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Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Amos Mast, Tracy
Ennis Sponsored
In Truck Roadeo

Two Smyrna truck drivers, E.
Tracy Ennis, Dupont Boulevard,
and Amos Mast, 322 Main
Street, will be among eight Del
aware entries in the annual Tri-
State Safe Driver Truck Roadeo,
Sept. 5-6, at Trenton, N. j., it
was announced by Fred ]. Slew
ers, general manager of the Del
aware Motor Transport ASsoci-
alton. Both drivers have COM
peted in previous roadeos. The
eight drivers, selected by their
employers for their skill and
safety records, have an aggre-
gate of Sc no-accident years
covering a total of 3,l63,000
safe highway miles. Delaware's
eight contestants will join with
about 78 other top-fight driv-
ers from Pennsylvania and New
Jersey in the two-day compeu-
ton. Three champions from
each state, one in each Of three
truck classes, will be named
during the roadeo. The winners
will be picked by the judges on
the basis of written tests, oral
exams and an exacting driver
competition over an official OBJ
stacle course to be set up at the
Kiss Company terminal on the
outskirts of Trenton.
100000 Safe Miles
Ennis, employed by Slaughter
Beverage Transport, Smyrna, is
entered in the tandem axle
truck class. He has a sever
year no accident record, extend
ing over 100000 safe highway
miles. His usual run for Slaugh
ter Beverage is from Whining
ton to Cleveland, o. Mast,
Coastal Tank Line employee
will compete in the single axle
class. He has run up a total o
seven no-accident years cover
ing 100000 miles in the middle
Atlantic area. Other Delaware
entries are: Melvin L. Cox, Mil
Lane, Stanton, Delaware'S 1885,
defending champion in the tan
dem axle class and winner o
the 1856 tri-state tandem axle
crown, who has an ll-year no
accident record with Wooleyhar
Transport Company, Whining
ton, covering 568,000 miles OF
his Wilmington-Jersey City run
Elwood T. Wilmington, 30l.
Madison ST., Wilmington, de
Tending champion in the single
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Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Methodist Women
Map Future Plans.
Schedule Supper

A meeting of the executive
committee of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service of AS
bury Methodist Church was
held at the home of Mrs. An
drew D. Cole to formulate plans
for the coming year. A major
decision was that of changing
the meeting night to the third
Tuesday of each month. Previ-
ously the group had met on Fri
day. The next meeting is sched-
uled for Tuesday, Sept. l6 in the
social hall of the church start
ing at $50 pm. with covered
dish supper. Mrs. June E. Short,
secretary of children's work,
will be in charge of the pro-
gram, using the theme, Build
ing a Christian Character" Mrs.
Short is superintendent and
teacher of the primary depart
ment of the church school, and
director of the annual Vacation
Daily Bible School each year. A
special guest at the meeting will
be Miss Sandralynn Short, who
was a representative of the
W.S.C.S. for a week at the
School of Missions held at Camp
Pe-Co-Meth. Mrs. Allan Moffitt
program chairman, reported that
future plans include a special
emphasis on Worship Settings
| for the month of October; g
THANK Offering" service ir
| November; and a Christmas pro
gram in December. Mrs. Robert
Mills, secretary of missionary
education, has selected Under
standing Other Cultures" as the
book for the study course ii
January, with Miss Florence
Lurty as teacher. Mrs. Clay
Bailey, president, announced
that the circle leaders will bt
Mrs. G. Harvey Wright, Mrs
Roland Ford, and Mrs. Virdir
Hutchins. New members include
Mrs. Lester Meyer, Mrs. How
ard Nelson, Mrs. Robert Mont
gomery, Mrs. Leroy Gray, ant
Miss Mary E. Jefferson.
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Bruce Ennis Departs Thursday For
Texas Air Guard Training Center

the high school chorus for three
years, member of Library Club,
the yearbook staff, staff of The
Spy Glass, and the cast of the
junior play. He served as vice
president of the Drama Club
and was magazine campaign
leader, and took the drivers
training course. His out-of-
school activities included serv-
ing as president of the Silver
Eagles, self-governing club of
teenage boys, during 1867.
He is at present employed by
Wilson Refrigeration, Inc. and
is president of the Asbury Meth
odist Youth Fellowship, acting
commander of the Smyrna Ca
det Squadron, Civil Air Patrol,
and a member of the Citizens
Hose Company.
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Clayton School Opening Set Sept.
4th; 80 First Graders Register

meth Coppage, Mark Daniels,
Margie Dickerson, Bernhardt
Ebert, Ellen Ely, Barbara Fretz,
Jane Hutchison, Mary Moffett,
Esther Moor, Theresa Robert
son, Kenneth Straughn, Robert
Vaughn, Norman Warren, Shar-
on Yost, Susan Ziegler. Mrs.
Marian B. Doughten, teacher
Sueann Baker, Donald Bennett,
Nancy Cahall, Almeda Cole,
Mary Diemicke, Gary Donovan,
Ronald Emerson, Edna Gosser,
Eileen Harris, Sharon Johnson,
Glen Lightcap, Clarence Lloyd,
Nancy Morris, William Ogden,
Ava Peters, Marlynn Pleasan.
ton, Nancy Starkey, Brenda Van
Pelt, Lois Weed.
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Highway Collision
Demolishes Auto,
Seriously Injuries
H-Year-Old Man

A 7l-year-old Florida man
was seriously injured Monday
night when the station wagon in
which he was riding pulled off
the shoulder of the DUPONT
Parkway into the path of a
tractor-trailer and was demol-
iShed. Police identified the in
jured man as John Grier Webb,
of st. Petersburg, Fla. His
daughter Sallie Ann, 10, suffer-
ed a broken collarbone. The
collision occurred at Bishops
Corner, about six miles south of
Smyrna. Both Webb and his
daughter were taken to Kent
General Hospital for treatment.
State police at Dover said the
station wagon was parked be-
side the road, when Webb's
son, Joseph Michael, Is, pulled
out into the path of a tractor
trailer driven by Bernard Buddy
Ladson, %, of Fort Myers, Fla,
going south. Ladson tried to
avoid collision by swerving to
his left, but the right front of
the tractor struck the left side
of the station wagon, troopers
said. The station wagon was
driven into the parkway by the
impact, rolled completely over,
and came to rest on its wheels.
The tractor-trailer ran off the
side of the road and jack-knifed.
The younger Webb escaped in
jury as did two of his brothers
in the vehicle. He was arrested
on charges of driving without
a license and making an i'm
proper turn. He was placed un-
der $500 bail by Magistrate
George K. Shockley, Dover, for
a hearing.
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
School Bells To
Ring Thursday
For Resumption
OF Fall Classes

School starts for pupils of the
Smyrna Special School District
on Thursday, September 4th.
Thursday and Friday, Septem-
Der 4th and 5th, will be half
days for pupils. Full days will
begin on Monday, September
9Th. Teachers return to school
September End and will spend
two full days in preparation for
the opening of school on Thurs
day. Returning teachers will
greet nine new faces as newly
hired instructors arrive to take
up their tasks. A total of l80
days of school are scheduled for
pupils and 1856 for teachers. Pu-
pills will have two days vacation
in October when teachers at
tend annual teachers meetings
in Wilmington on the 23rd and
24th. School will be closed in
November for election day and
for Thanksgiving vacation, No
vember A and 27-2S. Christmas
vacation will begin Wednesday,
December oath and continue
through Friday, January End.
Pupils will return to school
Monday, January 5th. Although
there are no vacation days in
February, pupils will have off
March 5th for the Kent County
Education Association meeting
to be held in Smyrna and March
1880 inclusive for the Easter
vacation. Classes will resume
at $50 am. on March 3lst.
There are no vacations during
the months of April, May, or
June, except for June 10th when
teachers will place grades on
pupils cards and prepare for the
close of school. June 18th will
be the last day of school. Bac-
calaureate service for graduates
will be June 7th at ii am, and
the annual commencement will
be held on June 10th at s pm.
All vacations are subject to
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Smyrna times., 1958-08-28

c. F. Metzler, principal of the
Clayton Consolidated School,
announces that the school will
open for all pupils next Thurs
day, Sept. 4. Halliday sessions
will be held on Sept. A and S,
with regular class days begin
ming on Monday, Sept. s, when
all cafeteria facilities will be
opened. The cafeteria will be
opened during the two short
days, but will serve only milk
and ice cream for the bus child
rem. First grade assignments
have been completed by school
officials and are as follows: Miss
Mary Lee Wilkins, teacher
Nancy Ballinger, Michael Beau
lieu, Paula Bickling, Betty
Burke, William A. Carey, Ken.
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Doctors Continue
Revised Schedule

The present schedule now
being employed by Smyrna
doctors will remain in force
until Sept. s. DR.. H. ]. Lagg-
ner and DR.. ]. ]. Lazzeri will
continue to handle all cases
during the absence of DR.. R.
w. Comegys and the illness
of DR.. w. c. Pritchard, Jr.
Both physicians will conduct
regular office hours daily with
the exception of Wednesdays
and Thursdays. On Wednes-
day mornings and evenings
the office of DR.. Laggner on
w. Commerce Street will han
die all cases. On Thursday
mornings and evenings, DR..
Lazzeri's office on Mt. Vernon
Street will perform all SER
vices.
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Rotary Governor
Urges Local Club
TO Shape Future

Help Shape the Future, the
theme of Rotary International
was the subject of a talk given
by District Governor Benjamin
Foster, of the 272nd district of
Rotary at the Smyrna Rotary
Club Thursday night. He told
of the international aspects of
Rotary, an outstanding feature
being worldwide friendship, and
also of the educational feature,
with lessons learned by attend
ance with interest. The speak
er noted the classification sys-
tenn of selection of members, to
select men of character who
have businesses of their own or
are associated with a business
in an executive capacity. The
projects of Rotary are varied,
the speaker said, including COM
!munity affairs, scholarships
through Rotary Foundations; re-
| search and fellowship among
Rotary's objectives. A club as
sembly followed the meeting.
The response was given by Will
liam E. Matthews, Jr., past dis
trict governor. Rex D. Gilmore
presided and introduced Charles
Rebar as a new member of the
club. Nelson S. Everhart led
group singing, with George V.
Kirk as pianist. E. w. Buchan-
an was visiting Rotarian from
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28

Bruce c. Ennis, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry T. Ennis, of 1875
North Main Street, is being sent
to Lakeland Air Force Base,
Texas by the l42nd Squadron,
Air National Guard, of New
Castle for basic physical train
ing. He will leave Sept. a with
five other youth from Whining
ton and Elsmere by commercial
airliner. Ennis holds the rank of
A-3 at present and expects to
receive the rank of Az at the
completion of his eleven weeks
at Lakeland Air Force Base, af-
ter which he returns to his own
squadron at New Castle for
monthly drills. He was graduat-
ed from Smyrna High School in
1857, and while attending school
here was active as a member of
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Highway Traffic
Below Canal Has
Slack For Year

Traffic along the highways in
the northern part of the State,
where traffic counting stations
are located, all showed increas-
es in traffic for July of this year
in comparison with the same
month of last year. At the same
time the traffic bulletin, issued
by the Planning Division of the
State Highway Department,
shows decreases at the traffic
counting stations below the can
! al for the same period. How
ever, a comparison of the traffic
count for July of this year, with
July of 1856, records large in
creases at all traffic counting
stations except the one along
us Route l3, at a point north of
Smyrna, where a large decrease
is shown. There is no compar-
ison available for US Route 202,
the Concord Pike, at a point
north of Talleyville, between
July of this year and the same
month of last year, because of
highway construction work in
progress there last year.
Sunday Averages High
The daily average of vehicles
counted at that point for July
was l4,425 and the largest sin
gle day was Sunday, July 20,
when 1912 vehicles were
counted for July of this year
was an increase of 5,273 over
July of 1856. An increase OF
5.35 percent was recorded along
State Route 2, the Kirkwood
Highway, at a point east OF
Newark, with the daily average
of vehicles counted being l0,362
an increase of SIG over the
same month of last year, and
the largest single day was Fri.
day, July rs when l2,020 vehic'
les were counted. The daily av-
erage of vehicles counted is ar
increase of 2,0l0 over July oi
1856. Along US Route 40, at q
point west of Bear, the increase
was 60 percent with the daily
average of vehicles counted be.
ing 27,733, an increase of l,78e
over July of last year and an in
crease of 3,181 over July Of
1856. The largest single day
was Sunday, July 6, when 35,
All vehicles were counted.
Smyrna Count Down
A decrease of 9.8 percent was
recorded along US Route l3, al
a point north of Smyrna, witt
the daily average of vehicle:
counted being 1888, a decrease
of l,720 over July of last yeal
and a decrease of 2,776 in com
parison with July of 1856. The
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Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Forty Years A Banker

Miss Elizabeth Wilson of Del
aware Street, Smyrna, is receiv-
ing congratulations and best
wishes from her many friends
and officials of the Farmers
Bank of the State of Delaware
as she celebrates forty years
with the bank and its predeces-
ser. Miss Wilson began her
banking career in August, 1918,
with the Fruit Growers Nation
al Bank. The office has since be-
come the Smyrna branch of the
Farmers Bank of the State of
Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1958-08-28
Council Meeting Postponed

Due to the lack of quorum
the regular meeting of Town
Council was postponed Friday
night. The next regular session
of the council will be held on
Friday, Sept. II, at which time
bids will be opened for the
trunk line sewer in the south
west section of town.
Milford chronicle., 1958-06-13
LEWE.S

The contract for the construction
of the United States Army Reserve
Training Center, at Lewes, has been
awarded to Leonard Pevar Co., ol
Kennett Square. Pa, it has been
announced from the office of Con.
gressman Harry G. Haskell. Jr.
The contract will be III the a.
mount of $117,130. The new head
quarters will be used for the train
ing of Army Reserve personnel and
for housing of equipment and tanks
The 18th Commencement Exer-
cises of the Lewes High School was
held in the school auditorium on
Wednesday, June II, at p. m.
Mr.. John G. Leach, Vice Presi-
dent and Director of Education for
the Goldey Beacon School of Busi-
ness, was the main speaker. The
Rev. Frank L. Moon, Rector of st.
Peters Episcopal Church, in Lewes,
gave the invocation and benediction.
Diplomas were presented by Mr..
Glenwood Harrington, President of
the Board of Education. Awards
were presented by Dr. Leon H. Far
rim, Superintendent, who served as
master of ceremonies. The Lewos
School choir sang two selections.
The new organ was used for the
professional and occasional Prior
to the ceremony. Miss Betty Truitt
played an organ prelude.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ritter, of
Lewes, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Irene, to Mr..
Kenneth Makara, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Makara, of st. Louis,
Mo.
Miss Ritter is graduate of
Lewes High School Mr. Makara is
"a graduate of Mckinley High
School, of st. Louis, Mo-, and at
present is with the U. S. C. G., at
Lewes. An August wedding is plann-
ed.
Plans are nearing completion for
Community Vacation Bible School
to be held in the Fellowship Build
ing of Bethel Methodist Church,
Lewes, beginning Monday, June
10th, and continuing through Fri
day, June 9th. The theme of the
graded study is entitled: Lets
Learn About Cod. The two-fold
purpose of the course is: % to
help the child gain a better under
standing of what God is like and
to lead him to deeper appreci-
alton of what God does for him, so
that he may realize more that God
is love; (2) to enable the child to
grow in his faith in God the
Creator, Preserver and Redeemer.
The curriculum will consist of
Bible study, memory work, work
books for each child, art projects,
music and supervised recreation.
Courses will be taught beginning
with preschool and continuing to
grades 10. Trained Christian and
interested teachers are being Sc
cured for members of the faculty.
There will be pre-registration for
students and the school welcomes
children of the community who de-
sire to enroll A closing program
will be presented Friday evening,
June 9th.
Pvt. Jerry r. Pond, son of Rob-
ert w. Pond, Lewes, recently par
ticipated in Exercise Strong Arm"
a Continental Army Command Ma
neuver conducted near Fort Polk,
La.
Pond, a member of the 185th Orr
Milford chronicle., 1958-06-13
GLENDALE
1rs. Hazel Ellingsworth
Phone: Milford $3.50

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Moore and
son. of Milton, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Spicer
were recent guests of Mrs. Noah
Donovan, of fredericksburg. Md.
Mrs. ]. M. Dickerson is on the
sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Webb and
family visited relatives and friends
on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Webb Dickerson en-
tertained to a family dinner on
Sunday. Her son. Robert Webb, u. S.
Navy. was home on leave for few
days.
Reports from Mrs. j. NJ. Davies,
who had the misfortune to fall and
hreak her hip and was patient In
a hospital, Washington, ID. c., is
now at the home of her son and
family In Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Rogers are
occupying their new home near
Lincoln
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Clendaniel
and sons visited friends during the
weekend
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Derickson last week were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Williams of Clarks-
willie, and Mrs. Calvin A. Evans, of
Lewes. Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. DeLorenzo en-
tertajned guests last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. w. Ellingsworth
were callers in Milford, Friday
evening.
Milford chronicle., 1958-06-13

Lewis West, of Ellendale. Both mo-
ther and baby are fine.
Mr. end Mrs. Robert Neibert an
nounce the arrival of a boy at the
Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford
Delaware, on Wednesday, June 4th
The young man will be named Jack
Both mother and baby are fine. The
Neiberts have one other child, a
girl, named Jill.
On June 5th, the fifth and sixth
grades, of Glendale School went
on a trip to Philadelphia, Pa They
visited the Franklin Institute and
in the Franklin Planetarium saw
1.-The Suns Family" also visited
Independence Hall and enjoyed
viewing the Liberty BelP', the
stair landing of that period, Declar-
alton Chambers, United House of
Representatives Room from 1890 to
1900, the Betsy Ross house and the
room where Betsy Ross made the
first American Flag in 1776, the
kitchen and bedrooms are furnished
like when she lived there. We then
toured Valley Forge and ha6 a
guide for the tour which lasted for
over one hour and half. The chill
dren went up to the observation
enjoyed being able to go in the
Washington Memorial Chapel.
Those who went on this. trip
were: Eta Short, Connie Wilkins,
Jackie Morgan, Joan Owens, jean
cite Donovan, Teddy Walius, Donald
Anderson, Shirley Milman, Charles
Matthews, Thomas Baker, 3rd, Bob
by Meredith, Terry Webb, Dennis
Williams, Edward Buckley, Charyln
Reynolds, Donald Donovan, Mar
guertie Love, Mary X. Goomer, Pat
sy Sennett, Gary Crisivell, Donald
Donovan, Burton Walius, also. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Williams, Mrs.
Losetta Walius, Mrs. William Dom
ovan, Mr. Alfred Love, Miss Eliza
bet Matthews, and Mrs. Norman E.
Prettyman.
Guests during the week of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence E. Abbott, Sr.,
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Glen
daniel, of Georgetown; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Nicholas and son, Jamie
and Barry, of Claymont; Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Hayden, of Rehoboth;
and Mrs. Katie Fitzgerald, of Lin
coin. Del.
Glendale Methodist Church
Rev. ElwOOd b. Eckhart, pastor
Sunday, June 18th
Sunday School services at 10 a.
M, in charge of the superintendent
Milford chronicle., 1958-06-13

dinance Battalion's 661st Ordinance
Company, entered the Army last
January and received basic train
ing at Fort Jackson, S. c.
The 19-year-old soldier attended
Delmar High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond r. Atkins
spent the weekend in Williams
burg, Va. where they attended the
commencement exercises and other
other graduation festivities at Will
liam and Mary College from which
their daughter, Miss Adelaide At
kins, graduated on Sunday, June
Sth.
DR.. and Mrs. Leslie M. Dobson, of
Milford and their family are now
occupying their cottage on Lewes
Beach.
Miss Sylvia e. Vessels, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Allen Vessels,
Lewes, has been honored by being
awarded a one hundred (s100.00)
scholarship by the Georgetown
branch of the American Association
of the University Women The a
ward for student who will be at
tending a four year college, and
wss given for outstanding scholar
ship, and all around fitness in
school activities. MISS Vessels was
selected from girl students from
all over Sussex County by three
judges from the Georgetown AAUW,
who included, Mrs. Herman R. Phil
lips, of Rehobotf Mrs. Burton Can
non, Jr., of Frankford, and Mrs.
William Stevenson, of Georgetown.
Miss Vessels will enter the Univer-
sity of Delaware in the autumn to
major in secondary education.
Milford chronicle., 1958-06-13


Mr.. and Mrs. Watson and son, OF
near Milford, were callers Sunday
evening. of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. DON
ovan and family.
Miss Rhea Ireland, who has been
attending Western Md College
Westminster, Md, is vacationing al
home with her father, Mr.. F. W.
Ireland.
Mr.. AND Er<. Gerald Webb and
daughter, OF Georgetown, were Sun
day dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
E. e. mith and fapEily.
Mr.. and Mrs Liston Webb and
family entertained guests during
the weeK-snd
NJ ard Mrs. William Clendaniel
were recent callers os Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Hastings of Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. ID. Coverdale and
Mr. w. NJ Atkins were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
johnson and SOD, of Lincoln, Della
ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Morgan and
family entertained guests last week.
On Monday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
&C. w. Ennis, Sr. entertained 10 a
family dinner in honor of the
birthday of Mr.. Curtis W. Ennis, Sr
Mr.. and Mrs. David Houseman
and son are spending the SUMMER
at their home at Slaughter Beach,
Delaware.
Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Hay
den left to spend the summer
months at their home in Dewey
Beach, Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wootten and
family visited relatives in George
town, Delaware, last week.
On May 9th at the Milford Mem
orial Hospital, Milford, Delaware, a
little girl arrival for Mr.. and Mrs