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Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
First Grade
Enrolment
Expected To
Hit New High

Smyrna Special School Dis
trict announced today that to-
tai Of ia pupils had enrolled
for first grade within the dis
trict and that an enrolment in
the fall of at least 80 additional
pupils is anticipated. Of this
enrolment, III are in the Smyr-
ma Elementary School, AZ in
Clayton Elementary School, and
II in the Thomas D. Clayton
School. An additional 30 STU
dents will bring total enroll
ment in the district to over
200. This enrolment is higher
than that of last year where
only l08 had enrolled in the
Smyrna Elementary as of this
time. Enrolment this year rep
resents l2% increase.
DR.. George v. Kirk, Super
intendent. indicated that at least
one additional teacher will have
to be hired and possibly two
to care for first grade ENROLL
ment increases alone. 1t also
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Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
Defense Transportation Days
To Be Observed This Saturday

observances to be held in Della
ware by the Del-Mar-Va Chap
ter at Dover Air Force Base.
The Del-Mar-Va Chapter is
sponsoring numerous in door
and out door exhibits and dis
plays in conjunction with Dover
Air Force Base. A highlight
of the out door exhibit area
will be CL-44 Canadian car
go plane from Seabord World
Airlines, Inc. The in door ex-
hibit area will feature the pop
ular, continuous drawings for
prizes that have been donated
by Del-Mar-Va Chapter mem =
bers, continuous showing Of in
teresting films on transporta :
tion and the International La =
tex Corp. exhibit of Space suits.
The exhibit area on Dover Air
Force Base will be open to the
public from 1000 am. to 3: 30
pm. this Saturday, May 18th.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
Little League
1862 Season
To be Ushered
In Saturday

The Smyrna Clayton Little
League is set to usher in its
1862 season this Saturday with
gala parade and ceremonies
at the Little League Park on
School Lane. The parade will
get underway at II o'clock noon
with the program at the field
starting at 1890 pm. Mayor
Robert Riddagh of Smyrna will
make the opening toss to get
the season underway. A irwin
bill will be played with Lions
meeting Bank of Delaware in
the opener and Rotary tangling
with Farmers Bank in the night
cap. League president, Rodney
Schuman will act as master of
ceremonies for the pre-game
activities. Following are the
team rosters:
Farmers Bank---Manager,
Pierce Legar; Randolph Hath,
Michael A. Mast, John Muth,
Jr., Kenneth J.. Daniels, Ronald
A. Craig, Reginald M. Bleem,
Steven E. Foreaker, Creadick
E. Smith, Leonardo Legar, F red
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Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
Clayton TOwnCOuncil
Re-Names Roth Mayor

AT the organization meeting
of Clayton Town Council Mon
day night at the town office
on Main Street, all officers
we're renamed to their re-
spective positions for the COM
ing year. John ]. Roth will be
serving his fourth term as may
or, having served in that capac-
ity since being elected to council
in 1859. George Knotts will con-
tinue as secretary and the dean
OF the group, ]. Harvey Dunning,
starting his 10th year as a
member of the Clayton govern
ment. will serve as treasurer.
Samuel Wallace and Allen Ever
EFT are the other members of
the board, both starting new
terms, having been unopposed
in the recent election.
The following committees
we're named by Mayor Roth.
Electric: Dunning, Knots; Wa
ter and Sewer: Knotts, Everett;
Streets: Wallace, Everett; Po-
lice: Knotts, Wallace; Board of
Health: DR.. R. C. Comegys,
Harry Moor, Mrs. Ruth Virdin,
Mrs. Lillian Smith, Robert
Horn; Assessor: Carl Clough;
Alderman: Frank Fleming; At
torney: David P. Buckson.
Council also re-hired all the
present town employees for the
coming year.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
PTA to Hear
School Band

AT the May meeting of the
Smyrna Special School Parent
Teacher Association tonight,
Thursday, May II at 8 pm. the
program will be presented by
the band Of the John Bassert
Moore High School, under the
direction of A. Rodney DAN
iels, instrumental instructor.
officers for the coming year
will be installed during the bus
mess session.
AT the meeting of the execu-
tive committee held at the homS
of MIR. and Mrs. William Hutch
ison, it was reported byNorms.n
C. Wilder, chairman of the
recent PTA smorgasbord, that
the proceeds were expected to
exceed one thousand dollars.
The project was for the benefit
of the band uniform fund. Sergt.
Lewis Hazard, president, con-
Quoted the committee meeting.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
Duck Creek
Day to Be
Observed Here
May 29- June 2

Interest will center on the
Duck Greek Historical Society,
and specifically on The Lin
dens, during the weekend of
May 29-3l. and on June 2 and
3. when varied program of
events is planned.
''Duck Greek Day" will be
observed at The Lindens on
Saturday, June 2 from | to S
p.m., featuring open house at
The Lindens, strawberry fes-
ival on the lawns surrounding
the restored house; an auto
mobile show from 1890 to 8
pm. dedication of the Old Plank
House. formerly on North Main
Street, and -erected by the
Public Archives Commission at
the site at Duck Greek.
In addition, there will be
a concert by the band of the
John Bassett Moore High
School, directed by Rodney Dam
iels from 8 to 4 pm. and
pony rides and games for chill
dren will be provided.
These events will be pre-
ceded by the Antique Show to
be held at the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club house May 29 81 from
ii am. to 10 pm. under the
direction of Mrs. George Cal
ey for the second consecutive
year. The proceeds from the
show will be. used toward con-
tinued restoration at The Lin
denS.
The annual meeting of the
Duck Greek Historical Society
will be held on Sunday, June
3 at 8 pm. Interested persons
are invited to attend.
Mrs. ]. Danforth Bush, men,
Der of the National Society of
Colonial Danes of America in
the State of Delaware, will be
the featured speaker. She will
show slides of Delaware pro-
vided by the Colonial Danes,
and will talk on "a Pilgrimage
Through Early Delaware" An
election of officers will be held.
Refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Avery Clifton and Miss
Henrietta Denney will be the
hostesses.
The Duck Greek Historical
Society was founded in answer
to a public plea from Mar
jorie W. Speakman to preserve
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Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

"The dial system, along with
its special cable network. will
provide finger tip communica-
tions between all state agen-
cies", the sales manager said.
He pointed out that the three
switchboards wilmington, Do
yer and Georgetown) with as
sociated equipment require a
telephone company investment
of some $ll0, 900.
Swinney said this new dialing
network has aroused interest
from Bell Companies serving
in Illinois, Michigan and Cali
fornia.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
IntercomnsunicatiOns System
Links All State Agencies

tony a special code number will
have to be dialed. For example,
to call a state telephone in Do
yer from a state telephone in
Wilmington, the caller will first
dial the code figure for Dover,
"8", then dial the desired Do
yer extension number. To call
Georgetown from a state tele-
phone in Wilmington, the user
will first dial the code "87"
then dial the desired George
town extension.
This new system is one of
the fastest and most modern
available anywhere, Swinney
said.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
New Phone
Equipment to
Be Displayed
At Open House

Open House will be held to-
night and tomorrow night at the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany's central office at l54
South state Street in Dover,
said ]. Henry Mcdonnell, the
company's local Community
Relations Chairman.
Open House hours both days
will be from $50 pm. to $50
p.m., he said.
Visitors will be able to see
the new direct distance dial
equipment that went into oper-
alton for Kent County custo-
mers last month. This equip
ment handles direct dialed Gus
toner calls going all over the
country.
Mcdonnell said visitors will
be able to see where subscrib-
ers' wires are connected to the
central office switching equip
ment. The tour will start in the
business office and then will go
to the switchboard room, then
to the Test Center.
The Test Center, he said,
is where all the cables in this
area are tested. Gable repair
men are also dispatched from
this location.
Mcdonnell pointed out that
new cable trucks will be on
display in the parking lot and
also a new cable pillow.
The tour, he said, will be
conducted by telephone men and
women who work in this area
In extending an invitation to
area residents, Mcdonnell sug-
gested they make it an outing
for the entire family.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
Wesleyan Church To Hold
Dedication Service Sunday

A service of dedication will
be held at the First Wesleyan
Methodist Church on Sunday,
May 20 at 3 pm. The dedi-
cation address will be given
by the Rev. Edwin B. Wallace,
of Florence, N. j.
The Rev. G. Wesley Brad
ley, conference president, will
head the service of dedication,
and with former pastors of the
church will make brief re-
marks. There will be special
music during the program.
The Rev. David P. Minkwitz,
pastor. has issued an invitation
to the public to attend.
MIR. Minkwitz was called to
the pastorate at the church on
July Il, 1860. Since then the
Sunday School enrolment has
doubled, and attendance tripled.
The membership has more than
doubled and attendance has trip
led.
The need for more room
was pressing. The size of the
old building was 80 X IS feet,
with no class rooms.
The new building is IS X
u feet, with new facilities,
including five classrooms, a
youth chapel, church office; a
modern heating system; hard
wood flooring, and the most
modern lighting fixtures.
Plans are now in the making
to offer new recreation facil- :
tiles for the youth department
of the Church. The pastor is
most grateful for the sacrifice
and splendid cooperation of the
congregation to make this pos
Sible.
Former pastors include the
Rev. John Compton, Rev. Ray
mond S. Taylor, Rev. Joseph
Kephart, Rev. Van Hersher,
Rev. Lewis Uhlendorff, Rev.
John Savage, Rev. Stanley Ia
Dor, and Rev. John Coppock.
Interesting facts about the
early days of the church are
found in an issue of The Smyr-
ma Times on May /, 1891, and
on March |, 1916.
Herman Chapel was built
in 1873 on lower Commerce St.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

An ultra modern dial tele-
phone system linking this
states government agencies
was placed in operation Sun
day, May l3, when Governor
Ebert N. Carvel made the first
call over the ate-wide tele-
phone network.
William G. Swinney, Diamond
State Telephone Company sales
manager, said Delaware is the
first state in the nation to have
a ate-wide intercommunica- :
tions system linking its COVER :
nment agencies.
"Formerly there was no CEN
traliZed telephone network to
link the governmental agencies
in Wilmington and Georgetown.
Each state agency in these areas
had to arrange for its own
telephone requirements" the
sales manager explained.
The new system provides
a complete administrative and
emergency commandments
work for the entire government
of the state. 1t gives fast and
automatic telephone service to
all state agencies.
In addition. Carvel explained,
1t is supplemented by the pre-
sent police teletype system and
mobile radio systems of the
state highway andpolice depart
mentS.
The new system will use three
consolidated communications
networks, one each for the Do
yer, Georgetown and Whining =
ton areas, with intercomections
between the systems.
Operator manned switch
boards, to handle incoming calls
from the public, will be located
in Dover, Georgetown and Will
mington.
A person using a state tele-
phone can now reach another
state telephone within the same
area by simply dialing the de-
sired extension number.
On calls between areas DO
yer, Georgetown and Whining
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
Joyce Thompson Named Delegate
To Methodist Women's Assembly

Miss Joyce Thompson was
elected to represent the PENN
sula Conference of Methodist
Youth as the only youth dele
gate from the entire conference
at the 9th Assembly of the
Women's Division meeting in
Atlantic City from May 1913.
A member of Asbury Metho-
dist Church Methodist Youth
Fellowship. she is among one
hundred youth delegates attend
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

ing the affair, held at Conven-
tion Hall. The assembly will
be attended by 10000 women
and the youth delegates will
meet missionaries and deacon
esses who will be attending all
sessions. On Thursday con-
secration service will be held.
The Assembly of the Women's
Division meets once in four
years at Atlantic City.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
School Survey
Monday May q
To Determine
Federal Aid

Smyrna School Officials an
nounced today that a surveywill
be made on Monday, May 2l,
1862, TO determine whether the
Smyrna District is eligible for
Federal Funds under Public
Law 874. The Smyrna District
received SIC, ,238.00 during this
school year as a result of the
survey conducted inMay of 1861.
In order to receive federal
funds under P.L. 874 a school
district must prove that at least
5% of its pupils qualify as
federally connected. A student
may be considered to be fed
orally connected if: (l) Either
parent, or guardian, is in the
military service (2)Either par
ent, or guardian, is employed on
federal property Example;
father works for Hayes Co.
at Dover Air Force Base, or
guardian with whom child lives
works at VA. Hospital, Els
mere, Delaware) (3) Pupil lives
on federal property Bombay
Hook Wildlife Refugee
The District is required to
make survey each year. The
survey forms are held for audit
by a representative of the De-
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare. The amount of
federal funds the District re-
ceives is based on the number
of federally connected students
as established by the survey
and verified by the adult. 1t is,
therefore, very important that
the forms be completed and
returned to the School District
as promptly as possible.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

house of a reformed drunkard,
and was afterward carried to
the Chatham's Seminary, to the
Methodist Episcopal Church,
and then to private houses, un-
til to those engaged in the
work it seemed a necessity that
they should have a building
they could call their own."
The church in West Smyrna,
long known as Jerman Chapel
was sold by the trustees of
Asbury Church, to the mem
bers of the Chapel in 1916.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

by MIR. and Mrs. Noble T. Jer-
man and others. and was ded-
icated in May of that year by
the Rev. George A. Phoebus,
D. D. pastor of Asbury ME-.
Church, to which it was an
auxiliary. The reason for its
erection was that it might be-
come the permanent home of
the Mission School which had
been founded by Mrs. Eliza
M. Herman. The school first
originated in Petersville, a re-
mote part of East Street. in the
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

All of the color and excite
ment of a horse show awaits
those who attend the third an
nual Horse Show staged by the
Smyrna Lions Club on Sunday,
May 20 at the Norman Shorts
farm, west of Smyrna on the
State Welfare Home.
The Lions, at their regular
dinner meeting Monday night
at The Wagon Wheel made fl
nal detailed plans for the ac-
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

tivities of the day.
The event is an exciting one
for adults and children, and
many spend the entire day at
the show. Lunches will be "a
vailable in a booth "manned"
by the wives of Lions. They
will serve at all hours of the
show.
The Western Ring starts at
9 am; the English Ring at
10 am. An added attraction this
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17
Large Crowds Expected At
Lions Horse ShOw Here Sun.

year will be the showing for the
first time of Tennessee Walk
ing Horses. There will be a
repeat performance by trained
police dogs presented by mem
bers of the Delaware State Po-
lice, of interest to children and
adults alike.
W. H. Minner, Jr., heads up
the committee of Lions in
charge of the event.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-17

On May 10Th, 1862, National
Defense Transportation Day OBJ
servances will support and
complement Armed Forces Day
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Firm Organized
For Deep-Seo
Operations

A new Washington firm,
Ocean Science and Engineer
ing, Inc, has been organized
to engage in deep-sea develop
ment-engineering.
Willard Bascom, director of
the Mohole Project for it's first
three years. is president of the
firm.
DR.. Jack McLelland, mining
engineer, is vice president for
engineering. Other senior
members of the firm include
Edward Horton, drilling engi-
neer; H. E. Ohanian, electron-
les; Francois Lampietti, theo-
retical studies, and Peter john
son, naval architect.
All of them were on the staff
of Mohole Project, the worlds
first deep-ocean drilling expert
ment a year ago. A series OF
holes hundreds of feet deep
we're drilled in the ocean floor
more than two miles below the
surface.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Airline Sees
Huge Savings
Under Merger
BY the Associated Press

An American Airlines official
told the Civil Aeronautics Board
today that merger of American
and Eastern AirlineS would
save more than $10O million in
capital outlay.
General Manager @. Marion
Sadler said a merger would re-
duce outlays for additional jet
aircraft by SIT million, reduce
the need for spare engines and
spare parts by $18,700.000 and
reduce the need for ground
facilities by $6,062 900.
The testimony came at hear
ings on the merger proposal
before CAB Examiner Ralph L.
Wiser.
Eastern says it has been
losing money steadily and
needs the economies that would
come with the American merger
to get back on its feet. OPP
ponentS Of the merger say it
would create a huge airline
that would tend to eliminate
competition.
Combined operations of the
two airlines also would result
in savings in operational costs,
Mr.. Sadler said. He estimated
that at present levels some
S31, $4,000 would be saved
each year on such items as in
terest, depreciation, advertising,
management overhead and so
forth.
For example, he said $3.6
million could be saved by COM
bining ticket sales and other
such non-flying or non-main-
tenance operations. Another 81
million would come from elm
ination of duplication in sales
O1tlceS.
Mr.. Sadler said this would
mean about 900 employees would
be eliminated, but noted that
the normal turnover among the
1916 employees in this cate
CORY in both airlines is higher
than this level and said the cut
in force could be effected with
out any wholesale layoffs.
Also scheduled to be elimi-
mated in the merger, Mr.. Sad
Ter said, are some 100 manage
ment and supervisory positions,
$50 clerical jobs, and 300 super
visory jobs at the merged air.
line headquarters.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Virginia Banks Face
Revolution in Merqers

RICHMOND, Va, May 18
(AP) "A revolution in Vir-
ginia's traditional banking pol
icies appears just around the
corner and bankers themselves
can't agree on whether it's a
good thing.
Proponents of the change
argue the revolution in bank
ing will carry with it the seeds
of a new industrial revolution,
seeds that will grow into new
plants pouring millions Of dol
lars into the States economy.
Others. though, contend the
change will mean the death of
the little country banks where
officers know everyone in town
and are always ready to lend
a helping hand.
Under legislation passed by
the recent General Assembly,
any bank IN Virginia after June
20 may set up a branch through
merging with a smaller bank
any place in the State.
Branches Now Limited
At present, banks are limited
in setting up merged branches
If a city bank wants to expand
into the adjacent county, il
must find a bank in that coun.
ty which has been in business
at least five years and is withir
Is miles of the parent bank
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Member Is Suspended
In Action by Annex

NEW YORK, May 1S (AP).-
The American Stock Exchange
today suspended one of its
regular members for violation
Of floor trading rules, and
announced the resignation
under fire of an associate
member.
Suspended for one year and
fined $4,000 was William j.
Halpern.
In an unrelated case, the
exchange said, Martin Long
Streth resigned at its demand
after disciplinary action against
him by the New York Stock
Exchange.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Leaders Selected
For-Connecticut
Avenue Group

Herbert Robinson has been
nominated for election as presi-
dent of the Connecticut Ave-
nue. Association at the annual
and dinner at the Du-
pont Plaza Hotel on Wednes-
day, May %.
Other nominations include !:
James w. Clark, first vice pres
ident; Otto Veerhoff, second
vice president; Albert Parker,
secretary and Jose Varela,
treasurer.
Nominations for directors in
clude: Rosalie De Voto, Mary
Ramsey, William Tillery, Rob-
ert NJ. Lyon and Mr.. Robin.
sell for three-year terms anc
Frank Bias for a one-yeal
term.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
TALKING OF BUSINESS
Industry May Lead U.S.. in Buying
Sly Godgets to Make Recordings
BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star Staff Writer

The recent "bugging" episode
at the Mayflower Hotel. plus
"a much-publicized tape record
ing involving Maryland'S Gov.
Tawes, are examples of a thriv-
ing segment of the electronic
business in Washington.
Thanks to miniaturized parts
and the ingenuity of sound en-
gineers, the man on the street
can now buy a bewildering ar
ray of eavesdropping gadgets
with little or no trouble. In
fact, about all he needs is
money.
Although Uncle Sam is by
far the biggest buyer of elec-
tronic bugs here, some sales
men claim that industry is buy
ing more of the devices on a
national scale.
1--we got so that I can spot
one of those bugged attache
cases on the street." says Paul
H. MacMahon, general sales
manager of Landover Electron-
les, which handles the three
pound Mohawk Midgetape re-
corder ($319.25 to $359.5O and
a japanese machine, TaSco, for
$129.50.
Mr.. MacMahon, a gray
haired and fatherly gentleman,
operates with two other sales
men out of a room on the sew
enth floor of 1923 Connecticut
avenue NV. One good reason
he can recognize a bugged
briefcase: He sells one himself
at $74.50 and gladly displays
it to the visitor.
DictatiOn on the Road
Among his customers, he ad-
mitS, are detectives, newsmen,
Senators, businessmen, and a
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Chapter to Play
Game on Computer

Members of Washington
Chapter, Society for Advance
ment of Management, will play
"a management game on an
electronic computer at Atlantic
Research Corp. headquarters
tomorrow.
Management teams will each
operate a theoretical corpora
ton and feed decisions into a
B220 computer to telescope two
years of management into a
six-hour period.
Each company will start with
theoretical assets of the same
amount. including a IS million
plant, $500,000 in cash and a
$500, 900 inventory.
Evening star., 1962-05-18

dividuals should be relied upon
by dividend and interest payers
until revoked by the individual
or organization; that tax
exempt organizations should be
able to file exemption certifi-
Gates for the same types of
income as would be available
to individuals; that exemptions
from withholding be made
available to nontaxable organ
izations and individuals holding
investments through the me-
dium Of a trust.
Also, that provision be made
for adequate compensation of
withholding agents for the
additional expense arising from
the new withholding require
ments; that if the legislation
is enacted, the effective date
of withholding would be de-
f%red until at least a year after
final enactment; that the Sec
ton should be amended to ex-
clude from withholding interest
payable on government and
commercial marketable secur-
tiles.
Sees Formula Retained
Turning to the tax equality
provision affecting mutual
thrift institutions, Mr.. ONeill
said the Senate seems at Least
willing to retain the House
formula for taxing mutual in.
stitutions on 40 per cent o.
their net income.
II believe there is a posi-,
bility that the Senate will in.
crease the proposed percentage
Of tax upon the mutuals no
only to provide more equitabl
tax treatment but also to rails
additional revenues" he de
clared.
1T is still very doubtful tha
the Douglas Disclosure Bill vii
be reported from the subcom
mittee this year." he added.
I'VE are hopeful that tn
House Banking and Currenc,
Committee will act this session
on the National Bank LOAF
Limit Bill and the measure
authorizing establishment o
service corporations for ma
tional and State membe
banks"