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Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Belgian Congo
Missionary to
Talk at Clayton

!! A Methodist missionary, who
has been an evangelist, a dis
trict superintendent, an indus
trial supervisor and a specialist
in school inspection and legal
affairs in the central Belgian
Congo, will be the guest speak
er at Ewells-St. Paul Methodist
Church, Clayton, on Tuesday,
January 18th, at 7:3O p. m. The
Rev. Marshall w. Lowell, whose
American h o m e is Nashville,
Tenn, is in the United States
for a brief furlough from the
Congo where he has been a
missionary for two d deca des.
Rev. Marshall will speak and
show slides of his work. APP
pointed missionary in 1910,
Mr.. Lowell was assigned to the
Wembo Nyama mission station
as director of industrial work,
the printing shop and the trans
portation depa r m e n t. After
five years, he was appointed SUI
perrin t e n d e n of the Wembo
Nyama district, and later of the
K t k o-Kombe district. For
some years he was director of
schools and of industrial train
ing at Wembo Nyama and in
outlying villages. Since l949
Mr.. Lowell has not only been
district superintendent and dis
trict missionary but school in
spector and legal representative
for all Methodist work in the
central Congo. AS school in
spector, he checked the aca-
demic progress of students and
teachers in Methodist schools
Continued on Page Ten
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
State Dept. Aid
Tells Rotary Of
Life In Korea

Miss Janet Vollmer, of Wynne-
wood, Pa, who has served as
secretary at the American en-
bassy in both Stockholm, Swed-
en-, and Seoul, Korea, was the
guest speaker at the dinner
meeting of the Smyrna Rotary
Club last Thursday. She show
ed slides of the de-militarized
zone in Korea; shots of coun-
try wedding; and general scenes
of life and customs in that coun-
try. The speaker said that she
enjoyed Korea and felt that
Americans have a wrong idea of
the country. She said that the
people were nice and more SIM
liar to Americans than many Eu-
ropeans. Miss Vollmer, a guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward S. Will
son, Jr. at their home in Smyr-
ma, was presented by MIR. Will
son, program chairman. Group
singing was led by Leroy P. Pip
er, with DR.. George V. Kirk as
accompanist. Harrison Turner
conducted the business session.
The Rotarians will hold a ladies
night program on Thursday,
Jan. 10 at The Wayside Inn. A.
A. Davis was visitor from the
Dover Rotary Club.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Four Nominations
Named for Man
OF Year Award

The names of four nominees
for the Young Man of the Year
award of the Smyrna-C Clayton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
have been submitted and the
decision of the judges will be
made known at a banquet to be
held at The Wayside Inn on
Tuesday, January II, at 7:30 p.
m. The nominees include Mar
tin Golden, the late William T.
Gathright, Jr., Bruce Ennis, and
John w. Dickinson, librarian at
the John Bassett Moore High
School. The Speak Up, Jaycee
contest will be featured on the
program at the dinner, and Miss
Judy Dixon, representative for
Smyrna in the Delaware Ameri-
can Junior Miss pageant, will
attend. The climax will be the
presentation of the Young Man
of the Year award. The local
winner will compete for the
state award on February Is.
The judges for the contest in
clude the Rev. ]. Howard Link,
pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church; DR.. George V. Kirk,
superintendent of the Smyrna
Special School District; Coleman
Metzler, principal of the Clay
ton School; Mayor Robert Rid
dagh, Smyrna, and Mayor John
]. Roth, Clayton. The award
will be based on service to the
community welfare; all around
community or state activities;
leadership ability; personal or
business progress, and coopera-
ton with individuals and civic
organizations. The prin C pal
speaker will be DR.. Richard Ben
nett, president of the State Jun
ior Ch m ber of Commerce.
Among those attending will be
the Jaycees and their wives,
heads of churches and service
organizations. Other interested
persons who would like to at
tend are asked to contact James
Gray, a member of the commit
tee, which also includes Robert
Belber, Jaycee president, and
Barry Attix.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Prevention Best
Cure for Youth
Problems Police
Sgt. Tells Lions

Prevention is the best system
of cure and CONTROL" Sergt.
James P. Cunning, Delaware
State Police, told members of
the Smyrna Lions Club and Wis
iting Lions from the Camden
Wyoming Club and the Clayton
Lions Club Monday night at The
Wayside Inn. The speaker, in
troduced by Norman G. Wilder,
program chairman, acknowledge
ed the cooperation of service
clubs in maintaining youth pro-
grams. He defined delinquent
as ANYONE who violates social
or legislative law" and a juven-
lie as person up to eighteen
years of age. He warned the
public to be alert for gangs; if
there is natural leader he will
have followers. With the assist
ance of Corp. John Walls, the
speaker showed a display of
weapons which astounded his
audience. The weapons, which
were picked up by police in the
state, included homemade fire
crackers, zip guns, revolvers,
knives, blackjacks, and many
other items, all made with the
use of common materials. Will
liam G. Salisbury, Jr., candidate
for district governor, District 22-
D, was presented and made a
brief speech. He was accompan-
led by four members of the
Camden-Wyoming Lions Club.
Visiting Lions also included a
delegation from the Clayton
Lions Club. The Rev. Charles
Cureton III, John Graden, and
Lloyd Pleasanton were inducted
into membership by Francis B.
Gebhart, past district governor.
The meeting was conducted by
Robert Mills, president; the re-
sponse made by Joseph Orlando;
and group singing led by AL
Hammond. Members of the
Smyrna Lions Club will attend
a party given by the Hartly
Lions Club, which they sponsor
ed, to be held on Jan. 10.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Grid Eagles to
Play DAT. Here
In Court Game

A basketball game between
the Philadelphia Grid E a 81 e S
Basketball team versus Dover
Air Force Basketball team has
been scheduled for February S,
at BIS p. M, in the Smyrna
High School field house. Adult
admission, $l:75; student ad-
mission, $l.25. Sponsored by
the S yrn a-Clayton Jaycees,
the project chairman is w.
Smithers Snow, Jr., and COM
mittee members include James
Gray, William Shane, ] a m e S
Haas, Glenn McNatt, Barry At
Tx, and Samuel Jacobs. Tickets
may be obtained from any Jay
Gee.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
School Building
Board Hold Meet

The Building Commission of
Smyrna Special School District
met on January A, 1861 with
w. Howard Nowland, chairman,
presiding. All members were
present as was Mrs. Jane Ennis,
ex-Officio Member from the
State Board of Education. The
commission reviewed the plans
submitted by E. VIM. Martin,
architect, for the Thomas D..
Clayton School addition. 1t was
understood that the architect
would submit further details on
the January 25th meeting of the
commission. 1t is hoped that
this six room addition will be
ready for September, 1862. The
Building Commission approved
the first payment to the archi-
tects for work done on this i'd
dition. The commission discuss
ed at some length the purchase
of land for the new Smyrna
Elementary S ool and then
nominated a Land Site Selec-
ton Committee who will assist
the Building Commission with
the selection of suitable site
for this school. The first meet
ing of this committee was held
on Tuesday, January 10, 1861,
in the High School Library.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
DIR. r. Dershimer
To Address PTA
On Mort Report

The next regular meeting of
the Smyrna Special District
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton will be held in the multi
purpose room of the Smyrna
Elementary School on Thurs
day, January 10, at 8 p. m. The
program will feature a talk by
DR.. Richard Dershimer on the
Mort Report. Plans for the
meeting were made at a meet
ing of the PTA executive COM
mittee held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nowland.
Theodore Parsell, vice president,
conducted the meeting. Medford
Davis was requested to contact
Smyrna Town Council concern
ing crossing guards. MIR. Parsell
read the bylaws stating that
a new president shall be elect
ed at the next executive COM
mittee meeting which will be
held at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Willis. This action follows
the death of William T. Gath
right, Jr., president. On April
l4-l5 the PTA convention will
be held at P. S. Dupont High
School, Wilmington. The theme
will be Accent on Learning
| and Getting Acquainted" The
Mort Report will be discussed.
The 50th anniversary of the
Delaware PTA will be attended
by nineteen delegates from
Smyrna. However, any member
of the local PTA may attend
as a non-voting representative
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Host Grand Master

Harmony Lodge No. 70 enter
tained Most Worshipful Grand
Master Charles Daniels, of Will
mington, and his staff at a din
ner held last Thursday night I'M
social hall of Asbury Methodist
Church. After dinner MIR. DAN
iels made an official visit to the
lodge, of which Burrill Mccoy
is Worshipful Master. Deputy
Grand Master Harry c. johnson
OF Smyrna was among those pre-
sent. The group of approximate
~ seventy men was served by
the Young Adult Bible Class of
Asbury Church.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Typing
Offered to Adults

Senior Luis Rojas, an exchange
teacher from South America,
now serving on the faculty of
the John Bassett Moore High
School, Smyrna, will teach an
adult evening class in conver-
sational Spanish starting Mon
day, February 9th in Smyrna.
Senior Rojas, graduate of San
Marcos University in Peru, has
been a teacher in Peru of Span
ish, literature, and Peruvian his
tory for ten years. He is cur
rently working on his Doctors
thesis in literature. The class
will be for those who would
like to improve their pronuncia-
ton, phrasing, and speaking a.
bility under the direction of a
native speaker. Another adult
evening class, typing for begin
ners, will be taught by MIR. JOS
eph Orlando. Registration will
take place at the first class ses-
sion, 7:30 until 900 p. M, Mon
day, February 9Th. The Span
ish class will meet in Room
LOT and the typing class in
Room 20l of the High School,
At least eight students are need
ed to offer either class. The to-
tai fee of $40 must be paid the
first evening class is held.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Eleven Named to
Select Site for
New Elementary
School Building

The Smyrna Building Com
mission announced this week
that the Site Selection Commit
tee has been named and began
functioning this week. This COM
mittee consisting of IL people
will serve to assist the Build
ing Commission in the selection
of a site for a new elementary
school in the district. The New
Elementary School was approx
ed by the voters of the district
in a referendum held in Decem-
ber. 1t is expected that the
building will eventually consist
of "a to % classrooms. The fol-
lowing persons were nominated
by the Building Commission,
and all have accepted: Mrs. Har-
old Deakyne. Mr. Bill Willis,
Mr.. Charles King, Mr.. John E.
Wilson III, MIR. Guy Edmond
son, Jr., Mr.. Rodney Schuman,
Mrs. Joseph Passwaters, Mrs.
Virginia Speakman, Mr.. William
Rundell, MIR. James c. Truax,
and Mr.. Walter Downes. While
the Building Commission retains
the responsibility of making the
final selection, the Site Selec-
tion Committee will assist the
Commission by examining the
available sites and indicating
which sites they feel are most
acceptable. In selecting a site
the Building Commission and
Site Selection Committee must
take into consideration such
factors as availability of sewer
and water, the torrain of the
land, the location of the pres
ent facilities, and various state
requirements concerning size of
site. The state requires that 10
acres of land be purchased for
$50 students with an additional
acre for each additional hun
dred. In order to provide tor
eventual size of the school, the
district is attempting to pur-
chase at least Is acres of land
Rolling sites or sites which are
located in hollows can some
times be very expensive in cost
of construction in order to elm.
mate drainage problems.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Department Chairmen to Review
Coordination of Curricular Materials

Superintendent of Schools, DR..
George V. Kirk, announced this
week that following administra-
tive recommendation and school
board appointment, department
chairmen are being established
in the John Bassett Moore High
School for the remainder of the
current year. Only departments
with sufficient staff will have
chairmen and these include
English, Mathematics, Social
Studies, and Science. Other de-
partments will continue to op-
crate under the immediate di-
rection of the high school prin-
cipal. Department chairman will
be responsible to the High
School Principal and will func-
ton particularly in the areas of
curriculum and test coordina-
ton. 1t is the plan to review
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
43 Volunteers
Answer Alarm

Volunteers of the Citizens
Hose Company answered the
alarm at ll:30 a. m, Sunday at
the home of Earl Masten, Leip-
sic Road, where a water pump
motor burned and smoke filled
the house. Mrs. Masten called
the local fire company and 43
volunteers answered the alarm.
There was no damage. Wilson
FAIRIES answered the one thous-
and and sixth alarm since he
became a member of the COM
pany.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Ambulance Sets
New Trip Mark

The ambulance service by the
David c. Harrison Post No. IA,
American Legion, reached an all
time high during the year 1860
in trips, miles, and man hours,
according to report for the year
issued by Martin Bessinger.
During 1860 the men made 288
trips, covered 1880 miles, and
served 957 man hours. Com
parative figures for the year
1859 show 268 trips; ll,9l1
miles travelled; and 694 man
hours served.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Entertain Employees

A holiday dinner was held by
Slaughter's, Inc, for their en-
ployees recently at the Way
side Inn. Clarence S. Collins,
Jr., president, arranged and pre-
sided at the affair. The ladies'
were presented corsages. Fol-
lowing the dinner plans for the
new fiscal year were outlined
by Mr.. Clarence S. Collins, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1961-01-12
Democratic Women to Meet

Col. Vernon B. Derrickson,
Kent County Democratic chair
man, will be the guest speaker
at the first meeting of the year
of the Kent County Democratic
Women's Club, to be held to-
night, Thursday, Jan. IL. The
is scheduled for s pm.
in the Court House, Dover. Mrs.
Blanche Cahall, president, urges
all members to be present.
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ST. Croix Christmas
Festival Committee
Will Meet FriddY

The second meeting of
the st. Croix Christmas Fes
tival Committee will be
held on Friday night, June
Is, it was announced today.
The meeting will be held
at the old Police Court in
Christiansted at 8 o'clock.
D. c. Canegata, Ir. is the
new chairman. The public
is invited to attend.
, 1961-06-14
Committee Mukinq
Pluns TO Greet Emile
Griffith on Saturday.

A special committee, I'm
der the Craftsmanship Of
D. c. Canegata, Jr. is busy
with plans for welcoming
Emile Griffith, the worlds
champion Of the welter-
weight division and a ma
tive of the Virgin Islands.
Griffith is due to arrive
here on Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock. He will be
met at the airport by mem
bers of the committee and
a steel band will be on hand
After the welcome cere-
monies he will head a mo-
torcade to Frederiksted for
a brief ceremony at the
bandstand after which they
will head for Christiansted
where they will first circle
the town. The Champion
will be guest of honor at a
luncheon at the Comanche.
There will be a public re-
Continued on page ~
, 1961-06-14
Scientists To Show
Space Mon" Equip.
ut CHS Tomorrow

Five scientists from the
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration will
put on a demonstration at
the Claude O. Markoe Jun
ior High School in Frederik
sted at 900 o'clock Thurs
day morning for the bene-
fit of the students and the
public. They will then take
their equipment to Chris
tiansted High school and
give a similar demonstra-
ton at 1:30 pm.
The equipment is said to
weigh about seven hundred
Continued on page A
, 1961-06-14
Mon Jumps From
Boot While Fishing:
Served from Drowning

Domingo Martinez was
hospitalized yesterday after
being pulled from the wa
ter off Princess beach.
From the Police report,
Martinez with Santos Val
entine, Hitherto Serrano,
Moses Serrano and Patio
Diaz Pemetal were fishing
when he suddenly jumped
from the bateau and tried
to swim to land. He was
seen by Mrs. Ohmeis from
her home. She sent Jere-
miah Herbert out in a boat
to rescue him.
MARTINEZ sustained many
abrasions to his legs, hands
and-body. He was given
artificial respiration and
, 1961-06-14
Displaced Nuns May
Be Brought Here 10
Assist With Aged

Displaced nuns from Gu
ba may be used to care for
the aged in st. Croix, it has
been announced by Cover
nor Ralph ~Paiewonsky.
The Governors announce
ment came after a long con
ference with Father John
Murphy Of the Roman Ca
tholic Church in Christian
sted.
Following the recent in
vasion attempt, hundreds
have fled the Castro re-
gime in Cuba, among them
many Catholic nuns. Dedl-
Gated to service, it has been
difficult for the refugee
nuns to find places where
their training could be uti-
lized.
The Governor said he be-
lieved the nuns could work
with the aged in Herbert
Grigg's Home for the Aged.
The Governor said he felt
treatment and care could
be improved through the
Continued on page A
, 1961-06-14

WEDNESDAY, j
Speeder Hits lis Miles
On Northside Rood:
Loses License for Yeur
Luis Perez Of Christian
sted opened up his Ford
on the Northside Road af-
ter he reached the pumping
station and was hitting 90
when the Well-knoWn Mo-
torcycle Officer Speedy
George went after him be-
cause this was a So mile
zone. But the officer was
unable to catch Perez even
though the motorcycle was
opened up because, accord
ing to the officer, he was
hitting 115 miles per hour;
SO he just followed the best
he could until the Ford was
slowed down at La RENE
corner.
Judge Moorhead fined
Perez $50. and suspended
his license for one year.
Louis Gerard was fined
SIS for driving with defec-
tive brakes. James Cope
man for failure to observe
a parked car was fined SIS.
Leonard Chapman was fin
ed SIS for speeding and So
for driving without lights.
Herbert Grigg was fined
SIS for failure to keep on
the left. DR.. Daniel Newell
was fined SIS and his Ii
cense suspended for one
month. He was charged
with careless driving. Elroy
Moorhead for driving with
out a license and failure to
report an accident was
fined SIS on eac hcharge.
No license will be issued to
him until July.
+ol~on ~ A. NbonIon uor
, 1961-06-14
CHS Buccdldureute
Services At Moruviun
Church June 18th

The Senior Class Of the
Christiansted High school
will attend the Baccalaure-
ate Services at the Fredens
field Moravian Church on
Sunday, June 25, at 400 p.
m. The Rev. Walser Allen,
Jr. will preach a special
sermon for the occasion.
Each year the school ro-
tates the services among
churches of the different de
nominations.
Class Night exercises will
be held in the auditorium
on Monday, June 26, at 800
pm.
The public is invited to
the services and the Class
Night exercises.
Commencement exercis-
es will be held in the Audi
torium Wednesday, June
%, at $50 pm.
Because seating is limited
admission will be by cards
J distributed to parents, guar
dams and guests. The allow
ance Of cards which will adj
NIT only one person de-
ponds upon the total num-
Der of graduates. ATTEND
ance of school children is
discouraged.
, 1961-06-14

taken to the Charles Har-
wood Memorial Hospital in
an ambulance. 1t was also
stated that he was under
the influence Of liquor.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-23
Ladies Auxiliary
Represented at
D.V.F.A. Meeting


Mrs. Alberta Morris, presi-
dent of the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Citizens Hose Company,
made several appointments at
the recent meeting, naming Mrs.
Ethel Morris, chaplain, and Mrs.
Addie David, publicity chair
man. Mrs. Irene FAIRIES, secre-
tary, was appointed to meet
with Gordon Miller, secretary of
the Citizens Hose Company, to
make plans for future activities
and schedule of dates. The two
secretaries will meet once a
month. An executive meeting
of the Delmarva Volunteer Fire
mems Auxiliary was held at
Princess Anne, Md, on Sunday.
Plans were discussed about the
annual convention to be held
at Delmar, on May 9-l0. The
Kent County Association will
meet at Cheswold on March %,
at 8 p. m. The final figure real
lied by the local auxiliary at
a recent dinner noted a profit
of $326.l0.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-23
Fireman Answer
3 Smyrna Alarms

Volunteers of the Citizens
Hose Company responded to
two fires on Saturday, the first
to Candy Manor, south of town,
on the Dupont Parkway. The
blaze in a barn was confined to
straw on the floor and there
was no loss. 1t was believed
caused by a spark from a Gig
arctic. The firemen were call
ed at 2:30 p. m, to a grass
fire at the Hill farm, on DUPONT
Parkway, north of Smyrna. Ap-
proximately forty volunteers re-
sponded to the alarms.
Thirty volunteers responded
to an alarm from George c.
Rothwell's Grain Elevator on
Glenwood Avenue and Smyrna
Clayton road at 2::30 p. m, yes
terday. The fire was confined
to a grain conveyor motor and
chute in one of the buildings.
An imperative motor relay was
termed as the cause of the fire
as the belts on the motor over
heated and ignited.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-23
Registration For
Little Leaguers
Set for April Sc

Registration and medical ex-
aminations for little leaguers
will be held on April S and 6
local officials announced this
week. Application forms are
now available at the Treble
Clef, Woottens and the schools
in Smyrna and at Clarkies News
Stand and the school in Clay
ton. Boys whose last names
begin A to K will be examined
on April 5th at DIR. Comegy's
office in Clayton at $3.50 D. m.
L through z will be examined
at DR.. Lazzeri's office, Smyrna,
at $3.50 pm, on April 9Th. Ap-
must be completely
filled out at time of examination
and signed by both parents.
Birth certificate should accom-
pany each application. Sched-
ule of try outs will be announ-
ced in the near future.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-23
George V. Kirk
Named President
OF Local Rotary

DR.. George V. Kirk, superin-
tendent, Smyrna Special School
District, was elected president
of the Smyrna Rotary Club for
the year l96l-62; other officers
named included Howard Slaugh-
ter, vice president; William E,
Matthews, Jr., secretary; Leroy
P. Piper. treasurer; Frank Elt,
on and Charles Rebar, directors.
Raymond Mabrey, who has re-
turned to Clayton after spend
ing fourteen years in Arizona,
was the guest of Clarence S
Collins, Jr., program chairman.
He described Arizona as a cat
tie producing state in l947, now
a state that is highly Industrial
lied, with electronics the lead
ing industry. Flowers are grown
on the roadsides for the plea.
sure of tourists, he said. He
described the Apache Trail ano
the Roosevelt Dam. Summer
weather is enjoyed ten months
of the year and many sports
are enjoyed, as he described
state rodeos and the Petrifiee
Forests. Harrison F. Turner
president, conducted the meet
ing.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-23
Irna p. Gardner
Dies at Age 20

Mrs. Irma P. Gardner, 70,
widow of William A. Gardner,
died Saturday in Dover. She
was the daughter of the late
Joseph and Sophia Waite Jones.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday from the FAIRIES Fun
eral Chapel in charge of the
Rev. Lester N. Moser, of the
Christian Holiness Church, Mil
lington, of which she was a
Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. Mrs.
Gardner is survived by three
sons, William E., and Wilson
Gardner, of Smyrna; Elijah R.,
of Wilmington; 10 grandchil.
dren and five great-grandchil-
dren. She also leaves two broth
ers, Garrett Jones, Seaford;
Ryder Jones of Salisbury, Md;
and three sisters, Mrs. Margu-
erite Keys, of st. Michael's, Md.
and Mrs. Helen Dillinger of
Chesapeake City, Md, and Mrs.
Maryerta Houtman, of Smyrna
Landing.