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Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
.Eleven-Year Olds
Held Responsible
In Cemetery Fire
Loss Saturday

Eleven-year old twin boys
who were visiting their grand
mother in Smyrna were turned
over by state detectives to Kent
County juvenile authorities and
sent to the Juvenile Detention
Home in Wilmington, after
they had admitted setting fire
to the caretaker's building in
Odd Fellows Cemetery Saturday
afternoon. They were also guilty
of desecrating the cemetery. The
firemen were called at l:20 p.m.,
the first of two alarms in two
hours on Saturday. The boys
had gained entrance to the
building, once a funeral chapel
in the center of the cemetery,
by taking out a screen, forcing
the window open, and had set
fire to some furniture near the
window. They then lowered the
window and watched the fire
from behind tombstones. The
fire was in an advanced stage
when it was discovered by two
other children on Main Street
near Lake Como. They ran to
the nearby home of Elmer P.
Corrie who phoned the fire
house. Damage was estimated
at $1,000 to building and con-
tents, the building covered by
insurance. Chief Reynolds Brad
ley suspected arson and called
state detectives who worked on
the case and had the boys in
custody before nightfall. They
were sighted in the area and, af-
ter questioning, admitted the
whole affair. Two local funeral
homes, FAIRIES Funeral Directors
and w. E. Matthews, Jr. had
equipment which was partially
damaged in the building. A bur
ial was scheduled and the tent
had been erected over the grave
or the loss would have been
greater. At $3.50 pm, the fire.
men were called by Romie King,
Smyrna Landing, where he was
repairing a tractor and a spark
ignited the gas line. He was
burned on the hands and face.
Quick action by King and neigh
bors brought the fire under con-
troll by the time firemen arrived.
At 4::30 am. on Sunday, the
Clayton Fire Company was call
ed to a house near the ]. G. Van
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Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Kirk To Discuss
Conant's Report

DR.. George V. Kirk, superin-
tendent, will be the principal
speaker at the regular meeting
of the Smyrna Special District
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton to be held Thursday, April
l6 at 8 pm. in the elementary
school. He will discuss the Con-
ant Report, made by DR.. James
B. Conant after studying schools
in several states, among them
Delaware. After showing how
the John Bassett Moore High
School measures up to recon-
mendations in DR.. Conant's re-
port, DR.. Kirk will outline a
course of action the administra-
ton would like to consider,
leading to a change in the con-
cept of education in the local
school. While the report deals
mainly with the secondary
school, it is pointed out that ele-
mentary school children soon
become a part of the secondary
system, and all parents should
be interested. Several members
of the local PTA expect to at
tend the state PTA Workshop in
Dover April l0-11. There will be
many projects from the recent
Science Fair on exhibit at the
workshop.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Flame ThrOWer
Fails To Remove
Oily Substance
From Lake Shores

Attempts to remove the de-
posits of bunker fuel oil which
have accumulated along the
banks of Lake Como proved un-
successful this week, reports
Norman G. Wilder, director,
Game and Fish Commission. The
commission management tried
without success to destroy the
tarry substance with a flame
thrower. According to Mr.. Wild
er, this experiment resulted only
in the burning of brush on which
the debris was deposited. Off
ials of the Fish and Game Com
mission confess that there is no
practical solution to the prob
lem. The present conditions
Twill persist indefinitely" de-
clared Mr.. Wilder. Similar in
stances have been known to per-
sist for several years in salt
water, he said. The oil deposits
pose no immediate threat or
danger to fish, and the tempor-
ary ban regulating fishing in the
lake will be lifted in a day or
two. Precautionary steps had
been taken earlier in the week
when Town of Smyrna officials
lowered water level to repair the
gates. Game officials feared that
lowering the water level would
cause too heavy a concentration
of fish stock in the lake. Wild
er pointed out that fishermen
who enjoy the facilities at Lake
Como may experience a curtail-
ment of production in the next
year, however, unless the water
level rises to its normal peak
soon. This is because many of
the fish are entering the spawn
ing period. They usually deposit
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Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
PTA Investigates
Reading Clinic

A program involving the Re
sponsibility of Parents in the
Teaching of Reading" was pre-
sented at the regular monthly
meeting of the Clayton School
Parent Teacher Association last
night in the school cafeteria.
Mrs. Elizabeth Eager, member
of the staff of the Reading Clin-
ic at the University of Dela-
ware, was the principal speak
er. The program was arranged
by C. F. Metzler, principal, in
cooperation with Mrs. R. w.
Comegys, program chairman.
Mrs. Agnes Davis presided at
the business session.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

The annual spring concert will
be presented at the John Bassett
Moore High School by the music
department on Friday, April 10
to 8 pm. under the direction of
Mrs. Doris S. Fearon, vocal, and
A. Rodney Daniels, instrument
al instructors. One hundred and
fifty-two students, including
members of the senior high
school chorus, the, junior high
school chorus, and the senior
high school band will take part
in the program. Norma Blendt
will be the piano accompanist
for the selections by the senior
high school chorus, and the pro-
gram will include Carmena, H.
Lane Wilson; Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo,
Kaper; Cindy, mountain dance
song arranged by H. R. Wilson;
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

A broader program for high
school youth of the districts
sending pupils to the Smyrna
and Middletown High Schools
was considered a primary rea-
son for meeting April 2 at the
Smyrna High School library
when members of the school
boards of Smyrna, Middletown,
Townsend, Odessa, Hartly, Ken
ton and Clayton met to consider
a possible six or seven district
consolidation. The senior high
schools of Smyrna and Middle
town (grades 10, IL, and l2)
presently enroll between 200
and 225 pupils. AS a result, ex-
pansion in the academic pro-
gram and development of a vo-
cational program is not feasible
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Farmer Injuries
Hand In Plough

Horace David, Sr. was injured
in an accident which occurred
Tuesday morning at his farm
on Duck Creek Road. He was
fixing plough and his right
hand became caught and two
fingers were injured severely.
He was unable to free himself
and his calls for help were heard
by Mrs. James A. Blanchfield,
who lives nearby. With his ad-
vice, she was able to free the
hand. He was treated by DR..
John ]. Lazzeri and sent to Kent
General Hospital, Dover, where
the first joint of his middle fin
ger was removed and the next
finger, which was mangled, was
sewed. He is recuperating at his
home on Lake Drive and is still
under the doctors care.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Noted Community
Educator, Civic
Worker Dies Here

The lives of many in Smyrna
are diminished by the death of
Mrs. Helen Boyer Harmonson,
who has been leader in civic,
church, and club activities here
for many years. A public-spirit-
ed woman, who devoted her
time and energy to varied caus-
es despite ill health through the
years, she was loved by many,
and a great sense of loss per-
vaded the town over the week
end. She died at Delaware Hos
pital, Wilmington, S a tu r d a y
morning, where she had been a
patient for several weeks. 1t is
difficult to assess the value of
her devotion, but probably her
most effective service, reaching
large numbers, was as president
of the Smyrna Library Commits
sion on which she served for
nineteen years. Her dedication
to the public library is reflected
in the beauty of the room, the
quality Of the books selected,
and she achieved great salts
faction in recent years as she
watched the increase in use OF
the library by the community,
and especially by children. The
library will always be a monu-
ment to her memory. She also
served as a member of the
Board of Education of the Smyr-
ma Special School District for
eighteen years, and she was a
lively force in the plans for the
new elementary school building
and the landscaping of the mod
ern structure. Mrs. Harmonson
was known throughout the state
during World War II as director
of the Motor Corps, Area a, Del
aware Red Cross. She was presi-
dent of the Twentieth Century
Club 1880, succeeding her
mother, Mrs. Henry D. Boyer,
in that office. Her service as di-
rector of the Altar Guild OF St.
Peters Episcopal Church is still
evident in the devotion OF the
young women who were trained
by her in the work of the guild.
The daughter of the late MIR. and
Mrs. Henry D. Boyer, she is sur
vived by her husband, Charles
Leland Harmonson; a daughter,
Mrs. Harmonson Weir; two
grandchildren, Dorothy Denney
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Cancer Center Opens

Officials of the State Board of
Health announce that the Can
Ger Detection Center will be
open in Smyrna on Friday, April
II at the health unit on East
Commerce Street. The unit will
be in operation between the
hours of 9:45 to ll:30 am. and
l2:45 to 2:30 pm. The service is
available to all women over 25
years of age. Appointments may
be made by calling OIL 3-7088.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Cancer Drive Begins Here
Mrs. Margaret M. O'Neill a

Mrs. Margaret vi. UNeIII ana
Mrs. Richard c. Price, co-chair-
men for the Cancer Drive in the
Smyrna area, have announced
that the drive started on April
/ and that solicitors have their
material and will be making
calls on the residents. Letters
have been mailed to various or
ganizations asking their sup
port. The Cancer Crusade slogan
this year is: Fight Cancer with
a Check-up and a Check"
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Legion Auxiliary
Maps Poppy Sale

The Auxiliary to the David c.
Harrison Post No. ID, American
Legion met at the home of Mrs.
Ollie Loose. Mrs. Mary Jane
Behrens presided. Plans were
discussed for holding a bake and
food sale early in May and Mrs.
Marjorie Turner was named
chairman, and Mrs. Margaret M.
ONeill, co-chairman. Mrs. James
Rogers was appointed poppy
chairman. Poppy Day in the
state of Delaware has been set
as May %.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Retirement Ends
IS Years Service

The Atlantic Refining Com
pany announces the retirement
of w. Marion Smith, Clayton.
MIR. Smith is retiring after 35
years of service with the COM
pany. For over the last twenty
years, he has been employed as
a maintenance mechanic in the
Smyrna and Dover areas.
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AMERICAN
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the last seven games. his best
squirt Of the season.
Skowron has done even bet
ter. The Moose has hammered
four home runs and driven in
eight in the last four games for
So RBI. one shy Of the leading
Killebrew. Mantle has A RIB,
tying Washington's Jim Lemon
for fifth place.
But Turley still has prob
lem. 1t seemed that he had 1t
solved when he beat Washing
ton, 80, with a two-hitter May
81. then defeated Cleveland,
2-l, with a six-hitter June 6,
Since then. he has lost to the
AS, 9-5. has beaten Chicago,
7-3, with relief help, and last
night was smacked for seven
hits and six runs In the fourth
and fifth innings.
Shantz hustled in with no
one out and the tying run on
base. He retired the first nine
men he faced, made it IL out Of
Is after Bobby Richardson's
error in the eighth inning. then
ended it by retiring Roger
Maris and Bob Cerv after sin
giles by Pinch-hitter Ray Boone
and Dick williams in the ninth.
Maris. Just Of the disabled
list, had a pair Of doubles,
scored twice and drove in a run
for the sixth-place AS. Cerv
drove in three runs with q
double and single.
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Griffs and White Sox
Have Varied Problems

they will have to halt the hit
ting Of Sherm Lollar, Fox and
Earl Torgeson against them.
Lollar is batting .452 against
Washington, while Fox is swat
ting at a AL clip and Torgeson
is bashing the Senators pitch
ing at a $50 pace.
One Down TO Wynn
In addition to those compli-
cations. the Senators must con-
tend with Wynn. They whipped
him in their first encounter,
Ga, when Allison cracked a
bases-loaded homer, but in his
last two outings against WASH
ington the beefy highlander
has pitched a pair OF five
hitters to win. 90 and Al.
The White Sox, who snapped
a flve-game losing streak when
Billy Pierce pitched them to a
80 victory over the Red Sox
Sunday, will start Dick Dom
ovan against Russ Kemmerer
tomorrow afternoon. The teams
will clash again Thursday.
The Senators, hoping to en-
ploy their two victories over
Detroit Sunday as a spring.
board to a hot streak, will shift
to Kansas City for the first Of
three games Friday night.
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club. will be their host and he
plans an affair that will make
them happy they returned.
There will be tears Of Joy and
fellowship shed into beer, or
something stronger. and their
feats will be embellished beyond
recognition.
Some Of the present Senators
Harmon Killebrew, Bob ALI
son, Reno Bertoia, Camilo Pas
cual and Pedro Ramos. for in
stance-were not born when
Washington won its last PEN
nant. Most Of the old-timers
will be strangers TO them, but
this will be q time when youth
will have respect for age, for
these were Senators who
reached the top.
The excuse for bringing them
back is thin, pinned to the
fact that some government
clerks who called themselves
the Potomacs played some base
ball games informally 100 years
ago. But any excuse, in this
case, is good.
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NATIONAL
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while tying the Dodger record
set by Southpaw Nap Rucker
IN 1909.
The Giants made it with a
four-run seventh inning that
gave Ed Fisher. a knuckleball-
ing Highlander. a victory in
his major league debut. Fisher.
%, up from Phoenix with a 1914
record, gave up only three hits
In his seven innings, retiring
~ in a row between first and
seFenth-inning singles by Dick
Siroat.
The young highlander
walked only one. but that was
sandwiched by singles by Groat
and Bill Virdon in the seventh
when the Pirates ended a shut
out duel between Fisher and
Ron Kline. The Giants then
broke through against Kline
ga on Leon Wagner's pinch
triple after Jackie Brandt's
double and Dusty Rhodes
pinch single. Jim Davenport
singled and Willie Kirkland hit
. two-run double in the inning.
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ger in the lineup, the White
6ox probably would be several
games in front of the pack. Bill
Week tried to remedy the stu
alton with a tempting offer for
Sievers. but that was rejected
by Cal Grifilth.
Lavagetto, though, thinks Of
how many runs the spry Apa-
lfcio would cut of II playing
for the Senator's. It's q delight
full dream, for little Luis wrecks
the Senators with his glove and
occasionally with his bat.
Aparicio has been used SPAR
ingly recently because Of a
twisted ankle. but Lopez ex-
poets him to be ready to return
TO- regular duty tonight when
Early Wynn starts against
WaShington's Bill Fischer,
Aparicio is a 200 hitter
against the Senators, but
his peskiness against them
hardly is reflected in that aver
ege. He has scored 10 times in
eight games. He has stolen six
bases against the Senators and
has, gone on to score on each
occasion.
The Senators have split eight
games with Chicago, but il
they're to improve the record
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THE BASEBALL
BEAT
BY BURTON HAWKINS

CHICAGO, June 23-Grifnth
Stadium will be flooded August
8. 1t will be flooded with senti-
mentality, for out Of the past
will pour the proud names in
the Senators history, conven-
ing there to celebrate the Tooth
year of baseball in Washington.
Virtually each member Of
the 1888 team. last to win a
pennant for the Senators. has
accepted an invitation to par
ticipate in an old-timers frolic,
to which members Of the 1924
world championship club also
have been beckoned.
From Sarasota the retired
Heinie Manush will fly to a re-
union with teammates who last
gathered to honor the late Clark
Griffith 10 years ago. Joe Kuhel.
the nimble first baseman who
now is a super salesman for a
stove firm in Kansas City. and
Buddy Myer, the scrappy Sec
ond baseman who hit 1t rich in
investments in Baton Rouge.
will be there.
So will the agile Ossie Bluege,
slowed now by a balky leg. who
is recalled by all when discus
sion Of defensive brilliance at
third base is preached. It will
be a short trip for Ossie. He'll
merely walk from the succeed
Offices at Griffith Stadium.
where he supervises the books
as secretary and controller, in
to the ball park.
&%%
Joe Cronin will be around.
by courtesy OF the Yankees.
Now the portly president of
the American League, Cronin
steered the Senators to their
1888 pennant by seven games
over the hated Yankees, but
it's because Of gracious ges-
ture by that club that he'll be
present.
The Yankees will stage their
annual old-timers game day on
the same date and Cronin had
accepted an invitation to at
tend, but General Manager
George Weiss released him of
the commitment when he
learned of the Senators plans
to assemble their stars.
Fred Schultz, the center
fielder who now scouts for the
Indians, once again will be
flanked by Manush and Goose
Goslin, who operates a feet of
fishing boats out Of Bridgeton,
N. j. Catcher Luke Scwell will
be there and so will Pitchers
Jack Russell. Walter Stewart
and Bobby Burke. among
others.
The day will contain many
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MAJOR
LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMkhlCAN LEAGUE
BATTING (based on l76 or more at
batsl--Kuenn, Detroit, $3.50. Kaline,
Fox, Chicago. 32s; WoodlinE, Balti-
more, 1928.
Power, Cleveland, and Yost Detroit,
81 Mantle, New York, so. Aparicio,
Chicago, 46.
RUNS BATTED N-Killebrew. Wash
ington, So skovron, New York, Sc.
Colavtto, Cleveland, Az: Allison,
Washington, AZ; Mantle. New York,
and Lemon, Washington, ~.
HITS-Fox. Chicago, so: Kaline, De-
troit, "a: Kuenn, Detroit, SO; Run
nels, Boston, so; Power, Cleveland,
and Allison, Washington, 73.
williams. Kansas City, 90:
Runnels, Boston, 10: Fox, Chicago,
II: Kuenn, Detroit. and Lopez New
York. 10.
TRIPLES--Runne:s, Boston, Fox and
smith Smith; chics case. pema Srt Kansas
HOME RUNS--Killebrew, Washington,
Washington, Is; Triandos, Balti.
more, Mantle New York. and
Lemon. washington, II,
STOLEN BASEs--Aparieio, ChicaEo,
10: Mantle, New York, IA. Jensen,
Boston, 8: lands, chieaeo, 2; Power,
Cleveland and Allison Washing
PITCHING (based on 5 or more deci-
Sions l--Larsen, New York. 81, SOL;
Wilhelm, Baltimore, o., Sis: john
son, Baltimore, Al, 500: Fischer
WASHINGTON, 6-2,.750i Larry, Detroit
sTRiKEoufTs-wynn, Chicago. SIS;
Score. Cleveland, 50; Burning, De-
troit, 81: PAseual. washington, 90:
Wilhelm. Baltimore, 81.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING biased on l75 or more at
batsi-Aaron, Milwaukee, .3al
White, st. Louis, 400; Cepeda, San
Francisco, .33S: Moon. Los Angeles,
.333: Temple, Cincinnati. $40.
RUNs-Matthews Milwaukee. 81; Pin
son. Cincinnati, So Mays, San
Francisco. 80: Aaron, Milwaukee, so;
Neal. Los ANGELES, A..
81: Aaron. Milwaukee. 81: Robinson,
Cincinnati, 50: cepeda. San Fran
cisco. 81: Pinson, Cincinnati. 81.
HITS-Aaron, Milwaukee, los; Cepeda.
San Francisco. 81: pinson. Cincin-
LOUIS. S..
Aaron, Milwaukee, Is. Pinson. Gin
cinnati, ~; Temple Cincinnati. and
Cepeda. San Francisco, 20.
HOME RUNS-Mathews, Milwaukee,
80; Banks, Chicago, and Aaron,
Milwaukee. 10: Robinson. Cincinnati,
10: Cepeda, San Francisco, Is.
STOLEN BASES-Neal Los Angeles,
IS: BlaSingame, 81, Louis. II; Mays,
San Francisco, 10; Robinson, Gin
cinnati, and Gillian, Los Angeles, ..
PITCHING biased on 3 or more de-
eisions Pace. PittsburgS, ll-O,
1000; Elston, Chicago, and Koufax,
Los AnEeles. Al, 500; Mizel. St.
Louis. 90, $50: Antonelli, San
Francisco, 1914. IA.
sTRIKE0UTs-Drysdale Los Angeles.
10; S. Jones. San Francisco, S.:
Milwaukee. "a. Mizell. st. Louis. II.
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Belle Haven Gets
Off to Early Lead
In IntercIub Golf

Belle Haven is one jump
ahead Of the others in the
Interclub Junior Golf League,
having won its second match
yesterday over Goose Creek,
61a-2Is. at Court House.
Army Navy beat westbriar,
5la-3s, in the other Southern
Division match.
The Southern teams started
q week ahead Of the others,
hence Belle Ravens edge.
In opening matches for other
divisions yesterday:
At Kenwood-Kenwood de-
feate6 Congressional, 81, and
Columb ia defeated Chevy
Chase, 51a-31a. At Indian
STRAIGHTFORWARD defeated In
dian Spring, 6-3, and Prince
Georges defeated Argyle. 5-4.
At Northumberland de-
feated Washington, 7h-1h,
and Bethesda defeated Manor,
|6a-2h.
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Chevy heavyweight takes all the
4a Aa" nleanness out of tough hauls {!

When truck goes to cork for Lester Brothers,
Inc of MartinsUille, Virginia, it's in for life of
extrd-h0rd labor. Loads are Uhoppers-IChole sec.
lions of LescO prefab homes Runs are scheduled
Without let up-aIl the country. And at the job
sites there's always truck-bustinO no mans land
to from the road to the spot to unload That's
Why Lester Brothers specify Chevrolet; Why they're
adding neU ones as soon as the older models need
replacing. CheUies take the meGnness out of the
toughest jobs. And they cost less to maintain than
any other trucks Lester Brothers hare OWned!
going concern like Lester Brothers, with tight
delivery dates to meet every day in the week,
demands maximum truck dependability and per.
formance And, mister, they get it-with most of
their Chevrolets going at least 100000 miles (some
of them 100000 before the engine heads even come
off! With big truck V8s that hum right along on
those huTy-up schedules. With Chevy trucks that
easier to handle specialists at maneuvering in
and out Of congested job SITES Chevy trucks that go
all out all day long and still keep tight hold on
operating costs!
This particular operation sure points up Chevolet'S
natural ability to handle any kind Of job that could
come along. 1t illustrates what we've been saying
for a long time-that once you put Chevy on the
payroll that tough job loses its fight fast and settles
down to smooth-running routine. If your job
demands even half as much as this one does you've
got good reason to visit your Chevrolet dealer He's
the man with specific information the man to see
before another good working day goes by.