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Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
NATIONAL COOKING SCHOOL

One of Highlights at Chicken Fes-
tival at Salisbury July to July IL
The Delmarva Chicken Festival
will be held this year in Salisbury,
July 9 through July II. One of
the highlights of the festival will
be the National Cooking Contest,
which will be held on Wednesday,
July IL, at the Salisbury State
Teachers College. Approximately
$50 men and women are expected
to cook. The contestants will op-
crate in three relays on % electric
and 25 gas ranges. Judges for the
contest will he selected from
among the thirty food editors, rep
resenting the largest magazines
and metropolitan newspapers, who
will be present at the contest. Con-
testants are still needed for the
event. Mrs. Charles 2. Dukes, who
is in charge of arrangements in
this area, is asking for people
from the northern Kent county and
New Castle County area to enter
the contest. Application blanks
may be obtained from Mrs. Dukes
or from the Extension Offices in
Newark or Dover.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
VESPER SERVICES TO BE HELD
AT LAKE COMO DURING JULY

Quoted by the Rev. Walter L. Beck
with, and vocal solos by Miss Dor
othy Burge; July %, The Rev. Roy
Tawes, pastor of Avenue Methodist
Church, Milford, as speaker and
solos by Miss Doris Slaughter, So
prano. At the final service on July
20, the speaker will be the Rev.
John Jones, pastor of the Millsboro
Methodist Church, and there will
he music by the winning Capital
Grange MO. 18 (Dover) quartet,
which will be the Delaware State
Grange entry in the National
Grange quartet contest. The choirs
of Asbury Church will assist at
each service, and members of all
churches in Smyrna are invited to
take part in the services, which are
open to the public. Mr.. Beclzwith
will have the assistance of commit
tees in arrangements for the out
door programs. Leroy Waters is
chairman of the moving commit
tee, and Leroy P. Piper of the traf-
tic committee.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
MAN
DROWNED SAT.
Keith Daniels Drowned In
Delaware Bay After Clinging
to Boat Several Hours
FIREMEN CALLED

The members of Smyrna's Citi-
zens Hose Company were called to
Woodland Beach at 2 am. Sunday
morning to aid in the search for
the victim of a drowning. Alva
Keith Daniels, 26, of Townsend,
drowned in the Delaware Bay after
clinging to the sides of his over
turned boat for several hours. A
companion, Edward Trippett, also
of Townsend, had swum from the
boat to shore in an attempt to find
aid. The pair had left Blackbird
Landing about 1890 pm, Satur-
day, in plywood boat with an
outboard motor attached. They
travelled down Blackbird Creek to
the bay. When the boat was about
I a mile off shore from Collins Beach
which is about five miles north of
Woodland Beach, the motor ran
out of gas. They refilled the tank
and, while attempting to start the
motor, the boat capsized, according
to state police. After clinging to
the sides of the overturned boat for
about two hours, Trippett decided
to swim ashore. He was success
full in reaching shore, but he had to
wade through five miles of marsh.
land and creeks before reaching
Woodland Beach three hours after
he left the boat. 1t was l am
when he arrived at Woodland
Beach. A rescue party returned
to the scene, but was unable to fine
any trace of Daniels. A boat was
sent from the Coast Guard station
at Gloucester, New Jersey, to aiC
in the search, but the group wa.
unable to find the victim. William
Daniels, the victims brother, founC
the boat at II am. Sunday morn
ing. On Tuesday morning TIVE
fishermen from Pennsylvania dis
covered the body of Daniels wher'
it had washed ashore at WOODLAND
Beach. Daniels was the father o
a five and half year old daughter
Patricia Ann.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
TEACHERS AT SCHOOL
Several Local Teachers Doing
Graduate Work at Universities

SeVeFI lOSth AOoeAS
Graduate Work at Universities
Several local teachers are doing
graduate work at various univers-
tiles this summer, while one IN
structor from this area plans TO
teach at the University of Della
ware. Those from the Smyrna
Schools who are studying at the
University of Delaware are Mrs.
Julia Slaughter, fourth grade
teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Pryor,
remedial reading teacher, Mrs. Ev-
elyn S. Mendenhall high school
science teacher, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles v. Williams, both high
school English teachers. Miss Bet
ty Jones, a member of the faculty
of Clayton School, is also studying
with this group. Miss Jane Reed,
director of girls physical education
will attend the University of Penn
sylvania, while Mr.. Frank Sick
mann, music teacher, will begin
work on his doctorate at Columbia
University. H. Lloyd Jones, Jr.,
member of the faculty of Ursinus
College, will teach English at the
University of Delaware during the
second session of summer school
which begins on July 20. A grad
uate of Delaware, Jones received
his masters degree in 1916 from
the University of Pennsylvania
where he is now completing work
for the doctorate. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Jones. Sr., of
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
REV. MATTHEWS
DIES AT AGE SO
Retired Methodist Minister
Died June %, Day After
93rd Birthday
ILL SEVERAL MONTHS

One of Smyrnas oldest citizens,
the Rev. William E. Matthews,
passed away at his home on Satur-
day morning, after an illness of
several months. He had become
SO years old the day before. MIR.
Matthews first came to Smyrna in
1910. He served as Methodist
minister in this area for five years
before being called to another
church. After his retirement in
1922, he returned to Smyrna and
has lived here ever since. Despite
his age and twenty-five years of
blindness, Rev. Matthews main
tanned an active interest in the af-
fairs of the Methodist Church. Un-
til this year he had attended every
annual meeting of the Peninsula
Methodist Conference since 1898.
He was named chaplain of the
General Assembly in 1884. Born in
Sussex County, the son of Captain
and Mrs. John S. Matthews, he was
licensed as a local preacher in 1892
and ordained six years later. He
had held charges at Bethel, Smyr-
ma, Magnolia, FELTON, and Hebron
His wife. the former Margaret ]
Arters, whom he married June IA
1882, died in 1916. He is survived
by two daughters, Miss Bess Mat
thews, with whom he made his
home, and Mrs. George Short, g
son, former State Senator William
E. Matthews, Jr., all of Smyrna
three grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Funeral ser
vices were held from his late resi-
dence at 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. The Rev. ]. J. Bunting o,
Cambridge, Md, the Rev. Essell P
Thomas, pastor of the Atonemen
Methodist Church of Claymont
and the Rev. Walter E. Beckwith
pastor of Asbury Methodist Churcl
Smyrna, officiated. Interment wa
in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
ELECTION FOR TOWN MAYOR

Special Election July % to Fill Of
flee of Mayor for Town of Smyrna
A special election to fill the va
cancy in the mayors Office will be
held on July %, with the polls open
from 2 p. m. to z pm. Eastern
Standard Time. The filing dates
for candidates for the Office of
is July 13. Lee Slaughter
has been serving as acting mayor
since the death of Glenn S. King.
A recent meeting of Town Council
was held, and announcement is
made that the town will be spray
ed by fog machine on Friday, June
20. If it should rain that day the
spraying will take place on Mon
day, July 2.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
SWIMMING SCHOOL AT LAKE

The Red Cross SmySna Aquatic
School will be held at Lake Como
bathing beach July 10; school
hours will be from Z p. m. until
$50 p. m. each Tuesday and Thurs
day, for period of six weeks. The
American Red Cross is conducting
this school for the express purpose
of training both male and female
swimmers to become swimming in
structors. The age limit is from
16 to so years. Those wishing to
take this course must register at
the town Office prior to July 10.
This instructors school will be
concluded with water carnival
and presentation of instructors
certificates. Middletown has chal-
lenged any swimming team that
Smyrna has organized to a swim
ming meet at Lake Como. Any
swimmers interested in defending
Smyrna's interest in swimming
may contact the town Office.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
Death Of Cove S. Taylor

Word has been received in Smyr-
ma of the death of Cove Salisbury
Taylor, who died on his eighty-fifth
birthday, Tuesday, June 26, at his
home in White Plains, N. Y. He
was born in Smyrna, the son of the
late George w. and Mary Dady
Taylor, and was graduated from
the Smyrna School and the Phila-
delphia College of Pharmacy. He
moved to New York many years
ago, and has been engaged in busi-
ness there. During the latter part
of his life he was associated with
his brother, the late Elmer z. Tay-
lor, in the Mono-Service Company,
Newark, N. J., retiring two years
ago. Funeral services will be held
Thursday in White Plains, with in
terment there. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Alice Carter Taylor;
a son, deLorme Taylor, West En-.
glewood, N. j.; a daughter, Mrs
Pelham Bolton, Florence, Mass;
brother, Cyrus Taylor, Winsted
Conn; a sister. Mrs. G. Ernest
Rowland, and niece, Mrs. C. L
Harmonson, both of Smyrna; alsc
three grandsons and one grand
daughter. Mr.. Taylor was fire.
quent Smyrna visitor and wa!
known and beloved by many per
sons here. Mrs. Rowland has gone
to White Plains for the funeral
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
LIBRARY TO
HONOR LATE V-P
Tribute Paid to Memory of
G. S. King Late Vice Pres
ident Library Commission
APPOINTED IN 1916

A fitting tribute is paid the
memory of Glenn S. King, who
served as vice-president of the
Smyrna Public Library Commits
sion, by the placing of two refer
ence books on the shelves of the
library for use of teen-agers. They
are: Shakespeare of London" and
AN Introduction to Shakespeare,
both by Marchette Chute. The
book, Shakespeare of London" is
an attempt to bring very great
man into the light of common day,
according to the foreword by the
author. The biography is based
solely on contemporary documents,
and the chief emphasis is on
Shapespeare's life as a working
member of the London theatre. 1t
brings to life the remarkable group
of actors who were his fellow
workmen in the theatre. AN In
PRODUCTION of Shakespeare" carries
the reader back to the original
world of delight in which Shakes
peare and his audiences moved.
After reading the book no one can
think of Shakespeare as a remote
marble figure or of his plays as
noble but incomprehensible. 1t in
PRODUCES his fellow actors SO that
they become real people. Mr-klng
became a member of the Smyrna
Public Library Commission in 1916
by appointment by Judge Charles
! ]. Terry and was still serving at
the time of his death in April. The
new books will provide a valuable
reference for high school Students
and will also be cherished by adult
readers who have need for inter
nretation of the works of Shakes
peare so that he may become again
what he was to his contemporaries
"a source of lively and enduring
delight"
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
Hose Company Wins Prizes

The Citizens Hose Company of
Smyrna won three prizes in par
ades this week. A first prize OF
$40 was awarded to the local group
for having the best band in the
parade presented by the Whining
ton Manor Fire Company on Mon
day night. On Tuesday night
Smyrna received $25 for having
the most men in line and $40, sec
ond prize, for its band in a parade
held in Richardson Park by the
Five Points Fire Company. The
Smyrna firemen will next march
in a parade which is to be held in
Chesapeake City on Monday, July
2. This will be followed by a par
ade in Clayton on Thursday, July g..
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
BLOOD DONORS AT CLAYTON
Each Contributed Pint of Blood for
shipment to Korea

One hundred and fourteen donors
each contributed a pint of blood
for direct shipment to Korea last
Thursday, June 21, when the
American Red Cross bloodmobile
came to Clayton. The blood do
mating campaign was sponsored by
the auxiliary of the Newnum-Lee-
Urban Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars. The donors, recruited by a
VFW committee headed by Mrs.
Ortha Bickling auxiliary president,
passed the bloodmobile's daily goal
of one hundred pints. Mr. Lammot
DUPONT, Jr., chairman of the Della
ware Red Cross chapter, praised
the auxiliary for its support and
expressed his hope that other aux
iliaries will aid in bloodmobile col
lections.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
Church School at Clayton

The Daily Vacation Church
School of Ewell's-St. Paul Church,
Clayton, will give their Sharing
Program in the Clayton school
auditorium on Sunday, July 1st at
7:30 pm. The various age groups
of the School will participate in the
program, sharing the things they
learned and displaying the hand
work.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
NEW OFFICERS
FOR Y.D. CLUB
Young Democrats of Black
bird Elect New Slate
of Officers
TO HOLD CLUB PICNIC

The regular monthly meeting of
the Young Democratic Club Black
bird and Appoquinimink Hundreds
of New Castle County was held at
the Blackbird School Wednesday,
June 20, at $3.50 p. m. Election of
officers was held with Mrs. Louise
Stats, Smyrna, elected president;
James Mullin, Townsend, vice-pres-
ident; William Brown, Townsend,
treasurer and Ronald Nowland,
Smyrna, secretary. The business
brought upon the floor included
raising a fund of $100 to be pre-
sented to the Richard Lambert
Fund, Delaware's triple amputee.
A committee was appointed to send
some token of remembrance to
each club member who has been in
Quoted into the service. This same
committee is to furnish a friend at
the Governor Bacon Health Center
with candy, foodstuffs, razor blades
and cigarettes. Temple Heinold and
Jesse Watson, both of Townsend
were appointed to make plans fol-
a club picnic to be Reld July goth
This is the beginning of the clut
year. All members wishing to re.
new their membership cards ol
persons wishing to become mem
bers should contact one of the clut
officers. The club meets the thirC
Wednesday of each month at thu
Blackbird School at $50 pm.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
LIONS AT ATLANTIC CITY
Members and Families Attending
National Convention This Week

NATIONAL convention InlS week
Several members of the Smyrna
Lions Club and their families are
attending the National Convention
of the Lions Club which is being
held this week in Atlantic City,
New Jersey. The group includes
Mr.. Francis Gebhart, past district
Governor and Mrs. Gebhart and
son, Karl, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Doughten and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Jefferson and family, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Burrill Mccoy. The
Smyrna group joined the other
state delegates, including Governor
Elbert N. Carvel, on Sunday in
Wilmington, from which point the
state delegation was escorted to
Atlantic City by State Police. The
convention ends today, Thursday,
June %.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
Birthday Dinner at Millington

A birthday dinner was given in
honor of Mrs. Clarence Wallace at
her home on Sunday. Those pres
ent were as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Wallace and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Baker and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Wallace and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Fleet
wood and daughter, Miss Dorothy
Wallace, all of Millington, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wallace and family of
Massey and Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Wallace and family of Chesterville
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
CLAYTON LIONS
LADIES NIGHT
New Officers Installed at An
nual Ladies Night
Dinner
H. ENNIS POSTMASTER

The Clayton Lions Club held
their annual ladies night and in
stallation of new officers last We'd
nesday evening. Among the dis
tinguished guests present were
Robert Baynuln, district governor
elect and Mrs. Baynum, Milford;
Joseph Errigo, past district gov
ernor, Wilmington; Kenneth Roper,
zone chairman, and Mrs. Roper,
Dover; Paul Stewart, Wilmington,
representing Frank ], Horty, dis
trict governor, and Mrs. Stewart;
Francis B. Gebhart, past district
governor, and Mrs. Gebhart; Bur-
rill F. Mccoy, president, Smyrna
Lions Club, and Mrs. Mccoy. The
Rev. Ray Kirwan, first president of
the Clayton Lions Club, now of
Goldsborough, Md, was welcomed.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Kir-
wan. Henry w. Ennis was the
toastmaster. Dinner music was
provided by John F. Simpson, pian-
list, and Frank Siekmann, trumpet.
Julian Dunning, retiring president,
gave a report of the clubs activi-
ties during the year, including
sponsorship of the Clayton Girl
Scouts, trips for seventh and
eighth grade classes at the Clay
ton School, the March of Dimes
and fund drive for Boy Scouts, and
the statewide project OF Iuild rails
ing for the Delaware Mother of
1851; the club also provided food
baskets for the needy, shoes and
glasses for children, contributed to
Iron Lung fund, and helped pro-
mote the civil defense program loc-
ally. The average attendance was
SO per cent, AZ visits were made,
and As received; two members at
tended conventions of Lions Inter-
national, and the club had the win
ming championship bowling team.
Mr.. Baynum presented a key to
Robert Douglass for securing two
new members; also presented 100
per cent attendance pins to Man.
uel Alvarado, Ralph Carrow, Dud-
ley Crossley, Edward M. Coving-
ton, Robert Douglass, Julian Dun
ming, w. Henry Ennis, Joseph w
Ennis, Lloyd H. Jones, Ralph ID
Knots, ]. George Knotts, John T
Loder, Ernest S. Mattiford, Roland
Mills, Harry Moor, Noble N. Nay
Tor. Albert F. Northwood, George
w. Smith, M. Marion Smith, Med
ford Sparks, w. L. Torbert, Jr.
and Paul Simpson. Mr.. Errigo In
stalled new officers, as follows
Robert Douglas, president; Manue
Alvarado, secretary treasurer
Ralph Knotts, first vice president
w. Smithers Snow, End vice-presi
dent; P. Albert Northwood, thirt
vice president; George Smith, lior
tanner; Medford Davis, tail twister
Paul Simpson, Lloyd Jones, direc
tors for two years; Harry Moor
Henry Ennis, directors for on
year. Past presidents and secre
tary's pins were given Mr.. Dun
ming and Mr.. Alvarado by the new
president. The Lions, Lionesses
and their guests were entertained
by a marionette show by Mis-
Marion Myers, of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
NINTH ANNUAL
GIRLS STATE
Three Smyrna Students Par
ticipate in Girls State
at Dover
MRS. GARIS LOCAL HEAD

Three students from the John
Bassett Moore High School partic-
ipated in the ninth annual Girls
State which was held in Dover,
June IS to %. Misses Rosalie Will
liams, Anna Marie Van Pelt and
Doris Dukes, who were selected
earlier this year by their fellow
students, attended this school of
government which is sponsored
annually by the American Legion
Auxiliary. All three girls, who will
be seniors next year, were MEM
bers of the Nationalist Party.
Miss Dukes, the only member of
the Nationalist Party to be elected
to a state Office, was State Treas
urer, Miss Van Pelt, Senator, and
Miss Williams, a member of the
House of Representatives. This
year, for the first time, the pro-
gram lasted five days, the first two
of which the girls spent in getting
acquainted and in drawing up their
party platforms. During these
first days, the group was instruct
ed in the forms and functions OF
local governments. A group from
the local high school, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Margaret O'Neil,
social science teacher, gave DEM
onstration of town government in
action on Tuesday evening, june
19. This group had previously
participated when Smyrna stu
dents managed the town one day
in April. The state officials were
elected to their offices at the close
of the second day by their fellow
participants, who, in turn, drew fol
their own positions in the Senate
or House. The last three days
were devoted to enacting and con
sidering Legislature, under the
guidance of state officials, in Leg.
islative Hall. The group was
housed at Wesley Junior College
where variety show was present
ed on Wednesday evening, June 20
and a banquet in honor of the girls
was held the following evening
Miss williams, when interviewed
told of the bills which were passed
These included the Bread Bill
which requires the wrapping of al
bread in one pound packages, a bill
. forbidding the shooting of air rifle
in residential sections outside o
, town, and bill providing for tn
, erection of two vocational higl
, schools, one in Kent County an
, one in Sussex County. Miss VIII
, liams expressed her appreciation o
! Girls State when she said, Il Ger
: tainly enjoyed this opportunity 0
l becoming acquainted with girl
! from other parts of the state an
of learning just exactly how tn
/, state government is conducted.
The Smyrna students, as well a
. two girls from Middletown Hig
! School, were sponsored by tn
f David C. Harrison Unit No. L
American Legion Auxiliary, whic
was aided this year by the Twer
tieth Century Clubs of Smyrna
, Clayton, and Middletown, and tn
a Smyrna-Clayton Business and Prc
\ fessional Women's Club. Mr.
= Grant Garis, a member of the stat
committee for Girls State, was tn
: local chairman.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
Demonstration Club Meeting

The Friendly Neighbors Home
ID Club will hold its
July meeting in the home of Mrs.
Walter Hill Tuesday, July 3rd, at
1:30 pm. Reports from the Home
Demonstration Short Course at
Newark will be heard.
Smyrna times., 1951-06-28
GAME
PLANNED HERE
Smyrna Softball League Plan
ming Several All-Star
Games
FIRST SET FOR JUNE 80

The officials of the Smyrna Soft
ball League have announced plans
for staging several all-star softball
games here. The Smyrna All-Star
team will be comprised of the best
players in the Smyrna Softball
League and will be scheduled
against the best outside teams
from Delaware and Maryland. The
first of these games has been set
for Saturday night, June 80, with
'Sudlersville, Maryland. This will
be the second game on a card OF
top-notch entertainment planned
for sports fans of this area. A pre-
liminary game between the Smyr-
ma Girls team and Dover Girls will
precede the ALTAR game at 8:15
O'Clock.
All-Stars Named
The Smyrna All-Star team was
named this week and included
players from all six league teams
Harry Thompson, head of Ennis &
Deakyne's league leading ten, was
selected to manage the local all.
stars. The roster includes the fol
lowing: w. Comegys, Wilson B; L
Slaughter, e. Lovegrove, H. Hop
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