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Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
BPW Pledges Aid
To Exchange Plan

The Smyrna-Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club
voted contribution to he
Smyrna International Student
Exchange Chapter at their meet
ing last Monday evening at the
Swiss Inn near Elkton. Mrs.
Gertrude Scout, Mrs. Ella Davis
and Miss Florence G. Lurty
were appointed as members of
the nominating committee. Mrs.
Laura S. Myers, career advance
ment chairman, presented the
program. Seven members of the
local group attended the state
federation tea in Bridgeville
last Sunday. The clubs next
regular meeting will be held
May % at the home of Mrs.
Mary Jane Behrens, recording
secretary.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Good Light Music
To Dominate Score
OF Concert Show

The opportunity to hear good
music performed by forty
piece orchestra will be given
all in the Smyrna-C Clayton COM
munity on Sunday, May 8 at
8:l5 p. m. when the Eastern
Shore Little Symphony Orches-
ira will appear again in Smyr-
ma and present a program of
popular music, familiar classics,
and parts of the scores of mus
ical shows. The program will
be designed to please all men,
bers of the family, young chill
dren, teenagers, and all other
music lovers. This opportunity
is made available by the Smyr-
na-Clayton Junior Chamber of
Comerce as one of their cultural
activities projects. The concert
will be presented in the audi
torium of the John Bassett
Moore High School. Franz All
ers, a slim dynamic man has
conducted my Fair Lady" four
teen hundred and eleven times
at the Mark Hellinger Theatre
in New York, and is now direct
ing the performance in Russia.
He has expressed his feelings
about music by saying: 81 draw
no distinction between popular
music and classical music. There
is only good music and bad
music. And there is good light
music, just as there is bad SER
ious music" The audience at
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Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
O'Neill Attending
School Executives
Chicago Session

Mrs. Margaret M. O'Neill,
president of the Smyrna Board
of Education returns today,
April 28, from a four day ses-
sion of the 10th Annual Con-
vention of the National School
Boards Association. The con-
vention which was held in Chi
cago had as its theme, "Educa-
ton for World Leadership"
Those present were such speak
ers as Rudolph F. Bannow, pres
ident of the national association
of manufactures; DR.. Ralph
Preston, professor of Elemen-
tary Education from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania; MIR. Ralph
Lazarus, president of the Fed
Grated Department Stores and
chairman of the education COM
mittee for Economic Develop
ment; and DR.. Vera Micheleg,
professor of government at the
University of Rochester. Mrs.
.O'Neill attended the convention
in her dual capacity as presi-
dent of the Smyrna Board OF
Education and treasurer of the
State School Boards Associa-
ton. Mrs. O'Neill is well known
in this town for her activities
in numerous organizations.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Teachers Rehired
For '6O-6l Terms;
Repair Work Set

Teachers for the l960-6l year
were reappointed by the Smyr-
ma Special School District Board
of Education at its April meet
ing. Contract renewal forms
have been distributed to all fac
ulty members rehired. Action
was approved to continue the
summer school program involv-
ing corrective English and rem
edial reading for boys and girls
in grades | through 8. Contin-
uation of the summer band pro-
gram also was approved, pend
ing availability Of state funds
on a half and half basis with
the local district. David K. Fau-
ser, administrative a ssi S t ant,
was requested by the board to
obtain bids on plastering and
painting the auditorium ceiling
and on refnishing the auditor
ium floor, the work to be COM
pleted during the coming sum-
mer months. A school calendar
for the l960-6l year was ap-
proved. The fall term will COM
mence September 7. Christmas
vacation will be observed De-
cember % to January 2, and
Easter vacation March 25 to
April 8. Classes will end for
all pupils on June 8. The Fed
eral Air Base Funds final re-
port was filed in order that the
district obtain reimbursement
for students whose families are
employed at Dover Air Force
Base. At meeting of the build
ing commission chairmaned by
w. Howard Nowland, the pur-
chase of a refrigerator freezer
for the home economics depart
ment was approved. The pur-
chase will cost approximately
$500. A key-master key cabi-
net for the high school costing
SIS also was purchased. The
administration was requested to
obtain bids on preparing an
area for outdoor basketball and
tennis, on chairs and tables for
the cafeteria, and on chairs
tables, and floor covering for
the high school library.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28

ter the company purchased its
first piece of firefghting equip
ment, a 500-gallon per minute
American LeFrance pun p n.
Purchase of the pumper Great
ed a need for a building in
which to house it. Plans were
formulated and the old Town
send Grammer School property
was acquired and renovated to
meet the needs at that time.
Over the years the building has
been renovated several times to
meet the need of a growing
company. ]. Ed Walker serves
as president of the present-day
company. John Mannering, Jr.,
is chief.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Methodists Choose
Church Delegates
To Annual Parley
OF Peninsula Body

A four-man delegation repre-
senting two area churches will
be among the 500 ministers and
laymen, representing 208 pas
toral charges and about $4,000
Methodist of the Eastern Shore
and Delaware, who will attend
the 1860 Peninsula Annual Con-
ference May 1922 in Grace
Methodist Church, Wilmington.
Heading the Smyrna delegation
from Asbury Church are Harry
c. johnson, lay delegate, and
Joseph w. Ennis, alternate. The
Rev. ]. Howard Link, pastor,
serves the conference as assist
ant seer ct ary. Representing
Ewell's-St. Paul Church of Clay
ton, will be Arthur Thomas, lay
delegate. Bishop G. Bromley
Oman, bishop of the Washing
ton Episcopal Area of the Meth
odist Church and a former pres
ident of the Council of Bishops
of The Methodist Church., will
preside. A special banquet hon.
oring Bishop and Mrs. Oman
in view of their retirement at
the Northeastern Jurisdictional
Conference this June, will be
held at the Scottish Rite Cathd-
raj Friday evening. Among the
items on the conference agenda
will be the recognition of min
listers entering and retiring from
the ministry, the appointment
of ministers for the next year,
the adoption of budget, re-
ports from the four district sup
erintendents and from various
committees, boards, and institu-
tions. Some discussion will cen
ter on three current conference
projects. These are the expan-
sion of Camp PeCoMeth near
Centreville. Md, the center of
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Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Memorial Rites
BY State Firemen
AT Dover Sunday

The annual memorial service
of the Delaware Volunteer Fire
mems Association will be held
at the Firemen's Monument in
Dover on Sunday, May l. The
service will begin at 2 p. m.
Prior to the service a color
guard from each fire company
in the state will form a parade
led by the Smyrna band. They
will form at the Dover Fire
House and proceed to the mon
ument, where they will form a
circle for the duration of the
service. DR.. Thomas c. Multi
gan, Sr., state chaplain, will
conduct the service. James Will
gus, president of the association,
will place a wreath in memory
of departed firemen; Mrs. Mar
garet Hastings, Blades, presi-
dent of the state ladies auxil-
iary, will place a wreath for
their departed members. A new
name will be cut on the monu-
ment, that of Arthur w. Boyles,
Middletown, who lost his life in
the service of volunteer firemen.
The Volunteer Hose Company,
of Middletown will place a
wreath in his memory. Arrange
ments for the event have been
made by the memorial commit
tee of which DR.. Mulligan is
chairman. 1t also includes Char
les Hegman, Little Creek; Fred
Wiley, Cheswold; George D.
Hill, Jr., Dover; John Meyer,
Bowers; and Caleb Johnson,
Magnolia. The parade color
guard will be under the direc-
tion of John v. Ryan, first vice
president, Holloway Terrace.
The names of departed firemen
placed in the base of the mon
ument will be read by E. Reyn-
olds Bradley, Smyrna, secretary
of the state association. Names
of departed auxiliary members
will be read by Mrs. Beatrice
Virgins, state secretary. In
case of rain the service will be
held in Grace Fellowship Hall
on the Dover Plaza.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Cathright Seated
As PTA President
For l96O-6l Term

New officers to serve during
the l960-6l school year have
been announced by the Smyrna
Special District School Parent
Teacher Association. They are:
William T. Gathright, Jr., presi-
dent; Lawrence c. Ellery, vice
president for high school; Theo-
dore Parsell, vice-president for
the elementary school; William
G.Rundell, treasurer; Mrs. James
Warren, secretary. They will be
installed at the next meeting.
At the April meeting of the PTA
the girls in the home economics
department, under direction of
Mrs. Mildred Snowberger, Mrs.
Doris Jackson, and Mrs. Thom-
as, presented an emblem ccre-
mony, explaining their FILA
work. This was followed by a
fashion show. Each girl wore
an outfit she had made, show
ing costumes suitable for all
seasons of the year. Thomas c.
Mulligan, art teacher, and War
rem Gillespie, industrial arts de-
partment, spoke briefly about
the projects on display at the
meeting by their students. The
PTA voted to give $3.50 to the
Student Foreign Exchange fund.
1t is hoped to have money
enough provided to send a stu
dent from the local high school
to Europe during the summer,
and also to have another for
eign student study here during
the next school year. Persons
interested in making contribu-
tions to the exchange student
fund are asked to send their
checks to Charles M. Gee, treas
urer, Mrs. James Rogers an
nounced 555 members of the
PTA. Brinton Reynolds gave a
report on various legislative bills
now under consideration. Mrs.
Mildred Kings second grade a.
gain won the parent attendance
contest. Mrs. Louise Stats and
her committee served refresh
ments.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Council To Weigh
Assessment Cases
At May End Appeal
Hearings Session

The assessment list has been
hung in the town office and the
Office of The Smyrna Times
where it may be seen until ap-
peal day, Monday, May 2, from
! to 5 p. m, in the town office.
At that time council will sit as
an appeal board, and final ac-
ton on all appeals will be taken
at the next regular meeting of
council. The council will set the
tax rate and the capitation fol-
lowing appeal day. Town man.
ager Rex D. Gilmore reported
that total realestate assessment
amounts to $10,979,6 an in
crease over last year of $685.
900. The assessment list shows
1907 persons over 2l years of
age in 1860, compared with
1861 in 1859. The population
count by the town assessors
numbers 3l55, as compared with
29l0 last year. Allan Moffitt
and Dwight Mills appeared re-
lative to parking on Market
Street adjacent to the taxi stand
and Sinclair Filling Station. A
committee from council will
look into the situation. Fred
Wilson, of Dover Builders, was
given permission to extend wat
er services to his development
known as Belmont Manor, the
lines to comply with the towns
present subdivision regulations.
To Make Library Repairs
There was discussion on the
possibility of selling the town
park for use by business. No
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Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Large Crowd at Sunday Inspection
OF Renovated Townsend Fire Facility

A large gathering attended
Sundays open house celebration
of the Townsend Fire Company
which marked formal compile
ton of the firefighters' renova
tion work of housing facilities.
Guest speakers at the afternoon
program were James E. Wilgus,
president of the Delaware State
Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
ton; Lieut.. Governor David p.
Buckson, and DR.. Thomas c.
state chaplain of the
association. The Rev. Larry S.
Renner, pastor of Immanual
Methodist Church, Townsend,
delivered the invocation. Clar-
ence Schwatka made the intro
duction of guests. The Town
send Fire Company was formed
at a meeting of a group of cit
izens August 20, 1927. w. c.
Money was elected the first
president, and G. Lester DAN
iels, the chief. Prior to the or
ganization movement the group
had sponsored several carnivals
to raise money with which to
purchase property, drill a we'll
and install a water system. The
entire system was later turned
over to the Town of Townsend
for operation. Shortly thereaf-
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Commencement Is
Set For June 18th;
RecOrd-Size Class
Will Be Graduated

The 10Th annual Commence
ment of the John Bassett Moore
High School, this town, will. be
held on Monday, June l3, 1860,
with the largest graduating class
in the history of the school.
Seventy six students will march
to the platform to receive their
diploma from Mrs. Margaret M.
O'Neill, president of the Board
of Education. Faculty awards
will be presented to the grad
yates by Miss Helen B. Scout,
president of the Smyrna Educa-
ton Association. Mr.. Charles V.
Williams, High School principal,
will present scholarships and
MIR. Norman G. Wilder, vice.
president of the Smyrna Board
of Education will present awards
to honor graduates. The Rev.
F. Sidney Bancroft, rector of
st. Peters P. E. Church, will
have the invocation and the
Rev. ]. Howard Link, pastor of
Asbury Methodist Church, will
have the benediction. The 76
graduates of the 10th annual
commencement stand in sharp
contrast to the 7 graduates in
the first commencement exer-
cises held in 1885, and is eleven
more than last years graduates
which numbered 65.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Century Clubbers
To Hear COrrado

The regular meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club will be
held this afternoon (Thursday)
at 2 O'Clock. Mrs. Margaret M.
O'Neill is in charge of the pro-
gram and the speaker will be
Corrado Melega, our Italian ex-
change student, who has spent
the senior year at the John Bas-
sett Moore High School, living
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Willis. Mrs. Richard c.
Bobzin will conduct the busi-
ness session.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Women's Groups
Map State Fete

MIR. William ]. Storey, of the
Delaware State Federation of
Women's Clubs, announces plans
for the state convention being
held in the Gold Ballroom of
the Hotel DUPONT, Wilmington,
Wednesday, May Is and Thurs
day, May 26. Members of the
committee planning the state
convention are: Mrs. Joseph w.
Ennis, of Smyrna, general chair
man; Mrs. Ned w. Rankin, of
Dover, publicity; Mrs. Harry w.
Bunting, of Dagsboro, religion;
and Mrs. E. Frank Nelson, Jr.,
of Claymont, music.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Secondary School
Here Accredited
On 32nd Occasion;
LIST Listed In '2S

This is the 32nd year that the
John Bassett Moore High School
has appeared on the accredited
list of schools. Inclusion on the
list of accredited econdary
schools of the Middle States As
sociation of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools means that the
secondary school has been eval-
uated using the procedures and
materials as directed by the
c o m m ssion of Secondary
Schools, and the results of this
evaluation have been deemed
acceptable by the commission.
The commission recommends
that work done in accredited
schools be accepted in colleges
and higher institutions when the
objectives of these receiving
colleges are similar to those of
sending schools. The John Bas-
sett Moore High School was one
of the first high schools in Del
aware to be accredited receiv-
ing its accreditation in 1928,
along with Friends School in
Wi m n G ton, Newark Senior
High School in Newark, Tower
Hill School in Wilmington, Ur-
suline Academy for Girls in Will
mington, and Wilmington High
School. Twenty nine of the
schools of Delaware (high
schools) are now listed on the
accredited list of the Middle
States Association.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Industrial Arts
Displays Arranged
In Local Stores

Statewide exhibits of student
projects, sponsored by the Del
aware State Industrial Arts As
sociation, will be featured in
store windows for a week start
ing Monday, April Is. The dis
plays are to acquaint the public
with the associations program
in the state. Projects include
work in wood, metal, graphic
arts, plastics, crafts, drafting,
electricity, and ceramics. The
Smyrna Special School District
group will exhibit in windows
of Wootten's Clothing Store
and Golden's Pharmacy in Smy-
rna. The exhibit also is encour-
aged by the Ford Motor Com
pany annual national industrial
arts awards program, which is
being held in Detroit in June.
Many projects on exhibit here
will be entered in this awards
program. Exhibit chairman for
the New Castle County indus
trial arts group is Herbert H.
Hurst of Mt. Pleasant Junior
High School. Warren Gillespie
and Robert Graham, industrial
arts instructors at the John
Bassett Moore High School, are
planning the display for this
district.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Smyrna Grange Meeting

The regular meeting of the
Smyrna Grange will be held on
Thursday, April % at BIS p.
m. On May IL the visiting pro-
gram will be presented during
the regular program of the
Smyrna Grange and there will
be a plant exchange. Grangers
will attend the Worship-Togeth-
er service at Pencader Presby-
terian Church on Sunday, May
1. Women members of the local
grange will serve as hostesses
at the local appearance of the
Chest X-Ray on May 26-27.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Mail Dispatch
Time Moved Up

Due to a change in train
schedule it will be neces-
sary for the last mail to
be dispatched earlier, Post
master Mary Goldsborough
has announced. Starting
Tuesday, April 26, 1860, it
will be necessary to make
the following changes: the
last box collie C ton will
start at $50 pm. Mail for
the last dispatch must be
in the Post Office by $50
pm, and the lobby will
close at ZOO pm.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Registration Set
For Ruth Leaguers

The board of directors of the
Babe Ruth League met Sunday
night at the home of Walter
Downes. Boys thirteen to fif-
teen years of age are reminded
that registration will be held on
Saturday, April 80 at / pm. at
the VFW Hall in Clayton. Elig-
ible boys are asked to bring
their birth certificates.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Road-E-O Sign-up
For Teen Drivers
Moved to May 5

The Smyrna-Clayton Juni or
Chamber of Commerce cooper
ated with the Charles V. Will
liams, high school principal, in
the presentation of a combina-
tion highway safety and Teen
age Road-E-O program on Mon
day. A safe drivers Road-E-O
film was shown. William T.
Gathright represented the local
Jaycee chapter in an introduc-
tory talk as to the nature of the
film, and the interest of the Jay
Gees in safety and development
of youth in the community. Bar
ry Pritchard, president of the
Silver Eagles, local boys club,
and last years local and state
winner of the Road-E-O talked
on his experiences in the COM
petition, and why he felt that
every boy and girl eligible to
compete should take full ad-
vantage of the opportunities of
fered by this annual event. The
prizes offered for the local con-
test will be: first prize, SIS
bond and engraved plaque; sec
ond, $40 cash and plaque; also,
for the highest number of points
received by any girl regardless
of her official standing in the
contest, $40 cash and a plaque
will be awarded. Cars will be
furnished by local dealers to be
used in the contest: Smyrna
Oldsmobile; Ennis & Deakyne;
Burton's; Hall Buick Pontiac
Company; Hoffecker, Inc; and
Rothwells, Inc. Two of the
judges will be from the follow
Police Troop 2, and the other
judges will be from the follow
ing garages: Burton's, Ennis &
Deakyne, Rothwell's, and Hof-
fecker's. Entry blanks are avail
able at Vance Coles Barber
Shop, Smyrna, or Sparks Phar-
Clayton. The entry dead
line has been extended to May
5 at 5 p. m. Approximately l4O
letters have been sent to par
ents having a boy or girl elig-
ible for the contest, in an effort
to create better understanding
between the community and the
Jaycees in an effort to work
together towards safety and pre-
paredness of the youth in this
community for the future. James
Haas is local Jaycee chairman
for the event.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
5O-VOice Chorus
To Sing at Dover

Mrs. John S. Fearon will di-
rect the fifty-member chorus of
the John Bassett Moore High
School participating in the All
State Choral Festival tonight in
the auditorium of Dover High
School. The adjudicators will be
Mrs. Elaine Brown, of Temple
University, Philadelphia, and
Ralph Hunter, of New York.
Smyrna times., 1960-04-28
Odd Fellows Convene Here

A meeting Of the General Ser
vice Committee of the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs of Delaware
was conducted Saturday even
ing in the rooms of Morning
Star Lodge No. 6. Elmer West,
committee chairman, presided
at the monthly session.
, 1960-10-17
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
cate, will be received at the
Department of Property and
Procurement, Division 3 +
Procurement, Christiansted,
ST. Croix, Virgin Islands, until
loo AM. November IA, 1860
and then publicly opened for
the following:
IL Three speed monograph
3 Tape Recorders
/ Fire Truck
The Government reserves
the right to reject any or all
bids, to waive any i%nformality
in bids and, unless otherwise
specified by the Government
or by the bidder, to accept
any item in the bid.
Copies Of Invitation to bid.
will be supplied by the Divi-
sion Of Procurement, Chris
tiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
CARLOS DOWNING
Commissioners Of Property
and Procurement
Alphonso RomneY
Administrative Assistant II
1888
, 1960-10-17
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
ate, will be received at the
Department Of Property anc
Procurement, Division of Pro-
curement, Christiansted, st.
Croix, Virgin Islands, until
Hoo AM. October "a, 1860,
and then publicly opened 1or
the following:
Cement and Stone No.
for Concrete.
The Government reserves
the right to reject any or al
lids, to waive any informality
or by the bidder, to accept any
tenn in the bid.
Copies of invitation to bld
nay be obtained from the Di-
lision of Procurement, Chris
1ansted, St. Croix, virgir
stands.
r L DOWNING
Commissioner of Property
and Procurement
NIphonso Romney
Administrative Assistant II
1883
, 1960-10-17
NOTICE
CHARLOTTE AMAllE

All interested persons please take notice that in
accordance with Section 4109 Of Title SO Of the Virgin
Islands Code, dealing with the Industrial Incentive bro
gram, a public hearing will be held at Government
House, Christiansted, ST. Croix, Virgin Islands on Thurs
day, October u, 1860 at 300 pm. on the following a.
~plications for tax exemption and subsidies:
Name Of Applicant Address Type of Business
st. Croix Manufactur- Frederiksted, Mfg. and assem-
ing Company, Inc. st. Croix, VI. bling Of gold
plated and siINer
plated jewely
The Buccaneer Christiansted, Hotel
st. Croix, vi.
eAny person, firm or corporation Interested in the
approval or disapproval Of these applications may ap-
pear and be heard provided a written statement is sub
mitted to the Board at least one week prior to the
hearing.
Evan A. Francois
17-19-24-26 Executive Secretary
, 1960-10-17
SPACE FOR RENT
fSuitable for Offices
Center Of Christiansted
Apply at Walls
. E S D 4 y

APE1h bA4 ss
Robert Warner Co. Of New
York.
Messrs. Saint Phalle and
TreadWay pointed out that
this represents the first af-
filiation Of a major resort
hotel on st. Croix with a
chain Of resort hotels in the
United States. As a result,
the island of st. Croix, as
well as Grapetree Bay, will
receive vide promotion in
the United States.
Mr.. Treadway is Chair
man of the resort commit
Tee Of the American Hotel
Association which has just
held a series Of meetings in
Puerto Rico.
, 1960-10-17
Evan A. Francois
Executive SECRETARY
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

In the Matter of the Estate Of ~ ! If
PAUL EDWARD WEST,
Deceased. i
Please take notice that a Petition for settlement of the above en-
titled Estate, without administration, has been filed. Any person hav-
ing any claim against the Estate is hereby required to file u with
the undersigned within 80 days from the date hereof.
Dated September 49, 1860.
JAMES A. BOUGa .ea
Attorney at Law 1899
F. {. Box 879
2S-S-10-7 ST. Thomas, vi