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Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
BE ALERT ON LABOR DAY
Follow the Watch Words of the
Highway "SlOw Down and Live"

Follow the Watch Words of the
Highway "SlOw Down and Live"
Mr.. Reynolds DUPONT, President
of the Delaware Safety Council,
issued a reminder to all Della
wareans to be on the alert and to
plan against the many hazards
that this Labor Day weekend will
bring to people in their quest for
fun and relaxation.
In speaking of the No. l killer
-Adeath and destruction on our
streets and highways-he remark
ed that "slam-bang" driving and
mass indifference have turned the
Labor Day holiday into a massa-
ere. He urged the public to wake
up to the fact that in their holi-
day driving they must follow the
watch words of the highway
"Slow Down and Live. He stress
ed that swimming, boating, fish,
ing, and other forms of outdoor
relaxation take their tool too and
just as much planning should be
put into them as in driving an
automobile.
He listed these precautions for
a safe and sane holiday on the
highways: 1. Don't try to cover
too many miles. 2. Be prepared
for heavy holiday traffic. 8. Get
an early start, pause for rest oc-
cationally. 4. Don't speed. 5.
Don't drink before driving. 6.
Remember that the application of
common courtesy to traffic situa-
tions will prevent many accidents.
In swimming: l. Learn to swim.
1t is healthful, invigorating exer-
else, but more than that, knowing
how to swim may enable you to
save your own life, and perhaps
another's. 2. Wait at least one
hour after eating before going in
the water If you do not, you
run risk of being seized with
stomach cramps. 8. Never swim
alone unless help is within
calling distance. 4. Don't overtax
your endurance by swimming too
far, unless accompanied by a boat.
Take it easy. Don't swim too
long, take frequent rests.
In boating: l. Never ride in a
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01

breeding of mosquitoes is greatly
curtailed. Mr.. Wilson was pro-
gram chairman, and Reynolds
Pratt responded. The club mem
bers gave a rising vote of thanks
for the instructive address. Mr..
Pratt directed group singing with
Robert Reed as accompanist.
Town Manager Rex D. Gilmore
will be the guest speaker next
Thursday night, with community
service as his subject. Howard
Pletsch presided. Sud Emerson
and Edward w. ]. Cooper were
visitors from Camden-Wyoming
and Rowland o. Herdman, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
GIVES TALK ON
MOSQUITOES
Spraying Methods Used At
Dover Air Base Told By
1t. w. III. Bergler
AT ROTARY CLUB

1t. w. H. Bergler, stationed at
Dover Air Force Base, was the
guest of Edward S. Wilson, vice
president of the Smyrna Rotary
Club, and gave a talk on mosquito
control on Thursday night. He
told of control measures as prac-
ticed at the base, of the different
insecticides used in spraying oper-
ations there. In addition to
spraying by airplanes some ground
machines are also used, he said.
Insecticides must be free of fluid
which could cause corrosion on
the machinery at the base, he
continued. The various mess halls
and officers clubs receive special
insecticide solution for flies, mo-
squitoes, and other pests. More
than 25,000 gallons of insecticide
have so far been used on the
base, according to the speaker,
and areas outside the base were
sprayed only on the decision of
land owners and tenants in the
affirmative. 1t. Bergler urged CIV
ilians to cooperate by cutting
weeds around private properties,
and drying up pools of water
caused by rains. BY so doing the
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
p on Is

Mrs. E. Giammarino and daugh-
ter, Virginia from Upper Mont
clair, N. j., were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Cox, -Sr., on
Sunday.
Willard Y. Rutter was admitted
to Kent General Hospital Tuesday
night for observation after being
stricken ill during the afternoon.
Mrs. Rutter was remaining with
him at the hospital.
DR.. Catherine Cuthbert Hardee
and Mr.. Hardee, of Haverford,
Pa, were guests last weekend of
Mrs. Robert H. Denney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood Pawn of
Smyrna spent Sunday with Dr..
and Mrs. Louis Krumrein of Bal
timore at the Commander Hotel
at ocean City, Md.
Mrs. Bertha Pierce has return
ed from her vacation in Rehoboth.
While there she had as her guests
at her apartment on Olive Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Heinold, Jr.,
and children, and Mrs. Allan Mof-
ffitt and Patsy.
Mrs. James Herbert Sitter, Jr.,
of Wynnewood, Pa, entertained
at a luncheon bridge Wednesday,
August "a at the home of her sis
ter, Miss Anna B. Beckett, on
South Main Street. Those who
attended were Mrs. Roy F. Cor
ley, Mrs. Robert ID. Hoffecker,
Mrs. William ]. Taylor, Miss
Laura Brown, Mrs. Homer D.
Hudson. Mrs. Robert Sarde, Mrs.
H. H. Pakradooni, Jr., Miss Pat
tie Kay Pakradooni, Mrs. Wallace
S. Martindale, Jr., Mrs. Ralph Box
Busser, Mrs. Robert Comegys,
Mrs. William ]. M. Wroten, Mrs.
Albert M. Penn, Mrs. Rexcord B.
Kersey, Mrs. Clarence Prickett,
Mrs. Ernest Collins, and Miss
Bertha Smithers.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01

mary of expenditures shows in
struetion, 20; operation of school
plant, lis; debt service, 5; ad-
ministration, 6; auxiliary agen-
cies, Is; capital outlay, 8; MAIN
tenance, repairs, and replace
ments, A; fixed charges, IL; total
100. Each category in the re-
port has a graphic illustration,
making it easy to read. The cafe
terias serve daily approximately
500 pupil lunches, and the ac-
counts are supervised by the
Board of Education and audited
by the Permanent Budget Com
mission. Extra-curricular actiVi-
ties are self-supporting and nom
profit. Under the headings of ath-
letics, clubs, band, chorus, class
committees, dramatics, publica-
tions, student organizations, and
educational trips are some fifty
extra -curricular activities. All
pupils have the opportunity to
participate. Accounts are super
vised by the Board of Education
and audited by the Permanent
Budget Commission. The report
was submitted by the following
board members: DR.. c. ]. Prick
EFT, president, Mrs. Helen B. Har-
monson, vice president, Mrs. Mar
garet M. O'Neill, Henry T. Price,
and George w. Wright, secretary.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
MEETING OF
TOWN COUNCIL
fContinued frt>m Page Onel
tContiBued frem Page Onel

after Labor Day weekend. Resi-
dents of the block on Market
Street between Mt. Vernon and
Commerce Streets requested MAX
ing it one-way (south), but this
was decided as not being practc-
able. George D. Wright, Jaycees
president, was a visitor at the
session.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events
Announce Birth of Son

Announcements were received
in Smyrna of the birth of a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Siekmann,
of Meadow Park, Katonah, N. Y,
on August IL. The eight pounds,
eight and one-half ounce boy was
named Bruce Frank, and is their
first son and second child. Mr..
Siekmann was head of the music
department at Smyrna High
School for several years, and his
daughter was born while the FAM
lily lived in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
st. Peters Church

The Rev. F. Sydney Bancroft,
rector of st. Peters Church, has
announced that services on the
thirteenth Sunday after Trinity,
Sept. 4, will be as follows: Holy
Communion, 8 a.m.; Holy Com
munion and sermon, Ii am. The
nursery-kindergarten school will
open on Sunday, Sept. il at IL
am. The lower department of the
Church School will start classes
on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 10 a m.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
The Smyrna Times
PHONE 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffeeker, July S,
1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb
rusry 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 TO
6ecember "a. 1889.
1blished Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc. rs Commerce
Street. Smyrna. Del
w. Lester Smith. Manager
oVERTTSEMENTS- Smyrna Times
IA the business medium not only for the
town II represents but for the outlying
district of which it is the center. EN-
braeing the towns of Clayton, Kenton,
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In advance.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
MAKE REPORT
ON SCHOOLS
Confinned frnrn Pana One

Continued from Page One
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01

Over the years, DUPONT exper-
ience shows that new develop
ments in mechanization, or instru-
mentation, or automation, usually
result in lower prices, broader
markets, and the creation of more
jobs.
Smyrna times., 1955-09-01
Stonding Rib Roast of Beef

Cut close 10 bone-Moke
Uniform slices, from an eighth TO
three-eishths of an inch thick.
This dependsvpon personal pref
erenee. Release eoeh slice by
cutting close along the rib with
the knife tip.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
Groups OU y
ST udy Grants

Opportunities for foreign Study
IN fifteen countries are listed in
Foreign Study Grants. l955t56,
pamphlet published today by ,the
Institute Of International Educa
ton. East 9Th Street Ne~
YORK city
Stddy awards at The Unirerhity
d C4ylon. the University Of TIE
hefan III IRAN and the Free Uni
yersity Of Berlin are described as
well rs other awards administer
I'd BY the Institute universities.
private groups and governments
in Europe Asia and Latin Amer
ica Nave offered felloWshlps to
American students for the 1855
Sc academic wear More detailed
information on these grants is
available from the Offices Of the
Institute
Earliest headlines for applica-
mons are January is for the two
awards at the University Of Cry-
lon and January % for advanced
study in Brazil Closing dates Of
other competitions are u Febbu-
airy March, April and May
General eligibility requirements
for fne felI0WshiDs and scholar
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
Old DoiryIond Pastures
Can Be EosiIy improved

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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
More Form Fires
Happen in Winter
Heoting Systems.
Sparks Chief Causes

Farm fres--ybich colt an est
nqsted 3. 900 lives and SAP million
zach year--Are most likely 70 nap
p%n In the winter
A survey in one usid-wea teen
state showed that although there
are over 10 buildings on the aver.
age farm In the state. 80 per cent
a. the damage by fire r. - The
dwelling. ard over rs per cent y
the dwelling fires we're caused ~
fuss and heating system Hf
sparks on the roof both winter
hazards
Some good winter pfefan'lors.
l. II roof ~ ahingled Il Dc Hife
shingles are IN good confl'ion and
that there are spars arteatcts N
the ehirnneys
2 Keep ehhnucys b good coFdt
tion. They should be regularly IN
spectcd particularly IT ihr root
tre ard cleaned Repair crack
Entry into the attic Is hccesFaIy
for thorough inspection ou
3. Keep stoves. furnace range
Hnd freplaccs clear FuTnifes
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
I4Ongwood To Offer
Additional Classes

Registration for the second
semester Of the cll.Ten4 session
viii be- held in the Biology De
paftment u Stevens Hall boner-
ros January - beginning a.
. m
Juniors and AenlOrs all make
on schedules at p m Freshmen
and sophomores all begin scfe-
dil.ng classes 1T 20 p tn There
VII be- 10 classes lnl session dur
ng the afternoon
students are u schedule no
more than II Semester hours Of
work II they wish 10 take addl-
tional hours they should secure
an application from Mrs Mary
Watkins. Executive Secretary
This form must be filled out and
presented At the Final Approx
al" table along With schedules
Additional hours may ! only be
added To schedules ID this way
It IS suggested tina: students
confer With their department
heads IN regard 10 schedules prior
70 registration
Schedule cafds vii b. available
m Stevens Hall Students should
fiji IN the top card on the sche-
dnle and obtain approval from
The head 81 the department III
their major subject He viii sign
his name to this card for approx
al Each faculty member III whose
class the student plans TO enroll
must initial this schedule
Students should FIN out The
other four cards attached to the
strip exactly like tie FIRST card
This strip should be turned In at
the Final Approval table Stu
dents VIII receive a copy Of the
schedule al later date
Schedules should be approved
by Dr J. p Wynne Curriculum
! heads Of the majored depart
ments IN Curricula n III VII
and TX Mrs. Nell Griffin, Cur
ficulum Nv Or Melle Landrum
Cmricula v and w Dr John
Molnar. Curricula VI and VII
and Or G F Lane Curricula
VIA and IX-A
a new sociology course sociol-
ogy 1885 will be offered in the
spring semester This course viii
deal with problems, treatment
and prevention Of Juvenile delin-
quoncy
Other courses which havc been
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
Students Choose
Committee Heads

Nln4 students haze been selcc-
q By tie student body to fit po-
fiElons of committee chalrnen IF
he 1855 May Day celebration
according 10 Mary Ann Ward
general chairman
The transportation commute
Vail BID headed by Bal bara White
read THE music committee by
Karen Spencer props ty Lou
wilder and programs by Eloise
Macof1
Janq Blake vtll ne III charge ID
MAY Day dance and Nancy Tan
ley Masters has been elected to
direct the program X choreogra-
ply Loretta Brookine is respon-
slble fpr costumes and Patsy Alb
nernadhy for THE court Anne
Thaxt3n WlIl head publicity
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14

italy Mexico the Netherlands
Sweden and Switzerland
rnrgee. number ~ orarts Il A.
.a-ea hy he french C,overrrner,t
Forty assistantships and thirty
fello3sfips are offered February
IS the closing dats foT these
. : Z. - - s ~ : s'.r1I M.
1890, ,,e ali ,eace, FnaItsl cor
versatfon classes IN French sec-
ondasy schools and teacher train
ing institutions = fe" seaci1!n9
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SUES - - i'l"1e y @p'''--a''''
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awards are given for Ruskin COL
lore 0xford and one fco. Colee
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aynerienced American so-cfa
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include eight awards for the unI-
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
SUDDEN IS To Register
For Spring Semester

addad To The spring schedule are
Biology ass. field bold fy
Fro nch z22 CoJtempotary
Frerich Literature Government
AZ, American State and Local
Government; and History D3s.
Southern History Also added 70
the +cheduie are Home Economics
800 survey course IN folds.
Physical Education I'll Inter
mediate Swimming and ,PhycApi-
ogy 353 Mental Hygiene
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14

Aston is to pilot Dodgers again
next season
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
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ilexa..on II east Ind vest strips
IL Route $50 here Such a reso-
luton is required before the De-
parunent Is authorized 70 make
its annual payment to the munI-
eIpallty- based on primary high
way mileage Within the municipal
limits
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14
Female Champion

Is Duchess Mixer 81, senior
calf. shown by Roy r. Largent
D Sons. McrkcI. Texas. carried
OF championship honors In the
female division OF the 1854
American Royal held In Kansas
City.
Shour above from left 10 right
are Al Daricw, Okiahoma 4 4 VI
College. sttItv alter. OKLA, Judge,
Dale Csrithers. vice president of
American Hereford Association;
Mrs. David Isrgent and David
Isrkent.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-14

On-the job training increased
Al percent. from SO 600 on Dec. /.
1858. 10 81 900 year later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13
|Loudoun Grand Jury
Returns 6 Indictments

LEESBURG. Va, Dec. 13
(SpeciaD Six indictments were
returned by Loudoun County
grand jury here yesterday at the
opening Of the December term
of Circuit Court. Indicted for
felonious assault were Shirley
Gray. Leroy Gray, Walter Gray
and James Cooper, all Of Lees
burg.
Other indictments included
Charles Ward. colored, Leesburg,
.Felonious wounding, and Emory
Page, colored. Herndon, felon-
ious shooting. All entered pleas
of not guilty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13
Oceans Seen as Fuel
|IfH-Bomb Is Hornessed

New York stock exchange"
The Aces chairman, Lewis
II. Strauss, has insisted, how
ever, that even If the H-bomb
reaction is tanned for peaceful
uses. there still will be a market
for power furnished by uranium
because of the worlds ever-in-
Icreasing energy needs.
Turning to prospects of eco
Inomic power from uranium fuel,
DR.. Larson declared that "by
1860 the most promising ap-
Iproach to the production of eco
Inomical electric power from nu-
clear fuels may be clearly indi-
Gated"
By that time. he said, answers
will be forthcoming from a re-
search program being carried on
by the Acc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13
New Work Confirms
6. T. Jones' TuIent
BY IRVING LOWENS

Catholic University String Quartet
mark Ellsworth, Nancy Harbert Ellis
worth; violins: George Wargo, viola:
katherine Hansel. soprano: Russell
Wollen, piano. In Catholic UNIVERSITIES
Music Department Auditorium. Pro-
gram; Quartet in z nat. Opus I25.
out, Words for Soprano String Quartet,
and Piano FIRST performance, Jones;
Three Scottish Songs Beethoven;
Quartet in B nat. Opus az. Brahms.
The most impressive event on
last nights Chamber Arts So
ciety concert at Catholic Uni
verSity was the premiere of
George Thaddeus Jones two
Songs Without Words for So
prano. string quartet and piano"
Composers have been fas-
cinated with the possibilities of
the human voice divorced from
words and have frequently ex-
perimented with it in combina-
ton with instruments of vari-
Gus timbres. Mr.. Jones, a faculty
member at Catholic University,
wrote these beautiful and ex-
pressive pieces last year. They
are extraordinarily fine, and
they reinforce the impression
that he is composer of great
talent.
Katherine Hansel, who did an
excellent job as the vocalist in the
Jones pieces, returned after the
intermission to sing three Bee
thoven settings of Scottish folk
These were sad songs
about Jamie, Willy and Johnnie.
respectively.
Beethoven apparently was
most deeply touched by the
plight of the last, but as a Scot,
he is not terribly successful.
These three of the 130-odd folk
song arrangements commissioned
by George Thomson of Edin-
burgh, at any rate, are neither
good Beethoven nor good folk
song arrangements.
The Catholic University String
Quartet presented sweet read
ing of an early Schubert quartet
and a rather ragged one of the
great Brahms Opus 81.
Aside from the fact that the
four players do not as yet play
as an integrated unit. the limi-
of the present group seem
TO be those of the first violinist,
Mark Ellsworth, whose thin tone
and rather unpredictable intona-
ion do not make him an ideal
eading voice in a string quartet.
Ardyth Alton, the quartet's
new cellist, is not only very
instrumentalist. but
/ decorative asset to the group
IS we'll. with her fetching ap-
1earance and flame red hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13

Iwere enough to place her I'M
lquestionably in the category OF
true, If young, virtuosos.
Ferruccio Busoni's gargantuan
transcription of Bach's great D
minor "Chaconne," aside from
its tasteless bombast, is an un-
grateful warhorse. for it is far
from a brilliant showpiece
Many of its most difficult pas
sages are simply leaden with
f1stfuls Of notes and are not
especially impressive to the ear.
Miss Martin was in complete
command of the beast, though,
and showed no sign Of strain.
The same could be said of her
playing in the Beethoven E ma
Ijor Sonata, where her aStonish-
ing ease occasionally almost
gave a feeling of glibness.
The Chopin F major Ballade
was without doubt Miss Martin.
finest effort of the evening. Ont
could hear more than a sugges-
ton of her great teacher. Cortot
in the glitter and turbulence Of
her playing.
More of her brilliant technique
plus a knack for the whimsical
were about all Miss Martin could
demonstrate after intermission
for the rest of her program was
of more than bantam weight.
There were amusingly eccen-
trio pieces of Aaron COPELAND,
Howard Swanson and Bias Ga
Undo, all Of whom have written
fine music that is more than
clever. Without being at all
startling. the salon pieces by
Eduardo Fabini and Manuel M.
Ponce showed natural charm and
originality. Miss Martin ended
hel program with three brief and
dazzling pieces of Villa-LoboS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13
BY FRANK CAREY
Associated Press Science Reporter

~-~~~---N1-
CLEVELAND, Dec. Is R.-
The worlds ocean water would
become a fuel resource akin to
a kind of super-gasoline If sci
ence learns to harness the H
bomb reaction for peaceful uses,
says a scientist who has played
a key role in the Nations atomic
program.
DR.. Clarence E. Larson. until
recently director of the Atomic
Energy Commissions Oak Ridge
National Laboratory. declared
the deuterium. or heavy" n.y.
drogen, in ordinary water packs
more energy than you could
obtain from the equivalent vol
ume of gasoline.
IF you can visualize all of the
oceans of the world turned into
gasoline, he said. you have a
rough idea Of the potential en-
ergy reserve If we can but har-
ness the thermonuclear Oh
bomb) reaction"
The Acc has said that If man
learns to tame the H-bomh
fusion" reaction. deuterium
would be a likely fuel in apply
ing the reaction to industrial
power uses.
DR.. Larson, now vice president
in charge of research for the
National Carbon Co., spoke last
night at an American Chemical
Society sectional meeting. 1t
was in connection with an In
ternational Congress on Nu-
clear Science and Engineering
sponsored by 26 American tech
nical societies.
DR.. Larson said that when
the intriguing POSSIBILITIES" of a
controlled H-bomb reaction were
referred to at the opening of
the Geneva atomic conference
last Summer by an Indian scien-
fist. 1.-THE uranium stocks
plunged several points on the