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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-23
THE BASEBALL
BE A 7
By BURTON HAWKINS

ORLANDO. Fla. Feb. 49,
Harmon Killebrew has four
months remaining on a two-year
sentence to oblivion. the pen
atty Of being a bonus player too
inexperienced to employ regular
ly in major league ranks.
Baseball has been killing of
some of its potential stars by
decreeing that youngsters signed
for more than $4,000 must
spend two years with the parent
club. Normal development in the
minors, is blocked.
It's a rule aimed at the
weather. clubs. of course. to
prevent concentration of talent
among the rich. The fact that
1t hasn't worked hasn't pene-
trated the frequently foggy
thinking of baseball's bosses.
They're impeding the progress
of the best youngsters in the
Nation and wrecking likely flu
ture drawing cards.
%xH
Killebrew considers himself
luckier than most. He batted
only 10 times in 1854 after join
ing the Senators that June and
finished with a respectable .304
average. But there was no as
surance that the likeable prod
uct of Idaho's semipro ranks
would survive any grounder
belted in his vicinity.
Coach Cookie Lavagetto rem
Iedied that deficiency, to an ex-
tent. Last season Killebrew be-
came his personal project. He
Iroomed with Harmon on the
road. He had the kid memorize
the rule book. And smart Cookie
talked an unending stream Of
baseball.
On the field Killebrew got the
works. Lavagetto slapped thou
sands of baseballs at Harmon,
patiently brought him along.
Killebrew. now 10. still is no
polished performer afield. But
there's high hope for his fielding
now where none existed pre-
viously.
Gee, nobody knows as much
baseball as Cookie" Harmon
said yesterday, ambitiously work.
ing out with Chuck Stobbs at
Tinker Field as his wife of five
months looked on. I've gotten
quite an education from him."
Harmon's bonus designation
will be erased in June and If the
Senators decide to denote him
to the minors Killebrew won't
beef. Il want to play" he said,
land If can't with Washing
ton-well. maybe can play with
a triple-A club"
Killebrew struck out 81 times
in 80 appearances last season,
but it didn't crush his spirit.
I'm not discouraged" he said.
You can't keep your timing in
tune unless you play. Besides.
/ didn't know anything about
the pitchers. I was looking at
them for the first time"
He has power. He smashed
four home runs, three into Grit
fifth Stadium's distant bleachers.
Roy Sievers hit six into the
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Wary
n1eTonight

Maryland concludes its At.
lantic Coast Conference basket
ball schedule tonight. playing
Virginia at Charlottesville, and
despite the Cavaliers ACC rec
ord Of $40. the Terps are look.
ing for trouble.
Coach Bud Millikan has taken
five Maryland teams to Char.
lottesville. and although he has
yet to lose there, his teams never
have won by more than a couple
of points.
Millikan has been toSChar-
lottesville twice in the past week
on scouting trips, as an example
Iof how wary he is of the
Cavaliers. Maryland won the
game played here by IL points.
The Terps end their season
against Georgetown Saturday
might at College Park.
American University plays at
Western Maryland tonight. and
this is a must" game for the
Eagles If they hope to make the
Mason Dixon Conference
tournament starting next
Thursday at Catholic U.
American. Washington Col.
lege. Johns Hopkins and Bridge
water and Hampden-Sydney all
are involved in the scrap for the
last four places in the tourna-
ment in very complicated
situation. However the Eagles
entertain Loyola'S unbeaten
league leaders on Saturday. and
with chances of victory slight
against the Greyhounds. the
Eagles need tonight's game to
keep their hopes alive,
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Finks Accepts Post
AsNotre DumeAide

PITTSBURGH, Feb. % R.--
Quarterback Jimmy Finks Of the
Pittsburgh Steelers has accepted
a backfield coaching job at
Notre Dame, the Steelers an
nounced yesterday.
I'VE thought we had prevailed
on him to stay with the pros but
I guess we were out-talked." q
spokesman for the team said.
The 28-year-old former Tulsa
University star Joined the
Steelers in 1949. He was used
on defense for three years before
blossoming into an offensive
standout.
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AII-Highs to Have Height
For Game With AII-Preps

him which definitely is a fact.
He's 6-feet-5. and therefore
would figure to be the An-Preps'
best weapon against the ALL
High skyscrapers.
Also chosen last night were
the co-coaches of the two all
star teams. Tommy Nolan Of
Gonzaga repeats as one Of the
Prep coaches and is Joined by
Joe Gallagher Of st. Johns.
William Rountree of Spingarn
and Julian Colangelo Of Coolidge
share the All-High job.
-Four boys were unanimous
choices for the All-High team:
Jones. Tallant, johnson and
Luce. None of the All-Preps
were unanimous picks. but
Mandes. McCloskey. Collins and
McDonough were tied with the
most votes. eight.
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Dunbar PRESTIGE
Scars After.Win
lover Spiingarn

Dunbar, a 1882 victor yester-
day over previously unbeaten
|Spingarn, The Stars top-rated
scholastic basketball team. will
Igo into the Interhigh playoffs
next week as a co-favorite along
with Spingarn and Cardozo.
In upsetting Spingarn before
Ia capacity crowd at Tech, Dun
bar closed out its regular season
with a ISL record. Spingarn
finished at l4-1 and Cardozo at
'l6-1.
Coach Louis williams. whose
Dunbar team lost only to Car
dozo. still rates Spingarn as the
better Of the two. "Spingarn has
the greater height" Williams
said. land when one Of their tall
boys comes out, the man who re-
places him is just as big. Car
dozo is the better shooting team,
but it could more easily have an
off-day in the playoffs.
Dunbar's first-round opponent
will be Anacostia instead Of Arm
strong because Of the shuttle
caused by Phelps disqualification
Tuesday. Williams admits he is
glad his team doesn't have to
meet Armstrong. last years
champion. but still he is worried
about Anacostia and Cal Knott,
the Indians high scorer.
Yesterdays game was close
until midway In the second half
when Willie Jones, Elliott War
ley and Neal Woodruff scored
three baskets In a row to put
Dunbar ahead, 1920. Spingarn
never was closer than six points
after that, and a third-quarter
Isplurge OF nine points by Wood
ruff raised the difference as
high as II points,
Woodruff was high man for
Dunbar with 10 points. as high
scoring Jones was held to 16,
ISpingarn. stopped from driving
by a tight Dunbar zone, depend
led mostly on the outside shoot
ing of George Williams and
Gene johnson, who had 16 and
III, respectively.
The schedule:
George Washington st Washington
Tech VS.. Chamberlain at Eastern. $3.50
Friends At Wakeneid. $50.
suitland At Northwestern, /.
Kendall at Eastern SCHOOLS for Dea
Group Il. NoitSern District VIA tour
nament at Parker-Gray.
TOMORROW
GeorEetown Prep at Priory. 7:3n.
Macklin VS.. st. Anthony at Priory
e George wasslnE..On at Thomas Jeter'
Pals chuTsh az Annsndssis. 2.
heTnQon AZ george mason, ..
Rappahannoek at Loudoun County,
Nokesville at Osbourn. 8.
BladenSbure at MONTGOMERY Blair 2
High Point at Bethesda Chevy Chase. z
Wheaton ct Richard Montgomery.7.
Anne Arundel at 0aithersburg, z.
Middleton at Poolesyille. 8,
Oxon Hill ut Gvynn Park,
Frederick Sasscer at 9urrattsville, 2;16
Lackey at La Plata, Tao.
ST. Stephens at Norfolk Academy. y
Carroll w vs. Capitol Passes Cat Will
Ben at woodward Prep, s..
Kendall at Eastern Schools for Deai
(Romney. W. va).
Group ii. Northern District, VIA
tournament at Parker-Gray.
SATURDAY
Friends at st. Andrews tMiddletown
81. stephens at Christ Church tsa'
luda, Va, 2.
Woodbury. Forest at Episcopal, 800
Bulls at Navy PlebeS, 9.
Kendall at Eastern Schools for Deal
tournament (Romney, w. Val
Laurel at Sherwood, 3,
SUNDAY
st. Anthony VS.. Priory lat DeMatha)
St Johns VS.. Carroll tat DeMatha)
3:f5
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SKI CONDITIONS

Once again, Washington skiers
will find limited and spotty
skiing this week at their favorite
haunt, Cabin Mountain, just
outside of Davis. w. Va3 but the
picture in the North country is
one of good SHOWS. clear cold
weather and delightful skiing.
In New York State, Western
Massachusetts,, Vermont and
New Hampshire. along with the
Laurentians of Eastern Canada,
there will be some Of the finest
skiing in years.
The ski club of Washington
provides late snow reports after
6 pm. at Republic 7-0733.
WEST VIRGINIA
CABIN MOUNTAIN Davis)--2 to ;
inches windblown snow on old base
OF upper drift; limited skiing on uppei
'fn' only NEW YORK STATE
TELLEAYRE pine HilD-3 settled
s-2l 1x 1ld; pod,n ..ws. 10,
hard packed; GOOD excellent.
NORTH. cREEK-6 settled 11-17
dip FoRoE-24 packed base: good
SNOW RIDGE tTurin)-l0-36 packed
sPEcUIAToR-12-l4 packed base;
WHITEFAcE MOUNTAIN cwilm,ng.
. soos, Wind9i0Wn powder $50 packed;
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS,
Berkshires
HANCOCK (Jiminy Peak - 7-2o
frozen -gr anular: fair-good:
LEE (Beartown State Forest)-4-1o
packed powder; good
PITTSFIELD tBousouetsD--11-1b,
powder: Rood-excellent.
CONNECTICUT
CORNWALL tMohawk)-4-l0. pow
u''' '0O'' VERMONT
BRATTLEBoRo (Hosbaek>--s.3O. 3
HEARFWELLvILEE dutch HID
ie aGNcHE ssffse ReTd sRoa sfGs
granular; good. Snow valley-26-40
Pico PEAK Rutland,--la-4o,
powder; excellent. - 49,
Peakl--33-4s, 10 below; good-excellent
WAITSFIELD Mad River Glen)-31-
so. 3 powder: excellent
WILMINGTON mt. Snow)-2l-80,
packed powder; good-excellent.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
FRANCoNIA-CA MOUNTAIN
$40, 2 powder, fair-excellent.
MITTERSILLr-7-25.5 packed powder:
excellent.
HANOVER toak Hm-2-1o. frozen
granular; good.
JACKSON-BLACR MoUNTAIN--s-20,
2 packed powder: good.
THORN MOuNTAIN-6-S4, . powder:
fair excellent
MOUNT sUNAPEE-e-so. powder;
good excellent,
NORTH CONWAY (cranmore Noun
tainl-ll-24. granular; fair-good.
PlNKHAM NOTCH Mount Wash,)-
34-s5, powder. good.
wATERfPLE vALLEY-5-I5, pow
der; good-excellent.
CANADIAN LAURENTIANS
Three-four new on 90 to A. base.
skiing excellent throughout area from
Shawbridse through Mount Trembiant
and including Quebec City District OF
Ia paaMHnFf
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Bustien and Pushu
Featured on Mat

Red Bastien. a protege Of
Verne Gagne.. faces Ali Pasha.
the Turkish star noted for his
cobra hold" In one of two
wrestling features tonight at the
Capitol Arena.
In the other co-feature. Frank
Taylor Of Pittsburgh takes on
Leo Walloch.
In other matches on the pro-
gram starting at 9 o'clock, Jimmy
LaRock meets Frenchie Roy and
Carl Engstrom faces Boris Ma
lenko.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-23

Three-four new on 90 to A. base:
skiing excellent throughout area from
Shawbridse through Mount Trembiant
and including Quebec City District Of
Lac BEAUFORT
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cArHoLIc LEAGUE STANDINGS
BY BOB HANSON

Tom McCloskey Of Gonzaga
High, selected for the All-High.
All-Prep game next month at
Fort Myer. unquestionably will be
named to other all-star teams
in tournament play in the area.
The 6-foot-1 senior, who has
been the key player as the Eagles
compiled a ISL season record.
left no doubt about his right to
honors with the performance he
put on. at Richie Coliseum
yesterday against st. Johns.
Before a crowd of $500. Nc
Closkey almost single-handedly
brought Gonzaga a 54-49 victory
over the Cadets in the nightcap
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|McC Ioskey Major Factor
AS Gonzoqo Beats Cadets

of q league double-header. In
the opener. DeMatha STAYED off
a fighting Mackin team to take
a 58-55 victory in a Division II
contest.
Gonzaga, which clinched the
Division I title yesterday, meets
DeMatha. the Division II cham
pion, in a non-league game to-
morrow night at DeMatha.
Then the Eagles meet De-
Matha again March 9 for the
Catholic League title. Should
Gonzaga win, it automatically
would get one of the two Wash
ington berths in the knights OF
Columbus tournament and De-
Malta would have to play St
Johns for the second tourney
berth. Should DeMatha win, il
would go into the tournament
along with Gonzaga.
Coach Tommy Nolan of Con-
zaga thought the difference in
yesterdays game was his teams
defensive work. McCloskey
played a prominent part in that,
too.
Pew fans realize that Nc
Closkey is doing a good job on
defense" Nolan said. Hes got
"a knack for coming down with
the ball in the fight under the
boards. Tom has finger-tip con-
troll and seldom lets the ball get
away from him once he grabs it"
Nolan was able to shuttle his
big boys. Tom Matan. John Far
rel, Tom O'Brien, Jim O'Donnell
and McCloskey while st. Johns
lacking someone all season to
team up with Jim Collins, 6-foot-
Is. found itself slipping in the
last few minutes after making
la terrific fight from the start.
For the first half it was even
IGonzaga holding only a l2-ll
lead after the first quarter, and a
24-23 edge at the half. Then Nc
Closkey went to work in the third
period to send st. Johns down
Ito its sixth defeat in % games
The Eagles scored 10 points in
the third quarter and McClos-
key, hitting on push shots from
the corner. Jump shots and driv-
ing layups. ran up IL of that
total. 1t was McCloskey against
ISt. Johns. Little Jim Mandes of
the Cadets stuck to him like ad-
.hessive tape in the final period
and McCloskey failed to score,
but the damage was done.
st. Johns battled gamely and
twice came from 11-point def
icits. once in the third quarter
and again in the final period. 1t
got within two points. 1914, with
four minutes left, but couldn' t
close the gap as Bill Sheahan,
Dennis Pekin and O'Donnell con-
Inected in the last few minutes.
McCloskey finished with %
points while Mandes was high
for st. Johns with Is.
The first game saw Mackin
struggle gamely to keep UP, but
blow numerous chances at shots
that would have put it in front.
The Trojans made but Is shots
from the floor against DeMatha S
IA. Mackin got within three
points of tie several times but
never any closer.
Fran Stevens and Ernie Cage
each had IL points for DeMatha
and Bob Stevens and John Nc
lDonough IL. Jim Slant of Mack
in. with 10 points. was the games
top scorer.
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ass----e
SENATORS

swarm Of candidates is trying
for outfield berths and a flock Of
young pitchers are eager to i'm
press. Sievers at first base, and
Yost, at third, can relax.
Among the pitchers, Dresser
is inclined to rate only Camille
PaScual and Ted Alternately as
definite starters. They won
seven games between them last
season. but both have the equip
ment to blossom suddenly.
Pascual was the pitching star
Of the Cuban winter league with
. 1875 record and q flossy 1.97
earned-run average. Thus far he
has been hampered by a violent
temper which has prodded him
to fire at batters rather than the
region of the plate. Alternately
will be a star, Dresser says
when he acquires control.
Curtis May BE Starter.
There's a fellow I've never
seen pitch who may wind up as
one Of our starters" Dresser
said. That's AL Curtis OPS
at LouisviIle). A friend of mine
who knows his baseball says that
Curtis will be one of my starters
He saw Curtis all year and
respect his judgment"
Pedro Ramos. with a 1875
record and 3.13 earned run
mark, was only slightly les:
spectacular than Pascal in the
Cuban League, but Dresser ten
tatively has tabled him for re-
lief work. II don't know. I'll find
out about him down here" Chuck
said. But from what I saw oil
him last year he seemed to &C
better In relief than as a starter
He can warm up in a hurry ar1c
his temperament seems suitet
for relief work. Besides. he gets
the ball over the plate"
That leaves Dean Stone, BOZ
Wiesler, Tex Clevenger. Dict
Brodowski, Chuch Stobbs ane
Bob Chakales, among others
with status undetermined. CHUCK
plans to employ long workouts
squad games and 80 exhibitions
to gauge the merit of his
pitchers.
NOTES: Stone checked in
yesterday and said he antici-
pated no squabble with Cal
Griffith about salary. He's
unsigned, along with Sievers,
Courtney and Infielder Tony
Roig. Stone worked as a
switchman on the Rock Island
Railroad at Silvis, III. during
the winter.
Berberet has been granted
permission to report two days
late. He recently got back
from playing in Cuba and re-
turned to his home at Long
Beach, Calf. The Senators
will add another coach within a
week. Dresser says, but not to
handle pitchers I'll take
care Of them myself. Chuck dis
closed.
The Senators new hotel head
quarters Is seven miles from the
ball park. Players get $25
a week expense money and they
can see it vanishing on taxi
meters getting to and from
their chores. It isn't in their
contracts that the club has to
provide transportation to and
from the park and unless pres
ent plans change. the club won't,
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22

Ralph B. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Jacobs, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray E. Smith, Mn. and Mrs.
Robert K. Dunning, Mr.. and Mrs.
James N. Rodney, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Avery Clifton, Mr.. and Mrs.
James D. Merrill, Ma. and Mrs.
William G. Roe, Jr., Mrs. Ruth
w. Pyle, Miss Eva c. Stehley,
Mrs. Andrew d. Cole, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank w. Ryan, DR.. and
Mrs. Fred A. Englert, Mrs. Den
ney Harmonson Weir, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome ID. Niles, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Guy NJ. Edmondson, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold E. Wick
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee F. Slaugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert c. New
nam, Mrs. Andrew K. Ruby, Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Wright, Miss
Anna A. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Elwood Nuckols, Mr.. and Mrs.
George R. Wright, Mrs. Victor D.
Ennis, Mrs. Lee c. Wroten, Mr..
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22

ecutive session at the home of
past district governor William E.
Matthews, Jr., at which commit
tee reports were heard and acted
upon. Mr.. Matthews responded to
the address, expressing apprecia-
tion of the club for the visit of
the district governor. Edwin H.
Wilson, Jr., president, expressed
thanks to all in the community
who assisted with and contributed
to the success of the auction sale
held by the club last Saturday,
for benefit of their community
service commitments. Rex ID. Gill
more and Charles B. Swain, Jr.
were presented one hundred per-
cent attendance pins. Visitors in
cluded Scott L. Willis, Ocean
City, N. j.; Roland Mulfort, Vent
nor, N. J.; Harlan M. Fisher and
Ralph D. Berkman, both of Mid
dletown.
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22

and Mrs. Charles NJ. Guy, Mr..
and Mrs. Warner w. Price, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis j. O'Neill,
Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard c.
Davis, Mr.. Harold H. Deakyne,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. King,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert V. Boyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley M. Middle
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry R. Shap-
ley, Mrs. Alma c. Crandall, Mr..
and Mrs. William S. Kruchen, DR..
and Mrs. Robert M. Sarde, Mrs.
Homer D. Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph G. FAIRIES, Sr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Turner, Sr., Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence o. Call, Mr..
and Mrs. James r. Ford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy X. Sayers, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Edward Wootten;
Miss Elizabeth ]. Thornley,, DR..
and Mrs. Harold ]. Laggner, Mrs.
Walter C. Deakyne, Sr., Mr.. Har-
ry Ellenbogen, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel L. Wallace, DR.. and Mrs.
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22
PTA HEAR. COST
OF EDUCATION
DR.. III. L. Herbst Tells of
Financing of School Here
Thursday Night
$4,000 TO EDUCATE CHILD

Facts on the financing of the
school were presented by DR.. H.
L. Herbst, of the State Depart
ment of Education, at the meet
ing of the Smyrna Special Dis
trict School Parent Teacher AS
sociation Thursday night. 1t costs
5000 to educate a child from the
first through the twelfth grade,
at today's cost, he stated. Each
district has one administrator
and is entitled to a secretary for
each twenty units of pupils. He
defined a unit as 25 pupils in the
elementary school, and 20 in the
secondary school. The Smyrna
district has fifty-seven units and
therefore may have four secretar-
les. Teachers are figured on the
basis of one for each unit, and
the school is entitled to one GUS
todian for each twelve rooms. Ir
Smyrna's three schools there are
five full-time and three part-time
custodians. The schools are Civ
en- by the state $3.50 for eacf
unit, ne continued, and this
money cannot be used to pay
bonds or interest, nor salaries
nor for transportation. Th
amount paid by the state tC
SMYRNA for the 1855 schoo
year was $312,518, according tC
the speaker. The money from the
state comes from the following
taxes: corporation, income, gas
liquor and beer, inheritance, anc
pari-mutuel. Education received
one-half of these incomes last
year, or about eighteen million
dollars. The state paid 9S.4 per
cent of the operating expenses
for the Smyrna Schools last year,
and s525O was spent locally, it
was shown. Mrs. Margaret M.
ONeill, president of the local
board of education, presented the
financial picture from the local
angle, saying that the highest
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22
ROTARY HEARS
H.W.WOODWARD
District Governor Pays Offic-
ial Visit to Smyrna
Rotary Club
HEAR REPORTS

Harold w. Woodward, govern
or of the 272nd district, Rotary
International, speaking during his
official visit to the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club, described the workings
of Rotary from the International
standpoint down to the local lev
ell. He said that the 272nd dis
trict is composed of ffty-five
clubs, the second largest in Rot
ary international, and is a one
hundred percent club in the RotA
ary Foundation. The International
convention will be held in July,
1857 in Switzerland, he announc-
ed, and 1924 clubs now comprise
Rotary International. The dinner
meeting was preceded by an ex-
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events

Governor and Mrs. ]. Calet
Boggs and daughter, Marilou Of
Wilmington; End 1t. j.. Calet
Boggs, Jr., from Virginia; Mr.
and Mrs. E. ], Boggs, and Mr
and Mrs. Calvin Boggs and SON
Clayton, all of Cheswold, are the
Thanksgiving Day dinner guests
of DR.. and Mrs. C. ]. Prickett.
Mrs. l.. H. Hodgson had as her
guests last week her sister, Mrs
]. E. Chandler and Mr.. Chandler
of Rumford, Maine. Mrs. Hodg-
son returned with them for an
extended visit. Mr.. M. S. Hodg-
son, Parkersburg, West Virginia
visited mis- mother, Mrs. Thomas
]. Hodgson last week.
Mrs. J. L. Lattomus, who has
been spending sometime with her
sister, Mrs. Tohmas ]. Hodgson
left for her home in San Jose,
California last Thursday.
Col. and Mrs. Harold ]. Rau
have returned from week spent
in Florida. They visited Mrs.
Rau's mother, Mrs. Luther H.
Burton at Tampa, and then were
guests at the Eden-Roc Hotel at
Miami Beach.
Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman,
Sr., has been the guest of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Henderon Mathews, al
their home in Brewster, NJ Y
Mrs. Robert D. Hoffecker is q
patient at Memorial Hospital
Wilmington where she was taken
in the American Legion ambul-
ance last Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Frick and
son, Rodger, of Marion, ILL.,, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. t. w. Mel
son. Mr.. Frick is Mrs. Nelson's
brother.
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22

state tax rate in schools is rs
cents, while in Smyrna it was 21
cents. Toward buildings for white
students, the state pays so per
cent and local 40 per cent. If
construction was granted for the
Thomas d. Clayton School the
state would pay 100 per cent. The
local assessment for the district
is $S,887, 900, based on county as
sessment. For every cent tax in
crease the district will realize
$500, Mrs. ONeill stated.
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22

and Mrs. Edward S. Wilson, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Golden, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry C. Webb, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel c. Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth d. Smith, Mr.. and
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John H. Fearon, Mrs. Eugene H.
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