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Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
ROTARY CLUB
|. LADIES' NIGHT
DIR. George r. Miller Guest
Speaker at Annual CeIe-
bration Thursday Night
H. C. JOHNSON TO TALK

DR.. George r. Miller, Jr., state
supervisor of public instruction,
was the guest speaker at the an
nual ladies night celebration of the
Smyrna Rotary Club at the Way
side Inn on Thursday night. A
film of the Delmarva Peninsula
from Wilmington to Cape Charles,
Virginia, was shown. Started as
a cooperative project of service
clubs, Chamber of Commerce, and
allied organizations, it showed in
dustrial and economic features of
the peninsula; canning factories in
operation, resorts, fishing and crab
bing industries. Also, historic
buildings, old court houses, and
Legislative buildings were also in
cluded. w. L. Wheatley was chair
man of program, and William E.
Matthews, Jr., gave the response.
Past District Governor George
Ehinger, Dover, was a visiting Ro-
tartan and inducted James Bradley
into membership in the club, and
instructed him in the principles
and ethics of Rotary. William
Kruchen presided. Group singing
was led by James Everhart. Har-
ry C. Jones, Master of the Della
ware State Grange, will be the
speaker at the meeting of the club
next Thursday, on a program ar
ranged by Elmer P. Corrie. His
subject will be Delaware. Guests
at the meeting, in addition to
wives of Rotarians, were Mrs. Mill
er. Mrs. Homer D. Hudson, Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Taylor, Miss
! Bertha Smithers, and Mrs. De
Shong.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
CHURCH CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Women of Presbyterian Church to
Hold Bazaar December a and

Hold Bazaar December A and
The booths at the annual Christ
mas Bazaar presented by the wom-
en- of the First Presbyterian
Church will be filed with varied
and attractive items on December
4 and 5, hours 2 to 9 pm. The
Country Store will feature home
grown and canned vegetables and
fruits, and mincemeat. In the
Gift Shop will be found aprons,
doilies, handkerchiefs, lingerie cas-
es, and similar articles, all hand
made. Cakes, pies, and cookies
will be sold in the Bake Shop at
the bazaar; and in the Flower
Mart potted plants and Christmas
green's will be offered. A Christ
mas Gift Tree will hold surprise
packages for children. Surprise
gifts mailed from California, Ken
lucky, Florida, and other distant
states may be purchased at the
Parcel Post booth. In addition
homemade candy will be available
and a snack bar will provide cokes
and hot dogs. The public is invit'
ed to attend.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
SANTA CLAUS
HERE DEC. Ii
Merchants of This Area Plan
ming Program for Children
to Meet Santa
TO SOLICIT FUNDS

A group of merchants of the
Smyrna Clayton area are arrang-
ing for the annual visit of Santa
Claus here on Saturday, December
13. Edward Wootten is heading
the group and announced this week
that a solicitation for funds would
be conducted within the next few
days to finance the event. 1t is
suggested that anyone wishing to
contribute to the fund contact Mr..
Wootten at Wootten's Clothing
Store on Commerce Street. Com
plete details of the program will
be announced in 'hext weeks Times.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
Holden,s Methodist Church

Holden's Methodist Church near
Sudlersville, Md, the Rev. Mabel
". Erskine, pastor, will hold SER
vices as follows: Sunday, Nov. 80,
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Mrs.
George Everett, superintendent;
M.Y.F. service, 7:30 pm. Song
and preaching, 500 pm. The Rev.
H. r. McDade will be be the speak
er in the evening service. Rev.
McDade is a retired Methodist min
lister of Church Hill, Md. Tuesday
evening, M.Y.F. service, 7:45.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
BloodmobiIe Unit in Smyrna

A pre-Christmas event of great
Importance will be the visit in
Smyrna of the Red Cross Blood
mobile Unit on Friday, Dec. 10.
Richard C. Price is blood donor
chairman for Area No. 4 Red Cross
and is in charge of local arrange
ments. The unit will be at the
Twentieth Century Club from IL
noon to pm. so that all available
persons may be able to respond to
the call. Mrs. Raymond D. Pusey
will be in charge of arrangements
at the club house and of a schedule
for volunteer workers to assist
with the program.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27

The goal of $4,000 set by the
Citizens Hose Company in the rec
ent drive for funds for the coming
years operations was exceeded,
and the citizens committee in
charge of the campaign announced
that a total of $8,288.85 has been
contributed, with few more con-
tributions to come in. e. Reynolds
Bradley, chairman Of the commit
tee, said that the response to the
drive was tremendous and the
years budget will be met. The
committee and the fire company
acknowledge gratefully all contri-
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
ANNUAL TOY MATINEE
Citizens Hose Co. to Hold Matinee
at Smyrna Theatre December 6

Citizens Hose Co. to Hold Matinee
at Smyrna Theatre December 6
The volunteer firemen of the
Citizens Hose Company are COM
pleting plans for their annual
Christmas toy campaign. It was
announced this week by Homer
Shorts, chairman of this years
drive, that the annual Toy Matinee
will be held at the Smyrna Theatre
Saturday, December 6 at 2 pm.
with the doors opening at LAS
pm. All children will be admitted
to the show for the admission price
of one used toy. Any used toys
that are going to be discarded will
be appreciated by the firemen and
it is requested that anyone with
such toys leave them at the fire
house on Commerce Street.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
Death of Lola Anna James

Funeral services for Mrs. Lola
Anna James, 81, of Clayton, who
died in the Memorial Hospital in
Wilmington on November 26, will
be held on Saturday, November 20,
at 2 pm. from the FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel. Interment will be in
Townsend cemetery at Townsend.
Mrs. James is survived by her hus-
band, Earl James of Clayton;
three brothers, William Austin and
George VanHorn, both of Town
send, and Walter VanHorn of Phil
adelphia; and three sisters, Mrs.
Matte VanHorn, Townsend, and
Mrs. Charles Ford, and Mrs
Fletcher Lowman, both of Clayton
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
XMAS LIGHTS
ON NEXT WEEK
Attractive Street Decorations
to Be Placed in Operation
December 9th
TREE IN PLAZA PARK

The streets in the business Sec
tion of town will be decorated with
Christmas lights as has been the
custom in the past during the
Yuletide season, it was announced
by town manager, Stanford Marvel
this week. The town crew will
start putting the lights up this Fri
day, barring inclement weather,
and if everything goes according
to schedule, they will be turned on
Saturday, December 6. The COM
munity tree will be placed in Mar
ket Street Plaza Park this year in
stead of at the Four Corners as
has been the practice in the past.
The tree at the -Four Corners has
been deemed a traffic hazard for
the past several years and with the
increased Bay Bridge traffic, this
action had become a necessity.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
Death of Harvey M. Stevenson

Funeral services for Harvey M.
Stevenson, 68, who died at his late
residence in Sufferin, N, Y, on
November "a, will be held from the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel today at 2
pm. The Rev. o. c. Jones, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church; will
officiate and interment will be in
Odd Fellows cemetery at Smyrna
Mr.. Stevenson is survived by his
wife, Minnie Rothwell Stevenson,
and son, George Rothwell Stew
enson, both of Sufferin, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
CHORAL CLUB TO SING
Club to Sing at Vesper Service at
st. Peters Church Sunday


st. Peters Church Sunday
A Christmas vesper service will
be presented by the Smyrna Choir
al Club at st. Peters Church on
Sunday afternoon, December 81 at
four o'clock to which the public
will be invited. The club members,
under the direction of Lewis Grubb
are rehearsing weekly in prepara-
tion of a program of sacred music
proper for Christmastide. The re-
hearsals of the club are held every
Tuesday evening in the parish
house of st. Peters Church and
the enthusiasm of the singers is
reflected in the excellence of their
work under the inspiring leader
ship of Mr.. Grubb. The people of
Smyrna may look forward to
rich musical experience when the
program is presented.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
JOAN SHORTS
HEADS Al CLUB
County Line Club Holds Elec-
tiOn of Officers and Names
Girl President
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED

At the past meeting of the
County Line All Club, the election
of officers took place. Those elect
ed were as follows: Joan Shorts,
president; Bobby Reed, vice-presi-
dent; Ronnie Stevens, secretary
reporter; Gerald Heinold, treasur-
er; and Renee Stevens, Junior
Council member. The election of
Joan Shorts marks the first time
in the clubs history that it has
ever had girl president. Joan
has been making much advance
ment in All circles of late. She
has carried such projects as can
ming, cooking, and last year receiv-
ed the Joseph Mitchell Award for
clothing achievement. Joan, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Shorts, is fifteen years old and is
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
Death of Wilbur d. wilds

Funeral services for Wilbur d.
Wilds, 72, of Kenton, who died in
Dover on November 81, were held
from the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on
Tuesday, November 25. The Rev.
w. l.. Beckwith, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, oficiated, and
interment was in Lakeside Gene
terry at Dover. Mr. Wilds is sur
vived by his wife, Ada Slaughter
Wilds of Kenton, and a son, Divid
S. Wilds, of Dover. Mr.. WildS
served as Kent County Prothono-
tary for eight years and was q
member of Kenton Methodist
Church.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
PIG ROAST BY FIRENIEN AUX.
Sixty Members of Fire Company
and Auxiliary Enjoy Dinner


An unusual type of dinner was
featured on Friday night by the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Citizens
Hose Company when more than
sixty members of the fire company
and auxiliary enjoyed a roast pig
dinner. The entire roast pig, head
and tail intact, was carved into
portions and served with sauer
kraut and mashed potatoes, and
was greatly enjoyed by those at
tending. John Bamberger, presi-
dent of the State Volunteer Fire
mems Association, was a special
guest and was presented by Lex
FAIRIES. The affair was planned and
served by the social committee of
the auxiliary, headed by Mrs. Ida
Collins, assisted by the social COM
mittee of the fire company, includ-
ing Homer Short, Harry, Shortt
and Albert O'Neal, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
HOSE COMPANY FUND DRIVE
HAS EXCEEDED GOAL OF $4,000

buttons and the interest shown by
the people of this community in
their support of the volunteer fire.
men. The contributors live in the
wide area which comes under the
protection of the local firemen. 1t
was pointed out that among the
members of the committee which
mapped out the drive and also
among the solicitors were many
residents who were not firemen,
but who got in back of the drive
and brought it to a successful con-
clusion.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
SPEAKER AT
LIONS MEETING
Robert B. Struble Tells of
Brandywine Valley AssO-
citation Projects
URGE VOTE LAW CHANGE

A talk on the development of
the resources of that area was CIV
en- by Robert b. Struble, of West
Chester, agronomist with the
Brandywine Valley Association,
before the Smyrna Lions Club on
Monday night at the Wayside Inn.
Colored slides, many of them air
views of the various projects, ill
ustrated the talk. Mr.. Struble told
of the associations start seven
years ago, of the participation by
many civic groups making it a
community project, and of a pres
ent membership of 1900. He en-
phasized that the people in the
area take care of it, not asking
help from the government. They
decided, he said, that if they were
going to develop the stream they
would develop all resources at one
time and not cater to any special
interest. The tremendous progress
made in conservation measures,
providing cover and feed for wild
life, sewage disposal plants, care
of forests, and building of ponds
were among the activities of the
cooperative venture, according to
the speaker. He was presented by
Edward Schabinger, New Castle
County agent, and the response
was given by Norman Wilder, state
director of conservation for the
Delaware Board of Game and Fish
Commissioners.
Propose Changes in Voting System
The Lions Club has taken the
initiative in proposing improve
ments in the voting system in Del
aware, and a resolution was unan-
imously adopted at the meeting in
favor of voting machines where
practical, and of presenting the
resolution to the representatives
at the next session of the Legisla-
ture, and of notification of other
civic clubs and organizations that
the club feels this would be a
great step forward. The resolu-
tion was prepared by the clubs
civic improvement committee, Nor
man G. Wilder, chairman. Robert
FAIRIES was welcomed back to the
club after serving for two years
in the u. S. Naval Reserve. Walter
Gibe and Charles Guy were guests
of club members. Medford Potter
was introduced as a new member
Charles M. Gee presided, and ap
painted James Ford, permanen
chairman for antics of 1858, as
sisted by William Doughten, G
Preston Poore, and Guy Edmond
son. Jr. Mr.. Ford named Martil
Golden, program chairman; Rober
Mills, tickets; and Brinton Rey
nolds, publicity. Richard G. Price
blood donor chairman for Area No
4 Red Cross, will be assisted b.
Lions Charles v. Williams ant
Frank Stellatella. At the meeting
of the club on Dec. 8, there Will o.
held a Christmas party with ex
change of small gifts with vers
between members. On Monday
Dec. % a father and child celeora
tion will be held with Lions &C
companied by their sons an
daughters.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-27
XMAS CHECKS ARE MAILED

Over $91, 900 in Christmas CIuD
Checks Mailed Here This Week
Ninety-one thousand and twen-
ty-five dollars was distributed to
about one thousand sixty Christ
mas Club members by the three
local banks this week. The Ma
tional Bank of Smyrna with 59S
members distributed $4,000 a
SO percent increase over 1851. The
Fruit Growers Office had 267 MEM
bers and distributed $22,425 while
Clayton had 1876 members and dis
tributed $4,000.
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Choice Of Home Sites Outside Corporate
Limits Noted As New Building Trend Here

Gratz' new home will be a one
and one-half story frame structure,
with a garage at the rear. 1t will
have five downstairs rooms. The
new house is at the extreme south
east corner of his farm. Following
its completion, Gratz will move into
the new residence and the present
house will be occupied by his son,
Robert, who now lives near Pandora.
Badertscher's home south of town
will be a one-story frame structure,
AZ by % feet in size. 1t will be
ranch-type in design, with an attach
ed garage and full basement.
A ranch-type frame home, with a
perma-stone front, will. be erected
by Huber on the Huber road site,
with work expected to start within
the next 80 days. Huber's home will
have a 47-foot front, not including
the garage.
Build Outside Town
With start of the three new subur-
ban residential projects, the emphasis
on building outside the corporation
Continued on Page 8
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Births

The following births at Bluffton
Community hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Zuercher
Rawson, a boy, Kenneth Raymond
last Wednesday. r
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Cation, Sr.
McComb, a boy, Beverly Delos, Jr.
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Daft, Ada, q
boy, Mark Evan, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Patterson
Bluffton, a boy, David Allen, Satur.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Motter
Wharton, a girl, Lydia Ann, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallis Phillips
Rawson, a boy, Reid Lloyd, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gullet, Find.
lay, a girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Boehm, Dun.
kirk, a girl, Laurie Jean, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Schumacher
Pandora, a girl, Susan Beth, Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Serge Higley, Leip.
sic, girl, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord Williams
Findlay, girl, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Niswander
Lima, a girl, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Balmer
Bluffton, boy, Wednesday.
The Kirchhofer sisters of Blufftor
received word Tuesday that daugh
ter, Dorothy Ann, was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Delvin Kirchhofer on Jul!
% at Hagerstown, Md. This is th'
second child and daughter. Mr.
Kirchhofer was formerly of Bluffton
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projects, announced this week, two
buildings already are under way and
the other will be launched within the
next month.
Nearest to Bluffton is new home
being erected by Chris Gratz one
mile southwest of town just off the
Dixie highway on the Rockport road.
Excavation for the basement was
completed last week and the base
ment walls will be laid this week.
Excavation also has been complet-
ed for new home being put up by
Wayne Badertscher a short distance
off the Allen-Hancock county line
road at the second intersection south
of town, on a one-acre plot purchas-
ed from the Russell Amstutz farm.
Footers for the basement were pour
ed Tuesday.
The third suburban building
project will be a ranch-type home
to be built by Wade Huber on the
Waldo Huber farm, on the Huber
road near the former Huber school
house intersection with the Bentley
road.
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FivelFrom BIuffton Headed
For Switzerland Conference
Ten Others Well Known Here Planning
To Attend Mennonite Meet In Basel

Five Bluffton persons and 10
others known here because of their
affiliations with Bluffton college will
leave for Europe within the next
two weeks to attend the Fifth Men
monte World conference, convening
in Basel, Switzerland, on August 10.
Going to the Switzerland meeting
from this vicinity will be d. w.
Bixler, of E. Kibler street; DR.. and
Mrs. Lloyd L. Ramseyer, of College
avenue; Hiram Kohl, of west of
town; and Rev. Ernest Bohn, of the
Bluffton college staff. Roland Bixler,
New Haven, Conn.,, son of ID. w.
Bixler, also will attend the meeting.
Bluffton college alumni expecting
to attend the conference, in addition
to the above group, will be Rev.
Elmer Basinger, now living in Cali
fornia, class of 1915; DR.. and Mrs.
S. F. Pannabecker of Chicago, both
of the class of 1917; Verna Davidson
Rouse, Pandora, 1919; John ]. Thies-
sen, Newton, Kansas, 1881; Rev.
Russell Mast, Freeman, s. D., 1887;
Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Gerig MARY K.
Ramseyer, 1946) Smithville and jean
Wismer, 1850.
Mennonites from all parts of the
world will attend the conference in
Basel. Countries from which major
delegations will come include the
United States, the Netherlands,
Germany, France, Switzerland, Para
quay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay,
Canada and Mexico.
Most branches of Mennonites will
be represented at the conference,
stressing the areas of cooperation in
which the groups work, including
activities toward peace, alternative
service, relief, voluntary service, re-
location of displace dpersons and
higher education.
Two agencies for this cooperative
effort are the Mennonite Central
Committee and the Council of Men
monte and Affiliated Colleges.
This will be the first Mennonite
world conference since the start of
World War II. #.-
Most of those from this area at
tending the conference will travel by
transatlantic passenger planes, with
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Oats Crop Quality
Reported Better
Than Expectations

Confirming earlier predictions, the
oats crop in the Bluffton district
this year generally is showing a
below normal yield per acre, but
the quality has been running better
than expected.
Harvesting is well under way in
the countrywide surrounding the town,
with average yields ranging from
35 to so bushels to the acre. How
ever, in some rare instances yields
up to 80 bushels are reported, and in
the Hog Greek marsh area near
Dola, southeast of here, one farmer
reported 100 bushels.
Oats tests are averaging about 80
to 35 pounds, in that portion of
the crop is being sold to the Farm
er's Grain Co. elevator here. How
ever, most oats raised. locally are
kept on the farms for feed.
Price of oats at the elevator this
week is "a cents per bushel.
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Plans were completed this week
for the much anticipated Bluffton
Businessmen's picnic slated for Aug
ust at Mirror Lake, private estate
of T. r. Schoonover of the City Loan
Company, Lima, according to A. c..
Burcky, general chairman of the
annual shindig this year.
Serving with Burcky on the COM
mittee are Gene Benroth, Harry
Shrider, Jr., Charles Hankish, Don
Reams, Chester Stauffer, Dave Ris-
ser, Clair Leiber, w. Fl. Gratz,
Charles Lloyd, Everett Suermeister,
Raymond Greding and Claude Reams.
The picnic on Thursday afternoon,
when many retail stores are closed,
will begin at 2 p. m. and families
of the business men, and their en-
ployees have been invited.
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A new trend in the building boom
which has marked Buttons growth
since 1916 became increasingly ap-
parent this week with the start of
two more suburban homes and an
nouncement of plans for another.
This represents a continuation of
emphasis on residential construction
outside the corporation limits, yet
near enough town to be considered
a part of the community.
With the three new housing pro-
jects, the total number of homes
under construction this year in the
suburban area surrounding the town
has climbed to five. Three of the
homes are within one mile of Bluff
ton, and the other two are less than
two miles out.
Residential building within the
town proper is tagging behind the
rural pace, for only four projects
have marked construction within the
village itself so far this year.
Three More Homes
In the newest summer construction
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Construction Of Sewage Treatment System
Expected To Be Underway Early This Fall

In the hope of beginning construc-
ton of Bluffton's new sewage treat
ment system by mid-September,
Bluffton village this week advertised
for bids on the intercepting sewers
and treatment plant which engineers
believe will cost the town approx
mately s5s0,0O0.
Bids for construction of the sew
ers and treatment plant will be
opened at noon Thursday, Aug. 2S,
in the mayors office at the town
hail..
Two major projects are included
in the sewage treatment system here,
and there are possibilities two con-
tracts may be granted, depending on
the bidding, according to spokesmen
for the towns consulting engineering
firm, Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout,
Of Toledo.
One of these contracts would be
for construction of the sewage treat
ment plant, having a normal capacity
of 100000 gallons per day. The
other project involves the construc-
ton of approximately $4,000 inea'
feet of intercepting sewers ranging
from six inches to "a inches in
diameter.
Eve CONSERVATION Start
1t is hoped that work on the pro-
ject can be started early in the fall
perhaps by mid-september, Harold
Strout, of the Toledo engineering
firm, said last week in announcing
the opening of competitive bidding
for the municipal project.
Necessity of an early start is seer
in the fact that steel allotted fo1
the local disposal plant program By
the National Production Authority i:
scheduled for delivery in the thirc
quarter.
Authorization to advertise for bids
, on the local system was included ir
an ordinance passed by the municipal
council last April.
Also provided by the ordinance
was authorization to proceed with
construction of the plant and system