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Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
WITH
COAST GUARD
Fourteen From Area Start
Training With Coast
Guard Reserve Unit
AT CAPE MAY, N. ].

Fourteen men of the Coast
Guard Reserve Unit arrived at the
Coast Guard Station, Cape May, N.
j., this week for IA days practical
training. They will participate in
gunnery exercise on the pistol and
rifle ranges, the handling of power
boats, close order drill with and
without arms, marlinspike seaman
ship, all types of communications,
and the proper manner of standing
a watch or acting as lookout. The
men are Joseph DiMaio, William
Hunt, Jack and Gerald Sanderson,
Walter Sitter, and Carle Barrett,
all of Wilmington; James Crossan,
Mlarshallton; John Henson and
James Jaquette, Newark; Walter
Ramsey, Smyrna; William Porter
and Jay Heverin, Millington, Md;
and William Oxenford and Lawr-
ence Campbell, Chester, Pa. The
Coast Guard Reserve Unit at the
Naval Troining Base, foot of Mad
ison St., adjacent to the bravo
Shipyard, is accepting enlistments
between II and 18 years of age
until further notice. Former en-
listed men holding rates can en-
list at their currently held rate.
Meetings are held between 8 and
10 p. M, on Wednesday evenings,
however, there is no drill this week.
Instead an all day duty has been
substituted on Saturday, August
18th at the Lewes Lifeboat Sta
tion, Lewes, Delaware, boarding
and inspecting small boats in order
to promote safety locally. One of
the many duties of the Coast
Guard is to see that yachts comply
with the equipment regulations of
the United States Government, and
it is not only duty on the part
of yachtsmen to cooperate with
them, but it is extremely good
sense. The government require
ments constitute a minimum of
equipment necessary, and anyone
going to sea with less than this
minimum is not only breaking the
law but is taking unnecessary risks
with their lives and the lives of
their companions.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
Al ALL-STARS
PLAY EAGLES
Local All All-Stars to Play
Smyrna Silver Eagles
Next Tuesday
SMYRNA SCHOOL FIELD

A strong group of 4-H All-Stars
will play host to the local Silver
Eagles team in a softball contest
next Tuesday, August is, on the
Smyrna School field. The game,
scheduled to begin promptly at
GAS, will consist of seven innings,
time permitting. The All-Star team
will be composed of players repre-
senting all of the clubs in the All
Softball League. Supplying four
players each are the County Line,
Woodland Beach, and Smyrna
Bucking Broncos clubs. The lone
Friendship member of the team is
Walt Eierman, a hard-hitting
catcher. Ronnie Stevens, ace Coun-
ty Line pitcher, is expected to get
the nod for hurting chores for the
oIdlo' hoICNCllo, VIII lld0 O. pCllSSl
so slate with the league, will be
backed up by Junior Moore and
Bobby Gallahou should their help
be needed. The Stars are expect
ed to present the following lineup:
Junior Moore, 2b; Jimmie Hass, IS;
Bill Knots, ST; Walt Eierman, C;
Ronnie Stevens, p; Bobby Callahan
CT; Gerald Heinold, If; Edwin Rob
inson, 3b; and Wayne Horner, rf.
David Spencer, Gene Short, and
Charles Sandberg will provide the
bench strength. The Stars will be
facing such performers as Bill
Vaughn, John Clark, Sam Jacobs,
Ken Hudson, Charles Cox, and Don
Robinson when they tangle with
the Eagles.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
STATE CD COMMENDED
Two u. S. Senators Commend Del
aware's Civil Defense Organization


Delaware's Civil Defense organ
ization has been commended by
two U. S. Senators during a meet
ing of the Senate Committee on
Appropriations at which 1t. Col.
d. Preston Lee, state head of Civil
Defense, appeared to testify. Dur
ing the course of testimony three
weeks ago questions came up about
the functions of state Civil De-
fense organizations. Until Colonel
Lee came before the committee
there had not been much testimony
about such organizations. When
the state CD head had finished his
remarks. Senator Homer Ferguson
(D-Mich) said ''That is a very
clear presentation. I think you
must have an outstanding setup in
Delaware. You have done a great
amount of work" Later Senator
A. Willis Robertson (R-Va) said 1T
wish to commend the work that
the localities have done in Della
ware" No other such comments
were made throughout the whole
testimony, Colonel Lee affirmed.
The remarks of the two senator's
are recorded in the Congressional
Record of Tuesday, July 21.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
RADIO BIBLE READING
Final Group of Programs of Read
ings by DIR. Wilbur Owen Sypherd

Final Group of Programs of Read
ings by DIR. Wilbur Owen Sypherd
The following schedule is for the
final group of radio programs of
readings from the King James
Version of the English Bible by DIR.
Wilbur Owen Sypherd of the Uni
versity of Delaware. The programs
are presented on Monday evenings
at 10::15 o'clock over the facilities
of radio station WDEL: Program
No. 10, August 31-The New Test
ament Apocrypha: The Story of
Joachim and Anna, and of the In
fancy of Mary, the Mother of
Jesus. Program No. 10, Septem-
Der THE New Testament: The
Life of Jesus, Part 1. Program No.
81, September II The Life Of
Jesus, Part II. Program No. %,
September 21-The Life of Jesus,
Part III. Program No. %, Sep
tember 28-The Life of Jesus, Part
w. Program No. "a, October s.
The Acts of the Apostles. Pro
gram No. 25, October 12-The Let
tiers (or Epistles). Program NJ
26, October 19-Vision, The ReveI-
alton of st. OHM, the Divine.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
BOY AND LOCAL FAMILY
HURT IN WEEKEND ACCIDENTS

four cars were heading east when
the lead auto, operated by Gordon
A. Lloyd, of York, Pa, slowed up
suddenly to make sharp left hand
turn into Rehoboth Beach after
crossing the bridge. Robert J..
,Donoway, of FELTON,, driver of the
second car, applied his brokes sud-
denly, skidding across the bridge.
The next two cars were unable to
stop and all four machines piled
up. The drivers of the last two
cars, Ferdinand M. Rider, of Phil
adelphia, and Robert A. Mills were
arrested by state police on a
charge of following too closely
They were each fined $40 and
costs by Magistrate Helen Faust of
evening. Mrs. Mills and daugh-
ters Deborah Ann, 2, and Gail 6,
were taken to Beebe Hospital at
Lewes for treatment of decorations
and contusions of the face and
bruises. Mrs. Madeline Rider suf-
fered a broken ankle, chest injur-
les and abrasions.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13

A five year old boy and a local
businessman and his family were
involved in accidents over the
weekend. Little Johnny Fearon,
five year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Fearon, south Main Street
was seriously injured Sunday even
ing when he ran into the side of a
moving car as he was crossing the
street in front of his home. Ac-
cording to the police report he had
waited for one car to pass by be-
fore starting to cross the street.
Upon examination by DR.. John j..
Lazzeri, he was sent to Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, in the Amer
ican Legion ambulance. He suf-
fered fractured skull and yester-
day his condition was reported as
improved.
In FourICar Pileup
Last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert A. Mills and family were
involved in four car pileup on
Dewey Beach-Canal Bridge Cutoff
near Rehoboth. State police said
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
NINE 4-H'ERS
TOUR S. S. PLANT
Nine Members of Local All
Clubs Tour Southern
States Plant
VISIT FORT McHENRY

Nine members representing five
of this areas 4-H Clubs recently
took a tour offered by the Southern
States Company. The boys were
Richard Reed and Ronnie Stevens,
County Line Club; Earl Hurd and
John Clark, Clayton Club; Presley
Moore and Tommy Colder, Buck
ing Bronco Club; Edward Wheeler
and Rodney Reynolds, Friendship
Club; and Carl Vincent, Woodland
Beach Club. A special bus provid-
ed transportation for the boys to
the Baltimore plants. The Alters
were accompanied by State All
Leader Sam Gwinn, County Agent
Maurice B. Field, and local leader
Ernest Eierman. Upon arriving in
Baltimore, the boys were taken on
a tour of the main warehouse of
the Southern State Company. 1t
was reported that this building
reused more than 5000 items
which are needed and used by
farm families. Included in this
number were home freezers, gar
den tools, wire of all varieties,
washing machines, and refriger-
ators. Members of the tour were
then ushered into another part of
the building where they were
shown how the Southern States
people clean their grains. They
were shown the various processes
through which the grain is put
prior to being bagged for sale. The
making of insecticides was also
demonstrated and explained. The
boys actually witnessed the mater
ials being ground and prepared.
The next stop on the tour was one
which the boys particularly enjoy
ed. This was visit to historical
Fort McHenry. Here they were
shown the ancient guns, cannons,
and pistols which were used in
early times to defend the fort
against the British. The history
of the fort was related and the
actual British attack was dupli-
Gated by guide on huge map.
The finale of the days activity was
a visit of the Southern States fer
tilizer plant. Here the Alters
saw giant cranes being put into
action to mix the materials used
in making the fertilizer. Lunch
and the other expenses Of each boy
were paid in full by the Southern
States Company.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
NEAR BOND SALE QUOTA
First Six Months Show 720 New
Purchases In State

The Savings Bond Division of
the U. S. Treasury Department in
Delaware reached slightly more
than half of it's quota of new buy
ers of government bonds by pay
roll deduction in the first half of
the year, it was reported by Alex
d. Cobb, state director of the di-
vision. At the beginning of the
year Delaware was given a quota
for 1858 of 1920 new payroll pur-
chasers of bonds and on July 1 the
state had an increase of 720. The
262 companies in the state which
have the payroll savings plan en-
ploy 59,396 persons, of whom H.
923 or 21.7 per cent, are buying
bonds by payroll deductions, Mr..
Cobb disclosed.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert ]. Wright
of Wyoming, Delaware announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Jean Dolores, to Mr.. Norman L.
johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank l.. Johnson of Cheswold.
Miss Wright is a graduate of Doy-
lestown High School, Doylestown,
Pennsylvania, and is now employed
at the Diamond State Telephone
Company in Dover as an operator.
Mr.. Johnson attended School in
Smyrna and served 4 years in the
Navy. He is associated with his
father and brother in farming. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
NO FUNDS FOR
RENT BOARD
Kent County Board Loses Ser
vices of Director and
Sten0grapher
LACK APPROPRIATION

The Kent County Rent Advisory
Board in Dover is faced with the
task of unpaid administration of
federal rent controls without the
services of a rent director and
stenographer, it was learned this
week. The board, which is admin
istering the only part Of the state
still subject to rent restriction, still
has an office at 203 Loockerman
Street, Dover. But it no longer
has the aid of John L. Wamsley,
rent director, and Mrs. Maxine
Brown, stenographer. They have
been notified that the national rent
program, handled from Washing
ton by the Office of Defense Mobil-
ization (ODM), lacks an appropri-
alton for their continued services.
Under the revised system, it is un-
derstood that the five-member
board-which administers rents for
all of the county and Milford, in
cluding the portion in Sussex
County-is to forward its recon-
mendations to Washington, from
(ORS) since that agency went out
of existence on Aug. 1. Mr.. VANS
ley, former state rent director
with IL years experience in the
agency, was in charge of the Dover
Office when the changeover came.
He was originally instructed to re-
main at that post and also to take
the job of administering controls
for Cecil County, Md But, within
a weeks time he received orders to
close the office and turn over its
management to the rent advisory
board.
Controls Lifted and Restored
Controls in Kent County were
lifted in March, 1850, but restored
18 months later after the rapid ex-
pansion of Dover Air Force Base
qualified the section for inclusion
as one of the nations critical de-
fense" areas. The Kent County
board is headed by J. Orborne Will
lis, former Dover mayor. Other
members are James H. Hughes,
iTH, Max Feller, vice president of
the international Latex Company;
Mrs. George Ehinger, and Harvey
G. Marvel. All are Dover residents
except MFR. Marvel, who is Mil
ford real estate broker Board
members, who have had the job of
hearing appeals from rent direc-
tors rulings and making recon-
mendations to Washington, have
never received salaries for their
work. Now, according to instruc-
/ tions from ODM, they are required
to make recommendations on such
matters as landlords petitions for
rent increases and tenants COM
plants about overcharges and re-
duced services-and still without
pay or provision. for secretarial
help.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
DON TAYLOR AT ARDEN
Starring in Twin Bill at Robin
Hood Theatre This Week

A double bill, featuring The Re-
spectful Prostitute and A Phoenix
Too Frequent and starring Bar
bara Bel Geddes and Don Taylor, is
providing playgoers at Robin Hood
Theatre this week with a rich and
varied evenings entertainment al
most in the Elizabethan manner.
Christopher Fry's witty natire on
love and constancy stimulates the
intellect and tickles the fancy,
while The Respectful Prostitute,
the classic drama by Jean-Paul
Sartre, brings scenes of violence,
brutality, and pathos to the old
barn stage to arouse the passions.
Don Taylor, Hollywood leading
man who will be appearing in per-
son at Robin Hood Theatre this
week and next, plays the hand
tUontinued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
p. r.. r.. VETERANS DAY
Delmarva Division Veterans Hold
Annual Affair at RehObOth Beach

Delmarva Division Veterans Hold
Annual Affair at Rehoboth Beach
The Veterans of the Delmarva
Division of the P. R. r. held their
Annual Veterans day on Sunday,
9 at their Club House in
Rehoboth. The program arranged
by w. S. Collision, Clayton, Presi-
dent was enjoyed by all those taxi
ing part. The Chaplain C. ]. Hol-
loway gave the invocation; solo,
the Lords Prayer by E. M. Wagner
of Wilmington; selection on the
violin by Louis Collision of Mary
del accompanied by his vile; and
recitation by Mrs. Ford, Marydel.
Mr.. Collision had as his guests, Mr..
md Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis and son
]. Manfred Ennis, Mrs. Florence r.
Kulp of Asbury Park, N. j., Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Smith, Clayton,
Mr.. Dudley Crossley, Clayton; and
Mrs. Ethel Raughley of Clayton
The superintendent of the Del
marva Division, M. H. Lingen-
felter, his staff and their wives OF
Cape Charles, Va, were there also
A very interesting address was
made by the superintendent, Mr.
M. H. Lingenfelter.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
First PRESBYTERIAN Church

First Presbyterian Church, the
Rev. o. c. Jones, minister, will
hold services on Sunday, August 16
with morning worship at IL a.m.;
sermon: "The Faith That Strength
ens." Sunday School, 9:45 am.
Subject: "The Uniqueness of
Christ" The Board of Trustees,
E. P. Corrie, president, meets in
the church school room at 8 o'clock
this evening.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
HOSPITAL INSURANCE
Payments Totalling $241, ,536 Made
During July i'm Delaware and N. j.


Group Hospital Service, Inc,
made payments totalling $241,5 ,536
to participating hospitals in Della
ware and nearby New Jersey in
July Of this year, it was reported
by I. V. Maybee, managing direc-
tor. That amount was received by
nine hospitals, including the four
general hospitals in Wilmington
and those in LeWes, Dover, Milford,
Seaford and Salem, New Jersey.
The payments were made for hos
pital services rendered patients
who are members of Group Hos
pital Service, and are protected by
its hospital and surgical-medical
insurance plans. The bills of to-
tai of 3,161 patients were involved
in the payments. Of these, 2,162
were bed patients in the hospitals,
while the other 1,799 were treated
as outpatients. The latter group
includes emergency accident cases
and cases sent to hospitals for di-
agnostic x-rays. The amounts re-
ceived from Group Hospital Ser
vice by the various hospitals for
the month of July are as follows:
Delaware Hospital, s93,70O; The
Memorial Hospital, S47242; st.
Francis Hospital, S20,291; Will
mington General Hospital, -43,607;
Beebe Hospital, $6,16S; Kent Cen
eral Hospital, $10,286; Milford
Memorial Hospital, $11, ,788; Nanti-
coke Memorial Hospital, $5,672;
and Salem County Memorial Hos
pital, S2,782.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
Entertains Lodge Members

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Turner en-
tertained at their home in Sudlers-
vile at buffet supper for men,
bers and guests of the National
Emblem Council No. 9. Those at
tending were Mr.. and Mrs. Potter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Corrie, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Turner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Westfall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Knox, Marvin, Jr., and
David, Mrs. Pearl Hutchins, son,
Jackie, Mr.. James Morris, Mrs.
Betty Smith, Mrs. Ida Collins,
Mrs. Louisa Reichelt, Mrs. Wallace
Elterich, Miss Cora Ford, Mrs.
Molly Hamburg, and Phyllis Ham
burg.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
INVOLVED IN
AUTO THEFTS
Smyrna end Townsend Boys
Arrested in Maryland
Auto Thefts
CAUGHT AT BRIDGE

The third of three cars stolen in
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
last Saturday morning was recov-
cred Tuesday afternoon and Mary
land state police have arrested two
14-year-old Delaware boys in con-
nection with the theft of two of the
cars. Automobiles owned by E. A.
Binebrink and John Hollingsworth,
both of Centreville, and w. C. Phil
lips, Sudlersville, were stolen but
found quickly by law enforcement
officers. The Hollingsworth car
was not involved in the juvenile es-
eapade. The boys, one from Smyr-
ma and the other a resident of
Townsend, were picked up by
Maryland State Trooper Marlin
Clevenger on the Severn River
bridge just north of Annapolis af-
ter notification from the Waterloo
State Police Barracks that Chesa-
peake Bay Bridge attendants had
taken two young boys across the
bay span early that morning.
Taken to Centreville, the boys
were booked as juvenile delin
quents' and held under $4,000 bail
each in the county Jail. A prelim-
mary hearing will be held Aug. 21.
The boys told officers they had
stolen a car in Dover early Monday
evening, abandoning it at Sudlers-
vile, where they picked up the
Phillips car. Finding no keys in
the latter car, they hooked the
wires in the motor in order to get
it started. They then drove to
Centreville and ran out of gas on
the northern limits of the town.
According to Centreville Police
Chief Paul Meredith, the boys told
him they walked past the Cron-
shaw Service Station and looked
in, trying to find something to eat.
They are alleged to have thrown a
large rock through the side win
dow of the station in order to gain
entrance. Because the office was
well lighted, they rummaged in the
storeroom and came up with five
bottles of soft drink and left with
out taking anything else. They
walked on into the center of town
where they found the Binebrink
car, parked on the main street in
front of his house. The keys were
in the ignition, the gauge showed
a full tank Of gas and the boys
were off again. Twenty miles south
the bay bridge sign read: toll
charge lao for car and driver. 25
cents for each additional passeng-
err" The boys were broke so they
drove the car back off the highway
into a grove of trees. Walking out
on the bridge, they hailed the
bridge maintenance jeep, and per-
suaded the driver to carry them
across the bridge as hitch mixers.
Meanwhile, the Phillips car had
been recovered by police and re-
turned to it's owner who hadn't
realized it was missing. An alarm
was put out on the state police
radio network for the Binebrink
car and bay bridge attendants no.
titled Waterloo barracks of the two
youngsters they had seen.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
Given 26th Anniversary Surprise

Miss Bette Jean Lovegrove gave
her mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Lovegrove a party,
it being their 26th Wedding Ami
versary. Sergeant John E. Love-
grove and wife and little son. were
home from Southern Pines, N. c.
The Sergeant is stationed at Fort
Bragg. Mrs. Loverove was very
much surprised and everybody en-
joyed themselves. Bette served
ice cream and cake.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13
Named Bank Director

At a Board of Directors meetine
of the Clayton Bank & Trust Com
pany held on Wednesday morning,
IL, Mrs. Beulah S. Blendt
was appointed a director to fill the
unexpired term of her late hus-
band, Ernest ". Blendt.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-13

NOTICE-Beginning August is
subscriptions to the Times will be
$500 per year. New subscriptions
and renewals will be accepted at
the $1.50 per year rate up until
15.
Evening star., 1953-02-06
Nurses to Sponsor Teu

The Practical Nurses Associa-
ton Of the District win sponsor
an acquaintance tea" from 3 to
6 pm. Sunday in the Masonic
Temple, Tenth and U streets
NV.
Evening star., 1953-02-06
Gen. DuBose Broudcosts

Brig. Gen. Thomas DuBose,
commander of the Air Rescue
Service, with headquarters here,
yesterday made a worldwide
broadcast on the organizations S
mission over the Voice of
America.
Evening star., 1953-02-06

Barnes. it was announced yes
terday by Brig. Gen. Milton w.
Arnold. u. s. A. F.. retired. vice
president of Operations and En-
cheering. Mr.. Becker has been
with ATA for seven years.
Evening star., 1953-02-06
Points for Purents-s, Edy.h 7hem.. ws'loe.

Ann-See the sign mother put
UP by my door. It says, stop!
Have you forgotten something's
She means have hung up my
clothes and Strengthened my
room.
Evening star., 1953-02-06

Mother-Go hang up your
clothes before you leave.
Daughter-I sure get tired Of
hearing you say that!
Mother-Then why don't you
do it without being told?
Evening star., 1953-05-20
Chicoqo Gruin

CHICAGO, May 90 Pp.-Liouidatio ton
IN the May contract weakened all wheat
futures prices on the Board Of Trade
rooay: Ihe May contract dipped to a
Wheat started firm because of export
nuylns, but weakness in the May con-
TRACT pulled the other prices down
dipped with wheat. Oats showed show ul Iitn
Tie change in light trading.
was ~ H-IM Ine END ea6ts OF the the frst hour wheat
yio1s finish. May S2.13X: corn was
as lower. May 81 .5794. and oats were
55nensnssd 5esns rsrs to e lower, May 75l.. soy
Ma S3.04. and lard was fiye cents ei a
~ Iou. req pounds higher to fve cents
all To-Day msyy Is the last day for trading in
Ias,1F naming open after today n'IaSs mSss Re. =.
G,ir,n. %ids PRICE fluctuations were expeetsd
h where opee pee intsle!t iIessiS1 In May soybe ans
SsoeES IS available for delivery on contrscts
s.it:iIy 5tsIy b bSoqFh ~ bushels of United
$4,000 bSsheis of dosst5c t5slsnd pure DHreh.ssd seq
tne hnno united Kingdom and Holland Also o
ReIstiVs ns s,rsd UNITED states corn.
IN y, wheat Is attributed to the fact tbaf sf
TIS Tnest Is selling far below the loan bass
ttnaoe authorities said such a situsfion
theee theeo ,c TO attract investment buyins in
r Inc Government weekly weather and
eE1p Ssne .55n summary said planting OF corn
snd sTndeTaaS raj. % vas DELAYED by frequent rains
Is, 1S in the. Central ana South Cent? May
regions east OF the Rocky Mountains
Of the the report report estimated that about in
IN South Dakota. u in P NeSrastpa geen tpian1ed nnd
Missouri. in Iowa. u in illinois. and
only about lS In indiana. '''' A"o