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Smyrna times., 1963-11-28
Red Cross

a five man Red cross team
accompanied the Second Ar-
mored Division When It vas
flown to europe and back on
Exercise Big Lit" designed
to demonstrate S. capabiliry
for rapi5 reinforcement of
NATO forces Providing ARC
services we're Field Director
Alfred J. Carey, Newburyport,
Mass, and Assistant Field D1-
rectors, Ron t. Courtney, Con-
way, Ark, Dan Christensen,
Topeka, KAN Peter W. over
ton, Providence Il and James
". WeIden, Portland, Mo-, ac-
cording to report in the Red
Cross Newsletter
AT Nicksburg, Miss Gray
Lady Mrs Mary Lee Newman,
In her rounds Of a local hos
pital's pediatric ward, heard a
small child call to her and
say, 81 see your red cross "
Mrs Newman asked if the child
knew what Red cross means.
mo, l don't but l DO know
that you come TO make people
happy" was the reply.
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28

named the following residents
as members Of a zoning COM
mittee: Warner w. Price, 3
years; William Willis, years,
and ]. Everett Lofland, one
year.
Council will review plans for
a re-appraisal Of the towns
insurance.
Visitors az council included
Randall Hansen, Robert Fell
lows, Jaycees. Also. MIR. and
Mrs. Daniel D. FrantZ and Mir.
and Mrs. Henry Bush, residents
of West Commerce Street, who
protested the fifteen minute
parking limit near their homes.
Previously the council had
granted TWO fifteen minute
spaces to willard P. Marstel-
Ter, who operates a grocery
store, and the decision was
made to keep the regulations
Bids we're received for pol
ice car from Irwin G. Burton,
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Edwin Banta

Funeral services we're held
on Wednesday at Il am. at St.
Peters Episcopal Church for
Edwin Banta, 81, who died while
sleeping Sunday afternoon.
Burial was in Milford. The Rev.
Spencer R. quick, rector, Of
ficiated at the ceremonies.
MIR Banta was born in Mil :
ford on October 2l, 1882 He
was the owner of Banta Stores
and Delab Co. and had been in
business here for twenty five
years, coming in 1898.
He is survived by three sons,
Edwin s., Dover; ] Chester.
Smyrna, whowas associated witt
his father in business; James
P. STAFFORD, Pa; sister, Mrs
Mary Baker, Rehoboth Beach;
Also, five grandchildren. and
eight great-grand children
He was a member Of Robert
Bringhurst Lodge, F and a.
NJ. Philadelphia, where he lived
many years before coming TO
Smyrna
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Charles c. Taylor

Charles Clifton Taylor, age
65, of Clayton, Delaware died
at his home Friday, November
p, 1868
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at ? pm. at Matthews
Funeral Home, Smyrna.
In addition TO his widow, Mrs.
Cenevieve Taylor of Clayton,
he is survived by TWO daugh-
ters, Mrs. Nora Diaz, Of Mary
land; Mrs, Grace Magma, New
York City; one son, Charles c.
Taylor, Jr of New York City;
TWO brothers, Samuel anc
George of Wilmington; one sis
ter, Mrs. Nora Carol of Smyr-
ma and II grandchildren.
MIR. Taylor was a painter
contractor and was a member
of the VIEW.
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28

bowled 20 pins above her
average.
In the inter county roll off
that concluded the trophy, Fisher
bowled % pins over his av-
erage and Ann Zak 1876 pins O.
yer her average to take the
championship
Each competing bowler paid
one doIla to enter the Heart
Fund Tournament, with most
Of this goinr 70 the Heart Fund
ana the remainder 70 prizes
OF the seven participating bo-
wing centers, smyrna had the
highest percentage Of league
bowlers competing There the
Heart Funa volunteer Chairman,
Mary O'Neal gave a silver
locket 70 the girl who recruited
the most t9u sna neEt entries.
The loez~t Weat Janet Corso
Of Sro< <ra N.o obtained 70 en-
fries
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2 Students Selected
For ATS Sponsorship

Two students at the John Bas-
EFT Moore High School have been
selected to participate In the
School Program Southern
Hemisphere, sponsored by the
American Field Service.
They are Phyllis Johnson and
Janice Wilder. Patricia Ellery
had also been selected for the
School Program Northern Hem =
tsphere, but withdrew as she
will leave with her family, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence c. Ellery
for Baghdad.
Sixteen students we're In
terested In the program, but
only five followed through. and
these three we're chosen.
Phyllis Johnson is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F frank
Johnson, Cheswold; and Janice
Wilder, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman G. Wilder, Smy-
rna.
Their names have been sub
mitted to the American Field
Service by the local committee
which includes Mrs. ]. Everett
Lofland, Charles v. Williams,
high school principal, and Mrs.
Henry T. Price.
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28

SMYRNA residents are re-
minded of the approach of the
| Christmas season with the
towns electric crews at work
on placing strings of red and
I green bulbs across Main and
I Commerce Streets. This work
began Nov. 81.
Brooks Banta represented the
Smyrna Clayton Jaycees at the
last meeting of the Town Coun-
ell and was granted permission
TO hold the annual Christmas
celebration for children spon-
sored by the Smyrna Clayton
Retail Merchants Association
on Market Street Plaza The man
power is provided by the Jay
Gees
The party for area children
will not be held at the Smyrna
Theatre as on previous years
but is scheduled at the Market
Street Plaza on Saturday, Dec
IA from 1890 to 4 pm. Santa
will arrive at las pm. The
town will provide barricades
and police protection The al
I ternate date is Dec 81.
At the meeting Of Town Coun-
ell an increase in the number
Of prizes for outdoor electrical
decorations by home owners
was decided BY council.
There will be SIS, first prize;
SIS, second; $40, third. In ad-
diion there will be five five
dollar awards made. Judges will
be selected by Town Manager
Rex D. Gilmore, and the judg-
ing scheduled for Dec %.
Councilman George f. Bry-
son commended the town man
ager and town crews for the
prompt painting OF the parking
signs on certain street areas.
Ii was voted to purchase a
street sweeper which has been
on trial during the past week.
Mayor Robert W. Riddagh
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Oliver Coverdale

oliver Coverdale, age 81, Of
Smyrna, died in Smyrna Sunday,
November "a, 1868.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, November 27th at
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel with the
Rev ]. Howard Link in charge
and interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna
He is survived by half sis =
ter, Mrs. Florence Reed Of
Little Greek, Delaware and a
number Of nleces anc nephews
MIR Coverdale made his home
in Smyrna most Of his life
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called the Delaware Turnpike
at present, the Maryland sec
tion is the Maryland North
eastern Expressway. There had
been talk of remaining that part
the Maryland Turnpike or
Francis Scott Key Highway.
Over the weekend, however,
Maryland received many sug-
gestions that the road be re-
named as memorial to Pres
ident Kennedy, said william
Jabine, information officer of
the Maryland State Roads Com :
mission.
He said the commission can
change the name without action
by the legislature, and that
Funk planned to talk with N.
Maxson Terry, chairman of the
Delaware state highway com
mis- sion and with TaweS.
Terry endorses the idea. So
does William ]. Miller Jr.,
director of operations of the
Highway Department.
Carvel also expressed ap-
proval. He said, The Presi-
dent was very much interested
in this road. He came all the
way to dedicate 1t, and | can't
see anything more appropriate
than remaining 1t In his honor. !"
81 don't see any difficulty
in doing this, he added, re-
ferring to the legislation that
would be needed In Delaware,
bur not in Maryland.
A spokesmanfor Gov. Richard
]. Hughes of New Jersey said
he was sure the governor would
be willing to consider adopting
the same name for an appro-
pirate connecting road In New
Jersey, and would like to hear
from interested Delaware Of
ficials.
A name change on the Del
aware Turnpike would have no
effect on the bonds used to fin
ance the highway These were
sold by the Delaware Turn
pike Authority which pre-
sumably would keep that name.
If the name is changed, di-
rectional signs and advertising
leading to the highway would also
have to be changed. There was
no immediate estimate of the
cost of such a move.
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28
Recent Fires
Cause Little
Damage

Volunteers Of the Citizens
Hose Company responded arl:20
pm. on Monday for fire In the
carburetor Of a car owned by
Floyd w. Graham, Of near
Downs Chapel. The car was
stalled at Four Corners briefly.
Loss was estimated at $500,
not covered by insurance. This
was the l26th alarm SO far In
1868, and was answered by thir :
ty-three firemen. AT 8:20 am.
on Thursday the firemen we're
called to a fire in the motor
of a truck owned by Nicholas
Electric Co., of Newport,
stopped on the parking lot at
the Smyrna Diner. Damage was
slight and the fire was out on
arrival Of approximately 20vol
unteers.
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28
Heart Fund Bowling
Tourney Nets 5000

Nine hundred dollars was
raised for the Delaware Heart
Association as more than 900
bowlers in lower Delaware
competed in the fourth annual
Kent and Sussex County Heart
Fund Bowling Tournament just
concluded.
A compilation of results
reveals that the mems inter
county championship has been
won by Jack Fisher, while the
woman's title goes to Ann Zak.
Both are bowlers from Reno
both Lanes.
The Rehoboth victors de-
feated Mary Drew, Dover
Lanes, and Skip Kitchens, Smy-
rna Community Bowling Cen
ter, the Kent County winners,
in championship roll off
The winners were determined
on the number Of pins above
their League average that they
rolled In Heart Tournament
games.
In the first round Of the
tournament, which began the
week of November l0, the fol-
lowing emerged as mems and
women's champions Of indiyid-
ual bowling centers:
Kent county--Colt Lanes.
Army Armeson, and George
Wright; Smyrna Lanes, Skip
Kitchens and Lorraine Cole,
and Dover Lanes, Bob FAIRIES
and Mary Drew;
Sussex County = RehobotF
Lanes, Jack Fisher and Ann
| Yak; Seaford Lanes, Betty Pen
mel and Richard Coneklin; Nil :
ford Lanes, Sara Garter anc
| owen Davis; and MillsborC
Lanes, John R. Donaway anc
Norma Schockley
In the county roll -offs, Anr
Zak emerged with the SUISSE
County women's trophy by bow
ling So pins over her league
average Of Il, while Jack Fisher
bowled 70 pins over his league
average of l2l Kitchens of Smy.
rna went % pins over his l5S
average to claim the Kent
mems trophy, while Mary Drew
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SMYRNA PTA Band Uniform
Fund Drive Nearing Goal

The goal of the Smyrna PTA
TO obtain new uniforms for the
High School Band appears close
10 reality following an an
nouncement by Howard Now
land, chairman of the recent
fund drive by members of
the band and members of the
PTA. AT the November meeting
of the Smyrna PTA held In the
West Smyrna Elem entary
School last Thursday. he stated
that the drive has netted $ll54
with additional contributions yet
to be received. This will be add
ed to the Sll0O previously raised
by the PTA for uniforms. He
also announced, as a member of
the School Board, that the Board
has recently voted to match the
PTA uniform fund by including
this item In the school budget
effective July l, 1904. This, to
he explained, leaves the balance
TO be raised by the PTA at ap-
proximately $l200, as the total
cost of new uniforms will be
nearly $1,000. To complete the
project in time to outfit the band
by early fall of 1864, the Smyrna
PTA will sponsor a benefit
movie at the Smyrna Theater on
February 18th, and conduct
other fund raising activities as
necessary.
Mrs. Francis A. Hawke and
Mrs. Norman G. Wilder, CO.
chairmen of the membership
committee, announced that the
organization now has a record
breaking 558 members. Mrs.
Margaret ONeill reported that
the Book Fair sponsored by the
Smyrna School District and as
sisted by the PTA was an out
standing success. Book sales
exceeded $4,000,
Honor students of the Senior
and Junior High Schools at
tending the meeting we're pre-
sented with appropriate floral
tributes by Norman G. Wilder,
president Of the PTA. He stated
that scholastic achievement was
a cornerstone for well round
ed student life.
Scholarship and the Parent"
was the topic discussed by a
distinguished panel headed by
William E. Matthews, Jr.,
School Board member, and in
cluding DR.. John S. Charlton,
State Department Of Public In
struction; w. Howard Nowland,
Delaware Employment Service;
William E. Jones, Tyler Corp;
Dale Dougherty, Leeds Corp;
and Robert Wait, General F oods
Corp. All speakers emphasized
the need for complete high
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Boy Completes
Army Course

Army National Guard Pvt.
George H. Wicks, son of MIR.
and Mrs. George H. Wicks
Jr, Route 2, Smyrna, Del,
completed an eight-week food
service course under the Re-
serve Forces Act program al
The Armor Center, Fort Knox,
KY, Nov Is.
During the course, Wicks re-
ceived instruction in the pre-
paration and service Of food in
Army mess halls and from mo-
bile mess equipment in the field.
The l7-year-old soldier is a
1868 graduate Of John B. Moore
High School
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28

The final selection of can
didates is made In the New York
office Of AFS. Even after
approval by ATS In New York
there is the problem of finding
suitable home abroad.
Selection is made on national
basis and AFS does not guaran-
tee the acceptance of any can
didate.
If selected the candidates
would live with a family in a
foreign country next July and
August.
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28

ating new jobs SO rapidly that
over specialization in an indi-
vidual can be handicap. Mrs.
William Hutchison was in
charge Of the program.
Following the program re-
freshments we're served by
Mrs. Gordon T. Nightingale as
sisted by Mrs. Gordon l Fra
yer and Mrs. Virdin Hutchins,
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Johnson.
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And he said mo act Of ours
could more fittingly continue the
work of President Kennedy thar
the earliest passage Of the ta>
bill for which he sought I"
The new Chief Executive said
this is no time for delay--it
is a time for action. "
Johnson opened his address
by saying:
"All | have | would have
given gladly not to be stand
ing here today "
Johnson, who called the as
sassination Of President Ken
nedy "the foulest deed of our
time" f" declared that Kennedy
must be commemorated in ac-
tions
"Our most immediate
tasks, I" Johnson said, "are here
on this hill" meaning in Con.
gress.
Johnson appealed for unit
ed efftrt BY a nation that 60
es forward ''in action, In toll
erance and mutual understand
Ing" /" In one Of his most emo.
tional passages Johnson assert.
ed:
THE time has come for
Americans Of all races and
creeds and political beliefs TO
understand and respect one an
other.
LET us put an end TO the
teaching and preaching Of hate
and evil and violence. Let US
turn away from the fanatics
of the far left and the far
right, from the apostles of bit
terness and bigotry, from those
defiant of law, and those who
pour venom into cur nations
Bloodstream. "
Johnson expressed the hope
that 'the tragedy and torment
of these terrible days will bind
us together in new fellowship.
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28
Proclamation
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of an unknown continent. much
time since President Washington
led young people into the ex-
lperience Of nationhood, much
time since President Lincoln
saw the American nation thr-
ough the ordeal of fraternal
war land in these years our pop.
ulation, our plenty and out pow
we have all grown apace. Today
we are a nation of nearly two
hundred million souls, stretch
ing from coast to coast, on into
the pacific and north toward the
Arctic, a nation enjoying the
fruits of an ever expanding ag-
riculrure and industry and
achieving standards of living
unknown in previous history.
We give our humble thanks for
this.
Yet, as our power has grown
so has our peril Today we give
our thanks, most of all, for the
ideals of honor and faith we
inherit from our forefathers--
for the decency of purpose,
for the steadfasmess Of resolve
and strength of will, for the
courage and the humility, which
they possessed and which we
must seek every day to emulate.
AS we express our gratitude,
we must never forget that the
highest appreciation is not tC
utter words but TO live by
them.
Let US therefore proclaim our
gratitude to providence for
manifold blessings let US be
humbly thankful for Inherited
ideals land let US resolve tc
share those blessings and those
ideals with our fellow human
beings throughout the world.
Now, therefore, l, John F.
Kennedy, President of the United
States In consonance with the
joint resolution of ofCongress ap-
proved December %, 1914, de-
signaling the fourth Thursday Of
November In each year as
Thanksgiving Day do hereby
proclaim Thursday, November
%, 1868, as a day of national
Thanksgiving
On that day let US gather ir
sanctuaries dedicated TO wor-
ship and in homes blessed b
family affection to express our
gratitude for the glorious gifts
OF God; and let US earnestly
and humbly pray that he will
continue to guide and sustain
us in the great unfinished
tasks of achieving peace, jus
tice and understanding among
all men and all nations and O
ending misery and suffering
wherever they exist.
In witness thereof, | have
hereunto set my hand and caus
ed the great seal of the United
States of America to be affixed
Done In the city of Wash.
ington this fourth day of No.
vember In the year of our Lore
nineteen hundred sixty three
and of the independence of The
United States of America tn
one hundred and eighty eight
JOHN F. KENNEDY
BY The President
Dean Rusk. Secretary of STATE
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28

school education 10 succeed in
industry and business. Profic-
iency in English and Mathma- :
tics was stressed as particular
ly needed. Methods Of stimu-
lating young people to stay in
school included new vocational
training, 1t was stated. How
ever, the audience was advised
that today's technology is Gre
Smyrna times., 1963-11-28
Town Grew Begins Work
On Christmas Decorations

Inc, net price Sll44; Ennis
& Deakye. net price 1868. A.
ward was made to the low bid
der.
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SMYRNA DELAWARE

Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July
5. 1854. Editor and proprietor un-
Ill February 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert D..
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Published Every Thursday Morning
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Entered as 2nd class matter March
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Subscription price. $500 per year. out
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Second-class postage paid at Smyr-
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8 EXPLOSIVE DAYS! Admission s. $Oo65.50c
Show Nightly at 7:30
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lean to use IL. however, is a
mark OF affectation. Say
rather: vayss or vayz.
Question: I have been puz-
cling over a word for some
months: Deterrent" My die
tionary says 1t is both an ad-
jective and a noun. The school
dictionary says II is an adjec-
tive and that difference" is
the noun.
have just gotten In trouble
with my principal for using de-
terrent as a noun, but / have
seen and heard II used every
where as such, In newspaper
headlines, on TV and In maya
zines. Please set me straight
Winifred Richards. Dumont,
N. j.
Answer: I'm not sure how
wise II is 10 brace the principal
on the apparent fact that the
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BY Walt Disney

schools dictionaries are out OF
date, but that's your problem.
My answer TO the question is
that deterrent is indeed a noun
as we'll as an adjective. The
oxford Dictionary shows that
II has been used as a noun at
least since 1929.
Nowadays the term "nuclear
deterrent" has become so trite
a catch phrase that most OF
It's users seem 10 have lost sight
Of the truly awesome implica-
lions Of the phrase.
Question: Could you please
tell me the real meaning Of
"facetious"2 You could settle
quite an argument II you would.
"A. M, Kostreski. Wheaton,
Md.
Answer: "Facetious' simply
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WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
HI AND LOIS
SANS STRIP
SCAMP
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: DO people really
think they are showing their
intelligence by using old pro-
nunciations Of words. The one
that gripes me most is vase T"
II we are TO pronounce the
word as "vahs." the way some
folks do. then we ought 10 ex-
pect baseball announcers 10 say
the runner is rounding third
bahs."-H, s E.. Arlington, Va.
Answer: "vahs" is the British
pronunciation and perfectly ac-
ceptable In the speech Of q
native Of Britain. For an Amer
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SHERWOOD
ON BRIDGE
Partner Overbid?
Study Your Plays
BY ALFRED SHERWOOD


You don't have to play the
cards we'll II you never overbid.
True or false2 Don't believe a
word of 1t. After all, your
partner may overbid or you may
gun into a bad break Of some
kind. If you want to be safe
you'd better learn how to play
the cards.
West dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
AQ3
2AKJ53
DQ95
%QJ4
WEST EAST
AAK986 A104
90 098
oAJ10 o87642
@K652 %10973
SOUTH
AJ752
0Q7642
oK3
&A8
West North East South
10 Double Pass 80
Pass ~ All Pass
Opening lead: King Of spades.
Nobody can quarrel with
South's jump to three hearts.
The Jump response to a take
out double is invitational, not
forcing. South has more than
enough for his invitation.
Probably North should decline
the invitation. North has only
one ace and one king, with
not even a singleton. It's pretty
hard to stop the opponents
from winning four tricks when
you have such a topless hand.
Still, South gets to four
hearts. How can he make this
contract against the best de-
Tense? West begins with the
top spades and then another
spade.
Ruff High
South must ruff the third
spade with one of dummy's
high trumps, such as the ace.
Declarer continues with the
king and queen of hearts draw
ing trumps, and leads the low
diamond from his hand.
West cannot afford to step
up with the ace of diamonds.
If West does, South will later
discard a club from his hand
on dummy's queen of diamonds.
When West plays a low dia-
mond, dummy wins with the
queen. South returns to his
hand with the seven Of hearts
and cashes the jack Of spades
to discard a diamond from
dummy.
1
Finally, South leads the king
of diamonds. West must win
but cannot find a safe return.
A club gives South q free fl
nesse, a diamond or a spade
lets dummy ruff while South
discards the losing club.
It's clear that you're an &C
curate bidder yourself, but your
partners are optimists to the
point Of lunacy. Learn all you
can about card play to cope
with their Overlooking.
Daily Question
Dealer, at your left, bids one
diamond. You hold:
AQ3 0AKJ53 oQ95@QJ4
What do you say?
Answer: Bid one heart. Dc
not double for a takeout be-
cause you are unprepared fol
a response in spades.
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means lightly Joking or banter
ing In popular slang. kidding
means about the same thing