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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05

Already. Father Heyden
says, q fair picture-but with
many details to be filled in
can be constructed Of this
particular galaxy. The stars
seem extremely diffuse In
their distribution. There Is
only. for example. about one
hundredth OF q star per cubic
parsec OF galactic space. The
parsec, q convenient unit Of
astronomical measurement. Is
approximately 10 trillion
miles, the distance covered
by light moving 10000 miles
a second in three and one
half years. Even so about 2
million stars can be discrimi-
mated In one square degree
OF the heavens.
At least half the mass Of
the galaxy Is dust which
tends to gather In vast clouds
through which visible light
will not penetrate. Thus what
is behind the dust clouds has
remained unknown - espe-
cially what appears TO be the
center OF the universe some
where In the neighborhood Of
the southern constellation Of
Sagitarius. the Archer. With
the development OF the rela-
lively new radio astronomy.
however. this difficulty large
ly disappears.
Dust Clouds Analysed
The dust clouds seem to
increase in number and mag
nitude. Father Heyden says,
as one looks inwards from the
neighborhood of the earth
towards the hypothetical
center Of the galaxy, an esti-
mated distance Of about So
900 light years. Some rough
idea Of the composition Of
these clouds can be postu-
lated. They contain two sorts
of materials - hydrogen, So
dium, oxygen and some iron.
and what seem to be ice par
ticles, probably solidified
methane gas such as is be-
lieved to constitute a con-
siderable part Of the atmo-
spheres Of some of the outer
planets such as Uranus and
Saturn.
Dust clouds, Father Heyden
points out, seem to split the
Milky Way into two great
streams of stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05
Pound Scores

Let's face 1t. Ezra Pound
is right!
That young Americans, in
specting the Capitol building,
should find daily newspapers
more accessible than the
Daily Congressional Record
is appalling. That it should
take a United States-certi-
fled, Government inspected
lunatic to point this out
proves Pounds point that
there are "160 million worse
cases outside"
T. ID. Horton,
Chairman, Executive Coun-
Gil, Defenders Of the
American Constitution,
Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05

@. I recently read of a vac
cine which can give chickens
an immunity to a type Of
cancer. Might this be used
for humans? r. L.
A. Scientists who are work.
ing on a vaccine to immu-
nize chickens against lynn
pharmacists, a disease some
what resembling leukemia,
say their research may con-
tribute to development Of a
vaccine for humans. Lympha-
matosis is the result OF o
virus infection in poultry.
Whether or not human leu
kemia is caused by a virus
has not been determined.
The chicken vaccine is an
extract from the cancer. In
jected into full-grown hens.
1t gives their chicks immu-
nifty against lymphamatosis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05

The perennial mocking-
bird
He Is Washington's favor
lite, judging from the number
Of letters about him.
Our latest along this line
is from FIG. of Gould road:
II think perhaps you and
your readers would like to
know Of my mockingbird.
HE eats raisins and suet
from my hand as did his
father last year.
During the last snow
storm he couldn't wait until
1 shoveled my way out to the
feeding station, where he
usually sits in a tree or on
the clothesline and eats from
my hand.
This time I put up my
hand with the warmed raiSins
as ! stood on the steps, and
he came right down and
perched on my hand without
fear.
He doesn't bother the
other birds while they eat
their bread and seeds. but
sometimes chases one of them
just for fun.
His parents had three
nests of young last summer.
II love all birds, but you
can we'll guess my favorite;
he never ceases to be a de-
light to watch"
4 4
One of the beauties Of in
terest in bird life is that one
always has a favorite. but
when it disappears, the loss is
small, and another usually
takes its place.
In the first place, the
watcher can never be quite
sure what has happened to a
missing friend. The amazing
thing is that he lives as long
as he does.
Watching the birds in the
cold, the observer wonders
Just how they do it. until
he stops to realize that ma
ture takes care of them.
Just how nature takes care
of them, of course, differs
according to time and cir
cumstance. But the main
point is, one may believe,
that the latitude is large,
in other words, nature works
always with these little things
to keep them safe and sound.
If anything happens to them,
it is supremely in their his
tory.
***o*
The watcher on the home
front can pick and choose
among the birds.
Usually he does.
He is swayed by the likes
and dislikes of humanity.
When he sees some bel
ligerent old mocker chase
other birds away from food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05

@. How many hours a
week does the typical house
wife work?-L. D.
A. A study made a few
years ago by a Cornell Uni
versity home economist
found nine hours daily, or
SO hours per week, to be
about average. Another study
came up with a figure of So
hours a week. A series Of in
terviews with housewives dis
closed that, including child
care, mothers Of young chill
dren work from 80 TO 100
hours a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05

@. When was Phi Beta
Kappa founded?-G. L.
A. This first Greek letter
society on an American COL
lege campus was organized
December 5, 1776, at the Col
lege of william and Mary,
Williamsburg, Va. At that
time 1t was q secret so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05

recommended by the joint
subcommittee Of the House
and Senate District Commit
tees. However. we anticipate
halfway measures for the
schools will not solve the
long existing problems we
face from a tagging program
of school construction.
Mrs. Milton Dunn,
President. League of Wom-
en- Voters Of the District
of Columbia.
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Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Local Fire Chiefs
Host State Group
Here On Thursday

The Delaware State Volunteer
Fire Chiefs Association will
hold their semi-annual meeting
at the fire house in Smyrna on
Thursday, Sept. Is at 8 pm, the
night prior to the opening of the
firemen's convention. John ".
Ryan, Jr., Holloway Terrace, is
president of the association
which has $50 members, all
chiefs or assistant chiefs, or
chief engineers, or past chiefs
of the volunteer fire companies
in the state of Delaware. Three
local chiefs will serve as hosts
for the Citizens Hose Company
to greet the visiting chiefs. They
are Robert FAIRIES, chief; Rey-
nolds Bradley, first assistant
chief; and Glenn Matthews, sec
ond assistant chief. Fred Wiley,
Cheswold, vice president of the
association, is slated to be elect
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Kenton Captures
Lead In Mar-Del
League Play-offs

Pennant-winning Kenton took
a one-game lead over opposing
Centreville in the opening game
of their Mar-Del League semi
final playoff series played at
Kenton on Sunday. The Mary
landers now face elimination
from championship play if dealt
another loss by the powerful
Kenton squad. Ronnie King was
in the seasons top form as he
pitched his mates to their first
playoff victory, striking out
eight Centreville batters and
limiting them to five scattered
hits. Paul Shelton aided the
cause with a homerun and two
singles. In other action Hender-
son routed Greensboro l6-0 be-
hind the four-hit hurling of Carl
Watson. Greensboro, too, is fac
ed with elimination with anoth-
er defeat. Kenton will travel to
Centreville this Sunday in an at
tempt to sew up a spot in the
finals listed to begin either
Sept. 81 or %, depending upon
the length of time required for
the semi-finals.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
PTA Officers
Ready For Kent
Fall Workshop

The first meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Smyr-
ma Special District School Par
ent Teacher Association was
held at the home of the new
president, Willis Martin. There
was discussion of reports and
plans for making this year es-
pecially interesting for both par
ents and teachers. Mr.. Martin
advised the committee of the
coming fall workshop for the
Kent County PTA units to be
held Monday, Sept. % from $50
to 10 pm. at the Dover High
School. Most of the members
of the local executive commit
tee plan to attend the workshop.
The first Thursday of each
month has been chosen for the
meeting night of the committee
this year. Mrs. Charles M. Guy
invited the group to meet at her
home on West Commerce Street
in October. The first regular
meeting of the PTA will be held
on Sept. Is. Mrs. James Rogers
and her committee are hoping
for an increase in enrolment of
parents at that time.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Old Union Church
Anniversary Set

Several hundred visitors from
all over the Delmarva Peninsula
are expected to attend the l69th
anniversary celebration of Old
Union Church, near Blackbird,
to be held this Sunday. The Rev.
L. B. Morgan, retired minister
of Middletown, will be the
speaker at ii am, and the Rev.
Andrew w. Blackwood of Phil
adelphia will speak at 2 pm.
Following the afternoon service,
1t. Gov. David P. Buckson will
make the tree planting address.
This year three deceased trus-
tees will have trees planted in
their memory. They are Mrs.
Nellie E. Money, Albert ]. Ly-
nam, and Charles X. Lippincott.
The people of the Smyrna area
are cordially invited to attend
both services, according to John
G. Leach, president of the Old
Union Church Society. Meet
ings in the old church are held
once annually, the second Sun
day in September.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Smyrna Schools
I.4OO Enrolment
Shows Nearly 100
Gain Over June

Smyrna Schools today releas-
ed the first official count of en-
rollment for the l958-59 school
year. All schools of the district
showed increases, and it ap-
pears that total enrolment will
exceed l,400 pupils by the end
of the week. June enrolment
was 1907 pupils. Elementary
enrolment has topped 600 for
the first time. To care for the
increases in enrolment, the
Smyrna District has begun four
sections of first and of second
grades. These sections have be-
tween 28-30 pupils each. Class
sections in 4th and 5th grades
have an average of 33 pupils
each. Total elementary enroll
ment now stands as 604 pupils.
High school enrolment is pre-
sently 553 pupils. This repre-
sents an increase of only 20
pupils over September 1857,
however, because of dropouts
during the year, the actual new
increase is considerably great
er. Officials noted that the en-
rollment picture was about as
expected except in the Thomas
D. Clayton School, where an in
crease of about rs pupils
brought the total enrolment to
240 there. AS a result, an addi-
tional teacher had to be hired,
and, since the two additional
rooms under construction are
not yet complete, the District
has had to rent the basement of
Bethel A.M.E. Church for tenn
porary quarters. There are only
5 rooms in the Thomas D. Clay
ton School, and it takes only
elementary arithmetic to show
that this means an average of
48 pupils per room. Both the
church basement and the school
cafeteria are pressed into SER
vice to relieve this situation.
The Building Commission of the
Continued on Page Fourl
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
BPW Club Hears
Activity Summary

The Smyrna-Clayton Business
and Professional Women'S Club
will resume its monthly meet
ings Monday, September IS
with a covered dish supper at
$50 pm. at the home Of Mrs.
Helen Deakyne. Mrs. Lillian
Smith, Clayton, is co-hostess.
Miss Ruth Ellen Reihm will re-
port on attendance at the fol-
lowing events: the l4th biennial
convention of the National Fed
GRAFTON of B.P.W. Clubs held in
Seattle, Washington, last July;
a banquet in Wilkes Barre, Pa,
next Saturday in honor of the
newly elected national presi-
dent, Miss Grace B. Daniels,
Kingston, Pa; and the second
anniversary dinner of the Pen
ny Hill Club tonight at Fabian's,
Wilmington. Meetings for the
year will be planned under the
direction of Mrs. Katherine
Bailey and Mrs. Katherine Bull
ger, program co-chairmen. Other
topics to be discussed will be
the Delaware Federation Con-
ference in Rehoboth on Satur-
day; the new state B.P.W. mag
azine, the First State Wom-
an" due off the press October
l; and the National Business
Women's Week Banquet Octo-
Der 6 in the Gold Ballroom of
the Hotel Dupont, Wilmington,
when the national president
will be guest speaker.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
.JaneCees Cited
For Area Service

The Smyrna-Clayton Jane
Gees held a dinner meeting at
Dinner Bell Inn, Dover, with
Mrs. Martin Golden, conducting
the business session. Letters
were read from DR.. c. ]. Prick
EFT, State Welfare Home, thank
ing the group for the parties
held for the residents during the
summer; also, from Mrs. Esther
Frear for help with solicitation
of ads for the program book for
the All-Star football game. Mrs.
Golden attended a recent Jay
Gee meeting and presented a
banner, the gift of the JaneCees.
The wives of all Jaycee men,
bers will be welcome at the next
Mrs. George D. Wright
will be chairman of the Halo
we'en dance. The group will
meet Wednesday, Oct. |, at the
home of Mrs. George E. Bryson.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Eagles Ready Attack For Season
Grid Opener Against Middletown

High should field another strong
team similar to the one that
copped all honors downstate a
couple of years back. Local
Eagles supporters are booming
backfield ace Ronnie Mccoy for
possible All-State selection. The
fine open-field running, passing,
and punting displays which he
exhibited last fall promise to
make him a definite candidate
for honors this season. Mccoy
will be making his final appear
ances on the local gridiron this
fall as he will be graduated next
June. Other backfield veterans,
Barry Pritchard, Donny O'Neal,
Wayne Cole, and Bob Boyer,
promise to round into a we'll
drilled, experienced unit. The
chief problem lies in the line
where Coach Horney must find
Continued on Pass Thrss)
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Smyrna Youth
Escapes Injury
From Maryland
Dynamite Blast

A l2-year-old Smyrna youth
is lucky to be alive" according
to Army demolition specialists
who last week found eight
sticks of dynamite rammed in a
steel pipe similar to the one
which exploded while the youth
was cutting it last Tuesday af-
ternoon at Queenstown, Md.
The boy, Earl Davis, Jr., was
helping his father and five other
Smyrna men in the junk yard of
w. H. Bishop when the unusual
and narrow escape occurred.
The elder Davis told state police
that the boy was cutting a six
foot length of steel pipe with an
acetylene torch. He said the
pipe started to shoulder, the
boy backed off about ten feet,
and the pipe suddenly exploded
into bits sending parts of it all
over the junk yard, narrowly
all the men. A window
in a house next door was brok-
en- as was a window in the
Queenstown Motor Company
block away. They discovered
length of pipe and call
ed police when it too was found
to be plugged with something.
The police in turn called in de-
men from Fort Meade,
Md. The military men extracted
eight sticks of dynamite from
the other pipe and said the one
that exploded probably contain
ed several sticks of dynamite"
also.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Legion Auxiliary
Names Executive
Committee Heads

The first fall meeting of the
Auxiliary to the David c. Har-
rison Post No. IA, American
Legion was held at the home of
Mrs. Helen Grier, with Mrs.
Grant G. Garis presiding at the
business session. Mrs. Garis
then installed the new presi-
dent, Mrs. Joseph Behrens, and
the vice president, Mrs. Marjorie
Turner, who were both absent
when the joint installation of of
ficers of the Legion and the
Auxiliary was held in June. A
report of the national conven-
ton held in Chicago was given
by Mrs. Margaret M. O'Neill.
Two new members were pre-
sented: Mrs. Thomas Jarman
and Mrs. Edna Regenauer. Chair
men of departments were NAM
ed to serve this year. They are:
Mrs. Clay Bailey, national and
civil defense; Mrs. Charlotte
Pleasanton, radio and publicity;
Mrs. Helen Grier, rehabilitation;
Mrs. Dorothy Rogers, poppy;
Mrs. Marjorie Turner, member
ship; Mrs. Helen Deakyne, mus
ic; Mrs. Margaret O'Neill, Girls
State; Mrs. Ruth Collins, Amer
icanism; Mrs. Joseph Behrens,
Junior activities; Mrs. Grant 6.
Garis, child welfare; Mrs. Ella
Pleasanton, community service;
Mrs. Clark Knotts, constitution
and bylaws; Mrs. Ray Smith,
legislation; Mrs. Addie David,
past presidents; Mrs. Mary
Pleasanton, sunshine and cheer
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Wesley College
Officials Greet
lao New Freshmen

Approximately 140 freshmen
will begin Orientation Week at
Wesley College, Dover, on Tues
day, Sept. l6. The new students
will be greeted by members of
the Student Council and the
cabinet of the Wesley Student
Christian Association on their
arrival on campus and will be-
gin an intensive week of testing
and general orientation to col
lege life, under the direction of
Miss Anne Stewart and Robert
Bennett of the Guidance Depart
ment. Before they get down to
the serious part of the week,
however, the new freshmen will
receive their "dinks ks"-symbols
of status-from senior class Of
ficers in traditional Gaping GER
emonies in front of Old Main
Tuesday evening. Following this
a Hi, there!" dance in the Fine
Arts Building will be sponsored
by Student Council. College Of
ficially opens one week later.
Registration for classes will be
held in Old Main from 9 to 3,
Monday, Sept. %. Convocation,
the formal opening of the aca-
demic year, will take place that
evening in Holt Chapel, with the
Rev. Frederick Brown Harris,
Chaplain to the U. S. Senate, de-
livering the convocation ad
dress.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Superintendent
Introduces Staff
At Social Hour

The annual tea given by the
Board of Education of the
Smyrna Special School District
was held in the library of Smyr-
ma High School attended by sew
enty members of the staffs of
the three schools in the district.
The informal tea has been held
for several years with the board
members as hosts and provides
the opportunity for returning
members of the faculty to meet
new teachers, and for the staff
to become acquainted with the
school board members. Greet
ings were extended by George
V. Kirk, superintendent, who in
troduced Mrs. Margaret M.
O'Neill, president of the board,
who in turn presented Francis
B. Gebhart, vice president, Nor
man G. Wilder, and w. Howard
Nowland. Previously the first
teachers meeting of the year
was held in the library, when
the assembled teachers, secre-
taries, nurses and cafeteria man.
ayers were introduced to new
staff members; given a 50-page
handbook of regulations, and
advised of various procedures of
school operation. Special meet
ings were held by the principals
of the districts three schools on
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Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Mrs. George Scout
Heads Delegation
At Legion Farley

Mrs. George T. Scout, Smyr-
ma, was chairman of the delega-
tion from the state of Delaware
who attended the national con-
vention of the American Legion
Auxiliary held in Chicago. Mrs.
Scout was the president of the
state auxiliary during 1888
and now serves as the national
committeeWoman of Delaware
for the l958-59 year. Others
from this state who accompan-
led Mrs. Scout to the conven-
ton were Mrs. Elwood Short,
Georgetown; Mrs, Charles T..
Allen, Mrs. William N. Cam,
Mrs. Park w. Huntington, Mrs.
William ]. B. Regan, and Mrs.
Morris Wasserman, of Whining
ton; Mrs. George Ehinger. Dow
er; Mrs. John M. Longbotham,
Milford; and Mrs. Clyde Tuck
er, Harrington. The delegates re-
turned to Delaware with a check
for $25 and a laminated plaque
representing their receipt of the
Maude Lynch Toomey Histori-
cal Trophy for the best depart
ment history, which was COM
piled by Mrs. Wayne w. Bell,
of Claymont. A laminated
plaque was also received for the
Hobart Membership Trophy for
1858, won by Delaware. This
trophy is awarded to the depart
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Fire Demolishes Truck

Fire from defective wiring un-
der the hood demolished a l947
l0-wheel International truck on
Route 13, three miles north of
Smyrna, Monday morning at 6
am. Joseph Ashby, Jr., of
Johnsontown, Va, operator of
the vehicle, was uninjured. Vol
unteers of the Citizens Hose
Company extinguished the blaze.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11

Smyrna High Schools foot
ball Eagles will kickoff their
1858 season in two weeks, on
Sept. 26, when they journey to
Middletown to engage the Cav
alters. The meeting will be the
first of two scheduled between
the schools during the year.
Middletown will visit the home
field on Oct. "a. Coach Bill
Horney and his assistant, Rich
ardson Tritt, have been putting
their charges through daily Of
fensive and defensive drills.
With a large number of veter-
ans returning from last years
team, coaches and fans alike are
anticipating a very successful
season for the Red and White.
Most observers feel that, after
undergoing a year of rebuilding,
this is the fall when Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Vocational Trade Classes

Registration for evening Vo-
cational Trade Glasses will take
place at Dover High School on
September 10th from ZOO pm.
to 1000 pm, in the Vocational
Building. Classes are being of
fered in Related Trade Training
for APPRENTICES and journeymen
in all trades. Anyone from
Kent County who is interested
in the various trades may regis
ter on September l6 at Dover
High School. The classes will
be held on Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings from ZOO pm. to
1000 pm.
Smyrna times., 1958-09-11
Style Shop Debut
Attracts Over 300

The opening of the new Style
Shop near Four Corners was at
tended by about three hundred
persons, according to the propri-
etor, Mrs. Ruth Street, who also
announced that the winner of
the door prize was Mrs. Jean
Miller, North Delaware Street.
She was presented a Right Face
Kit by Beauty Counselor. Bas-
kets of flowers and plants were
received from the following:
Robinson's Furniture Store,
Smyrna Hardware, Bank of Del
aware, Farmers Bank of the
State of Delaware, MIR. and Mrs.
Ellis Brown, Mrs. Clara Brown,
Mrs. Elizabeth Bush, Right Lum-
Der Yard, Golden's Pharmacy,
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Lamberta,
Mrs. Nancy Watts, DreXel Hill,
Pa, MIR. and Mrs. Richard Schulz
berger, Philadelphia. A telegram
of congratulations was received
from Mrs. T. R. Clare, Philadel-
phia. The interior of the shop
was painted gray, with gray,
black and white tweed carpet
ing, and white Austrian fringe
draperies. Mrs. Street was as
sisted in receiving the many Wis
itors by her mother, Mrs. Clara
Brown; her daughter, Miss Judy
Street; Mrs. Earl Ely, Jr., and
Mrs. Evelyn Floyd.