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Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
BOGGs ADDRESSES WOMEN
Republican Candidate for Governor
Speaks in Dover Church

u. S. Rep. ]. Caleb Boggs OF
Kynlyn, Republican candidate for
Governor told the Kent County Re-
publican Women's Club last week
how women can better serve their
local and national government.
Rep. Boggs, speaking at Grace
Memorial Hall of Wesle yMethodist
Church, Dover, was introduced by
Mrs. George M. Fisher, Jr. If
elected Governor of Delaware, Rep.
Boggs plans to organize a "Wom-
ems Advisory Committee which
would be in direct contact with
him and would serve as a sounding
board for women of the state he
told the group. women have a
greater stake in the results of the
election in November than ever be-
fore in history, he said. women
of Delaware have served in public
life efficiently and they viii play a
still greater role in political assign
ments if I am elected Governor of
this state. John Rollins of Lewes,
candidate for Lieut.. Governor, G..
Daniel Enterline of Dover, running
on the COP slate for reelection as
State Auditor and Clarence Collins
of Smyrna, candidate for State
Treasurer, spoke briefly. Candid
ates for Legislative seats were also
presented. During the routine
business session that followed, re-
ports were given on a family who
lost all household furnishings and
personal effects during a fire re-
Gently at their home on the Keith
Webb farm. Mrs. Mrs. Vera Clute,
Mrs. Martha Miller and Mrs. Ruby
Owen as chairman, requirements
of clothing, food and furniture
were solicited in local neighbor-
hoods. An informal reception hon
oring the principal speakers of the
evening concluded the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
BROWNIES AGENDA
Girl Scouts Plan Many Meetings in
All Groups to Start Fall Season

Olrl scouts Plan Many Meetings IN
All Groups to Start Fall Season
The Fly-Up group of Brownies,
Troop 8, met last Thursday at the
Youth Center to prepare for tend
er-foot requirements. These girls
will meet also on Sept. IL and Is
for further study in Girl Scout
laws. Each girl was given a copy
of the Girl Scout Handbook. The
girls who will fy-up are Patsy
Baker, Nancy Boyles, Alta Mae
Chambers, Nancy Graham, Ellen
Anne Moore, Susan Price, Dianne
Rodney, Judy Slaughter, and Carol
Ann Wolford. On Wednesday,
Dept. "a all Brownies, will meet at
the Youth Center at $3.50 for their
first fall meeting since vacation.
At meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1
the f1y-ups will be advanced to
Girl Scout Troop 2 with Mrs. Rita
Golden as leader, and Mrs. Mar
garet Price, assistant leader. All
Brownies are to attend this meet
ing. Starting Sept. "a all Brownie
will be held on Wednes-
day at $3.50 at the Youth Center on
Frazier Street. Mrs. Elizabeth
Knots is the leader.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
Benefit Ball For Kent Hospital

The annual Harvest Ball spon-
sored by the Junior Board of the
Kent General Hospital will be held
in the Dover Armory Friday, Oc-
tober Bird. The ball will be cabaret
style and feature dancing to the
music of George Madden's orches-
ira between the hours of 10 pm.
and 2 am. Tickets may be pur-
chased from any Junior Board
member and at the Gift Shop at
the Kent General Hospital. Table
reservation may be made by writ
ing to Mrs. Fred Andrews. Hazel
Road, Dover, or by calling Dover
Mo. 1888.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
WHOLE NO. 5O54
KENT DEFICIT
REDUCED $27M
Operating Deficit for County
Reduced $27 $40 Accord
to Audit Report
INDEBTEDNESS S115,OOO

The operating deficit for Kent
County was reduced by S27, $1,000
for the county's fiscal year ending
Nov. 80, 1851, according to the
audit report of Mack and Company
which was submitted to resident
Judge Charles L. Terry, Jr., last
week. Because of increased costs
confronting the county and the tax
rate limit of so cents on each hun
dred dollars of assessed valuation
fixed by law, Kent County has had
to borrow money annually for a
number of years to meet the ex-
penses. In the statement of re-
ceipts and disbursements it was
noted that about go cents out of
each dollar received by the county
is expended for matters ordered by
the Legislature over which the
county has no control. These ex-
penditures include welfare items,
hospitals, and fire companies. The
county receives some funds from
the state for these items. The re-
port discloses receipts totaling
SAFE, ,086.22, of which $320,016.95
came from taxes and fees while the
remaining S155, ,O69.27 came from
the state and other non county op-
Grating sources. Disbursements
were listed at 42,214.23 of which
STA ,1607S was for the normal op-
GRAFTON of the county government
and $26S,053.46 was mostly for
items that Legislative acts ordered
the county to pay. The cash bal
ance credited to the county at the
end of the fiscal year was $36, 6,840.-
20 as compared with $4,018.21 for
the previous fiscal year. Taxes re-
ceivable starting with the 1946-47
fiscal year and including the 1851
so fiscal year totaled $55, ,824.70 of
which $34, ,105.70 were listed as
real and personal property taxes
and $21,719 were listed as capita
tion taxes The statement on the
bonded Indebtedness of the county
shows a total Indebtedness of
$115, 900 of which $65, 900 are coun-
ty bonds, payable at the rate of
$4,000 annually, and the remaining
$3.50, 900 is state-aid highway i'm
provement bonds which for num-
bre of years have been paid by the
State through Legislative appro~-
priation. In the general state
ment receipts from taxes are listed
at $249, ,935.57 while the remaining
$40, ,O81.3S represented fees from
the various county offices. Salaries
and fees totaled $119,O83.47 and
and other items for oper-
ating the county government cost
$55, ,07731.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
LIONS TO RESUME SAT. NIGHT
TEEN-AGE DANCES ON SEPT. 13

New features and innovations
will be added to the program at
the Saturday night dances for
teen-agers which will start again
at the Youth Center on Sept. 13.
Martin Golden, dance chairman for
the weekly dances sponsored by
the Smyrna Lions Club, has been
assisted by Mrs. Golden, Girl Scout
leader, in setting up the plans for
the coming club year, which will
lay emphasis on providing dances
of interest to the older teen-age
group. Young people from thir-
teen to nineteen years of age are
invited to attend, and an effort will
be made to give the older boys and
girls the kind of program they
want, and which is needed in this
community. Plans include such
features as special dance once
each month, some of them with
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
Adult Education Program

Because the part-time or adult
education program offered by Wes-
ley Junior College last year met
with such general approval on the
part of all who participated, and
because of the many inquiries now
being received by the college from
persons indicating an interest, the
college has decided to continue the
program and expand the offerings
this coming year See advertise
ment on page 6.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
SMYRA LIONS
RESUME MEETS
Committees Make Reports as
Lions Resume Regular
Meetings For New Term
WORK AT YOUTH CENTER

The Smyrna Lions Club resumed
regular meetings on Monday night
after the summer recess, with
Charles M. Gee presiding for the
first time since his election. After
greeting the club he thanked John
II. Fearon and the detail of Lions
who cleaned up the exterior of the
Youth Center during the summer.
A gift of power lawn mower for
use at the Youth Center from Will
liam Derbyshire, a member of the
club, was acknowledged with
hearing aid from Charles King,
which is in the care of James Ford,
chairman health and welfare COM
mittee. j. Wells Campbell was
guest. The Lions are invited to
attend joint meeting with the
Smyrna Rotary Club on Thursday,
Sept. 25 at 6:15 p. m. at the Way
side Inn. MIR. Gee explained the
attendance contest now under way
and called for reports from all
committee chairmen, as follows:
Guy Edmondson, report for Robert
Mills; Mr.. Edmondson, chairman
Convention, Lions Information, and
Constitution and Bylaws; ].
Frank Greenwell, finance, who out
Lined the budget; Program and
Christmas Dance, Walter Eley,
who said that the speaker at the
next meeting will be the Rev. o.
G. Jones, pastor First Presbyterian
Church; and that programs ar
ranged include fire prevention, Oct.
13; ladies night, Oct. 27; father
and child night, Dec. s, and the
Christmas party, Dec. Up. Henry
T. Price, greetings; Robert K. Dun
ming, son leaders; Mr.. Gee, for
Victor Ennis, agriculture; Antics,
John w. Jacobs, Jr.; Safety and
Education, Community Betterment
and Citizenship Award, report of
Norman G. Wilder read by Henry
II. Price: plans include a bicycle
rodeo this fall; Charles Williams,
Bulletin; James r.. Ford, Health
and Welfare; Mr.. Fearon, Boys and
Girls, Cub Scouts, Youth Center,
who announced the expanded pro-
gram for teenage dances in charge
of Martin Golden. John Unangst
was commended for his help with
grading at the Youth Center. A
project of laying new pavements
in front of the building will be un-
dertaken by the Lions who will do
the work themselves. The board
of directors will meet next Mon
day night at which time all MEM
bers are requested to be present
and express their views on the
various reports made at the meet
ing.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
WCTU CONVENTION HERE
To Be Held in Asbury Church on
Tuesday, September 10th

To Be Held in Asbury Church on
Tuesday, September 10th
The sixty-fifth annual convention
of the Kent County WCTU will be
held in Asbury Methodist Church,
Smyrna on Tuesday, Sept. 16 start
ing at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Plans have been completed for the
all-day session, with box lunch
con at which members of the
Smyrna Union will serve coffee
and tea. The guests will be well
coined on behalf of the church by
the pastor, the Rev. Walter l..
Beckwith, and by Miss Julia Grif-
fith, for the local union. Mrs.
Helen Learned, Cheswold, state
president, will preside and will de-
liver a message at the afternoon
session. There will be three-min-
ute reports from the chairmen of
various county departments: Mrs.
L. M. Price, spiritual life; Mrs.
Helen Walker, Christian citizen
ship; Mrs. Mary Belle Richardson,
literature; Mrs. Mary c. Lewis,
legislation; Mrs. Elizabeth Bring
hurst, Loyal Temperance Legion;
Mrs. Mabel Cooper, periodicals. A
book review, "The Dry Block" will
be given by Miss Anna B. Beckett,
and a duet will be sung by the Rev.
and Mrs. ]. C. Whitstone. Mrs.
Anna Brinton will also speak.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
DIST. GOVERNOR
VISITS ROTARY
Robert Adams Addresses Club
on "The Four Avenues
of Rotary"
TO SPONSOR REVUE

The Smyrna Rotary Club heard
an address on THE -Four Avenues
of Rotary" by Robert G. Adams,
of Palmyra, N. J., district governor
of the 272nd district of Rotary In
ternational during his official visit
to the club last Thursday. He
held an executive assembly with
chairmen of various committees
preceding the dinner meeting, at
which William Kruchen presided.
In his speech Mr.. Adams told of
the Fellowship Foundation of Ro-
tary International, explaining that
its purpose is to foster students
for post graduate courses in for
eign countries. Each district in
Rotary is entitled to one student
every other year, according to the
speaker. Governor Adams con-
graduated the club on attendance
and the youth of it's membership.
Past District Governor William E.
Matthews, Jr., responded on behalf
of the club. Gov. Adams inducted
Hal Wickham into membership in
the club. The local club will
sponsor The Dixieland Revue. a
minstrel show, on Oct. 1924. E..
Malcolm Belber was elected vice
president to succeed Herman Rob-
inson, and was also named chair
man of the program committee.
The next district conference will be
held in December at the Hotel
Dennis, Atlantic City. Birthday
were extended to the
Rev. Walter L. Beckwith and Will
liam Willis. Nelson Everhart di-
rected group singing, with Robert
Reed as pianist. George Ehinger
was a visitor from the Dover Ro-
tary Club. DR.. Park Huntington,
head of the state welfare depart
ment, will be the guest speaker on
September IL.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
BPw RESUME MEETINGS
Smyrna-CIayton Group to Resume
Meets Sept. Is at Wayside Inn

Smyrna-Clayton Group to Resume
Meets Sept. Is at Wayside Inn
The Smyrna-Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club
will resume regular dinner meet
ings on Monday, Sept. 15 at $50
p. m. at the Wayside Inn. Miss
Ruth Ellen Reihm, new president,
will preside, and the program will
include discussion on the observ-
ance of the twenty-fifth annivers-
ary of the Federation's Business
Women's Week, Sept. % to Oct.
A." The National Federation
theme for the coming year is ''The
Ramparts We Build" The Sep
tember 1852 issue of Independent
Women gives complete list of
recommendations which wer
adopted at the biennial convention
in favor of the advancement of the
position of women and use of wom-
ems full capacities as citizens. Miss
Reihm will have the assistance
during the club year of the follow
ing other officers, who were INSTALL
ed before the summer recess: Miss
Temperance Scout, vice president;
Miss Ruth Gooden, recording Sec
retary; Mrs. June Anthony cores
ponding secretary; Mrs. Gertrude
Scout, treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM
Practice by the Team Continuing
at Fast Pace at School Grounds

at Fast Pace at School Grounds
Practice for the Smyrna High
School football team is continuing
at a fast pace. Thirty boys have
turned out to date for the sport.
Tht practice sessions have been
starting promptly at A pm. and
have been lasting for a period of
an hour and a half. Coach Stella
tella and his assistant Charles Will
liams have been teaching plays to
the less experienced boys and the
other boys have been running the
plays. Heavy body contact is
scheduled for Monday. A night
practice under the lights has also
been planned before the first CANT
which is with Saint Peters of New
Castle. The following boys are
trying out for positions: Ends
Bill Denney, Leroy Everett, Char
les Cox, Dick Scott, Kendall Hud-
son, and Bart Luff; Tackle-Kenny
Marsh, John Roth, Bill Vaughn,
John Fortner, James Gray, Howard
Brown, and Roger Hudson; Guards
Voshell, Jack Marshall,
Kenny Lebel, Donald Ebright,
Charles Sandbury, and George
Hyatt; Centers-Charles Cox, Karl
Gebhart, and Norman Alexander;
Backfield = Franklin Shane, Bill
Thorpe, Bill Cook, Earl Francis,
Jack Dykes, Phil Voshell, Edwin
Robinson, Kenney Boyer, and
David Deakyne.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church,
the Rev. o. c. Jones, minister, will
hold services on Sunday, Sept. 14th
with Morning Worship, IL am;
sermon: "The Problem of Evil. I"
Sunday School, 9:45 am; subject:
David's Religious Contribution. A
bake and food sale sponsored by
the Mite Society will be held next
Saturday morning at 10 am. on
Main Street before Broadway's
Barber Shop. The Mite Society
meets on Monday, Sept. 15 at 500.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
COUNTY LINE MEETING
Alters Planning to Hold "a Re-
ligiOus Club Meetingn


ligious Club Meeting"
A meeting of the County Line
All Club will be held on Friday,
September IL, at 7:30 pm. 1t will
be held at the home of the leader,
Mrs. Homer Stevens. The presi-
dent, James Haas, will preside. The
program topic is "a Religious Club
Meeting" in charge of committee
consisting of Betty Jane Still and
Ronnie Stevens. Plans for fund
raising activities will be submitted
and arrangements for attending
the New Castle County All
Achievement Fair will be discuss
ed. Reports on State All Camp
and the recent Junior Council
meeting will be another of the
meeting highlights. A demonstra-
tion on How to Correctly Build
Campfire" will be given by James
Haas. The club hayride scheduled
for August 23rd was postponed in
definitely. Any persons wishing to
become new members are invited
to attend this September meeting.
They are asked to make known
their plans in advance. Even
though they will be able to attend
the next few meetings, they will
not be officially enrolled as club
members until the beginning of the
new club year. Members are ask
ed to remember that this meetings.
program is the same as a church
service and are asked to act ac-
cordingly.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
CLAYTON Lions Club Meet

Regular dinner meetings of the
Clayton Lions Club will be held on
the first and third Wednesday of
each month at The Paddock. The
first fall meeting was held recently
with the president, Henry Ennis,
presiding. The speaker was George
w. Wright, school superintendent.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
Jersey Welcome Sign at Bridge

Motorists entering New Jersey
from the Delaware Memorial
Bridge will be greeted by new
1415-ton electric sign located at
the top of Atlantic City Electric
Company's Deepwater Plant. This
sign is now in operation. The sign,
constructed of galvanized steel,
stands 421s feet high and measures
1271s feet long. The clock at the
top is 20 feet by 20 feet. The
three-color, giant-size neon mes
sage will read welcome to New
jersey
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
Smyrna Homemakers club

The Smyrna Homemakers Club
will meet on Thursday, September
Is at 2 pm. at the home of Mrs.
James r. Fleming, Frazier Street.
The topic, Food From Other
Lands" will be presented by the
new Kent County Home Demon
stration leader, Miss Charlotte
Swanson.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
Atomic Defense Index Provided

Atomic Defense Index Provided
Atomic Defense and First Aid
Index is being provided for all
those who wish them by the Farm
ers Bank of the State of Delaware.
This guide, which is alphabetically
indexed, is ideal for persons to car
ry in their home or their cars be-
cause it tells such things as to
what to do after an atomic attack
or many other things that are Ii
able to happen every day. Such
as: poisoning, heat exhaustion,
bleeding, burns, electric shock,
snake bite, sun stroke, further
more, it gives an excellent diagram
showing the new artificial respira-
tion positions.
Smyrna times., 1952-09-11
Homecoming at Blacliston Church

The board of trustees of Blackis-
tons Church are making plans
for the annual hole-coming service
on Sunday, Sept. 81. Further de-
tails will be released later. The
public is cordially invited to attend
the service at the old church west
of Clayton, which is part of the
Clayton charge, under the direction
of the Rev. ]. e. Leister.
Evening star., 1952-12-07

t
taught foods before her marriage,
both in country and town. One of
her most pleasant undertakings.
she told me, is to receive the school
children of the island at the Fort
ress each Thursday and Friday
when she personally escorts them
through the ancient building tell
ing its story. And she told its story
to me:
Columbus discovered this island
on his second voyage in 1893.
Corsairs and West Indian pirates
visited its ports. Puerto Rico was
a loadstone for the buccaneers.
Evening star., 1952-12-07

a flower in her belt.
This woman, / knew,
was one of the busiest on
the island, donating her
full time to projects for.
improving conditions for
the less-privileged peo-
pie. Her interest is CEN
tered especially in better
nutrition, she herself
holding a B.S. degree in
home economies She
Evening star., 1952-12-07


guests told me is the islands ma
tional dish.
did you plan the menu?" l
asked our hostess. Eyes" she said,
Il did today, but not very often.
Four years ago when we came
here / had a talk with Chef Julio
Sebastian who was then 80 years
old. l said to him, The Governor
likes plain food. no rich sauces,
plenty offruit. He listenedrespect-
fully and said, Lady, l have been
twenty-eight years in this kitchen,
and know how governors eat.
During week days, life in the
Evening star., 1952-12-07

the side, the flesh dipped
out and diced, then COM
bined with other native
fruits and back to the
followed shell; fresh
mint the garnish.
Chicken was the main
dish, the recipe given
here, this served with a
green salad. Dessert was
BienmesGbe (taste me
NJ
Evening star., 1952-12-07
LUNCHEON IN THE
hy CIementine PaddlefOrd
This Week Food Editor

The islands traditional hero is
Ponce de Leon, who was the Gov
ernor in the early 10th century,>
and is reputed to have laid the
foundation of La Fortaleza. The
building was used as a forti6cation
from l54l until 1859 when it be-
came the residence for the gov
ernors general. AL of the governors
we're Spanish until the United
States acquired the island in 1893.
Thefirst governor ever to be elected
by the people was Mufioz-M Marin.
Island's National Debt
THROUGH palatial halls once made
splendid by the wealth of Spain,
we were ushered to the family
dining ROOM. This was in the
main building where the, stone
walls are seven feet thick and
through great windows the warm
trade winds blow 10 months a
year. Our table wore a cinnamon
brown cloth with bowls of blue
forget-me-nots. The first course
was the small pineapple Of the
island. one to a person, a dash of
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Puerto Rico's First
Lady serves a typical
island meal. Come ON
along for Bie5ss,iesabe
SAN JUAN. P. r.

SAN JUAN, p. X.
GAN JUAN was flooded with
- tropical sunlight the day our
car headed for the 'told city" and
La Fortaleza. standing 50 high on
its cliff looking out at the sea. The
Governors wife, Mrs. Luis Muiioz-
Marin. hearing of my search for
traditional island recipes, had in
vited me to luncheon at the
citadel, a fortress, a castle. this her
home, the Oldest inhabited build
ing in the Western Hemisphere.
'sBienvenidos.'' means welcome
truly when the greeting is given by
Ines Mufoz- Marin. Her handclasp
is firm. her flashing smile is sim
cere. remember her clearly. her
curly blue-black hair a dark cloud
framing a round, jolly face. She
was wearing a rose linen dress.
a..
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-11-07
ED. HALL RETURNS
ARVEL GARTH IL
NAMED MOST POPULAR
TWIN CITY BARTENDER

The RegRlettes, a social club,
sponsored a contest to find the
most popular Twin city bar
tender.
4. d. Garth. bartender at the
ElkS Rest was awarded the first
prize at the Sunday matinee at
the Key club. Mr.. Garth received
n cash prize. trophy and a mono
grammed tie. becaus no was cho-
sen as the most popular one.
Booker Ellis of the Booker IT,
club was chosen the second most
popular bartender. Mr.. Ellis re-
ceived a trophy and a monogram
cd tie.
The men ran 30 close that a
runner up. George Clark Of Cas-
slus Club Cafe and Bar was re-
wRrded with q monogrammed tie
The RegRlettes enjoyed the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-11-07
NORTHERN LIGHTS
BOWLING LEAGUE

Three game high scores: Gerald
Bailey. 542; Ralph Jones, $50; r.
Judy. sos; Starr Shepherd, 1855:
Bessie James. All; Mary Lee
Morris, 398.
Single game high scores: Ger
aid Bailey, 1872; Ralph Jones. 1871;
Ron Judy. 179; Starr Shepherd,
I'll; 1883: Bessie James, 1853.
Cassius Bar, Woodlands FNIner-
al Home, 1894; Browns Clothing.
NJ dtown Appliance. So 8;
DreamlAnd-K nutsen, Key Club,
1913: State Liquors, Acme
Cleaners, 39-4O.
Home From Summer Spent at
Lake: Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur VIII
liams. 1859 Roblyn st. spent the
entire summer. from April
through October at their year
around summer home at Big
Sandy Lake, McGregor. MINI.
They are now at home in st. Paul
for the winter.