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Smyrna times., 1956-11-22
THE sMYRNA TINES. THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER

ed the marriage of their niece,
Anna Margaret Bartlett to Mr..
William Frederick Richards, of
Camden. The wedding took place
in CentreWlle at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Mullican on Wednesday.
November 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Draper, of
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, were
guests over the weekend of Mrs.
Bertha Baily Clifton. Mrs. Cliff
ton returned with them for a
visit over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Ralph r. Peters, of New
ton, New Jersey, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay c.
Davis.
Miss Laura Bell is spending
the balance of the week with her
niece, DR.. Margaret Handy in
Wilmington.
Miss Alice Johnson of Clifton
Springs, N. Y, is spending
Thanksgiving with her mother
Mrs. j. P. Hudson.
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22
Nominated BY Election Board

@*~@~~f%<~>>s ~ Le*~>t&tA Aftn1 "a
The following nominees have
been nominated by the commun-
ity election board to run for cleo
ton to the New Castle County
Agricultural Sterilization and
Conservation Committee: Woodall
Cochran, Jr., r. ID. No. 2, Town
send; John w. Dukes, Townsend;
Ernst K. zippe, r. d. No. 1,
Clayton; Howard r. Coleman, R.
d. No. 1, Middletown; Samuel L.
Coverdale, r. ID. No. /, Middle
town; Chester Cove, Jr., r. D.
No. 2, Townsend; Philomen
Sheats, R. D. No. 2, Middletown;
Harry G. Deputy, Kirkwood; Har-
vey S. Ogden, Kirkwood; Ray
mond c. Laws, Kirkwood. Ten
or more eligible voters favoring
the nomination of a particular
farmer may have his name added
to the above slate of nominees by
submitting a signed petition to
the Community Election Board
Chairman Albert S. Moor, Box A,
Odessa, on or before November
26, 1856. The names so petition
ed, if found eligible, will be in
cluded in the slate of nominees.
Rules of eligibility are available
at the New Castle County ASC
office in Newark. In New Castle
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22
20 Years Ago

The Junior play, "A Million
Dollar Butler which will be pre-
sented in the high school audi
torium on Friday evening, Dec
ember IL, at 8 pm, is being
rounded into fine shape under the
able director and coach, Miss
Rogers. This will be the one and
only dramatic performance given
by the members of the student
body during the school year.
H. Corbitt Jones, age II, a
former resident of Smyrna, faith
er of Harry P. Jones, managing
druggist of the Howard r. Jones
Pharmacy, died at his residence
in Wilmington, Monday, Novem-
Der %, after an illness of num-
ber of months. When in Smyrna
he was active in the real estate
and insurance business.
Nine scouts from SIN yrn a
Troop 81, went to the Washing
ton College Field Day at Chester
town, Md, last Saturday and wit
messed the football game in the
afternoon between that college
and the University of Delaware,
Washington winning q to 6.
The Odessa Fire Company will
formally dedicate it's new fire.
house on Thursday night next,
December 8, when Middletown,
Smyrna, Clayton, Dover and 9TH
er companies will have delega-
tions present to make the affair
neighborly event.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Mullican,
of Centrewlle, Md, have announc-
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22

The New Castle Levy Court did
not grant the Smyrna Kent Coun-
ty and Delaware Bay Traction
Company the right of way over
the public road from Delaware
City to Duck Creek yesterday but
postponed action another week.
Mr.. ]. w. Endean, chief engineer
of the proposed Diamond State
Rapid Transit Company, discuss
ed the project in fuller detail and
declared the line would be built
sometime next spring.
An effort is being made to re-
vive the Bitter Hosiery Mill,
which made an assignment last
week. Mr.. Charles Bitter, head of
the firm, was seen Monday and
expressed the hope that the Hos
iery Mill might be started up
again since the affairs of the firm
were not in bad shape. He says
that $1,000 would be all that was
necessary and would be ample to
pay off the indebtedness and
maintain this home industry on
a good paying basis.
Hall & Megear, the well-known
firm composed of Hervey P. Hall
and William B. Megear, have de-
cided to go out of the retail mer-
camille business and have given
notice that they will give up pos
session of their stores March the
first.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hayes
Montgomery (nee Miss May Start
of Philadelphia were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Leese over
Sunday. Last week Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Nelson Stuart (nee Miss
Gertrude Start) were visitors to
MI. anu mis-. hcCoCs
Mr.. Harry P. Shapley. recently
of the firm of Bitter Hosiery
Mfg. Co., has accepted position
in the big hosiery mill of George
Peberley & Son, Germantown, Pa.
Mrs. John P. Hudson has re-
turned from Camden, N. j., where
she attended the funeral of DIR.
Charles Whetton. The latter was
the husband of Mrs. Hudson's
niece formerly Miss Elizabeth
Newcomb) well-known in Smyr-
ma.
Mr.. w. H. Janney, president of
the National Bank of Smyrna is
enjoying an ocean trip to Savan-
nah and other points.
Miss Helen jefferson of Ches-
tertown has been visiting Mrs.
A. l.. Hudson, Jr., and Mrs. e. p.
Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Jardine and
Master Edward Jardine left yes
terday for New York City where
they will spend Thanksgiving, af-
ter which they will board an
ocean steamer for a trip to
Charleston. South Carolina and
Jacksonville, Florida.
Miss Margaret Lank of Will
mington spent Sunday with Miss
Elizabeth Smithers.
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22

County, the community boundar-
les will be those of the county.
This means that the people elect
ed as your Community Commit
tee will be the County Commit
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22

tee. The election of community
committeeman and alternates will
be by mail ballot. Farmers will
be notified at later date as to
the details of the election.
Smyrna times., 1956-11-22
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files Of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column.
now a regular feature Of the
Times. win call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
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JOdy!
BY LOUIS BERG
This Week Movie Editor
Hollywood couldn't see Jody Lawranee-untI she
turned up waiting on tables in a restaurant

Try this glass slipper said the prince. 1T should fit
your tiny foot.
I'll Shoes thank you, she said and returned
the Scuey where handSomer prince found her.
the writers of fairy tales had been telling the Jody Lawrance
story that's how they would have done it. Jody Texas farm
girl who got into pictures chucked her 1.-THE prince
in fit of independence worked years waitress. Now,
however, she's back in pictures with promising
(the prince ahead of her,
This is how all happened Miss Lawrance seemed fairly
we'll established stae salary $3.50 week. sevenyear
when she maverick Didn't like the Didn't
pose for cheesecake. Wanted to be
Accordingly she asked for her release Just then the Holly
panic and she couldn't get another job Eventually
she glad find work in Hollywood restaurant SIS
. week plus tips.
When Burt Lancaster entered the restaurant she tried to duck
she had worked in picture with him. IF you knew the
jobs have had he said, you wouldn't hide your face
He didn't offer her movie ob but he gave her courage She
got the graveyard shift made the rounds of ~ during
the day. got few spots Then Michael Cutz the director
spotted her the restaurant remembered her. tested her for
role and put her under contract.
She has been in movies SINCE The Scarlet Hour and
The Leather Saint and headed for full stardom
In The Scarlet Hour though. she carries tray again. Call
that progress? - The End
Evening star., 1956-12-27

The australopithecines used
the teeth and bones Of the beasts
they killed.
Their weapons were not
of stones-they were
crude. unshapen clubs, such as
were borne by Hercules" DR..
Dart asserts.
They flourished the jawbones
of prehistoric buffaloes, ante
lopes, zebras and giraffes, just as
Sampson is reputed to have
welded the jawbone of an ass
to slay the Philistines. But
Samson came many centuries
later.
With these creatures, the an
thropologist says, nature reared
up and probably, for the first
time, beings walked on theil
hind legs.
DR.. Dart became amazed as hi.
investigations progressed.
"The fossil animals slain BY
the man-apes were SO bis
that I was at first misleC
into believing that only human
beings of advanced intelligence
could have been responsible fol
such man-like hunting work as
the bones revealed"
The brain size of this crea-
ture shows it overlaps the skull
capacities of true apes, the
Pithecanthropus (Java mani
and the so-called Neanderthaline
phases of human development,
DR.. Dart pointed out.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Scientist Reports Finding
Evolution S 'MissinoLink'

The missing link" has been
found-or so says a South Afri-
can anthropologist.
He contends that man-like
creatures known to scientists as
australopithecines form the
bridge between modern man and
his ape-like forebearers.
These creatures, who walked
erect and had almost human"
bodies and brains, fiourished
about a million years ago in
South Africa. More than 100
of the African man-ape skeletal
remains have been found there
in the last 10 years.
The contention is made by
DR.. Raymond A. Dart of the
University of Witwatersand. Jo-
hannesburg, In the recently is
sued annual report of the Smith
sonian Institution.
weapons OF Bone
The brains Of the australo.
pithecines, as determined BY
skull capacities, fill the gap
between true apes, like the mod
ern gorilla and the chimpanzee
and the protohumans, such as
the grotesque wanderers of Eur
ope's ice age, the Neanderthalers
Scientists have distinguished
between man and lower animals
largely on the basis of the manu-
facture and the use of tools.
They have assumed that the
earliest artifacts were made of
crudely fashioned stone.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Central High Alumni Hold Reunion,
Honor Five Distinguished Graduates

Newby. 1920: Miss Honora r.
Thompson. 1910: Miss Katherine
Sunny. 1905. and Mrs. Dorothy
Chappelear, 1926.
Honorary vice presidents are
Bruce Baird, 1910: Rudolph B.
Behrend. 1894 and 1895. Miss
Helen Coolidge. 1900; DR.. Robert
"A. Mauerer. faculty; Miss Ruth
McRae, 1923; DR.. Sao-Ke A. Sze.
1897. and Col. Lynn r. Wood
worth. faculty.
John c. Franzoni, 1926. was
elected treasurer and Mrs. Mar
tina T. Baker. faculty, viii serve
as secretary.
Elected as directors we're Mrs
Ralph r. BARLEY. 1924. Max
Brenner, 1877. Miss Evelyn r.
Butler. 1926: Albert Conrsdis
1919: Eldred Dickinson. 1924:
Edward +. Dunlap, 1921. Miss
Muriel Hoover, 1890: Mrs. Edith
c. Jarvis. 1921. and Milton 3
Norman, 1925.
Also DR.. A. Harry Ostrow 1921 /:
Miss Louise Moore. 1910: Ray
mond Pruitt. 1921. james A.
Reilly. 1890. Miss Dorothea r.
Sherman. 1903. Walton Z. Ship
ley. 1922: Arthur Clarendon
Smith. 1903: william B. Wallace
III. 1913. Hugh Wallis. lofT.
Harry S. wendeT. 1925. and
Ernest p. Williams, 1915.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Assistant District Zoo Director
To Follow Mann Into Retirement

He took the, job Of assistant
zoo director in March, 1880.
Mr.. Walker has been parti-
cularly vocal in defense of bats.
He repeatedly has dwelt on his
theme that the creatures are
much maligned, whereas they
are in reality fascinating, valu-
able and endearing things. He
was frequently quoted on the
subject in newspaper stories
and posed for pictures with them.
He has written extensively on
other animal subjects.
In retirement, ne plans to con-
tinue writing about animal life.
Il have always tried to write
about animals in a way that
would give the absolute truth in
an interesting way. to lead to-
ward better protection of wild
life" he said today.
Il feel that once I have inn
planted the idea of how wonder
ful animals are. I don't need to
mention conservation"
Mr.. Walker is a native of Gen.
tral Indiana. With his wife, the
former Astrid Beata Schefstad,
who comes from Minnesota, he
lives at 3016 Tilden street NV.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Boy Hunter Kills
Mother as Gun
Fires Accidentally

HARRISONBURG, Dec. 81 (P).
An 11-year-old Rockingham
County boy accidentally shot
and killed his mother near here
yesterday as he loaded a shot
gun to hunt a rabbit, Deputy
Sheriff Melvin L. Hoover said.
Mr.. Hoover identified the boy
as Landon Carroll Huffman. The
mother was Mrs. Roy w. Huff
man. 35.
The shooting occurred in the
kitchen Of the Huffman home
at Briery Branch, about IL miles
southwest of Harrisonburg.
Mr.. Hoover said the boy
spotted a rabbit running from
the front of the yard TO the
rear, then picked up a shotgun
and got a shell out Of a gun
rack. He was loading the gun
about 9 feet from his mother
when the ble-barreled IL
gauge shotgun accidentally fired,
Mr.. Hoover said.
The father, a carpenter, was
away shopping.
Evening star., 1956-12-27

Ernest P. Walker, assistant di-
rector Of the Zoo, is retiring, ef-
fectiye Tuesday, after nearly 27
years with the animal park. He
is IS years old.
His retirement comes Just two
months after DR.. William M.
Mann, the park director, left
office.
MI. Walker has been in Gov
ernment service since July, 1918,
when he worked on protection of
fisheries and land fur-bearing
animals. His first assignment
was in Alaska. Six years later
he was transferred to Arizona
and Southern California work
on protecting migratory birds.
Mr.. Walker was one of the
pioneers in establishing the pres
ent system of game refuge sites.
He also led in the fight for
legislation to improve safe
guards for fur-bearers and other
game. His success in winning
such laws led to his appointment
as the operating head of the
Alaska Game Commission. 1t
was his own invention.
In 1927 he was transferred
here to work on land reserva-
tions for birds and mammals,
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Jewish Youths
Back kIntegrdtion

The United Synagogue Youth
voted to support 1.-The historic
separation of church and state
and went on record favoring in
tegration yesterday before ad-
journing a four-day meeting at
the Willard Hotel.
The 1900 delegates from 80
States and Canada also elected
officers.
The officers are Gerald Zelizei
|of Columbus, Ohio, president;
Shulamith Reich of Norfolk, Va.
first vice president; Alan Kaplan
of Philadelphia, second vice
president; Alan Cheuse Of Perth
Amboy, N. j., treasurer; Arvin
Robinson of Richmond, CORE.
spending secretary. and Sheils
Korr of Allentown, Pa. record
ing secretary.
One factor in the vote on the
church-state issue was the pro.
grams by which public schoo'
children are released from
classes for religious instruction
In addition. the youths voted
to ask that the present immigra-
ton policy of assigning quotas
by national origin be replaced
with one for the total number
of immigrants.
The integration resolution af-
firmed the Supreme Court de-
cisions against segregation in
schools and transportation.
The youth organization is af-
flliated with United Synagogue of
America.
Next years convention will be
held in Chicago, officials said.
Evening star., 1956-12-27

With special laurels to fiye OF
its distinguished graduates, sew
eral hundred alumni OF Central
High School met in the Shore
ham Hotel last night for their
annual tribute to bygone school
days.
From the class Of 1889 to the
class Of 1850. the graduates had
an evening devoted to the nos
talgia Of Central songs. and see
ing old friends. It was the 47th
consecutive year the reunion has
been held.
Central High School originat-
ed in separate girls and boys
schools started in 1876 and 1877
and was joined as the Washing
ton High School In 1882. The
school was at Seventh and o
streets N. w. from 1882 70 1916
when 1t moved TO Thirteenth and
Clifton streets NV. Central be-
came cardozo High School in
1850.
5CeTtifieztes Of Distinction
According to custom. FIVE
graduates received certificates
OF distinction. Those honored
this year we're:
Harry c. Grove. class Of 1889.
civic leader and retired business
man.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
RumbIinqs

A lady reports that one of
her long-Standing ambitions
was realized a few days back.
She was the sole passenger on
a streetcar when the operator
began turning the cranks that
change the destination signs.
The lady confessed her ambi-
ton shed always wanted to
change the signs. The opera
tor gallantly stepped aside,
and the lady happily cranked
the sign TO the proper spot
Everyone agreed that the
mashed potatoes whipped up
by the friend who came to
Christmas dinner were excel
lent. and small wonder. When
the host went to seek his egg
nog, he found 1t had gone into
the mashed potatoes.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Retirement Aide
To Retire Dec. 81

Charles j. Benner finally is
taking advantage of the retire.
ment system he has worked with
during many Of his So years in
Government. He will retire at
the end Of the month.
Since 1850 Mr.. 'Benner, 81,
has been retirement consultant
to members Of the House of
Representatives and 1900 Iegis-
lative employees.
Mr.. Benner, who lives in Crest
view. Md. is a native Washing
tonian who entered Government
work as a special messenger in
the postal service.
Evening star., 1956-12-27

DR.. T. Dale Stewart. curator
Of physical anthropology Of the
Smithsonian Institute. was 70
address the Anthropologicsl Diyi-
sion Of the American Association
for the Advancement Of Science
IN New York City today.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Heavy Buffalo Snow

BUFFALO. N. Y, Dec. 81 fP),
A winter storm dumped nine
inches Of snow on the Buffalo
area late yesterday. 1t caused
numerous traffic tie-ups during
the late afternoon rush hour
American Airlines Cancelled op-
erations for the night.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
The
Rambler
Miss PunctuoIity
Among the Missing
By JACK JONAS
me days it's like this.

Some days It's ike TINS.
The Fides Neighborhood
House. at Eighth and @ streets
NV, had its annual awards
night a few days back.
Msgr. John B. Roeder, pastor
of Immaculate Conception
Church, was handing out the
awards.
He went down the list, name
after name, and the beaming
recipients marched up to re-
ceive their awards. Then he
came to one of the evenings
highlights.
"And now," he said, I'VE
come to a young lady who has
had the best attendance of
ALL" He extolled the virtues
of regularity, and called the
young lady's name.
There was no answer. He
called it a second time, and a
third. Came a small voice from
the rear:
"She'S absent"
Evening star., 1956-12-27

HORROR TALE-The can
did camera saw these ex-
pressions in the audience
during a talk on Dostoyev-
sky and the novel OF hor-
ror, given today at the
Modern Language AsSocia-
ton convention. - Star
Staff Photos by Ranny
Routt.
at George Washington Univer-
sity.
Nineteen discussion confer
ences and so different sections
will be held during the three
day meeting. Subjects include
Problems OF a 18th Century
Medical Translator" New Evil
dence on Keats Illness. "Anors
Glide and the Fallacy OF 1mita-
tive Form and Aristotle Aboard
a Streetear Named Desire.
The lady professor continued
with her catalogue:
Hollow groans. doors opened
by unseen hands. mysterious
music floating on the air
the incredible has been made
70 seem inevitable"
Evening star., 1956-12-27
HOOVER ACCEPTS
INAUGURAL BID;
TRUMAN DECLINES
BY the Associated Press

Former President Hoover
has accepted an invitation
to the Inauguration of Pres
ident Eisenhower on January
81, but former President
Truman has declined.
Senator Bridges. Republi-
can of New Hampshire.
chairman Of the Congress
sional Inaugural Committee,
announced this today.
He said Mr.. Truman in
formed the committee:
Il wish I could come and
regret that it will not be
possible for me to do So"
Evening star., 1956-12-27
1000 COLLEGE TEACHERS
Literature, Gossip Vie
At Language PorIey
BY HARRY BACAS

Ihe monk. weakened by hunger is finally given chance
to escape from the monster"
The lady professors chimed the "decously
rbe wonderfully frightening" details her subject
speaking of the English Gothic what Russian
novelist Dostoyevsky had borrowed from it.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
O'Brion to Receive
Gold Medal Award

The Gold Medal Award. given
annually by the New York State
Bar Association for "distin-
guished service in the law" will
be presented to a Washington
lawyer. John Lord O'Brian.
Evening star., 1956-12-27

Admiral Harry d. Field. class
OF 1920. deputy chief of naval
operations.
DR.. Thelma Hunt. class of
1921. professor Of psychology at
George Washington University.
Mai. Gen. Herbert NJ. Jones.
class Of 1916. ad1utant general
designate Of the Army.
Milton w. King, prominent
lawyer, class OF 1908. past presi-
dent Of the District Bar Associa-
ton and vice president Of the
Washington Redskins.
Miss Bessie whitford, class Of
1902. and later an English
teacher at Central. introduced
the special guests. pointing
proudly to the fact that DR.. Hunt
had been one Of her pupils.
She also noted that Mr.. Grove
met his wife. the former Jessie
Bryant. at Central. as did Mr..
King. who married the former
Miss Louise BerIiner.
President Reelected
Reelected TO head the alumni
group was Mrs. Elizabeth s.
Riley. class Of 1924. Vice presi-
dents are Miss Frances Scott.
1920: Mrs. Anna n. Whitlov.
1910; Mrs. Gladys Davis Bosnen.
1852: D.. George W. Hodgkins.
1903: Miss Whitlord: Robert L.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Rupid

A fellow In the office tells
about his son who'd been
home from school for a week
with tOnsuitiS.
The night before he was
scheduled to return to
school, he told his father he
was worried. He was afraid
he wouldn't know anything
about all the lessons he'd
missed while he was out. His
father told him to count
sheep jumping over a fence.
"HOw many?" the son
asked.
"Oh, up to 300, and you'll
be asleep"
A few minutes later, the
sons voice called down from
the top Of the stairs.
"Dad?"
"Yes."
at won't work.
"Why not??"
"They're jumping over
the fence SO fast, can't
count them"
Evening star., 1956-12-27
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Modern Language As
vocation meets at the May
hoNeY and StatleF Hotels
BBai Birth goes into .
second DAY a. the Windsor
PARK Hotel.
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Story

The fellow who tells this
says it's true. Has 1t on reli-
able authority, he reports.
An enterprising gentleman,
with knowledge of the Amer
lean penchant to take a
chance, had set up business
in the Union Station con-
course, where those fancy new
automobiles are on display.
Under his arm he had a
cigar box, his Office, so to
speak. From the box he was
selling chances" on the auto
mobiles. The cops ran him
of.
And how does our inform
ant know this happened?
my bookie," he says,
bought several chances"
Evening star., 1956-12-27
Unfortunutes

A 5-year-Old boy visited
the CARE, INC, Offices on
Connecticut avenue the
other day and was given the
Grand Tour.
He was shown a CARE
package, destined for Hun
gary, and told about the
Hungarian relief program.
Then he was shown some
art work Of Korean children,
done out of gratitude for
the CARE packages they'd
received. He also was shown
a scroll with Korean letter
ing.
This hopping from cOun-
try to country is bound to
be confusing to a 5-year- old,
and his mother reports he's
been worrying, since his
visit, about the poor Hun
garians who have to write
up and down instead of
across like l do"
He knows it's difficult,
too, because he's been try
ing it on a typewriter.