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Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
SAFETY LAW TO
BE VERY STERN
New Safety Responsibility
Law to Carry Stern Penal
ties for Violations
MEANS< BUSINESS

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Harold H. Keller reminded Della
ware motorists that they will be
subject to additional and much
more stern penalties if they are
convicted of serious traffic law vio-
lations when the states new Mot
or Vehicle Safety Responsibility
Law goes into effect on January 1.
If an operators license is suspend
ed or revoked for violating any
traffic law carrying that penalty,
under the new Safety Responsible
ity Law the Commissioner of Mot
or Vehicles must also suspend the
registration of all motor vehicles
registered in the name of that per-
son, unless he gives and thereafter
maintains proof of financial respon-
sibility in the amount of $11, 900.
The same proof must be furnished
and maintained before an operat-
or's license can be reinstated, if it
was suspended for violation of a
traffic law. Permanent proof of
financial responsibility is also re-
quired in the following circum-
stances: 1. For FORGETTING any bail
or collateral that was given to Sc
cure appearance in court for trial
on a charge of violating any law
that provides for suspension or re-
vocation of an operators license
upon conviction. 2. For operating
motor vehicle without being leg
ally licensed to do so. 8. For OPP
Grating an unregistered motor We
hicle. Proof of financial respons-
Utility for the future may be furn-
ished by depositing with the Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles a GER
tifcate showing ownership of an in
surance policy that will cover dam
age claims resulting from a traffic
CONTINUED on Page F1ve)
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
J. L. BRADLEY
STILL MISSING
Retired Railroad Man, 81, Dis.
appeared Tuesday Night,
December Is
POLICE MAKE SEARCH

, The mystery of the disappear
ance of John L. Bradley, "a, who
has been missing from his home
since Tuesday night, Dec. Is, has
not been solved and there is no clue
as yet to his whereabouts. The
Smyrna police force have been aid
ed by the State Police and every
effort has been made. An intensive
search was made by the Smyrna
police, assisted by all town employ
es, including the town manager, as
well as volunteers from Wilson Re
frigeration Inc. and Rothwelrs who
were released for the purpose. The
18-man searching party covered
several square miles in the Duck
Greek and Delaware River area on
the theory that the aged man
might have strayed away and been
lost in the freezing temperatures
and heavy rains which followed.
Mr.. Bradley, a retired railroader,
and formerly well known in polit-
ical circles in the state, left his
home on Main Street at 1880 pm.
that night. The police were no.
titled by Mrs. Bradley and a search
was instituted within ten or fifteen
minutes. A general broadcast of a
teletype missing persons report
was made by state police to all adj
joining states, with a description
of the missing man. When last
seen he was wearing a black over
coat, brown suit, gray felt hat,
blue scarf, black shoes, and carried
cane. The search by the town
police and volunteers was directed
by Chief of Police John w. Jacobs.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING

Home Demonstration Club to Be
Guests Tonight; Gift Exchange
The Smyrna Grange will have as
guests at their Christmas party to-
night, Thursday, members of the
Smyrna Home Demonstration Club,
in combined celebration. They
will all join in a small gift ex-
change. The entertainment COM
mittee includes the lecture of the
grange, Mrs. Arthur Short, and
Mrs. Roland Ford, of the demon
stration club. This will be open
meeting. The next meeting will be
held on Thursday, Jan. 10 with the
installation of officers taking place
with State Master Harry C. John
son officiating.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
SANTA CLAUS VISITS HERE
Rides Into Town in Sleigh and
Tells Children To Go To Bed

One of the highlights of the
Christmas season is the pre-vue of
Santa Claus arrival on Christmas
Eve, when he made his appearance
early that night and calls out by
name to the very young children
as he rides through the town and
stops before their homes. Riding
into town in sleigh atop a truck
he is sponsored by the Smyrna
Lions Club, and his service at the
shutdown hour is especially valuable
to parents, for his advice to the
boys and girls is to go to bed early
so that he may make his rounds
over the roof-tops later, and find
them fast asleep. This works
magic, and young fry all hosten to
bed, where visions of sugar plums
dance through their heads"
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
ROTARY HOST
TO BOY SCOUTS
Twenty-seven Scouts Guests
of Rotary Club at Christ
mas Party
RECEIVE GIFTS

The Smyrna Rotary Club was
host to members of Troop 1876 Boy
Scouts of America from the Snyr-
na-Clayton area at a Christmas
party last Thursday night. Twenty
seven scouts were present with
their scoutmaster Charles Busker.
Earl Ford, former scoutmaster, and
recently honorably discharged from
the U. S. Marine Corps, was also a
guest. Gerald Mood and John
Barnes led the troop in scout songs.
Vice president William Kruchen
presented each scout with gift.
Neal Oechsler was chairman of the
program. A film showing many in
teresting scenes of the National
Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley
Forge was shown, with the narra-
ton by Russell Hill, scout execu-
tive for the Delmarva Peninsula.
Eight thousand scouts are now en-
rolled, with AZ requests on file to
organize new troops on the PENN
sula. James Everhart presided.
Howard Pletsch directed the
Christmas carol sing by members
of the club and guests. Cy Yost
was a visitor from the. Dover Ro-
tary Club. Clinton Robertson was
a guest.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
CHARTER MITE
CELEBRATION
Clayton Lions Held Annual
Charter-Ladies Night AT
fair Last Week
DIST. GOVERNOR GUEST

The annual charter-ladies night
celebration of the Clayton Lions
Club was held Wednesday night.
Robert Douglass presided and Man
uel Alvarado was program chair
man. District Governor Robert
Baynum, Milford, and Mrs Bay
mum were special guests and Mr..
Baynum in a brief speech congrat-
ulated the club on it's work and
urged their support during the
year. The Rev. Ray Kirwan, for
merly of clayton, and Mrs. Kirwan
were guests. Henry Ennis acted
as master of ceremonies and song
leader and introduced the guests,
among whom were Mr.. and Mrs.
James e. Turner, ST., Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Dunning, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
roy Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Short, Kelly Moore, president OF
the Hartly Lions Club, and Mrs.
Moore. Robert Faulkner was CIV
en- a. certificate of membership by
Mr.. Baynum. A spirited contest
was held by the women guests, who
made hats out of paper pie plates
and assorted trimmings. The win
ners were Mrs. Baynum and Mrs.
Dunning, and the judges were
Noble Naylor, Dudley Crossley, and
John Loder. The tables were dec
GRATED with poinsettias and red
candles. Theodore Nelson was in
PRODUCED as a new member of the
club, having transferred from Graf
ton, West Virginia. Professional
entertainment was provided by
Clarence Corami, accordionist, and
Howard McNabb, monologist.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
SOIL CONSERVATION VOTE
One To Be Elected to New Castle
County January 9th

NOuilIJ cshludEJ Jtn
The election of one member 10
the Board of Supervisors of the
New Castle County Soil Conserva-
ton District will be held on Wed
nesday, January 9, 1852 from 500
am. to 400 pm. Marvin Klair,
Chairman of the Board of Super
visors for the District, in announc-
ing the election urges that all land
owners and farmers avail them
selves of the opportunity to help in
the important job of selecting a
person to represent them on the
District Board. The ballot boxes
will be placed at the following To-
cations: The home of Charles Pry-
or, Clayton; Odessa Supply Com
pany, Odessa; County Agents Of
flee, Newark; Hockessin Supply
Company, Hockessin. The lobby
of the Delaware, Trust Co. Bank,
Wilmington. Any landowner in
New Castle County is eligible to
vote at any of the designated poll
ing places. Mr.. Charles Pryor,
Clayton, is the retiring member of
the Board. Any landowner in the
County is eligible for membership
on the Board and may be nominal
ed by writing his name on the bal
lot on the election day.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
Kemton Club Parties

The Kenton Klubbers All Club
will hold their annual Christmas
party in the school on Friday even
ing, Dec. % at 7:9o pm. The host
esses will be Marlyn Attix and
Mary Caldwell. There will be an
exchange of gifts and dancing for
recreation.-An exchange of secret
pal gifts will be a feature of the
Christmas party of the Kenton
Homemakers Club to be held
Thursday, Dec. 81 at T30 pin. in
the basement of the Kenton
Church. Mrs. Clifford Clark and
Mrs. Steven Urban comprise the
committee planning a program Of
recreation.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
It's Up To 10
You In ~.

New Year with problems "A New Year with hope
and with strength born of challenge
New Year with determination growing
boundess esourceness and ingenuity of America A New
which march with employment soaring peaks with individual
earnings mounting heights spreading prosperity all
with mounting production topping all New during which
problems precpad by those envy
of freedom Nation the only clouds the horizon New
Year therefore with challenge for multiply ability
freedom wherever be threatened while continue
expansion of the benefits of way of life
nation failed to such challenge do So
long unity of purpose True require
effort But it is worth it. for then
enough to give all everything require superior
standard of living to help others
democracy this world Buy whatever you really be thrifty
Work little harder at every produce can
indeed be a memorable year.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
First Presbyterian Church

I Services at the First Presbyter-
ian Church, Rev. o. c. Jones, min
lister, for Sunday, Dec. 80 will be:
Morning worship, IL am; sermon;
"The Passing Years" Sunday
School, 9:45 am; subject: "Serv-
ing the Lord" The annual Sunday
School party will be held next Sat
urday evening at Z pm. Parents
are invited to attend. A Watch.
night service win be held on Dec
31st at 11:30 pm. The Missionary
Society meets at 8 pm. on Dec. 81
The Adult Choir, under the direc.
ton of Mrs. Vernon Westfall meets
for practice each Wednesday even.
ing at s o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27

Services at Friendship Methodist
Church, the Rev. A. Jason Blundon.
pastor, for Sunday, December 80,
will be morning worship, $50 am,
Sunday School 1890. The WSCS
of Friendship will meet at the home
of Mrs. Lee David on Friday even
ing December % at 800 at which
time the WSCS of st. Paul Meth
odist Church of Odessa will be en-
-tertained at a Christmas party. The
committee in charge is Mrs. Char
les Dukes and Mrs. Lee David.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
smyrna Lions Club Dance

One of the highlights of the Holt
day social season will be the dance
of the Smyrna Lions Club, attend
ed by members and their guests, to
be held at Town Hall on Friday
evening, Dec. % with dancing from
10 pm. to / am. and music by The
Equitones. William Doughten heads
the committee on arrangements.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
TO ENTERTAIN
SERVICE MEN
Junior HOstesses Being Re-
cruited to Entertain Men at
Dover Air Force Base
GIRLS FROM Is TO 25

Dancing partners and hostesses
for Dover Air Force Base airmen
are to be recruited as one phase of
the plans now under way by the
temporary citizens committee for
USO and other entertainment SER
vices for the men. Miss Kathryn
Pennypacker, chairman of a sub
committee to make arrangements
for the junior hostess organization,
has announced that Miss Sylvia
Weinstein and Mrs. Robert Helm
have accepted the responsibility of
screening girls for the Dover area,
Mrs. Gertrude S. Scout for the
Smyrna area, and Miss Margaret
Ann Warner for the Milford area.
Girls applying for membership in
the organization are to be 10 to 25
years of age, including high school
seniors who have parental approx
al. Miss Weinstein and Mrs. Helm
will sit Wednesday and Thursday
nights from to o'clock in the
American Legion Building in Dover,
beginning January 2 and 8, to in
terview girls who wish to enroll.
The time for interviews in Mrs.
Scouts area and Miss Warmers
area has not as yet been fixed. The
young women who receive approval
and are admitted to the organiza-
ton will be available for dances
and other affairs of entertainment
for the airmen-personable and de-
corous partners for the service men
seeking to find their way in their
new surroundings and to adapt
themselves to the life of the COM
munity. The temporary citizens
committee, the basis for perman-
ent countrywide committee to be
organized at a meeting Monday
night, January 7, has been advised
that the USO now is placing en-
phasis on indignation of the service
man into the life of the community
in which he finds himself. In con-
nection with the girls organization,
branch units will be set up in
Smyrna and Milford. The organ
ization will be similar to the junior
hostess unit which functioned I'M
, der the USO here during the last
war. The Plans also contemplate
a group of chaperones. The junior
hostess activity is only one of a
i. number of activities to be develop
ed as result of the initiative TAX
J en- by the temporary citizens COM
. mittee in anticipation of the great
numbers of air personnel to be as
signed to the Dover Air Force Base
in the future as well as to plan for
the interests of the men already
stationed there. The Dover Cen
fury Club has already undertaken
a policy of calling upon wives of
airmen to encourage them into
community activities and to be-
come a part of the community life.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
81. Peters Episcopal ol,urOh

Services at st. Peters Episcopal
Church, the Rev. Luman ]. Nor
gan, rector, for the First Sunday
after Christmas, Dec. 30th: s am,
The Holy Communion; $50 am,
Church School; IL am, Morning
Prayer with sermon. The above
services will be held in the Century
Club, West Commerce st.; Nursery
and Kindergarten classes will be
held at the rectory, 231 w. Mt.
Vernon ST., at IL am.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
HOME GUESTS
GIVEN DINNER
Christmas at Welfare Home
Made Merry by Visit of
Children and Clergy
GIFTS FOR RESIDENTS

Christmas festivities at the State
Welfare Home during the weekend
eliminated in the annual turkey
dinner ON Christmas Day. The
buildings were all decorated for the
season and presented a cheerful
picture, with a large outdoor tree
which could be seen from the Du-
Pont Parkway. There were light
ed trees in corridors, livingrooms
and small trees in wards. In the
lobby of the medical center ever
greens and pictures depicting the
meaning of the season were used,
as well as trimmed tree. The
weekend activities began with the
presentation of gifts from the home
to all residents, which were dis
pensei from decorated carts on
Christmas Eve, with Smyrna Girl
Scouts following the carts and
singing carols in all buildings. This
marks the tenth year of caroling
by the scouts at the home, with
Miss Ellen Russell as leader.
Hundreds of Visitors
On Sunday hundreds of visitors,
including members of families of
patients and representatives of
many churches, appeared bringing
gifts and cheering the patients
with personal visits. The first to
appear were seven-year old pupils
of the Sunday School class taught
by Mrs. Louise Burslem at st. Pet
ter's Church. The boys and girls
visited the patients on the first
floor and presented each a gift
made by the children themselves
According to reports the elderly
residents were thrilled and touched
by such young visitors and it mark
ed the high spot for them. From
4 to 6 pm. the corridors and rooms
were thronged with representatives
of churches and other groups bear
ing gifts for individual patients. On
Christmas Eve members of the
Smyrna Rotary Club took some OF
the men and women on a tour ir
cars to view the decorations ir
Clayton, Smyrna, and Dover.
Turkey Dinner Served
The menu for the traditional din.
ner served ON Tuesday included
roast turkey with stufing, mashed
potatoes, gravy, peas, rolls, Gran
berry sauce, mince pie, coffee, fruit
and nuts. The dining rooms were
decorted with red candles anC
evergreens. The home has thu
largest population in its history
with 435 residents. DR.. G. ]. Prick
EFT, superintendent, acknowledge
with thanks the many programs
gifts, visits of private individuals
service clubs, churches and othel
organizations, from Smyrna as wei
as other towns. He is assisted b.
all the members of the staff at tn,
home in the vast plans for the hol
iday season.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
Home Burns at Woodland Beach

A small dwelling repeatedly own
ed and occupied by William Marsh
all, at Woodland Beach was de-
stroyed by fire. Contents of the
dwelling also were lost. Firemen
of the Citizens Hose Company here
responded to the blaze, but placed
no estimate on the loss. The fire
occurred shortly after the noon
hour, and during its progress fire.
men received another call to the
home of William Beamer in Smyr-
ma, where an overheated stove
started a blaze. 1t was extinguish-
ed without damage.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
Death Of Mrs. Jennie MOL

Funerdal services will be held for
Mrs. Jennie Mol, 81, wife of Simon
Mol, at the residence on South
Street on Friday, December % at
2 pm. in charge of the Rev. o. G.
Jones, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church. Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery. The daughter
of Jacob and Cora Hall, Mrs. Mol
is survived only by her husband
Her death occurred on Christmas
Day.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
CARE FOR KOREA
Century Club Care For Korea
Campaign Still On

Mrs. Joseph Ennis reports that
in the Care-For-Korea campaign
being conducted by the Twentieth
Century Club, Acknowledgements
have been received from headquart-
ers in New York Of the receipt of
food packages. Mrs. Ennis has had
SCI in cash contributions from in
dividuals recently, bringing the
local total in cash to $171. Mrs.
Ennis stresses that contributions,
large and small, are still acceptable
for this worthy project.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
SMYRNA LIONS CLUB DANCE
To Hold Annual Christmas Dance
Tomorrow Night at Town Hall

1O GOlu kIhHu<aA OurlSbiIh<tS UdlhCS
Tomorrow Night at Town Hall
The Smyrna Lions Club will hold
their annual Christmas dance to-
morrow, Friday, night at Town
Hall from 10 p. m. to 1 am. Music
for dancing will be provided by
The Equitones. The dance will be
attended by club members and
their invited guests. An appropri-
ate holiday atmosphere viii be Gre
ated by the profuse use of fir trees
in the decorations. The committee
in charge of details for the affair
includes William Doughten, chair
man Walter Eley, and Frank Sick
mann.
Smyrna times., 1951-12-27
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Watch Night Service at II:S0 on
Monday Evening

Services at Asbury Methodist
Church, Rev. w. L. Beckwith, pas
tor, will be: Sunday, December 80,
morning worship, II o'clock; Sum
day School, classes for all ages, 10
am; evening service, 7:30 o'clock.
Watch Night Service Monday even
ing 1870. Spend the last of the old
year and the first of the new in the
presence of God in the Sanctuary
Official Board Meeting
Please note change of date in the
monthly meeting of the Official
Board will be held Tuesday even
ing January Sth at 7:30 p. m. in
the social hall of the church. The
Methodist Young Adult Fellowship
will hold their regular monthly
meeting and covered dish supper in
the social hall of the Church Fri
day evening, Dec. 18th at 6:3C
o'clock. Prayer service will bt
held Wednesday evening at 7:30 p
m. to study the Acts of the Apost'
les. Choir rehearsal will be ar
ranged by director and choirs.
Evening star., 1951-09-19
Pair of Pirates
HOLLYWOOD.

Errol Flynn and his wife, Pat
Wymore, have a picture package
to star themselves as a pair OF
pirates. Enrol, who hasn't worked
for months and months. isn't too
worried about ready cash. His
cattle and coconuts in Jamaica
are paying off handsomely.
Shannon Douglas is a trif1e
miffed because she has not yet
receievd an invitation for the
coming of age party for her royal
friend, Princess Margaret Rose.
Cornell Wilde is warming up the
long-distance wire to La Jolla,
where his fiancee, Jean Wallace,
is vacationing with her two boys
by Franchot Tone. Jean journeys
is going to Mexico with Cornel
when he stars for Bud Boetticher
in Number One"
A nice letter came from June
Havoc, in New York, where she
stars in affairs of State" june
is committing to a "deevine" house
on Long Island. IS. G.
Evening star., 1951-09-19
Hollywood
Diary
By SheiIoh Grohom

AASA4AS " S|ADs
Rita Hayworth kicks off her Co
lumbia picture in exactly three
weeks and it's a tossup between
Charles Boyer and Claude Rains
for the alderman role. It's mys-
terry melodrama and Rita is a
dancer-singer in a Trinidad night
club, who stalks the killer of her
husband. If Glenn Ford is avail
able. he will portray the young
lover.
Ida Lupino and Collier Young
are collaborating on a new story
while she is divorcing him in Las
Vegas. AS usual, Ida will direct
and Collier will produce it. The
new movie is called THE World
Inside" about an excl and a 10
year -old girl. Two weeks ago, Ida
was romantic with Pat Falk. Now
it's Howard Duff. But marriage?
You couldn't get odds around Hol-
lywood.
Russell Nype won't return to
I"Call Me Madam" until November
Il. He'll fill in with night club
dates at $4,000 a throw and maybe
the Roxy in New York at $4,000.
Maria Montez's Paris lawyer is
looking for a recent will. The
estate will receive the money ow-
ing Maria for her last two Euro
pean pictures. Maria, always a
Icanny lass, was to get the bulk of
her salary in dollars when the pic
lures were released in this coun-
try.
And Valentino Cortese has not
lyet received full payment for her
recent picture in Italy. These de-
Iferred salaries can boomerang
sometimes. But Valentino has a
rich husband-Richard Basehart.
George Sanders is expected back
from England october /. his wife
reports. "He calls me twice a day."
says Mrs. George, land he loves
me so much that he says he will
drive me to the studio every day"
That I will have to see-George
waiting on the sidelines while his
wife works in Lovely to Look At. T"
Which Zsa Zsa is.
Dick Powell plotting a television
series - Flying A. with Gene
Autry. He'll be busy-what with
directing William Holden at Para
mount in "A Likely Story" and
also doing a follow-up starring
role in U-I to you Never Know" ]"
John Payne talking: I'm going
to Honolulu with Maureen O'Hara
to do Born in Paradise" Maureen
prefers paradise in Hollywood but
she's always on the go-Australia
for kangaroo" and Ireland for
THE Quiet Man"
Mrs. JEFF Chandler has paid off
Iher lawyer and said. lend every
Evening star., 1951-09-19

thing" She and jeff have decided
that two can live cheaper than
one. And it certainly will make
for happier home life for their
two children.
y X \ \
Robert Cummings took three
days off from New York play re-
lhearsals in Faithfully Yours" to
return to Beverly Hills for a visit
with his new daughter, Sharon
Patricia.
Dan Duryea is in the boat bus
iness-operates four Of the Duryea
fleet at Lake Arrowhead. Dan
plays a racketeer in the model
business in his next" Models,
Inc"
If you've ever had hay fever,
feel sorry for Jean Peters. 1t gets
her in dusty regions-that's why
she bowed out of "Way Of a Gau-
cho"-too much dust from the
gauchos.
Gloria Swanson's Three for
Bedroom c" gets a novel pre-
miere-on the super chief, with
Gloria thrown in for good mea-
sure.
| It's just as well that Dean Mar
tin expects to earn around half a
million this year. His monthly
payments to first wife total $4,000.
Dean and Jerry Lewis earned
$260,000 on recent P. A. tours.
'l"D'you know how much we had
after taxes?" Dean asks-and
answers on the set of Sailor Be-
ware: "$35. 900 each" That's still
plenty, but quite drop.
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