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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
Eagles to Meet
Caesar Rodney
Tomorrow Night

. The Smyrna High School Eagle
Football Team plays its first
game in the newly formed Dia-
mond State Football Conference
at Caesar Rodney High School
on Friday evening, October IA,
at 800 p. m. The Eagles have
split in two non-conference
games, defeating Middletown,
25-7, and losing to A. /. DUPONT,
1870. This will be the second
conference game for Ca esar
Rodney as they defeated Lewes
1910 last Friday. The Riders al
so have a non-conference VIC
tory over Havre de Grace, Mary
land. Coach Horney has been
working on his offense the past
two weeks in an effort to get
scoring punch into the lineup.
Bill Stafford, a reserve quarter
back, has been moved to the
fullback slot and will open in
that position. Another change
in the lineup will have Butch
Everhart opening at center. The
complete starting lineup will
have Jim Fischer and Bob Prit-
chard at ends; John Ramsey and
S ia nley Iplenski at tackles;
Brandon Jones and Karl Sever
son at guards; and Butch Ever
hart at center; Burrill Mccoy,
quarterback; Bill Stafford, full
back; and Bob Boyer and Bruce
Pearce at halfbacks. Only two
seniors appear in the starting
lineup, Jim Fischer and Bruce
Pearce. The first home game
for the Eagles will be next Fri
day night, October 21st, when
they play host to Seaford High
School
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
SEN. JOHN F. KENNEDY WIRES. RICHARD M NIXON
Presidential Candidates Schedule
Campaign Trips to State Next Week

Vice President Nixon will def
initely visit Wilmington next
Wednesday, October 10. This
was announced yesterday by
Harry G. Haskell, Jr., Republi-
can National Committeeman,
following another switch in the
COP presidential C a n d d ate's
campaign itinerary.
This is the third date the vice
president has considered for a
campaign swing into Delaware,
but this time cit is firm and
Definite" Haskell said.
Mr.. Nixon will appear in Will
mington's Rodney Square at
ll:45 next Wednesday morning
for a major address during the
lunch hour. Because of his tight
schedule, he will have to leave
Wilmington about 1890 for an
other appointment in New York.
This will be MIR. Nixon's fifth
C a m paig n visit to Delaware
since 1852. He spoke in Rod
ney Square in 1856 and 1858,
drawing an estimated 5000 spec
tators in 1854 and at least T.
500 two years ago.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
Lindens Opened
Last Sunday For
Public Viewing;
History Prepared

The Lindens, the house to be
restored by the Duck Creek His
torical Society, was open to the
public on Sunday, and was Wis
tied by persons from Smyrna,
Clayton, Townsend, Harrington,
and Wilmington. The Lindens
becomes the first project of the
society which was formed last
spring, when the house was ear
marked for destruction by the
State Highway Department. A
brief history of the house which
was prepared by the restoration
committee for the benefit of
visitors notes that the home or
iginally belonged to miller and
his family, and is located in
Duck Creek Hundred between
Duck Creek on the north and
Green's Branch on the south.
The term Duck Creek was
known as early as 1915, and
embraced all the land lying be-
tween the south bank of the
creek to the north of the Lin
dens and to the north of its
south branch (south of Smyrna)
and extending westward to the
Maryland line. In 1860 one
thousand acres of land, at the
intersection of Duck Creek and
Green's Branch was warranted
to one William Green, accord
ing to history, and in l716 a
portion of the land was passed
to Benjamin Shurmer who laid
out a town called Salisbury.
This grant was for land around
an existing Quaker cemetery,
church, and school which had
been established at Duck Creek
in 1705. Little factual history
is known about the Lindens. as
conflicting dates are given by
historians. Viewed from the out
side the Lindens is of two Sec
tons, brick and wood, the lat
ter being shingled. The brick
section is distinctively Dutch
with its gambrel roof, Flemish
bond laid brick, dormers, and
deep-set door. Historical archi-
lecture dates this construction
between 100 and 1850. The in
terror trim is pre-revolutionary,
1850 to ITO. The restoration
committee includes George L.
Galley, John Graham, John w.
Dickinson, and Mrs. Irene M.
Galley.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
Fire Prevention
Program Given
By Fire Chief

During the local observance
of Fire Prevention Week, E
Reynolds Bra ey, fire chief,
talked at a high school assem-
bly, on the Importance of stud
ents practicing and stressing the
importance to parents of fire
prevention in the home. He
compared it to a student know
ing the rules of a ball game,
but unless practiced, the game
could not be perfected. Fire
drills were held in the three
schools, buildings were inspect
ed according to forms supplied
by the State Fire Marshall's Of
flee. Essay contests were con-
Quoted in classes in Grades SO
and the local fire company is
offering prizes, the winner to
take part in the Kent County
Fire Association contest. One
hundred and forty-one pupils in
the second grade were taken on
a tour of the fire house which
was conducted by Mr.. Bradley.
Further local activities included
the showing of fire proven
ton film at the Smyrna Thea
tire, and posters were supplied
all business places.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
Little Leaguers.
Annual Banquet
Set for Oct. 20

Little Leaguers of the Smyr-
na-Clayton area will experience
the thrill of seeing, hearing and
talking to real Big Lacquer
at their annual banquet this
year, it was announced yester-
day by Ernest Smith, local leag-
ue president. Word had been re-
ceived from the management of
the Philadelphia Phillies that a
player will be in attendance.
This years affair will be held
on Saturday, October %, at 6
p. m, in the Elementary School
on School Lane and South
Street. Trophies will be award
ed and pins presented the IL
year old boys. Preparations for
this event, honoring the boys
who participate and saluting the
program locally, are being made
by committee headed by James
Vaughn. Serving with Vaughn
are F. B. Gebhart, William Min
ner, Ernest Smith and Wells
Campbell. Tickets are available
from any team manager, league
officers and directors. Players
will be admitted free of charge
while the price for non-players,
Is years of age or under, is
Sl.25 and adults $3.50.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
.LioniSm Aiding
World Contacts
Dist. Governor
Tells Local Club

Lionism is playing a great
part in world contacts, District
Governor David Clements told
the Smyrna Lions Club Monday
night, as he defined Lionism as
a service to mankind and the
practical application of a mans
religion or belief. He was ac-
companied by J.Edmund Thomp-
son, deputy district governor,
and Dolphus Wilkins, cabinet
secretary-treasurer. Francis B.
Gebhart, past district governor,
responding, emphasized the need
for a project to make contact
with South America, person to
person and group to group. Luis
Rojas, exchange teacher from
Lima, Peru, at the John Bassett
Moore High School, brought
greetings from his country, and
affirmed the value of visits by
South Americans to the United
States. Robert Mills, president
conducted the meeting, and re-
ports were heard from all COM
mittee chairmen. Richard Jones
announced that the Rhythm
Doctors orchestra had been pro-
cured for the clubs Christmas
dance to be held at the Armory
on Saturday, December IL from
8 p. m. to l a. m. Committee
chairmen reporting include d
Norman G. Wilder, program;
Richard E. Jones, gre tings,
Christmas dance, and signs;
Wells Campbell, zone chairman
and membership; Robert Berg
man, safety; Harold CULLEN, at
tendance and visitation; William
Minner, horse show;Robert Dun
ming, Lions information; James
Cantillon, boys and girls; Frank
Ryan, convention; Karl Gebhart,
health, welfare, and sight con-
servation; Richard Price, COM
betterment, emphasized
Identification of the lake front
and the town park; Francis B.
Gebhart, education; Walter Gibe
Santa Claus project.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
Martin Golden
Named Chairman
Boy Scout Drive

Martin Golden is serving as
local chairman of the drive for
funds for the Boy Scouts, the
funds to be administered thro-
ugh the executive board of the
Del-Mar-Va Council which is
made up of elected representa-
tives from each of the twelve
districts plus members at large.
Scouting runs the gamut of boy
hood from s to l8, Oil cubs),
Ql-l4, scouts); GALS, Explor-
ers). All boys can be served
in Scouting, no lines are drawn
between race, creed, color, or
financial standing. Scouting is
a character building and citizen
ship training program with en-
phasis on outdoor skills. 1t
gives the boy ideals, teaches
him resourcefulness, Sc f-reli-
ance, regard for others, respon-
sibilities, which su m m e d up
equals good citizenship. The
volunteers now at work local
ly under Mr.. Golden's leader
ship are: Mrs. Sarah Hamburg,
Mrs. Shirley Kirk, Miss Norma
Jane Birmingham, Mrs.Kay Still,
Harry Short, Mrs. George Bry-
son, Mrs. Guy M. Edmondson,
Jr., Mrs. Lex FAIRIES, Jeffrey
Deamer, Mrs. Francis B. Geb-
hart, Miss Jane Still, Mrs. Gold
lie Everett, Mrs. Christine Col
Inns, Charles Rebar, Rodney
Schuman, Mrs. Rita Golden, Ed
ward S. Wilson, Jr., Mrs. Ruth
Downes, Mrs. Henry T. Price,
Mrs. Terry Hughes, Mrs. Lena
Ballard, Mrs. G. Edward Woot-
ten, Mrs. Norman G. Wilder,
Mrs. Jean Carson, Mrs. Charles
V. Williams, Mrs. Lorraine Hud-
son, Mrs. William T. Gathright,
Jr. The support of this worthy
project is earnestly sought by
the chairman and his commit,
fee.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13

Senator John F. Kennedy will
come to Delaware this Sunday
afternoon at 200 p. m. The
visit of the Democratic nominee
was confirmed to Senator ].
Allen Frear in Dover, Tuesday.
Senator Frear expire sed ex-
IRENE pleasure that MIR. Ken
nedy has been able to include
Delaware in his tremendously
crowded schedule" The Senator
said that he understood that
following Senator Kennedy's
appearance in Delaware on Sum
day afternoon, he will return
Immediately to Washington to
appear on Meet The Press"
The visit by MIR. Kennedy is
expected to add tremendous Wig
or to the entire Democratic cam
paign in the First State.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
Club Completes
Plans for First
Meeting Of Year

Mrs. William D. Kirk presid-
ed for the first time since her
election as president of the
Twentieth Century Club at a
meeting of the executive COM
mittee held last Thursday after
noon at the club house. Plans
were completed for the first
meeting of the club year on
Thursday, October l3. A cover
ed dish luncheon is scheduled
for 1870 p. M, at which new
and potential members will be
guests. Mrs. Helen Attix, Mrs.
Homer D. Hudson, and Mrs.
Helen Potter will serve as hos
tesses. Miss Bertha Smithers
was named corresponding Sec
rotary in place of Mrs. William
Rundell, resigned. The resigna-
tons of Mrs. Donald w. Flaig
and Mrs. Kenneth Blow as mem
bers were read by Mrs. Kirk.
Mrs. G. Edward Wootten, who
serves with Mrs. Robert Bam-
berger as recording secretary,
was present at the executive
session. Mrs. Lawrence c. ELL
cry, treasurer, raised the ques-
ton of the policy of the club
and the corporation. Mrs. An
drew D. Cole, corporation presi-
dent, defined the policies. Mrs.
Cole was asked to have up to
date copies of the bylaws of
the corporation prepared for the
membership. Miss Mary Hol-
land, program chairman, out
lined the program for the COM
ing year. Mrs. Richard c. Bob
Yin, immediate past president,
that $146 had been
contributed by club members to
the Glenn Matthews Fund. A.
report was made by Mrs. ].
Everett L o fl a n d, membership
1t was decided that
all reports of officers and chair
men be kept for two years be-
fore destroying them.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
State School Administers To Hear
Cubernatorial Candidates at Meeting

Gubernatorial candidates Ell
bert N. Carvel and John W..
Rollins will speak to State
School Administrators at the
Delaware State Education AS
sociation Convention to be held
in Wilmington on October 10th
at the Harlan School Auditor
ium, at 2 p. m. The candi-
dates will take as their topic
THE Governors Office and the
Schools" and discuss their feel
ings toward school legislation
in the coming years. Darrell F.
Long, supervising principal of
the Conrad School District and
president of the Delaware State
Education Association, will pre-
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
W.S.C.S. Women to Meet

The Woman's Society of Chr.
istian Service of Asbury Metho.
dist Church will meet on Tues.
day, October Is at 7:30 p. m,
at the church. The guest speak
ers will be Mrs. Bryson Gibson,
secretary of spiritual life, and
Miss Minnie Coffin, treasurer, of
the Dover District. Mrs. Dobert
Mills and Mrs. Robert Montgom-
cry will be the hostesses. Plans
are being formulated for the OBJ
servance of the Week of Pray
er and Self-Denial, October 25-
81, with a special service on
October 30.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
Attends Meeting

A delegation of local Presby-
terrain women attended the Fall
meeting of the New Castle Wo-
mems Presbyterial Society on
Tuesday, October 18th. Mrs.
Harold H. Senger led the dele
cation, which consisted of Mrs.
James Bailey, Mrs. Charles Cure
ton, Mrs. Lester Russell, Mrs.
Wickham, and Mrs. Fred
Wilson. Highlights of the meet
ing included an address by Miss
Jane E. Thompson, Eastern Area
Secretary of the Board of Chris
tan Education of the Presby-
terrain Church.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
To Visit UN

The 68 members of Robert L.
Everett's Civics classes will
leave next Wednesday morn
ing at 600 a. M, for their all
day trip to the United Nations
in New York City. After an
HOO a. M, tour of the U. N.
the group will lunch and then
visit the American Stock Ex-
change. Later in the afternoon
a trip to Predominant is plan
ned The group plans to return
to Smyrna before midnight.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13

side at the meeting. 1t is ex-
pected that the meeting will be
well attended by superintend-
ents, secondary principals, ele-
principals, administra-
tive assistants, and state de-
partment persons since these
groups are concerned with leg
islation effecting the schools
and are interested in knowing
the attitudes of the candidates
for Governor, concerning posi-
BILE school legislation. DR.. George
V. Kirk, superintendent of Smy-
rna Schools and vice-president
of the Delaware Association
School Administrators, will in
troduce the candidates.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
Head of Lewes Fisheries Describes
Electric Fishing to Local Rotarians


The subject of a talk by May
or Otis Smith, Lewes, at the
last meeting of the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club was electric fishing.
He was the guest of w. Leslie
Wheatley, and the response was
made by Reynolds Pratt, past
district governor. MIR. Smith
told of the habits of fish in
electrified water and said that
aquariams are the laboratories
for these studies. The effect of
the current on fish was describ-
ed. This is the first time in
over 1000 years that fish are
caught without lines or nets, he
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13


said. Invented in Germany,
where it was first used, the
Lewes Fisheries became the
owner of the patent, and it is
now used by that firm, of which
Mr.. Smith is the head. The in
ventors came to Lewes and in
structed the men in the opera
ton, according to the speaker,
and electric fishing is now a
labor saving device. Hal Robin
son was visitor from King of
Prussia, Penna., and w. G. Dav-
id, ]. o. Williams, and Herman
H. Hansen, visitors from Dover.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
School Off Two Days

All schools in the Smyrna
Special School District will be
closed on Thursday and Friday,
October 10th and 2lst, so that
teachers might attend the an
nual Delaware State Education
Association Meetings to be held
in Wilmington.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
State Group To Meet

- On Saturday evening, o.
tober 18th, the regular monthly
meeting of the General Service
Committee of the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs of Delaware will
be held in the rooms of Morn
ing Star Lodge, No. 6, in Smyr-
na,. with chairman, William Ell
mer West presiding.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-13
SMYRNA Homemakers Club

The Smyrna Homemakers Club
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Harry P. Jones on Thursday,
October 20, at 8 p. m. Mrs. Will
liam George will be the co-hos-
tess. The program will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Florence Smith,
Kent County Home Demonstra-
ton leader.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

the past five years?
MANAGER-Yes, and there
have been many. University
blvd. has been improved and
widened from Four Corners to
the University of Maryland in
Prince Georges County. Soon
the same kind of modern high
way will stretch from Kensing-
ton to Wheaton. This fall bids
are scheduled on improving
University blvd. from Wheaton
to Four Corners, thus giving us
a diane divided highway from
Chevy Chase Circle all the way
to the University of Maryland.
Veirs Mill I'd. has been
widened into a modern divided
highway all the way from Geor-
gia ave. to Rockville. The same
achievement has been made
with Rockville Pike from Be
thesda to Rockville. Route 240
Interstate 70S). four lanes of
divided highway separated by a
wide grassy strip, now covers
the distance from Frederick to
Pooks Hill Interchange in Be-
thesda. River I'd. in Bethesda
has undergone major improve
ment.
TAXPAYER-Yes. but aren't
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ceeds the square footage of pub
lie buildings constructed during
the period from the country's
establishment in 1776 until 1855.
What are some of these build
ings?
MANAGER-One is a new
wing on the County Court
House in Rockville that in
creased its floor space 120 per
cent. Another is a community
center next to Rockinghorse I'd.
Elementary School in Randolph
Hills, where we built a new
public library plus a new health
center.
We've also built new libraries
In Silver Spring, Bethesda,
Twinbrook and Gaithersburg
and we've opened new health
centers In Kensington and Ia
korna Park.
On Brookeville I'd. in Silver
Spring we've constructed a new
road depot, voting machine
warehouse, animal shelter and
warehouse I o r Montgomery
County's Department of Liquor
Control. We built a new police
station In the Wheaton Glen
mont area.
TAXPAYER - How a BIO u
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all these done by the State
Roads Commission?
MANAGER-Some were built
by the state, some by the coun-
ty. However, every project, re-
CARELESS of who does the actual
construction, requires a vast
amount of plans and recommen-
dations by the county govern
ment.
/ might point out here that
the County Council and the
Manager travelled to Baltimore
last year for a lengthy session
with the State Roads Commits
sion UNDERLYING the need for
prompt action on several Mont
gomery projects. The commits
sion chairman came over here
for a day-long auto tour with
the Manager.
So you can see we're pressing
hard for swift action on major
road construction.
Building Record
TAXPAYER-I read a report
Of speech by the County Man.
ager in 1859 in which he said
that in four years we have con-
structed public buildings In
Montgomery County with a
total floor space of 246,175
square feet. He said this far ex-
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other facilities, Hike parking
lots?
MANAGER - Well, our rec
ord is impressive there, too.
The county constructed q
parking lots from 1855 to 1859,
containing 1,946 spaces, and
erected 1882 street lights, some
of which were units installed in
the upper county for the first
time.
We also installed new mer-
curry vapor lights in the COM
mercial districts of Silver
Spring, Bethesda and Wheaton,
replacing incandescent lights.
TAXPAYER II Have there
been any organizations
changes within the Montgom-
cry County government to keep
up with all this rapid growth?
MANAGER - Oh yes, there
have been several, but the two
most important were reorga-
MIXING the Department of Pub
lie Works and establishing the
position of County Architect.
TAXPAYER-What did these
moves accomplish?
MANAGER - The Public
Works move separated its two
major functio ns into two
branches = the Bureau of En-
cheering and Bureau of Oper-
atoms. This reorganization has
reaped a rich harvest of re.
ward in transacting virtually
all Public Works matters. And
as you well know, you can't
have beneficial expansion of
the community without the
most efficient organization in
the Public Works department.
TAXPAYER - That certainly
is true. What about the posi-.
ton of County Architect?
MANAGER-This was estab-
ished to give the county gov
eminent competent full-time
professional service and advice
in preparing plans and specifi-
cations for new county build
ings and notifications to exist
ing buildings where the cost
does not exceed $4,000. An
other reason was 10 give the
county a full-time professional
architect to review and approve
plans and specifications for
new county buildings costing
more than $4,000. He also
would be able to conduct fire.
quent inspections during all
county construction projects.
Soil Conservation
TAXPAYER-A lot of people
wonder what is being done to
prevent soil erosion and pre-
serve natural topography in
subdivisions when they are
built instead of tearing up
everything with a bulldozer.
MANAGER - This is a le-
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would be more accurate word.
in your Finance Department.?
M AN A G e R-That's some
thing were understandable
proud of. Our Finance Depart
ment's workload has jumped 30
per cent in five years with only
a IL per cent increase in per
sonnet.
Take this case: Real property
is assessed annually now in
stead of every five years, insur-
ing the county a more realistic
tax income in line with current
property values. This improve.
ment, which brings the county
thousands of dollars more in
added property taxes, was &C.
complished while hiring only
two additional assessors.
TAXPAYER We talked a
few minutes ago about the Di-
vision of Police Protection. How
about fire protection?
MANIAC e R-There again
we've scored major improve
ments. The effectiveness of our
fire alarm dispatching service
was increased by leaps and
bounds in 1858 when the county
government assumed RESPONSE
bility for operating a central
fire alarm dispatching service.
TAXPAYER-How is this an
improvement?
MANAGER-Well, it's an i'm
provement in that all 16 volun-
teer fire departments. in the
county and both rescue squads
are now dispatched through this
system. The result is quicker
dispatching, more thorough CO.
ordination of dispatching activ-
tiles and more efficient use of
fire-fighting equipment.
TAXPAYER - I'm convinced
from what you've told me that
this is a big business. So, speak
ing on the business side, what
have you done TO help your en-
ployees, the people whose mo-
rale and efficiency you must
maintain in order to get all
these jobs done?
MANAGER - I'm glad you
asked that because we make a
constant effort to improve the
working conditions and career
aspects of employment with the
Montgomery County govern
ment, knowing that we are in
a highly competitive market
area for skilled personnel The
federal government and bust
nesses like the ones I mentioned
a while ago are tough to bid
against in seeking able people.
Now, to answer your ques-
ton, we've granted five wage
increases since 1855. We are
still at a disadvantage when
compared with the Federal gov
eminent, especially since its re-
cent raise, but we try to keep
this salary difference minim-
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