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Smyrna times., 1959-09-03

ular bands from the Eastern
Shore. The dances will be cab
aret style, with dancing from 9
to 1890. Men must appear with
coats and ties. The series of
dances will start with the pre-
sentatiOn of Bernie Grier's or
chestra, a local band which has
a large following in this state
as well as in many Eastern
Shore towns. In addition to this
activity which has as chairman
Robert Jacobs, there will be a
series of benefit bingo parties
held at the fire house starting
next Tuesday, Sept. 8 and con-
tinuing each Tuesday at 8 pm.
The fire company is in need of
a piano and if any resident has
a piano they wish to give, it
will be much appreciated by the
volunteers.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Eagles To Face
Two New Teams

Two newcomers m a ke ap-
pearances on the Smyrna High
School football schedule this
fall. Making their initial ap-
pearance against the Eagles
eleven will be Seaford, long rat
home; Oct. "a, Seaford, away;
ed a downstate power, and Mill
ford, team which the Eagles
have scrimmaged in preseason
games for several years. They
replace Rehoboth and the Sec
ond contest played in recent
years with Middletown. Reho-
both had to be dropped from the
Smyrna schedule due to its
commitments in the newly-or-
ganized Henlopen League. All
teams on the Eagles card, with
the single exception of A. l. du-
Pont, would be members in the
proposed conference for lower
Delaware schools when, and if,
approved. Milford will be met
at home Oct. 80 in the annual
homecoming game. The tradi-
tional Thanksgiving Day battle
with Dover will be played Nov.
rs on the Dover field. Kickoff
is slated for III am. All home
trays get underway at 8 o'clock.
The complete schedule is as fol-
lows: Sept. rs, Middletown,
home; Oct. 2, A. |. dupont,
home; Oct. l6, Caesar Rodney,
Oct. 80, Milford, home; Nov. 6,
Lewes, away; Nov. 20, George
town, away; Nov. 26, Dover,
away.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
MethOdists Elect
Trustee Officers

Harry c. Johnson was re-
elected president of the Board
of Trustees at Asbury Metho-
dist Church this week following
a meeting of the official board
All other officers were also re-
elected. John w. Urian will con-
tinue as secretary, and Thomas
B. Russell, as treasurer. Com
mittees for the com ing year
were named and confirmed by
MIR. Johnson. They are as fol
lows: property committee =
Henry T. Price, chairman; JOS
eph w. Ennis, John w. Dukes,
Rex D. Gilmore, Mrs. Robert
Mills. Records and insurance
DR.. c. ]. Prickett, chairman;
Ernest S. Mattiford, Leroy Wa
ters. Finance-Thomas B. Rus
sell and John w. Urian.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03

A talk on new drugs, with
emphasis on the interest by lay
men, was given by Martin Gold
en-, local pharmacist, at the din
ner meeting of the Smyrna Rot
ary Club Thursday night, with
the response made by DR.. c. j..
Prickett. The speaker said that
seventy percent of the new
drugs being used today were
not available five years ago. He
also told of progress in the field
of polio, saying that in addition
to Salk vaccine, there is new
oral tablet. This is the first time
that drugs can be taken orally
which work in some types of
diabetes, he said. The Rotarians
were told of new-type psychic
energizers which are helpful in
certain types of mental illness.
Interest in new drugs by lay
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Federal Fund Aid
Sought For Use
In Area Air Base,
Guidance Fields

A special commentator re-
garding presentation of the an
nual district school report was
made by the Smyrna Board OF
Education at its monthly meet
ing. The yearly accounting of
school activities, including all
phases of school life, was pre-
pared by DR.. George V. Kirk,
superintendent of schools. The
report was unanimously adopt
ed. In other action, the board
officially hired Andre A. Muel-
ener as teacher of seventh and
eighth grade social studies and
mathematics. Mr.. Muelen n e I
comes to the local district high
ly recommended with l3 years
of teaching experience and both
bachelors and masters degrees
in his field. He is also interest
ed in the coaching field and has
coached football and basketball.
Mrs. Anna L. Hutchins has been
appointed cafeteria manager for
the elementary school. A re-
quest for air base funds for the
l959-60 year was approved, as
were funds for vocational pro-
grams in operation in the dis
trict. The group acted to accept
on a matching basis $359.40
from the federal government
for use in the guidance pro-
gram. The board again joined
the Delaware School Boards As
sociation, of which former sup
erintendent George w. Wright
is executive secretary. Mrs.
Margaret M. O'Neill, president
of the local board, serves as
treasurer of the state associa-
ton. Robert Reed of Dover is
president. Use of the element
ary hool cafetorium was
granted Cub Pack 1875, with the
provision that custodial expens-
es be paid by the Smyrna Lions
Club. The pack will meet on
Monday evenings. A number of
purchases were approved, in
Guiding a rotary mower attach
ment for the tractor, new vene-
tian blinds for the high school
library where the present ones
have become imperative, sever
al desks for the central office,
and a seven-man charger for the
athletic program.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Delaware Classes
Resume Sept. q;
Registration Set

F ll-term registrations for
part-time graduate and under
graduate students taking cours-
es through the division of uni
versity extension of the Uni
versity of Delaware will be held
during the third week in Sep
tember, it was announced to-
day by DR.. Gordon c. Godbey,
director.
Consultations with Whining
ton area students seeking ad-
visement will be held the pre-
ceding week on September 8
and 9 from 4::30 $50 pm. on
the second floor of the Wilm-
ington Institute Free Library,
and from 7-9 pm. in Room lO8,.
Wilmington High Schol. n
The Sussex County registra-
ton will be held this year on
Tuesday, September Is, at the
university agricultural sub-sta-
ton, four miles west of George
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Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Smyrna District
Schools Reopen
Doors For Fall
Term Next Week

Smyrna School officials releas-
ed information this week re-
minding all students and par
ents of the Smyrna School Dis
trict that school will begin on
Thursday, September 10, for all
pupils of this area. September
10 and ii will be half days and
full school days will begin with
the cafeteria in operation on
Monday, September IA. Teach
ers of the district will meet on
September s and 8 for two days
of orientation in preparation for
the start of school. Teachers
will also use the afternoon hours
on September 10 and ii for
making class rolls, lesson plans
and other necessary items. The
last steps are now underway
in the cleaning program of the
Smyrna District. A number of
items are being completed to
make the school fully operative
on the first day. One of the
items underway is the placing
of an asphalt tile floor on the
floor of the old girls shower
room in the high school build
ing. This will make this room
available as a teachers room,
freeing classroom on the first
floor for use this year. Folding
partitions are being installed in
the old stage-gymnasium in the
high school building to allow
the back portion of the stage
to be used as two classroom
areas.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
College President
Keynote Speaker
At Women's Meet

DR.. John A. Perkins, president
of the University of Delaware,
will be the keynote speaker at
the opening session of the Del
aware State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs fall conference. The
day-long parley will be held Sep
tember 10 on the University of
Delaware campus at Newark.
DR.. Perkins is a noted educa-
tor, author, and lecturer. The
college executive also served as
undersecretary of health, edu-
cation and welfare for the fed
eral government in 1888. He
is now chairman of the Ameri-
can Council of Education's sur
vey of dentistry.
His latest book is entitled
"Plain Talk from a Campus"
DR.. Perkins and his staff have
been assisting the State FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs with
plans for this years conference.
The theme of the conclave is
Meeting the Challenges of the
Space Era"
Registration and the coffee
hour marking the beginning of
the conference will be held on
The Mall in front of Mitchell
Hall at 8 am. The invocation
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Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
3 Tots Rescued
By Firemen When
Trapped In Home

Volunteer firemen of the the
Citizens Hose Company res
cued three young children from
the rooms where they were
sleeping on the second floor of
their home on Delaware Street
last Thursday night at lilo
pm. The youngsters are Sharon,
Johnny, and Jeffrey Still, 8, 6,
and 3 years of age. Their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Still,
Jr., were away and the baby
sitter had left the house for
only a few minutes when the
television set got on fire and
smoke filled the house. The
children were brought down
ladders by the firemen through
the front windows. A window
fan was running in a back bed
room which drew the smoke
that way and the children were
in the front bedrooms. The fire
was confined to the television
set. Forty-six firemen respond
ed to the alarm and were at the
site about a half-hour. Accord
ing to the firemen, they were
delayed in getting their appar-
atus set up due to parking on
both sides of Delaware Street
which is very narrow. The
Still home is just across from
the Delaware Street side of the
fire house.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Firemen Card Dances ,Bingo Parties
In Effort To Reduce Indebtedness

The Citizens Hose Company
is forwarding plans for the set
ting up of two regular events
which will be held to provide
funds to reduce the company's
indebtedness incurred d in the
building program, and also to-
ward the purch hase of new
equipment. According to fire
company officials the annual
fund drive supports current ex-
penses and little is left for in
debtedness. The debt must be
reduced, tn ey say, and new
equipment will have to be pur-
chased in a short time. Starting
on Saturday night, Sept. IL, the
fire company will sponsor a
dance at the Woodland Beach
Ballroom, formerly The Colise-
um, and dances will be held
each Saturday night thereafter.
Music will be provided by pop
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Mrs. Nolan Jones
Rites Held Here

Funeral services were held on
Monday, August 81 at Matthews
Funeral Home for Mrs. Blanche
Lewis Jones, II, widow of No
Ian Jones, who died on August
%. She was the daughter of
the late Joshua M. and Saran
Ann Lank Lewis. The Rev. j.
Howard Link, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, officiated at
the ceremony, and interment
was at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
She is survived by the follow
ing children; Mrs. Sarah ]. Kemp,
Dover; Mrs. Elizabeth Bush,
Smyrna; Robert L., Florida; and
James H., Abbeyville, Ala, also
8 grandchildren and three sis
tiers, Miss Anna Lewis and Mrs.
Helen Pyle, Rehoboth Beach.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
lst State Envoy
Flies To Alaska

Mrs. w. Harmon Money of
Middletown, former president of
the Delaware State Federation
of Women's Clubs has been des-
ignated by Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs as Delaware's represen-
tative for participation in spec
ial ceremonies to be held at
Juneau, the Alaskan state cap
ital, on September 5.
On behalf of the Delaware
State Federation and the Gov
ernor and citizens of Delaware,
Mrs. Money will present a Del
aware State Flag and the First
States official greetings to the
Honorable William A. Egan,
Governor of Alaska, as part of
ceremonies sponsored by the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs. In recognition of Della
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Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Building Position
To Smyrna Women

Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis of
Smyrna, a member of the State
Board of Education, has been
appointed to the building COM
of the Smyrna Special
School District. Her appoint
ment is effective Immediately.
Mrs. Ennis, a former teacher in
the local system, was only re-
Gently named to her position on
the state body by Gov. j. Caleb
Boggs. A message of congratu-
lations has been sent Mrs. Ennis
by the Smyrna board, inviting
her to all future meetings of the
commission. w. Howard Now
land is chairman Of the group.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
i. of I'D. To Offer
Sussex Lectures

In cooperation with several
of Sussex County organizations
the University of Delaware di-
vision of university extension
will again this year offer the
Sussex Lecture Series, featuring
selected members of the uni
versity faculty, at Seaford this
fall.
The six programs in the SER
les, in which audience partici-
patton and discussion will play
a large role, will be offered at
s pm. on Monday evenings from
October IL to November % in
the St. Luke's Episcopal Parish
House, Front aand King Streets,
Seaford.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Grade Placement
List Completed
For New Pupils

Classroom assignments for pu-
pills entering the first grade at
Smyrna Elementary School were
announced today by Mrs. Julia
w. Slaughter, principal. The
fall term will begin September
10. A total of ll9 pupils, SO
boys and so girls, have regis
tered thus far. School officials
expect some additional regis
trants prior to the initial day of
classes. The complete place
ment list is as follows:
Grade IL, Room Noah Williams,
Jimmy Cahall. Chuck Kershaw. Barry
Eckhart, Hickey Horsey, David Eierman,
Ernest Van Arsrall, James Reynolds ",
Powell, Donald Haley, Rodney Bullock
Ronald Peasanton. Dennis Mcbride, Keith
Faulkner. Mike Pryor. Cynthia Wilson.
Patricia Cole. Virginia johnson. Catherine
Startt, Gloria Cottman. Mary McFadden,
Ann Metzler. Sharon Drake, Barbara
johnson. Deborah Jones, Patricia Multi
gan, Renee Lynch.
Grade l-2. Room Frank Harvey. Dale
Sosden, Thomas Brown. Craig Everhart.
Roger Young. Daniel Cox. David Robin
son. Lewis Urian. Bobby CALL Robert
Johnson. Arthur Ellis. Terence Tyler.
Ernest Thomas. Edward Street. Timothy
Brady. Mary Emma Kulp. Harriet Bur-
ris. Mollie Luce. Kathi Long, Bonnie
Haley. Almedia Evans. Gail Sparks, Deb
McGee. Terri Moore. Carol Woodal, Shar-
on Pryor. Joleen Grove.
Grade 1-3. Room 3-Ricky Faulkner,
Dennis Rash George Elliott. Robert Car
row. Jimmy Wicks, Herbert Morrow, Da-
vid Lewis. Bruce Brown. Harry Blendt
H. David VanArsdall, Jan Lazzeri, George
Wright III. Michael Lewis. George Hep
burn. Andy Hramatnik, James Green.
Kenneth Sapp. Scott Belber. June Proud.
Susan Davis, Carol Cornelius. Patty Thomp-
Nancy FAIRIES, Carol Pappas, Nancy Ro-
chester. Pamela Sharpe. Margaret Gates.
Grade Ia. Room Richard Bland. Glen
Lowman. Billy Eaton. Tony Swiggett,
Wayne Davis. Douglas Little. Michael
Nabb. George Money. Donald Robinson.
Richard Jones III. Karl Flaig. Richard
Messick. Michael Dulin, Thomas Emerson,
Edwin Pierson. Michael Boyle. Michael
Lowman. Scott Noll. Douglas Little. Cath
crime Snow. Elva Morris. Sueann Baker.
Betty Blanchfed. Anna Harvey. Jenni-
fer McClements. Jane Cooper. Deborah
Tritt. Joan Patrick. Linda Shetzler, Pam
la Whaey. Carole Stump. Sandra Dixon.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
8 Petit Jurors
Picked In Area

Eight local sons were
among the petit jurors summon
ed this week for duty during
the September term of Kent
County Superior Court. The
court will begin proceedings
Sept. IA. Named for duty are
Edward Everhart, Beulah Blendt
and William M. Doughten,
Smyrna; Charles F. Baker, Mrs.
Grace Hurd, and George Ross,
Clayton; Herbert Churchman,
Sr. and Kelly Melton, Hartly.
The local jurors were selected
from the First, Third and Fourth
Districts.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Exchangee Calls
Town Wonderful"
In His LIST Week
On American Soil

The first days as a stranger
in this country began for Cor
RADIO Melega, a foreign exchange
student from Italy, when he
reached New York Thursday
night and was met in Whining
ton on Friday by members of
the William H. Willis, Sr. fam
lily and brought to Smyrna. This
is the first foreign student to at
tend the John Bassett Moore
High School and much interest
is shown in his arrival. Cora
do, who looks younger than his
seventeen years, has as his guide
and interpreter young Bill Will
is, IL, who is helping him to
learn more of the English Ian
guage before school starts. The
other Willis boys are Harry D,
s, and Richard NJ, 7. He liked
his trip on the plane, but did
not enjoy his bus trip to Will
mington. However, he thinks
Smyrna is wonderful" The
boy described his flight from
Milan, Italy to Brussels, to Shan
non Air Field in Ireland; a stop
over in Gander, Newfoundland,
and his arrival in New York.
The students stayed one night
in New York and Corrado said
that he was feeble" meaning
ill, from the plane trip. The
American Field Service had a
doctor who treated him and said
he could continue the trip. He
paid tribute to the American
Field Service for their care of
him. Asked his impressions of
New York, he found it a silent
city," and when questioned it
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Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Seasoned Squad
To Make Eagles
Big Grid Threat

An eight-game grid schedule
has been carded for the Smyr-
ma High School eleven this fall,
according to Charles V. Will
liams, faculty director of ath-
letics. The Eagles will open the
1859 campaign at home on Sept.
25 as hosts to inter-county rival
Middletown. A squad of 33 can
didates greeted head coach Bill
Horney for the opening drills,
the largest turnout since the
successful coach began his ten
ure at the local school. Twenty
of the prospective gridders are
seniors, many of them veterans
of past season play. Headlining
the list of returnees is husky
Bob Boyer, the hard-running
halfback; Barry Pritchard, the
teams number | signal-caller;
Wayne Cole, last seasons fleety
fullback who may be called
upon to take up the slack left
vacant by the graduation of ALI
Slater Ron Mccoy. Coach Hor-
ney anticipates another good
season for his charges. On the
strength of veteran players re-
turning, his expectations should
be realized. Practically his en-
tire line is again on hand for
front-line duty. Bolstering the
forward wall are Dave Marsh,
Dave Brown, Nick ROsello
Frank McGinnis, John Sheridan,
Bruce Pearce, and Rich Savage,
Other candidates for starting
berths include Clark Ross, Os-
car David, James Melville, Will
liam Rehak, Newlin Wood, Lee
Severson, Sidney Smith, Bob
Eckhart, Bill Mcintyre, Donald
Scott, Joe Walker, Tom Stach-
ecki, Larry Dickerson, Roge +
Stradley, John Heverin, K arl
Severson, John Hobson, Jimmy
Stats, Glenn Busker, Eric Neid-
hardt, Bob Pritchard, Jim Stell-
er, and Brandon Jones.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Bible Meeting Set Back

The Harvey c. Jones Bible
Class of Asbury M h o d S t
Church will have its first fall
monthly meeting at the home
of Mrs. Henry T. Price, North
Main Street, on Thursday even
ing, Sept. 10, at 8 pm. Because
of Labor Day, this meeting is
being held a week later than
usual. All future meetings will
be held on the first Thursday
of each month. Slides from the
spring banquet of the class will
be shown.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Cancer Unit Operates

All women over rs years of
age are eligible for free services
offered by the Cancer Detection
Center of the State Board of
Health here next Wednesday,
Sept. 9. The unit will operate
at the health facilities on East
Commerce Street between the
hours of 9:45 to ll:45 am. and
12:45 to 2::30 pm. Appointments
may be made by calling OIL g.
1888.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Grangers Visit Here

Capitol Grange, Dover, will pre-
sent the first fall visiting pro-
gram at the Smyrna Grange on
Thursday, September 10 at 8:l5
pm. in IOOF Hall. The topic
will be the United Nations, the
United Nation flag, the Emblem.
Mrs. Francis Raughley, lecturer,
will be in charge. Hostesses will
be Mrs. Townsend Vaughn, Mrs.
Potter, and Mrs. Arth-
ur Short.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Ladies Aid To Meet

Ladies Aid members of De-
laney's Church near Clayton will
hold their first fall meeting to-
day. Mrs. Frank Conner, presi-
dent, will conduct the business
session. The Rev. Mabel Erskine
and Mrs. Thomas Kelly COM
prise the refreshment commit
tee.
Smyrna times., 1959-09-03
Council Amends
Street Parking;
Proposal Tabled
On Wage Increase

Reynolds Bradley, chief of the
Citizens.Hose Company, attend
ed the meeting of Smyrna Town
Council Friday night to bring to
the attention of the members
the need for eliminating park
ing on one side of Delaware
Street in the vicinity of the fire
house as a safety measure. The
need was emphasized at the
home of the John c. Still, Jr.
family when parked cars on
both sides of the narrow street
hampered the firemen in getting
their equipment near. He also
suggested the need for men to
be designated as auxiliary po-
lice for use during fires and to
take care of extraordinary traf-
fic conditions. These men would
be sworn in and deputized as
auxiliary police, with authority.
Chief of Police John w. Jacobs,
Jr., member of the fire COM
pany, accompanied MIR. Bradley,
and offered suggestions in the
matter. Council appointed the
police committee to work with
Chief Jacobs and bring a report
to council in their findings and
recommendations. Council pass
ed a motion to amend the park
ing ordinance to eliminate park
ing on the east side of Della
ware Street from South Street
to Mt. Vernon. Town Manager
Rex D. Gilmore called attention
to the hazards at the corner of
South and Main Streets when
school buses are arriving and
Charles V. Williams,
member of council and high
school principal, clarified the
problem by telling of the num-
ber of buses involved and the
hours of their arrival and de-
parture.
Receive Street Aid
Following discussion the coun-
Gil voted to amend the parking
ordinance to prohibit parking
on the north side of South
Street between Main and Mar
ket Street Plaza between the
hours of 8 and 9 am. and 3 and
4 pm. on school days. MIR. Gil
more reported that S26,655.O4
has been received from the
street aid fund, which
will be applied to reconstruc-
ton of Lake Drive, just COM
pleted, and also to installation
of new street lighting on Du-
Pont Parkway from the Welfare
Home Road to Duck Creek. All
the materials for this project
have been purchased and are on
hand. Question was raised by
Councilman Kenneth D. Smith
about the availability of town
sewers at various locations in
town. After reviewing the areas
not served council agreed that
every effort should be made to
construct sewers for all loca-
tions as soon as construction
schedules and financing could
be arranged. MIR. Gilmore pre-
sented council with overall
wage rates and after discussion
council tabled the wage review
until the meeting of Sept. 25 so
that additional information on
comparative wages could be ac-
quired. The town manager ex-
planned when the question was
raised on low voltage that it
was due to present construction
work and will be corrected
with completion of the rebuild
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
Mrs. Abernuthy
Heads National
Women Lawyers

Mrs. Maurine Alternately. q
lawyer here for nine years, was
elected president Of the Ma
tional Women Lawyers Associ-
alton yesterday at Miami
Beach, Fla.
A native Of Oklahoma City,
Okla, Mrs. Alternately was
graduated from Central COL
lege. Fayette. Mo-, and took her
law degree at the University Of
Tulsa. She is past president Of
Beta Chapter, Phi Delta Legal
Fraternity, past president Of
the Oklahoma State Society
and a member Of the District
Bar Association.
Her ofiices are at sos Four
tenth street. NV.
Mrs. Alternately succeeds Miss
Bess Nina Miglionico Of Bir-
mingham, Ala, who will repre-
sent the women on the Ameri-
can Bar Associations House Of
Delegates.
Other officers elected were:
First vice president. Mrs. Re-
becca Bowles Marks Of ITALIA
hassee, Fla; second vice presi-
dent. Miss Anna o. Blum Of
Monroe, Wis.,, and treasurer:
Mrs. Dorothy Orsini Of Little
Rock. Ark.