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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

stiff tests of their driving skill
At stake were scholarships of
$4,000. $500 and $1,000.
This is where we separate
the men from the ribbon
clerks" said Frank H. Grinnell,
who ran the skill driving test.
He pointed to a problem known
as the offset garage"
Inches to Spare
Each contestant had to drive
through a flag-marked drive
way with about a foot clearance
on each side into the garage.
The garage, delineated on
the Armory floor by iron
railing. was to the right of the
driveway-with only a cars
length space to manuever and
only a few inches to spare on
either side.
"Oh. it can be done on the
first attempt" said Nj. Grin
nell. If you don't go more
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STORE HOURS Mondays 1910 to 9; Tuesdays Wednesdays
and Saturdays 10 to g. Thursdays and Fridays 10 to Free
Parking
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By the Associated Press

Death Whoop," a painting
showing an Indian brave with
a white mans scalp, once again
faces ominously out over the
House Interior Committee,
which handles Indian affairs
among other things.
The history of the painting
is told by Representative
Rogers. Democrat Of Texas. a
committeeman, in his latest
news letter." In the painting
the Indian is standing erect
and holding the scalp at arms
length. The loser Of the scalp
is prone on the ground, with
his scalped head plainly visible.
Mr.. Rogers account:
UNLESS you appreciate this
kind Of art. you can readily
understand that 1t might be abb
horrent to some eyes. This
seemed to be the case, because
some years back when the
Democrats were in control the
Republicans complained be-
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Germans Donate

BERLIN, Aug. Is APP
West Berliners have donated
S380,000 to express their graf
itude for the l948-49 allied
airlift that defeated the Soviet
road blockade. The money will
finance scholarships for chill
dren and relatives of the IL
British and American airmen
killed in the airlift.
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than half inch too far on either
side"
The contestants had five
chances to pull back and try
again. Most Of them. despite
their straining at the wheel
lost all so points.
Another problem consisted OF
driving the right wheels of the
cars between two rows of rub
Der balls for about so feet. The
pals we're 4 inches farther
apart than the wheels.
Curb Parking, Too
There was also a problem
in regular curb parking. simi-
lar to the one given in the
District driving test, and an
other in turning and backing
out of a narrow intersection.
Each contestant had to re-
member all the while to give
proper hand signals and observe
other safety rules.
But that Offset parking was
a real dilly," said contestant
Lester E. Cooke, jr., 10, a win
ner in his home State of Kan
sas. Its all a question OF
being relaxed but that's the
hardest thing to do"
Lester had lost all his points
on the garage parking.
City Driving Test
Il don't think anyone would
ever build one like that in the
city" he said.
The skill driving test is only
one part of the competition
Another phase consisted of a
road driving test through 60
miles OF Washington streets
with an American Automobile
Association instructor along to
check.
In addition psychological
and written tests were given
the contestants, who came
from every State except Ohio
and Vermont, plus the District,
After the scores are COM
piled. the winner will be an
nounced at a banquet tonight
at the Statler Hotel.
This is the first year that a
girl has not reached the ma
tionals.
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House School
Inquiry Hit

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IS
AP).-Episcopal church lead
ers are objecting to a sched-
uled hearing next month by
the House Un-American Activ-.
tiles Committee into Cahfor-
MIA schools. =
The department Of social
relations, Episcopal Diocese Of
California, issued a resolution
yesterday calling the House
committees past procedure 80
threatening to the private well
fare OF countless innocent in
dividuals that the public con-
science is and must thereby be
outraged"
The Right Rev. James A.
Pike. bishop OF California. said:
MY deepest objection to ali
this sort of thing is the lack
OF conformation of witnesses
by the accused, lack of cross
examination, and the lack of
opportunity to adduce rebuff
ting testimony"
The resolution contended
teachers called before the COM
mittee more often than not
would be deemed guilty SIM
ply because they we're SUBJ
poenaed, whether or not in fact
they are guilty of subversive
activities"
The resolution was for
warded to Representatives John
F. Shelley. Democrat of Cali
fornia, and William S. Mall
lard, Republican of California.
The. Episcopal statement ar
gued the hearings could. serve
no legislative purpose because
CALIFORNIA; school systems al
ready are covered by a loyalty
oath.
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year, S72 million the second
and $l0S million the third, ex-
elusive of quarters, subsistence,
transportation, equipment and
other benefits.
All in all, the Republicans
commended, it would cost some
where beteween 1915 million
and $3.50 million a year. add to
imitation. increase the national;
deficit and provide a program,
of natural resource conserva-'
ton better achieved by exist.
ing agencies.
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Nobody Seems to Want
ScoIped-Mon Pointino

cause the picture was hung op-
posite them and they had 70
sit and look at 1t all during
committee meeting.
Their complaint went for
naught, but when they won an
election and got into power
they promptly switched Death
Whoop' TO the other wall.
There it stared the Democratic
members in the face.
This allegedly went on for
two or three sessions of Con-
gress until the S2d session.
Death Whoop' was removed
entirely from the wall In the
committee room, supposedly
because some of the Indian
tribes complained that it put
the Indian in a bad light.
There is no doubt that the
white man has never had an
about enthusiasm for the In
dian pastime of scalping. How
ever, most Of us on the COM
mittee had understood that
this was a lost art.
in any event, the request
Of the Indians was honored
and the picture was removed.
However, with the advent of
the SD Congress the picture
again found its way to the
committee room and now
adorns the wall high above the
spectator section of the room.
No one needs look at 1t unless
he wants to.
1T might be added that the
complaints from the commit
tee members came from those
with hair. Several Of us felt
no danger Of being scalped by
an Indian or anyone else and,
therefore, made no complaint. "
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Fishers in Spain

BARCELONA. Spain. Aug. 10
(AP).-Elizabeth Taylor and
her husband. Singer Eddie
Fisher, arrived today by plane
from Paris. They motored on
to Sagaro. a seaside resort
north of Barcelona. where
Miss Taylor is to start work
on a movie.
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Offset Garage ests
Top Rood-e-o SkiIIs

Anyone who has sweated and fumed trying his
car into tight appreciate the problem which
teen-age drivers faced yesterday.
AS contestants in the National Teen compe-
ton National Armory they were going through
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Three Smyrna Area Men Just Miss
Cuba's Open Rebellion In Havana

Three Smyrna area men took
a trip into the rebel-infested hills
of western Cuba shortly before
the climax of the revolution and
left Havana the day before fight
ing broke out there. Alec Wood,
%, of Clayton, a sophomore at
the University of Delaware, was
among % young people who at
tempted to explore Cuban caves
over the holiday. Only five made
it. Others were turned back to
Key West at Havana Airport.
With Wood were Karl Francis of
near Taylor's Bridge and Edgar
Smith, Smyrna barber employ
ed at Vance's Barber Shop. 9th
er members of the group who
succeeded in getting into the
country were Phyllis Porterfield
of Murraysville, near Pittsburgh,
Pa, and Archie Evans of Ridley
Park, Pa. Miss Porterfield, Fran
els, and Evans are students at
Pennsylvania State University
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08

and members of the National
Sociological Society there. The
22 members of the party drove
to Key West and sent an ad-
vance group over Saturday, Dec.
27. At Havana, these two were
told the group wouldn't be per-
mitted into the country. How
ever, the five succeeded by leav-
ing their equipment at Key West
and flying there Sunday by Q
Airways as tourists, then check
ing into the Hotel Roosevelt. The
rest came Monday and were or
dered back into the planes at
gunpoint. The two advance men
were ordered aboard plane on
Sunday - probably the return
flight that the Smyrna group
came in on. Wood said they saw
no rebels during the entire four
day trip. They went sightseeing
until Tuesday and then had a
taxi drive them to Pinar del Rio
CONTINUED on Pare Four)
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Smyrna Marine
Ends Training

George L. Bailey, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clay F. Bailey of AL
Clayton Road, Smyrna, complet-
ed recruit training Dec. 27 at the
Marine Corps Recruit Depot,
Paris Island, S. c. Relatives and
friends of many of the new Mar
ines were on hand to witness the
graduation ceremonies. The r.
week training schedule included
drill, bayonet training, physical
conditioning, parades and cere-
monies, and other military sub
jects. Three weeks were spent
on the rifle range where the re-
cruits fired the MI rifle and re-
ceived instruction in basic Mar
inc infantry weapons. This re-
cruit training prepares young
Leathernecks for further special
lied infantry training at Camp
Lejeune, N. c.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Grange Launches
Youth Activities

State Master Paris Kirby and
Mrs. Kirby were guests at the
Kent County Pomona Grange
meeting held New Years Day at
the Marydel Community Hall,
with about seventy-five in at
tendance. A turkey dinner was
served by Bethesda Grange,
host. The address of welcome
was given by Eugene Thomas,
an agricultural senior student at
the University of Delaware, who
also gave a report on his trip to
Chicago with the All Club group
from Delaware. Harry c. John
son, master of Smyrna Grange,
gave the response. Several state
officers were present. State Lee
turer Wallace Caulk, who is also
Pomona secretary, gave a report
on the State Grange youth pro-
gram which is being set up, and
which was approved by the
group. Mr.. Kirby gave a short
talk on coming events and of the
Leaders Conference to be held
in Capital Grange Hall, Dover,
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08

Smyrna High School opened
its 1859 basketball campaign in
excellent fashion at Chestertown
Tuesday night, coasting to one
sided 47-22 triumph. Dick Cole
sparked the Eagle drive with ID
points. Jim Persinger and Ronnie
Mccoy also hit for double fig
ures, Persinger dropping in IL
and Mccoy totaling 10. The Eag-
les smooth-operating offense
jumped out to an early lead and
left the court at halftime leading
26-9. The Chestertown squad
could never muster a serious
threat against the tight Smyrna
zone defense. The Marylanders
managed only single point in
the entire second quarter. Cole,
Persinger, and Bob Eckhart gave
Smyrna a h e i g ht advantage
which they used to control both
offensive and defensive boards.
Coach Richardson Tritt cleared
his bench in an effort to control
the scoring. The second team of
Bob Boyer, Barry Pritchard, Joey
Walker, Luther Lucas and David
Passmore played on an even par
with the Chestertown five dur
ing the entire last period. Newlin
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Vets Attain New
Membership High

The next in the series of teen
age record hops sponsored by
the Newnam-Lee-Urban Post
1901, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
is scheduled for Friday, Jan. l6
at 7::45 pm. The dances are held
every other Friday night, and
members of the Ladies Auxiliary
serve with members of the post
as chaperones. The dances have
been we'll attended. Post Quar-
termaster George Barnes has an
'nounced that the post has now
attained l27 percent in the cur
rent membership contest. The
contest of District 3, of which
the local post is member, clos
ed Dec. 81. The results of the
contest will be announced at the
next regular meeting of District.
3 to be held at Dover Memorial
Post on Jan. l9. Post Command
er George Haley has announced
that the next meeting of the De-.
partment of Delaware, Veterans
of Foreign Wars will be held on
Jan. IL. All members of the post
are urged to attend. The next
regular meeting of the local post
will be held on Jan. 81 at 8 pm.
in the post home in Clayton. A
capacity crowd enjoyed the mus
ic of The Starlighters at the gala
V.F.W. New Years Eve dance
which was attended by many out
of town guests.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Harris Reelected
To Head Firemen:
Bradley New Chief

Fred Harris, Jr. was reelected
president of the Citizens Hose
Company at the annual meeting
held Monday night at the fire
house. Other officers named to
serve during the year follow:
James Truax, vice president; Lex
FAIRIES, secretary; Howell Barnes,
treasurer; R Reynolds Bradley,
chief; Glenn Matthews, first as
sistant chief; Henry Dukes, Sec
ond assistant chief; Clarence
Johnson, fire recorder; David
Mills, fire Inspector. Board of
trustees: James Truax, Merrill
Brittingham, David Mills; board
of directors: Fletcher Truax,
Robert Jacobs, Reynolds Brad
ley, James Truax, Fred Harris,
Jr., Howell Barnes, Lex FAIRIES,
Henry Dukes, Glenn Matthews,
Merrill Brittingham, A b er t
O'Neal, and Clarence Johnson.
Robert FAIRIES, retiring as chief
due to moving out of town in the
near future, was given an ova-
tion for his services. Mr.. Brad
ley, who has been serving as sec
retary, retired from that post and
was elected chief. He is also Sec
retary to the Delaware Volun-
teer Firemen's Association. A
rising ovation was given for his
services.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
School Examines
Past, Eyes Future
In Annual Report

The official news letter distri-
buted to all teachers and staff of
the Smyrna Schools reported
this week on the accomplish
ments of the past year and indi-
Gated the trend toward the flu
ture. High on the list of accom-
plishments were the building and
renovations completed or under
way in 1858. Completed were
six elementary classrooms con-
structed by Anthony Dundee,
Inc, with additions and two
classrooms also constructed by
Dundee at the Thomas D. Clay
ton School. At the high school a
nurses office and high school
principals office were completed
and work substantially complet-
ed in the industrial arts shop
to be occupied early in 1859. Be-
gun in 1858, but not yet COM
pleted, were six new classrooms
and a multipurpose room at the
elementary school and a gym
nasium at the high school. Ele-
mentary School construction is
being undertaken by Dashiell &
Son of Salisbury, and high school
construction by James H. Wood,
Inc, of Dover. A number of 9TH
er building renovations and i'm
provements were made during
1858, including improvement OF
the football field by removing
the baseball diamond from the
playing area, the establishment
of an area for instrumental mus
ic lessons in the high school, es-
tablishment of an area for mech
anical drawing instruction in the
cafeteria of the high school.
Planned, but not yet accomplish
ed, were the moving of the art
room from the basement of the
high school to the old industrial
arts building and the area behind
the auditorium stage into two
classrooms. A number of renova-
tions or accomplishments at the
,CnntInued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Legion Auxiliary
To Fete u. S. Head

The January meeting of the
Auxiliary to the David c. Harri-
son Post, No. Ia, American Leg
ion was held Monday night at
the Colonial Hotel with Mrs. JOS
eph Behrens as hostess. The
speaker was Mrs. Martin Golden,
who explained the proposed stu
dent-exchange program at the
John Bassett Moore High School.
Mrs. Lloyd Pleasanton and Mrs.
George B. David will serve as
co-chairmen for the March of
Dimes. Members of the local unit
who expect to attend the din
ner in honor of the national pres
ident, Mrs. Charles w. Gum, at
Dinner Bell Inn, Dover on We'd
nesday, Feb. a, are asked to con-
tact Mrs. Behrens by Jan. 80 for
reservations.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Local Applicants
Sought For Miss
Delaware Pageant
By Area Jaycees

The Smyrna-Clayton Junior
Chamber of Commerce has ap-
plications for the Miss Delaware
pageant. Any unmarried young
woman who is interested in a
scholarship, clothes, being a
hostess in nationally known
places and events, and meets the
following qualifications is invited
to make application immediate
ly. The qualifications include that
the applicant has a high school
education, is between the age of
eighteen to twenty-eight, inclu-
sive; and has talent. Girls will
ing to make sacrifices as well as
accept the many rewards are
asked to apply now. The dead
line for entry is March Is, 1859
when applications must be in to
state headquarters. Upon receipt
of each application it will be
submitted to the state entries
chairman for the date of inter-
view and addition of each candi-
date. Richard c. Ennis is local
chairman, and he may be reach
ed at Box 1877, Clayton, phone
Olive 3-67l7. Candidates may al
SO contact Vance Cole, Jaycee
president, Olive 3-8967.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Mrs. Thomas Hill
Dies In Hospital

Word has been received in
Smyrna of the death on Decem-
ber 20 of Mrs. Thomas Getz Hill,
at the Suburban Hospital, Beth
esda, Md. She was the widow of
the late Rev. Thomas Getz Hill,
former rector of st. Peters Epis-
copal Church, Smyrna and Trim
ity Church, Clayton, who served
in this area for fourteen years.
She was the daughter of the late
DR.. H. R. Greene and Mrs.
Greene, of Delaplane, Va. Her
survivors are three children, Rob-
ert G. Hill, and Miss Margaret
M. Hill, both of Bethesda, Md,
and Mrs. Melvin Hendren, of
Wayne, Pa; also two sisters,
Miss Isabelle B. Greene and Miss
Jane R. Greene, and two broth
ers, Mr.. D. T. Greene and Mr.. E.
H. Greene. Mrs. Hill will be re-
membered by many in the Dio-
cese of Delaware. In addition to
her church activities she was an
active member of the Twentieth
Century Club of Smyrna, and the
local Red Cross, serving as a
Grey Lady during World War l.
She was substitute teacher in
the Smyrna Public Schools and
was interested in school-parent
activities.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Reed Accepts
.Organist Post At
St. Peters Church

The Rev. F. Sydney Bancroft
rector of st. Peters Episcopal
Church, has announced that Rob.
ert Reed, senior at the Univer.
sity of Delaware, has accepted
the post of organist at the
church. His musical training has
been through individual instruc.
tors, including Frank Siekmanr
and Mrs. John H. Fearon, with
whom he studied piano while at
tending high school here. Mrs
Donald Knots, organist at AS
bury Methodist Church, has been
in charge of instruction on the
organ, and he has served as sub
stitute organist at that church,
and as accompanist for the Jun
ior Choir and the church school.
He has also played at Sunday af-
ternoon services at the State
Welfare Home, and for the
Smyrna Rotary Club and the
Clayton Lions Club. The son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reed, he
was graduated from the John
Bassett Moore High School in
1855. At the University of Della
ware he is a member of the Phi
Kappa Tau social fraternity; the
Society for Advancement of
Management; the concert choir;
the University All Club; and the
Cultural Committee at the Seu-
dent Center.sThe- versatile young
musician has had many other in
terests. He has been active in A.
H Club work and has financed
his own education at the univer-
sity through dairy and broiler
projects. In 1853 he won trip
to the National All Congress in
Chicago, and in 1855 represented
the State All at the Poultry Fact
Finding Conference in Kansas
City, Mo. Young Reed was hon,
ored in 1855 with the Silver
Eagles Citizenship Award. His
honors have included receiving
the Delaware Poultry Improve
ment award in 1854, and blue
ribbons at exhibitions of pure
bred Holstein cattle. At high
school he was a member of the
dance band and chorus, and
twice represented the school at
Boys State, as a representative
and senator.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Exchange Project
Proposal Given
Impetus By Fund
Raising Efforts

Announcement is made of the
schedule of speaking dates set
up by the International Student
Exchange Chapter of the John
Bassett Moore High School for
the month of January, as fol-
lows: Thursday, Jan. s, Clayton
Century Club, at Ewell's-St. Paul
c hurch, Mrs. Margaret M.
O'Neill, speaker; Monday, Jan.
IL, Smyrna Lions Club, Wayside
Inn, Mrs. George Ehinger, Dover,
speaker; Thursday, Jan. l3,
Women of St.sPeter's Episcopal
Church, at church school house,
George v. Kirk, speaker; We'd
nesday, Jan. IA, Clayton School
Parent Teacher Association, Mel
son Everhart, Speaker; Thursday,
Jan. Is, Smyrna Special District
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton, Norman G. Wilder, speaker.
The high school Student Council
will be addressed by Mr.. Kirk.
During these presentations of the
proposal to have a student from
a foreign country spend the
l959-60 school year at the local
high school, emphasis will be
given to the importance of bring
ing a student here; the value of
studying a foreign language; the
success of the program in other
communities irf the state; the
fact that this is a School Dis
trict program. THE schedule is
subject to change. Charles M.
Gee has accepted the post of
treasurer and contributions will
be received and deposited to the
account in the name of the Inter
national Student-Exchange Chap
ter at the Smyrna Office of the
Bank of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Bel gium Native
Dies At Leipsic

Harry Lansu, native of Bel
gium who came to this area in
1919 from New York, died Sat-
urday in his home on the Dover
Leipsic road. He was "a. A re-
tired farmer, Mr.. Lansu is sur
vived by a daughter, Miss Julia
Lansu, at home; two sons, Henry
Lansu, MapleWood, N. j., and Ed
ward Lansu, Leipsic; and six
granddaughter. He also leaves
a sister, Leona, of Belgium, and
five brothers, Frank of Belgium,
Altos of Cleveland, O., Camillus
of Palisades Park, N. j., and Gus
taf and Phil, both of Chicago.
Services were held from Holy
Cross Catholic Church at Dover
on Wednesday morning. Inter-
ment was in Holy Cross Gene
terry.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Smyrna Five Wins Opener, Meets
Middletown Here Tomorrow Night

Wood also saw action. Wayne
Cole, the other member of the
starting five, turned in some
sparkling assist plays. Smyrna
made the interstate journey a
complete success by coping the
junior varsity preliminary con-
test, 1911. This was one of the
lowest scoring games in the
schools history. Larry Dickerson
and Brandy Jones accounted for
all the Smyrna scoring, Dicker-
son bucketing l3 and Jones tai
lying 3. The Eagles will usher
in their home season tomorrow
evening as they entertain the
Middletown Cavaliers. Goa c h
Tritt anticipates a close contest
on the strength of Middletown's
overtime loss to Dover last Fri
day, despite the fact that the
Cavaliers are faced with a re-
building problem this season.
Tap-off time for the Jayvee fray
is 7 pm. Varsity action will get
underway at approximately 8:l5.
Next Tuesday the Eagles will
again 60 on the road, travelling
to Camden to engage the Caesar
Rodney Riders in the first of two
clashes.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-08
Emory Succeeds
Helm AS CD Head

The new Kent County Levy
Court, at its organization meet
ing Tuesday, appointed Emory
N. Lynch, Jr., of near Milford,
president of the outgoing court,
as county civil defense director
to succeed Harry A. Helm of
Smyrna. The civil defense direc-
tor serves at the pleasure of the
Levy Court. Mr.. Lynch's ap-
pointment was effective as of
Tuesday, but Mr.. Helm will work
with him during the transition
period the next four weeks.