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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02

crossing in Rockville and the
Summit ave. crossing in Gath
ersburg, for instance" he said,
pointing out that both carry a
far higher number of cars daily
than the Kensington bridge.
Both of these crossings, he
said, are under study by the
B & o.
I'VE realize the inconvenience
it might cause a few people"
Knoll commented, "but we be-
lieve the big new Connecticut
ave. bridge just a block away is
sufficient"
The Kensington Business
mems Association and the Ken
sington Chamber of Commerce
both have gone on record oppos-
ing the abandonment of the old
bridge.
The technical staff of the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02
High School HighIights
NOrth,UOOd High May:
adopt an Orphan

Northwood High School stu.
dents are finalizing plans to
adopt a foreign orphan - not
legally, but financially.
The project is sponsored by
the Hospitality Committee of the
school, but each school club has
indicated they will contribute a
portion of the necessary yearly
total of $120 for the child's sup
port.
The student body will get pic.
lures and the children and some
of its family history and be
able to correspond.
Northwood's Citizenship Com.
mittee is initiating a program
whereby one student will be
named every month as an Eek
ceptional citizen" Nominations
will be made by students at the
final selection will be made by
the executive committee of the
Student Congress.
Meanwhile, as Easter holiday
approached, Northwood student
members of the building and
grounds committee of the Stu
dent Congress pitched in with
what they called Operation Dig
In" the planting of shrubbery
and trees on the schools cam
pus.
Sherwood
The Sherwood High School
Key Club finally saw one Of
their projects come to a salts
flying close last week when the
Remaley Memorial Library was
officially dedicated at the school
Tuesday.
The library is in memory Of
the late Charles B. Remaley,
school principal during 1886,
and consists of an alcove in the
school library. 1t numbers ref
erence books in history, social
sciences, science, fiction works,
biographical selections and other
books on the high school level.
Idea for the library came from
former. student and Key Club
member Dick Martin. Present
at the dedication was Mrs.
Charles B. Remaley, the Rev.
Paul A. Groseclose, William w.
Miles, school principal, 81 fac
ulty members who taught under
Mr.. Remaley, and many others,
including Martin. Tea was
served after dedication cere-
monies.
Damascus
Damascus High Schools re-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02
st. Mary's Plans
Musical Revue

An ambitious musical revue,
entitled Bellies and Dandies,'
will be presented by an all-male
cast at st. Mary's Auditorium,
Rockville, on April % and %.
Proceeds will go toward a col,
lege scholarship for boy in the
parish. Producers of the show
are members of st. Mary's Holy
Name Society.
Written by Society members,
the review will feature some
half-dozen different musical
bands, playing Dixieland, mod
ern jazz, rock and roll, and or.
chestral works.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02

cent talent show was pro- =
nounced a great success. Fellow
students will long remember
participants, Including
Jean, Joan and John Mayer.
Frank Rice, Tammy Taylor,
Lyn Barron, Druid Clodfelter,"
Leonard King, Bobby Hood,ol
John King, Eddie Suddath, Mary
Jean Fort, Darlene Burns, James
M C Clio skey, Conrad Mills, ',
George Pearce, Wayne Ahalt,
John Sandbower, Bill Spraguey :
Jerry Duvall, Linda Pruitt,
Pamela Dame, Grace Bryan, 20
Carolyn White, Karen Ambrose, ],
Pat Poole, Fred Williams, RonH
ME Shraeder, Bill Harris, Denzil
Fink, Maurice Browning, and
Tommy White.
GaitherSburg ~
About 40 seniors from Cath :
ersburg High School today were
to board a Pennsylvania Railorr
road train bound for New York 1
City for a three-day Seniors 4a
Trip.
Spring-like weather in Goth
am will find some of them ex. i
ploring the beaches at Coney.-
Island while others search out
the unusual along the city's
much publicized Bowery and in
Chinatown. II,
The PR package deal in.
cludes meals and lodging at the
Governor Clinton Hotel, right
across the street from the PRR
train station. Guided tours of
the UN building, Radio City Mu.
sic Hall, the Empire State Build 4,
Ing, and other tourist attractions
are thrown in.
The Gaithersburg band pa.
irons club will stage a dance,
titled "Spring Bolero" this Sat-
urday in the cafeteria. The
dance will be semi-for1mal and
girls are requested not to wear
long formals nor expect cor.
sages. The Star Busters will pro.
vide music and admission will
be $1.50 a couple. 14
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02
BY Bro

Continued strong opposition
to repair of a Kensington bridge
over the B & o railroad tracks
was voiced this week by B & o
regional structural engineer C..
L. Knoll.
THAT bridge is obsolete"
Knoll charged. "Why rebuild
what already is inferior?" he
asked.
The narrow wooden bridge
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02
kindergarten
Tots TO Enroll

Now is the time for all good
mothers to come to the aid OF
their tots and the schools in
Montgomery County.
Starting Tuesday, the first OF
many pre-school meetings be.
tween kindergarten teachers,
parents and children going to
school for the first time will be
held at Aspen Hill elementary
school.
Another meeting will be held
a. Aspen Hill the following day,
April 8, as will meetings at the
Oakland Terrace and Parkwood
elementary schools.
On April 9, registration will
be held at the following elemen.
tary schools: Four Corners,
Highland, Oakland Terrace
Veirs Mill, Parkwood, and St
Camillus.
Conferences will go on at all
other county elementary schools
throughout April and May in an
effort to ready school officials
Tor next September's mass in.
flux of approximately 5000 new
students.
The School Board has been
mailing out various pieces OF
literature, explaining what in.
formation they must bring with
them to the pre-school confer
ences.
Needed are a birth certificate
for the entering child, a medi.
cal history and record of i'm
munization shots.
All children must be five
years old on, or before, Deem
Der 81, 1859, in order to enter
kindergarten.
The School Board also has
mailed letters to members OF
the Montgomery County Medi
cal Society, telling doctors how
the Board has encouraged par.
ents to bring their children in
for pre-school medical check-ups
When parents and children
visit the doctor, they will bring
with them a medical form which
the doctor then fills in. This
record is collected by Public
Health nurses during the pre-
school meetings.
Parents and new students will
meet a battery of specially
trained personnel when they at
tend the conference. They first
will be interviewed by a recep
zionist who will list names Of
the children to be enrolled ano
check to see if the parent has
brought the right information
with her.
If so, she IS passed on to
checker who will confirm accu
racy of the information on var
ious forms, such as name, ad
dress and telephone number Of
the child, birth certificate, name
and number Of doctors and den
lists, etc.
Then the child will be weighed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02
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OhBridge Repair
Opposition Stated

connects Plyers Mill I'd. and
Summit ave. a block west of
Connecticut ave. which also
spans the tracks.
Knoll said he would be more
than willing to work with the
county or State in order to re-
view the problem but not to
spend money on an outmoded
crossing.
There Is the Halpine I'd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02

Montgomery County Planning
Board recommended that the
bridge be rebuilt and their report
was approved by the Planning
Board.
Knoll pointed out that the B
g. o is not legally required to
rebuild the bridge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02
G'burg Science Fair

The Gaithersburg High School
science fair will be held in the
schools auxiliary gym on the
9Th, 9th and 10th of April. The
public may visit the display be-
tween 7 and 8 pm. on the 9th
and 10th. Eleven categories Of
science are included.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-02
Wheaton C of C.
Meets Tuesday

The need for advertising and
promotion In the business world
of today will be the topic of
discussion at the first of a
series of programs staged by
the Wheaton Chamber of Com
merce April 7.
The dinner meeting will be
held at 1880 pm, preceded by a
social hour, at the Capri Res
taurant in Wheaton.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
Smyrna Landing
Resident Buried

Clifton McAfee, 6S, an en-
ployee of the Warner w. Price
Co., Inc. for number of years,
died last week at his home in
Smyrna Landing. He was the
son If the late Robert and
Sophia Dingler McAfee. Services
were held Saturday at the FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. ].
Howard Link, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, officiating. In
terment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Mr.. McAfee is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie
McNatt McAfee; a daughter,
Mrs. CORTLAND Gaul xe, Smyrna;
a brother, Raymond McAfee,
Chester, Pa; and two sisters,
Mrs. Minnie Debuck, Baltimore,
and Mrs. Elizabeth FAIRIES, near
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
KentOn Woman
Dies DOWnstate

Mrs. jamie McNatt, Sc, of near
Kenton, died June 18 in Har-
rington. She was the daughter
of the late Samuel and Hester
Reese Bennett and the widow of
the late James D. McNatt. She
is survived by five children,
Samuel McNatt, Hartly; William
McNatt, Kenton; Mrs. Mamie
Still, Smyrna; Mrs. Jennie War
fel, Media, Pa; and Harry Nc
Matt, Media, Pa; a number of
grandchildren and great grand
children. A sister, Mrs. Lewis
Ebright of Franklinville, N. j.,
also remains. Funeral services
were conducted from the FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel on Saturday with
the Rev. ]. Howard Link, pastor
of Asbury Methodist Church, Of
ficiating. Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
CLEANING Chores
Continued from Page ID

changes in the location in teach
ing staff. The commercial de-
partment of the school is now
located on the second floor and
starting next year the English
department will be located on
the first floor near the central
school Office. Almost all Junior
high school pupils will have
classes on the west side of the
building. During the past week
custodians worked to clean
lights, wash down walls, clean
out lockers as well as place seal
er on floors of six classrooms on
the east side of the school. AL
though custodians will be absent
a week during the custodian
workshop, a skeleton crew will
remain in each building. Those
attending the workshop are HaZ-
ell Lockerman, chief custodian of
the high school; Fred Shane,
chief custodian of the element
ary school; Mrs. Edith Van Ars-
dale, Lester Hopkins, Jack Was
sal, Homer Shorts, and Ernest
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events

Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Costa
of st. Petersburg, Fla, visited
MIR. and Mrs. Frank R. Pratt
during the weekend.
Mrs. Marjorie w. Speakman
had as her guests last week at
Belmont Hall her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. c. E.
Speakman, Jr. and their sons,
Cummins E. Speakman III and
Christopher, of Cambridge, Mass.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter w.
Speakman and their children,
Missy, Walt, and Amy, spent
the week at Rehoboth Beach and
also had with them for part of
the week the Speakman child
rem from Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Webb
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph L. FAIRIES at their
home in Delpark Manor, Will
mington, and attended the party
given in honor of the fifth birth
day of their grandson, David
Webb FAIRIES.
Mrs. Harmonson Weir, Miss
Dorothy Denney Weir, and Miss
Ann Harmonson Weir attended
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT wedding
at All Saints Episcopal Church,
Rehoboth Beach, and the recep-
tion at Snug Harbor Saturday.
Mrs. George T. Scout is spend
ing this week as the guest of
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ruth
R. Smith at Plattsburg, N. Y.
and on Monday attended the
graduation of her granddaugh-
ter, Nancy Lee Smith, from
Plattsburg High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ]. Car
row, Sr. had as their weekend
guests their son, DR.. B. S. Car
row, and Mr.. Henry Williams,
both of Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
SMYRNA Educators
Off For St. Louis

Three Smyrna educators left
today for the National Educa-
ton Association convention to
be held in St. Louis, Mo-, June
% through July a. Included in
the delegation are George l..
Galley, president of the Delaware
Department of Classroom Teach
ers; John w. Dickinson, presi-
dent of the Kent County Educa-
ton Association; and Mrs. Eliz-
abeth A. Getty, secretary of the
KCEA. Following the st. Louis
conclave, Galley will journey to
Illinois State Normal University
to attend the convention of the
classroom teachers. He will be
accompanied by his wife. Mr..
Getty and his daughter, Joyce,
are accompanying Mrs. Getty.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
Leipsic

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Short
and family called on Mr.. and
Mrs. William Short of Whining
ton on Sunday.
Mr.. Thornton Slaughter, Sr.
was taken to the Marine Hos
pitaI in Baltimore Friday night.
Milton Moffett, Barry Pugh,
Johnnie Scott and Tommy Daw-
son are spending a week at
Camp Barrett.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Pepper
gave a birthday party on Satur-
day evening for their daughter,
Kathy, it being her 5 birthday.
Miss Patsy Storey of Mag
nolia is visiting MIR. and Mrs.
Harvey Denney. On Monday ev-
ening Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Nc
Cracken and daughter, Johann,
of Dover visited the Denney's.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
Anton Krupka, "a,
Dies AT Hartly

Anton Krupka, IA, near Hart
ly, died Friday in Kent General
Hospital. A resident of the Hart
ly area for 35 years, he came to
this country from Czechoslo-
vakia in 1911. He was a farmer
and retired florist. Surviving him
are his wife, Mrs. Mary Krupka;
four sons, Albert and Edward,
of Hartly; Charles, Paoli, Pa;
and William Krupka, Marydel;
four grandchildren, one great
grandchild; a sister, Mrs. Mary
Pivonka, Chicago, and two
brothers and a sister living in
Czechoslovakia. Funeral services
were held Sunday from the
Trader Funeral Home, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
Mrs. Lulu Hurd,
!. CLAYTON, Passes

Mrs. Lulu Hurd, Clayton, wild
ow of the late Fletcher Hurd,
died Saturday at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. John E. Robbins,
sof Millington, after a short ill
ness. She had made her home
for the past year with a grand
daughter, Mrs. Everett Squire,
also of Millington. Active in
many civic and community af-
fairs, Mrs. Hurd had spent most
sof her life in the Smyrna-Clay-
ton area. She was a member of
Asbury Methodist Church. Ser
vices were held Tuesday at the
Edward Fellows Funeral Home,
Millington. Interment was in the
Massey, Md. cemetery. Surviv-
ors include thirteen children:
Fletcher, of Dover; Earl, Edward
J., and Mrs. George Ivory, all of
Clayton; Herbert and Roland,
and Mrs. Robert Horsey, all OF
Smyrna; Mrs. Robbins; Mrs. E.
]. Burke, Wilmington; Mrs. Clar-
ence Solloway, Sudlersville; Mrs
Joseph Coyle, Hampton, Va
Mrs. Lloyd Warren, Cheswold
and George Darrell, Kenton. A
sister, Mrs. Clifton Beck, Mid.
dletown, AS grandchildren, ane
"a great grandchildren also re
main.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
Matthew Y. Ford,
Former Resident,
Dies In Illinois

Matthew V. Ford, 81, formerly
of Smyrna, died at the home of
his son, Foster Ford, Morris, ILL.,,
on June "a. He was the widower
of Clara Ford, who died in 1916.
Funeral services will be held at
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on Satur-
day, June 27 at 2 pm. Inter
ment will be at Odd Fellows
Cemetery. He is survived by the
son, Foster. Mr.. Ford was we'll
known farmer in this area for
many years and was in charge
of Odd Fellows Cemetery. He
was a member of Morning Star
Lodge, I.O.O.F., and of Harmony
Lodge No. 49,, A.F. & AM, hav-
ing served as secretary for forty
years. He also served two terms
in the State Legislature. MIR.
Ford moved from Smyrna to the
home of his son several years
ago. In lieu of flowers donations
may be made to Asbury Metho-
dist Church. Mr.. Ford had been
a member of the Smyrna Grange
for fifty-nine years, retaining his
membership even when he NOV
ed away, and was a past master.
He was honored with a fifty
year membership certificate nine
years ago. There will be a Ma
sonic service conducted, and a
viewing Friday night at FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
Ex-Businessman
Dies AT FELTON,

Funeral services for James L.
(Bingo) Seacord, 70, of FELTON,,
formerly of Smyrna, were con-
Quoted recently in Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery by the Rev.
Thomas Churn. Mr.. Seacord
formerly owned and operated
the pool room on Commerce
Street here. He also operated a
fish market in Smyrna. He is
survived by two brothers, Will
liam Seacord, Frederick; Charles
Seacord, New York; two sisters,
Mrs. Blanche Dermott, Jersey
City, N. j.; and Mrs. Mae Red
mond, New Rochelle, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25
The Smyrna Times
Phone 522l SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert ID. Hoffecker. July s..
1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert ID. Hof-
fecker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to
December "a. 1888.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc. 25 Commerce
Street. Smyrna. Del.
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town il represents but for the outlying
district of which il is the center. em-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic. &c. A rate
of 55 cents per inch an insertion charg-
ed for transient advertising. Season 1r
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. Classified advertisements.
20 words or less. minimum charge of
so cents per insertion. In memoriam
articles. 10 cents per line per issue.
Entered as End class matter March Is.
1879 at the post office at Smyrna. Del.
under Act of Congress of March 3. 1879.
Subscription price. $500 per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1959-06-25

Brewington. The custodial train
ing school enables the custod-
ians to hear of new methods of
cleaning as well as review prac-
tices presently used in the state.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-05-14

of the Carol car. waiting to
make a turn. Nelson was cit
ed for failure to stop in as
sured clear distance.
AS Kenneth KrauS, 10,
Rock Creek, was preparing
to turn at the corner of Rt.
"A and 81 Friday afternoon,
the vehicle he was driving
was struck from behind by a
car driven by William F'roh-
ring, Sc, Mum Rd., Newbury
Rt. /, according to the sher-
iff's department. Damage
was reported to both vehic-
les.
<
A broken brake line on the
auto of John P. Luskin, %,
Zenith Dr., KiwaniS Lake F.,
was blamed for a collision on
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-05-14

Carl Bundus, chairman of
the committee on arrange
ments, announced today.
The Rev. Harry A. Carney,
pastor of the Methodist chur-
ch at Struthers, Ohio, a n d
former pastor of the Char
don Methodist church, will
be the speaker.
The Methodist commission
on education, sponsors of the
banquet. will present a brass
desk cross to each m a e
graduate, and a sterling sill
yer Celtic cross and chain to
each girl.
Those to be honored in :
clude Karen Bundus, Nancy
Gray, Marilyn Hendrickson,
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-05-14
her car in the rear.

her car in the rear.
\ Il
Andrew O. Nelson, 16, 367
S. Hambden ST., Chardon,
and Arleen II. Carol. ST,
FoWlerS Mills Rd.. Chester,
were involved in an accident
when vehicles they were dri-
wing collided at Wilson Mills
and FowlerS Mills Roads in
Munson Friday afternoon.
A damaged grill was re-
ported on the Nelson C a r,
owned by Bob Hurd of Ham
bden, and no damage W a
listed on the other vehicle,
according to sheriff's depart
ment reports.
They said Nelson failed to
stop in time and hit the back
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-05-14
Own Law Practice

1t has been announced by
the law firm of Thrasher g.
Dinsmore that David j. Ear
dley, an associate of that
firm and an assistant to ia
mes w. Dinsmore, the Ge-
auga County Prosecutor, is
leaving the firm to establish
his own law office for t h e
general practice of law in
Chardon.
Mr.. Eardley is also tend
ering his resignation as As
sistant Geauga County Pros
ecutor as of May Is, 1859.
After that date, Mr.. Eard :
ley's office will be on the sec
ond floor of the Western Re-
serve building, 100 NJ a IN
Street in Chardon.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-05-14
Methodists to Honor Graduates

Sandra Jackson, Jean NJ :
Kenna, Marilyn Pild n !,
Mary Ann Price, Sherri e
Warner, Dennis Buridck, Ja-
mes Richard Sulc. James T.
Thornburgh, Edward Wing :
enback II, and William, a..
Woodin.
Mrs. Homer Barham is in
charge of the dinner, a n d
Mrs. Charles Hall will do the
table decorations.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-05-14
ACCIDENTS
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cable slipped, running int o
the Alvord Jeep.
Autos driven by Thomas O..
Poland, "a, Mayfield Rd.,
Chester, and Emily S. Ozbik,
35. Cleveland, collided on Rt.
306 at Pekin Rd. IN Russell
on April 26, resulting in dam
ages to both vehicles.
The sheriff's department
said Mrs, Ozbik made a sud-
den right turn into Pekin Rd.
slowing almost to a S t o p,
when the Poland car struck
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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-05-14

Fifteen graduating Metho-
dist Chardon High school sen
iors will be honored at a Re-
cognition Banquet at 6 pm.
Tuesday, May 10, in n e
church dining room, NJ rs :.
Rt. 81 just west of Auburn
Rd. Saturday morning, a C :
cording to the sheriff's de :
partment.
They reported the Luskin
car ran into the rear of an
auto driven by John Joseph
Newport, 80, Music st. New
ury as Newport was turn
ing. Minor damage was re-
ported.