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two runs. Ray Smiths walk, an
infield out and Frank Valgentis
single got Georgetown's third
run. Valgenti scored the fourth,
getting on through an error and
galloping home on Matt Whites
double.
Track Results
l09-yaEd dash: l-Abdaila tM): D.
schscs mi; 3-Haynes IMi. Time.
sao-yard dash: I-Abdaila M: a.
Sehsce M; S-Morean mi. Time.
Ter stS S' s .Ga .S to, Nm. a DISH
stesfel M; S@west M Time. l ISIS.
mile run: lLorim M: 2--Party
'M Emile H ran' ios I@ 1T, Tine 1lssS
ginE sGl; s-ooode I'M. Time, e:Si.
DUNCAN lM; 3-Kock lMI. Time, O:25.
nssn ,L hGrd! sMx0cE DS H I'M, an,
shot put: Cooke tMli 2-Baron-
cell toI; s-sandusky mi. Distance.
an: 3--MOrRan M. Distance, 81 II.
Discus: Cooke M: 2-Baroncelli
60; 3-Learas M. Distance, i4s II,
Hish Jump: 1,HOr.n sp; tie
Height. feet 2 inches.
s.; zasis ss S E.sAi Il i::s
!, Jayelin; Cooke tMp: .-7schvarz;
? Mains M. Distance. 1855 feet 4
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CIV Tennis Team
Holds Slim Lead
In sc Tourney

RICHMOND, Va, May S IA9.
.Unsung Toby Perry of William
& Mary knocked out two of the
seeded entrants to surge into
the spotlight in today's Southern
Conference tennis tournament
play as George Washington took
the team lead.
The lanky sophomore from
Columbus. Ohio. eliminated sew
Semi Mintz of Da-
wilson. 6-l, 60, and then
reached the semifinals with a
6-3, 0-6, 60 victory over
third-seeded Jack Tarr of George
Washington.
Top-seeded Chuck Straley of
Richmond easily defeated Neil
Walsh of George Washington,
Go, Ga, in his opener and re-
turned to down Maricio Glauser
of Washington & Lee, 8-6, 60.
Second-seeded Ed Phillips of
William & Mary eliminated Saul
Leibowitz of George Washing
ton, 6-3. 8-6, and ran into adj
ditional trouble in a tough quar-
ter-flnal match with Davidson's
John Robinson. finally winning
Ga, 90. 6--l.
There were two upsets in the
doubles division with the No.
and 2 seeded entrants falling by
the wayside. Top-ranked Phil
lips and Tom Reel of William &
Mary bowed to GW's Leibowit7
and Herb Rappaport, Ga, 81
while second-rated Straley and
Joe Colling Of Richmond fell be-
fore Tarr and Walsh Of CIV,
6-3, 6-l.
George Washington pulled
ahead in the team standings
with 20 points, William g. Mary
trailed with 10. followed by
Washington g. Lee. IA, and
Davidson and Richmond, Is.
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Carroll to Defend
II rack Title Friduy

The second annual Catholic
League track and field cham
Ipionship will be held Friday at
Georgetown University, begin
ming at $3.50 pm.
st. Johns, Gonzaga and Car
roll will provide the greater
number of contestants. while st
Anthony. Priory, Georgetown
Prep, DeMatha and Mackin are
expected to enter partial teams.
The knights of Columbus
sponsors of the meet. will award
trophies to the team champion,
the mile relay winner and med
ais to the first three finishers in
all 10 events.
Carroll won the inaugural
meet last year after st. Johns
was moved out of the top spot
for using an over-age runner.
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BY DICK STAY

George Washington High
capped an exceptional week end
of athletic conquest yesterday
when its varsity eight-oar crew
won the Northern Virginia cham
pionShip by almost a length over
rival Washington-Lee on the
mile course off Old Dominion
Boat Club.
CIV thus regained, possession
of the Keith o. Lynch Trophy.
1t also won the new Abramson
Memorial Trophy in the race for
junior varsity Fights. Washing
ton-Lee won five of the other
seven races yesterday, however.
The crew victory followed by
"a hours the Presidents upset of
WI in dual track meet. which
clinched possession of the Doug
las Trophy, symbolic of sports
supremacy between these schools
during an entire year. Also, Fri
day night. Jake CHM pitched a
no-hitter as GW's seldom win
ming baseball team beat AMMAN
dale, 20.
The Presidents varsity eight,
never stroking under a So beat,
were never headed yesterday.
They took a quarter length lead
at the quarter-mile. stretched it
to three-quarters just past the
half-mile mark and pulled away
to a clean length just before
the finish. A late squirt by wills
No. l boat clipped a deck length
of that margin as the shells
crossed the finish line at 5:12
and STA.
The Abramson Trophy, in
memory of Alan Abramson, a
junior varsity crewman at CIV
before he was drowned a year
ago last month. was presented
to the CIV jayvee crew after it
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championships. Represented in
varsity. junior varsity and fresh
man events will be Boston Uni
versity. Columbia. Cornell. Dart
mouth. Harvard, NIT, Navy
Pennsylvania, Rutgers. Syracuse,
Wisconsin and Yale.
Penn Varsity Champ
Defending champions will be
Penn in the varsity. Cornell in
the junior varsity and Columbis
in the freshman. Defending the
famed Rowe Cup, insured tor
$780, 900 and given for most points
scored in the three events, will be
Cornell, which went on last year
to win the intercollegiate Row.
ing Association championship at
Syracuse, N. Y.
To the varsity victor goes The
Evening Star Trophy. At stake
in the Junior varsity is the Rich
ard Glendon Trophy and in the
freshman, the Charles Courtney
Trophy.
For the fourth straight yeal
the Washington Rowing Associ.
alton is host to the regatta
which is co-sponsored by the
Eastern Association of Rowing
Colleges. In 1852 and 1853 the
attendance was hit by competi-
ton with the armed forces show
at Andrews ALB. Without COM
petition last year it emerged
from the red for the first time
This time, the outlook gen.
orally is rosy. The Senators are
scheduled against Boston Sat-
urday at Griffith Stadium, but
it's a night game.
AS the saying goes, You can't
lose 'em ALL"
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.Co|oniaIs Beat
Generals, 1O.1

LEXINGTON. Va, May S (P).
George Washington's we'll
balanced baseball team defeated
Washington and Lee, 10-1. today
as Lefty Steve Bauk scattered
five hits.
Bauk went all the way to rack
up his fifth win against a single
defeat.
GW'S infleld combination Of
Jim Hill, John Dorish and Ray
Looney turned in three double
plays to clean up when General
runners did manage to get on.
Wills Dick Newbert went the
route and struck out II to Banks
five, but he gave up the same
number of hits and at least one
hit to each Colonial he faced.
George Washington strength
ened its hold on the Southern
Conference lead. making it's rec
ord 81. The Colonials are SO
overall
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Cornell Rowers Win
Race for Geiaer CUP

NEW YORK. May 5 (P).-
Cornell won the first Ivan Geiger
Cup Race for 15O-pounders over
a rough Harlem River course to-
day.
Host Columbia was a poor
third five lengths back. The cup
honors MIT's late director of
athletics.
Cornell's time for the Henley
distance bucking a head wind
was 6:57. Tech was clicked one
second slower and Columbia at
7:l9.
The Ithacans. handling the
rough water we'll, led through
most Of the race. They held a
length lead with a half mile to
go when Tech made its final bid
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eight oarsmen who brought II
the intercollegiate Rowing AS
ISOLATION title last year. was
clicked in 10:32.4 and Princeton
was last in 10:49.4.
Some 5000 people cheered
Yale's solid triumph for the
Carnegie Cup. hating a three
year Cornell streak. 1t was the
Blues first victory in this re-
gatta since 1851.
Cornell won three of the four
preliminary races. and Prince
tons freshmen posted the Tigers
only triumph.
Junior varsity: cornell. 1905. g.
2-Princeton. i0:l7.0; 3-Yaie. 1921 a
Freshmen: 1-Princeton, l0:26.1: q
Yale, 1887. 3-Cornell. l0:35.4.
Second freshmen; cornell. 1913
2-Yale. 1920; princeton, 1921.
T hI,d VARSITY VARSITY; cornell lO:2s.4
All races were rowed at miles.
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|Hoad Triumphs
Over Larsen in
Rome Tourney

ROME, May S (P}.-Top-
seeded Lewis Hoad of Australia
smashed his way into the semi
finals of the Rome International
tennis tournament today with a
brilliant 6-3. 81, 1913 VIC
tory over Americas Art Larsen.
In the women,s division. Althea
Gibson of New York, bidding for
her fifth straight tournament
crown, crushed Mrs. Barbara
Scofield Davidson of Milwaukee,
6-3, 6-3 to gain the semifinals.
She was Joined by England's
Shirley Bloomer and Angela
Buxton and Hungary's Suzie
Kormoczy.
Rain forced suspension of a
tense quarter final match be-
TWEEN 1taly's Giuseppe Merlo and
Herb FlaIn of Beverly Hills,
Calf, in the fifth set. The score
at the time. with Merlo winning
the first set, was 60. As,
81. 60. IL.
Hoad. 21-year-old star of the
Aussie Davis Cup team, drew
rounds of applause from the
fans for his booming service
and dazzling net play. He had
just too much of everything for
the 31-year-old San Leandro.
Calf. veteran until the final set
when Hoad twisted his left
knee.
In the final set. Larsen, for
mer United States champion
fought of three match point.
until Hoad broke through.
Miss Gibson. winner of II
tournaments during a winter and
spring tour of Asia and Europe,
played an aggressive net game
to eliminate Mrs. Scofield.
Miss Kormoczy defeated Brit
aims Pat Ward 6-1. 6-3 in a
mild upset. Miss Buxton disposed
of Italy's Chiara Ramorino 6-3,
I6-3. and Miss Bloomer rallied
to beat Australians Thelma Long
ST, 6-1, 6-1.
Hoad and Egypt's Jaroslav
Drobny advanced to the doubles
semifinals with a 6-1. 6-3. Ga
victory over South Africa's Cor
don Forbes and Jan Vermaak.
Opposite them in the round of
four are Hugh Stewart of San
Marino. Calf, and Abe Segal Of
South Africa. who ousted Italy's
Giogio Fachini and Umberto
Bergamo 81. 60, 8-6.
The other doubles semifinalists
are Sweeden's Sven Davidson
and forster Johansson, and
Italy's Orlando Sirola and Nicola
Pietrangeli. The Swedish team
subdued Larsen and Bob Howe
of Australia, 6-3. rs, 81
The Italians downed Trevor Fan
cutt of South Africa and Paul
Remy of France. 60, l-6. 81
i7-5.
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Budqer Back Honored

MADISON. Wis. May 5 (R.-
Charlie Thomas, the University
of Wisconsin's starting fullback
last season, was selected today
Ito receive the university's Ken
meth Sterling Day award for
excellence in scholastic work, and
religious. military and athletic
activities.
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Hoyus Tennis Team
Upsets Penn Stote

Georgetown's tennis team
scored a surprise 6-3 victory over
Penn State yesterday on the
Georgetown courts. The triumph
boosted the Hoyas' record to six
wins and four losses.
Summaries:
Fred Trust, DO. 81: Ed Selling IPI
defeated George LandeRger, o., "a;
Al McGimpsey !G) defeated Chuck Chris.
t sPS Sst. s pete oconnSe Dean S M1ls s
Jim Sutherland lG) defeated Joe Eberly;
Ga. -: Bob McHush defeated Al
Doubles Vaienti- Landegger defeated
Trust Selling. 6--3. 6-2; Christensen.
Eberly defeated o'Connell-Sutherland
Cd, 81, .6-3: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
H-A
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Sprint Regatta NowNeeds
Only Fair Sky for Success
BY ROD THOMAS

dOunQeQ py ram ana counter
attractions for three straight
years. the Potomac Regatta. with
luck in weather. is expected to
come into its own Saturday as
the biggest intercollegiate row.
ing show on earth, at least in
number of crews.
With 80 Fights representing 10
colleges, it will be an all-day
affair starting at $50 am. Heats
will be rowed in the morning and
finals starting at 3 pm, over a
course of Hams Point that meas
Iures the Olympic distance Of
1900 meters Zone mile and 427
yards.
ION to Melbourne and victory
in the Olympics" is the theme
played UP in the regatta pro-
gram, and the United States
hopes of repeating it's Olympic
rowing triumph of 1852 may rise
or fall with the showings of the
crews here.
Special Program Attractive
On the water Saturday, but
not in competition. will be the
Navy eight that won the So
Olympic title at HelSinki, Fin
land, with a dramatic victory
over Russia. The Admirals, re-
assembled for another bid, will
participate in a special program
to precede the Potomac finals.
They will engage in a time trial
along with another naval officer
crew.
Demonstrations by single SOUL
lers. four-oared shells and others
will be staged to show the diff
ferent types of shells and crews
that will compete in the Olym-
pics. Participating in the spe-
Icial events will be oarsmen who,
in late June, will churn the
waters of Lake Onondaga in the
Olympic trials. There, too, the
Admirals will attempt to earn
the right to move on to Mel
bourne, where another stern
struggle is expected with the
Russians.
Saturdays races will be for
the Eastern heavyweight sprint
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West Catholic
TruckmenWin
Gu Meet

Powerful West Catholic OF
Philadelphia repeated as cham
pion Of the Catholic University
Invitational Interscholastic track
meet yesterday. running up so
points against seven other schools
at Gu Stadium
LaSalle Military Academy Of
Long Island. led by its outstand-
ing weight man. Bob Marchiony,
was only five points back at As.
LaSalle Academy of New York
City was third with 80 points,
Norfolk Catholic fourth with 26
and st. Peters Prep Of Jersey
City fifth with IL.
Washington's three entries
trailed the field. st. Johns scored
Is points. Carroll 3 and Gonzaga
u. Bob Cronin supplied all Of
st. Johns points with seconds
in the shot put and discus be-
hind Marchiony. Reginald john
son took second in the broad
jump for Carroll.
High individual scorer was Jim
Thomas OF Norfolk Catholic,
who was voted the outstanding
runner IN the meet after winning
three events. the limit. He took
the broad jump with a leap of
20 feet IL inches; the 120-yard
high hurdles in 1873 seconds and
the 180-yard low hurdles at 21.3
seconds.
Marchiony got the nod as out
standing field man with efforts
of 81 feet 8 inches in the shot
put and 146 feet 71a inches in
the discus.
Summaries:
+, Broad lump Thomas ,(Nort9lkl
itsryi, 20 ieet ii inches. '"'""e MIL
l0O-yard dash. I-Bopp Uasalle Mil
itaryl; 2-Dixon west Catholic); B.
Warins LaEalle Academy; 4-Leonette
Mile run: i-Ardeil west Cathoncl
2-Laboy GaSalle Academy; 3-Case
tNorfclk); 4-Bradley OSt. Peters)
Shot put; 1-Marchiony Hasaile Nil.
itaryl; 2-Cronin (st. Johns; 3--Wolfe
Acsasm S ~i 81 ieet i 8eses 'laSaii'
:, 440: 1-Manion (west Catholic): g
csthoiiel; 4-coSTtne;y Gassiie ' Miii!
one-lap relay; 1--Lasalle Academy
ows MdIt p1Fpdsller' peMartini FutrelD;
Lasalie Military. 4o;9 seconds new
Discus: I--Marchiony tLasalle Mill
t 11.u;r s-Cronin lst. Johnsl; 3-Clsert
Catholic l46 feet ~ inches.
folk; 2--McCaferty West Catholic
33mWcarroll Lasalle Military. Howe
mark; old record 1879,
$50 low hurdles: Thomas Nor.
lolk7; gwcr T%ssg MaSalle Academy
High jump: Carroll LaSalle Mill.
taryl: .2-Rissotta tNorfork) 3-Goehlt
LaSalle Military: .4--Alexander (Gon.
$50: bradley tWest Catholic; g
(St. Peters); 4-Sodini Norfolk. 2:Oi 6
New meet mark: old record 2:O1S)
220 l--Bopp NaSalle Military q
Waring CLaSalle Academy; 3-Dough.
erty West Catholic; 4-Kipp (St
Peters,. 20 seconds.
Pole vault: 1--Decarlo West Catho.
licl; White (west Catholicl:- 3-Har.
rell Norfolk; Case Norfolk. II
feet. Q inches.
Four-lap medley relay q $50 yards)
1-LaSalle Military tBopp. Courtney
Carroll. Mcintosh. 2-LaSalle Academy
I3-West Catholic 4--Norfork 3:1T.4
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Yale Upsets Cornell Crew
In Carnegie Cup Regatta

DERBY, Conn, May S R.-A
powerful Yale varsity crew i'm
proved its Olympic hopes today
by scoring a length and a quarter
victory over favored Cornell in
the Carnegie Cup Regatta on the
H ousatonic River two-mile
course. Princeton was third, five
lengths off the winning pace.
Yale. stroked by sophomore
Bob Morey of Short Hills, N. j..
led from the start in the choppy
waters. and once underway. left
no doubt of its superiority in
sending Cornell and Princeton
down to their first defeats Of the
season.
The victors scored in 10:26.9.
not bad in the face Of a head
wind. Cornell. with seven Of the
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F|oyds Compete
For Net Titles

Five championships will be de-
cided this afternoon as the Ar
hngton Metropolitan Invitation
Tennis Tournamen' ""mes to a
close at Four-Mile Run.
Don Floyd, who turned back
two opponents yesterday. will be
the underdog. against Steve
Potts in the mems singles final,
while his daughter, Donna Floyd
will be favored to win the
women's title at the expense OF
Annie Lomax.
Donna's mother, Evelyn, more
of a spectator than player in
recent years. will team up with
daughter in an effort to take the
women's doubles title, with
Marian Trenis and Miss LomaX
supplying the opposition. Both
teams won yesterday.
In the only championship de-
cided yesterday. Robin Myers
won the boys l5-and-under title
by defeating John Clavert. GA
8-6.
Yesterdays Results
Mems singies--Steve Potts deteatet
Ed Richardson, 81. 81, g.. Ear
Churchill defeated Fred Moore, I'd
S--6, 6---3 Don Floyd defeated Ton
West, i0--s. 6--3 Floyd defeated
Churchill 6-2, I'll.
Womens sinRles--Donna Floyd de-
feated Nancy Pritehard. 60, 6-2.
Mems doubles-West and Moore de.
feated Emanuel Balkin and Hugh Kiser
Taylor defeated John Stewart and NJ
Costello. a.. Ga. Potts and Bob c
Taylor defeated Kampman and Taylor
6-3, 3D..
Women'S doubles--MiSseS Trenis anc
Miss Pritchard, 81. 60. Miss Floyc
and Mrs. Floyd defeated Msrgare
Graham and Jean Watson. ID 6-2
Boys l5-and-under singles tfinAD-
Myers defeated Calvert, "a, So.
TODAY's SCHEDULE
= pm womens singles hnal--Mis'
Floyd VS. Miss LomaX . pm. men
singles hnal--Potts VS.. Floyd. 3 pm.
boys Junior singles final Fred Cone vs.
HUGH Trigg, jr. p.m., womens dou.
bles flnal-Mrs. and Miss Floyd vs.. Mis-
Irenis and Miss Lomax 3 pm, mem
COUPLES hnal--Potts and Bob c. rayloi
Va winner OF an am match. Moor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
REGATTA TICKETS
NOW ON SALE

Tickets for the Potomac
Regatta Saturday of Hams
Point are on sale at the Will
lard Hotel and the AAA's
main branch Offices.
Box seats are So and re-
served grandstand seats,
SITS. General admissions at
so cents will be sold on race
day only at Hams Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
Lundon Streak Broken

POTTSTOWN. Pa. May S
(SpeciaD The Hill School ended
Landon Of Washingtons five
match winning streak in tennis
here today with a To victory,
seventh in a row for the host
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Shades
Nine

Jack Syer singled in Mac Price
in the ninth inning to provide
Episcopal High a 5-4 victory over
Virginia Episcopal of Lynchburg
yesterday in Alexandria. 1t was
the second victory in nine starts
for the Maroons and evened their
Virginia Prep School League rec
ord at IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06

Runs-Reid. Hill. saffer (2). Austin.
EDonsy ,GI G Sln e.; DoTtsh Ph:IOn
Couch. Dublin. Three-base hit-Phelon.
Double play-Hill to Dorish to Looney,
g. Bases on balls-Otf Bauk 1; OF New
BERG. 5. Struck out-By Bauk. 5: BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06

Walked for Quade in 7th.
b Replaced Maroney in 9th.
Mt st. Mary's 600 600 200
GEORGETOWN q. ~ 200 010 o1x-4
senti. Harrison. smith Errors-Val-
CENT? (2), White, Shuck Runs batted
liIl--HarriSon, Pichette, Yalsenti. 4huck.
nise sta.n
lbase-Smith Bases on balIs--Of Ma
roney. 2; OF Proferes, 2; on Smith. 2.
Struck out-By Smith. o.. Runs and
roney. 0-3; OF ProfereS, OIL Hit By
Ipitcher-smith tCostenbaderl. wild
ipitch-Smith.
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Totals $40 25x 2 Totals SO 9 % z
xone out when winning run scored
Va. Episcopal 600 o04 600
Episcopal 003 0l0 001--5
Runs-McGee, Towe. Dillon, Crane.
Watts, Price ~, Minor, Frazer. Two
base hit-Overbey. Home run---Price
Winning pitcher-Jones u-4). Losing
Smyrna times., 1956-03-08
TEN MONTHS IN
COUNTY JAIL
]. F. Virden Receives Largest
Sentenced Yet Imposed By
Alderman w. D0ughten
TWO VIOLATIONS

John F. Virden, RID. Dover,
was sentenced to ten months at
Kent County Jail on two motor
vehicle violations on Monday, the
largest sentence ever imposed at
the local alderman's court. He
was arrested by Smyrna police
for operating motor vehicle on
the highway while under the infu-
ence of Intoxicating liquor, his
fourth offense and fined by Alder
man William Doughten $400 and
sentenced to serve thirty days in
Jail. In lieu of fine, to serve six
months, the sentences to run con-
secutively. The second charge was
for operating a motor vehicle dur
ing a period of revocation, second
offense, fine 5000; in lieu of fine
he was sentenced to Jail for three
months, to run consecutively. Vir-
den was sentenced under the old
existing law due to the fact that
the offenses were committed be-
fore the Governor signed the new
bill.
Smyrna times., 1956-03-08
Clayton P.T.A. To Meet

The March meeting of the Clay
ton School P.T.A., to be held the
evening of March IA at eight
o'clock will be concerned with the
topic of mental health as it re-
lates to child development. The
association has been fortunate to
secure as discussion leader at this
meeting, Mr.. Walter L. Kabis, Di-
rector of Education, Governor
Bacon Health Center. Mr.. Kabis
has had many years of experience
as an educator specifically asso-
ciated with the field of mental
health. Mr.. Kabis will bring with
him the motion picture film, From
Sociable Six to Noisy Nine, which
illustrates the behavior that may
be normally expected of children
in the primary grades. All par
ents and friends of the school are
cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1956-03-08
FUND DRIVE IN
KENT CLOSES
Children's Buraeu Campaign
For Funds In Kent and
Sussex Nets S3,639.50
CARE EXPLAINED

Mrs. ]. H. Tyler Mcconnell, gen.
eral chairman of the 1855 cam
paign for funds in Kent and Sus-
sex Counties for the Children's
Bureau of Delaware has announc-
ed that $1,889.50 has been raised
and that the drive which began
in December is now officially over.
Mrs. Mcconnell stated, although
we did not quite make our goal of
$4,000, the Children's Bureau is
most grateful for the interest and
support received" Co-chairmen of
the drive in Kent County were
Mrs. William K. Patton and Mrs.
N. Maxson Terry of Dover and in
Sussex County Mrs. Otis H. Smith
of Lewes and Mrs. James M. Tun-
nell, Jr., of Georgetown. In an
nouncing the campaigns quota
and end, Mrs. Mcconnell called at
CONTINUED on Page Sikh
Smyrna times., 1956-03-08

The four-hour special session of
Smyrna Town Council on Friday
night was concerned with the
towns fiscal picture, with emphas-
is on explaining all details for the
benefit of the new councilmen.
Lester L. Letter presided in the
absence of the mayor, and all
council members were present.
Summerfield Pierson, representing
Alexander Brown & Sons, Balti-
more bond brokers, and William
r. Manter, Dover, town auditor,
had been invited to be present to
lend expert opinion on various
matters. Mr.. Manter explained
the towns financial position, u.s.
ing the recent financial statement
as basis. He recommended a
new accounting system, and spoke
of the problems, never before fac
ed, which beset all towns under
going growth and expansion. Mr..
Pierson gave a detailed explana-
ton of the mechanics of a bond
issue, and answered many ques-
tions posed by the laymen, clari-