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Smyrna times., 1951-11-08
BANK MERGER
ANNOUNCED
Consolidation of Farmer
Bank and Fruit Growers
Bank Announced
SAME STAFF REMAINS

A proposed consolidation of the
Farmers Bank of the State of Del
aware and The Fruit Growers Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company of
Smyrna was announced last week
by officials of the two banks. Bank
ing operations will continue at the
present location at Smyrna where
Farmers Bank of the State of Del
aware will operate the Fruit Grow
ers office, in addition to its present
offices at Georgetown, Dover and
its four Offices in Wilmington. I'm
der the plan of consolidation Farm
ers Bank will acquire all the as
sets, property and good will of
Fruit Growers and will assume its
liabilities. Fruit Growers Bank was
organized as a national bank in
1876 and the present combination
will insure the continuation of its
identity at the same location, with
the present staff of employees con-
tinuing to serve as the Advisory
Committee of the Fruit Growers
Office of the statewide Farmers
Bank organization. Approval of
the stockholders of Fruit Growers
will be secured at a special stock
holders meeting to be held later
this month. A joint statement is
sued by the two Banks said: "The
present and expected future devel-
opment of the territory comprising
lower New Castle County, upper
Kent County and the adjoining sec
tions of Maryland, which The Fruit
Growers National Bank and Trust
Company of Smyrna has served for
the past seventy-five years, makes
it necessary and in the best inter-
ests of that section of Delaware
that it have more ample banking
facilities at its disposal. The fact
that for some time past, Farmers
Bank has been participating with
Fruit Growers in it's larger loan
and customer requirements and
also the intimate and cordial work.
ing relations between the two in
stitutions further serve to make
this a natural and happy consolida-
tion. 1t makes available to this
section an institution with resourc-
es of over $50, ,O0O, 100000 for the
present and future banking needs
as the present spread of industry
down state makes large banking
facilities more and more of an as
set to the community in which they
are Immediately ready for use. The
consolidation will also insure the
continuation of the loyal and cor
dial relationship with its deposit
ors, customers and friends which
Fruit Growers has always enjoyed
and cherished and it is indeed hap
py to thus be able to continue such
relations, but with such greatly ex-
panded resources and banking fa.
cilities at it's command"
Smyrna times., 1951-11-08

home Office of the parent company.
Tyler has a large plant at Niles,
Michigan housing the main offices.
Production there covers all types
of display cases, beverage coolers,
reach-in coolers, walk-in coolers,
freezers and many other refrigra-
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Smyrna times., 1951-11-08
BUSINESS ROTARY TOPIC
James Everhart Tells ROtarians of
Business and Industry in Smyrna

A talk on business and industry
in Smyrna was given by James
Everhart, president of the Smyrna
Rotary Club at the meeting of the
club last Thursday evening. He
told of the amount of money paid
out weekly in this community, and
the advantages to local business in
supplying the needs of the local
population. He commended the
management of local industry and
manufacturing plants, and spoke of
the necessity of the vacant stores
here being occupied by progressive
merchants. Also, of the import
ance of carrying stocks to meet the
demands of the trade, and of ad-
vertising what you have to offer to
the purchasing public.
Smyrna times., 1951-11-08
CLAYTON p. t. A. MEETING

Meeting of Association to Be Held
Wednesday, November Ia at School
The Clayton Parent Teacher As
sociation will meet on Wednesday,
November IA at Clayton School.
There will be no speaker, but an
open house is planned, during
which parents may visit teachers
in each room. Paul Simpson will
preside, and the program chairman
isMrs. Pauline Moor. During the
business session there will be di-
cussion of the Christmas Bazaar to
be sponsored by the PTA.
Smyrna times., 1951-11-08
Firemen Called To Country

The volunteer firemen were call
ed to the home of Charles Arment
on the Walkers Schoolhouse road
Tuesday afternoon. The fire was
confined to the attic and damage
was slight. 1t is believed to have
been caused by defective wiring.
Smyrna times., 1951-11-08
TO EXPAND
PLANT HERE
Carl R. EliasOn Along With
Lester L. Liefer Transfer
red to Smyrna
HAD BROAD EXPERIENCE

Since the acquisition of the op-
Grating portion of Wilson Refrig-
Grafton, Inc. by Tyler Fixture Cor
poration, two officials have been
transferred here from Michigan,
Smyrna times., 1951-11-08
ACHIEVEMENT WEEK
Grange To Have Representative
of All Clubs as Guests

Grange To Have Representatives
of All Clubs as Guests
The Smyrna Grange will observe
National All Achievement Week
by having as their guests at the
meeting tonight, Thursday, repre-
sentatives from All clubs who Will
be in charge of Ernest Eierman,
and will appear on the program.
Another portion of the program
has been arranged by the lecturer,
Mrs. Arthur Short, and will be a
white elephant party. Members
will bring articles which will be
used as prizes for games. Charles
2. Dukes, master, will preside.
Smyrna times., 1951-11-08
FIREMEN PLAN TOY MATINEE

Toy Program
Again this year the management
of the Smyrna Theatre, in cooper
alton with the Citizens Hose Com
pany, is sponsoring a toy matinee
Saturday, November IL at pm.
for the benefit Of the fremen's
Christmas toy program. Admis-
sion will be a toy and all children
in this area are invited to attend
and help this worthy project.
Smyrna times., 1951-11-08
STATEWIDE COLLEGE NIGHT
Thirty Smyrna Students To Attend
Dover Meet November 19

Sponsored by Dover High School,
the Delaware Guidance and Per-
sonnel Association and the State
Department of Public Instruction,
the second annual Statewide Col
lege Night will be held Monday,
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Final Weeks Winners
In Star Photo Contest

THESE pictures winners The Stars
IL
the classes will be reproduced Sunday
18th
Newspaper Is
Sixteenth
Evening star., 1951-12-09
OAR Chapters
Plan nActivities

The 57th anniversary of the
Army and Navy Chapter of the
District Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution will be observed
by members at a meeting tomor-
row at the District OAR Chapter
House.
Mrs. Charles Keene. regent. will
preside at the meeting. The group
will distribute Christmas gifts to
the OAR approved schools and
also for servicemen in Walter Reed
and the Bethesda Naval Hospital
Auction Scheduled
An auction will be a feature of
the meeting of the Captain Molly
Pitcher Chapter at 2 pm. tomor-
row at the OAR Chapter House,
with Mrs. Fred Holt. past regent,
as auctioneer. Hostesses will be
Mrs. Arthur F. Beal, Mrs. Charles
L. Chambers, Mrs. Joshua Evans,
jr.. Mrs. William c. Gwynn and
Mrs. Herbert A. Smith.
Buffet Supper
A buffet supper will be held by
the Dolly Madison Chapter at
$50 pm. Tuesday at the Chapter
House. Mrs. Howard E. Middle
ton, chairman of approved schools,
will be speaker. There will also
be Christmas carol singing.
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Mrs. Whitehurst
To Be Speaker

Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, as
sistant administrator of the Fed
eral Civil Defense Administration
will be guest speaker at meeting
Of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs at 1890 am. to-
morrow at the Hotel 2400. Her
topic will be civil Defense"
Another feature of the program
will be presentation to the fedora
ton of a citation for outstanding
service in selling Savings Bonds.
Mrs. Lindsay Rawley, chairman of
the women's section of the District
Bonds Division of the Treasury,
will present the award, and will
speak on Defense Bonds" Mrs.
Stuart E. Womeldorph. federation
president. will preside.
A kighlight will be group sing
ing of Christmas carols, led by
Mrs. Russell Ridgway of the Ia
koma Park Women's Club. Mrs.
James Jacobs. music chairman of
the federation, has arranged the
program.
Evening star., 1951-12-09

Woman's Christian Temperance Union
W,fS W,sSSnesdsy' Sr. lgi39 w,iis PM Columbia Union
Jocelyn street NV
Progress Club Of ColIege Park-Wednesday
2 pm. Parish House. Dartmouth avenue
Hartley. co-author Of the Taft-Hartley
Jayncees. Auxiliary Of the washington
Junior Chamber Of Commerce-Wednes-
day. pm. Broadmoor. Christmas party.
YWcA Young Married womens Club
Shop. 4770 Lee Highway. Arlington, ors
District LeaEue Of American Pen Women
ihursday, pm. afternoon fiction work
shop led by Helen Orr Watson Thurs
aaE pm; drama group; Virginia
nins one-act play. THE Judge Partici-
Ambassador Hotel. monthly meeting AL"
National Mothers Memory C1ub-Thurs-
gay, 30 pm. ST. Margaret's Parish
hATtl AThe Hofy Hsofeafsr enn Mrs. Harry Guthridse
Motion Picture Council of the District-
Hall Hidas s1a Isi5n si5t.sa;5 An st. Johns Parish
. Sidney Sulkin
Inner Wheel---Friday. I215 pm Nav.
mower Hotel. luncheon meeting; speaker,
MRS. II. Branson Thomas Flower Ar
rangements and Christmas Decorations.
Faculty Women's Club Of GeorFe Wash.
inston University-Friday, pm, with
MIS-; Waldo Smith. 1907 Jocelyn street
NV. Christmas tea
Gonzaga Parents Association-Friday 8
meeting; Georgetown University Glee
Club to present program
Evening star., 1951-12-09
.ChristChiId
Sale

A Christmas sale of new articles
and few antiques, sponsored by
the Christ Child Society, will be
held at the groups opportunity
shop. 1927 Wisconsin avenue NV
tomorrow through, Saturday from
10 am. to $50 pm.
Proceeds from the sale will be
used for the benefit of the build
ing fund of the Christ Child Home
for Convalescent Children. The
new home Is being erected on
Edison lane. Bethesda.
The sale will feature. at bargain
prices, large lot of felt and
velour hats. donated by an ex-
elusive Connecticut avenue shop.
Christmas gifts will include dolls
and toys and baby articles, pot
holders and household articles.
A wide selection of Christmas
cards and wrappings will also be
among the items offered,
Evening star., 1951-12-09

man, Mrs. James w. Baldwin, will
present Christmas carols and lead
group singing.
The Christmas play will be re-
peated on Thursday at the Christ
mas party of the club-sponsored
Golden Hour Group. to be held at
7:30 pm. at the clubhouse. The
Woman's Club choral group will
give several selections. Refresh
ments will be served at the con-
clusion of the program.
The Inner Wheel will play
Santa to the old and the young
when members gather at a lunch
con at 1915 pm. Friday at the
Mayf1ower Hotel, laden with
Christmas gifts for the Blue Plains
Home for the Aged and the Sal
vation Army Toy Shop.
Blue Plains residents will re-
ceive small gifts of toiletries and
wearing apparel done up in ap-
pealing be = ribboned packages
Members will drive to Blue Plains
at the conclusion of the luncheon
to distribute the gifts.
For the Salvation Army TOY
Shop, members will contribute
costumes for more than a hun.
dred dolls. handmade by the club
women during the last month.
Mrs. r. Branson Thomas will
present a program on flower ar
rangements and Christmas deco
rations during the meeting.
Suggestions for holiday enter.
tanning will be featured at the
December luncheon of the XII.
Wives of Washington to be helo
at 1915 pm. Wednesday at the
Mayflower. Guest speaker will be
Miss Mary E. Turner, home serv.
ice bureau director of the Poto.
mac Electric Power Co.
In observance of Ki-Wive.
Day" at the Jim Gibbons WMAI
Country Store, members will col.
lect contributions for the Christ.
mas charity at the luncheon.
Evening star., 1951-12-09
'Tt1E SUNDAY STAR D-k
Washington, 2, e.
SUNDAY, DECEMBEk ., 18al
Miss Bennett
ToAddress
|AFWivesCIub

Constance Bennett, stage and
screen star and wife of Col. Ther-
on Coulter, USAF, will be guest
speaker at a luncheon meeting
of the Air Force Officers Wives
Club of Washington at 1890 pm.
Thursday at the Army Navy Coun-
try Club In Arlington, Va.
Miss Bennett, who is currently
guest starring in several television
shows and will shortly start re-
hearsals for a new Broadway play,
will talk on THE Theater."
The afternoons program will
have a Christmas at Home"
theme, dedicated to club mem-
bers who are foreign air wives.
and who by reason of their hus-
bands assignments in Washing
ton, will be unable to spend Christ
mas "at home"
Gay Christmas wreaths and red
candles will decorate the lunch
con tables, and two large Christ
mas trees with Santa and candy
cane decorations will complete the
picture. Mrs. Charles l.. Munroe,
Mrs. Paul E. Todd and Mrs.
George R. Ronka are in charge Of
the decorations which after the
meeting will be given to the Boil
ing Air Force Base Hospital to
provide an extra touch of Christ
mas for the airmen there.
A musical program will feature
selections by the Air Force Sym
phony Orchestra's string quartet
and the Singing Sergeants, under
the direction of 1t. Robert L.
Landers. with Master Sergt. Ivan
Genuchi as tenor soloist, and
staff Sergt. William Jones al
baritone soloist.
Mrs. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, wife
Iof the Air Force Chief of Staff.
and honorary president Of the
club. will preside at the head
table Her guests will include
Mrs. w. Stuart Symington, Lady
Elliott. Mrs. Nathan Twining and
Sonora de Salinas, wife Of the
Military and Air Attache of the
Mexican Embassy.
Evening star., 1951-12-09
Club Speakers to Discuss
Varied Christmas Customs

The Christmas customs and ira
ditions Of other lands will be fea-
tured at several club meetings dur
ing the coming week.
A group Of foreign students at
George Washington University will
be honored by the CIV Faculty
W0men's Club at a Christmas tea
to be held at 2 pm. Friday at the
home of Mrs. Waldo Smith. 1907
Jocelyn street NV. The guests
who will take part in the program
are from China, Switzerland. the
Philippines. Germany, Czechoslo-
vakia and Sweden, as well as the
territories of Hawaii and Alaska.
In addition, an account of
Christmas in the Bavarian Alps
will be given by Mrs. Charles
Naeser, a member Of the club, who
recently returned after a years
residence in Germany.
Mrs. Mitchell Dreese. president
Of the club, will be hostess with
Mrs. Smith at the meeting.
The Orientation Center is pro-
viding four speakers representing
other countries for the December
meeting of the Woman's Com
munity Club of Kensington to be
held tomorrow in the Masonic
Hall. The program. which will
include music. will follow a
luncheon at noon.
Four students from the Amer
icanization School will talk on the
Christmas customs of their re-
spective countries at a party to be
held by the Jayncees, auxiliary of
the Washington Junior Chamber
of Commerce at pm. Wednesday
at the Broadmoor. Members will
bring canned goods for Jim Glib
bons WMAL Country Store to the
meeting.
An "old English" theme will
highlight the program planned by
the YWCA's Young Married Wom-
ems Club for its annual Christmas
luncheon at 1915 pm. Thursday
at Evans Coffee Shop in Arlington
The traditional Yule log, a
wassail bowl and a flaming plum
pudding will be colorful features.
Mrs. Richard L. Hiner. presi-
dent. has asked members to bring
donations of clothing, particularly
children's clothing. for the Saliva
tion Army. the clubs Christmas
project this year.
Mrs. John Boyd is in charge of
luncheon reservations.
The drama, choral and fine arts
groups of the Woman's Club of
Bethesda will present a festive
Christmas program and luncheon
Tuesday at the clubhouse.
Special guests will be the fine
arts chairmen of the Montgomery
County Federation of Women's
Clubs.
An original Christmas play. |
James Surprise" written and
directed by drama chairman, Mrs. |
William Pfleger. will highlight the
program which has been arranged
by the fine arts chairman, Mrs.
T. Emmert Beal.
Christmas decorations by the
fine arts unit will add q festive
touch to the occasion. The choral
group. directed by the music chair
Evening star., 1951-12-09

never a S1lrl scout. AnQ l nad a
very sheltered childhood" she
laughingly recalled. "My parents.
who were very conservative, abb
hored the idea of my camping out
doors. In fact, I couldn't even
have a dog"
Suburban life. with no children
to keep you busy, can get pretty
dull. so Mrs. Layton decided to
get a job. 81 had time-plenty
OF it-and wanted to do something
withit." she said. But her friends
stepped in at that point.
Knowing of her previous expert
ence as secretary and social
worker, they thought she was just
the person to come down and
straighten out the files in the
local Girl Scout commissioners S
Office"
Mrs. Layton did such a good
Job. she was elected two years
later as commissioner of the Mil
burn Township Girl Scout Coun-
Gil. With her administrative
knack for setting, things to rights,
it didn't take her long to dis
cover why the council was oper-
ating on only four cylinders. 1t
needed professional help.
Seeks Closer Cooperation
Not hesitating to go straight to
the national Girl Scout Office in
nearby New York to get what
she wanted, Mrs. Layton came
back with an executive director.
It didn't take long for the re-
suits to show. THE next year
We got more financial support,
Evening star., 1951-12-09

City Of Hope. MONTGOMERY County-Dis.
trict Chapter-saturday. J. c. Pennys,
colesviils road. Silver Spring. bake sale
District Daughters Of the American Reve.
lntion-Tomorrow, Army and Navy
ohapteT. c.Of Chapter Mo,iz HouSs s,. Tomorrow
Chapter House. Tomorrow. ri p.m.,
Taesdss' $50 ssD'er em chsPtsF paPy Madison a9nss
Chapter. Chapter House. buffet supper
speaker. Mrs. Howard E: Middleton.
Wednesday. S pm, state Radio and
Tehyision Committee. Chapter House
speaker. William A. Porter, president
pedeTs Wba GemngPca9ns Righi Bar
vision" Wednesday. pm. Potomac
Chapter with DR.. Carolyn Pincock,
1000 Sixteenth street. Christmas carols
Wednesday, 8 pm. Manor House Chap
Ms,,S,n Ss; With Mss Mss Lillian chsnoweth. 1850
Colonies Chapter, with Mrs. Lester r.
Briggs. ,4225 Seventeenth street NV
We Wednesday; pm. Samuel Gorton
eraP Surspasy SShaptsT souss
shall Chapter. Chapter House. Thurs
day. . M, Col. James Mccall Chapter
With Mrs. Charles P. Ryland, 5135
Tnfs5,na Iilden street NV; speaker. Miss Alice
Chapter. Chapter House. Friday. 80
pm. Mary Washington Chapter. Chap
ter House; speaker. Mrs. William Chan
pins.rJ pinE Johnson M,son, Friday. 2 pm, Susan
Christmas meeting. Saturday. 1:30
pm. e Pluribus Unum Chapter. with
f1eld street NV: Christmas party.
Evening star., 1951-12-09

good leaders and a membership
that represented more of a cross
section of the community" Mrs.
Layton said
It's this spirit of closer cooper
alton with the national organiza-
ton that Mrs. Layton wants to in
still in local councils throughout
the country in the next two years
of her term. II want them to
feel" she said. "that they are
just as important as the national
organization, for they are what
makes it up. They supply the
leadership. After all, an organiza-
ton is no better than its weakest
link."s
AS a step in that direction, the
new national Scout president also
hailed the constitutional revision
recently adopted by a national
Girl Scout convention to provide
board members with funds to
meet transportation and per diem
expenses to the two meetings a
year they are required to attend.
up to now, they have had to
pay out of their own pocket" she
said, land many potential lead
ers have been lost. particularly
those living in the Midwest and
far West, because of financial in
ability to meet the personal ex-
penses of the job"
Funds are. not provided for the
national presidents frequent trips
to the Scouts New York head
quarters. but Mrs. Layton feels it
is a necessary part of the job to
keep posted on current develop
mentS.
Shutting back and forth to
New York from her Chevy Chase
home is an old story to Mrs.
Layton. however. The trip be-
came routine for her when she
was placed in charge of the ma
tional Girl Scouts adult recruit
ing and training program four
years ago.
Civil Defense PIons
At present. the Girl Scout pres
ldent is busily engaged in talks
with civil defense officials. The
national organization has offered
Its services and leaders, if neces-
Sary, for the national emergency ;,
she said.
The Girl Scout program, as it,
is already set up in the fields of
citizenship. preparedness, first aid,
primitive cookery and recreation
work, is easily convertible to a
disaster program. Mrs. Layton
pointed out. The organization has
a total membership of Ito, 900,
Of which 100000 are adults and
approximately 100000 are lead
ers.
Mrs. Layton's Scout work leaves
her little time for outside pur-
suits. But this doesn't worry her
I have no hobbies" she said.
And I have no tendencies to-
hoard or collect. I don't even
save yesterdays paper"
Evening star., 1951-12-09
Dinner :Arronged
By Church Guild

st. Paul's Guild will have its
winter dinner Thursday from $50
to 7:30 pm. in the St. Paul's
Church parish house at 2430 K
street NV. Mrs. Nagel Haskin,
president of the guild, is being
assisted by Miss Marjorie Hamp-
ton, who is handling reservations,
which close at noon Tuesday.
Reservations also may be made
through the church Office.
The guild will have no other
dinners until spring. though the
members will have charge OF the
series of Thursday evening sup
pers through Lent.
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Brondeis u. Trustee
To Address CHAPTER

DR.. George Alpert of Boston
president Of the board of trustees
OF Brandeis University, will pre-
sent an up-to-the minute account
of the university's status at 1:30
pm. tomorrow at a meeting of the
National Women's Committee OF
BrandeiS University. Washington
Chapter. in the Shoreham Hotel.
Brandeis is the first jewish
sponsored, non-sectarian univer-
sity Of higher learning in this
country. DR.. Alpert has been iden-
titled with the development Of the
university since its inception.
Evening star., 1951-12-09
Business and Professional Clubs

District Women's Accident and Health
Association~Tussday' sseMaoren sda $50 PM Ken
York Life Insurance Co, Present Day
Trends in Accident and Health Insur-
ance."
ems Club-Tuesday, $40 pm, AAUW
Club. 1884 I street NV.
zo2ts cgSWsdRssday and i2sS fIss.
z Wilber, % "As the Business @ anV World M Sees Sees
Y,. YOU" and 'As You See the Business
soEoptimist Club Of Neutrality-suspicious.
and business meeting.
Virginia Home Economics Association
Wednesday, 8 pm, Mount Vernon
Piucfnett. s4S S Fontaine est Street. S Alexan. lex l.
dria, Christmas party.
Community Clubs
Womans Club Of Kensington-
Takoma Park women's CIub-Tomorrow.
nent, with with NIX T. 4; isuaE sur!ne. oeGs5s 9sss
beth Cox F0aa Nw oi sOSaas1 Mrs TbaTs- F1s
rsTstDifsFst ftTsstE NlW Library Fifth and Cedar
woman's Club of Arlington-Tomorrow
$50, pm, Arlington Methodist Church,
South Eighth and Glebe road. annual
Christmas dinner; music by choral group
Of Thomas Jefferson Junior High.
Junior Woman's Club of Silver Spring
Tomorrow, s pm. fine arts section.
library basement. Jesup Blair Park
Silver Spring. Wednesday. 8 pm,
American home section with Mrs
Charles Mohler. .209 East Hamilton ave-
nue., Silver Spring.
Petworth Women's Club-Tomorrow, 8
pm; literature section; with Mrs; F..
Christmas party. Wednesday. 1890
pm, hospitality section. with Mrs A.
z Printz, 419 Shepherd street NV
Friday, 1890 pm, fne arts section.
CoIssville road; film. THE Christmas
Story In Art"