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Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
NIGHT
AT GRANGE
Covered Dish Supper Will Be
Served Next Thursday
September 29
SPECIAL PROGRAM

The Smyrna Grange will observe
National Booster Night next
Thursday night, September 20,
starting at $50 o'clock with cov-
cred dish supper. A special pro-
gram is being arranged by Mrs.
Mary Fleming, lecturer. A new re-
freshment committee is announced
to serve for three months, Mrs.
Charles Dukes, Mrs. Arthur CHM,
Mrs. William Anderson. The speak
er at last weeks meeting was Leon
Tarburton, Dover, Kent County
deputy, who stressed the necessity
for all pupils to return to school
and finish the high school course.
without diplomas they will come
up Short, he said, urging Changers
to use their influence in this mat
ter. 'Better Farm Living, an
article written by National Master
Golf, was read by Mrs. Harry Vir-
din, Sr. There were readings by
Mrs. George Blendt, James Flem-
ing, and a discussion on wheat
and Corn Acreage Allotment" "
George Blendt, master, presided.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22

In the past, Fall in Smyrna has
meant nothing more than cooler
weather, cleaning the furnace,
opening of school and little more
general activity than usual, but
this year something new has been
added-FOOTBALL. Yes, Smyrna
High School is playing football for
the first time in twenty years. Now
in their third week of practice, the
twenty-five man squad will be turn
ing on the pressure in an effort to
ready themselves for their opener
October s against Rehoboth. The
team is coached by Frank Stella
tella, Industrial Arts teacher, star
lineman at Lafayette and All-Penn-
sylvania guard in 1910. He played
professional ball with the Newark
Bears in 1941 and has had five
years coaching experience as as
sistant coach at Montclair High
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Rev. w. C. HARDS
TO LEAVE HERE
Pastor of Presbyterian Church
and Mrs. Hards To Sail For
England October 9th
FUTURE UNDETERMINED
tnOLO by huLler

The Rev. Walter G. Hards, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church, and Mrs. Hards expect to
sail to England on the Queen Eliz-
abeth on October 6, and not only
the church, but the town of Smyr-
ma, will suffer the loss of spirit
ual leader who will be hard to re-
place. Natives of England, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hards came to Smyrna soon
after their arrival in the United
States in 1916, following three
years of service as pioneer mission
aries in South America During his
years in this country he has also
engaged in divinity work at Prince
ton Theological Seminary. Their
missionary endeavors in South
America were colorful and varied,
and included travelling on horse
back to villages and farms where
there were no established churches,
with the object of making converts
and building churches. He was the
pastor for three years of the
Evangelical Church in Honda, Toll
ina, and both Mr.. and Mrs. Hards
were teachers for two years in the
American College, a school under
the Presbyterian Mission, in Bogo-
ia. After visiting their homes in
England their future is at this
time undetermined; the possibili-
ties embrace staying in England,
returning to the United States, or
returning to the mission field. They
will go into any of these services
with the best wishes of the MEM
bers of the church they have served
so well, and of the residents of
Smyrna who have come to know
them. Their work in Smyrna has
not been devoted alone to the
church, but has been a wider SER
vice, embracing an interest in the
welfare of the inmates of the State
Welfare Home, and in many pro-
jects for the good of the entire
community. Their reward will be
in the knowledge that they will be
missed.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
BUSINESS WOMEN MEET
Smyrna Clayton Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club Meet

feSSiOnal W0men'S Club Meet
The Smyrna-C Clayton Business
and Professional Womens Club
held their first fall meeting Monday
night at The Wayside Inn with
Mrs. Howard Deakyne presiding
for the first time since her election
as president. Mrs. Laura Myers,
program coordinator, called for re-
ports from the following commit
tee chairmen: Miss Florence Lurty,
aims and objects; Mrs. Marie
Downs, Mrs. Mildred King, Miss
Temperance Scout, Mrs. Helen
Goldsborough, Mrs. Margaret Ruby,
and Miss Ruth Webb. Ten new
members were accepted into the
club: Mrs. Grace Cochran, Town
send: Mrs. Medford Davis, Sr.,
Mrs. Neva Johnson, Mrs. Bertha
Sevil, Mrs. Lillius Carson, all of
Clayton; Mrs. Margaret ONeill,
Miss Bertha Smithers, Mrs. Robert
Dunning, Miss Arie Hill and Miss
Jane O'Neill, all of Smyrna. Mem
bers are invited to attend the lead
ership training institute to be held
at Legislative Hall, Dover on Sep
tember 24-25. Miss Julia Fauber,
New York, director program coor-
dination, National. Federation Bus
mess Professional and Womens
Clubs will be the speaker.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
NEW INSTITUTE
FOR RESEARCH
Latex Corporation of Dover
Announce Formation of
Research Institute
AID STUDY OF CHILD ILLS

Formation of the Playtex Park
Research Institute, which will
sponsor a medical research pro-
gram devoted solely to pediatrics
was announced last Thursday at
the first meeting of the institutes
tentative governing board at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New
York City. The board is composed
of sixteen leaders in pediatrics
from outstanding colleges and
children's hospitals in various parts
of the country and from govern
ment agencies. The new institute,
founded by the International La
tex Corporation of Dover, has as
its objective the "facilitation and
coordination of scientific research
concerning the nature, prevention,
causes, treatment and cure of dis
eases and disorders" of infants
and children, and "the factors re-
sponsible for normal growth and
development in the infant" It's
funds will not be used for build
ings or equipment" but twill be de-
voted to accelerating and initiating
research activity in existing pub
licly and privately endowed insti-
tutions." A. N. Spanel, founder and
chairman of the board of Interna-
tional Latex Corporation, said that
'fby a gradual process American
industry has assumed the burden
of health and social improvement
notwithstanding the load it is all
ready carrying in the form of peak
taxation" Walter o. Heinze, pres
ident of International Latex, OPEN
ing the meeting, said that the in
stitute is modelled after no exist
ing medical research program but
rather as a source of funds and
energies which would help in the
creation of a new direction in med
Continued on Page six)
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
NAMED CANCER
SOCIETY HEAD
DIR. c. j. Prickett, Superinten.
dent of State Welfare Home
Elected Chairman
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED

DR.. Clarence ]. Prickett of Smyr-
ma was elected chairman of the
Delaware Division, American Can
Ger Society, at the divisions annual
meeting last week in the Delaware
Academy of Medicine. DR.. Prickett,
who was unanimously elected, be-
comes the first person outside of
the Wilmington area to head the
cancer society in Delaware. He is
superintendent of the State Wei
fare Home at Smyrna, former
mayor of Smyrna, and he has serv-
ed for several years as Kent Coun-
ty chairman of the cancer society.
The division elected DR.. Stanley
Worden of Dover to succeed DIR.
Prickett as Kent County chairman.
DIR. Worden is chairman of the
Kent County Medical Society.
Other officers of the society were
reelected. They are: DR.. Douglas
M. Gay, secretary; George A. Ell
lott, Jr., treasurer; Mrs. William
N. Cam, state commander of the
Field Army; DIR. w. w. Lattomus,
New Castle County chairman; DR..
James Beebe of Lewes, Sussex
County chairman. Elected to the
executive committee were: William
H. Cantwell, 1. b. Finkelstein, DR..
John w. Howard, DIR. william H.
Kraemer, George S. Webb, the re-
tiring chairman, Clement c. Wood,
Floyd w. Woodcock, and Mrs. t.
B. Young. 1t was announced at
the meeting that Mrs. Young will
retire as executive director of the
division on october 1, after serving
with the organization for IL years.
Probably no one in the state has
done as much for cancer as Mrs.
Young, one of the executive COM
mittee members declared at the
meeting. Mr.. Webb extended to
her heartfelt thanks for her out
standing contribution to the can
Ger cause in Delaware" Tributes
by various members of the divi-
sion were made part of the minutes
of the meeting and Mrs. Young
was accorded rising vote of
thanks for her service. The men,
bers also expressed their apprecia-
tion of the service of Mr.. Webb and
of Miss Helen F. Hall, who retired
as chairman of the publicity COM
mittee. DR.. John F. w. King, re-
porting on the operation of the
Delaware Cancer Detection Centers
said that the program is costing
$3.50 per case of cancer discovered
in new patients as compared with
an average of $500 per positive
case in detection centers through
CONTINUED on Page Sevenl
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
SMYRNA HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM
PUT THRU PRACTICE DRILLS

School, New Jersey. He is assisted
in his coaching duties by Charles
Williams and Robert Everett. In
their first preseason scrimmage
Monday at Caesar Rodney, the loc-
ais inexperience stood out like a
sore thumb but, they never lost
heart or spirit. Great Improvement
was shown in inter-squad scrim-
mage the following afternoon. Fol-
lowing is the roster: Donald Luff,
David Jacobs, Wayne Pryor, Will
liam Shane, Preston Burris, Aaron
Reynolds, William Warner, Larry
Davis, James Mood, Gene Short,
John Marshall, John Isaacs, Ken
meth Marsh, Phil Denney, Walton
Smith, Roland Daniels, Franklin
Shane, George Luff, James Leager,
Roger Hudson, Donald Poore,
Charles Reynolds, Victor Brown,
William Marsh, Bing Phsey.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
MEN
CATCH 16 DRUM
Make Record Catch of Drum
Fish in Delaware Bay
Off Bowers
TOTAL CATCH 900 POUNDS

The luck which all fishermen
long for befell a group of Smyrna
and Clayton men last Friday, and
some sort of record was establish
ed by their catch. In the Delaware
Bay, off Bowers Beach, they
caught and brought home 16 drum
fish, each weighing from so to II
pounds, the total weight was 900
pounds. They were not prepared
for the large and sporting fish
which was their fortune to find,
but despite all difficulties they
managed to bring in the record
catch. 1t was day of excitement
and adventure for the group which
included one man SO years old, who
caught one of the big fish. He was
Samuel Short, and other members
of the fishing party were Norman
Short, Grover King, William e.
Matthews, Jr., all of Smyrna; Ollie
Reed, of Clayton; and Raymond
Morgan, of Grafton, West Virginia,
a brother-in-law of Norman Short
who is visiting him here. The larg-
est fish was caught by Ollie Reed,
and the fish were all displayed in
Clayton on Saturday morning,
drawing a large crowd of specta-
tors while they were being photo
graphed. The men were taken out
on this fishing trip by Capt. John
McNatt. In order that the fish
could be disposed of and not wasted
lot of it was given to the State
Welfare Home to be used for meals
there.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
CADET TEACHER IN SCHOOL
Miss Jane O'Nein Joins staff Here
AS Cadet Teacher


With the opening of the Smyrna
School in September, Miss Jane
ONeill joined the staff as a Cadet
teacher. Miss o'Neill is a gradu-
ate of the John Bassett Moore
High School, and has been trained
for elementary school teaching at
the University of Delaware. Her
practice teaching assignment was
worked out between DR.. Dolio of
the University of Delaware and
Superintendent George w. Wright.
Working under the direction and
immediate supervision of Mrs. Lulu
V. r. Ricards, Miss O'Neill will re-
ceive direct experience in every
phase of primary school teaching.
Miss O'Neill's practice teaching as
signment will continue until Octo-
ber 21, at which time she will re-
turn to the University of Delaware
for completion of her training and
graduation in the field of elemen-
tary education.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Fire Burns Farm Buildings

Smyrna and Clayton firemen
were called out late yesterday
morning to a fire which destroyed
the barn, COW stable and milkhouse
on the farm of Francis Morris on
Gumbush Road. The firemen ar
rived too late to save any of the
buildings which were filled with
seed wheat, hay and potatoes. The
barn and COW stable were covered
by insurance. Mrs. Franklin Wheel
er, a neighbor, called in the alarm.
She has reported the local COM
pany's last three fires.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
E. P. CORRIE
GIVES TALK
Addresses ROtarians AT Week
ly Meet Last Thurs
day Night.
TOPIC WAS PUBLICITY

Elmer P. Corrie, who has served
for 21 years as chairman of public
relations for the Smyrna Rotary
Club, talked on Publicity" at the
meeting last Thursday night. He
said that publicity began with the
Bible, which was a recorded his
tory written at the time by those
who knew what was taking place,
recorded in old script and on stone.
The translation of inscriptions
found in tombs continues to give
further proof that what was re-
corded in the Bible was true. He
compared what is written now in
magazines and newspapers with
the words of the Bible, and said
that contemporary reporting is for
gotten in few days, but the rec
ords in the Bible still live. In colon
ial days the Pilgrims taught their
children from the Bible. William r.
Matthews, Jr. made the response
and paid tribute on behalf of the
club for the faithful service for so
many years by Mr.. Corrie in pub
licity for Rotary. Reynolds Pratt
presided, and the program commit
tee reported that the clubs pro-
grams are lined up for two months
or more. Group singing was led
by Willard Y. Rutter, Who also
made a report for the attendance
committee. Visiting Rotarians in
cluded Rowland d. Henderman,
Dover, and Alden V. Keene and
John G. Baldwin, both of the Mid
dletown Club. Ernest Wilson was
the guest of Mr.. Matthews.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
HEADS STATE
HOMEMAKERS
Mrs. Charles z. Dukes Elected
President Home Demon
stration Council
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED

Mrs. Charles 2. Dukes of Town
send was elected president of the
State Home Demonstration Council
at the fall meeting of the council
on Monday, September Is. Other
officers elected were. Mrs. John
Farrow, vice president, Magnolia;
Mrs. Earl White, secretary, Bridge
vile; and Mrs. Norman Shorts,
treasurer, Smyrna. Mrs. Dukes is
a member of the Friendly Neigh
bors home demonstration club and
is currently serving as secretary
for that group. She is the past
president of the New Castle Coun-
ty Cuncil and has served on the
State Council for the past four
years. She is an active member of
the Smyrna Grange and leader for
the Stump Corner All club. AS In
ternational Relations Chairman for
the Delaware Home Demonstra-
tion Clubs she has initiated pro-
jects to further international un-
derstanding among rural women
and organized trip for a group of
125 Delaware women to visit the
United Nations at Lake Success.
Mrs. Dukes succeeds Mrs. Jonathan
S. Wheatley of Delmar who has
been council president for the past
two years. Mrs. Wheatley presided
at the meeting of the advisory
group and led the discussion on
plans and recommendations for
the 1850 home demonstration pro-
gram. She announced that a group
of nine homemakers will represent
Delaware at the meeting of the
National Home Demonstration
Council to be held at Colorado
Springs, Colorado, october 81.
MIR. w. G. Skoglund, director Of the
short course, met with the group
and outlined plans for the first
short courses to be held at the Uni
versity of Delaware, November Id
to December 16. A review of cur
rent developments in the field of
home economics which should be
considered in developing the 1850
home demonstration programs was
given by Miss M. Gertrude Hollo-
way, State home demonstration
leader; and Miss Louise Whitcomb,
home management specialist. Mem
bers of the Council present were:
Mrs. Wheatley, Mrs. Dukes, Mrs.
S. B. Collins, Middletown; Mrs.
Duane Lynn, Milford; Mrs. Carl
Nelson Newark; Mrs. Lillian Shall
cross, Middletown; Mrs. Earl
White, Bridgeville; Mrs. Joseph
McIlvaine, Lewes; Mrs. John Far
row, Magnolia; Mrs. Elmer Cohee,
Woodside; Mrs. Violet Goodwill and
Miss M. Katherine Jones were
guests at the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
OBSERVE 5OTH ANNIVERSARY
Scott Methodist Church, Blackbird,
To Celebrate Anniversary Sunday

Services at Scott Methodist
Church, Blackbird, on Sunday,
September 25th will mark the 50th
anniversary of the opening of the
church. Scott Church was organ
lied from Sunday School held in
Blackbird Schoolhouse after the
closing of old Union Church, two
miles north of the village. The
opening sermon was held on Sep
tember II, 1899, the Rev. Alfred
Scott, son of Bishop Levi Scott,
for whom the church was named,
officiated. Services on Sunday will
be held at 2:30 pm. at which time
the Rev. Robert Hodgson, former
pastor, will speak. The Rev. Will
liam B. Bundick, present pastor,
will conduct anniversary services.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
LIONS TO HOLD
BUFFET SUPPER
LiOnesses to Prepare Supper
Which Will be Served at
Parish House
CONVENTION PICTURES

The Smyrna Lions Club met on
Monday night at The Colonial
Hotel with the president, Stanley
Middleton, presiding. The invoca-
tion was given by the Rev. Donald
j. Parsons. The next meeting, on
Monday, October 8, will be an in
novation, with buffet supper pre-
pared by the Lionesses served al
the parish house of st. Peters
Church. Following the supper NOV
ing pictures taken at the Lions In.
ternational convention in New
York will be shown by Charles F
Cooley, of the West Brandywine
Lions Club.
Youth Center Report
A report on progress at the
Youth Center was made by Burril
Mccoy, who urged the Lions helI
on any evening. Work continue!
each night. The large room is prac
tically complete at this time, anC
the cooperation of all the cluI
members will be appreciated 81
that the smaller rooms may be fin
ished. Lester Meyer, chairman o
tha Chrictnoac danoe oornn1ittae
held discussion on the date which
will be announced in the neal
future.
Guest Speaker October IL
Joseph Errigo, Wilmington, viii
be the guest speaker at the meet
ing of October II. Due to the i'll
Continued on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Death of Edgar w. Faulkner, q

Death of Edgar w. Faulkner, 25
Funeral services for Edgar w.
Faulkner, 25, a carpenter at the
International Latex Corporation,
Dover, and a veteran of World War
II, were held yesterday afternoon
from the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel.
The Rev. Walter l.. Beckwith, pas
tor of Asbury Methodist Church,
officiated and interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery here. Mr.. Faulk-
ner was pronounced dead Sunday
by the coroner after his wife found
his body hanging from the rafters
of a new home he was building on
the DUPONT Highway near the
Brenford Road, across the road
from his own home. The son of
Edgar Faulkner and Mrs. Julia
Weller Bishop, he is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Catherine Faulkner;
one son, Edgar W., Jr., brother,
George, Kenton; three sisters, Mrs.
Linwood Stafford, Worton, Md;
Mrs. Charles Wallace, Church Hill,
Md; Mrs. Weston Crossley Ken
ton; and one half-sister, Miss Jean
Bishop, FELTON,.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
DRESS FACTORY AT CLAYTON
Another Industry Has Been Added
to This Area - Clayton Products

Z
to This Area = Clayton Products
! The Smyrna Clayton trading
area added another industry to its
growing list this month with the
opening of a dress factory at Clay
ton, in the building opposite the
railroad station on Bassett Street.
The firm is operating as Clayton
Products and is managed by JOS
eph Pokorny, of Long Island, N. Y.
Twenty-one girls are now employed
by the new enterprise, producing
house dresses which are being sold
by leading department stores
throughout the east, such as Gim-
BILE Brothers, Philadelphia. When
full production is reached Mr..
Pokorny expects to have more than
fifty operators.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
TO HOLD SUPPER
W.S.C.S. of Asbury Church to Give
Hollywood Supper October 18th

A Hollywood Supper, similar to
the former Tom Brenneman's
Breakfast in Hollywood" radio
show, will be given by the W.S.C.S.
of Asbury Church Friday, October
Z, at the High School cafeteria.
Prizes will be awarded for the
baldest head, youngest grandmoth-
er, silliest hat, person having trav-
eled the longest distance, etc. A
baked ham supper is being offered
and tickets are now on sale at $1.5O
for adults and rs cents for children.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Kenton P.T.A. To Meet

The Kenton P.T.A. will hold their
first meeting of the year at the
Kenton School tonight, Thursday,
September %. This meeting has
been designated as get-acquainted
night and all interested persons are
urged to attend.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
willing Workers To Meet

The Willing Workers Sunday
School Class of st. Paul's Church,
Clayton, will hold their monthly
meeting Friday evening, September
%, at the home of Mrs. J. M. Bur
ris. All members are urged to at
tend.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Rally Day at Clayton Church

Ewelps st. Paul Methodist
Church, Clayton will observe Rally
Day Sunday, September 25 at 10
am. Following the rally the
school and the teachers with their
classes will attend the morning
worship service at 11:55 am. The
public is invited.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22

Turn Clocks Back Saturday Night
Saturday night clocks will be
turned back one hour when we will
change from Daylight Time to
standard Time.
Evening star., 1949-02-21
Will Try 10 Duplicate
Nar-Throwing Feat
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FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Feb.
21.--TMo candidates for Governor
and a State Senator will serve as
judges tomorrow when nine high
school youths in this area attempt
to throw silver dollar across the
Rappahannock. a legendary feat
of George Washington.
The contest. principal event here
marking Washingtop's birthday,
will be held at 2:30 pm. at Ferry
Farm, Stafford County, childhood
home of the first President. across
the river from this city. The
judges will be two gubernatorial
candidates, Horace H. Edwards
and Remmie l.. Arnold, and State
Senator B. T. Pitts of Fredericks-
burg.
Contestants and their high
schools will be Charles Harding,
James Monroe High School of this
city; John Sullivan, Falmouth;
Lawrence Decatur, Stafford;
James Beard. Spotsylvania; Robert
Clore, King George; Aubrey
Pickett, Caroline: Curtis Hackett,
c. T. Smith High; Garland InScoe,
Colonial Beach, and Page Thomp-
son, Mount Vernon.
DR.. Robert F. Caverlee will be
master of ceremonies. and Mayor
Josiah P. Rowe, jr., will introduce
the judges. The celebration will
be preceded by a parade at 1870