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Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
DOVER TO GET
DAILY PAPER
First Issue Set For Septem--
ber 14th CO-Publish-
ers Announce
EVENING PAPER

The only state capital in the
country without a daily newspaper,
Dover. Delaware, will have just
that come September IA, according
to an announcement this week by
Bernard "Jack" Smyth and William
R. Smith, owners of the capital
city's two weekly newspapers.
Smyth and Smith, who purchased
the Delaware State News and Do
yer Index in June with the entent
of making a daily newspaper have
been working toward that end all
summer. Their plans include pub
fishing the Delaware state News
five days a week, Monday through
Friday and 10 continue to publish
the Index on a weekly basis. The
venture will establish the first
daily newspaper in the first states
capital city, but the last state capi-
tai city in the country to have its
own daily paper. The new daily
will be an evening paper with di-
rect Associated Press wire service
for the latest national and inter-
national news. 1t will, according
to Jack Smyth, editor, also carry
daily state news and news from the
state capital as well as comics and
latest local and national sports.
Motor delivery routes to provide
direct home delivery to rural areas
are being set, up as well as local
carrier service in towns through
out the Delaware and Maryland
peninsula. Included in the new
equipment installed this summer to
facilitate the daily publication is a
Fairchild Scan-a-graver. The cleo
tronic device, which makes plastic
engravings from glossy prints, will
enable prompt picture coverage of
news events. The plastic engrav-
ing service will also be available
to all weekly newspapers in the
area to meet the needs of picture
service to them. IRE co-publishers
stated this week that the new daily
will not be in competition with To-
cal weekly papers. weekly news
papers are valuable local medium
that will never be replaced" they
said. 1.-The new paper will put the
news coverage on daily basis and
bring you up-to-the-minute nation
al and state information.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
25th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur N. Short Hon
ored With Surprise Party

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Short
celebrated their 25th wedding an
niversary the past week with a
surprise party given them by their
son, Gene Short, and many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Short were married
at Chestertown, Md, by the Rev.
w. o. Gibson, August 18, 1928.
Friends and relatives attending the
party were: Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Waters, Mr.. and Mrs. James Flem-
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. William Now
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stine,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton McCrystal and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Shorts,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Roadway,
Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall, Mr.. John
Marshall, A. Gene Short, Mrs.
Mary Leager, Mr.. and Mrs, Charles
Dukes, Mrs. Cora McCrystal, Mr..
and Mrs. George Short, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster Short, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Short and son, Mr.. Harvey Short,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Blendt, Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Everhart, Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Burrows, Mr..
and Mrs. Presley Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry johnson and nephew,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blendt, Mr.
and Mrs. John Rheinholz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aubrey Deakyne and daugh-
ters, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Demp-
sey, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gibe, Mr..
and Mrs George Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Medford Potter and son, Miss
Florence Short, Mrs. William ST.
mon. After an enjoyable evening
their guests departed wishing them
many more years of happy married
life.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
Accuracy of Social Security Rec
Ords Rests With Individual

Accuracy of Social Security Rec
Ords Rests With Individual
Part of the responsibility for the
accuracy of the wage records
maintained by the Social Security
Administration rests with the in
dividual worker himself, Myron
Milbouer, manager of the Whining
ton Social Security office pointed
out yesterday. While the employ
er's responsibility is to deduct the
tax and report the wages of his
employees, and he Governments
responsibility is to establish and
keep records of those reports in
every workers case, the worker
himself is the only one who can
guarantee that the records are ac-
curate. In some instances, due to
a Typographical error in social
security report or perhaps due to
change in name of a woman
worker, by marriage, the social
security records division is unable
to locate the wage record cores
ponding to the name and number
reported by the employer. While
every effort is made through the
employer to locate the correct
number, some of the workers have
by that time left the job and cam
not be found. Mr.. Milbouer stated
that the most dramatic example of
the Importance of the worker
checking his wage record was re-
Continued on Pare Six,
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
GIRL SCOUTS PLANNING TRIP
To Start Selling Candy to Earn
Money for Future Trip


Smyrna Girl Scout Troop 214,
whose members recently had the
instructive trip to Washington, d.
c., and realizing the Importance of
such an adventure in an education
al way for the girls are planning
ahead for a future trip. They will
start selling candy as means Of
earning money for such a trip.
Mrs. James Rogers is chairman of
the project, and it is expected that
the candy will be here at the end
of next week. Mrs. Rogers asks
that the girls call at her home for
information about the project. The
candy will be Curtiss fruit-drop
candy, and the support of the pub
lie is urged. While in Washington
the girls stay at the National
Camp for Girl Scouts and from
there go on sightseeing tours.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
Grangers Entertain Girl Scouts

Brownie Troop 61 were enter
tained by their sponsors, the Smyr-
ma Grange at a straw ride and pic
mic, which was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dukes
The scouts left the Youth Center
at 10 am. and were taken in a
tractor-drawn wagon loaded with
straw, with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Shorts in charge of transportation
MIR. and Mrs. Jack Dukes were in
charge of the luncheon, assisted by
ladies of the grange.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
DRIVE TO
OPEN SEPT. 16
Kenneth Williams Appointed
Chairman of Finance Cam
paign for Smyrna
S13S,OOO is GOAL

Mr.. Kenneth Williams has been
appointed as Chairman for the Boy
Scout Finance Campaign of this
town it was announced by Mr.. Will
liam Matthews of Smyrna, Cam
paign Chairman for the Northern
Dover District. The Campaign is
due to kickoff in this area Sep
tember 10th. Mr.. Matthews also
announced the appointment of
other Town Campaign Chairmen
in the Northern Dover District as
Kenneth Williams of Smyrna, H.
Kirk Schminkey of Middletown,
Irwin Taylor of Odessa, Winfield
Cochran, of Townsend, Albert Ko-
nachak of Hartly, Elbert Colder of
Cheswold, and DR.. Ernest Smith of
Kenton. Paul d. Lovett, General
Chairman of the Del-Mar-Va Coun-
ell Finance Campaign, revealed
that after an extensive review of
the needs, a Council Committee
set the budget at $138,000. The
greatest percentage of funds con-
tributed during this annual drive
are spent for Camping and Activ-
tiles, New Unit Organization,
Training of Volunteers, Court of
Honor awards for boys, mainten-
ance of Scout Headquarters, and
Office Staff. The Boy Scout Pro-
gram is both National and Inter
national in it's scope. Through the
Boy Scout International Bureau
the Boy Scouts of America is
linked together with AZ Scout Or
ganizations in most of the civilized
countries throughout the world.
The Universal Brotherhood phase
of the program is a powerful force,
reaching into the homes and COM
munities of all countries excepting
those behind the iron curtain.
Scouting is O. character-building
youth movement dedicated to the
principles of citizenship training,
leadership training, and develop
ment of physical fitness. It's ad-
venturous program is designed to
meet the needs and desires of boys.
Recently the B.S.A. launched a ma
tion-wide three-year program For
ward On Liberty's Team, which
purpose. is stated in the following
declaration: 1T will be our high
purpose during these three years to
do all in our power to make "The
Boy-Our Movement, Our Nation
! - Physically strong, mentally
awake, and morally straight"
Who Is Eligible
! All boys, eight years of age and
older, are eligible to receive the
benefits of program offered by the
Boy Scouts of America. Every
boy has burning desire for ad-
venture. There are no better
places to satisfy this craving than
at the Del-Mar-Va Councils Rod
ney Scout Camp. There Scout
learns self-reliance and resource
fulness. His experiences and con-
facts with other Scouts make him
aware of the need for adapting
himself to conditions as he finds
them. This year the scout finance
workers of Smyrna have set
their goal in terms of the number
of different contributors to the an
nual drive. Mr.. Williams is urg-
ing all to help us reach our goal
and at the same time support
Scouting.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
Marriage Announced

Miss Florence Helen Burris
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Burris, of Blackbid, became the
bride of MIR. Arnold A. Apgar, of
Blackbird, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Apgar, on Saturday, Aug
ust 1 by the Rev. Walter L. Beck
with, pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church, Smyrna. MIR. Edward Bur
ris, Jr., brother of the bride, was
best man. Miss Glenda Apgar,
sister of the bridegroom, was maid
of honor. After the ceremony a
reception followed at the home OF
the BRIDES parents.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Season to Officially Open Here on
September 10th for First Practice

StdSOu 10 Olucldlly open here OH
September 10th for First Practice
One week from today will Of
ficially open the football season in
Smyrna and vicinity when the local
high school will hold its first prac-
tice session of its fifth season. This
year the Red and White will have
co-coaches, Mr.. William Horney
and MIR. Frank Stellatella. This
will mark Stellatella's fifth year as
the head of the Eagles football
team, and Horney will be making,
his debut in local surroundings.
Both coaches have performed with
college teams, Stellatella with La
fayette and Horney with West
Virginia. This should prove bene-
fetal to both men and boys per-
forming under them. Only six
lettermen return from last season
so an entire rebuilding job must
be undertaken. With the first
game only month from the first
practice session much work must
be accomplished in a short time. A
preseason scrimmage is scheduled
with Milford on September "a
This practice session will be held
at the Milford field. The first op-
portunity for the team to perform
before the local people will be on
October % when the Eagles will
play host to Rehoboth Beach High
School. One encouraging factor in
the Eagles camp is the fact that
seven of the boys who started the
game with Milton last year will be
on hand again this season. Those
include Charles Cox, Karl Geb-
hart, John Fortner, Bill Cook, Le-
roy Everett, Norman Alexander
John Roth, and Sammy Jacobs.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
Engagement Announced

MIR. and Mrs. Elwood Jackson of
near Sudlersville, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Ruth Ann to Mr.. Daniel Harvey
Thompson, son of Mrs. Clarence
Emerson of Henderson, Maryland.
Miss Jackson is graduate of the
Sudlersville High School, and is
employed at the Town Office in
Smyrna. Mr.. Thompson is grad
uate of Greensboro High School,
and is employed at the R. & o
Kitchen Cabinet Co. in Marydel.
The wedding will take place in the
near future.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
Important

On Monday, August 81 at 1:30
o. m. there will be an important
meeting at Town Hall of all can
vassers and hostesses who are vol
unteers for the Chest x-Ray pro-
gram in Smyrna. All are urged
to attend, as literature will be dis
tributed to them at this time, and
a ten-minute movie will be shown
as part of their instruction. On
September 9 Smyrna becomes the
first town in the first state in the
United States to take part in a
Statewide Chest X-Ray Survey,
and the eyes of Delaware will be
upon the success of the program
here. 1t is imperative that all cit
izens respond to this great public
service designed to protect the
health of everyone. Mrs. ]. d.
Niles. Jr. and Mrs. Vernon Ford
are co-chairmen of canvassers, and
Mrs. Harry Johnson is chairman
of hostesses, Mrs. Florence Polk is
chairman in charge of the Negro
citizens. The complete organiza-
tion of chairmen of the various
phases of the program has been
announced by James E. Everhart,
chairman District 1, Kent County,
Delaware Statewide Chest X-Ray
Survey which gets under way at
Smyrna on Sept. 9. District en-
braces the towns of Smyrna, Clay
ton, Kenton, Woodland Beach,
Cheswold, and Leipsic. Mrs. JAM
es r. Fleming is general chairman
for Smyrna; MRS. J. d. Niles, Jr.
and Mrs. Vernon Ford, co-chair-
men home call committee. Mrs.
Harry Jackson, hostess committed;
Edward Wootten, business COM
mittee. A training session for
canvassers and hostesses is sched-
uled at Town Hall on Monday,
Aug. 81 at 1:30 pm. Clayton has
as general chairman John ]. Roth;
Mrs. Ortha Bickling and Mrs.
Edith Carey, home call committee;
Miss Mary Burke, hostesses; JAM
es Clarke, business and publicity;
Mrs. June e. Short, publicity.
Training Session at Clayton
The location will be at Clement
Supply Co. Friday, Sept. IL from
IL to pm; Saturday. Sept. 12, 10
am. to pm. The training ses-
sion will be on Aug. 25 at 8 pm. at
the VIEW post home. Paul Palmer
is general chairman for Kenton;
Mrs. Susie Knotts, home call;
Mrs. Ernest F. Smith, hostess;
Mrs. Herbert Ruch, business can
vass; location at Clifton's Store;
Wednesday, Sept. 9, IL to 8 PM,
training session Tuesday, Sept. 1,
$50 pm. Kenton School (Grange
meeting.)
Location at Woodland Beach
Mrs. Milton v. Lord is general
chairman for Woodland Beach; To-
cation, front of Lord property,
Wednesday, September 9, hours IL
am. to 2 pm. Training session,
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1:30 pm,
Mrs. Lords house. Mrs. Calvin
Boggs is general chairman and
also in charge of home calling and
business canvass for Cheswold;
Continued on Page Twelve)
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Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
Death of Mrs. Mary A. Smith

Mrs. Mary A. Smith, wife OF
William H. Smith, formerly OF
Smyrna, died at the residence of
her daughter, Miss Elsie Smith in
Drexel Hill, Pa, on August 25th,
Funeral services will be held at
the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel in
Smyrna on Friday afternoon, Aug
ust 28th at 1 o'clock with the Rev.
o. C. Jones in charge and inter-
ment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-27
First PRESBYTERIAN Church

First Presbyterian Church, the
Rev. o. c. Jones, minister, will
hold services on Sunday, August
80 with Morning worship, IL am.
The Rev. Clifford Curtis of Will
mington will officiate. Sunday
School, 9:45 am. Subject: stand
ards for Christian Leaders"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16

past thirty years, will be Ronny
Jones, the buildings head JAM
tor.
Certain interior walls of the Cap
itol were painted about three years
ago, and at that time paint eX-
perts were called into consultation
to advise what the Greeks would
have done" in selecting colors
suitable for the unusual blending
of Corinthian, Ionic and Doric ar
chitecture which characterizes the
building. Movable metal scaffold-
ing enabled workmen to complete
the Job much more rapidly than in
former days, when wooden scat
folds had to be built to reach the
top of the walls and the ceiling
of the 81 and one-half foot dome.
Constant application of soap and
water has been for many years
the recipe for keeping the floors
and interior trim spic and span
no easy task in Il building used
constantly by so many people.
New draperies have recently
been installed in the Hall of the
House of Representatives and the
Senate Chambers, the first such
decorating which has ever been
done.
Three employees devote their
full time to tending the six and
one-half acre Capitol Square. Fail
ling leaves and the thousands of
peanut shells left over from the
public's enthusiastic feeding OF
squirrels and pigeons provide their
biggest headache. In general Mr..
Cherry says, the lawns, shrubs
and statues on the Square re-
ceive respectful treatment from
visitors and there is little damage
done to the property. w. NJ. Terry,
head gardner, has been on the job
20 years without missing single
DAYS work because of illness or
injury.
In addition to the efforts of
Mr.. Terry and his assistants, tree
surgeons give yearly attention to
the 81 varieties of trees on the
Square, doing all necessary prun-
ing and tree surgery, New metal
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
CATFISH CORNER NEWS

Miss Regalia Respass and Miss
Camesola Cohoon of Cat Cove are
visiting Miss Marathon Mann.
Miss Flamingo Foster is visiting
Miss Mandalay Midget at Carp
Creek.
Miss Honey Bee Beasley of Gar
Greek and Lavender Lewis of Bay
Level motored here Sunday.
Miss Bella Donna Brickhouse,
Miss Sella Fame Sawyer and Miss
Shalimar Shannon have returned
from a visit to friends in Gar
Creek.
Miss Glisserine Gibbs is visiting
Miss Junietta Jones of Vinegar
Hill.
Miss Bozie Berry is visiting
Miss Casa Blanka Baxter of Square
Hill Creek.
! Miss Parabola Perkins of Sassa-
frass Center is visiting Miss Fen
derola Fitchett.
Miss Persia Potts has returned
to her home in Vinegar Hill after
visit to Miss Pecunia Payne.
Miss Oxais Owens of Foggy
Bottom and Miss Parosela Primer
of Gar Creek are visiting Miss
Prunella Parker.
Tortilla Taylor and Whippo
Whambo Willis of Bay Level and
Lammermoor Lee and Down Under
Dunbar of Catfish Corner are plan
ming to fish with Tambourine Toler
and Crissendo Cooper this sea-
son.
Miss Ferrie Belle tarrow is Wis
iting Miss Horsie Mae Hopkins of
Vinegar Hill.
Miss Peoria Potter is visiting
Miss Sarabella Sutton of High
Bush.
Miss Hamalaya Harris of Cat
Cove is visiting Miss Monterey
Miller.
Miss Cassie Rola Carter is visit
ing Miss Spicy Mae Spencer of
Wide Spot.
Miss Dinah Flo Dowdy is visit
ing Miss Tempest Twiddy of Cat
Cove.
Miss Nautibel Norris of Wide
Spot is visiting Miss Essieleen Ell
lis.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
N. C. STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
CONSIDERED AMONG THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL IN UNITED STATES

RALEIGH, n. c. North Caro-
lina's l12-year-old Capitol build
ing greets the 1853 Legislature
and the new governor, William B.
Umstead, with a freshly washed
face, some modern improvements,
and surroundings in apple pie or
der.
Because of the inauguration and
converting of the Legislature, the
Capitol is of especial interest this
year, but it is always major at
traction. Around 225.000 school
children and tourists visit it an
nually.
Mrs. Randall B. Etheridge, re-
ceptionist at the Capitol for the
past two years, welcomes visitors
in the rotunda lobby and never
tires of answering questions and
assisting sightseerers. She is the
widow of a Manteo man, who was
Chief of Division of Markets. A
s.aff of five keeps the building
ana grounds neat. In addition to
the Governors office and Legis-
lative chambers, the building hous-
es the office of the Secretary of
State, State Auditor and State
Treasurer.
In the summer of 1852, the gran
tie block walls of the entire ex-
terror of the Capitol underwent
a steam and detergent cleaning
which left them many shades light
er than the dingy grey they had
become from a century's exposure
to weather and city smoke. This
cleaning took about five weeks, and
George Cherry, State Superintend-
ent of Grounds and Buildings at
Raleigh, says that so far as he
knows it was the first ever given
to the outside of the Capitol.
Inside the building, a new auto
matte elevator will save legislat-
ors and visitors the necessity of
climbing the well-worn stone stairs
Clipped by long usage. Sightseers
may be guided by Janitor Matthew
Walters in a new uniform resplen-
dent with gold braid. Working
"backstage' to help keep the bull
ding clean, as he has done for the
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
WALTON NEWBERN DIES
IN GAINESVILLE, FLA.

Powells Point.-Walton w. New
bern, Il, native of Powells Point
in Currituck County died at noon
Sunday in Gainesville, Florida,
where he had been living for the
past % years and was in the pro-
duce farming and real estate bust
ness. Funeral services will be held
Tuesday in Alachua, Florida.
Until quarter century ago Mr..
Newbern was one of the leaders of
the truck farming industry of
northeastern Carolina. He was
founder and owner of the Newbern
Produce Company in tElizabeth
City for a number of years. Also,
he was one of the principal own
ers of the old North River S. S.
Company which operated freight
and passenger boats in coastal
waters, including the old Annie
l.. VanSciver, freight boat
which became an excursion steam
er during summer months oper-
ating regularly to Roanoke Island
and Mays Head.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
Minnie Griggs and Mrs. Clara
Snow of Currituck County, Mrs.
|. w. Fisher, Alachua, Fla, and
one brother, Copeland Newbern,
Worthington Springs, Fla.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16

nation of the Greek theatre and
the columns and antae in the
Senatorial chamber and rotunda
are of the Temple of Erectheus,
Minerva Polias and Pandrosus,
in the Acropolis of Athens, near
the above named Parthenon."
Offices in the third, or attic
story, are decorated in Gothic
style.
When the building was COM
pleted after seven years, the
citizens of North Carolina were
satisfied with it and considered
the building cost of 1881, 674
money well spent, although
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
CHILDREN AIDED
AT CHRISTMAS
ARE GRATEFUL
Children's Home Society in
Greensboro Still Needs
$1,000 to Reach Goal

Greensbor6.-"We could never
give enough to show our gratitude
for the. fact that our son and his
wife had a little stocking to hang
up at their house this Christmas"
read one of the hundreds of happy
letters received from adaptive par
ents and grandparents during the
annual Christmas Fund Drive of
the Children's Home Society of
North Carolina, Inc. Mr.. Benja-
min Cone, chairman of the finance
committee, announced today that
100000 is needed to reach the
Fund Goal of $55,O00.0O. ut is
not too late to send a contribution
for the Drive will continue for the
month of January" Mr.. Cone stat
ed. I'VE have mailed reminder
cards to our friends who were so
busy during the Christmas holt
days that they overlooked sending
their gift. We are sure that they
will not forget u.s."
More babies were placed in adop-
tive homes during the month of
December than in any previous
month in the history of the So
ciety. Eighteen babies" said Miss
Harriet Tynes, executive director,
found new parents and permanent
addresses in time for Santa Claus
this year and 23 other adoptions
were legally completed during De-
cember."
The resulting happiness is re-
fected in the letters received since
then. IF like Santa Claus on
Christmas Day, you could briefly
visit the homes of all your chill
dren and see their faces and those
of their parents" one letter read,
1--WE know your hears would be full
indeed. We're enclosing a few
glimpses of one little face. Her
parents feelings are beyond the
power of words or camera"
Il wish we could share these
letters with our good friends all
over the state who give US their
financial support" said Miss
Tynes, $50 that they could know
the real meaning of their generos-
ity. Over and over again, letters
come to us saying the same as this
one does - There is no need to
reiterate again the great love we
have for our son nor to tell of the
great happiness he has brought to
us, but l do want to say again
that it is our fervent wish and
prayer that we are able to bring
him up to be the fine, happy man
he deserves to be-"
More than 5000 children during
the past so years have been given
their chance at happiness and a
good life through the help of the
Children's Home Society. North
Cardinals only agency licensed to
care for babies and to place them
in adaptive homes throughout the
state, the Society is completely
financed by voluntary gifts and
gives its services free to all. Con-
tributions should be sent to the
Children's Home Society, TAO
Chestnut Street, Greensboro, North
Carolina.