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Evening star., 1950-10-14
Another of The Stars Six-Doy Mystery Serials

THE STORY THUS FAR: Gary Severn
went out about midnight to buy paper
and when returning home was arrested
for the murder of Police Sergt. ONeill.
Two witnesses testified they saw him
away from the scene. Months
later, Severn and gunman named Gates
we're convicted and electrocuted. On the
way to the chair. Gates tried to clear
Severn and said Donny Blake was the
real accomplice. Blake was arrested and
confessed. but politics quashed prosecu-
ton. The police are outrage. especially
Detective Eric Rogers. who resigned in
order to haunt Donny.. He stalked him to
and hotels. day and night
One night he followed him up dark
alley. gun was fred In q garage trap,
but Blake is afraid to kill ROGERS and
tries to get on friendly terms with him.
He has knocked on the detectives door
GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
BUSINESS WOMEN MEET

Display National Business and Pro-
fessiOnaI Women's Week Posters
The regular meeting of the
Clayton Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club was held
Monday night with Mrs. June An
thony presiding. Posters are be-
ing displayed in Smyrna and Clay
ton for National Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Week, and men,
bers of the club will attend St.
Paul's Church, Clayton on Sunday
evening, Oct. 20. Discussion of the
club sponsoring Girl Scout
troop was held and the matter tab
led until later date. Miss Ruth
Ellen Reihm gave a report on par
liamentary law as discussed at a
workshop held in Dover, which she
attended. Members were urged to
attend lecture by Miss Lisa Ser
gle. at Wilmington High School on
Nov. IL at pm. Music was pro-
vided by Mrs. Carson, music chair
man. and a new member was
welcomed, Mrs. Elizabeth Pryor.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
KENT FARMERS TO VOTE ON
OCT. "a FOR COMMITTEEMAN

October "a is voting day for
farmers of Kent County. This is
when the county's eligible farmers
will vote in the PIMA community
elections to determine who will
represent them in Production and
Marketing Administration pro-
gram operations for 1851. Ac-
cording to R. Harry Wilson, chair
man of the county PMA commit
tee, farmers themselves have the
first responsibility in the admins
tration of the Agricultural Conser-
walton program, various price sup
port programs, acreage allotments
marketing quotas, marketing
agreements and other activitie!
and programs assigned to county
and community PMA committees
''The farmers themselves must de
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
ELECTION TALK
ROTARY CLUB
Leroy Piper Addresses Mem
bers on Subject of Election
Procedures
DIXIELAND REVUE

A talk on election procedures
was given by Leroy Piper, vice
president of the Smyrna Rotary
Club, at the dinner meeting on
Thursday night. The speaker out
lined present procedures for regis
tration and voting, ard read state
statutes regarding the, printing
and distribution of ballots, such
ballots to be used at the election
as prescribed. He stressed the diff
ference between democratic ma
tions and those under communist
domination in their methods OF
voting. In conclusion he urged
Rotarians to be pioneers in clear
elections. The response was MADE
by Albert A. Newcomb, president
Willard Rutter led group singing
Visiting Rotarians from the Dover
Club were Norman P. Morris anc
Gordon Willis. Reynolds Pratt
chairman of ticket sale for the
Rotary Dixieland Revue, antici
pates a large scale sale, and tick
cts may be obtained from any Ro
tartan. Resolutions of respect were
read in the loss by death of Franz
Attix, and copies were ordered
sent to the family and press.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
SMYRNA HIGH
DOWNS LAUREL
Frank Stellatella's Smyrna
Gridders Defeat Laurel
J.V.'s $50
FIRST WIN THIS YEAR

Frank Stellatella's maroon and
white eleven from Smyrna High
Travelled to Laurel last night to
take on the Laurel ]. v. team un-
der the lights. The local gridders
lost no time in taking command,
for on the second play of the game
Dave Jacobs intercepted Laurel
pass on the 35 and raced 65 yards
for Smyrna's first touchdown of
the season. Smyrna missed the
extra point. Smyrna's second
score came after Vic Brown recov-
cred a tumble on Laurels 25 and
two successive running plays by
Chubby Reynolds. Jacobs kicked
the extra point to lead 1870. Late
in the first half Jacobs returned a
punt for another I'd. The extra
point was missed and Smyrna lead
at half time 1910. In rhe second
half Smyrna put on a sustained
drive for IA yards and their final
score. George Luff carried from
LaurePs 26 for 25 yards. Reynolds
powered his way through for 8
followed by is yard jaunt by
Jacobs. Reynolds carried again
for 9 and Luff for 5. Reynolds then
passed to Jacobs for 10 more to
the 2 yard line. Reynolds then
bucked over for the score. The try
for extra point failed. Smyrna
scored three more times in the Sec
ond half but each time the play
was called back. The final score
Smyrna 25, Laurel 0.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
Free cancer Detection Service

Appointments are available for
free cancer detection examinations
in the Delaware Cancer Detection
Center, Friday, october 27, it was
announced by DR.. c. ]. Prickett,
chairman of the Delaware Divi-
sion. American Cancer Society.
The free examinations are offered
to women 35 years of age and over
Women who have no signs of i'll
ness and who believe they are COM
pletely well are advised by the
Cancer Society to have cancer de-
lection examinations twice a year
to safeguard their health. Exam
nations are given by appointment
only and at Georgetown are giver
at the Health Center. Appoint
ments may be made for the nexi
center session or any future ses
sion by calling Georgetown 2319
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
TOM THUMB WEDDING SOON
VIII Be Presented in Clayton
School Auditorium Nov. 10

VIII Be Presented in Clayton
School Auditorium Nov. 10
Tickets are now on sale for the
Tom Thumb Wedding which will
be presented in the auditorium of
the Clayton School on Friday ev-
ening, Nov. 10 at o'clock, for the
benefit of the building fund of
Ewelps-St. Paul Church. Paul
Bickling is chairman for the ticket
sale, and committee members in
clude James Jones, Preston Knight,
Harry Moor, Walter Sammons, and
Howard Virdin. 1t is suggested
that tickets be purchased as soon
as possible as it looks like a COM
plete sell-out, and tickets will be
sold only for the number of seats
available. Tickets may be had
from any member of the commit
tee. Some of the guests who
will be impersonated at the wed.
ding include Senator ]. AIler
Frear, us. Rep. Caleb Boggs; also
local personages such as Mr.. ant
Mrs. c. w. Hall, Mrs. Medfort
Davis, Mr.. "Reds' Lof1and, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Robert Douglas, Town Police
Charles Ford, Lin and Len Morris
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Roth
There will be no meeting of the
Contact Club this week so that al
members may attend the church
during the avengelistic advance.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
FTREMEN'S SEAL CAMPAIGN
43O Responses Received With More
Still Coming In

The responses TO the seal cam
paign staged by the Citizens Hose
Company are still coming in, with
43O received to date, according to
E. Reynolds Bradley, secretary.
Continued use of the seals is urged
by the firemen, until they are used
up, in order that they may serve
as reminders that fire prevention
is not only a matter of the special
week set aside for its observance,
but a year-round project, which is
the responsibility of everyone.
President of County Group
]. Harper Jones, president of the
Kent County Volunteer Firemen's
Association, and chief of the local
fire company, presided at the
meeting of the county group held
last night at Harrington. Other
representatives of the Citizens
Hose Company also attended the
meeting. During fire prevention
Continued on Page Twelve)
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19

Mrs. George r. Miller, State
Regent, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, has announced that
the fall business meeting will be
held at Smyrna on Saturday, Oct.
% at 1890. There will be lunch
con for those attending and the
meeting will follow. Reservations
may be made with Mrs. Glen S.
King, Smyrna. Mrs. Miller, who
recently returned from Washing
ton where she attended the Ma
tional Board meeting of the OAR,
will give some of the important
happenings of the Board, besides
outlining the work for the fall in
the State. A full meeting will be
much appreciated.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
LAST PLAY-OFF
GAME SUNDAY
Final Championship Game To
Be Played at Clayton
Against Glasgow
LAST OF S-GAME SERIES

Lefty Lew Wright pitched a
masterful 2-hitter to defeat Gas
Cow 81 Sunday to even-up the
play-off series at one game each
and keep his Clayton mates alive
for the final and championship
game to be played at Clayton Sun
day. Wright gave up only one
walk and Glasgow's only run IN
the first inning was unearned, a
man having reached base on an er-
ror. scoring. Totals for the Sec
ond game of the New Castle-Kent-
Cecil League championship play
off were 5 runs, 5 hits and l error
for Clayton and 1 run, 2 hits and 8
errors for Glasgow. Tom Ken
nedy's boys scored A times in the
sixth on one hit and walks to
put the game on ice. George
Schaen, University of Delaware
catcher, saw action in Clayton
uniform Sunday having replaced
AL ONeal who has been called into
service. Schaen was made eligible
bv the consent of the Glasgow
management and league president
Robert Dickerson. Only one game
now stands in the way of Clay
ton championship. That game viii
be played Sunday at the Clayton
/ School diamond starting at 2 pm
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19

eide who will serve on their local
committees. Faced with an in
creasing defense program and rap
idly changing conditions brought
on by world conditions, farmers in
the coming year can expect
changes in production and market
ing patterns. These will call for
the most able farm leadership in
community and county commit
tees. Farmers of Kent County
should not let October "a pass
without taking advantage of the
opportunity to register theil
choice. Those who serve on com
munity and county PMA commit
tees in 1851 will have much to dC
and many important decisions t
make" concluded Mr.. Wilson.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
LUNCHEON BY
CENTURY CLUB
Members Resume Meetings
With 65 in Attendance
Last Friday
RECEIVE NEW MEMBERS

Sixty-five members, including
two honorary members, Mrs.
George Carter and Mrs. Thomas
Coverdale, attended the luncheon
which marked the start of the
195O-51 season at the Twentieth
Century Club last Friday. Mrs.
Ralph Lange was hostess for the
luncheon. Mrs. Glenn Busker pre-
sided and Miss Florence Lurty dis
tributed copies of the new bylaws
which were drawn up last summer.
Mrs. Clifford Jones and Mrs. G.
Harvey Wright were named CO.
chairmen of decorations under the
fine arts chairman, Mrs. John
Schafer, Jr. A report on the state
convention and also a budget COM
mittee report were given by Mrs.
Andrew D. Cole. The penny art
fund collection of three cents per
member was taken. Mrs. Joseph
Ennis gave a report as director of
the state board. Mrs. Ennis an
nounced the Kent County Institute
to be held at Harrington on Nov
ember 1 with the speaker, DR.. Paul
Dolan. Reservations for the lunch
con must be in by October %. Mrs.
Benjamin Johnson served in
charge of transportation for men,
bers who attended the reciprocity
day program yesterday at the Dow
er Century Club. The program
last Friday was arranged by Mrs.
Ennis, and included a reading en-
titled Praying Hands" by Mrs. w.
| j. M. Wroten, and piano duets by
Miss Mary Vaughn and Miss Bev-
erly Short. The club received sew
en- new members: Mrs. E. F.
Smith, Jr., Kenton; Mrs Henry
Dukes, Mrs. Carlton L. Smith, Mrs.
Fred Englert, Mrs. W. A. Stokes
bury, Jr., Mrs. Leroy Sayers, and
Mrs. Eugene Rhodes. Mrs. John
L. Johnson, in charge of an intert
national relations project of letters
to individuals in foreign countries,
read letter from South America.
Mrs. Elmer P. CorT1e has been
named treasurer, making the ros-
ter of club officers complete. The
program for October27 will be ar
ranged by Mrs. John D. schafer,
Jr., and will be presented at 2 pm.
instead of 8 pm. in order not to
conflict with the Rotary Dixieland
Revue.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19

SCHOOL HERE
Approximately 2UU Pastors
Meet at Asbury Church
This Week
MORNING SESSIONS

A School of Evangelism is being
held three days this week at AS
bury Methodist Church for the
Dover and Wilmington districts,
which started Monday with ap-
proximately two hundred in at
tendance. Pastors Of Methodist
churches in the Salisbury and Eas-
ton districts and neighboring con-
ferences are also here as evangel-
lists and are conducting services in
the Methodist churches of this
area every evening this week
through Friday. Reports are giver
in the morning sessions of acces'
sions to the church, also attend
ance and offering at the evangelis'
tic services. The speaker at the
first session was the Rev. DR.
Harry Denman, executive secre
tary, Board of Evangelism, Meth
odist Church. Among those at
tending ON Monday were DR.. Ham
ilton Fox, Wilmington, in charg'
of the program in the conference
DR.. t. C. Mulligan, superintendent
Dover District; the Rev. Howard
Ellis. Nashville, Tenn, board oftic'
director: the Rev. DR.. Arthur j
jackson, superintendent Salisbur.
District: and the Rev. DR.. Essell T
Thomas, superintendent, Eastol
District. Luncheon was served b.
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
DIXIELAND
REVUE OCT. 26-27
Rehearsals Being Held for
Cast in Big Minstrel
Revue at School
TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Local interest now centers on
the coming Rotary Dixieland Re-
vue which will be presented in the
high school auditorium on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, Oct. 26-
81. Rehearsals are being held
regularly at the town hall for the
cast of the big minstrel-revue,
which will have chorus of thirty
five voices, now being trained by
Frank Siekmann, who is giving
his services to the Rotarians in di-
recting the music. Also assisting
with the production is John F.
Simpson, who is acting as accom-
panist, and whose piano perform
ances locally are well remembered.
Nelson Everhart will be the inter-
locutor. Heading the Rotary COM
mittees at work on the show is
Mayor Albert A. Newcomb, also
club president and tenor soloist of
note. With Edward Everhart,
Edmund Newcomb, and Howard
Pletsch, he will appear on the pro-
gram in a vocal quartet, and will
also carry solo parts with the
choral group. The blackface fun
makers include Reynolds Pratt,
Willard Rutter, Calvin Boggs
Ralph B. Jones, w. L. Wheatley,
and Alan Robinson, all members
of the local Rotary Club.
Some of the Features
Otis Schaffer, Dover, will be fea-
tured as tap dancer, and there
will be dance numbers by Marjorie
Johnson, Smyrna High School stu
dent. Vocal soloists include Miss
dorothy Burge and Mrs. Frances
Pierce Heinold. Mrs. ]. c. Bants
and Willard Rutter will be pre-
sented in vocal duet. To round
out the production instrumental
numbers will be played by Bill
Doughten and His Dixieland Band
well-known dance band. Tickets
for the show may be obtained from
Rotarians, and the sale is beins
directed in the Smyrna and rura
areas by Reynolds Pratt, genera
chairman, who has as aides are;
chairman S. G. Marvel, w. L
Wheatley, Neal Oechsler, Elme
Pratt, and Carl Wright Harry F
Jones is chairman of talent, dia
logue, location; Mr.. Pratt, ticket
and seating; Willard Rutter, ad
vertising, program; Nelson Ever
hart, costumes, sets, lighting, an
properties.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
First PRESBYTERIAN church

Services at the First Presbyter-
ian Church for Sunday, october %
are: Sunday School at 9:45 am;
subject: "The Fellowship of the
Church" Morning Worship at IL
am; sermon: "a Good Example" p"
The Sunday School will hold a
Halloween party on Saturday
evening, october % at Z pm. The
Missionary Society meets on Oct.
80 at 8 pm. Mrs. Carl Wright will
be the chairman and Mrs. Russell
Biggs will be hostess. The choir
meets for practice each Wednes-
day evening at 8 pm. under the
direction of Mrs. Vernon Westfall
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
TOWN COUNCIL
CONTRACT
Water Main to Be Extended
on Lake Drive; Contracts
for Heating Oil
POLICE REPORTS GIVEN

The police report for the town
of Smyrna for the months OF Aug
ust and September was submitted
at a recent town council meeting
by Chief of Police John w. Jacobs,
Jr. In August "a complaints were
answered, "a arrests made, IL
motor vehicle violations, drunk
and disorderly, case dismissed, ]
committed to jail; fines collected
$3.50; police car Travelled 25Sl
miles. The month of September
report showed 81 complaints, 2t
arrests, as follows: % motor We
hicle. 2 drunk and disorderly, 1 as
sault and battery, 2 cases dismiss
ed committed to jail; parking
tickets issued, 81; fines collected
$500.
To Extend Water Main
Authorization was given Stan
ford C. Marvel, town manager, tc
extend the water main on Lake
Drive. Bids for supplying the
town fuel oil needs for the 195O-5l
heating season were received iron
Clements Supply Co., and Sinclair
-.
Products Co., both of Clayton, am
Diamond Supply Co., Smyrna. Tn
low bid was submitted by Glenn
ents Supply Co. and the counci
awarded the contract to the com
pany.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
FIRENIHNS AUXILIARY MEET
Plan Harvest BingO Party at Fire
Hall October 25

Plans were completed for the
Harvest Bingo party to be held at
the fire house by the Ladies Aux
iliary of the Citizens Hose Com
pany, on Wednesday, October 25,
at the regular meeting of the
group held Monday night. Many
and varied prizes will be awarded.
Mrs. Ida Collins is committee
chairman, and her aides include
Mrs. Verna Jones, Mrs. Elsie War
rem, Mrs. Helen Goldsborough
Mrs. Irene FAIRIES, and Mrs. Addie
David. Proceeds will be used by
the auxiliary in their work of as
sistance to the local volunteer fire.
men. Two new members were well
coined at the meeting: Mrs. Flor
ence Passwaters and Miss Betty
Smith. A report on the meeting
of the Kent County Volunteer
Firemens Association was given
by Mrs. Helen Grier. Others at
tending from the Smyrna unit
were Mrs. Vernon Ford, president
Mrs. Addie David, Mrs. Sally Rut-
ter. Mrs. Edna Truax, and Mrs
Cav Long. Twelve members of
the firemen's auxiliary volunteered
to help the American Legion post
by learning to assist with the use
of the newly-purchased iron lung
The regular meetings of the group
will be held in the future at the
fire house, the next meeting to be
held on Monday, November 20.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Annual Fall Diocesan Meeting of
Woman,s Auxiliary Here Oct. 25

Annual Fall Diocesan Meeting OF
WOman's Auxiliary Here Oct. 25
Regular services will be held at
st. Peters P. E. Church on the
twentieth Sunday after Trinity,
October %. At II am. service
of morning prayer with sermon
will be in charge of the Rev. DR..
Nelson w. Rightmyer, of Philadei-
phia. Church School, 9:55 am.
Choir rehearsals are held each
Thursday evening at 7:45 pm. st.
Peters Church will be the scene of
the annual fall diocesan meeting
of the Woman's Auxiliary on We'd
nesday, october 25. Delegates
from each of the auxiliaries in the
diocese will attend. The service
will start at 1920 am. with SER
vice of Holy Communion, with the
Rt. Rev. Arthur r. McKinstry,
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware, as the celebrant. Mrs.
Paul Turner, diocesan president,
will preside at both sessions. A
box luncheon will be held at noon,
with the local auxiliary members
serving dessert and beverages to
the guests. The afternoon session
will adjourn at pm. Mrs. John
H. Fearon will be the organist.
Mrs. Richard w. Comegys, presi-
dent, will welcome the guests.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
Tribute to a
Good Scout

(The following letter was writ
ten by a parent of a local Boy
Scout in tribute to Earl Ford,
scout leader in this community
and throughout the state for many
years. Buck" a Marine reserve,
has been called back into service
and leaves Tuesday for camp. We
are sure the letter expresses the
feelings of everyone in the COM
munity interested in scouting and
youth.)
Being a scout leader is a thank
less task. There is no money in
it, there are many hours spent in
planning and working with the
boys or girls, and a lot of criticism
by those who choose to look on.
Sometimes a scout leader can eat
his heart out trying to achieve
some of the ideals of scouting
without cooperation or backing.
Once in awhile even one of the
boys let's him down and turns out
to be disappointment and that is
a bitter dose. But with it all
there are good people in this world
who carry on and shoulder the
task. Not the least among these
is Buck Ford, Scout Master, for
four years of Troop 1876, and an
Eagle Scout in his own right, who
has just announced that he must
return to duty in the Marines.
1t is with real regret that We
see Buck go. He has been a real
Scout Master to his boys. He has
worked with them, fought for
them and given lot of time to
them. Buck has spent his sum-
mer vacations camping with his
Troop. He has raised most of the
money that was spent to send the
boys to camp, and each year at
Rodney, Troop 1876 has been COM
mended for its discipline, cleanli-
ness, and camp spirit. 1t took a
lot of good training to win these
concentrations and Buck was re-
sponsibile for most of it. When
the Smyrna boys went to the JAM
boree this summer they were COM
mended for their adaptability and
good training. Buck has taught
these boys what lot of CTS had
to learn the hard way when they
went into service. 1t is hoped that
these boys will never use their
training for anything but scouting
but regardless, they have it.
The Scouts, the parents, and the
community owe Buck a vote OF
thanks for his efforts, his loyalty
and his interest in the Scouts. May
his stay in the Marines be a short
one and it will be happy day
when he returns to Smyrna
Thanks, Buck, a million, and the
best of luck to you!
A Scout Parent
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19

Sends Books to Library

The W.S.C.S. of Ewells-St. Paul
Church, Clayton, is sending new
and used books to the Faith Cabin
Library in Augusta, Ga. Any book
you have enjoyed and are willing
to give will render a real service.
Bring your books to the Church
School, Sunday, october %, or to
the next regular meeting of the
society on Tuesday, October "a al
pm. in st. Paul Church.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
LAST
REGISTRATION
DAY

Are you registered and
qualified to vote in Novem-
ber? If not-Saturday, Oct.
21 is your last chance to
register or transfer your
registration. If you are not
sure of your eligibility, go to
your registration place Sat
urday and see that your
name is on the books. 1t is
your patriotic and civic duty
to REGISTER AND VOTE.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-19
Cancer Detection Unit Here Today

Cancer Detection Unit Here Today
Don't forget the Cancer Detec-
ton Unit which will appear here,
today, sponsored by the State
Board of Health. The unit will be
placed on Market Street Plaza if
weather permits; if not, at the fire
house. The hours are 10 am. to
IL noon and from 1 to 8 pm. Free
service is given to women 80 years
of age and over, and the unit is
stated by a doctor, a nurse, and a
clerk. Sixteen patients can be
handled a day, and if necessary
the unit will appear another day
to take care of all who wish to
avail themselves of this valuable
service.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Rural Planning Agency
Is Urqed in MONTGOMERY

Establishment of building. zon-
ing and subdivision standards in
Montgomery County's rural area
has been recommended by a spe-
cial Rural Advisory Committee.
The committee, appointed last
February by the. County Council,
made the recommendation yester-
day in a four-page report which
also called for appointment of an
unpaid Planning Commission to
administer the standards.
The group advised against ap-
plying any building inspection
system to private homes and farm
buildings.
The council announced it will
hold public hearings at 7:30 pm.
Monday and Tuesday in the Cir
cult Court room. Rockville, on
proposed operating and capital
budgets for the county during the
coming year. Mondays session
will be devoted to schools and
Tuesdays hearing to all other
budget items.