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The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04

job offer came during a telephone conversation.
 Edgerton said that while he didn't ask Knight to stay out o1 the gubernatorial fight, T did caution you against doing any thing prematurely and without getting the counsel and advice of some of your best and oldest po- litical friends"
 Knight declared the offer was made in a telephone call from a Sacramento hotel room Sept. 8. Knight displayed his hotel bill with $6.21 charge for an eight minute call to what he identified as Edgerton's private number.
 Thanking Knight at the news conference as his witnesses" were Mrs. Knight and Paul Ma son, director of motor vehicles in his administration. He said he beckoned them to the telephone and they heard the Edgerton con versation.
 The handsome 43-year-old Mrs. Knight declared: My husband is telling the truth" Mason said Knight Twas quoting exactly what Edgerton said.
 Nixon several days ago said he was willing to swear on a Bible that he had nothing to do with any offer to keep Knight out of the contest for Republican gu- bernatorial nomination next June.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
Polaris Missile 1,50O Miles From Ship Launching

CAPE CANAVERAI., Fla. M- An advanced AZ model Polaris missile scooted more than 1,5O0 miles today after a successful shipboard launching that paves the way for initial firings from . submarine.
 Compressed air shot the com pact solid-fuel missile from a vcr- tical tube in the deck of the USS Observation Island as the
 ship cruised in the Atlantic Ocean
 about 40 miles southeast of here.
 The success, announced by the
 Navy, ended string of three failures for AZ model PolariseS launched from the Observation Island. Lockheed Aircraft, which makes the missiles, found the trouble and the good shot today indicated technicians have solved the problem.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
Wrangell Mayoralty Race DeadIOcked In Tie


 WRANGEIL tH = Incumbent Mayor Doris Barnes and former City Councilman Donald J. House each received IF votes, a tie, in yesterdays mayoralty election.
 Under the city charter, they must draw lots to decide the win ner. A total of 239 votes were cast, with five ballots recording no vote for mayor.
 Elected to the City Council were R. H. Armstrong, Leonard Campbell, R. w. McKibben, Alan McCay and Donald A. Schwab. Gordon Buness was unopposed for election to the School Board.
 Opponents have raised the question of Houses eligibility to run for mayor and the city has asked an opinion of the State At torney Generals office.
 The new charter requires three years residence to run for the office. House lived here many years but moved elsewhere and returned only a year ago.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
SOVIETS FIRE NO. IF IN ATMOSPHERE

WASHINGTON R = The So- viet Union fired a big nuclear explosion today, described by the Atomic Energy Commission as Ion the order of several mega tons."
 A megaton is the equivalent of one million tons of TINT.
 This was the l7th atomic ex- plosion by the Soviets since they resumed testing Sept. 1.
 The explosions have ranged in several sizes.
 One on the Sept. IA was also described by the AEC as of sew eral megatons.
 In response to question, an AEC official said that today'S shot was not necessarily the largest yet fired by the Russians
 The detonation took place in the Arctic region in the vicinity of Novaya Zemlya.
 It was fired in the atmosphere
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
88 Tourists Face Indefinite Wait
 For Flight Home

LONDON L1 = A charter plane party of 88 stranded Californians was told today it faced an inde- finite wait for the flight home. The group is the second left with out transportation by the same charter airline within a week.
 The Californians, members of the British-American Club of Los Angeles, were scheduled to take off from Gatwick Airport yesterday afternoon. Their plane, operated by President Airlines of Los Angeles failed to appear.
 The travellers had spent the night at hotels and with British friends and relatives.
 A second touring party = 98 Irish-Americans from Chicago finally took off for home on a President Airlines charter plane early today after a seven-day wait at Shannon laaiiTport < in Ire land.
 
 The Los Angeles group. includ- ing many British wives of sol diers formerly stationed in the United Kingdom. had spent q one month holiday in this country. Most of them appeared to have enough money left to pay fol meals and lodgings. But airpor authorities allowed those shor on cash to sleep in the airpo1 lounge.
 Tn Los Angeles, Glen H. Tay Tor, owner of President Airline l said the firms troubles bega when one of it's planes crashe at Shannon last Sept. 10. Tn crash in effect wiped out one third of the company's three plane fleet.
 Taylor said the airline hat about 700 tourist passengers il Europe at the time and the re. maining planes ''just couldn'1 operate on regular schedules"
 President Airlines has pur- chased 34 other planes and plans to put them in operation soon, he added.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
US. Resumes Patrols On AutObahn

BERLIN tR = Marshal Ivan S. Konev, Commander of Soviet forces in East Berlin, has warned the US. Army Commander in Europe against taking any action that might upset prospects of East West talks on Berlin.
 This was announced last night by Soviet Embassy spokesman. There were reports the tough, aging marshal was complaining about the resumption of US. miI- tary police patrols on the Auto palm linking West Berlin with West Germany-110 miles away.
 The Soviet spokesman said Konev's letter was sent to Gen. Bruce c. Clarke, Commander of the US. Army in Europe, under whose orders the patrols were re- stunned Sept. g after a nine-year lapse.
 The patrols were resumed after two LIS. soldiers were detained on the Autobahn for six ho,rs by East German Communist police. The action was, in effect, a warn ing to East Germany to keep hands off US. military traffic to Berlin.
 Konev took the line that any undue steps by US. authorities might rock the boat and ruin prospects for a peaceful settlement of the Berlin issue, the Soviet spokesman said.
 A US. Army spokesman al Clarke's Heidelberg headquarters confirmed that the General had received message from Konev and had answered it.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
Subc0mmitte Critics Delays in Production Of MIA Automatic Rifle

WASHINGTON R = A Senate subcommittee has critized delays and deficiencies" in production of the MIA automatic rifle.
 It noted in a report released yesterday that while the rifle was conceived Is years ago, US, forces in Berlin were not issued the new weapon until last month
 Tt was disappointing to realize that our troops on the frontier of a global crisis were not in possession of the very latest rifle, said the Preparedness Investigat- ing Subcommittee.
 But the subcommittee said it was pleased to learn the Army had corrected the situation and mot only the entire Berlin gar rison but also all combat elements of the 7th Army were fully equip ped with the MIA by Oct. l."
 The subcommittee said among the factors contributing to the long delay was lack of empha- sis on the program and insuffi- cient finding"
 The report said the MIA, which fires 750 rounds a minute, was superior to three similar Soviet weapons.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
ANYTIlNllE:|l

ANYTIME ..
 NASHVILLE, Tenn. N If the principal at school whips me and then my mother whips me for the same thing when I get home, can she be arrested for double jeopardy?" A young boy asked asked Clerk Fred Stromatt of the Nashville police.
 Stromatt assured the young ster yesterday that hss mother can spank him anytime he does anything wrong.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04

SYDNEY, Australia .R The summer bathing season has been open barely three days on Syd- ney's beaches and already 75 girls have been ordered off the beaches for being too bare.
 Beach inspectors ruled their bikinis much too brief. A spokes- man added, i've have been really amazed at how little some girls wear"
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy and colder. Low tonight 20, high tomorrow 35. In the last 24 hours: High of 33, low of 24. Sunrise at 6:19 a.ln., sunset at 5:2O pm.
 Temperatures year ago today: High Of 37, low Of 31. Extremes on this date since 1907: High of s in 1850, low of 12 in 1919.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
Yankees Take
 First Game 20

NEW YORK tR = Whitey Ford whitewashed the Cincinnati Reds with sparkling two-hitter today and Elston Howard and Bill Skowron blasted home runs to give the New York Yankees a 20 victory in the opening game of the 1961 World Series before 62,397 fans in the stadium.
 Ford, who won g games for New York during the season and lost only four, was in excellent form as he struck out six and issued only one walk, winning his eighth World Series game. It was his third straight series shutout. He bianked Pittsburgh twice in 1860.
 O'Toole, a left-hander like Whitey, was almost as stingy for three innings, giving up only two singles.
 Then Howard reelected his fifth series homer into the right field stands in the fourth to break the scoring ice. Skowron's seventh World Series home run in the sixth inning went into the left field seats and that was the scoring for the day.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
FAA Administrator N. E. Halaby Pays Visit to Nome


 stOne look is worth a thousand pages" stated N. E. Halaby, Ad- ministrator of the Federal Avia- ton Agency from Washington, DC, who with his party of IA visited Nome yesterday morning and were guests at a no-host breakfast at 7:45 a.m., with mem- bers of the Chamber of Commerce and local FAA personnel attend ing. Nome was not originally in- cluded on the three day tour of the state at the request of Presi- dent John Kennedy, but made possible by special invitation.
 Speaking informally to the group, Halaby referred to Nome as a flying community, which be- cause of it's isolation is wholly dependent on air transportation most of the year. He stated that since taking over duties he has had the 100% support of the President and 98qo support Of Congress. One of his first official acts was to write to every one of the 370,O00 pilots in America and from them has received much useful information.
 Speaking on the war situation and the crises that exist in several places in the world he expressed the highest praise to President Kennedy for his inaugural ad- dress and the recent LIN address and their effect on world condi- tions.
 Speaking on the age limit now set at 60 years for pilots of large transport planes, he stated that many nations have limited the age to 55 years, however, he ex- plained the research now under way, which probably take several years, will determine more about age limits when so many pas senger's lives are at stake. The sudden ruling on the age limit he explained did not cause rrcbiems for the pilots involved but many of them are working for colln- tries who do not impose the age limit.
 Referring to the local station and field, Halaby could see no possibility at this time for ex- tensions to the Nome runway, but economic conditions could alter this viewpoint. He also stated that FAA hires 1,80O people in Alaska and has an Alaskan budget of $35, ,00O, ,00O annually. One irn- provement about completed at the airport here are navigational aides known as the VOR aides.
 Sen. Pearse Walsh expressed appreciation for the people of Nome that this trip te Nome was included In a very tight schedule. Walsh also expressed appreciation to Al Hulen, District Administra- tor, for the fine work done in the Nome area. He called attention to the last boat until next June, now in the roadstead. and the i'm portance of air transportation He called special attention to the po- tential to air industry here when the Pan American certificate to Moscow is approved.
 The party left for Galena, Fairbanks, Gulkana and Juneau, all of which were to be visited Tuesday.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04

LAS VEGAS, Nev. R Book bakers here reported the new odds favoring New York to win the World Series are 4-I. Before today's win, the Yankees were favored 21z-l.
 Odds on tomorrow's game are 614-5 for New York to take its second contest in row.
 The odds against New York winning in 4 straight games are 31z41.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-04
CIVIL DEFENSE MEETING TONIGHT AT 8 PM. AT
 MULT1-PURposE ROOM
QE HE : 4ClIQQL.

Tke public is uroed 10 attend and perticipats h fhe plans nc.! being foxmulated on whaa to do in tho event of attack and pre- cautions to obssrve under radio active falloslt.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
James X. Craig
ElectrOcuted I'm
Clayton Tuesday

An employe of the Weaver
Pole Line Construction Co., of
New Castle, was apparently
electrocuted while working on
lines in Clayton on Tuesday.
The victim, James Kenneth
Craig, 39, of New Castle, was
near the top of pole prepar-
ing to place rubber covering on
secondary wires when he sud.
denly went limp, authorities
said. Fellow workers lowered
him to the ground where ar
tificial respiration was applied
without success. An autopsy
was performed by DR.. Philip j
6. Quigley, state medical ex-
aminer. He said there is q
strong possibility Craig was
electrocuted but the investiga
ton would be continued. Crais
is survived by his wife, Mrs
Helen Craig of Middletown, ano
three children.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
School Bells to
Ring on Sept. 6

Vacation will end and school
bells will again ring on Wed.
nesday, September 9th, for pu-
pills of the Smyrna Special
School District. Although We'd
nesday will be a halliday with
no lunch served, Thursday and
Friday will be full days with
cafeterias of the district in full
operation. All pupils in the John
Bassett Moore High School, the
Smyrna Elementary School and
the Thomas D. Clayton School,
will report on Wednesday at
the regular opening hour for
the first day of school. Pupils
will be dismissed at noon, and
teachers will spend the after
noon in the necessary book
work of rolls, textbook requis-
itioning etc. All pupils will be-
gin regular full-day sessions on
Thursday. School officials point
ed out that it is extremely i'm
portant that pupils attend school
regularly and be present on the
opening day.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
Governor Names
DIR. BOtte Trustee

DR.. George Botte, of Smyrna,
was appointed trustee of Del
aware State Hospital Tuesday
by Governor Carvel. DR.. Botte
fills the term of the late DR..
Clarence ]. Prickett, superinten-
dent of the State Welfare Home
here. 1t expires April 26, 1868.
Two weeks ago, DR.. Botte was
named acting superintendent of
the Welfare Home. He had
been assistant superintendent
for three months before DR..
Prickett's death last month. He
came to the Smyrna institution
in November 1858 as a resident
physician. Trustees of the men
tai hospital at Farmhurst also
serve as trustees of Governor
Bacon Health Center, Delaware
City, and the Hospital for the
Mentally Retarded at Stockley.
One of the three from each
county must be a physician.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
Harry Retires
After 4S Years
With Railroad

James T. Davidson, l5 South
Delaware Street, Smyrna, has
announced his retirement from
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. He started work on the
railroad in 1918 at the age of
nineteen as telegraph operator
and clerk and completed AZ
years and 2 months of continu-
GUS service before retiring on
July 81, 1861. Mr.. Davidson
served for the past fifteen years
as district chairman, Order of
Railroad Telegraphers, Division
II, Delmarva District. He is
known as Harry" by his many
railroad friends because of his
resemblance to former President
of the United States, Harry S.
Truman.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
New Residents
Urged to Enroll

School officials of the Smyr-
ma District are urging all new
residents to enroll their chill
dren now in school so that the
usual first day" rush may be
avoided. Any elementary pupil
who has moved into the dis
trict during the summer should
enroll at the Smyrna Elemen-
tary School, School Lane and
South Streets, or the Thomas
D. Clayton School, Dupont
Highway, any day between 9
a. m. and $50 p. M, and pu-
pills in grades 7-l2 should en-
roll in the High School Build
ing, Frazier Street, during the
same hours. School phones are:
Elementary, OIL 3-9594; Secon-
Diary, OIL 3-9977.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
Charles Austin
Wins National
Trapshoot Event

Charles Austin, of the Ken
ton Gun Club, won an Amateur
Trapshooting Association sterl-
ing silver trophy at the 62nd
Grand American Trapshooting
Tournament at Vandalia, Ohio,
on Monday. Austin scored l9e
hits out of 200 targets to tie
the state champion of Montana
in the Class A, 200 l6 yard
target event. In a rs target
shoot-off, Austin scored "a tc
place as runner-up for the event
Entries included state and pro.
fessional champions from the
entire country. Other members
from the Kenton Gun Club at
tending the tournament were
Clifford Clark, Wells A FAIRIES
and ]. Wells FAIRIES.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
Fire Co. Ladies
Pick Delegates

Delegates and alternates of
the Ladies Auxiliary, Citizens
Hose Company, were appointed
by Mrs. Agnes Boyles, presi-
dent, for the state convention
which will be held in Dover on
September 1916. They are: Mrs.
Boyles and Mrs. Connie Morris,
delegates; Mrs. Addie David and
Mrs. Mary Green, alternates.
The organization decided to re-
new the social hour and re-
freshments after each meeting.
Mrs. Irene FAIRIES and Mrs. Ad-
die David volunteered to be the
two hostesses at the Septem-
Der meeting to help get some
of the old members back to the
meetings. These old members,
as we'll as the new ones, have
been missed very much. The
next meeting will be held on
September Is, at 8 p. m, al
the fire house. Mrs. Boyles,
presiding, extended her thanks
to the girls for helping with the
recent fire company drive.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
Middletown Centennial Celebration
Begins Friday With Growing of Queen

1000 people. State police are
bracing themselves for 10000
spectators on that day. On Sat
urday, August 26, at $50 p. m,
Miss Robin Whempner, Miss
Delaware of 1861 will particip-
ate in the ceremony of crown
ing the queen at the Middle
town High School. Miss Dela-
ware will appear in the Labor
Day Miss America contest to be
held at Atlantic City. The huge
spectacular to be presented
nightly on August 26, 28, 20,
80, 81, and September l, Mid
dletown's Frontiers" will have
a cast of 800 local residents. 1t
depicts a historical tableau of
Middletown from 1861 to the
present date, and will be clim-
axed by a fireworks display.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24

The Middletown Centennial
celebration opens on Friday at
the Armory there, with dancing
from 9 p. m. to a. M, to mu-
sic by Charles Corletto's orch
estra. The queen will be crown
ed and the lucky young woman
who will be the queen will not
be notified until 6 pm. Eight
others who have been in the
contest for queen will serve in
her court. Officials of the pag-
cant celebration have announc.
ed that in preparation for the
parade on Saturday, at 2 p. M,
all roads approaching Middle
town will be sealed off at las
p. M, and traffic will be divert
ed. One hundred and forty un-
its are expected to take part in
the huge parade representing
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
Council Reviews
Town Ordinances;
Study Changes

Members of Smyrna Town
Council, at their meeting Au-
guest l6, were shown tabulated
copies of the town ordinances
which had been returned by
David P. Buckson, town attor-
ney. They will be studied by
the councilmen with a view to
bringing them up to date. Ac-
tion will be taken at the meet
ing of Wednesday, September
20. Town manager Rex D. Gil
more has announced that start
ing August 10, the beach at
Lake Como will be open from
noon to s p. M, daily and Sun
day, and will close on Labor
Day. Council directed that when
final accounts for electric SER
vice are settled in the town
Office the fifteen dollar electric
meter deposit be applied to any
outstanding taxes. Annie Gillis,
a former crossing guard at the
site of the Thomas D. Clayton
School and the Dupont Park
way, was hired for the 1861 90
school year. Council authorized
the signing of the deed to
George A., and Jane H. Boone,
for a lot containing 257l square
feet of land adjacent to the
home on the northeast corner
of Market Street Plaza and
South Street for the sum of
$500. Council was in agreement
that Mt. Vernon Street, South
Street, and. Frazier Street, all
west of Main Street, would be
resurfaced, using m municip a
street aid funds. Authorization
was given for the purchase of a
copy machine for Office records,
Further discussion was held on
the possession and consumption
of alcoholic beverages by min
ors, but final action was deferr-
ed until a further date. Mayor
Robert w. Riddagh and men,
bers of council will attend the
meeting of the Delaware May
ors' Association to be held al
2 p. M, on Sunday, August 27
at the Henlopen Hotel, Reho.
both Beach.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
Historical Group
Plans Activities
For Coming Year

Plans were made for the pro-
gram and activities of the Duck
Creek Historical Society for the
I96l-62 year at meeting of
the board of directors held Sun
day night at the office of Mrs.
Louise Denney Clifton, secre-
tary. Horace L. Hotchkiss, Odes-
sa, presided at the first board
meeting since his election in
June. The treasurer's report was
given by Henry C. Webb. The
group studied the papers of in
corporation as presented by Da-
vid P. Buckson, attorney, who
will be asked to clarity certain
points, after which the papers
will be signed. John Graham,
of Salisbury, Maryland, a mem
Der of the board, reported on
progress made at The Lindins,
IllC OlQ liOQoC at DQNh SlCCh
which is being restored as the
first project of the society. 1t
was decided that insurance on
the property should be increas-
ed to $4,000. Discussion was
held on methods of appeal to
new members, and former mem
bers are notified that dues for
this year are now payable. A
fall tour of The Lindins will be
planned by the group for Sun
day, October 22nd, with guides
present to explain what has
been accomplished, and the fur
ther objectives of the Society.
The first fall meeting of the
entire membership will be held
at the Twentieth Century Club
on Sunday, September "a, at
7:30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-24
All-Star High
School Football
Game Saturday

Delaware's ALL Star High
School Football Game has its
sixth renewal in the University
of Delaware Stadium Saturday
afternoon, and this may be the
one the Gold team has been
waiting for. The Gold squad,
made up of players below the
Wilmington city southern bor-
der, has never won in this SER
les, although last years game
ended in Go tie. The Blue
team, consisting of players in
Wilmington area schools, has
won by 27-6, rs, 27-O and 10.
The I'VE Play That They May
Learn" duel, top summer sports
spectacle in Delaware, annually
benefits the Delaware Founda-
ton for Retarded Children. Last
years game netted the Associ-
alton a record $4,000, bring
ing the five year total to $l2l,-
600. Both squads, 30-strong,
have been training on the Uni
versity of Delaware campus and
will break camp in top physi-
cal condition. The Gold team is
coached by Dover Highs Bob
Andrus, and the Blue by Bran
rywine's John Modica. Both
coaches lost only one game
with their respective teams last
fall. A capacity crowd is ex-
pected for the 2 p. M, kickoff,
but tickets will be on sale at
the stadium, late Saturday morn
ing. Both the Blues and Colds
are loaded with talent, includ-
ing prize material from the 1860
All-State eleven of the Whining
ton Sports-writers and Broad
casters Association. Only one
l-Stater-Archmer e S Dennis
Doyle, who is still in school
will not be in uniform. The
Colds, however, dominate the
All-State picture. In the back
field, the states No. and No.
2 scorers, Halfback Lloyd Wells
of Newark, and Mike Malone of
Dover, will wear Gold uniforms.
In addition, End Larry Sharp
of Milford, Tackle Ron Bianco
of Conrad, Guards Irv Adams
of Seaford and Bill Mowll of
Newark and Center AL Baker
of Georgetown, bolster the Gold
teams chances. The Blues have
three of the best players in the
state on their side. Salesianum
End Ron Mazik, Halfback Bud
dy Haley of Brandywine and
Salesianum Fullback Jim Luci-
ano are the All-Staters. The
teams will battle for the Will
mington Touchdown Club Tro-
ply. The Notre Dame Club Of
Delaware presents a trophy to
the Outstanding player" as vot-
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