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Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Kirk Clarifies
Stand Concerning
Football Trophy

The following special report
was made this week to The
Smyrna Times concerning the
controversy over the presenta-
tion of a trophy to the Smyrna
football team by the Delaware
State News. During the past
week the Delaware State News
published story indicating that
they intended to present a tro-
ply to the winner of the Thanks
giving Day football game be-
tween Smyrna and Dover. This
game, to be played at Smyrna,
will be the first Thanksgiving
Day game. The news reported
that they were prohibited from
presenting this trophy as a re-
suit of action by the Smyrna
Schools. George V. Kirk, sup
erlntendent, has informed The
Times that the Smyrna Schools
had no authority to do other
than reject the State News offer
of a trophy. Mr.. Kirk was first
notified of the trophy on We'd
nesday, Nov. 18th. Realizing that
this presentation would not be
in accord with the rules of the
Delaware Athletic Commission,
Mr.. Kirk first checked with
George Ayres of the State De-
partment of Public Instruction,
then informed the Delaware
State News of the fact that the
trophy could not be accepted.
The rule under which the Smyr-
ma superintendent acted is found
in the Handbook of the Della
ware School Athletic Commits
sion. This commission, part of
the National Association of
State High School Athletic AS
sociations, developed these rules
with committees of coaches, ath-
Continued on Page Twelve)
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Service Groups
Back Adoption OF
Student Exchange
Program Here

John K. Conant, New Castle
County chairman of the Ameri-
can Field Service, spoke to a
group of representatives of SER
vice and civic clubs and other
groups on the student exchange
program at meeting held
Thursday night in the library of
the John Bassett Moore High
School. George V. Kirk, superin-
tendent, and Mrs. Margaret M.
O'Neill, president of the Board
of Education of the Smyrna
Special School District, were in
charge of the conduct of the
meeting. Mr.. Conant outlined the
history of the American Field
Service and its growth in the
past eleven years, with l,l7I
students from 81 countries now
participating in the program. He
told of the long range program
of the exchange of teenage stu
dents under the ATS, the results
of which have been to create an
atmosphere of understanding
through living together, which
surely will result in better world
understanding between nations
as the program grows and ex-
pands. He presented Betty Bel
ton, P. S. Dupont High School
student, who spent last summer
living with family in Italy; and
Clyde Prestovich, a Conrad High
School boy, who had lived with
a family in Switzerland. They in
turn told of their experiences in
convincing way. The mechan-
les of the program. including the
cost to the host high school. the
requirements, aims, and purpos-
es were talked over informally
in a question and answer period
which followed. Representatives
of the Smyrna Special District
PTA, the school board, Twenti-
eth Century Club, Smyrna-Clay-
ton JaneCees, Smyrna Clayton
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
the Smyrna-Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club,
the Smyrna Rotary Club, Smyr-
ma Lions Club, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the Legion Aux
iliary, and Asbury Methodist
Church were present. A steering
committee was named to pursue
the matter further in Smyrna. 1t
includes Nelson S. Everhart...
chairman, Mrs. Martin Golden
Mrs. O'Neill, Mr.. Kirk, and the
Rev. w. H. Revelle, Jr. They
will meet on Monday, Nov. "a
at 8 pm. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George V. Kirk.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
$4,000 Addition Extends Smyrna
Phone Service To 100 Customers

The Diamond State Telephone
Company has just completed a
major addition to the dial equip
ment in Smyrna central Office,
it was announced today by The
odore w. Collins, local manager
of the company.
The new equipment installed
at a cost of approximately $32,-
900, increases the operating cap
acity of the Office to serve more
than 100 additional customers,
Collins said.
The Diamond State Company
is spending an additional $50,0OO
this year for the construction of
outside plant facilities, such as
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
81 Local Hunters
Bag Deer During
.2-Day Gun Season

Deer hunters from Smyrna,
Clayton, and surrounding COM
munities enjoyed one of their
most successful seasons during
the two-day session last Friday
and Saturday, bagging a total of
81 deer. Of the total only one
was registered to have been
slain by a woman. The success
full feminine hunter was Flor
ence Burris of Smyrna, who
brought down a 60-pound buck.
She was one of three women to
claim a kill at the Dover sta
ton. First animal to be register
ed in Kent County was that of
Walton (Buzzy) Smith, Jr., of
Smyrna, an employee at Interna-
tional Latex in Dover. Smiths
prize, l80-pound l0-point buck
was also one of the largest
catches in the county. Other
area hunters registering their
kills with the Game and Fish
Commission at Dover were Allen
Reynolds, Cheswold; Richard
Handsberry, Smyrna; Raymond
Hudson, Clayton; Charles Pierce,
Clayton; John M. Lofland, Smyr-
ma; Clarence Scuse, Jr., Smyrna;
Billy Moore, Smyrna; Walton
Spence, Townsend; William R.
Keuker, Smyrna; Ernest Eier-
man, Townsend; Gene Hands
berry, Smyrna; Preston Burris,
Jr.,' Robert Slower, Charles Wag-
aman, Smyrna; Robert Price,
Mlllington; Clarence Schwatka,
Townsend; Raymond Morgan,
Cheswold; Harvey Yoder, Ken
ton; James Council, Smyrna;
William Steller, Townsend; Will
son T. Keiser, Townsend; Lester
Savin, Clayton; Harvey Carrow,
Townsend; Louis Savin, Clayton;
Continued on Page Twelve)
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20

One of the largest home gath
erings of the 1858 season is ex-
pected to crowd onto Smyrna
High Schools athletic field to-
night as the Eagles op-
pose Georgetown in the fourth
annual Homecoming game. The
event will feature such attrac-
tions as a pep rally, a street par
ade, the crowning of a Home
coming Queen, and a gala half
time show. Kickoff is slated for
8 pm. Tomorrow nights affair
will mark the fourth anniver-
sary of Homecoming which was
originated by a group of alumni
back in the fall of 1855. Since
its conception, the game has
grown to become a tradition at
the school. The street parade
through the downtown area will
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Library Hosts
School Children
During Book Week

Children's Book Week was OBJ
served at the Smyrna Public Lii
brary by visits of four seventh
grade classes of the Smyrna
School to the library. For many
of the children this was their
first visit and they were delight
ed to find such a fine collection
of books chosen especially for
them. Children's minds are ham,
mered upon by television and
comics, or influenced in many
ways, but the books at the
Smyrna Library have been eval-
uated to select the best from
the mass" to delight the eye and
spur the imagination of child
at a certain age. More than sew
enty boys and girls, both town
and rural, were shown the Ii
brary in Town Hall by Mrs.
Louise Denney Clifton. They
were accompanied by John Dick
inson, school librarian, Mrs. Jane
Jacobs, and Philip Toman, mem
bers of the faculty. Mr.. Dickin-
son complimented the library
commission, headed by Mrs. C.
L. Harmonson, on its service to
school children and for the good
selection made for them. The
public library amplifies the col
lection of books available to the
Continued on Page Sikh
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Smyrna Trucker
Elected To State
Executive Post

Howard G. Slaughter of Smyr-
ma, owner of the Slaughter Bev-
erage Transport Company, has
been elected third vice president
of the Delaware Motor Trans
port Association at it's annual
conference held in the Hotel Du-
Pont at Wilmington. The all-day
parley ended with reception
and dance attended by members
and their guests, including many
governmental leaders. other
newly elected officers for 1859
are Arthur Webb, Milford, pres
ident; Roger B. Wooleyhan, Will
mington, first vice president;
Charles o. Gleason, Milford, Sec
ond vice president; E. w. Bu-
chanan, Dover, treasurer; Fred j.
Sievers, secretary and general
manager. Three Smyrna men
were named to the new board
of directors. They are William
K. Cary, Edward Locates, and
D. Elwood Nuckols. Slaughter
was presented one of four
plaque awards as a winner of
the associations highway safety
contest. His fleet recorded an ac-
cident-free mark during the COM
petition. Burris Food Distribu-
tors of Milford received the
grand trophy. Cooper Moving
and Storage Company was also
cited for its outstanding safety
accomplishments and presented
an engraved plaque.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Hufnal InstalIs
Grange Officers

New officers of the Smyrna
Grange to serve during l958-59
were installed by Austin Hufnal,
deputy, Kent County, and his
staff, K. t. Meredith, member of
the state executive committee,
as marshal, assisted by Charles
Clendaniel. Taking part in the
ceremonies also were Francis
Raughley, state steward, as
chaplain; Mrs. Charles Clendan-
iel, emblem bearer; Mrs. Austin
Hufnal, regalia bearer; Mrs.
Louis Pearson, pianist-soloist,
all members of the Dover
Grange. The new officers follow:
Harry c. Johnson, m as ter;
George E. Wilson, overseer; Mrs.
Charles Dukes, lecturer; Benjam-
in Burrows, steward; James
Fleming, Jr., assistant steward;
E. T. Heinold, chaplain; Arthur
Short, treasurer; James Fleming,
Sr., secretary; Arthur CHM, gate
keeper; Mrs. Harold McGrath,
Ceres; Mrs. Orville Newman,
Pomona; Mrs. Arthur Short,
Flora; Mrs. Townsend Vaughn,
lady assistant steward. Members
of the executive committee are
John w. Dukes, Carlton Blendt,
and Harold McGrath; Mrs. Will
liam Anderson, pianist. Visitors
were present from the Dover
and Kenton Oranges.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Smyrna Students
Active At Parley

A group of students at the
John Bassett Moore High School
attended the tenth annual con-
vention of the Delaware Associ-
alton of Student Councils held
at Seaford High School on Tues
day. They were accompanied by
Charles V. Williams, secretary
to the association. James Per-
singer, president of the local stu
dent council, was the leader of
a discussion group concerned
with the problem: How Can the
Student Council Encourage Bet
ter Habits of Good Sportsman
ship" Jeanne Faulkner served
as recorder for the group. The
keynote speaker was ]. Edgar
Caswell, Washington, D. c., a
member of the staff of the Pres
ident's Council on Youth Fit
ness. The after-dinner speaker
was Willie Jones, of the Phila-
delphia Phillies. Mr.. Caswell will
be remembered as a special SER
vice officer, U. S. Air Force, sta
toned at Dover Air Force Base
during World War II and later
assigned to the Aleutian Islands.
He was in charge of dances at
Dover Air Force Base which
were attended by a large group
of girls and young women of the
Smyrna area under the sponsor
ship of the USO.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Firemen Host 76
At Sunday Drill

The Citizens Hose Company
was host to four neighboring fire
companies on Sunday afternoon,
with fire drill and relay, work
ing with pumps and various
hookups of the companies. The
drill was held at Massey's Mill
Pond, and the school was of
such benefit to all that it was
agreed to hold another drill in
the near future. Seventy-six vol
unteers of the Clayton, Leipsic,
Cheswold, Townsend, and Smyr-
ma fire companies took part in
the instruction.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20

cable lines, in the area served
by the Smyrna central office, the
manager stated.
Present plans call for the ex-
penditure of $4,000 more dur
ing 1859 for this type of outside
plant construction.
"This type of expansion is re-
quired to keep pace with the de-
mand for service in this grow
ing area" he added. "At the pre-
sent time the Smyrna central Of
flee is serving more than 1900
telephones. This compares with
1000 in this area five years ago
and only 1850 in l948."
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Clayton WSCS To Meet

The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service, of Ewell's-St. Paul
Methodist Church will meet on
Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 8 pm. in
Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Howard
Virdin is program chairman, and
a film, ''The Broken Mask" will
be shown. The hostesses are
Mrs. Marshall Crossley, presi-
dent; Mrs. William Jones, Mrs.
Charles Denney, and Mrs. Will
liam HutchiSOn.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Firemen's Aides Dine

The Ladies Auxiliary Associ-
alton of Kent County Volunteer
Firemen will hold a dinner meet
ing in the Smyrna firehouse next
Tuesday evening, Nov. Is, be-
ginning at 7:30 pm. Delegates
from all companies within the
county will be present.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
United Thanksgiving Service

The annual United Thanks
giving Service will be held at
the First Presbyterian Church on
Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 8 pm.
The Rev. Sydney F. Bancroft,
rector of St. Peters Episcopal
Church, will deliver the address.
The Rev. William H. Revelle, Jr.
and the Rev. o. c. Jones will
conduct the opening service. A
welcome is extended to all.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20

boro. Permanent Memorial
William Dawson, C h a ir m n +,
Camden-Wyoming; Claren e
Wheeler, Odessa; Kenneth Bak-
er, Dagsboro; Louis Evans, Mill
vile. Safety-M arion Sher-
wood, chairman, Delmar; Russell
Hayes, Houston; Arthur Hope,
Delaware City; Harold Britting-
ham, Lewes. Publicity-Rey-
nolds Bradley, chairman, Smyr-
ma; Robert Bennett, Bridgeville;
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
Pecans For Sale BY JaneCees

The Smyrna-Clayton JaneCees
have for sale superior quality
shelled pecans which may be
purchased from any member or
through Mrs. George E. Bryson,
who is in charge of distribution
to the members.
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
HOmemakers Met Monday

The Smyrna Homemakers Club
met on Monday, Nov. II at 8
pm. at the home of Mrs. An
drew D. Cole, with Mrs. Horace
Bradley as co-hostess. The topic
was "Sea Food" and the leaders,
Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Fred Harris,
Sr
Smyrna times., 1958-11-20
VFW Arranges Display

The Newnam-Lee-Urban Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars has
arranged a very attractive win
dow at Wootten's Clothing
Store. The exhibit includes rifles,
helmets, flags, a large VIEW BAN
ner, a shield, plaques, and award
certificates.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
lyS0 lnaagsIra&es New Activities

Two new activities have been inaugurated at the USO, accord ing to the Director.
 Billed as "home-like break fast hour" at which time break fast is served from 9:30 to 1O;4O am. on Sunday. All that is neces- sary for the serviceman to join IS to sign up at the USO office by 12 noon Saturdays, A small fee of 40 cents is charged, Breakfast is served family style.
 The breakfast is open to single sailors and married sailors sta tined here without their wives
 Weekend trips are being plan ned for various places on the is- land. The trip this weekend IS planned for Chiniak.
 It is necessary to sign up by 10 pm. Friday for the Saturday
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
Clarence J. Rhode
 Missing for Week

FAIRBANKS H1 -- Bad flying weather continued to hamper the giant aerial search for one of the nations leading wildlife officials who is missing in the remote mountan country in Northeastern Alaska Clarence J. Rhode, region al director of the Fish and Wild life Service, is unreported since Thursday of last week.
 Rhode was on flight in. the Brooks range. With him was his son, Jack, 21, who was an engin-
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
Teachers to Meet For Orientation

The official opening of the school year will begin with a general teachers meeting in the high school library at 10 o'clock, Tuesday, September 2. At that time general orientation pro gram for teachers will begin.
 The Parent Teachers Associa- tion will serve noon luncheon for all school staff members fol lowing the teachers meeting.
 Teachers names appearing on the staff for the first time this school year are: Ethel Bell, Rozella Brewer, Mary Culver, Betty Ebert, Edith Fearn, Guyneth Rash, Rhoda Lerman, Martha Sittser and Charles R. White.
 Those teachers returning are: James H. Gray, high school prin- cipal; Claraellen H. Dawson and Betty Springhill, elementary prin- cipals; Ruth Belcher, Weir Bell, Marianne Boko, Robert G, Boko, Ruth Breckberg, Virginia Briner, Dera Brunstad, Lois Burnham, Mary c. Dandeneau. Leona Dick ow, Melanie Draper, Wanda Fields, Joe Floyd, Bertha Hamann, Robert Henderson, Geraldine Hofer, Pat rick Kennedy, Eloda Metzgar, Eunice Neseth, Gertie Otness, Helen Pruessing, Mildred Rextrew, Curtis Saxton, Helen Schott, Vic tor Strash, Louise Walker, George Wick and Emma Zieba.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
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eering student at the Universip of Washington, and Stan Fredes- ickson, TVS agent at Fairbanks
 Search planes landed Wednes day at Porcupine Lake, one of the places where Rhode stopped last week while piloting the Twin engined Grumann amphibian own ed by the FWS. Search pilots re ported Rhode left Porcupine Lake with a new supply of gas for near by Peters Lake, where he was last seen a week ago by another pilot. Rhodes plane was carrying enough fuel for a one th0nsans! mile flight.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30

trip. A similar trip will be ar ranged for Sundays. Those wish ing to go on the Sunday trip must sign up by 4 pm. Saturday. Mid week trips are also planned if as many as six want to go.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
USO Schedule
AuguSt 3O to September 5

Saturtiay-12:30 pm. trip to Chiniak;; 500 pm. ping pong; BOO pm. movie.
 Sunday-12:30 pm trip to Chin iak; club open til Hoo pm.
 Monday 800 pm. game night. Tuesday TT 1:3O pm leather craft; 7:30 pm. leathercraft.
 Wednesday-open house 100 pm. to HOO pm.
 Thursday-1:30 pm. leather crat; 800 pm. movie.
 Friday-8:O0 pm, ping pong.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
NOTICE

Buildings on Long Island are private property. Anyone found trespassing without permission or wilfully damaging property will be prosecuted. (s) Tommy Gal lagher. tin
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
for the .. S. SENATE

lTERM B) WHERE | CAN, IF ELECTED, RENDER USEFUL SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF ALASKA.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
TO the Voters of Kodiak

\ desire to express my grateful appreciation for your support in the recent primary election and to assure you of vigorous campaign
Kodiak mirror., 1958-08-30
Merchants Beat 2EaGI Place TeaEra

UIItfIlUIE WEICTIdIito WUH tEkIA thirteenth game of the season by defeating the second place EM team, 8-5.
 Deitzler and Ferrigno lead the hitting for the Merchants with two hits apiece. Siler also had two hits for the EM Club.
 Losing pitcher was Converse and the winning pitcher was Jonas, who struck out 12.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-26
Rebels Set Oil Fires,
Face French ReprisoIs

PARIS, Aug. 26 CAP).-oil
depot fires touched on by Al
gerian terrorists still blazed
today. Demands rose for stern
counteraction.
Earth barricades were being
thrown up around the Moure-
plane fuel tank farm on the
outskirts Of Marseille in an ef-
fort to contain the blaze
there. Firemen could do little
but let the flaming gasoline and
out burn out.
Other fires at Narbonne and
Toulouse we're believed under
control.
The Interior Ministry put
special security measures into
effect to prevent a renewal of
the hit-and-run terrorism that
erupted across France before
dawn yesterday. 1t was the
worst outbreak in metropolitan
France since the Algerian rebel
lion began nearly four years
ego.
Soldiers were posted around
o number of key points and in
stallations. A previously
planned special brigade was
activated to coordinate the
campaign against terrorism.
The respected morning news
paper lie Figaro" demanded in
q front-page editorial that
authorities act quickly to stem
the terrorism.
THE climate of terror that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-26
TuyIor to Visit
18th Division
At IndiuntoWn

NDIANTOWN GAP, Pa,
Aug. 26 (AP).-The Army's
highest ranking officer will drop
in on the 29th National Guard
infantry division this week. His
visit could have a bearing on
the future of the entire Guard.
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor,
army chief Of staff, is sched-
|uled to make a personal in
spection tomorrow of the APP
proximately 5000 troops from
Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia.
Gen. Taylor's impressions
could have a great influence
on a pending Pentagon decision
on the extent to which Nation
al Guard divisions will be con-
verted to the new pentomic
units.
This is the time of decision
for the National Guard Mai.
Gen. William c. Purnell, the
29th commanding general, told
his men when they began their
two weeks of summer training
last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-26
5O%Cut maid
Urged in 1859.
BY tn. Associated Press

Senator Mansfield, Democrat
Of Montana, said today there
should be a so per cent cut in
foreign aid appropriations next
year.
Senator Mansfield, the as
sistant Senate Democratic lead
err. said the administration
should begin work Immediately
toward reducing by at least
one-half the amount of aid
money it will request Of Con-
Eress in 1859.
Congress, in the final hours
of the session which ended
early Sunday, passed an aid
bill providing $S.S billion for
the fiscal year which began
July l. This was 1852 million
under President Eisenhower's
original request.
Senator Mansfield supported
O move, beaten 1885, to slash
an additional 500 million in
military aid from the measure.
Noting the close vote on the
defeated amendment, Senator
Mansfield said it reflected q
feeling among some legislators
that the foreign aid bill is
"too heavily loaded with mill
tary money"
Now at the White House, the
bill contains Sis billion fol
military aid to friendly nations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-26
PacifistCase
Goes Jury

HONOLULU, Aug. 20 tAP).
Charges that pacifist Earle
L. Reynolds defied Atomic En-
ergy Commission regulations so
TO q jury today, "a hours after
his trial started.
Reynolds did not call q wit
ness in his behalf.
Attorneys for the former An
tioch (Ohio) College professor
rested their case soon after the
prosecution had concluded tes-
timony from four witnesses.
Defense Attorney Katsugo
Milo moved for a directed yer-
dict Of acquittal and rested his
case after the motion was re-
jected by United States District
Judge j. Frank Mclaughlin.
If convicted. Reynolds faces
a maximum two-year sentence
and $1,000 fine. He is charged
with violating Acc regulations
by sailing his 50-foot ketch, the
Phoenix, into the United States
Pacific Ocean nuclear testing
grounds.
The sailing was in protest
against the tests.
One of the Government wit
nesses was the captain of the
Coast Guard cutter which
stopped Reynolds IS miles inside
1.-THE prohibited zone July 2.
1t. Comdr. Armand j. Bush
of the cutter Planetree said
Reynolds was given two warn
lings before he entered the zone.
Mrs. Barbara Reynolds, wife
of the skipper; their daughter,
Jessica. and son, Ted: and 6
Japanese crewman, Mich Mi
kami of Hiroshima were aboard
the ketch.
Only Reynolds was arrested
Afikami is sailing the Phoenis
to Honolulu with Mrs. Reynolds
and Ted aboard. Their arrival
is expected in late September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-26

Melbourne viii be converted
into q nursery for the convene
ence Of mothers on shopping
trips. The building win have IA
cilities for IS children up TO 5
years Of age, and kindergarten
teachers and trained nurses
will be on hand TO take care Of
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-26

with shattered glass and pieces
Of the ceiling.
The blast came Is 30 leaders
Of Lebanon's revolt gathered
here and demanded Of incom-
ing President Faud chehab
that he include some Of them
in his new government. They
renewed their demand that Gen,
Chehab get American forces
out Of Lebanon without waiting
for United Nations Secretary
General Dag Hammarskjold 70
make the arrangements.
Among the rebels meeting in