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Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
CHRISTMAS AT
WELFARE HOME
Week of Festivities Climaxed
by Traditional Turkey
Dinner Xmas Day
CHURCH SERVICES HELD

The climax to week of festiv-
tiles for residents of the State
Welfare Home was reached on
Christmas Day with the serving
of the traditional turkey dinner
in a dining-room made gay with
tall red candles and evergreens.
For several days before Christ
mas the guests at the home had
been entertained by carolers and
presents of money and other gifts,
and on Sunday they were visited
by many organizations and indiv-
iduals bearing gifts carrying the
name of the recipient and per-
sonal call from the donors. AS is
customary at this season lighted
trees, exterior and interior, are
used to create a holiday atmos-
phere. Outside the medical center
two outdoor holly trees were
trimmed, and the lobby of the
center was bright with holly, ev-
ergreens and pictures depicting
the Christmas story. There are
lighted trees in the corridors of
all buildings, and on Christmas
Eve members of the staff visited
all rooms with carts which held
a gift for each resident. During
the distribution of these gifts
members of several Girl Scout
troops followed the carts singing
carols. Catholic and Protestant
church services were held at the
home on Christmas Day. A whole
week of programs, gifts, and Wis
its from individuals. service clubs,
churches, and other organizations
from Wilmington and many other
towns in addition to Smyrna, adds
to the happiness of the patients.
More entertainment has been pro-
vided and more visitors than ever
before have assured that no men
or women are missed. The staff
assisting DR.. C. ]. Prickett, sup
erintendent, has seen to the exc
cution of all the plans and activ-
tiles which he directs each year.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
BROWNIE SCOUTS BUSY
Collecting Toys for Firemen and
Making ScrapbOoks

The activities of Brownie Troop
81, included collecting toys for
the firemen, making of scrapboods
for the childrens' ward of Kent
General Hospital and tray favors
for the hospital, singing carols at
the Scott Nursing Home and at
homes of friends of troop 81. Af-
ter singing carols on the four
corners the Brownies were enter
tained by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Lange at their home on Main
Street. Their daughter Louise is
member of troop 81. A Christ
mas party was held with everyone
exchanging gifts and receiving
corsages and Christmas cones fill
ed with candy. Troop 81 and their
leaders, Mrs. Franklin Cooke, and
Mrs. Harry Thompson, wish to
take this opportunity to thank
everyone for their help in making
this year such a happy one and
also to wish everyone Happy
New Year. The Troop is sponsor
ed by the Smyrna Grange, Mrs.
Carlton Smith, publicity chair
man, and Mrs. Ernest Smith, Mrs.
Lee Slaughter, Mrs. Louise Dukes
and Mrs. John E. Wilson 3rd,
troop committee members.
Christmas Gifts
Sewing boxes made from cigar
boxes were made for the mothers
and jewel boxes with initials were
made for the fathers made, by
gliding large tape cans.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
ROBERT DoUGLAE HoNoRED
Officer Manager of w. l.. Wheat
ley, Inc, Honored at Dinner

ley, INC, HOnOred at DINNER
Robert Douglas, officer manager
of w. L. Wheatley, Inc, was hon.
ored at a dinner for key person.
mel of the Wheatley organization
at the Wayside Inn, Smyrna. last
week. The occasion of the din
ner was the announced retirement
of Mr.. Douglas, effective Dec. 81
from the company which he has
served so ably for the past twelve
years. He has been associated
with the firm throughout its ex-
pansion from a small canning op-
Grafton to its present position as
one of the larger canning and
freezing operations in the East.
The excellent contribution of Mr..
Douglas TO the organization was
recognized by management and
key personnel in jointly awarding
him a suitable gift in appreciation
of the high regard they have for
him as an associate and friend.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
BASKETBALL
HERE TUESDAY
Smyrna High School Eagles
to Play Host to Milford
High School
PRACTICE BY TEAM

The 1855 edition of the Smyr-
ma High School basketball team
will be unveiled here on Tuesday
night, January 4, when the Eag-
les play host to the Milford High
School team. For the past month
the Red and White has been hard
at work perfecting offenses and
defenses capable of stopping many
of this years opponents. Coach
William Horney, who is in COM
mand for the second year will
present a veteran squad for this
seasons wars. At this writing
the center spot is held down by
Junior, Karl Gebhart; the for
wards will be banned by juniors,
Turk Orvis and Jay Knight; and
the guards will be two last year
boys Philip Voshell and Sammy
Jacobs. The varsity reserves in
ciude David Deakyne. Ronald
Stevens, Howard Pinder, Johr
Poore, John Todd, John Clark
and Walter Moffett The junior
varsity teams will be featured ir
the preliminary game which viii
get underway at 700 pm. The
Smyrna Junior Varsity team will
have a starting team of tenth
grade boys, Paul Loder and Davic
Reedy at guards; Ben Solloway
at center, and Bill Pritchard and
Robert Hurd at forwards. The
second junior varsity combination
has Dale Reedy and Robert Spenc'
er at guards, Willard Cauffmar
at center, and Dave Comegys anc
Robert Nelson at forwards. The
local team has had two pre-holi-
day scrimmages with Rehoboth
and it was evident in both o1
these practice games that tne
Eagles will be missing height ir
their lineup. Not one performer
is above five feet ten. and it is
most difficult to control the back
boards with this small team
The spectators are reminded o.
the new foul rule that is in effect
for the 1855 season. If the first
shot is made, bonus or free
three is given to the shooter. This
places accent on good foul shoot
ing. The Eagles second home
game will be with Harrington
High School on Friday, January
IA. The complete schedule is as
follows:
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
ST. PETERS AUXILIARY
To Meet Tuesday Afternoon, Jan.
4 to Hear Special Speaker

To Meet Tuesday Afternoon, Jan.
4 to Hear Special Speaker
The Woman's Auxiliary of st.
Peters Church will meet on Tues
day, Jan. 4 at two o'clock. This
will be an afternoon meeting
rather than in the evening in
order that special speaker may
be heard. Dean Nichi. missionary
speaker from japan, who is ap-
pearing at churches in Kent
County, will be the guest speak
er. Mrs. j. D. Niles, Jr., chair
man of the Church Periodical
Club, has requested that members
bring Christmas cards, with the
mpsss-a rut off, If wllsz1 -asA
used in C.P.C. work. Mrs. F. S.
Bancroft, president, will preside.
The program has been arranged
by Mrs. Fred Heinold, Sr, educa-
tional secretary. Mrs. Ralph
Lange will be the hostess at So
cial hour which will follow the
program. Z
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30

SILVER EAGLES CLUB DANCE
Hold Annual Christmas Dance on
Saturday, Dec. 25 at Century Club

Hold Annual Christmas Dance on
Saturday, Dec. 25 at Century Club
The Silver Eagles held their an
nual Christmas dance on Satur-
day, Dec. 25 in the specially dec
grated Twentieth Century Club.
Music was provided by the Silver
Knights. During intermission the
Silver Eagles Glee Club, under the
direction of John Dickinson, sang
special Christmas music. The
young men welcomed many of
their honorary members who were
at home for the holidays. The
Silver Eagles donated fifty dollars
to the Citizens Hose Company to
assist with the Christmas toy
project for children of this COM
munity.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
Entertain Club Women

Mrs. Harold E. Wickham, pres
ident, and Mrs Robert H. Denney,
director of the Twentieth Century
Club entertained the presidents
and directors of the clubs of Kent
County, at luncheon at the home
of Mrs. Wickham during the week
before Christmas.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
No Mail Deliveries January ]

Postmaster Mary S. Goldsbor-
ough, on behalf of all the en-
ployees of the Smyrna Post Office.
wishes to express their apprecia-
ton to the patrons for their CO.
operation during the past Christ
mas rush. Due to this cooopera-
ton they were able to keep up
with the rush at all times. On
Friday, December 31st, all win
dows at the post Office will close
at 400 pm. There will be no
window service or deliveries on
Saturday, January 1st.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
Death of Mrs. Alice w. Thompson

Death of Mrs. Alice w. Thompson
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
w. Thompson, 66, of Clayton, who
died in the Kent General Hospital
in Dover on December "a were
held from the FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel Monday, at 1:30 pm. The
Rev. William Kitchens officiated
and interment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery at Seaford. Mrs. Thomp-
son, the daughter of the late
John Wiley and Sarah Jacobs
Wiley of Delaware, is survived by
her husband, James B. Thompson
of Clayton; a brother, Joseph
Wiley, Philadelphia, Pa; and a
sister, Miss Bell Wiley Seaford.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
Death of Mrs. Florence III. Bootes

Mrs. Florence H. Bootes died in
New York on December 81. In
terment was in Gienwood Gene
terry at Smyrna, with the Rev.
w. L. Beckwith in charge. Mrs
Bootes, the widow of the late
Harry v. Bootes of New York, is
survived by a son, Henry v.
Bootes, Scarsdale, N. Y; and
three sisters, Mrs. Beulah Hazel,
Philadelphia, Pa; Mrs. Mary Will
liams, and Mrs. Blanche Messick,
both of Smyrna. Mrs. Bootes was
born and raised in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
Home Demonstration Club

The Friendly Neighbors Home
Demonstration Club will meet on
January 4 at 1920 at the home
of Mrs. Lee David for covered
dish luncheon. Miss M. Kathar-
inc Jones, Home Demonstration
Agent, will meet with the club
with very interesting subject.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
GOOD XMAS FOR
MERCHANTS
Many Storekeepers Have Bet
ter Business This Year
Than Last
BUYERS SHOP AT HOME

The consensus of opinion of a
group of key merchants who are
affected by Christmas trade in
Smyrna is that this was a bigger
year than last year. Those inter-
viewed were almost unanimous in
stating that the buying began
earlier and remained steady for a
month, reaching the peak on
Christmas Eve, with more home
purchasing. At the Smyrna Gift
Shop it was noticed that the in
crease in trade began on the first
Friday in December. Mrs. An
drew K. Ruby found that more
people bought at home, that is, in
Smyrna than on previous years,
and have learned, at least, to look
here before going to the cities. No
items had special favor, according
to Mr.. and Mrs, Ruby, but EVERY
thing" went over big. The shop
handles gifts and women's wear
ing apparel. Mrs. Ruby noted a
trend toward the purchase OF
practical gifts. At Western Auto
Associates the peak was reached
Christmas Eve. "This was a bike
year., according to Art Thomas
and not a "train year." There
were many sales of major and
minor appliances, and they were
sold out of radios and TV sets.
The two weekends before the hol-
iday were very good here, and
Christmas Eve was terrific. Mr..
Thomas said that there are three
types of shoppers, the early bird,
the ones who shop when they
have the urge and the last min
ute shopper, and I'VE like all of
them," he stated. At Stills bust
mes was bigger than last year,
with business steady and reaching
a peak Christmas Eve. They were
sold out on bikes and all big
items. Richard G. Price, at Boule-
ward Electric Sales & Service
said that more small appliances
were sold, with emphasis on
radios and record players. Busi-
ness was bigger than last year,
he said, and noted also a trend
toward local buying. At Hands
berry's Sporting Goods Shop arch
cry sets were the item, with
large sale of heavy equipment
for hunting. A trend toward in
creased interest in archery seems
indicated by sales this year.
other Stores Busy
Everhart Brothers said that
they experienced a good last
quarter of the year., and here
was noticed a return of customers
of twenty years ago, and trend
toward customers showing less in
terest in discount house buying
Their big sales were in automatic
washers and dryers. A healthy
condition for the year was shown
in the last quarter than was in
dicated in the second and third
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13
John Chilberg, 81,
Pioneer Northwest
Developer, Dies,

LAGUNA BEACH, Calf, R-
Death Friday claimed John Ed
ward Chilberg. 81, pioneer north
west developer who was president
of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Ex-
position in 1909. He had been ill
about year.
Chilberg, born in Iowa, was
graduated from the University of
Washington and entered the
wholesale and retail business in
Seattle. He entered the import
export business, expanded to Cen
trail America and then to South
America.
He was listed as one of the dead
in the shipWreck of the Colima in
1895 but managed to swim to
safety.
Chilberg next entered the min
ing business in Alaska and carried
his business ventures into Nome
and Ketchikan.
He was president of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and built
that city's first History steel
building. He had been in southern
California for Is years, coming
first to Pasadena.
When President William How
ard Taft came to Seattle the year
of the A-Y-P Exposition, Chilberg
saw to it that the President was
initiated into the Arctic Brother
hood of Alaska.
Survivors are his wife, Anna
Mary and son, Hugh R. Chill
berg, Los Angeles; a sister, Mabel
Chilberg, Des Moines; three
grandchildren, and five great
grandchildren.
The body will be cremated and
services will be held Monday at
the Melrose Abbey in Orange,
Calf.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13
Gen. Van Fleet Breaks
With Mccarthy Over
Attack on Eisenhower

AUBURNDALE, Fla, R-Gen.
James A. Van Fleet has broken
with Sen. Joseph Mccarthy over
the Wisconsin senator's statement
against President Eisenhower.
Van Fleet, who was a member
of the committee which went after
10 million signatures of persons
backing Mccarthy in his fight
against censure by the Senate,
sent Mccarthy a telegram Friday
renouncing his support.
The telegram said:
II am shocked by your bitter
attack against the President of the
United States, a full copy of which
l have read today on arrival home.
''In the past, l have supported
you in your fight against interna-
tional Communism but never have
agreed with your methods. This
last attack on our great President
causes me to withdraw all sup
port"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13
Federal Workers Get
Gift From Eisenhower

WASHINGTON, R-President
Eisenhower has come up with a
holiday gift for federal employ
ees-a full day off the day before
Christmas and a half day on Dec
81 in advance of New Years Day.
The President sgined an execu-
tive order providing for the time
off for workers in the District of
Columbia and in federal agencies
elsewhere in the country.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13
Wedding Preparations
Held Responsible for
Death of 80 Miners

NEW DELHI, India, R-Union
officials said 80 men died Satur-
day in an Indian coal mine disas-
ter and blamed it on the super
visory staff's preoccupation with
the forthcoming marriage of the
mine managers daughter.
The mine is 100 miles north of
Nagpur. Police said both water
and gas seeped into the pit where
1922 men had been working. The
so men were trapped by collaps
ing mine walls.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13
BIG DOCK SECTION
TOWED TO SEATTLE

PRINCE RUPERT, BIC, tR-The
job of towing the middle and larg-
est section of the Canadian Ma
tional Railways floating dock
from here to Seattle began Satur-
day.
The dock, built by the Canadian
government between 1912 and
1918, was closed recently.
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredge
Co. of Seattle plans to tow the
dock to Seattle in three secoins
and reassemble it.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13

A turtle with two heads, kept
as a curiousity by the Fish and
Wildlife Service often stages
fights between the two heads for
food.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13
IT'S A SMALL WORLD

OKLAHOMA CITY, R-Albert
Henry Jordan, SO, summoned two
detectives and told them his bill
fold was missing.
After hearing his story, the
policemen lifted his mattress and
found the missing billfold contain
ing $1,1O0 Jordan reasoned:
Guess l put it there and forgot
about it,
Ieoal R1aukS at The Norne N,11na&
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13
Monday. December Is. 1854
Teachers and Skunks
Just Don't Mix

OCCOQUAN, Va, ZAP - Any
shortage of teachers in Prince Will
liam County High School today
can be blamed on a skunk, or
skunks.
One or more of them made a
weekend visit at rooming house
where five teachers live. AS a
result, at least four of them ex-
pected to remain home today.
"We'Ve sent our clothes to the
cleaners Richard McMaster, one
of the four explained. He said the
fifth, Joseph Patterson, may ven
ture out-if high school pupils are
agreeable.
McMaster said the skunk-or
skunks-got under the house and
left his olfactory calling cards. In
some quarters one would get a
Whiff of suspicion that high school
pupils might have had something
to do with the odoriferous affair.
Scientists now believe that
gravity results from the fact that
space is warped in the vicinity of
a massive object in some dimen-
sion higher than the familiar
three.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-12-13

Legal Blanks at The Nome Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1954-07-14
Nome Chamber Completes
Reception Arrangements
For Mckay and Party

Continued from Page u
begins promptly at IL o'clock
noon at the Boring Sea Club, also
that it will be regular Chamber
of Commerce meeting with invita-
tional guests in addition to the
Mayor, City Council and depart
ment heads of the City govern
ment. Total number of places
provided for is go. The committee
requests promptness on the part
of all luncheon guests, for the
secretary's party is travelling on
very tight schedule, and must
leave Nome Field promptly at
1870 pm. following the luncheon.
Recommendations Will Be Made
The Resolutions Committee,
George Goshaw, chairman, read
the following list of prepared
statements and recommendations
which are to be incorporated into
a printed brochure and presented
to the Secretary l. Roads, 2.
Federal Land Office, 8. High
Water Freight Rate, 4. Mining,
S. Fish and Wildlife, 6. Economy
of the Eskimo People, 7. Nome
Federal Bldg, 8. Tourists, 9.
Arctic Oil and Gas Fields, and
10. Conclusion.
Territorial Senators Percy Ipa-
look of Kotzebue and Charles D.
Jones and Howard Lying of Nome,
assisted chairman Goshaw in the
preparation.
us. Attorney Russell Hermann
is in charge of transportation and
has arranged or sightseeing trips
about Nome and for the reception
and departure at the airfield.
The Nome nugget., 1954-07-14
EVERYBODY WINS

In case you didn't realize it, frozen foods are Is
years old this year.
Since the organization of Birds Eye Frosted Foods
as division of General Foods in 1922 than 400
other professors large and small have come into the
field Last year they froze 3400,000000 pounds of
the nations nutriment in 300 different kinds of food
under 800 brand names These conestibles came out
of half million frozen food cabinets in about 100000
stores And if you average American, you ate
SO pounds of them yourself.
But this billion dollar industry that has changed
the eating-and housekeeping habits of the nation,
that has become tremendous factor in the prosperity
of the American farmer did not happen overnight.
For long years Birds Eye struggled almost alone to
meet the staggering and unprecedented problems that
in unending succession. First, proper freezing
equipment had to be developed and manufactured.
Foods had to be studied to know what kinds best
to freeze Farmers had to be encouraged and supplied
with proper seed to grow crops for freezing in their
fields.
In the long history of human progress there have
been few developments that were more visionary at
the outset have been sweeping in their impact
public health and convenience, on the welfare of
all who eat food, and all who produce it.
Twenty-Five years later, Mr.. Birdseye's cold propo-
stion is the hottest thing in the world Of nutrition
The Nome nugget., 1954-07-14
Andrew Nerlands Visit
Former Home In Norway

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Nerland
who left here a short time ago
when Nerland retired after many
years service with the U. S..
Smelling Co., are now in Vistdal,
Made, Norway, visiting relatives
and friends of Mr.. Nerland whom
he had not seen for 80 years.
They stated that they left New
York on June % and arrived in
Oslo the following day.
Mrs. Nerland, who does not
speak Norwegian, reports that she
sits quietly with the groups of
relatives and is having a wonder
full time enjoying the different
foods and customs.
They plan to visit Pete Sather
who is visiting his former home
near there, as well as Klaus
Hole who is also visiting his
home in the old country.
The Nome nugget., 1954-07-14
Fl. Monmouth Worker,
Suspended Year Ago,
Cleared and Reinstated

FIT. MONMOUTH, NJ, Up
Bernard Martin, a technical writ
err suspended a year ago from Fl.
Monmouth as purported security
risk, has been cleared and rein
stated.
In an announcement Monday,
Army authorities said Martin had
been notified July 9 he could re-
turn to work at the electronics
center. But the Army did not dis
close whether Martin would be
put back on his old job.
Repeatedly, Martin was one of
81 Fl. Monmouth employees sus-
pended from their jobs as alleged
security risks and given hearings
by the first Army review board.
Martin thus would he the first of
the group cleared publicly.
The Nome nugget., 1954-07-14
Four-month-old Baby Girl
Is Attacked Sexually

HOBBS, NM, Up - The four
months-old daughter of a Japa-
nese war bride and a former GIL,
was kidnapped and sexually at
tackled early today.
Little Jackie Jo Davis, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Davis,
who live just across the Texas
line from here, was abducted from
her home by dinner guest, who
police identified as Bill Hughes,
"a, of Seminole, Tex.
The strapping Hughes, 6 foot, 2
inches and 1875 pounds, was held
in Seminole after his arrest near
the car in which officers said he
abandoned the baby.
Jackie 10, a tiny brunette in
fan, received decorations on the
lower abdomen which had to be
sutured, a Seminole physician
said. He described her condition
as "good."
Police said Hughes was din
ner guest in the Davis home last
night and had baked a chicken
for them.
The Nome nugget., 1954-07-14
Trio To Make Raft Trip
Through Rugged Canadian
Northwest Territories

EDMONTON, Alta, Up - Two
Americans and young Canadian
woman left Edmonton yesterday
on 2,500-mile trip by car, boat
and plane through the rugged
country of northern Alberta and
the Northwest Territories.
In the party are Harry Aleson
of Richfield, Utah, professional
boatman on the Colorado River;
Harry Pete) Sparkes of West Or
ange, NJ, a mathematics instruc-
tor at Carnegie Technical College,
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Mrs. Maureen
Henderson of Aldershot, Ont.
They left by car for Peace
River, $50 miles northwest, where
they are to embark in two United
States Navy powered RATS for a
winding journey over the Peace,
Slave and Mackenzie Rivers and
number of lakes to Aklavik,
on the delta of the Mackenzie
River near the Arctic Ocean.
Bearded elderly Harry Aleson
has traversed Grand Canyon three
times in one of the RATS.
The Nome nugget., 1954-07-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy with rain and little
change in temperature. Winds
easterly 1918 mph tonight be-
coming Sc 1920 Thursday. Low
temperature expected tonight As,
high Thursday 81.
Nome data last "a hours as of
z am. today: High temperature
81, low AZ. Max. wind Is mph
from the SW. Sunrise 2:05 am,
sunset 10:07 pm.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 81, low SO. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 70 in 1887,
low 35 in 1884.
The Nome nugget., 1954-07-14
3OO-Acre Fire RACES Out
OF Control Near Fl. Yukon

FAIRBANKS, RHThe Bureau
of Land Management office here
said yesterday 81 employees of it's
Forestry Division are fighting a
3,00O-acre fire raging out of con-
troll near Venetie, above the Arc
tic Circle near Fort Yukon.
The BIN said five other fires
also set by lightning in the same
general area have been brought
under control.