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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
L. c. (Bill) EURE


Route 2l4, Mayo Road, Mayo, Nd
CODE 301-SWIFT S-3222
BUY NOW-RETIRE LATER
EDGE CREEK - New Ice. ALL
MOD. RAMB. WITH ATT GA
RAGE AND ENCL. BREEZEWAY
and adj. CARPORT, PLUS A g.
room mod. apt. over gar. and
breezeway, situated on Q acres
with lge. 400-ft. waterfront and
45-ft. wharf and SANDY BEACH.
WYE RIVER-ALL MOD. RAMB.
MZATT. GAR. and encl. SIDE
PORCH and MANY OTHER Elk
TRAS: Located on 5 ACRES Of
SWELL HANDICAPPED LAND and
hsf E4UT wye SES RIVER Fl Ero IsE AND &c
SMALL WATERFRONT RAMBLERS
from S13,500 to S65,0OO.
MANY NICE NEARBY WATER
FRONT HOMES, $1,000 up. MANY
LARGE WATERFRONT FARMS
HAVING BEAUTIFUL SANDY
BEACH WATERFRONTS. CA. g.
D. MILLER, oxford. Nd
or Call Wash. D. C., 10. 2-3765
CEDARHURST- ON.THE-BAY- near
Shady Side, Md.-2-bedroom year
round cottage with stove and refer.
Encl. .pch. On dble. lot, approx. u
blk. from water. Pvt. Community
with boat pier and swim. facilities.
1890; sale by OWNERS. CT.
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CHARLES H. JAMESON

POOLESVILLE, MD.
WI. S-9223 or 301-DI. 9-3262
COBB ISLAND, MD. = Cottage,
furn., rms, scr. pch., artesiar
well, 4 lots. corner. $1,000. Main
ave. and Oakley DR.. LU. 2-4SS5.
rtaarhraak q OQE0
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WATERFRONT PROP. SALE
A-FRAME
SWISS CHALET
ONLY $500

This Is the cottage visited and ex-
claimed over by more than 100
600 Washington area Residents At
the Home Show in the Armory.
This design provides so many fea-
lures for luxury living. they can
not possibly be outlined in q small
newspaper ad. Moved from the
Armory to q beautifully wooded
lot 81 Long Beach, everything is
provided to finish this outstand-
ing recreational home iust the
way you want 10. Down payment
$1,000. Monthly $40.
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COMFY AND COZY

Waterfront community. Home on
approx. h-acre lot, has liv. nm,
din. rm., kit, 2 bedrms., bath,
SCI. porch. lge. outbldg. Only
$500. All water privileges.
OFFICE OPEN z DAYS
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SCIENTISTS, CLIFFS, Port Repub-
lie. Md.-Waterfront and other
houses and lots for sale to accepted
colege GRADS in 150-house Bay
munity house and other rec fscil-
tiles, 41s mi beyond Pr. Frederick.
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BARGAN-R andie
Cliffs. bay front cottage, cleo,
water. Make offer. RE. 5-6461.
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WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
KERRY DRAKE
JULIET JONES
POGO
MUTT AND JEFF
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: Where did the
word "hitchhike" come from?
The "hike" part seems COM
pleteIy obvious, but what about
the "hitch"?-J. c., Jamaica,
NY.
Answer: There are two the
cries about this word, one Of
them simple and logical, the
other quite fanciful. The first
is that the word evolved from
the fact that a hitchhiker has
to do some hiking between lifts
and, at least in the early days,
used to have to "hitch" (catch
on to- a slowly moving vehicle.
So much for the obvious. A
more intriguing idea is that it
actually goes back many CEN
turtles when two men shared a
single horse on a long trip. One
man would walk while the other
rode. The man on horseback
would proceed apace and, after
travelling a distance they had
agreed to earlier, would stop
and "hitch" the horse to a tree
or post. The partner on foot
would "hike" until he reached
the horse, disengage it, mount
and proceed until he caught up
with his fellow traveller, who
had gone ahead on foot. Thus
the partners would hitch and
hike their way each of them,
and the horse, getting alternate
periods of rest and walking.
That's a pleasant story but
several leagues removed from
the truth. In fact, the word
"hitchhike" goes no farther
back than World War land
the evidence supporting it's APP
pearance that early is some
what shaky. That indefatig-
able chronicler of the American
Language, H. L. Mencken was
calling it a novelty" as recent
.ly as 1945.
Also, the nature Of the story
indicates that the two legen-
dairy hitchhikers must have
been English-but the term it
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self didn't appear in England
until very recently. The same
technique, in fact, was known
in Britain as 'lorry- Jumping, !"
or 'lorry-hopping."
So much for the picturesque
tale of the two travellers and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-26

their horse. 1t certainly doesn't
stand any sort of rational an
alysis, but I'll wager that it will
gain a far wider circulation
than the simple and compare
lively prosaic truth about
"hitchhike's" origin.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Phone Co. to
Honor Drivers

The Diamond State Telephone
Company will hold its annual
100000 Mile Club Dinner next
Thursday, March 18th, at the
Walter L. Fox Post, American
Legion Home in Dover. More
than one-hundred employees
and their guests will attend this
years meeting, Harold B. Short,
the company's downstate dis
trict plant superintendent, said
today. Short explained that the
100000 Mile Club is comprised
of telephone employees who
have driven that distance with
out being responsible for an ac-
cident. He pointed out that last
year downstate telephone driv-
ers logged more. than 100000
miles without being responsible
for an accident. The company
has 1913 vehicles in its down
state district.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Bailey Endorsed
For State Post

The Auxiliary to the David c.
Harrison Post, No. ID, American
Legion, held the regular meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Kath-
crime Bailey, at which time Mrs,
Bailey was unanimously endors-
ed for Department Sergeant-At-
Arms. Mrs. Helen Deakyne was
elected a member of the De-
partment nominating committee
representing the local unit. Mrs
Helen Grier was elected as al
ternate. An invitation was eX-
tended by the Legion Post to
the auxiliary to attend the birth
day party to be held March 10
at 7:30 p. m. Golden Books
were brought to the meeting by
members, which will be donated
to the Clayton School for Re-
tarded Children in April. The
next meeting on April 2, will
be held at the home OF Mrs
Helen Grier, with Mrs. Addie
David as co-hostess.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
P.O. Flies Red
Cross Flag

Once a year the flag of the
American Red Cross flies be-
meath the American flag on the
staff at the Post Office in Smyr-
ma. 1t now may be seen during
the month of March to call at
tention to the fact that the an
nual Red Cross drive for funds
is under way. Those who are
not contacted by solicitors are
asked to send their contribu-
ton to Miss Henrietta Denney,
Delaware Real Estate and In
surance office, or leave it with
her there. The office is located
ON Commerce Street near -Four
Corners. Mrs. Inez Burton is al
so assisting in the campaign
and will receive contributions
Miss Burton is a member OF the
staff at the Thomas D. Clayton
School.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Ernest Smith
Named to Farm
Bureau Post

Ernest F. Smith, Jr., of Ken
ton, has been named Executive
Secretary of the Delaware Farm
Bureau, Inc, at Dover. Mr..
Smith owns and manages a
poultry farm, producing hatch
ing eggs. He is a graduate of
the Smyrna High School and
University of Delaware. He is a
past president of the Delaware
Poultry Improvement Associa-
ton and Northeastern Poultry
Producers Council. Mr.. Smith,
who served in the Pacific The
atre during World War II, is
married and has two children.
His wife is the former Dorothy
M. Pepper of Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
PTA to View
New Fire Film
Our Obligation

]. B. Roy, deputy fire marshal
for Kent County, and Reynolds
Bradley, fire chief of the Citi-
zens' Hose Company, will show
a film,, Our Obligation" at the
March l6, meeting of the Smyr-
ma Special District School Par
ent Teacher Association. An
election of officers for the COM
ing year will also be held. Sergt.
Lewis Hazard, president, con-
Quoted the meeting of the PTA
executive committee held at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. William
Rundell. 1t was announced there
that the 1862 spring convention
of the Delaware Congress of
Parents and Teachers will be
held at Dover High School, on
Friday and Saturday, April l3-
IA. Anyone desiring to serve
as a delegate is asked to con-
tact William Rundell. With
Norman 6. Wilder as chairman,
the Smyrna PTA will sponsor a
smorgasbord on April %, at the
Smyrna Elementary School. Pro-
ceeds will be used to purchase
band uniforms.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Coastal Areas Flooded from Bay View
To Fenwick; Six Drown at Bowers

girls, IA and II years; and a
boy, 5, from their home due to
flood waters. Also, Mrs. Samuel
Christine and one boy, l3. Their
homes were surrounded by wat
er and the firemen brought them
out to high land. Mrs. Colt and
her children went to stay with
relatives near Blackbird. Mrs
Christine and son were taken
to the home of Mrs. Frances
Hawke. The rescue crew includ-
ed George Whaley, Harry Pus-
ey, Lex FAIRIES, and Reynolds
Bradley. They had the assist
ance of veteran fireman John D,
Morris, and Albert O'Neal, who
directed operations from the
rescue truck on high land.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Students Hear
Louis CllaStella
AT Assembly

An assembly of students Of
the John Bassett Moore High
School was captivated by the
program presented Monday
morning by Louis Guastella OF
New York. The history of mu-
sic, which speaks universal
language, and the steps forward
in harmony, were traced by the
youthful performer. His pro-
gram ranged from the classics
to popular music of the day,
with emphasis on present day
rhythms and harmonies. Referr-
ing to Gershwin as "the father
of American jazz" his eXposi-
ton was spiced with humor and
vivid explanations of the why
and how" of music. The pro-
gram included eXterporaneous
improvisationS and humorous
technique. MIR. Guastella has
appeared in concerts from New
York to California, and during
several summers he was ac-
companist for Jerome Hines OF
the Metropolitan Opera and the
Firestone Hour. Guastella was
scheduled to appear at many
schools throughout Delaware
and the Eastern Shore of Mary
land, under direction of the An
trim Bureau, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
.Jaycees Hold
Annual Ladies :
Bosses Night

The annual observance of
Ladies, Bosses, and Speak-Up
Jaycee Night was held by the
Smyrna-Clayton Junior Cham
ber of Commerce Saturday
night, at the Fountain Roc. 1t
was attended by forty-eight Jay
Gees, their wives, and other
guests. Brooks Banta, president,
conducted the program which
followed the dinner. The invo-
cation was given by the Rev.
]. Howard Link, pastor of As
bury Methodist Church. John
Burris, Middletown, national di-
rector, and candidate for state
president, urged the Jaycees to
accept responsibilities. Martin
Golden, state orientation chair
man, and first president of the
local Jaycees, served as master
of ceremonies. Golden listed ac-
complishments of the. young
men and said that they "can
play the key role at this time
of growth in Smyrna. He paid
tribute to the late William T.
Gathright, Jr., who was an in
spiration to the Jaycees. The
Jaycees can Build young men
who build communities" he con-
tinued, saying that defeat can
be a lesson on the road to sue
cess" MIR. Link said that he
believed the Jaycees would ac-
cept the responsibility of lead
ership in Smyrna during their
period of expansion. Daniel
Bloxom was chairman of the
Speak-Up Jaycee contest. Philip
Voshell was declared the win
ner, and received a plaque. Jack
White, Dover, chairman, an
nounced plans for the state con-
vention to be held there. Doug
las VanSant, told of plans for
the State Miss Delaware pag-
cant which will be held in Do
yer. Informal dancing followed
the program. The door prize
was won by Mrs. Earl Harris.
1t was donated by Golden Phar-
macy. Table favors for guests
were the gift of International
Latex Corp, and Delab Com
pany.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
HOmemakers to
Hear X. Thomas

The Smyrna Homemakers Club
will meet on Thursday, March
Is, at 8 p. m, at the home of
Mrs. Laura Myers, with Mrs. Ar
thur CHM, vice-president, pre-
siding. The program will be
based on the topic of the selec-
ton of small household equip
ment, and will be presented by
Mrs. Katie Thomas, home dem
onstration agent. Co-hostesses
will be Mrs. Andrew D. Cole,
Mrs. George Robinson, and Mrs.
Mildred Snow.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08

The Smyrna Lions Club will
sponsor a project which will be
an offer of service to the resi-
dents of Smyrna in the sale and
putting up of new house num-
bers which will be required by
the Post Office. This service will
be in charge of the clubs com
munity betterment committee
which includes Wells Campbell,
Joseph Passwaters, Robert Dun
ming, and Ted Scudder. The
work will be done on a team
basis. The Town of Smyrna has
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Alarms Setting
Record Pace for
Local Firemen;
Ia Over Year

Five alarms, two within twelve
hours, were answered over the
weekend by volunteers of the
Citizens Hose Company. At
l:30 a. m, Sunday, thirty-two
firemen answered a call to the
house occupied by Mrs. Eliza
beth Cox, 343 West Cummins
Street, owner Ollie Loose. A
lighted stove with a frying pan
on top caused the house to be
filled with smoke. Mrs. Cox
discovered the smoke on her re-
turn, and found that a son in
the family had left home with
the pan on the stove. Smoke
damage was estimated at SlOO,
covered by insurance. At l:55
'p. M, Sunday, the volunteers
were called to the residence OF
Lavinia MesSick, Brenford Road,
where burning trash got out OF
control. There was no damage,
and the firemen were in action
about one-half hour. The hectic
weekend started with two
alarms within five hours on Sat
urday morning, the first to as
sist Townsend Fire Company, at
$50 a. M, at house fire at
New Discovery, a settlement be-
tween Blackbird and Townsend.
The Smyrna men were in ac-
ton for an hour and one-half.
They were called out at ll:2O
a. M, soon after their return to
the fire house, for a grass fire
on the Brenford Road, and re-
turned at l1:40 a. m. Thirty-tive
men were in action. Previously
thew had been called on Friday
at 2:28 p. m, to fight a grass
fire in back of the Howard
Sparks property at Woodland
Beach. About 35 men were in
volved for an hour. The twen-
ty-sixth alarm for the year OF
1862, came on Sunday, compar-
{ ed to fourteen to the same date
, last year.
} 2Sth Alarm of Year
: The picture changes SO rapid
ly as to alarms answered by
the volunteers of the Citizens
: Hose Company, that it is impos-
sible to keep the news up to
:, date. However, as of Tuesday,
h two more calls were added to
= the five alarms over the week
:. end. On Tuesday, the volun-
: teers were called at 7:25 a. m,
n to the home of Milton Camille
: on the Kenton Road for a Chin
e ney fire. Due to a muddy lane
0 one-half a mile long, the fire
n men carried ladders from the
: fire truck, and formed bucket
e brigade from a pump in the
T yard. A chimney board caught
! fire but was soon extinguished
g Twenty-seven firemen were IN
\ action three-quarters of an hour
e The men were called soon afte:
: they returned to the fire house
: to the home of Ida Thompson
: go Monrovia Avenue, for a
{ flooded oil burner. There was
q no damage. This was the 18th
! alarm in the year 1862, running
u double last year, when Ia were
: listed to this date in 1861. The
{ volunteers were under the direc-
: ton of Fire Chief Reynolds
Bradley.
Il
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08

Gale force winds accoElpani-
ed by rain and snow rushed
through Delaware Monday night
and Tuesday, flooding coastal
areas from Bay View to Fen
wick Island. Five children from
one family were drowned with
a sixth still missing at Bowers
Beach on Tuesday. The chill
dren were trapped in their faith
er's car and drowned by a rap
idly rising tide which engulfed
them all. The father, John W..
Waters, Al, and the mother, Vir-
ginia, 81, and their son John
Jr., l3, watched helplessly from
a nearby high point as high
winds drove waves over the car
and swept one boy away. Sur
viving the ordeal were Waters
m o her-in law Mrs. Mamie
Wilmington, 81, and Alisa Wat
ers, 9. State Police, units of the
Delaware National Guard and
many volunteer fire companies
worked tirelessly evacuating
residents from the distressed
areas. Smyrna volunteer fire.
men rescued two families from
the Bay View area. Residents
of Woodland Beach elected to
stay at their homes even though
they were cut off from the main
land. The tides receded early
Wednesday morning in the
Woodland Beach area, but by
IL a. m, they were back to four
to five feet above normal. The
storm, one of the worst in the
history of the state, has caused
millions of dollars in damage,
Probably the worst hit was the
Rehoboth Beach area where
mountainous waves battered
and collapsed beach front build
ings, flooding areas of the town
and piling debris the length OF
the boardwalk.
Little Damage Here
/ Smyrna suffered less damage
than many other Kent County
towns during the vicious north
east storm with rain, snow and
high winds, which lashed the
state during Monday night and
Tuesday. Town manager Rex
D. Gilmore reports that there
was street light damage on Du.
Pont Parkway in the town.
which will take several days tc
correct. One house in the com.
munity was without lights
which may have been due to
loose connection. There was
some damage to tree limbs anc
branches, and rubbish and rub
bish containers were lost in the
high winds blowing at the time
of the collection.
Firemen Rescue Two Families
Smyrna volunteer firemel
we're called for rescue opera
tions in the Bay View Schoo
area at 1890 a. M, on Tuesday
Four volunteers used Lex Far
les boat, and brought Mrs. Johl
Colt and three children, twt
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Plan Annual
Car Wash

The annual Car Wash project
Of the Jaycees in being planned
again this year. The proceeds
are used toward a benefit and
recognition for service, and pre-
viously used in memory Of Viii
liam T. Gathright, Jr., and also
to support the local Glenn Matt
hews Fund. The committee
would appreciate suggestion:
from the residents of Smyrna as
to a suitable benefit this year
Any suggestions may be sent tc
the Smyrna Clayton J "a yce es
Post Office Box 564, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
To Hold Forum
On Consolidation

The Clayton Century Club
will sponsor an open forum to-
night, Thursday, at s p. M, on
the subject of consolidation of
the Smyrna and Clayton School
Districts. Representatives of
both boards of education will
be present to explain the issues.
The meeting will be held at the
club house and will be open to
all interested persons.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Smyrna Lions Club to Sponsor House
Numbering Service for Residents

established that there are 1923
buildings in town and 1874 out
of town in the area affected by
the request of Post Office offic-
ials. 1t is estimated that forty
percent of the buildings are cor
rectly numbered. Mrs. Mary
Goldsborough, postmaster, has
announced that it is a require
ment of the United States Post
al Service that in order to have
mail delivered, house must
carry its number.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
Construction to
Start Soon ON
New Elementary
School Here

Construction of a completely
new elementary school of II
classroomS will soon be under
way in the Smyrna Special
School District following the re-
ceipt of bids from seven con-
tractors on Thursday, March l,
1862. Low bidder was Allan
tic General Contractors, Inc, of
Salisbury, Maryland, with a
base bid of $419, 10000. The
new school will be erected on
Main Street Extended, North of
Glenwood Avenue past Glen
wood Cemetery. 1t will be a II
room structure with a multipur-
pose room, kitchen, health room,
library, storage rooms, and boil
er rooms. All facilities in the
building are being constructed
of sufficient size to enable the
structure to eventually grow in
to a 25 to % room school. The
construction, soon to be under
way, will house approximately
$50 students and ultimately be
able to hold close to 800. Con-
struction will begin during the
month of April and will take
about one year to complete.
Other firms bidding on the con-
tract were: ]. Roland Dashiell,
Salisbury, Maryland, $462, 730.-
90; Rupert Construction Com
pany, Wilmington, Delaware,
$520,543.00; John E. Healy, Will
mington, Delaware, $52l, 1850
Clute Brothers, Wyoming, Del
aware, $42l, 10000; Dundee, Inc,
Wilmington, Delaware, $524,-
357.0O; and Hallock Construc-
ton, Easton, Maryland, $444,
10000. The architectural firm
of Buchart Associates of Ian
caster, Pennsylvania, are pres
emily studying all bids and will
make a recommendation to the
Smyrna Special School District
chairman, w. Howard Nowland
The district has authorized the
architect to proceed in setting
up contracts with the low bid.
der as provided by law. 1t was
noted that this was a very fav-
orable price for this construc-
ton. Credit for the favorable
price was given toward careful
designing of the building for
economies, and the large num-
ber of bidders who were inter-
ested in this work. Eleven base
contractors had taken out plans
and final bids were submitted
by seven. The school district
officials pointed out that this
will relieve the overcrowding in
the Smyrna Elementary Schools
within a year, and will provide
some space for growth of ele'
mentary enrolment barring ar
unexpected influx of pupils. Al
the present time classes in the
Smyrna Elementary School are
fairly large with one class be-
ing held in the auditorium ano
one in the teachers room. Be
cause of the lack of space, the
district has only hired 76 il
spite of the fact that it is en-
titled to 78 under the unit sys
tenn.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-08
World Day Of
Prayer VIII
Be Observed at
St. Peters FRIDAY

The seventy-sixth anniversary
of the World Day of Prayer will
be observed on Friday evening,
at 1880 o'clock, at st. Peters
Episcopal Church with women
from the ten churches of the
/ IClayton-Smyrna community par
ticipating. Millions of women
around the globe in varying
climes, clothing, languages and
meeting places will join in this
growing spiritual fellowship in
more than l45 countries on con-
tinents and islands. All center
their worship around the same
theme, pray the same prayers,
and sing many of the same
hymns, the theme this year be-
ing For God So Loved the
World" The 1862 World Day
of Prayer worship service comes
from the women of Uruguay. 1t
was written by Mrs. Eudoxla
Perez de Svetgorski and Miss
Violeta Cavellero, both of Mon
tevideo. Mrs. Evetgorski is the
widow of a professor of music,
mother of four children, former
president of the Uruguay League
of Evangelical Women. Miss
Cavellero is a deaconesS OF the
Methodist Church, director OF
religious education for Crandon
Institute and responsible for
|, the Radio Methodist Hour week
ly in Montevideo. The offering
that is given at this service will
be sent to the United Church
Women to be divided between
the Division of Foreign Mis-
sions and the Division of Home
Missions of the National Coun-
Gil of Churches which carry on
! the work for which the offering
is designated. Projects support
] ed with these offerings include
the migrant ministry, Churcf
: and Community in transition
, American Indians, Alaska, anc
: overseas for Christian colleges
Foreign students, and publica
S ton of Christian Literature
This observance marks the prac
: tice of Christianity in its trues
. sense. Those who will lead tn,
> service this year include: Mrs
Howard Link, of Asbury Meth
odist Church, Mrs. Charles l
Cureton III, of the First Pres
byterian Church, Mrs. David F
Minkwitz, of Wesleyan Methc
dist Church, Mrs. ]. w. ResSlei
of the Church of the Nazarenc
Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson Q
Centennial Church, Mrs. RoS
Thomas of A. M. E. Church
6 Mrs. Richard w. Comegys Q
= St. Peters Episcopal Church
n Mrs. Ray Sammons, Mrs. Ed
e ward Everhart of First Presby
v terian, and Mrs. Fred Heinold G
e st. Peters Church. Mrs. job
Fearon will be the organist TO
this service. Members of Ewell's
II St. Paul Methodist Church Q
d Clayton, Byrd's Chapel, S
e Paul's Church, and the Holmes
J Church have been invited t
IS participate. Plans for this sci
7, vice have been made by MIR:
y Edward Everhart, chairman o
= the United Church Women @
y Smyrna.