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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-10
Highway Hypnosis
Top Peril for Drivers
ny TOM HENsHAw

There's something about long broad divided stretch Of
open highway that gives motorst ung Of security
and well-beng.
Safetymen call 1t highway hypnosis phrase that's going
TO be heard more and the nations network Of
highways
It's dangerous
The than 1850 miles Of toll highway already open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-10
Excessive Horsepower
Only for Prestige

DETROIT d-"Horsepower" for the motorst has become
magic symbozes advanced performance whether
question And incidentally what Is horsepower?
D. r. Barnard coordnator OF research STANDARD on
Co. Cndana) says Is strictly sales term Writing in the
American Petroleum Institute Quarterly he James Watt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-10

40 years ago. Fancy resort no
tells used to have a specially
built body assembled on a con-
ventional chassis for transport
ing guests between the resort
hotel and the railroad station.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
ATTEND
NIGHT CLASSES
Gerald Heinold and Ronald
Stevens Attend Leaders
Training Program
VARIED PROGRAM

Two Smyrna All Club leaders,
Gerald Heinold and Ronald Stew
ems of the County Line Club, have
been enrolled in the Leaders
Training program which is being
sponsored by the New Castle
County Extension Office at the
University of Delaware. Evening
sessions will be conducted each
Monday during the month of Feb
ruary in the Agriculture Hall on
the Newark campus. The subject
matter of the program has been
varied in order that local leaders
might better cope with the many
problems and questions which
arise in their individual clubs. The
first two training periods involved
recreation suggestions, the Inter
national Farm Youth Exchange,
and Safety program ideas. Fran
els Jamison, representing the Del
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
OPEN HOUSE AT CLUB
Display of Sculpture and Crafts
To Be Present BY n. Lewis

Interested persons who are not
members of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club are invited to attend
the open house meeting to be held
today at 2 pm. at the club house.
Mrs. Martin Golden, fine arts
chairman, has arranged the pro-
gram and will present Raymond
Lewis, art teacher at the STAN
ton School, who will arrange a
display of sculpture and crafts.
The advanced art students at
Smyrna High School will be
guests. Mrs. John Yost is chair
man of the hostess committee for
the tea which will follow. The
club program on Thursday, Feb.
27, will be in charge of Miss Flor
ence Lurty and the theme will be:
Religions of the World" Mrs. G.
Davis Turner will be the hostess
chairman.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
FIREMEN NAME
COMMITTEES
Fred Harris, Jr. Announces
Appointment of Commit
tees for Coming Year
LIST DELEGATES

Fred Harris, Jr., president of
the Citizens Hose Company, has
announced the appointment of the
following committees to serve
during 1868. Convention: Lex Far
les, chairman, Reynolds Bradley,
Howell Barnes, Henry Dukes,
Fred Harris, Jr., and Robert Jac-
obs Finance: Fred Harris, Jr.,
chairman, Gordon Miller, Fletcher
Truax, and James Truax; Enter
tainment: Clarence Johnson, chair
man, Glenn Matthews, Thomas
Mulligan, James Rogers, Edward
Tucker; Fire Prevention: Robert
FAIRIES, chairman, Reynolds Brad
ley, Glenn Matthews; Pool Table
Russell Biggs, chairman, Richard
Elterich, Franklin Morris; Band
Lex FAIRIES; Uniforms: Gordon
Miller, chairman, Lex FAIRIES;
Delegates to Kent County Volun-
teer Firemen's Association: How
ell Barnes, Stout Bickling, James
Truax; executive committeeman
to American Association of Fire
men: Howell Barnes.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
WOMEN MOVE TO
UP INSURANCE
goth Century Club Executive
Board Approves Increase in
Builring Coverage
PLAN FASHION SHOW

A joint meeting of the execu-
tibe committee and the board of
directors of the corporation of the
Twentieth Century Club was held
Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Harold E. Wickham. Mrs.
Andrew D. Cole, chairman of the
corporation, presented facts and
figures relating to the matters
which come under the boards
jurisdiction and estimated all
costs to the corporation She pre-
sented Mrs. Louise Denney Cliff
ton, insurance consultant, who
outlined the present situation in
regard to that phase and clarified
the procedures. The decision was
made by the executive committee
to insure the newly-renovated build
ing to the full extent of its value,
and also to take out liability in
surance. The corporation was al
so represented by Mrs. William
Schoolfield and Mrs. j. H. Brad
ley. Miss Mary M Holland, pres
ident, conducted the committees
business and announced that the
club now has 102 members. She
also confirmed that a pre-Easter
fashion show will be staged by
Bird-Speakman, Inc. on Thursday,
March 20 to which members of
the Dover Century Club will be
invited. A pre-Christmas fashion
show had to be postponed due to
the snowstorm. Further plans
were discussed for the sixtieth an
niversary luncheon to be held at
the club house on April "a when
state federation officers and pres
idents of all clubs will be guests.
Committee appointments W h C h
have been made to date include
Mrs. Martin Golden, chairman of
decorations; Mrs. Edward Woot-
ten. tickets; Mrs. Davis Turner,
tables. Mrs Kenneth Mihills,
treasurer, reported on receipts
from the recent Aunt Jemima
pancake supper. Mrs. Edgar J.
Boggs, citizenship chairman, an
nounced that the speaker at her
program on Thursday, March IL,
would be Mrs. Donzel Wildey, OF
Dover, chairmen of education,
Kent County Cancer Unit
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
4-HERS HONOR PARENTS
CLAYTON Club Presents Yearly Re.
port at Meeting

The Clayton Clodhoppers All
Club celebrated Parents Night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wicks, Jr., Smyrna. There were
35 present including members of
the club, parents, and leaders.
Mrs. Marion Mcdonald, Kent
County All agent, was a guest
of the club and showed a film of
camping at Camp Barnes, and al
so presented the members with
their yearly pins. A talk about
short course was given by Ken
meth Getty, and a talk about the
clubs activity at Camp Barnes
was given by Barbara Ross. For
the benefit of the parents, demon
strations' were given to show what
the members are learning in their
different projects. They included
the making of Waldorf salad by
Nancy Goldsborough; Master Mix
demonstration by Carol Ann
Brown and Madeline Wcks maxi
ing ruby fruit punch. Joseph
Bothell and George Wicks gave
an electric demonstration.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13

Officials of the Hialiah-M Miami
Springs Bank, Hialiah, Fla, have
announced the promotion of Will
liam L. David, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey David of Smyrna, to
the position of assistant cashier.
This action was taken by the
board of directors at their annual
organization meeting. Mr.. David
has been employed by the Hialiah
bank for the past three years. He
is a graduate of Smyrna High
School and was associated follow
ing graduation with the Diamond
Supply Company, Smyrna, and the
Clayton Bank and Trust Company.
He has completed courses in ac-
counting, negotiable instruments,
and the fundamentals of banking,
and is currently enrolled in a
study of commercial law. Only re-
Gently he was made member of
the local Florida chapter, Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
Plan Bazaar

A group of representatives from
various organizations of Asbury
Methodist Church met recently at
the home of Mrs. Henry T. Price
as a starting committee to make
preparations for Christmas ba-
zaar to be held early in Novem-
Der, 1858, the proceeds to be used
toward the building fund. Mrs.
Price presided and later meetings
of an enlarged committee are
planned.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
EIGHT NAMED
TEAM CAPTAINS
Survey for Souls" Scheduled
for Conduction Sunday,
March 10th
AREAS ASSIGNED

Mr. Charles Williams, chairman,
and Mr.. James Cantillon, assist
ant chairman, for the Survey for
Souls" project for the Diocese of
Wilmington under the auspices of
st. Joseph's Church, Clayton, an
nounce the following team cap
tains and areas for the survey to
take place on Sunday, March 16.
1-Mr. Carl Fischer, Cheswold to
Smyrna-Woodland Beach Road on
East side of Route 13; 2-Mr.
Matthew Fischer, Woodland Beach
Smyrna Road, north to Black
bird on east side of Routh 13.
3-Mr. Joseph Sugg, Blackbird to
Clayton, west side of Route 13.
4-Mr. Joseph Leahy, Beckley's
Restaurant to Glenwood Avenue
to Clayton, west side of Route 13.
5-Mr. Donald Ennis, Clayton,
south to Kenton, west side of
Route 300. 6-Mr. William Hor-
ney, Clayton south to Kenton,
east side of Route 300 and
Cheswold to Smyrna, east side of
Route 10. 7-Messrs. Charles
Mast and David Brown, Clayton
Town area. 8-Mr. James Mood,
Smyrna Town area. Each of
these teams will require many
workers to complete the assign
ment. We ask all members to CO.
operate and offer their services
when contacted by the respective
captains. On Thursday evening at
1880 pm, the team captains will
meet with the chairman and as
sistant chairman in the Admins
tration Building of st. Joseph's S
Church, Clayton. Lists will be
compiled of the volunteers secured
recently. Notice will be given for
an organizational meeting for the
distribution of materials for the
survey. This will be announced
later. The Very Rev. Charles P.
Brown, S.S.J, pastor of st. JOS
eph's Church, Clayton, wishes to
express his gratitude to all who
are making every effort to have a
most successful Survey for
Souls" for this area. His Excel
lency, the Most Reverend Edmund
]. FitzMaurice, DID, bishop of
the diocese of Wilmington, is well
pleased at the reported progress
made thus far.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
Death of William F. Anderson

William F. Anderson, 72, of
Smyrna, died of a heart attack in
the American Legion ambulance
enroute to the Kent General Hos
pital last Thursday night. He was
the son of William and Frances
Fleming Anderson, both of this
state. Services were held in the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on Sunday
with the Rev. Roy B. Phillips in
charge. Interment was in the Del
aware City Cemetery. He is sur
vived by his wife, Susie Watson
Anderson, Smyrna; a brother, Ell
wood Anderson, Wilmington; 16
grandchildren; 8 great grandchild-
ren; and the following children:
Mrs. Frances Pryor, Mrs. Cor
nelia Pappas, Roland Anderson,
Joseph Anderson, and David An
derson, all of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
CLUB STUDIES
MOTORIST LAW
ROtarians Enlightened BY
Insurance Agent on New
Legislation
HOLD QUESTION PERIOD

The Smyrna Rotary Club heard
a talk by ]. Reynolds Pratt, past
president on the proposed unin-
sured motorists law introduced in
to the state Legislature, at their
meeting Thursday night. Mr.. Pratt
said that the proposed law would
retain the principle of free enter
prise, thus discouraging the pre-
sent day drift to socialistic ideas.
Further, the insured would recov-
er directly from his own insur-
ance company, thereby eliminat-
ing lengthy court procedures, and
would implement and strengthen
the present financial responsibility
law by insuring that the cost of
enforcing that law would be borne
by those who should bear it. 1t
it estimated, he continued, that
as incidents of insurance increas-
ed the cost, OF uninsured motorlSt
coverage would decrease. Finally
the law would provide coverage
that compulsory law would not
provide for hit and run drivers,
unauthorized drivers, stolen car
drivers, out of state accidents,
and farm and other vehicles. 1t
would also provide coverage for
drivers whose licenses have been
suspended or revoked. The talk
was followed by a question and
answer period. James Cooper, pres
ident, conducted the business ses-
sion Nelson Everhart directed
group singing with George V.
Kirk as accompanist. George B.
Carroll was visitor from the
Dover Rotary Club.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
LIONS HEAR FRED ]. SEWERS
DISCUSS TRUCKING INDUSTRY

The vital role played by truck
ing in the expansion of Delaware
industry, especially in the last ten
years, was discussed by Fred ].
Sievers, general manager of the
Delaware Motor Transport Asso-
citation, at the meeting of the
Smyrna Lions Club Monday night
at The Wayside Inn. Industries,
formerly confined to cities or
large transport centers, may now
locate anywhere, thanks to fast,
flexible truck service, he said. He
pointed to the many small plants
springing up in and near towns
throughout Delaware the past ten
years, all depending on trucks for
raw materials and moving their
products to market. The sprawl
ing broiler industry is also possi-
BILE, he said, because of the ver-
satility of truck transport, which
provides overnight deliveries from
Delaware to most major eastern
markets. Touching on the plight
Of the railroads, Mr.. Sievers
agreed that they have some finan-
cial problems but said that their
proposal for changing the nation
al transportation policy would not
help matters. Allowing the rail-
roads complete freedom in set
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13

ting freight rates could lead once
again to the transport monopoly
that the present federal regula-
tions are designed to prevent, he
continued. The speaker stressed
the trucking industry's concern
with highway safety. He pointed
to the fact that two Smyrna
trucking companies, Cooper Nov
ing & Storage and Slaughter Bev-
erage Transport, won safety
awards last year in the annual
contest sponsored by the DMTA.
Both companies came through the
year without a single accident,
Slaughter topping the 100000 to
300,0 mile class and Cooper first
in the below 100000 mile class.
A major safety project is the an
nual Tri-State Safe Driver Road
go, he said. Following his talk,
Mr.. Sievers showed a color film,
"If the People Knew" and dis
tributed copies of the DMTA's Of
fetal booklet, Trucking in Della
ware" The speaker was presented
by Howard Slaughter. and the re-
sponse was made by Norman G..
Wilder. Joseph Boiseau, of the
Loughborough, Md. Lions Club,
was a visitor. Wells Campbell
presided.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
JANECEES MAKE
PARTY PLANS
Mrs. Geo. ID. Wright Named
Chairman of Valentine
Party Committee
PLAN ANNUAL AWARD

Plans for a Valentine party
were made at a meeting of the
Smyrna-Clayton JaneCees held at
the home of Mrs. Edward Woot
ten. Mrs. George D. Wright was
named chairman for the affair
which will be held at Caras Court
on Saturday, Feb. Is at 9 pm.
Husbands will be guests of the
JaneCees. Plans were also dis
cussed for the state Jaycees con-
vention to be held in Smyrna in
the spring and what part the
JaneCees can play in assisting the
local Jaycees. Mrs. Walter Downs,
president, reported on her recent
visit to the newly organized Dow
er JaneCees. Christmas card scrap
books have been made by the
JaneCees and presented to the
State Welfare Home and the Hos
pital for Retarded at Stockley.
The JaneCees decided to make
their award to the senior girl at
Smyrna High School who has
achieved most in outstanding and
exemplary leadership an annual
affair. The award is made each
year at commencement. The group
also voted to make a contribu-
ton to the Children's Bureau of
Delaware. Mrs. George Bryson at
tended a meeting of the Jaycees
on convention plans and will act
as liaison between the two groups.
The next meeting of JaneCees will
be held at the home of Mrs.
Downs on Wednesday, March 5.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
ST. JOSEPH'S LEADS LEAGUE
Clayton School Undefeated In
Parochial Competition

st. Joseph's Industrial School
basketball team of Clayton, unde-
feated in league competition, faces
a busy weekend in the CYO Par
ochial Basketball League. They
will engage in an important tus-
sic with st. Hedwig's, third place
holder, on Saturday, at 9:45 pm.
at Fournier gymnasium in Will
mington, and will clash with st.
Elizabeth's, also undefeated, in a
match on Sunday at st. Eliza
beth's gymnasium, Wilmington, at
LAS pm. This latter contest may
decide the championship of the
leagues southern division. Sun
days games will be part of a
Catholic Youth Organization ben
eft program to aid in financing
its sports program. All boys and
girls, including contestants, will
pay an admission charge of ten
cents and adults twenty-five cents
to aid the C.Y.O. activities pro-
gram. Brother William Tobin is
coach of the Clayton school. In
piling up their enviable record
thus far this season, Brother Will
liam's charges have defeated Our
Lady Of Fatima of Wilmington
Manor, 22-11; Immaculate Con-
ception of Elkton, 28-14; st. Pet
er's of New Castle, 20-12; Holy
Cross of Dover, 2S-17; st. Johns
of Sherwood Park, 38-4; and st.
Matthew's of Wilmington, 1914.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
SHS EXPLORES
ATOMIC AGE
Scientific Assembly Gives
Students Insight of Atomic
Energy Commission
STUDY GEIGER COUNTER

Our nations leaders have been
calling for increased attention to
science and things scientific in our
high schools. Smyrna Special
Schools, eager to do the best
thing possible for its students,
recently presented an Atomic En-
ergy Commission sponsored as
sembly program entitled, Atoms
for Peace" The exhibit and dem
onstrations included equipment to
show chain reaction and the eff
feet of bombardment of neutrons
upon atoms (top picture), twen-
ty-five thousand volt cyclotron
seen being used in one of the
lighter moments of the program
in the center picture, and an
atomic hot pile and generator
(bottom picture). This assembly
was brought to Smyrna so that
our young folks might get still
better idea of the marvels which
lie ahead for the people of the
newly dawned age of the atom.
Mysteries of the geiger counter,
atomic reactors, and atomic gen
orators were explained in detail
ed, step-by-step moves. The as
sembly was used as a stepping
stone from which to launch class
discussions. Mr. Allen of the Acc,
who brought the exhibit to Smyr-
ma High School, was on hand all
day and visited many of the class
es to answer questions and help
carry on the discussions which
the questions prompted. Another
facet of the science was brought
to the fore, that being, science is
fun. There was a rather hair
raising" incident connected with
the cyclotron, the instrument
shown in the center picture. The
cyclotron, or atom smasher, con-
stantly shoots negative charges of
electricity, When near the human
body, these charges cause the
hairs of the head to stand on end
and go in all directions from the
center of the head One of the
student volunteers provoked no
end of mirth when her hair did
just that. In the center picture,
we see Wayne Cole and Carl
Fischer, together with Mr.. Allen,
performing another interesting ex-
pertinent concerning neg ative
charges and their relationship to
atomic energy. Special programs
like atoms for Peace, help sup
plement the chemistry, biology,
and physics courses in the senior
high school and the general sci
ence courses of the junior high
school in answering the needs of
the future citizens being trained
here. This is real Took to the fu-
ture" planning which is so much
a part of the Smyrna Schools.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
JAYCEES NAME
YOUNG FARMER
Carlton Blendt, Jr. Winner of
1st Annual Award to Out
standing Young Farmer
PRESENTED TROPHY

Carlton Blendt, Jr. was declared
the winner of the first annual
award to the Outstanding Young
Farmer of this area at the dinner
meeting of the Smyrna-Clayton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monday night at The Paddock
He was presented the trophy bear
ing his name, which will be pass
ed on to succeeding winners. Run
ners-up were George Middleton
and Medford Davis, Jr., who re-
ceived plaques, merchandise certi-
ficates and five dollars each. Ger
tificates of merit were presented
to Blendt, Davis, Middleton, G.
Preston Burris, Jr., and Arthur
Gene Short. George Simpson, of
Houston, the guest speaker, talk
ed on Farming, Yesterday, To-
day, and Tomorrow. After COM
pairing life on the farm in the
past with the present, he said that
farmers are business men" liv-
ing in the country, and that it
should be of interest to business
men in towns to know the score
in the country" He noted pro-
gress in methods, technical ad-
vancements, and predicted import
ant advances in equipment. "The
weakest link between the town
and farm is the selling of farm
products" he said. Farmers need
to organize and the towns need
to promote" In closing he pre-
dicted that we have the know
how and the natural resources to
produce food in excess of the
needs for future growth. Rodney
Schuman presided and the pro-
gram was conducted by w. Smith
ers Snow, Jr., chairman. Among
the guests were Thomas Faix,
state Jaycees president; Ray
Becker, national director; Martin
Golden, state vice president; Will
liam Rawley, representing the
Equitable Security Trust Com
pany. Also, Harry C. Johnson,
Warner w. Price, Jr. and Walter
AXE, judges The awards were
presented by Mr.. Johnson. Thom-
as Tyler, member of the local
Jaycees, presented a silver cigar
cite box to the winner from Will
son Refrigeration, Inc. The invo-
cation was given by George
Moore, state chaplain. The run
ners-up each received a bushel of
corn donated by the Clark Seed
Company The trophy was don
ated by the three banks of the
community, and other awards
were made possible by business
men. The Jaycees were congrat-
ulated by Mr. Faix, Mr.. Simpson,
Mr. Tyler and the judges for hold
ing the farmers and business men
together.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
Death of Robert A. Hurd, Age 4

Funeral services for Robert A.
Hurd, age 4, were held from the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on Monday
with the Rev. Lewis Guiles, pas
tor of the Church of the Nazar-
enc, officiating. The child died in
the Kent General Hospital Feb. 8.
He was the son of Roland and
Helen Hurd of Smyrna. In addi-
ton to his parents. the child is
survived by one brother, Roland
E. Hurd, Jr. Interment was in
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13

CLAYTON W.S.C.S. To Meet

At the meeting of the Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service
of Ewells-St. Paul Methodist
Church on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at
8 pm, the Rev. Bob Price will be
presented and will show pictures
of heather Indian tribes and work
done by missionaries in the inter
ior of British Guiana and North
ern Brazil. This will be an open
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
Shrove Tuesday Luncheon Nears

Shrove Tuesday Luncheon Nears
Plans are being completed by
the Woman's Auxiliary of st.
Peters Episcopal Church for the
annual Shrove Tuesday pancake
luncheon to be held in the parish
house on Tuesday, Feb. 1S from
IL am. to 2 pm. The traditional
menu of pancakes, creamed dried
beef, syrup, pie and coffee will be
served. Mrs. Medforl Sparks, of
Clayton, is general chairman for
the affair. Mrs. Richard w. Com
eggs is in charge of tickets; Mrs.
James Rodney and Mrs. Homer
D. Hudson, pies; and Mrs. James
Merrill, dining room. Other mem
bers of the auxiliary will work on
other details.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
Democrats To Meet

A meeting of the Third Dis
trict Democratic Club will be held
Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Clay
ton fire hail at 8 pm. Clifford
Clark and Allen Cook viii speak
on the problems of the State Leg
islature. Delegates to attend the
State Federation convention will
be named.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Meet

On Saturday evening, Feb. Is,
the regular monthly meeting of
the General Service Committee of
the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of
Delaware will be held in the rooms
of Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10,
Odd Fellows Temple, Milford,
William F. Bradley, chairman of
Charity Lodge No. 27, of Laurel,
will preside and call the meeting
to order at 8 pm.
Smyrna times., 1958-02-13
Sponsors Gard Party

The regular monthly card party
sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary
to the Cheswold Fire Company
will be held on Thursday, Feb. q
at 8 pm. at the fire hall. There
will be prizes and refreshments.
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