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Smyrna times., 1949-04-21

EXAMINATION
Check-ups For Children Will
Be Made at Schools
Here May 9
TO EXAMINE, OTHERS

The pre-school examination for
all white children entering the
Smyrna School in September, 1949,
will be made at the white school on
Monday, May 9, at 1 pm. The pre-
school examination for all colored
children entering the Smyrna
School in September, 1949, will be
on Monday, May 9, in the colored
school at am. These announce
ments are made by George w.
Wright, Superintendent of Smyrna
Schools. Children will be given a
medical examination, diphtheria
immunization and small pox vac
cination with permission of parent
or guardian. Mothers may also
bring infants and children below
school age for immunization and
vaccination only. The health of all
children in school is tremendously
important to the learning process,
continued Mr.. Wright, and is re-
lated to our physical well-being,
these medical examinations are
tremendously important to children
entering school. Such examinations
will enable parents to follow
through with visits to their family
physician for such treatment and
correction as may be necessary and
will at the same time provide the
school with a record of physical
health for each child entering.
These examinations will be made
by the State Board of Health under
the direction of DR.. Charles R.
Hayman, Deputy State Health Of
ficer for Kent County. 1t is hoped
that every parent or guardian of
any pre-school child eligible for
entrance in September, 1949, will
not overlook the dates for these
examinations. Children entering
the Cheswold white school and the
Leipsic white schools will also be
examined at the Smyrna white
school as given above. This does
not mean, of course, that the Ches-
void children and Leipsic children
will attend the Smyrna School, but
the concentration of these examin-
ations will save considerable time
and expense in this work.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
CLEANUP WEEK
BEGINS MONDAY
School Children Will Interview
Neighbors, Pass Out Lists
of Things to Be Done
RESIDENTS COOPERATE

Clayton and Smyrna are ready
for the opening of our official
Paint-Up, Cleanup, Fix-Up cam
paign which begins the week of
April "a. Hundreds of residents
will again cooperate in doing the
many things necessary to maintain
the reputation of Smyrna and
Clayton for the cleanliness and at
tractiveness that shows each indi-
vidual's pride in his home and his
community. The schools of Clay
ton and of Smyrna will again do
their part in interviewing neigh
bors, in passing out check lists of
things to be done and, finally, in
collecting each citizens report of
his part in the campaign to main
tain and improve the values of
every property in this area. In
this issue of the Smyrna Times, in
the advertisement of the Smyrna
Clayton Chamber of Commerce,
there is a complete list of things to
guide you in cooperating with the
Chamber of Commerce. Do as
many of the things as you can by
April 80. Now is the time to
Paint Up, Clean UP and Fix Up.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
CONVENTION BANQUET--SHOW
OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

The Del-Mar-Va Volunteer Fire
mems Convention committee of the
Citizens Hose Co. is rapidly COM
pleting plans for the convention
banquet to be held Tuesday, May
10 at the high school cafeteria.
Several outstanding speakers have
been invited to attend the banquet
in honor of the officers of the as
sociation, past presidents, members
of the executive committee, and
officers of the auxiliary. The ban
quet will be open to all delegates,
alternates and the general public
at So each. Reservations for the
banquet must be made by Satur-
day, April 80, it has been an
nounced.
8-Act Vaudeville
Following the banquet will be an
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
ASK FOR LAKE
CONCESSION
Leaders Present Plan for Girl
Scouts to Operate COnces-
sion This Summer
COOKIE SALE SUCCESS

Approximately one hundred girls
participated in the annual Girl
Scout cookie sale which was held
last week. This included girls from
seven to fifteen years of age from
five troops. The receipts from this
sale will help to swell the funds
for trips and troop camping. Dur
ing the ten years which the organ
ization has been active in Smyrna
there has never been any solicita-
tion of funds. However, the move
ment has grown to such an extent
that the leaders are realizing that
if the work is to be developed they
must have much larger resources.
There is special need of camping
facilities as there is no established
Girl Scout camp for the girls of
lower Delaware. Plans are on foot
for developing some sort of temp
orary camp site next year which
will be available at small cost to
all Smyrna and Clayton scouts. 1t
is hoped that this can be realized
without making any drive for
funds in the next year.
Ask for Lake Concession
According to Mrs. Thomas Rus
sell, who has been a leader here for
the past ten years, it has been the
policy of the organization to teach
the scouts to earn their own way.
1t was with this policy in mind
that a committee from the Girl
Scout Association composed of
Mrs. Stanley Middleton, Mrs. John
Casey, and Mrs. Thomas Russell
presented plan at recent meet
ing of Town Council whereby the
scouts would be able to continue
self support for their expanded
projects. The plan would be for
members of the older troops to op-
crate the concession at the lake,
under adult supervision. The oper-
alton of the concession would not
only be a means of self support
but would also offer training in
business to the scouts. Special
programs, such as sings, water
sports, and co ,k-outs are in the
mind of the committee, with the
feeling that this would help to
carry out the purpose of Town
Council to make the lake of the
greatest recreational value TO all
of the youth of the community.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
WOMEN'S CLUB
HEARS SPEAKER
Mrs. Marjorie Speakman Ad-
dresses Club on "WOmen
in Public Life"
NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Smyrna-Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club
met on Tuesday night at The Way
side Inn, with the president, Mrs.
Oswald Denney, presiding The
speaker was Mrs. Marjorie Speak
man, Wilmington business execu-
tive and member of the club, who
spoke on women in Public Life"
'The principals of a good demo-
cracy are really Christian princi-
pies and you have got to make
your democracy religion, she
stated. She made a stirring plea
to women to organize, to be sure
to send the right women into the
political world. "It is the things
we don't do that we will have to
answer to-, she said. Stressing
the high ideals of the Business and
Professional Women's Clubs, the
largest organization of women in
the world, she showed the value
of working with other clubs. Mrs.
asked the women not
to be self-satisfied, but to try ex-
periments in Delaware. 1--WE have
got lots of politicians, she said,
1--WE want leaders," A report on
the community loan project was
made by Miss Temperance Scout.
The following nominating commit
Continued on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
HEAR
WILDLIFE TALK
Norman G. Wilder Explains
Administrative Set-Up
of Commission
AT COLONIAL HOTEL

Norman G. Wilder, director of
conservation, Delaware Game and
Fish Commission, explained the
administrative set-up of the COM
mission at the dinner meeting Of
the Smyrna Lions Club at The
Colonial Hotel on Monday night.
He told of the way it is financed,
and the number of men employed,
stating that conservation activities
are financed through the Federal
Aid in Wildlife Restoration Fund.
The amount of federal portion last
year was $4,000; the federal por-
tion being three quarters and the
state one quarter. A description
of the projects included the farm
game project with farmers to re-
Continued on Page Sikh
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
OF
VESTRYMEN
Annual Congregation Meeting
of st. Peters Church Held
Monday Night
BUFFET SUPPER

The annual congregational meet
ing was held at the parish house OF
st. Peters Church Monday night,
preceded by buffet supper. Geo.
w. Boehmler, senior warden, pre-
sided. Reports were given by the
following: The Church Aid and
Rectory Society, Miss Clara Lem
berger; Woman's Auxiliary, Mrs,
Henry C. Webb, president; the
church property committee, c. L.
Harmonson, junior warden; treas
urer's report, cemetery committee,
and church school, Mr.. Boehmler.
The Rev. Frederick M. Barton, re-
tired, spoke briefly. Glenn S. King
acted as secretary.
Vestrymen Elected
An election of vestrymen to
serve for three years resulted as
follows. DIR. Richard w. Comegys,
DIR. Robert Sarde, and Joseph JEFF
ferson. They replace Francis B.
Gebhart, Culnmins Speakman, Sr.,
and John Fearon, whose terms had
expired Appointed as tellers were
John e. Wilson III, Mr.. Speakman;
and as judge, Mr.. Fearon.
Rectory For Sale
Announcement was made that
the rectory is for sale, and that the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn S.
King had been rented for use by
the rector. A gift was presented
the rector, the Rev. Donald ]. Par
sons, from all of his parishioners,
including the members of the con-
firmation class. Accepting the gift
Mr.. Parsons, who has been here
three months, said that he noted
especially that interest in the work
of the church was shared by all OF
the members. Mr.. Harmonson re-
ported that many projects of the
property committee will be conf
pleted this year. The supper and
meeting were attended by more
than eighty persons. Mrs. ]. Ches-
ter Banta was general chairman Of
supper arrangements.
Regular Church Services
Regular services will be held at
the church on the first Sunday af-
ter Easter: holy communion, am.
Morning Prayer and sermon at IL
a. M; church school, 10 a. m. Re-
hearsals by the junior choir on
Tuesdays at 3:45 p. m. and con-
firmation class meeting at 8 pm.
on Tuesdays at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Middleton.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
FORMER PASTOR GETS CALL
Rev. Herman Dam of Florida In
vited to st. Louis, Missouri

vited to st. Louis, Missouri
The Rev. Herman Dam, for two
years pastor of the Community
Presbyterian Church of Clewiston,
Florida, notified the Session of that
Church on Monday evening, April
IL, that he had received call to
the Clifton Heights Presbyterian
Church of st. Louis, Missouri. He
asked the Session, according to
church order, to call a congrega-
tional meeting on Monday evening,
April 25, at pm. at which the
Rev. Winslow S. Drummond of
West Palm Beach will act as mod
orator, for the purpose of concurr-
ing with the pastor in requesting
the Presbytery of Southeast Flori-
da to approve the dissolution of
pastoral relations. The Presbytery
will be requested to call a pro
re nata meeting early in May and
the exact date of the dissolution
will be fixed at that time. The Rev.
Dam came to Clewiston from New
Castle Presbytery of the Synod of
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
Smyrna Grange Meeting

At the meeting of the Smyrna
Grange last week it was voted to
continue meeting every Thursday
evening. This week the program
will be in charge of Mrs. Arthur
Short. The Lecturer is planning
a May Day program to be held on
April 2Sth, at which time a May
Queen will be chosen and crowned.
A covered dish supper will proceed
the program. This will be an open
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
ROTARY DELEGATES
Reynolds Pratt and w. e. Mat
thews, Jr. to Attend Convention

Reynolds Pratt and w. f. Mat
thews, Jr. to Attend Convention
Delegates from the Smyrna
Rotary Club to the 1S4th district
convention to be held April "a, and
25 at Atlantic City will be Reyn-
olds Pratt, president-elect, and
William E. Matthews, Jr. Harry
P. Jones is the local chairman for
reservations. Nelson Everhart pre-
sided at the meeting last Thursday
and Albert A. Newcomb, Sr. direct
ed group singing. The speaker at
the meeting of Thursday, April %
will be Adjutant Russell K. Wheel
er, of the Salvation Army. Eman-
uel Barros was a visitor from the
Dover Rotary Club. The Rev. Leon
Ross was the guest of Mr.. Pratt,
and ]. Ronald Nowland, the guest
of Mr. Matthews.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21

8-act vaudeville show in the high
school auditorium which is also
open to the general public at 81
each. Harry P. Jones is in charge
of the entertainment and announc-
ed that the 8 vaudeville acts will
feature comedy, song and dance
personalities that have played in
New York show places. Jimmy
Evans will act as emcee and rend-
er several vocal selections. One of
the outstanding attractions will be
that of charming Ruth Daye fea-
tured on the xylophone and along
with the Murphy Sisters, (three
sisters weighing over 300 lbs. each)
and other sensational acts, a real
broadway show is assured all those
who attend.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
w. S. O. S. CIRCLE MEETINGS
Leaders and Meeting Places An
nounced for Tuesday Night

nounced for Tuesday Night
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service Circles will meet Tues
day evening, April 26, at 1880
O'Clock, as follows: Circle No. 1,
Mrs. Ernest Blendt, leader, will
meet at the home of Mrs. C. Har-
vey Wright; Circle No. 2, Mrs.
Franklin Ennis, leader, will meet
at the home of Mrs. Jemima Simon
and Miss Florence Short; Circle
No. 8, Mrs. William T. Nowland.
leader, will meet at the home of
Mrs. Townsend Vaughn; Circle No.
4, Mrs. Homer Downs, leader, will
meet at her home on Market Street
Plaza; Circle No. 5, Mrs. Frank
Ryan, leader, will not meet; Circle
No. 6, Mrs. Harold Carrow, leader,
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Thomas Donnelly.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
VOL. FIREMEN
TO MEET HERE
Del-Mar-Va Volunteer Fire
men to Convene Here
May 10-11
PARADE ON MAY IL

The Citizens Hose Co. will be
host to the 10th annual convention
of the Del-Mar-Va F'iremen's AS
sociation here on May 10 and II.
The last time this group held a
convention in Smyrna was May 13,
1881, when George r. Stevenson
was president of the association.
The Ladies' Auxiliaries of the As
sociation will meet at the same
time.
Completing Plans
Plans and arrangements for the
two-day meeting have been under
the direction of the convention
committee of the local fire COM
pany, comprising John w. Jacobs,
Jr., E. Reynolds Bradley and j.
Fletcher Truax The convention
will open with an executive COM
mittee meeting at pm. on Tues
day, May 10 in the high school
auditorium, which will be preceded
by registration of delegates at the
fire house at $50 pm. Following
the executive committee meeting
a convention banquet for all Off
GERS of the association, past pres
idents, members of the executive
committee, and officers of the aux
iliary will be held in the high
school cafeteria with the conven-
committee of the local company as
hosts. The business meetings Of
the association will be held on May
IL at the Smyrna Theatre and will
be called to order by John w.
Bamberger, president, of Cheswold.
Other officers of the association
include c. r. Adkins, first vice
president, Cape Charles, Va; JOS
eph L. Ross, second vice president,
Denton, Md; George Mayer, Jr.,
secretary, Easton, Md; ]. Harper
Jones, treasurer, Smyrna. The
Ladies Auxiliary will convene at
the same time in the parish house
of st. Peters p. E. Church, with
Mrs. James Willing, Jr., president,
of Pocomoke City, Nd, presiding.
Mrs. Franklin Luff, president of
the Cheswold Auxiliary, will act as
hostess to the assembly of women,
in view of the fact that there is no
auxiliary in Smyrna. The parade
is scheduled for the evening Of
May IL, with prizes amounting to
$3.50 to be awarded.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
Marriage Announced

Mrs. Bertha Reed of Wyoming,
Delaware announces the marriage
of her granddaughter, Mrs. Doris
Brittingham to Mr.. Carroll Dunn
ing of near Downs Chapel. They
were married by the Rev. E. A.
Daugherty of Ewell's Church,
Clayton, Easter Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Neal
in Clayton, who were their attend
ants.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
Meeting of Kenton P.T.A.

The Kenton P.T.A. will hold
their regular meeting this Friday
night. April %. There will be a
short talk and movie on the inn
portance of chest X-ray. Refresh
ments will be served.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
]. A. DEAMER
NOBLE GRAND
District Deputy 0fficiates At
Local Odd Fellows install
lati0n Friday Night
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED

Last Friday evening, in a cere-
mony at the Odd Fellows Hall, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master Robert
A. Carton, Amity Lodge, Camden,
Delaware and his official staff, con-
sisting of District Deputy Grand
Marshall Howard S. Worrell, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Warden Cae-
sar Rodney Comegys, District Dep
uty Grand Secretary Edward w. ].
Cooper, District Deputy Grand
Chaplain w. L. Fisher, Acting Dis
trict Deputy Grand Guardian Geo.
F. Gilliland, appointed by District
Deputy Grand Master for the in
stallation, officiated at the installa-
tion of the following officers of
Morning Star Lodge No. 6, 1. o.
o. F., Smyrna. Those installed
were: Noble Grand, Austin Deam-
er; Vice Grand, Ernest Eierman;
James Warren, Recording Secre-
tary.
officers Appointed
Noble Grand Austin Deamer
made the following appointments:
Right Supporter to Noble Grand,
James Fleming; Left Supporter to
Noble Grand, Ernest v. Blendt;
Right Supporter to Vice Grand, c..
Townsend Vaughn; Left Supporter
to Vice Grand, VIM. G. Knots:
Chaplain, Harry j. Lower; Warden,
Morgan L.Parry; Conductor, Char
les Dukes; Right Scene Supporter,
Norman Shorts; Left Scene Sup
porter, David M. Todd; Inside
Guardian, Temple Heinold; outside
Guardian, Arthur Short.
Committees Named
The following committees were
named by Noble Grand ]. Austin
Deamer; Auditing, William Mat
thews, Harry j. Lower, John G.
Still; Publicity, Morgan L. Parry,
Julian H. Dunning, C. Townsend
Vaughn; Widows and Orphans, M.
v. Ford, Charles A. Burrous, Har-
ry j. Lower; Visitation and Relief,
j. Austin Deamer, ERNEST Eiernan,
James C. Warren; Distinguished
Guests, Harry C. Johnson, Milla-
way Broadway, Joseph w. Ennis;
Program and Entertainment, C.
Townsend Vaughn, Temple Helm
old, Ernest v. Blendt; Membership,
Norman D. Short, William G..
Knots, Ernest Eierman, Harry
Cloud, Charles 2. Dukes, James
Fleming. Many d S t in gui S h d
guests from different lodges in the
State were present for the cere-
mony: Walter Robertson from
West Palm Beach, Florida, Alfred
Buck, Past Chief Patriarch, Paul
Revere Lodge and Encampment,
Sommerville, Mass; George F.
Gilliland, Past Grand from Canada,
Past Grand Jewel Presented
Morgan L. Parry, Warden pre-
sented Past Grand Jewel to Julian
Dunning who was seated as a Past
Grand. Mr.. Parry, on behalf of
Morning Star Lodge, paid tribute
to his successful term of office.
District Deputy Grand Master
Robert Carton congratulated Morn
ing Star Lodge No. 6 and the new
officers for the enthusiasm and in
terest displayed in the organiza-
ton. Noble Grand j. Austin
Deamer is planning very inter-
esting program and has quite a
few surprises for the members. All
members expressed their apprecia-
ton for the refreshments served
hv the RebekahS
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
Smyrna Homemakers Meet Today

smyrna HomemakerS Meet Today
The Smyrna Homemakers will
meet tonight, April 21st at 8 pm.
at the home of Mrs. Florence
Burchard, with Mrs. Margaret
O'Neill as co-hostess. The topic,
"Your Home and Family" will be
presented by leaders Mrs. Roland
Ford and Mrs. Townsend Vaughn.
Plans will be made for the celebra-
tion of National Home Demonstra-
tion Week.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-04-16
OUTLINE ACTION
Of RE-C0NTROL
Rent PROPERTY

In answer TO many inquiries
from landlords, Norman B. Sho-
gren, Chicago area rent director,
this week outlined the action to
be taken by owners whose rem
tai property is re-controlled, or
brought under rent control for
the first time, by the new rent
control act.
He said rent control now ap-
plies to all rental housing units
which We're previously de-conI-
-trolled because they We're, not
rented for any successive "a
month period between Feb. /,
1915 and March 80, 1913.
Landlords have until April 30
to register any OF these units
which were never under rent
control" said Shogren.
Units previously registered
need not be re-registered, but the
See OUTLINE ACTION, Page 8
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-04-16

simple to make an Easter show,
and l have seen them do worse
in order to Guido somebody else
in Christmas giving. 1t is great
to look nice in Easter frocks
outfits; it is great to give to
friends and loved ones at Christ
mas time, but it is greater still
to lay UP a dollar for the rainy
day that is bound to come to
all who spend their earnings in
Easter dressing and Christmas
gift giving.
Those who live above their
means or even live up to their
means are a burden upon them
selves and soon or late will be
burden upon the state and the
community wherein they live.
Negroes, of all people, should
stop, think, and make change.
!Taverns Ibrothels are eXacttng
millions from Negroes. These
0oor drres are thereby treading
crowded paths to the poor house
and potter's field These bro
thels are also the rendezvous Of
the criminal element-the REFER
gangs-the holdup gangs, the
pimps, and the prostitutes. They
are dark places, the cesspools in
the midst of society, the. cancers
on the breast thereof.
How often do we hear GRIMM
al litigants say, Eve were in a
tavern. That's where it ali start
ed 1t follows that if the eve"
had been at home or some de-
cent place, he or she would not
be explaining in a criminal court
This is bad enough for the or
binary laymen, but how much
worse is it for one who is a So
called leader, intrusted with the
training of our youth.
| saw letter from man
known to be a homewrecker, a
teacher in our public schools,
wherein he boosted that he
drinks, etc. Such person is I'M
fit to be on the payroll Of the
school system of Sodom and
GOmorrah of old. If the teachers
mind is polluted, what can be
expected Of his pupils?
| am aware that | have herein
strayed away from the subject
to some extent. But, there are
some pertinent thoughts that
must be ever kept in the minds
Of the people, and what l have
here said in addition to the SUBJ
ject is a timely burning problem
and is, therefore apropos. | in
vite questions.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-04-16
Cecil Nelson Wins
Top Purchase Award
In Art Exhibition

Cecil D. Nelson, Jr., 1902 N.
9Th St, Champaign, University
Of Illinois graduate in art in
1948 has been named winner of
the top purchase award OF $500
in the eighth annual exhibition
of paintings, sculpture, and
prints by Negro artists sponsor
ed by Atlanta university, April
3-May l.
Rosemary Louis, 404 N. End
ST., Champaign, a senior in the
University of Illinois department
OF art, was among those who
had two paintings accepted for
the exhibition.
Nelson's winning painting was
self Observation-Disclosures Age,
16.'' He also had ''The Kite
Mares accepted in the compe-
tition. Miss Louis paintings were
entitled Raising the Dead" and
"The Betrayal"
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-04-16
Denver, Colo. Site Of Urbun
Leagues 194q Meet In Sept.
URBAN LEAGUE
CONFERENCE IN
DENVER APRIL 6

The 1949 conference of the
National Urban League will be
held on the campus of the Univer
sity of Denver (Colorado) from
September 4 to 8, William r.
McGlone, chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Urban League
of Denver, announced today
(April 81. The Urban League of
Denver, established in the mile
high" capitol of Colorado two
years ago, will be host to the
national conference of this
socialwork agency in race rela-
tons.
The slogan of the National
Urban League, and its SO affili-
ates. is "Americen Teamwork.
WORKS. Serving this ideal, it
has grown : from a pioneer COM
mittee in 1906 to a giant crgani-
cation which seek greater oppo-
rtunity for all minorities in each
community. The Urban League
operates primarily in the areas
of industrial misunderstanding
employers, employees, labor
unions, and the community in
ironing OUT misunderstanding.
1t acts as a consultant to in
dividuals and agencies seeking
advice on minority problems.
and assemblies information that
will lead to the better under
standing Of the contributions
and capabilities Of minorities.
DR.. Alfred c. Nelson, Chan
cellor of the University of
Denver, and Dr.. Lloyd A.
Garrison, dean of the Graduate
and Summer Schools, have
stated that the University of
See URBAN LEAGUE, Page 5