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Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
REGISTRATION
PLACES NAMED
Registrars and Registration
Places Announced by
Election Board
REGISTER JULY 14TH

Kent County registration loca-
tions and the registration officers
for the first general registration
day in the various Election Dis
tricts on Wednesday, July 18th
were announced today by the
Kent County Department of Elec-
tions. John F. Mcdonald, Presi-
dent of the Department, that
the registration places will be the
same that will be used as polling
places for the general election on
Tuesday, Nov e m b er End. The
hours for the general registration
in all "a election districts of the
county will be from 9 am. to 8
pm. daylight saving time, with a
lunch period from 1 pm. to 2
pm. All voters who wish to par
ticipate in their party primaries
and have not thus far registered
must get their names on the reg
istration books on July 14th.
Only 1855 have so far qualified.
They registered at the weekly
sittings of the Election Depart
ment's auxiliary registrars during
April, May and June. Mr.. Nc
Donald explained that this will be
the first time in Kent County
W h en- the registration and the
election voting places will be at
the same location. He said that
the locations were selected by the
department on the basis of con-
venience and safety for the vot-
ing public, as well as considera-
tion of the Accommodations of the
different places. Available park
ing space was considered in par
ticular for the safety and conven-
fence for the voters. 'In every
situation, where possible, the De-
partment chose registration and
election locations as close to the
center of each district as was
practicable" Mr.. Mcdonald add
ed, ut has kept convenience and
safety of the voters particularly
in mind and when the people reg
lister on July 14th, that's where
they will vote on November End"
The Department has been advised
by Max Terry, Secretary of the
Kent County Democratic Commit
tee, that the Democrat delegate
primaries will be held Saturday,
/ August 7th. Robert H. Yerkes,
! Chairman of the Kent County
Republican party has advised the
Republican delegate primaries will
be held on August 14th. The De-
partment has f fi.x e d Wednesday
July 7th at 7:30 pm. for Regis
trars and Assistant Registrars to
meet with it in order to receive
instructions for conducting tn e
registrations. The instruction ses-
(other Correspondence on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
Named To Civil Defense Council

~ Avn ABtANhcC SOaASAA
Ernest M. Cook, broiler farm
owner near FELTON, and former
state representative, has been ap-
pointed a member of the Cover
nor's Civil Defense Advis sorry
Council replacing Harry C. john
son, Smyrna, Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs announced today. Mr.. Cook
will serve on the Council as rep
resentative of the Delaware State
Grange. A farmer in Delaware
since 1920, Mr.. Cook is the
oranges Pomona Master of Kent
County. In 1949, he served as
state representative to the Gener-
al Assembly from Kent County's
seventh district. Mr.. Johnson, a
rural mail carrier, resigned from
the Advisory Council because OF
the pressure of other work.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
CLAYTON LIONS
INSTALLATION
New Officers of Club Install
ed in Office Wednesday
Night at Paddock
NEW DIRECTORS

New officers of the Clayton
Lions Club were in talle d on
Wednesday mig hit at The Pad
dock. They are: Manuel Alvarado,
president; Joseph McClements,
first vice president; Noble Nay
lor, second vice president; Dudley
Crossley, third vice president;
Joseph Ennis, lion tanner; Med
ford Davis, Jr., tail twister. Al
bert Northwood, secretary-treas-
urer, for the third consecutive
term. New directors are ] Oh n
Richards and Ralph Carrow, two
years; also Ralph Knotts, retir-
ing president, Harry M oor and
Ernest Mattiford are holdover
directors. Henry Ennis, member
of the club, was elected zone
chairman at the recent district
convention at Atlantic City. Mr..
Ennis presided over the installa-
tion, and also presented the presi-
dents pin to MIR. Alvarado and
the past presidents pin to Mr..
Knots. Mr.. Alvarado d o has an
nounced that he will hold meet
ings of the hoard of directors in
July and August, and regular din
ner meetings will be resumed in
September.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
Cancer Detection Center

A Cancer Detection Center will
be held at the Health Unit on E.
Commerce Street in Smyrna on
Friday, July 18th from 1912 am.
and 1-3 pm. The State Board of
Health offers this service to all
women rs years of age and over.
Please call Smyrna 3091 for ap-
pointments.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
OPEN BEACH
ATLAKE COMO
Only People Living in Smyr-
ma Special School District
Permitted To Use 1t
ESTABLISH RULES

At a special meeting of Town
Council on Thursday night it was
decided to open the b C h at
Lake Como, restricting its use to
people who live in the Smyrna
Special School District. Temper
ary passes will be sold from July
8 to July 5, to citizens of the
district. They will have to be re-
turned to the town office after
July S for permanent tickets.
Among the rules and regulations
established by Council are the fol-
lowing: The bath house is closed
for the season and dressing in
cars is prohibited under penalty
of fine. After 8 am. on July s,
all persons holding either present
ticket or temporary passes must
report to the town office where
permanent tickets will be issued
to all members of family over
6 and under 18 years of age. Any
person in above district over 18
must secure a season ticket for
the sum of two dollars.
To Sell Tickets
Season tickets for those not
holding present ticket or passes
may be secured at the town Of
flee only. No tickets will be sold
at the beach after July 5, 1854
Tickets will be sold on the follow
ing basis: Man and wife and all
children under 18, two dollar sea-
son ticket; any person over 18, So
season ticket. The beach will be
open from 10 am. to 6 pm. Any
one on the beach after that hour
will be barred and considered a
trespasser. The be "a ch may be
closed at any time at the discre-
tion of the police department. Nc
alcoholic beverages will be allow
ed on the beach. Special groups
requesting entrance Monday thru
Friday will contact police; nc
special groups allowed on Satur.
day and Sunday. Anyone outside
Smyrna Special S hool District
now holding SIS tickets will follow
the same rules outlined above fol
those within the school district ir
securing family permanent tick
cts. No additional tickets will be
sold to persons outside the dis
trict. No boats may be put in oil
taken out of the lake at the
beach front.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
Smyrna Girl Gets Award

1t was announced this w k
that Marjorie Anne Johnson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
c. johnson of Smyrna, Delaware,
has been awarded the DUPONT
Work-Study Award valued at
$1,000 and had started her pro-
gram at the school. Marjorie was
a 1854 graduate of Smyrna High
School.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
3 MEETINGS OF
TOWN COUNCIL
Two Meetings Will Bring Of
ficials of Smyrna and Clay
ton Together at Meeting
TO CONSIDER SEWAGE

The Smyrna Town Council will
be involved in three separate
meetings this week which reflect
the activity in the expansion of
the community, and two of which
show increased action between
the towns of Smyrna and Clayton
in what affects both towns in the
area. On Thursday the councils
of both Smyrna and Clayton will
meet together in Smyrna to con-
slider the possibility of a joint
sewer authority. The advisable
ity of such a movement has been
pres sent ed separately to both
councils by DR.. A. Joel Kaplovsky,
supervising engineer, Water Pol
luton Commission, State of Della
ware. DR.. Kaplovsky, and other
necessary engineers will be pres
ent to aid in the discussion of the
proposal that the two towns COM
bine their efforts in the building
of the proposed new sewage dis
posal plant in Smyrna.
Industrial Representative
On Tuesday night the council
men will take part in the meeting
spanked by the Smyrna-Claytor
Junior Chamber of Commerce al
the Youth Center to consider how
best the twin towns can bring
new, selected industries to the
area. This meeting will be fol
the purpose of organizing an in
dustrial group representative Of
the two towns with the aim Of
working with the State Develop
ment Department to bring such
industries. On Friday night the
regular meeting of Smyrna Towr
Council is scheduled. William
Horney, physical education in
structor at the Smyrna High
School, has been appointed by
council to work as a uniformed
member of the police department
at the beach at Lake Como, ir
addition to the two lifeguard;
previously named.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
Dial soa1 For Appointments

The Cancer Clinic will be held
on July 16, at the Health Unit
from 9:45 to 1900, and fro m
12:45 to pm. Service is free to
women over rs years of age both
negro and white. Appointments
may be made by calling Smyrna
3091.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
Death Of Charles p. Deakyne

Funeral services for Charles p.
Deakyne, SO, of Smyrna, who died
in the Kent General Hospital, Do
yer Wednesday, July z, will be
held from the FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel Saturday, July 10, at 2
pm. Interment will be in Odd
Fellows Cemetery. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, Mrs. Leota Dea-
kyne and sister, Mrs. Stanley
Morris, both of Smyrna. He was
a veteran of World War 1.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08

A talk by Val Peterson, Fed
eral Civil Defense Administrator
and former governor of Nebra-
ska, will highlight a Civil De-
fense program to be presented
during the sixth annual S h o r
course for fire m e n July 20
through % at Wesley Junior Col
lege, Dover. The colorful FCDA
chief will address the firemen at
7:30 pm. on July 20, the opening
day of course, d. Preston Lee,
state CD director, announced to-
day. Earlier that day, Mr.. Peter
son will speak at a statewide
Civil Defense forum in Delaware
City. He will be accompanied to
Dover by Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs and Curtis Ennis, presi-
dent of the Delaware State Vol
unteer Fir e m ms Association.
Governor b ogg s. will introduce
the FCDA head to the firemen.
After Mr.. Peterson's talk, the
firemen will get m SKIS fro m
Joseph w. Schick, instructor at
the Federal Civil Defense rescue
school at Olney, Maryland.
Specialist On Gas Masks
MIR. Schiclk, who before joining
the Federal Civil Defanse SERVED
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
GIVES TALK AT
ROTARY CLUB
George Ehinger, Past Dis
trict Governor, Addressed
Members Thursday Night
NAME COMMITTEES

George Ehinger, Dover, past
dis trict governor of the 272nd
district Rotary International, was
the guest speaker at meeting of
the Smyrna Rotary Club on
Thursday night, Rotary was or
ganized to foster fellowship, he
said, and has now launched out
from the C o m m unity into the
world. Perfect attendance badges
were presented as follows: Past
District Governor Will a m E
Matthews, Jr., 27 years; Pas
President Reynolds Pratt, 6
years; George Bryson, new presi'
dent, years. The response was
given by Harry P. Jones.
Name Committees
Mr.. Bryson has announced the
following committee e appoint
ments for the 1954-55 year, the
chairman the first named: Board
of Directors, Mr.. Bryson, Howard
Pletsch, vice president; Mr.. Mat
thews, secretary; Harold Wick
ham, treasurer; Jane 8 Bradley
and Neal Oechsler, directors; Le-
roy Sayers, immediate past presi-
dent; Director "A", responsible
for club service activities, How.
ard Plets C h, chairman; Atten-
dance: Mr.. Sayers, James VESSEL
c. E. Bodley; Classification and
Membership: Harry p. Jones, Mel
son Everhart, Reynolds P al t.
Club Bulletin: DR.. G. ]. Prickett
w. l.. Wheatley, Edward Wilson
William Willis; Magazines: Roy
Piper, Hal Wickham, Villa N
Kruchen; rogram: Mr.. Pratt
Mr.. Willis, Mr.. Pletsch, Mr.. Wes
sell; Public Information and Ro
tary Information: Elmer P. Cor
rie, Nelson Everhart; Sergeant
alarms: Elmer Pratt, Mr.. Hall
William Potter; Song leaders
c. e. Bodley, Mr.. Pletsch, Nelson
Everhart; Chaplains: Walter L
Beckwith, Mr.. Hall. Nominating
committee: DR., Prickett, H AIRY
P. Jones. Mr.. Pratt; 50th Ami
versary: Mr.. M at h ews, DR.
Prickett, MIR. Pratt, Mr.. Bryson
Director "B", responsible for vo
cational service committees, James
Bradley chairman; Buyer-Sellel
Relations: James Everhart, Mr.
Bodley, Mr.. Kruchen; Competitor
Relations: R. w. Slaughter, H. L
Robinson, James Cooper; Employ
er-Employe Relations: Mr.. Yves
sell, Neal Oechsler, William Pot
ter; Four Test: Edward Wilson
Walter L.. Beckwith; Trade AS
sociations: Alan Robinson, Viii
liam Willis. Director "C", respon
sible for community service com
mittees, DIR. C. J. Prickett, chair
man; Boys and Girls Week: MI
Wheatley, Leroy Sayers; Com
munity Safety: James Everhart
Mr.. Cooper; Crippled Children
DR.. Prickett, Mr.. Kruchen; Rural
Urban: Elmer Pratt, William Pot
ter, C. e. Bodley; Scholarships
Awards and Student Loans: MI
Mat thew MIR. Pletsch, MI
Slaughter; Youth and Boy Scouts
Mr.. Oeschler, Mr.. Willis, Nelsol
Everhart, Mr.. Wilson, FRANKLIN
Cole. Director 'D", responsible
for international Service commit
tees, William E. Matthews, Jr.
International Contacts: Roy Piper
Harold Wickham; Internationa
Information Student Projects
Alan Robinson, Mr.. Wheatley
John S. Carlton was a visito,
from the Dover Rotary Club. Th'
July 8, meeting of the Rotar.
Club will be held at Camp Rod
ney where the Rotarians will b,
the guests of Smyrna Boy Scou
Troop 1876, whom they sponsor
They will leave Market Stree
Plaza at 8 pm.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
vEsPER SERVICES AT LAKE
Services Being Held at Lake Como
Sunday Evenings During July

0CiftOSo oN6 AtCiu db l<niAC 1OthO
Sunday Evenings During July
Vesper services on the shore of
Lake Como will be at 700 pm.
The Rev. Mr.. William B. Hitch
ems, pastor of the Ewelrs-St. Paul
Methodist Church, Clayton. will
be the speaker of the evening.
Special music will be furnished by
the Christian Youth Fellowship of
Smyrna. Everyone is invited and
urged to join in these community
vesper services. If you do not
have transportation and will meet
at the church at $50, a way will
be provided.
Smyrna times., 1954-07-08
Specialist On Gas Masks

MIR. Schick, who before joining
the Federal Civil Defense served
Evening star., 1954-01-13

at the U, N. conference in San
Francisco in 1945 and q mem-
ber of the United States dele
CATION to the first u. N. meetings
in London in 1856. The fol-
lowing year he was member OF
the United States delegation to
the second UNESCO conference
in Mexico.
Son Of Cavalry Officer.
Mr.. Fisher was born in Fort
Leavenworth, Kans., the SON Of
the late Cavalry Col. Ronald S.
and Mrs. Ellen Brewer Gassaway
Fisher. He was member of the
Society of the Cincinnati and
former president of the Harvard
Club of Mexico.
Survivors are two sisters. Mrs.
George Egerton May, Sevenoaks.
Kent. England. and Mrs. George
M. Maynard, Halton Woods.
Rockville. Md.
Services will be held at 2 pm.
tomorrow at st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Georgetown. Burial will
be in st. Anne's Parish Gene
terry. Annapolis, Md. The fam
lily requests that any tokens OF
sympathy be sent to the Royal
Air Force Benevolent Fund. in
care of Flight Officer B. w. r.
Barrett, 910 K street NV, to be
used for children of pilots killed
in action.
Evening star., 1954-01-13
New York Surgeon Named
To Defense Health Post
ey the Assoeiussd Press

President Eisenhower today
nominated DR.. Frank Brown
Berry. 81, a practicing surgeon
of New York, to be Assistant
Secretary of Defense for health
and medical affairs.
He would succeed DR.. Melvin
A. Casberg. whose resignation
was announced today. DR.. Cas-
berg is returning to private prac-
tice.
The President also. nominated
John Slezak of Sycamore, Ill, to
be Undersecretary of the Army.
He is now an Assistant Secretary.
Besides his private practice in
New York, DR.. Berry is professor
of clinical surgery at Columbia
University and consulting sur
geon at Roosevelt Hospital, the
Bronx Veterans Hospital and
several other institutions outside
of New York.
Mr.. SleZak's promotion was
announced several weeks ago.
He is a native of Czechoslovakia
and is 81 years old.
Evening star., 1954-01-13
3 Youths Brave Fire
To Rescue 4 Children
In Takoma Park Home

Three youths broke in the
front door of a blazing Takoma
Park lMd.) home last night to
rescue four small children who
had been trapped inside.
The fire burned out the in
terror of the one-story frame
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Farrar of 100 Second avenue.
Takoma Park, about 9:30 pm.
Mrs. Farrar was at home with
the children when fire broke out,
apparently as a result Of an
overheated kitchen stove.
Not realizing the flames would
spread so fast, she ran next door
to phone the Takoma Park Fire
Department.
It was then that the three
youths saw the flames and
dashed into the house. They
first rescued three of the chill
dren, Robert, S: Josephine, 8.
and James, 2. When Mrs. Far
rar ran back to her home. she
missed her youngest son Joseph,
jr., 8 months. and the three
went back into the burning
house to save him.
Takoma Park Fire Chief M. E.
Mcbride identified the three
youths as Richard Parson, ID.
who lives nearby at 6517
Allegheny avenue. Takoma Park;
Frank De Lawter. 10. Of 7611
Georgia avenue NV, and Carl
Whisman, 10, of 2207 Guilfofd
road, Lewisdale. Md. The last
two youths had been visiting
with young ParSon.
Evening star., 1954-01-13
Dorsey G. Fisher,
Career Diplomat
Since 1929, Dies

Z Dorsey Gassaway Fisher. 46. q
career diplomat. died yesterday
at Suburban Hospital. Bethesda,
sof a heart attack.
Since 1851 he had been as
signed to Madrid. Spain. as first
secretary of the embassy. Be-
Tore that he vas first secretary
and public affairs officer at the
embassy IN Mexico for three
years.
Joined Department in 1929.
A Harvard graduate, Mr..
Fisher was appointed a foreign
service officer of the State De-
.partment in 1929. His first post
was in Calcutta, India. as vice
consul. Afterward he was in
Havana for a year and from
1885 to 1897 he was third secre-
-tary of the legation in San Sal
-vador.
At one time Mr.. Fisher lived
here at 2274 Cathedral avenue
NV. He was in the press office
of the State Department and
assistant chief of the division
Sof current information from
1887 until 1941 when he was
appointed second secretary in
charge of press relations at the
American Embassy in London
and American Consul. He held
:that post for five years.
He was assistant press officer
Evening star., 1954-01-13
Murouis jones Murries

BRONXVIILE, N. Y, Jan. 13
R.-Marquis James, twice win
ner of the Pulitzer Prize for BIZ
ography, and Miss Jacqueline
Mary Parsons, Of New York City.
were married last Saturday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick M. Malin here. The bride is
a daughter of Frederick E. Par
sons of Philadelphia and Mrs.
Muriel Tyson Parsons Of New
York. She has been a member
of the editorial stats Of Life and
Golfers magazines.
Evening star., 1954-01-13
Azerbuiiun Minister Out

MOSCOW. Jan. 13 (R.-Copies
of the newspaper Baku Worker
arriving in Moscow today dis
closed that S. M. Aidinbekov has
been relieved as trade minister of
the Azerbaijan Soviet republic.
No reason was given and no sue
ceSSor announced.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 20 (P.-
Leading all the way. the Phila-
delphia Warriors coasted to an
easy 1915 victory over the New
York Knlckerbockers in an MIA
game tonight before a crowd of
$500. The triumph was the
Warriors first over the Knicks
in New York since February 20,
1951-exactly three years ago.
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Owner Quits on MiIwoukee,
Basketball Hawks on Block

$50 900 for rental Of the Arena
Auditorium where he has played
his home games. and indicated
he would not have lasted this
long II he had not sold players
at a profit. His paid attendance
for home games during the
period has averaged well under
1000.
II believe local ownership is
the answer to the dilemma now
confronting the Hawks" he
said. II believe pro basketball can
succeed in the future. but ]
cannot continue to operate
and shoulder all the burden
personally"
The current Hawk club trails
first-place Minneapolis by Is
games in the MIA Western Di-
vision with only IA victories in
Sc games.
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| Fort Wayne 5 Rally
Defeats Baltimore
By the As.oe,o,ed Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. 2O.-Fort
Wayne drove ahead in the last
SO seconds to nip Baltimore 81
IS in the National Basketball
Associations game -of- the week
telecast here today.
Mel Hutchins tapped home
the deciding basket and George
Yardley and Don Meineke fol-
lowed with free throws to Offset
Rollie Hans last-second one
handler.
Baltimore was protecting a
four-point lead through most of
the final chapter. the last time
at 81-77. The Pistons knotted
the count. 81-all. on Hutchins'
driving basket. HutchinS came
right back moment later to
make it 84-83 Fort Wayne.
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Bee High Five Tops
MONTGOMERY Blair, 44-37

Bethesda Chevy Chase High
had to come from behind in the
last quarter yesterday. on its
home court to defeat arch-rival
Montgomery Blair. 44-37. for the
Baron's 18th straight basketball
victory and 10th in IL starts.
B-CC fell into a shooting
slump in the second quarter to
trail the Blazers. 1922. at half
time but pulled up to 34-33 at
the three-quarter mark. Then
Center John Cornelius made two
quick layups and Bethesda
stalled the game with three
minutes to go.
Mike Salter of the winners led
the scoring for both teams with
IL points. while Gordon Tayloe
of B-CC and Dick Brown of
Blair got 10 each. 1t was Blair's
ninth defeat in Is games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 20 (P.-
The Minneapolis Lakers defeated
the Syracuse Nationals. 1858,
after taking a 1924 halftime
lead in an MIA game tonight.
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By Bill leeteh

ing net. Just in case. No use
breaking rod tip.
u
II the weather remains fair,
pickerel fishing in the brackish
creeks and bays should be good
and yellow perch may well be
started on their spring spawning
run. Also Virginia anglers fish,
ing east of the Blue Ridge have
an open season on bass, crappie
and other species in streams
and ponds. During the warm
days earlier in the week live
bait fishermen took some fairly
nice bass while pond fishing in
the tidewater areas Of Virginia.
For some years past we've had
a bird-feeding station on a year.
round basis in our back bay
window and from it have been
able to see many species close
up. Like most part-time bird
watchers. we like to read up on
the species we see, One of the
most interesting new books is
1.-THE Lives of Wild Birds" by
Aretas A. Saunders doubleday
& Coz. It gives explicit infor-
nation on identification by
color. markings. size, shape,
habitats. songs and calls. Some
100 species are included. Dominic
D'Ostilio's drawings serve as a
complement to the text.
A dealer sporting goods show.
sponsored by Garrison Toy &
Novelty CO. and manufacturers
and featuring fishing tackle.
opens today at 2 pm. at the
Burlington Hotel and runs
through Tuesday.