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Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Clayton Teacher
Feted On Leave
To Teach Abroad

Miss Mary Lee Wilkins, Will
mington, a teacher for the past
seven years of the first grade
at the Clayton School, was the
guest of honor at two separate
affairs held on the eve of her de-
parture for Germany where she
will teach the children of United
States servicemen. Miss Wilkins
plans to fly to Germany and ex-
poets to stay for one year. MIR.
and Mrs. Linden Doughten, Sr.
were hosts at a farewell dinner
at The Wayside Inn Friday even
ing, at which Miss Wilkins and
Mrs. w. T. Doughten were their
guests. The guest of honor was
presented a purse. Members of
the faculty of the Clayt o n
School, and others who attend
ed the affair in tribute to their
colleague included MIR. and Mrs.
Earl Ely, Jr., Mrs. James Car
son, Jr., Mrs. Harry Moor, M
Sgt. and Mrs. William Carrow,
Mrs. Joseph Ziegler, Mrs. Will
liam Hutchison, Mrs. Bertha
Seyil. Mrs. Frances Kitchens,
and Mrs. Marion Smith, all of
Clayton; Mrs. Richard Vaughn,
Mrs. julie Slaughter, Mrs. How
ard Pletsch, all of Smyrna, and
Mrs. Esther Hynson, Cheswold.
On Saturday, Mrs. Dorothy E.
Burke, of Clayton, was hostess
at a luncheon in Miss Wilkins
honor which was attended by
children of the first grade, who
presented their teacher with a
piggy bank which they had filled
with their own gift of money.
The pupils who attended the
party were Mark Daniels, Bobby
Vaughn, Margie Dickerson, Shar-
on Yost, Billy Carey, Paul Bick-
ling, Jane Hutchison, Kenny
Strong, Guy Cook, Susan Zieg-
Ter, Elaine Ely, Michael Quillen,
Sandra Moffitt, Betty Ann Burke.
Four of the children in the class
were away on vacation and two
were ill and could not be pre-
sent.
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Aqua Spectacle,
Fashion Showing
To Usher In Fall

The Aqua-ettes and Bryan
cites, and Bryan Cadets will pre-
sent their 1859 Aqua spectacle
Ripping Waters at a colorful
affair, combining a display of
water talent and a fall fashion
show, with local models, at the
Smyrna Swimming Club pool on
August rs. This will be the first
event at the pool which will be
available to non-members of the
private club. The Bryanettes and
Bryan Cadets are a group of
youngsters, ranging in age from
s to Is, who combine their dane
ing ability with aquatic skill.
They do spectacular acrobatic
diving with a trampoline and al
so offer some singing and COM
edy, under the direction of Betty
A. Russell and Mildred w. Bry-
an. The event here is sponsored
by The Ivy Shop and Wootten's
Clothing Store. Mrs. Margaret
Storey has announced that the
local models for the fashion
show staged by The Ivy Shop
will be Mrs. Lee Slaughter, Miss
Mary Catherine Smith, Mrs.
Sarah Hamburg, Miss Sandra
Kruchen, Mrs. Joseph Passwat-
ers, and Miss Joyce Thompson.
The male models selected by
Wootten's Clothing Store in
clude Robert Boyer, Carl Fisch-
~on.;prad on pauo Twelve
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20

The states biggest football
spectacular-the Fourth Annual
Delaware All Star High School
Football Game-will be played
this Saturday afternoon in the
University of Delaware Stadium
at Newark. Kickoff will be at
2 pm. for the Blue VS.. Gold
clash of 1859 graduates, which
again will benefit the Delaware
Foundation for Retarded Child
rem. Last years game netted
$25,000 for the DFRC.
The Colds, from south of the
Wilmington city limits and the
Lancaster Pike, will be shooting
for their first victory of the 1--WE
Play That They May Learn" SER
les. Their head coach this year
is Frank Coveleski of Rehoboth
Beach High. Coaching the Blues
is Bob DeGroat of Tower Hill
School. The game will climax 10
days of training at the Univer-
sity for both 35-player squads.
Outstanding schoolboy talent
will be in action. The Colds can
call on three All-State backs in
Bill Reader of William Penn, Jim
Yori of Laurel and Orville Bas-
inski of Caesar Rodney. ALL
Staters on the Gold line are End
Walt Mackey and Center Wayne
Crissman, both of Newark.
The Blues include the three
plus-220-pound All-State line
men from Salesianum: Ross Iu-
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Parkway Lights
To Be Installed:
Sewer Extension
Project Finished

AT the regular meeting of
Smyrna Town Council Friday
night Town Manager Rex D. Gil
more reported on the rebuilding
of the primary electric line
which has been in progress for
four weeks by Henkels & Nc
Coy, which will probably be
completed within the next two
weeks. The council unanimously
authorized the installation of
the Dupont Parkway street
lights following the completion
of the rebuilding of the primary.
Progress in still another depart
ment was revealed by Mr.. Gil
more, who reported that for the
past two weeks the town of
Smyrna has been operating on
automatic controls utilizing the
new l,000-gallon minute pump
during the day, and the original
500-gallon minute water pump
during the night. Materials are
here for the new well house
fence which will be put up. In
stallation of sewers in the south
west section of town will be
completed soon. Residents ad-
jacent to the new sewer can
make application at any time for
sewer connections. Council had
been approached by the man.
agement of the Smyrna Theatre
requesting permission to install
their own we'll for air condition
ing purposes. Council granted
permission for the installation.
Authorization was given the
chief of police and the town
manager to purchase winter uni
forms as required for the police
department. Chief of Police John
w. Jacobs, Jr. submitted reports
of that department for the
months of June and July. In
June there were SO complaints;
81 arrests; motor vehicle, Is; as
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Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Marydel Catholics
Get Parish Hall

Construction of a new 500, 900
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Parish Hall at Marydel is pro-
crossing rapidly, according to re-
ports released this week. The so
by loft. one-story structure of
cinder block construction, will
house facilities for future use
as a temporary church. Founda-
tions have been completed, and
brick work is now underway.
Helso Engineering & Construc-
ton Co., of Wilmington, is the
general contractor. Completion
of the building is expected by
mid-November. The hall, which
is rising close to the temporary
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Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Cancer Center Open

Equipment of the Cancer De-
lection Center of the State
Board of Health will be in oper-
alton at the health unit on East
Commerce Street tomorrow be-
tween the hours of 9:45 ll:45
am. and l2:45 2:30 pm. All
women over rs years of age are
eligible for this service. Ap-
pointments may be made by
calling OIL 3-7088.
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Band Continues
Its Winning Ways

The excellence of the band of
the Citizens Hose Company was
again proven when they captur-
ed the first prize of $l00 at the
recent parade at Oxford, Pa.
Their next marching engage
ment with a delegation of volun-
teers of the fire company is at
Marydel on Sept. first. They are
also in preparation for the big
parade at Newark during the
state firemen's convention on
Sept. 10 at 4::30 pm. They were
scheduled to participate in a
parade at Sudlersville, Md. last
night "Wednesday, with the
rain date on Thursday.
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Heavy Enrolment
Pushes Faculty
To An-Time High;
Staff Completed

Stating of the Smyrna High
School faculty for the l959-60
term was completed this week
with the addition of Andre A.
Muelenaur, a graduate of Duke
University, to teach junior high
social studies and mathematics.
The hiring of Muelenaur brings
to 65 the total number of in
structors employed by the dis
trict. This represents an increase
of four over last year and a
gain of seventeen over the 48
listed in 1856. Muelenaur has l3
years tie CHI ing experience,
twelve of which were spent in
the Winston-Salem, N. c. sys-
tenn where, in addition to teach
ing social studies and math, he
also coached football and bas-
ketball. Supplementing his Bach
elor's degree is Master of Arts
degree from Columbia Univer-
sity and more than go graduate
credits beyond the latter in his
subject and relative fields. The
position he assumes was created
by increased enrolment. Muel-
enaur spent four years in the
Army during World War II, has
been active in the Moravian
Church, is married and has four
children. Five other teachers
will be introduced when the
schools reopen for classes Sept.
10. David K. Fauser, a gradu-
ate of Pennsylvania State Teach
ers College and holder of Mas
ter's degree from the University
of Pennsylvania, has been nam
ed to the newly-created post of
administrative assistant to Supt.
George V. Kirk. He will also as
sumo the responsibilities of jun
ior high school principal. Miss
Harriet Coleman Burris will
teach new section of the third
grade caused by larger enroll
ments. She did her undergradu-
ate work at the University of
Delaware. The addition of Rob-
ert Graham increases the indus
trial arts staff to two and will
open the course to much larger
number of students. MIR. Graham
had his training at Millersville
State Teachers College. Miss
Louise Ratledge, a holder of de-
grees in math and Latin, fills a
vacancy in the academic math
department caused by the resig-
nation of Miss Miriam Brown to
marry. Ebe L. Joseph, Jr., a
graduate of Washington College
and formerly on the Caesar Rod
ney School faculty, replaces
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Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Nelson Family Reunites

More than sixty members and
friends from three-state area
attended the Nelson family re-
union held at Little's Grove,
Newark. Persons from Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and D e a w a r e
joined in the reunion festivities
which included a picnic lunch,
swimming, fishing, and a pro-
gram of games. A business meet
ing concluded the day-long ac-
tiVitY.
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Lodge Picnic Slated

Daughters of America will
hold their annual lodge picnic
at Wheeler's Park, Harrington,
on Sept. 6. Members desiring to
participate are requested to meet
at the lodge hall at ii am.
Those who have not made re-
servations should contact Mrs.
Doris Knox at OIL 3-9725.
Means of transportation will be
provided if requested.
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Elementary School ReOpens

Offices at the Smyrna Ele-
mentary School were reopened
this week with the return of the
school secretary and principal
from vacations. They will re-
main at their desks daily for the
remainder of the summer in pre-
paration for the resumption of
classes Sept. 10.
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20
Schoolboy All-Star Grid Classic
Slated Saturday At Newark Campus

dica, Vince Marcozzi and Don
Burawski. They also have Tony
Bucci, All-State quarterback at
Claymont High in 1857. Iudica
recently played in the All-Amer-
ica Prep game at Baton Rouge,
louisiana.
Smyrna times., 1959-08-20

Freeman of Minnesota, Mayor
P. K. Peterson of Minneapolis,
and Mayor Joseph E. Dillon of
St. Paul will be among the dig
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Job destruction -----

We struck with the false ring of slogan conceived
by several thousand unemployed workers assembled recently
in Washington us News and World Report termed it an
artfcay contrved demonstration to attempt to that
the Administration isn't doing enough to create jobs The
slogan Get America back to work.
There nothing wrong in the slogan itself. We'd like
to every person who wants employment to have But the
trouble is with the who engineered the demonstration
and probably had lot to do with coming the slogan-Wal
ter Reuher labor leader who has wary eye the presi
dency of the United States.
An investigation of conditions will discover that labor
unions have forced prices to the point where the products
companies have been priced out of the market thereby
creating the unemployment they blame government That
fact is becoming clearer the United States more and
foreign companies undertaking American concerns
Buyers by the hundreds of thousands taking advantage
of lower priced goods in foreign countries The astounding
rise in the sale of foreign is just example Foreign
steel is being purchased whenever possible.
Here you have it in nutshell AS the us. News also
declared THE labor monopoly and initiation have suned job
creation Radical labor leaders would attempt to try to put
Americans back work with additional government spend
ing that reminds Of the boondoggng days of the 1930s
Such efforts did reduce unemployment and it merely
got government further in debt.
The chief of this unemployment problem in the
United today the continual hike in wage contracts
by large labor unions regardless Of PERSONS productive
worth Improvement in the things he manufactures In
this agricultural and recreatona too adverse
y affected but the problem is with just the The
coal industry nearby West Virginia sick 1t costs
produce than the product is worth It's the story in
other casscations Until labor really realizes its response
bity society there will be real improvement in the
employment problem
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Thieves at Northern
Get Slight Reward

Thieves broke into Northern High
school at Cove on Monday night
and defaced a number of doors
in their attempt to discover a
quantity of money. Their efforts
were rewarded with S1.38, 10
stamps and three pounds of fish.
Paul Muha, principal, said they
had damaged considerably the front
doors, by u&ing a crowbar and five
doors in the building we're defaced
and damaged.
Authorities were called to in
vestigate but their efforts have
been fruitless thus far.
There were also reports of rob-
berries in the school at Bruceton
Mills, w. Va, and a store in
Aurora, w. Va, the same night.
Activities remain quiet in the
Oakland area. Authorities have
been keeping close check constantly
since a series of robberies in Oak
land several weeks ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Final Plans Made
For Air Raid Alert

Final plans for the countyS
participation in the national civil
defense exercise operation alert
were announced by Fred Tichnell,
county civil defense director.
The exercise will be held Friday,
April II and Saturday, April IS,
and all cities and counties in Mary
land will participate.
On April II statewide air raid
drill will be conducted At 11:30
a. m, the alert signal is to be
sounded, at which time all radio
and television stations will be Or
dered off the air by the Federal
Communications Commission. The
only stations that operate on COnel-
rad (640 or 1240) will return to
the air. The drill will be conducted
from 11:30 until IL o'clock noon.
Mr.. Tichnell said that in some
parts of the county it may not be
possible to hear the Conelrad sig
nal and that people should not be-
come alarmed Persons unable to
hear the Conelrad signal are urged
to notify their nearest CD official
to be plotted for future planning.
The alert signal will not affect
traffic The second step will be at
1:30 when the take cover signal
is sounded. Traffic is to stop and
people seek shelter at this time
All police in the county will as
sist in stopping traffic.
In addition to the traffic drill
the exercise will include a simu-
lated bomb hit in various parts
of Maryland. A sealed envelope to
the director will indicate the posi-
ton of these hits" The envelope
will be opened at 1:50. State CD
headquarters will be advised by
phone or radio the extent Of dam
age in the county. Recovery steps
will be determined.
Mr.. TichneIl called attention to
the two signals to be sounded on
April II. The first at 11:30 will be
the alert signal, three to five
minute steady blast on sirens. At
100 the take cover signal will be
sounded. This is a three minute
warbling tone or short blast on
sirens. The air raid drill will termi-
nate at 1875 which will be auto
matte, without any siren signal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Man Charged With Assault
And Battery Is Fined

William Marley, of Deer Park,
charged with assault and battery
upon Charles M. Filsinger, was
given a hearing before Trial Magis-
trate Boyd Sanders, Sr., and upon
pleading guilty to the charge, was
fined $50.
John Sisler, pleaded not guilty
to a charge of fishing without
a license when brought before the
magistrate early in April. MagiS-
trate Sanders rendered a verdict
of guilty and he was fined $40 and
costs. The arrest was made by Leo
G. Friend, game warden.
Donald Uphole, Oakland, plead
ed net guilty to a charge of hav-
ing a loaded gun in his automobile
but ne was found guilty and fined
$40 and costs. A charge of shoot
ing at ducks with a rifle was dis
missed for lack of evidence. He
also pleaded not guilty to this
charge.
Playford Freeman Echenrode
pleaded guilty to a charge of bas-
tary before Magistrate Sanders on
April 5. He was ordered TO pay
$50 per month for the support of
the child.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Teachers Elect

Garrett County Teachers elected
Eugene Finn as president of the
county association at a meeting in
Southern High school on Tuesday
evening. He succeeds Charles
Strauss.
Others named were Miss Elaine
Chrisman, first vice-president;
Charles Strauss, second vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Anna X Beachy, secre-
tary; Mrs. Hildred Mulvey, treas
urer.
Representing the county at the
annual convention will be W. Ken
meth Johns, Charles Strauss, Earl
Savage and Merle Frantz.
Reports CT various committees
were heard including legislative,
by Ralph Beachley; auditing by
Earl Savage; IMPA public rela-
tions by Miss Viola Broadwater;
Rathbun loan fund, by Darrell Ma
lone; insurance, Eugene Finn; and
the meeting with the Board OF
Education, by Merle Frantz.
The inaction of the recent legis-
lature and the salary scale for
teachers were among the items dis
cuSSed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Schools Garry Out
Recommendations of
Fire Investigator

Members Of the Board of Educa-
ton we're informed that quite a
number of recommendations of the
State Fire Investigator had been
taken care of when they met Tues
day in official session. The report
was made by Willard l.. Hawkins,
county superintendent of schools.
Mr.. Hawkins reported the follow
ing items had been completed:
Grantsville, ventilator in the
boiler room; electrical system put
in approved order.
North Glade, electrical system
satisfactory trash removed from
boiler room, and door to furnace
room being kept closed.
Swanton, a fire resistive ceiling
and removal of ashes.
Bittinger, fire extinguiSher in.
stalled.
Accident, closed voids in wall in
furnace room.
Kitzmiller, metal cabinet pro-
vided for storage of paints, boiler
room stairway enclosed; removal
of combustible materials from
storage room.
Red House, installation of per
manent outlet for freezer in kitch'
en- and removal of temporary Wir'
ing, installation of fire reSistive
ceiling in boiler room, IA ampere
fuses installed in electric circuits
light switches in boiler room re
placed; fire extinguishers OK.
Crellin, storage room okayed
area under stairway cleaned anc
closed.
Center street; deteriorated eX
tension cord replaced, exit light!
put in working order.
Deer Park, fire resistive ceiling
placed in furnace room.
Loeb Lynn, fire resistive ceiling
placed in furnace room.
All exit lights placed in work
ing order.
Board approved purchase of "a
additional extinguishers from Oak
land Hardware company, low bid
ders, to be installed at once. Mr.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Spelling Bee Will
Take Place Tonight

Twenty-Five contestants from
fourteen schools of the county will
participate in the fourth annual
countrywide Spelling Bee, set for
tonight at o'clock at the bennett
Road school.
The program will open with
selections by the bennett Road
band under direction of Mary X.
Eliason. Foster A. Riggs, principal
will bring greetings. Sixth grade
students will spell first, with AL
bert Ringer, as pronouncer.
Following selections by the Den
nett Road Glee club, also directed
by Miss Eliason, the ninth grade
students will spell with Miss Leora
LaRue as pronouncer.
Maurice Brookhart, vice-presi-
dent of the Board of Education,
will award certificates, and medals
will be presented by Willard L.
Hawkins. superintendent of schools.
The spelling bee committee in
cludes Foster A. Riggs, chairman;
Lester Bolyard. Iva B. Walker,
Alta II. Duling, Virginia McKen-
zie, Phyllis H. Williams and Hill
dred B. Mulvey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Rare Negatives Are
Discovered in Home

Some $50 rare negatives OF
people and events of long ago,
we're recently discovered in the
Lawton home on Pennington street
and a number of them are being
enlarged in an attempt to identify
them.
They were found by Bernard
Nally. painter, who has turned
them over to Emory w. Adams.
Mr. Adams is having enlargements
made.
The negatives are the old glass
wet plate type, which was the
successor to the Daguerreotpye
and came into being in the middle
of the 10Th century. Undoubtedly
some of the negatives date back
to the middle 1906. They are
five by seven and four by five in
size
One shows the old amphitheatre
in Mt Lake Park under conStruc-
ton. Another shows Mrs. Henry
McComas, ST., in the back yard of
her home with one of her chill
dren. Another shows George Ker-
ms in the uniform Of some organ
ization. Others show the streets of
Oakland, one right after a fire
which consumed the entire block
on west Second street. There are
pictures of some of the stores of
the day. The Rudy building, then
the Offutt building; the Garrett
National Bank, and the boardwalk
beside it that led to the railroad
station.
Some fifty of them have been
enlarged and Mr.. Adams is going
slow on the balance as each en-
largement costs $3.50.
The plates we're the work of the
late Samuel LaWton, a photogra-
pher, the father of Mrs. BERTHE
Thrasher, of Oakland.
The photographs arc causing
widespread interest
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Farm Queen Will
Ride In Apple
Blossom Parade

Miss Sue Hershberger, Maryland
Farm queen, who is a senior stu
dent at Northern High school, has
received and has accepted an in
vitation to participate in the
Shenandoah Apple Blossom festival
parade in Winchester, Va, on Fri
day, May l.
The Grantsville community's
planning committee, has made ar
rangements to enter float in the
parade, the same float designed
by Charles Murray which partici-
pated in the Maple Festival at
Meyersdale just recently.
The planning committee in
cludes Audrey Edwards, Helen
Hardesty, c. l. Young, Don New
man and Paul Muha. Muha said
the money to provide the float
citizens of the Grantsville area.
citizens fthe Grantsville area.
He said the float would be sent to
Winchester by van the day pre-
ceding the parade and that Miss
Hershberger would drive to Win
chester early on parade day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
6-inch Snowfall
Hats Spring Trend

A sudden sWirling snoWstorm
last Sunday morning caused sud-
den halt to the approach of spring.
1t caught many residents wearing
spring apparel at church services
and dumped at least six inches OF
snow on the ground by nightfall.
Temperatures dropped to 80 de-
grees or below by evening. The
storm was from the east and piled
up moderate sized drifts in num-
Der of places. The State Roads
commission sent out Is trucks and
81 men in Oakland and Accident
areas to keep roads in condition
for driving. The County Roads de-
partment also was busy on secon-
Diary highways.
The unexpected snowfall fol-
lowed a period of two days of rain
on Friday and Saturday. Monday
remained cloudy with Tuesday
clear and cool. The suns rays be-
gan to have some effect yesterday
and it remained clear and warm
today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-16
Youths Are Nabbed
On Auto Count

Two youths from Oakland are
being held at Morgantown, w. Va,
charged with tampering with an
automobile.
Police identified the pair as
Charles Leo Baker, %, and Carl
William Wilson, Jr., IS.
Police said they received a num-
Der of complaints from residents
about tampering cases. One last
call came from a postoffice en-
ploye who reported two youths
tampering with car on the post
office lot. The arresting officers
said Baker was standing on the
opposite curb as lookout while
Wilson was inside a car attempting
to start the motor