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Smyrna times., 1954-08-19

Christmas holidays. The Jaycees
will inspect and repair all the
strings of lights, putting new
bulbs in where necessary and
leaving only the actual hanging
of the festoons on Main and Com
merce Streets. They also hope to
buy some wreaths to add to the
display. Ennis & Deakyne, win
ners of the softball league this
season, will be guests of the Jay
Gees at the next meeting. Leon
Tabb was appointed local chair
man of the Voice of Democracy
contest. Kenneth D. Smith was
named head of bulletin COM
mittee for the Jaycees. David
Blatt was a guest at the dinner.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
COUNTY THEATRE GUILD
Plans Big Winter Season of En-
tertainment for Theatre Group

tertainment for Theatre Group
Three top Broadway hit shows
will provide entertainment for
Kent Countyites for the coming
winter season. The local theater
group will stage Death Takes a
Holiday, "All My Sons, and
MY Three Angels, all within a
period of eight months. This is
part Of the Theater Guilds bid to
make the living theater accessible
to all at popular prices. A ticket
subscription campaign is now
underway to provide full enter
tainment at great saving over
the regular admission price.
Along with these top shows ticket
subscribers will enjoy two added
attractions. They have the oppor-
tunity TO take part in one of
the Guilds workshop meetings
and also sit in on a preview of
the one-act play to be entered into
competition at the University of
Delaware. Many theater goers
will remember the Guilds presen-
tation of "The Maker of Dreams.
This production took honorc II,
the University of Delaware Com
munity Theater competition. From
all indications, the coming year
shapes up to be more successful
and enjoyable to both the mem
bers of the Guild and theaeer
goers from surrounding commun-
tiles.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
STREET DANCE
FRIDAY NIGHT
One Hundred Young People
Participate In First OF
A Series OF Dances
USE RECORD MUSIC

More than one hundred young
people participated in the first Of
a series of street dances sponsor
ed Friday night by the Smyrna
Clayton Junior Chamber of Com
merce, and the affair was great
success. Not only were the young
people dancing but large crowd
of parents and other interested
persons watched from the side
lines. The Jaycees were favored
by the weather and a nearly full
moon. With the slogan: mot To
Take Juveniles Off the Street,
But to Get Them All on One
Street, the Jaycees plan more
open-air dances for the, teenagers
of the community which includes
Smyrna and Clayton and the
rural areas. The Jaycees acknow-
ledge the help of the following
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter David, who
furnished electric current from
their home nearby; The town
street crew, who placed barri-
cades and flares on Market
Street Plaza at the South Street
intersection and at the northern
boundary of the dancing space, at
Cummins Street. Also, to the
Smyrna Lions Club, for use of
records from the Youth Center,
and to the Smyrna Eagles, who
offered assistance at future
dances, with records and equip
ment. And to the Town Council,
which granted use of the street
and the police department in con-
troll of traffic. John Long had
the assistance of a large group
of Jaycees in the supervision of
the dance,
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
GET SOCIAL
SECURITY BOOK
Pamphlet Explaining Eligi-
bility Requirements, Other
Questions Available
TELLS OF COVERAGE

How much covered employment
or self-employment income will :
you need in order to be eligible
for social security benefits when
you reach 65? According to Ny
ron Milbouer, manager of the
Wi mington social security office,
there is better than an even
chance that your answer--if you
have one-will be wrong. Why?
Milbouer explains it this way:
Since thousands of older workers
have already qualified for benefits
with as little as year and one
half of covered earnings, many
people have assumed that any
person can do the same. Actual
ly that is true only where per-
son became 65 before July 1,
1854. Anyone reaching 65 after
June 80 of this year will need
two more quarters of covered EN-
ployment or self-employment for
every additional year up to the
time he reaches IS. Thus, any,
one who will be SIS three years
from now will need 6 more quart
ers in addition to the 6 already
required, or a total of IL. The
maximum coverage requirement
is 40 quarters and the minimum
is 6. The local social security
manager stated that a pamphlet
explaining fully the eligibility re-
quirements and other social Sc
curity questions is available upon
request. Ask for Pamphlet No. 35,
and address your request to the
Social Security Administration,
S13 West Street, Wilmington, Del
aware. Persons approaching So
who have any doubt about their
ability to meet the employment
requirements are urged to obtain
copy.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
SHORTS-DAVID REUNION
Descendants of Emory Shorts and
Nehemiah David Met August Is


The direct descendants of En-
ory and Rebecca Shorts; and Ne
hemiah and Jane David held the
first family reunion at White
Crystal Manor on August Is with
88 present. The ones attending
were Mrs. Samuel Shorts, Sr.,
Mrs. Willard Shorts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Denny Dickerson and son
Franklin, ,Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin McGinnis, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man S. Shorts, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam H. Minner, Jr., Mrs. Alice
Dickerson, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Maull, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Loper and children, Franklin Jr.
and Levon; MIR. and Mrs. Victor
Dickerson and children Donna
Rae, Vicky, and Bobby; Mrs. Eva
Gauthier, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Dunning and son, Donald; Master
Roy Pratt and sister Carol Ann;
Mrs. Ruth Reynolds, Mrs. Lena
Vannaman, Mr.. Henry Foreaker,
Mrs. Blanche Petit, Mr.. and Mrs.
Continued on Page Twelve)
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
STUDY EFFECTS
OF DROUGHT
Committee Estimates Hay
Crop Has Been Damaged
About 33 Per Cent
CORN CROP IL PER CENT

The Delaware U.S.D.A. Drought
Committee consisting of Paul w.
Mitchell, Chairman, Newark, rep
resenting the Agricultural Stabil-
ization Committee; Ralph R..
Peters, Baltimore, Farmers Home
Administration; Mr.. Carroll Short
of Midtown, representing the
Delaware State Bankers Associa-
tion; J. G. Rhodes of Middletown,
the farmer member; Col. D. Pres
ton Lee, Newark, Director of
Civil Defense, and G. M. Worri-
low, Dean of the School of Agri-
culture, University of Delaware,
has been continually studying the
effects of the drought upon Della
wares agriculture. This week the
Committee met at the University
to assess the accumulative effects
of the drought to date. Their
conclusion, based upon farmer
polls and crop estimates, was that
the hay crop in the State will be
22,500 tons short or about 33 per
cent. The corn crop will be $780,
600 bushels short or about 12
per cent, and pastures were the
hardest hit of the feed crops and
there has been loss of 2,25O, 900
COW days of grazing. New Castle
County was by far the hardest
hit by the drought and dairymen
have been on winter feeding
schedule for the past six to eight
weeks. However, after studying
the reports of the Committee
members, it was decided that
Delaware could not comply with
the conditions set up by the Sec
retary of Agriculture qualifying
it as drought disaster area as
these conditions pointed out that
"is is understood, of course, that
we are considering acute distress
ed conditions as intended under
public law and not just very dry
weather" The Committee will,
however, recommend to the Sec
retary of Agriculture that emer-
Continued on Page Two
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
is PREPARING FOR HOLIDAYS

Looking forward to the holiday
season and making preparations
for it the members of the Smyr-
na-Clayton Junior Chamber of
Commerce made plans to sponsor
the appearance of Santa Claus,
with gifts for all children of this
area, on Saturday preceding the
start of the season. This deci-
sion was made at the regular
dinner meeting of the Jaycees on
Tuesday night at The Paddock,
with the president, Martin Col
den, in charge of the business
session. The Jaycees also have Of
fered to repair the string of
lights used py the town in the
downtown section during the
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
Two Fires On Saturday

The weekend was enlivened for
the volunteer firemen by two
alarms on Saturday, neither prov
ing to be serious fires. They res
ponded at 8:15 pm. to brush
and woods fire on property owned
by Charles Ewing south of Smyr-
ma. The cause was unknown; no
damage resulted. At 12:45 pm.
they were called to a house own
ed by Mrs. Helen Grier, occupied
by Sam Moore on the old Massey
Farm. The fire, which was out
on arrival, was in an oil hot
water heater.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
Reunion of az school Glass

A reunion of the Class of 1912,
John Bassett Moore High School,
will be held at Melody Inn, near
Dover on Saturday, Sept. 5 at
$50 pm. Forty-seven members
of the class have received letters
and reservations are being hand
led by Mrs. Helen Jane Nelson
and Mrs. Ethel Leager Melvin.
The dinner-dance will be the first
reunion ever held by the class.
Robert Lower, class president,
will act as master of ceremonies.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
Pvt. Leroy Starr in Service

Pvt. Leroy Starr, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Starr of
Box AZ, Kenton, Delaware is now
stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
with the 2O0th Armored Field Ar
tillery Battalion. Pvt. Starr was
formerly stationed at Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, Maryland. Pvt.
Starr was enrolled at Browns vo-
vational High School before en-
tering the service.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
Silver Eagles Resume Meetings

Silver Eagles Resume Meetings
The Silver Eagles resumed reg
ular meetings after the summer
recess on Tuesday night at Town
Hall. The Eagles will sponsor
"Free Sock-Hop Dance" on Sat-
urday evening, August 81 at the
Century Club house at eight
o'clock. All teenagers between the
ages of fourteen and nineteen are
invited. In order to attend this
dance. each teenager is required
to wear socks and dance in them.
There will be no one dancing
with shoes on for this special
dance. The Silver Eagles have
purchased some new records and
they will be played at this dance.
The Eagles will hold weekly
meetings at Town Hall each
Tuesday night at 8 pm. and all
members are urged to attend.
Many plans for the coming year
will be made. Members having
anything they wish published in
the newspapers concerning the
business of the Silver Eagles are
asked to notify Charles Duff, club
correspondent. A hayride is plan
ned for the future.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
BOY SCOUTS
FUND DRIVE
Lee F. Slaughter And Geo. T.
Macklin To Head
District Drive
LIST LOCAL CHAIRMEN

Lee F. Slaughter of Smyrna
and Mr.. George T. Macklin of
Milford will head Scout Drive
in the Dover District. Lee F.
Slaughter has been appointed as
the Northern Dover District Cam
paign Chairman for the forth
coming Boy Scout Embarrassing
drive, according to an announce
ment made by DR.. H. v. Hollo-
way, Dover District Finance
Chairman or the Del-Mar-Va
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
The Northern Dover District
comprises Smyrna, Middletown,
Clayton, Odessa, Townsend, Ches-
void, Kenton and Hartly, Mr..
Slaughter announced that the
Del-Mar-Va Council Finance Cam
paign would be kicked-off on
September 18th in sixteen COM
munities throughout the Dover
District and in more than one
hundred communities throughout
the Del Mar-Va Council. In the
Northern Dover District the fol-
lowing men are chairmen in their
various communities: Smyrna,
George Wright; MiddletoWn, H.
Kirk Schminskey; Clayton, Man
uel Alvarado; Cheswold, Joseph
Roy; Townsend, Kent and Hartly
have as yet to select a chairman.
Organization Meeting
Mr.. Slaughter stated meeting
of these representatives and their
key helpers will be held Thursday,
August 10th, to review the job
ahead, and establish the organ
ization for this important work.
At a meeting early this year of
key representatives from all dis
tricts of the Del-Mar-Va Council,
the Dover District agreed to raise
through the area campaign as
their part in the overall budget
$5,725.00. The greatest percen-
tage of funds contributed during
this annual drive are spent to
maintain a year-round camping
program; to maintain the Rodney
Scout Camps on the nearly 1000
acre campsite located in Cecil
County, Maryland; to provide and
award badges of rank; to provide
training opportunities for leaders;
professional staff to provide
technical help and field service to
volunteers in over 100 different
communities; to provide a head
quarters service for maintaining
of records, supplies, and special
services to the Council member
ship; and to provide special acti-
vities such as jamborees, campor-
ees, Courts of Honor, and annual
scouters' meetings. The Boy
Scouts offer a program of char
acter building, citizenship and
leadership training through an
emphasis of the Scout Oath and
Law; also a program of vigorous
outdoor activities which include
hiking, camping, acquatics, and
nature study. Scouts are taught
to be self-reliant by learning such
scout-craft skills as first-aid,
cooking, campcraft, thrift, signal
ing and obedience.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
CHRISTIAN
CONFERENCE
Chesapeake Area Christian
Youth Movement Train
ing Conference to Open
NEAR CENTREVILLE, MD.

| AppllcdllOIlS LOT Tie AlSSd-
peake Area United Christian
Youth Movement Training Con-
ference, August 81 to September
4, 1854, at Camp Pe-Co-Meth,
near Centerville, Maryland, will
be received up to the opening of
the conference. Young people
from 15 to 25, preferably with
some leadership experience in
their own churches may apply
through their local pastors or
through the registrar, the Rev.
Philip H. Dunning of the Wilm-
ington and New Castle County
Council of Churches, 1015 Tatnall
Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
The conference this year is being
held for the first time under the
auspices of the Chesapeake Area,
which includes the District of
Columbia and the states of Mary
land and Delaware. 1t is estimat-
ed that some IS or more young
people and adult youth leaders
will gather to consider the total
witness of Christian youth in the
community. The Rev. H. o. Wilk-
ins, pastor of the Bethesda Me-
thodist Church. Middletown, Della
ware. is the director of the con-
ference. Miss Ruth Dempsey of
Wilmington, Delaware, is presi-
dent of the Chesapeake Area.
The purpose of the UCYM con-
ference is to train young Chris
tians to recognize Christianity
fully in every aspect of commun-
ity life. In an attempt to accom-
! plish this, the conference is brok-
en- down into five main work
groups. The delegates attend the
group of their interest each
morning of the 8-day conference.
Other activities include a Bible
Study group, interest group (such
! as dramatics) radio-television,
audiovisual training, and the all
important aspects of recreation,
such as swimming, hikes and
other outdoor activities. A special
period each day is set aside for
the individual councils to develop
their own future plans.
Complete Staff
The complete staff for the con-
ference at this writing includes
the following in addition to those
! mentioned above: The head coun-
sellor is Miss Mabel Dawson. Di-
rector of Christian Education for
the Maryland+Delaware Council of
Churches, Baltimore, Maryland;
the Rev. Howard A. Bailey, Phil
adelphia, Pennsylvania; Miss
Christina Calvin, Washington,
D. c.; Miss Dorothy Bailey, Mid
dletown, Maryland; the Rev. John
Eberly of the Brethren Service
Center, New Windsor, Maryland;
Mr.. Grover Biddle, Dover, Della
ware; Mr.. Bruce Miller, Balti-
more, Maryland; Mrs. Meredith
Mackley, Frederick, Maryland
Lutheran counsellor at Hood
College,; Mr.. Roger Searle, presi-
dent of the Wilmington Christian
Youth Council, Wilmington, Della
ware. The above are all serving
as adult and youth leadership.
The Bible Study leader will be
the Rev. George w. Cooley, pas
tor of the Hillcrest Memorial Me-
thodist Church, Wilmington, Della
ware. The interest group leaders,
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
FIRE COMPANY
FUND DRIVE
improvements Listed Are A
New 1000 Gallon Pumper,
Addition To Building
INSURANCE RATES LOW

A growth in the past year nee
essary to keep abreast of the
fast changing times has been
noted in a report of the Citizens
Hose Company in letters to all
who reside in the area which
comes under the protection OF
the local volunteers. The letters
preceded the start of the annual
campaign which began Monday
night. In addition to ordinary re-
pairs and replacements, the fol-
lowing substantial improvements
are listed: A new 1000 gallon
pumper has been acquired at an
expense of $4,000 to improve
fire protection; An addition to
the fire house has been built at
a cost of $4,000. 1t is expected
that the addition, needed fol-
storage of equipment, will also
serve many other community in
terests. Arrangements were made
with the Senger Transportation
Company to provide the rural
area with fire fighting facilities
not available in any other area in
the state. These consist of the
use of large milk tanks to trans.
port water to rural fires. The
Smyrna Grange provided the
overhead arm used to fill the
tanks. They have proved invalu.
able in supplying water at the
scene.
Insurance Rates Reduced
Effective July first fire insur.
ance rates were again reduced or
many residences and business
properties, bringing cash savings
Members Of the company spent
924 man hours at fire drills anc
1921 man hours in responding tc
65 alarms during the year. Capi.
tai expenditures were made dur.
ing the past year with the conf.
dence >of continued enthusiastic
support Of the fire company. The
committee for the drive includes
Fletcher Truax and Fred Harris
They are assisted by Francis B
Gebhart, chairman of the citi.
zens' committee.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
BUSY SESSION
TOWN COUNCIL
Is Modern Lighting Units
To be Installed on COM
merce Street
UNSAFE PROPERTIES

A varied agenda faced the men,
bers of Town Council at their
regular meeting on Friday night
with Mayor John ]. Hurd presid-
ing. New street lighting, changes
in timing control of traffic lights
at Four Corners, a consideration
of further traffic caution lights
at other points, requests for
water and sewer when future de-
velopments get under way, con-
tinuance of condemnation pro-
ceedings against property owners,
were among the many items TAX
ing the councilmen's attention.
Decision was made to install fif-
teen modern lighting units and
controls on Commerce Street
from the DUPONT Parkway west
to the Smyrna Theatre, and
James Warren, foreman, was
authorized to purchase and in
stall the lights. This is the. start
on installations of modern light
ing in the business district which
was requested by the Jaycees.
New lighting on Main Street will
be considered at a later date this
fall.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-19
Quicker Traffic Lights

After explanation of Chief OF
Police John w. Jacobs, Jr. of the
value of control with timing on
a forty-second cycle of the traf-
fic lights at the intersection of
Main and Commerce streets, the
council authorized the installa-
tion of the new type of control.
Work continues on the clearing
of the town of undesirable and
unsafe properties, and property
on Fisher Street owned by the
Peter w. Downs Estate, co Flor
ence Polk, was condemned with
the provision that it be vacated
within sixty days. Mrs. Polk was
present and agreed to this. Will
liam ]. MacLucas showed plans
for a proposed development on
Glenwood Avenue, and the coun-
Gil requested that forty foot
streets be used. Bids were OPEN
ed for the purchase of an electric
utility truck, and the lowest bid
without trade-in, that of Ennis
& Deakyne, was accepted. A con-
tractors sweeper owned by the
Town of Smyrna will be adver-
tised for sale in Wilmington and
Dover daily papers. Clarence
Downes, owner of property on
Main Street, will be sent a letter
asking him to appear at the next
meeting of council, Friday, Aug.
27 to discuss the condition of the
property.
To Have Lots Moved
The police department will be
authorized to notify owners OF
vacant lots which are grown up
to weeds, trees and contain filth
to have them cleaned Immediate
ly. If not the town will do il
and bill the owner for the work
The police will be asked to sub
init written report at the next
meeting. Action was deferred un-
til later on property now occu.
pied by Estelle Sullivan, on North
Street, and Councilman John E
Wilson III was authorized to
take sixty days to examine the
property and determine its dis.
position. Mrs. Louise Denney
Clifton, agent, was present tc
discuss this matter.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-20

using soldiers as servants, the
New York representative said:
"The army of democracy must
not use its men as boot-lickers
shoe-shine boys for our general or
our potential generals. No demo-
cratic army can be at it's best when
any. portion of the army whether
it be Negro or white, has to serve
in the capacity of lackeys."
PowelPs letter praised the De-
partment of Defense and the ma
ton for having made tremendous
and admirable progress in the field
of Indignation. But he added the
reports from West Point had been
brought to his attention and he
was passing the information on to
proper authorities because he did
not think they were aware of these
conditions.
While it might cost little more
the Congressman suggested that
the army employ civilian personnel
to work in the domestic capacities.
But his greatest emphasis was on
dissolving the Jim-crow situation
there at once.
In making this request Powell
said he felt that he was stating
the attitude of our Commander-in-
Chief and expressing the desire of
the majority of the American peo-
pie as well as speaking for him
self.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-20
Meharry Medical
College Has
Balanced Budget

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March -
(SpeciaD -Meharry Medical Col
lege closed the first six months of
its 1953-54 fiscal year with a bal
anced budget, DR.. Harold D. West,
president, reported recently at the
semi-annual meeting of the Board
of Trustees.
In reviewing the state of the
college, President West noted that
we have a small cash balance in
contrast to a cash deficit for the
same time last year and cited as
the outstanding development of the
past six months the new hospital
contract with the City for the care
of INDECENT sick. '"The contract"
he said, remains perhaps the
greatest single contribution to date
of the present administration to the
welfare of the college, and | should
like to go on record here as ex-
pressing yet once again the thanks
of the college and myself to the
Board of Hospital Commissioners,
the City Council, the Mayor and
Mr.. Cecil Sims, to whose efforts
the successful negotiation and final
approval of the contract are so
largely due" The president also
noted that whereas the number and
size of special grants were fully in
accordance with our expectations,
gifts to the college already totalled
almost twice the amounts antici-
pated for the entire year. at seems
to me" he said, that, far beyond
the actual sums involved and the
material aid they represent, this
development is of great Importance
because in many ways it undoubt-
edly reflects an increased interest
in the college and the work it is
doing"
Following the financial part of
the report, DR.. West reviewed
progress and developments in other
areas: the recent changes and al
terations in the building to give
maximum utilization of existing
space; additional members of the
faculty who have passed their
speciality boards and received acad-
emic honors; the number of nation
al and international meetings at
tended; papers published in the