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Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Ricky Brittingham
Declared Winner
OF Cub Scouts
.Pinewood Derby

Ricky Brittingham won the
grand championship and was
presented the trophy at the first
annual Pinewood Derby spon-
sored by the Cub Scouts which
was held Saturday afternoon at
the Market Street Plaza town
park. Craig Shirey's car came
in second in the grand finale
to the event. There were thir-
ty-one entrants who had carved
out of a block of wood, sanded,
and painted the small cars, as
sisted by their fathers. Edward
S. Wilson, Jr., cub master well
coined the crowd which includ-
ed the cubs, their parents, and
other interested persons. Ern-
est Noll of Clayton, who had
built the 32-foot track was pre-
sented and his grandson pulled
the lever which started the first
eight cars down the track. The
cars were weighed and entered
in classes as to weight, with
eight cars going down the track
at a time. Winners in the first
elimination, Ricky Birmingham,
first; Eric Pryor, second; second
elimination, Dwight Meyer, first;
Larry Piesano, second; third
elimination, David Lurty, first;
Craig Shirey, second; fourth
elimination, Douglas Pleasanton,
first; Ted Wilson, second. Blue
ribbons and a silver dollar were
given to all first place winners.
Material for the track was pro-
vided by Slaughter's, Inc, Clay
ton. Ricky Brittingham was the
guest at dinner of the Smyrna
Lions Club on Monday night.
The Lions sponsor the cub scout
pack. Merchants who lent their
financial support were Warner
w. Price Co., Wootten's Cloth
ing, Western Auto, Smyrna
Hardware, Southern States Co.
operative, Clements Supply Co.,
Burton's Garage, Golden Pharm-
acy. The Bank of Delaware
provided napkins, and Green
Hill Frear Dairy, milk.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

l94l. From 1927 to 1880, he
was professor of constitutional
law at the Government Law
College in Bombay. Fran 1888
to l94l, he was honorary Sec
retary of the Bar Council of
the High Court of Judicature at
Bombay. From l94l to l947,
he was Puisne Gunior) Judge of
the Bombay High Court, and
since August is, l947, has been
Chief Justice. He was appoint
ed Ad Hoe Judge at the Inter-
national Court of Justice at the
Hague in 1857 and continued
in that office till April, 1860.
MIR. Chagla visited the U. S.
in 1916 as a member of the
Indian Delegation to the United
Nations. In addition to being
the Chief Justice of the Bonn
bay High Court, he has held
various other positions, such as
vice-chancellor of the Bombay
University, president of the AS
iatic Society of Bombay, chair
man of the Legal Education
Committee, and member of the
Continued on Pare Tweiye1
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
JOYCE THOMPSON CHARLES "SKlP" REBAR
Skip Rebar, Joyce Thompson Win First
HOnors in Driver ROad-E-O Finals

Charles Skip Rebar was de-
clared the winner in the fifth
annual Teenage Road-E-O spon-
sored by the Smyrna-Clayton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
on Sunday afternoon; David
Urian, second; Bob Pritchard,
third; Joyce Thompson, first in
girls competition; Dottie Gray,
second. There were eleven en-
trants, four girls, and seven
boys. Rebar will receive $25
and a plaque and will represent
Smyrna-Clayton in the state fin
ais in Seaford on June A. Da-
vid Urian will receive a plaque
and $40; Joyce Thompson, a
plaque and $40. The awards
will be made at a Jaycee meet
ing. Judges included Robert
Wood, Lieut.. Charles L. Sipple,
Delaware State Police, Robert
Belber, Jaycee president, and
Robert Bergman, driver training
instructor at the high school.
Assisting with the project were
James Fischer and Barry Prit-
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Clayton Lions
Club Announces
Future Events

Edward Hurd, program chair
man, Clayton Lions Club. has
announced that at the first
meeting in May the club will
entertain at dinner, members
and leaders of the Brownie
Troop and the Cub Scout troops
which they sponsor. On May
II, the club will feature a lad
les night program followed by
a dance, and on June 7, men,
bers of the Clayton Town Board
and town employees will be
guests of the club. The install
lation program is scheduled for
June FL. At their recent meet
ing the program included the
showing of a film entitled the
History of Delaware, sponsored
by the Bell Telephone Com
pany. Harry w. Moor, presi-
dent, conducted the business
session and announced a pub
lie auction sale on Saturday,
May 6. The money derived from
the sale will be used toward
the clubs many community pro-
jects. The Lions have offered
to clean out attics and haul
away what householders do not
want.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
lndia's Ambassador To Give Address
AT u. Of D. Annual Honors Day, Nav 4

Mahomedali Currim Chagla,
India's ambassador to the Unit.
ed States, Mexico and Cuba,
will be the featured speaker at
the Annual Honors Day con-
vocation on Thursday, May 4,
at the University of Delaware.
The program will be held at
IL a. M, on the central cam
pus green north of the Mem
orial Library. In the event of
rain the ceremonies will be
shifted to Mitchell Hall. AM
bassador Chagla's subject will
be THE United States and In
dia." Mr.. Chagla was born in
Bombay on September 80, 1900.
He was educated at St. Xavier's
College, Bombay and Lincoln
College, Oxford. He graduated
at Oxford in Honours School of
Modern History in 1922, and
was president of the Oxford
Asiatic Society and president of
the Oxford Indian Malls. He
studied law at the Inner Tenn
pie, and was called to the bar
in 1922. MIR. Chagla practiced
law in Bombay from 1922 to
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
|. G. Burton, Inc.
Again Wins Sales
Campaign Award

Chevrolet Motor Sales Divi-
sion announced that Irwin G.
Burton, Inc, were again the
winners in their National Feb
ruary-March Campaign. Each
year to stimulate sales, dealers
are divided into groups and
compete against each other for
volume of sales. This years
campaign was called the 60
Ahead-Stay Ahead Campaign"
and Irwin G. Burton, Inc, the
local Chevrolet Agency were
winners in their division. Mr..
William Willis wishes to thank
all those who bought cars DUR
ing these two months, for max
ing their success possible. It's
a real achievement as competi-
tion between dealers is very
keen. MIR. Willis was especially
pleased as during these two
months they sold more used
cars and used trucks than. in
any two months since they
have been in Smyrna. All of
the statesmen were particularly
pleased about this as it shows
confidence in the value and
quality of the used cars and
used trucks. AS the prize in
this contest Chevrolet Motors
Sales Division is giving MIR. and
Mrs. Willis a trip to New York
on May "a and 25. While there,
they will have all their expens-
es paid for their stay and their
entertainment. A Broad wa v
show, an evening at a well
known nightclub and other fea-
lures are planned to reward the
Chevrolet dealers who were
winners in this go Ahead and
Stay Ahead Campaign"
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Firemen Answer
4 More Alarms

Thirty volunteers of the Cit
liens Hose Company answer
ed an alarm at 9:l0 a. m, Fri
day to the home of Richard
Cochran, West Commerce ST.,
where a flooded oil burner and
smoke caused some damage.
At ll:l8 a. m, Sunday they re-
sponded to an alarm of chin
ney fire at the home of Kurt
Schettler, in the Clayton area.
Thirty-five volunteers were at
the site about an hour under
the direction of Henry Dukes,
first assistant chief. Forty fire.
men responded to a house fire
near Blackbird on the Eagles
Nest Road at l0:l5 p. m., on
Sunday evening. The house,
owned by Gus Widman of Will
mington, was unoccupied and
was completely involved in
flames when first noticed by a
passing motorist. An alarm was
received Tuesday at 4:30 p. m,
at the home of Paul Grier on
Delaware Street. Only minor
smoke damage was reported as
the fire was confined to the
kitchen caused by an oven
flare-up.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Louis Hazard
Elected As Head
Of Smyrna PTA

Officers of the Smyrna Spec
ial District School Parent Teach
er Association were elected at
the recent meeting, as follows:
Louis Hazard, president; Will
liam Rundell, vice-president for
high school; John Graden, vice
president for elementary school;
Mrs. Lena Hutchison, secretary;
the Rev. ]. Howard Link, treas
urer. DR.. George V. Kirk, su-
perintendent, announced that
two of three nominees to the
annual Summer Science Camp
had been sponsored by the
Smyrna Rotary Club and Smyr-
ma Lions Club. The PTA voted
the necessary amount for the
third nominee. Brinton Reyn-
olds, president, conducted the
meeting. The program was pre-
sented by students from the
John Bassett Moore High Schoo
including a music program and
talks on General Organization.
A Rodney Daniels, music in
structor, directed the students.
There were selections by a
trombone quartet, consisting of
Danny Marsh, Milton Moffett,
Marvin Knox, and William Da-
vid. Trumpet solo, by Johnny
Biddle, accompanied by Mrs.
Doris Fearon, of the music de-
partment; flute solo, Meredith
Wilder; clarinet quartet, Judy
Steele, Janice Wilder, Barbara
Fortner, and James Everhart.
Informative talks were given by
the incoming officers of Gen
eral Organization by Charles
Rebar, president, who told of
the purpose of GO, and by
Joyce Thompson, secretary, who
told of goals, and by Bhrrill
Mccoy, vice-president, who told
of money needed for robes for
the chorus. Sixteen delegates
from the local PTA attended
the recent state convention. The
homeroom winners with the
greatest number of parents
present were Mrs. Pauline Mat.
thews, and Harvey L. Price, ,Jr
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Ladies Auxiliary
Make Nominations
For New Officers

A new member, Mrs. jeanette
Wiley, was voted in at the re-
cent meeting of Ladies Auxil-
larry of the Citizens Hose Com
pany, presided over by Mrs.
Alberta Morris, president. A re-
port was given on the Kent
County meeting held at Ches-
void, attended by six members
of the local auxiliary. Mrs.
Morris named delegates and al
ternates to the convention of
Delmarva Fire Association and
Auxiliaries to be held at Del
mar on May 9-l0. They are:
Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Edna Truax,
Mrs. Connie Morris, Mrs. Ruth
Leager, Mrs. Addie David, dele
gates; Mrs. Agnes Boyles, Mrs
Helen Hudson, Mrs. Patricia
Ebright, Mrs. Marge Strouse
and Mrs. Clara Jones, alter
mates. Nominations of officers
of the local auxiliary for the
year l96l-62 were as follows
Mrs. Agnes Boyles, president
Mrs. Addie David, vice presi.
dent; Mrs. Irene FAIRIES, secre.
tary; Mrs. Ruth Leager, assis,
tant secretary; Mrs. Edna TruaA
financial secretary; Mrs.Strouse
assistant financial secretary
Mrs. Helen Grier, treasurer
Mrs. Helen Hudson, assistant
treasurer. The election and in.
stallation of officers will be
held at the May meeting. Mrs
Christine Morrow and Mrs. Ad.
die David were appointed to
the gift committee by the pres.
ident.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Senator Manning
Addresses BPW
Club Meet Here

Senator Margaret Manning
advocated selection of statewide
candidates at primary elections
and revision of absentee regis
tration procedure at the meet
ing of the Smyrna-Clayton Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
Club this week at the Wayside
Inn. Mrs. Manning, an honor
ary member of the Brandywine
BPW Club of Wilmington, was
introduced by Mrs. Avis Obold
of Claymont, state federation
legislation chairman. Mrs. Lii
liam Smith, local legislation
chairman, arranged the pro.
gram, assisted by Mrs. Mae
Parker, public affairs chairman.
Other guests were Miss Grace
Meyer, president, and Miss Fun.
ice Bradley of the Mid-County
Club of Middletown, and Mrs.
William Kruchen, president of
the Kent County Republican
Women's Club. Mrs. Helen ].
Deakyne, president, greeted the
guests and conducted the bust
ness meeting. She appointed
Mrs. Gertrude Scout, chairman,
Mrs. June Anthony and Mrs.
Ella Davis as the nominating
committee to present a slate of
candidates for. the May meet
ing. Mrs. Katherine Bailey and
Mrs. Katherine Bulger, were
named to the bylaws revision
committee of which Mrs. Chris
tine Morrow is chairman.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
3 S.H.S. Future
Farmers Place
First In Land
Judging Contest

Three Future Farmers from
Smyrna High school placed first
in the Kent county land judging
contest held at the John G. Tar
burton farm recently. Five
schools had teams in the pro-
gram which was sponsored by
the Kent County Soil Conserva-
ton District Supervisors. Those
taking part in the contest and
the team numerical scores are
as follows: Winner, Smyrna
High School F. F. A. Chapter,
SO points, John Davis, Donald
Faucet, Leslie Ballanger; Sec
ond, Ca esar Rodney High
School F. F. A. Chapter. 80
points, Charles Ross, John
Thomas, Frank Kesselring; Third
William Henry High School F.
F. A. Chapter, IA points, Webs
ter Coombs, Charles Hickerman,
Robert Winchester; Fourth, Har-
rington High School F. F. A.
Chapter, 65 points, Wayne
Welch, Robert Dobraski, Rich
ard Layton; Fifth, FELTON, High
School F. F. A. Chapter, 81
points, James Satterfield, Hollis
Christian, Ronald McCloskey.
The Smyrna team will receive
a trophy at one of their school
assemblies which has been pro-
vided by Clements Supply Co.,
of Clayton, one Of the local ma
chinery dealers who has given
support for this activity. Judges
for the contest were Frederick
T. Mott, work unit conserva-
zionist for Kent County and Will
liam Ireland, soil scientists with
the Soil Conservation Service.
The purpose of the program
is to teach young men how to
compare and evaluate soils for
fertility and for various crop
ping systems. This was the first
year for the program in Kent
county and it will be continued
for future years.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
FLA. Members
Attend Lions
Farmers Night

The Smyrna Lions Club en-
l.tertained fourteen farmers ane
four members of Future Farm.
ers at the John Bassett Moore
High School at the annual Farm.
ers Night program Monday. The
Future Farmers included Don.
aid Neal, David Brown, Roger
Stradley, who represented the
state at Kansas City, also Cor
don Reed. They were present
ed by Harvey L. Price, Jr., chair
man of program. Also, a spec
ial guest was nine-year-old
Ricky Brittingham, winner of
the Pinewood Derby, who was
introduced by Edward S. Will
son, Jr., cub master. Mr.. Will
son displayed the block of wood
of the kind from which the cubs
carved the cars which were en-
tered in the derby. Ricky show
ed his winning car and also the
trophy which he won, donated
by the Lions Club, sponsors of
the cubs. Ralph Barwick, in
charge of agricultural education
at the University of Delaware,
guest speaker, told of the need
to recognize agriculture as a
science. He refuted the claim
that agriculture is a declining
industry, saying that it is using
more capital, more science, and
more technology. Referring to
the surplus, he quoted that: I'VE
would rather have a surplus
headache than a deficit stom-
ach ache" Referring to the re-
lated occupations in agriculture,
the speaker emphasized that
pressure is on and farmers re-
quire more education, and told
of the two-year program at the
University of Delaware, leading
to an associate degree. He urg-
Continued on Psss Twefvel
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Thomas Clayton
School to Get
New Addition

Construction on an addition
to the Smyrna Special School
District of six classrooms and
multipurpose room will get
u n d rway in approximately
three weeks, according to local
officials. A contract for the
construction which will be un-
dertaken by Hallock Construc-
tion Company of Easton, Md,
was signed by the building COM
mission last week. The total
cost of the construction will be
$3l9,244.00. H. F. Hallock,
president of the construction
company, has met with the
chairman of the building com
mission, the school superinten-
dent, George c. Austin, inspec-
tor of the project, and the arch
itect, to arrange for start of
construction. Ground breaking
will be on May is, 1861, if
weather is satisfactory. Hallock
Construction Company has post
ed the necessary performance
payment bonds, and Workmen's
Compensation Liability insur-
ance with the district as requir-
ed by law. The building will be
located Immediately to the rear
of the existing Thomas D. Clay
ton School on the Dupont High
way.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Daylight Saving
Time Begins Sun,

Smyrna Town Council is ex-
pected to take action at their
regular meeting on Friday, April
%, to make effective in this
area the observance of Daylight
Saving Time. Clocks will be set
forward one hour at 2 a. M, on
Sunday, April 80, and daylight
time will be in effect until next
fall.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

chard, previous state winners.
Cars for the event were fur
nished by Irwin G. Burton, Inc,
and Ennis & Deakyne. The Do
yer Jaycees furnished layout
equipment. The other contest
ants were Patricia Moffitt, Kar-
en- Kraus, Andy Roth, Tom
Mills, Ed Sterling, and Eugene
Startt. The Jaycee committee
on the project: James Gray and
Robert Ennis, coo h ir m n;
Glenn McNatt, James Haas, and
Barry AttiX.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
SMYRNA Resident
Gets Prize Catch

Fishermen, grab your poles
and head for Lake Como. A sew
en- pound bass, measuring twen-
ty-three inches, was caught Sun
day by w. P. Brockschmidt of
l39 Lake Drive. MIR. Brock
schmidt reported that he had
caught several bass weighing
three and four pounds, but re-
CARDS this as his prize catch
possibly the record for Lake
Como.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Women To Hold Luncheon

The Kent County Democratic
Women's Club will hold its an
nual spring luncheon on Satur-
day, April %, 1890 pm, at the
Treadway Inn, Dover. Mrs. Har-
ris B. Mcdowell, wife of Della
wares lone Congressman, will
be the guest speaker. Mrs. Ver-
non B. Derrickson and Mrs. Viii
liam E. Barnard, both of Dover,
are co-chairman of the event.
Evening star., 1961-04-23

and successfully from the mis-
sion. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
then Supreme Allied Comman-
der, said later that the risks
that Gen. Taylor ran were
greater than 1 asked any other
agent or emiSSary to undertake
during the entire war"
Criticism Circulated
Earlier this month, Gen. Ar
thur G. Trudeau, Army chief
Of research and a former intel
ligence officer, circulated
among policy-making officers
a paper by an unnamed author
on the subject of guerrilla war
fare. This paper said, among
other things, that:
The United States doctrine
on guerrilla warfare lis polit-
ically sterile and does not pro-
vide the answer to all the muI-
tiple facets Of Communist cold
war tactics in underdeveloped
areas"
The United States maintains
a wall Of separation between
political and military affairs
which may be fine for domestic
problems but it does not work
against Communist supported
guerrillaS where political and
military action are one"
Foreign armies are further
along in anti-guerrilla warfare
than the United States.
In the United States there
are only a handful of profess
sional officers who have really
studied this problem"
When a revolt of people at
tempting to free themselves oc-
ours I'VE are unprepared to
cope with it," The United
States could train and equip
some of the hundreds of thou
sands Of nationals who have
escaped from Communist dom
nation" The paper said this
included not only escapees from
the Soviet bloc but Commu-
mist Cuba also"
Evening star., 1961-04-23
Career Sent Taylor
Behind Enemy Lines
BY the Associated Press

Army Gen. Maxwell D.
Taylor, who in World War II
made a dangerous excursion be-
hind enemy lines as an i'm
portant secret agent, was as
signed by President Kennedy
yesterday to make a special
survey of the military's guer-
rilla warfare organization.
Gen. Taylor retired as Army
chief of staff in 1855. pro-
testing that the Eisenhower ad-
miniStration was subordinating
the Army's role in defense
planning.
Mr.. Kennedy, at the outset
Of his administration, empha-
sized interest in improving and
expanding the Army's special
forces" These forces specialize
in the art of waging war be-
hind enemy lines in co-opera-
ton with local populations. The
catastrophe failure of the
landing by Cuban counter
revolutionaries - an operation
designed in guerrilla warfare
pattern-apparently Sharpened
Mr.. Kennedy's interest in the
problem.
Doubled Organization
The President already had
authorized the Army to double
the comparatively small special
forces organization, bringing it
up to about 5000 men. At
present, there are three such
units-in Germany, Okinawa,
and at Fort Bragg, N. c.
Pierre Salinger, White House
news secretary, said Mr.. Ken
nedy decided during the last
few days that such a survey
was needed and only Friday
asked Gen. Taylor to take on
the job.
Gen. Taylor will function as
a one-man task force, but will
have the cooperation OF all
departments and agencies con-
cerned, Mr.. Salinger said.
The various missions of a
special force include the Incl
dental collections of military
intelligence.
Extensive Background
Gen. Taylor, now SO, has a
vast background as chief of
staff, plus a long military ca
reer including World War II
combat.
During his many assignments
in peace and war, Gen. Taylor
served in various foreign coun-
tries and mastered several Ian
guages.
In September. 1943, he was
put ashore on the Italian
coast. His assignment was to
get through the German and
Italian lines and confer with
italian authorities to learn
whether violent German reac-
ton might follow If an allied
paratroop attempt was made
to seize airfields near Rome.
Gen. Taylor returned safely
Evening star., 1961-07-24
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
THORN Mcbride
BEETLE BAILEY
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Q. The boss in our office
has a very colorful vocabulary
as well as a very low opinion
of most of the employees. He
gets especially wrought up at
Instances of what he calls
sheer stupidity"-and these
happen just about every hour
on the hour, especially in the
r1ailroom. Well, one of his
fayorite epithets is "chowder-
head" sometimes alternated
with ''knucklehead." The Sec
ond one makes pretty good
sense, on the theory that a
knuckle is mostly bone and
q person with all knuckle for
his head would indeed be bone
headed and brainless. But tax
my own brain as will, I can't
figure out = the logic in
"chowderhead." Does it mean
muddled because a chowde1
has various ingredients? II
clam chowder is the kind in
tended, would it be New Eng
land style or Manhattan?
viii you please clear it upi
I almost said CLARITY" but
that applies to consomme. moi
chowder. See how confusing II
all becomes!
A. The chowder in Chow.
derhead" is neither fish mol
Evening star., 1961-07-24
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clam, neither Boston nor Man.
haitian. Indeed, it's simply not
that kind Of chowder at all.
Actually, this "chowderhead''
is a variation Of "cholterhead''
which in turn was originally
"jolterhead," a term much
used in Shakespeare's time, but
now completely obsolete. A
"jolterhead," as you might
guess. was simply a stupid
dolt, a blockhead-and that's
pretty much the sense in which
your tempestuous boss uses it
today.
The method by which an
unfamiliar spelling becomes
changed into the form of
another unrelated but more
familiar word c"cholter" to
"chowder" in the example
above) is knows as "folk
etymology" or popular ety.
mology." Examples of this are
especially common in folk dia-
lect-"Sparrow grass" for as
paraguS, very coarse veins
for varicose veins, "crick-sand''