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Smyrna times., 1961-08-31

Smyrna reacted favorably to-
day to the 2-l New Castle
County Levy Court decision to
rezone acreage in Blackbird
for a Shell Oil Com
pany refinery. The court grant
ed the Shell Company 2,672 of
the 3,345 acres under option,
Withholding $50 acres of the
Cedar Swamp area and four
acres allegedly owned by Le-
land Marion Reichert, the title
to which is said to be disputed.
The decision on Tuesday noon,
came as a surprise in some
quarters, although Commission
er Harry B. Roberts. Jr., said
that his associate members on
the Court-Joseph F. Dayton
and Chairman Harry A. Lam
bert realized that an early ver-
dict was desirable because some
of the Shell options would soon
expire. Mr.. Lambert cast the
dissenting Commission vote. In
a statement issued yesterday,
Mr.. Roberts pointed out that
there had been una n m Y
among the Commissioners re-
garding allowing Shell to come
into the area. The only ques-
ton was the amount of acre
age. Roberts statement also re-
fleets the work of Mayor Rob-
ert w. Riddagh of Smyrna, who
communicated with Ma yor
E. A. Strom of Anacortes,
Washington, where Shell oper-
ates a refinery similar to the
one to be erected in Blackbird
Hundred to learn its effect in
that community. The favorable
reaction from Anacortes was
reported to the people of this
area through the Smyrna Times
and other weekly newspapers
recently. E. L. Green, Shells
Delaware representative was in
! formed of the Courts action
late Monday afternoon. He is.
sued a statement for his firm
from the Office of Mayor Rob.
ert C. Moor, Middletown, where
the Centennial celebration OF
the neighboring community is
underway.
Mr.. Green had this say: "All
of us at Shell are pleased with
the action taken today by the
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
ROtarians Hear
Air Force Major

Harrison F. Turner, past pres
ident, presented Major Rollie
Robinson, United States Air
Force, at the dinner meeting of
the Smyrna Rotary Club, last
Thursday evening. Major Rob-
inson talked on law forms gov
erning the Air Force, fully out
lining the various sentences in
the book of laws for personnel.
Articles from the book of laws
were read and explained, as
well as the various courts that
try defendants. He also told
of officers of the courts, and
said that a defendant has the
privilege to appeal through all
the military courts up to the
President of the United States.
DR.. George V. Kirk, president,
made the response. Rotary Eel
lowship Night will be observed
on Thursday, August 81, at GAS
p. m, at The Wayside Inn. The
speaker will be Miss Nathalie
Bohdan. Nelson S. Everhart di-
rected group singing, with DR..
Kirk as accompanist. In addi-
ton to the speaker the follow
ing Rotary visitors were pres
ent: 6. Leslie Gooden of Dover;
Ted Kennedy of Charlotte, N.
c.; and the Rev. H. 6. Budd
of Ithica, N. Y. Louis ]. Park
er was the guest of MIR. Gooden.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Wesley to Offer
Night Classes

Twelve college-level courses
will be offered in evening school
classes at Wesley College in
Dover, in the fall, 1861 semes-
ter, DR.. Donald D. Dougless,
Dean Of the College, announced
today. The courses, which may
be taken with or without col
lege credit, will meet one even
ing week for sixteen weeks,
beginning September 2l, Cour-
ses to be offered are: Monday
evenings: Survey of American
Literature l, William A. Hughes,
instructor; Small Business Man.
agement, John L. Weisend, in
structor; Spoken Spanish (non-
credit), Senior Enrique A. Gar
cia, instructor; Shorthand (be-
ginning survey; Creative Writ
ing,) Robert Haiduke, instruc-
tor; Introduction to the Old
Testament, the Rev. Howard L.
Gordy, Jr., instructor. Thursday
evenings: Business English, Mrs.
Katherine l. Brett, instructor;
Advanced Typewriting, Council
T. Jarman, instructor; Funda-
mentals of Speech, Charles v.
Crumb, instructor; Drawing and
Painting, Jack w. Burnham, in
structor; The Family Facing Its
Problems, DR.. Donald D. Doug
lass, instructor. Monday and
Thursday evenings: Botany,
Richard L. Titus, instructor.
Students may register in ad-
vance or on registration even
ings, September ii and IA, from
\ to 8 p. m. For further in
formation call REdfield 4-7537
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Price Support Set at s2.26 Per Bushel
For 1861 Soybeans in Kent County

um-and-discount schedule for
soybeans under the 1861 sup
port program. Except for mois-
ture content, which cannot be
more than ID percent, mini
mum requirements for support
eligibility to requirements for
Grade No. a soybeans. AS in
the past, price support will be
carried out through farmland
warehouse storage loans and
purchase agreements, which will
be available from harvest on
through January 81, 1862. The
maturity date for loans will be
May 81, 1861. Further informa-
tion about the 1861 crop soy
bean price support program
may be obtained from the Coun-
ty ASC Office.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Board Receives
Superintendent's
Annual Report

The members of the Smyrna
Board of Education received the
annual report at their last reg
ular meeting. The report, COM
piled by the superintendent and
school staff gives both statisti-
cal, financial and educational
information concerning the past
year. Fifty-five typed pages in
length, it is available to any
interested citizen. A shorter re-
port will be mailed to all resi-
dents of the Smyrna District.
Reviewing activities of the Ele-
mentary Schools, the report
shows that elementary pupils
had the opportunity to prepare
and read a 9th grade newspap-
er, present a Veterans Day pro-
gram, write fire prevention es-
says, listen to the radio broad
cast of the space flight of Com
mander A. B. Shepphard, take
part in Dental Health and Youth
Fitness weeks, and see Sleeping
Beauty and Pinnochio, a mari
onette show and a live Univers-
ity of Delaware presentation.
Elementary teachers and pupils
participated in a drive for cloth
ing for needy children and in
filling IS boxes for the Junior
Red Cross. The teachers met
monthly to study curriculum and
overall school improvement and
heard Miss K. Wise, Redding
consultant, Mr.. John Myer,
Iowa Testing Service, and Mr.
N. Lushington, Librarian of St,
Andrews Schools. Six teachers
attended the Reading Confer
ence at the University of Del
aware. Other activities includ-
ed physical examinations of pu-
pills in grades and a and the
Book Fair in October. In the
high school, a new method of
recording attendance and a de-
merit system for hardness has
improved high school opera
tions. A 7 period day on We'd
nesdays has allowed time for
clubs and assemblies eliminat-
ing the need of excusing pupils
/ CONTINUES on PRxs Fourl
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Rotary Club to
Hear Foundation
Fellow Tonight

Members of the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club, their families and
friends will be able to hear
Miss Matalia Bohdan, a Rotary
Fo u n dation Fellow tonight,
Thursday, August 3lst, when
Miss Bohdan will address the
regular weekly meeting of the
Smyrna Rotary Club. In the
fall of 1859, District 764 select
ed Miss Bohdan from IA appli-
cants to represent Rotary and
the United States in a year of
overseas study. Born in the
Ukarine, now a part of the So
Wet Union, Miss Bohdan and
her parents fled from the Com
munists to Austria. Later, COM
ing to America, Miss Bohdan
was educated in Newark, Della
ware, and graduated with hon.
ors from the University of Del
aware. She has since taught
Russian at Middlebury College
and during her Fellowship year
studied advanced German at
the University of Mainz, Germ
any. A master of four langu-
ages, Miss Bohdan has travelled
in many countries of Europe
and visited Moscow. Since her
return to the United States she
has been in constant demand
She brings message of Inter
national Understanding. Mr.. Le-
roy Piper, program chairman
for the Fall Rotary Programs
will introduce Miss Bohdan. Ro
tarians of the Smyrna anc
neighboring Clubs are invited
to attend. The meeting will be
open to families and guests o.
Rotarians. 1t will be held a
The Wayside Inn at 6:l5 p. m
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31

Prices for l96l-crop soybeans
will be supported at $2.26 per
bushel for Grade No. 2 soy
beans in Kent County, R. Harry
Wilson, chairman, Kent County
Agricultural Sterilization and
Conservation Committee, an
nounced today. This compares
with a rate of $l.80 per bushel
for the 1860 soybean crop. To
be eligible for price support un-
der the 1861 operation, the
chairman pointed out, the soy
beans must have been produced
in 1861, and the producer of
the crop in 1861 must have
maintained his l959-60 average
acreage of conserving the idle
land on the farm. No change
has been made in the premi-
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
SIS. Age Lowered
To 62 for Men

The age at which men can
apply for social security pay
ments has been changed to 81,
according to Edward F. Sulli-
van, manager of the Dover Soc
ial security Office. Until now,
men had to be at least 65 be-
fore they could make applica-
tion for payment unless they
were disabled. For several years
women have been able to claim
their social security payments
at a reduced amount when they
were 81. Men now have the
same opportunity. Sullivan stat
ed that a mans payment at 81
would be reduced because he
would be getting paid three
years earlier. BY reducing the
amount of payments at age 81
he will get about the same to-
tai payments as he would by
waiting until 65. A claim must
be made before any payments
can begin. If you would like
more information about pay,
ments for men at 81, see your
social security office at 23(
West Loockerman Street, Dov
er, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Prize-Winning
Recipe Featured
In Magazine

Carol Ann Brown of Wood
land Beach Road will have her
prize-winning recipe featured in
the September Ingenue maya
zine. The top winner in the
junior division of the 1861 Ma
tional Chicken Cooking Champ
ionship held yearly at the Del
marva Peninsula, Seaford, Del
aware, pert and pretty Carol
Ann, IA, and a freshman at
Smyrna High School, was a.
warded a gas or electric range
and a cash prize of $3.50, for
her delicious and festive "Or-
angeberry Chicken" Orange
berry Chicken-One 2h-3 lb.
frying chicken cut into serving
pieces; Dash of pepper; ha tsp.
salt; Y cup flour; Y cup butter,
melted; Y cup cranberry sauce;
A cup cranberry jelly; la tsp.
grated orange rind; Y cup or
ange juice; u tsp. ground cloves.
Preheat oven to 375' F. Grease
a shallow baking dish. Wash
chicken, pat dry. Place mixture
of flour, salt and pepper in a
clean paper bag. Shake each
piece of chicken thoroughly in
flour mixture. Arrange the
chicken in baking dish and pour
on melted butter. Cover with
lid or foil. Bake 35 minutes.
Heat the sauce ingredients in
small sauce pan, stirring con-
stantly until smooth and to a
boiling point. Remove from
heat. At the end of the baking
period, remove the cover from
the chicken, pour on the orange
berry sauce. Bake uncovered
80 minutes, b FASTING several
times. Garnish with orange
slices.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
State Jaycees
To Attend Three
Day Institutes

Preparations are now being
made by a group of Delaware
Jaycees to represent the Dia-
mond State in Baltimore, Sep
tember %, %, and "a, for the
Ninth Annual Middle Atlantic
Institute. Together with Jay
Gees from eight other states,
Delaware Jaycees will be host
ed by the Baltimore Jaycee
chapter. Headquarters will be
in the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
This years theme will stress
individual leadership training
through participation in local
government. Former Governor
Theodore R. McKeldin of l03
Goodall Road, Baltimore, an at
torney and former Governor of
Maryland, is among the guest
speakers for the weekend con-
clave. According to State M. A..
l. Chairman o. Kent Ayars of
Delpark Manor, Wilmington, the
Jaycee conference is planned to
create a climate whereby Jay
Gees, as individuals, can help
build a foundation for better
local government. The weekend
will open on a lighter note,
following afternoon registration
at the Lord Baltimore Hotel
with a moonlight cruise down
the Chesapeake Bay on steam
er laden with refreshments and
Italian pizza, all to the accom-
paniment of a dixieland jazz
band. The Delaware Jaycee
contingent, led by State Presi-
dent Ellwood Cook of Seaford,
Delaware, will be on hand for
the Saturday forums. Wives of
the Jaycee members will enjoy
a full days program including
a picnic and stops at historical
points. The feature of the Sum-
day morning assembly and
windup session will be an ad-
dress by National Jaycee Presi-
dent Bob Coneer whose home
is in Tennessee.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Smyrna Reacts Favorably to Levy
Court Decision ON Shell Oil Go.

Levy Court on our reZoning
petition. We are particularly
pleased because in our opinion
this decision indicates that the
officials responsible for it have
confidence in Shell as a good
corporate citizen, in our intent
and ability to live up to all
statements made to the Zoning
Commission and Levy Court
concerning our desire to operate
a refinery which will be a good
neighbor to adjacent communi-
ties and the entire State, and in
our hopes that the proposed
plant will make valuable and
substantial contributions to the
welfare of Delaware for many
years to come. We shall do our
utmost to see that this conf
dence is not preached. During
the time that this matter has
been under consideration, we
have become friends with a
large number of people in the
State. Many of them actively
supported our cause and we are
deeply appreciative of their ef-
forts in our behalf. We have
met also people who are oppos-
ed to our plans. They voiced
their opposition strongly and
we respect them for doing so.
However, now that the decision
has been made we sincerely
hope that these people will join
with our friends and us in our
efforts to bring into realization
in Blackbird Hundred an activ-
ity which will be a credit tc
1 the State of Delaware and OF
lasting benefit to its people. =
MIR. Green later pointed out
to the press that in the original
petition to the New Castle
County Zoning Commission that
eventually the company would
like to acquire approximately
5000 acres for the complete
petrochemical complex. He sale
today that Shells first ster
would be to exercise the options
in hand; clear the titles ther
try to acquire the additional
land which will be needed ir
future years to complete the
project. MIR. Roberts full state.
ment issued yesterday follows
after a careful consideration
given to all of the testimony
presented for and against the
Shell petition, before the Levy
Court and the Zoning Commits
sion and the expressions Of
opinion by literally thousands
of interested persons and groups
through letters and petitions
CONTINUED ON Page Eighty
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Governor Urges
Highway Users
To Use Caution
Over Holidays

Governor Ebert N. Carvel
this week urged all those using
the highways from now through
the holiday period to exercise
proper care and caution, par
ticularly when approaching or
passing cars or buses carrying
young people, so that every
youngster may be safely return
ed to home and family" Point
ing out that from now through
Labor Day, many young Dela-
wareans will be returning to
their homes from camps and
other vacation areas, and still
other young people will be pass
ing through Delaware enroute
to their homes in other states"
Governor Carvel stated that
"the safe movement of these
children is naturally of great
concern to all of u.s." In an
other statement pertaining to
highway traffic during the holi-
day period, Governor Carvel
praised the trucking industry
for its current Truck Lights
On For Safety" campaign. Not
ing that more than $50 persons
were killed on the nations high
ways during the 1860 Labor
Day holiday period. the chief
executive expressed the hope
that the campaign being waged
from September | to Seprem-
Der 5, by the American Truck
ing Associations would contrib
ute to a substantial reduction
in highway accidents and fa-
talities. Truck fleets through
out the nation are operating
with their lights on during the
holiday period as a means of
reminding all motorists to drive
carefully during these four days.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Old Union Plans
Tree Planting
Service Sept. 10;
BuckSOn Speaker

David P. Buckson, Dover at
torney and former 1t. Governor
of Delaware, will be the speak
er at the tree planting memorial
services at Old Union Church
near Blackbird, on September
10, it was announced this week
by Mrs. w. Harman Money,
chairman of the days activities,
Trees will be planted in the
churchyard honoring three liv-
ing members of Old Union
Church Society. They are JOS
eph c. Hutchison, Sr., and Mrs,
Nina S. Maloney of Townsend;
and w. Harman Money of Mid
dletown. A tree will also be
planted as a memorial to Lawr-
ence Dolson, deceased who had
been member of the society
for many years. Meetings at the
historic old church are once a
year and services will be con-
Quoted at HOO a. m. and 200
p. m. Members of the building
and grounds committee of the
society arranging the details of
the memorial paintings are Wal
ter Lee, chairman; Alex Alfree,
James H. Carpenter, Jr., Helen
B. Money, and Margaret w,
Pearce. John H. Lyman is chair
man of registration and Malvin
E. VanHorn, heads the arrange
ments committee for the inter-
ior of the church.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Local Legion
Plans Vet Aid

Harold G. Young, post service
officer of the David c. Harrison
Post, No. IA, American Legion,
will be at the Legion post hall
located in Town Hall on Main
Street every Thursday evening.
from 7 o'clock until 8, to assist
veterans and their dependents
in obtaining veterans benefits.
Veterans and their dependents
who are unable to come to the
post hall, and in cases of emer-
gency assistance, should call
OIL 3-7089, the post service Of
ficer, or the post commander,
w. A. Stafford, or Benjamin A.
Weaver, post adjutant.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
Grange Sponsors
Gettysburg Trip

The Smyrna Grange sponsor
ed a chartered bus trip to Get
tysburg, Penn S ylvania, last
Thursday, which was enjoyed
by thirty-nine persons, includ-
ing members of the Grange and
other interested persons of this
area. They were taken on a
guided tour over nineteen miles
of Gettysburg National Military
Park. The trip was arranged
by the lecturer, Mrs. William
Minner. The first fall meeting
of the Grange is scheduled for
September IA.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-31
lnStructiOnal
Services Take
1870 of School
District Funds

The Smyrna School District
spends 1870 of its total funds
on Instructional services ac-
cording to the Annual Report
distributed this week. Heating
and lighting the schools of the
district takes another ll%, ad-
ministration takes SO, main
tenance of equipment go, and
fixed charges, health services,
and pupil transportation less
than go each. Total current
expenses for the year were
$538,2l4 of which $5l0,684 re-
presented state funds and $27,-
$50 represented local funds. Of
this amount $424,l29 went for
Institutional services including
teachers salaries, books, in
structional supplies and the
like. The report noted that in
Structional costs had increased
about 8P6 during the year which
is almost the same as enroll
ment increased. Most other
costs had similar increases. Dur
ing the year $4,000 was spent
on textbooks, $4,000 on in
structional supplies, $4,000 on
library books; Electricity cost
the district $4,000, an increase
of 1870 over the previous year,
and fuel increased 2296 to $l0,-
600. Insurance costs were re-
duced during the year and Gus
todial supplies increased by go,
A comparison of the costs in
Smyrna with those of schools
throughout the nation as com.
puted and published by the Cost
of Education Index of School,
Management magazine showed
that Smyrna spent an average
cost per pupil of $359.88 while
schools across the United Stat.
es spent $362.87. Smyrns
schools spent 1870 on instruc
tion while schools across the
nation spent an average of 77%
on instruction. Local fund ex.
penditures which are included
in all figures shown above show.
ed that income during l96O-6l
was $37, ,363.99 for current op
Grafton with expenditures dur
ing this period of $30,5O2.68
This left an operating balance
which added to the previou:
years balance, gave this funt
$39,544.33 on July |, 1861. Tht
debt service account showed al
equally positive picture with in
come of $60,l82.39 and expen
ditures of $50,l77.58 and a bal
ance of $20,835.l0. The distric
must maintain considerable
balance in the debt service &C
count as payment of larg
portion of the districts deb
comes due in September befor
new tax revenues have beel
collected and forwarded to tn
district. The annual report al
so indicated that athletics il
the district operated at a los
during the year. Income fror
football and basketball combin
ed was $4,l85, while expense
were: Football, $2,373.l2; bas
Ike t b all, $l,377.49, wrestling
$382.02, baseball, $408.80, trac
$54.50, band, $l2l.20. Official
Continued on Page Fourl
Evening star., 1961-05-17
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity - In
creasing cloudiness and cool
tonight, lowest about so. To-
morrow cloudy and cool with a
chance Of rain by night.
Maryland-Increasing cloudi-
ness and cool tonight, 43 to 48
in he north and 48 to So in the
south. Tomorrow cloudy and
continued cool. Some rain be-
ginning in the west in the
afternoon and possibly spread
ing across the east by night.
Virginia-Increasing cloudi-
ness and cool tonight, lowest As
to SO. Tomorrow mostly cloudy
and continued cool. Chance Of
some rain in the west and
north by afternoon or night.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay - Northeasterly
winds 10 to IS knots tonight
and northeast to east winds 10
to Is knots tomorrow. Fair be-
coming cloudy by tomorrow
Visibility 10 miles.
Five-Day Forecast
Temperatures will average
near normal between 76 and Sc
Evening star., 1961-05-17

Middle North Atlantic
Plains Scattered showers expected the Great Palms.
and the Mississippi Valley while
forecast Ohio Valley and the Tennessee Valley
The Oregon Coast will have drIe.-AP WirephOtO Map.
Evening star., 1961-05-17
NO COAT RACK
Guarded byNegIigee,
Stag Dancer Says

posure and imposed a six
month suspended jail sentence.
He fined her $25 for disorderly
conduct.
Disorderly conduct charges
against three other dancers ar
rested at the stag show were
dismissed by Judge O'Hare.
Police testimony showed they
were found in a dressing room,
the judge said. They were
identified by police as Janette
Thompson, %, of Baltimore;
Louise Miller, 80, of York, Pa,
and Marie Blake, 80, of Pasa-
dena, Md.
Judge O'Hare also dismissed
a count against one of the
restaurant proprietors. Sol Bass,
Sc, of the 1900 block Of Kemp
ton road, Lanham, who police
charged was keeping the es-
tablishment for acts and per-
formances injurious to public
morals. Judge O'Hare ruled the
State failed to prove any cen
tinuity of such performances,
and that one such incident did
not mean the restaurant was
being used for that purpose.
A fifth dancer and So men
arrested at the stag show were
charged with disorderly con-
duct. Each posted $3.50 COL
lateral, which later was for
feited in police court.
Evening star., 1961-05-17
Race Policy Bars
Two Applicants
From Fire Unit

Two Negroes have been re.
fused membership in the Rock.
vile Volunteer Fire Department
because that organization is re-
stricted to whites, a fire Off
cial confirmed yesterday.
Fire Chief William H. Berry
said he turned down the Ne
groeS' request for membership
last week.
His statement followed pub
lie complaints against his de-
cision by the Negroes, Kenneth
Flennoy, "a, and Frank Greg
ory, %. both of 708 Lennon
avenue. Rockville. They said
they had been offered no rea-
son for their rejection, except
for Chief Berry's comment that
"you know why"
The fire official declared yes
terday he had no choice in the
matter because the depart
ment's bylaws restrict mem
bership to white male citi-
zens."