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Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
GIRL
WINS CONTEST
Gloria Zittrauer, IL, Wins
First Prize i'm Firemen's
Essay Contest
STATEWIDE CONTEST

Gloria zittrauer, IL, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Zittrauer of
Leipsic, has won the annual state
wide fire prevention essay contest
for school children, sponsored by
the Delaware State Volunteer
Firemen's Association. She is in
the sixth grade at the Lsipsic
School. Gloria's essay points out
rules to follow to help prevent
fires. Before it was selected, sew
eral judges compared her thoughts
with those of fifth and sixth
graders in all parochial and pub
lie schools in Delaware outside of
Wilmington. Her winning entry
was first judged by the fire COM
pany in Leipsic, which submitted
it as the local winner to the Kent
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation, where it was again judged
by the education committee. From
there it went to the Delaware
Volunteer Firemen's Association
where the education committee
made the final decision. Lillian
Pennypacker placed second, repre-
senting the Bridgeville Fire Com
pany in Sussex County, and Carol
Harris placed third, from Five
Points Fire Company in New Cas-
tie County. Carol attends Rich
ardson Park School.
First Prize Was S95
Prizes for Gloria invluded $95
in cash plus other prizes from the
Leipsic firemen. She was award
ed $40 by Van Leer Stephany,who
represented the fire and accident
prevention committee of the Del
aware Association of Insurance
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SMYRNA LIONS CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL FARMERS NIGHT MEET

The Smyrna Lions Club held
their annual Farmers Night on
Monday with fourteen guests who
were welcomed by the president,
James R. Ford. Slides and graphs
were used by Willard T. McAllis-
ter, marketing specialist, Agricul-
tural Extension Service, Univer-
sity of Delaware to point up his
talk on rural and urban relation
ships. Food is the basic want of
man." he said as he asked his
hearers to ponder the situation
that two out of three people in
the world go to bed hungry. In
the United States a farmer sup
ports himself and seventeen 9TH
ers, he stated, and because of our
higrly efficient type of agricultur-
al production a farmer can pros
per and other men can do other
things. We must remember, he
said, that we only have what we
produce, and it is important to
foster all kinds of things to fos-
ter free enterprise and play down
the idea of restriction. If agricul-
ture and business join with labor
to promote a free type of econ
omy we are surely in for pros
porous times, he continued. He
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
CENTURY CLUB
SAFETY MEET
Fifteen Organizations Repre-
sented at Meeting Held
at Century Club
THREE SPEAKERS

Representatives of fifteen or
ganizations from Smyrna and
Clayton attended the meeting to
discuss safety problems which had
been arranged by Mrs. Joseph w.
Ennis, chairman safety, Delaware
State Federation of Womens
Clubs. 1t was held at the Twenti-
eth Century Club Friday night.
There were three speakers, Lieut..
John Ferguson, Traffic Bureau;
James w. Turner, Sr., Chief of
Police at Dover; and john w.
Jacobs, Jr., Smyrna police chief.
Mrs. Ennis introduced the guest
speakers, after outlining the safe
ty program in the state. Lieut..
Ferguson said that the causes Of
many accidents are intangible,
and mental, because gears aren't
meshing in the mind. He said that
if drivers are safety conscious
they automatically do the right
thing. He called attention to bad
attitudes of drivers, sub-standard
brake fluid, and the false sense
of security engineered by pos
session of a heavy car. If the at
titude which is taken toward loss
of life in war were used toward
traffic accident tolls people would
do something about it, he stated.
"The laws are made for your pro-
lection; the police are just the re-
ferees and need one hundred per
cent support" he said in conclu-
sion. Chief of Police Turner said
that it is common sense to follow
safe driving practices and stress
ed that education is most import
ant. He is in favor of the pro-
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Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
DANCE BY SILVER EAGLES
To Stage March of Dimes Dance
on Saturday Evening, Jan, 20

The Silver Eagles will stage a
March of Dimes dance on Satur-
day evening, Jan. 20. All pro-
ceeds from the dance will go to
the local March of Dimes fund.
The admission will be slightly
higher for this dance due to the
worthy cause. The Eagles are
planning to hold a "Sadie Hawk
ins" dance on Saturday evening,
Feb. 10. This is dance to
which the girls invite the boys
and pay all the expenses. The
Silver Eagles Glee Club, under the
direction Of John Dickinson, will
sing in Townsend on Feb. 8,
Sometime during the month of
February the Eagles are planning
to take a trip to the new ice
skating rink in Wilmington. There
will be more information about
this at later date. The Silver
Eagles are now meeting in the
basement of the Youth Center on
Wednesday evenings at 7:30
o'clock. All members please note
the change of meeting place and
time. All members are urged to
attend.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
DISTRICT GIRL
SCOUTS MEET
Miss Jenkins and Mrs. Shall
cross Attend Meeting
at Youth Center
LEADERSHIP COURSE

Miss Rose Marie Jenkins, dis
trict director, and Mrs. William
B. Shallcross, Middletown, district
chairman were present at the
of Neighborhood c, Dis
trict 8 Girl Scouts held at the
Youth Center with Mrs. William
kruchen presiding. A film strip,
"A Piece of Wire" was shown,
with Mrs. Henry Ennis as projec-
zionist. It was reported that all
troops are requested by council to
contribute one dollar toward the
sponsorship of a German student
who is attending Wilmington High
School. This project is being
sponsored by the Wilmington Area
Girl Scout Council. 1t was learn
ed that senior scouts are being
considered as civil defense spot
ters. A Wilmington Area Girl
Scout rally will be held on May 6
at Longwood Gardens; leaders are
asked to get reservations in carly
for this event. The rain dete is
May z. The adult annual meeting
Of Wilmington Council is schedrll-
cd for March IN at Mt Pleasant
School. DR.. Ethel Alpenfels will
be the main speaker Interested
adults are invited. Leaders learn
ed that badges can be ordered
through the mail after March 1.
There is need for more leaders,
snd a basic leadership training
course will be held beginning
March 1. Mrs. Franklin Cooke
gave a report on the Eleanor
Snedaker Day CamD meeting,
Mrs Martin Golden will again
serve as director, and Mrs. Shall
cross as assistant director and
camp nurse. Volunteers are need
ed for camp commit ses and per-
sonnel. At the next Neighborhood
meeting on the third Tuesday in
March another film step win be
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
GRANGE MEETS TONIGHT
Will Be Host to Kent County
Changers in Visiting Program

Will Be Host to Kent County
Changers in Visiting Program
On Thursday, January 81, the
Smyrna Grange will act as host
to the Kent County Oranges at
their January visiting program.
This year a gavel will travel from
one grange to another, and the
theme word is Service" The Ken
ton Grange will present part of
the program. Leonard Hitch,
teacher of agriculture at the
Smyrna High School, and his
students, will also be guests and
give their part of the program,
the topic of which will be: Build
ing Future Farmers of America
Emblem" A donation was given
to the March of Dimes. Smyrna
was represented at the leaders
conference held at Capitol Grange
in Dover on Jan. %. A committee
was appointed to make plans for
the fiftieth anniversary celebration
of the Smyrna Grange. 1t includes
Mrs. Charles Dukes, Mrs. Norman
Shorts, Mrs, James Fleming, and
Harry c. Johnson. They will work
with the lecturer, Russell Bruette,
and Master John w. Dukes.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
FARM SERVICE CONFERENCE
Managers and Personnel of South
ern States to Meet In Salisbury

em states TO Meet IN salisbury
A two-day farm service confer
ence for managers and personnel
of Southern States Cooperative
Agencies in the Salisbury, Md,
area will get underway on Febru-
ary 3 in Salisbury. All sessions
will be held in the Wicomico
Hotel. The school is especially
designed to help agency person.
mel to become better acquainted
with the products and services of
the cooperative so they in turn
will be better equipped to serve
Southern States 2S3,0O0 members.
The conferences will be conducted
by officials and top distribution
and purchasing men from the CO.
operatives central offices in Rich
mond, Va. The conference in Sal
isbury is one of nine meetings
scheduled to be held at various
points throughout the six-state
operating territory of the organ
ization. The Cooperative, which
is the nations largest farmer CO.
operative from the standpoint of
membership has Agencies in Ken
lucky, West Virginia, Virginia,
Tennessee, Maryland and Della
ware. Talks will be presented on
seed, feed, fertilizer and farm sup
plies at the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
PARISH MEET
AT ST. PETERS
Three Members Elected To
F Vestry to Serve for Term
of Three Years
REPORTS ARE GIVEN

At the annual parish meeting
held by st. Peters Church on
Thursday night the following men
were elected to the vestry to
serve for a term of three years:
Edward S. Wilson, Jr., Walter w.
Speakman, and Francis B. Geb-
hart. Holdover members of the
vestry include George Boehmler,
Warner w. Price, Jr., DR.. Robert
Sarde, DR.. Richard w. Comegys,
Ralph Lange, and Franklin Cole.
The Rev. F. S. Bancroft, rector,
presided, and called for reports
from all departments. Ralph
Lange was appointed secretary of
the meeting. The treasurer's re-
port was given by Warner w.
Price, Jr; Mrs. F. S. Bancroft,
president, reported on the work of
the Woman's Auxiliary; Mrs. Rob-
ert Sarde, the Altar Guild; Mrs.
Henry C. Webb, the United Thank
Offering. The result of the sur
vey made during the past year
were explained by Mr.. Price, 'key
man" in the local survey, who
told of the results on the diocesan
level, as pertaining to Kent Coun-
ty, and on the parish level. st.
Peters Church had made the
greatest growth of any in the
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Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
Death of Walter Nj. Busker

Funeral services for Walter M.
Busker, so, who died at his late
residence in Wilmington on Janu-
ary %, will be held today at 200
pm. from the FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel. Interment will be in Odd
Fellows cemetery at Smyrna. Mr..
Busker, the son of the late Lewis
Busker is survived by the follow
ing children: Glenn Busker, Smyr-
ma; Mrs. Marie Williams, U. S.
Army, Austria; James E. Busker,
Albany, Ca; Thomas Busker, Vic
torville, Calf; Miss Sally Ann
Busker, Wilmington; and 8 grand
children. Mr.. Busker was Captain
in the U. S. Army before his re-
tirement and served in both World
War I and World War II. Born
in Missouri, he made his home in
Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
HOME NURSING CLASSES
Two Red Cross Classes Has Been
Formed to Meet Separately


Two Red Cross home nursing
classes have been formed, one to
meet on Tuesday evenings and
the other on Monday mornings.
The arrangements to start the
courses have been made by Mrs.
Clay Bailey, of the Auxiliary to
the David C. Harrison Post No.
IA, American Legion. Members of
the classes are from the Smyrna
Clayton area. The Red Cross de-
sires a maximum of fourteen per-
sons in a class, and there is full
enrolment for both courses. The
night class began their training
on Tuesday, and sessions will be
held on Tuesday and Friday
nights for three weeks. They are
held in the Legion Room at Town
Hall. The evening class is held
from 7:30 to $3.50 pm. with Mrs.
Dorothy Steele, Middletown, the
instructor. The morning class
will start on Monday, Jan. 81 and
continue on Monday and Wednes-
days for three weeks, during the
hours from 9:30 to 11:30 am. The
morning classes will have as in.
structor Mrs. Emith R. Kendall,
Wilmington, director of nursing
services for the Delaware Chap
ter, American Red Cross.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
HOMEMAKERS -
INSTALLATION
Mrs. Townsend Vaughn In
stalled AS President At
Dinner Meeting
OTHER OFFICERS

Officers of the Smyrna Home
makers Club were Installed at a
d'nner meeting by Mrs. James
Fleming, past president. They
are Mrs. Townsend Vaughn. presi-
dent; Mrs. Fred Harris, vice pres
idcrt; Mrs. Andrew D. Cole, Sec
rotary; and Mrs Horace Bradley.
treasurer. Committee chairmen
were named as follows: Mrs.
George Boehmler, health; Mrs.
Joseph w. Ennis, safety; Mrs.
William MacLucas, citizenship
Mrs. Charles Pryor, family life;
Mrs. Norman Shorts, community
work; Mrs. James Fleming, pub
llcity; Mrs. Ernest Mattiford, an
nual reports; Mrs. Olan Bamberg-
er, sunshine Mrs. Harry @. john
son, recreation; Mrs. Grant G.
Garis, Blue Cross representative.
The program book was filled in
with meeting places and topics.
Topics selected were: Information
on Wills; Making Corsages; Re-
finishing Furniture; Teenage Prob
lens; Ironing the Easy Way, held
over from November. Mrs. Nor
man Shorts, community work
chairman reported on the years
work which included clothing coll
lected for school, birthday bank
collections, spent for clothing for
children at Christmas; donations
oe food for Kent General Hospital;
contributions to various fund driv-
es. A donation was also given
toward a TV set for the Veterans
Hospital, a project in which all of
the clubs of the. state helped. A
collection at the meeting for the
March of Dimes amounted to
$9.70. The next meeting will be
held on wednesday, Feb. 16 at z
Q. m. at the home of Mrs. Joseph
w. Ennis, with Mrs. Boehmler as
/, co-hostess. Miss Charlotte Swan
son, Al agent, will be present
and the topic will be: Selecting
Fabrics and Finishes.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
Death of Mrs. Dora Thorpe

Mrs. Dora Thorpe, SO, wife of
William Thorpe, Sr., died January
81 at her home near Clayton af-
ter a long illness. Born in Hagers-
town, Md, daughter of Granville
and Rebecca Host Lefever, she
had lived in the Clayton area 80
years. In addition to her husband,
she is survived by a son by her
first marriage, Charles LeFevre,
Wilmington; daughter, Miss
Mary Thorpe, Stokley, Md; an
other son, Elwood Thorpe, Clay
ton; two sisters in Maryland, and
seven grandchildren. Funeral SER
vices were held at 2 pm. Monday
from the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel,
with interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
Training In Alaska

Army Pfc. Joseph F. Clough, 21,
son of John F. Clough, Route 1,
Marydel, Md, is participating in
Exercise Snow Bird" a joint
Army-Air Force Training man.
euver, in Alaska. Airborne units,
ground troops and equipment are
being tested in the exercise for
operation in temperatures as low
as so degrees below zero. Clough,
an automatic rifieman in Company
X of the 7yst Infantry Divisions
53rd Regiment, entered the Army
in May, 1853 and completed basic
training at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Tomorrow Night Smyrna Will
Play Host to SudlersvilIe Team

Tomorrow Night Smyrna Will
Play Host to SudlersvilIe Team
The Smyrna High School Eagles
basketball team will complete the
first half of its 16-game schedule
tomorrow night when they play
host to the high school team from
Sudlersville, Maryland. While the
Eagles have only won one game
to date against six losses, the
team play showed great improve
ment in the last three games, and
the Red and White is given a
good chance of defeating the
Maryland school. Against Dover
last week the Smyrna boys bowed
49-48 only after a rule misinter-
probation by the referee which
cost Smyrna a basket in the last
four minutes. Coach Bill Horney
plans to start Karl Kebhart and
Jay Knight at forwards; Turk
Orvas at center, and Phil Voshell
and Sammy Jacobs at guard. The
second team will have Ben Sollo-
way and David Deakyne at for
ward; John Poore at center, and
Kendall Hudson and Ronnie Stew
ems at guards. The Junior Vars
ity team with a record of four
wins and three losses, hopes to
get back on the winning side
against the Sudlersville team.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
PRESENT GAVEL
TO JAYCEES
Richard ID. Cook of Whining
ton Gives Gavel to Organ
ization at Meeting Here
TO BUY STREET SIGNS

Richard d. Cook, president of
the Wilmington Junior Chamber
of Commerce, presented a gavel
to the Clayton Junior
Chamber of Commerce at the reg
ular monthly dinner meeting held
Tuesday night at The Paddock. 1t
was accepted by Martin Golden,
president. The Jaycees started
work on Sunday at 9 am. on the
renovation of the spotting post on
South Street, which they did un-
der the supervision of Major Will
liam e. Blagg, u. 81 Air Force,
coordinator for the Ground OBJ
server Corps. The Jaycees were
directed in the work of repairing
the building, and also of the in
stallation of drainage at the site
by John Shetzler. The purchase
of nine new street signs for Smyr-
ma was voted, and more will be
bought later by the Jaycees.
Kenneth C. Williams resigned as
executive vice president, due to
his having moved from Smyrna,
but he will still remain member
of the local group. John Long
was appointed to replace him in
the office of executive vice presi-
dent, and Robert Belber was NAM
ed to the board of directors to re-
place John Long. A membership
drive is being conducted by the
Jaycees. The Jaycees plan to have
posters, a sound truck, and to en-
courage voters to get out and cast
their ballot at the coming town
election in February. George D.
Wright and James Cruson were
named a committee on this prof.
ect. A recording of the speech OF
Lamar e. Buckner, president Ma
tional Jaycees, made when he
spoke in Dover, was heard at the
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
Fire Alarm Extension Changed

Provisions to relocate the fire
alarm extension has been made.
Formerly at Farmers Supply it
was covered twenty-four hours a
day. However, Farmers Supply
has changed hours, and will be
closed all day Sundays. Other ar
rangements have been made and
the fire alarm extension will be
moved to the service station of
Boyer & Hairgrove, corner Route
13 and East Commerce Street. To
be sure that there will be protec-
ton at all times, the firemen are
dropping another extension in at
Moffitt's Taxi office. These extern
sions are to cover the hours when
no one is at the fire hall The
necessary changes in wiring are
being done by the town crew and
the work has been promised for
completion by the weekend.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

touched on specialization, the COM
plex marketing system, trends in
eating habits, and why marketing
costs are so high. The reason that
food marketing costs are up, he
said, is that we now want a 'fbuilt-
in maid service" and have to pay
for it. That service he defined as
the housewives use of TV din
ners, cake mixes, frozen fish, and
other items, and these extra SER
vices cost money. The response
was made by Leonard Hitch, agri-
cultcre instructor at the Smyrna
High School. The guests, many of
whom were very young, included
Melvin Thompson, John w. Dukes,
James Casper, William Cook,
John E. Thompson, John Stattel,
Bruce Clark, Harry Jarman,
George Stats, E. S. Wilson, Jr.,
Paul Bradley, Fred Heinold, Sr.,
Carlton Blendt, and Russell Bru-
cite. Ernest Mattiford was a WIS.,
itor from the Clayton Lions Club.
The use of the basement at the
Youth Center was granted the Sill
yer Eagles, who will meet there
on Wednesday nights from 7:30
to $50 pm. Frank Greenwell gave
brief talk on Lionism.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
ROTARY HEARS
TALK ON ISRAEL
Miss Winifred Piper OF US.
Foreign Service Speaks
at Dinner Meeting
PROGRESS BEING MADE

Miss Winifred Piper, who has
recently returned afte: serving for
two years in the foreign service
at the U. S. Embassy at Tel-Aviv,
Israel, was a guest Of the Smyrna
Rotary Club on Thursday night.
She was presented on program
arranged by William Willis. In
troduced by her father, Leroy P.
Piper, member of the club, she
told of the creation of the State
of Israel in 1948 and of the ten
sions between the Arabs and the
Jews. Noting the progress seen
during her two years there, she
said that zone could almost see
the change day by day." The
aim is the in-gathering of exites,
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]. C.'S REPAIR
SPOTTING POST
Sixteen Young Men Work To
Make Smyrna Post
Habitable
PLAN TO MAN POST

The Smyrna Jaycees set to work
early Sunday morning to put the
spotting post in shape so that it
will be habitable for the volun-
teers who will work there as part
of the states civil defense pro-
gram. The post on South Street
at the western edge of town was
repaired by the group of sixteen
young men, who worked under the
direction of one of their number,
John Shetzler. Starting at nine
o'clock, they put up sheathing,
weather boarding, caulked around
the windows, and gave the exter-
ior of the building a base coat of
paint. Steps of cinder block and
masonry were also installed 1t is
planned to put on later a finish
ing coat of white paint, with blue
trim, and also to paint the inter-
ior. The men were assisted by
Major William E. Blagg, us. Air
Force, who worked with them for
several hours. 1t was damp, cold
morning for the men working out
doors, and they were cheered be-
fore noon by the arrival of a
group of JaneCees who brought
hot coffee and sandwiches. All of
this activity points to an increase
of cooperation by the residents in
the important task of airplane
spotting. In addition to their sup
port of the Jaycees during their
work on the post the wives of
Jaycees are also sparkling the at
tempt to line up spoilers for all
hours. Mrs. John Shetzler has ac-
cepted the post of supervisor and
she will name day chairmen who
will make themselves responsible
for having the post manned. The
Jaycees who worked on the pro-
ject on Sunday included the presi-
dent, Martin Golden, John Shetz-
Ter, Rodney Schuman, John Long,
Edward Wootten, Herbert Brown,
Eugene Rhodes, James Cruson,
George Bryson, Walter Downes,
Art Thomas, Robert Belber, John
e. Wilson III, Gene Handsberry,
John Pappas, and Albert O'Neal,
Jr.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
MiddIetown Branch A.A.U.w.

The Middletown branch of the
American Association of Univers-
ity Women will hold a dessert
card party at the home of Mrs.
Malcolm Cochran, near Middle
town on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 100
pm. All kinds of card games
may be played. The affair will be
a benefit for the scholarship fund.
The scholarship last year was
awarded to Diane Shortt, Of
Smyrna. The Middletown branch
AAUW includes members from
Smyrna. Local persons who wish
to attend the benefit card party
may make reservations by calling
Mrs. Charles M. Gee, Smyrna 3631
by February IL.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
Death of Charles *. Norris. Jr

Charles K. Norris, Jr., a resi-
dent of Maple Shade, N, j., died
on Monday, Jan. II, 1855, of pneu-
monia, after a short illness. He
was a son of Charles K. Norris
and Fannie Dixon Norris, former
ly of Smyrna. Funeral services
were held on Friday, Jan. 21, in
charge of the American Legion
Post of Maple Shade, and inter
ment was in the veterans GEM
etery at Beverly, N. J. He was a
nephew of William Norris of
Smyrna, and is also survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Grace Farrell,
of Maple Shade, and Mrs. Martha
Miller, of Detroit, Michigan.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
Delmarva Firemen's Auxiliary

There will be an executive
meeting of the Delmarva Fire
mems Auxiliary at Delmar on
Sunday, Jan. 80 at pm. Four
teen members of the Auxiliary of
the Citizens Hose Company will
attend this meeting, at which
Mrs. Addie David, of Smyrna will
preside.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
Social Security Man At Dover

The representative of the Will
mington Social Security office,
who comes to Dover every Thurs
day, will now be at the Kent
County Court House, in The Corr
mon Pleas Chamber, South State
Street and The Green, starting
February 8, The representative as
sists persons filing for social Sc
curity benefits, and answers in
quiries regarding social security.