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Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-11-18

charge. Better come early-that's
tomorrow, Friday, November 10.
Saturday will find RMHS play.
ing Wheaton at the RMHS field
at 2 pm. This, we believe, lust
about winds up RMHS's schedule
for this year, so better come out
and cheer the boys along.
Mrs. Aubrey Shaw was hon
ored at farewell luncheon given
recently at Water Gate Inn by
her staff associates at the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences from
which she is resigning to reenter
private life.
Mrs. Aubrey Shaw was the
honoree at a farewell luncheon
given recently at Water Gate Inn
by her associates at the National
Academy of Sciences which she
is leaving for an extended vaca.
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-11-18

Some members or Rockville S
otIlcial family Journeyed to the
Eastern Snore last week and
spent several days at the Tide
water Inn at EaSton, where the
annual meeting Of the Maryland
Municipal League was held.
heading the list was Mayor Dick
ran HoVsepIan and Mrs. Hovsep-
ian. Others who went were Mr..
and Mrs. Wendell r. Turner, Mr..
and MRS. Jack Markland, Mr.. and
MRS. Jonn Mcdonald and Mr.. and
. Mrs. Curtlss Mortimer.
Friday found MIR. and Mrs. Da-
Vid BeCGS Wlnglng to New York
= for a visit IN Rlverdale with DR..
and Mrs. Howard Bruenn at their
home there. Friday night they
went to see the new Broadway
hit Fanny" Saturday evening
the Bruenns entertained at din
ner honoring their houseguests
and on Sunday feted them at a
cocktail party.
DR.. Donald Golden has been
passing out cigars these past few
weeks. His wife presented him
with Carol Susan Golden on Oc-
tober % at Suburban Hospital.
The new little gal in the Golden
household tipped the scales at
Z lbs. and 9 ounces and brings
to two the Goldens young ones.
Young Judy Golden, aged four,
is delighted with her new sister.
Also receiving congratulations
these days are the Robert Jay
Millers, for on November 3, Clark
Miller arrived at Suburban Hos
pital, weighing Z lbs. and 4 ounc-
Is. The Millers have a young
daughter Janet Lyn who is near
ly two. Needless to say, the Mil
lers are happy, proud parents.
Sgt. and Mrs. German Lee But
Ter and family of Poolesville and
Mrs. Buffers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert J. Cox of Albion,
Nebr. were dinner guests on Fri
day of Mrs. Fannie Wenner and
Mrs. Ruth Butler at their home
on Brent Road.
The best news of all this week
is that Mrs. James B. Davis, Jr.
has Joined her family at home
and is feeling and looking very
much in the pink. Mr.. and Mrs.
James B. Davis, Sr., who have
been houseguests of the junior
Davises emplaned for their home
in Itta Bena, Miss. on Tuesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Talon is back
from a recent shopping trip to
New York and from all reports
you gals and guys are going to
find some simply lush gifts for
Christmas giving on the shelves
of the Sea Horse. Jim had a'busy
New York but a wonderful time
buying for her shop. She tells us
that the new Christmas items
are beautiful. Better keep this
in mind for it's not too far off,
Mrs. Robert Peter and Mrs.
William Welsh spent few days
in Portsmouth, Va. recently. They
were houseguests of one of Mrs.
Peters schoolmates.
The weekend found a group of
Rockvillians gathered in New
Jersey for a real visit. Miss Mar
garet Tyler and Miss Virginia
Karn motored to Whippany on
Thursday and spent several days
with June and Charles Albert at
their home there.
There's real good news this
week, too, about Mrs. William
Marlowe. We understand she is
home from the hospital and feel
ing fine.
Last Thursday evening a group
of Rockville gentlemen gathered
at the Charcoal House for a din
ner which was really an organl-
rational meeting for an Optimist
Club in Rockville. Eighteen were
present and Mr.. John Parker, or
, ,ganizer of the Optimist Interna-
tional, was the guest speaker.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-11-18

aker, VIII Stackhouse, H, A. Le-
land, Dyke Cullum II, Whiteford
Shelton, Lee Nichols, and Miss
Anne Paule Holdridge.
The club isc looking forward
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-11-18

volunteer services to the Christ
mas Bureau of Montgomery
County;
Seven new members were voted
into the club-Mmes. Harry Whit.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-11-18

to its December meeting, when
Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, Drama
Chairman, will present Christ
mas program, and the Young-in-
Heart will be guests.
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The Nome nugget., 1954-11-15
American League Teams Must Travel Far to
 Circuits Western Cities

NEW YORK, R-Eastern mem bers of the American League will get a foretaste of things to come when the time arrives next spring for them to make their first swing through the circuits western cities, including Kansas City.
 It will amount to a sort of fire drill against the day, not too dis tant, when the big leagues will extend from coast to coast.
 The acceptance of Kansas City pushes the American Leagues western boundary another 238 airline miles into the wilderness from it's previous outpost at St. Louis and sets up problems that will bring new gray hairs to the schedule maker and the travelling secretaries who are supposed to see that things come out even.
 No matter how many ways you figure it, one of the leagues east ern clubs will have to make the long, unbroken jump all the way to the beef metropolis each time an invasion of the western tier begins. From New York to Kansas City is 1,113 airline miles, and from Boston it amounts roughly to two nights and a day on the railroad cars.
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-15

minister the outdoor advertising law, and $9,000 to finance a part time attorney for the office.
 The Dept. of Labor seeks $134,- 40 as compared to the last appro- priation of $91 1,040,- including sal ary, travel, and expenses of stat istician figured at a budget cost of $17,500.
 The Dept. of Mines seeks to ex- pand assay offices and field work, putting in a request for an appro- priation of $334,OOO instead of $236,756.
 The office of the Dept. of Public Lands which had S35,0 1000 from the last legislature, will ask this group to put up S93,578 for the next two years.
 The Dept. of Taxation wants an increase from $956,6O0 to $1,127,- 900, largely for the purpose of expanding field offices.
 For School Construction
 An extra $6OO,OOO is sought for construction and repair of schools up to S1,3OO,O0O from $7O0,OOO.
 The treasurer's offices seek a few extra dollars, asking $114,500 for the next two years as opposed to the past biennium's figure of $104,848.
 Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman made a $5,00O dent in the in- creased budget request total by asking for that much less to run his offices, the reduction being made in the house & grounds ac- count from $15,0O0 to $10,000.
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-15

other new buildings at figures of $116,176 and $49O,275 respective ly.
 The University of Alaska is re- questing an increase from $2,972,- 900 to $6,253, 198, another $3 mill lion boost.
 Of this increased allotment re- quested, university officials seek an increase from $43,O00 to $365,- 900 for agricultural experimental stations, and a jump from $900,- 900 to $3,O22,5OO for new con- struction.
 Schools Ask Most
 School funds represent the larg- est increase figure dollar-wise- up from $1O,689,0OO to $14, 4,193,000.
 For school funds to schools out side incorporated cities, the re- quest shows an increase from $1,- 160,000 to $2,100,000. For schools within incorporated cities, the jump is from $7,25O,OOO last bien- nium to $10,6O0,OOO this next bi- ennium, while the transportation funds requests reflect almost a half million dollars increase from $75O,OO0 to $1,20O,OO0.
 The Dept. of Aviation, like the Police Dept, is also making it's bid to get out from under the present motor fuels tax financing setup and asks $77, ,O00 to adminis- ter it's services.
 If these two departments are separately financed on a budget appropriation basis, the motor fuels tax fund would be left intact for roads and airfields construc- ton. It is understood the Dept of Aviation is submitting a sup plemental airport construction re- quest.
 Several Ask Salary Increases
 Several departments are asking increases in salaries; Alaska Com munications Division wants the supervisors salary raised from $16,OOO for the biennium to S20,-
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-15
Salary Raises Increases in Operating Costs Boost
 Appropriation Requests in Territorial Budget 6l %

Alaska's legislators will be asked to increase the biennial ter ritorial budget appropriations at this next session by the staggering sum of $15 million-an increase of 61 per cent over appropriation figures for the past biennium.
 The bulk of the increase stems from budget requests of the De- partment of Public Welfare, Ter ritorial Police, University of Alas ka and schools.
 Budget estimates of nearly all offices of the territory now before the territorial auditor and the Board of Budget reflects a general demand for increased salaries and more money for rising costs of doing the business of administra- ton.
 The total budget requests amount to $39,323,749, as com pared to the last biennium's budg- ct of SPA, 4,386,992.
 Welfare Asks Big Boost
 The Dept. of Public Welfare asks its allotment to be increased from the $2,967,32O figure of the past biennium to $6,016,256, ap proximately a boost of $3 million.
 Welfare administrators are ask ing general relief funds to be raised from $5O0,0OO to $1,477, 300, juvenile code funds from $350,000 to $900,000, aid to dependent chill dren from $600,000 to $1,554, ,000, and old-age assistance from $1,- 138,32O to S1,412,810.
 The Dept. of Territorial Police, now financed from $200,000 bi ennium appropriation plus $40, ,000-month allotment from motor fuels tax receipts for total biennium figure of $1,160,000, has a request in for $2,85O,262.74.
 For a greatly expanded police force and its functions, legislators will be asked to provide $1,949,- 794.
 Police also will seek legislative financing for a laboratory and
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-15
COMMUNICATIONS BREAK

FAIRBANKS, R-Telephone and press circuits to the States were cut off for two hours Friday morning when fire destroyed a pole near the Alaska Communica- tions System repeater station at Tok Junction.
 Cause of the fire is not known.
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-15

UUU ana the TdQlO engineers Sal ary raised from $6,000 a year to $7,OOO.
 The Dept. of Agriculture asks an increase in salary for the com missioner from $8,000 a year to $1O,0OO. The territorial auditor wants boost from $2O,OO0 for the biennium to $24,000, and the dep- uty auditor from $15,O00 to $18,- 900.
 The Dept. of Labor has a re- quest in for a salary boost for the commissioner from 5000 a year to $1O,OOO.
 Most offices are asking for in- creased salary funds.
 The Alaska Dept. of Fisheries has budget request in the hop per for an increase in allotment from $510,402 last biennium to $871 ,000 for proposed expendi- ture in the next biennium.
 The fisheries office seeks an increase in salary funds for bio logists from $8O,7OO to $125,OO0, watershed management salaries from $25,OOO to $94,0OO, general expense of watershed manage ment up from $2O,OOO to S60,400, and an increase in sport fish prop agation funds from $90,000 to $1O5,OOO.
 More for Advertising
 The Alaska Visitors Assn. is asking S300,000 for the next bi ennium, up from S90,000 the past two years. In this department nearly all of the funds will go to advertising and promotion, with no requests for salaries and travel, those items to be financed by private subscription.
 The Alaska Development Board asks $135,250 in its budget re- quest, a mild boost from $125,000 the past biennium.
 The Alaska National Guard has a budget request in for an in creased appropriation from $185,- 900 last biennium to S363,853.
 The attorney generals office will seek $149,276 as opposed to the past biennium's appropriation of $1O9,O48.
 The Dept. of Civil Defense has a request in for $238,740 instead of the $5O,0O0 sum of the past budget.
 The Dept. of Education seeks an increase for administration from $24O, 100 to $373,5OO, while the Dept. of Health seeks S1,775,- 76O as opposed to its past bien- nium's appropriation of $1, 1,668,000
 The highway engineers office seeks $185,20O instead of $59,500. In this department there is an in- creased salary request for the highway engineer from $19,000 for the biennium to $27,OOO, office personnel salary raises from $28,- 800 to $37,200, $48,0OO budget request for engineers and drafts ment, $20,000 with which to ad-
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04

The building boom like any other
kind of a boom is about to renew
itself after the lapse of the winter
months. New homes are being
planned galore while the remodel
ing goes on apace. Lots are being
looked over and few changing
ownership. The biggest demand is
for the lots facing the boulevard.
The swing of the buying fear is
toward the cities but some are buy
ing lots or homes in the down
state area, and the present era of
prosperity seems to know no
bounds, anywhere.
The present era of prosperity
seems without any comparison and
mans a fine degree of work for the
industrial folks everywhere. The
railroads too are picking up and
adding more and more trains day
after day. Shipping by rail, also
truck has quickened apace and so
the real busy days are here again.
The loaded cars on the railroads
are growing in number and may
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04

his shadow or not many persons
will believe that the balance of the
winter will be tough and very
severe and may run over the usual
limit of wintry season. Some say
he did see his shadow while others
think he was sound asleep and
failed to awaken in time to pre-
dict the weather. 1t is admitted
that the weather this winter has
been bad enough and that no ami
NAL should step forth to perdict
another lot of it, and try the patti
ence Of the people again. On the
other hand, many believe that see
ing his shadow will cause an early
Spring and the warm season to
come quite soon. Anyway let's hope
for the best.
Mr.. George Phillips of Pocomoke
City, Nd, was a visitor here on
Monday.
Mr.. Rynear w. Slaughter, a
well-known business nan of
Clayton, was a visitor here on
Sunday.
The morning service at Imman-
uel Church was an able, inspiring
discourse that held the congrega-
tion to attention throughout. The
text chosen was Gods Eternal
Truths The speaker, the Rev.
Henry M. Parks said in part: This
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04

Century Club on Monday evening,
February IL.
Miss Anna B. Beckett spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. ].
Herbert Sitter, Jr., at her home at
Germantown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Clark are
spending the remainder of the win
ter in Wilmington with their
daughter, Miss Mary Clark.
Mr.. Floyd Wright of Philadel.
phia, Pa, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Wright.
Mr.. William Hollett of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hollett.
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04
20 Years Ago

Fire Chief John D. Morris in his
report of the work of the Citizens
Hose Company, No. 1, of Smyrna,
from January 1, 1888 to January 1,
1884, states At alarms were re-
country and 13 in the town of
Smyrna.
Fifty-one additional work pro-
3ects have been approved by the
Civil Works Administration of
entire state. These projects are
'seing made ready so that when
unemployed men working on other
Jobs have finished those jobs there
win be work upon which they can
continue uninterrupted.
DIR. Luther S. Conwell, rs years
old, one of the most prominent
physicians in lower Delaware, was
found dead in his bed at home in
Camden, Monday morning. Death
was attributed to a heart attack.
DR.. Conwell spent practically all
his life in Kent county.
Rev. R. K. Stephenson of Will
-nington, formerly of Smyrna, re.
oeived congratulations on Wednes-
day last in honor of his 80th birth
day anniversary. Many of his
Smyrna friends remembered him
with cards, flowers, and telegrams
Mr.. Richard c. Price, who has
been spending the past two weeks
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Price, has returned to
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ca, to re.
sumo his studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Webb and
sSon Jack, of Delaware City, were
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Pusey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Ennis
have issued invitations to the cele-
Grafton of their fiftieth wedding
anniversary held at the Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04

is a strange statement for the days
we live in. So very much we love
and cherish is passing away. The
Bible is like that; the truth in the
midst of great uncertainties. God
is TRUE. This truths are the abid-
ing things of life. We are not
always true to ourselves, even God
is true to all his promises. All he
ever made will be kept. He has
been true to past generations.
They testify to this. All history
sacred and profane goes to prove
that. Since this is true, why do we
distrust him. Why do sinners be-
lieve him, by their unbelief. Our
Fathers have left us a great inheri-
tance, Church and State. What are
we going to leave posterity. God
and his truth shall remain to all
generations" Prosperity seems to
hold full sway over the domain
from one end to the other. Busi-
ness grows and the rush of COM
petition grows apace. While the
trucks have an endless lot of
are taxed to capacity and now have
three trains in operation where
they had but one train last Novem-
ber. The trend toward full scale
operation rapidly moves forward,
and the accomplishment means a
greater America for years to come.
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04

rem who gathered around him and
watched him work Children you
must save your pennies for a rainy
day and then he would give every
one of them penny apiece, telling
them to become hoarders with that
kind of nest egg. At other times
he would have bags of candy, also
bags of nuts to give them, as he
said he liked to see them smile. He
was indeed a great old fellow.
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04

soon reach the old time high when
in July 1896 the carrier service had
more cars to move than it could
possibly handle.
Some residents are asking what
has become of the old umbrella
mender who was a familiar along
the streets of Townsend, years ago.
He would sit around and chew
tobacco while fixing a broken UNI
brella and would say to the child
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04

Farmers around Cheswold, as
well as in all parts of the PENN
suIa, are still speculating as to
whether fruit has been damaged
by cold zero weather. The opinion
prevails that owing to backward
conditions buds are safe. Still 9TH
ers who have examined orchards
say the zero weather has killed
1uds.
Miss Ethel Cooper Rothwell,
daughter of George C. Rothwell,
near town, who graduated with
.lonor last June from the Smyrna
High School, is doing good work
Uith the pupils of "Stump's Corner
School" situated near Taylor's
Bridge.
l. NJ. Hirons, who for several
years has been conducting gener-
81 merchandise business on west
Commerce street, familiarly known
SIS Herring Hill; has completed a
lead through the real estate agency
Of Cosgriff & Reynolds, whereby
he comes into possession of the
property of Harry Blendt, directly
adjoining his and will make it a
store and dwelling.
A double wedding anniversary
was celebrated at the home of Mr..
George T. Jones, near Smyrna, last
friday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Jones being welded
thirty-six years, and their son, Mr..
and Mrs. George Frank Jones, of
Eismere, N. j., being married eight
years.
Last Thursday evening another
snow storm visited this section and
continued through Friday covering
the ground to depth of several
inches.
Miss Cad Sharp, of Wilmington,
Who has been a visitor to Mrs. j.
w Clifton and Mrs. Charles Bur-
3ess, left Saturday for a visit to
Dover.
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson of
Blackbird, is spending the week
with Miss Anna Beckett.
Mr.. Charles LeCompt, who for
several years has been with Cos
grfff & Reynolds, real estate brok-
ers, has resigned his position.
Mrs. Eugene Davis and Miss
Anna Cunningham, were appoint
ed at a recent meeting of Eliza
seth Cook Chapter OAR, as re-
7resentatives of Mrs. Caroline E.
speakman, regent, at the Cont
:lental Congress, Daughters of the
Revolution, which meets at Wash
4ngton, d. c., April 18th.
Walter Shelton of this town has
sold his tract of timberland near
Woodland Beach, containing 40
acres, to M. v. Ford, near town.
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04
Townsend

/ Happeners is state of mind. A
collector of stamps can be COM
] pletely happy with a waste basket
full of old envelopes.
Someone should volunteer to help
Senator Byrd worry about the
National debt. It's far too big a
job for one person.
George Jennings of Perryville,
Md. was visitor here on Monday.
Another thing the poor man can
be thankful for is that his income
tax is so small that he doesn't have
to borrow money to pay it.
There is no record to show that
any farmers wife was ever on the
list of the unemployed.
The cost of living has taken q
drop. Something like the one that
fell in the bucket.
George Benson of New Castle
was visitor here on Monday.
The days of real exciting base
ball were back in 1895, also 1897.
In those years the different town
clubs were willing to out class one
another and tough struggle would
ensue in every combat. In nerve
rocking contest the modes had a
contest between Townsend and
New Castle. Townsend, expecting
cellent pitcher for the fray. He
was William Stevens who was Gle
yer twirler of Smyrna. Bill Stew
ems who was so well known, was
rated one of the best pitchers in
the state. His pitchery helped to
defeat New Castle 3 to 1, averag-
ing a defeat by the New Castle
Club the year before. Then the
score was 8 to 6 for New Castle,
and the New Castle boys went
back home forlorn set of play
ers. But no one could be happier
than the visitors in this great bat
tie for supremacy in local baseball.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Townsend Fire Company have de-
cided to hold their fried oyster and
ham supper at the Fire Hall on
Thursday evening, February 18
from five until eight pm. Tickets
$1.50 and dessert included. This
supper was postponed from Janu-
ary due to the heavy snowstorm.
The ladies are working hard and
hope for good attendance on this
occasion.
Harry j. Goslin of Wilmington
says he is still laughing over an
item in the country press book
in 1900. 1t told of three girls who
went shopping to Middletown
their sole aim being to help one
girl buy a pair of shoes. Each of
the trio had a single purpose in
view. One, Sallie Barnes, went to
get shoes for herself. The second
girl went along to see that the
Barnes girl got there and return
ed home safely. The third girl went
along to carry the money and to
see that the shoes fitted properly
The girls arrived here in a team
and boarded the train for Middle
town. They returned home the
same way. The girls were said to
be from the Cypress Bridge dis
trict but there was nothing definite
as to their home district
Again the grounding as a pro-
gnosticator acted to help settle the
weather question. Whether he sees
Smyrna times., 1954-02-04
SMYRNA DOINGS
Of so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times. win call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.