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Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
NEW OFFICERS
ROTARY CLUB
w. w. Reynolds, District Gov
ernOr, Conducts Installation
Ceremonies Thursday
A. A. NEWCOMB, SR., PRES,

William w. Reynolds, governor
of the 184th District Rotary Inter
national, conducted the installa-
tion ceremonies on Thursday night
when Mayor Albert A. Newcomb,
Sr. was inducted as president of
the Smyrna Rotary Club. Other
officers inducted were Leroy Piper
vice PRESIDENT William E. Mat
theWs, Jr., secretary; John G. Man
nering, treasurer; Reynolds Pratt,
Neal Oechsler, and Calvin Boggs,
direcors. The past presidents pin
was presented by Gov, Reynolds
to Mr.. Pratt, retiring president. In
addressing the club, Gov Reynolds
said that Rotary is an information
al organization that wishes peace,
but is not a pacifist organization.
The influence of Rotary education,
extended to foreign countries, can
be highly essential in promoting
peace, he said, dealing with top
executives all over the world to
better the position of the natives.
Mr.. Newcomb thanked the club
for the trust and acknowledged the
responsibility incurred, and asked
for their support in all phases of
activity in Rotary The club re-
ceived a thank-you letter from the
eight boys who attended the Boy
Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge,
and who were sponsored by the
club. Mr.. Pratt presided and Will
lard Rutter led group singing
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Death of Mrs. Susie R. Deakyne

Mrs. Susie Reese Deakyne, 76
years, died in Smyrna on July 10
and funeral services will be held
today, Thursday, at 2 pm. at
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel, with the
Rev o. Caradoc Jones, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, Of
ficiating. Interment will be at Odd
Fellows Cemetery. The widow of
Willard D. Deakyne, she is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Sally
Jones, Norfolk, Va, and by several
nieces and nephews. Mrs, Deakyne
had lived in this vicinity all of her
life and was a member of the Pres
byterian Church and the Auxiliary
to the David C. Harrison Post No.
Ia, American Legion.
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BURN BONDS AT CLAYTON
500. 900 Worth of Bonds Burned by
Mayor Hurd and Council

Twenty thousand dollars worth
of bonds were burned at an in
formal ceremony Monday evening
as the Clayton Town Council re-
duced the debt of the refunding
bonds issued in 1910 by this sum.
A balance of $4,000 is still out
standing on these bonds. Mayor
Carl Hurd lit the fire which was
built behind the town hall and
members of the town council fed
the blaze with the now obsolete
bonds. Councilmen are ]. Harvey
Dunning, Ernest Blendt, Harry
Moor, and Charles Machamer.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
FAVORABLE VOTE RECEIVED
ON SCHOOL REFERENDUMS HERE

Both school referendums were
passed in the election Friday after
noon by large majority of votes.
The bond referendum giving the
Smyrna Special School District
Board of Education authority to
issue bonds in the amount of S240,-
900 for the construction of 12-
room elementary school with cafe
torium and such alterations to the
present school facilities to provide
for an increased school program
was carried by vote of 231 in
favor and 7s ballots cast against
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
LIONS OUTDOOR
DINNER MEETS
Outdoor Dinner Meetings
Planned for July and
August
TO PICNIC AT LAKE COMO
Photos bv Hal Bodley

Two informal outdoor meetings
for members of the Smyrna Lions
Club during July and August were
planned at the dinner meeting of
the group on Monday night, and
committees for the affairs were
named by William S. Wilson, pres
ident, who was presiding for the
first time since his installation.
The next meeting of the group
will be on Monday, July "a, and
will be in the form Of picnic for
Lions and their wives and children.
1t will be held on the shore of Lake
Como in the yard of the home of
a member, William Doughten and
Mrs. Doughten, Lake Drive. Each
member will bring his family and
food, and beverages will be provid-
ed by the committee on arrange
ments, which includes Mr.. Dough-
ten, Victor Ennis, and Lee Slaugh-
ter. The Lions at this lakeside
picnic will also have the use of the
lawn on the property of DR.. Ralph
B. Jones, which adjoins the Dough-
ten property. On Monday, Aug
ust % an informal ladies night
celebration will be planned by a
committee appointed by the presi-
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REPUBLICANS TO MEET
Blaclbird Hundred Active Young
Republicans to Meet Thursday

The Active Young Republicans
of Blackbird Hundred will play
host to the entire Republican par
ty of the Hundred on Thursday,
July 20 at pm. at Taylor's Bridge
schoolhouse. A short business
for the election of officers
and the discussion of plans for the
pending campaign will precede an
evening of dancing with music
provided by the well-krown Lew
Kent at the console of the Ham
mond organ. All members of the
party of Blackbird
young and old, and their
friends. are urged to attend and
in this affair.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
HEADS IRON
CAMPAIGN
Grant Garis To Have Charge
of Portable Iron Lung Cam
paign to Raise Funds
AMBULANCE SERVICE

At the last semi-monthly meet
ing of the David C. Harrison Post
No. IA, American Legion on We'd
nesday evening, July 5th, chief
driver Grant C Garis, reported
that the Post ambulance service
had made four trips during the
past month. These trips were run
for a total of 127 miles by three
drivers, Beverly T. Gaulke, John
S. Griffin III, and Grant Garis. In
addition to the regular drivers,
four assistants aided in the work
John S. Bickling, c. Albert O'Neal,
William Hamburg and Willard Y
Rutter.
Iron Lung solicitations
BY unanimous vote Of those pres
ent at the meeting, Grant Garis
was named chairman and giver
full charge Of the portable iror
lung campaign. AT the same tins
he was given complete authority
to execute ard carry forward tn
solicitation of funds from thos
living in the Post ambulance ser
vice area. 1t is planned that mem
bers of the Legion Auxiliary vii
proceed to make a series Of house
toulouse calls as their part in tn
general program. Legion member!
will make a direct appeal to tht
business firms in the area selected
mo contribution will be considered
either too large or too small
Every dollar collected will brins
the final goal that much closer
Given the right kind of tools t
serve the community, the Ameri
can Legion will help you to hell
yourself. The dollars which th'
public is now being asked to inves
are both an assurance and an in
surance for the future of theil
lives" a Legion official stated.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
SMYRNA POLICE BUSY
Five Arrests Made During Week
For Traffic Violations

The Smyrna Police made five
more arrests for traffic violations
during the past week as they con-
tinued the drive to curb speeding
and reckless driving in town. Mich
olas Potenza, Highland, N. j., was
fined $40 and cost for speeding;
Willie Evans, Clayton, was fined
SIS and cost for reckless driving;
Earl Raisin Dill, Townsend. was
fined $50 and cost for reckless driv-
ing, his second offense; George W..
Reed, Smyrna, was fined $40 and
cost for speeding and not using
due care; and Roland w. Daniels,
Smyrna, was fined $40 and cost
for making improper turn.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
St. peters Church Notes

On the sixth Sunday after Trim
ity, July 16 regular services will
be held at st. Peters Protestant
Episcopal Church: Holy Commun-
ion, am; Morning Prayer and
sermon by the rector, the Rev.
Donald ]. Parsons, at IL am. No
church school sessions are held
during the summer months. A
meeting of the vestry of the church
was held last night at the parish
house.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
Death of Mrs. Harry II. Hilton

Word was received last week by
Mrs. Florence DeFord and Mrs.
William ]. Taylor of the death of
their niece, Mrs. Harry H. Hilton,
of Clearwater, Florida. Mrs. Hilton
was the former Miss Lulu Beck, of
Smyrna, and is survived by her
husband and three married daugh-
ters.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13

it with five voided. The second
issue for an additional tax of ten
cents maximum rate and one dol
lar capitation tax for school pur-
poses was passed by vote of 100
for the tax and 72 against with
two ballots voided. Clifford Jones
was judge of elections and Mrs.
Raymond D. Pusey and Mrs. Will
liam Doughten served as clerks.
The new tax rate will not be ef-
fective until July l, 1851, accord
ing to the School Board.
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First PRESBYTERIAN Church

Services for Sunday, July 10th,
at the First Presbyterian Church,
the Rev. o. c. Jones, pastor, are
as follows: Sunday School at 10
am; subject: Family Loyalty
Morning worship at II am; ser
mon: "The Kingdom of God" The
Adult Choir meets each Wednesday
evening at 8 pm. under the leader
shin of Mrs. Vernon Westfall.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
Former Clayton Man Honored

Mr.. w. Sevil Keys, of Phoenix,
Arizona, formerly of Clayton, has
been appointed state lunch room
chairman for the Arizona Congress
of Parents and Teachers. While in
Clayton, Mr.. Keys was active in
the P.T.A.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
SMYRNA BAND WINS PRIZES
Hose Company Band Wins First
Prize at New Castle, Greensboro

@ANES w liz n A ~
Prize at New Castle, Greensboro
The band of the Citizens Hose
Company was awarded first prize
at two parades held by volunteer
firemen last week, at New Castle,
Del, and Greensboro, Md. The
parade at Chesapeake City was
cancelled due to inclement wealth
err Last night they took part in
the parade at Camden-Wyoming,
and tonight they expect to appear
at Church Hill, Md. On Monday
they will parade at North East,
Md. ]. Harper Jones, fire chief,
and Reynolds Bradley were named
delegates to attend the Delaware
State Volunteer Firemen's conven-
ton to be held at New Castle
September 1916; alternates are
Robert FAIRIES and Howell Barnes.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
Service for Next Week

The speaker at next weeks SER
vice at Lake Como at pm. will
be the Rev. DIR. Essel p Thomas,
superintendent Easton District,
and former pastor of Asbury
Church here. Members of all SER
vice clubs in this vicinity are es-
pecially invited to attend. The SOLO
ist will be Guthrie Frye, tenor,
Wilmington. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
Clayton P.o. to Close Sat. PM.

Beginning Saturday, July %, the
Clayton Post Office will close every
Saturday at 1 pm. No window
service after that hour, according
to James B. Thompson, Jr., Post
master.
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
Canp Grows

Wednesday, June %. To-day our
tent city really expanded. Troops
from all over the country We're ar
irving rapidly. Where there had
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MANY ATTEND
LAKE SERVICE
Citizens Hose Co. Band Played
Several Selections and Hum
dred Firemen Attend
DIR. MULLIGAN SPEAKS

Lake como on Sunuuy evening
despite the threatening clouds, at
testing to the interest being shown
in these community religious SER
vices sponsored by Asbury Meth
odist Church. The band of the
Citizens Hose Company played
several selections of appropriate
music, directed by Vernon Ford.
and more than a hundred members
of the fire company and the Ladies
Auxiliary attended. They were
given special recognition and were
welcomed by the Rev. Walter L.
Beckwith. The Youth Choir of As
bury Church sang, with Mrs. John
Sparks as pianist.
Address by DIR. Mulligan
DIR. Thomas C. Mulligan, Dis
trict Superintendent Dover Dis
trict, and also State Chaplain of
Volunteer Firemen of Delaware,
gave a stirring address on the SUBJ
ject: "Return Unto Egypt" He
drew a parallel to Moses who was
lost in the wilderness" to the
people in America who are also
lost in a wilderness and trying to
find their way back to sanity. The
world is in the worst predicament
in history" he said, with the dis
cordant note brought about by
mankind. With colorful figures of
speech, DR. Mulligan told Of the
great dangers, of men with wild
ideas, atheism and distorted COM
munism, but that he was more
concerned about the American
pagan who must be reborn of the
spirit Of God. The wilderness
means Indifference, he stated with
a great spiritual power lying dorm
ant and the people too busy safe
guarding things" Personality is
more important than material
things with which we are more
concerned than with living souls,
he stated. Souls are homesick for
the old days of spiritual power and
the desire to find the God of our
fathers, and the world presenting
the picture of a shattered dream.
The sun never sets upon the Chris
tian flag, he continued, the Chruch
throughout the world has the pow
er to pick up the fragments, and
build the kind of world that God
wants. This is a time for action,
not regrets, he said, and our most
potent weapon is faith in God; we
are relatively as strong or weak
as our faith. God can't draft men,
he is asking for volunteers" the
speaker continued, and while the
nation mobilizes the military pow
er, God wants us to mobilize our
spiritual power. The world is en-
slaved in chains of skepticism, but
no atheistic nation is going to DOM
mate, he stated, calling for a day
of reconsecration and rededication
Before you pray for the victory Of
idealism, pray for victory over
your own souls" he told his hear
ers. Answering the question
what is the Way?" he pointed
to the sign of the Cross which
can wipe out the sickle and the
hammer"
Service for Next Week
Smyrna times., 1950-07-13
From
JQf71bOree
Diary
OF RICHARD CoMEGYs, Jr.

An experience never to be for
gotten" is the way Richard Com
eggs summed up his days at the
National Jamboree of the Boy
Scouts of America at Valley Forge
last week. Richard was a member
of the cobra patrol of troop Z, sec
tion 29, region and was one of
the several scouts from the Smyr-
ma area attending the gala affair.
On the Way
According to his Jamboree Diary,
Richard was ION the way June
27. Il arose at 3 am. in order to
catch the train. Sleepily I dressed,
rechecked my equipment, and went
to the station. There we bade
farewell to our folks and boarded
the train. Only few of the boys
slept, but nevertheless, most of us
were quiet. We stopped at Middle
town and New Castle and picked
up more scouts. At Wilmington
all others boarded the train and
we were served a light breakfast
of milk and donuts. Our next stop
was Valley Forge" Richard wrote.
Pre-JambOree Training
Musing over their pre-jamboree
training, Scout Comegys recorded,
I don't think I'll ever spend
worse night out than at Redden
Forest, June 10 and II. Everything
started out routinely but that
wasn't to last long. Our first mis-
hap arose from a misunderstand-
ing. We were supposed to have
all jamboree equipment at the
camporee, but Smyrna hadn't got
ten it sraight and our patrol was
stuck without anything. We had
only a few utensils and make
shift stove and weren't getting
along too we'll when, to add to our
troubles, it began to rain. AS
result Of all Of this, we didn't eat
he revealed. 1--WE were
encamped on a low piece of land
on which the rain water lay, and
the Middletown boys were flooded
out. Hal Bodley and l weren't so
unlucky-we were still dry. How
ever, it started to rain again and
this time we too were drowned
out. The water rose higher and
higher and by am. Hal was de-
luged. I was still comfortable in
my Army bedroll and wanted to
stick it out. Hal was so wet that
he crawled in with me and our
combined weight sank the thing
so we were forced to retreat to an
equipment barn. The next morn
ing the sun rose brightly and we
dried our things. We had better
luck cooking and ate two good
meals. Thus ended our training
session." Comegys concluded.
First Day
Relating events taking place at
Valley Forge, Dickie told the fol-
lowing of the first day, June 27, at
the jamboree: I'VE arrived at Val
ley Forge about 8 am, group of
tired looking boys. We unloaded
our equipment and began the mile
and a half trek to our camp area.
Luckily, we were relieved Of our
heavy luggage at the station or
we'd never have made it to camp.
When we reached our site, we Sc
lected patrol sites and pitched
camp. Most of the work went
smoothly and we were set up by
early afternoon. That old tired
feeling had left us, and some of
us, feeling ambitious, left to ex-
plore Valley Forge. After dinner
it was only franks and beans but
it hit the spot-Phil Minos and I
hiked around Mt. Joy and up to
the Star Redoubt, then back to
camp by way of the arena, Rich
ard recorded.
Camp Grows
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Education League
And Nurses Meet

The Graduate Nurses Associa-
ton and the District League of
Nursing Education will have their
47th annual meeting tomorrow
and Wednesday.
The business meeting of the
league will be held at 4 pm. to-
morrow at the Emergency Hos
pital Nurses Home and the Grad
uate Nurses Association will meet
at 8 pm. at the same place.
An important feature of the
nurses association meeting will
be a report on the Committee on
Resources to Meet Civilian and
Military Nursing Needs. The
committee will maintain an up
to-date roster of active and in
active nurses in order that the
status and availability of profess
sional nurses will be known. The
roster will be available to civilian
defense authorities.
The program meetings will be
held from 3 to S pm. and from 8
to 10 pm. Wednesday at CASTOR
Hall. Georgetown University. A
dinner at Mcguire Hall will be
held between the two sessions.
The program will include a
series of dramatic presentations
on nursing.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Lectures Planned
On Current Events

A series of six lectures on cur
rent events will be given by Mrs
Georgette Ross Howard at the
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
starting November 81.
The lectures, which will begin
at 10 am, will be held on alter
nate Tuesdays and will cover both
foreign and domestic affairs. The
series will be open to the public.
George M. Ferris. jr., represent
ative of local firm. of investment
bankers. will address the club fol-
lowing its monthly luncheon meet
ing on Wednesday. His subject will
be Americas Future and Your
Money"
The Rev. Edward o. Clark
minister of the Chevy Chase Bap-
tist Church, will pronounce the
invocation. A musical program
will be presented by Thomas Leef,
accompanied by Mrs. Ethel Mat
son. The luncheon will be served
by the social section of the club,
under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
George Patrick.
DR.. Hugh Price, dean of the
Montgomery Junior College, will
address the Education Committee
at 2 pm. tomorrow, on the subject,
"The Role of the Junior College
in Our Community" Mrs. Irvine
Gardner is chairman of the COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Wonoen's S
Clubs
Miss FYsinger
Has Fellowship
Named for Her
By Ruth Deon

When the late King Albert of
Belgium persented her with an
agricultural decoration rarely
conferred on women, Miss Grace
E. Frysinger of Washington
thought that was the thrill of a
lifetime.
But last week, she got her real
thrill.
Miss Frysinger. who was for 81
years senior home economist with
the extension service of the Agri-
culture Department, received the
news that a fellowship had been
named after her.
Il really think this means
more" she declared, as she
remembered the other honor, con-
ferred in 1927, although she be-
lives she is the only English
speaking woman to receive the
Agriculture First Glass Decora-
ton of the Belgian government.
Announcement of the fellow
ship, newly established by the Ma
tional Home Demonstration Agents
Association. and the name of it's
first recipient, will be made on
November % in Chicago at the
associations annual meeting. Miss
Frysinger will be the principal
speaker.
The fellowship, which will be
named the Grace E. Frysinger
Fellowship" will be used for the
professional Improvement of a
county home demonstration agent.
Honors for Miss Frysinger seem
to be coming thick and fast.
Just last night she received
another one-"a certificate of
recognition" from Epsilon Sigma
PM, the national honorary agri-
cultural extension service organ
1zation. The award made in rec
ognition of her 27 years work
with the Agriculture Department, ),
was given at the fraternity's an
nual dinner at the Willard Hotel.
Just two months ago, Miss
FrySinger, who is a past vice pres
ident of the Associated Country
Women of the World and at pres
ent chairman of international re-
lationS for the Capital Division,
National Farm and' Garden Asso-
citation, was presented with still
another honor. Though she was
not able to attend the triennial
conference of the Associated
Country Women of the World held |
in Copenhagen, Denmark, in Sep
tember. she received word that
she had been made "a member of
honor" of the organization.
She was one of four women /
throughout the world to receive
this distinction, and prizes it
highly. The honor was conferred
on her in recognition of her early
efforts to arouse the interest of
the rural women of the United
States in joining the International
organization.
The Associated Country Women
of the World was formed in 1880
IN Vienna, Austria, as the Liaison
Committee of Rural Women's |
Organizations. Miss Frysinger at
tended the conference as dele
gate from the Agriculture Depart
ment. Three years later, the COM
mittee changed it's name.
One of the major efforts of the |
organization is to promote under
standing and cooperation among
the rural women's organizations
of the world.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Hudossoh Dance

The fourth annual Youth ALI
yah dance of the Henrietta Sold
Group of Hadassah will be held
at 8 pm. tomorrow at Hotel 2400.
Proceeds will be used in Hadas-
sah's child-rescue program.
Mrs. Allen E. Henkin is the
dance chairman and Mrs. VIII
liam Gichner is co-chairman.
Mrs. Harold Greenberg Is the
Youth Aliyah chairman Of the
group.
Evening star., 1950-11-13

own age with whom he can
reminisce.
Then help him to do a few
things that will give him place
in the community and a feeling Of
self-reSpect. Maybe there is
boys club where he could teach
crafts. Maybe he can take part in
politics a little more fully. Put
him to work.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
By Dr.. Paul Popenoe

There's no fool like an old
fool" But more careful study of
the breed in recent years indi-
Gates that there is no old fool who
wasn't once a young fool.
The idea that men and women
of previously blameless character
and admirable personality go into
foolish age" at some point ir
later life is simply not true. For
some persons, any age is foolish
age. They may become more con-
Spicuous later in life, because more
dignity is expected in age, and
they had none to start with. It's
hard. in respect to dignity, as well
as other things, to make some
thing out of nothing.
Men and women alike may begin
to show more Stiffness in regard
to the other sex. The "old boy
is proverbial for thinking that
women oelleve ne is still a"young
boy"
"A man is never older than he
feels declared the ancient beau
at the boarding house table. Now,
I feel as fresh as a 2-year- -old! !"
Colt or egg?" asked the young
woman at the other end of the
table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moo. are worried
about his father. who lives with
them and is trying to make him
self believe that he is "a lion
among ladies'" The evidence to
support his belief is very slight,
If I may judge from the account
given me. It recalls the story of
another ancient beau who was
trying without any success to
make an impression on young
widow, but who always interpreted
Evening star., 1950-11-13
There's No Such Thing as the
Foolish Age' Except for Fools

the widow actually said to him
was, Go on, you old beeswax!"
The first thing for you to do,
Mr.. and Mrs. McQ.. is to give up
the idea that your father is going
through some mysterious change
|of life" I'm sorry to be so un-
complimentary, but I'll have to
say that have no doubt he has
always been like this-you didn't
happen to see it. The next thing
is to get him more friends of his
Evening star., 1950-11-13
PEG to Hear Poems

A program Of original poems
will be presented at a meeting of
Chapter B of the PEG Sisterhood
to be held at 8 pm. tomorrow at
1851 Columbia road NV. Those
presenting the poems will include
Miss Matte Richards Tyler, Mrs.
Inez Sheldon Tyler. Mrs. Corinne
Davis and Mrs. Maude N. Stock
berger.
Evening star., 1950-11-13
Modern MARRIAGE

any indication in the most favor
able light.
"How are you getting along with
the widow" a friend asked one
day.
Wonderful, wonderful. You
know this morning she almost
called'me honey"
you say she almost called you
that. Why, almost? What was it
she actually said?"
After a little further cross-ex-
animation it transpired that what