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Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
LOCAL MAN IN
ESCAPE PLOT
Leroy GuessfOrd Held For
Aiding in WorkhOuse Es-
cape Attempt
FORMER PRISON GUARD

Leroy Guessford, %, of IA South
Street, Smyrna, was arrested last
week by State Police and held on
charges of conspiracy and of aid
ing and abetting an attempt escape
from the New Castle County Work
house. Also arrested for aiding in
the escape plan was Edward Bry-
son of Minquadale, the brother of
two of the inmates of the work.
house. Guessford was charged
with furnishing hacksaw blades
which several prisoners had used
to lay the groundwork for an es-
cape attempt. He had been a
guard at the workhouse from May
1 until earlier this month when he
was dismissed for failure to report
to work and to inform workhouse
officials of the reasons for his alb
sense. An investigation has been
carried out for the past month,
following the discovery of the
blades in a partition over the
workhouse bakery. Police atten-
ton was first directed to Guessford
when he was overheard to make
the remark that plenty of money
could be made out there" speaking
of the workhouse. A conversation
which he had with the warden, FL
wood H. Wilson, on the day of his
dismissal also aroused suspicion
against him. At the time of his
arrest Guessford claimed that he
did not receive any money for al
ilegedly bringing in the blades but
said he had been promised money
when the escape materialized.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26

PROGRAM SET
Every Delawarean Invited To
Attend Opening of Della
ware Memorial Bridge
WE'D, AUGUST 18th

]. H. Tyler Mcconnell, Chairman
of the Dedication Committee for
the Delaware Memorial Bridge,
Monday extended a cordial invita-
ton to every citizen of the State of
Delaware to attend the dedication
ceremonies of the bridge which will
take place at the toll plaza of the
Memorial span at 11:00 Am. on
Wednesday, August Is. He empha-
sized that every Delawarean should
consider himself personally invited
to attend the dedication ceremony.
Written invitations to every cit
izen of the state would be physic-
al impossibility so that they will be
used only for specially invited
guests from other states. The pro.
gram, to be highlighted by a dedi.
cation speech by Governor Elber1
I'M. Carvel of Delaware and re
sponse by Governor Alfred E. Dris
coll of New Jersey, is being formu
lated and will be released in the
near future. The afternoon of Au
igust Is has been set aside for
free public inspection of the bridge
by pedestrian traffic and free buses
only. This will be the only timt
that pedestrians may have the op
portunity to inspect the structure
Buses will leave the toll plaza ares
on continuous runs across thu
bridge and return, stopping at tht
East Tower Pier and the Yves
Tower Pier where visitors ma.
alight and inspect the structure
No cars other than the free officla
buses will be permitted on tn
bridge during the inspection period
At 700 PM, the bridge will b.
closed to all traffic and will remain
closed until 1901 Midnight, Aug
ust 16, when it will be opened t.
the first cars at regular toll rates
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION
18th Annual Meeting of Heinold
Family Held July 9Th

The 18th annual meeting of the
George C. and Elizabeth Heinold
family was held at the home of Ed
gar t. Heinold on Sunday, July 8,
1851. Mrs. Ida Eastburn, Presi-
dent, presided. The host welcomed
all the guests. A business meeting
was held after which the new
members were presented. They
are as follows: Fred Robinson,
husband of Evelyn Heinold; How
ard Frank, husband of Barbara
Hutchison; Deborah Lynn, daugh-
ter of Herbert and Lorraine Smith;
Dennis Charles, son of Fred and
Evelyn Robinson, and Jean Weav-
er, daughter of Clifford and Hilda
Heinold. Gifts were presented to
the youngest member of the fam
lily present, Dennis Charles Robin
son; the oldest member present,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchison; and to
the family nearest 100 per cent
present, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar T.
Heinold. A report was made on
the locations of the boys in the SER
vice. They are as follows: Donald
Heinold is in Japan, Donald East
burn is in Korea, Thomas Eastburr
is in Korea, and Donald Hutchinson
is in Colorado getting ready to &c
to Alaska. Mrs. Edith Warner had
charge of games for the children
The program in 1852 will be IL
charge of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar T
lHeinold and family.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
ROTARY HEARS DOVER MAN
Miss Delaware Pageant Topic of
III. w. Parker Here

Harold w. Parker, of the Dover
Junior Chamber of Commerce, and
chairman of the Miss Delaware
pageant for 1852, was the guest
speaker at a recent Smyrna Rotary
Club meeting. He told of the
pageant, sponsored by the State
Junior Chamber of Commerce, and
of the gifts to be presented to the
winner at Atlantic City. In August
at Dover each girl will have an au-
dition in the Dover School field
house, and after the addition and
other contests, the girl will be
chosen as Miss Delaware of 1852
by the judges, according to the
speaker. Prizes will amount 70
$500, plus a trip to Florida, and the
speaker urged that Smyrna have
an entry, with sponsoring organ
ization responsible for minimum
cost of $25.
There will be Rotary assembly
meeting on Tuesday, July 81 at the
home of the president, James Ever
hart. William Willis, of Irwin G..
Burton, Inc. and Samuel Wallace,
manager of Rothwell's Garage,
were admitted as new members of
the club. Birthday greetings were
extended to past president Rey-
nolds Pratt, and John c. Baldwin,
a visiting Rotarian from Middle
town. Arthur A. Hearn was Wis
itor from the Dover Rotary Club.
Thomas Sayers was the guest of
Leroy Sayers.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
TAWES VESPER
SPEAKER HERE
The Rev. r. L. Tawes of Mil
ford Guest Speaker at
Lake Service Sunday
FOURTH OF SERIES

There is no reconstruction, there
is no recovery, without the church"
said the Rev. Roy L. Tawes, pastor
of the Avenue Methodist Church,
Milford, as he addressed large
crowd at the fourth in series of
July vesper services which was
held at Lake Como on Sunday ev-
ening. After telling of the people
of Jerusalem who neglected God
after he had granted their wishes
to return to their native land, he
said, "The primary need of our ma
ton is a return to church; Amer
ica's brand of atheism is just as
deadly as communism" Stressing
the fact that the church gives us
spiritual Interpretation of life,
power and hope, he said, "our de-
fense is in God alone, not in the
atom bomb; only with God on our
side can we win" He emphasized
the fact that "the times demand
us to show to the world that
there's something in religion, urg-
ing that, when looking at the hor-
izon, we don't see a question
mark, see the cross" The
speaker was introduced by the Rev
wv. L. Beckwith, pastor of Asbury
Church, who thanked all those
whose efforts have contributed tc
the success of the services. Miss
Doris Slaughter, soprano, was the
soloist and Miss Ruth Johnson, ac-
companist. The choir of AsburJ
Church, which sponsors the ser
vices, aided with the group singing
The last service will be conducted
at the lake next Sunday evening
July 20, at Z pm. with the Rev
John Jones of Millsboro as guess
speaker. A quartet from Dover
winners of the State Grange Quar-
tet Contest, will sing. In case 0.
rain the service will be held in AS
bury Church.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
MISSIONS CAMP
FOR TEENAGERS
One Hundred Methodist Girls
From Delaware and East
ern Shore to Attend
SPONSORED BY w. S. C. S.

One hundred girls from Della
ware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland will attend the School of
Missions, sponsored by the Wo-
mems Societies of Christian Ser
vice of the Peninsula Conference of
the Methodist Church, when it con-
vepes for the fourth consecutive
year at the Conference Camp site
near Centreville, Maryland, next
Monday, July Both. The school,
which was organized to present to
Methodist teen-age girls the mis-
sionary program of the church, is
headed by Mrs. ]. Mercer Terrell of
Elkton, Maryland who succeeded
Mrs. A. B. A. Snapp of Fort Eustis,
Virginia. This year the campers
will study the countries and people
of Latin and South America. Miss
Connor, missionary on Furlough
from Brazil will teach the course
I'VE Americans, North and South"
Miss Connor, who is graduate of
Washington College and Scarrett
College in Tennessee has spent four
years teaching in Methodist mis-
sion school in Rio de Janerio.
Other speakers who will visit the
camp during the week to present
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
HELD REUNION SUNDAY
Defendants of Frances Ann and
Andrew jackson Hold Reunion

A reunion of the defendants of
Frances Ann (Cahall) and Andrew
Jackson was held on Sunday, July
% at the home of Mr. and Mrs. AL
fred Archer near Clayton, with
seventy-nine attending. Gifts were
given to Mr. Harvey Jackson of
Millington, Nd, who was the oldest
member present to Mary Ann
Clough, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Clough of Willow Grove,
Del, who was the youngest mem-
ber present to Mr.and Mrs. Herman
Clough, Jr., of Shipside, the couple
married the shortest length of
time, and to Mrs. Frank Cole of
Clayton who had the largest family
group present.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
WILLIAMS HEADS SPORTS
Thanksgiving Game Scheduled for
JBM Eleven With Caesar Rodney

Thanksgiving Game Scheduled for
JBM Eleven With Caesar Rodney
Mr.. Charles v. Williams, who was
recently appointed faculty manag-
er of athletics for the John Bassett
Moore High School, has released
some information concerning the
forthcoming football season. This
year the local eleven will again
play six games, including a
Thanksgiving game with Caesar
Rodney High School. The first
game of the season has been sched-
uled for October 10, which will al
low Coach Frank Stellatella sever
al weeks for training the team.
Mr.. Williams also announced that
"a full athletic schedule has been
resumed with Milford High School.
In football, however, Smyrna will
play only a practice game with
Milford. A member of the Senior
High School English staff, Mr.. Will
liams has been assisting Mr.. Stel-
latella with football and Mr.. Rob
ert Everett with basketball. He is
now completing next seasons bas-
ketball and baseball schedules.
More information concerning foot
ball activities will be available lat
er in the summer.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
LIONS SPONSOR CIRCUS
Sports Quiz Conducted by Pro-
gram Chairman at Meet

= A1AlAAA eAt
The regular dinner meeting of
the Smyrna Lions Club was held
Monday night with Henry T. Price
presiding. Details for the circus
performance on Friday were made
and Charles Williams was named
in charge of ticket taking. The
circus will be held at the corner of
South and Pearl Streets, afternoon
and evening performances. The
Lions will again sponsor a dart
booth at the annual firemer's car
nival. Francis Gebhart, program
chairman, conducted a sports quiz,
which proved exciting for the
members and prizes were awarded
to Frank Greenwell, first, and
Charles Williams, second. The in
vocation was given by John H.
Fearon. The president announced
that directors meetings would be
held regularly on the third Thurs
day of each month at the Youth
Center at 7:30 pm.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
249 ATTEND ANNUAL WILSON
PICNIC AT COLCHESTER SAT.

elites and prizes; Clarence Collins,
master of ceremonies; Ronald
Grier, registrar; John E. Wilson
III, barbecue roast. The contests
included penny scramble, peanut
race, balloon bursting, rope, crack
er whistle, bag race, candy eating,
shoe finding, shoe kicking, and
mouse-trap setting, and prizes in
cluded dolls, ball glove and ball,
camera, basketball outfit, basket
ball. All guests were registered
and ground prizes were awarded:
Belber luggage, two pieces, COM
bination waffle iron and grill, a
childs bicycle. Contest prizes
were: raincoat, pearl necklace,
kitchen clock, sandwich grill, Gig
arctic lighter and tie clasp. Judg-
es of the makeup contest were
Carl Eliason, vice president in
charge of the company; Lester
Iiefer, secretary, and two employ
es of many years standing: olin
Clampitt and Woodrow Marvel
The most popular event was the
barbecue and 900 large barbecue
rolls were consumed in a short
time, after which the beef was
served in sandwiches.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
HOSE co. AUX. MEET AT LAKE
Twenty-six Members Attend Hot
Dog Roast at Lake Como

Mrs. Addie David, president, pre-
sided at a business meeting of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the Citizens
Hose Company which was preceded
by a hot dog and hamburg roast
at the beach at Lake Como. Twen-
ty-six members of the group at
tended the roast and the session at
the fire house. Mrs. Sally Morris
was named an honorary member,
and Mrs. Robert Brown and Mrs.
Kitty Still We're announced as new
members. Tickets are on sale for
the breakfast set which will be
awarded at the firemen's carnival.
Discussion was held on the pur-
chase of uniforms but no action
was taken. Mrs. Ida Collins will
be in charge of the carnival booth
at which the breakfast set will be
given away.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
MEN SPEND NIGHT IN BOAT
Men in Stalled Boat Found by
Residents Near FIeming's Landing

Men in Stalled Boat Found by
Residents Near F1eming's Landing
Three men and a boy who spent
Tuesday night in their stalled boat
in the Delaware River and the
Smyrna Creek were found by resi-
dents of the Flemings Landing
area early Wednesday morning
John S. Appleton, Jr., of Claymont
James Selway and son, James, Jr.i
of Silverside Heights and John
Sload of Bellefonte went out on a
grabbing trip from Smyrna Land
ing on Tuesday and were unable to
reach shore after having trouble
with their boat. Appleton's father
aided the residents in the search
which resulted in bringing the foul
safely to shore at Fleming $ Land
ing.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
Youth Temperance Council

The Youth Temperance Council
will meet Monday evening, July 80
at 1880 p. m. at the Youth Center.
All youths between the ages of six
and twenty years are cordially in
vited to be present. A program
has been planned.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
AUTO ACCIDENT SATURDAY.
Three Injured in Crash -Four Miles
North of Smyrna


Three persons were injured Sat-
urday night in an accident which
occurred on Routh U. S. 13, four
miles north of Smyrna. A can
driven by Herman Cooper of Dover
skidded off the road and rammed
into a tree on the DUPONT Park
way. Ella Causey of Dover was
treated at the Kent General Hos
pital for shock and decorations Of
the leg and ear, Etzel Cooper of
Little Creek was held for examina-
tion for possible internal injuries
while the driver was treated for a
cut on his hand.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
Services at st. Peters Church

A service of Holy Communion
will be conducted at $3.50 am. on
the tenth Sunday after Trinity,
July 20 at st. Peters P. E. Church
in charge of the Rev. Kenneth
Clarke, rector of st. Anne's
Church, Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
To Hold Family Reunion

The annual reunion Of the de-
scendants of Robert and John
Jones will be held Sunday, July %,
at Augustine Beach.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
Gamma Brothers Circus Coming

Campa Brothers CIrcls COMING
The Campo Brothers circus will
be held at the site of the proposed
new school, corner South and Pearl
Streets on Friday. There will be
two performances, afternoon at
2.15 and evening at s.15. The cir
Gus is sponsored locally by the
Smyrna Lions Club to provide
funds for the Smyrna Youth Gen.
ter building.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
Prizes for Winner


The winner of the pageant, our
Miss Delaware 1852" will receive
as major prizes a $250.00 scholar
ship made available by the automo-
bile dealers of Dover and an addi-
tional $4,000 scholarship made
available by Goldey Beacon School
of Business, Wilmington. A num-
ber of valuable prizes including a
complete outfit for her trip to At
lantic City for the Miss America
pageant in September by Vernice
Jenkins, Dover; three Everglaze
evening gowns by Jos. Bancroft &
Sons; a "Blue Room gown by
Braunsteins, Wilmington, Dover
and Rehoboth; hosiery from
Sheries of Dover; a nylon gown
from Emanueps, Dover; a Princess
slip from Aileen's Ladies Shop,
Dover; a Hoover electric iron from
Boulevard Electric, Dover and
Smyrna; a Truetone bedside radio
from Western Auto Associate
Store, Dover; a waffle iron from B.
IF. Goodrich, Dover store; and
numerous other gifts and trophies.
Possibly the most welcome gift is
that of a full week in st. Peters
burg, Florida, with all expenses
paid, including air transportation
for both Miss Delaware and her
chaperone. The runners-up to Miss
Delaware will also receive a num-
ber of gifts and trophies as re-
memberances of the pageant.
Chairman of the pageant is Har-
old l.. Parker of Dover, and his
committee were taken from the
Dover Junior Chamber of Com
merce which is operating the page
ant this year for the Delaware
State Junior Chamber of Com
merce, official franchise holders for
the Miss Delaware pageant. The
pageant last year was conducted in
Wilmington, where Miss Lorna Ed
wardson of Dover was chosen to
represent the state at Atlantic
City. Lorna is now married to
Matthew Mitten of Dover, and is
the proud mother of tiny baby
girl. She now resides in New
Brunswick, N. J., but will be pres
ent on Wednesday to crown her
successor and to entertain with her
time voice. Ellis Keene of Dover
will be master-of-ceremonies for
1.-THE evening.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
K-C-S FAIR SET
FOR AUGUST IS
Third Annual All Event To
Have Classes Open To
Adults for First Time
ENTRY BLANKS READY

The third annual Kenton-Clay-
ton-Smyrna All Community Fair
will be held at the Clayton School
on Saturday, August 18. Plans are
well under way at this time, and in
addition to the regular entries of
canning, cooking, clothing, room
improvement, and dairy cattle,
there will be classes for cut flow
ers and potted plants. A depart
ure this year from the custom will
be to have all classes open this
year to adults.
Tractor Driving Contest
The tractor driving contest will
be open to all All boys and girls
and their parents. This is the first
year that any class has been open
to anyone other than All club
members. A large number of en-
tries is expected. AduItS 40 noI
have to be parents of All Club
members to enter an exhibit in this
fair. Entry blanks may be obtain
ed from any of the leaders of the
Kenton, Clayton, or Smyrna clubs.
The committee in charge of the
fair will include representatives of
the four clubs comprising the coun-
Gil. The clubs and the duties as
signed to each follow: Smyrna
Willing Workers, food stand;
Smyrna Bucking Broncos, dairy
show; clayton Clodhoppers, gener-
al arrangements; Kenton Klubbers,
setting up of exhibits, etc. The
fair this year is expected to be
bigger and better than ever, and is
presented to the community as a
service by the All clubs in an ef-
fort to bring about a better under
standing of All work.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
QUEEN SOUGHT
FOR DELAWARE
Beauty Contest to Select Miss
Delaware Will Be Held Aug
ust l in Dover
SPONSORED BY JAYCEES

Governor Carvel, in a statement
issued for release on July 26th to
all press and radio facilities in the
state, calls upon citizens to observe
Wednesday, August 1, 1851, as
Miss Delaware Day.. On this day
the winners of local pageants
throughout the state will compete
for the title of miss Delaware
1852" in the statewide pageant to
select a girl to represent our state
in the Miss America pageant to be
held at Atlantic City in September.
The local winners will arrive in Do
yer at HOO am. on August 1st
where they will meet their hostess
es for lunch and rest until 1890
pm. at which time they will pro-
ceed to the Dover Field House for
the rehearsal. At 3::10 pm. after
rehearsal, the contestants and their
chaperones will make up motor
cade under police escort which will
proceed to the Dover Army Ali
Force Base for a conducted tour OF
the base in action. After the tour
the motorcade will be escorted
back to Dover and the girls will
prepare for the Judges Dinner tc
be held in the Dinner Bell Inn al
which Governor Carvel and Lorna
Mitten (Miss Delaware 1950) will
be guests of honor. At this dinner
the contestants will meet the judg.
es as part of the method of judg'
ing. After the dinner, police will
escort the motorcade to the FielC
House for the pageant. The page
ant will be divided into three parts
appearance in evening gown; {
three-minute display of talent or
talk on the career she wishes t
follow and appearance in bathing
suit. Between sections of the page
ant the well known Playtex-Parl
Chorus will entertain, Miss Della
ware 1850, the former Lorna Ed
wardson of Dover, now Mrs. Mat
thew Mitten of New Brunswick, N
j., will display some of the talen-
which won for her the state it'll
last year, and 10 year old jan
Gentry of Dover will sing in tn,
style that has won much favor il
her radio and television appear
ances.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-31
New Secret Storage 5iies, Much More Frequent Testinq Ahead for Atom

WASHINGTON, July 31 = lR - The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed today it is developing new but secret sites to "store" atomic weapons-and is planning much more frequent" test blasts.
 Word of the new storage sites came out of news conference held in connection with AEC's tenth semi-annual report to Congress made public today.
 A reporter noted statement in the report that development Of new facilities for weapons purposes proceeded Gin the first six months of this yeao and announcements were made of some of the sites"
 AEC Chairman Gordon Dean said he AEC had already announced the location of sites for "produc- tion." but added:
 We don't announce where we store our bombs."
 Bigger Bang"
 At the conference it was also disclosed that the United States has developed some weapons that have a bigger "bang'-that is, greater energy release"-than others. The commission said that was one of the reasons why some weapons have been tested in remote Eniwetok
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-31
Saas Francisco Cubic CN1'S Losing Grip O,s Hillside Of Woe City MOUeS In

SAN FRANCISCO. July 31-tR- The California Street Cable Car Go whose quaint hill-climbing cars ire a tourists delight but a poor source of stockholders income = faced new woes today.
 l. LlOyds of London cancelled the cOmpany's insurance.
 2. Out-of-towners sought mys- teriously to buy up the stock.
 3. Myr0n Kunin of Los Angeles, largest stOckholder, tried to re- sign as vice. president.
 4. Stockholders were called to meet today on a city move to take over the money losing line. The city already operates the other two cable car lines which carry pedestrians up and down the steep downtown hills here. Senti- mentalists have won out against practical souls who periodically have sought to have the unprofit- able cable cars abandoned.
 The taxpayers got a look yester- day at some headaches they may
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-31

inherit. City Utilities Manager James H. Turner said that if the city takes over the line Sept. 1, as proposed, the taxpayers will have to make up a S121,57 deficit at the end of the fiscal year next June 30.
 Dr. John O. Haman, president of the company, said he would seek new insurance. AS for Kunin's resignation, Haman said he would refuse to accept it.
 The bid to buy the stock at $3 a share came in an unsigned letter postmarked Los Angeles and only with the return address: "R. A. Lee and Associates"
 Later it was learned that the inquiry came from Ralph A. Lee. a Los Angeles accountant. Inter- viewed by telephone, he said he represented a few stockholders who feel that through consolidation of ownership they might retrieve past losses by getting into more profit able business He refused to elab- crate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-31
Telephone Strike May Spread

SEATTLE, July 3I, -R-The threat of another telephone strike hung over the Pacific Northwest today. At the same time. no pro- gress was reported toward settle ment. of an eight-day walkout by HOO employees of the West Coast Telephone Go.
 Negotiations were underway here on new contract for 1900 Pa cifc Telephone & Telegraph Com pany workers in the principal cit ies of Washington and Northern Idaho. The present contract ex- pires August g.
 Douglas M. Chisholm, Washing ton-Idaho director of the CIO communications Workers of Am erica, said yesterday economic pressure" may become necessary if an agreement is not reached in the next 10 days.
 His words economic pressure" appeared synonomous with strike. '