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Smyrna times., 1958-09-04

Plans are shaping up well for
the parade which will be the
highlight of the 38th annual
convention of the Delaware Vol
unteer Firemen's Association on
Saturday, Sept. 20. So far ac-
ceptances have been received
from sixty-two volunteer fire
companies from Delaw ware,
Maryland, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania, according to Rob-
ert Jacobs, chairman of the par
ade committee. The other COM
mittee members are John Long
and Thomas Mulligan. AT this
time there are seventeen bands
listed. The parade is scheduled
to start at 4:30 pm. and the
route followed will be a start
from the intersection of Mt.
Vernon Street and the Clayton
Boulevard at the western edge
of Smyrna, thence on Com
merce Street to Market Street,
left to Mt. Vernon Street, turn
right on Main Street and pro-
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
.Bryson, Nuchols,
Creenwell Given
Republican Nod
On County Ticket

The Kent County Republican
Committee has completed its
slate of candidates for the Nov
ember elections in harmonious
action that featured only one
primary contest. In this election
Harvey Fifer of Dover won the
nomination for the House of
Representatives seat from the
Seventh District. Candidates de-
signated for county posts are
James Collins, Dover, sheriff; A.
Keith Webb, Dover, clerk of the
peace; George ]. Pyott, Dover,
recorder of deeds; Webster w.
Phillips, Dover, register of chan
Gerry and clerk of the Orphans
Court; Fred B. Carey, Sr., Dow
er, receiver of taxes and county
treasurer; George E. Bryson,
Smyrna, coroner; D. Elwood
Nuchols, Smyrna, Levy Court
Commissioner, lst District; John
Hardy, near Hartly, Levy Court
Commissioner, End District; and
Clinton E. Wooleyhan, Dover,
Levy Court Commissioner, 3rd
District. Standard-bearers for
state Senate seats are State Rep.
George Ehinger, Dover, lst Dis
trict; Walton H. Simpson, Cam
den, 3rd District; and State Rep.
Clifford M. Simpler, FELTON,, 9Th
District. The following men were
party choices to vie for House
of Representative posts in the
next Legislature: ]. Frank Green
we'll, Smyrna, lst District; ].
Ward Hurley, End District; JOS
eph Simpson, 3rd District; Rog-
er E. Davis, Hartly, 4th District;
Charles F. Richards, 5th Dis
trict; Robert Dill, 9th District;
Harvey P. Fifer, 7th District;
Edward T. Pardee, 9Th District;
William Humes, 9th District;
and James E. Jackson, Sr., 10th
District. MIR. Richards is the
only incumbent candidate max
ing a bid for a House seat.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
Police Fine Two
S4OO For Drunk
Driving Offenses

The Smyrna police depart
ment lists eleven cases inveSti-
gated by them and handled at
Smyrna courts, with motor We
hicle violations predominating.
Harold N. Gray, Belfast, Maine,
was arrested on two charges,
driving drunk, fined 5000, and
no license to operate a motor
vehicle, $40. Other cases dis
posed of included Curtice Bailey
of Townsend, petty larceny, fin
ed $25 and committed to Kent
Correctional Institution for thir-
ty days; Bennie Bailey, Ken
nedyville, Md, bucking traffic,
fined $40; Merton Tracey, Man
chester, Mass, drunk on high
way, fined $40; Clifton Shane,
Smyrna, driving drunk, fined
5000; Charles w. Gray, Smyr-
ma, running through red light,
fined $40; Lewis Waters, Smyr-
ma, assault and battery, fined SIS;
Joseph D. O'Neal, Smyrna, reck-
less driving, fined $40; Walter
Tinch, Smyrna, drunk on high
way, fined $40; Harry Flanagan,
Beech Creek, Pa, running
through a red light, fined $40;
Leroy G. Villa, Santa Barbara,
Cal, speeding, fined $25.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
Teachers Staff
Meetings Begin
New School Year

Teachers of the Smyrna Spec
ial School District attended two
days of teachers meetings this
week, on Sept. 2 and 3, in pre-
paration for the return of pupils
today. Teachers will also work
today and tomorrow afternoons
on pupil registration and re-
cords. The first meeting of the
year was held in the high school
library. The assembled teachers,
secretaries, nurses, and cafeter-
la managers were introduced to
new staff members, given a So
page handbook of regulations,
and advised of the various pro-
cedures of school operation.
Special meetings were held by
principals of the districts three
schools on Wednesday. Assem-
bled teachers heard George V.
Kirk, superintendent, spe a k
briefly on the importance of ed
ucation today. MIR. Kirk stated
that more Americans are COM
ing to recognize the value of a
good education, yet all too
many youth do not seem to re-
cognize the need for serious
study. He classified any youth
that drops out of school before
graduation as a serious loss,
not only to himself but to this
country" He cautioned teachers
about their responsibility in ed
ucating children in time when
the phrase "the sky's the limit
has become outdated. The sup
erintendent expressed the hope
that teachers and parents will
join hands" in the important en-
terprise of providing a worth
while education-not only fol-
the child's sake, but for the wei.
fare of the community and ma
ton" The Smyrna Board of Ed
ucation sponsored the annual
"get acquainted" tea for all
teachers yesterday at 2:30 pm
! All staff members, new and old
were in attendance.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
Area 4-H'ers Visit
Dickinson Home

Sixteen Blackbird All Club
members, their parents, and
friends toured the John Dick
inson Masion and the State
Museum at Dover on Tuesday.
The trip was one planned by
the education committee of the
organization and was arranged
by Abby Apgar and Janice Ell
lingsworth. The Alters were
guided through the three mu-
scum buildings by the curator
George E. Stetson. Clothing
project members were particu-
larly interested in seeing the
process by which flax is spun
into thread on a spinning wheel
and later woven into cloth on a
loom. Entomology members
were intrigued with the many
varied insect specimens on dis
play. The visit to the Dickin-
son Mansion gave each of the
All boys and girls an insight
into the way of living of one
of Delaware's famous sons and
a founder of our country. The
early Delaware 18th century
architecture was typified in the
old historic Dickinson house.
Mrs. Jack Ellingsworth, Clay
ton, is adult volunteer leader
of the local organization.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
New Dress Shop
Makes Downtown
Debut Saturday

The opening of The Style
Shop at 6 South Main Street
on Saturday brightens still
further the picture of the busi-
ness district of Smyrna. The
new store will be open from
8 am. to 9 pm. on Saturday,
September 6 and Mrs. Ruth
Street, proprietor, announces
that there will be prizes for
everyone. A special door prize,
a Right Face Kit by Beauty
Counselor, will be awarded.
Those who visit the store will
find dresses in all price ranges,
with special emphasis on two
piece outfits for teenage girls.
The interior of the shop has
been attractively painted gray
and the light fixtures and sign
for the exterior have been Sc
lected with care and are ap-
propriate to the period of the
building in which the shop is
located. The new shop is one
more indication of the growth
of Smyrna and of the conf
dence of business men and
women in the area. Mrs. Street
will be assisted by her mother,
Mrs. Clara Brown in the oper-
alton of the business.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
Doctors Schedule
Again Changed

The temporary schedule en-
ployed by local doctors during
the past month will be discon-
tinued Monday, Sept. 8. DR..
R. w. Comegys will return at
this time and resume his nor
NAL practice. DR.. ]. ]. Lazzeri
and DR.. H. ]. Laggner will re-
turn to regular schedules with
morning and evening office
hours. Thursday cases will be
handled by DR.. Comegys in
his Clayton office. All three
physicians will continue to
handle the cases of DR.. w. c.
Pritchard. Jr., until further
notice.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
l-Hour Parking
Limit Goes Into
Effect; Lake Como
Ends SO Season

Labor Day marked the close
of the municipal beach at Lake
Como with no further guard on
duty there. This has been a
most remarkable season at the
beach, with good attendance
during the entire summer since
it was opened on Memorial Day.
In past years the condition of
the water caused a falling off in
attendance by the end of July,
but this season the water was
free of algae due to the large
amount of rainfall. Town Man.
ager Rex D. Gilmore was auth
orized by council to be in
charge of the beach and there
was no charge for admission
and no bids were received for
a concession. However, soft
drink dispensing machine was
used. The lifeguards for the sea-
son were Ben Solloway and
Karl Gebhart. All town employ
es observed the Labor Day hol-
iday and collection of rubbish
was made by the street crew on
Tuesday instead of Monday.
MIR. Gilmore reports that the
new street signs will be put up
soon, and also the one-hour
parking signs authorized for
certain sections of the down
town business area have been
received and have been placed
by the town crews. This move
to control all-day parking which
limits the use of space for
shoppers was endorsed by coun-
Gil several months ago, and is
expected to open the area for
those who wish to stay a short
time. In addition, there are two
free public parking lots, one in
back of the Post Office on Main
Street, the other on Market
Street Plaza, both easily acces-
sible to the shopping district
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
Death of William o. Steele

William o. Steele, a farmer
in the Kenton area for Al years,
died last Friday at his late resi-
dence. He was IA. Born the son
of the late William and Sarah
Cahall Steele, he was married
to the former Beulah Morris,
who survives him. In addition to
his wife, MIR. Steele is survived
by four sons: William S. and
Howard, both of Clayton; Mel
son g., Richmond, Va; and
Franklin NJ, Smyrna; 7 grand
children, and a half-sister, Mrs,
Sarah Hartnett, Kenton. Funeral
services were conducted by
FAIRIES Funeral Directors at
Templeville Methodist Church,
Templeville, Md, on Monday,
Sept. l. Interment was in Tenn
pleville Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
Two Brothers In Army

Two brothers from Townsend,
Privates James E. Duker and
Ephraim F. Duker, recently com
pleted eight weeks of basic COM
bat training under the Reserve
Forces Act program at Fort
Knox, KY. The sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Duker, James, 20,
is a 1858 graduate of L. L. Red
ding High School, Middletown.
Ephraim, l8, also attended L. L.
Redding High School.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
Hartly Youth On
German Maneuver

Army Specialist Third Class
William c. Nickerson, %, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Nickerson,
Hartly, recently participated in
a field training exercise with the
73d Artillery in Germany. Spec
ialist Nickerson, a truck driver
in the artillery's Battery c, en-
tered the Army in October, 1856
and arrived overseas the follow
ing May. He completed basic
combat training at Fort Hood,
Texas. In civilian life, Nicker-
son attended Smyrna High
School and worked for Roland
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
School Board
.FavOrs Exchange
Student And Air
Base programs

A regular monthly meeting of
the Smyrna Board of Education
was held Wednesday evening,
August 27. The board heard the
annual report of the schools
activities and a special curricu-
lum report. A number of recon-
mendations aimed at enlarging
and advancing the schools edu-
cational program were approv-
ed. The board approved the fol-
lowing items and recommended
that the administration proceed
to implement them: |. The de-
velopment of a series of planned
educational trips for pupils of
grades one through six. 2. Con-
tinued expansion of the schools
library facilities with special en-
phasis on the further develop
ment of an elementary library.
3. The development of a policy
handbook for school board poll
cies. 4. A continuing study of
the present reporting system
aimed at the development of a
more comprehensive means of
reporting pupil progress to stu
dents and parents. 5. Further
use of persons in the nearby
communities who may bring en-
richment to the schools curric-
ulum. 6. An in-service training
program for teachers. 7. A thor
ough study of the future eXpan-
sion of the educational plant,
examining carefully enrolment
trends. The board also indicat-
ed that it favored participation
of the Smyrna Schools in the
exchange-student progra m
where students from foreign
countries come to a local school
for a year, staying with local
family. In return, the district
is able to send one of its stu
dents to Europe to stay with a
selected foreign family for a
summer. The exchange results
in added understanding by stu
dents from both countries. Con-
tinuation of programs involving
elementary language-presently
being taught in 3rd and 4th
grades-and involving the study
of the intellectually able child
was recommended. The board
approved continuation of the
Air Base Aid Program. Smyrna
has received better than $4,000
through this program in the past
two years. The resignation OF
Mrs. Edythe c. Child was ac-
cepted with regret. Mrs. Child
secretary 10 the superintendent
resigned as her husband has ac.
cepted a position in Whining
ton. Mrs. Jean Nowland was
elected to the position of secre-
tary to succeed Mrs. Child. Mrs
Nowland, wife of w. Howard
Nowland, has previously work
ed at Wilson Refrigeration, Inc.
Smyrna. She is a graduate oi
Middletown High School. The
board took under consideration
and approved the request of q
married student to return tc
school. This is in keeping with
a board regulation prohibiting
the attendance of married stu.
dents in the school unless they
have a written request approx.
ed by the board. The addition
of fluorescent lighting in ar
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
Ambulance Is Busy

Commander Ollie F. Loose,
David c. Harrison Post No. IA,
American Legion, has released
the following ambulance report
for the month of August: 26
trips, 1921 miles travelled, 6S
man hours in service.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-04
.Buckson To Speak
At LIST All Safety
Convention Here
This Saturday

One hundred top All Club
boys and girls from throughout
Kent and New Castle Counties
will convene in Smyrna this
Saturday for the lst Annual
All Safety Conference. The
event, being staged by the
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-06
MIAMI SPRINGS, L MERCEDES DE AGOSTO DE 1883
HOMEMADE A BOLIVIA

En- OCCASION de commemorate hoy ell aniversa-
rio de independence de la Repdblica de Bolivia,
DIARIO LAS AMERICAS rinde removable tribute
de simpatia y respetO a esa Naci6n hermana, cuya
impOrtancia cabe recOrdar en- I'm dia como este.
En- ell desenvoIvimiento de la vida politica y So
cial latinOamericana, Bolivia tiene en- la actualidad
visible significaci6n, y tOdos hacen votOs pOrque la
reorganization general de csc pals Sc lOgre en- bene-
ficiO de I'm mayor af~ianzamientO de la cOnciencia
demOcratica en- nuestrO COntinente. En- tOrnO al
a%contecer social, p~OlfticO y ecOn6mic0 de esa Naci6n
hay razonable espectaci6n en- TODD ell HemisferiO,
porque la naturaleza de los problemas b~OlivianOs re-
quieren sOluciOnes que, de una u Otra manera, abri-
ran rutas en- ell campo del ~reajuste
q la realidad contemporaries.
Los prOblemas sociales de csc pals han sid0
aprOyechadOs pOr algunOs ~sectOres cOmunistas que
cOnfunden las sanas reivindicaciOnes pOpulares con
los intereses rOjOs que, precisamente, son ~antitesis
de esas reivindicaciones. POr ESQ, los bOlivianOs
preocupados por SUI destino de Repdblica, y los que
en- America Sc empenan en- que NADIA antidemOcra-
ticO eche raices en- ell HemisferiO, siguen de cerca
los asuntOs de csc pals. Naturalmente, esos bolt
vianOs, como una obligation ciudadana, participant
directamente en- las actividades ~pOliticas y sociales,
con ell constructive p~rOpositO de hacer prOgresar a
Ia Naci6n.
Que Bolivia logre la plena realization de sus
ideales, son deseOs que formula DIARIO LAS AME.
RICAS en- este aniversario, al par que congratula
muy cOrdialmente a tOdOs los bOivianOs residences
en- los EstadOs UnidOs, y de manera particular fell
eta al ExcelentisimO Sr. Victor Andrade, digno
EmbajadOr de SUI Patria ante la Casa Blanca de
Washington.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-06
WILBUR LNDREY
I'm jusfificado Tenor de los Dip|omdticos

dinastia jasemita, de tan malhahada fortuna Sc
gun los observadores, Sc halla en- situaci6n ex-
puesta y p~eligrosa.
va Sc ha tornado aqui en- algunos cfrculos
la idea de que Hussein abandonaria ell pals, junto
con los britanicos 81 estos Sc retirasen, y diplo-
maticoS y observadores estiman que hasta. una
fuerza political de las Naciones Unidas tendria
suma dificultad en- salvarle ell trono. Hussein
desbarato una tentative de los nasseristas de
derribarlo en- abril del ano pasado. Ell valor
que en- esa OCCASION revel6, lie gan6 la admiration
del mundo occidental y cierta popularidad en-
su propio pals que jamas habia tenido antes.
Pero no basta tener valor. Ell nacionalismo
n~asserista es la fuerza popular dominante en- Ell
Cercano Oriente arabe.
Y a los seis amos de la revolucion que, con
otros militares hizo en- Egipto, en- 1852, Nasser
tiene aun las cartas del triunfo en- la mano.
Por otra parte, no obstante la amistad que
profesan a Hussein Estados Unidos y Gran Bre-
tana, estos dos paises reconocieron a Irak, y
ademas, Washington Sc neg6 muy diplomatica-
mente a enviar tropas a ~Jordania, como guerra
Hussein, durante la vista que lie hizo Robert
Murphy, ell enviado del Departments de Estado.
Murphy esta ahora en- conversaciones con
Kasser, que repetidamente ha dicho que la mar
cha del nacionalismo arabe no puede ser con-
tenida por los paises occidentaIes. Sin embargo,
como Nasser, hasta la fecha, nunca ha admitido
que intervenga directamente para crear la sub
version en- los paises arabes, Sc juzga que POGO
podra hacer Murphy, en- sus Conversations con
Ell egipcio en- favor de Hussein.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-06
Churchill Cre6 Ell Reno de Jordania

En- 1916, la Transjordania recibi6 la indie
pendencia y a los dos amos, /Abdulla, Ell hijo
del Jerife Hussein amigo de Lawrence, assemble
al trono del RENO jasemita de Jordania. Tam
bien en- 1913 termin6 ell mandate britanico de la
Palestine y, en- ell ~conflicto que Sigui6, la Legion
Arabe ocup6 parte considerable del %territorio al
oeste del rio Jordan, que formaba parte de la
Palestine. Con la anexion formal de dicho terri
torio en- 1850, Jordania doblo cast SUI ~poblaci6n
con los 10000 p~alestinos que de mala CANA Sc
convirtieron en- jordanos. Pero al mismo tempo,
ell P~arlamento jordano Sc lleno de ~diputados pa
%lestinoS, cuya Influenza comenzo a sentirse con
mas fuerza cada dia. Con la creacion de Israel
como Estado independents, los d~iputados pa
lestinos reaccionaron con una animosidad cada
vez mayor contra 0ceidente. Y SUI actitud en- los
asuntos internos de Jordania asumi6 un tono de
decidida ~violencia.
En- 1856, las e~lecciones parlamentarias dieron
paso a I'm Parlamento adn mas hostil que puso
fin a la alianZa con Gran Bretana. como para
congraciarse con la oposicion, Hussein despidi6
al general britannica Sir John Bagot Club, ell
comandante de la Legion Arabe, y promovi6 a una
Serie de oficiales jovenes, los que a SUI vez trata-
ron de d~estronar al Rey y de federarse a Egipto
y Siria.
Lo que salv6 a Husein fue tan solo la lealtad
de los soldadoS bedulnoS del eJerclto, lealtad que
Sc puso tambien de manifesto en- otras dos oca-
stones.
Hussein, segdn Sc sabe ahora, iba a ser ase-
slnado, como 10 que SUI primo ell Rey Feisal
de Irak; pero hizo ~fracasar ell golpe que Sc tramaba
contra Ell al proceder rapidamente y detener a
60 oficiales de mayor confianza, incluSo SUI edecan
mas allegado. AL mismo tempo, Hussein pidio
auxiJio a Gran Bretaha, la que inmediatamente
envi6 a dos mil paracaidistas a la capital de Aman.
Sin embargo, los paracaidistas no podrian
~sostener a Hussein indefinidamente y, en- vista de
que la oposici6n al monarch no ha menguado, los
observadores consideran que la. abdicacion de
Hussein es inevitable.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-06

Hace algdn tempo decidi so
licitar una visa de Residential en-
ell consulate de los Estados Uni
dos en- San Jose, para 10 cual
presente todos los documentos
del case inciuyendo un certifi-
cado calumnioso de mala con-
Quota que me extendio, abusan-
do de SUI poder y cometiendo
un dellto al Coronel Jose ESQ.,
bar, de .Managua
Semanas despues concurri al
eonsulado a pedir que Sc tuviera
por 10 hecha mi solicitud, en-
virtud de que por asuntos fami-
liares va no deseaba trasladarme
junto con todos los mics, a resi-
dir en- Estados Unidos.
En- cambio. die al consul, de-
SEQ que I'd. autorice una visa
de turismo por separado en- Ell
pasaporte de mi esposa, y en- ell
milo propio, pues ambos desea-
mos pasar dos o tres meses en-
Estados Ur1idos por motives de
salud, y tambien, Zen 10 que res
pecta a mil para tomar I'm cur
so intensive de ingles.
lie advierto, agregue al citado
funcionario, que antes de que ell
Goblerno de Nicaragua tuviera
la "bondad" de extendernos los
citados pasaportes, yo habia con
seguido un "Documento de Iden-
tidad y v~iaje", cuyos titulares So
mos mi esposa y yo, y en- ell cual
documento existe una visa de
turismo valida para cuatro amos;
pretendo pues unicamente
-agregue- que I'd. divida esa
visa valida todavia, y la repita
en- los flamantes pasaportes que
ell "generoso' Gobierno de mi
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-06
HAa%oD

Ell RENO de %Jordanis, que Sc destaca actual
mente en- ~peligroso aislamiento en- Ell centric del
CercanO Oriente, fue creado practicamente por
Sir Winston Churchill, hace 81 amos.
Cenando una noche en- Ell Cairo con Lawrence
de Arabia, en- 1921, Churchill, que era entonces
Ministro de Colonias de Gran Bretaha, decide
que era justo premiar con I'm RENO al Jerife
Hussein, por la ayuda que habia dado Lawrence.
La derrota del imperio turco en- la primera
guerra mundial cause la Decentralization de las
provincias arabes que 10 formaban. Por Ell trata-
do de San Reno, Siria y Ell Libano pasaron a
ser mandates franceses; mientras que Palestine,
Transjordania e Irak Ola antigua Mesopotania) Sc
convirtieron en- mandates britanicos.
En- reconocimiento de la ayuda que ell
Jerife Hussein habia dado a Lawrence, para To-
graz la sublevacion de los arabes, durante la
guerra, Sc resolvi6 que ell trono de Irak y Ell de
la Transjordania Sc darian a sus dos hijos, Feisal
y Abdulla, respectivamente.
Nietos del Jerife Hussein son ell Rey Feisal,
que a los % amos de edad fue asesinado Ell IA
de julio pasado, en- SUI Palacio de Bagdad, y su
primo, ell Rey Hussein, que sigue manteniendose
en- ell trono de Jordania con ell respaldo de fuer.
zas britanicas.
En- 1924, Ibn Saud, senior del interior de la
Peninsula Arabiga, comenz6 una campana militar
para labrarse un RENO. Su hijo es Ell actual Rey
Saud de la Arabia Saudita. Las pretensiones de
IBID Saud, en- aquel entonces, produjeron I'm rom
pimiento entire la familia jasemita de Irak y Jor-
dania'y la Casa de Saud. La enemistad entire las
dos familiaS ces6 hace Is meses, cuando Feisal
y Hussein, los dos monarcas iasemitas, decidieron
hacer las passes con ell Rey Saud, en- vista de la
amenaza del nasserismo.
Ell mas importante paso del mandate brita-
nico en- la Transjordania, fue, sin duda alguna,
la creacion de la Legion Arabe, que, 'intruida y
mantenida por Gran Bretaha, Sc convirti6 en- ell
Ejercito Arabe mejor organizado de los tiempos
modernos.