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Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
WORKS OF ART
FROM VIENNA
Fabulous Treasures on Final
Showing in Art Museum
in Philadelphia
ART OF ALL SORTS

The final showing of the fabulous
treasures from the Vienna Collec-
ton, being exhibited at the Art
Museum in Philadelphia, will be on
March 80. An interesting aspect
of the postwar period has been the
interchange of works of art be-
tween countries. The exhibition
at present in Philadelphia is an
epoch making event, whose men,
Ory will be cherished by all stu
dents and art lovers" It compris-
es many of the greatest posses
sions of the Hapsburg family, and
has been shown in all of the large
cities in the United States. The
exhibit includes priceless paintings,
tapestries, Renaissance Bronzes,
Greek and Roman Antiquities (onyx
and chalcedony canoes from the
first century B.C); Ivories; Orna-
mental Objects, chief among them
being the Cellini Salt Cellar; the
Michael Goblet of gold, jewels, and
enamel; the Wilten, Chalice and
Paten, one of the few surviving
medieval eucharistic services. Also,
priceless jars, bowls, jugs, clocks,
ewers, and basins made of silver
and gold, rock crystal, lapis lazuli,
emerald, jasper, agate. jade, onyx,
amethyst, prase, and bloodstone.
The exhibit of Arms and Armor is
fascinating, and includes horse
armor made for Frederick III and
in the fifteenth CEN
tury; as well as field armor, parade
armor, pageant shields, helmets,
swords, and rapiers. Last Satur-
day Miss Elizabeth Thornley,, Mrs.
Louise H. Burslem, and Mrs. Henry
G. Webb, of Smyrna, and Miss Mil
dred Burchard, of Laurel, visited
the collection at the museum, and
that evening attended the concert
by the Philadelphia Orchestra at
the Academy Of Music.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
OPENS FOR NEW
SEASON SUNDAY
Lewes Museum to Have 1877
Year-Old Tablespoon as
An Exhibit
OTHER HEIRLOOMS

The zwaanendael Museum at
Lewes will reopen Sunday, March
80, for the 1852 season it was an
nounced this week by the curator,
Miss Catherine C. Maull. The pop,
ular museum is located on the first
floor of the Zwaanendael House,
State memorial to the first Dutch
settlers at Lewes. Visiting hours
during April and May will be Tues
days through Fridays from 1890
to 4:30 pm. On Saturdays and
Sundays it will remain open until
500 pm. The Museum is closed
Mondays. Some new exhibits are
planned. There will be a small ex-
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Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
ROAD CAVE-N
AT LAKE COMO
Sidewalk and Roadway Gives
Way as Lake is Being Drain
ed Tuesday Morning
TO RESTOCK WITH FISH

A cave-in of rs feet of concrete
sidewalk, curb, and gutter, and be-
tween five and six feet of amecite
shoulder of the Main Street cause
way over Lake Como occurred at
1O:45 am. Tuesday when the lake
was being drained by the State
Game and Fish Commission. The
project was to get the rough fish
out of the lake and re-stock it with
bass and bluegills. At the time of
the accident the water level was
being lowered, and had been lower
ed between four and five feet, when
the bank, which had been saturat-
ed with water so that the dirt be-
came liquid enough to move out
into the deeper part of the lake,
permitted the solid material to
cave in and follow the liquid ma
terial. The heavy wire fencing was
was weakened by the cave-in.
Grover King, VINO lives on Main
carried down and the first pavilion
Street bordering the lake shore,
and Harry Heideck, who had put
out nets to salvage the fish in the
lake, rescued their cars which were
parked on the portion which caved
in. Mr.. King described the cave-in
as gradual, first with rolling stones,
followed by small portions of dirt,
and finally the big concrete slabs
of sidewalk and fencing. Town
Manager S. C. Marvel directed the
members of the town and electric
crew in putting up barricades and
blocking the causeway to traffic.
The traffic is routed through Mill
Street to Route 13, short block.
Chief of Police John w. Jacobs, Jr.
was in charge of safety precaution
measures so that sight-seers were
not endangered. The Dover Gas
Light Company sent men immed-
lately to inspect their gas lines,
which were intact. James Warren,
head of the electric crew, sored up
an electric light pole which stood
on the edge of the cave-in, and all
town employees assisted during the
emergency.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
ATTEND JOINT MEETING
County Line All Club Attends
Meet Held at Youth Center

The next scheduled meeting of
the County Line All Club will be
held Friday, April IL. The pro-
gram topic will be Current
Events, and a committee consist
ing of Renee Stevens and Joan
Shorts is in charge. The individual
members will receive news topics
from the program chairmen. These
will include sports, state, national,
International, world, home, and
other news items. A debate cover
ing all the topics will be held as
the finale. A demonstration on
How to Correctly Set Table.
will be given by Joan Shorts. The
leader and president, Mrs. Homer
Stevens and James Haas respect
lively, attended a joint meeting of
the nine All clubs in the Smyrna
area on Monday evening at the
OulyTud IOuIu AS1lIcls ILLS hCCI-
ing's purpose was to decide wheth-
er the nine clubs should hold a joint
All Sunday at one of the local
churches or not. This Saturday,
March 20, has been chosen by the
club as the date to set out the 1000
evergreen trees on the Charles
Kershaw farm. The club has also
extended birthday greetings to one
of their members, Betty Jane Still,
who celebrated her fifteenth birth
day on Tuesday. The club secre-
tary, Ronnie Stevens, announces
the following program schedule for
the coming meetings: April, Cur
rent Events; May, Fun Festival;
June, Musical Education; July,
Outdoor Cookery.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
ACCIDENTS IN
STATE REACH 600
Report Shows 600 Motor We
hicIe Accidents Between
Jan. l and March Is
SEVENTEEN FATALITIES

There were about 600 motor We
hicle accidents in Delaware be-
tween January and March Is, ac-
cording to a report filed with Mo-
tor Vehicle Commissioner Harold
H. Keller by Harry P. Jones, Di-
rector of the Financial Response
bility Division of the Motor We
hicle Department. The present
financial responsibility law in Del
aware became effective on January
1st after being enacted by the 1851
Session of the Legislature and the
report just fled by Mr.. Jones is
the first one under this law. Ac-
cording to the report $50 motor
vehicles figuring in the accidents
were out of State cars. Resulting
from the total number of accidents
were IL fatalities, 246 persons in
jured and property damage
amounting to $S47, ,4S4.15. The ac-
cident reports compiled by Mr..
Jones involved only those where
the damage amounted to more
than $10O or where there was per
sonal injury or death. Mr.. Jones
estimates that from the reports re-
ceived thus far from IL to 20 per-
cent of the motor vehicles involved
in the accidents were not covered
by liability insurance. In accord
ance with the provisions of the law
concerning suspension of registra-
tion and operators licenses, Mr..
Jones reported that thus far two
have been suspended because of
failure to file reports on accidents
while at the present time 81 others
have received their final fifteen day
notice on suspension because of
failure to settle accident claims.
Mr.. Jones again pointed out that
the law requires the owner or op-
orator of a motor vehicle involved
in an accident to complete and file
a report on the accident and that
this report is in addition to any re-
port that may be filed by police.
Blanks for filing these reports
can be procured at any police sta
tion and in filing a report the per-
son preparing it should be sure
that all questions are answered
and all of the required information
is furnished on the report.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
FISHING TRIP
THRILLS TOLD
Chas. w. Cooley Tells Lions
Club Members at Dinner
Meet of His Experiences
CALL DIRECTORS MEET

The Smyrna Lions Club had as
their guest at the dinner meeting
on Monday night Charles w. Good
ley, of the West Brandywine Lions
Club, candidate for governor,
District 22-D. He was accompan-
led by Russ Mayo, of the same
club. Mr.. Cooley, who was in
troduced by Francis B. Gebhart,
told of his experiences fishing and
sponging in the Florida keys. He
described fishing for sponges, which
he said grow on rock and are liv-
ing animal, and also he told of the
treatment of leaving them three
days in the open to die, the clean
ing in salt water, and the bleaching
to achieve perfect sponges Of fine
quality. He also touched on fish
ing, and answered questions about
that sport asked by the Lions.
Henry T. Price responded and also
presided. The invocation was CIV
en- by Charles M. Gee. Reports
were given by James Ford, pro-
gram chairman for the Lions show
to be given April 17-18; Stanley
Middleton, ticket chairman, who
has planned blitz to be staged on
April by club members. An
nouncement was made of the an
.nual regional meeting of Lions In
ternational District 22-D to be held
at the General Motors plant, on
April 16 at pm. when the speak
er will be Monro K. Mute, third
vice-president, Lions International.
Robert Dunning announced the dis
trict convention at Atlantic City.
Preston Poore was welcomed back
after an absence in the Middle
West. A directors meeting has
been called by the president to be
held Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock
at the Youth Center.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
WIDOW FOUND
DEAD IN HOME
Mrs. Dora Naylor, 6S, DiscOv-
cred i'm Her Home Last
Thursday Morning
FOUND BY NEIGHBOR

/, Mrs. Dora Elizabeth Rogers Nay
lor, 68, was found in a sitting room
on the first floor of her house on
Commerce Street about 7:30 am.
last Thursday by a neighbor, AL
fred Harrison. She had been warn.
ed the day before that she faced
death soon unless she underwent
an immediate operation. She refus-
ed the operation. The womans at
tending physician said Mrs. Naylor
died about an hour before her body
was found. Food for II pet cats
and a dog was found set out in an
adjoining room. DIR. Harold ],
Laggner, the woman's physician,
said Mrs. Naylor became i'll on Sat-
urday. Mr.. Harrison, a confection-
store proprietor, was among
friends who visited the woman
daily during her illness. After
finding the body, he called William
E. Matthews, Jr., undertaken, and
DR.. Laggner. Mrs. Naylor was the
widow of Joseph Naylor, and lived
alone since the death of her hus-
band about Is years ago. A sister,
Mrs. Lena Mccoy, is believed to
live in the Wilmington area. Mrs.
Naylor inherited her home and its
contents from Mrs. Annie Cum
minis, who reared her when she was
left an orphan very young. The
house is expected to reveal a large
collection of antiques, including a
set of dishes believed to have been
the property of former Delaware
Governor Collins in the early days
of the states history. A will found
among Mrs. MAYORS possessions
provides for all her property to go
to the Asbury Methodist Church.
Her cats were put to death Thurs
day afternoon by a veterinarian.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day at the Matthews Funeral
Home. Interment was in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
Death Of LoueIla Sullivan

Funeral services for Louella Sui
livan, 20, of Middletown, who died
in the Delaware Hospital, Whining
ton, on March 20, were held from
the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on Sun
day, March % at 2 pm. The Rev.
G. E. Leister of Clayton Methodist
Church was in charge, and inter
ment was in Glenwood Cemtery at
Smyrna. She was the daughter of
Cornelius Sullivan of Ohio and
Harriet E. White of Maryland.
Miss Sullivan is survived by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Sullivan, of Middletown; two sis
ters, Mrs. Anna Mae Riggler, Mid
dletown; and Miss Betty Doris Sui
livan, Georgetown, and one broth
er, Mr.. William Neil Sullivan, Jr.,
of Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
ROTARY TOWN
COUNCIL MEET
Both Bodies to Discuss FluOr
idatiOn of Town Water to
Prevent Tooth Decay
PUBLIC is INVITED

One of the steps forward in cor
sideration by the town of Smyrna
of the matter of fiuoridation of
water supplies to prevent tooth de-
cay will be the appearance on Fri
day night before Town Council of
the Smyrna Rotary Club COM
munity service committee to pre-
sent facts and seek the coopera-
ton of council. The committee in
cludes Malcolm Belber, chairman,
DR.. c. ]. Prickett, Nelson S. Ever
hart, Clarence Bodley, and S. c..
Marvel, with DR.. Ralph B. Jones as
their technical adviser. The Ro-
tary Club endorsed this project at
their meeting of March 13 follow
ing the talk given by DR.. Paul K.
Musselman, of Newark before a
combined meeting of the Smyrna
Special District School Parent
Teacher Association and the Ro-
tary Club on March 6. At that
time DR.. Musselman told of its in
PRODUCTION in many towns and cit
les, and said that the cost to a
town like Smyrna would be neglig-
ible. He said also that it is not
medicine but a preventive treat
ment. The committee of the Ro-
tary Club will seek an expression
from all organizations in Smyrna
as to their cooperation in the pro-
posal. Members of the committee
will also answer any questions pos
ed by residents about this project.
They will have expert technical ad-
vice on all phases in reference to
fluoridation of water and its sue
cessful use in many communities in
the United States. An alert and
informed public is desired and the
Rotarians will be in a position to
explain the project to interested
persons in this community. Miss
Temperance Scout, r. NJ, chairman
of the Smyrna Board of Health, at
a meeting of the Clayton
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club, referred to the proposed
sewage disposal plant and the an
ticipated fluoridation of water sup
plies, all promoting a more health
full town."
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
GETS PROMOTION TO RANK OF
IND LIEUT.. IN COAST GUARD

overseas that year and served with
the 41st Division in the South Pa
cific as a rif1eman. He is a veter-
an of the New Guinea and South
ern Philippines campaigns and
wears the arrowhead for partic-
ipating in D-Day invasion. He is
employed with the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company of Dover
as salesman. His wife is Marlyn
r. Busker. Lieutenant Busker COM
pleted the Army Extension Course,
Series No. 10, which qualified him
for the commission. He took the
course at Fort Riley, Kan. He is
"a graduate of Cheyenne High
School, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27

The appointment of Smyrna
sergeant to the rank of second lieu-
tenant in the Delaware National
Guard was announced recently by
Capt. Harold ]. Reed, guard public
information officer. The new offic-
er is Charles L. Busker. Lieuten-
ant Busker, a native of Missoula,
Mont, joined the guard in 1949 fol-
lowing his discharge from the u. S.
Army. He served through the
ranks with the 193rd Automatic
Weapons Battalion of Dover. He
has been assigned to the battalion
as an assistant platoon leder. Lieu
tenant Busker was inducted into
the Army in 1913 at Fort Benja-
min Harrison, Ind. He was sent
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
.15% OF QUOTA
HERE REACHED
Smyrna Red Cross Tagging
Behind in Drive for Funds
In This Area
ON 24-HOUR SERVICE

The local Red Cross campaign
for funs is tagging, according to
Charles M. Gee, chairman of the
drive for Area No. 4 Red Cross. AT
this time only fifteen percent of
the quota has ben reached. n
must be remembered that so per-
cent of the money contributed in
Delaware remains in this state and
is used here. In the Smyrna-Clay-
ton area in the past year the Red
Cross has come forward several
times to aid in the rehabilitation Of
families who lost their homes and
possessions through fire. At the
time of the severe storm, with high
winds, that struck the state, the
Red Cross workers were on the
scene Immediately lending aid. The
Delaware Red Cross offered its SER
vices for the relief of tornado suf-
ferers this week, and the national
Red Cross disaster fund was boost
ed by S5,O00,000 more. The Della
ware Chapters key personnel are
on a 24-hour standby" basis In
case national Red Cross headquart-
ers in Washington, ID. c., issues a
call for additional aid for tornado
suerers. The people in Area No. 4
are asked to rise to the cali for
help for those less fortunate. Mr.
Gee urges the solicitors to redouble
their efforts, and also asks every
one to support the drive in as gen.
erous a spirit as possible. We
never know when we may be
among those calling for help-so
let's get in back of the drive and
reach our quota.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
KENT COUNTY
BAND FESTIVAL
Smyrna School Junior Band
To Take Part in Festival by
County Schools
EACH PLAY Is MINUTES

The first Kent County Junior
Band Festival will be held at Cae-
sar Rodney School on Tuesday,
April 1 at pm. This event was
scheduled early in March but was
postponed due to widespread ILL
ness in the schools of the county.
Taking part will be junior bands
from the schools of Smyrna, Caes-
ar Rodney, Milford, and FELTON,.
There will be no competition be-
tween schools; the purpose of the
festival is to give the students a
chance to compare work. Each
band will have fifteen minutes of
the program. The bands are COM
posed of students from grades four
to eight. Directors are Edwin En-
gelhart, Caesar Rodney; John Bun
nell, FELTON,; Harry Weisgerber,
Milford; Frank Siekmann, Smyrna.
The young boys and girls in the
local junior band choose their
three selections from a list of ten.
The program will include a special
arrangement of "The Thunderer"
march by Sousa; a novelty ar
rangement of Indian Boy, and
an original march, entitled "Smyr-
ma Junior Band Concert March No.
L." written by Mr.. Siekmann for
the occasion. The public is invited
to the concert and there is no
charge for admittance.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
LIONS CLUB 2 ONE-ACT PLAYS
'Mr.SnoOp is Murderer and "Dress
\ Reversal" at School April 17-1S

Two one-act plays with the fac
cinating titles of 'Mr. Snoop is
Murdered" and "Dress Reversal
will be presented by the Smyrna
Lions Club in the auditorium of the
Smyrna School on April 17-18. The
director for "Mo. Snoop is Murder
ed'' is Charles Williams, and men,
bers of the cast are Henry T. Price,
John Unangst, Joseph Jefferson,
Lex FAIRIES, Mrs. Rita Golden, Miss
Patricia Middleton, and Mrs. Char
les Williams. Rehearsals for this
cast are scheduled as follows:
Tuesday, March 25; Sunday, March
80; Tuesday, April 1; Sunday, April
Is; Wednesday, April 8; dress re
hearsals, Tuesday and Wednesday,
April Is, 16. The Sunday rehears-
ais will be held at Ppm, the
others at 8 pm. The cast for
Dress Reversal, coached by Rob
ert Everett, is composed entirely of
members of the Smyrna Lions
Club. They are: Robert Everett,
Jerome ID. Niles, Jr., Frank Green
well, Walter Eley, Richard C.Price,
Victor ID. Ennis, Norman G. Wild
! er, John Fearon, and Robt. Mills.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
Twentieth Century Club

The Twentieth Century Club will
meet tomorrow, Friday evening,
March 28 at pm. at the club
house, when a program will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Margaret ONeill,
chairman public affairs. Mrs.
O'Neill has arranged a panel of
high school seniors who will pre-
sent the topic: Extra Curricular
Activities" The panel members
are Doris Dukes, George Coyle, and
William Warner. There will be
music by the junior band of the
Smyrna School under direction of
Frank Siekmann.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
SMYRNA POLICE BUSY
Investigate Death of Wilmington
Man; Vehicle Drivers Fined

Man; Vehicle Drivers Fined
The Smyrna police had a busy
weekend, starting with their in
vestigation of the death of Will
mington resident in a car on Com
merce Street on Saturday morning.
At 3:45 pm. car driven by Dom
aid Jones, Dover, going east on
Glenwood Avenue, failed to stop at
the stop sign at Main Street, cross
ed Main Street, barely missing a
fire hydrant, and came to a stop in
a field. Damage to the car was
estimated at $3.50. Jones was fined
SIS and costs for passing a stop
sign at the court of Magistrate
George R. Stevenson. On Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock there was
a collision at the intersection of
Route 13 and Commerce Street be-
tween truck driven by Lloyd
Winder, Eastville, Virginia and a
car driven by Mrs. Elizabeth Mof-
felt, Leipsic. Damage to the Mof-
felt car was estimated at $3.50 and
to the truck, $40. There were five
persons in the Mogett car but no
one was hurt. Mrs. Moffett was
held on a charge of making an i'm
proper left turn and failing to sig
nal. She paid $40 and costs at
the local magistrates court.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
Death of Mrs. Emma ". West

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
v. West, 81, who died in Smyrna on
March %, were held on Tuesday
March 25 at 2 pm, from the Far
les Funeral Chapel, with the Rev,
]. E. Parker of Camden, Delaware
in charge. Interment was in Sud-
lersville Cemetery at Sudlersville,
Md. She was the daughter of Will
liam E, Porter and Mary E. Elliott
of Maryland, and was the widow of
the late William H. West of Hart
ly, Delaware. She is survived by
brother, Edward T. Porter, of
Smyrna; one grandchild, and one
great grandchild.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
smyrna Grange Meets Tonight

The Smyrna Grange will meet
tonight, Thursday, and after a bus
mess session will make plans for
the program which the Smyrna
Grange will take to Kenton on
April 1 when the Kent County Wis
iting Program will be presented at
the Kenton Grange. Charles 2.
Dukes will preside. On April 8 the
Smyrna Grange will be represent
ed at the Kent County Pomona
meeting to be held at Harrington,
with dinner at 6:20 pm.
Mrs. Arthur Short, lecturer, win
be in charge of the program to be
taken to Kenton.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
MAN DIES IN OAR HERE
Theodore Schultz, 81, Wilmington
Dies in Car on Way to Doctor

theodore Schultz, 81, Wilmington
Dies in Car on Way to Doctor
Theodore Schultz, 67, of 1888
Shallcross Ave-, Wilmington, died
in car on Commerce Street Sat-
urday morning at 11:30 o'clock.
He was pronounced dead by DR..
John Lazzeri, to whose Office his
sons were taking him for treat
ment. With his sons Edward and
Bernard, and two friends, he had
been fishing at Duck Creek, and
they decided to go to Lake Como.
He suffered an attack of illness on
the way in to Smyrna, and they
proceeded to the doctors Office.
The body was removed to FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel, and William Fleis-
hauer, Harrington, Kent County
coroner was notified. After the
coroner's inquiry the body was re-
leased to a Wilmington undertaken.
The deceased was a baker with the
Freebooter Baking Company.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
To Discuss softball program

A public meeting has been called
for Friday evening at z o'clock at
the Smyrna Youth Center on Fraz-
ier Street for the purpose of dis
cussing and planning an organiza-
ton to sponsor community softbaIl
and other sports activities in the
Smyrna-Clayton area. All persons
interested in such a program are
urged to attend this meeting.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
Girl Scout Cookie Sale

The annual Girl Scout cookie
sale will be conducted by members
of all four troops during Easter
Week, starting on Thursday, April
10 and continuing through April
10. The local scouts will receive
1862 boxes to sell, and the cookies
will be varied: chocolate mint,
sandwich cream, and old-fashioned
butter cookies. They will cost
forty cents a box.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
Home Demonstration Club

The Friendly Neighbors Home
Demonstration Club will hold their
regular monthly meeting Tuesday,
April 1, at 1870 pm. at the home
of Mrs. Walter Hill. Mrs. William
Anderson, the president, presiding.
The subject, Care of the Skin"
will be in charge of the leaders,
Mrs. Fred Heinold, ST., and Mrs.
Arthur CHM.
Smyrna times., 1952-03-27
GUEST SPEAKER AT CLAYTON

DIR. Nj. Wayne WOrmer to Speak at
Clayton Church Sunday Morning
DIR. M. Wayne Wormer, of New
ark, N. j., will be the guest speak
er at Ewell's-St.Paul Church, Clay
ton on Sunday morning, March
30th at eleven o'clock. DR.. Womer
is the editor of the Sunday Guard
ian, a magazine published in the
interest of a more Scriptural OBJ
servance of Sunday, and the use of
the Sabbath Day. DIR. Womer has
Travelled extensively in the inter-
ests of better Sunday observance.
and under the Henry Ford inter
ests made survey of Sunday con-
ditions around the world. The
public is invited to hear Dr.Womer