She
suggested that the leaders present
use only the steam method for
pressing woolens and she advised
them to equip themselves with
sleeve boards and pads and various
aids to sewing and pressing.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05

depends on support by friends of
the fund, and especially by those
willing to open their homes and
hearts for this great adventure
into friendship for those less for
tunate. During the month of
June the social service committee
of the Smyrna Lions CLUB will
seek homes for the children in this
community. The response has
been very heartening in the sever
al counties in lower Delaware and
Maryland. Anyone willing to sup
port this project may get in touch
with the chairman of the commit
tee, the Rev. Paul Hebberger, or
any of the other members: William
S. bud" Wilson, John H. Fearon,
Mrs. Richard Price, and Mrs. War
ner w. Price, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
of Services For the
Coming Week

of Services For the
Coming Week
Services at Asbury Methodist
Church, Rev. r. E. Green, pastor,
will be Church School at 10 AM,
Harry Johnson, general superin-
tendent. This is the Zero Hour:
Children, Youth and Adults must
learn of Christ and His teachings
or perish by their own hands. The
task of the Church School is to in
struct the student to see the nee
essity of building life's foundation
to-day on the rock and not sand as
told in the superb lesson taught by
Christ. Moreover, it is the Church
Schools responsibility to teach the
scholar how to build life's char
acter on a rock foundation. Class
es for this instruction are taught
by capable teachers. Help your
children to-day to prepare for the
tomorrows.
Baccalaureate Service
Baccalaureate service will be at
IL AM. This service will be con-
Quoted in the John Bassett Moore
High School auditorium.
Evening Service
Evening service at 7:30 Pm.
Special music, vocal and instru-
mental. Sermon subject: "Can Ye
Not Discern the Signs" We well
come you to these services. An
nouncements for the week: Thurs
day, Pm, Board of Trustees
meeting. Friday, s PM, Willing
Workers Bible Glass business and
social hour.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
HOLD SECOND
CUB MEETING
Lowell Hendricks and Richard
Price Lead Discussion of
"Cub In The Den"
FINAL MEETING SET

"The Cub in the Den" was the
theme of the second of three Cub
Scout organizational meetings
sponsored by the Smyrna Lions
Club and held Tuesday night in st.
Peters Parish House. Lowell
Hendricks, scout executive, and
Richard Price, chairman of the
Lions committee, led the discussion
which was supplemented by tech
nicolor motion pictures. Tuesday,
June 10, has been set as the date
for the final organizational meet
ing. 1t will be held in the Parish
House at 8 p. m. and the topic will
be ''The Cub in the Pack" The
Cub Scoutmaster and his assist
ants will be selected at this meet
ing and the Pack organized. AS
it is necessary that one or both of
boys parents attend at least one
of these three initial meetings in
order for the boy to become a
charter member of the local Pack,
the success of the establishment of
the outfit will depend upon the
number of parents attending this
last meeting. Although attend
ance at previous meetings has
been fair, the Committee urges
that all parents with boys between
the ages of and IL years attend
this final meeting.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
Oak Hill Community Election

A meeting was held on Monday,
June 2 to elect officers for the en-
suing year at Oak Hill. The fol-
lowing persons were elected: Di-
rectors: James Pryor, George
Beck, Mrs. Pauline Beck, Victor
zippe, Ralph Salter. Mrs. Helen
zippe was elected treasurer and
Joseph Pyle secretary. A meeting
of directors will be held Tuesday.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
CAMP RODNEY TO OPEN
Still Room For Additional Appli-
cants In June

With little more than two weeks
to the opening of the Rodney Boy
Scout Camps there is still room in
the first period for additional ap-
plicants. The first two-week per-
iod begins June %. The second
two-week period, beginning July 6,
is filed except for the possibility
of cancellations, and there is still
plenty of room in the third and
fourth periods. Many Troops which
have indicated their intention of
attending in large delegations have
not yet sent in actual registration
cards and a rush is expected as
soon as the warm weather begins.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
LIONS ELECT
NEW OFFICERS
Frank Greenwell Named Pres
ident of Club For the
Coming Year
HEAR ANNUAL REPORT

Frank Greenwell was elected
president of the Smyrna Lions
Club at the meeting held Monday
night at The Wayside Inn, sue
ceeding Francis B. Gebhart, the
local clubs first president. Other
officers named for the coming year
are as follows: First vice-presi-
dent, Robert Dunning;; second vice.
president, Joseph jefferson; third
vice-president, Burrill Mccoy; Sec
retary-treasurer, Clarence Collins.
Stanley Middleton was named the
Lion Tanner and William Owens,
Tail Twister; John w. Jacobs, Jr.,
and Henry T. Price were elected to
the board of directors. At the
business session preceding the
election reports were heard from
the district convention at Wash
ington last week, which was at
tended by Mr.. Gebhart, Joseph
Jefferson, and Victor Ennis. Each
of the delegates described phase
of the convention, at which the
Delaware delegates were greeted
by u. S. Senator Williams. Ken
meth Smith was named a key
member. President Gebhart gave
a resume of the years accomplish
ments for the club, which has in
cluded service to the needy. High
lights of the year have been the
charter night dinner, the estab-
lishment of safety patrol at the
colored school; the assistance CIV
en- the firemen at their carnival; !;
the Lions booth at later carnival;
three ladies' night celebrations, a
joint meeting with the Smyrna
Rotary Club; the sponsorship of
the March of Dimes; a father and
son night; the innovation of the
visit of Santa Claus in his sleigh;
attendance at the clayton Club or
ganization and charter night; the
providing of lunches at the white
school and milk at the colored
school, and glasses for children re-
quiring them, at either school; and
the erection of road signs. Also
the entertainment of the school
basketball and baseball teams at
dinner; the sponsorship of an es-
say contest at the school, which
received attention in an editorial
in the Journal-Every Evening. In
addition, the social life of the
Lions and Lionesses was enhanced
by the formal dance held during
the Christmas holidays, and a
spring frolic in May.
Other Activities
At the present time the club is
actively engaged in the formation
of cub pack for young boys, q
phase of Boy Scout activity. I'm
der the clubs sponsorship also is
the project of placing 'fresh airs
from the tenement districts OF
New York, a venture to give the
citizens of Smyrna chance to as.
sumo their responsibilities to the
less fortunate. The president com.
mended the club for its attend
ance record, 1914 percent for the
club year; 93.4 percent for the last
three months; with % members
having 100 percent attendance
Membership shows an increase o1
nine, which is 80 percent, with
key members. He also paid {
tribute to the editors of the Bull
letin, which is an outstanding bull
letin in the district. The editor:
were John H. Fearon, Stanley Mid
dleton, and Joseph Jefferson. Plans
are being made for the charter
night festivities which will be hele
at the cafeteria of the school OF
Monday lime 16 at 7 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05

The commencement Speaker Will
be Donald v. Hook. Mr.. Hook is a
dynamic speaker with a sense of
humor. He is a successful attor-
ney and counselor-at-1aw of Penn
sylvania, and has delivered hun
dreds of addresses through the
Middle Atlantic States to Service
Clubs, Women's Organizations, Ed
ucational Groups, Conventions, etc.
The Baccalaureate sermon to the
Graduating Class will be in the
School Auditorium on Sunday
morning, June s, at IL a. m. The
sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. Robert E. Green, pastor of
the Asbury Church in Smyrna.
Rev. Green will be assisted in the
service by the Rev. Walter Hards,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
REV. DAM LEAVES MARYLAND
Former Pastor of Church Here To
Go To Florida

Rev. Herman Dam, formerly
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Smyrna, and at present
pastor of the Mackenzie Memorial
Presbyterian Church of Snow Hill,
Maryland, has accepted a call to
the pastorate of the Clewiston
Presbyterian Church of Clewiston,
Florida to be effective June Z, SUBJ
ject to the approval of the Presby-
terry of New Castle.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
SCHOOLS OFFER
DRIVING PLAN
Delaware To Be Only State.
Offering Driver Training
in Every High School
SURVEY BEING MADE

Delaware will be the only state
in the Union offering driver train
ing lessons in every high school
in the state with the opening of
the fall term. This was announc-
ed by George w. Ayars, state di-
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Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
BALL TEAM
GIVES REPORT
List of Donors Published;
Money Used For New
Equipment
SCOREBOARD DONATED

The Smyrna Baseball team this
week released the names of the
donors who have made this season
possible. Starting with no funds at
all, it was possible for the team to
purchase new uniforms and equip
ment. The team takes this oppor-
tunity to thank the following who
have made it possible for them to
enter the V-League for the 1947
season:
Smyrna Cleaners for the scoreboard
]. J. McMullin
Castle Kent Poultry Company
Smyrna Cleaners
Harry Aumack
Boyer's Liquor Store
Wroten Insurance Agency
Millaway Broadway
Glenn's Soda Shoppe
Handloff's Five and Ten Cent Store
Right Lumber Yard
Bodeys Service Station
Rothwells Garage
Ennis and Deakyne
Highway Diner
Georges Place
Ford's Garage
Lee Slaughter
Bodley's Service Station
Warner w. Price Company
DeFord's Dry Goods Store
Wilson Cabinet Co. Inc.
The Goodie Shoppe
Goldberg Shoe Repair Shop
Clarkie's Garage
Potter and Son
Floyd Ransem
w. L. Wheatley
Sparks Pharmacy
w. F. & ]. R. Clements
Burris and Gooding
Spencer's Garage
Pleasanton's Garage
Lib and Son Restaurant
The contributions totaled S251,
receipts for the three games thus
far played at home, S178.32, MAX
ing total of S429.32. Expenses,
entirely new equipment,
came to s366.s5, leaving balance
of S62.47.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
SCOUTS TO TOUR
WASHINGTON
Results of Years Planning To
Be Realized Next
Wednesday
SIGHT SEEING TRIPS

Lone Troop I, Smyrna Girl
Scouts will realize the goal of a
years planning and working net
Wednesday when they leave by
special bus for a three-day trip to
Washington, D. G. BY a study of
books and maps about the capital,
the girls prepared themselves to
plan the itinery which includes
visits to many famous places, such
as the Capital, White House, Ma
tional Art Gallery, Smithsonian In
stitute, Bureau of Printing and
Engraving, Washington Cathedral
and Mount Vernon. On Thursday
evening, the troop will be enter
tanned at dinner by Troop 5 of
Washington Girl Scouts at their
meeting place at 34th and Lowell
St., N. w. During their stay the
scouts will be housed at lockwood
Manor, a Girl Scout country centre
in nearby Maryland. Scouts who
will make the trip are:
Josephine Brown Patsy Dignan
Bernice Burris Alice Mood
Christine Cropper Patty Middleton
Evelyn Heinold Beverly Herbert
Marjorie johnson Mary Vaughn
Nancy Knots Barbara Wallace
June Colder Patsy Ryan
Doris Dignan Sarah Jane Sparks
Adults who will act as leaders
are: Mrs. Thomas Russell, Mrs.
Samuel Wallace, Mrs. John Mood,
Miss Irene Moffitt and Miss Jean
Ellen Russell.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05
TO GRADUATE
LARGE CLASS
Donald V. Hook, Pennsylvania
Attorney To Be Main Com
mencement Speaker
CLASS ROLL ANNOUNCED

The largest class in the history
of the Smyrna Schools will receive
their diplomas at the Commence
ment program on Wednesday ev-
ening, June II. The Class number
ing 81 students will receive their
diplomas from DR.. C. ]. Prickett,
President of the Board of Educa-
tion, after being presented by
George w. Wright, Superintendent
of Schools. The Glass Roll is as
follows:
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05

Nancy ". Bambergel
Ethel Edna Bell
Carlton Blendt, Jr.
Katherine f. Burris
Carlton r. Carey
Henry Palmer Garter
Marie Churchman
Edgar H. Clothier
Hazel E. Conley
Corrine j.. Conner
Paulena E. Coverdale
Anna M. Davidson
Virginia F. Donovan
Jamse Deacon
Mary Louise Ely
Donald Everett
Robert t. FAIRIES
Samuel J. Fox, II
William George. J.r
Louis j. Gosch, Jr.
Betty Jane Griffin
Janet Rawley Hall
Gene Handsberry
Richard Handsberry
Francis S. Kitchens
Theodosia Hopkins
Florence E. Kinsey
Smyrna times., 1947-06-05

Mary kreworuka
Dorothy Mae Legar
William Lewis, Jr.
Eleanor r. McClain
Peggy J. McGrath
Ruth Anna Maclary
Dorothy Lee Marker
w. Glenn Matthews
Donald Martin
Roland Mills. Jr.
Doris o. Nowland
Thomas M. Oliphant
Frances Ellen Pierce
Sara Winifred Piper
Bob Allen Postlewait
Jacqueline Potter
William M. Short
John F. Simpson. Jr.
Gwen Orma Smith
Josephine L. Smith
Jean Snow
Francis Sylvester
Doris l.. Townsend
Helen Julia Walla
Violet Warrington
Esther A. Williams
George R. Wright
Evening star., 1947-10-30

ON the AIR TONIGHT.
WT0P, 8:00-Juns Havoc in Subway.
WRc, 8:30-caY Grant visits George and
Oracle.
WRc, e:00-WlIIism Bsndlx calls On Al
lolson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-19
SOVIET
Continued from Page One)

to Greece could not be used as "a
political weapon"
Delegates had hoped to reach
an early vote on the American and
Russian proposals but near the
end Of the morning session Colon
bia offered a new suggestion for
handling all the Balkan problems in
a single package.
The delegates YER called back
into session at 3 p. m. (E.S.T.).
Under the Colombian plan, the
United States, Britain, France and
Russia first would examine joint
ly the possibility Of a Balkan agree
ment in order to settle all pend
ing questions likely to endanger
security and friendly relations
among Albania, Yugoslavia, Bull
garia and Greece. Three smaller
nations then would be added to
the group to comprise the perma-
nent committee.
The committee also would 60
operate with the competent au-
thorities or agencies appointed by
the government of the United
States to handle its aid to Greece
DR.. Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil
said aid to Greece vas necessary
because of subversive elements and
emphasized that both Greece and
Turkey had asked Washington for
help.
He declared that U. N. members
were not precluded from helping
one another by any charter pro-
vision and added that such aid
in maintaining order could be given
freely without interference by
the u. N.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-19
RESCUE
CONTINUED from Page One)

cell, in charge of a crew OF en-
balmers at the emergency mortu-
ary, as saying several victims had
been found alive, 48 hours after
the explosion. This could not be
verified. J. H. Mcmahon, IN
charge of the heavy equipment
being used in the rescue work ,
told Hal Boyle, Associated Press
staffer at the scene, that no vic
tins had been found. John Hill
deputy mayor, said Il haven't
heard of. anybody being brought
out alive, but l hope to God they
will"
Paul Stokes, Houston insurance
man and Red Cross relief worker,
said no victims had been brought
out alive.
Relief work at Monsanto went
O., as fire fighters fought eleven
fires still raging in the tank farm
area. Skies overhead were heavy
with smoke a n d the atmosphere
was darkly gloomy.
The dreaded shift in wind came,
and the smoke was visible 100
miles inland, at Palestine and
Js cksonville.
But the wind was described as
'.just a breath and the smoke
spiraled high before blowing back
over the city. Earlier, a north
wind had blown the smoke and
flames seward. Now coming
from the South, it could endaager
the city if it became brisk.
Oiltlres nave no flying sparks
and officials said homes and bust
ness structures north of the burn
ing area would not be endangered.
Eleven fires, two of them break
ing out today, burned furiously in
the tank farm area. Seven were
il the Humble company's tank
farm one-quarter mile from Mon
santo.
Two others were afire in the Sid
Richardson plant across the road
from Humble. One of the Repub-
lie company's plant was still burn
ing fittully in the Monsanto area
Three to five other large stor-
age tanks in the Humble farm
were menaced but firefighters
were optimistic they would be
saved.
Hundreds Of persons We're at
work at Monsanto when it went
up in flames Wednesday, and a
conservative estimate by a COM
pany official was that 100 bodies
might be recovered.
Monsanto officials issued a
statement today that 3O7 of it's
employees are still unaccounted
for. 1t said 81 have been identified
among the known dead, Al among
the injured, and II have been To-
Gated unframed. But 307 have not
been accounted for.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-19
M0L0T0V
Continued from Page One)

posals are accepted Austria would
become a puppet under foreign
control and the United
could not subscribe 10 such a
treaty."
Molotov contended that Soviet
seizures of property in the Rus
sian zone in Austria were small
but Marshall offered a list which
he said had been compiled by
American sources in Austria. Mol
otov accused the United States of
" manipulating figures" and said
they were obtained from a very
doubtful source"
Marshall said that the total pro-
duction believed involved in SOVIET
claims to property in Austria in
cluded 100 percent of Danube
shipping, 70 per cent of crude oil
production, 80 percent of the hard
coal, 100 percent of the production
Of tobacco, so percent Of hydrau-
lie tools, and 100 percent of cleo
trio bulb, sulphuric acid, steel,
cellulos fiber and artificial fertili-
e production.
Molotov said that there was
only one tobacco factory in Aus
tria and it was in the Soviet zone;
that there was only n factory
for hydraulic turbines; and that
the Soviet union had offered the
Austrian government joint owner
ship of Danube shipping and oil
production but the Austrian gov :
eminent refused the offer.
Both Bevin and Marshall accus-
ed Molotov Of seeking t only
reparations from Austria but lex
ira territorial rights" in Soviet
control Of plants. Molotov replied
that neither Mr.. Bevin's nor Mr..
Marshall s statements correspond
to the facts"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-19
ARMY
Continued from Page One)

has more of a right to have
a voice in its management than
you have. Ours is the only army
of it's kind in the world.
This civilian army Of ours has
Just beaten the largest combina-
ton of professional armies in his
tory. Since you won the war. it
is logical that you should be able
to voice your opinion in peace
time in referenc. to army politics.
Several major changes have
been made in War Department pol
ices by Army Advisory commit
tees in other areas. There are
many things which the average
citizen has had no chance to ques-
ton in the past. Now this com
mittee has been formed, you shall
have your share in shaping the
army to come.
THE army wants your help and
cooperation and therefore urges
you to support your Army Advis-
DRY Committee" he said.
At present there are Is mem
bers on the committee and any
references to any idea or ques-
tons that the public may have
should be called to the committees
attention.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-19
P OLICEP PROBING
REPORTED THEFT
AT LOCAL HOTEL

City police were last night inves-
tigating the reported robbery of
Bill Konokles at a local hotel early
yesterday morning when approx
mately $3.50 was said to have been
taken from Konokes while he slept.
According to police reports, Ko-
nokles said he was asleep in his
room when some person slit the
pockets of his trousers and extract
ed a bill fold containing the $3.50
and then left the pocketbook lying
on the bed.
City detectives investigating the
reported theft stated that the door
was locked from the inside and
they could find 10 traces Of any
one having been hidden IN the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-19
RAILROAD
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treasurer, Chicago MilwsuysssaS 's
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treasurer, Pennsylvania pssa' b
Philadelphia; W. B. Pom 's'';
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