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Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
FUNDS FOR SANTA PROJECT
Acknowledgment of Financial AS
sistance by Jaycees

The Smyryna-Clayton Junior
Chamber of Commerce acknowl-
edges the financial assistance in
providing the funds for the Santa
Claus appearance and the gifts
and entertainment for the chill
dren of the whole community by
the following firms and individ-
uals: DR.. Harold ]. Laggner, DR..
William C. Pritchard, Jr., DR..
John ]. Lazzeri, DR.. Wells Camp
bell, DR. Richard w. Comegys,
Belber Trunk and Bag Co., A&P
Market, The Smyrna Times, Della
ware Real Estate, Sparks Phar-
macy, Colonial Hotel, Boyer's,
Clayton Bank and Trust Com
pany, Iron Front Hardware, Acme
Market, Vance Cole, Stills News
Agency, Wilson Refrigeration, Inc,
John Roth, Harry Aumack, Bur-
tons Garage, Sans Place, Woot-
tens, SWANS Pharmacy, Man.
nering's, Wroten-Pratt Insurance
Agency, Smyrna Office of Farm
ers Bank of the State of Della
ware, George Bryson, Clarence
Bodley, Banta's, Treble Clef,
George w. Smith, William Roe,
Wheatley's, Sayers- jewelers.,
Toms Shoe Store, Smyrna Sport
ing Goods, Smyrna Gift Shop,
Robinson Furniture Store, Golden
Pharmacy, Vessels, Right Lum-
ber Yard, National Bank, West
ern Auto Associates, Rothwell's,
S&S Products, Boulevard Elec-
tric, Dads Place, Clements Sup
ply, r. w. Slaughter, Millaway
Broadway, Smyrna Market, Lee
Slaughter, Handloff's, Ennis &
Deakyne, Paul Johnson, Hi-Way
Diner.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
Death of Rhoda Lovely Combs

Death of Rhoda Lovely Combs
Funeral services for Mrs. Rhoda
Lovely Combs, 68, of Marydel,
Md, who died in the Easton
Memorial Hospital on December
5, will be held today at 2 pm.
from the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel.
Interment will be in Glenwood
Cemetery at Smyrna. Mrs. Combs
was the widow of the late Charles
Combs, and is survived by the
following children: Mr. Elmer
Rucker, Fort Olgethorpe, Ca; Mr..
Charles Rucker, Cincinnati, Ohio;
Mr.. Willard Rucker, Marydel,
Md; Mr.. Robert c. Rucker. Will
mington, Del; Mrs. Nellie
Schroth, Cincinnati; Mrs. Beatrice
Thorpe, Wilmington; 5 grand
children; and sister, Mrs. Mer-
tie Cameron, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
CHRISTMAS PLAY AT SCHOOL
christmas in Our Town" by Chill
dren Of Elementary School

A three-act play with music
entitled christmas in Our Town"
will be presented at the Smyrna
Elementary School by Grade 1
and 2 on Friday, Dec. II at s
pm. It will be given under the
direction of the teachers of the
two grades, assisted by Miss Dor
othy Kirby, of the art depart
ment, and Mrs. John H. Fearon,
of the music department. The
cast will include Carol Wright,
announcer; Patsy Passwaters, who
will play the role of Santa, Judy
Deakyne, as the mother, and
Glenn Everhart, the father. Other
children will interpret the roles of
boys selling wreaths. window
carolers, children; there
will be a rhythm band from grade
2. Impersonating toys will be
first graders as cowboy dolls, tin
soldiers, Indian dolls, clowns, rab-
bits, and mama dolls. First and
second grade boys will play the
part of the reindeer. Teachers
assisting with the operatta will
be Mrs. Lulu v. Ricards, Miss
Arie Hill, Mrs. Charles King. Mrs.
Ethel Powell, Miss Caroline
Stats, and Mrs. Alyne Robinson.
The show will depict what takes
place in our town during the
Christmas season, with most of
the play in pantomime, song, and
rhythms.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
LIONS HOST TO
FOOTBALL TEAM
Harold ''Tubby" Raymond.
Coach at u. of D., Speaker
at Meeting Monday
80 BOYS ARE PRESENT

Stressing the great value in
playing football and vigorously
asserting that it is important TO
play to win, Harold ''Tubby" Ray
mond, backfield coach at the Uni
versity of Delaware, inspired the
thirty-two boys on the Smyrna
High School football team at a
dinner meeting of the Smyrna
Lions Club where they were spec
ial guests on Monday night. "If
you ewant to be winner you can
never let go, you have to give
everything you have" he continu-
ed, adding the need to develop a
sense of appreciation for the
rules. You are playing football
so that you can accept your po-
sition in the community" he con-
cluded, telling the boys that later
the Lions would be proud of
their boosting of the team, as the
boys would find their jobs as cit
liens and play that game as they
had played football. The speaker
was introduced by Frank Stella
tella, coach, and the response was
made by Charles v. Williams.
William Horney, coach at high
school, was also a guest. A film
of the Lehigh-Delaware game was
shown. The guests were welcom-
ed by James R. Ford, president.
Wells Campbell, chairman, had a
display of the rugs made by the
blind which the Lions will sell
I Friday night and all day Satur-
day here. Advance orders will be
taken. Announcement was made
of the charter night celebration
of the Clayton Lions Club at The
Paddock on Wednesday, Dec. 15.
The speaker will be zack Wells,
of Wilmington. At the next meet
ing of the Smyrna Lions Club on
Monday night, Dec. 20 there will
rs Ahe customary exchange of
small gifts, accompanied by APP
propriate original verse" between
members. Each Lion has been
given the name of the recipient of
his gift in advance. Guy Ed
mondson, Jr., is in charge of this
event.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
CHILDREN SEE
SANTA HERE
Theatre Crowded by One
Thousand People Here
Saturday
PRESENTS TO ALL

The age-old wonder and belief
in Santa Claus was explicit on
the faces of the young children
as hundreds of them came down
the aisle of the Smyrna Theatre
on Saturday afternoon to be
greeted by their patron saint.
The theatre was packed with a
thousand persons, some parents
holding their children. There were
some whose faces were filled with
awe, unbelief that he was really
there, fear, wonder, and a great
happiness, and their words ex-
pressed all of these emotions. One
girl whispered: 81 thought that
he was not real, but he is" Out
standing requests for what they
wanted most" were a white
horse, a puppy, baby alligator,
a pogo stick, an old black piano,
a horse and COW, bow and ar
row, and 'nothin' much" There
were many requests for dolls, but
one emphatic little girl wanted
specifically ballet doll. The
eagerness for just this one pos
session was in the face of a girl
who asked for a dancing skirt.
The usual cowgirl suits, cowboy
boots, fire engines, hook and lad
der, superman suits, stage coach,
guns, books, radios, tractors, tool
chests, nurses uniform, and
typewriter were included. The
crowd was entertained for almost
an hour by cartoons, which
brought forth great applause, be-
fore the arrival of Santa Claus,
impersonated by Art Thomas. A
large group of Jaycees. assisted
the Smyrna police in maintaining
order, and in giving out oranges
to each child after Santa had
himself handed them the toy-filled
stockings, and heard their re-
quest. The children greeted
Santa in varying ways, some
afraid to speak, some brash, call
ing eli, Santa, others thanking
him politely. He was given "a
present" by one boy and also
handed lists of requests. The
Jaycees had the assistance of The
merchants of Clayton and Smyrna
in providing the gifts and the en-
tertainment and the first indoor
celebration went down in history
as complete success. A few
stockings were left and have been
given to the volunteer firemen of
the Clayton and Smyrna compan-
les who distribute gifts to chill
dren each year. Martin Golden,
Jaycees president, welcomed the
vast audience and the committee
included Rodney Schuman, chair
man, John Shetzler, and Edward
Wootten.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
smyrna Grange Plan Party

The regular meeting of the
Smyrna Grange will be held to-
night, Thursday, at which time
plans will be made for the Christ
mas party. Russell Bruette will
be in charge of the lecturers
hour. Master John Dukes and
Mrs. Dukes were the delegates to
the State Grange session held at
Milford on Dec. 7-8-9, and twen-
ty-one members attended the BAN
quet on Wednesday night.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
HartIy Lions to Hold Tree Sale

The Hartly Lions Club will hold
their annual tree sale beginning
December 13 and lasting until
Christmas. Trees will be on sale
during the hours of 10 till 10 pm.
The trees will be Canadian Bal
sam and prices will be very reas-
enable. The proceeds will be
used to sponsor the annual Xmas
Party at the Hartly School Cafe
terra on December %, at 7:30
o'clock. The children will be
treated by Santa Claus and ice
cream will be served as well as
one and half hour movie of comic
strips. The club members will be
on hand to care for the children
and assure all a wonderful time.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
Woman's Auxiliary of st. Peters

WOman'S Auxiliary OF 81. Peter's
At the meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of st. Peters Episcopal
Church on Tuesday, Dec. IA at
s pm. a reading from "The Other
Wise Man, by Henry Van Dyke,
will be given by the Rev. F. S.
Bancroft, rector. The business
session, presided over by Mrs. F.
S. Bancroft, will be followed by
the Christmas program which has
been arranged by the educational
secretary, Mrs. Fred Heinold, Sr.
The singing of carols will be a
part of the program. Hostesses
at the social hour will be Mrs.
Heinold, Mrs. Franklin Cole, Mrs.
Clara Davis, and Mrs. Robert
Davis. Mrs. Richard w. Comegys
will be in charge of the devotion
al program
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
Returns to Korea

Word has been received by Mr..
and Mrs. Olan L. Bamberger
from their son, Corp. Robert L.
Bamberger, that he has returned
to Korea after spending a pleas
ant week in Japan. This present
address is Corp. Robert L. Bam-
berger, U. S. 52,333,s24 Hq. Det.
4th Ordnance Battalion, APO 1858,
San Francisco, California.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
Death of John Rich Holland

Burial services were held at
Odd Fellows Cemetery last Sat-
urday at IL am. for John Rich
Holland, who died in Baltimore
on last Wednesday. Funeral SER
vices were held in Baltimore Dec.
4. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Esther Read Holland, Balti-
more, formerly of Smyrna; one
son, John Rich Holland, Jr., and
two grandchildren, of Baltimore;
one brother, Thomas w. Holland,
Wilmington, and one sister, Miss
Mary Holland, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-09
Home Demonstration Club

On Thursday, December 16, at
1:30 p.m., the Friendly Neighbors
Home Demonstration Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Fred
Heinold for their Christmas party.
Each member is to bring 25c
gift.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Atomic Ash Victims
Leaving Hospitals Soon
BY the Assoeiated Press

TOKYO, Dec. 8.-The % sur
vivors of a Japanese fishing boat
that was busted with radioactive
ash from the American hydro
gen bomb tests in the Pacific will
leave Tokyo hospitals about De-
cember 20, hospital authorities
said today. A 23d fisherman died
after a long illness.
All have been hospitalized with
radiation sickness since their
fishing boat, the Lucky Dragon,
returned to port last March.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Schweitzer Off for Africu
Star staf Photo

COLMAR, France. Dec. 8. R.
DIR. Albert Schweitzer. 79-year-
old medical missionary and
Nobel Peace Prize winner. left
his home town of Gunsbach in
Alsace yesterday to return to his
hospital at Lambarene. French
Equatorial Africa.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Philip Praises Formers

| LONDON. Dec. 8. (R.The
Duke Of Edinburgh told the
Farmers Club last night he par
ticuIarly admired the farmer for
| his persistence. Persistence. ex-
planned the husband of Queen
Elizabeth III, against the va
garies of merchants. millers, en-
gineers, the government. con-
sumers, international markets,
land the weather"
Evening star., 1954-12-08
New Zealand Rutifies Pact

MANILA, Dec. 3. R)-New
Zealand today deposited its in
struments Of ratification OF the
Southeast Asia Defense Treaty
with the Philippines. New Zea-
land is the second nation to
ratify the treaty. signed In Ma
Mia last September by eight
countries. including the United
States. Thailand was the first. !,
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Storm Victims Arrive

MANILA, Dec. 8. R.-Ten
Filipino fishermen rescued by a
Formosan fishing vessel in a
recent typhoon in the South
China Sea arrived last night
from Taipeh.
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BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, April IA Japanese
doctor said today he had mo
optimism" for the recovery OF
some of the % japanese fisher
men burned by radioactive ash
from the March l H-bomb blast
at Bikini,
DR.. Kazuo Miyoshi said "the
next week will tell whether the
men will live. He did not say
how many are dangerously i'll,
but previously two of the % had
been listed as critical.
DR.. MiyoShi, cher physician
at Tokyo University Hospital
where the fishermen are being
treated, said their fate hinges on
how seriously the radioactivity
affects their bone marrow, pro-
ducer of infection-fighting white
blood corpuscles.
Some of the fishermen are
running a fever as result of
frequent blood transfusions to
wash the radioactivity from
their systems, the doctor said.
All of the men are suffering
from various degrees of radia-
ton sickness caused by their eX-
posure to radioactive ash which
showered their boat. the Lucky
Dragon, after the H-bomb blast.
The crew said the boat was about
80 miles from the Bikini test
site.
japanese crowded theaterS
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Acc Names Assistant
For Industrial Program
By the Associated Prasi

The Atomic Energy Commits
sion. which has been moving
steadily toward giving private in
dustry a greater role in working
for peaceful use of nuclear en-
ergy. announced today appoint
ment of an assistant general
manager for research and in
dustrial development.
Alfonso Tammaro, manager of
the Chicago operations Office of
the Acc since 1947, was named
to the post. The commission
announcement said his duties
would include assisting in Co
ordinating and directing the Acc
programs currently under the
direction of the divisions of re-
actor development, biology and
medicine. and research, and the
Office of industrial development"
Mr.. Tammaro. 81, is a native
of Providence, r. l., graduate of
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology, who entered the Army
as an engineer officer in 1941.
He was assigned to the Manhat-
tan Engineer District, the hush
hush wartime project which de-
veloped the atom bomb, and
transferred to the Acc when it
was set up.
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Coventry Abondons
civil Defense Unit,
Starts Political Row
By the Associated Press

] COVENTRY, England, April Z
- The Labor dominated city
council of Coventry, symbol OF
German terror bombing in World
War II, voted last night to take
steps to disband its Civil Defense
Committee on the ground the H
bomb makes local defense a
waste of time and money"
The 1918 vote kicked up a po-
litical storm in the ancient Mid
land city, which still bears scars
of the destruction wrought by
German bomberS in a one-night
blitz November IA, 1910. The
raid, which blasted the heart of
the city, killed ITO persons and
injured 1000.
Alderman Sidney Stringer, La
borite leader of the council, said
the decision was aimed at
Strengthening the hand of in
ternational statesmen seeking to
outlaw the H-bomb." Conserva-
tive Minority Leader Tom Prem
tice described the move as "dia-
bolical and uncivilized." Other
Conservatives said the vote would
please only the Communists.
The national government in
London indicated it might have
something to say about the de.
ciSion, too. The Home Office said
the councils action runs counter
to Parliament's 1948 civil defense
act, which makes mandatory civil
defense organizations in towns
and counties.
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Cullen Rejects Plea
10 Ban Nee Talk
BY the Associated Press

HOUSTON, Tex, April T.
Hugh Roy Cullen, millionaire
Houston Gilman and philan-
thropist, yesterday rejected a re-
quest by a group of University of
Texas students that the selection
of. Senator Mccarthy as a San
Jacinto day speaker here be re-
considered.
Two students presented a pc
tition protesting the selection to
MIR. Cullen. Senator Mccarthy
was selected as the principal
speaker for April 81 ceremonies
marking the 18th anniversary of
the battle in which the Republic
Of Texas won its independence
from Mexico.
Bob Kenney, editor of the
university newspaper, the Daily
Texan, and Ronnie Digger. a
former editor, said the petition
carried 1871 signatures of uni
versity students.
Mr.. Kenney said university
students feel Senator Mccarthy
is unfit" to deliver a San ia
cinto day address.
After meeting with the stu
dents. Mr.. Cullen told newsmen:
Il told them nothing could be
done about the invitation, which
already has been made, and that
l thought Senator Mccarthy is
the greatest man in America"
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present $25,0O0-a-year ceiling
for the total number Of awards
an agency may make would be
lifted. This would lead to many
more awards.
The bill would provide for a
special incentive awards division
in the csc, which would OPP
crate, consolidate and broaden
the awards program, including
efficiency and economy sugges-
tons, outstanding achievements
and work production and all
other awards systems. The meas
ure also would bring Govern
ment per diem workers under
the program. Only small num-
Der of per diem employees now
are eligible.
The bill would abolish the
present in-grade salary achieve
ment awards in favor Of the cash
payments provided for in the
legislation. Mr.. Hagen said SAL
airy step awards are unfair. since
they mean employees in the upper
grades receive more in the way
of money than lower-grade
workers, regardless of the en-
ployes' achievements. Also Mr..
Hagen noted that employees IN
the top step of the grade are
Disseminated against under the
present system because they can
not receive step pay raise as
reward for outstanding achieve
ment.
incidentally, these in-grade
salary awards should not be con-
fused with the automatic within
grade pay promotions of Govern
ment employees, which would not
be disturbed by the Hagen bill.
X \ "
PAY-The Government pay
raise fight grows more bitter by
the day, as hearings continue be-
fore the House Civil Service
Committee.
The key to what Federal CLASH
fed employees can expect in the
way of a Federal pay raise cen
tiers around the current contro-
verSy between Postmaster Cen
eral Summerfield and the postal
employee organizations. For what
ever the postal employees receive,
classified workers can expect
a somewhat similar amount. Ger
tainly they can't expect a larger
raise than the we'll organized
postal workers.
Mr.. Summerfield returned be-
fore the committee yesterday to
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defend his average 500 postal
pay Redistribution plan. To
bolster his. stand, he produced a
letter from Acting Budget Di-
rector Rowland r. Hughes, who
said the administration is 100
per cent behind the Summerfield
proposal and strongly opposed to
any fiat Federal pay increase.
Stung by the postal employees
unions bitter denunciation of his
plan as "niggardly," Mr.. Sum
merfield said the postal unions
$800-a-year pay raise demand
would constitute "a raid on the
United States Treasury" He said
enactment of an $500 postal pay
increase would cost the Govern
ment So billion a year in addi-
tional costs, since the same kind
Of increase would have to be
given to classified employees.
Mr.. Summerfield declared
postal workers are relatively well
paid and that their salaries COM
pare favorably to those of work.
ers in private industry.
Some of the committee men,
bers were sharply critical of the
Postmaster Generals proposal,
declaring that the wide powers
he seeks could enable him to
down. grade postal workers at
will. Mr.. Summarized denied
this, declaring present postal
workers would be protected
against any salary cuts in the
event of down-grading.
Mr.. Summerfield returns for
more questioning today. Mean
while, the classified pay raise
phase of the hearings have been
sidetracked momentarily. Chair
man Rees said he hopes the
classified pay hearings can be
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British Planes Saw
H-Bomb Tests, Says
Haired Churchill
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, April Prime Min
lister Churchill added to Britain's
H-bomb Juror yesterday by tell
ing the House of Commons that
British planes - with American
approval made observation
flights at United States hydrogen
bomb tests last month.
In another of the continuing
series of atomic statements, the
Foreign Office revealed that the
United States asked for and got
British permission before drop
pingthe atomic bombs on Hiro-
shima and NagaSaki in 1915.
The. United States acted in &C
cord with a secret pact, disclosed
Monday, between Mr.. Churchill
and the late President Roosevelt
pledging the two countries not to
use the A-bomb without the
others consent.
Two British Planes Lost.
Mr.. Churchill told the House
that two of the planes assigned
to the H-bomb survey were lost,
but the prime minister insisted
this had nothing to do with the
bomb blast
The 79-year-old statesman,
engaged in one of the most vio-
lent political fights of his ca
reer, said the planes surveyed
the blast sites March l and
March II. a few hours after H
bomb explosions on those dates.
This was the first public &C
acknowledgements that the British
government was we'll enough in
formed about the tests and their
timing to send planes in at the
proper time.
It was also the first reveala-
ton that the United States had
permitted Britain to send such
planes to gather information at
the tightly guarded, highly Sc
cret test sites
Mr.. Churchill'S statement made
1t obvious that the United States
more informed on it's H-teSts
than has previously been known.
Premier in Hot Fight.
The Prime Minister has been
Inundated in Parliament and
attacked in the left-wing press
for earlier admissions that he
had no knowledge of the tests.
The two new disclosures on
nuclear matters came as the up
roar over Mr.. Churchill's publi-
cation of the wartime secret pact
ragged furiously throughout this
island.
AS. questions about A-bombs
and H-bombs few in Commons,
Mr.. Churchill told the House he
would be delighted" to welcome
President Eisenhower here for
talks on the problem. He said,
however, there was little chance
the President could leave his
heavy duties at the present time"
to Journey to London.
ftIn Washington, the White
House said such a trip was not
under consideration
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resumed later this week and
finished within the next two
weeks.
INTERNAL REVENUE-Lay-
of notices to about 200 Internal
Revenue Service employees here
will be distributed within the
next month. Agency officials say
these pink slips will be the final
batch in the year-long series of
layoffS, which have demoralized
employe morale.
X X X X
REGIONAL DIRECTORS -
The Civil Service Commission
will soon invite Federal employees
with administrative and person.
mel experience to file applica-
tons for jobs as regional direc-
tors of the commissions re-
gional offices in Atlanta, San
Francisco, Seattle, Wash, and
st. Louis. The jobs are in grade
GS-15 and pay starting salaries
of $4,000 a year.
The positions have been va
cant for some time, but the csc
has been beset with personal
and political patronage pressure
in connection with the vacancies.
In an effort to fill the jobs
strictly on the basis of ability,
the csc will soon ask candidates
to file applications. 1t will not
be a regular exam. The candi-
dates will be judged strictly
on their past records. CSC en-
ployes, as well as employees from
other Federal agencies, will be
eligible to compete for the jobs.
X X X
SCHEDULE C. JOBS-The
Civil Service Commission has
approved So more requests for
Political Schedule C jobs. The
jobs are those of private secre-
tarieS and technical assistants
to the judges of the Tax Court
of the United States. the first
assistant to the Assistant Attor-
ney General in the Justice De-
partment and secretary of the
international Joint Commission.
The csc has now approved $50
Schedule c requests and has
rejected 981.
X
EXAM APPLICATIONS-The
CSC announces that the post
mark on the envelope. rather