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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-06-05
HERMANN CAN'T WINS

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one, twice winner of the Mar
ian Anderson Scholarship. rec
entlyWon the Music Education
League of New York's annual
competition for young singers
He will compete with other
division winners in Town Hall
on June 10 for the privilege
of appearing as featured solo
ist with the Little orchestra
Society under the direction OF
Thomas Scherman. The 27-yeaI
old singer received his musical
training at the New England
Conservatory of Music and al
the Longy School in Cambri-
dge. He is now in New York
studying on scholarship.
RECENT VISITORS
Visitors this past week from
Charlestown, w. Va, were Mr.
and Mrs. John C. Norman
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Oliver of West Medford
They had come on for the gra-
duation from Harvard Medical
School of their son, DR.. John
c. Norman, Jr., and the mar
riage of the latter to Miss Do
ris v. SeWell, sister of Mrs. Oil
yer. Mrs. Norman, a school tea
cher in her home town, is pro-
minently identified with reli.
gious and club activities She
is on a weekly radio program
Church Women's News" anc
was recently appointed a mem
Der of the Public Relations Com.
mittee of the National Council
Of Club Women. Her education.
al background, evident culture
and pleasing personality &C.
Evening star., 1954-05-27
|0ld lA Has Edge
lin NLRB BaIIotinq
On New York Docks
By the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK. May 27.-The
old longshoremen's union
bloodied but unbowed-has won
an indecisive margin over its
AFL rival in National Labor
Relations Board election and the
final result hinges on CHALLENGED
ballots.
The situation today is about
the same as it was five months
ago when the racket-tainted In
ternational Longshoremen's As
sociation QLA) had a vote edge
over the newly-formed AFL-
lila.
That NLRB election was
scrapped because lila adherents
employed strong-arm tactics and
intimidation at the polls.
Election Most Orderly.
In yesterdays new election. al
NOSE everybody played the part
Of a gentleman. Heavy details
Of police-2,500 on special duty
in New York City and about 500
others on the New Jersey side
of the port-had little to do.
Charles T. Douds, NLRB region
al director, said the election was
the most orderly" he had ever
seen.
The NLRB announced last
night that the lila held a lead
of .319 votes over the AFL-ILA
in the bitter struggle for GER
tification as bargaining agent
for the Port of New York's dock
workers.
There were 1877 challenged
ballots, and Mr.. Douds said it
may take from six weeks to two
months to investigate and tally
them and decide the winner.
Breakdown of Vote.
The NLRB announced that 49,
1913 dock workers voted out of
the estimated $4,000 eligibles,
and it gave this count of the
DaDer ballots.
Evening star., 1954-05-27
Executive Editor Named
By Minneapolis Star
By the Associoted Press

MINNEAPOLIS, May 27.-Wil-
liam P. Steven, As, assistant
executive editor of the Mime
apoliS Star and Tribune since
1850, yesterday was appointed
executive editor of the papers.
He succeeds Gideon Seymour
who died last week.
Wilbur Elston, 40, a member
of the Star and Tribune's WASH
ington bureau for the past four
years. was appointed assistant
executive editor of the papers.
Evening star., 1954-05-27

The AFL-ILA did little better
yesterday than it did in the first
election last December % and %,
when it was a mere infant. The
AFL-ILA = established by the
AFL after it kicked out the lila
in September for failure to rid
itself of racketeering elements
was 1892 votes behind the g.
year-old LILA in the pre- Christ
mas balloting.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
GOLD STAR MOTHERS TEA
VIII Be Held Sunday, June 6 at
American Legion Home

Mrs. George Scout, Kent County
vice president, Department of
Delaware American Legion Auxil-
iary, has announced that the an
nual Gold Star Mothers tea will be
held for all Gold Star mothers in
Kent County on Sunday, June 6,
from two to four o'clock at the
American Legion home of the
Callaway-Kemp-R -Raughley-Tee post
at Harrington. Members of the
Harrington Auxiliary will serve as
hostess for the affair, presiding
over the tea table. Miss Helen
Jones, Dover, department chap
lain; Mrs. Benjamin Hughes, Jr,
chaplain of the Harrington Auxil-
iary, and Mrs. Scott are in charge
of arrangements. Invitations have
been sent to the sixty-one Gold
Star mothers in Kent County and
to all department officers and
chairmen of Kent County units,
and chaplains.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
GRADUATION AT
HIGH SCHOOL
Commencement Will Be Held
Monday, June 18th in
School Auditorium
BACCALAUREATE 18th

Commencement at the John
Bassett Miore High School will be
Monday, June IA, in the high
school auditorium beginning at
500 pm. Activities of commence
ment season began on Thursday,
May 27, with senior week, when
seniors, in recognition of their
rank, were given special privileges.
On Friday evening, May %, the
annual Junior-Senior Prom, with
dancing from 8 to l, was held in
the gymnasium. Senior examina-
tions will be on June and 4, with
all other examinations throughout
the school on June 8, 10, and II.
Commencement Begins June Is
Baccalaureate Services for the
graduating class will be on Sunday
morning, June 13, in the high
school auditorium beginning at
LOO am. This will be a commun-
ity service and the public is invi-
ted. Commencement speaker on
Wednesday evening will be Wesley
Northridge Haines, speaker, lee
turer, and orator. The Board of
Education has been very fortunate
in securing this commencement
speaker. The Rev. o. c. Jones will
have charge of the Baccalaureate
Service, assisted by Rev. Walter
L. Beckwith and Rev. F. S. Ban
croft.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
To Honor "Spool1" Jacobs

Word has been received here of
arrangements to hold Bobby
"Spook" Jacobs night at Connie
Mack Stadium to honor the Phila-
delphia AS young rookie second
baseman. T. B. Pancoast of Salem,
N. j., general chairman of the af-
fair, notified Smyrna's Chief of
Police John w. Jacobs, the
rockies uncle, of the arrange
ments early this week. A large
block if reserved seat tickets to
the Washington-A's game, We'd
nesday night, June 80, has been
purchased for the occasion.
Tickets will be available until
June 10th and anyone Interested
in attending is asked to contact
Mr.. Jacobs by phoning Smyrna
4771 after 5 pm.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
GIRL SCOUTS
GET NEW HEAD
Mrs. VIM. Kruchen Named
Chairman of NeighborhoOd
C, Girl Scouts
AWARD PINS

Mrs. William S. Kruchen, moth
er of four young daughters, has
accepted the post of neighborhood
chairman for Neighborhood c,
Smyrna-Clayton Girl Scouts, it
was announced at a meeting of the
group held Tuesday night at the
Youth Center. Mrs. Kruchen, who
takes the place of Mrs. James
Merrill, resigned, has a consider
able background in scouting, hav-
ing had leaders training, and has
served as chairman of troop COM
for Troop 213, of which
Mrs. Clark M. Knots is the leader.
Mrs. S. Allen Moffitt will act as
vice chairman for Neighborhood
G. She also has had experience
in scouting and serves as men,
ber of the same troop committee
as Mrs. Kruchen. Mrs. Alan G.
Robinson is secretary for Neigh
borhood c. Five-year pins were
awarded at the meeting to the fol-
lowing persons: Mrs. Moffitt, Mrs
Robinson, Miss Diane Shortt, all of
Smyrna, and Mrs. Robert Hurd,
Clayton. The meeting was attend
Continued on Page Two
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
JUNIOR-SENIOR
PROM FRIDAY
Fifty Couples Attend Prom
In Gymnasium AT
High School
FIVE-PIECE BAND MUSIC

More than fifty young couples
attended the junior-senior prom
held last Friday night in the gym
nasium of the Smyrna High
School. Red and white was the
color scheme to create Candy
land" with every detail pointing
up the theme, and dominating the
scene was the bandstand made to
simulate big candy box. Across
from this was large candy coun-
ter, presided over by the lifesize
figure of a soda jerk. The tables
We're arranged in cabaret style,
and on each was a red horn of
plenty, with candy spilling out.
Tall peppermint candy sticks were
set against the wall at intervals,
and decorative cut-outs of candy
baskets and lollipops were also
used. Featuring the colors of both
classes, a canopy of red and white
crepe paper formed ceiling lower
than that of the gym, with vari-
colored balloons clustered in the
canopy. The baskets at each end
of the gym, which figure during
the basketball season were covered
to look like enormous ice-cream,
cones. The imaginative and color
Continued on PAGE Seven)
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
SMYRNA AND CLAYTON BEING
CONSIDERED FOR ARMORY SITE

Sites in Smyrna and Clayton are
being considered for the proposed
armory to be built in the Smyrna
area and will be submitted to the
Armory Board for final decision,
it was disclosed when Lieut.. Col.
j. D. Niles, Jr. Delaware National
Guard appeared before Smyrna
Town Council on Tuesday night.
He told of the requirements for
the proposed $4,000 armory and
described the type of construction
for the building which will be
approximately 100x115 feet, built
of brick block front, sides and rear
of block. The minimum require
ment of land for the armory is
three acres, on a hard surfaced
road, with water and sewer facili-
ties.
Sites Submitted by Clayton
The town of Clayton has SUBJ
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
SMYRNA MAN GETS POST
Ralph Peters Appointed Director
of Farmers Home Administration

Asth&RaA SeOAo @0PPOAAAtNA AaANOtOA
of Farmers Home Administration
The appointment of Ralph
Peters of Smyrna as state director
of ire Farmers Home Admins
tration for the Delaware and
Maryland district, was announced
in Washington on Tuesday. The
appointment of MIR. Peters, execu-
tive secretary and treasurer of the
Delaware Farm Bureau since
1945, was announced by the Della
ware Congressional delegation. AS
district director, with headquarters
in Baltimore, Mr.. Peters will have
broad responsibility for the admin
istration of the farm homes pro-
gram in Delaware, Maryland, and
two counties on the Eastern Shore
of Virginia. The appointment will
become effective July 1, at start
ing salary of $500 per year. Mr..
Peters is a director of the D61a-
ware Safety Council and secre-
tary of the Delaware Highway
Users Conference. Born in Flem-
ing, ,Pr.,in 1901 Mr.. Peters major
ed in dairy production at Pennsyl-
vania State College, graduating in
1928. He is a member of the Smyr-
ma Grange, the Morning Star
Lodge of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, and the Asbury Me-
thodist Church of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
HOLD
FIRST DANCE
Many Attend Including Of
ficials of State Jaycees
From Wilmington
HELD FRIDAY NIGHT

A group of approximately twen-
ty, representing the Wilmington
Junior Chamber of Commerce, lent
their support to the Smyrna-Clay-
ton Jaycees by their attendance
at the first dance sponsored by the
local group since their formation
this winter. The dance was held
Friday night at Town Hall, and
among the officials of the Della
ware Junior Chamber of Com
merce and the Wilmington JAY
Gees who were present were Rich
ard D. Cook, incoming president,
Wilmington club; James t. Chand-
Ter III, president; Richard Bald
win, and Charles Hackman, direc-
tors-elect; Clarence Di Sabatino,
state president elect; and Harold
Parker, of Dover, president state
Jaycees. The Smyrna-Clayton
group was sponsored by the Wilm-
ington group and Mr.. Cook extern
sion chairman was instrumental
in the successful conclusion to the
efforts to start Jaycee group
here. He, and other members of
the city and state groups, attended
several meetings here preceding
the charter night celebration.
$50 People Attend
The dance was attended by more
than one hundred and fifty people.
Music was furnished by Bernie
Greenhouse and his orchestra,
Wilmington. Among those who en-
tertained informally at their
homes before the dance were Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth c. Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wootten,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bryson, Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth c. Smith, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Still, Jr. The
local Jaycees were given special
recognition at the recent state
Continued on Page Seven
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
ASBURY PLANS
CHILDREN'S DAY
Special Service Will Be Held
Sunday, June 9th by
School Pupils
TO HOLD PAGEANT

Sunday, June 9th the Sunday
School of Asbury Methodist will
present their annual Children's s
Day program. Sunday School will
meet at 1000 o'clock am. and the
program will begin at 1890 in the
Sanctuary. Plan to attend and en-
courage the teachers and the pu-
pills of the school. The teachers
and assistants preparing the pro-
gram are: Mrs. Olin Bamberger,
Mrs. John Dukes, Mrs. Roland
Ford, Mrs. Virdin Hutchins, Mrs.
Harry Jones, Mrs. Edward Melvin,
Mrs. William Short and Mrs.
James Vaughn. In the Beginners
Department the following children
will participate: Robert Vaughn,
Eileen Harris, Michael Reed,
Linda Proud, Patsy Harrington,
Dottie Iutchins, Ricky Downes,
Barbara Proud, Lynn Morris, Sally
Pennywell, Cynthia FAIRIES, Norma
Jean Knots, Robert Hoffecker.
Danny Harris, Billy Carson,
Nancy Lee Ford, Lea Christensen,
Dianne Cooper, Georganna Wha-
ley, Donald Stump, Patty Rogers,
Jonice Rogerst Wayne Poore and
Deborah Mills. In the Kindergar-
ten Department the following
children will participate: Harold
Arbogast, Con Carey, Ray Davis,
Linda Dukes, Kae Everhart, Sadie
Frailey, Bonnie Leu Frailey, Linda
Hutchins, Dottie Pleasanton, Karl
Kraus, Michael McGrath, Mary
Jane Mills, Karl Nelson, Linda
Nowland, Esley Pierson, Jackie
Poore, Linda Pryor, Donna Pleas
onton, Gilbert Dochester, Kenny
Smith, Sharon Still, Dennis Stump,
Johnny Truax, Jimmy Vaughn,
Meredith Wilder, Janet Wilson,
Donald Uhlendorf, Joyce Hawkins,
Karen Whaley, Mary Turner.
Sharon Hawkins, Barbara How
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
INJURED IN CRASH
Local Women Among A Injured in
Collision at Odessa Saturday

-Four persons were injured in
the collision of two automobiles at
the intersection of the DUPONT
Parkway and High Street in
Odessa late last Saturday night.
Three Women Hurt
The injured persons were Mrs.
Mildred Grohl, 81, of Baltimore,
abrasions and cuts of the right
leg; Joseph Grohl, Baltimore, con-
tusions, abrasions and cuts of the
face and body, and Caddie Dixon,
33, of Smyrna, wife of the driver
of one of the automobiles, fractur-
ed wrist and abrasion of the ankle,
and Mrs. Bessie Hewitt, 21 of 418
Bethune Drive, Dunleith, cuts of
the right side of the face and
mouth. All except Mrs. Hewitt
were riding with William Dixon,
"a, of Smyrna. Mrs. Hewitt was a
passenger in an automobile driven
by Benjamin Ross, 33, of Wilm-
ington. State police said Dixon
was driving north on Route 13 and
Ross east on FIigh-Street when the
collision occurred. Ross was ar
rested on a charge of disregarding
a stop sign. The injured were talk
en- to the Delaware Hospital in
ambulances of the MiddletoWn
Fire Company and Goodwill Fire
Company, New Castle. All were
released Sunday following treat
ment at the hospital. Mrs. Hewitt
was injured when she was thrown
out of the Ross car to the street
when the collision occurred. She
landed on her face, troopers said.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
CLAYTON Wins Opener

Clayton, Townsend and Green's
boro, Md, turned in victories on
opening day in the newly-organized
Bay League Sunday. Clayton
triumphed over Cheswold lilo in
IL innings. Paul Loder, young
Highlander, went the route for
Clayton, tanning 10. Greensboro
scored a 1916 win over Farming
ton and Townsend defeated Mil
ton 8-6. Schedule for Sunday, June
6, is as follows: Greensboro at
Clayton; Cheswold at Milton;
Townsend at Pennington.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03

mitted two sites and several ten
tative sites in or near Smyrna are
also under consideration. Col.
Niles, who is battalion COM
mander, told the council that the
National Guard 'is an essential
organization, and plays solid
function in peacetime in the
state" The armory would furn-
ish community center for The
young men of the guard, and also
offer facilities as a community
center for the people. A battery
contains 120 men and 5 officers,
he said, and many local young
men now are members of a bat
terry in Dover. Members of the
Smyrna-Clayton Junior Chamber
of Commerce, and of other service
clubs and organizations, are as
sisting in the securing of a site
for the armory.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
SEWAGE PLANT
PLANS READY
Council Accepts Engineers
Plans of Disposal Plant
Subject to States OK
NEED LIFE GUARD

Plans for the construction of
the sewage disposal plant for
Smyrna were forwarded at a re-
cessed meeting of Town Council
held Tuesday night, with Mayor
John ]. Hurd presiding, and all
council members present. Follow
ing a detailed repirt by R. c..
Regnier, representing the engin-
ering firm, Whitman, Requart &
Associates, Baltimore, who ex-
plained the drawing showing the
proposed type of plant and treat
ments, the council authorized the
firm to proceed with preparations
of plans and specifications, subject
to the approval of the State Board
of Health and the State Welfare
Home. Bids were opened for the
water lines on High Street, and
the contract was awarded to
Pleasanton 4 Edgell, who turned
in the low bid of S4195. Other
bids were presented by Dove ".
Peasanton, Jr., Inc, $4540.60, and
George & Lynch, S432S.
Need Two Life Guards
The Rev. Sidney Taylor agreed
to the removal of the tent in
which services will be held by the
Negro Baptists to a site on East
Glenwood Avenue. He will have
the assistance of the town police
and town crews in moving and set
ting up the tent at the new site.
Chief of Police John w. Jacobs,
Jr., explained the need for two
lifeguards at the beach at Lake
Como and the advisability of ex-
tending the hours of protection by
guards. He was authorized by
council to secure the services of an
additional lifeguard.
To Clear Lot
Plans for the cleaning UP of the
addition to the parking lot in back
of the Post Office were discussed,
and Councilman John e. Wilson,.
Jr., asked that the Jaycees be per-
mitted to tear down the unused
restroom at the edge of the lot, as
part of their task on Saturday,
June IL to prepare the lot for use.
The Jaycees have offered their SER
vices in this project for the town.
Councilman Wilson also proposed
taking down the building where
two town trucks are now stored at
the parking lot, and also that an
addition be built to the present
building near the lake where other
town equipment is stored. Town
crew foreman James Warren was
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Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
FOR
TEENAGERS
All Teenagers Holding Driv-
ing Permit Are Eligible
To Enter Contest
TO AWARD PRIZES

Saturday, June 5, is the date
set for the first Teenage Road-E-O
to be sponsored by the Smyrna
Clayton Junior Chamber of Com
merce, starting at 9 am. The
written exam will be given at the
Smyrna Elementary School, fol-
lowed by the road tests on the
streets around the school. All
teenagers who hold driving per-
NIT or license are eligible to enter
this driving contest. Application
blanks may be obtained at the
Smyrna police office, the Smyrna
School, the Vance Cole store at
Four Corners, and at Golden's
pharmacy. All entries will be turn
ed in to the police office.
To Award Prizes
Local prizes will be awarded as
follows: First, SIS; second, $40;
third, $5; then ten finalists will all
receive gifts. The local winner will
compete in the state contest to be
held in Dover on June 26. The
state winner will go to Washing
ton, ID. C. on an all-expense paid
trip, to compete for $500 in
scholarships. The judges appointed
for the local contest include
James Vaughn, and James E.
Turner, Jr. of the state police;
Chief of Police John w. Cacobs,
Jr., Francis B. Gebhart, and Will
liam Fessenden, of the driver
training program. This will be the
first time that local teenagers will
have a chance to take part in the
Road-E-O which is conducted by
Jaycees on a national basis.
Wedely Acclaimed
According to Dain Domich, ma
tional Jaycee president, the pro-
ject is widely acclaimed by law
enforcement, safety and school
authorities as a positive program
to encourage teenagers to become
expert drivers" The Jaycee COM
mittee making arrangements for
the project includes Vance Cole,
Herbert Brown, and James E.
Turner, Jr. They will be assisted
by many other Jaycees in taking
care of the various phases of the
program when it is presented on
Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
President Eisenhower at Air Base

The state of Delaware will be
honored by the presence of Presi-
dent Eisenhower who win land at
the Dover Air Base in the presi-
Dental plane next Monday at noon
on his way to Chestertown, Md,
where he will receive an honorary
degree at Washington College dur
ing graduation exercises at 2 pm.
He will go from Dover to Ches-
tertown in a motorcade and is
expected to return to the base
about six o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-03
H0MEb0UND STUDENTS HERE
GO TO SCHOOL BY PHONE"
Sch0ol-tO- Home Phone Ser
vice Enables Polio Victim
to Attend Classes
IN SOPHOMORE YEAR

Picture a seventeen-year old
boy seated in a wheel chair in a
large downstairs bedroom at his
home, awaiting the moment when
the walls of the room will dissolve
and he will be in the midst of a
class at the Smyrna High School.
On the table in front of George
Fischer was unit of the school
to-home telephone service, con-
nected by private telephone lines
to an amplifier and classroom unit
located in the school. With
George were his mother; his teach
er, Mrs. William S. Taber, of Dow
er, and Miss Virgie Bauer, guild
ance councillor at the school. The
moment came when contact was
first established with the school,
and the voice of George w.
Wright, superintendent, welcomed
the boy, saying: 81 feel that our
school has grown, that we have
new student six miles away, and
that he is just in another ROOM"
Mrs. Ruth Williams was conduct
ing ninth grade spelling class,
and the voices of the children from
any point in the room could be
heard, and they in turn could
clearly hear the replies of the boy
in his home. The students shared
the excitement felt by the boy and
were thrilled to be part Of the
hour which had such great mean
ing to him.
! Attending" Regular Glasses
Those watching were aware of
his great eagerness and could
sense the widening of his horizon.
He is now attending" regular
classes each day. When interview
ed he said, with a new light in
his eyes, that he Thought it
would work out real we'll; that
it would speed it up" He will go
into the tenth grade work in the
fall, and the communication with
the school will supplement the
teaching of Mrs. Taber which will
continue.
Boy Is Paralyzed
George is paralyzed as a result
of polio; he was thirteen years old
when he became disabled, but his
eagerness to learn has overcome
his handicap. With a resonant
voice of fine quality there is sure
to be job in the future for which
he will be admirably fitted. The
homebound student is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Fischer,
who have five other children, all
in the Smyrna School. The family
lives three miles from the Della
ware Bay on the Leipsic Road,
near Woodland Beach. Georges
education has been intermittent,
as he has spent part of the time
at intervals in hospitals.
Child Development
John S. Charlton, director of
child development and guidance,
State Department of Public In
struction, has directed this phase
of the boys education, and accord
ing to Mr.. Charlton, the average
cost for homebound students is
$3.50 a year, or approximately
twice the cost for normal child.
This varies with the distance from
the school. The great adventure
for George of "going to school by
telephone" was made possible by
the efforts of great many peo-
Pile, among them the Diamond
State Telephone Company, which
had installed 25,000 feet of special
line. George & Lynch, contractors,
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