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Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Cultural Study
Course Slated

Registrations are being made
for the study course to be spon-
sored by the Woman's Society of
Christian Service of Asbury
Methodist Church on the We'd
nesday evenings in January at
7:30 pm. Understanding Other
Cultures" by Ina Corine Brown,
is the topic of the book selected
for the study sessions to be
taught by Miss Florence Lurty.
According to Mrs. Clay Bailey,
president, it is hoped to have a
large enrolment and all who are
interested in the timely subject,
whether members of the society
or not, are urged to make their
intentions known early so that
sufficient books may be ordered
for the first meeting on Jan. 7.
There is space on each bulletin
board at the church for sigma
lures to be placed.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Building Delay
Penalty Lifted

An appeal of a $3.50 penalty
was lodged by Anthony Dundee,
an associate of Dundee, Inc. of
Wilmington, contractors, at a
meeting of the Smyrna Special
School District building commits
sion last week. The local board
had recently assessed the firm
for failure to complete building
construction within the allotted
time. A proposal was adopted
specifying that Dundee would
reimburse the district for any
costs such as rent paid as a re-
suit of the delay. The commits
sion considered the need of in
sulating 1600-gallon hot water
tank which is being installed in
the high school basement and
the necessity of partitions in the
present gymnasium for conver-
sion to classrooms. The chair
man of the commission, w. How
ard Nowland, and Superintend-
ent George v. Kirk were author
lied to investigate both matters
and take any necessary action.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Woman Hits Pole,
Disrupts Service

Power to more than a dozen
homes and several roadside
establishments just south of
Smyrna was cut off Tuesday
morning when a driver fell
asleep at the wheel, her car left
the road, and broke down a pow
er line pole. Lavina A. Messick,
26, of Brenford Road, was driv-
ing home from work at 7:30 am.
when she fell asleep at the
wheel, troopers said. She is en-
ployed at a restaurant near Dow
er. The car ran off the road near
Odd Fellows Cemetery, struck
the pole, broke it off, and brought
down the wires. The front of the
car was damaged. Charges
against the driver are pending.
Investigating officers said that
the location of the mishap was
the scene of several accidents,
including some fatalities, in past
years.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Xmas Musical
Set At School

Santa and the Snowflakes" is
the title of the play to be pre-
sented at the Christmas pro-
gram of Grades l, 2, and 3 at the
Smyrna Elementary School on
Friday, Dec. 10 at 8 pm. The
program will be under the direc-
ton of Mrs. John H. Fearon, as
sisted by the elementary grade
teachers, Mrs. Maria lie Kelso,
of the art department, and
George L. Galley, who will ar
range the stage lighting. There
will be approximately l25 par
ticipants, and the characters will
include Santa, portrayed by Ger
aid Brown, and Mrs. Santa,
by Roseanne Laggner. Other
characters will include the Snow
Queen, Snowflakes, Tin Soldiers,
Mania Dolls, Teddy Bears,
Dancing Dolls, Elephants, Indian
Dolls, and Brownies. The pro-
gram will also include songs by
a group of first grade singers,
and a group of combined second
and third graders. A rhythm
band will also be heard.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Santa's Arrival Set For Dec. 18th;
Clown To Greet Youngsters At Door

the arrival of Santa Claus to dis
pense toy-filled stockings which
have been prepared in advance.
Santa Claus will be seated at the
front of the theatre and will
greet each child as they come
down the aisle, will hear their
requests for Christmas, and then
present them with a large stock
ing of toys. Santa will be assist
ed by members of the Jaycees
who will also help to maintain
order in the theatre. The boys
and girls will leave the theatre
by the side door on the Della
ware Street side. The gifts for
the children of the Smyrna-Clay-
ton area are made possible with
the assistance of business and
Continued on Page Twelvel
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
y Families Given
Turkey Day Treat
By Businessman

Twenty-seven families, includ-
ing l72 individuals in the Smyr-
na-Clayton area were the recipi-
ents of the bounty of Louis Car
as, former restaurant owner,
now retired, on the day before
Thanksgiving. This marks the
tenth year of the huge Thanks
giving project conducted by one
individual so that no family in
this community will not be as
sured of a feast on Thanksgiv-
ing. Each family received a bas-
ket filled with turkey, pota-
toes, sweet potatoes, cabbage,
one-half pound of oleo, one-half
gallon of milk, turnips, apples,
and cranberry sauce. Four hun
dred pounds of potatoes, two
crates of cabbage, and two BUSH
els of sweet potatoes were need
ed, as well as about three hum
dred pounds of turkey. Mr.. Car
as, a member of the Clayton
Lions Club, was assisted by 9TH
er members of that club in pre-
pairing the baskets, and by JOS
eph Ennis, in the delivery. Also
assisting in delivery of the bas-
kets to the families were the
Rev. F. S. Bancroft, president OF
the Smyrna Lions Club, and
Frank Ryan, club member. The
project had its start when Mr.
Caras was owner of the Wagon
Wheel Restaurant and the fami-
lies were entertained at dinner
there. It has now evolved into
the delivery of baskets of food
to the homes of the recipients
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
New Years Dance
Plans Underway

Plans are going forward for
the annual New Years Eve
dance sponsored by the Smyrna
Clayton Junior Chamber of Com
merce which will be held at the
Allan McLane Armory with
dancing from 10 pm. to 2 am.
to music by the Bernie Green
house orchestra from Whining
ton. Tickets will be available
from any Jaycee on Dec. 10. The
arrangements for the gala affair
are in the hands of a committee
headed by Smithers Snow, Jr.,
assisted by Rodney Schuman,
George Moore, Thomas Tyler,
Alfred Anderson, Carson Call,
Robert Davis, Edgar Cox, and
Fred Heinold, Jr. The Jaycees
that the dance is not
a profit-making project but the
main purpose is to provide a
dance for the traditional New
Years Eve celebration in Smyr-
ma, keeping the young people at
home and off the highways. The
tickets will be six dollars a
couple.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
New Phone Exchanges, Five-Figure
Numbers Become Effective Sunday

DEerfield in Frederick, Edge
water in Bridgeville, Exeter in
Harrington, FIeldstone in Green
wood, Garden in Milford, GYp-
sy in Whiteoaks, Myrtle in Bed
ford, National in Seaford, Olive
in Smyrna, REdfield in Dover
and Trojan in Laurel. Tele-
phone numbers in these COM
munities will consist of the first
two letters of the central office
name and five figures, Collins
explained. A typical telephone
number in Harrington, for ex-
ample, might be Exeter 8-3406.
when these new names and
numbers go into effect, the two
letter five-figure method of dial
ing calls to telephones within
Continued on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04

Important changes in tele-
phone numbers and in calling
methods will be made next SUM-
day morning throughout the Dia-
mond State Telephone Com
pany's lower Delaware territory,
Theodore w. Collins, local man.
ager of the company, reminded
local telephone customers this
week. New central Office names
will be established throughout
Kent County and in most Sussex
County central Office areas, Col
Inns said, and new two-letter
five-figure numbers will become
effective for all telephones in the
areas involved in the change.
The new central office names
which will be introduced on SUM-
day are: Avenue in FELTON,,
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Merchants Prep
For Large Wave
OF Last Minute
Yule Shoppers

Merchants in the Smyrna
Clayton area are busily engaged
this week in final preparations
for the gigantic wave of Christ
mas shoppers which is expected
to confront them in the next
three weeks. The official holiday
season will begin locally on Fri
day, Dec. IL, when extended
shopping hours will be put into
effect. Downtown merchants re-
port that sales have been good
and, in most instances, are run
ming even ahead of 1857 figures.
With only l8 more shopping
days remaining before the big
day, store owners are strength
ening their forces for the stretch
run. Town Manager Rex D. Gil
more reports that the street
lights and decorations will be
turned on for the first time this
Saturday night. The town Christ
mas tree, erected on the Post
Office property on Main Street,
will also be trimmed and lighted
on Saturday. Persons in the
Smyrna Clayton communities
are urged to shop at home this
year. Local merchants have gone
to great lengths to acquire a
large and varied selection of
merchandise. A highlight of the
shop at home" project will be
the appearance of Santa Claus
at the Smyrna Theatre on Sat-
urday, Dec. l3. The event is be-
ing sponsored by the Smyrna
Clayton Junior Chamber of Com
merce, in cooperation with local
merchants. Town officials remind
shoppers that parking facilities
are available on Market Street
Plaza and on the large parking
lot located behind the Post Office
on Main Street.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Smyrna Loses SO
Finale; Senators
Capture Trophy

Smyrna High Schools football
eleven closed out their 1858 sea-
son Thanksgiving Day in a los
ing fashion, bowling to an under
rated Dover High team, 25-6.
The strong Senator defense COM
pletely bottled up Smyrna's
hard-running backfield aces, Ron
Mccoy and Bob Boyer, as the
Eagles could manage only one
first down. Meanwhile, the SEN
ators unleashed a scoring bar
rage behind the brilliant running
of Malcolm Arnell and Mike
Malone to build up a command
ing 1870 halftime lead. The Eag-
les averted a shut-out in the
closing minutes on a 63-yard
pass-run play from Barry Pritch-
ard to Ron Mccoy. Smyrna fin
ished with $50 log, one of the
best on record. Four gridders,
Mccoy, Jim Persinger, Rick Hud-
son, and Don O'Neal, closed out
their high school playing days.
Prospects for next seasons team
are very good as all lettermen
except these four will be on
hand. The Lieutenant Governors
Trophy, symbolic of supremacy
in the Thanksgiving Day test,
became the property of Dover
as a result of their convincing
victory. The award, sponsored
by the Smyrna and Dover Jay
Gee chapters, will be presented
annually to the winner of the
Smyrna-Dover clash. Three sue
cessive triumphs are required
for permanent possession.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Theatre Discount
Cards Available
To Area Youth

The Capitol Theatre, Dover,
The Smyrna Theatre, and in Ev-
erett, in Middletown manage
ment has offered a special dis
count price on all admissions for
children in the age group IL
through II years. Heralds con-
tanning complete information
and a movie "Teen-Age" dis
count card application have been
distributed in the Smyrna area.
The Schwartz theatre manage
ment is aware of the spending
money problems confronting the
teenager and has helped to meet
the problem in this offer. The
application, completely filled
out, with one dollar must be
brought to the theatre. Individ-
ual plastic covered cards will be
issued to the applicant, which
will be valid for a period of one
year as long as the teenager has
not become l8. Renewals will be
issued yearly upon request and
payment of one dollar. The dis
count card must be shown to the
cashier each time to receive the
benefit of the discount prices. If
the card is lost, a duplicate can
be obtained upon payment of
one dollar. The card may be can
celled, with or without cause,
and the privilege revoked upon
return to the holder of the one
dollar paid at the time of issu-
ance. Any teenager misbehaving
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Mail Early To
Avoid Xmas Rush

Postmaster Mary S. Goldsbor-
ough again asks the cooperation
of the patrons of the Smyrna
Post Office during the coming
Christmas rush by complying
with the following requests. Mail
early, both in month and time of
day. Address all mail to street
and number, RID, or post Of
flee box and zone number. Mail
for children should be addressed
in care of their parents. Stamp
all mail; do not expect carriers
to do this for you. Cards in un-
sealed envelopes with no writing
except your name will cost three
cents; cards in sealed envelopes
or open envelopes with writing
other than your name will cost
four cents. Separate your mail
in two packages-one for Smyr-
ma and one for out-of-toWn. Use
labels that have been or will be
delivered to you. Bring mail to
the post office and put it in the
proper slot; if it is tied in bum
dies, hand it to the clerk. Mail
packages in strong boxes wrap
ped with heavy paper and tied
with strong cord. For the con-
venience of patrons, the former
money order windows will be
opened for the sale of money
orders and stamps. All windows
will remain open on Saturdays,
Dec. l3 and 20, until a pm.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Harris Nominated
To Head Firemen
For Second Term

At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Citizens Hose Com
pany on Monday night officers
to serve during 1859 were NOM
mated, as follows: Fred Harris,
Jr., president, to serve a second
term; James Truax, vice presi-
dent; Lex FAIRIES, secretary; How
ell Barnes, treasurer; Reynolds
Bradley, fire chief; Glenn Mat
thews, first assistant chief; Hen
ry Dukes, second assistant chief;
Clarence Johnson, fire recorder;
David Mills, fire inspectator;
Board of Trustees: James Truax,
Merrill Birmingham, David Mills;
Board of Directors: Fletcher
Truax, Robert Jacobs, Reynolds
Bradley, James Truax, Fred Har-
ris, Jr.. Howell Barnes, Lex Far
les, Henry Dukes, Glenn Mat
thews, Merrill Brittingham, AL
bert O'Neal, Clarence Johnson.
The election will be held on the
first Monday in January at
which time the new officers will
assume their duties. The fire re-
port for the month of November
showed IL alarms, making it the
most active month of the year
for the volunteers. Estimated
loss, $l2,5O0; insurance, $ll, 600.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Xmas Toy Project
Nears Deadline

There is still time to bring in
toys, books, games, and wheeled
vehicles for the firemen to use
in their annual Christmas Eve
project of delivering boxes of
toys to children in families in
the area covered by the local
fire company. They may be left
at the fire house up to Dec. 10,
and the response of the public
to this worthy venture is urged.
Russell Biggs is chairman of the
committee at work renovating
the toys.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Thanksgiving Day
Dinner Parties
Top Festivities

Several family dinner parties
were held in Smyrna to cele-
brate the Thanksgiving Day holi-
day, the largest the annual re-
union of the members of the
family of Mrs. George w. Rob-
inson held at The Wayside Inn.
Those attending included Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Dickerson and
daughter, Leslie, and Wayne and
Sandra Hutchins, of Wilmington;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglass,
and daughter, Sue, of Haddon-
field, N. j.; MIR. and Mrs. Herbert
Rineharth and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Porter, all of Drexel Hill,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Gems
and children, Cynthia and Ed
ward, of Yardsville, N. j.; MIR.
and Mrs. Joseph Bradshaw, Will
mington; and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
den Robinson and daughter, Di-
ana, of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
School Board
Receives Order
For Integration
Plan By March

Officials of the Smyrna Spec
ial School District has received
a complete copy of the recent
court decision regarding integra-
ton of the states public school
system. The order indicated that
"all public school districts which
heretofore have not admitted
pupils under a racially non-dis-
criminatory plan" must do so
following the proposal "approv-
ed by the State Board of Educa-
ton" The association must sub
NIT a plan to the court by 1890
am. on March 10, 1859. All dis
tricts will receive copies of the
plan in advance of this hearing
date. Two teachers in the jun
ior high school department have
rendered their designations. Ern-
est Bossard and Mrs. Christine
Jaynes, both mathematics in
structors, have left the employ
of the district, Bossard for per-
sonal reasons and Mrs. Jaynes
as result of an extended ill
ness. John Largent, Delaware
City, teacher with % years ex-
perience, has been hired to fill
one of the vacancies. The board
ruled that the sick-leave policy
in effect for all teachers, secre-
taries, custodians, and cafeteria
managers be extended to cover
all cafeteria workers. Superin-
tendent George V. Kirk was
authorized to obtain bids for
lighting renovations in the high
school corridors. The following
financial report for the month of
November was approved: salar-
les, $34, ,940.57; other costs, $4,-
676.3S; repairs, ,$2,8l2.74. In
cluded in other costs were ex-
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Attack Fatal To
Governors Father
At Cheswold Home

Funeral services for Edward
]. Boggs, 76, father of Gov. J..
Caleb Boggs, were held Saturday
afternoon in the FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel with the Rev. Olin Shock
ley, pastor of Cheswold Metho-
dist Church, officiating. Inter-
ment was in Lakeside Cemetery
at Dover. Mr.. Boggs died last
Wednesday, Nov. 26, of a heart
attack at about l:30 pm. Ac-
cording to the family, there was
no indication of any illness. Gov.
Boggs, attending a luncheon
meeting in Dover, rushed to the
family home after receiving the
news. Son of the late Caleb and
Mary Elizabe eth Hardcastle
Boggs, he was a lifelong resident
of Kent County. For many years
Mr.. Boggs conducted tomato
seed business from a warehouse
near his home at Cheswold. He
had also served as a state game
warden from 1921 to 1910 and
was named state detective in
Kent County in l94l. Several
years ago he was a candidate on
the Republican ticket for sheriff
/ of Kent County, but lost the
race. In May, 1916, he was elect
ed president of the State Police
Chiefs Association, an organiza-
ton in which he was active. He
served as an air raid warden
Continued on Pare Twelve)
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Alarm -Per-Day
Rate Gives Local
Firemen Busy
Holiday Weekend

Volunteers of the Citizens
Hose Company have answered
four alarms in four days, two of
them on Thanksgiving Day eX-
actly twelve hours apart, one at
3:l5 am, the other at BIS pm.
A family was made homeless on
Saturday at | pm. when fire de-
stroyed the house on the Wood
land Beach Road occupied by
Walter Heath and his wife and
five children. They were all in
Smyrna shopping and the house
was completely engulfed in
flames when noticed by Mrs.
Clarence Blendt, three-quarters
of a mile away, who called the
Smyrna firemen. The house was
gutted and nothing was saved.
The fire appeared to have start
ed in a chunk stove, according
to fire officials. The family is
staying with relatives, but a
house has been found for them
and Clinton Robertson, disaster
chairman for Area 4 Red Cross,
took steps to assist the family,
and furniture and necessities
will be furnished for them as
soon as possible. On Sunday at
l1.30 am, the local firemen re-
sponded to a call in Clayton
where Earl Moore, Washington
Avenue, was thawing pipes with
a blow torch which set fire to
floor joists. An excited neighbor
called Smyrna instead of Clay
ton, but the Smyrna firemen ra-
diced Clayton on their way, and
60 volunteers of the two COM
panies responded. The fire was
soon under control. High winds
were blowing at the time of the
alarm. The local volunteers were
alerted at 3:15 am. on Thanks
giving Day when car turned
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04

There will be an added attrac-
ton this year at the Santa Claus
celebration sponsored by the
Smyrna-Clayton Junior Chamber
of Commerce scheduled for Sat-
urday, Dec. l3. Each year the
Jaycees conduct the project of
presenting Santa Claus in person
at the Smyrna Theatre, and this
year they have planned to have
a clown in attendance who will
entertain the children as they
wait for the doors to open.
George Mcmahon will imperson-
ate the clown. The doors at the
theatre will be open at 2 pm.
but the children begin to assem-
BILE long before that time. Once
in the theatre the children will
be shown cartoon films before
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Smyrna Woman,
Mother OF Two,
Killed In Head-on
Dover Collision

A 34-year-old Smyrna mother
of two was killed suddenly last
Saturday evening in a head-on
collision on Route ll3, about six
miles south of Dover. The vic
tim was Mrs. Hannah Marie
Howard of Mt. Vernon Street.
The accident occurred at $50
pm. Mrs. Howard was driving
north on Route lib and Charles
H. Weinhold, 26, l067th Food
Service Squadron, Dover Air
Force Base, was driving south
when the collision occurred
which resulted in Mrs. Howard's
death. Everett Allison, 20, of
Little Heaven, was driving in
back of Weinhold. Mrs. Howard
and Weinhold, who received a
compound fracture of the left
leg and cuts of the face, and
Donald Andrus, 20, an airman
riding with Weinhold, who suf-
fered fractured jaw, left arm,
and left hand, and multiple cuts
of face, all were taken to the
Dover Air Force Base Hospital
in the base ambulance. Mrs.
Howard was pronounced dead on
arrival. She had lived in Smyrna
for the past nine years and was
employed as a secretary at the
International Latex Corporation,
Dover. She was a member of the
auxiliary of the Citizens Hose
Company. In addition to her hus-
band, Robert B. Howard, she is
survived by her parents, Renat
and Viola M. Hudson, Selbyville;
two children, Sandra M. and
Barbara A. Howard; eight broth
ers and sisters, Mrs. Mildred
Temple, Dagsboro; Preston Hud-
son, Smyrna; Mrs. Dorothy Bac-
on, fredericksburg, Md; David j.
Hudson, Frankford; Mrs. Gloria
Wilkinson, Gumboro; Mrs. Grace
CONTINUED on Page Sikh
Smyrna times., 1958-12-04
Grange Prepares
Stuffed Toy Gifts

At the meeting of the Smyrna
Grange each granger contribut-
ed stuffed toys which will be
taken to the State Grange meet
ing at Capital Grange, Dover
Tuesday through Thursday. The
local grange sponsors two Girl
Scout Troops and birthday
party will be sponsored for
Troop 1874. The Thanksgiving
program at the grange was pre-
sented by Mrs. Charles Dukes.
Harry c. Johnson, newly-install-
ed master, has announced ap-
pointment of three committee
chairmen: Mrs. George Wilson,
community service; Mrs. Arthur
Short, home economies; and Mrs.
James Fleming, sunshine. The
next regular meeting of the
grange is scheduled for Thurs
day, Dec. IL.