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Evening star., 1954-05-21
India Editorials Lash US. After Pakistan Pact

tience the thinly disguised truc-
ulence with which some delicate
international questions are ap-
preached by United States
spokesmen."
The influential Times of India
said Pakistan lads and abets a
foreign power bringing cold war
to Asia and mortgaging the hard
won freedom of Asian countries
by allowing a stranger entry
through the back door,"
The one-year pact was signed
in Karachi Wednesday. Under
its terms the United States will
help equip and train Pakistan's
armed forces. State Department
officials have hailed it as q move
to consolidate the strength of
the free world.
Evening star., 1954-05-21

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Saturday.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
BY the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, India. May 21.-
Signing of the United States
Pakistan mutual defense pact
touched off a rash of editorials
in New Delhi newspapers today
criticizing American foreign
policy.
The Nationalist HinduStan
Standard said, In the name of
fighting Communist domination
and aggression, the United States
has set in fashion a new kind of
foreign domination and this
might prove too seductive for
South Asian nations to resist"
The pro-CongreSs Party Indian
Express said, Impartial observ-
ers noted with regret the impa-
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Steel Used

CINCINNATI.-By substituting
hollow steel for solid aluminium
in airplane propellors, their
weight is often reduced by as
much as IS pounds.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS HIKE
Six Members of Troop 1O1 On
Three-Day Hike In Virginia

i"oO-Day hlke In virginia
Six members of Senior Girl
Scout Troop 101 left at 6 am. yes
terday by car for Bluemont, Vir-
ginia where they will start a
three-day hike of twenty-six miles
along the Appalachian Trail. They
expect to return Friday night. The
scouts are accompanied by Mrs.
Martin Golden, Miss Joyce Riley,
and Miss Diane Shortt, leaders.
The girls taking the trip include
Caroline Carter, Beverly Carter,
Gail Lurty, Marjorie Johnson, Kay
O'Connor, and Janet Wickham.
The scouts have taken several
shorter hikes and recently spent
an overnight outdoors in prepara-
tion for the trip. The senior scouts
are giving their service at the
spotting post on South Street Ex-
tended, with two scouts at a time
serving on Wednesdays, Thurs
days, and Fridays of each week.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE
Building Owned by Smithers Snow
Burned Tuesday Morning

DNhtuihB OWnco Oy SfutnerS snow
Burned Tuesday Morning
The tenant house owned by
Smithers Snow at White Hall
Neck was destroyed by fire Tues
day morning. Volunteers of the
Citizens Hose Company responded
at 6:15 am. The house was occu-
pied by Benjamin Smith and sew
en- children. This is the third time
the family has been burned out in
the past two years. The father and
daughter and 14-year old son had
gone to work at a potato farm,
and the sixteen year old son res
cued the four smaller children,
some of whom jumped out of the
windows. At the previous fire
where they lived the son saved his
life by jumping out of a second
story window. The origin of the
fire is not known. The boy awoke
to find the downstairs full of
smoke, and he ran to a farm house
a half a mile away to phone the
alarm. The Leipsic Fire Company
was also called. The property was
covered by insurance.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
Place Mats In Issue

Subscribers to The Smyrna
Times will find in this issue, June
IL, a yellow place mat, which pre-
sents an invitation to attend the
Delmarva Chicken Festival. Inc.
to be held at Georgetown, Della
ware on June 21, %, and %.
PLENTY of Fried Chicken For Alp
is the slogan it bears. There will
also be mammoth parade, the
Miss Delaware Beauty Pageant,
National Cooking Contests, and a
Talent Show. A map of the state
shows the routes to the festival,
This service is through the cour-
tesy of Southern States Smyrna
Clayton service with The Smyrna
Times.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
Children's Day at Friendship

Children's Day and Fathers Day
will be observed at Friendship
Church on Sunday morning, June
20. The program promises to be an
interesting one with the young
people of the MY.F. leading the
worship service. Mr.. Walter Eier-
man will give the call to worship
and the invocation, and lead the
congregation in prayer. Miss Vir-
ginia McClain will announce the
recitations ana songs and will have
planned the entire program with
the aid of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Downs. Miss Judith Passmore will
lead the singing. The youth choir,
under the direction of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Myers will sing sew
eral Children's Day songs. The
Rev. Donald E. Dewey will speak.
All are welcome to come and wor-
ship, and enjoy this program. The
service will begin at $50 am.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
TYLER CORP.
is HONORED
N a m e d To Membership OF
Rice Leaders. Of The
World Association
AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP

Wilson Refrigeration, Inc, is
proud to announce that it's parent
company, Tyler Refrigeration Cor
poration has been named to the
membership of the Rice Leaders of
the World Association, an organi-
zation devoted to fostering public
appreciation of business develop
ment of this country. Tyler's
award is for leadership in the
Commercial Refrigeration and
Store Shelving Field. Membership
in the Association, which is by
invitation only, was awarded to
the Tyler Refrigeration Corpora
tion, following recommendations
by various concerns who gave
recognition to Tyler as a company
doing business in accord with the
Associations principles of honor,
quality, strength and service.
Tyler's employees, as well as
Tyler's management, are to be
complimented for their part in
this achievement. The result
of quality workmanship plus care
full planning and direction is re-
flected by this award. The entire
community benefits indirectly by
this occasion as Tyler conducts
their business ON an international
scope and the name of our fair
city is associated with their pro-
ducts.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
QUNIQUENIUM DAY CAMP WILL
OPEN JUNE 2S; REGISTRATION

The Quniquenium Day Camp for
Girl Scouts and Brownies will open
on June 2S, with a full registra-
tion. The staff is now complete,
with Mrs. Rita Golden as camp di-
rector. Mrs. Margaret Shallcross,
assistant director; Mrs. Florence
Cooke and MRS. Mary Thompson,
unit leader for the first period;
Mrs. Gay Long and Mrs. Mildred
Kraus, assistant unit leaders for
first period. Janet Wickharn,
Nancy Pryor, Patricia Barnes, and
Louise Dukes, as program aides.
Mrs. Dorothy Steele, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Whittingham, unit lead
ers for the second period; Mrs.
Joan Elphrin and Mrs. Joan Doug
las, assistant unit leaders for the
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
CIVIL DEFENSE
COUNCIL MEET
Gov. Val Peterson of Nebras-
ka to Address Meeting
on July 10th
DEFENSE HEAD

Plans for a statewide Civil De-
fense meeting, which would cover
every phase of proposed projects
from the local to the national level
were outlined this week at meet
ing of the Governors Civil Defense
Advisory Council in Dover. Gov
ernor ]. Caleb Boggs, who ad-
dressed the IA council members in
attendance, said that he had ar
ranged for former Governor Val
Peterson of Nebraska, now FEEDER
al Civil Defense Administrator to
come here to address the gather
ing on July 20. Mrs. William N.
Cam, Council chairman, presided
at yesterdays meeting.
Appropriate Program
Col. d. Preston Lee, state direc-
tor of Civil Defense was charged
with arranging an appropriate
program, which will also include
extending invitations to state,
county and municipal officials as
well as to all possible civic or
ganizations in the state. Governor
Boggs also emphasized that the
session should be open to the gen.
eral public so they can more fully
understand the Civil Defense pro-
gram. "As go around the state"
Governor Boggs asserted, II find
that people are asking lot OF
questions about civil defense, the
nature of our state structure and
what they should do for their own
protection or how they can partici-
pate in the program. II believe
that at this general meeting we
will have an opportunity to pre-
sent Civil Defense in all its aspects
and point up the Importance of
our being well-organized against
any eventuality. I sincerely hope
that the public will turn out and
learn first-hand just what the ma
tion--the state--and they them
selves might face in case we are
ever confronted with an atomic at
tack" Governor Boggs declared.
Continued on Page Twelve)
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
B-P.W. FINAL MEETING
DIR. Elizabeth Phillips, State Presi-
dent To Be A Guest Monday

dent 10 BE A Guest Monday
DR.. Elizabeth Phillips, president
of the Delaware Federation of
Business and Professional Womens
Clubs, will be a guest at the final
meeting for the summer months
of the Smyrna-Clayton BPW Club
on Monday, June 21, at $50
o'clock. Following the dinner she
will show colored slides of her trip
to Europe last summer. The meet
ing will be held at The fWayside
Inn and dinner reservations should
be made with Mrs. Ann Mills,
Smyrna 68O1, by Saturday, June
10. Letters of greeting have been
sent to former members VINO
might wish to rejoin inviting them
especially to attend this meeting
by Mrs. June Anthony, member
ship chairman. The new officers
will be installed during the ses-
sion. The club is planning to hold
their regular meetings next year
on the second Wednesday of the
month instead of the third Mon
day.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
CHURCH MEN
PLAN DRIVEN
To Open Drive-In Church
Near Baltimore Beginning
Sunday, June II
GOOD SPEAKERS

An open-air, drive-in church has
been planned to serve the people
who will be riding to their water
front homes. Worship services will
be held at the Governor Ritchie
drive-in theater near Glen Burnie,
Maryland (near Baltimore) every
Sunday morning at $50 beginning
on Sunday, June 27. Ministers and
lay leaders of the Methodist
church in the area met recently Ito
make plans for the Methodist
lDrive-in Church" DR.. Norman l..
Trott, superintendent of the BaTti-
more South district of the Metho-
dist church, presided at the meet
ing.
Laymen Serve AS Ushers
Outstanding speakers are sched-
uled for these special services.
Each Sunday will see a different
speaker. Approximately 20 laymen
will serve each Sunday as ushers
so that automobiles may be direct
ed quietly. Contributions obtain
ed through these services will go
to the District Fund for Evan
gelistic Work. In this way all of
the churches in the district will be
helped. The executive committee
for this Methodist Drive-in
Church" is composed of the follow
ing: Mr.. Fred ]. Moreland, chair
man; DR.. Norman L. Trott, ex-of-
ficio member; MIR. Henry Briscoe,
secretary; Mr.. Francis Beckwith,
treasurer; Rev. Everett G. Miller
publicity; Rev. Roger Elgert,
ushers; Rev. Richard Rively, mu-
sic; and Rev. Robert Current, pull
pit supply.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
AWARDS MADE
AT SCHOOL
Many Special Awards Made
At Assembly Monday For
Various Achievements
MANY GET CASH

The following awards were
made at a special assembly at the
Smyrna High School on Monday
Perfect attendance. presented by George
/ w. wright superintendent: Jean Dixon,
ten years Robert Reed. 8; Joan Shorts
years; Robert Hurd. Shirley Everett, Jean
Ivory, Albert Krupka, years:
Elizabeth Cook Chapter OAR, for pro-
ficiency in American History, (Girls)
Marie Rehak. S5 Good Citizenship prize
National Society of OAR, Carolyn Carter
citizenship certificate and OAR pin, by
Mrs. Carl Wright.
American Legion, David G. Harrison
Post No. IA, best boy student in American
history, grade 8, Roger Kelsey, S5. pre-
sented by Miss Alberta Cornelius; Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, best girl student in
American history, grade 8; Judy Pass
more, $3.50. presented by Mrs. Margaret
O'Neill.
American Legion Auxiliary, essay con-
test winner. on Delaware and Its Place
in the Nation" Hazel Holland, presented
by Mrs. O'Neill.
Smyrna Rotary Club school service prize,
Helene Lasch, S5, by Leroy Sayers, pres-
dent; Smyrna Grange, best student in
war bond, by Carlton Blendt. Jr.. Master.
Smyrna-Clayton Business and Profess
sional Womens Club, to a graduate ad-
mitted to school of nursing, selected on
the basis of personal aptitude evaluation
by the faculty, to Janice Hollett, $25, by
Miss Cornelius.
The R. w. Slaughter Awards, for out
standing achievement in class, presented
by Mrs. Ruth Williams to Bobbie Lee Har-
ris, mathematics. $3.50; Mary Ann Nor
man, math, $3.50; Judy Otwell, SIS, physi-
cal education Allen Davis. s5. industrial
arts; Carol Wickham, s5. junior high
school English.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. presented by
G. v. Williams. for proficiency in civics
tgirls) Carolyn Carter, 81; (boy) Joseph
Churchman. 50.
Homemakers Club. for highest grade in
cooking, Dorothy Kweder, $3.50; in sew
ing. Barbara DeLauder. $3.50. by Mrs.
Viola Nayior.
Smyrna Lions Club. to Helene Lasch.
highest general average, ISIS. award for
English. in memory of Glenn S. King, by
James R. Ford.
Smyrna School PTA. for outstanding
participation in extra-curricular activities
by Lester Liefer. to Marie Rehak. S.,
dramatics Judy Otwell IS, publications ;
John Fortner, SIS, sports; Barbara Walker
IS. Library Club; Carlton Seward. $5.
music.
Goldey Beacon School of Business
awards, for spelling. presented by George
Galley; Carolyn Carter. Raymond Saatman.
Judy Otwell. James Parker, Barbara
Walker. George Takach, Tarun Comegys,
Carolyn Marsh, Gay Scott, Ronald Stevens
VFW Auxiliary. to boy or girl in grade 8
who has shown most progress in character:
Eddie Hamburg, $3.50; presented by Mrs.
Marie Cooper
Drama Club awards. pins, to Joseph
Churchman, Janet Wickham, Helene Lasch.
George Takach, by Mrs. Williams Mrs.
Frank w. Hankins, Sr. awards to Barbara
Walker, for proficiency in shorthand and
Continued on Page Seven
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17

second period, and Janet Wick
ham, Diane Keen, Nancy Louise
Connors, acting as program aides.
Mrs. Shallcross is nurse for both
periods, and Mrs. William Steel
alternate. Mrs. Franklin Cooke
chairman of the Quinquenium Day
Camp Committee, acknowledges
the aid of the following for getting
the camp off to a good start:
Clayton Lions Club, Julian Dun
ming, chairman of committee on
Girl Scouts; Middletown Lions
Club; Smyrna Bakery, BeIber Cor
poration; Chatterbox, Georges
Place, The Diner, The Wlayside
Inn, Sans Place, and the Right
Lumber Yard.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
Friendly Neigllbors Club

The Friendly Neighbors Home
Demonstration d Club was held re-
Gently at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Minner. The meeting was
called to order by the president,
Mrs. Thomas Short. Thirteen
and one guest were pre-
sent. The meeting next month
will be held at Pickering Beach at
Mrs. Harry Reeds cottage.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
Smyrna Grange

The final meeting until Septem-
ber of the Smyrna Grange will be
held on Thursday, June "a. There
will be covered dish supper.
Decisions will be made about the
summer activities of the grange.
A $25 war bond was given by the
grange to the outstanding student
in vocational agriculture at the
Smyrna High School, Richard
Keen.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
WATER RATES
ARE DISCUSSED
Mayor Appoints Committee
To Plan Survey During
Summer Months
LIFE GUARDS AT LAKE

AT the regular meeting of Town
Council on Friday night a detailed
discussion was held on the towns
water and sewer rates, following
which Mayor John ]. Hurd ap-
pointed committee to plan for a
survey to be made during the sum-
mer months of all homes in
Smyrna. The committee named
includes John E. Wilson, III, tenn
porary chairman, in addition to
the street and sewer committee;
George Blendt and Richard c.
Price. They will confer with James
Warren, town crews foreman, who
will act in an advisory capacity
in the project. Chief of Police
John w. Jacobs, Jr. outlined the
set-up of lifeguards at the beach
at Lake Como, which is under his
jurisdiction. Two lif eguards S
have been appointed, Howard
Pinder and Ronald Stevens. The
beach is protected by a guard
from 10 am. to pm. on all days
OF the week except Wednesday and
Thursday, when it is guarded from
10 am. to 6 pm. The schedule is
flexible and can be changed to
match conditions. Chief Jacobs
submitted his report for the month
of May which was accepted. 1t
showed rs complaints; IA arrests;
1 drunk and disorderly; 10 motor
violations; 1 committed to Jail;
police car driven 3210 miles; fines
collected, $285.
Fire Chief Before Council
James Truax, fire chief of the
Citizens Hose Company, appeared
again at council to check further
the proposed project of grading,
surfacing, and dressing the area
in back of the fire house. The
town will move an electric light
pole at the site before work starts.
Lieut.. Col. ]. ID. Niles, Jr.. was
present to consider proposed sites
for the armory in the Smyrna
area. The mayor and council
members will attend the dinner
meeting of the Smyrna-C Clayton
Junior Chamber of Commerce on,
Tuesday night as guests of the
Jaycees.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
GRADUATES FORM U OF d
Miss Elizabeth Louise Carr0W
Graduated in Large Glass

GraduaCed In Large ClaSS
At the Commencement exercises
held last Sunday at the University
of Delaware Miss Elizabeth Louise
Carrow, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold J. Carrow of South Dela-
ware Street, Smyrna, was grad
uated in a class of four hundred
students, receiving from the School
of Arts and Science the degree of
Bachelor of Arts with distinction
in the field of English and honors
in course. To be eligible for grad
uation with distinction and honors
the candidate had to maintain an
exceptionally high scholastic aver
age, with superior achievement in
her particular field, spend one
year in Independent research de-
veloped into the form of thesis,
and pass with distinction COM
prehensive oral examination deal
ing with all phases of English and
American literature. For her the
sis topic Miss Carrow selected the
work of Longfellow, being the
first person ever to undertake a
study of the value of that poets
treatment of nature and use of
imagery. While at the University
Miss Carrow has been a member
of the Wesley Club and The Wo-
mems Athletic Association, of the
staffs of The Review, the under
graduate newspaper, and The Blue
Hen, the college yearbook, and has
served as Poetry Editor of The
Cauldron, the undergraduate liter
ary magazine. In addition she is
a member of Kappa Delta Pi, Ma
tional Honorary Education Fra
ternity, and Phi Kappa Phi, Ma
tional Honorary Scholastic Fra
ternity. For the coming year she
has accepted position as a MEM
ber of the faculty of Newark High
School.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
Cancer Clinic

The cancer clinic will be held on
Monday, June 81, at the Health
Unit, Commerce Street, from 9:45
am. to 12 noon, and from 12:45
pm. to 8 pm. The service is for
women over twenty-five, both
Negro and white. Call Smyrna
3091 for appointments.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
AT
GRADUATION
Largest Class Ever at Smyr-
ma High Hear DIR. Wesley
N. Haines
CLASS OF SO STUDENTS

Addressing the largest class
ever to be graduated from the
Smyrna High School, and using
the topic: For the Rest of Your
Life" Dr. Wesley N. Haines, as
sistant to the president of Keuka
College, Keuka Park, N. Y. said
that the world has always been
confusing and there have always
been crises. He urged growing as
nature and fine as possible. ''The
world needs people of integrity,
he said, land it is within every
ones capacity to keep their names
good, altho they may become FAM
ous." He outlined four impera-
tives: Keep studying; mind your
own business; keep it clean; and
get lost. He stressed the impor-
tance of keeping minds alive, of
not envying Others, but of concen-
trating on what one can change.
''The world needs brains, but still
more it needs good, fine people of
integrity" he continued. Get
yourself off your hands, lose your
self in something worthwhile" he
told the students, and they would
see self-satisfaction. The prescrip-
tion of getting lost" was to lose
oneself in something worthwhile,
thus finding oneself on signifi-
cant level. The valedictory address
was given by Raymond Saatman.
Awards Presented
The Glenn S. King Memorial
given by the faculty for
outstanding school service and
citizenship was presented to
Joseph Churchman by Gene Short.
Mrs. Lewis Levinson, of Middle
town, announced the presentation
of the award of the Middletown
Branch of the American Associa-
ton of University Women, to
Diane Shortt, class of 1858, who
also received the Van Gasken
scholarship. Joseph Churchman
the keys to the tape re-
corder to George W., Wright, sup
erintendent; the recorder the gift
Of the class to the school. John
Dickinson, president of Faculty
Club, presented awards to the
valedictorian, Raymond Saatman,
and salutatorian, Helene Lasch.
Presented Diplomas
The diplomas were presented by
DR.. C. ]. Prickett, president of the
Board of Education. Patricia Weis,
who received her education at !
nome, received her diploma in her
wheelchair, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Ralph Weis. She is
he first homebound student in the
state to receive all of her high
school education at home. The in
vocation and benediction were CIV
IN by the Rev. Walter l.. Beck
With.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
JUDGE SPEAKS
TO ROTARIANS
w. Marion Stevenson, Judge
of Juvenile Court Ad-
dresses Members
TELLS OF PROBATION

The Smyrna Rotary Club had as
their speaker at dinner last Thurs
day night w. Marion Stevenson,
Judge of the Juvenile Court for
Kent County, who was the guest of
Rynear Slaughter, chairman of the
program. Judge Stevenson explain
ed the problems of the Juvenile
court, and told of the antiquated
laws, under which a child of eight
years could be tried in a criminal
court and given the death SEN
tence. He traced the progress since
Continued on Page Eleven)
Smyrna times., 1954-06-17
C. E. SPEAKMAN
APPOINTMENT
Named Visiting Associate
Professor at American Uni
versity at Beirut
STUDENT EXCHANGE

Cummins e. Speakman, Jr., son
of Mrs. Marjorie w. Speakman,
Belmont Hall, Smyrna, has receiv-
ed an appointment as visiting as
sociate professor at the American
University of Beirut, Lebanon in
an international exchange of pro-
fessors, where he will teach cours-
es in political science and interna-
tional relations. Mr.. Speakman is
well known in this state. He was
associated with the DUPONT Com
pany and later the Hercules Pow
der Company before entering the
services during World War II.
Professor Speakman, assistant
professor of Foreign Affairs and
foreign student advisor at the
University of Virginia, will be on
leave of absence for one year, and
has been awarded a travel and
maintenance grant by the U. S.
Government under the Interna-
tional Educational Exchange Pro-
gram of the Department of State.
Faculty-Student Exchange
His visit marks another step in
the program of exchange of facul-
ty and students which is being
planned between the University of
Virginia and the American Uni
versity of Beirut. Last year, Pro-
fessor Hanania, chairman of the
department of political science and
law at the American University
was visiting lecturer on the facul-
ty of the Woodrow Wilson School
of Foreign Affairs. This year Mr..
Jamal Sad came from Beirut as
graduate student and part-time
instructor in the same department.
Plans are not complete but at
least one Virginia student will be
in Lebanon next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Speakman and their
two young sons will sail from New
York in August, will make brief
stopover in Barcelona, Marseilles,
and Alexandria, reaching
Beirut in the middle of September.
Mrs. Speakman, the former Miss
Julia Rice of Boston, a graduate
of Bennington College, took her
masters degree at the University
of Virginia in Speech and has
taught in the speech department
and worked as clinician in the
Speech Clinic.
Supervised Training Program
A graduate of the University of
Mr.. Speakman took an
MS. in Foreign Affairs there, and
did work for the Ph.D. at Yale
He has supervised sew
era1 State Department govern
mental affairs training programs
for German trainees at the Uni
versity, and directed the foreign
student program, in addition to
teaching courses in foreign affairs.
The Speahmans will return to Vir-
yinia in September, 1865.