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Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Two Organizations
Boost Membership
OF History Group

Impetus has been given the
Duck Creek Historical Society
by the receipt of a check for
the first organization member
of the group. The Corbit House,
Odessa, Horace Hotchkiss, cura-
tor, became the first organiza-
ton member in support of the
effort, which now has approx
mately 200 individual members.
Subscriptions have come in
from many states from interest
ed persons, including former
residents of the Smyrna area.
Still further support has come
from the decision of the Silver
Eagles, teenage boys club, to
become an active organization
member, which followed closely
that of the Corbit House. The
Silver Eagles lend their aid to
all worthwhile community pro-
jects, and boys from the club
assisted with parking at Bel
mont Hall the night of the first
formal meeting of charter men,
bers on Sunday, June IL. Nor
man G. Wilder, president, and
the board of directors will an
nounce the date of the next
meeting scheduled for the month
of July. The charter member
ship period was extended to the
meeting in July. Contributions
to the Duck Creek Historical
Society are deductible for tax
purposes. Individual member
ships, active, two dollars. con-
tributing, ten dollars; sustaining,
$25; life members, $l00 or more.
Organization members: active,
$40; sustaining, $l00 or more.
Checks may be made payable
to Henry c. Webb, Smyrna, Del
aware.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Asbury Launches
Drive to Obtain
100000 in Pledges

Incentive was given the AS
bury Methodist Church expan-
sion program this week with
the acceptance by DR.. George
V. Kirk, superintendent of Smy-
rna Special Schools, of the gen.
eral Craftsmanship. Announce
ment of DR.. Kinks appointment
was made by the Rev. Donald
McCollum, building fund cam
paign director, representing the
Wells Organization. The pro-
posed canvass, which seeks to
raise pledges amounting to a
minimum 100000, will officially
open June 80 and continue thr-
ough July s. The project is a
portion of the $250,0O0 program
proposed by Asbury over the
next few years. The canvass
committee will consist of about
As of the church laymen. AS
sisting DR.. Kirk as division
chairmen are: Richard Price, in
itial gifts; Harry Johnson, spec
ial gifts; William G. Roe, Jr.,
canvass; Henry Price, teams;
Nelson Everhart, program; Mrs.
George v. Kirk, hostesses; Mrs.
Katherine Bailey, arrangements.
A Loyalty Dinner to kickoff the
campaign will be sponsored next
Wednesday evening, June 20, at
$50 p. m. in the Smyrna Ele-
mentary School cafeteria. No
solicitation will be made at the
dinner. Child care will be pro-
vided at the church. Forty
church women will serve as
hosteses. Directing the canvass
operation are: Division A lead
er-Earl Ford; Team No. l, Ed
Wootten; Team No. 2, John
Urian; Team No. 3, Medford
Potter. Division B leader-Jack
Dukes; Team No. A, Norman
Wilder; Team No. 5, Robert
Bamberger; Team No. 6, Robert
Mills. Division c leader-Med-
ford Davis, Jr.; Team No. 7,
Brinton Reynolds; Team No. 8,
Howard Deakyne; Team No. 9,
Paul c. Cosden.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Teacher Vacancy
Cap Closed With
Addition OF Five
To Smyrna Staff

The Smyrna Special School
District announced today that it
is rapidly closing the gap in the
number of teachers needed for
the l960-6l school year, but that
it is having particular difficulty
in filling a newly-created posi-
ton in junior high mathematics.
The new position was created
as a result of increased enroll
ment and will allow the district
to consolidate all junior high
mathematics under two teach
ers rather than spreading this
area of mathematics a m IN 6
teachers of other departments.
This will bring the math depart
ment of the Smyrna Special
School District to three teach
ers rather than the two present
ly employed. The Smyrna Dis
trict announced that Mrs. Tillie
Tallman and Mr.. Robert Tall
man, both of New Jersey, have
accepted positions as teachers
of 18th grade English and ply
sizes, chemistry and science, re-
spectively. Miss Fay Sale, form
erly of Caesar Rodney, has ac-
cepted a position as teacher of
grade 6. Miss Kathleen Pollitt
has accepted the vacancy in 9th
grade English. MIR. John Graden
has been employed as teacher
of senior high mathematics re-
placing Miss Louise Ratledge.
Vacancies still exist in junior
high social studies-English, and
4th grade. The 4th grade vacan-
cy was created as a result of in
creased enrolment, and the
junior high social studies-Eng-
lish vacancy, as result of the
resignation of Philip Toman.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Nine Troops Join
Scout Rally Day

The Smyrna-Clayton Girl
Scout Rally Day was held June
Is at the home of Mrs. William
Cornelius from 10 am. to 2 pm.
Members Of all nine local troops
and their leaders were present.
The program was under the
leadership of Mrs. William
Kraus and the Senior Girl Scout
Troop. 1t included the flag cere-
mony, arts and crafts project,
with the girls making hats from
flowers and leaves to be worn
during lunch; songs and games
followed lunch, and the pro-
gram closing with the Girl Scout
ceremony.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Accepts
Washington Invite
On Small Business

Mrs. Marjorie w. Speakman,
retired business executive,
Smyrna, will join other mem
bers of the Small Business Ad-
ministration's National Council
of Consultants at conference
with SBA Administrator Philip
McCallum and other top Gov
ernment officials in Washington,
June 20 and 80. MIR. McCallum
said today that Mrs. Speakman
had accepted his invitation to
attend the Washington meeting.
Purpose of the conference is to
review SBA's programs of as
sistance to small business con-
Germs, including recent legisla-
tion affecting them, and to dis
cuss small business problems
and possible solutions. SBA's
National Council of Consultants
is composed of leaders in the
small business field from all
parts of the country who serve,
without remuneration, as advis-
ers to the agency's administra-
tor. Their recommendations pro-
vide helpful guidance to him for
the development, execution, and
CONTINUED on Page Sikh
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Correct Attitudes,
Philosophy Urged
By Aging Conclave
In Sessions Here

The State of Delaware began
preparation for the White House
Conference on Aging to be held
in January at a two-day state
conference held in Smyrna,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June
l4-l5, at the State Welfare
Home. Miss Bertha S. Adkins,
under secretary of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare, addressed
1872 delegates on Tuesday and
paid tribute to Gov. ]. Caleb
Boggs, who gave the address
of welcome, and DR.. c. ]. Pric-
kett for what had been done in
Delaware in advance of other
states. She pointed out that the
10th Century has become the
Century of the Aged" and be-
gan as the Century of the
Child" 1t is important, she con-
tinued, that we lead society to
accept the facts of the added
years and recognize their value. :"
Communities are awakening to
the responsibility of all citizens
to the aging, and we should
look at our resources, find what
we need to develop in the way
of new services" She affirmed
that citizens do have respon-
sibility to speak out in behalf
of our standards" We should
not make a living by what we
get, but "a life by what we
give" she said in conclusion.
She paid tribute to Harry G.
Haskell, as one of the authors
of national legislation on the ag-
ing problem. During the Sec
ond day discussion groups held
on nine phases of the problem,
DR.. George V. Kirk, as a record
er for the education group, pre-
sented a resolution to restore
the position of director of Am
ericanization and adult educa-
ton post, to the state education
program, and the resolution was
adopted by tn entire group.
Among the speakers at the open
Continued on Page Twelvei
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Asbury Organist
Attends Seminar

Mrs. Donald Knotts, organist
at Asbury Methodist Church, at
tended the fourth annual Church
Music Seminar held at the Ca
thedral Church of St. John, in
Wilmington, which ended today.
Paul Terry, organist at the Ca
thedral, was in charge of the
program for organists and choir
directors. Assisting with the
program were Mrs. Marcia Hub
er, organist at Temple Beth
Emeth, and Clarence Snyder, or
ganist at Longwood Gardens.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Harry W. Moore Is
Installed As Chief
OF Clayton Liens

Harry w. Moor was installed
as president of the Clayton
Lions Club by Roger Davis, a
member of the Hartly Lions
Club and zone chairman of
Lions International 22-D. Other
officers installed were James L.,
Mitchell, Sr., first vice presi-
dent; Edward Hurd, second vice
president; Melvin Sparks third
vice president; Robert poore,
secretary; Charles Simmons,
treasurer; Spero Simmons, lion
tanner; William Dawkins, tail
twister; Joseph Ziegler and Ar
vel Coppage, directors for two
years; Charles Poore and ]. L.
Mitchell, Jr., directors for one
year. The new president pre-
sented the immediate past pres
ident, Joseph w. Simpson, with
the past presidents pin. Com
mittee chairmen announcements
were made by President Moor,
as follows: Attendance, Arvel
Coppage; Constitution and By
Laws, Henry Ennis; convention,
Joseph Simpson; program, Ed
ward Hurd; finance, Charles
Poore; sight conservation, Louis
Caras; publicity, Manuel Alvar-
ado; safety, Joseph w. Ennis;
greeter, Dudley Crossley; United
Nations, Lloyd Jones; boys and
girls, Charles Simmons; educa-
ton, Fred DelVecchio; commun-
ity betterment, Cooper Walker;
agriculture, Ernest Mattiford;
health and welfare, Medford
Davis; civic improvement, Will
liam Dawkins; membership,
James Mitchell, Sr.; Lions in
formation, Robert Poore; citiz-
and patriotism, Harry
Getty; visitation, Melvin Sparks.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
Bandsmen Capture
$IOO at Festival

The band of the Citizens
Hose Company will appear at
North East, Md, on Monday,
July ii. In their recent appear
ance at the annual Delmarva
Chicken Festival at Selbyville,
the local firemen's band won
first prize in the senior band
division, $100. The parade,
which included Is candidates of
the Miss Delmarva Pageant,
was three miles long through
the streets of Selbyville. Any
persons interested in joining the
band are asked to contact Lex
FAIRIES, band manager.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
.Leipsic Girl Gets
National Acclaim
For Saving Youth
From SuffOcatiOn

Ellen Mae Killen, thirteen
year old Girl Scout from Leip-
sic, was given recognition from
local and National Girl Scout
organizations at a recent meet
ing of the Wilmington Area
Girl Scout Board. Last Wednes-
day she was presented an Hon
orable Mention Award from the
National Girl Scouts Council.
Her honors came as result of
her cool thinking last March 10
when she was playing with a
group of children when Virginia
Marshall, 10, who had been
playing with plastic bag
around her head, fell unconsci-
Gus on the floor. During the
confusion Ellen was able to
convince the adults present that
artificial respiration should be
used just as in cases of drown
ing. She then showed them the
proper procedure and assisted
until the little girl had revived
sufficiently to be moved. Ellen
is a member of Smyrna Girl
Scout Intermediate Troop 2l4,
and has acquired 43 proficiency
badges, including one for first
aid. 1t was at first aid caurses
at the Grove Point, Md. Girl
Scout camp last summer that
she was taught the use of arti-
fetal respiration for all types of
suffocation, not only drowning.
She has also received curved
bar rank, the highest in Inter-
mediate scouting. Mrs. Francis
Hawke, troop leader, calls her
the most active and enthusiastic
intermediate Scout in her ex-
perience. The troop is sponsor
ed by the Women of st. Peters
Episcopal Church.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
MRS. HARtIEI Z, BURFIS Mrs Mildred H. Snowberger
2 District Teachers Get Education
Degrees in Univ. Of Del. Ceremony

Two members of the Smyrna
Special School District received
degrees from the University of
Delaware at the recent exercis-
es held Sunday, June IL. Mrs.
Mildred Snowberger, teacher of
home economics in the John
Bassett Moore High School, re-
ceived her masters degree. She
recently completed her masters
thesis and was accepted for this
degree by the university. Mrs.
Snowberger, prior to coming to
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23

Smyrna, taught in the Seaford
Special School District. Mrs.
Harriet Burris received her
Bachelors degree in elementary
education. Mrs. Burris had COM
pleted all work for this degree
prior to the graduation but since
Delaware holds only one grad
uation per year, had to await
the June commencement to ac-
tually have the degree confer
red.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-23
King to Make Coast Trip

Rep. Charles c. King will re-
present the State of Delaware
at the annual National Educa-
ton Association convention in
Los Angeles June 26 through
July l.. Mrs. King will accom-
pany him on the trip.
Evening star., 1960-12-02
Our Orders Are to Help YOU
tou MERRIER CHRISTMAS
with All the Credit You Want

Depend us for credit arrangements to make easy for you
dress your home for the holidays and to give enduring practical
gifts. Our Personozed Credit designed to suit you = with
plan to fit your individual needs
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
City Makes Bid For
Vocational School

The following telegram was dis
patched today by the City of
Nome to Gov William Egan, and
is self-explanatory:
"The Mayor and the Common
Council of the City of Nome soil
cts your consideration of this
city as the site of the Vocational
School as approved by the people
of Alaska November s, 1860.
"Being the population and adj
ministrative center of the North
west District, the City affords an
excellent social climate, estab-
lished transportation facilities,
adequate manpower, several suit
able sites located on thaWed
ground, and other factors favor
able to the establishment of such
a school.
"The Council would further
propose that the City and State
cooperate in the development of
Comprehensive High School
which would provide academic
as well as vocational opportunities
for the youth of the Northwest
District. The educational benefits
to be derived from such a pro-
gram would be manifold.
eve would welcome an oppor-
tunity to meet with representa-
tives of your office and the De-
partment of Education to further
discuss these proposals.
Statistical data will follow"
The letter is signed by Mayor
Steffen Anderson, by Allen G..
Doyle, acting mayor.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
Nixon Comedies After
Losing Montana

LOS ANGELES, Up Vice Pre-
sident Richard Nixon today for
mally conceded the election of
Sen. John F. Kennedy.
The dramatic concession an
nouncement came at 9:47 am,
psf, few minutes after Ken
nedy had clinched election by
winning Minnesota's II electoral
votes.
Nixon sent this telegram to his
Democratic rival:
81 want to repeat through this
wire congratulations and best
wishes extended to you on tele-
vision last night. l know you will
have the united support of all
Americans as you lead the nation
in the cause of peace and free
dom in the next four years"
The concession telegram, sent
to Kennedy at his home, was
read to newsmen-and to a ma
tionWide television audience-by
Herbert Klein, Nixon's press sec
rotary.
Klein went on to say that the
margin of popular votes was, at
the time he spoke, less than l
per cent.
He added that Nixon may end
up ahead in the popular vote-or
it could end up in what Klein
called a dead heat.
The Vice President, Klein said,
tran far ahead of the Republican
party in general" He added that
in many states Nixon's popularity
carried other Republican candi-
dates to victory.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
BONDING PROPOSITIONS
Father Lorente, Write-In
Candidate, Outpolls
Pauuette In District "a

Father Lorente, who has been
a priest in the Wade Hampton
area for about Is years, is write
in candidate with a total of 100
votes from of the precincts,
against Lawrence Paquette, who
received al votes. Lorente is also
believed to be a Democrat.
Another write-in is Stan Smith
of Kwiguk, for Senator-a t-Large,
with a total of Is votes from
Hooper Bay and Fortuna Ledge.
Art Johnson, who is not a can
didate in that district, received
7 WRITTEN votes, and Axel John
son Of Kwiguk, House member
in the first State legislature, re-
ceived 5 write-in votes, presum-
ably against Paquette.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
OPEN HOUSE
TONIGHT AT SCHOOL

Tonight the doors OF the Nome
School open at 7:30 pm. to re-
ceive as guests the parents and
other interested persons in the
community. This open house event
is the second such annual occasion
to be observed in Nome, and is
held in conjunction with the act
ivities of American Education
Week, which opened last Sunday.
Administrators, teachers and
children join in a cordial invita-
ton: Come learn what your child
is doing during that portion of the
day he spends at school! Visit
with your school staff. Have a
sociable cup of coffee with a
neighbor. Join the crowd at the
Nome School tonight!
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
Democrats Keep Sizeable
Hold On Governorships

WASHINGTON, R-Democrats
retained their grip on sizable
majority of the statehouses in
yesterdays elections.
Latest returns gave them IA
governorships to for the Repub-
licans and leading in 2 of 4 I'M
settled races.
Counting 10 holdovers, this put
the Democrats in certain control
of at least 33 of the so capitals
compared with IS sure ones for
the Republicans. The Democratic
total now is 33, the highest since
80 in the New Deal year of 1888.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
President-Elect
Acknowledges Election

HYANNIS PORT, Mass, Up -
President elect Kennedy, alter
nately smiling and serious, for
mally acknowledged his election
victory today and promised to de-
vote himself to "the long range
interests of the United States and
the cause of freedom around the
world"
His wife, Jocqueline, stood be-
side him on the platform as he
spoke.
His mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, and his
three brothers and three sisters,
also were on the platform, stand
ing behind the President-elect
This was about an hour after he
received Vice President Nixon's
telegram, conceding the election
and extending congratulations.
Kennedy smiled slightly and
acknowledged the applause from
the crowd.
But then a solemn, serious eX-
preston came over his face as he
stepped up to the microphone and
began to speak. He first read
Nixon's telegram, and another
from President Eisenhower, and
then his own reply to Eisenhower.
In it, he messaged the Presi-
dent, "I am grateful for your
wire and look forward to work
ing with you"
Looking straight into the hedge
of television cameras and obvious
ly addressing himself to the whole
nation Kennedy said, "May I say
to all the citizens of this country,
Democrats, Republicans, and re-
CARELESS of how you voted, that
this is a satisfying moment to
me-"
He expressed thanks to those
who had helped him. And he told
the nation:
"The next four year will be
difficult and challenging. There is
general agreement by all our
citizens that a supreme national
effort is needed to move this
country to safety through the
1905.
1--WE need your help. All our
energies will be devoted to the
interests of the United States and
the cause of freedom around the
world"
He closed on lighter note
my wife and l now prepare
for new administration - and
for a new baby"
His wife is expecting a child in
about three weeks.
Kennedy said he would make
no statements until after he had
had rest. AS to the transition
period prior to his inauguration,
he said:
81 will be announcing within
the next "a hours the appointment
of liaison with the administra-
ton on the problems of the trans
ition."
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
EISENHOWER
CONGRATULATES
JOHN KENNEDY

WASHINGTON, R- President
Eisenhower today sent his con-
gratulations to Democratic Presi-
dent-elect John F. Kennedy "for
the victory you have just won
at the polls"
In his message to Nixon, Essen
hover said: "Your hard fought
courageous campaign to carry
forward the principle of sound
government will have my lasting
respect.
at has been a matter of deep
personal satisfaction to have
served closely with you these
past eight years and I shall al
ways cherish your friendship"
Eisenhower's message to Ken
nedy, sent to the Hyannis Port,
Mass, home of the President
elect was far more terse and for
NAL.
"My congratulations to you for
the victory you have just won at
the polls. l will be sending you
promptly more comprehensive
telegram suggesting certain mea-
sures that may commend them
selves to you as you prepare to
take over next January the res
possibilities of the presidency"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
KENNEDY ELECTED PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, R Democrat
John F. Kennedy today won the
presidency - the youngest man
and the first Roman Catholic ever
elected to the nations highest Of
flee.
See-sawing Minnesota finally
came to rest in the 43-year-old
Massachusetts senator's camp at
1890 pm. EST and put him over
the 269 electoral votes he needed
to wrap up automatically vic
tory that for many hours had
been prospectively his. Kennedy's
electoral vote count at that point
was 272.
Republican Richard Nixon's ell
toral total at that time was 1T.
The popular vote at that time
stood: Kennedy 81, 498,552 for
5O.4 per cent of the counted bal
lots; Nixon 31,O1O,340 for 1915 per
cent
With two big states-California
and Illinois - still undecided, it
was possible for Kennedy to wind
up with a wide electoral vote
margin.
But the popular vote showed a
nationwide division of sentiment
that swung by a fraction of one
per cent.
Kennedy won by scoring where
it counted most - in the bigger
states.
Kennedy's victory caps string
of political successes for the Bos-
ton Irishman, son of a multi-mil-
lionaire. He fought the japanese
during World War II as COM
mander of torpedo boat, return
ed home and was elected to Con-
gress, then ousted Henry Cabot
Lodge, this years Republican vice
presidential nominee, to gain
Senate seat.
By winning the presidency,
Kennedy rockets to a position of
awesome responsibility-to lead
ership of the strongest nation in
the free world at a time of ten
sions and struggles with Com
muniSm.
The Senator's campaign theme
was that he can get America
moving ahead as he said it has
not been doing in the years of
the Eisenhower administration.
He will have with him a Con-
gress where his own party has
substantial majorities in both the
Senate and House. The Senate
division will be "a Democrats and
36 Republicans.
With % House seats still in
doubt, the division is 251 Demo-
Gratis and 162 Republicans.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy with occasional snow
flurries. Lowest temp. expected
tonight 24-30, the high tomorrow
35-40.
In the past "a hours: highest
temp. 81, lowest 81. Max. wind 81
mph from the east. Sunrise at
8:14 am, sunset at BIT pm.
A year ago today: highest temp.
20, lowest 2. Extremes on this
date since 1907: highest 81 in
1882, lowest 10 in 1856.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
Vote for President Lures Out
Invalid For First Time In Years

Mr.. Tolbert Scott, pioneer wom-
an, who has been an invalid for
about two years from an injury
to her leg, made her first public
to town yesterday, to cast her
first ballot for President. Mrs.
Scott is a Democrat.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09
Mayor Steffen Anderson and
City Clerk Bob Scott Attend
League of Alaskan Cities Meeting

Mayor Steffen Andersen and
City Clerk Bob Scott left for Sitka
yesterday to attend the annual
convention of the League of AL
askan Cities. Scott is particularly
interested in attending a special
workshop for city assessors.
Mayor Andersen has the honor
of being the president of the
League.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-09

Associated Press nationwide re-
turns at 6 pm. EST from 157,624
of 166,083 voting units:
Kennedy 32,705,642 (50.3%)
Nixon 32,3O9,568 (497%)
AP tabulation of Alaska voting
from 1879 of 300 precincts give:
Nixon 1868.
Kennedy 19,301