Smyrna times., 1960-12-29
A 5U YEARS AGO
Taken From Our Old Files OF Corresponding Week

ed out that about 20 per cent
of the Delaware men reporting
for the first call were rejected
by army physicians. OF the l42
men sent up, 20 were turned
down.
Nearly 900 men of the I98th
Coast Artillery, A.A., Delaware
National Guard, left Camp Up
ton, Long Island, N. Y, over
the weekend to spent the Christ
mas holiday at their homes. Col.
George ]. Schluz, speaking at
the Christmas dinner and party
given Kent county men with
the regiment Thursday night,
said approximately rs per cent
of the officers and men will go
home for Christmas.
The highly valuable influence
of the Grange in community de-
velopment, and improvement in
the past years, and the social
and educational activities, as
carried on by the Grange, were
discussed at the Smyrna Grange
meeting last week. The Grange
promotes stability, friendliness,
and pride, it was stressed. Mem
bers of the local Grange dis
cussed several community pro-
jects which they hope to ac-
complish this coming year. I'm
proved marketing, a harvest
show, farm door-yard beautifi-
cation, and a youth development
project were debated on. "In a
Country Town." written by Will
bur Nesbit was read by Lectur-
er Viola Ryan. 'How the Grange
Can Help to Make a Better
Community" was discussed by
Mr.. E. Latta, past mester of the
Grange. Several timely remarks
were made by MIR. Harry John
son. Harry Cloud and Reynolds
Bradley were initiated in the
first and second degrees of the
order.
Damage estimated at up to
$4,000 were caused in a fire
at the combination garage-filing
station store-taproom of Lewis
Schweitzer at Hartly Monday,
with five companies being call
ed to put out a blaze that work.
ed its way under a tin roof.
Hartly, Marydel, Clayton, Ches-
void and the Robbins Hose
Company of Dover were called
out. Half of the roof of the
building caved in or was ripped
away in the three-hour fight
with the blaze. Most of the
stock was removed from the
building.
James M. Tunnel, Jr., of
Georgetown will succeed his
father, U. S. Senator-elect James
NJ. Tunnel, Sr., as a member
of the Commission of Uniform
State Laws. Governor Richard
C. McMullen made the appoint
ment for four-year term.
The annual Christmas party
of the Smyrna Rotary Club will
be held tonight, Thursday, De-
cember 26. Santa Claus will
make his appearance as usual
with attractive gifts for the la
dies and appropriate gifts for
the members of the Club. There
will be choral singing by the
group. A brass quartette, un-
der the direction of Mrs. Doris
Fearon, will present a program
of Christmas music. Approx
mately so members and friends
are expected to attend.
Mr.. Robert M. Brown of the
John Bassett Moore School fac
ulty, Joined Mr.. Gene Ferguson
of Ridley Park, on a motor trip
thru Florida during the holidays. |
Miss Edith Hazel has closed
her home for the winter and
will divide her time with her
sisters at Camden, Philadelphia,
and Wilmington.
Miss Bertha Smithers of Bal
timore, Md, arrived on Friday
to spend the holidays at the
Inn.
Miss Anna Beckett is spend
ing the holidays with Mrs. ].
H. Sitter of Germantown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Cole were
guest over the weekend of Miss
Hilda Besser of Audubon, N. ].
The Clayton soccer team had
their annual turkey supper last
Friday night, December 10th.