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Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
School Service
Awards Of Merit
Presented To Trio

DR.. George V. Kirk, superin-
tendent of Smyrna Specia
School District, presented letters
of congratulations and Merit
Awards to three high school stu
dents at an assembly Monday
afternoon in the high school
auditorium. Receiving awards
and letters were Austin Pase,
Theodore Parsell, and George
Wicks, members of the John
Bassett Moore Chapter of the
National School Proiectionist
Club of America. These three
students gave of their own free
time after school to aid in the
recently-completed in-s e rvic e
training course on audio-visual
education conducted for teach
ers of the district. The trio in
|structed teachers in the care and
usage of some of the more COM
plex audio-visual instruments
available to them. The boys
were selected because of their
familiarity with the equipment.
Since the course was open to
teachers of the Thomas D. Clay
ton School and the Smyrna Ele-
mentary School, the knowledge
and skill of the three projection
lists was put to good use. Schools
are constantly a d ding new
teaching aids. This part of the
course gave Smyrna teachers a
chance to become proficient in
their usage. In addition to assist
ing regular instructors of the
course, Philip Toman and John
w. Dickinson of the high school
faculty, the three boys also
showed movies which were be-
ing used to supplement the
course work, and aided with ar
rangements for guest speakers.
Upon completion of the course,
all teachers were asked to COM
plete an evaluation sheet. With
out exception the teachers prais-
ed the work of the three project
tionists. Faculty advisor for the
local chapter of the national orr
ganization is Philip A. Toman.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Referendum Vote On Teacher Wage
Hike Proposal Set For Saturday

quate, we are focusing attention
on quality teaching, namely the
problem of securing well-quali-
fled teachers for replacement
and expansion increasingly
difficult due to the variation of
salary scales both within our
state and in our adjoining
states" A brief summary of the
salary referendum in chart form
is explained on page 10. School
officials anticipate a large vote
at the three polling places dur
ing the 7-hour balloting period,
l to s pm. The special election
will be held at the John Bassett
Moore High School, Frazier ST.;
the Thomas D. Clayton School,
Dupont Parkway and the Smyr-
ma Elementary School, School
Lane and South st. All residents
of the district who have lived
one year in the state, three
in New Castle OF Kent
County, and one month in the
local district, are entitled to
vote. 1t is not necessary that a
person be registered in order to
vote in a school election.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Brinton Holloway Wins Reelection
As Trotting Association Official

T. Brinton Holloway, general
manager of the Kent and Sus-
sex Racing Association for ten
years, was yesterday elected to
his second consecutive three
year term as director of Dis
trict Eight of the United States
Trotting Association. The cleo
ton took place at the annual
District Eight meeting held over
the past weekend in Trenton,
N. j., attended by approximate
ly 600 harness horse owners,
trainers, drivers and U.S.T.A. Of
ficials.
Also reelected as a District
Eight director was Dale Fetrow
of Carlisle, Pa, well known in
Delaware as the starter of races
at the Kent and Sussex Race
way.
MIR. Holloway is also general
of the Kent and Sussex
Fair, Inc.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
.MethOdists Make
Appointments For
Church '6O-'6l Year
At Quarterly Meet

officers and commission APP
pointments for l960-6l were an
nounced by the Fourth Quarter
ly Conference at Asbury Meth
odist Church Tuesday evening.
The report, as presented by the
nominating committee consist
ing of Mrs. Catherine Bailey,
Mrs. Lola Cole, Nelson S. Ever
hart, Donald Knotts, Henry 7.
Price, and ]. Howard Link, min
lister and chairman, listed as
trustees Joseph w. Ennis, Ernest
S. Mattiford, Thomas Russell,
class of 1861; DR.. C. j. Prickett,
John w. Urian, Leroy Waters,
class of 1862; John w. Dukes,
Harry c. Johnson, Henry T.
Price, class of 1868. The latter
three are new members recently
reelected. Nominated to stew
ards posts were Arthur CHM,
Mrs. John L. Johnson, Mrs. Nan
cy Keiser, Clark Knotts, Gilbert
Lurty, Mrs. Dorothy Myers,
Howard Nelson, William G. Roe,
Jr., and Ronald Stevens. Their
terms will expire in 1868. Hold
over stewards include Mrs. Cath
crime Bailey, Carl Clough, Mel
son S. Everhart, H. Lloyd Jones,
Richard c. Price, Medford Pot
ter, Norman Wilder, w. E. Mat
thews, Jr., and DR.. George V.
Kirk, class of 1861; and Mrs.
Patsy Busker, Rex D. Gilmore,
Harold Hilyard, Mrs. Helen
NoWland, Robert A. Mills, Mrs.
Dorothy Moffitt, Leslie Pryor,
Charles Rebar, and William H.
Willis, class of 1862. Honorary
stewards are Willard Mailer
and Harvey Short. Reelected
of the Commission on
and Evangelism are
Mrs. Edna Dukes and Medford
Davis, Jr. They join holdovers
Mrs. Pat Busker, Mrs. Lola Cole,
Mrs. Maggie Montgomery, and
Harry c. Johnson. Mrs. Busker
serves as chairman of the group.
Theodore Parsell was named a
new member of the Commission
on Education headed by Richard
c. Price, chairman. Others serv-
ing on this commission are Mrs.
Edna Russell, DR.. George V.
Kirk, Mrs. Theodore Nelson, and
Mrs. Betty Mulligan. Mrs. Ann
Mills will continue to serve as
chairman of the Commission on
Missions of which Mrs. Helen
Deakyne, Mrs. Gladys Nelson
Mrs. Beulah Blendt, and Mrs.
Dorothy Myers are committee;
Continued or Page Four) J
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Town Betterment
Project Reported
To Century Club

Reports were h e a I'd from
chairmen of departments at a
business meeting of the Twenti-
eth Century Club of Smyrna on
Thursday afternoon. The session
was conducted by Mrs. Richard
C. Bobzin, president. Chief
among the reports was that of
Mrs. Clay Bailey, chairman,
community affairs, who told of
the community betterment pro-
jects, including the planting of
dogwood trees along the shore
of Lake Como. She showed an
attractive and artistic scrap
book, the work of Mrs. Lucia
Luce, which will be entered in. a
national contest sponsored by
the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. The book contains an
original poem written by Miss
Bertha Smithers, who served as
president of the club during
1911-l2. Mrs. ]. Everett Lofland
reported on the purchase of new
place settings of china for use
by the club. The china is now
ready and will be brought to
Smyrna in the near future. Mrs.
Lofland, chairman of the sewing
contest, urged members to enter
and said that the local judging
would be done at fashion show
which will be part of the pro-
gram on Thursday, March 10.
The program that day will be
centered on arts and crafts, with
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Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Minor Calls Keep
Volunteers Busy

Volunteers of the Citizens
Hose Company were called out
four times in four days earlier
this week to extinguish minor
fires. The first call came at ll:45
pm. Saturday for grass fire at
Mulberry Street. About 40 vol
unteers responded. On Sunday
at 9:20 am, SO firemen answer
ed an alarm for a chimney fire
at the home of Frank Johnson
on East Street. Monday night
they were called to a chimney
blaze at the home of Ella Brown
on Lincoln Street. Another Chin
ney fire took them to the farm
of George Fischer on Woodland
Beach-Leipsic Road Tuesday ev-
ening about $50.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Red Cross Fund
Campaign Mapped
By Area Leaders

The 1860 Red Cross Fund
Campaign was the theme of the
meeting of branch area chair
men and officers which was at
tended by representatives of
nine areas held at Dinner Bell
Inn, Dover, last Wednesday
night. Mrs. John M. Brentlinger,
Sr., chapter vice chairman for
the office of volunteers, presid-
ed at the meeting which was at
tended by about forty represent
atives from Areas, 3, A, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, and IL, covering the
area from Middletown to lower
Sussex County. Major John
Duncan, us. Air Force, who
will serve as fund chairman at
Dover Air Force Base, and Mrs.
Duncan were introduced. Mrs.
Duncan who had served as a
volunteer with the Red Cross in
Europe, paid tribute to the work
done by the organization o n
throughout the world. Mrs. Ethel
]. Myers, executive director,
Delaware c hapter, American
Red Cross, introduced various
staff members, including Sylvan
Silver, director, public informa-
ton and the problems. Mrs. My
ers announced the moving pic
ture trailers will be available at
the Dover office during the cam
paign. She gave comparative
figures of the goals in recent
years and said that Delaware
was the only state in the union
to reach its 1859 goal. She broke
down the way each dollar con-
tributed to Red Cross is spent,
as follows: 27 cents to the mill
tary; 3 cents, disaster; l6 cents,
health education; 5 cents, ad-
ministration, Junior Red Cross;
7 cents, fund campaign; IA
cents, service to Delaware COM
munities; 8 cents, administra-
tion of branches; 8 cents, ad-
ministration; ii cents, operating
expenses; and l cent, contingen-
cy fund. Bryan Field, fund
chairman for the state, was un-
able to attend the meeting due
to the death of his mother.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04

Voters in the Smyrna Special
School District go to the polls
here Saturday to d t e m n e
whether a referendum advocat-
ing supplemental salary pay
ments to teachers shall be adopt
ed. The proposal would provide
for an annual $350-$500 supple
mentary scale for all teachers
employed by the district. Action
on the referendum has been
prompted by the increasing diff
ficulty to obtain good teachers
to fill vacancies. In order to con-
tinue to obtain an adequately
prepared teaching staff, and in
order that the district might
keep good teachers within its
system, it is deemed necessary
that salaries be raised to COM
pete with other schools within
and without the state. Most
schools in New Castle County
a Ire a dy have supplementary
scales for teachers in force. Mid
dletown has just recently pass
ed proposal calling for a $400-
$500 increase per teacher. An
additional tax of 22c per $l00
of assessed evaluation and $4
capitation will be necessary to
cover the cost of the hike in
salaries here. If the referendum
is passed, a total tax of 85c per
$100 of assessed evaluation and
81 capitation shall be levied for
current expense and debt SER
vice purposes. Members of the
school board have unanimously
adopted a resolution supporting
the proposal, saying that they
have always been as interested
in quality teaching as in ade-
quate facilities. Now that our
facilities are temporary ade-
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Atoms AT Work
Draws Over 600

More than 600 persons, in
Guiding students at the John
Bassett Moore High School, Wis
tied the "Atoms at Work" mo-
bile exhibit sponsored here by
the Smyrna-Clayton Junior
Chamber of Commerce. At the
high school twelve classes were
taken on a conducted tour of the
exhibit and heard the story of
the peacetime uses of atomic
energy in the fields of medicine,
agriculture, industry, and re-
search. The trained manager of
the exhibit later said that the
students were very receptive
and interested and showed seri-
Gus thinking. The exhibit was
also visited by many residents
of the town at the site in front
of the Post Office where it was
located during the morning and
after 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The exhibit of the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
within their atoms for Peace"
program is operated by the Mu-
scum Division of the Oak Ridge
Institute of Nuclear Studies. The
local appearance was arranged
by Robert Belber, Jaycee chair
man for the community presen-
tation.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Health Director
Will Be Speaker
AT Clayton PTA

DR.. Mark Kenyon, director of
the program for Prevention of
Gripping, Delaware State Board
of Health, will be the featured
speaker at a meeting of the
Clayton School Parent Teacher
Association next Wednesday ev-
ening, Feb. 10. DR.. Kenyon will
address the organization on the
prevention and treatment of poi
soning in the home. The speaker
was a co-organiZer with DR.. Ell
mer Fantazier and the late Rob-
ert Cathcart of the Delaware
Poison Information Service. The
group have answered l,460 tele-
phone calls concerning poisoned
individuals in the past fourteen
A total of COL persons
were treated for accidental poi
soning at the Poison Service.
DR.. Kenyon received his BIS de-
gree in biology from Long Is
land University in l949, was
granted his MS degree in bacter-
iology from Columbia Univer-
sity in 1850, and was awarded
his Master of Public Health de-
gree in 1851 from the Graduate
School of Public Health at the
University of Michigan. Work
for his doctorate degree in pub
lie health was completed at
Columbia University in 1854. DIR.
Kenyon has been associated
with the Delaware State Board
of Health since that time. He
has served as director of the
program for Prevention of Grip
pling since June, 1856. This pro-
gram is essentially directed to-
ward investigation of those con-
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Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Middleton Becomes
Third Candidate
In Council Race

A contest in Smyrna's upcom-
ing municipal election was as
sured yesterday with the filing
of Stanley M. Middleton, a life
long community resident, for
one of the two council posts
which expire. Middleton is the
third applicant to announce his
candidacy. Previous applications
were entered by Robert G. Dav-
idson, Sr., North and High Sts.,
and Glenn w. Busker, 215 Mt.
Vernon st. Middleton, who
makes his home at 35 Mt. Vern-
on ST., is employed as a dis
patcher at the Dover office of
the Diamond State Telephone
Company. He is a charter mem
ber of Smyrna Lions Club and
a member of st. Peters Episco-
pal Church. Deadline for the fill
ing of applications is Feb. 10 at
8 pm. Retiring councilmen Ken
meth D. Smith and Guy M. Ed
mondson, Jr., have not indicated
their decisions on seeking re-
election. The election will be
held at the Town Office Feb. 20,
between the hours of 2 and Z
pm. officers to be elected in
clude two councilmen for three
year terms, a treasurer for a
one-year term, and three asses
sors for one-year terms. The
two councilmen are elected at
large. Persons filing for the Of
fees shall be citizens of the
Continued oh rage rour1
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Heart Fund Drive
Mapped By Grange

Mrs. Charles Dukes, master,
conducted the regular meeting
of the Smyrna Grange with the
program centered on a talk by
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis,
members of the Grange. Mr..
and Mrs. Ennis told of their trip
throughout many areas of the
west and southwest last sum-
mer. Mrs. Benjamin Burrows,
community service chairman, is
in charge of the Heart Drive
which the Grange sponsors, and
containers for donations have
been distributed. The next meet
ing will be held on Thursday,
Feb. IL at s pm. and will fea-
ture the annual pie social.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Bids To Be Asked
Next Wednesday
For Main Street
Resurfacing Job

Bids for the improvement of
Main Street will be received by
the State Highway Department
next Wednesday, according to
official announcement made to-
day. The Smyrna thoroughfare
was recently accepted into the
state highway system as an ur-
ban street. The project provides
for the resurfacing of Main
Street from Lake Como at Du-
Pont Parkway to Glenwood
Ave-, and the installation of
storm water drainage where
needed, particularly between
Commerce Street and Glenwood
Avenue. Any curbs or sidewalks
that are moved as a result of
the repaving operations will be
replaced by the Highway De-
partment. The project will also
include some patching work at
various places along Main
Street. The street will be resur-
faced with hot-mix pavement
the entire distance, providing a
greatly improved roadway for
the increasing amount of traf-
fic along this thoroughfare. The
improvement will compare fav-
orably with the changed condi-
ton of Commerce Street, which
was improved by the State High
way Department few years
ago. Smyrna will retain control
of the street and sidewalks and
;Continued on Pare Four)
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Area Girl Scouts
Appoint Veteran
Leader To Direct
March Fund Drive

Mrs. James D. Merrill has
been appointed chairman for the
Girl Scout finance campaign,
which will take place in this
area during Girl Scout Week
March 6-l3). Mrs. Merrill has
been active in scouting in the
capacity of a leader, troop COM
mittee member, and neighbor-
hood chairman. She has for
many years been a member of
the Women's Group of st. Pet
er's Episcopal Church, Smyrna
and now serves that organiza-
tion as its secretary. This drive
is the first made since 1856 for
Girl Scouts in this area. Due to
the number of years in which
no funds were raised, the goal
will necessarily need to be high.
Mrs. Merrill and her committee,
Charles M. Gee, treasurer; Mrs.
William E. Jones, neighborhood
chairman; and Mrs. Harold j.
Laggner, special gifts chairman,
will strive to reach a hoped-for
goal of ST, 200. If this can be ac-
complished, there will be no ne
cessity for a drive for funds in
1861. When contributions are
being made, therefore, it is well
Continued on Page Fourl
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Legion Enlarges
Wheel Chair Aid

The David c. Harrison Post
No. IA, American Legion will
sponsor a drive to obtain addi-
tional wheel chairs to continue
their free service of loaning
them to anyone in the area as a
community service gesture. They
will not solicit donations but
will sponsor the Progressive
Farmers Readers Service to re-
new and sell new subscriptions.
All statesmen will be registered
with the proper authorities, and
will carry credentials signed by
Commander Leonard Pleasanton
and other officers.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Dimes Donations
Climb Over $3.50

Mrs. Vernon Ford, chairman
New March of Dimes in Smyr-
ma, has reported that to date
$850.10 has been subscribed, and
the donations are still not all in.
This figure includes the amount
collected in the Mothers March
and from the containers placed
in various stores and offices.
Mrs. Ford expresses her appre-
citation to all solicitors and those
who donated or in any way con-
tributed to the success of the
drive.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Attains Honor Roll

Sandra Jean Robinson, junior
pre-medical technology major
from Smyrna, was named to the
fall quarter honor roll at Ten
nessee Tech, according to Regis
trar Attic H. Smith. Miss Rob-
inson was named to the honor
roll with distinction.
Smyrna times., 1960-02-04
Brown at Norfolk

Frank R. Brown, electronics
technician third class, USN, of
Wilson Ave-, Clayton, is serving
aboard the tactical command
ship USS Northampton, operat-
ing out of Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1960-09-01
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Statistics Seen Spur
To Care of Husband

years. The breakdown on
this statistic will be alarming
to most women.
In the age group IS to 81,
10 per cent Of the wives have
lost their spouses but only 2
per cent of the men have. In
the age group SIS to ga, IS per
cent Of the women have lost
their spouses as against 5 per
cent Of the men.
In the group 65 to IA, 46
per cent of the women have
lost their husbands, but only
is per cent Of the men have
lost their wives. When you
come to the rs and older age
group, 72 per cent Of the
women are widows. but only
Evening star., 1960-09-01
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

TEACHER: AS a youth in
his 20s, sculptor 10 David
son went to Paris to study.
Being short of funds, he went
to the American artists club,
which helped needy students
in getting jobs.
Can you speak French?"
he was asked.
mot a word" said David
son.
We'll. we can't place you
II you don't speak the Ian
guage," he was told. How
ever, we know a French lady
who wants to take English
lessons. But it pays very
little"
Davidson leaped at the op-
portunity. After teaching the
lady days for three months,
he was back at the club
again.
I'm ready for a regular
job now," he said.
"You mean you've already
taug hit the lady to speak
English?
Hardly" replied Davidson,
'but she taught me to speak
French"
Evening star., 1960-09-01
By THOMAS COLLINS

This one is for the wives.
It is a collection Of statistics
on women in the later years
of life, compiled by q unit
that has a most unhappy
name - the United States
Senate Subcommittee on
Problems Of the Aged and
Aging. Here is what the sub
committee has found:
The life expectancy of a
girl baby born in 1860 is 70
years (for a boy it is 66).
A woman IS years old in
1860 can expect to live an
additional 151a> years (for a
man it is 13 years..
One out of every four wom-
en- alive today can expect to
live to be at least IS years
of age.
OF all women who now i.
reach age IS, 80 per cent Of
them can expect to celebrate
an 85th birthday (for the
men it is 10 per cent?.
OF all women who reach
age rs, Al per cent can ex-
pect to reach age IS (for the
men it is 80 per cent?.
It is estimated that by the
year 1000 there will be 5
million more women than
men in the age group beyond
65.
There are now 12O women
IS and older for every 100
men of this age. BY 1880
there will be 139 women of
this age for every 100 men.
BY the year 1000 there will
be las women of this age for
every 100 men.
The excess of women over
men increases after age IS.
There are now 1872 women of
this age and over for every
100 men. BY 1880 there will
be 156 women for every 100
men in this age group.
Most men who are IS or
older are married. Most wom-
en- of this age are not. The
difference is great because
70 per cent of the men in
this group are married and
only 36 per cent Of the wom-
en- are.
On the average a married
woman can expect to be
widowed for about eight
Evening star., 1960-09-01
DEAR ABBY
New View on EmiIy's Shorts
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

A man feels q "pride Of
ownership" in his wife that
he didn't feel toward a girl
friend. Giving up wearing
shorts in public is q small
sacrifice for a wife who really
cares for her husband.
4 y y
DEAR ABBY: Your answer
to Emily in regard to her
wearing shorts in public was
a good one. A man who would
allow his wife to display her
self in public isn't much Of q
husband. ! think most men
feel the same but haven't the
never to lay down the law.
Thanks, Abby, for letting
people know that one husband
doesn't want his wife wearing
shorts in public, and also for
agreeing with him.
ANOTHER HUSBAND.
y Il \ y
DEAR ABBY: My daughter
is going to have her 18th
birthday party and she has
invited six girls. Do you know
of any games they could play
after dinner?
MRS. D. D. S.
Invite six boys.
\ 4 4 y
DEAR ABBY: I recently
moved to a small town where
everybody knows everybody's
business. I have told every
one that I am a widow be-
cause I have two children, but
actually, I have never been
married.
Recently a man I used to
know found out where I was
and came here and moved
into my house. I have been
telling everyone he is my
brother. I detest this man be-
cause I am trying to live
right and forget the past, but
he says if I don't let him stay
he will tell everyone about
my past. What must I do?
SCARED
Throw him out even If you
have to call the police to help
you. It would be better to
Evening star., 1960-09-01

3S per cent of the men are
widowers.
Women. as a rule, are much
less susceptible to physical
ailments than men. One ex-
ception is in diabetes where
SO per cent more women than
men are affected. Diseases Of
the heart and blood vessels
and ulcers have shown a 80
per cent increase for men in
the As to 54 age group during
the past 20 years as opposed
to a 80 per cent decrease for
women in comparable age
groups.
The mortality rate from
heart disease in the 40 to IA
age group is twice as high
for men as for women.
These figures should con-
vince all women that the old
gags about the weaker sex
are not very funny. The
woman who has a man had
better take care of him.
(Copyrisht 1860, Gen1 Features Corp.
The Golden Years appears each
Thursday.
Evening star., 1960-09-01

DEAR ABBY: You have
Just set women's rights back
so yearsl Your answer to
EMILY" advising her to
"obey" her husband and not
wear shorts in public was
about as narrow-minded as
any answer I've read from
you.
Since when do women let
their husbands tell them how
to dress? Emily said she wore
shorts before she was mar
ried and her husband didn't
object, but as soon as they
were married he put his foot
down. Why the change of
heart?
AGNES