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Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
Health Board
To Conduct Free
Diabetes Test

The State Board of Health
will conduct Diabetes Detec-
ton station at the Acme Mar
ket, Edgehill Shopping Center,
Dover, on Friday, December Is,
from IL noon until 800 p. m.
This free service is available to
adults only. The test takes only
a few minutes. 1t is estimated
that there are approximately a
million unknown diabetes in
this Country. 1t is extremely
important that these unknown
cases be discovered and given
proper medical management and
care in order that the patient
can live a normal, productive
and happy life. The technique
for conducting this test involves
drawing one or two drops of
blood from the fingertip and
testing for sugar content. A
clerk will take a brief history
and the results of the test will
be forwarded at a later date.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14

continue until the disease is
fully conquered.
The American Farm Bureau
Federation is pleased to support
the annual Christmas Seal Cam
paign of the National Tubercu-
losis Association" Mr.. Shuman
said. tuberculosis continues
to be a serious threat to the
health of our nation. Millions
of people are infected and could
become active cases.
81 am sure that Farm Bureau
members everywhere will give
generously of their time and
funds to make the 1861 Christ
mas Seal Campaign an outstand-
ing success" he said.
James G. Patton, president of
the National Farmers Union,
commented that he was "eager
to repeat my endorsement of
the campaign to raise money
for the fight against tubercu-i
losis.
The good health of our ma
ton is an important contribu-
ton to the dignity and welfare
of its people, as well as to
those living elsewhere in the
world" he concluded.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14

Casper Wright and family of
near town, had the misfortune
to have their house to burn on
Friday night. They were away
at the time. There was nothing
saved as house and contents
were a total loss. On Thursday
night small house near town
was gutted by fire. This was
the home of Woodrow Williams.
Mrs. Kennard Shuts accom-.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
Christmas Seal
Campaign Gets
Farm Support

The heads of three ranking
farm organizations have joineC
together in an appeal to al
Americans to support the 1861
Christmas Seal Campaign.
DR.. Gerald A. Beatty, presi.
dent of the Delaware Tubercu.
losis and Health Society, said
today that letters have been re-
ceived from the National Grange
American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion and National Farmers I'm.
ion expressing unanimous ap-
proval of the work being per-
formed in the fight against tu-
berculosis and other respiratory
diseases.
We are proud to have the
support of these outstanding
organizations, and are gratified
to realize that the support of
the officers and members can
be counted on in the Christmas
Seal Campaign now underway"
he said.
DR.. Beatty said that Herschel
D. Newsom, Master of the Ma
tional Grange, urged "all Grange
members-and all Americans
to continue their support thr-
ough the annual Christmas Seal
Campaign"
THE Christmas Seal Cam
paign and other programs of the
National tuberculosis Associa-
ton are among those which
have made America great" MIR.
Newsom said. "By providing
protection and assistance to
those threatened or affected by
TB, the Association has, in a
most humanitarian m n n e r,
made an outstanding contribu-
ton to the total strength and
welfare of America herself.
Through their purchase of
Christmas Seals, untold millions
have demonstrated their conf
dence in and support for pro-
jects of the National Tubercu-
losis Association" he conclud-
ed.
Charles B. Shuman, president
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, pointed out that the
fight against tuberculosis must
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
Marydel

Little Miss Debbie Hadaway
was quite i'll last week, but is
much improved and is able to
be out again.
Mrs. Edgar Harman, Girl
Scout leader of Troop No. l74
says their Silent bake was a
success. Troop No. l74 will hold
their annual Christmas party on
Friday evening, from 7 to $50,
at the home of Mrs. Edgar Har-
man.
Miss Carol Colburn, New Jer-
sey, spent last weekend with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Garbaty.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Olin Ford
spent a couple of days last
week in Philadelphia.
Marydel w. S. C. S. met at
the home of Mrs. U. Lee Har-
man on Tuesday evening. In
the absence of our program
chairman our assistant-chair-
man, Mrs. George Luff, gave a
very impressive program. The
topic being the symbols of
Christmas and their origin. Fol
lowing the business meeting, a
miscellaneous shower was ten
dered Mrs. Norval Bose, who
before her recent marriage was
Miss Doris Feyl. After the open
ing of the. gifts, delicious re-
freshments were enjoyed by all.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14

panied Mrs. ]. w. Paxson, of
Goldsboro. to Wilmington on
Thursday.
MIR. George Luff, Sr., made a
business trip to Virginia on
Thursday.
MIR. Leslie States was among
the lucky deer hunters to bag
a deer. He killed it near Bee
Tree.
The second of the four Ad-
vent services to be held this
month on this charge was held
at Marydel Calvary Church on
Sunday evening. The Reverend
Don Hurst, Burrsville, Md, was
the guest speaker. Next Sunday
evening the service will be at
Templeville and the guest speak
er will be Reverend Don Carter.
Reverend H. Cramer, Souder-
ton, Pa, was a weekend guest
of MIR. and Mrs. Louis Collision.
Reverend Cramer is Field Sec
retary of the Eastern Independ-
ent Fundamental Churches. At
the present he is interim Pastor
of the Faith Community Church,
Dover.
Miss Norma Jean Edwards at
tended the National All Con-
vention at Chicago last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Courtland Buck
aleau, Wilmington, called on
friends in town on Saturday.
Check Spread
Early diagnosis of TB checks
the spread of infection. -
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14

Check Spread
Early diagnosis of TB checks
the spread of infection.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14

Who but Chevrolet could've done it? Price,
spice and everything nice! A car that's Dustin
with room, zoom and richness. One that's deep
in convenience and comfort. One that won't let
you squander thing but affection and may
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14

EASIER GOING RIDE.
New Mono-Plate rear
springs take the place Of
squeaky, d-fashioned
multi-leaf springs. Big and
tough-but ever so gentle
they help give you aride that
puts you in mind of the big
Chevrolet-and you know
how smooth that is.
Evening star., 1961-01-24

plans were Harry Geoltiz. de-
cathlon. 1920; Marvin Rick,
steeplechase. 1924: Taylor Hes
ton, 100-meter dash, 1924;
Barney Berlinger. decathlon,
1928; jeff Kirk. 400.meter dash,
1s4s. and Dewey Lee Yoder.
400-meter hurdles. 1852.
Curran says his greatest
probably was al Robinson who
did the 100-yard dash in 9.6
seconds and the 220 in 20.8 in
the Penn State Tnterscholastics
in 1913. He was 10 years old.
Thresher Only Rival
I'm all the years I've been at
Mercersburg only one boy can
compare with Robinson-Henry
Thresher." Curran asys. IT
wouldn't like to pick between
them"
Thresher made his first big
splash in The Star Games Of
1850. The 6-foot. 163-pound
schoolboy from Long Island
smashed the meet records In
the 70 and 80-yard dashes.
It was this same sprint series
that vaulted Dukes Dave Slime
Evening star., 1961-01-24
Lions Row on tiili,Iule.,s;. i,Il ], !.
Despite New dent

DETROIT. Jam "a tAP)@-
A new blov has been struck In
q plan calculated to XIII off an
attack BY insurgent Detroit
Lions stockhold
Edwin J. Anderson has quit
as president Of the Lions and
has been succeeded by William
Clay Ford, auto raagnate. An-
derson remains as general man
ager at $40, 900 a year. Ford, q
vice president of Ford Motor
Co., will receive no salary. III
Dissatisfied stockholders are
collecting proxies and hope to
have enough to unseat the cur-
rent management ut the Feb
ruary % meeting.
The Anderson-Ford switch
came yesterday. Just . few
hours after Coach George VIII
son appealed to stockholders
to stand by the administration.
Clash Isn't Ended
Anderson, who has operated
in the dual capacity since June,
1858, vacated the presidency In
the hope Of strengthening man
agement's position for the
showdown battle. -,s
The rebel group, led by two
former directors, DR.. Lyle Fife
and George Cayanaugh. and
Director C. Ray Davisscn, has
Anderson as its main target.
But removing himself as chief
executive officer Of the Detroit
Football Co. did not end the
clash. Fife quickly approved
the naming Of Ford and called
him q "high-class man, intelA-
gent and interested in football. /"
"But the fight is not over,''
Fife added. He said that while
he would be willing to discuss
the issues with Ford If a third
party wanted to arrange a
meeting. the dissidents still
hope to upset the board OF
directors.
Our drive for proxies is go
Evening star., 1961-01-24
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
Continued From Page Al

hermit and the dedication Of Spartan but not the fun
loving Swede although lingo now claims he didn't train
as often In night clubs as people thought
Such stories are not true" he is quoted but do
believe did not train hard should for the SECOND
Tight appeared in lot Of exhibitions and let up
against some sparring partners for instance my BROTH
er, Rolf, who is a middleweght" ...s
'Johansson's sparring partners always have been a
faceess nameess lot lending credence in some quarters
to the belief that better grade Of pugs would make him
look bad 1t recalled that Washngtons Norve Lee who
won the ght-heavyweight title in the 1852 Olympics and
knew 1ngo offered to help train the swede before the
first fight .#t M
didn't even get reply to my letter to him." Lee said
Maybe he didn't want anybody around who can box
q little"
This time Johansson has taken pains point out that
he brought sparring partner with him from oversee.
Hes hght-heavy named Pekka Kokolen," lingo says
who him?" ask American critics -
Evening star., 1961-01-24

ing we'll and we're very well
pleased with the progress" Fife
said. :.
I. Nominated by Anderson
Yesterday. two management
moves came. First, Wilson'S
support Of the administration
which surprised. no one since
he's being paid by. that group
for the next two seasons any
way = then the executive
change.
Anderson said it was his own
idea to make the change. He
said he had been thinking
about 1t for two or three
months, even before. he was
aware Of the proxy battle. An
derson said he nominated Ford
for president.
Fife denies that it is Q per-
Fsonality clash between him and
Anderson. yt Is
"All I'm interested In. and
all many other stockholders are
interested in, Is sound manage
ment and conscientious direc-
tors" Fife said. I'VE feel some
changes are needed. and this
latest move does not change
my feelings"
Evening star., 1961-01-24
Lejeune Victory
Led by Sullivan

Camp Lejeune. which last
week lost the East Coast Ma
rine basketball championship
to Quantico. had better luck at
Fort Myer last night in q game
involving no title or league
standing.
Jack Sullivan. the former
star at st. Anthony's High
School, Mount st. Mary's and
Quantico. scored 20 points as
Lejeune captured o 1864 vic
tory over Myer.
In another service game
Walter Reed lost for the second
time TO Fort Meade. which won
its fourth straight game, 74-5s,
at Meade.
Evening star., 1961-01-24
Buckeyes Still
Retain TopSpoi
In APPS Poll
By the Associated Press

Ohio State, only unbeaten
major college basketball team
in the Nation, continues to roll
along with every first-place
vote in the weekly Associated
Press poll. For the sixth
straight week, the Buckeyes are
the unanimous choice of the
36 men sports writers and
SportScasters who voted.
Perhaps the most difficult
test of the II games remaining
on the Ohio State schedule
comes Saturday afternoon when
Jerry Lucas and his gang play
Purdue which had been un-
beaten in Big Ten competition
until Monday night.
Ohio State rolled to its 18th
straight Saturday by downing
Minnesota 1856. Their only
game this week is the Saturday
matinee regional Tv date with
Purdue.
st. Bonaventure and Bradley
still follow Ohio State in the
same order. The Bonnies
boosted their record to 14-1 by
humping Canisius in their only
start last week. Bradley, like
many others, was idle due to
the examination period. The big
game coming UP for both is
Bradley-St. Bonaventure Feb
ruary 2 at New York.
North Carolina, winners over
Maryland and North Carolina
State to make it 1872 for the
year. advanced to fourth posi-
tion, followed by Duke, which
was idle.
Iowa'S defeat by Purdue Sat-
urday, 47-4l, dropped the losers
from fourth to sixth position.
st. Johns, idle last week. ad-
Vanced to seventh place ahead
Of Louisville. which fell before
Xavier Of Ohio before recover-
ing with a victory over Dayton.
Southern California gained
recognition as the No. 8 club
on its 1872 record. although idle
last week, and Purdue's triumph
over Iowa put them in 10th
place. Purdue lost Monday
night to Northwestern, but this
defeat was not counted in the
voting.
Southern Cal and Purdue are
the newcomers with DePaul,
beaten by both Notre Dame
and Western Michigan, and
Kansas State, q loser to Kan
sas, dropping down.
The leaders with win-lost
records and first-place votes in
parentheses and points on q
1898. ETC.. basis (records
through Saturday. January 2l).
Evening star., 1961-01-24
Classy Fields
In. Star Meets
500 and 1000

The 600 and 1000 yard races
are stacking up as thrill
makers in the 14th Star Games
Saturday night in the fAr1nory
While bigger names cluster
the fields in other events, meet
officials say these two races
could wind up like photo
finishes. =
Frank Bowens Of Winston
Salem Teachers College will try
to repeat In the 600, which he
won last year in 1:13.6, best
time for the event since Joe
Gaffney won in l:l2.7 in 1855
The record is 1:12, set in 1851
by Jamaica's Arthur Wint, who
took 9-foot strides.
Hoping to steal the thunder
from Bowens is q field that in.
cludes Arthur Crichlow, st
Johns University's Metropoli.
tan New York champion, WHIT
has been clocked in 1:l2.2, anc
Hamilton McRae, New York
University freshman, who re.
portedly tipped to q 1:l1.s
clocking on a flat board track
less than three weeks ago.
Walter johnson, North Caro-.
lima College star who was 9
close fourth last year, and
Richard Smith, o Maryland
student who will be running
unattached. also are in the
field.
Cary Weisiger. the ex-Duke
star who now is q Marine al
Quantico. heads q closely.
matched field in the 1000
Weisiger's credentials include
the National AAU indoor 1000
yard title last year. a 4:O4.s
outdoor mile and q 3:50.6 mark
at 1,500 meters.
His competition will include
Barrie Almond, another of the
fast moving students at Hous-
ton University. Almond is a
former miller (4:07.7 Indoors
who has decided to cut Gown
his distance.
James Dupree Of the South
ern Illinois Salukis. runner-up
TO Mel Spence in the Los
Angeles Invitation 900 last week
end, thinks the additional 400
yards is just what he needs.
He made the Olympic team as
an alternate In the 80O-meter
run. He was clocked in l:47.5
at that distance, fifth best
time recorded in the Nation
last year.
John Dunkelberg, former
Clemson star who was Atlantic
Coast Conference 44O-yard
champion last year and who
hit 1:49.7 for 800 meters, is an
other in the field.
These two races are among
II top mems individual events
on a packed program. Others
are the 70-yard high hurdles.
the 10. 80 and 100-yard tlashes,
the mile and two-mile runs
the mile walk and the high
jump and pole vault.
Tickets. priced at $3.50. 50.
50 and o., are on sale at The
Atlas Sports Store, 3l8 Ninth
street NV; Mitchel's Sport
Shop. 2806 Fourteenth street
NV. and the Plaza Sport
Shop, Tenth and e streets NV.
Evening star., 1961-01-24
BY BILL FUCHS
star staff Writer

There win be Q great void in
track and field this. summer
when Jimmy Curran finally
calls II quits after more than
half o century Of teaching
y0lng men how to run and
jump and throw.
Curran. ) 81 year old Mer-
cersburg Academy coach, will
make his last official appear
ance in The Star Games Satur-
day night in the Armory.
He'll be retired from Mer-
cersburg with full honors in
June. It will be q moment to
rival anything in the life Of
James Hilton's Mr.. Chips, for
the loveable Scotsman has been
o fixture at the Pennsylvania
school for boys since 1910.
Two years after arriving at
the school, Curran had his first
Olympic champion. Ted Mere
dith. . virtually obscure runner.
shocked the track and field
world by winning the 800-meter
run in the big games in Sweden.
He was the first schoolboy
Olympic champion.
Curran was helping to spruce
up the school when word came
Of Meredith's victory. In those
days he was o member Of the
maintenance crew as well as
track coach. He learned Of the
boys triumph from DR.. William
Mann Irvine, headmaster and
founder Of Mercersburg, while
up on q scaffold painting.
Trained Other Olympians
Meredith was the first of q
number Of Olympic performers
turned out by Curran. There
were Allen Woodring, who won
the 200-meter dash in 1920: Bill
Cox, first American to finish
the S.000-meter race, in 1924;
Bill Carr, 400-meter winner in
1892. and Charley Moore, who
In 1852 won the 400-meter
hurdles crown his father COM
peted for while a Mercersburg
student in 1924.
Other Curran-coached Olym.
Evening star., 1961-01-24

much fault with him. But HI
had q brother named Whitne,
who was q much better player
than Marty. Whitney didn't
go to college. He went right
out to work after high school
and 1t wasn't, his father who
owned the Brill works, but 9
relative"
Recalling Rockne, Donoghue
remembered the story Of how
Tom Conley, an end from Phila-
delphis who captained the 1886
team. became q football player
The story, a. I got IT," Joe
said, was that Tom was fool
ing around with q football one
day and Knute saw him catch
a pass. Young man. Rock
asked. what are you doins
here2 Tom said he was in
school on q basketball scholar
ship.
mot any more Rock told
him. From now on you're on
q football scholarship And
Conley became an end"
Milton King. Redskins at
torney. was talking about his
days as q Mercershurg Acad-
emy tackle and later Q water
polo player (for one match)
at Princeton. He got so groggy
swallowing water In that one
match he got sick. staggering
back across the campus to his
room. and o proctor turned
him In for tmbibing too freely
King also was an ensign in
the crew Of the western
Plains. )" Q World War I ship
that had quite o story. Its
crew included O radio operator
who could send messages but
not receive. Consequently. when
the ship sailed into the San
Francisco harbor with no
lights. in approved wartime
secrecy. 1t was hailed by the
Admiral's gig.
We're sailing under sealed
|orders." King replied, when
asked to state the ships mis-.
sion.
Hell, man." q voice came
back, "the wars been over two
weeks"
But the story King remem-
bers best Of all was about the
night o young sailor mysteri-
ously vanished from his look
out post and Milton was dis
patched to locate him.
Il found him in his bunk
reading q comic book" King
said.
I'm tired he told me,
when I asked what happened.
and besides. I don't like the
Navy
The skipper was going to
court martial the boy until he
looked up the red tape he
faced.
I'm tired Of the Navy, too,"
he said. Forget it."
Evening star., 1961-01-24
..Shaw,Playefis
PraiseC,hoiice
Of SkolicIl

- =
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. "a
tAPl.-Appointment of Nick
|Skorieh as head coach Of the
champion Philadelphia Eagles
drew favorable and enthusiast
tie reaction from several play
ers and retired Buck Shaw,
whom he replaced.
He's the only choice they
could make" said Chuck Bed
narik, ironihan center and
linebacker. Hes stern and a
good leader. I'm sure he'll keep
the team ON top.
End Bobby Watson, whose
pass catching and field goal
kicking played q key role In the
Eagles drive to the National
Football League title, said, II
think he'll do a he'll Of q job"
II was glad to see him get
the job." Walston said. "He's
an old pro who came up
through the ranks. I believe
he'll try for a stronger running
game"
Mcdonald Happy
Tommy Mcdonald. the Eagles
star pass catcher; said from
his home in Albuquerque, N.
Mex, that he will be HAPPY to
work under Skorich."
Hes got what it takes to
be a,great one, Mcdonald said.
you can look for another great
season for the Eagles"
Shaw. here for a banquet,
said he thought Skorich would
be "a good football head"
II think he'll do q real good
Job" Shaw said, ''good enough
so that they'll forget Grandpa
Shaw In a hurry. AL the kids
know him, which helps. And
they will give him their best. "
The Eagles announced yes
terday that the 39-year-old
Skorich was given a three-year
contract at a reported annual
salary Of $4,000.
win Retain Aides
Skorich said he will retain
Jerry Williams and Charley
Gauer as his assistants. He
said he had three or four
coaches in mind for the vacant
assistants post he left, but he
declined to list any names. One
of them was believed to be
Chuck Cherundulo, who was q
Pittsburgh Steelers player with
Skorich.
Skorich said the quarterback
slot. vacated by Norm Van
Brocklin, would be up for grabs
but that Sonny Jurgensen has
the edge"
He said that Jurgensen. Van
Brocklin's understudy. has a
good arm and he's very intelli-
gent" :
Evening star., 1961-01-24
Mercersburg's Jimmy Curron, 81,
Winding Up Half Century in rack

to prominence six years later
when he broke Thersher's mark
in the 20. Slime currently holds
the records in all The Star
meet sprints, the 70. 30 and
100.
Curran's most recent protege
was Rolando Cruz, who took
third place in the pole vault In
last years Olympic Games. He
tied for second in last years
Star meet at II feet 6, though
he had to settle for fourth
place because Of the rule Of
fewer misses.
Curran. born In Galashiels,
Scotland, January Z, 1880,
came to this country aboard
the Inflated Lusitania in 1907
and went to work in q steel
mill. Behind him was q turn
in the Highland Light Infan-
try and action in the Boer
War. He was Irish mile cham
pion in 1908 and mile champion
of the Army Of Occupation
In Cairo. ,
Coached at Penn
After losing his steel mill job
in the panic Of 1907. Curran
caught on as assistant track
coach at the University Of
Pennsylvania and stayed until
1910, when DR.. Irvine brought
him to Mercersburg.
There his popularity was in
stantaneous. Hundreds Of Mer-
cersburg graduates will testify
to his ability to dropkick Q
football more than so yards
in his bare feet. Once. just to
prove his endurance, he played
200 holes Of golf on the school
course between 5 am. and 8
pm.
But you know" he has said
In recalling that feat, 81 start
ed out with three balls and
ended up with five"
Curran lives In Mercers-
burg with his wife. also q ma
tive Of Scotland. Their four
daughters. all married, live
nearby, while a son. James. jr.,
lives in Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1961-01-24
ViIIonovu Cancelled

PITTSBURGH, Jan. "a tAP).
-Ducuesne University an.
nounced Its postponed basket
ball game with Villanova will
not be played at all. The game
was scheduled for last Satur-
day In Pittsburgh. Villanova
couldn't make 1t because of
snow.