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Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15

TITO SEE YOUR BATHROOM as guests see it. make simple
4 test suggests The Cannon Homemakng Institute Answer
questions honestly and sincerely Rate yourself using points
indicated One hundred is perfect score
DO you receive compliments your bathrooms deeora
ton? RATE 20 POINTS. YES. NO
Does your bathroom definite color scheme do you
change scheme from time to mesay with different
towels curtains window drapees etc? RATE ~
POINTS. YES. NO..
your bathroom enough towel racks to allow towels to hang
aractivey without crowding? RATE 20 POINTS YES NO
each member Of the family have individual par OF
rack? RATE 20 POINTS YES. NO.
Does your bathroom have special rack for quests towels
guestsacial tissues W. good gt for
makeup etc? RATE 20 POINTS. YES. NO
HOW TO EvALUATE YOUR SCORE
you a 40 less you new ideas
go &c. your bathroom requires few
decorative touches.
have of 80 have attractive bathroom Perhaps
some new colorful towels will help,
you score 100 generalization bouquet for good taste
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15
SciplO A. ZONES jr. & ST. High schcOl

All members of the Arkansas History classes are
Enthusiastically engaged in the study of the history their
state At the beginning of the the pupils under the
guidance of their teacher set up their goal and detectives
which, naturally ~ere Immediately They working vi
vaciously to arrive at their goals
These pupils committed to memory seventy five counties
of Arkansas and then concentrated studying their pareu
lar locations This they did by actually drawing Ark
ansas and placing the counties in their proper places and by
telling what each country is chiefly noted for.
book is being kept Arkansas well fol-
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15

sTATE "a Met HELD IN HoT SPRINGS
-:Bearcaf Facts :
by William "sonny" Walker

by William "sonny" Walker
With consecutive victories under their BELTS the
Horace Mann Beareats in very high spirits for this
weeks journey Memphis Tennessee for their tange with
Booker Washington high
Halfbaek Fletcher Graggs return to form certainly
brghtens the Bearcas hopes for high rating the BgS
conference Their 2714 victory Yerger high last week
boosted them tie for third place and record Of 80
in conference play.
Last weeks game real thriller for Bearcat fans
the Graggs brothers (Cleo and Fletcher) teamed with
Quarterback Lindsey Henry to lead Mann to 2714 win af
trailing 14-6 halftme.
Fletcher tailed three times and Cleo onceall passes
from Henry.
Thomas Williams, 100 pound sophomore end is by far
the most improved boy the and shared "lneman OF
the week honors with Gaggs Henry received back of the
week. laurels.
That's all
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15
:: With THESCHOOLS :
:: Around Horace Mann Hiuh :

by A. S. Terry
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSES STUDY CITY
MANAGER PLAN OF GOVERNMENT
The 18th and 18th grade Social Science classes present.
ed unit ON the City Manager Plan of City government as
special feature of their discussion Iotte Holt Edward
Martini Rose Walters Mary Martin Linda Lightner Mac
Tyler and Robert House were discussion leaders
STUDENT COUNCIL CONDUCTS FLAG RAISING
CEREMONY
Sterling Williams leroy Betton Waldo Bronson and
Robert Tally conduct the flag raising ceremony morning
8:45
Other projects of the Student are: the improve
ment of cafeteria decorum and parliamentary usage
TENTH GRADERS ENGAGED IN
VOCABULARY BUILDING PROJECT
The 10th grade English classes working on special
vocabulary building project.
Students preparing notebooks containing words and
definitions that will improve their ability to spell correctly
distinctly and words properly Fifty words
be added to the notebook each week
Gloria Pierce Bllye Stewart, Lena Murphy Harold
Ghantt William Suttes Opal Steele Betty Barnes Barnett
Gilbert Charles Dophus Donnie Mccormick Constance Win
stead and Terry Whimore have done outstanding work
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15

der. Individual reports have been NJ on vario
as, the geography. climate argicu He, popul.
and natural resources of Arkansas.
The students are making full - Of The
out side materials concerning Arkanszs;
Three books are being used as bas guides
they are:
:. The Story Of Arkansas-bss Incl Pr
lie Printing Lllhogaphn -i957 TIL
2. Living In Arl.ansas-by = E. Mel
Publishing Company-OklaI nla 1851
8. Arkansas Yesterday t.. by K
J. B, Lippineott Company, Chicago
A study of words peculiar to he subject
beneficial to the student, it improves his voc
by enhancing his reading abiliay.
We are presently studying Unit III in Book L
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15
the project


VISITING TEACHERS AT HORACE MANN
dorothy Jean Jackson student of Arkansas AM&N
college olsg WIth Haywood N her English classes,
Bobby Ray. student of Arkansas AAl&N college is
working with Mrs Scott in her Social Science
DR. NEAL BOWMAN SPEAKS AT ASSEMBLY
DR. Neal Bowman guest speaker at an assembly in
the auditorium Tuesday afternoon Sterling Williams pres
dent he Council presided Musical selections
given by the choir Dr. Bowman is staff speaker for the
National Association of Manufacturers
STATE Eta MEET HELD IN HOT SPRINGS
The Horace Mann Chapter of the Eta attended the
State meeung Hot Springs. November and g. Thirty
represented the school King sponsor
the group.
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15

At the completion of this the pupils
able knowledge Of the history Arkansas thus deeper
appreciation for their beloved state
American Education week observed at the school
with musical selections sts and assemblies The COMMITTEES
composed Of Mesaames L Cooper J " Washington
Patio Miss L Pedger, Mrs Z H. Byrd Special appre-
citation 10 Mrs. Y R. Robinson Mrs J. S Ivy, and J =.
Cannon.
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15

The producer, Dorothy 3.
Mccain, who created the series
back in 1880. believes the reason
for the longevity of death Valley
Days" can be summed up in two
words! Authenticity, honesty.
More than SO persons, includ-
ing lovely Rosemary DeCamp,
face the camera each week to
Arkansas State press., 1957-11-15

Eloise Sturgis 7. August Ca
Girl for the 1858 March of Dimes She will represent the thou
sands of polio patients stricken years. who benefit
from recently developed methods of rehabilitation Eoise
sisters and brothers She enjoys attending
is good student.
The 1853 March Dimes the raising
support the National Foundation nfane Paralysis
vice program March OF Dimes funds support 1885,
100000 previously stricken polio PATIENTS tose
tnnaey will be stricken during 1855 in this Of the saik
enlarged professional education
basic scientific research The 1853 March Of Dimes
he conducted Jan. 2-3l.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
SERVICES AT ASBURY
Morning Worship to be Conducted
Entirely by Young People

Sunday morning services at the
Asbury Methodist Church for Dec.
29, are announced by the Rev.
w. H. Revelle. Jr., pastor, as fol-
lows: Morning Worship, IL am.
The Asbury young people who are
home from schools and colleges
for the Christmastide will be in
complete charge of the worship.
Sunday School, 10 am, Richard
Price, superintendent, in charge.
A Christmas party for members
of the Junior Choir will be held
in the church social hall on Fri
day, Dec. q. No evening services
will be conducted on Dec. 29
The Junior and Youth Choirs will
instead go to Townsend for a
Christmas Music Festival with
choruses of other nearby church.
es to be held in the Townsend
School. A bus will provide trans
portation for participants and
will leave the church at 6:45 pm.
Friends and families are cordially
invited to support this project.
All other stated meetings of the
church will be cancelled during
Christmas week.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
MAIL CARRIER
DEAD AT AGE 63
Charles A. BurrOus, Jr., Rural
Carrier and State Legion
Head, Dies in Hospital
MILITARY FUNERAL

Charles A. Burrous, Jr., So, Del
aware national committeeman of
the American Legion and past
Legion department commander,
died at the Pennsylvania Hospital
in Philadelphia on Saturday. He
was a son of the late Capt. Char
les A. Burrous and Carrie Oliver
Burrous of Milton. There will be
a military funeral Tuesday at I
pm. in the Matthews Funeral
Home, IN charge of the Rev. Sgd
ney Bancroft, rector of st. Peters
Episcopal Church, and the David
c. Harrison Post No. IA, Ameri-
can Legion, and Milton Post No
20, American Legion. Burial will
be in Milton Methodist Cemetery
The Department of Delaware,
American Legion, will hold SER
vice at the funeral home tonight
at $50 pm, with the department
chaplain, the Rev. George T. JAM
ieson, officiating. The Rev. Park
w. Huntington, Wilmington, will
also participate in the department
service. Mr.. Burrous was the first
high ranking Delaware Legion Of
fetal to die while in office He
was a rural mail carrier out of
the Smyrna post office; past COM
mander of the David c. Harrison
Post, member of the 40 and 8;
Endeavor Masonic Lodge, Milton;
Delaware Consistory; Morning
Star Lodge No. 6, I.O.O.F, Smyr-
ma; Citizens Hose Company; past
president of the Rural Mail Car
riers Association of Delaware;
past director of the Boy Scouts
of Kent County; member of the
Smyrna Grange; and st. Peters
Episcopal Church. He is survived
by his wife, Maude Bergey Bur
rous of Smyrna; two daughters,
Mrs. Mary B. Engle, Moorestown,
N. j., and Mrs. Martha B. jack
son, Colwick, N. j.. four grand
children; one brother, Amos Bur
rous of Baltimore; two sisters,
Mrs. Gertrude Penta, Reading,
Pa, and Mrs. Francis Scott,
Bridgeville. Friends may call at
the funeral home tonight after
Z pm.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
XMAS DINNER
ENDS HOLIDAY
Traditional Turkey Meal Will
Climax Welfare Home
Festivities for 1857
SERVICE CLUBS HELP

A climax to a week of enter
tainment, parties, visits to resi-
dents, and church services at the
State Welfare Home will be reach
ed with the traditional turkey
dinner to be served on Christmas
Day. Personal visits are made by
representatives of service clubs,
churches, and other organizations
from the Smyrna-Clayton area
and also from Wilmington, and
other places in the state, with
gifts to the residents, and Cath
olic and Protestant church SER
vices held on Christmas Day. On
Sunday, women from various
church groups visited patients in
their rooms and presented gifts.
The spirit of Christmas is en-
hanced by beautiful exterior and
interior decorations at the home
just west of DUPONT Parkway in
Smyrna. Two lighted holly trees
which grow at the entrance to
the medical center become the
facus of the picture, and a large
round window on the fourth floor
of that building is lighted by a
large star. The outdoor lighting
is visible to motorists on the Du-
Pont Parkway. There are lighted
trees and holly wreaths in the
lobby of the medical center, and
lighted trees at the end of all cor
ridors in all buildings, and in the
living-rooms of the pavilions. The
dining-room is gay with decora-
tions of red tapers and holly as
well as favors on the tables. The
customary colorful ceremony will
be held on Christmas Eve, when
carts bearing gifts from the home
to each resident are preceded by
members of several Smyrna Girl
Scout troops singing carols. An
additional feature of the entertain
ment provided for the residents
was a two-hour concert by the
band of the Citizens Hose Com
pany on Sunday afternoon in the
main auditorium at the home un-
der the direction of Rodney Dan
iels. All of the holiday seasons
activities are directed by DIR. c.
]. Prickett, superintendent, assist
ed by members of the staff.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
Death of CYRUS TayIOr

Funeral services were held Sun
day, Dec. % in the FAIRIES Funer-
al Chapel for Cyrus Taylor, "a, a
native of Smyrna, who died Thurs
day, Dec. 10 at the Litchfield
Hospital in Connecticut. The Rev.
o. C. Jones, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, officiated.
Interment was in st. Peters Epis-
copal Cemetery. The son of the
late George w. and Mary Dady
Taylor of Smyrna, he spent the
greater part of his life as a
mechanical engineer, associated
with the Mono-Service Company,
Newark, N. j., of which his broth
er, the late Elmer 2. Taylor, was
president, and with the Fem Man.
ufacturing Company, Hartford,
Conn. Since his retirement from
active duties, he was a consult
ing engineer and resided at Win
sted, Conn. His wife, Helen Den
mis- Taylor, is deceased. He is
survived by his sister, Mrs. Nellie
Taylor Rowland.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
HOOP
OPENER JAN. 3
Eagles Five to Oppose A. |
DUPONT Squad in Initial
Fray of Season
16 GAMES CARDED

Basketball will steal the spot
light at Smyrna High School next
weekend as the Eagles play their
1858 opener against the forces of
Alexis 1. DUPONT of Wilmington.
The game will be played on the
local court. Coach Richardson
Tritt has been conducting prac-
tice sessions for the past three
weeks in an effort to present the
best team possible Despite the
loss of Dave Deakyne and Ben
Solloway through graduation,
Tritt will send forth team COM
posed of four holdovers from last
years club. Larry Ellery, Bob
Spencer, Ronnie Mccoy and Jim
Persinger all were involved in
varsity action in the '57 season.
These four veterans and Richard
Cole will comprise the starting
five. Bench strength will be pro-
vided by Ralph Warner, Bruce
Wright, Vernon Johnson and Bill
Slacum. The Friday, Jan. 8 open
er will be the first of two con-
secutive home contests. The forces
of Chestertown High will be op-
posed the following Tuesday ev-
ening, Jan. Z. A total of sixteen
games has been carded by the
athletic department. The eight
home and eight-away schedule
CONTINUED on Page Eightl
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
$50 ATTEND SCHOOL DANCE
Silver and Blue Decor Features
"Silver Bells" Theme

The annual Christmas dance
was held at Smyrna High School
Friday night in the gymnasium of
the school, with $50 persons at
tending and music by Lee Paiges
five-piece orchestra. The decor
was silver and blue with "Silver
Bells" the theme. The gym had
been transformed for the cabaret
style dance with table cloths with
a silver bell motif and red candles
surrounded by greenery. The band
stand was marked by two silver
trees with blue lights and on the
piano was figure of snowman
made of angel hair. A tall geo.
metric modern tree had been
formed of blue and silver foil on
one wall, surrounded by large s'l-
yer and blue snowflakes of foil
A large diorama of winter
scene, with special lighting had
been made by Zane Robinson
which was used to form the back
ground to group pictures by the
new Camera Club at the school,
directed by Philip Toman. The
decorations were the work of Art
II class under the direction of
the art instructor, Thomas Multi
gan. Refreshments were served by
the Student Council.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
MILL OPERATOR
DIES SUDDENLY
Samuel Weigel, Jr. Dies Un-
expectedly Saturday at
KentOn Home
FORMER STATE SENATOR

Samuel Weigel, Jr., SO, a mill
owner and operator in this vicin-
ity for many years, died suddenly
at his home in Kenton last Sat-
urday, Dec. 21. He was the son
of the late Samuel Weigel and
Alice Whitcraft Weigel of Penn
sylvania. Funeral services will be
held from the FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel on Tuesday, Dec. "a. The
Rev. Clarence Wilkens will be in
charge of the service, and inter-
ment will be in the Townsend
Cemetery. He is survived by his
wife, Ethel Reynolds Weigel of
Kenton; daughter, Miss Cher
ryle Ann Weigel, Kenton; and the
following brothers and sisters;
Thomas Weigel, Salem, N. j.;
Amos Weigel, Oxford, Pa; Aaron
Weigel, Middletown; Miss Alice
Weigel, Salem, N. j.; William
Weigel, Salem, N. j.; Robert
Weigel, Middletown; and Paul
Weigel, Kenton. Formerly of Sal
EN-, Mr.. Weigel moved to Middle
town in 1926. He operated the
Flour Mills until 1929
when he moved to Kenton. He
then entered into business at the
Mills, and more recently
had a flour mill and grain eleva-
tor at Duck Creek, near Smyrna.
Mr.. Weigel had served term as
senator in the Delaware Legisla-
ture and was well-known through
out this community.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
OFFERS
READING AID
Eighty-fOur Pupils Currently
Enrolled in Remedial Read
ing instruction Classes
ELIZ. PRYOR TEACHER

Educators have learned that
most students have special abili-
ties in certain fields. For example,
some students seem to work bet
ter in math than in English, and
vice-versa. There aren't a great
number of students who excel in
every class. BY the same token,
there aren't a great number of
students who do poorly in every
class. This principle is one of the
reasons behind the remedial read
ing program in the elementary
grades of the Smyrna Special
School District 1t is possible for
a person to lead a useful, happy,
successful life without an under
standing Of solid geometry or as
trophysics or the like. But the
same is not true of a person who
suffers from a deficiency in read
ing. Reading is such basic and
fundamental skill and so many
other things in our daily lives de-
pend on our ability to perform
the actions involved in reading.
So anxious are our schools that
every boy and girl get a chance
to be a good reader, they have
set up special, small classes to
help these young folks. The stu
dents in these classes are, for the
most part, far from the poorest
students. They are simply those
who need extra help in develop
ing a specific skill, in this case,
the skill of reading. Their class
room teachers could not stop an
other work and teach reading ex-
clusively, so the schools provide
experts in the field of reading,
specially trained people, to do the
job. Pupils are admitted to the
program in the Smyrna Schools
after individual testing. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth T. Pryor, remedial teacher,
pointed out that our young are
much too important to be left to
Continued on Page Eight
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
TWO TEACHERS
RESIGN POSTS
5th and 9Th Grade Vacancies
Created by Resignation of
Winchell and Vaughn
BIDS TO BE RECEIVED

The regular meeting of the
Smyrna Board of Education was
held Wednesday, Dec. Is. The
board accepted the designations of
two teachers, Mrs. Theresa Win
chell, grade 5, and Mrs. Kay
Vaughn, grade 6. Requirements
for these teachers have not yet
been found. Mrs. Winchell has re-
signed effective Dec. goth to join
her husband overseas. She is to
leave the country on January 3.
Mrs. Vaughn resigned effective
Jan. 81, in order to spend more
time with her family. The board
has several applicants, but no as
surance that any of these present :
candidates will accept the posi-
tion. A summary of cafeteria bal
ances through November show
that jointly the cafeterias of the
district are still S64.39 in the red
Last year the cafeteria ended with
a net gain of about $4,000 for
the year. During the previous
year, the cafeteria had shown
net loss of over S900.0O The board
asked the superintendent to have
the school attorney, c. L. Har-
monson, set the date of the bond
issue for February, 1858. This is
sue of $360,0O0 was approved by
residents of the district in Octo-
ber. In November, Edward c.
Hagemeyer of the Farmers Bank
indicated that the district would
be able to sell its bonds in late
January or early February" and
that districts had not yet been
scheduled for bond sales. Smyrna
must sell its bonds if it wishes
to move ahead on its building
construction. All plans have re-
ceived preliminary approval by
the local building commission and
by the State Board of Education
and a portion of the program has
received final approval. All of the
program is in such state of de-
velopment that final approval will
be asked for in January with bids
to be received as soon as possible.
Building bids were to have been
(ContiRued on Page Eight
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
FIREMEN SHOW
TOY DISPLAY
Volunteers Ready Renovated
Toys for Christmas Eve
Distribution to Needy
PREPARE LARGE BOXES

The display of toys at the fire
house which the firemen have rem
ovated for distribution to children
in this area on Christmas Eve is
a colorful and heart-warming
sight. Looking like the toy de-
partment in store, the hundreds
of toys fill the main section of
the fire house and may be seen
by the public up to and includ-
ing Sunday at pm. 1t is con-
crete evidence of the coordinated
effort of individuals who brought
in the toys and the firemen who
have worked for many weeks
making them like new. There
are two-wheel bikes, tractors.
racers, fire engines, tricycles, ex-
press wagons, scooters, dump
trucks, and hobby horses with red
and blue the predominating col
ors. Also, musical instruments
and 'mousegitars", desk sets with
chairs, ironing boards, small pi-
amos, and uncounted piles of
games, books and puzzles. There
are hundreds of mechanical toys
and tables filled with small plas-
tic toys and blocks. Large stuffed
animals and huge stuffed dolls
are added to the array of several
hundred dolls, all beautifully
dressed. And there are dolls in
cribs, beds, doll houses, coaches,
and even a miniature play pen
for some lucky girl. There are
% football helmets and other
equipment for the game, on
special table, given to the local
school by st. Andrews School and
finally turned over to the fire.
mems toy project. The annual
project is not one of a toy for
tot, but large boxes are pack
ed with many toys for whole fam
lilies of children on a specified list
who live in the area protected by
the Citizens Hose Company. Fruit,
candy, and nuts are added, pro-
vided by contributions from in
terested persons. The major part
of the huge task of preparing the
toys has been done by Russell
Biggs, Glenn Matthews, and Cal
vim Foxwell. Other volunteers will
assist with the distribution on
Christmas Eve.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
Ewell's-St. Paul Church

The Rev. Guy H. McWilliams,
pastor of EWell's-St. Paul Church,
Clayton, announces services for
Sunday, Dec. 20, as follows: Morn
ing Worship, IL am. The minis
ter's subject will be The Cynics
New Year" Sunday School, 10
am, with G. Francis Downs, sup
erintendent, in charge. The Sun
shine Glass will meet on Friday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. The pas
tor, officers, and congregation of
Ewell's-St. Paul wish one and all
the merriest of holidays.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-26
Christmas Eve Services

Residents of Smyrna and vicin.
ity are cordially invited to attend
Christmas Eve Services Tuesday
Dec. "a, 1857, in the church OF
their choice. The following church.
es have extended invitations fol
prayer and meditation on the eve
of Christ's birth:
Asbury Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon St., Smyrna
Candlelight Meditation Service
HIS to 1900 PM.
st. Peters P. E. Church
Union Street, Smyrna
Holy Communion Service
11:30 PM.
Ewell's-St. Paul Church
Clayton
Holy Communion Service
500 to 900 PM.
st. Joseph's R. c. Church
Clayton
Solemn Mass, 1900 Midnight