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Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
To HOLD REUNION
Argoe-Teat-Willis Families VIII
Hold 18th Reunion Sunday

The 18th annual reunion of the
Argoe-Teat-Willis families will be
held Sunday, August Is, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Ar
goe Willis, near Dover. Members
and friends are invited to parti-
cipate in a picnic basket lunch at
pm. Mr.. John A. Boyer, chair
man, will preside over a business
meeting at 2 pm. Entertainment
games and refreshments will fol-
low. Prizes will be awarded to
the youngest member, parents of
the largest family present, most
recently married couple and those
coming the greatest distance to
attend. The committee on ar
rangements includes: Mr.. Boyer,
Mrs. Blanch Scarborough, Ridley
Park, Pa; Mr.. Wallace Oughel-
tree, Dover; Mrs. Helen Brown,
Brookland Terrace; Mrs. Ruth
Murray, Georgetown; Mr.. Ivan
Cameron, Mrs. Amelia Hutchins,
Mrs. Gladys Hutchins, all of Dow
er; Mrs. Elizabeth Lasch, secre-
tary, Hartly; and Mrs. Addie
Hufnal, treasurer, of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15

by a motor vehicle. Along State
Route 2, the Kirkway Highway,
at point east of Newark, the
increase was 17.77 per cent with
the daily average of vehicles
counted being 1886, an increase
of 1,4S4 over July of last year.
The largest single day was Fri
day, July 10, when 12,439 vehicles
were counted. The Highway De-
partment is constructing a dual
highway along this route at the
present time. The increase along
U. S. Route 40, at a point west
of Bear, was 5.24 per cent with
the daily average of vehicles
counted being 25,944, an increase
of 1892 over July of last year.
The largest single day was Sun
day, July Z, when 32,6S0 vehicles
We're counted. Along U. S. Route
13, at a point south of Green
wood, the increase was AL per
cent with the daily average of
vehicles counted being 1929, an
increase of 331 over July of last
year and the largest single day
being Saturday, July q, when
10,s99 vehicles were counted.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
MODEL OF NEW
BANK BUILDING
New l4-StOry Building On
Display in Bank of
Smyrna Office
$4,000 FIT. OFFICE SPACE

A model of the new main Office
building of Equitable Security
Trust Company, Ninth and Mar
ket Streets, Wilmington, is now
on display in the lobby of the
Bank of Smyrna Office. The mod
ell conveys some impression of
how the building will look when
completed. The present eight
story building is not being razed.
1t will be joined by a new four
teen-story building with a 62-foot
rooftop pylon. The new building
will measure 239 feet from street
level to the top of the pylon. The
building will contain $4,000 square
feet of Office space, $4,000 square
feet to pe leased to tenants. 1t
will be the first Office building in
Delaware to use all-aluminum
facing, with green-colored por-
fcelainized enamel panels. These
panels, developed by the DUPONT
Company's electro-chemical de-
partment, are self-cleaning in
rain. Five high-speed, automatic,
self-operating elevators, first in
stallation of its kind in Delaware,
will carry passengers swiftly
from floor to floor. In addition to
two main entrances on Market
Street and one on Ninth Street,
there will also be a Shipley Street
entrance. Completely modern furn-
ishings and facilities, including
air-conditioning, are being used
throughout the entire building. An
additional, larger corporate trust
vault will be installed in the base
ment to provide adequate and Sc
cure storage accommodations. A
large sign erected on the rooftop
pylon will be visible from any
section of the city. All work on
both the new building and the
present one is being done by w.
d. Haddock Construction Com
pany of Wilmington. They have
set December, 1858, as their tar
get date for completion of the en-
tire project.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
US. ROUTE Ii NORTH OF SMYRNA
ONLY ROAD TO SHOW DECLINE

u. S. Route 13, north of Smyr-
ma, was the only traffic count
point on Delaware's road network
that showed a decline from last
years rate during July, according
to a State Highway Department
report this week. Traffic along
this stretch, the department said,
dipped 5.67 per cent to a daily
average of 1853 vehicles. 1t has
been showing decline from the
previous years count for several
months, it was explained, because
of the opening of an improved
route to the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge north of Odessa. In some
previous months, the departments
traffic and planning division said,
the decline has been about twice
as severe. No traffic count was
available at two traffic counting
stations for the month of July.
The one along u. S. Route 202,
the Concord Pike, north of Tai
leyville, was out OF service be-
cause Of construction activities
and the one along U. S. Route
113, at a point north of Milford,
was out of service due to damage
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
w. PRITCHARD
AT ROAD-E-O
Fifty Contestants Competing
in Sixth Annual Event at
Washington, ID. c.
BEING. HELD THIS WEEK

William c. Pritchard III, Smyr-
ma, state winner of the Teen-Age
Safe Driving Road-E-O, is COM
peting with so other youngsters
in the sixth annual national event
which got under way Monday in
Washington, D. c. With the state
winner is Richard Ennis, chair
man for the local Road-E-O held
in Smyrna. The two left Delaware
Friday and We're on hand to take
part in preliminaries over the
weekend. Young Pritchard got a
chance to shake hands with Vice
President Nixon Monday as he
gathered with the 81 contestants
on the Capitol steps to meet them
and for picture taking. Later the
Delaware winner was scheduled to
take the first of a series of tough
tests-a written safe-driving apti-
tude exam. The son of DR.. and
Mrs. w. C. Pritchard, Jr., the
young winner is competing for a
top prize of a,5OO in scholar
ships. He will use the $500 schol-
arship he won at Milford at the
University of Delaware this fall.
Last night the contestants were
entertained at a dance. AS he
shook hands with the 81 boys and
girls Monday, the Vice President
told them, You're the best driv-
ers in the U. s., right ?" Mary
Jane Sawyer, aS-year-old entry
from McGehee, Ark, and Tom
Sanborn, Jr., tS, from Nixon's
home state of California, were Sc
lected to present white linen
official Road-E-O jacket (size 42)
to the Vice President. Nixon, pos
ing with the youngsters, the JAG
ket over one arm, commented
zone thing about this jacket, it
means I'll have to qualify as a
good driver" The three girl en-
trys form the largest feminine
contingent ever entered in the
six-year-old contest sponsored by
the U. S. Junior Chamber of Com
merce. Asked what he planned to
do with the Road-E-O jacket,
Nixon said he'd wear it in his
small nideaway Senate office
where he works on speeches. 1t
will be very useful" he added.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
SPRAYING FOR
MOSQUITOES
133,923 Acres Sprayed in
State During Present
eaSOn
1854 ACRES IN KENT

A total of 139,923 acres were
sprayed in connection with mos
quito control work in this state
during the present season, up to
the end of July, according to a
report prepared by Charles D.
Murphy, Jr., director of the Mos
quito Control Division for the
State Highway Department. Mr.,
Murphy, in his report covering
activities of the Mosquito Control
Division, submitted to r. A. Hab-
er, Chief Engineer of the High
way Department, also reported
that some additional spraying OF
the central Kent County area was
done by the U. S. Air Force. In
reporting on the spraying activi-
ties thus far this year, Mr.. Muir
ply stated that a total of 53,592
acres had been covered in Sussex
County, 63,599 acres in Kent
County, not including the spray
ing done by the Air Force, and
1922 acres had been covered in
New Castle County. Mr.. Murphy
reported that during the fiscal
year ending on last June 30,
total of 253, ,2S1 acres were spray
ed, with the Air Force doing some
additional spraying during that
period. The fiscal year report
showed that 1O6,501 acres were
in Sussex County, 1854
acres in Kent County, exclusive
of the Air Force spraying, and
AZ, ,146 acres in New Castle Coun-
ty. Thus far during the current
spraying activity has been
in operation II times with the
largest number of plane trips be-
ing made in Rehoboth, Dover and
Bombay Hook areas.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
Completes Basic Training

Army Pvt. Philip Brooks Banta,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Banta, S. DUPONT Blvd, Smyrna,
recently completed eight weeks
Of basic combat training under
the Reserve Forces Act program
at Fort Knox, Ky. Men volunteer
ing for the six-month RIA train
ing are permitted to finish their
military service in local Army
Reserve or National Guard units.
Banta is 1853 graduate of
Smyrna High School.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
Dead Carp in st. Jones River

1t was estimated that more
than 100 dead fish. predominantly
large carp, cluttered a small area
in st. Jones River, near the water
cooling tower of the Dover Power
Plant Monday afternoon. The
water area in which the fish came
to grief is roughly about 100 feet
square, bounded by the banks of
the stream, and two low stone
pile dams. The water was COM
paratively shallow when the life
less fish were first noticed. The
spot where the fish jammed up
as some distance south of the
High Silver Lake Dam. Water in
the lake has maintained about a
normal level in spite of the
drought, it was said. The dead
fish were regarded as obviously
inhabitants of the stream and not
of the upstream lake. One possi-
BILE explanation of the dead fish,
unofficially, was that they may
have been trapped between the
two low stone dams and ran out
of food in the little area, shallow
when the tide went out.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
Death of George w. Mattiford

George w. Mattiford, GA, an
emplope of Diamond State Tele-
phone Company 45 years until
his recent retirement, died Satur-
day in Delaware Hospital. He
lived at Delaire, Wilmington. Mr..
Mattiford was a Mason, a men,
ber of the Telephone Pioneers
of America, and the Cathedral
Church of st. John. He belonged
to Union Lodge Z, A.F. & AM,
of Dover; the Delaware Consis-
tory, and Nur Temple of the
Shrine. Born in Smyrna, Mr.. Mat
tiford went to Wilmington at an
early ase. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Myrtle Culver Matti-
ford; a son, Richard Mattiford, of
Atlanta, Ca; three sisters, Mrs.
William T. Doughten, Smyrna;
Mrs. James H. Lewis and Mrs.
Temple Hynson, Dover. The Very
Rev. Lloyd E. Gressle, cathedral
dean, officiated at private services
Monday.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
GIRL SCOUTS
CAMPING NEED
More People Needed in This
Type of Activity for Child
rem in This Community
ACTIVITIES AT CAMP

The Eleanor Snedeker Day
Camp Committee is pleased to re-
port that a very successful S-day
camping session was held this
year for Brownies and Girl Scouts
in spite of difficulties in finding
sufficient unit leaders. However,
at the last minute, the committee
was able to find enough people
interested in the Girl Scout pro-
gram to lend a helping hand. The
committee feels that this type of
activity for the children of this
community needs the support OF
more people. The camping pro-
gram cannot be carried out by
a few persons. This year, from
the Smyrna-Clayton area, Mrs
Norman Wilder, Mrs. William
Kraus and Mrs. William Hutchi-
son served as unit leaders. Carole
Wickham, Kay O'Connor, Kay
Jarman and Karen Kraus served
as camp aides. From the Middle
town area Mrs. Harold Shipley,
Mrs. Samuel Brooks, Mrs. Carl
Sytnik and Mrs.Alfred Atkinson
served as unit leaders, Jean Huf-
nal, Mary Anne Sammis and Lois
Wilmington were camp aides
The first day of camp was spent
in getting acquainted. The follow
ing days the girls re-landscaped
the camp, made animals and doll
les from empty spools and wire,
made a nature trail in the woods
and labeled trees. Chemical gar
dens were enjoyed immensely
Various items were made from
scrap leather donated by Belber
Luggage Co. A trip was taken to
the Delaware and Chesapeake
Canal for nature study, with An
thony Florio as a guide. Camp
was visited by Greek Rangers,
Phivi Lembassi and Alexandria
Stumboki, and George Snedeker
gave party in their honor at
his home near the camp. Ice
cream, cake and punch were
served and the children were
treated to pony rides by the host.
To show their appreciation, the
scouts baked a box of cookies in
reflector ovens at camp and pre-
sented them to him. Norman
Wilder was a tremendous help at
camp this year and is planning
to carry out some of the scouts
landscaping ideas. A Day Camp
flag was started this year and
should be ready to fly next camp
ing season. Mrs. William Kraus,
chairman, and members of the
Day Camp Committee, wish to
thank those who helped make the
camp a success.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
Local Girl Begins Novitiate

Sister Jane Frances, the former
Miss Theresa Houtman of Clay
ton will receive the Habit of the
Daughters of the Holy Ghost in
a clothing ceremony to be held
in the Holy Ghost Provincial
House chapel, Putnam, Conn. on
August %. Daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. ]. Houtman of North
Rodney Street, Clayton, Sister
Jane Frances, graduate of st.
Francis School of Nursing in Will
mington, entered the congregation
last January. This ceremony
marks the official opening of a
full years novitiate in which Sis
ter will receive training in the
religious life, preparatory to pro-
nouncing her temporary vows in
August of 1858. The Daughters
of the Holy Ghost are engaged
chiefly in the teaching, nursing
and mission fields,
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
ALL-STARS TO
MEET FARMERS
League Champions to Meet
All-Stars Saturday in Only
Post Season Contest
PLAN DOUBLEHEADER

Smyrna-Clayton Little Leagues
first regular season came to a
close Tuesday evening with Farm
ers Bank adding another victory
to finish the second half with a
7-2 record. They defeated Smyrna
Lions 9-3. Farmers, having won
the penant in both ends of the
split season, are undisputed cham
pions of the league. They will
have the honor of meeting an all
star team from the rest of the
league Saturday to conclude Little
League play here for the season.
Select AlI-Stars
The all-star team selection was
conducted by the managers, James
Ford, Lions; Steve Corso, Rotary;
and Tim Mccoy, Equitable. Those
selected and their batting aver
ages-Rotary: Kenny Virdin .404,
Ronnie Powell $50, Billy Stafford
.379, Allen Haley .313. Billy Will
is III; Lions: Jerry Craig SIG,
Richard Taylor 1856, Earl Davis
.321, Shelby Harrington .296,
Wayne Dixon .26O; Equitable:
Billy Nowland 1896, Norman Dav-
is 1893, B. Mccoy .321, Tommy
Kennedy 800, Ronnie Hoffecker
.279. The all-stars have a team
batting average of .346. Possible
pitchers and their records: Powell
80, Craig 7-3, E. Davis IL, Ken
nedy ga, Haley 1-2, Taylor IA
and Mccoy 1-5. The Farmers nine
sport a team batting average of
.280. Their roster and averages: ::
Teddy Evans 666, Linden Boyer
1857, Ernest Blendt 1854, David
Pleasanton .346, Jimmy Craig
1888, Yves Conley .3O6, Bobby Rid
dagh .3O6, Ray Moore 300, Larry
Tush .285, Bruce Graham $50,
Billy Shockley .222, Franklin
Smith .2O4, Harry Helm 1855,
Walter McGinnis LAB, John Pind-
er 900. Farmers pitchers and re-
cords: McGinnis 10, Pleasanton
5-1, Moore 2-2, Conley 10.
DOubleheader
The Farmers-All-Star game will
be preceded by a Minor League
All-Star game starting at 1 pm.
The major league tilt is scheduled
to get underway at approximate
ly 3:15 pm.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
Death of Carl A. Hurd

Carl A. Hurd, n, died at his
late residence August 9. He was
former mayor of Clayton. Fun
eral services We're held from the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on Mon
day at 2 pm. The Rev. Guy H.
McWilliams, pastor of Ewelrs-St-
Paul Methodist Church, officiated.
Interment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Margaret Stauffer
Hurd of Clayton, and children,
John, Wilmington; Carlton M,
Dover; Clifford M, Dover; and
Robert E., of Clayton; one step
daughter, Miss Ruth Ann Wiley
Clayton, and six grandchildren,
He was a signal maintenance man
on the Pennsylvania Railroad from
1910 to 1888 when he retired. H&
made his home in Clayton for the
past A years. He was a member
of the Clayton town council for
% years and was mayor for sew
eral years, ending his term in
1862. He was a veteran of the
Spanish American War and secre,
tary and member of the board OF
directors of the Clayton bank, a
member of the Clayton Fire Com.
pany, Brotherhood of Railroad
and Pennsylvania Rail-
road Veteran Employees Associa.
ton, and the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Voluntary Relief Associa-
ton.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
WESLEY GETS
ATHLETIC HEAD
John c. Copp Named Director
of Athletics of Wesley
Junior College
u. OF VA. ATHLETE

John C. Copp, of Strasburgs
Virginia, has been appointed di-
rector of athletics at Wesley Cor
lege, Dover, DR., j. Paul Slay-
baugh, president of the college
announced this week. A former
College of William and Mary and
University of Virginia athlete,
Copp mas coached all athletic
activities at Triplet High School,
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Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
37TH FIREMEN'S
STATE MEET
Annual Convention To Be
Held in Laurel Friday and
Saturday, Sept. 2O-21
STAGE SHOW DANCE

The 37th annual convention of
the Delaware Volunteer Firemen's
Association will be held at Laur-
el on Friday and Saturday, Sep
tember 20 and 21. Members of the
Laurel Volunteer Fire Company
will be host to visiting firemen
for the two-dsy session, with FL
bert C. Bailey as chairman of the
convention committee for the
Laurel Company. Registration of
delegates and alternates will start
at 9 am. on Friday, Sept. 20, with
the convention sessions getting
under way at 10 am. The annual
convention luncheon will be held
at noon on the first day of the
convention. The host company
will entertain the visiting firemen
with stage show at 8 pm. and
the annual dance will be at 10
pm. On Saturday at 10 a m, the
fire evolutions committee headed
by Charles Farvel of Seaford as
chairman will demonstrate new
methods and equipment now be-
ing used in the fire service. Final
convention sessions will resume at
/ pm. on Saturday. A mammoth
parade of Volunteer Firemen,
Ladies Auxiliaries and fire equip
ment from the entire State of
Delaware, and visiting companies
from Maryland and Virginia will
be held at 5 pm. Officers of the
association include Granville T..
White, Laurel, president; ]. James
Tull, Richardson Park, first vice
president; Paul Neeman, Harring-
ton, second vice president; E.
Reynolds Bradley, Smyrna, secre-
tary; Ebert c. Bailey, Laurel,
treasurer; George M. Reed, Jr.,
Milford, fire recorder; Rev. Thom-
as Mulligan, Georgetown, chap
lain; Col. Edgar S. Slayer, Reho-
both, parliamentarian The direc-
tors Of the state association are:
Norris Phillips, Middletown; Ellis
Kyttle, Laurel; George M. Reed,
Jr., Milford; Owen Davis, Milton;
Howell Barnes, Smyrna; and DAN
iel Mahan, Richardson Park.
Guests during the convention will
include Governor j. Caleb Boggs;
1t. Governor David P. Buckson;
u. S. Senator John ]. Williams;
U. S.. Senator j. Allen Frear;
Congressman Harry G. Haskell;
A. B. Anderson and Frank Frost
burg of the Vocational Dept,
State Board of Education; Sgt.
Aubrey S. Yowaiski, Metropolitan
Police Dept, Washington, d. c.;
Robert c. Byrus and w. Thomas
Owens, Fire Extension Service of
the University of Maryland. The
Delaware Volunteer Firemen's
Association includes Sc volunteer
fire companies whose services
cover the entire State of Della
ware, with the exception of the
City of Wilmington. Along with
the volunteers the membership in
the association includes the Re-
tired Firemen's Association and
the Fraternal Order of Firemen
from the City of Wilmington. A
pre-convention highlight will be
the semi-annual meeting of the
State Fire Chiefs Association,
which will be held at the Laurel
Fire House on Thursday, Sept. 10
at 8 pm. Owen Davis of Milton
is president of the chiefs asso-
citation. The entire convention
schedule will be conducted on
DAYLIGHT Saving Time.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
DELAWARE MAN
IN WASTELANDS
E. B. Chamberlain Force d
Down and Spends 13 Days
in Northern Quebec
FEDERAL BIOLOGIST

Everett B. Chamberlain of Wy
oming, Del, spent 13 days alone
on an isolated lake loaded with
trout of up to IL pounds after his
plane was forced down in the
barren wastelands of northern
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Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
FOR COLLEGE SURVEY FUND
Bill introduced Which Would AL
locate $4,000 to Delaware

U. S. Senator Clifford Case
(R-N.J1 this week introduced a
bill which would allocate $4,000
to Delaware to assist it in survey
ing the need for and developing
state plans for additional college
facilities. In all, Cases bill would
allocate S2,5OO,O00 to the states
for this purpose. Delaware's share
would be the minimum under the
ALLEGATION formula.
Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
To Serve Weekends Only

Starting this week the life
guard at Lake Como beach wiR
be on duty only on weekends,
Saturday and Sunday. Small at
tendance at the beach on week
days has necessitated this move.
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Dono-McCr

Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Alan Reed McCracken an
nounce the marriage Of his
daughter Bonnie to Mr..
Charles Richard Dana. The
ceremony took place August
8 at Dacl1au, Germany. The
couple will make their home
in Germany.
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will return to q post in the
Foreign Ministry.
Nine. Pachachi is the
daughter Of Ali Jowda t
Pasha. prominent Iraqi
statesman and former An
bassador TO the United
States.
~ 49,
NEW SPANISH COUPLE
in town are DR.. and Mrs.
Gomez Acebo. And on her
FIRST visit to the Spanish EN-
baSsy here she found a por-
trait Of her most illustrious
ancestor hanging there.
Sonora de Acebo is a direct
descendant Of the famous
Spanish Governor Caronde-
let of Louisiana. (There's a
street named after him in
New Orleans.
The portrait was recently
discovered BY the Spanish
Ambassador and now is on
prominent display at the
embassy.
The Acebos are newlyweds
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The British Embassy Is UNI
dergoing a monumental face
lifting in preparation for the
Queens visit in october.
For the past month. car
penters, plasterers, painters
and the like have been hard
at work in the residence-one
. Of the loveliest in the city.
Lady Caccia, wife Of the
Ambassador, has supervised
the new color schemes and
decorating ideas producing
surprising and very pleasing
effects.
: Actually. the embassy was
due for one Of those periodic
fenovations anyway - and
then the arrival Of q new
Ambassador and the pending
state visit combined to make
this an ideal time for the
changes.
Visitors to the Massachu-
sets avenue residence will be
startled to find the embassy's
monotonously yellowish walls
banished.
Instead. each room has
taken on q personality all its
own. tailored to the purpose
Of the room as well as the
architectural detail.
Previously al the paneling
was painted over in one solid
color. Now in each room the
details are outlined in white
contrasting with the colored
panels.
In the great hall and stair
case one now looks up to a
pale-blue ceiling. The walls
are an interesting olive grey,
which reveals different I'M
dertones. depending on how
the light hits it.
In the ballroom. for the
first time one notices the
handsome frieze which cir
cles the ceiling Of the room.
The sculptured figures are
painted stark white, while the
background is a pale green,
giving a Wedgewood effect.
The morning room and the
large sitting room-both of
which look out on the en-
bassy gardens-are being re-
done to give better circula-
ton and.access to the garden.
Previously one could only
approach the garden from the
ballroom. Now a window in
each Of these sitting rooms Is
being converted to a French
window. thus providing two
more openings to the garden.
The morning room walls
are painted mauve. with the
panels outlined in white. In
this room Tweedy black and
white curtains will be used.
The drawing room again
has the robins egg blue CELL
ings and the walls are grey.
In the dining room, where
Queen Elizabeth will give a
dinner for the President and
Mrs. Eisenhower. a French
grey is used and. the white
marble fireplace shows up in