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noted for personal abuse is no
reason for our own campaign
to follow suit.
Merely because Mr.. Nixon
is known for his flexible prln-
ciples, is no reason for ours to
change"
Mr.. Brown said of his fellow
Californian:
I'VE know Mr.. Nixon well.
We remember well how he got
started and how he has gotten
where he is"
The Governor added, how
ever:
Il am not one of those who
think the 1860 campaign can
be waged just against Richard
Nixon and his many masks.
Personal targets cannot hide
the tough public problems that
are piling up"
Expected to Stay Neutral
Undermining the effort to keep
outside candidates off the pres
idential primary ballot, Repre-
sentative Shelley. Democrat Of
California, predicted a party
wrangle in the June 7 election
would hand the State to the
Republicans in November.
You would have chaos" he
told newsmen, and the net re-
suit would be the loss Of Cali
fornia to Vice President Nixon
by the Democrats"
The council-a State organi-
cation of some 500 neighborhood
Democratic clubs-is expected
to remain neutral on the pres
idential race.
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Ministers to Meet

Bryson Couvillon. Planned
Parenthood Association official,
Will speak on planned parent
hood before a meeting of the
Washington Ministers Associa-
ton at II am. Monday in
the Lewis Memorial Methodist
Church, Kansas avenue and
Hamilton street NV.
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terrain Church (U. S. A. in a
letter to Joseph Charles Jones,
a ministerial student at John
son C. Smith University in
Charlotte.
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Arrests in Cafe Protests
Head for Court ests

RALEIGH. N c. Feb. 10 CAP).-Protests of segregated
lunch counters to legal battle-ground
of the arrest Of Al young Negroes Raleigh yesterday
trespassing charges.
1t remained to be whether the promised
of espass laws would the demonstrations which have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-13

For high and low tides at the follow
ing points subtract times indicated
from the above.
Light. 3 hours: Colonial Beach. 594
hours: Deale, s hours; SolomonS Island,
) hours; Point Lookout. 6 hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-13

River Report
Potomac. River cloudy at Harper.
Ferry and cloudy at Great Fails
Shenandoah muddy at Harpers Ferry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-13
IAAA Road Report

haA hOhu Report
West-D. c. to Pa turnpike, snow
torecasted; Pa. turnpike, clear except
Ohio turnpike, clear, snow forecasted !:
., s 40 west to Ohio, clear, snow
slippery and hazardous: u 8. so
through w. Va. snow, slippery and
southwshirley highway and o. S. /
to Richmond slippery; Richmond south,
slippery: D. c. to Charlottesville. slip
North-D c. to Harrisburg. Pa,
clear, snow forecasted D. C. to Della
ware Memorial Bridge, clear; snow
York CITY. clear, snow forecasted; New
England, clear, snow forecasted.
The Sun and Moon
SS@; so 1aS55 s:s!s% st5 D% r
Automobile LIGHTS must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnisht 49, 40 Noon ------ 3S
am. - IS SPIN pm. - 90
Record Temperatures for the Year
Hishest, So, on February 10.
Lowest. 20, on January %.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
Low -------- $:05 am. 3:4i am.
High ----- $40 pm. 9:2l pm.
Low -------- $50 pm. 3:5s pm.
For high and low tides at the follow
Ing points subtract times indicated
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Clayton Bank to
Double Capital;
Votes Dividends

The Board of Directors of the
Clayton Bank and Trust Com
pany passed a resolution at their
weekly meeting yesterday, call
ing for an increase in the cor
poration's capital stock. The
proposal, subject to the approx
al of the stock holders, would
double the present authorized
issue of $25,000 to $4,000. The
increase is to be made in the
form of a stock dividend pay
able December 80. A special
stock holders meeting has been
called for Wednesday, Decem-
ber 81, at which time approval
seems assured. The board also
voted a special cash dividend of
$l.00 per share payable Decem-
ber l9 to stock holders of rec
ord as of December IL, along
with the regular, semi-annual
dividend of $l.50 per share pay
able December 80 to stock hold
ers of record as of December
%.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Legion Auxiliary
Collects 95 Gifts

Highlights of the meeting of
the Auxiliary to the David c.
Harrison Post No. IA, American
Legion held Monday night, were
reports of various chairmen con-
corning recent workshops held
at Milton. Also discussed were
plans to entertain the state Of
ficers and chairmen at a covered
dish supper and initiation of
new members, with the tenta-
tive date January 9. Mrs. Mary
Jane Behrens, r e h a b il i tation
chairman, reported on the Re-
habilitation Conference held in
Washington, D. c., November s.
10. All members wishing to con-
tribute to the Christmas pro-
gram at the hospital at Stock
ley are asked to contact Mrs.
Margaret M. O'Neill, who will
deliver them. Donations were
made to the Leonard Wood
Memorial for research purposes
of Hansen's disease. A total of
95 gifts were taken to Perry
Point Hospital for the Christ
mas Shop there. Hostesses for
the evening were Mrs. Ollie
Loose and Mrs. Davis Turner.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Minister'S Wives
Meet at Asbury

The Dover District Ministers
Wives Association met at the
Asbury Methodist Church, Smy-
rna this week for their annual
Christmas Service. DR.. Roy L.
Tawes delivered the Christmas
sermon. Immediately following
the time of worship, the group
was served at luncheon by the
women of Asbury Church. Af-
ter the luncheon, the Rev. Char
les Covington, district secretary
of the Peninsula Conference
Board of Evangelism of the
Methodist Church announced
plans for a District Preaching
Mission. The Preaching Mission
will be held at Centenary Meth
odist Church, Laurel. At the re-
quest of the district ministers,
DR.. Roy L. Tawes will be the
Mission speaker. The dates are
January lst through January 8.
The mission will be of consid-
cradle significance affecting over
100 Methodist churches COM
prising the Dover district. Spec
ial music will be presented each
evening by various church choirs
of the district. A song leader
of prominence has been invited
to direct the song service each
evening of the mission.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Supper Planned
By Clayton PTA

Plans are being developed by
the Clayton School Parent
Teacher Association for a smor-
gasbord supper, and Saturday,
January %, 1861, has been Sc
lected as the date. 1t will be
held at the Clayton School with
serving from 4 to 8 p. m. Harry
Moor is general chairman and
will name committees. Officers
of the PTA are Charles Sim
mons, president; James P. Turn
er, Jr., vice president; Mrs. Bea-
trice Hasskarl, secretary; Mrs.
Jane Dulin, treasurer. The pro-
ceeds from the supper will fin
ance the PTA program for the
year.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Christian Youth
Dance Planned

The Asbury M.Y.F. will spon-
sor a Pre-Christmas Christian
Youth Dance here tomorrow
evening, Friday, December 9th,
at the 10th Century Club build
ing from 8 p. m. til 11:l5 p. m.
All Christian youth between IL
FL are invited to the event from
the Smyrna-Clayton area and
the surrounding communities. A
small admittance fee will be
asked with the proceeds going
to the Kelso and Strawbridge
Homes through the auspices of
the Board of Child Care of the
Methodist Church. School dress
will be observed for the occa-
sion with music furnished by
recordings.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Rotary Invites
Public to Meet

DR.. George R. Seidel, a Du-
Pont scientist and educator, will
be guest speaker at an open
meeting, sponsored by the Smyr-
ma Rotary Club, tonight at the
high school auditorium at 7:30
pm. DR.. Seidel is manager of
the education section of the Du-
Pont Company's Extension Divi-
sion. For several years he has
been active in the educational
program of the Delaware Amer
ican Chemical Society, and in
this connection addresses num-
erous teacher and college groups
in Delaware and other states.
His address tonight will be en-
titled Freedom and You" w.
L. Wheatley has arranged the
program and cordially invites
the public to attend.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Sat. Marked Tooth
Anniversary Of
Smyrna's HOnored
Judge ]. B. Moore

1t is fitting that recogniation
be given in Smyrna of the Tooth
anniversary of the birth of John
Bassett Moore, one of the great
est international judges of mod
ern days, who was born in Smy-
rna on December 3, 1860. While
he received innumerable honors
from the nation and foreign
countries and many organiza-
tions, there was one honor that
he treasured above all others,
according to the news story
written by William Penn Frank,
Wilmington Morning News col
umnist. The local high school
was named in his honor in June
1886, and he came to Smyrna
to make the commencement ad-
dress. At that time he said:
This is the greatest personal
honor ever conferred on me-"
Judge Moore died in New York
on November IL, l947, at the
age of 81. He was the son of
DR.. John Adams Moore and
Martha Anne Ferguson, a mem
Der of the distinguished Fergu-
son family of Blackbird, and
moved with his parents to Eel
ton when still an infant. He
attended the FELTON, Seminary
and Classical Institute, and the
University of Virginia Law
School. He settled in Whining
ton with Judge Edward Green
Bradford as his preceptor. TAX
ing Civil Service examinations,
the first ever held in the State
Department at Warrington, he
was one of four out of four
hundred young men who pass
ed. He was appointed a law
clerk in the office of the third
assistant secretary of state,
which proved to be the start
of his career in the field of
diplomacy and international law.
He later occupied the chair of
international law at Columbia
University, and was in constant
demand. He participated in the
Spanish-American War peace
treaty conference as secretary
and counsel for the United
States. Students at the John
Bassett Moore High School con-
duct projects in the American
history and government classes
that make successive classes a.
ware of the great contributions
he made in the field of inter-
national law.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Local VFW' Unit
To Host Annual
Christmas Party
For Department

Plans have been completed
for the annual Department of
Delaware VFW Christmas party
to be held by the Ladies Auxil-
iary of the Newnam-Lee-Urban
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars
on Friday at s p. m, at the post
home. The husband and wife
team, MIR. and Mrs. Harry Shir-
ey, commander of the post and
auxiliary president, will well
come the guests of honor, in
cluding Mrs. Nettie Ziegler, of
Bridgeville, department presi-
dent; and Edward Clark, Dover,
department commander. They
will be accompanied by their
department officers as well as
all members of the Delaware
posts and auxiliaries. Shrimp
and ham will be the main course
at the buffet dinner to be serv-
ed. Santa Claus will be on hand
to distribute the exchange of
gifts. Dancing will follow with
music by a five-piece Whining
ton orchestra. Other Yuletide
Department Auxiliary benefits in
which the local auxiliary will
participate will be a Christmas
party for the patients of the
State Welfare Home on Thurs
day, December Ia, from 7 to 9
p. M, and a Christmas party
for the children at Governor
Bacon Health Center on Sun
day, December l8. At the We'll
fare Home party, each auxiliary
of the state is asked to attend
and bring an act for the show
to be presented. Mrs. Marie c.
Cooper, Smyrna, department of
Delaware musician, will attend,
accompanied by Mrs. Olarinda
Marryat, Clayton, auxiliary hos
pital chairman; also members of
the auxiliary. Mrs. Cooper will
accompany the residents of the
home in singing Christmas car
OILS and members will serve re-
freshments. At the Governor
Bacon Health Center Santa will
accompany the auxiliary mem
bers, and tree will be trimmed
and gifts distributed to 25 chill
dren of the Tilton House, the
cottage annually assigned to the
Clayton Auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Postmaster Requests Cooperation of
Patrons During Christmas Rush

Postmaster Mary S. Goldsbor-
ough again requests the cooper
alton of the patrons of the Smy-
rna post Office during the COM
ing Christmas rush, by follow
ing these suggestions. Mail early
and often bring your mail to
the post office as early in the
day as possible and as early in
the month as possible. Use the
labels that have been or will be
delivered to you. Tie letters in
bundles and hand them to a
clerk, if you drop your mail in
put it in the proper receptacle.
Wrap packages thoroughly with
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Smyrna School
District Voters
To Decide Bond
Issue This Sat.

School officials and members
of the Board of Education set
up voting assignments for the
coming school bond referendum
on Saturday, December 10. Resi-
dents of the Smyrna Special
School District will vote con-
corning a bond issue to provide
funds to build a l6-classroom
elementary school to eliminate
present and future overcrowd-
ing. The cost of bonds and in
terest will be covered by an in
crease of four dollars capitation
per year. There will be no addi-
tional property tax levied. The
voters of the Smyrna District
will be voting for or against
bond issue of 1926, ,280, which is
the local share of the total
$740,700 state-approved build
ing appropriation. Two volun-
teer workers and one school
board member will be on duty
at each of the three schools of
the district from l to 8 p. M,
on Saturday, to carry out the
provisions of the law regard
ing the school referendum. The
present elementary school is
overcrowded and one class is
being held in a small teachers
room. The district is entitled
to four additional teachers who
have not been hired as rooms
are not available. Continued
overcrowding will make it nee
essary to have halliday shifts.
The location of the proposed
school has not been decided. A
committee of local residents will
be formed following the refer
endum to assist in the site Sc
lection. All residents eligible to
vote in a state or national elec-
tion are eligible to vote in a
school election, which must be
carried in accord with state law.
Residents do not have to be reg
istered to vote in school refer
endums. Only persons who live
within the Smyrna a Special
School District may vote.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Gee to Succeed
Knotts AS B of D
Smyrna Manager

The Smyrna Office of Bank
of Delaware has announced the
retirement, on December 8, of
Clark M. Knots, assistant vice
president and manager of the
Smyrna Office since its merger
with Bank of Delaware (then
Equitable Security Truct Com
pany) in 1856. Mr.. Knots will
be succeeded as manager by
Charles M. Gee, an assistant
treasurer of the bank, who has
been assistant manager for the
past four years. Replacing Mr..
Gee as assistant manager will
be James B. Bice, III, who has
been associated with the Dover
Office of the bank since Septem-
ber, 1858. Mr.. Knotts was born
and educated near Clayton, Del
aware. He began his banking
career with the National Bank
of Smyrna in 1920, and has
since served in nearly every ca
pacity. He was elected presi-
dent in 1915, and when the Ma
tional Bank of Smyrna merged
with Equitable Security Trust
Company in 1856 he was made
manager of the Smyrna Office.
Mr.. Knots is a veteran of World
War |, and is an active member
of the American Legion. He is
a member of the Smyrna Rot
ary Club and of the Board of
Trustees of Asbury Methodist
church. Charles M. Gee, who
will succeed Mr.. Knotts as man.
ager, is a native of Covington,
Tenn, and was educated in the
public schools of Covington and
New York City. He began his
career in 1927, as a messenger
for the Corn Exchange Bank of
New York City, where he work
ed until entering the U. S. Army
in 1912. After serving as chief
clerk in the Finance Depart
ment of the army until l946, he
joined the National Bank OF
Smyrna as assistant cashier in
l947, serving in that capacity
until the merger, when he was
made an assistant treasurer. Mr..
Gee is a past president of the
Kent County Bankers Associa-
ton and past president of the
Smyrna Lions Club. He is cur
rently president of the Smyrna
Police Pension Board; president
of the International Student Ex-
change Chapter for Smyrna;
Continued on PAGE Twelve
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Kathi Link Wins
County Honors in
VFW' Sponsored
V of d Contest

Kathi Link, a junior at John
Bassett Moore High School was
judged Kent County's best stu
dent radio scripwriter, accord
ing to Rot F. Williams, Jr., State
Youth Activities chairman, who
was in charge of the Kent Coun-
ty competition in the Voice of
Democracy contest sponsored
nationwide by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the National
Association of Broadcasters. The
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
]. Howard Link, she finished
first in the countrywide finals
held at the Blue Hen Post, Mil
ford last week. Miss Links
most serious competition came
from Deborah N. Buchanan, Do
yer High School, and Eunice
Wayman, of the William Henry
Comprehensive High School, Do
yer. The winner who will re-
present Kent County in the state
finals at Wilmington later this
month, is active in school,
church, and community. A pre-
vious winner in various orator
ical and writing contests, she is
editor of the school paper, "The
Spy Glass;" and member of
the cast for this years Junior
Class play. An accomplished
musician, she provides piano ac-
compartment for church groups,
school choral groups, and the
Smyrna Eagles Glee Club. Miss
Link represented the Newman
Lee-Urban Post 1901, in the
countrywide competition. The
Judges for the finals were Ed
ward w. Clarke, state V. F. w.
commander; Harold Carey, state
chief-of-staff, both of Dover, and
James c. Holland, Blue Hen
Post commander, of Milford.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Historical Group
Hears Talk by
Corbit Curator

More than fifty members of
the Duck Creek Historical So
ciety attended the meeting held
Sunday evening in the Candee
Building at the State Welfare
Home. Norman q. Wilder, pres
ident, conducted the meeting.
Horace Hotchkiss, curator, Cor
bit House, Odessa, told of its
history and said that it was
considered by many to be the
finest Colonial house in Della
ware, enriched by its location
in Odessa, a town which has
kept its heritage from the past
by the preservation of many
fine homes. Colored slides of
the Corbit House as well as
many views of splendid houses
in New England and in the
south were shown. Of great in
terest were letters he read writ
ten by four girls who were
friends during the Revolution,
one of whom lived at Duck
Creek, the others in Philadel-
phia," giving us an insight into
the past" A view was shown
of Aspendale, the home west of
S Smyrna owned by Donald
Downs, who has been named
adviser to the restoration COM,
mittee for The Lindens. A draw
Continued on Pare Twelvel
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Grade Pupils to
Stage Xmas Song
Program Dec. Is

''We Sing of Christmas" is
the title of the program of
Christmas song to be presented
by Grades 4-6 of the Smyrna
Elementary School on Thursday,
December Is at s p. m, in the
elementary school cafetorium.
Approximately l65 children will
participate in the holiday con-
cert. Mrs. Doris S. Fearon is
the director, assisted by A. Rod
ney Daniels, of the music de-
partment, and the teachers of
the three grades. Mr.. Daniels
will provide prelude of instru-
Christmas music, using
boys and girls of elementary
school age, under his direction.
Biblical characters will be por-
trayed by the following: Mary,
Joyce Blendt; Joseph, Billy Cox;
Angels, Linda Dukes and Bon
ME Fraley; shepherds, John Nor
ris, Stephen Snow, and David
Budd. The vocal part of the
program will include Christ
mas Bells" Gibb and Kirkland,
Grade 6; while S h p h e r d S
Watched Their Flocks," adapted
from Handel; Christmas" a
German carol; "As Lately We
Watched" Austrian, Grade s.
$50, Tell 1t On the Mountain, y
spiritual; Angels We Have
Heard on High" old French
carol, Grade 6; Christmas Choir
ale, and 20 Infant Sweet" 10.
ham Sebastian Bach; "Oh, What
Can | Give the Holy Child?"
well-Whitaker, and The First
NOVEL; traditional, Grade 5;
Dona Nobis Pacem ((Grant Us
Peace, a Latin round, Grade 6;
o, Come All Ye Faithful, John
Re a ding, Latin; Silent Night
with descant) Grub e r-Mohr,
combined Grades 4, 5, and 6.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Library Given
Memorial Books
By Lions Club

On Friday night three volumes
of history were placed in the
memorial alcove at the Smyrna
Public Library in tribute to Mel
son S. "Pete" Stats, and dedi-
Gated to "a devoted public serv-
ant and friend" They are the
gift of the Smyrna Lions Club
and the Smyrna Library Com
mission, and include "The Taste
of Courage, The War l939-45,
edited by Desmond Flower and
James Reeves; Victory in the
Pacific, l945-a history of Unit
ed States Naval Operations in
World War II, by Samuel Eliot
Morrison; and "The Sky Sus-
pended" by Drew Middleton,
chief London correspondent for
The New York Times. Mr.. Stats
United States Air Force, a vet
eran of World War II, suffered
disabilities as a result of his
service while stationed at the
402nd Air Depot in England,
but overcame them and was
serving on Smyrna Town Coun-
Gil at the time of his death.
He spent many months in vet
erans' hospitals for treatment
and died at the Veterans Hos
pital in Elsmere. He was also
a devoted member of the Citi-
zens' Hose Company, having
served as secretary and member
of the board of directors. He
spent many hours in the public
library reading history, and the
books were chosen as a fitting
tribute to one who appreciated
all that the library could offer
him. AS part of the tribute to
MIR. Stats, a copy OF a rare
limited edition volume entitled
"Not AS Briefed," loaned by
Harry R. Shirey, commander OF
the ewn a m-Lee-Urban Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars, has
been placed on the reading table
in the library. The book con
tains reproductions of painting:
CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Santa Claus to
Visit in Smyrna
Saturday, Dec. II

Operation Santa Claus" the
biggest event of the year for the
young children of the Smyrna
Clayton area, will be conducted
Saturday, December II, at the
Smyrna Theatre under the lead
ership of the Smyrna-Clayton
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Santa is scheduled to arrive at
2 p. M, and the theatre will be
open at l p. m. He will dis
tribute toy-filled stockings to all
children and will hear their
Christmas requests following
about an hour of cartoons. The
Jaycees will have the assistance
of the Smyrna Police in the
theatre area to handle traffic
and safeguard the children's
safety. The children will leave
by the Delaware Street door
near the stage of the theatre
where they may be met by their
parents. The project has the
support each year solely of the
merchants and professional peo-
pie of the Smyrna-Clayton area.
Philip Wagner and William T.
Gathright, Jr., are co-chairmen
for the event, and the commit
tee includes James Hass, Theo-
dore Pappas, and Earl Harris.
Further details will be released
next week.
Smyrna times., 1960-12-08
Fire Report Presented

The report of ]. Edward Tuck
er, fire recorder for the Citizens
Hose Company for the month
of November, shows a total of
8 alarms; 3, town; 4 rural; 2
false; and /, silent. Town losses
were estimated at $50; rural
loss at $l750-total loss, $3.50;
covered by insurance $l65, $50;
There were 229 men in service,
serving eight hours and forty
five minutes; total man hours,
1885 hours and five minutes.
The volunteers travelled Ill
miles. Types of fires: 8 dwell
ing; 2 auto; 2 false; mercan-
tile; | grass; l rescue.