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Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
SHS PRACTICE
NEW OFFENSE
Squad Preparing For Home
Opener With Caesar Rod
ney on September 23
TO SCRIMMAGE MILFORD

After two weeks of practice on
their new offense, the 1855 ver-
sion of the Smyrna High Foot
ball Eagles is beginning to en-
erge. AS yet no position is set
for there is much depth and COM
petion for every spot. The new
offense causing so much excite
ment is the split-T which Coach
Horney introduced this year after
being appointed head coach. The
spit-T requires smart, deceptive
quarterback and Coach Horney
has three candidates in Ben Sol
loway, Fred Corso and David
Deakyne from which to choose.
Both Solloway and Deakyne play
ed as ends last year and may
see action there this year. For
left half there are Dave Reedy, a
regular last season; Ronnie Nc
Coy and Jim Persinger. At right
half Dale Reedy and Eddie Ham,
burg, both hard runners; and at
fullback Bill Pritchard and Paul
Loder. Preparing his line Coach
Horney has ends Bill Cassell, Walt
Moffett, Kendall Hudson, Don
Blow, and Bill Hill. On the in
terror line there are Karl Geb-
hart, Fred Bush, Howard Pinder,
newcomer Jack Lof1and, and Rog-
er Kelsey vying for the tackle
spot. At guard Bart Luff, Bill
Carter, Don Ebright, John Poore,
Jim Chase, and Wayne Seward
are the contenders. Dave Com
eggs is bidding for his twice held
center post with competition from
Ed Eley, a newcomer, and possi-
bly, Howard Pinder. Directors of
Athletics Charles Williams has
scheduled a practice scrimmage
with Milford High September 16
at Milford prior to the opening
date with the Caesar Rodney Rid
ers, September % at Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
ROUNDUP CONTEST
Annual Southern States Member
ship Meet to Be Held at Clayton

Annual Southern States Member
ship Meet to Be Held at Clayton
A Farm Talent Roundup Con-
test, elections of local board and
Farm Home Advisory Committee
members, and reports on coopera-
tive service and operations for the
1954-55 year, will be among the
features of the annual Southern
States Membership meeting for
the Clayton area to be held at
500 pm, Wednesday, September
IA at Clayton. The Farm Talent
Roundup Contest-which is for
amateurs only who will be at
least IL years of age on August
1, 1955-offers an opportunity for
the winning act at the local meet
ing to try out for the Ted Mack
coast-to-coast Television Show in
New York. Members of the i'm
mediate families of all farmers
and all Southern States patrons
are eligible to enter. All individ-
ual members of the 1854 talent
acts who won first place at their
local contests and those who par
ticipated in last years district
contests are ineligible to compete.
CONTINUED on Page Three,
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
Death of George w. Hall

George Wright Hall, age &c.
died suddenly on September 1.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at l pm. from Marydel Meth
odist Church, with interment in
Templeville Cemetery. He was the
son of Wright and Mary Eliza
beth Hall and had made his home
in Marydel most of his life. He
is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Henrietta Ward of Miami,
Fla, and Mrs. Ruth Hall Consilio
of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
RETURNS FROM EUROPE
Miss Ruth Ellen Reims Tours 3
Countries Sponsored by Club

Countries Sponsored by Club
Miss Ruth Ellen Reihm return
ed home last week from three
week tour of eight European
countries sponsored by the Ma
tional Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs. The
countries visited were England,
The Netherlands, Sweden, Den
mark, Germany, Austria, Switzer-
land and France. The trip was
made by air with stops at Gander,
Newfoundland, and Shannon, Ire
land. Some of the highlights were
attendance at the Music Festival
in Salzburg, Austria; a tea at the
United States Embassy in Bern
given by Miss Frances e. Willis,
u. S. Ambassador to Switzerland;
"a party in Stockholm given by
Miss Brita Elmen, member of Par
lament who is president of the
Swedish BPW Federation; and
sessions and social events in con-
nection with the International
BPW board meeting in Bern and
silver jubilee celebration in &C.
neva, Switzerland. Personal visits
were held with Miss Winifred Pip
er, formerly of Smyrna, in Salz-
burg; with Mrs. Gordon Allan and
Miss June Swain in London; Mrs.
Karen Balslev in Copenhagen;
Miss M. S. L. Lanen in The Hague
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Bru-
baker of Zurich, Switzerland. Miss
Reihm was accompanied by DIR.
Elizabeth F. Phillips, Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
Kenton Girl Scout Troops

Meetings of Kenton Intermed-
late Girl Scout Troop lis start on
Thursday night at $50 o'clock at
the Kenton School. The troop is
for girls from 10 to IA years of
age. Mrs. Carlton Bilbrough, Jr.
and Miss Barbara Shortt are
troop leaders. At the same place
and same hour the Kenton Senior
Troop will meet under the leader
ship of Mrs. Stanley Graham. The
senior troop is composed of scouts
from Ia to IL years of age.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
SMYRNA Homemakers Club

The Smyrna Homemakers Club
will meet on Thursday, Sept. Is
at 2 pm. at the home of Mrs.
Olin Bamberger, Frazier Street.
Mrs. James Fleming will be the
co-hostess. Miss Charlotte Swan
son, county agent, will be in
charge of the program and the
topic will be Partners Talk 1t
Over" Members please note the
change of meeting place.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
INSTRUCTIONS FOR BONUS
Assistance in Compiling Applica-
ton Forms Korean Bonus


Instructions and assistance in
compiling application forms for
the state Korean bonus payments
will be made available to all elig-
ible veterans in the Smyrna area
by the David G. Harrison Post of
the American Legion, it was rec
emily announced by George w.
Parker, Post Service officer. Ex-
perienced members of the Post
will be in the Legion meeting
room on the second floor of the
Smyrna Town Hall between the
hours of IL noon and 9 pm. on
Saturday, September 10th and
18th. Veterans of Smyrna and
the surrounding community are
encouraged to avail themselves of
this service. Proper forms are
currently on hand and interested
persons need only to bring their
original separation papers and
knowledge of the date they left
the u. S. for overseas duty. Ad-
ditional information may be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Parker. Phone
1902.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
Another street Dance

The Jaycees will sponsor an
other of the Thursday night street
dances for teenagers tonight on
Market Street Plaza beginning at
eight o'clock. There will be ex-
ira prizes awarded. The, Jaycees
will try to find out from those at
tending whether they would like a
Halloween dance and if so, the
Jaycees will hold one. Robert Bel
Der is chairman.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
Wins University Scholarship

Mary A. Norman, of Clayton,
has been awarded a University
Scholarship to Valparaiso Uni
versity for 1856. Miss Norman
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Norman. A number of
University Scholarships e
awarded annually, in varying
amounts, by the Board of Direct
ors, for students who have main
tained superior records in high
school and college.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
Lions Club Dance at Youth Center

The Smyrna Lions Club will
hold the first in series of Satur-
day night dances for boys and
girls of the sixth, seventh, and
eighth grades at the Youth Cen
ter on Saturday night. Dancing
to amplified recording will be
from 7:30 pm. to 1890 pm. Ad-
mission is twenty-five cents. The
regular dances for the younger
teenage group will be held during
the fall and winter season under
the supervision of members of the
Lions Club. Harry Shortt is pres
ident of the club.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
Cancer Detection Center

The Cancer Detection Center
will be held in Smyrna on Friday,
Sept. 16 at the Health Unit, East
Commerce Street between the
hours of 9:45 and 11:45 am. and
12:45 to 2:45 pm. The service is
free to all women over 25 years
of age, both white and Negro. APP
pointment may be made by call
ing Smyrna 3091.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
Bow Scout Meetings To start

Scoutmaster Earl (Buck) Ford
announces that the Boy Scout
meetings will take place in the
Smyrna Youth Center, the first
meeting to be held on Tuesday,
September 13 at 7:15. All boys
age IL, and all cub scouts who
will be of age are welcome to join
the Troop.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
woman's Auxiliary st. Peters

A meeting of the officers and
chairmen of departments of the
Woman's Auxiliary of st. Peters
Church will be held on Tuesday,
Sept. 13 at 8 pm. at the parish
house. Mrs. F. S. Bancroft,
president, will preside, and plans
will be made for the coming year.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
smyrna Grange Regular Meeting

The Smyrna Grange will resume
regular meetings tonight, Thurs
day, Sept. 8 at 8:15 pm. with
Master John w. Dukes presiding.
The Worthy Master would like all
officers to be present. The grange
will meet on the second and four
tn Thursdays of each month.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
CASES BEFORE
MAGISTRATE
Collision at Highway and
Smash-Up at Union and
Commerce Streets
POLICE RAID HOUSE

Four persons are in Kent Gen.
eral Hospital, Dover, with injur-
les, two serious, sustained in a
collision of car with a truck at
12:45 am. Saturday at the inter-
section of u. S. Route 13 and
Route 300 in Smyrna. All of the
injured are from Hoboken, N. j.
The driver of the car, Willie
Thomas, is in a serious condition,
with possible fractured skull and
crushed chest. Leroy Ford, pass
enger, suffered a smashed left
cheek and internal injuries and is
also in a serious condition. Hay
wood Walker, lacerations of face
and a broken hip, and Lucy Rob-
inson, owner of the car, lacera-
tons of face and body. Both of
the American Legion ambulances
were used to transport the injur-
ed to the hospital. The accident
was investigated by the Smyrna
Police Department, and Willie
Thomas was held for court on
charges of assault and battery by
motor vehicle and reckless driv-
ing. John M. Rector, Whining
ton, driver of the Freebooter Bak-
ing Company truck, had stopped
at the intersection and was wait
ing for the green light. Thomas
smashed into the back of the
truck and the impact was so
great that the car ricocheted back
fifteen feet. Among the activities
of the local police over the Labor
Day weekend was the raid of a
disorderly house on Bettle's Alley
off North Street maintained by
Reynolds Johnson, who was fined
SIS and costs by Magistrate
George r. Stevenson. Also fined
were George Townsend, Franklin
Bordley, Edith Robinson, Mabel
Burris, Ruby Mae Hazard, all
$40 and costs; also, John Logan
and John Evans, SIS and costs,
for being in a disorderly house.
Joe Leo Gutierrez, airman from
the Dover Base, who lives in
Smyrna was held for court for
second offense for driving drunk,
following collision of his car with
car owned by Homer Stevens,
early Friday evening at the corn
er of Commerce and Union Streets.
Damage was estimated at $500 to
both vehicles.
other Cases
Other weekend cases coming be-
fore Magistrate Stevenson were
Anna Cahall Milby, Clayton, fail
ing to obtain a Delaware license,
$40 and costs; Fletcher Lowman,
Clayton, reckless driving, S100 and
costs; also drunk on highway, $40
and costs; John Lee, Smyrna,
second offense failing to obtain
Delaware license, $50 and costs;
Orville Holiday, Smyrna, speed
ing, SIS and costs; John Mincff,
Dover, driving during period of
revocation, $100 and costs; David
E. Swartzentruber, Greenwood,
speeding, $40 and costs; Linford
Bordley, Smyrna, drunk on street,
$40 and costs; Howard o. john
son, Cambridge, Md, speeding,
$40 and costs; Earl l.. Ransom,
Smyrna, driving durig period of
revocation, $50, and drunken driv-
ing, $100 and costs; Malgrom
O'Hearon, Smyrna, allowing an
unlicensed driver to operate, $50
and costs, and drunk on highway,
$40 and costs.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-08
Lake Como Reach CLOSED

The bathing beach at Lake
Como, Smyrna, is closed to bath
ers, the Labor Day weekend being
the end of the season.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-10
NO SUBSTITUTE

The sureSt way to develop the
local community and create per-
manent prosperity is to encour-
age the building up Of steady pay
rolls.
Information that shows the in
dividual his interest in produc-
tive enterprise is indispensable to
the sound solution Of questions
that encourage the establishment
or growth of industries and busl-
ness.
Just as industries bring business
TO every store. so do they make
possible advertising and subscrib-
ers upon which the local newspa-
per depends, and herein lies the
interest Of editors in the problems
of industry.
That this philosophy is sound
and has direct bearing on the
prosperity of every community.
every busincs and every indivi-
dual is evidenced by figures re-
leased by the chamber of COM
merce of the United States cover
ing the period from 1910 to 1850.
They show that for every 100 new
industrial workers in nine coun-
ties surveyed by the chamber, re-
tail sales zoomed 0,000, per-
sonal income $590,000. and bank
deposits s270,000. .
An increase of 100 industrial
workers meant 174 new jobs IN
other lines Of work, 112 more
households and a population In
crease of 296-new purchasers OF
all manner OF goods and services.
The survey covered ten year per-
iod and was designed to measure
the impact of new industry on To-
cal business.
The problems Of industry are
the problems of the people. They
involve the welfare of the pub
Usher, who is the spokesman for
the people and every business IN
the community.
People rely heavily on the home
town paper. No other agency IS a
substitute for it. From politics
deaths, births and editorial com.
ment on public issues. local and
national. to household recipes. the
grass roots press informs its sub
scribers.
It is the newspaper that peo-
ple live with, sit down with and
study. It's editorials help its read
ers formulate their own conclu-
sions on current issues not
necessarily in agreement with the
editor. It is therefore logical that
editors should take the lead IN
discussing issues which involve
production and payrolls - bread
and butter for all-Transylvania
Times.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-10
Press Again Comes
Before Low Makers
As "Hot Pototo"

The 1855 State Legislature is
juggling some of the hottest pota-
toes in the state, and one of these
is the matter of throwing more
and heavier taxes on the states
newspapers. An excerpt from
Burke Davis column Raleigh
Notebook points out the gist of
the argument, and while not ne
cessarily a case for Davis reveals
that another step is being attempt
ed to further throttle the COM
munity newspaper.
The first step in this direction
was taken during the last session
OF the Legislature by the passage
of the Secrecy Law" which kept
reporters from committee hear
ings on such vital matters as the
state finance. Now some of the
legislators are proposing that a
flat tax be levied on working re-
porters one of the most far
fetched suggestions to come to our
attention in some time.
Herein are included these ex-
cerpts from Davis Capital Note
book"
PLAYFUL OR SERIOUS, sever
al statesmen have made public
threats of slapping high taxes on
North Carolina newspapers. in re-
taliation for the hurrah over the
Secrecy Act. Some byplay of Fri
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-10
WHERE ARE OUR BRAINS?

There to be some question these days whether
after ALL the pen mighter than the sword But have
1t right from the PentagOn that the slide rule mghtier
than the bayonet.
Assistant Defense Secretary Donald A. Quarles tells us
that Russia will turn out estimated $4,000 engineers
this year (wce the number that will graduate from US
colleges and unverSes) and equal number of "sub
proferronaI engineers and highly qualified technicans
THE critical shortage of engineers and scientists in
America says Quares in the current issue of Planes
official publication OF the Aircraft Industries Association
America, "iS potentially greater threat to national
security than any weapons known to be in the arsenas
OF aggreSSOr nations"
Since well of RusSia's progress in nucear
weapons this qualified authority could hardly have put
his warning stronger terms But make matters worse
ii that is possible Mr.. QuarleS goes to say: "Since
1850 there has been steady decrease in the number
technical graduates from US schools which has now eve-
engineering scientists and echncia has been particular
y serious in aviation where research and development de-
mands have multiplied at almost unbelievable rate :"
Mr. Quares does not undertake to explain why "this
alarming decline has occurred at time when advances in
technology have imposed mounting requirements for
technical personnel" But he points result that
national policy, an air power program designed tc
qualitative superiority indefinite period
OF years" is in great peril.
Talented young Americans have been called this
countrys greatest natural 1t vital to
y and welfare that those who have been endowed with
the talents meet the challenge and build for them
selves and leadership for their country in science and
technology"
1t is hard to believe that only half as many young
Americans now want to be engineers did five years ago
that half of the 1850 crop were msfts in science
Either the upcomng generation lacks the encouragement
and guidance that youth has always needed its
members all want to be disc jockeys If the former true
and reject the latter-Mr Quarles has put the ball
squarely in the court of teachers parents ministers
coaches big brothers, the cop the and every
one else to whom young people listen with respect.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-10
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1855
COUNTY NEEDS MORE MONEY
PROBLEM: HOW TO GET 1T?

Something, it seems is going TO have to be done to
equaze Lincoln counys tax system property va
luatons get more tax money into the counts treasury
Inc countys administrative operations its services to the
que more money something the county currently hasn't
lot Of were told and ways and means will have to be
worked out to get cash into the Golfers
reapprasal of all county property proposal fay
oraby looked upon by county officials and if this
was done there would be considerably more money
made in the county since 1882 is felt long overdue
by some officials contacted by The Times
1t pointed out that Lincoln property valuations are
among the lowest in the State and the tax rate among
the highest This doesn't make for bright future one
county official sad and that instead attracting new
industry this situation tends to away And this
pointed observation made by newspaper editor in a
county outside North Carolina regarding his county
could well be applicable to Lincoln if something isn't
done Nobody thrveS in backward communities that are
afraid to forward and thereby get behind No
body thrives when property values dwnde when taxes
burdenSome'
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-10
REP. GoBsLE OF FORSYTH,

REP. GOBBLE OF FORSYTH,
to Tax Expert Currie: Have you
considered tax on newspaper ad-
vertiSing - and at the same rate
the space given to stories on Sc
crecy in the Legislature in the
News and Observer" (T'he Ra-
leigh paper has been the leader in
the fight against legislative secre-
cy. and almost alone seems to have
drawn the wrath of the states
men)
ANOTHER SIGN of the press
solon squabble came from Wakes
Rep. Pou, WHO inquired: what
taxes are imposed on newspapers"
Currie: "They are not taxed on
gross receipts. They pay no special
license taxes. and are not singled
out as some types of business are.
They do not have so good situa-
ton as the press in Virginia. how
ever, where there are not even 10
cal taxes on newspapers.
Rep. Whitley of Wake rose to
point out that newspapers pay
taxes like other businesses. as cor
porations. partnerships or indivi-
duals. Currie agreed: "Some of
them pay right much in taxes, be-
cause they make lot of money"
A few reporters seemed alarmed
at the turn of things. but most
veterans were not disturbed until
they heard rumors of a flat tax on
working reporters, on a volume
baSis.-Newton Observer and Ca
tawba Enterprise.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-10
THE COURT AND THE
COURT SYSTEM

Last November the voters of
the state approved a conStitu-
tional amendment to authorize
the legislature to provide for re-
tirement of justice of the Supreme
Court, and their temporary re-
call when needed to substitute for
ailing high court membehs. Sena-
tor Weeks, Chairman of the Sem
ate Committee on Courts and Ju-
dicial Districts. has introduced
a bill to implement the constitu-
tional amendment. 1t allows re-
tirement at age 65 if the justice
has ~ years service on the Su-
preme Court, or Is years on the
Supreme and Superior courts COM
bined: or. if there is total and
permanent disability, retirement
after eight years Supreme Court
service.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-10
SMALL TOWN
DEFENDED

4 Earlier generations reacted va
riously = depending upon the in
diyidual's own personal feelings
and Illustrations to Sinclair
Lewis criticisms of small Ameri-
can communities through his nov
els Main Street" and "Babbitt. :"
The titles of the novels became
words of derision and today, a gen.
Grafton later. many are fanihar
with their use as barbed weapons
of contempt. without realizing
/ their source.
The pertinency of Mr.. Lewis
observations. and his lampooning
of the small community of the
Twenties were the subjects of
many debates. From our own eX-
perience in some such places, We
certainly would argue that the
drabnesS, the vicious gossip and
narrow mindedneSs emphasized in
these books are not common char
acteristics of all small communi-
ties.
A recent article by Dorothy
Thompson, famed columnist and
one-time wife of the late novelist
Lewis, in the current Ladies Home
Journal, stresses the fact that to-
day the provincial atmosphere no
longer exists - if it ever did - in
little towns.
"For comfort, cleanliness. cozi-
ness, few. if any, countries can
match the American small towns,
Miss Thompson declares.
The local civic consciousness of
the small towns is higher than
that of the big-city populations.
she asserts and adds: in the
great cities people vote for re-
form. In the little towns they un-
dertake the reforms
Once the most important peo-
pie in the community were the
ones with the most money, even If
they were as mean as old Scrooge.
Now a wen-to-do man who is not
also pubhc-spirited goes without
acclaim. "You cant be loved In
Americas little towns If you set
Yourself above Others Miss
Thompson warns.
Industries are different, too.
from what they were twenty-five
years ago, she reports No longer
eyesores, they now stand amidst
lawns and shrubbery and often
look more like private schools than
like factories.
Small-town folks are far more
sophisticated, cultivated a n d
knowledgeable today than were
Sinclair Lewis characters, partly,
believes the writer. because ev-
erybody has more money, because
travel has been democratized, and
because communications bring the
affairs of the world into every liv-
ing room.
Small towns (and smaller cities,
as she concludes, have produced
almost all our leading native-born
writer's and other artists. OF
Americas five winners of the No
bel prize for literature all but one
came originally from small towns.
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