davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
Legion Group
Holds Vets
Gift Shops

The first of the American
Legion Auxiliary's CHRIST
MAS GIFT SHOPS for the Hos
pttaliZed Veterns was held Sat-
urday, November 80, 1868, be-
tween 10 am. and 4 pm. at
the Veterans Administration
Hospital in Perry Point, Mary
land.
Members of the 26 Units
throughout the State collected
and themselves contributed
'ghrs which we're ser up In a
Christmas Shop to be visited
by the patients who will select
gifts therefrom for the mem
bers of their families. After the
gifts are selected and appro-
PIRATE gift cards written by the
veterans, they are gift wrapped
and mailed free of charge to
the Veterans families. Many
hundreds of veterans will visit
the Christmas Gift Shop at the
Perry Point Hospital on Satur-
day.
Similar GIFT SHOPS will be
Ineld at the Brack Ex Veterans
Administrator Hospital on Sat-
urday, December 7, 1868, be-
tween 9 am. and A pm; at
the State Hospital. Farnhurst,
on Wednesday, December Il,
1868, beginning at 9 am. and
at the Emily P. Bissell Sani-
tartum on Monday, December
10, 1868. beginning at $50 pm.
Mrs. william N. Cam, the
IDepa rtm ent Rehabilitation
Chairman of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary, Department Of
Delaware, will be In charge OF
the various Gift Shops.
Veteran Patients at the We'll
fare Home at Smyrna and at the
Governor Bacon Health Center
are also remembered with gifts
at Christmas.
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05

The annual Choral Society
presentation of Handel's ''Mes-
siah" will include much lar
ger instrumental group than in
any previous year. Joining the
100 voice chorus will be twenty :
one musicians from the Dover
area, Seaford, and Wilmington.
AS In recent years, the perfor-
nance will be held In the Do
yer High School Auditorium, on
Sunday, December 9th, at 4p.m.
A number of high school
students, as well as profess
tonal and non professional
adults. comprise the enlarged
ensemble. The string section
includes violinists MIR. Leo All
ramjian, concertmaster of the
Wilmington Symphony Orches-
ira; Mrs. David Sterrett, Sea-
ford; Mr.. Nelson F orney. Chcs-
tertown, Maryland; Mrs. Elmer
Hearn and Mrs. James Mccoy,
Seaford; MIR. Julian Cooper,
Miss Donna Jean Jones, and
Miss Bonita Santangelo, of Cae-
sar Rodney High School, Cam
den; and Miss Lynn Bennett,
of Harrington High School. Vio-
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05

las will be played by Mr.. Ro-
bert Harder, of Chestertown,
and Mrs. Charles Poukish, of
Harrington; violincello by Mrs.
Susanne Hamilton, of the VIII
mington Symphony Orchestra,
and MIR. Karldon VanTine, of
Seaford; and double bass by
Mr.. Philip Ranalli, Middletown,
and MIR. William Marsh, of
Smyrna.
A new addition to the ensem-
BILE is a small brass and wood
wing section: trumpets, MIR.
Carlton King III and MIR. Bruce
A. Northrup, Seaford High
School; French horns, MIR. Ro-
bert Wagner, Dover, and MIR.
Abb L. Gum, instrumental di-
rector of the Seaford schools.
Mr.. Gum will also play tym-
PAM, and bassoon will beIlayed
by Mr.. Dali Moore, also of the
Seaford High School.
The instrumental ensemble
has been working during the re-
hearsal period under the dir
ection Of Miss Cora Harris, of
the Seaford schools; Mr.. Fred
eric S. Brown, of Dover; and
Mr.. Charles Campbell, head of
the Wilmington Music School.
Mrs. Evelyn D.. Swensson, of
Seaford, is this years Choral
Society director. The entire
chorus and ensemble is suppor-
ted and assisted by Kathryn
Copple. pianist.
MIR. George F. Wiltshire,
Choral Society president, an
nounced the names of commit
ee personnel working on final
details of the Sunday afternoon
performance. Section captains
are Miss Jean L. Petsch, So
prano; Mrs. Nicholas H. Rod
riguez. Alto; MIR. Robert Col
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
Alumni
To Play
MiddletOwn
Here Fri.

The Smyrna -Middletown Jay
Gee Alumni football game will
be held Friday, December E at
8 pm. on the Smyrna High
School athletic field.
The game will feature many
past high school athletes from
both schools, as well as some
newcomers to the area who are
members of the respective Jay
Gee chapters.
Members 70 the Smyrna squad
include: Bob Boyer. coach; Ron
Mccoy, co-captain; Bart Luff,
co-captain, Sam Jacobs, Barry
Pritchard, Ed Sterling, Phil
Voshell, Fred Bush. william
Carter, William Cassell, John
Former, Richard Savage, Joe
Walker, Norman Davis, Dave
Pleasanton, Norman Alexander,
William Stafford, Eugene Stark,
Edgar Cox, Donald O'Neal,
Bruce Pierce, william Francis,
Tom Pappas, Glenn Busker, Ian
Sydel.
Proceeds of the game will be
divided between the Smyrna and
Middletown Jaycee Chapters to
be used In financing various
community projects.
Tickets are on sale at the
Golden Pharmacy. Smyrna:
Vance's Barber Shop, Smyrna;
McNaughton Pharmacy, Clay
ton, or from any Jaycee.
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
Bill Permits
Spaced Salary

A bill permitting school en-
ployes other than teachers to
have their salary spaced
throughout the year has been
sent to the governor for his
signature.
The Senate Tuesday passed
HB 284 which will give workers
an option of being paid either
20 or "a times a year instead
of only during the lO-month
school period. Teachers have
the option.
Charles R. Harris, executive
secretary of the Delaware State
Education Association, said
about 1000 persons would be
affected. The DSEA sponsored
and supported the measure
which Harris said is necessary
since an attorney generals
opinion that the employees can
not be considered TEACHERS.
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
NOwland
To
Farm Post

The Virginia Farm Bureau
Federation announces the Gre
alton of legislative depart
ment and the appointment of J..
Ronald Nowland as its direc-
tor. Effective December /.
He was V.F.B.F. field rep
resentatiVe for one and a half
years and information director
for two years.
Nowland studied political SCI
ence at Roanoke College and
the University of Delaware.
He and his wife and three
sons live in Richmond.
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
Santa Claus
To Ride Here

Word has been received that
Santa Claus will take his annual
ride through Smyrna at dusk on
Christmas Eve and will call
out to every young children as
he rides past their homes ad-
vising them to get to bed early
so he can leave his gifts for
them. The project is sponsored
by the Smyrna Lions Club and
families who have little child
rem are asked to call 653-7468
in advance so their names will
be on Santa's list. They will be
asked to give the children's
names and their address.
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
Santa To
Greet Riddles
On Plaza

An innovation is planned this
year for the annual Christmas
party sponsored by the mer-
chants and professional men of
the Smyrna Clayton area.
Santa Claus will arrive on a
fire engine, courtesy of the
Citizens Hose Company, and the
celebration will be held on Mar
ket Street Plaza on Saturday,
Dec. IA at Las pm. The siren
on the fire engine will be
sounded with the ringing of the
bell proclaiming Santa's ar
rival.
The reason for the party being
held on The Plaza, in contrast
to previous years at the Smy-
rna Theatre, is due to the fact
that the capacity of the theatre
is approximately 700 persons,
and the Jaycees anticipate more
than 1000 children parucipat-
ing.
The Smyrna Clayton Jaycees
conduct the project and are in
charge of all arrangements for
the huge Christmas affair.
Every child from | to 10 years
will be greeted by Santa and
will receive a toy and a candy
filled stocking, Purchased with
funds provided by the mer-
chants.
The Jaycees have received
zone hundred percent cooper
alton of Smyrna's Town Coun-
ell and the town police force",
according to their chairman.
A bus will leave the Clayton
fire house at lis pm. to tran
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05

munity Development Commit
ee.
The Congress opened In Is
rael's largest hall, home of the
world famous Israel Philhar :
monic Orchestra, the Mann
Auditorium. With many of the
members in traditional national
dress, the hall presented an
impressive and colorful sight
on the opening night: the wide
brimmed sombreros of the
Mexicans and the swing kits of
the Scotsmen bringing particu-
larly tumultous applause as the
delegates marched in.
Israel's Deputy Premier, Mr..
Abba Eban. addressing the
opening session stressed the
need for "the widest inter
national solidarity. Beyond the
crises of disarmament and CO.
existence, we face the challenge
of adding social and economic
equality to the political equal
ity recently won by the new
states," he said.
The main events of the Con-
gress we're held In the city's
spacious Exhibition Grounds
which will next year house the
Middle East Fair.
With the temperature con-
stantly In the eighties many
delegates used their brief lei
sure hours to explore the var
led attractions of the country
Particularly popular was the
excavated Roman theatre al
Caesarea, alongside the Mid
die East's only l8-hole goli
course. The Galilee, with its
rolling wooded hills and the
serene lake of Kinneret, SC
hallowed to Christian tradition,
was another spot. Other groups
spent time in the quiet, capital
city of Jerusalem and in Beer
sheba, gateway to lsrael's
lunarscaped desert land now
rapidly turning into acres of
rolling farmland.
Commenting on his stay In
Israel, MIR. Snow said: "Israel
strikes me as being averypro-
gressive country. The Tel Aviv
hosts we're truly wonderful, and
they have gone all out In warm
hearted and open way to make
our stay as enjoyable as it has
been. The country itself is very
interesting. l have been
specially taken by the modern
methods used here, by the sunny
climate and the friendliness OF
the people,"
CENTURY CLUB TO MEET
The next meeting OF the
Twentieth Century Club is
scheduled for Thursday, Dec
IL and has as its subject: 'Ar
Old-F a hioned Christmas
Mrs. ]. Howard Link serves as
chairman. The meeting is
scheduled to start at 2 pm
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
messiah" Presentation To
Feature 100 Voice Chorus

Inns, Tenor; and APO Robert
w. Kohn, Bass. Mrs. Earl R.
Rield is Staging Chairman; MIR.
w. Charles Paradee, Sr., Us
hers; Miss Suzanne Parrott,
Robing; Mrs. Kurt hammers,
Publicity; Mines. Charles B.
Clinton, Leroy Dear, Jr., Earl
cen Tieman, Miss Rosemary
Erase, MIR. James o. Sevast,
and MIR. Charles B. Clinton,
Telephone.
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
School Heads
To Honor
DIR. Miller

Dr.. George r. Miller Jr.,
retiring superintendent of pub
lie instruction, will be honored
at a dinner meeting of the Del
aware Association of School Ad-
ministrators Dec. IL.
The meeting will begin at
A pm. In the Allen ]. Frear
Elementary School near Rising
Sun. A dinner and program
will start at OILS.
DR.. Miller's retirement is eff
fective Dec. 81, but he is on va =
cation now. He is completing
III years as state superinten-
dent.
The formal part of the meet
ing will be devoted to dis
cussing a new transcript from
readily adaptable to data proc
essing. DR.. Thomas Jenkins,
principal of Brandywine High
School, will be chairman of the
program which is to include
DR.. Wesley Walton, director of
development programs for the
Educational Testing Service, as
keynote speaker.
A panel composed of DR..
Irene Davis, registrar, Johns
Hopkins University; DR.. Ken
meth Mclaughlin, US. Office of
Education; Robert Gebbardts =
bauer, registrar, University of
Delaware; Joseph P. Sedule,
principal, Dover High School,
and Lee Walbert, guidance
counselor at Christiana High
School, will discuss the pro-
posed new forms. Clarence
Fulmer, principal of Whining
ton High School, will be mod
Ierat0r
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05

Bridge
Records
Smashed

Records were smashed at
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Sunday as homebound Thanks
giving motorists packed the
span from stem to stern.
Although the 24-hour period
on Sunday fell 4,S74 vehicles
short of the all-time one day
record of $500 set on July l,
1862, the number of vehicles
in a single hour and in an
eight hour shift went by the
boards.
Bridge officials said thatra-
fife was almost evenly divided
In both directions. There we're
Just a few hundred more east
bound vehicles than those west
bound.
J.H. Tyler Mcconnell. chair
man of the Delaware River and
Bay Authority also noted that
the concentrated hourly traffic
demonstrated the need for a
second span, which has been
authorized. Construction is to
begin next spring. Mcconnell
said that engineering reports
rate the capacity of the present
span at not more than 5000
vehicles an hour.
The peak load came between
8 and 5 o'clock Sunday after
noon when there we're 5,269
cross sings through the ten toll
booths which we're in opera
tion throughout the weekend.
An hour earlier. between 2 and
3 o'clock there had been 1869
crossings to top the old one
hour mark of 4400 vehicles.
That mark toppled again be-
tween A and S o'clock, 7 and
g o'clock and 5 to 9 when re-
cordings we're 1854, 1923, and
4,l26 vehicles respectively.
Bridge police kept traffic
moving throughout the day with
the exception of a short per-
iod between five and six O.
clock. A four-car bumper-to- >
bumper collision on the west
bound lane held up movement
for approximately 20 minutes
and cars backed up from New
Jersey Turnpike to Farnhurst
Interchange. The damaged vehi-
cles we're quickly removed and
movement resumed.
There were 3724 crossings
between S and 6 o'clock. Two
persons with slight injuries
we're treated and discharged
at Wilmington General Hospi-
tai.
Beginning Wednesday. Nov
ember 27 through Sunday night
there we're 2l5,605 crossings
as compared to 1873, 446 during
the 1862 Thanksgiving weekend
or a gain of l7.l59 vehicles.
Traffic during Sundays three
shifts broke down as follows:
II pm. Saturday to 7 am.
Sunday---9.738: 7 am. to 8
pm. Sunday---2l.l22; 8 pm.
to II pm. Slnday---27, 1856.
Comparison of the five-day
holiday figures were:
1868. Wednesday--5l. 3l7. Thur
sday--38,5 528; Friday---35, ,96l,
Saturday---3l.5 5S3; Sunday
So. .2l6.
1862: Wednes IN.
Thursday---35. 3l6; Friday
SO, 1888; Saturday---3l. .ll8; Sun
day---52, SOB.
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
Smithers Snow Returns
From International Meet

Smithers Snow, Of Smyrna,
was last week among the 1000
delegates from 43 countries at
tending the 18th World Congress
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce International. Snow is
National Chairman of the Com =
Smyrna times., 1963-12-05
Physicians
To Direct
Oral Polio
Clinics

Four Kent County physicians
will be directing the six Sabin
oral vaccine clinics in the com-
ty this Sunday when the second
phase of the statewide polio i'm
munization program gets m-
derway.
The doctors and the clinic
locations which they will be
supervising are: DR.. Richard
W. Comegys, Smyrna Armory;
DR.. Benjamin F. Burton, FIRE.
derica Firehouse; DR.. Hewitt
w. Smith, Harrington Fire
house; and DR.. Maynard H.
Mires, State Board of Health
Building in Dover. DR.. Mires
will also be in charge of the
clinics at the Camden-Wyom-
ing Firehouse and the Hartly
Firehouse.
Clinic hours for the admin
istration of the Type 8 oral
polio vaccine are ii am. to
8 pm. In all, a total of SO
sites in Delaware will be used
as clinic locations.
The physicians In charge of
the polio clinics In Kent Coun-
ty will be assisted by volun-
teer nurses from the Delaware
Chapter, American Red Cross,
by volunteer pharmacists, by
members of the National Foun-
dation, and by representatives
of the State Board of Health.
Like the Type Sabin vac
cine given at clinics on No
vember 8, Type 8 will be ad-
ministered by dropping three
drops of vaccine on lump of
sugar and giving the lump to an
individual to be eaten. No need
les are used.
DR.. Henry H. Stroud, state
chairman Of the polio immun-
ization campaign, said that the
vaccine given at the clinic this
Sunday is entirely different
from that offered at the first
clinic. He said that there are
three different strains of polio
virus, and three separate vac
ctnes are needed to afford CON-
plete protection.
1t is necessary, he added,
for Delawareans to take all
three types of the vaccine, in
cluding Type 8 given this Sun
day, for complete protection.
The final dose, Type 2 vaccine,
will be given at statewide clin-
les on January l9.
Delawareans who missed the
first of the current series of
Sabin vaccine clinics should
nevertheless attend the clinics
this Sunday and receive Type 8
vaccine, DR.. Stroud said. He
pointed out that the vaccine
given Sunday will afford pro-
lection against Type 8 polio vi
rus, and recommended that per-
sons who did not receive the
Type l vaccine take the Type 8
this weekend and the Type 2
vaccine which will be given jan
uary l9, and then pick up the
Type / vaccine at later date.
This may be obtained from
private physicians, but should
be taken five or six weeks af-
ter Type 2---not between Type
8 and Type 2.
The polio immunization cam
paign is sponsored by the Medi- :
cal Society of Delaware, in
cooperation with the National
F foundation, City Department of
Health, State Board of Health,
Delaware State Pharmaceutical
Society, and nurse volunteers of
the Delaware Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-29
Cattle RustIinq
Suspect Seized

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. %
(AP).-A 49-y ear-old west
Virginian was turned over to
Augusta County authorities
yesterday to face charges OF
cattle rustling.
The man, Robert Lee Hal
stead, was captured Thursday
in an auto chase in the Virgil
MIA West Virginia border area
west of here. The FBI said
Halstead. who was armed, was
captured without incident.
Halstead was turned over Ia
Sheriff John E. Kent OF Angus
Ia Friday after an arraignment
before a United States commits
sioner. Halstead's $4,000 bond
was continued.
He is charged with taking 20
head Of cattle, valued at $4,000
on July 2 from an Augusts
County farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-29
Failure to Vote
Cause for Shame,
Eisenhower Says

NEW YORK, Sept. % (AP)
Former President Dwight D
Eisenhower says every Ameri-
can who fails to vote should
feel a little bit ashamed.
Gen. Eisenhower spoke yes
terday at a Battery Park cere-
mony opening a Embarrassing
campaign for a colonnade to
be named in his honor and for
restoration of the Castle Clin-
ton National Monument.
The former President said he
felt the colonnade really
should honor a long line oil
soldiers who fought to pre-
serve the American heritage OF
'self-government.
Il think each Of us should
feel a little bit ashamed wher
we fail to go to the ballot tc
cast our decision" he said.
The colonnade will have IL
pillars, 40 feet high, to bt
taken from the Pennsylvania
Station. The station Is beine
remodeled to include a new
Madison Square Garden.
Castle Clinton. which wa
located in the Battery, was oc.
cupied by Gen. Winfield Scot
in the War of 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-29
Thieves Use Doq
As Ally to Loot
Cash Registers

Cash register thieves are US
ing a new gimmick that shoul6
arouse the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals
as much as the police.
The method being used by
petty thieves and sch ming
shop-lifters involves the use Of
a dog, according to. the FBI
Law Enforcement Bulletin.
After picking out a store
they want to raid. the thieves
catch a stray dog and make
friends with it until it will fol-
low them readily.
Then, one or two members Of
the gang enter the store while
another walks in at a prear-
rams e d time accompanied by
the trusting pooch. At the stra-
tegic moment, the late-comer
suddenly gives the unsuspect-
ing dog a hard kick.
AS the dog goes yelping
through the store. distracting
the attention of clerks and Gus
toners alike, the gang takes
advantage of the pandemonium
to loot the cash register or
counter they have picked out.
The till-tappers have had
considerable success with the
ruse out west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-29
Legislation Stalled
Tobriner Backed
Bv Inhabitants

Members Of the Oldest In
habitants, Inc, voted yesterday
to send letters to President
Kennedy and Attorney General
Robert Kennedy recommending
that Walter N. Tobriner be re-
appointed as District Commits
Sioner.
The letters, proposed by HUI
yer I. Brown, a member Of the
organization were prompted
by Mr.. Tobriner's uncertainty
about taking office again. Al
though he repeatedly had indi-
Gated privately that he would
not accept another term, he has
more recently stated that II
offered reappointment by the
President, he would give it
very serious consideration"
A third letter will be sent to
Mr.. Tobriner asking him to
continue for another three
years.
The meeting was held in the
Odd Fellows Hall, Ninth and T
streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-29
WET NAM
Mcnamara, Diem to Confer

announced President Ngo Dinh
Diem will receive Mr.. McNa-
mara and Gen. Taylor at 2:30
pm. tomorrow.
Differences persisted abou t
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Mus charge in
Rome last Sunday that Junior
officers of the United States
military mission Tin Saigon
are acting like little soldiers of
fortune"
Mr.. Lodge declared Wednes-
day the remark was cruel and
insulting.
The 38-year-ol6 first lady,
sister-in-law Of President Ngo
Dinh Diem, brushed aside the
criticism and said the United
States could find certain ad-
venturers and saboteurs among
their junior officials who do
not hesitate to betray the Off
cial policy of their Govern
ment."
The Women's Solidarity
Movement headed by Mrs. Nhu
wrote Mr.. Lodge that it was
indignant at his remark. The
movement declared Mrs. Nhu
had been referring in her origi-
nal statement to a half dozer
American junior civilian off,
Gals and that her words were
misinterpreted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-29

more about dividing the
spoils" than about governing
the country.
1t is argued that they have
already been repudiated by
the country since in free cleo
tions last December all of them
put together did not receive a
majority of the votes,
Against this backdrop of
military infighting and politi-
cal intrigue, few responsible
people see how the new civil
ian government possibly can
govern-no matter what its
intentions.
Incredibly enough, almost
no one here personally bemoans
the fall of Mr.. Bosch. The man
in the street may mourn the
blow to democratic processes,
but the overwhelming Senti-
ment Is that Mr.. Bosch brought
this upon himself.
During his seven months in
office he managed to dissipate
all the power and prestige rep
resented in the whopping 81
per cent majority he won in
December. He not only failed
to move fast enough on basic
social and economic reforms
he had promised underprivi-
legged masses but also managed
to divide his own party and
fight with It's leaders.
Observers here believe his
basic mistake lay in overesti-
mating the threat of the ex-
treme left and Understanding
the power of the extreme right.
He avoided a head-on COLI
sion with Castro Communists
on the premise it would rip
the country wide open and
overthrow democratic institu-
tons. At the same time, he
persistently attacked business
and professional people OPP
posed to him from the begin
ming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-29
TOBRINER SCORES
ST. ELIZABETHS'
INMATE CONTROL

District Commissioner
Walter N. Tobriner said
last night he thought it
high time" that st. Eliz-
abeths Hospital authori-
ties take measures to pre-
vent patients from escap-
ing.
Notified Of the shooting
by a st. Elizabeths escapee
Of two Washington police
men. the Commissioner
said:
II would not presume to
talk about the medical
treatment at st. Eliza
beths.
But 1t does seem to me
high time that the author
tiles there take adequate
steps to prevent the escape
of persons who are poten-
TALLY dangerous to the
community"
Some 81 inmates were
missing from the institu-
tons grounds last August
%, the last day for which
a count is available. Fifty
five Of these we're prisoner
patients, acquitted of mis-
demeanor or felony char
ges by reason of insan-
ity."