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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
Maryland Makes
Sanitation Work
Grants Of $76,lOl.

Contracts totaling t76,i0i
for water mains. sewers and
house connections n the Mary
land suburban area have been
awarded by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion.
They are: Water mains and
sewers. 70 serve i2i properties
on various streets Ashhurton
subdivision. Montgomery Coun-
ty. Taylor Construction Co..
Bethesda. S2e.e03.
Water mains. sewers and
house connections. l03 proper.
ties. Littleton and Isbell streets.
Stoneyhrook Estates. Mont
gomery County 10. Marhro Co..
Inc. Adelphi. e2l.lTe.
Water mains. sewers and
house connections. 81 properties.
Woodson and Deerfeld ave-
nues, Rock Greek Palisades and
Newport Kills subdivisions,
Montgomery County, y. q. VEN
neFi a Son. Hillcrest Heights.
sls.7S3.
Sewer house connections. 20
properties. Halliewood and Sea-
brook Acres subdivisions,
Prince Georges County. ]. q.
and ~ Construction. Inc.
Landover Hills. $2.eo0.
Water mains. sewers ana
house connections. two proper
ties. Kensington parkway.
Kensington Gardens: and
Rockville pike at Wall lane.
Montgomery County. Taylor
Construction Co.. s2.To7
Water mains and sewer In
Suitland road. Suitland. Prince
Georges County. Stonewall
Construction Co.. Riverdale,
e2.41O.
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5Non-Residents Govern
Unique CorroIIton, Nd.
Do Q. NJ. PUFFENRARGER

Carrolllon Nd governed by and four council
men. None Of them lives In the city.
Furthermore the onacials all afiaed with the
suction m which built the city Of 400 homes Defense
highway near Lanham.
They got IN once BY electng themselves
And apparently they win stay In once for at least
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Even Wallets are Tros|,
To Collection Crews

Montgomery County residents missing household articles
and clothing had better take look In their trash canand
In hurfy
Garden tools auto parts piaypens lawn furniture and
anything else IN receptacle are considered fair nac
BY the washington Suburban Sanitary Commission freshmen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

ana nave uoou uoulpu away 70
The incinerator or landnll.
Trash truck cargoes have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

eirzle n Simmer Is Tappan's
concept IN burner design
faster than any othcr ton unit
FenasdItaa Of fuel. Heat eoe9
directly into cookinH utensIl.
not cut into Kitchen. THIS new
burner oftera comnI0te fiox-
iblllty from highsst heat 70 low
eat tuFndown.
Matehleas insiant TOP burner
hghting With filtered pilots
Lock-type valves
white chrons burner trays
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
P.T.A. TO HEAR
DIR. D. REXFORD
Program Designed for Par
ent Teacher Level with
Subject "Why Science?"
RESEARCH CHEMIST

DR.. Dean R. Rexford, chairman
education committee, American
Chemical Society, Wilmington,
will be the speaker at the meet
ing of the Smyrna Special Dis
trict School Parent Teacher Asso-
citation on Thursday, April 25.
The program is designed for the
parent-teacher level and the sub
ject of the speakers talk will be
why Science ?" His speech will
embrace the question of whether
science is worthwhile; the scien-
tific method and scientists; the
worth of the social sciences; the
universe as seen by the natural
scientist and the enormous pos
sibilities for the future, and the
responsibilities of high schools in.
the training of people for the ma
tural and social sciences. Mr..
Rexford was born in Vermont and
received his BIS. degree at Nor
wich University in 1887, and the
degree of Doctor of Science at the
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18

good news" for the town of
Smyrna. The committee at work
on plans for the revival of the
band includes Lex FAIRIES, Martin
Golden, and Paul B. Grier. In
formation may be obtained by any
interested person from the men,
bers of the committee. When the
firemen's band was active in re-
cent years there were tentative
plans for holding band concerts
on the town park on Market
Street Plaza for the benefit of
the entire community. If sufficient
interest is shown by the residents
it is possible that program of
entertainment of this nature could
be provided for the town. The
reorganization of the band, at any
rate, is reason for civic pride and
rates the sustained cooperation
and interest of the public.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
RECESS UNTIL OCTOBER
First District Democratic Club
Adopt Bylaws at Recent Meet

Adopt Bylaws at Recent Meet
Bylaws were given a final
reading and adopted at the meet
ing of the Democratic Club of
the First Representative District
on Tuesday night at Town Hall.
Mrs. Ruth Haas, president, con-
Quoted the meeting with twenty
five members present. A report
on the convention of the Fedora
tion of Democratic Clubs was
given by Mrs. Glenn Busker Re-
preventative Charles King gave
a report on the progress of the
State Legislature. A picnic will
be sponsored by the club during
the summer. The committee nam
ed to make plans for it includes
Mrs. Mary Ellen Ennis, chairman,
Mrs. Myrtle Wilson, Mrs. Vickie
Blendt, Vernon Ford, James Tru-
lit, and Glenn Busker. Refresh
ments were served by Mrs. En-
mis-, Mrs. Florence Ford, and Mr..
Truitt. Meetings of the club have
been suspended until Oct. 8.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
TO REORGANIZE FIREMEN'S
BAND AT MEET TUESDAY MITE

A reorganization of the Citiz-
ems Hose Company band is sched-
uled for Tuesday, April % at 7:30
pm. at the fire house, at which
time the first rehearsal will be
held. Regular rehearsals will con-
tinue IN preparation for the
bands participation at the fire.
mems convention at Cambridge,
Md. on May s. The band will ibe
under the direction of Rodney
Daniels, head of the music de-
partment at Smyrna High School.
In former years the citizens of
Smyrna had reason to be very
proud of the firemen's band which
appeared often in the past at
parades in Delaware and Mary
land and won many prizes. For
several years there has been no
activity by the musicians as a
group and the news that the
band will be reorganized will be
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
CELEBRATE 25th
ANNIVERSARY
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Beck.
with HOnored at. Surprise
Anniversary Celebration
$50 PERSONS ATTEND

The Rev. Walter L. Beckwith,
pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church, and Mrs. Beckwith were
honored at a surprise twenty
fifth wedding anniversary celebra-
ton on Friday night, planned by
members of the church and spon-
sored by the Woman's Society of
Christian Service and the Willing
Workers Bible Glass. There were
$50 persons attending and Mr..
and Mrs. Beckwith were the re-
cipients of gifts of silver in addi-
tion to a purse. Friends and re-
latives from Millsboro, and Cam
bridge, Md. attended. Their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter L. Beckwith, Jr., and
their young son, Walter H., came
from Vincentown, N. j. to be pre-
sent. Mr.. Beckwith is completing
his ninth year of service as pas
tor of the local church. The
couple was married April 13, 1882
at the home of Mr.. Beckwith's
parents in Cambridge, Md, by
the Rev. w. G. Harris, pastor of
Zion Methodist Church, Cam
bridge. Mrs. Beckwith is the
former Miss Goldie May Rhea, of
that city. The wedding" cake
for the celebration Friday night
was made and presented by Mrs.
Roland Ford.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
With Air Force in Texas

Airman Ronnie M. Still, II, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Still, Lake
Drive, Smyrna, is completing the
first phase of his basic military
training at the Gateway to the
Air Force" Lakeland Air Force
Base, San Antonio, Texas. Upon
completion of this training, he
will. be assigned to an Air Force
technical training course or an
advanced basic training course
leading to a specialized Air Force
job. While at Lakeland the new
enlistee undergoes the transition
from civilian to airman through
a program which includes pro-
cessing, aptitude testing, physical
conditioning, survival and wea-
pons training, and classroom stud
les ranging from citizenship to
military customs and courtesies.
Like the UsAF Officer Candidate
and Pre-Flight Schools, also To-
Gated at Lakeland, basic military
training lays the groundwork for
either an on-the-job assignment
or vocational schooling in line
with capability of the individual
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
PLAN EGG HUNT
FOR CHILDREN
Traditional Egg Hunt to Be
Held at st. Peters Church
on Easter Morning
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE

The traditional Easter egg hunt
for children of the church school
and the nursery kindergarten of
st. Peters Church will be held
on Easter morning. The church
school children will present their
Lenten offering at a service in
the church at 10 am. and the
Easter egg hunt will follow. The
colored eggs are hidden on the
lawns of the church and parisls
house and the boys and girls are
given baskets into which they
place the eggs as they find them.
The preparation of the eggs will
be done by the youth group of
the church under the leadership of
David Comegys. The younger
children hold their hunt at IL am.
The choir will sing "In Joseph's
Lovely Garden, an old Spanish
anthem, at the IL am. service of
holy communion with sermon by
the rector, the Rev. F. Sydney
Bancroft. The organist will be
Mrs. Olive Hirons Stats. There
will be a service of Holy Conf
munion at 10 am. on Maundy
Thursday. The three hour devo-
tion on "The Seven Last Words"
will be conducted on Good Friday
from IL noon to pm. by the
rector.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18

Death of Mrs. w. A. StOkesbury
Mrs. Suzanne M. Stokesbury,
50, died at Delaware Hospital on
Saturday, April 13. The daughter
of the late Frank ]. and Jane
Ellingsworth Keiffer, she was the
widow of w. Arthur Stokesbury,
Sr. A requiem mass was held at
st. Joseph's R. c. Church, Clayton
on Wednesday, April IL at 9 am.
with the Very Rev. Charles p.
Brown, SSH, officiating. Inter
ment was at Odd Fellows Gene
terry. She is survived by two
children, Mrs. Raymond d. Pusey
and w. Arthur Stokesbury, Jr.,
both of Smyrna; also the following
brothers and sisters. Frank Keif-
fer, Wilmington; Mrs. George
Wortz, Delaware City; Agustus
Keiffer, George Keiffer, both of
Sassafras, Md; Mrs. John B.
Mood, Smyrna; and Miss May
Keiffer, Wilmington. The deceased
was a member of st. Joseph's
Church, and active in many of
the church organizations and had
spent most of her life in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
WINS PRIZE AT MARKET
Delsey Lowman of Clayton Wins
at CarroII's New Market, Dover

Delsey Lowman of Clayton is
one of the many persons sharing
in the $3.50 in cash and merchanA
disc prizes given away at the
opening last week of the Save
More lf-Service grocery in
booths 8 to II of the new Car.
rolls Farmers Market at Dover,
After doing her weekly shopping
in this new complete grocery she
was agreeably surprised to find
that she was entitled to a cash
bonus of 81, and then received
an additional award of a Caddy
Cooler, courtesy of Coca Cola
Bottling Co., of Dover. Thousands
of people from all over the East
ern Shore and nearby areas turn
ed out Friday and Saturday to
view the offerings in the immense
new building erectd by Carroll's
on a part of their lot at Dover
Sale, and to participate in the
savings offered by the many
merchants who operate in mod
ern booths throughout the build
ing. In the past Carroll's has
been known throughout the East
for their large auction sales each
Friday, and now this new market
will be operated on Saturdays as
well. AS advertised, hours will be
from 10 am. to 10 pm. on FRI
days, and from IL noon to IL pm,
on Saturdays. More prizes and
special features are again being
offered this week as an induce.
ment to the public to come and
inspect this great addition to the
Eastern Shores shopping facili-
ties.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
CELEBRATE Sth
ANNIVERSARY
State Officials and 0ut-Of-
Town Guests Attend Local
B.P.W. Celebration
CUT LARGE CAKE

At the eighth anniversary cele-
bration of the Smyrna-Clayton
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club held Monday night at
The Wayside Inn there were ap-
proximately fifty persons attend
ing, among them members of the
Newark, Brandywine, Mid-County,
and Sussex County clubs. Mrs
Gertrude Scout welcomed the
guests and members and at the
end of the dinner cut huge
birthday cake made by Mrs. Made
line Williams. Mrs. Lillian Smith,
Mrs. Ann Mills, and Miss Ester
Jefferson were in charge of the
program. Mrs. Mills, hospitality
chairman, had decorated the table
with miniature hat boxes contain
ing a various assortment of East
er bonnnets, corsages and minia-
ture umbrellas holding after-din-
ner mints. Miss Ruth Ellen
Reihm, state president, talked on
Approaching the Past = Antici.
pating the Future, telling Of
events happening in Delaware and
in the nation during the year
1949 when the Smyrna BPW Club
was formed, up to the present
time. She also told of future
plans of the National Federation
for the betterment of women in
business and the professions. The
program include musical selec-
tions by Mrs. Eva Jones, vocalist,
accompanied by Mrs. Olive Stats,
pianist Randel Slaughter pre-
sented tap dance routine
Among the officials present were
Mrs. Ella Boyden, Newark, first
president of the Delaware
Federation; Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor,
state treasurer; DR.. Elizabeth
Phillips, parliamentarian; and
Mrs. June Anthony, state cores
ponding secretary.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
Clayton ClOdhoppers Meet

The Clayton Clodhoppers All
Club met recently with twenty
one members present. Mary Ann
Scheers reported the amount of
$59.79 in the treasury. A commit
tee was chosen to make plans for
National All Club Week. Marlene
Tomlinson was enrolled as a new
member of the club. Demonstra-
tions were given by several men,
bers on various projects.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
LITTLE LEAGUE
MEDICAL EXAMS
Examinations for Players to
Be Held at Youth Center
Thursday, April %
DOCTORS WORK FREE

Wells Campbell, president of
the Smyrna-Clayton Little Lea
que, mas announced that medical
examinations for the boys will
be held at the Smyrna Youth
Center Thursday, April % at $3.50
pm, with local doctors volunteer
ing to give the examinations free.
The boys must bring the enroll
ment form with Part A filled out
by their parents, and also bear
ing the signatures of the parents
at the end of the enrolment and
medical examination form. Birth
certificates should be presented
at the time of the physical exam
ination if available. The boys
eligible to play in the league must
be from 8 to IL years of age,
whose eighth birthday must be
before August l, 1857 and whose
thirteenth birthday must not be
before August 1. Residence must
be within the boundaries of the
Smyrna High School attendance
district, which includes the towns
of Smyrna, Clayton, Kenton and
Leipsic. Enrolment and medical
examination forms are available
at James Clark's, Clayton; Gold
ems Pharmacy and Smyrna Sport
ing Goods Store, Smyrna; Ray
mond Faulkner, Kenton; and
Watts Grocery Store, Leipsic,
Robert Everett, player agent, an
nounces that first tryouts will be
held Saturday, May 4 from 1:3O
to $50 pm. at THE Smyrna High
School athletic field. Volunteers
are needed to help with the work
on erecting fence and building
dugouts on Saturday, April 20 on
the Little League diamond, corner
North and School Lane, work to
start between 8 and $50 am.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
Democratic Club to Meet

The entertainment committee
of the Third District Democratic
Club of Kent County has secured
Alexander Greenfield, lawyer of
Wilmington, as the speaker at
their meeting on Wednesday,
April "a, at the Clayton Fire
House. His topic will be: People
and Power" and will express his
views on the controversial Right
to Work" Bill which the State
Legislature is presently debating
at Dover. John Shortall, president.
will preside.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
JAYCEES HOLD
CONTEST HERE
George Moore Named Winner
of Speak-Up Contest
Tuesday Night
IN STATE CONTEST

George Moore, president of the
Smyrna-Clayton Junior Chamber
of Commerce, was named winner
of the local Speak-Up Jaycee con-
test held Tuesday night at The
Paddock, and will compete with
other Jaycee chapter winners at
the state convention at Seaford.
The judges of the local contest
were George v. Kirk, superintend-
ent of schools; Mrs. Henry G..
Webb, and the Rev. F. S. Ban
croft, rector of st. Peters Epis-
copal Church. Jack Calhoun, state
Jaycee president, Wilmington,
was a guest and expressed pride
in the Jaycees who had spoken
in the contest. He outlined the
projects being conducted in the
state by Jaycees, and said in con-
clusion that young men can
change the world" Robert Mark
er, Middletown, state vice presi-
dent, and Clinton Churchill, act
ing president of Middletown Jay
Gees, were present. Arthur Thom-
as, chairman of the nominating
committee, presented the slate of
officers for the coming year, as
follows: Rodney Schuman, presi-
dent; Donald Heinold, Vance Cole,
executive vice president: Richard
Ennis, Philip Denney, external
vice president; John Shetzler, Jr.
and Robert Davis, internal vice
president; George d. Wright,
Continued on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
Rev. Beckwith Speaks at School

Rev. Beckwith Speaks at School
The Rev. Walter l.. Beckwfth
gave brief talk on the meaning
of Easter at an assembly pro.
gram for the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades of the Smyrna
School last Thursday afternoon.
The program was in charge OF
the first section of the sixth
grade and was opened by the
singing of Morris Dance. The
complete program was as follows
Poem, Resurrection" by Ronald
Sayers; poem, "a Seed" by Geor-
gia Langrell, and Easter Morn, -
by Jo Ann Dallis; trumpet solo,
'tThe Old Rugged Cross" by Roy
Jarman; poem, "Crucifxion," by
Carol Hodukavich; appropriate
verses from the Bible were recit-
ed pertaining to Easter by Janice
Lafferty, Pauline Fortner, 10 Ann
Marvel, Ellen VanderPlasse, Leona
Keen, Mary Warner, Howard Tru-
AK, Phyllis Segar, Rebecca Rey-
nolds, Robert Taylor, Kathryn
Sapp, Doris Beverly, Ruth Ann
Carey, Roy Jarman, William
Cornelius, Mary Louise Gardner.
Two songs We're sung by the
class, "The Break of Day" and
"Rhythmical Rain; piano solo,
Easter Parade" by Rebecca
Reynolds. The program ended
with the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades singing, Easter Chimes" /"
R on aid Sayers was the an
nouncer.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
KENroN GRANGE PROGRAM
Was Host to Kent County Wis
iting Program Tuesday Night

iting Program Tuesday Night
The Kenton Grange was host to
the Kent County visiting program
on Tuesday night. There were IS
present, including officials of the
State Grange. The program was
presented by Fruitland Grange,
Camden, with Wallace Caulk.
Master, presenting the Three
Graces, and also talking on coop
Grafton. Wallace Caulk, Jr., gave
a talk on Agriculture Business
or Vocation" DR.. William Simp-
son, superintendent of Caesar
Rodney School, talked on
Cooperation in Education" There
were musical selections by Wayne
Curry, drums and piano, accord
ion, accompanied by Kenneth
Faulkner pianist. There was a
review of the book, "The Lords
Oyster, by Mrs. Ernest Cool. A
skit, Dat Doggone Dog was CIV
en- by Mrs. Charles Clinton and
Mrs. Fred Fifer. A plant ex-
change was a feature of the pro-
gram. Chapman Shockley, mas
ter of the host grange, presided.
Among the state and county Of
ficers present were Francis
Raughley, Pomona Master, and
Mrs. Raughley; Mrs. Charles
Dukes, state home economics
chairman; Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Thomas, assistant and lady as
sistant steward. Also, Austin
Hufnal, Kent County deputy, and
Mrs. Hufnal, and Mrs. Fifer, Kent
County home economics chairman.
The next program of the Kenton
Grange will be presented by Mrs.
Harold Stauffer, on May Z.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
EASTER DANCE
AT ARMORY
Sponsored by Delaware Ma
tiOual Guard Friday,
April 26th
MUSIC BY LEE PAIGE

The public is cordially invited
to attend the Armory Easter
Dance to be sponsored by the
Smyrna units of the 197th AAA
Battalion, Delaware National
Guard on Friday, April 20. Dane
ing will be from 9 pm. to l am,
with music by Lee Paige and his
orchestra, and the affair will be
cabaret style. Tickets are avail
able from members of the Guard
The Guard is grateful to the peo-
pie of upper Kent County for ac-
cepting the Guard as part of the
community. 1t is interesting to
note that the original HQ and
HQ Battery, which was activated
Sept. IL, 1855 in the Amesicah
Legion Room at Town Hall,
reached full strength in less than
a year. In view of the fact that
all those men have Joined as vol
unteers, there can be no doubt
that our ideals and our Iniss,ion
are clearly understood and ap-
proved. In November, 1856, the
first gun unit was activated, Bat
terry A of the battalion. This unit
is making signal progress. AS of
this date, nineteen months after
the 18th Battalion was activated,
it has IN aggregated strength of
400 officers and men, more than
any of The six other battalions in
Delaware. The local National
Guard sincerely wants to earn the
attention of the public as COM
munity resource above the normal
assignment as our nations first
line of defense. For example, one
of the main reasons for having
the Armory Easter dance is to
raise money to provide many of
those amenities which will make
the use of the armory more COM
Portable, attractive, and practical
to the community. There is no
other source of money for nom
military purposes. Another reason
for having the dance is to offer
to the people an evening of en-
joyment with the Guard.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
Clayton W.S.C.S. To Meet

The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of Ewell's-St. Paul
Church, Clayton, will meet Tues
day, April %, at 8 pm. in Fer
lowship Hall. Mrs. Thomas Attix,
spiritual secretary, will lead the
devotions. Mrs. Bertha Sevil, pro-
gram chairman, will present the
topic, "Our Plus Becomes a
Cross" The guest speaker will be
Miss Genevieve c. Poppe, director
and deaconess of Riddle Memoir
ial Deaconess Home, Wilmington.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Maude
Maloney, Mrs. Harold Wiley and
Mrs. Ruth Rambo.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
Completes Basic Training

Army Pfc. Kenneth }. Marsh,
whose wife, Mary, lives on Walk
er Schoolhouse Road, Smyrna, is
scheduled to complete eight weeks
of basic combat training with the
Bird Infantry Division at Fort
Benning, Ca, in mid-April. Marsh,
son of Mrs. Susan M. Marsh,
Route 1, Woodland Beach, is a
1854 graduate of Smyrna High
School and a former employee of
Ennis G. Deakyne, Inc.
Smyrna times., 1957-04-18
Pasty in Honor of j. ID. Niles iii

Twenty-seven of his classmates
at Smyrna Elementary School
were guests of Jerome D. Niles
Ill at party held at the Smyrna
Armory last Friday night. The
ten-year old boys and girls were
entertained with the playing of
games and were served ice cream,
cake, and punch by the host and
hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Niles,
Tr