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Smyrna times., 1960-11-03
St. Joseph's Top
Float I'm Annual
Jaycee Parade;
Streets Crowded

The downtown streets in Smy-
rna were crowded with specta-
tors for the annual Halloween
parade, sponsored by the Smyr-
na-Clayton Junior Chamber of
Commerce Monday night. In the
line of march were colorful I'M
its, including the high school
band with maiorettes: model T
Fords; VIEW and Negro Color
Guards; floats; cars bearing the
Silver Eagles Harvest Queen
and her attendants, with their
escorts; also four horses and
mules with riders, greeted with
enthusiasm by the crowd. The
parade also had in line many en-
tries in the three categories,
comics, original, and fancy cos
tunes. A heavy rain began to
fall just as the judging started
on Market Street Plaza, but the
entrants braved the rains and
the judges made their decisions,
as follows: Floats-St. Joseph's
School, Clayton, first, $40; Silv-
er Eagles, second, SIS. Prizes in
all classifications wewre first So;
second, 81; and third, ST.. In the
fancy division, | to 10 years,
Chris johnson, first; Betty Jones
second; and Diane Robinson,
third; Comics-l to 10 years,
Amy Speakman, first; Eddie Bur-
ris and Virginia Thorpe, second;
Con Carey and Glenn Pritchard,
third; Comics, 1l-l6 age group:
Billy Boyles and Terry Elterich
first; Missy Speakman, second;
Jean Woodley, third; Comics, II
years and up: Ben Tucker, first;
Peggy Bartlett and Mildred Sim
mons, second; Carol Simmons,
third. BY far the greatest num-
Der of entries were in the orig
inal, division: Original, | to 10
years, Dawn and Diane Miller,
first; David Lurty, second; Eric
Snow, third; ii to l6 years, Ros-
anne Laggner, Brooke Laggner,
and JoAnn Mills, first; Stanley
Burton, Bobby Solloway, Paul
Rawley, and Jim Solloway, Sec
ond; Michael Passwaters, third;
II years and up: Bill Shane, first;
Len Pleasanton, second; Char
lotte Pleasanton, third. Judges
were Mayor John ]. Roth, Clay
ton; Mayor Robert Riddagh,
Smyrna; Thomas Mulligan, the
Rev. ]. Howard Link; j. Fletcher
Truax; and Robert Belber. All
Jaycees assisted with the details
of the project.
Smyrna times., 1960-11-03
ZIG Attend Little
League Banquet;
Present Awards

The annual Little League ban.
quet, held Saturday night at the
Smyrna Elementary School, was
attended by ZIG persons, includ-
ing fathers, mothers, and inter
ested friends. Dallas Greene, of
the Philadelphia Phillies pitch
ing staff, was the guest speaker.
Ernest F. DOC" Smith, presi-
dent, presided, and Francis B.
Gebhart served as POSTMASTER.
He introduced those seated at
the guest table, including James
Vaughn, chairman; Mayor Rob-
ert Riddagh, Smyrna; Mayor
John ]. Roth, Clayton; Samuel
Moore, representing Senge r
Transportation Company, owner
Of the property used as the field;
James Ford, past president, and
the Rev. ]. Howard Link, who
gave the invocation. Green told
of life with the Phillies, relat-
ing humorous incidents, and
saying to the boys that the road
to success is long, urging them
to practice courage, and to ac-
cept failure with success. Pat
Knight, Dover, suggested that
the mothers consider having a
Little League auxiliary to assist.
James Carson presented the tro-
ply to the minor league winning
team, Goldinger's, which was &C
copied by Manuel Alvarado,
James Vaughn pre-
scented three trophies: to James
Craig, best pitching record;
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Smyrna times., 1960-11-03
Alterations Made
AT Town Office

Alterations and changes have
been made this week at the
Town Office with a view to MAX
ing more space for the staff and
greater convenience for the cit
liens who come to the office.
The partition between the two
rooms has been removed and
the offices reversed. Office furn-
iture and equipment have been
re-arranged for more efficient
use. The council table is now at
the front Of the Office. Later the
walls will be re-painted. The re-
action of the public when they
enter is one of surprise, but
seems to be favorable.
Smyrna times., 1960-11-03
Grange to Enter
Service Project

The Smyrna Grange will en-
ter the National Community Ser
vice project for l960-6l spon-
sored by the Sears Roebuck
Foundation. The next meeting
will be held on Thursday, Nov.
10, starting with a covered dish
supper at $50 pm. Following
the supper there will be an in
stallation Of officers, with Past
State Master Harry c. Johnson,
Officiating.
Smyrna times., 1960-11-03
Independent Voters Key to Outcome
OF important Contests in State Nov. 8

lives on Mt, Vernon Street with
his wife and fiftecn-year old son.
Harry G. Johnson
Harry c. Johnson, retired
postal employee, has served as
president OF the Official Board
Of Asbury Methodist Church;
four years as Master of the Del
aware State Grange and now its
treasurer, director and secretary
Of the Grange Fire Insurance
Company; Past Master Harmony
Lodge, No. l3, AT. & AM;
president Of the Board of Trus-
tees of Odd Fellows Cemetery
Corp; and Past Grand Repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge |. o. o. F.
Smyrna times., 1960-11-03
Yearbook on Sale

The sixty-eight members Of
the senior class are busily en-
gagged in selling the school year
book this week and next week
The exact number of books
must be sent to Yearbook Com.
pany with the first consignment
Anyone may purchase a copy OF
the book by contracting any SEN
ior or calling the high school
office.
Smyrna times., 1960-11-03
GENERAL ELECTION
Tuesday, November 9Th
Polls Open from 7 am. to s pm


POLLING PLACES
First Election District
First Representative District
Smyrna Armory
East Commerce Street
Second Election District
First Representative District
Smyrna High School
South Street
First Election District
Third Representative District
Clayton Fire House
Second Election District
Third Representative District
Kenton School
(See Sample Ballot on
Pages ID and Is
Smyrna times., 1960-11-03

A record number of voters is
expected 10 go to the polls next
Tuesday, November s in Della
ware to cast their ballots for
national, state, county and dis
trict candidates. Though nation
al attention is focused primarily
on the exciting Presidential
Election, here in Delaware in
terest is turning to state and To-
cal contests in the final days of
this 1860 campaign. Holding the
key to victory for many of the
candidates seems to rest with
the 1854 uncommitted voters
out of the total registration in
the state of 235, 348. Democrats
ioutnumber the Republicans 94,-
i762 to 80,922, with their strength
concentrated in the Wilmington
iarea and Kent County. The larg-
est number of these independ-
ents-29, 089-is in the rural
sections of New Castle County.
Wilmington has l6,409, Kent
County 5,875 and Sussex Coun-
jty 1921.
Frear VS.. Boggs
Much attention is being CEN
tered on the race for the Unit
ed States Senate seat. Incumb-
ent Senator ]. Allen Frear, Jr.,
Democrat, running for a third
term is being opposed by Re-
publican Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs, who was ineligible for
a third term in his present post.
Neither man has ever been de-
feated at the polls. Rep. Harris
B, Mcdowell, Democrat, a Con-
gresham for four of the last
six years, opposes James T. Nc
Kinstry, Republican. McKinstry
is a young Wilmington attorney
who is seeking his first public
office. John w. Rollins, Repub-
lican, a former Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and Ebert N. Carvel,
Democrat, who was Governor
from l948 to 1852, are rivals for
the Governorship. The remain
ing top candidates listed by the
Democrats are Eugene Lammot,
Lieutenant Governor; Mrs. Belle
Everett, State Treasurer; and
Ernest E. Killen, Auditor of Ac-
counts. The Republican slate
lists William V. Roth, Jr., Lieu
tenant Governor; James Somer-
vile, State Treasurer; and Will
liam w. Shaw, Auditor of Ac-
counts. Locally, the fight in
volving Glenn w. Busker and
Harry c. Johnson for the post of
Representative from the First
Representative District holds
the political spotlight, Busker is
a salesman at Rothwells Garage
a member of Smyrna Town
Council, Asbury M t h o d S t
Church, Blue Lodge, No. 578,
Prospect Park, Pa, and also of
the Scottish Rite Club, a thirty
second degree Mason, Delaware
Consistory. He holds member
ship in the Kent-Sussex Scottish
Rite Club. Mr.. Busker attended
Hampton, Va. High School and
Evening star., 1960-05-15
Her love, brought her "a sense OF glad

'Someday you'll have as hand.
some feathers as |, and a tail that
sticks straight up behind your rump,
and song as beautiful as mine.
%M 1896 the poet had an accident
which seriously injured the nerUes of
her back. She Was leaning against the
door of her station wagon. 1t burst open
suddenly and she Uas hrown out to
roll dOtOn a gully. For four years she
suffered almost constant pain; three
operations Were performed in an at
tempt to cure her.
In March, 1911, she Uas Uriting to
her publishers, Harper & Brothers, Of
another tragedy:
"Once again ! must ask my pub
fishers to come - running - to my
aid. What it comes to is this. Because
of the war Eugen has lost everything
he had. There is not a penny he
can get at, so for the time being it is
up to me.
Evening star., 1960-05-15

= Winter came to SteepIetop in full
abundance, and Vincent tOrote:
1--WE have been showed in i
mean hermetically - four weeks to-
day. Five miles on snowshoes, that
means, to fetch the mail or to post a
letter. And the thermometer at zero
again this morning. :. All the old
beams and boards that were no good
for anything else, have been sawn up
and stacked in the most beautiful
woodpile you ever saw"
''Pie high the hickory and the light
Log of chestnut struck by the blight.
Welcome in the winter night"
r But spring brought neW ,Conder
''The young wrens who have their
house under the peak of the ice house
are flying today. And what a to-do,
and what beautiful singing from their
father, as if to say:
Evening star., 1960-05-15

continues, they bought home high in
the Berkshire Hills of New York State.
Eugen took the overgrown and neglected
land and turned it into a prosperous and
paying farm. They named it Steepletop
after a tall, pink ,cild 0Ot0er that gro'os
there. In June she IVTOte her mother:
Here we are in one of the loveliest
places in the world, I'm sure, working
like Trojans, dogs, slaves, etc. - Hav-
ing chimneys put in and plumbing
put in and garage built. - And we
found brook an extra one that
we didn't know was there"
ri know not how such things can be;
/ only know there came to me
A fragrance such as never clings
To aught save happy living things;
A sound as of some joyous elf
Singing sweet songs to please
himself,
And through and over everything
A sense of glad awakening"
Evening star., 1960-05-15
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29

down and trying some Of the
wide open ponds and creeks
down here. There is plenty of
room and it's all free.
There is another excellent
pond over at Fairhaven. This
too is frozen solid, and it's big
one. There must be 10 acres of
clear ice here.
AS for you fishermen who
have no interest in any activity
except fishing, 1 am afraid it's
all over down here until next
spring. We ran our first trip
out of the Rod n Reel Club last
year on the 18th day of April
and caught $50 rock fish up in
the Choptank River. This year
we will try to be ready by the
goth of April.
Meanwhile, have a healthy
and blessed New Year, all of
you.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29
Hdrriday Is
Houston Pick

Baseball expansion could
make Alex Harriday of
Rockville the fifth Montgom-
cry County athlete in the
major leagues.
Last week the 20.year old
Rockville native, who was rated
the greatest athlete ever to
graduate from Carver High
School, was bought from the In.
dianapolis Clowns by the new
Houston club of the National
League. He thus became the
first player owned by the new
club, which along with a New
York team, will join the Ma
tional League for the 1862 sea-
son.
The 5-foot-9, 1SO.pound out
fielder, who bats and throws
righthanded, batted 1856 for the
Clowns, an Independent negro
baseball team who are the Har.
lem Globetrotters of the dia-
mond. He hit 13 home runs,
Is triples and drove in 70 runs
in 164 games.
Several years ago, just after
graduation from Carver, Harri-
day got a tryout with the
Dodgers; was assigned to Green
Bay in the Bye League, then
released.
He played four years for the
Rockville Merchants of the
Montgomery. County baseball
league, two while still in high
school, and one year for the
Rockville Civilians before join
ing the Clowns last season.
At Carver, Alex starred in base.
bali and basketball three years.
he is the greatest athlete
I've ever coached" said Rupe
Curry, coach at Carver until the
school was closed last year.
He can do almost anything in
sports, and do it we'll"
Montgomery County boys
fires built right out on the ice.
You folks whose skating may
now in the majors are, Gordon
Coleman, Cincinnati Reds; John.
ny Klippstein, Washington Sen
ators; Frank Funk, Cleveland
Indians and Jerry Barber, Bal
timore Orioles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29

Good Counsel and Gonzaga
will play host to Xavier High
School and Fordham Prep of
New York City in doublehead-
ers tonight and tomorrow night
at the Falcons new 1100-seat
gymnasium.
Tonight the Falcons will play
Xavier at Z, and Gonzaga
tangles with Fordham Prep
about $50. On Friday Gonzaga
and Xavier play at Z, with the
Falcons meeting Fordham in
the nightcap.
New Workers Favored
Neither New York school is
favored to win the massive
CHSAA, the New York Catholic
League, but both should be ia
vored here on past perform
snces. Gonzaga, normally a
good ball club, has had a rocky
season so far.
Falcons, playing their first
season of all-varsity competi-
ton, may be biting off more
than they can chew, and Jay
Manning, their new coach,
would be the first to admit it.
"O'Connell was originally
supposed to play in the double
header with Gonzaga," Manning
said, "but they felt they had too
many games. We filled in for
them because l felt that my
boys, since they're only juniors,
can use the experience.
"Gonzaga went up to New
York to play these teams last
season, and I'm hoping we can
go up next year when the boys
will be seniors"
Mostly Juniors
The Falcons, an all-junior
team except for senior Rick
Haney, a substitute, have COM
piled a creditable 3-3 record so
far, beating Bulls High, Will
son, and st. Anthony's, and
losing to Georgetown Prep,
Mackin, and Gonzaga.
With all the starters return
ing from last year plus one
transfer from Boston, Manning
has been experimenting with
various lineups. Only Bob Bonn
bard, star football end, seems
sure of starting.
lombard, who is 6.foot-3, is
rated by Manning as the best
shooter and rebounded on the
team. He is far and away their
leading scorer this season with
Il points, even though his foul
shooting has been poor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29

A pleasant surprise has been
Gene Harper, who spent his
freshman year at Fordham
Prep and last season at Boston
Latin. Very intelligent and ag-
gressive, he has scored So
points and is rapidly overcom-
ing the handicap of inexperi-
ence. Very fast and only 5-foot-
10, he has combined with Steve
Williamson and Bill Floyd to
give the Falcons a speedy back
court trio. Williamson and
Floyd, both 5-foot-9, played reg
ularly last year.
Assisting lombard under the
boards is 6-foot-2 Kelvin Cassidy.
who played little last year. I'm
fortunately for the Falcons,
Cassidy has not yet been con-
SlStent scorer.
Cassidy and Williamson have
taken starting jobs away from
two of last years regulars,
Frank James and Dick Rush
more. Rushmore, 6-foot-3, is
rated by Manning as potentially
his best player, while James,
the same height, has fine shot
but is not aggressive enough.
Also available for action is
Frank Montbriand, a strong g.
foot-1, 185-pounder, who saw a
lot of action last year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29

Our boats that did get out
this past week all caught fish,
up to IS fish per boat. The
fish have even been run.
ming heavier, with plenty going
from three to six pounds. Now,
however, there is no question
of getting to them.
Here at Chesapeake Beach
not only is the creek and har-
Dor frozen over, but the bay it.
self is frozen out for about 200
yards from shore. Up at Deale,
the whole harbor as well as
Rock Fall Creek out to the
breakwaters is frozen solid.
At Deal, though the boats lay
AT Deale though the boats lay
Rock Fall Creek, which in the
summer is alive with boats of
all shapes and sizes buzzing up
and down its waters, is now
just as much alive with ice
skaters flying over its frozen
surface.
They are here all day long
and half the night, with bon
have been confined to a com.
mercial rink up in the city,
might get a kick out of driving
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29
Rockville Takes
Aim on Longest
Victory String
BY George Bragaw
Sports Editor

Highlighting a slim cage
schedule for this week is the
traditional clash between
Gaithersburg and Richard
Montgomery at Rockville
where the Rockets will be
trying to extend their bas-
ketball win streak to eight
games, the longest in the
schools history.
Richard Montgomery is un-
beaten in six games this sea.
son, while Gaithersburg has a
IL record, including an upset of
Northwood. Gaithersburg has
dominated the series for the
past six years, winning eight
straight games until the Rock
cts came up with pair of vic.
tories last season. Game time
is 8 pm. Friday.
If we don't shoot any better
than against B.CC,' Coach Earl
Walthall said, They'll either
beat us or it'll be a good close
game
While the Rockets with more
height, speed and scoring po.
tential figure to be too much
for the Trojans, by comparative
scores a pretty good case could
be made for the smaller Cath
ersburg team.
After snow washed out the
Trojans opener against Blair,
Gaithersburg defeated North
wood, 54-53. Northwood had
earlier bested Bethesda Chevy
Chase, 64-56. Thus, by the old
saw Of comparative scores the
Trojans rate seven points better
than RMTIS after the Rockets
double-overtime squeaker with
Hcc
Butch Jsrael's jump shot tied
the score for Richard Montgom-
cry at the end Of regulation
time, and Dale Neal scored the
only basket in the sudden death
portion Of the double overtime
as RMEIS won, 61-59.
B-CC had a three-point lead
with less than three minutes re-
manning. wever, IsraepS-
Jumper tied the score, 57sS7, and
when the Rockets regained pos
session of the ball they played
for the last shot, and missed.
Dale Neal, Rockville's 6-foot.7
center who played his best game
to date, put RMIIS ahead early
In the first extra three minutes.
Bob Fruend's jumper tied it at
$3.50, and sent the contest into
q sudden death overtime which
rules state must be won by two
points.
Matt Landreaum came close
TO being the hero by sinking a
driving, twisting layup, but a
walking violation cancelled the
basket. B-CC again had another
chance at the RMIIS blackboard
but Don Hoage was called for
charging. Neal then tried three
layups, missed and rebounded
two of them before dunking the
shot which sent everybody
home.
The Barons had a good shoot
ing night. while the Rockets
showed their poorest accuracy
of the season, according to
Coach Walthall. RMHS made
only p of Sc attempts from the
floor, and a poor seven of 49,
attempts from the free throw
line.
j. r. Williams turned in a
good defense performance for
B-CC. limiting high scoring Ken
ny Doane to nine points, al.
though at the expense Of his
own offensive prowess appar-
emily, as he only scored eight.
Neal with 10, his high for the
year, Isreal with 16 and Bruce
Mackey with Is took up the
slack. Eddie Austin and Don
Hoage scored 10 and 16 for
B-CC.
Gaithersburg lost to Walter
johnson, 65-43, in its only other
game thus far WI jumped out
In front of the Trojans, 42-13,
at halftime as the Spartans
snapped back from a humping
by Blair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29
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Telephone customers with two or four party line
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29
BAY
FISHING
Capt. Gene Hunt
GAIL D.
Cha..n.aLa R...k kII

Fishing down here continued through Thursday the
22nd and then came to grinding halt These bitter cold
nights have increased the ice to point where it's no
longer possible to break out to clear water ass
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-12-29
New York Teams PLAY
Duo at Good Counsel
By Jim CawoOd
Sports Writer

The Christmas holidays, generally time of no high
school basketball activity will be filled this year by two
doubeheaders at Good Counsel of Wheaton
Evening star., 1960-07-25
INDIANS FED UP WITH ANTICS
Cronin Gets PiersoII
To Pledge Reform

view did any good, Cronin said !:
We'll see. I certainly hope so. "
Earlier, Piersall's teammates
made it plain they were fed up
with his clowning and umpire
batting. AS the Indians left for
a four-game series in New
York, some of them said they
may send a committee to Gen.
eral Manager Frank Lane and
demand that he take action to
curb Jim.
One irate player told a re-
porter the team is on the verge
Of a revolt, adding that Lane
has got to do something or the
entire team will fall apart"
A veteran Tribesman said the
Indians still have a good
chance to win the pennant,
but not if Piersall remains un-
checked. We got lot of rough
decisions from umpireS in the
Boston series. They lean over
backward when Piersall is con-
cerned but take it out on the
rest of the players.
They talk about the $3.50 he
CPierSalD has paid in fines this
season" one player said. That s
a big joke. He will make far
more than that making per-
sonal appearances. But we
aren't going to make any extra
money unless we win the pen
nant."
Evening star., 1960-07-25

BOSTON. July 25 (AP).-A
subdued Jim Piersall, Cleve-
land centerf1elder, conferred
today with Joe Cronin, presi-
dent of the American League,
and then announced: From
now on I'm going to just play
baseball"
PierSall. who has been in hot
water with umpires throughout
the year, was fined $l0O by
Cronin Saturday for his actions
during a heated argument with
Umpire Ed Hurley.
Cronin called him on the
carpet to explain his antics.
The two talked in private in
Cronin's Office for a half hour.
Then Piersall and Cronin's
press secretary, Joe McKen-
ney, emerged.
We're all for him." McKen-
ney said. "He is having a great
year. We just want him to con-
tinue to have a great year"
McKenney described the talk
as a personal thing" He
added:
Joe just wanted to talk to
him as a personal friend"
Convinced Of Error
OF Cronin, Piersall said; HE
showed me how wrong I was,
l am wrong in this situation.
I'm certainly not interested in
losing any more money. And
I'm not interested in hurting
my family or my friends"
Cronin later told newsmen
PierSall is going to make every
effort to refrain from the antics
and just play ball. That's all he
has to do. because he is fine
ball player with a lot of ability.
It's a shame that his antics de-
tract from his ball playing"
The American League head
explained I'VE had rather a
personal talk" He added they
had had such talks BEFORE but
not since Cronin became league
president. Cronin said Piersall's
intense desire to win ball
games" accounts for his ac-
tions.
Teammates Fed Up
Piersall left a check for the
$l00 fine in the Office and told
Cronin: This is the last one. -
Jim went to a private Office and
telephoned his wife, Mary
Cronin had invited her to at
tend the session, but Jim ex-
planned Mrs. Piersall was not
feeling very we'll.
Asked If he thought the inter-