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Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
JUNIOR BOARD FOLLIES
Musical Revue at Capitol Theatre,
Dover Friday Evening, Jan. 80


The musical revue, the Junior
Board Follies, to be presented at
the Capitol Theatre, Dover on Fri
day evening, Jan. 80, will be COM
posed of singing and dancing Choir
uses, and skits. Robert Crawley,
of New York, an associate of Jer-
ONE H. Cargill, Inc, is in Dover
and is busy rehearsing the large
casts afternoons and evenings at
the Caesar Rodney School. Robert
Cool, who has had television ex-
perience, will be the stage man
ager, and Mrs. Cool, who has re-
Gently opened dancing school in
Dover, will be the featured bal
lerina. Miss Leona Kelly will be
the piano accompanist for rehears-
ais and the two performances of
the show. There will also be an
orchestra to play at The Follies.
Mrs. Benjamin Johnson is in
charge of ticket sale in Smyrna
and Mrs. Ernest Smith, Jr., for the
Kenton area. The cast will be
made up entirely of local people.
The two shows will be staged at
7:30 pm. and $50 pm.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
Boy Scouts to Hold Bake

Smyrna Boy Scouts will hold a
bake during Scout Week, February
6-12, to help raise funds for their
annual summer camping trip. The
bake will be held Saturday, Febru-
airy z at Boulevard Electric store
on Main Street. Anyone wishing
to contribute to this cause and
have not been contacted as yet are
requested to phone Smyrna 9577.
Scoutmaster Earl Ford will make
arrangements to have your contri-
button picked up. Sunday, Febru-
airy 8 the local boy scouts will at
tend in body services at the
Presbyterian Church.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22

INSTALLATION
Mrs. James Fleming Installed
President of Smyrna Club
at Annual Dinner Meet
OTHER OFFICERS

The Smyrna Homemakers Club
held the annual dinner meeting,
with installation of officers, in the
social hall of the First Presbyter-
ian Church last Thursday night.
Officers installed: Mrs. James
Fleming, president; Mrs. Ernest
Mattiford, vice president; Mrs.
John Urian, secretary; Mrs. Char
les Blendt, treasurer; Mrs. Elem
ing, council member; Mrs. William
Rowland, alternate. Appointments
were made to the following COM
mittees: Health, Mrs. Joseph
Goldsborough; Safety, Mrs. Homer
Downs; Citizenship, Mrs. Andrew
D. Cole; Family Life, Mrs. Edgar
Community Work, Mrs.
Norman Short; Publicity, Mrs.
Franklin Ennis; Annual Reports,
Mrs. Ernest Blendt; Sunshine, Mrs.
Mildred Snow; Recreation, Mrs.
William Nowland; Blue Cross, Mrs
George Boehm1er. Mrs. Norman
Short reported on aid to a needy
family at Christmas. A collection
was taken for the March of Dimes.
Plans for the years program in
clude herbs and herb growing, buy
ing and care of hosiery, making
silk lampshades, and planning less
expensive meals. The next meet
ing will be held on Thursday, Feb
ruary 10.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
GIRLS TO RECEIVE PINS
Ten Smyrna Girls To Be Awarded
Tenderfoot Pins at Ceremony

Troop 2, Smyrna Girl Scouts
will hold on investiture ceremony
at the Youth Center on Thursday
evening, at 7:15 o'clock, to which
parents and members of the troop
committee, have been invited.
Tenderfoot pins will be awarded
to the following girls: Patricia
Baker, Nancy Boyles, Alta Mae
Chambers, Nancy Graham, Carol
Guarro, Ellen Ann Moore, Susan
Price, Dianne Rodney, Judy Slaugh-
ter, and Carol Wolford. Second
class badges will be given to Kay
O'Connor, Gail Lurty, Patsy Bak-
er, Susan Price, Carol Wolford and
Nancy Boyles. Mrs. Martin Gold
en- is troop leader, and Mrs. Rich
ard C. Price, assistant leader.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
Kent Ladies Auxiliary Banquet

The first banquet ever held by
the Kent County Ladies Auxiliaries
of the Delaware Volunteer Fire
mems Association is scheduled to
be held at Caesar Rodney School
on February 81, at $50 pm. Mrs.
Angie Potter, of Harrington, is
president of the county association.
Mrs. Addie David, president of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the Citizens
Hose Company, is chairman of ar
rangements for the affair. The
towns represented will include
Bowers, Camden-Wyoming, Ches-
void, FELTON,, Frederick Harring-
ton, Leipsic, Little Creek, Magnolia
and Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
OLDE TYNE MINSTREL SHOW
To Be Presented in Clayton School
Auditorium January 20 and 80

The second annual Olde Tyne
Minstrel sponsored by the Friendly
Fellows Bible Glass will be held at
the Clayton School auditorium on
Thursday and Friday, Jan. 29-30 at
s pm. The proceeds go toward
the building fund of Ewell's-St.
Paul Methodist Church. The all
men cast of approximately twenty
five will again be directed by Irwin
Pop" Smith as director, and Mrs.
Smith, co-director and pianist, both
from Denton, Md. The committees
set up for the production include
general chairman, Charles Pryor;
program chairman, Robert Doug
las; advertising and tickets, Will
liam E. Jones, Julian Dunning;
properties and stage, Roy Rogers,
the Rev. G. E. Liester, Roscoe
Wharton; lighting and sound, M.
Marion Smith, p. r.. Smith, Ralph
Carrow; costumes and makeup,
C. w. Hall, Dudley Crossley.
Specialties will consist of an &C.
cordian player banjo, guitar, tap
dance, dance team, and instru-
mental group, in addition to the
chorus. Tickets may be secured
from any members of the class. 1t
is hoped that this will be the big
gest show ever staged in Clayton.
Plan now to attend. The members
of the class feel very fortunate in
having Mr.. and Mrs. Smith again
direct the production.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
NEW GOVERNOR
INAUGURATED
Large Crowd Witnessed Cere.
monies in Field House of
Dover School
OFFICIALS TAKE OATH

j. Caleb Boggs became the sixty
second Governor of Delaware at
1911 am. Tuesday while an over
flow crowd watched Inauguration
ceremonies on the stage of the field
house of Dover High School The
new Governors oath of Office was
administered by Chief Justice Clar-
ence A. Switzerland of the State
Supreme Court. 1t was Della
wares first midnight inauguration,
made necessary by infexible state
and federal laws which this year
fixed the Inauguration of Governor
Boggs and President Dwight D..
Eisenhower on the same date.
. Packed shoulder to shoulder, a
crowd estimated by state police at
$500 persons watched the cere-
mony. More would-be witnesses
milled about the outside of the
field house. Also taking their
oaths of Office from the chief JUS
tice were 1t. Gov. John w. Rollins
and Secretary of State John N.
Mcdowell. Each of the three new
officialswa escorted tothe rostrum
by his outgoing Democratic count
erpart. The wives and mothers of
each looked on proudly as Justice
Switzerland administered the oath
of Office. In a solemn mood, Gov
ernor Boggs promised the bipartis-
an crowd: "When all the festivities
are over, I and all the others con-
nected with this administration
will get down to work Immediately
in a sound and progressive manner
to meet the needs of our fast
growing state" In brief inaug-
ural address the new Governor
also declared: ut is a great honor
to become Governor of the state in
WHICH 4 was UOlh anu ASoAS " oAAa
which I love. I feel deeply moved,
proud, yet humble in the thought
of the responsibilities to be faced,
the decisions to be made" Gov
ernor Boggs pointed out that he
could not say what the future
holds for us all, nor what the his
torians will say in the future of
the state administration which be-
gan just few moments ago. But
I can assure you that 1 will en-
deavor always to live up to my
oath of performing my duties to
the best of my ability"
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
STATE TRADES
PROGRAM SET
Apprentice Program For
Northern Kent County to
Begin January 81
CLASSES IN DOVER

The State Trades and Industries
Apprentice Program for northern
Kent County, including the Dover,
Caesar Rodney and Smyrna dis
tricts will begin on January 81,
1858. Glasses will be in the Dover
High School and will be confined
to the building trades, which will
include blueprint reading and auto
mobile mechanics, unless there is
a call for more varied occupations.
The training given will be that of
a theoretical nature of the occupa-
ton, with the agreement that en-
ployers give the practical exper-
fence. All owners and manage
ment should be interested in this
program and urge their employees
to gain this helpful knowledge Of
their trade. The courses to be set
up will have competent, qualified
instructors. The fee for the class
es is two dollars and fifty cents
for the course. The classes if large
enough, will meet twice weekly on
Tuesday and Thursday evening
from 7:3O till 1000 pm. and will
run from January q till March
81. Credit given will be authoriz-
ed under the State Apprenticeship
Board. Veterans as we'll as nom
veterans are included under this
program. Remember the registra-
ton dates, January 81 and %
100000 pm, in the Dover School.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
Host to Visiting Oranges

The Smyrna Grange will act as
host to the visiting oranges of
Kent County on Thursday evening,
Jan. % at a meeting to be held at
Odd Fellows Hall. Trophy Grange,
FELTON,, will present the travelling
lamp of fellowship, and also the
program. The new master, Carl
ton Blendt, Jr., will preside. Mem
bers of the seven oranges in Kent
County are expected to attend.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
FIRENIEN LADIES AUXILIARY
Ladies Vote to Donate Ten Dollars
To the March of Dimes

To the March of Dimes
The regular meeting of the Lad
les Auxiliary of the Citizens Hose
Company was held Monday night
with thirty-two members present.
Mrs. Addie David presided. ]. C.
Hazard, Spring City, Pa, organ
lied Merchandise Club, of which
Mrs. Mary Snyder was named
chairman. 1t was voted to donate
ten dollars to the March of Dimes,
and twenty-five dollars to the Girl
Scout Fund Drive. Mrs. Pearl
Aumack was accepted as a new
member. The auxiliary will hold
bake on Feb. IA at Iron Front
Hardware Store, with Mrs. Eliza
beth Barnes as chairman. Plans
were completed for the participa-
ton of members of the auxiliary
to assist Mrs. David during the
March of Dimes drive.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
PLAYS AT INAUGURATION
Theodore Pappas Plays in Band at
Presidents Inauguration

"a member of the band at Fork
Union Military Academy, Fork
Union, Va, Cadet Theodore Pap
pas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pappas, participated in the inaug-
ural ceremonies at Washington,
ID. c., on Tuesday, January goth.
He was met at the Capitol by his
mother, and Mrs. George Parker,
who motored to Washington for
the event. Mrs. Pappas and Mrs.
Parker were luncheon guests in
the Presidents suite of the Hotel
Statler on Wednesday when Mrs.
Ivy B. Priest, new U. S. treasurer,
entertained the Republican wom-
ems division.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
SCOUTS DRIVE
SET FOR FEB. II
Plans Completed For Girl
Scout Fund Drive to Be Con-
Quoted Week of Feb. l
SOLICITORS NAMED

At a recent meeting held at the
Youth Center detailed plans were
worked out for the Girl Scout
Fund Drive which will he beld dur
ing the week of February II, the
proceeds to be used to assume the
obligations of financing the bene-
fits to be derived from the Smyr-
na-Clayton troops joining the Will
mington Area Council. Sunday,
February 1, has been designated
Girl Scout Sunday and the various
troops will be assigned to visit the
churches of Smyrna and Clayton
that day. The scouts will assist
the drive by making posters. The
finance committee: Stanley Mind
dleton, chairman; James N. Rod
ney, treasurer; the Rev.OyC. Jones,
Harold E. Wickham, Julian H.
Dunning and Martin P. Roberts, Jr.
Mrs. Thomas w. Russell is public
ity chairman. Solicitors, who have
all been assigned areas, follow:
Mrs. Robert Mills, Mrs. Rodney
Schuman, Mrs. Harper Jones, Mrs.
Alan Robinson, Mrs. James Turn
er, Jr., Mrs. John Sheridan, Mrs.
James Everhart, Mrs. Victor D.
Ennis, Mrs. Leroy Gray, Mrs. jam
es Rogers, Mrs. William Carson,
Mrs. Thomas Silcox; Mrs. John E.
Wilson, III, Mrs. Harry Thompson,
Mrs. Harley Bodley, Mrs. Harry
Still, Jr., Mrs. Stanley M. Middle
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dukes,
Thomas w. Russell, Warner w.
Price, Jr., William Willis, Mrs.
David p. Buckson; Mrs. William
Kruchen, Mrs. Harry Jackson,
Mrs. Nelson S. Everhart, Mrs. Har-
old Wickham; Mrs. William Mel
son, Mrs. J. d. Niles, Jr., Mrs.
Grover King, Mrs. William School
field, Mrs. Frank Ryan, Mrs. Brin-
ton P. Reynolds, Mrs. James War
rem, Mrs. Robert Montgomery, Mrs
Gertrude Birmingham, Mrs. Ralph
LANCE, Mrs. James O'Connor, Mrs.
Howard Davis, Mrs. James Merrill,
Mrs. julie Slaughter, Leroy Sayers,
G. E. Wootten, Mrs. Alfred Moore,
Mrs. Harry Short, all of Smyrna.
For the Negro citizens: Mrs.
Louise Sudler, Mrs. Pauline Wish
er, Mrs. Pauline Riley, Mrs. Eliza
beth Richardson, Mrs. Mary Ethel
Bessix, Mrs. Pauline Burke, Mrs.
Ollie Logans.
Solicitors for Clayton: partial
list) Mrs. Howard Virdin, Mrs.
Carroll Sylvester, Mrs. William
Short, Mrs. w. L. Wheatley, Mrs.
Bernard Norman, Mrs. Paul Bick-
ling, Miss Anne Burke, Mrs. Will
liam Pusey, Miss Mary Burke,
Mrs. William Hutchinson, Mrs. Rob
ert Hurd, Mrs. Elmer Ross, Mrs.
James Walker, Mrs. Samuel Wal
lace
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
Death of stephen G. Jester

Funeral services for Stephen G.
Jester, who died on January is,
were held Saturday at 2 pm, from
the Matthews Funeral home. The
Rev. Walter L. Beckwith officiated,
and interment was at Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Mr.. Jester was the son
of Charles Kirwin Jester, and was
a member of the Asbury Methodist
Church, and Morning Star Lodge.
He was a life long resident of
Smyrna and community.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
Death of Mrs. Charles p. Thornley,

Death of Mrs. Charles p. Thornley,
Mrs. Charles P. Thornley, died at
her home in Smyrna on January FL
after a long illness. She was the
daughter of the late Jacob Lewis
and Susan Brown Lewis, and was
born near Dover. Funeral services
will be held from her residence on
Commerce Street on Saturday, Jan.
"a at 2 pm. with the Rev. Walter
L. Beckwith, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, officiating. In
terment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters,
Mrs. John L. Graham, Philadel-
phia; Mrs Charles L Guy and Miss
Elizabeth Thornley,, both of Smyr-
ma; two grandchildren; also two
sisters, Mrs William Mcdowell,
Trenton, N. j., and Mrs. Fletcher
Carrow, Philadelphia. She was a
member of Asbury Methodist
Church.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
CLAYTON CLODHOPPERS
New officers Sworn in by Leader
Harry Cloud January 18th

I
Harry Cloud January 18th
/ The Clayton Clodhoppers added
four new members to their club at
a very interesting meeting on jan
uary IS, at the home of Joseph
Bothell. The new members were
introduced as Linda and Jacqueline
/ (Jackie) Dempsey, James Persing-
er, and William Bothell. Since
this was the first meeting of 1858,
the following new officers were
sworn in by the local leader, Harry
Cloud. President, John Clark;
Vice-president, John Stevens; Sec
rotary, Matthew Fisher; Treasur-
er, Frank Ross; Safety Leader,
Carl Fisher; Song leader, George
Brown; Recreation leaders, Betty
Ann and Earl Hurd; and club re-
Iporters, Gale Lurty and Joseph
Bothell. A very interesting letter
! from Vaughn Fox, who is doing
All work in India, was read by
Mr.. Cloud. Mr.. Fox is expecting
to return to America in March, by
way of the Haag, Netherlands.
Harry Cloud gave an oral quiz en-
titled knowing Your 4-H", which
proved to be very timely, as it ac-
quainted the new members with in
teresting information. Several
suggestions were made for raising
money, such as a bake and rum
mage sale. The meeting adjourn
ed after which games were partic-
ipated in by the members, and re-
Ifreshments served
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
Fire ON Tuesday Afternoon

The Smyrna volunteer firemen
were called on Tuesday afternoon
to the home of the Rev. ]. c.
Reedy, pastor of the Church of the
Nazarene, Union and Frazier
Streets, when some damage result
ed from SCOT from a blaze in an
oil burner.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-22
NATIONAL BANK ELECTION
Directors and Officers Named at
Recent Stockholders Meeting


AT the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National Bank
of Smyrna the following directors
were reelected: Clark M. Knots, ].
Wells FAIRIES, S. Creadick Ennis,
Warner w. Price. Jr., r. w.
Slaughter, Wilbert Rawley, Dudley
Crossley, and Lee w. David. Of
ficers elected: Mr.. Knots, presi-
dent and trust officer; Charles M.
Gee, Cashier; Miss Ruth E. Col
Inns, assistant cashier; Miss Hilda
Deakyne, assistant trust officer.
Mr.. Knots reported that the bank
had reached an all-time high as o
volume of business during the year
1852.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23
Alaska Airlines Names
 w. L. Walker President

= =
 SEATTLE, R-Alaska Airlines has named w. L. Walker, midwest airline finance man, as it's new treasurer.
 President Nelson David of AL aska Airlines says Walker most recently was director of economic controls for Braniff Airways in Dallas.
 Walker is member of the Ma tional Association of Cost Ac- counts and past president of the Airline Finance and Accounting Conference of the Air Transport Association of America.
 David reports there is distinct surge of traffic north to Alaska. He sees indications that Alaska Airlines service will be expanded even more in the future.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23
Hollywood Model Put on Probation for Nude Posing

SANTA ANA, Calif., R-HoHy- wood Model Inga Borg has been placed on probation for two years after being given a 30-day suspen- ded sentence Friday on conviction of lewd and lascivious conduct.
 "She is a victim of one of the oldest routines in Hollywood-the casting couch routine," said Su- perior Judge Robert Gardner. q think she did it because she was promised a lot, and which many people do a lot to obtain"
 In her trial she testified that she posed willingly for Photographer Richard A. Mitman, 34, with whom she was convicted, because he threatened her with violence.
 The charges against Miss Borg, whose real name is Ingeborg Schnitcler, were based on 72 nude pictures taken in Laguna Beach motel last Sept. 20.
 Mitman has been committed to the Norwalk State Hospital for 90 days observation.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23
Kangaroos Make Fourth Win 36 to 5
By HERB WILLIAMS

The Kangas Kangaroos ran their win streak to four in row at the hands of the Williams Whizkids as they edged their ri- vals in a close one 36-35. The AL umni Girls evened their series against the High School Girls in another exciting game 39-36.
 The Kangaroos were never be- hind in their tilt as they led throughout the battle "A, 2O-12 and 36-35.
 During the first half, it was all Kangaro0s who dominated the backboards and hit most of their attempted shots. In the second half, especially through the final quarter, the Whizkids rallied and Corky Kost tied the game at 32-32 with two minutes to play.
 The remainder of the game was run, pass and shoot until Willie Willoya was fouled in the closing seconds and missed the first shot, but calmly dropped the second one through to give the Hangar oos their fourth straight win over the Whizkids.
 For the winners, Willoya 13, Dave Bell II, Sam Atuk ', and Glen Tate 5. For the losers: Geo. Kost 16, Vic Karmun 10, Chuckie Fagerstrom 5, Doug Cabinboy 4.
 The two girls teams put on quite a game in the second half of the doubleheader which wasn't decided until the final period. The Alumni led throughout the first half 12-1O and 17-16, but Coach Hana Ross team came back strong in the third period to pull ahead 26-23. During the final quarter, the lead changed hands five times as both teams fought vainly for the win. Marge Hay clinched the game with a basket when there was five seconds left to play, giv- ing the Alumni the win 39-36 to tie the series at two games each.
 Marge Hay was high scorer for the Alumni with IA, Beatrice Lee II, Vera Huff 8, Lois Swanberg G.
 For the High School: Madeline Piscoya A, Marge Willoya and Julia Brown 10 each, and Beatrice Havercamp 2.
 Other Alumni that saw action were Blanche Fern, Wanda Beltz and Reba Tungwenuk. For the High School, Edith Morton, Jeri Fagerstrom, Joan Longley, Diane Swanberg and Ruth Nershak.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23

BERLIN, GERMANY-Fritz Popp, 76, and his wife, Gretchen, are shown in a refugee camp in West Berlin after their flight from the Soviet Zone in East Germany. They are looking at snapshots of the home from which they fled. They are but two of many Jews now fleeing to the west as a result of revived anti-semitism in Russ an controlled areas. Mrs. Popp still suffers from an illness contracted in a Nazi prison camp. Her hus- band spent six years behind barbed wire during the Hitler regime.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23
Truman Will Publish His Memoirs in Two Years

KANSAS CITY, R - Former President Harry s. Truman an- nounced Saturday he will write his memoirs and had selected Life magazine to handle all rights
 In his first formal press confer es1ce since he returned from the White House MT. Truman said his memoirs will be published in one or two volumes.
 He also announced that he, Mrs. Truman and their daughter, Mar garet. will go on a cruise to Hon oiulu. spending about a month there.
 In a formal statement he said his memoirs will not be published for two years in the belief that by 1854 he will be able to speak more fully on the subjects pertaining to the role his administration played in world affairs.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23
TaxExemptionDay For New Industries In Terri. House
By JIM HUTCHINSON

JUNEAU, R R- It was tax ex- emption day for new industries in the Territorial House of Repre- sentatives Friday.
 Two measures were approved which propose special three and one-half year income tax exemp- ton for new industries for devel- opment of Alaska's natural re- sources.
 One proposes exemption from Alaska's income tax and the other is a memorial to Congress asking a similar exemption from income tax.
 The bill to exempt new indus tries from the territorial tax for three and one-half years from the time of first production would apply to any industry which was not in production at the start of this year so the Ketchikan pulp plant, which is now under con- struction, would qualify.
 The memorial to Congress stated that development of Alaska would be of great national benefit and the elimination of taxes is a most available and expedient in- centive to investment of risk cap ital."
 Helicopter for Nome
 The Senate approved memorials asking: stationing of Coast Guard unit with a float-equipped helicopter at Nome for life-sav- ing purposes; to build highway from Lost River via Nome and mineral deposits to the Alcan Highway; to build a Healy-Ne- nana-Fairbanks road; and to seek liberalization of federal land law policies.
 The Senate passed a bill appro- priating $275,OO0 to repay bank CTS and individuals who loaned money for finishing the Territor- ial Office Building in Juneau.
 Another would allow United States commissioners to grant marriage licenses to males under Is if a doctor recommends the marriage to a minor girl.
 A bill was introduced in the Senate to establish a military code, providing for all details o1 National Guard operations. It pro. vides for the governor to call ou the guard in case of any public emergency but specifically for. bids it's use against labor organ izations or for the purpose o. l~1o1x.r
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23

Prostitution was connected with the worship of many ancient gods and was often practiced in tenn ples.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23

Turtles have nc teeth, but their jaws usually have sharp edges.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-23

Less power is required to pull a vehicle with large wheels than with very small wheels.