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Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
Thomas McNabb,
Former Smyrnian
Is States First
Highway Fatality

Delaware's first highway fa-
tality of 1859 occurred last Fri
day when Thomas B. McNabb,
80, of l0l Commerce ST., Har-
rington, died in Milford Memoir
ial Hospital of injuries suffered
in a two-car crash at the inter
section of County Routes 1856
and 35, about two and one-half
miles west of Frederick. Nc
Nabb formerly made his home
at Smyrna Landing and was en-
ployed by Ennis and Deakyne,
local Ford agency, for some
time before moving to Harring-
ton. The victim suffered a frac-
tured skull and brain injury. He
died at 6:55 pm. on Friday,
about four hours after the acci-
dent occurred. McNabb was
driving an auto whose speed
ometer had just recorded its
first five miles. Three other per-
sons were injured in the crash
two of them seriously. The in
jured were Carl Colell, SO, of
Milford, driver of the other car,
who sustained a laceration of
the scalp, fractured ribs of the
right side, collapsed right lung
and shock; his wife, Mrs. Fran
ces Colell, 68, fractured ribs,
collapsed lung and shock; and
a passenger in the car, Mrs. Bea-
trice Bessellieu, AT, of Milford,
decorations of the right leg and
shock. The hospital reports Mrs.
Bessellieu's condition as fair.
Mrs. Colell has since died as a
result of her injuries. State
troopers at Dover said McNabb
who was driving a new 1859
four-door Ford for delivery to
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Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
BPW To Select
Voting Delegate

The Smyrna-Clayton Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
Club will meet at 7::30 next
Monday evening at the home of
the vice president, Mrs. Kath-
crime Bulger, Frazier Street. The
business to be transacted will
include selection of a member
to represent the club on the
state nominating committee,
and finalization of plans for the
anniversary celebration in Feb
ruary. Ruth Ellen Reihm, presi-
dent, will report on the Nation
al Federation's luncheon honor
ing women in government
which she attended last Satur-
day at the Mayfower Hotel,
Washington, D. c.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
Passage OF State
Fire Code Sought;
Smyrna Girl Cops
Essay Competition

The Delaware State Volun-
teer Firemen's Association ex-
ecutive committee met at Dover
on Sunday and awarded prizes
for the fire prevention essay
contests conducted during Fire
Prevention Week, The winners
are JoAnn Lofland, Smyrna,
first; Maria Rominiecki, Will
mington Manor, second; Rober-
ia Messick, Bridgeville, third.
The awards will be made at the
January meeting of the Kent
County Volunteer Firemen's As
sociation to be held at Harring-
ton Wednesday, Jan. FL at 7:30
pm. Each winner will attend
with her parents ! as guests at
the dinner. The association
went on record as sponsoring
bills in the Legislature seeking
changes in the fire escape law,
as recommended by the state
fire marshal; also, passage of a
state fire code, and passage of
an additional one and one-half
percent tax on insurance prem
iums paid in the state of Della
ware. They also went on record
to seek to have the bingo law
amended to permit advertising
of games. Also, to seek funds
to conduct the state fire school
which trains volunteer firemen.
The educational committee an
nounced that the State Fire
School dates are two weekends
in April, April HIP and April
1919, at Camden-Wyoming.
This year new class will be
added for Ladies' AuXiliaries,
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Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
'5S Fire Report
DisclOses S6l,l32
Total Loss, Il
Alarms Answered

The annual report for 1858 of
the Citizens Hose Company, as
released by Clarence A. John
son, Jr., fire recorder, shows
that the volunteers were of SER
vice to the community l08
times during the year, as repre-
sented by their action in an
swering IA fire alarms, and "a
silent alarms for emergencies
other than fire. 1t should also be
noted that thirteen times the
Smyrna fire company and the
Clayton Fire Company worked
together, a mutual aid record
that is outstanding. With the
aid of high school students dur
ing daytime hours, the attend
ance was brought up to par, re-
sulting in an average of 36 men
per alarm. The detailed report
follows: IA alarms; 25 town, 80
rural; other towns, 10. The loss
totaled SCI, 1880, of which
$19,050 was town, and $42,082.-
SO was rural; covered by insur-
ance, $5l ,420.50; let loss, So
712. Number of men attend
ing, 2,675; number of hours in
service, 87.5; number of man.
hours in service, 3,396.5; num-
Der of miles travelled, l,2l9;
feet of ladders raised, $50; hose
used, S,40O feet, one inch; $500
feet, one and one-half inch;
1850 feet, two and one-half
inch. The types of fires: %
dwellings; a mercantile; 6 Chin
ney; IL auto; 10 grass; A woods;
2 barn; 7 miscellaneous; ! false.
Smyrna called Clayton for as
sistance 7 times; Smyrna assist
ed Clayton 6 times; assisted
Cheswold 2 times; assisted
Townsend l time; assisted Do
yer | time.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
Crangers View
Pacific Photos

At the regular meeting of the
Smyrna Grange Thursday night
a large group. of special guests
was present, in C lu ding Past
State Master A. Bailey Thomas
and Mrs. Thomas; Arthur Walk
er, Woodside, president, Grange
Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, and Mrs. Walker; Ernest
Cool, master, Fruitland Grange,
and Mrs. Cool; John G. Tarbur-
ton, past master, Capital Grange
of Dover, and Mrs. Tarburton;
Francis Raughley, overseer, Del
aware State Grange, Dover, and
Mrs. Raughley; Richard Phil
lips, master, Peach Blossom
Grange, and Mrs. Phillips, Mid
dletown; Francis Thomas, Kent
County deputy, and Mrs. Thorn
as, Marydel. Mr.. and Mrs. Pusey
Passmore, Lynthwaite Farms,
Wilmington, who had taken a
three-month cruise in the South
Pacific area, showed pictures
taken, including views from
New Zealand, Australia, and
many other places. Harry c.
Johnson, master of the Smyrna
Grange, presided at the busi-
ness session. The hospitality
committee included Mrs. John
Dukes, Mrs. Howard c. Dea-
kyne, and Mrs. Charles Dukes.
A covered dish supper will pre-
cede the regular meeting on
Thursday, Jan. % and the pro-
gram will be arranged by the
lecturer, Mrs. Charles Dukes.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
CardelIa Pinder, KentOn, Dies

Funeral services for Cardella
T. Pinder, 83, of Kenton, will be
held tomorrow afternoon, Jan.
l6, at 2 o'clock from the FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel on Main Street.
Mrs. Pinder died in Smyrna on
Tuesday. She was the daughter
of the late Samuel Tibbett and
the widow of the late James K.
Pinder. She had made her home
in Kenton most of her lifetime.
Mrs. Pinder is survived by two
sons, James Ralph PHI d er,
Smyrna, and Olin Horace Pind-
er, New Castle; and two broth
ers, Samuel Tibbett and George
Tibbett, both of Millington; and
four grandchildren. Internent
will be in Sudlersville Gene
terry.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
Burton's to Unveil
New Sport Sedan
With Open House

Irwin G. Burton, Inc. will un-
veil new model in the 1859
line of Chevrolets next weekend
at open house ceremonies in its
showroom on Dupont Boule-
ward. The newest member of the
growing Chevrolet family is a
BelAir Sport Sedan featuring
rakish design and rich interior.
1t promises to be favorite
model in the 1859 series. Will
liam Willis, head of the local
agency, points out that it is
most unusual for the Chevrolet
company to introduce a new
model in the middle of the year.
He also says that, although the
sport sedan will be featured
during the open house, all mod
els will be on display. There
were not many 1859 Chevrolets
on hand at the time of the Off
cial announcement of the new
line last fall," says MIR. Willis.
Nov stocks have been built up
sufficiently for everyone to see
the complete line of SO models,
plus the stunning, brand-new
BelAir sport sedan" The open
house will be held from Thurs
day, Jan. % through Saturday,
Jan. "a. A valuable door prize
will be awarded to some lucky
visitor at a special drawing at
the close of ceremonies.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
Accept
) New Members

Five new members were well
coined by Mrs. Martin Golden,
president, at the meeting of the
Smyrna-C Clayton Janecees held
at the home of Mrs. Smithers
Snow, Jr. They are: Mrs. Paul
Cosden, Mrs. William Gath
right, Mrs. Vance Cole, Mrs.
Donald Morris, and Mrs. Rich
ard Ennis. Mrs. Golden stressed
National Jaycee Week and
members of the Janecees will
attend with their husbands the
service at the First Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, which marks
the start of the observance of
the week. The JaneCees made
plans for visiting the residents
of the State Welfare Home
three times a year to provide
entertainment there. The wom-
en- will be divided into groups
for this project. Mrs. Edward
Wootten is in charge for the
month of February; Mrs. Clar-
ence Blendt, May; and Mrs.
Richard Jones, October. Mrs.
Snow has resigned as treasurer
of the JaneCees and Mrs. Don
aid Flaig was named to assume
that post. The JaneCees will
conduct food sale on Satur-
day, Jan. "a at Boulevard Elec-
trio, Main Street.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
HOmemakers To Dine

The Kenton Homemakers Club
will hold a covered dish supper
on Thursday, Jan. % in the
basement of the Kenton Metho-
dist Church at $50 pm. Each
member is asked to bring a dish
and a place setting. The pro-
gram book will be made out for
leaders and meeting places for
1859, and officers will be INSTALL
ed.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-15
Record Hop Tomorrow

Friday evening, Jan. l6 is the
date for the next teenage record
hop sponsored by the Newman
Lee-Urban Post 1901, Veterans
of Foreign Wars. 1t will be held
at the post home in Clayton at
7:45 pm. Dancing will be to the
music of popular recordings.
Members of Clayton Girl Scout
Troop 2l1 will be admitted to
the dance free of charge. Plans
are that a different youth group
will be admitted free at each
dance.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-03-12
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

LOUNGE chair; pair Victorian ta-
bles; tier table; draperies; spreads
l7-in. television: lamps: boys 20
in. bicycle; miscellaneous; reason
able. EV. l-7523.
WHITE rotary sewing machine. first
$40 takes it. VIII. 1888.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-03-12
FOR SALE - BOATS

RUNABOUT, l51a-ft., fully equip
ped, used very little 802 East
l56th after p. m.
LARSON aluminium boat. IA it,. IS
h.p. Evinrude motor, Tee-Nee
trailer; complete with many ex-
tras; S675 RE. 1874.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-06

ner of New Jersey, 1t Governor
and Mrs John Donahey of Ohio;
1t. Governor and Mrs. Philleo
Nash of Wisconsin. In addition,
Senator Fred Farr of California;
Thomas Henry of the Connecticut
Commission on Civil Rights; Prof
Don Boles, Chairman of the Gov
errors Commission on Human Re-
lations of Iowa; Ray Shapiro, State
Comptroller of Kansas, Hal Thur
man, Chairman of the Kentucky
Committee on Civil Rights and
John Blame, Jr.; Elwood McKen-
ney, Executive Secretary of the
Executive Council and Judge John
]. Fox of Massachusetts,; John
Field. and William Seabron OF
FEPC, Charles Brown, Admins
trative Assistant to the Governor
all Of Michigan.
Also State Senator Basil w
Brown; FIR. Trafford Nah r
Chairman of the Missouri Com
mission on Human Rights; Dr.
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-06
West Central YIN
Seeks Support In
Building Program

West Central Branch "Y" now
located at 3O46 Aldrich Av. s.,
Minneapolis has passed the half
way mark on its campaign for
funds for a new building to be To-
Gated on the site at 34th & Blais-
dell.
The artists model shown else
where in a photo is the plan of
the building. The white sketch be-
hind the main building represents
the projected gym which is not
included in the present plans.
John L. Werness is Chairman of
the campaign committee. He hopes
to be able to close the campaign in
February.
The West Central Branch, one
of IL branches in the city of Min
neapolis has never had a perman-
ent home.
West Central was formerly To-
Gated in a residence at Lake and
Park and has operated out of Lyn-
dale Congregational Church build
ing since 1856.
The site for the new building
was purchased from the proceeds
from sale of the residence at Lake
and Park. The new building will
include an office, two club rooms,
an assembly room, kitchen and a
game area.
West Central serves an eleven
square mile area including West
and Central with an estimated
population of 100000 of whom
5000 are school age boys. West
Central serves more than 300 of
these boys in one or more areas of
its program!
The branch wants to know how
your organization would like to
lend its assistance toward the real
ization of the goal they are trying
to reach?
Call IA. 7-2S37 and ask for a
part in this community accomp-
lishment.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-06
Perfect AShIor
Masonic Lodge
Plans BuiIdinq

Lawrence Tarver, Chairman of
the building committee of Perfect
Ashlar Lodge No. 4 of st. Paul,
announced today that Clarence
Wiginton, well known st. Paul
architect, has been commissioned
to design and supervise coRstruc-
ton of a Masonic Temple on the
Southwest corner of Grotto and
Rondo in st. Paul.
Mr. Wiginton, a member of the
American Institute of Architects,
has drawn plans for building con-
struction throughout the state of
Minnesota, and was recently in
charge of construction and removal
ton of several Masonic buildings
in the state of California.
Mr.. Tarver said that construc-
ton of the building was tentative
ly scheduled to begin about March
Is, and that it was hoped the
building could be occupied by June
Is of this year.
Other Building Committee mem
bers are James Thomas, Lee Gwy-
nne, S. L. Ransom, I. M. Dorsey,
James Watson, J. r. Lynn, Will
liam Brayboy, and Paul L. Wood.
E. D. Moore is worshipful master
of Perfect Ashlar Lodge.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-06
Too ManY
In Same Bed
Causes Outline

A st. Pau man was seriously
cut by his wife early Sunday morn
ing as the result of a family quar-
rel over a crowded bed.
The man Thomas Word. 80 of
493 w. Central had his hand nearly
severed at the wrist by a butcher
knife welded by his wife Beulah.
81.
Mrs. Word told the st. Paul
police homicide detail that it all
started when her husband paid
too much attention to a woman
visitor in the home as the three
occupied the same bed.
The visitor. a friend Of Mrs.
Word came to the Word home
early Saturday January 81. there
was considerable drinking and the
visitor accompanied the couple to
bottle club located in the base
ment at Mackubin and Iglehart.
Mrs. Words statement said. where
more drinking took place.
Upon the return to the Word
home, early Sunday morning the
woman asked if she could spend
the rest of the night with the
Words.
Mrs. Word told the police she
agreed, and since there was only
one bed available, the three re-
tired in it.
Later on Mrs Word who slept
in the middle between her mate
and the visitor, said she felt her
husbands hand reaching over her
body to touch the female visitor.
Mrs. Word got up and an argu-
ment ensued. She then made a pal
let on the floor in the bedroom for
the visitor, and another one on
the kitchen floor for herself.
Upset by the incident she in
sisted that the bedroom light be
left on as she retired herself to
the pallet on the kitchen floor.
Later early in the morning she
said she heard noises and she
grabbed a kitchen butcher knife
and went in the bedroom.
There she found the woman visi-
tor back in the bed and her hus-
band she claimed in a compromis-
ing position.
AS she approached the bed the
woman ran. her husband picked
up a chair and the knitting occur
red.
Police were called and found
Word lying in a pool of blood. He
was removed to Ancker hospital
where his condition remained crit
ical although the hospital says
he will recover.
His wife held without charge by
the police is expected to be re-
leased for lack Of prosecution be-
cause Word told police he would
not sign a complaint against her.
Word is understood to be on
probation for the wounding of his
wife by shooting about a year ago.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-06

GOV. OHNlLLE FREEMAN
spective states not only to prevent
discrimination, but to give positive
impetus to greater equality.
Must Influence National Scene
I'VE must use our influence to
secure action on the national
scene" the Governor stated. with
due respect for the division of
power between the national gov
eminent and the states, we can
nevertheless determine to use what
influence we have and whatever
media are available to us to bring
about a greater understanding Of
the Importance of progress in civil
rights throughout our nation. We
can resist attacks on the courts
that arise in this field. We car
mobilize forces within our respec-
tive political parties to insist on
a stronger stand"
Freeman called upon the Gov
errors to give wider publicity
to the progress that is being
made In order to cOunterbalance
the unfavOrable picture that is
being presented to the world. He
stated that this can be done
honestly, and in so doing can
give further impetus to a pro-
gram Of living up the best that
we can do instead Of making
apologies for the worst.
Freeman was elected chairman
of the Governors Conference sue
ceeding Gov. Mennen williams OF
Michigan. Gov. william Stratton
of Illinois was named vice-chair-
man.
Attending the conference in ad-
dition to Governor and Mrs. Free
man were Governor and Mrs. Will
liam Stratton Of Illinois; Governor
Harold Handley of Indiana; Cover
nor and Mrs. Foster FNIrcolo of
Massachusetts; Governor and Mrs.
G. Mennen Williams of Michigan;
Governor and Mrs. Robert B. Mey
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-06

express purpose of viewing the
Towards Catering Services plans
for future expansion and to seek
outlets for future graduates.
Howard, himself, a graduate of
Tuskeegee institute and head of
Towards Catering Service, came
to Minneapolis seven years ago
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senior Senator from Michigan
(Mr. McNamera), the Senior Sen
ator from New York (Mr. Javits) 8,
the Junior Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr. Proxmire), the Junior Sena-
tor from Maryland (Mr BealD
the Junior Senator from Michi-
gan CMr. HART, the Junior Sen
ator from Minnesota (Mr Nc
Carthy), the Junior Senator from
Connecticut CMr. DoddD, and my
self, I introduce for appropriate
reference a bill entitled Civil
Rights Act of 1859"
This is a measure, Mr.. Presi-
dent, to give effect to the Con-
stitutional right of American chill
dren under the 14th Amendment
to equal opportunity in desegregat-
ed schooling, and to provide for
every American a greater assur-
ance of the equal protection of the
laws.
The Fourteenth Amendment and
the Present Bill
I'VE should never forget, al
though some would have us do so,
that the 14th Amendment is an
organic and integral part of the
Constitution of the United States,
which all public officials have
sworn to upohld.
This amendment, of course, grew
out of the Civil War and was de-
signed to secure and make per-
manent those human rights for
which millions of brave men and
women had suffered and sacrificed
and which had emerged victorious
in the crucible Of struggle This
amendment did at least three
things.
II 1t provided that everyone born
or naturalized in the United
States was a full-fledged citi-
zen both of the United States and
of the State in which he lived.
There was no differentiation or
distinction between these citi-
zens. All had equal rights and
were presumed to be of equal
value. No categories Of first
and second classes of citizens
were set up. Negroes, with 9TH
ers, were to have equal rights
before the law.
p The 14th Amendment then went
on to say that mo State shall
make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any
State deprive any person OF
life, liberty or property without
due process of law; nor deny to
any person within its jurisdic-
ton the equal protection of the
laws"
81 In Section 5 of the Amendment
it is specifically provided that
Congress shall have power to
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the case for the state and Irving
Nemerov represents the defendant
Mrs. Jackson has plead not guilty
Selection of the jury of ten men
and two women took the surpris-
ingly short period of two hours on
the first day of the trial.
Jurors selected Frank Felix,
2l19 James Av. N, Ole T. Var
ness 29OO Randolph N. E, Har-
old NJ. Larson, 1900 school
Road, Joseph f. Jacobson 1901
Chicago Av. r. Deimema, 1921 w.
Is St, Mrs. Helen Back, $500 14th
Av. S, Lyle c. Johnson, 1000 Ere
mont Av N, Norman Fall, 59O6
Goodrich Av., Daniel r. Holmes.
1899 25th Av. S, Axel Peterson,
1902 f. 26th St, Irwin H. Larson,
442S Harriet Ave, Mrs. Frances
May, BIO Benjamin St N. E.
First to take the stand for the
state was DR.. William C. Guthrie.
county coroner. He was followed
by police officers Albert Erick-
son and Douglas Levins who an
swered the call to the Jackson
home.
The officers testified that upon
arrival they found Jackson's body
on the floor and the family very
distraught
Officer Earl Anderson told of
the conversation he had with the
defendant and of finding a loaded
revolver in the couples bedroom.
Defense counsel surprised the
courtroom by introducing a copy
of Mrs. Jackson's signed state
ment to the police department
made at the time of her arrest.
The statement was admitted as
evidence for the defendant.
Later assistant county attorney
introduced the original statement
as evidence for the prosecution.
Court observers said II was very
unusual for the defense to intro
duce a defendants statement in a
granddaughter case or allow with
out protest the state to do so.
Four of the Jackson children
two who are Mrs. Jackson's and
two the deceased mans were in the
court room during the trial.
The jackson case has attract
ed wide attention. jackson a
skilled craftsman worked as a
brick and block layer for Min
neapOIIs contractors. He was a
veteran Of World War ii.
Jackson was shot by a shotgun
in the hands of Mrs. Jackson as
he approached on the sun-porch Of
their home.
Mrs. Jackson told police that the
couple had been arguing the night
before over her insistence that they
get a divorce because she said of
innumerable beatings she suffered
at his hands.
The nine page statement which
was admitted in evidence is re-
printed here verbatim. Because of
its length it may be continued in a
subsequent edition.
MRS. JACKSON'S STATEMENT
Statement of Juanita Jackson
given on January Is, 1859, at $50
m. in the kitchen of the Matron's
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-06

oIl. lbuJOTJ u. w. RUSS
The 2465th Orbit, the official
Air Force newspaper of the Con-
tinental Air Command at Mime
apolis-St. Paul International Air
port in Minneapolis, received high
honors in the Tenth Air Force an
nual unit newspaper contest, ac-
cording to a recent announcement
made by Tenth AT Headquarters.
The 2465 Orbit, edited by S/Sgt.
Garland w. Ross, won first place
in Glass II competition (1,OOO to
5000 population) for the year 1858.
The paper won by u point over
last years winner, Bakalar AFB
CIndiana) "Windscript."
Colonel Edwin c. Andersen con-
graduated the newspaper staff for
their fine work in achieving this
award. He presented the first place
certificate to Lieut.. Budd T. Port
er, Group Information Services
officer The framed certificate will
be displayed in Group Headquart-
ers, at the base.
Sergeant Ross began working
on this paper early in 1855 and
since that time the paper has
grown from a four page x IL
sheet with a circulation of 800
to a standard tabloid with a cir
culation of more than 1000.
This paper also won the Quarter
Award in 1858 for the best news
paper in the entire command. This
award has since been discontinued.
The Tenth Air Force covers an
area from Canada to New Mexico,
which comprises the central part
of the United States.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-06

Entered Hospital: Mrs. Readus
Fletcher, 974 w. Central Av. en-
tered st. Luke's hospital Tuesday
afternoon for treatment of injuries
received in an auto accident on
December 81.