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Evening star., 1960-06-17
Mortin-WiIIs

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Ely
Wills Of Nashville. Tenn,
announce the marriage of
their daughter Ellen Nc
Chung to 1t. williams Swift
Martin, jr., USA, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin. The we'd
ding took place June 8 at the
Post Chapel, United States
Military Academy, West
Point. The couple will live
at Fort Benning, Ga.
Evening star., 1960-06-17
Koonce-Simnons

Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce H.
Sim m ons of Pollocksville,
N. c. announce the marriage
of their daughter 10 Ann to
Mr.. Roger w. Koonce, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H.
Koonce Of Hyattsville. The
wedding took place June IL
at the First Methodist
Church, PollockSville. The
couple will live in Chapel
Hill, N. c.
Evening star., 1960-06-17
KubIin-Johnson

Mr.. and Mrs. John ESkil
johnson Of Detroit announce
the marriage of their daugh-
ter Maryanne to DR.. John
George Kublin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Kublin;
also of Detroit. The wedding
Evening star., 1960-06-17
WEDDINGS

took place yesterday at Holy
Trinity Church. The couple
will live in Detroit.
Evening star., 1960-06-17
HerreII-Moupin

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene An
derson Maupin Of Free Union,
Va, announce the marriage
Of their daughter Eugenia
Faye to Mr.. Roger Wayne
Herrell. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley D. Herrell, sr., Of
Arlington. The wedding took
place June II at the Uni
verSity Of Virginia Chapel,
Charlottesville. The couple
will live in Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1960-06-17
Corr-Cunninohum

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E.
Cunningham of San Fran
cisco announce the marriage
of their daughter Sandra L.
to Mr.. Edward Rutledge
Carr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Ravonal Carr Of
Alexandria. The wedding took
place June 10 at the First
Baptist Church, Alexandria.
The couple will live in West
Springfield, Va.
Evening star., 1960-06-17

German Rovira, wife Of the
Minister Counselor and Com
mercial Counselor Of Bolivia.
Evening star., 1960-07-03
n z/ -
Vision Of America )
through the eyes of its Presidents
presents July: a
complete portrait gallery u. s. Presidents.
a capsule history spirit America
reflected in own

he Fourth of July, l776 opened in the history
l. of the world Americas growth has been rapid and
that tend take ourselves for granted But national
birthday great time to look back and take stock of ourselves
Therefore, the l84h observance of it Monday, THIS
WEEK presents the special feature the next two pages
You will find there portrait gallery by artist John McDer
of the 33 who have been President of the United
States. With each portrait quotation from the writ
ngs speeches of each have elected lead nation
Their subject America the land the people, the govern
men the ideal Back of these quotes lies of the destiny
of the United States that permanently bound up with moral
y with principle with the essentials of decency You will find
them only worth reading but worth saving.
The first of the White House, second President
John Adams aid Tpay Heaven bestOsO the best Of blessings
this House and all that shall hereafter mhabH it, May
but honest and Oise rule under this roof"
On this July let be thankful that John Adams prayer
has been largely answered. that many honest and wise
men have ruled under that White House roof.
NO'U turn the page for mosaic of Presidential
utterances, tUhc taken together, make Vision
of ttcns as it has remained, and
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Former Grocery
Operator Dead

Mrs. Emma c. Palmer, form
erly of Smyrna, died December
l6 at the home of her son John
w. Palmer in Richardson Park,
Delaware. Mrs. Palmer made
her home in Richardson Park
since the death of her husband
in 1858. Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer
were residents of Smyrna for
more than so years. Mr.. Palmer
worked for the Town of Smyrna
for 25 years at the Smyrna
electric light plant. They later
operated a grocery store on S.
Main Street, where they lived
after retirement. She is surviv-
ed by her son and 2 grandchil-
dren, B. Carter Palmer and Mrs.
Richard Bollinger and 8 great
grandchildren, Steven and Wen
dy Palmer and David Bollinger.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
CLAYTON Woman
Dies In sc. Home

Mrs. Ella H. Stewart, a form
er resident of Clayton, died on
December % in Beaufort, S. c.,
where she had moved two years
ago. She was 81. Mrs. Stewart
had made her home in Clayton
most of her life before moving
to South Carolina. Funeral SER
vices were held December 81
at 3 p, m, from the FAIRIES Fun
eral Chapel with the Rev. Frank
20. Baynard, pastor of Ewell's-
st. Paul Church, officiating. In
terment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, here. Mrs. Stewart
was the widow of the late
Charles Stewart, Jr., of Clay
ton. She is survived by two
sons, James L. Stewart, Beau
fort, and Charles Stewart III,
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Personals

Three recent graduates of the
John Bassett Moore High School
have completed their active duty
obligation in military service
and returned to their homes here
just before the holidays. James
Persinger, Edwin Eley, and Zane
Robinson took their basic train
ing at Fort Knox, KY, and in
fantry training at Fort Dix, N. J..
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Gardner,
South Street, had as their guests
during the holiday week their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. James Mott, and sons,
Jay and Freddy, of Gloucester,
Virginia.
MIR. James L. Mitchell, Sr. re-
turned home from the Whining
ton Memorial Hospital prior to
Christmas after undergoing sur
gerry on his back. He is enjoying
visits from his many friends and
relatives. Recent visitors includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Mitchell
and family of Rehoboth, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Frank Mitchell of Lewes
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Armstrong
Of Delaware City, and Mr.. Sper
os Simmons of Clayton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Swair
and family left Friday for thei
home in Clarence, N. Y, aftei
spending the Christmas and New
Years holidays with Mrs. Lilliar
Swain.
/ MIR. William Cassell has re
turned to Army duty at For
Sill, Okla, after a holiday fur
Tough with his wife and family
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Margaret Burge
Burial Tuesday

Mrs. Margaret E. Burge, So
wife of Clifford E. Burge, died
Saturday at the Delaware Hos.
pital, Wilmington, after a long
illness. Besides her husband she
is survived by four daughters
and two sons: Mrs. Irma J.Cross-
land of Middletown; Mrs. Mar
garet Jane Steele of Edge Moor
Gardens; Harold L. Burge of
Middletown; Mrs. Dorothy E.
Cook of lion, N. Y; Mrs. Helen
E. Walker of New Egypt, N. j.;
and Robert R. Burge, Smyrna.
Also surviving is a brother, AL
lee Reed of Culver City, Calf,
and 10 grandchildren. Mrs.
Burge was a member of AS
bury Methodist Church and of
David c. Harrison Post No. IA,
American Legion Auxiliary. She
was the daughter of Mrs. Nora
M. Reed and the late James A.
Reed. Services were held Tues
day afternoon from the Matt
hews Funeral Home with the
Rev. j. Howard Link, pastor of
Asbury Methodist Church, in
charge. Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Exchangee
tcontinued from Page u

threw old things, ike pans, Out
the windows, a symbol OF cast
linz of the old for the new, he
said in an interview. Asked il
he would institute some OF Our
American customs and observ-
ances on h s return, he said that
he would take back some OF the
flavor OF our Christmas. Refer
ring to school, Corrado said he
finds it d...lult but challenging.
lie knew comparatively little
English when he came. His fav-
orite subjects are social studies
and physics. He had never had
social studies in Italy and he
likes especially to learn about
government, so that he can take
back ideas of our form of gov
ernment. He stills holds to the
idea, however, that he wishes to
become a foreign newspaper
correspondent. Corrado shows
great development and maturity
in the months since the start OF
school. HIS hours are filled with
studies, and now b q SIX e t b a ii
practice. tie likes football best
as a spectator sport, he said.
The young student seems to
have a keen sense of social val
iue, also. When he arrived he felt
it his duty to have as many peo-
pie know him as possible. He
entered into social activities OF
the Silver Eagles, teenage boys
club. He has high praise for the
club and its program of serving
the community. During vaca-
ton he has some time for ex-
tras, and can watch television,
he said. His face lighted up
when he stated that during the
holidays, my mind is as far
from books as Italy is from
America"
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
New 4c Stamp To
Honor Bov Scouts

Postmaster General Arthur E.
Summerfield announced that the
4-cent Boy Scout 50th anniver-
sary commemorative stamp will
be placed on first-day sale at
Washington, D. c., on Monday,
February s, the birthday date
of the movement.
The stamp will feature a head
and shoulders view of a Scout
with right hand upraised in the
hree-finger Scout sign.
This stamp, designed by the
noted artist, Norman Rockwell,
will be arranged horizontally,
measuring 0.84 by LA inches,
and will be printed on the Giori
press in khaki and blue. An
initial order for 120 million of
these stamps, to be released in
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Miss Ella FARRELL,
So, Dies AT Dover

Miss Ella M. FARRELL, SO. form
erly of Smyrna, died Dec. .25 in
Kent General Hospital after a
lengthy illness. Daughter of the
late Charles w. and Emily Jar
rell, she had been guest of the
Palmer Home in Dover for sew
eral years. Funeral services were
held Dec. % from the Palmer
Home with the Rev. Robert w.
Duke, pastor of Peoples Con-
gregational Christian Church, Of
ficiating. Burial was in Old
Friendship Cemetery. Surviving
are two sisters, Mrs Annie j..
Hudson, Wilmington, and Mrs.
Florence Burchard, Newark, and
several nieces and nephews. Ar
rangements were conducted by
the Trader Funeral Home.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Storm
lContinued from Page b

at Rothwells Garage, the Wag-
on Wheel, and at Rash's Used
Furniture Store, N. Main Street.
A billboard was blown down
near the town well on South
Main Street; phones were out
of commission, and an estimat-
ed 35 1V aerials were bent or
damaged. At 7:05 a. M, just
before the full force of the
storm struck Smyrna, the vol
unteers of the Citizens Hose
Company were called to a Chin
ney fire at the James Mitchell
farm, on the Welfare Home
Road, occupied by James O'Neill.
1t was raining so hard that the
lane was impossible and the
firemen had to carry in water
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Mrs. Laura Burris
Dead AT Age 81

Services were held Sunday for
Mrs. Laura S. Burris, 81, form
erly of Smyrna, who died De-
cember 81 at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Mary Had
ley, in Wilmington. She was
the daughter of the late James
H. and Susan Dulin Green and
the widow of the late Capt. Will
liam i. Burris of Smyrna. She
had made her home in this area
most of her life. The Rev. Will
mer Abbott, Wilmington, con-
Quoted services held in the Far
les Funeral Chapel. Burial was
in Glenwood Cemetery. In ad-
dition to Mrs. Hadley, the de-
ceased is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Alva Mont
gomery, Eagle, Pa; Mrs. Maude
Reese, Wilmington; Mrs. Laura
Bolan, Dover; Mrs. Harry Ma
ginigle, Camden, N. j.; Mrs.
Margarite Jones, Wilmington;
Lester Burris, Clayton; and the
late Eddie G. Burris of Smyr-
ma. Also surviving are l3 grand
children, 20 great grandchildren,
and a sister, Mrs. Emma Edgle,
Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Abraham Fretz, 92.
Rites Set Today

Abraham Boyer Fretz, 90, ot
Gordon Heights, died Monday
in Gov. Bacon Health Center
He was the son of Samuel and
Mary Boyer Fretz. Funeral ser
vices will be held today, Thurs
day, January 7, at II a. m, from
the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel. The
Rev. ]. Howard Link, pastor of
Asbury Methodist Church, will
officiate. Burial will be in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, here. Mr..
Fretz is survived by three chill
dren: Mrs. Henry F. Chew, Cor
don Heights; Mrs. Haas Smith,
Norristown, Pa; George Fretz,
Allentown, Pa; 3 grandchildren,
and 6 great grandchildren. A
sister Mrs. Emma B. Wells, of
Wilmington, also remains
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Ends Career
CONTINUED from Page y

and then lowering the span on
an average of Is to 20 times
daily. A private ceremony mark
ing Gibbons retirement will be
held at the canal office of the
U. S. Army Engineers in Chesa-
peake City. The Reedy Point
lift bridge, the sole remaining
canal span of its type, was re-
Gently knocked out of commits
sion when it was rammed by a
freighter. 1t is. expected that
this span too like its predeces-
sors will be replaced some day
with a high level bridge, putting
the job of lift bridge operator
in the same outmoded category
as lock tenders.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Firemen Election
lContinued from PAGE Id

NSShthuSu rum aye
alarms and % other emergency
calls, making total of 134
calls. 1859 was the biggest year
in the history of the fire com
pany, and March, 1859, the big
gest month with thirty calls
The month of March also broke
records with March "a the big
gest day in the company's his
tory, with eight calls within a
four-hour period. The total loss
for the year, despite the large
number of alarms was held to
$l5700, the smallest loss for any
year since 1852. 1861 men re.
sponded to the alarms; they
were 76h hours in service;
3095 man hours spent, and l45l
miles covered. Types of fires
were 6 barns, 3 mercantile, :
chimney, 35 grass, % dwellings
16 auto, a woods, s miscellan
eous, and S false alarms. MIR
Truax, elected president, ha:
served as past chief, vice presi
dent, member of board of trus
tees and board of directors O
the local fire company, and a!
past president of Kent Count,
Chiefs Association. He is nov
serving as state fire marsha
for Kent County.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
YuIe Business
Continued from Page y

Handloff's the season was term
ed about the same as in past
years, with Thursday the .big
day reminiscent of past years.
Charles Rebar at Smyrna Hard
ware, said that business was
better than last year, good Nov
ember, with Christmas Eve sthe
best ever" Mrs. Margaret Storey
at The Ivy Shop found Christ.
mas Eve the best day since she
opened early in December OF
last year. The last week was
good, she said. Stills, Vessels,
Western Auto Associates, Smyr:
ma Gift Shop, and the Style
Shop reported good business,
with the last two days, and in
some cases, the last two weeks
big.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Ralph Peters, Jr.
Weds In January

Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Biswell,
of Ethel, Missouri, have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Carol, to Mr.. Ralph R.
Peters, Jr., of Macon, Missouri,
son of MIR. and Mrs. Ralph R,
Peters, Sr. of Smyrna and Wash
ington, D. c. The wedding date
has been set for January at
Ethel Christian Church, Ethel,
Mo. MIR. Peters attends the Mis-
souri, School of Religion and is
in charge of a church at Mt.
Olive, Mo.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Nurse Instructor
BetrOths Intern

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stats
of Townsend, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter,
Helen, to DR.. James Gildea, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keen
an of Arlington, Va.
Miss Stats is the clinical in
structor in the operating room
at The Methodist Hospital, Phil
adelphia, Pa. She is a graduate
of Smyrna High School.
Dr. Gildea is a graduate of
Hahnemann Medical College and
is an intern at the Butler Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital at Butler,
Pa.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07

panes of fifty, has been auth
oriZed.
The likeness of a Scout will
be printed in gradations of kha-
XII, while the lettering 1910
1860" at the left, boy Scouts
of America" across the top, ''U.
S. Postage" at the right, and
the large &c" in the field to
the right, will be in blue.
When Postmaster Genera |
Summerfield a u t h orize d the
stamp it was the unanimous
opinion of the Citizens Stamp
Advisory Committee that Nor
man Rockwell, who had paint
ed the official Boy Scout cal
endars, would be the logical art
ist to prepare the design. He
began his career as an illustra-
tor of the earliest issues of
Boys Life" more than As years
ago.
Mr.. Rockwell studied at the
Art Students League and was
a pupil of George Bridgeman
and Thomas Fogarty. He is es-
pecially noted as a painter of
magazine covers and illustra-
tions, principally for the Satur-
day Evening Post. He is a mem
Der of the Society of Ameri-
can Illustrators and the Free
Lance Artists of America.
The Post Office Department
said that collectors desiring
first-day cancellations of the A.
cent Boy Scout Commemorative
postage stamp may send address
sed envelopes, together with re-
mittance to cover the cost of
the stamps to be affixed, to the
Postmaster, Washington, D. c.
A close-fitting enclosure of
postal card thickness should be
placed in each envelope and the
flap either turned in or sealed.
Envelopes submitted should be
ordinary letter size and each
must be properly addressed.
An envelope must not be sent
for the return of first-day COW
ers. The outside envelope to the
Postmaster at Washington, DC
should be clearly en- d dorsed d
"First Day Covers 4-cent Boy
Scout Commemorative Stamp
Orders for covers must not in
clude requests for uncanceled
stamps.
Requests for first-day covers
should be mailed in ample time
to reach the Postmaster in ad-
vance of February 8, the day
of issue.
The Boy Scouts of America
has accepted the design created
by the Fleetwood Cover Service,
Pleasantville, New York, as its
official first-day cover. This is
an envelope bearing an engrav-
ed design on the left portion.
Indicating that it is "honoring
the Boy Scouts of America" on
its 50th anniversary, the device
bears the dates 1910" and
1860" the text of the Scout
Oath, a scene depicting Boy
Scouts in camp, the official en-
blem developed for the 50th an
niversary, and a ribbon bearing
the words $50 years of service
to the nation"
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Jacobs Son Named

MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Jacobs
South Street, nounce the
birth of their second child born
January 2 in Kent General Hos.
pital. He has been named Mich.
ael Scott and is the grandson
of MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Jarm-
an and MIR. and Mrs. Charles
Jacobs, all of Smyrna. The
couple have one other son, Marx
aged l.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Clayton Home Club Meets

Clayton Home Demonstration
Club will meet tomorrow after
noon, January s, at ] p. M, in
Fellowship Hall of Ewells-St.
Paul Church. Mrs. Elizabeth
Morris, president, requests all
members to be present. Mrs.
Paul Schettler will be hostess,
and Mrs. Florence Y. Smith,
Kent County agent. will be pres
ent.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
Interest Grows
In First States
Tourism Campaign

Public interest in the "See the
First State-First-in'60" tour
ism promotion campaign n is
mounting, according to David S
Hugg, state information officer
The Delaware State Develop.
ment Department, co-sponsor
of the campaign, has reported a
noticeable increase in the num-
Der of requests from out-of-state
for Delaware information. Ac.
cording to this state information
agency, quite a few of those
writing for information have in
dicated that they plan to vaca-
ton in the state or tour Della
ware this year. 1t is understood
that other tourist information
sources are also experiencing in
creases in requests for informa-
ton concernin G Delaware's
many attractions.
In his annual New Years mes
sage, Gov. ]. Caleb Boggs, re-
ferring to the promotion cam
paign, called attention to the
fact that ''in 1860, Delaware and
Delawareans will be hosts to the
greatest influx of visitors in the
long, proud history of the First
State ., and urged that "the
warm welcome that is tradition
al with residents of the First
State be extended to these
guests" Earlier, Gov. Boggs had
proclaimed 1860 as "See the
First State - First - Year" as
Delaware's part in the nation
wide "See the U.S.A. in 1860"
campaign
The slogan, "See the First
State-First-in '60", is catch
ing on" according to MIR. Hugg
and is now appearing on letter
heads and mailing pieces used
by various state agencies and
private industry. All official
state mail going out of the main
mail room in the Old State
House at Dover also bears the
slogan as part of a metered post
age cancellation.
An unusually large number of
requests for articles on Della
ware and its attractions are cur
rently being received from edi-
tors of some of the nations larg-
est magazines and trade publi-
cations, according to MIR. Hugg.
One such request was complied
with on New Years Day when
material on Delaware's Spring
time attractions was made avail
able to the editors of Travel for
inclusion in a fort h m n 6
"Springtime U. S. A." feature.
Other Delaware travel articles
are currently being prepared and
distributed.
Plans for Delaware Travel
Council participation in the pro-
motion campaign will be further
discussed at a luncheon meeting
of officers and committee chair
men to be held at the Pompeii
Restaurant, New Castle, Tues
day, Jan. IL, according to Harry
B. Bissell, Jr., council president.
Plans for the third annual din
ner meeting of the Travel Coun-
Gil, to be held at the Dover Ho-
tel, Jan. %, will also be complet-
ed at the New Castle luncheon.
The Travel Council is co-spon-
sor of the "See the First State
First-in'60" campaign.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07

Columbia, S. c., four grandchil-
dren; a sister, Mrs. Sadie K.
Baker, Clayton, and a brother
John Hurd, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07
ChiId's Destiny

The future destiny of the child
is always the work of the moth.
er.-Napoleon.
Smyrna times., 1960-01-07

tanks and ladders a half-mile 70
the house. Forty-two volunteers
answered the alarm in the driv.
ing rain.
Evening star., 1960-03-15
Decision Urged
On Principal

The Southwest Civic Associ-
alton last night called for a
speedy ruling in the Board Of
Education's hearing into NOR
ais charges against Ernest s.
Jenkyns, suspended principal
Of Randall junior High School.
On February 10 the board
recessed its hearing into the
charges brought last June by
three male students at the
Southwest Washington school.
Last November, Mr.. Jenkyns
was acquitted of the same
charges by a District Court
judge.
The civic group said the delay
in reaching a decision in the
9-month. .old case was an in
justice to the principal and
detrimental to the morale of
the entire OSTRICH school sys-
tenn.
The Rev. James Brown
charged that the boards action
was part of an effort to reduce
the Negro staff at the school,
which will probably gain many
white pupils when redevelop-
ment in the area is completed,
Evening star., 1960-03-15
Conferees Named
On Glover Park
Traffic Problems

The Glover Park Citizens
Association last night decided
on recourse to personal di-
plomacy" in an effort to make
District administration inter-
ested in removing the traffic
woes of the area.
The group appointed Henry
Backenheimer and Carl Ham
rick to visit Highway Depart
ment oficials, and personally
acquaint them with "our mani
fold and pressing traffic prob
lens, and to suggest remedial
measures"
In view Of many traffic COM
plants voiced by the members.
Mr.. Backenheimer requested
complaints to acquaint him
with the precise details, which
he will carry to the appropriate
authorities in two weeks time. "
The group pproved a move
that each citizens association
in the District should be al
lowed to send three delegates,
instead Of two. to the Fedora
tion Of Citizens Associations.
Such q move is now before the
federation.