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Valdez news., 1950-09-22
Skating Resumed at Gym Under New Schedule
FACULTY IS HONORED AT WOMAN'S CLUB TEA

The faculty of Valdez School was honored at a reception held in the school Gymnasium on the evening of Sept. 12. Planned as a function at which local residents might meet the school teachers, the reception and tea was spon- sored by the Woman's Civic Club. Mrs. Arnold Persinger substitut- ed for Mrs. Jess O'Dell as hostess for the evening, when Mrs. O'Dell was unable to attend because of illness.
 During the formal program of the evening Mrs. William McGray introduced Miss Ruth Foy, Valdez superintendent, who in turn intro duced the teachers.
 Mrs. William Egan sang two selections, Come to the Fair" and "Without a Song" Mrs. Ray mond Huddleston was her accom- panist.
 Civic club members, their guests of honor. and invited Val dezans then sat down to enjoy a delicious lunch together.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
Skate Captains Chosen From School Under New Plan

Roller skaters began wheelinn around the floors of Valdez Gym nasium again last Friday night That session inaugurated a new skating schedule, announced this week by Miss Helen Long, skating chairman of the Women's Civic Club. The Friday skate period also initiated a new plan of super vision by student instructors, to be known as skate captains. The captains will be on hand at ev- cry session to help in any way they can.
 The skate captains will be chos- en from the student body of Val deg School for their citizenship and scholastic ability. The cap- tains will be named by Miss Ruth Foy, superintendent.
 They will have the privilege of skating without charge at the next regular session following the one in which they act as captains, Miss Foy said.
 The first group of students rec commended by Miss Foy included:
 Bonnie Kaser, Shirley Camp bell, Darlene Baker, Elaine Alex ander, Pat Brady and Earl George, with Ronald Jurgens named as substitute, in the event that any of the first six are unable to serve.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
Grocery Clerk Resigns
 To Spend Winter Outside

Howard Kile, clerk at the Val dez Supply, resigned his position last week and returned to the states. He was a passenger aboard Joe Golliher's "Seabiscuit" which left for Seattle last weekend
 MT. Kile plans to visit relatives in Missouri and then will return to Moses Lake, Wash, where he has business holdings. His final plans were still indefinite when he left Valdez. Local friends are hoping that the future will have some place in it for Valdez, where Mir. Kile will be deeply missed.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
Boat Harhor Work Nearly Finished,
 r. Kelsey Says

. Work on improvement of the small boat harbor in Valdez is nearly complete now, John Kel-' sey of the Valdez Dock Company announced this week. The Alas ka Freight Lines barge which ar rived on Sept. 8 found the new dock ready for use, for the first time.
 Work at the dock, when com pleted, will include the consturc- ttion of new 150-foot float, an improved gangway and dock ap- proach, and dredging of the small boat harbor area.
 Authority for the job was first received by the Valdez city coun- cil in early March. Bids for the work were opened on March 27, with contractor George Date of Cordova receiving the bid award. MT. Date bid S16,300 for the dock improvements job.
 Although not a part of this years plans, the city councils next project at the Valdez Dock is the construction of a seaplane ramp. The ramp will greatly fa- cilitate handling of air traffic there, the council hopes. Inn provement of the existing dock approach is expected markedly to improve the handling of motor hauled freight handled over the Valdez Dock, MT. Kelsey said. The volume of dock freight busi- ness has surged upward at a tre- mendous pace in the past year.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
ROCK SLIDE CLOSES RICHARDSON TUNNEL

A rock slide came tunbling down from the roof and falls of the tunnel al Mile Is on the Richardson Highway in the early hours of the morning of Tuesday. Sept l2. to seal the north entrance of the funnel.
 Raymond Huddleston. Alas ka Road Commission foreman. immediately dispatched crews 10 the area for emergency duty. They installed temporary tele- phone communications and then routed one way traffic over the former highway. abandoned when the presen+ road was opened.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
S.S. AIeutian Goes Into Hibernaiion

The S. s. Aleutian was bidding a seasonal farewell to Alaskan waters, when she arrived at Val dez at 4:15 am. last Friday. The Aleutian goes into winter retire ment when she docks in Seattle at the end of this voyage.
 The ship discharged 32 pas sengers and 216 tons of cargo at Valdez. Six new passengers were aboard, when the vessel steamed out of the harbor late Friday afternoon. .
 Officers said this final trip was one of the finest of the season. The crossing of the Gulf of Alas ka was unusually smooth and the sun shone every day, they re- ported.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
New Office Mon Arrives For AIosko Freight Lines

Lloyd Alkire arrived in Valdez from Outside on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Mir. Alkire drove north over the Alaska Highway, going first to Fairbanks before coming to Valdez where be will be employed in the local office of Alaska Freight Lines. MT. Alkire will assist Jim Dolan and Arnold Per singer in management of the local office.
 The Alkire family will arrive from the states to take up resid- ence in Valdez as soon as housing is available
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
ALEXANDER's GOAT, DEAD, IS AS ELUSIVE AS A LIVE ONE

goat and began his weary way home. As he trudged along, his burden slipped away from him to come to rest in pool beneath very damp waterfall. Again the patrolman tugged and pulled at the trophy, and once again after endless minutes of work, he was ready to continue on his way to- ward home.
 Again his burden slipped away, and in an effort to clutch the slithering carcass, MT. Alexander slipped, too. Goat and patrolman slid down a smountainside and plunged into a mountain brook; with the goat perched higher and drier than Alexander from his position atop the dunked patrol man.
 Never again." vowed MT: Alex ander as he reached his Valdez doorstep at last. There isn't goat living that's worth ii"
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
ALAsKA'S HIGHWAYS ARE ALLOWED $30, ,000, ,000 FOR '51 PROGRAM

Alaska's road construction pro- gram was allotted S20,400.000 in cash and S8.000 900 in contract authority for 1851, in the recent general appropriation bill ap- proved bv Congress. An od@i- tional S2,6O0,0O0 was allowed for road maintenance in the terri tory.
 According to Del. E. L. Bartlett S he appropriations will permit the following work next year:
 CD Continued work on the Turnagain Arm Road.
 @ Further work on the Kenai- Homer highway.
 (3) Continued construction on the Eagle and Forty Mile link with the Alaska Highway.
 (4) Continuance of construction on the Mckinley Park and Rich ardson Highway connecting link.
 (5) Further construction on the Tok Cutoff.
 (6) Continued surfacing of the Richardson. Glenn, Tok and Alas ka Highways.
 70 Construction of farm and industrial roads in local areas.
 (8) Surveys and plans for fur ther road construction.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22

First. Alexander got goat, then the goat nearly got Alex ander, and finally the whole busl-- ness of goat-getting almost got Alexander goat-that's exactly what happened when Patrolman E.. R., Alex" Alexander went goat-hunting last week.
 The hunter selected SnoWsllde Gulch as an area with goat ap- peal, so he inched his way with infinite caution to the top of a steep wall there. Just below the top of the climb, Alex" startled herd of 12 goats, and he select ed his trophy from among them
 The hunters shot was lucky and he felled his animal, but the goats dying leap carried him a full 300 feet down the cliff and lodged the carcass firmly under glacier.
 After an hours hard work Pa trolman Alexander dislodged hls
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
MISS AHRENS IS WE'D TO HOWARD BOWEN

Howard B. Bowen and Miss Norma J. Ahrens, both residents of Valdez, were united in mar riage here on the evening of Sept. 14. Father Warner of the Church of the Epiphany officiated at the ceremony.
 Following the church wedding, the newlyweds greeted their friends at reception held at Eagles Hall.
 MT. and Mrs. Bowen will make their home in Valdez.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
Cleaner Called Outside
 By Wife's Illness

Joe Davis, owner of Valdez Cleaners was called to Lewiston, Idaho, by the sudden illness of his wife on Thursday, Sept. A.. The summons was completely un- expected and MT. Davies did not know how long he would be away.
 During the owners absence, Valdez Cleaners will be operated by E. L. Silvertooth and Mrs. Arnold Persinger.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
SWEENEYS MOVE IN FROM 47-MILE CAMP

MT. and Mrs. John C. Sweeney and son, Mike, recently moved from their summer quarters on the Richardson Highway to a win ter home in Valdez. The Sweeneys spent the summer living in a trailer at the 47-mile camp of the Alaska Road Commission, where MT. Sweeney is foreman.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
DOCK WORKER
 BRUSHES FINGER

Ivar Peterson of Beaver, a worker at Valdez Dock, was hospitalized last week to re- ceive treatment for an injury incurred at work. MT. Peter son suffered an injury to the ring finger of his left hand. The member was crushed by the automatic lift, operated by. Peterson during a freight-load- ing job on the dock.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22
Rain, Frost Hit Valdez Hard

Mrs. Katharyn Fawcett, Valdez own weather bureau, reported this week that the city suffered it's first heavy frost on the eve ming of Sept. 13 On Sept. 12, there also was an unusually heavy fall of rain for this time of year, Mrs. FaWcett further reported.
Valdez news., 1950-09-22

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Valdez news., 1950-09-22
EUREKA ROADHOUSE OWNER SHOPS IN VALDEZ

Paul Maverick of Eureka Road house on the Glenn Highway was 2 recent Valdez visitor. Mir. Wa verick was here on a short busl- ness trip.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
The Silver Lining

The members of the gradu-
ating class of 1850 of the John
Bassett Moore High School as
well as many townsfolks heard
the charge that the present
world is doomed unless some
drastic change occurs and that
glooms hangs heavy overhead.
For generations graduates
have been told they were STEP
ping into a hard and cruel
world-every word of which
is true-but just as every
cloud has a silver lining so
does this tumultous world to-
day have a bright side-hope
for the future.
And it is up to today's
youth, the 1850 graduates all
over the nation, to adopt the
optimistic viewpoint toward
local, national and world af-
fairs and to work, no matter
how great or how minute the
effort Of each individual, to-
ward a better and peaceful
world.
The classes of the early
194O's faced the long, harsh
task Of winning the war; you
have the peace to win before
you, and this victory begins at
home. You cannot disregard
the barriers which confront
you, but they can be dissolved
by understanding and good
will. Squelch the defeatest
attitude so prevalent-it is a
sign of weakness. Look for
victory-it is not impossible,
and it is yours to win.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15

Washington, d. c., who was the
guest of Kenneth Smith.
Continue Meetings This Summer
The secretary, Miss Louise Dem
ney, was authorized to write a
letter to the Pennsylvania Railroad
requesting that the weeds along the
road between Smyrna and Clayton
be cut. 1t was voted also to con-
tinue regular monthly meetings
during the summer months, due to
the great amount of interest and
activity of the group in the mat
ters of housing and industry. Meet
ings will be held at The Paddock
until further notice.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
ROBIN HOOD
OPEN JUNE II
Opens With Romantic Comedy
"a Church Mouse" by
Ladislaus FOdOr
OPEN FOR TEN WEEKS

The Robin Hood Theatre which
has been so popular among sum-
mer theatre patrons for the past
two years will reopen a ten week
season on June 27, with the roman
tic comedy, "A Church Mouse" by
Ladislaus Fodor. Winsor Lewis,
director of the Artists Theatre,
has given special attention to the
selection of plays for his third sea-
son at Arden, trying to present
only the kind of plays that the
Robin Hood audiences have enjoyed
in the past.
Among those plays which have
been chosen are ''The Man." psy-
Geological drama fresh from the
current Broadway season; Good
Housekeeping" which was played
so successfully by Helen Hayes
last year in the summer circuit;
"Yes M'Lord," and J. B. Priestly's
mystery drama, "An Inspector
Calls" The second half of the sea-
son will include Charm" by John
kirkpatrick, The Winslow Boy"
my Sister Eileen" and years
Ago" the story of Ruth Gordon.
The week of August 20, the Rob
in Hood will present an English
farce, "See How They Rum" as
their final production. The 1850
season will be especially bright and
entertaining since Winsor Lewis is
presenting such varied and anus
ing selection of comedies and
farces. MIR. Lewis said that the per-
formances will be held as usual on
Tuesday through Saturday even
ings The curtain is at eight
thirty.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
New Industry

With the establishment on
Leipsic Creek of the DeRewal
International Rare Metals
Company plant, Smyrna will
have reached another land
mark in it's industrial expan-
sion and development. AS an
nounced in the Times last
week and clarified by Mr.. De-
Rewal in his talk Tuesday
evening before the Smyrna
Clayton Chamber of Com
1nerce, construction of the
plant and laboratories will be
started in the near future and
completed by early fall.
Not only will this enterprise
afford gainful employment in
italy for a number of chemi-
cal engineers and other work
ers at the start, but the num-
ber employed is expected to
grow with further plant ex-
pansion. This area will feel its
influence economically in the
increased activities of butch
er, baker and in other bust
ness and professional walks OF
life.
Chemistry is basic to all in.
dustry and the products Of the
chemical industry find exten.
sive application in peace and
in war. AS a key industry il
occupies a strategic position
in the industrial, economic
and defensive life of the Ma
tion. The winning of metals
from their ores has always
been an important branch OF
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15

chemical industry and the en-
Iployment of advanced meth
DDS developed by Mr.. DeRew-
ais company is indicative of
a high degree of chemical en-
cheering skill. The rare ele-
ments separated in this type
of plant, together with their
manufactured compounds, find
valuable application in a var
iety of consuming industries
as well as in the medical and
other professions. Because of
these applications and because
of manufacturing equipment
at hand and techniques used,
the plant will have great po-
tentialities in the event of a
war emergency.
Relocation of the plant at
Smyrna places it 60 miles
nearer raw material supplies
since ores to be used will be
shipped in by vessel. Instead
of going to Philadelphia, in
coming shipments of ores will
be landed at the Leipsic plant
where docking facilities will
be made available. Nearness
to the DUPONT Highway, as
well as to the railroad, faclll-
tates product distribution in
the great Philadelphia integ-
rated area where so many
rare metal consuming indus
tries are located.
An industry such as this
specialized one may well be
the beginning of an expanded
chemical industry which in
turn should draw other manu-
featuring establishments US
ing chemicals and allied pro-
ducts.
Mr.. DeRewal and our Cham
Der Of Commerce are to be
congratulated on the selection
Of such a logical location.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
CRIPPLED CHILDREN SERVICE
State Board of Health to Hold Clin-
ic at Health Center

The Crippled Children Services
of the Delaware State Board of
Health is holding an all-day clinic
on the speech problems Of cerebral
palsied children at the Governor
Bacon Health Center on Friday,
June 16, 1850. DIR. c. P. Knight,
Director of Crippled Children Ser
vices, has announced that Doctor
Harold Westlake, head of the De-
partment of Speech Correction and
Audiology, Northwestern Univer-
sity, Evanston, Illinois, will con-
duct this clinic. Doctor Westlake
was recently appointed by the
State Board of Health as consult
ant in Speech of Cerebral Palsied
Children to advise the Crippled
Children's Services of that agency.
Doctor Westlake is particularly
well qualified to make recommen-
dations to the speech therapists in
this branch of speech correction,
since he has studied with Doctor
Winthrop M. Phelps of Baltimore,
national medical authority on cere-
bral palsy.
The clinic on June 16 from am.
to pm. is by appointment only.
Some of the children are patients
at the Governor Bacon Health Cen
ter and some will be brought to
the center for this consultation.
Arrangements are being made by
Miss Marian Gilmore. speech ther-
apist of the State Board of Health.
Members of the Delaware Speech
and Hearing Association and inter-
ested persons in allied professions
are invited to observe the clinic.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
First Presbyterian Church

Services at the First Presbyter-
ian Church for Sunday, June 18 are
as follows: Sunday school at 10
am, subject: Malachi Pleads for
Wholehearted Religion; Children's
service at IL am. under the leader
ship of Harry Cloud, Sunday School
superintendent, and Mrs. Frederick
Slaughter, superintendent of the
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15

Ewell's-St. Paul Church and will
speak on "A Great Task Well
Done" The Vacation Bible School
will be held June 10 to 80 in the
Clayton Public School. There will
be classes for children of Clayton
and community from 4 to IA years
of age.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15

Primary Department. Parents are
cordially invited to attend. The
Bible School meets in the High
School and continues until June %,
commencing at 9 am. each MORN
ing.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
0 Speak at Clayton Church

TO Speak at OIdJ tUH NIIuINH
The guest speaker at Ewell's-St.
Paul Church, Clayton, on Sunday
morning, June 1S will be DR.. Frank
M. Inman of the Board of Church
Extensions. DR.. Inman is direct
ing the Sanctuary Crusade for the
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15

Fathers Day Bake and Food Sale
The newly-formed Auxiliary to
the Citizens Hose Company will
sponsor their first venture to raise
funds for their work by holding a
Fathers Day bake and food sale on
Saturday, June II at 10 am. at
Boulevard Electric Store, Main st.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH

Services Announced for Sunday
and Coming Week
Services for Sunday, June Is will
be as follows: Morning worship at
IL am; Sunday school at 10 am;
evening service at 7:30 pm. The
Daily Vacation Bible School will be
held June 13 to % at the John B.
Moore School. Children of the
community are invited. Prayer
service will be held each Wednes-
day evening at 7:3O pm. The w.
S. c. S. win hold their regular
meeting in the social hall
of the church on Friday evening,
June 16.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15

Banks to Close on Saturdays
The two banks in Smyrna, the
National and the Fruit Growers
Bank, and the Clayton Bank will
close all day Saturdays beginning
July 1 to September 2, inclusive.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
The Smyrna Times
PHONE 522I SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert D. Hof-
fecker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to
December "a. 1889.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc, 25 Commerce
Street. Smyrna. Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town it represents but for the outlying
district of which it is the center, en-
bracing the towns of Clayton, Kenton,
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic, &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale, For Rent
Lost and Found Advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less, a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
memorian articles, 10 cents per line per
issue.
Entered as End class matter March Is,
1879 at the post office at Smyrna, Del, un-
der Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
Subscription price. $3.50 per year, strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15

They will have all kinds of baked
goods. and other foods. and will al
so have chickens which they will
chance off. The women ask the
support of the public at this sale
Mrs. James Warren is general
chairman for the affair.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
vesper Services at Lake Como

Vesper services will be held Sum
day evenings in July at Lake Como
from z to s pm. Well-known
speakers and singers will be pres
ent at these services. Details will
be released later. The senior choir
will rehearse Friday evening at Z
o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15

monetary value of some Of the met
ais and the financial worth OF ord
ers now on hand by the firm at
test to the scope of this industry.
The operations, according to Mr..
DeRewal, will mostly be done by
girls, as they require a delicate
touch. He expects to employ a
hundred girls, or more, and by the
second year to be doing a half
million dollar business. Smyrna is
proud to have an industry of this
type, and will welcome the family
who will come here to live, which
will include Mr.. and Mrs. DeRewal,
their daughter, Mrs. Lorraine
Prugh, and the two sons. Manfred
is now at Miami University and
has one more year to complete his
college work, and Norbert is in the
us. Army, stationed at Fort Ben
ming, Ga.
Native of Austria Hungary
> Mr.. DeRewal was born in Aus
tria-Hungary, and came to Amer
ica in 1905. He is former research
chemist for Foote Mineral, on the
staff of Battelle, assigned to its
division of nonferrous mettallurgy;
a graduate of the Philadelphia Col
lege of Pharmacy and Science, and
has done work at Harvard Univer-
sity and Syracuse University. He
began his career in chemistry in
1922 as a research chemist for AL
lied Chemical & Dye Corporation,
Syracuse, N. Y, and in the period
1886 to 1916 operated the DeRewal
Consulting Laboratory, Philadel-
phia. The speaker was introduced
by William Kruchen, who presided,
and the response was made by
John e. Wilson, Jr. Malcolm Bel
ber, one of Smyrna's new indus
trialists, welcomed the newcomer
and told of the cooperation he may
expect to find from the town.
Discussion on Housing
A short discussion on new hous-
ing preceded the talk by Mr.. De-
Rewal, also discussion on propos-
al to keep stores open on Friday
nights and closed Saturday nights,
in line with what merchants in
neighboring towns are doing.
James Everhart was named to get
an expression of opinion on this
matter to present at future meet
ing. A new member of the group
was introduced, Carl Wright, deal
er in real estate, and the following
guests were present: Elmer Pratt,
John Sheridan, Mrs. Henry c.
Webb; also ]. N. Taylor, a retired
chemist, formerly with the United
States Department of Agriculture
and Department of Commerce,
Smyrna times., 1950-06-15
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