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Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
SHOW
VARIETIES
Professional Talent Show To
Be Held at Local School
October 10th
WINDOW DISPLAY

Richard Porter, treasurer of the
Clayton Junior Chamber
of Commerce, and member of the
committee at work on the pre-
sentation of a professional talent
show, will leave for Saudi Arabia
on Nov. 18 for service with the
u. S. Air Force. The Jaycee COM
mittee which has arranged for
the variety show at the high
school auditorium on Thursday,
Oct. 10 at 7:30 pm, also includes
Vance Cole, chairman, Martin
Golden, Joseph Myers, Thomas
Mulligan, George Moore, Clarence
Blendt, Robert Davis, and Rodney
Schuman, president. The commit
tee completed a window display
Tuesday night on the Main Street
side of Golden's Pharmacy at the
Four Corners, which points up
the attractions OF the snow, ano
posters appear in many places in
town. E'he acts were chosen tc
please people of varied ages an6
tastes, and will include a ventril-
oquist, juggler, puppets, tap dane
er, music by professionals, and
an outstanding master of cere-
monies and comedian. All Jaycees
are contributing time to the pro-
iect and tickets are available
from them and will also be sold
at the door. Adult tickets are one
dollar, children's tickets, seventy
five cents. All proceeds will be
used toward community better
ment. s,-ss 4 sFs'zS'~
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
Death of r.. Walton Smith, Sr.

Funeral services for R. Walton
Smith, Sr., So, who died at his
late residence near Smyrna on
Oct. 2, will be held from the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on Satur-
day, October 5 at 2 pm. The Rev.
Guy McWilliams will be in charge.
Interment at Odd Fellows Gene
terry, Smyrna. Mr.. Smith, the son
of the late William H. Smith of
Delaware and Emma M. Walton
of Pennsylvania, is survived by
his wife, Ada E. Downs Smith;
and the following children: Mrs.
Josephine Hill, Smyrna; Walton
Smith, Jr., Dover; Mrs. Patsy
Thorpe, Clifton Park, Del; and
Mary Emma Smith, Smyrna; also
four grandchildren; and three
brothers, John Smith, Harring-
ton; Paul Smith, Smyrna; and
Ivan Smith, Townsend. Mr.. Smith
lived in the Clayton-Smyrna area
all of mis- life, and was a member
of Ewelrs-St. Paul Methodist
Church in Clayton
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
PARENT-TEACHER MEET
Unusual Program Scheduled For
Thursday, October 18th

An unusual program will be
presented by the Smyrna Special
District School Parent Teacher
Association on Thursday, Oct. II.
The program will be divided be-
tween the high school and the
elementary school after the initial
short business session at the
Smyrna Elementary School. Fol-
lowing the business session those
who have children in the element
ary school will stay there and
may visit the rooms in the school.
Teachers will be in the rooms at
both schools so that parents may
visit. At the high school those at
tending may visit the newly-furn-
ished home economics department
which has been modernized and
made an efficient unit for that
course. A coffee hour will be held
at each school. A meeting of the
executive committee is scheduled
for Monday, Oct. IA.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
ID. of A. Council To Meet

National Emblem Council No.
g, Daughters of America, will
have as their guest at the meet
mig on Tuesday, Oct. 8, Mrs. Es-
tella Wilmington, of Baltimore,
national councillor, Daughters of
America. Many guests from other
councils are expected to attend
to welcome the guest on her Off
cial visit to Smyrna. The national
councillor will visit all the coun-
ellis in Delaware during her weeks
visit in the state.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
Kent and Sussex Grangers

The fifth degree of Kent and
Sussex County Changers will be
given at Milford Grange hall on
Saturday, Oct. 5 at s pm. Broad
creek Grange of Laurel will con-
fer the degree. Francis Raughley,
Kent County Pomona Master
urges all Grangers to have their
candidates there to receive the de-
gree. The tableaux of the first
five degrees will be exemplified by
Capital Grange members.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
Kent Amateur Radio Club

The Kent County Amateur
Radio Club will start a class in
radio communications at the Civil
Defense headquarters, Kent Coun-
tv Court House Annex, in Dover
The instructions will be free to
persons wishing to learn amateur
radio. to obtain an FEC. license,
and in general enjoy radio COM
munications as a hobby. The first
session will start tonight, Oct. 3,
at 7:3O pm. Instructors will be
licensed radio amateurs of the
club, specially trained for teach
ing the course.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
18th Virdin-Hargadine Reunion

One hundred and two persons
from New York, New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, and Wash
ington, d. c., attended the 18th
annual Virdin-Hargadins family
reunion held Sunday, Sept. 20 at
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
building IN Clayton. officers elect
ed were Virdin Craig, president;
Harry Arthur Virdin, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Barbara Bilbrough,
secretary-treasurer Gifts were
presented as follows: Harry Vir-
din, Sr., Clayton, So, the oldest
member present, a silver dollar;
James Wallace Hisey, son of Jack
and Caroline Cook Hisey, and De-
borah Ann Virdin, daughter of
Harry Arthur and Ann S. Virdin,
born July. 26, youngest present,
both received silver spoons. Her
man and Mabel Cook, Newark,
Del, the longest married, 561s
years, received a silver candy dish.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
Form Mems Club at st. Peters

The recently formed Mems Club
of st. Peters Church will meet
for the first time this fall at
breakfast in the parish house
which will follow a corporate
communion at 8 am. on Sunday,
Oct. 6. The breakfast will be fol-
lowed by a talk on the signifi-
canoe and symbolism of the stain
ed glass windows in the church
by the Rev. F. Sydney Bancroft,
rector The club has been formed
for the purpose of promoting good
fellowship and instruction. A ro-
tating committee will be in charge
of the program and activities of
the club, The breakfast will be
served by the men.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
Death of Brady A. Dickerson

Funeral services for Brady A..
Dickerson, 72, of 9299 NV. 7th
Ave-, Miami, Fla, were held in
the Lithgow 81 Street Chapel on
September %. Interment followed
at Dade Memorial Park, Miami.
Mr.. Dickerson, who died on We'd
nesday, Sept. 18, had moved to
Miami from Smyrna in 1945. He
is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Thomas Maull and Mrs.
Franklin Loper, both of Dover;
two sons, Gilbert Dickerson, Ken
ton; Victor Dickerson, Middle
town; a brother, Denny Dicker-
son, Smyrna; and a sister, Daisy
David, also of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
COUNCIL TO
HOLD HEARINGS
To Discuss Proposed Curb
and Sidewalk for Eight
Blocks of Town Streets
CONTRACT FOR. WELL

After reviewing procedures out
lined by the town charter for
streets and curb and gutter re-
pairs or construction, Smyrna
Town Council at their meeting
Friday night passed a resolution
authorizing a public hearing to
be held Thursday, Oct. II at
Town Hall to discuss proposed
improvements to eight blocks of
streets in the town. The streets
involved in the program include
East Street from South Street to
Chestnut; West Commerce Street
from High to Upham Street;
School Lane from South to Com
merce; Delaware Street from Mt.
Vernon to North Street; Union
Street, from North Street to
Glenwood Avenue; Union Street
from Frazier Street to Hamilton
Street; Benson's Alley; and North
Street from Union Street west
ward. Council signed contract
documents for well drilling, and
Town Manager Rex D. Gilmore
reported that a test hole was
drilled on Thursday and materials
have been ordered for the per-
manent we'll. Councilman. John E.
Wilson III gave a report of the
Christmas light committee, COM
posed of members of council
and business men, which recon-
mended after studying the situa-
ton that the town construct new
Christmas light strings similar to
present decorations, and purchase
of materials amounting to approx
imately $1,000. These to be paid
for by Smyrna merchants and in
terested parties over the next
two-or-three year period, with
the town furnishing the labor to
construct the lights. Council ac-
cepted this recommendation and
authorized the purchase of ma
terials for the construction of new
Christmas lights. The possibility
of a tree planting program in
Smyrna was discussed and the
conclusion was that this program
might possibly be better handled
by some civic organization, and
further investigation will be
made along these lines. Mr.. Gill
more. was advised by DR.. Floyd
Hudson that a hearing would be
held in Smyrna in the near future
relative to the Quality Belts OPP
Grafton. Until plans are COM
pleted for work made possible by
the municipal street aid funds the
town has purchased $4,000 worth
of treasury bills on short-term
basis. The town manager report
ed that the old, unused fire es-
cape on the south end of Town
Hall has been dismantled. Council
authorized the re-pointing OF
bricks on Town Hall by PietlocB
Brick Pointing Company, Will
mington. Signs have been placed
on Glenwood Avenue showing that
the speed limit has been increas-
ed from 35 to as miles per hour
with approval of the State High
way Department.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
Missionary Meeting Tonight

The Rev. and Mrs. Esseltyn, re-
turned missionary from Africa
will be special speakers of the
Wilmington Zone Missionary Rally
to be held in the Church of the
Nazarene, Union and Frazier Sts.r
tonight, Oct. 8, at 1880 pm. The
Rev. Esseltyn will show colored
slides of missionary work in
Africa. The public is cordially in
vited to attend this service.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
WHOLE NO. 5351
.STAY-N-SCHOOL
CAMPAIGN ON
Teachers of Smyrna District
Join in Drive with
u. S. Agencies
ENCOURAGE BOYS-GIRLS

Teachers and administrators Of
the Smyrna Special School Dis
trict are joining in the Stay-in-
School campaign sponsored joint
ly by the U. S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare,
Office of Education, U. S. Depart
ment of Labor, and Department
of Defense. The principal point of
the drive is to point up the ad-
vantages of an education to to-
days youth. In view of the in
creasing demand for men and
women with high school diplomas
in business and industry, in view
of the need for persons with Sec
ondary education in the military
forces, and in view of increased
educational needs in many occu-
pations, the various government
services are trying to encourage
more boys and girls to finish their
education, at least through high
school. Statistics now show that
on the average the high school
graduate will earn 800 more
during mis- lifetime than the nom
graduate. In 1916, only 1870 of
the young people were gradual
ing from high school. The present
figure according to best available
statistics is better than 500. This
still seems low to many persons
who point to the educational ad-
vances made recently in some
countries, as Russia. Great chang
es have been made in education
since the 1900's when only about
one out of every ten boys and
girls of high school age could be
found in high school. Today about
eight out of ten are in attend
ance. Recent studies in this field
point out that a changing econ
omy has meant a decline in the
need for unskilled labor. In 1910,
319c of the nations workers were
classified as laborers and house.
hold workers. In 1856, only 1870
were in these occupations. The
surveys of economic experts
should have real meaning for par
ents and for boys and girls as
they look to the future. Trained
and skilled people are going to
be more needed in the future than
ever before. Industry now needs
one engineer for every 40 work.
ers; in 1900 only one for every
400 workers was needed. Increas~
ed needs are redicted for many
technical industrial fields as weH
as for doctors, nurses, teachers,
scientists, engineers. The Labor
Department currently lists II oc-
cupations feeling the pressure of
manpower shortages. All II of
the occupations listed require at
least four years of high school
level schooling. In an age that
is crying for needed classroom
space and teachers, some persons
feel that more boys and girls
should quit school and go to work
early. Others call such a plan
'shortsighted" and point to facts
such as those listed above to prove
that added education for as many
persons as possible is to the adj
vantage of the United States and
its people in the long range.
i Teachers of the Smyrna school
system will present facts to all
interested pupils.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
Smyrna Grange To Hold Election

An election of officers will be
featured by the Smyrna Grange
at a business meeting to be held
Thursday, Oct. 10, which will
start with a covered dish supper
at z pm. The business session is
scheduled for 8:15 pm. with Mrs.
James Fleming, master, presiding.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
REFERENDUM
SATURDAY
Additional Building Facilities
For Schools to Be Voted
On Here October )
POLLS OPEN 2-9 DIST.

Residents of the Smyrna Spec
ial School District will vote this
Saturday, October 5th for or
against additional buildings facil-
tiles for the Smyrna Schools. The
polls will be open from 1-8 pm.
standard time which will be 2-9
pm. Daylight Saving Time local
ly. All school buildings in the
district will be open. Superintend-
ent Kirk has called the program
urgent, pointing out that many
persons do not realize the growth
that has taken place in the last
few years. In 1852 the school
employed 81 teachers in the white
schools. Today there are 81 white
teachers employed. Enrolment
has increased in the High School
from about 300 students in 1850
to over 500 students today. Ele-
mentary enrolment in grades 1-6
was about 400 in 1850 and is
presently SIS. Evidence indicates
that future enrollments will be
even larger. Certain classroom
additions are already underway at
the elementary school. 1t was
known that these additions were
needed in 1854 and the 1855 leg
islature passed the necessary leg
islation. 1t is now planned to add
four more classrooms to the ele-
mentary school and a multipur-
pose room in keeping with state
requirements for a building hous-
ing 600 pupils. This will allow the
district 20 move all elementary
pupils now housed in the high
school 10 the elementary school.
The high school additions will in
clude gymnasium and industrial
arts shop. The new gymnasium
will accommodate boys and girls
at the same time. This type of
gymnasium is required in any
new building housing more than
450 pupils. The new industrial
arts facilities will allow two shop
classes to operate simultaneously.
At the present time a number Of
students are being denied the
privilge of taking shop, and it
will soon be necessary to elimin-
ate shop from some grade levels
entirely. Local residents will vote
on the question of approving the
sale of $360,000 worth of bonds,
the districts share in the build
ing program. The state will pro-
vide the other so per cent of the
total 100000 needed. Polls will
be open at all three schools in
the district. A new law makes it
necessary that residents vote at
the school designated by a voting
district. These districts are pub
lished fin the advertising columns
of The Smyrna Times and posted
in various places in the commun-
ity. Most of the voters of the dis
trict will vote at the high school
unless they live within walking
distance of the Thomas D. Clay
ton or Smyrna E e m n r. y
Schools. Local school officials in
dicated that they regretted the
inconvenience and possible confu-
sion caused by this new law, but
have to comply to make the vote
legal. Smyrna officials noted that
last year the bonds sold at the
lowest interest rate obtained in
the state for such bonds. 1t is
generally felt that part of the
reason for this was due to the
low bonded Indebtedness of the
district and part to the over
whelmingly favorable vote. AL
most no votes were cast in op-
position to the bond issue. 1t is
hoped that a large number of
persons will turn out at the polls
this Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
JUNIOR LEGION AUXILIARY
Officers Elected with Carole 10
Behrens Chosen President

BehrenS ChOSen President
Junior members of the Auxili-
airy to the David c. Harrison Post
No. IA, American Legion, have
elected the following officers; Car
ole 10 3ehrens. president; Terri
Pleasanton, vice president; Mary
Turner, secretary; Jerry Merca-
dante, treasurer; Virginia Bess-
niger, sergeant-at-arms. Th e
young members meet once a
month at The Colonial Hotel, and
the first meeting of the season
was held on Friday, Sept. 81. The
next meeting will be held on Oct.
25. The junior members are under
the direction of Mrs. Joseph Beh-
rens, chairman of junior activities
for the auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
Sen. Williams to Be at Hartly

Senator John ]. Williams will
speak at a public meeting as
guest of the Fourth District Re-
publican Club in the Fire Hall at
Hartly On Friday, October 4, at
s pm. Refreshments will be serv-
ed. Parents are invited to bring
their children.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-03
DeIaney's Homecoming Sunday

The Rev. Mabel Erskine, pastor,
announces that homecoming SER
vices will be held at Delaney's
Methodist Church on Sunday, Oct
6, at 2 pm. The guest speaker
will be the Rev. VanHersher ct
Pennsgrove, N. j. There win be
special singing by the Edward
Embert family of Church Hill,
Md; and Mrs. Thomas Kelly of
Clayton. Everyone is invited to
attend these services.
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Capital Group Attends
Conference in Phoenix

First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Washington
is being represented by three TOP
executives at a meeting of the
executive committee of the Ma
tional Savings and Loan League
in Phoenix, Ariz.
The meeting started Friday
and will continue through Wed
neSday
Attending are A. E. Giegen.
gack. board chairman; Edwin
jacobson, president, and w
Franklin Morris, executive vice
president. Mr.. Morrison is first
vice president of the league ano
has been nominated for league
president next year.
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Investment Analysts to Hear
President of Southern

The Washington Society Of In
vestment Analysts will be adj
dressed by Harry A. DeButts.
president Of the Southern Rail-
way System at its next luncheon
meeting at the Burlington Hotel
on Tuesday, February S.
Mr.. DeButts will discuss the
railroad situation and develop
ments in his own company.
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Union Power
Protested in
|Ron1ney Talk

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. % (P)
- George Romney, American
Motors Corp. president, protested
today against what he called
the encouraging "of inflationary
wage increases through unre-
stricted concentration of union
power"
Most employers now are the
Iunderdogs," Mr.. Romney said in
a speech prepared for delivery to
the National Automobile Dealers
Association convention.
Mr.. Romney, with a current
United Automobile Workers
strike at his Kenosha CWis.)
American Motors Co. plant
noted in his speech that Walter
Reuther "has already declared
that in 1858 the JAW would win
the highest economic wage con-
cession we have ever won.'"
Continuing his quotation Of
the JAW leader, Mr.. Romney
said Mr.. Reuther had declared
I'VE cannot convince General
Motors to part with its millions
by pious platitudes. We've got
to have a wallop." Mr.. Romney
said:
1T is an economic absurdity to
discipline prices through the
competitive process and, at the
same time, encourage inflationary
wage increases through unre-
stricted concentration of UNION
power.
1.-THE biggest economic decision
our industry and our Nation
must make" declared Mr.. Rom
Iney, sis whether to permit in
Idustry to go down the present
union road Of unrestricted con-
lcentration of power. or whether
to restrain both and make them
go down the American road OF
division and distribution OF
power"
Mr.. Romney was the first OF
the motor industry's top brass tc
address the NADIA convention.
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time will be considerably shorter
than for current planes. In ad-
dition to giving the passenger a.
break, it frees the ground crew
from crawling into the cargo
compartment and lifting heavy
bags.
AS further tests on the Electra
mock-up. baby powder. the
kind that gets to the bottom of
many a problem" is being used
to try out the new ventilation
system in the aircraft.
Highway Highlights," publ
cation of the National Highway
Users Conference, reports that
parking men are experimenting
with machines that collect
money and direct cars to park
ing stalls. The idea is a ticket
splitter" which feeds the parking
checks as the motorist drives in
and a closed-circuit TV set to-
locate empty spaces in large
multi-story facilities.
~ &&
The University of West vir-
ginia next month will begin a.
new approach to the problem of
small-plane accidents under bad
weather conditions. It means al
modified instrument course for
private pilots. Cost of the course
is being paid by the Link Foun-
dation. The CAA has placed a.
hearty stamp of approval on the
project. pointing out that there
were SO fatal. small-plane acct
dents in 1855 resulting from
flight into bad weather.
Il
Leo SeybOld, Of United Air
Lines, will join the Air Transport
Association as assistant to the
president and in charge Of fed
eral affairs February Is re-
cent factory announcement that
Jaguar will not compete in sports
car racing this year does not
apply to the United States, and
Jaguar will introduce the new
KISS for sports car racing in
the States. Plymouth will
make its new Fury VS.. 300
horsepower engine available on
all 1857 Plymouths. BOAC
has flown its Bristol Britannias
over 80 million miles in recent
Iair-lift operations from England
to the Middle East and Vienna
and starts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
service with the big turbo-prop
liners February /. Harley
Earl, Inc, and Dorothy Draper
will design the interiors Of Con-
vair's new jet transport, the $50.
due on Trans World and Delta
in late 1859. Ethiopia is get
ting $24 million from the Export
Import bank to build up its avia-
ton. -.
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WINGS & WHEELS
By CHARLES YARBROUGH

ST. NORTH. Switzerland
Here in this breath-taking winter
splendor that must have inspired
the first Christmas card, horses
race on a frozen lake and air.
craft use the home stretch for
a runway.
| Nature did her best in St
Moritz, which. until 1856 when
HOtelier Badrutt recognized its
resort potential, was just another
remote village on the flank OF
snow-clad Piz Nair.
The already tabled Swiss
Postal service stages and buses
opened the way to the 6,000-feet-
high valley and only a week age
came the final modern trans
portation link.
Swissair, the airline of Swift
zerland. began operating direct
flights between Zurich and st.
Moritz and Davos.
A sparkling sun casting dia-
mond lights off its wings, a
British-built, 16-passenger, two
engine Twin Pioneer let down in
lazy circles and rolled smoothly
down the home stretch of the
race track on frozen Lake st.
Miritz.
1t marked the opening OF
regular "skiers special" service.
The schedule of Swissair's
winter sports special" is ar
ranged so that flights from Zu-
rich connect with incoming DC
&c transatlantic flights from
Idlewild on Saturday, Sunday
and Monday. Passengers bag
gage allowance on the Twin
Pioneer is the same as for inter-
national flights.
st. Moritz has a man-madt
airport, but for at least sever
months of the year, nature ha.
built one better, at least as fal
as the Badrutt's famed Palac,
and Kuhn hotels are concerned
The lake nestles at the foot O.
the steep slope directly below
the Palace. Higher up and owe
looking the lake. is another O
the villages resort hotels, tn,
Suvretta House.
This is the opening of tn,
winter season. Hotels and pen
sions are beginning to fill. TIL
sight of a ski-booted woman IL
a mink coat. making her wa,
up to watch international com
petition on the Cresta run is a
common as a Volkswagen.
4 y II
Lockheed and American Air
lines are testing a mechanic,
system Of pre-loaded bins de
signed to speed on and off load
ing for the new prop jet Electra
Because the still-to-be-buil
Electra will not require refuel
; ing at most stops, its groun
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Electric Institute Plans
Annual Dinner Dance

Tie Electric Institute oil
Washington will hold its annual
dinner and dance at the Shore
ham Hotel on Monday. February
IL.
The event will celebrate
National Electrical Week ano
will include a preview Of the
Electrical Trade Show.