Smyrna times., 1960-08-25
20 YEARS AGO

Smyrna Special School District
recently appointed Mr.. Mahlon
Haggerty of Philipsburg, Pa, to
succeed Mr.. Francis Gebhart, re-
signed. The new instructor is a
graduate of Gettysburg College,
1884, holding an ALB. degree. He
has also studied at Pennsylvania
State College towards his mas
ter's degree. For 5lz years Mr..
Hagerty has taught social stud
les in the Philipsburg High
School. Last year he was elect
ed president of the Social Sci
ence Section of the Central Dis
trict of the Pennsylvania State
Educational Association. This
section comprised fifteen coun-
ties of the state. He is 27 years
of age, married and has one
child. Mr.. Hagerty is member
of the Presbyterian Church, Ro-
tary international and a director
of the local baseball association.
Miss Mary Catherine Carton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Carton of Townsnd, and
Mr.. Harvey G. Cole, son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Cole of Clayton,
were married Saturday, August
10, in St. Anne's e. Church.
The Rev. P. L. Donaghay offici-
ated. They we're attended by the
brides sister, Mrs. Philip Kess-
erling, and Mr.. Kesserling, and
another sister, Miss Myrtle Gar
ton, and Miss Joan Lattomus.
After a trip, MIR. and Mrs. Cole
will reside in Clayton.
The store of Davis H. Bell, To-
Gated on the corner of Com
merce and Delaware Streets, has
been sold to Thomas Roadway,
who operates the Smyrna Clean
ers. Mr.. Roadway will conduct
his business at this place in the
near future. Sale was made
through the agency of G. Har-
vey Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Kin
sey, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bark
ley, and Mr.. Ray Gilbert of
Reading, Pa, and Miss Nellie
Watkins, of Philadelphia, were
guests over the weekend of Mr..
and Mrs. V. Wallace Elterich.
Miss Marianne Webb has re-
turned from a visit with Miss
Eleanor Williams at Rehoboth
Beach and spent the past week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Myers in Wilmington.
Norman D. Short, Smyrna,
and Martin Moffitt, Clayton,
were named to the board of di-
rectors when patrons of South
ern States Smyrna-Clayton Ser
vice held their annual meeting
recently. The board also includes
Jacob F. Crossley of Clayton,
Ernest v. Blendt, Elmer Pratt,
w. Frank Hazel, Smyrna.
The Daughters of America
gave a farewell dinner in honor
of Mrs. Harry Pierce, a coun-
selor of the lodge, who is leav-
ing Smyrna to make her home
| in Trenton, N. j. A testimonial
was given by Elmer P. Corrie,
who presented her with a bou-
doir chair on behalf of the Coun-
Gil. Following the dinner the
group retired to the lodge room
for meeting. Three candidates
were initiated into the order.
Visitors were present from Can
terbury and Golden Rule Coun-
Gil of Townsend.
Plans for the proposed tree
planting program in this town
have gotten underway with the
Smyrna Business Association,
the Rotary Club, and the Smyr-
ma Girl Scouts all expressing in
terest in a drive of this kind.
The Civic Committee of the
Smyrna Business Association
has arranged for Mr.. w. S. Tab
er, State Forester in Delaware,
to be present at the next meet
ing of the Business Association,
Monday night, August 9th. MIR.
Taber will give short talk on
the value of trees, when and
how to select trees for planting.
The talk by Mr.. Taber will be
open to the public, according to
President Creadick Ennis, so
that interested persons not mem
bers of the Smyrna Business
Association may benefit from
anv information received at the