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Evening star., 1961-03-04
-StoF Staff Photo.

Contracts awarded during
January for future construc-
tien in the United States
amounted to $2,485,05O, 900,
an increase of 13 per cent
over January, 1860, and an
ALI time record for the
mQnth, according to the F. w.
Dodge Corp.
The construction news and
marketing specialists report
showed that residential con-
tracts contributed ONE
$s73,S03.00O to the total, an
increase of S per cent over
the year-earlier figure.
However, the Dodge firm
noted that most of the rise
was accounted for by sharp
gains in contracts for apart
ment buildings and hotels,
while single-family homes
continue below year-earlier
levels.
The number of dwelling
Evening star., 1961-03-04
Building
(
Permits

Regent building permits is
sued by the District include:
Mabel nj. Henderson, own
er. 1887, Wis. ave. n.w.; Avery
Construction Co., builder;
Thomas H. Locraft & Assoc,
architect; remove part of
roof, existing rear wall on
37th street building line. ex-
iSting front wall on Wis. ave.
building line, construct new
wall, ETC., office. 2440 Wis.
ave. NV; cost, $4,000.
Samuel Kline and Samuel
Darr, owner, 1915 1st street
Sc; William Barwess g. Son,
'builder; Harry Gritz. archi-
tect; to erect one. one-story
loading waste paper bales, rs
N st. Sc; cost, $4,000.
William HedgeSpath, own
er and builder, 215 Florida
ave. NV; r. C. Archer, jr,
architect; to arect one, one
story dwelling, 109 Division
ave. me-; cost, $4,000.
Evening star., 1961-03-04

high of December and
slightly below November, but
still well above the level Of
January, 1860,
Evening star., 1961-03-04
Contracts Set Mark in Jonuory

units represented by the
contracts in January was
69,072, a drop of S per cent
from January, 1860. q,
Non residential building
contracts in January totaled
$s13,245.O0O. up l per cent
from the previous January.
January heavy engineer
ing contracts were set at
$698 ,OO2, 900, up so per cent
from the corresponding
month of 1860. The Dodge
report said substantial in
creaseS came in contracts
for highways, electric light
and power systems and wa
ter supply systems.
After adjustment for nor
NAL seasonal variations. the
Dodge firm found the con-
tracts in January were down
somewhat from the all-time
Evening star., 1961-11-05
This Family Built Their
Own in 2O-Acre Woods
By JIM BIRCHFIELD
By JIM BIRCHFIELD
Star Staff Writer

liver think would be have a cabin in the
~ wilds-a mountain retreat from the hurlybury
of the big city?
The Richard Wleys dreamed Of having such hideaway
and found difficult to do you may think All that
is required is systematic planning and hard work
incidentally be fun you're building something want
DR. Wiley, psychologist and medical research admins
with the National Institutes of Health used scientific
approach in the search for a suitable Site
First he and Mrs Wiley about deciding exactly what
they wanted and then used topographic in choosing
possible locations This method saved lot of unnecessary
driving.
I'VE wanted cabin to be built in the woods and we
the land join State National park We wanted
secluded but with reasonably good access road We
wanted ayear and all this within two and half
hours Of OfWashingtOn."
They finally settled 20 of woods bordering Shen
andoah National Park BrownOwn little Virginia vii
lage about 10 miles from Front Royal
Now the time for building. and again Dr. Wiley was
influenced by his scientific training Having decided that
modified quonse design would be most practical he set
about making a scale model of balsa wood
had built anything" he I'm not carpenter,
so had of the construction details found that
the model was extremely helpful"
Dr. Wiley first built tool she'd and here he and Mrs.
Wiley lived week ends their "QuOnset Contemporary
began take shape And stands staunch and sturdy
complete but for few minor interior details
"A materials that went into the cabin brought
Continued poOs
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
Anna L. Smith
Dies at Age 80

Services were held recently
for Anna Louies Smith, age 80,
of Clayton, who died Thurs
day, January 26, at her resi-
dence. The funeral services
were held at the FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel on Sunday, January %,
with the Reverend Frank Bay
nard, pastor of Ewell's-St. Paul
Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment followed at Ewell's-
St. Paul Cemetery. Mrs. Smith
was the daughter of the late
Bennett F. Rutter and Lydia
Ann Watson. Survivors include
her husband, Mr.. Pennell R.
Smith and one son, Mr.. Willard
H. Jones of Wilmington. Mrs.
Smith was a member of Ewells-
st. Paul Methodist Church, w.
S. c. S., Clayton Century Club,
and P. R. R. Trainmens Auxil-
larry.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
County Theatre
Guild to Present
Drama at Dover

The Kent County Theatre
Guild will present the Glass
Menagerie, by Tennessee Will
liams at the Wesley College
Little Theatre, Dover, on Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday, Feb
ruary 8, 10, and IL. The cast
of four includes a Smyrna resi-
dent, Robert Bell, who plays
the part of the Gentleman Call
er. The production staff includes
four Smyrna residents: Bing
Pusey, in charge of lighting;
Theodore Scudder, serving as
stage manager and supervising
with Joe DalFarra the rebuild
ing of the entire set. Also,
Dale Hessler and Phoebe Grier,
who are working on publicity
and program, with Dale also
helping with the set. The we'll
known drama promises to be a
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02

he stated. Mrs. Ethel ]. Myers,
executive director of the Della
ware Chapter, said that many
areas are organized. With the
slogan, who Else Could Do the
Job?" the citizens of the state
are reminded of the work done
when Hurricane Donna struck
the state, driving 500 Delawar-
cans from their homes. The Red
Cross is on the job every day
but the real need is emphasized
during such emergencies. Eleven
branch areas went into action,
with the chapter staff augment
ed by hundreds of volunteer
workers. Other functions of the
Red Cross include help to SER
vicemen, veterans, and their
families; giving instruction in
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02

first aid, water safety, and home
nursing, helping the sick
through the Gray Ladies, and
with the Motor Corps. The re-
cord shows 3,l2l separate cases
involving. assistance to service
men, veterans, and their fami-
lies handled in Delaware; 43 dis
asters, or diaster-type opera
tions occurred within the state.
The Red Cross provided food,
clothing and housing for hum
dreds of victims in fires, hurri-
canes, and storms. Area No. 4
includes Smyrna, Clayton, Black
iston's, and the rural area of
Smyrna to Woodland Beach.
There is real need for a fund
drive chairman if this area is
not to be the only spot In the
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
1861 Red Cross
Fund Drive
Meeting Held

Area No. A was among eight
branch areas represented at a
dinner meeting held at Dinner
Bell Inn, Dover, to make plans
for the coming 1861 drive for
funds by the Delaware Chapter,
American Red Cross on We'd
nesday, Jan. 25. John N. Nc
Dowell state campaign chair
man, told the group that the aim
will be for $310,OS5, four per
cent more than last year. There
is no question about the need,
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
William J. Carter
Rites Held Today

Funeral services will be held
today at ! p. m. at the Union
Emmanuel Methodist Church for
William James Carter, II, of
Cheswold, who died Sunday at
the Kent General Hospital, Do
yer. Mr.. Carter, the son of the
late Hopewell H. and Sally
Ridgeway Carter of Cheswold,
is survived by his wife, Lula
Ray Carter, and five children,
Mrs. Leona Muntz, Smyrna;
James Carter, Norris E. Durha,
Amiel Lee Durham, and Glen
don K. Durham, all of Ches-
void. Also among survivors in
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
DR.. Speakman
CONTINUED from Page -


shown a panoramic view of the
city from the top of Mt. Royal.
Monsieur Lavois, director of the
Provincial Bank of Canada, one
of the largest banks in the coun-
try, and Monsieur Dezile, direc-
tor of L'Alliance and a large life
insurance company were CO.
hosts to the group at a dinner
in the Club st. Denis. Both of
these men are graduates of the
advanced course in business ad-
ministration at Harvard. Profess
sor Jean des Champs, of the
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Com
mercial, took them all to Mont
Tremblant for a day of skiing,
where the Firms, Germans, Aus
trians, and Norwegians in the
group showed their outstanding
skill. They were later guests at
a private club As miles south of
Mont Tremblant, Estural. DR..
Speakman and his group felt
that international relations were
greatly strengthened by the trip,
and the foreign visitors were de-
lighted with the hospitality ex-
tended them. DR.. Speakman says
that the growth of French Can
ada is tremendous; in fact, all
of Canada is booming.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
Trips Outlined
Continued frOm PAGE u

ans who work in the United
States, with more than 1000 in
Delaware, where they harvest
crops which are vital to agri-
cultural economic development.
He also said that there is no
segregation in Puerto Rico and
that churches are helping to
improve conditions. The slides
stressed the beauty and cleanli-
ness of the country. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard c. Price had also
visited Puerto Rico and MIR.
Price showed many colored
slides and also movies of their
visit there and in Jamaica, which
included many pictures taken in
San Juan, and on fishing trips.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
Gloria Steller
Married to
Larry Sartin

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steller
of Taylor's Bridge, announce
the recent marriage of their
daughter, Miss Gloria Jean, to
MIR. Larry Jay Sartin, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Leslie Sartin of
Middletown. Miss Steller is a
graduate of the John Bassett
Moore High School and is now
associated with the Belber Man
ufacturing Corporation of this
town. Mr.. Sartin attended Mid
dletown High School and is now
associated with the Chrysler
Corporation of Newark. They
are presently residing at the
home of the groom's parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Leslie Sartin of
Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02

huge success. and theatre goers
from the Smyrna area are re-
minded that tickets may be pur-
chased at the door or from any
member of the Guild. The play,
which is Tennessee Williams
best known, is the story of
family struggling during the
depression, and the various per-
sonality conflicts between
mother and her painfully shy
daughter and her poet-dreamer
son. The part of the mother is
portrayed by Althea Steinhaur,
who has been in eight of the
Theatre Guild productions, in
cluding Visit to a Small Plan
et," which was staged in Smy-
rna by the Smyrna Lions Club.
The daughters role is taken by
Carol Crumb, of Dover, appear
ing in her first stage role. Tom
Wingate is played by Bill Hugh
es of Dover, known to many
Smyrna residents, and interest
ed in many cultural activities
in the Dover area. He will be
remembered for his roles in the
River Line, The Seventh Veil,
and You Can't Take 1t With
You.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
PROCLAMATION
AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
FEBRUARY, 1861
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
MAY COME, GREETING
WHEREAS. The National Society. Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution. has
sponsored American History Month in
February since 1925 and
WHEREAS. All organizations of what
ever kind and public. parochial and
private schools. have been asked to
emphasize the study of American His
tory during this celebration month
which contains the birth dates of the
First and the Sixteenth Presidents Of
GEORGE WASHINGTON and
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
NOW. THEREFORE. /. Robert w. Rid
dagh. Mayor of the Town of Smyrna.
do Proclaim the month Of February.
1861. as American History Month in the
Town of Smyrna and request that every
effort be made within our town and
surrounding area to stress the vital
ity and freedom we enjoy as citizens
of the United States of America The
facts of written history refute the
theory that indifference and ignorance
can replace patriotism. Let us all con-
tribute to the growth of our American
heritage and develop finer citizens for
future generations.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
Committee Meets
To Plan Opera
Series at Smyrna

An innovation is planned by
Mrs. George Schwartz and Miss
Muriel Schwartz. of Dover,
which will put Smyrna on the
entertainment map in this area,
according to plans which were
discussed recently at luncheon
meeting held at Dinner Bell Inn,
Dover. A group of representa-
tive women from Dover, Smyr-
ma, and Dover Air Force Base
talked of the proposed project
of showing a series of opera
films for patrons of the entire
area between Dover and Middle
town, and part of Maryland.
Mrs. Earl w. Field outlined the
plans and Miss Muriel Schwartz
presented the detailed informa-
ton. Those present indicated
their preference for various
operas. 1t was decided to present
a series of four opera films at
the Smyrna Theatre on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, the
first in the series to be on Feb.
21-22, and the other three on
successive months. The modern
Smyrna Theatre will seat more
than six hundred persons, and
there is sound-proof room, The
Hunt Room in the balcony. The
planning committee included in
addition to the two hostesses,
Mrs. ]. Allen Frear, Mrs. Ivan
Wise, Mrs. Field, Mrs. Arthur
Dobberstein, Mrs. Charles Hen
ry, Jr., Mrs. Donald A. Quasi,
Mrs. William c. McCamy, re-
presenting the Officers Wives
Club, DAFB; Mrs. Norman
James, Mrs. Ginny Ryan, all of
Dover; also, Mrs. William D.
Kirk, president of the Twentieth
Century Club, and Mrs. Henry
c. Webb, of Smyrna; and James
Flood, chief of the News-Journal
Bureau, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02

clude seven grand children and
five sisters and two brothers as
follows: Mrs. Mary Muntz,
Sweetsboro, N. j.; Mrs. Alice
Gaines, Cheswold; Mrs. Agnes
N wi an d, Philadelphia; Mrs.
Laura Pierce, Monroeville, N.
j.; Mrs. Katherine Cuff, Bridge
ton, N. j.; John W.Carter, Mills
boro, and Hopewell Carter,
Deerfeld, N. j.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
tcontinued from Page y


Lane by Concrete, Inc, Milford,
were signed by council. Gilmore
reported that delivery of the
second snow plow is expected
this week. Names of delinquents
were stricken from the tax list.
There was discussion on replac-
ing the present police car and it
was suggested that council in
vestigate leasing of a vehicle for
that work. Mayor Riddagh,
Councilmen Guy M. Edmondson,
Jr., Linden Doughten and Glenn
Busker attended the session.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02

state failing to take its part in
the drive. 'Delawareans support
Red Cross as a direct expression
of human conscience, of the ape
less impulse in mans heart to
give, to guide, to teach to help
one another"
Smyrna times., 1961-02-02
The SMYRNA Times
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1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb
rusry 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 TO
December "a. 1899.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
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DVERTiSEMENTS-T Smyrna Times
Ia the business medium not only for the
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Subscription price. $3.50 per year. out of
state. $500. strictly in advance.
Evening star., 1961-06-02
ThiefMouths
Coin,NotPiII,
Is Convicted

The silent testimony of one
'reen pill, some cheap pearls
nd two silver dollars convicted
man of unlawful entry and
arceny yesterday in Municipal
>ourt.
The defendant, Herbert l..
5ibson, 40, of the 1400 block
f Rhode Island avenue NV,
7as given a 260-day Jail SEN
ence by Judge Thomas C.
ically.
Miss Cabell Douglas, of 1437
Lhode Island avenue NV,
estified she awoke at about
80 am. on March 16, saw a
hadowy figure leaving her
partment and found her purse
ad been taken.
An elevator operator, Calvin
ohnson. said he remembered
aking a man to the floor
Glow Miss Douglas and led
olice to an apartment. The
ccupant told police Gibson
Rd been there.
The suspect, located at his
ome in the same block, denied
ie theft. But officer Roger R.
ore said he located the pill,
earls and silver dollar there.
j reported missing by Miss
ouglaS.
The policeman said Gibson
aintained the pill was his
1t was unable to say what
was being treated for.
tlice, the jury was told, at
rst were unable to find a sec
ID silver dollar Miss Douglas
sd had been taken.
A brief search. they said,
rned up the coin-in Gibson's
outh.
This, plus the other evidence,
owed too much for Gibson,
no was convicted in less than
minutes.
Evening star., 1961-06-02
Space Expert
Urges Rocket
A-PrOpuIsion
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

A top space authority says
the United States can leap
frog Russia in space "at almost
no cost" by developing atomic
propulsion for rockets.
DR.. Lloyd V. Berkner made
this assertion last night at a
special meeting of the Wash
tngton Academy of Sciences at
the Carnegie Institution, 1880
2 street NV. DR.. Berkner is
mead of the Space Science
Board of the National Academy
of Sciences National Research
Council and director of the
Graduate Research Center of
the Southwest at Dallas.
Although development of
nuclear rockets will actually
cost many millions, DR.. Berk-
ner said the practical cost
would be negligible. He ex-
planned this apparent paradox
by saying:
"We have to hold Los Alamos
Scientific Laboratory together
in any case and wisdom die
tates that we give (the scien-
tific team there) a problem like
this one, commensurate with
their abilities, and the money
to carry it out"
Weapons Research Center
Los Alamos, in the mountains
northwest of Santa Fe, N.
Mex, was the focus of de-
velopment of the atom bomb
and is still a leading center of
weapons research. DR.. Barkner
said that in an unsettled period
like the present the country
cannot afford to scatter the
scientific talent there but must
keep the center in operation at
all costs.
DR.. Berkner set a price tag
Of $10-20-30 billion" on Presi-
dent Kennedy's national goal
Of putting a man on the moon
In this decade.
DR.. Ralph E. Lapp, physicist
and lecturer, who shared the
platform with DR.. Berkner,
estimated the cost at about
$25 billion, while DR.. Philip
Abelson Of the Washington
Academy Of Sciences, moder-
ator, predicted the total would
slip to $40 billion"
DR.. Lapp said he could find
little scientific reason for going
to the moon, asserting that
President Kennedy's own mes
sage cited such geopolitical
considerations as "the battle
for the minds of men"
Policy Support Urged
But the decision is made"
Or. Lapp said. I'VE in science
should support it as best we
can. Let's not be second again.
Let's not have another Van
guard or Mercury program"
vanguard, the Nations first
space effort, was beaten to
truition by the Russian Sput-
hicks I and II and by hastily
;ontrived American Explorer
satellites. Mercury, the Ameri-
can man-m-space program,
was beaten in April by Cosmo-
naut Yuri Gagarin'S orbital ride
n a Russian space craft.)
Since it's now national
policy to go to the moon, let's
not goof," DR.. Lapp continued.
DR.. Berkner estimated that
before the end of the century
mankind will be repaid many
times over for the $10-20-3O
billion this program will have
cost"
The repayment, he said, will
De in the form of contributions
20 human well-being from the
general advancement of science
md technology.
Evening star., 1961-06-02
Leadership Course

The Montgomery County
iucation Association will hold
annual leadership training
Iurse this summer at Camp
,uise in the Catoctin (Md.0
.ountains on June 2, 3 and 4.
is open to elected delegates,
ficers and committee chair
an OF the MEGA.
Evening star., 1961-08-04
Teen-oger From Kansas
Meets Robert Kennedy

Brooke Beauchamp. IT.
year-old winner of a ma
tional table setting competi-
ton, saw more VIPs during
a 36-hour visit in Washing
ton this week tnan a lot Of
Capital residents see in a
year.
Brooke, whose home is in
Lawrence, Kans., was given
a trip to New York by her
parents as a high school
graduation present.
She previously had won
this years 7th Annual Lenox
Creative Table Setting Con-
test and when the firm
learned she was in New York
they decided to give her q
trip to Washington so she
could see the White House
china collection and the May
flower Hotels famous gold
service.
A call on Representative
Robert F. Ellsworth of Kan
sas was set up in advance
and her schedule kept grow
ing from there.
Evening star., 1961-08-04

Mr.. Ellsworth knew that
Brooke's father, Paul R.
Beauchamp, served in the Air
Force with Deputy Attorney
General Byron ("Whizzer"O
White, so he arranged for her
to meet Mr.. White who took
her in to meet Attorney Cen
eral Robert F. Kennedy.
At the White House, Social
Secretary Tish Baldridge took
her on a tour of the West
Wing where she glimpsed
President Kennedy working
in his office.
By chance, Brooke's Wash
ington visit conceded. with
the dinner China's Vice
President Chen Cheng gave
for President Kennedy
Wednesday night and the
pretty high school graduate
had a place in the Mayflower
Hotel lobby where she could
watch the arrival of all the
VIPs, including the Chief
Executive, a number from
the cabinet, a contingent of
well known Senators, U. N.
Evening star., 1961-08-04
What You'll Become
To Entertain
Soroptinists

Mrs. Edna H. Nick, trea-
surer Of the Soroptimist In
ternational Association, will
entertain board members of
the District Soroptimist Club
Monday evening at her home.
Guest of honor will be Mrs.
Lilly E. Quarnberg, member
of the governing board of
the Soloptimist International
Association and immediate
past president of Soroptimist
Federation of the Americas,
Inc. Mrs. Quarnberg is visit
ing Mrs. Nick on a trip east
to attend an executive COM
mittee meeting of the Sorop-
timiSt Federation held in
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1961-08-04
WHY GROW OLD?
Teen Age Is When You
Determine Your Future

You have been studying
and playing so hard and
growing so fast that you have
not had time to stop and look
yourself over to see just
where you are headed. This
is the time to do it! You have
all of the materials for lovely
womanhood.
Girls today have a better
chance to be attractive than
their mothers did. Mostly they
are more outdoor and sports
minded and their mothers
know much more about nutri-
ton than their grandmothers
did. More is known about skin
care and permanents are
better.
More POiSe
Generally speaking I think
girls in this age group have
Evening star., 1961-08-04
HOSPITAL GETS
GIFT OF FLOWERS

The flowers used as dec
orations for the dinner
given for President Ken
nedy Wednesday by Ma
tionalist China's Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Chen are
now being enjoyed by pa
tientS at George Washing
ton University Hospital.
Large cardboard boxes of
pink carnations, red roses,
blue delphinium and
maidenhair fern were sent
to the hospital yesterday
from the Mayflower after
Embassy aides conferred
with DR.. Janet Travell,
President Kennedy's physi-
clan, as to possible re-
cipientS.
Evening star., 1961-08-04
House Guest

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred D.
Howell will have as their
guest at Sherwood Forest,
Md, her sister, Mrs. Robert
s. Grant of Coral Gables,
Fla, formerly of this city.
Mrs. Grant will attend the
Georgetown University Writ
ers Conference before leav-
ing with her husband and
son on a trip to Peru.
Evening star., 1961-08-04

more poise than their mothers
did because they are exposed
to more group activity and
have more contact with their
elders. I am sure that, because
Of this, you have already
noted that popularity depends
on thoughtfulnes, and a
friendly attitude, as well as
on being a good dancer and
being fun to be with.
Take stock not only of your
physical defects and blessings
but also of those which make
up your personality.
" you would like to hove my
IeofIet Popularity" which wos
pIOnned especially for young women
your oee, send q stamped, self
addressed envelope with your re-
guest for IeofIet No. So. Address
josephine LOwmon in core Of The
Evening Stor.