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The international didn't
start too badly. Northwest
winds began blowing the first
| day but not too gustily and at
the. end Of the second day CONS
petition was keen with. the
Cape Hatteras and Cococlob0
Cay clubs tied with 1900 points.
Right behind with 1,100 wefe
the Ocean City Light Tackle,
Ocean City Marlin and Cat Cas-
clubs.
On the third and final dag,
the seas were really churni1e
and the temperature in the
low 40's. but the Ocean City
Light Tackle anglers kept on
fishing and won the tourna-
,ment while companions made
too many trips to the comfort
OF the cabins. so ;:
Larson really spanked thu
team with four sails the finai
day for a total Of five, the SAINT
as O'Dchnell. Dundore. though
got six: =
Some fishing!E -
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Waskinston, D. c.
Tvesdoy. Jsnu0y n. 1861

Of Burnt Mill Hills. Md, two,
and Perry Van Week of Silver
Spring, one.
The Del-Mar-Va Anglers Club
scored 500 points. Dick Schultze
|of Bethesda got three sailfish
and Howard Waller of Berlin,
Md, two. while Gene Fry OF
Bethesda was unable to connect
I Anglers Club Unlucky
Unluckiest team was the
threesome entered by the An
glers Club Of Washington
William F. Lane and Harry
Fowler. both of Washington
and Reginald Foster Of Chevy
Chase. Md, didn't catch a sail,
The international originally
had been scheduled for Mara
thon in the Keys last Novem-
Der. but hurricane Donna.s bat
tering caused 1t to be shifted
to West Palm. Beach.
After the tournament, it was
voted to hold the next Inter
national at San Diego In. Sep
|teimber. the 1862 affair at Mara
thon in November and the 1868
competition at Mazatlan. Mex
leo, In March.
Stuart Tourney. Cancelled
The weather off West Palm
Beach was short Of hurricane
force but the wind got, up
enough for small. craft warn
ings to be- flown the final day.
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produced the number Of in
dividual champions. Ocean
City Light Tackle Club anglers
have taken this title five times,
although this year individual
honors went to J. NJ, Hutton.
jr., from Cincinnati. Fishing
on the Cat Cay team he boated
and released eight sails. :,
Cape Hatteras Club Second
. The Cape Hatteras Billfish
Club, which actually had three
Palm Beach anglers instead of
North Carolinians on its team,
and the Cocolobo Cay Fishing
Club each scored 1,400 points
in a fight for second place.
Because its fish were taken ear
lier on the final day, the Cape
Hatteras Club was designated
the winner. Fourth place went
to Cat Cay, Limited.
Several other teams from the
Washington area took part.
Scoring 1900 points was the
Ocean City Marlin Club with
Paul Mumford Of Ocean City,
the captain. getting five sails
and Gilbert w. Keech Of West
moreland Hills, four. A Florida
angler. completing the team,
got three.
The Marlin Conservation
Club Of Ocean City and the
National Capital Game Fish
Conservation Club each got 900
points. Ned Burnham Of Wash
ington boated four sails and
Jack Phillip Of Alexandria, two,
for the Marlin club. Alvin B.
Filbert Of Baltimore went
scoreless. -,
On the National Capital
Club. Jack Kirkam Of WASH
ington boated three, Lou Allen
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BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

ginia Maryland League, struck
q pace Of 1923 to win O 90
game endurance tournament at
Pentagon City. in which %
keglers participated.
Biff Rodgers who averages
1874 with the Washington Beef
& Provisions team Of the Ross
lyn Major League. was second
with 1881.
The thing was q thriller, with
Moore and Rodgers nip and
tuck all the way. Moore started
the last game IL pins up. At
the fourth box Rodgers was 3
ahead. In the eighth, Rodgers
drew a tough split, failed to
convert and Moore fired o
triple strike to win by 80 sticks.
Harold Dawson Of Winches-
ter. Va. was third with an av-
erage of 1918.
The event lasted is hours,
with a 30-minute break after
the goth game. It started at
1880 am. Saturday and ended
lat 2 am. Sunday.
Tenpin Coliseum, leading the
Virginia. Maryland Travelling
League. held the hot hand of
the evening yet could win only
two from last-place Congress
sional Plaza. For the Coliseum,
Joe Clark shot $50. Andy Quis-
enberry, 622 and Hank Ford,
500. Jerry Lucas 654 for Con-
tgressional Plaza was high for
the night.
Neil Moore rolled 634 FOR
Lynwood Bowl, Joe Zok 62l for
Mclean Bowl and Duke
Schneider 615 and John Simp-
son 6I3 for Annandale Bowl.
Tenpin Coliseum has a g.
game edge over Rosslyn Bowl
and Lynwood. tied for second.
Bill Mood Of Mclean heads
the individuals at 1877, with
Clark and Carmen Don of Ten.
pin Coliseum next at 1876.
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Young Jimmy Robinette is
being challenged for the lead
in the Major Travelling League.
Without q 800 in the last four
Sundays his average has
dropped q point to 1877, which
leaves him only q point ahead
of Cass Pisula Of Congressional
Mario Segreti Of Congres.
sional Plaza rolled 237 for the
top game Of the leagues last
session.
Evening star., 1961-01-24
SKI T RAILS
Some Snow Driving Advice
sy ROBERT 9. RYAN

tier stopping power than one
locked and sliding. In mountain
descents use low gear or low
range with an occasional judi
cious pump Of the brakes.
AA = .
Although there is snow aplenty
now, it isn't always that way
and in the Alleghenies, Appala-
chians, Poconos, Catskills,
Southern Adirondacks ant
Berkshires.> man-made snow
significantly extends skiing
days.
In areas like The Homestead,
Virginia. and Bald Knob at
Beckley, w. Va, skiing would
be almost impossible without
snow machines while at places
like Big Boulder and Seven
Springs. Pa. ski days have beer
extended at least Is to IS. per
cent.
Shawneeland, near Winches-
tier. Va, operated through the
"snow-drought Of 1859 with IS
consecutive week ends Of skiing
|solely through machine-made
lsnow. ...s
l. =
Two new Developments have
been announced in recent
weeks which may still further
extend the range Of skiing into
the southland. If not right into
Miami itself. These truly al
low "weatherproof" skiing.
One. a device called the "Ski-
Dek," was introduced at the
recent winter sports show in
New York and received con-
siderable magazine and press
attention. The "Ski-Dek" Is q
powered fabric ski. slope which
ALLOWS skiers miles Of endless
downhill skiing in q manner
similar to running down an
"up" escalator. A wide belt OF
moving "teflon." moving at q
Evening star., 1961-01-24

rytina." A mountain at st.
Andreasberg, Germany. has had
"a summer downhill race
course constructed and sur
faced with this material and
meets have been held with con-
siderable success.
The cost or this material
which must be imported, IL
said to be less than that OF
snow-making equipment. Nc
installation Of this type is as
yet established In the United
States. but several interesting
rumors concerning potential
installations are current.
Evening star., 1961-01-24

speed which can be varied with
the skill of the skier. allows al
most all Of the conventional
turns and maneuvers in indoor
warmth and comfort. The angle
Of the hill" also may be ad-
justed to the skier.
The promoters envision iE-
stallations Of "Ski-Deks" SIM
liar to indoor bowling facil-
tiles. The possibilities seem in
deed bright.
Finally, from Europe comes
word of q successful summer
ski course, run on o mineral
compound called "Pista Ba-
Evening star., 1961-01-24
Whichever size you go for, you'll go better in Dodge

Lately there appears be great deal of conson in some
quarters over car Sizes Many people like copacts While
others prefer usize Either way it's OK We make
both kinds Ones compact The others fusze Both are
Dodges We would like to tell you about both in this adj Our
standard size the Dodge Dart Dart fuIsze Dodge
priced model for model with Ford and Chevrolet The National
Automobile Dealers nowbrnging
in considerably adein dollars than either Dart has
Evening star., 1961-01-24

unzed rustproofed body TorsonAre ride and new de.
vice called aternator generator It charges de makes
battery last much longer than usual There are % Dart
rodes sedans hardops wagons, convertible There are
six deren engines to power them: the Economy Slant Mand
five Vss. All Of them will treat your gas money with care
Below read about the Dodge compact Lancer Then see
them bo the compact Dodge Lancer and the fusize Dodge
Dart Standard compact you get great deal with Dodge
Evening star., 1961-01-24

DOWN TENPIN LANE -
Shirley Bowls all-star team
in the Major Travelling League
Is stepped in trouble. 1t was q
stunning wallop when Shirley
lost an opportunity to represent
the league in the American
Bowling Congress champion.
ships by dropping five Of sia
games at q crucial time.
Before this occurred it was
leading the pack. In the leagues
last session, the Shirleys out.
shot Greenbelt Bowl by IL
sticks. yet lost two games to
drop 21a off the pace, behind
Greenbelt and Congressional
Plaza, deadlocked at the top.
Such setbacks can be ex-
pected from time to time by
the best Of teams, but Shirley
was the victim Of still another,
and this was plumb humiliating
Shirley and a women's team
representing Romack g. AS
sociates were to shoot special
matches against a couple Of
teams from Wilmington, Del,
Saturday at Greenbelt. When
the affair was called off be-
cause Of weather. the Shirleys
and Romacks clashed.
The men-Matt Bennie, Carl
Zost, Rube Scheidt, Jimmy
Robinette. Len Kramer and
Herb Zost. all name keglers-
expected simply q workout
What they got was q piping
hot battle. They lost the first
game when Amy Scheidt shot
o 236, part Of q 6t5 series. The
score was 933-806.
1ne second was even through
the sixth. The women won 1t
behind q 211 by Fran Colohan,
934-S60.
To save the Shirleys from
q shutout, Zost uncorked O 25(
that gave his team Q mere 26.
pin edge, 925-899 in the third
game.
Shooting with Mrs. Scheidt
and Mrs. Colohan were Eileen
Skidmore. whose 58l series was
a big help: Marie Coffman and
Fran Camera. It was one oi
the most memorable tenpin vic.
tories ever scored here BY q
women's team.
d. = q. q
Neil Moore. who averages 17s
with Lynwood Bowl in the Vir-
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stomach Is heav1ng IN. pertecC
rhythm with the cockpit or
whether your fingers are too
cold to grip the crank on your
reel. Keep fishin'.
This was the 18th Inter-
national Light Tackle Tourna-
ment, held off West Palm
Beach, Fla. with 40 clubs and
100 anglers competing, a. far
cry from the first tournament
| off Acapulco. Mexico, in 1946
in which there were only four
clubs and a dozen fishermen.
Twenty-pound test line only
was used and q nalf-hour time
limit to boat the fish set.
The 40 clubs came from. the
United States, Venezuela,
Mexico, Panama and the Ba-
hamas. In the three days of
competition. 282 sailfish were
boated and released of which
16 were caught by the Ocean
City club.
Third Ocean City Win
Those 16 sailfish gave the
three anglers. Jim O'Donnell,
Washington attorney, John e.
GeD Larson. also Of Washing
ton and Harry A. Dundore. OF
Cockeysville Md. 1900 points
for Ocean City's third victory
in an International. The club
scored prior wins in 1949 and
1855.
The victory also earned the
Ocean City club a gold rather
than q silver pendant on the
fishing belt which is a perpetual
trophy in the tournaments.
Only two other clubs also
have won three Internationals
the Southern California Tuna
Club and the Sailfish and Tar
pom Club Of Mexico. -
No other club. though, has
Evening star., 1961-01-24

Over on the rights Lancer the Dodge priced
line with Comet CoNa and Falcon But that isn't ALL The Dodge
certain advantages the women cnmpos
The fabric knitted o woven) extremely with
dsdan feels elegant The Dodge fully bod
orsonre ride And of course the
equipment There six models sedan seda
hardtop and two door extra
zze order with Charger 225 engine suggested retail
price OF this 225 about the
newDodge ance See the who " te dependable
Evening star., 1961-01-24
SECRET: KEEP FISHIN, -. .,..~
C.AngIers Capture
Third international
BY CHARLES COvELL

other victory to its impressive record in international
competition and in doing pointed up the secret Of
success in any angling tournament: Keep fishin.
It doesn't matter whether 35-mile- -an-hour winds
Evening star., 1961-01-24

MARYLAND

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SONS MOTORS INC. $500 Bait Ave.
RocKvILLE-REEo BROTHERS. INC, 900 E. Montgomery Ave.
SILVER SPRNG-SU6URsAN MOTORS. INC, e5 Pershno Drive
Evening star., 1961-01-24
BOATS and MARINE

WANTED, 1S-ft. boat traiief, IN traF
for 14-ft. runabout;- also I6. 40 AM
25 hp. motors. AID, 4-0596.
MOTOR. BOAT. i6 IT,, 1859, with 80
h.p. johnson motor and trailer; excel
cond,: 5000. UN, 4-0094.
28-FT. CRUISE-ALONG CLIPPER, twil
Gray engine; sleeps 4-6; flying bridge
hardtop; fully equipped. $9,8d0. Gal
OIL. 1929.
SAnB0AT. jet "a; sails, cover an7
+, trailer. EN-. 3-6475. =
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Clayton Lions
Serves AS Host to
Town Employees

Members of the Town Board
of Clayton and the town en-
ployees will be guests of the
Clayton Lions Club at their reg
ular dinner meeting on June 7,
at 6:45 p. M, at the Clayton
Fire Hall. This will be the first
time the Lions have entertain
ed all of the town employees.
Mayor John ]. Roth will re-
mark on the program of the
town for this year. Harry w.
Moor will preside and Dudley
Crossley will give the invoca-
ton. The speaker will be Corp
Paul L. G. Hasskarl, Delaware
State Police, who will talk on
the subject "The Use of the In
toximeter." Reports will be
heard from delegates to the Dis
trict convention at Atlantic
City, and a vote will be taken
as to whether the club wishes
to hold meetings during the
months of July and August.
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Martin Golden
Named National
Jaycee Chairman

Martin Golden has been NAM
ed national chairman of the
nominating committee of the
United States Junior Chamber
of Commerce. He was appoint
ed by Morgan Doughten, nation
al president. The committee in
cludes Jaycees from Pennsyl-
vania, New Hampshire, Ohio,
Texas, Michigan, South Dako-
ia, Mississippi, Colorado, and
Kansas. The task of the nomi-
mating committee will be in in
terviewing all candidates for ma
tional president, and ten nation
al vice presidents, to determine
if they are qualified. Mr.. Gold
en- expects to leave on Satur-
day, June IL, for Atlanta, Geor-
gia, where the convention will
be held from June 1924, at the
Dinkler-Plaza Hotel. This is the
first time that Delaware has
had the distinction of having a
Jaycee serve in this capacity.
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Kitchen Fire
Damage at Sl,5OO

Volunteers of the Citizens
Hose Company responded to an
alarm at 4:32 pm. Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Joseph
Anderson, 2l2 West North st,
The fire occurred while dinner
was being prepared. Kitchen
curtains were ignited spreading
the fire to the wall and ceiling.
The fire was confined to the
kitchen area. Other parts of the
house, however, did suffer some
smoke damage. Damage was
estimated at approximately
ST, 500. The swift action of MIR
Anderson before the arrival OF
the firemen prevented further
damage. Approximately forty
firemen responded.
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Man ElectrOcuted
Trimming Trees
Near Delaney's;
Second Burned

A tree trimmer was killed by
$4,000 volts of electricity Mon
day near Clayton. Odas Turner
Hits, 81 years of age, of View
town, Virginia, was electrocut-
cd apparently when his clippers
came in contact with the high
voltage line on the Clayton-De-
lanev's Church Road, four miles
northwest of Clayton. A fellow
worker, Eugene Everett, Jr., of
Millington, Maryland, who was
on the ground, suffered burns
of the hands when the charge
passed through a truck from
which he was taking tools. Both
men were taken to the Kent
General Hospital in Dover, in
the Smyrna American Legion
ambulance. Hits was pronounc-
ed dead on arrival. Everett was
released after treatment. State
police said Hits, in a fibre glass
bucket suspended from a boom
on the truck, was removing
tops of trees that were too close
to the power lines. Everett was
opening a tool box in the truck
when he was knocked to the
ground by the electricity. Other
workmen picked up Everett anc
lowered the boom to remove
Hits. Police said the men are
employed by the Asplundh Tree
Expert Company, Jenkintown
Pa, engaged on contract work
for the pruning by the Della
ware Power & Light Company
They said the spun glass bucket
is supposedly insulated agains
electric charges up to 10000
volts. Police will continue theil
investigation into the cause O
the accident. The body was re
leased to Kent County Coronel
William Torbert, Dover, who
gave the cause of death as elec
trocution.
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Memorial Flag
Project Success

The holiday atmosphere on
Memorial Day in Smyrna was
emphasized by the appearance
of many flags which were flown
in permanent standards along
Commerce Street and Main
Street as a result of a project
conducted by the Smyrna-Clay-
ton Junior Chamber of Com
merce. The Jaycees had sold
thirty-one services to places of
business in the business area,
and on all major holidays the
Jaycees will put up and take
down the flags. The project has
for its purpose the stimulation
of public interest in the observ-
ance of national holidays. Any
interested merchant or resident
who wishes to take part in the
effort may contact Paul Cos
den, chairman.
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Six Escape Injury
In Highway Crash
Friday Night

Four high school youth, a
mother and her daughter es-
capped possible serious injury
Friday evening, Mry 26, at
about 8 p. m, at the intersec-
ton of Commerce Street and
U. S. l3. David Stephenhagen
was driving north on U. S. 13,
and waiting to make a left turn
onto Commerce Street. Mrs.
Anna Kinney was heading south
on the highway when the acci-
dent occurred. Occupants of
Stephenhagen were Bettielou
Cooke, Kathi Link, and Lawr-
ence Rodan. The youth were
going to the John Bassett Moore
High Junior-Senior Prom. Mrs.
Kinney and her daughter were
returning home from May Day
program at the Smyrna Elemen.
tary School. The American lie.
gion Ambulance was called to
the scene. All six escaped any
serious injury.
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
State Rep. Blendt
Favors Re-Zoning
For Shell Plant

Residents of the Taylor's S
Bridge area held a meeting at
the Community Center Monday
night to discuss the proposed
re-zoning of the "Deakyneville"
area for Shell Oil Company. Ap-
.proximately l30 persons attend
ed including several business
men from Smyrna and Clayton.
Harmony prevailed as all in at
tendance seemed to favor the
re-zoning action. Much resent
ment was expressed to the sud-
den concern of the upper part
of the county for the welfare
of this area after so many years
of neglect. Most of the three
hour session was spent in ex-
changing views and planning
future action. State Represen-
tative Carlton Blendt, Blackbird
Hundred, told the gathering that
he had made a careful check
of state agencies and officials
had assured him that existing
laws and controls were ade.
Iquate to prevent any industry
from polluting the air or water
He also said he was in favor
of Shell coming to the area.
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Over 200 Attend
Antique Show to
Benefit 'Lindens'

The success of the first an
nual Antique Show staged for
the benefit of the restoration
of The Lindins at Duck Creek
exceeded all expectations, with
more than two hundred visit
ors from seven states, and fif-
teen Delaware towns. During
the two-day exhibit at the
Twentieth Century Club were
persons registered from the fol-
lowing places, some of them
tourists, who had seen the road
side signs and driven into Smy-
rna: Delaware, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, North Carolina, New
Jersey, New York City, and
Nashville, Tennessee. The reg
lister revealed that the follow
ing towns in Delaware were re-
presented: Smyrna, Odessa, Eel
'Oonunued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Smyrna Rotary
Vote in Support
OF Shell Plant

William Best, of Nassau, Del,
minority leader in the General
Assembly of Delaware, address
ed the Smyrna Rotary Club on
Thursday, telling of financial
matters, including taxes. He
spoke of the total indebtedness
of $87,000,000, the highest bond
ed Indebtedness of any of the
fifty states. The State Highway
Department and one other COM
mission are the only ones re-
sponsible to the Governor, he
said, and constitutional am
endment is needed to act on
appointments. A $l00,000,000
budget is expected in 1865, ac-
cording to the speaker. An open
forum concluded the program,
which had been arranged by
Leroy Piper. The Rotary Club
unanimously voted to rezone
Blackbird Hundred so that the
Shell Oil Company can begin
operations. Visitors were War
rem Claringbold. Middletown;
and William E. VanErd, Lin
den, N. ].
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Historical Society
Project to Be
Held at Belmont
Hall ON Sunday

The project of restoration of
The Lindins by the Duck Creek
Historical Society will benefit
from an old-fashioned straw
berry festival and 'fun festi-
val" for children, which will be
held on the grounds at Belmont
Hall, the historic house on Du-
Pont Parkway near Smyrna.
Sponsored by the Twentieth
Century Club, the affair will be
held on Sunday, June A, with
June IL, the rain date; the
hours from A to 7 p. m. Many
events are planned to attract
the children. There will be mu-
sic by the high school band;
a fish pond from which attrac-
tive small gifts may be drawn,
and most exciting will be pony
rides. Ice cream, strawberries,
homemade cake, and cokeS
will be available. During the
festival Belmont Hall will not
be open to the public as the
affair will be conducted by the
club women and the Speakman
family graciously opened the
grounds for the event. Assist
ing with the restoration of The
Lindins is one of the Century
Clubs community projects this
year. The club women will be
assisted by members of the
Duck Creek Historical Society.
Mrs. Lawrence c. Ellery, gen.
eral chairman, will be in charge
of the strawberries; Mrs. Will
liam D. Kirk, club president, ice
cream; Mrs. Perkins Stats and
Mrs. Walter P. Hill will assist
Mrs. Ellery; Tables and chairs
are in charge of Mrs. Norman
G. Wilder; Mrs. Elmer Ross,
cakes; Mrs. Richard c. Bobzin,
cleaning up. Roadside signs will
be made by John Graham, arch
itect and artist, a member of
the board of directors of the
society.
Smyrna times., 1961-06-01
Smyrna-Clayton Babe Ruth League to
Open Season Sat. with Double Bill

The Smyrna-C La y ton Babe
Ruth League will open their
1861 season this Saturday, June
3, on the Clayton School diam
ond. Pre-game ceremonies will
feature the Smyrna Schools
Junior Band in their first out
side performance beginning at
l2:40 p. m. Robert Riddagh,
mayor of Smyrna and league
president, will give the address
of welcome and also act as
master of ceremonies. The Rev.
Frank Baynard, pastor Ewelps-
St. Paul Methodist Church, of
Clayton. will give the invoca-
tion. On the diamond Farmers
Bank will play Rothwelps in