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DR.. Robert G. Weuver
Administrator for
Housing 10 Visit Y. |.

DR.. Robert G. Weaver, Adj
ministrator of the Housing &
Home Finance Agency, will
visit St. Thomas on Thursday
January II for conferences
with Governor Paiewonsky &
Housing officials on the Fed
orally assisted Housing and
Urban Renewal Projects now
under way and in prospect for
the Virgin Islands.
The schedule arranged by
Governor PaieWonsky and Dr..
Moron, Assistant to the Re-
gional Administrator of the
Housing and Home Finance
Agency for Virgin Islands
Operations, include a welcome
to the Virgin Islands by the
Governor; a conference with
the members of the Virgin Is
lands Housing Authority and
the Virgin Islands Urban Re
newal Beard; a press confer
ence at 11:45 AM; and lunch
con with the Governor, his
cabinet, and Housing officials.
At 800 PM. DR.. Weaver will
address the Senate of the Vir-
gin Islands in the Legislative
Assembly Hall. This session
will be open to the public.
During the Administrators
visit, he will have an oppor-
tunity to see the Paul M. Pear
son Gardens and the Oswald
Harris Court, which, with the
Berg Homes and the Projects
in st. Croix, represent a Fee
deral Grant, for construction
alone, of SCI, 1878 plus an
nual contributions to main
tain the low rent character of
the projects of approximately
two dollars per year for every
dollar collected in rent from
the tenants. DR.. Weaver will
see the Barracks Yard area
one of the three Urban Renew
al Areas that will be acquired,
cleared and rebuilt by the Vir-
gin Islands Urban Renew
al Board with the aid Of Fee
dderra11 Grants of $Sfi,66fi8,988 and
Continued on Page 4
, 1963-01-15
President Olympic Of
Togo is Assusindted:
Visited Virgin Islunds

President Sylvanus Olympic
of Togo wa sshot down by as
sassins in front Of the United
States Embassy. A revolution
ary Committee took over the
government and members Of
Olympio's government placed
under arrest.
President Olympic visited
ST. Thomas last March and
visited schools and other gov
eminent intitutions.
President Olympic was high
~ respected by the several
governments especially the
United States and Britain.
, 1963-01-15
Viebert Murphy Visits
His Homeland After
Fifteen Years

Vert Murphy of Christian
sted, now a resident of Japan,
arrived here a few days ago
to visit with reiativs and his
many friends.
A resident of Japan since
1947, he is married to a Japan
csc and is the father of three
boys ages, 6, 8, and 10.
he Viii return soon 10 re-
join his family.
, 1963-01-15
Orgdnizutiondl Meet
For Girls VolleYbdll
Set for WednerddY

The Bureau of Recreation
announces its first Girls Vol
leyball League organizational
meeting for Wednesday, jan
uary Is, 1868 at $50 pm. to be
held at the Recreation Center
Building. All players along
with their coaches and mana
gers are requested to attend.
A Basketball League meet
ing, for the age group Is year
and over, is scheduled for
Thursday night, January II at
800.
On Friday afternoon, Jan
uary 10 all interested boys be-
tween ages of IA and II are
Continued on page ~
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Taylor To
Hold Open
House In
Near Future

1t is planned to hold an open
house for the people In this COM
munity at the Taylor Corpora
tion plant In the near future, ac-
cording to company officials.
The firm started moving in on
September 2o and all equipment
was In the building by October 4.
They are now In the process of
connecting the machinery and
men are working now on some of
the Misunderstanding operation.
The first machine was In action
on Oct. 2, and there has been
limited production this week.
Several local people have
been hired and are now being gi-
ven training. F. P. Baughman,
a company official from Valley
Forge, Pa. said Tuesday that
they we're having good local ap-
licants, and are happy to have
the plant located In Smyrna.
They hope to be on full prod
uction basis by the middle of the
month. Peter Pine, production
manager, and Herbert DeBusk,
engineering manager, have
moved to Smyrna and are now at
work at the plant. Several other
employees will come to Smyrna
from the Valley Forge plant.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10

craft across country. Any
money he earned as teen
ager was spent on flying. He
also worked after school with
an airline company.
Lieutenant Carlin entered
service in 1859, graduated from
flying school In March 1861 while
still only 20 years old, and was
certified an aircraft comman-
der last August. He is the son
of MIR. and Mrs. M. E. Carltn
Redwood City, Calf.
Other members aboard the
C-l33 flight we're: lst. 1t. Duane
A. Foster, copilot; End 1t. Jo-
seph Simpson, navigator; End
1t. Jerry M. Norton, naviga-
tor; MSgt. George P. Collins.
flight engineer; MSgt. William
D. Pacciene, flight engineer
and AlC Lance F. Wilson, load
master.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
District Gov.
To Address

District Governor Houston
Warren was the guest speaker at
the dinner meeting of the
Clayton Lions Club. Harry W.
Getty presided and introduced
the speaker. His topic was
imagination" and was focused
around the Lions In a given
community and how they could
expand their usefulness and
responsibility to that COM
munity.
Special guest included George
Pyott, cabinet Secretary and
treasurer; Deputy District Gov
ernor Norman G. Wilder; Nor
ris King, zone chairman. Robert
Harrington was the guest of
Melvin Sparks. The next dinner
meeting will be held on We'd
nesday, October l6 at the Clay
ton Fire Hall at GAS pm.
The program will include the
showing of a film, "a Second
to Survival, sponsored by the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10

rs minutes.
MSgt. Leonard o. Smoot, a
crew member with more than
20 years service, said the air
carft commanders action was
"a real confidence inspiring
performance" He added, SIN
all my flying career it was the
best performance under an en-
ergency situation that | have
Witnessed"
Some Dover AFB flying vet
erans couldn't recall of a aC-l33
ever landing with TWO engines
out before.
Lieutenant Carlin's profess
ional coolness under pressure
comes as a result of seven
years of flying. The bachelor
pilot obtained his private pilots
license when l6. During the
summers while attending high
school he ferried light air.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Town Seeks
Increase
On Limit
To Borrow

Bids we're received at Town
Council for resurfacing certain
blocks of streets at the meeting
held on October 2. Delaware
Roads was the low bidder at
$l0.45 per ton; other bids we're:
George & Lynch, $l0.75; and
Earl Downing, $ll.85 per ton.
The blocks include Lake Co
mo Circle; one block Lake
Drive; School Lane; Hamil-
ton Way, Delaware Street from
Frazier to Mt. Vernon, and
Kent Way.
William DeHaven, of Whit
man, Requart Associates, Bal
timore showed a plat of Sunny
side Acres to be developed by
Easter Shore Developers, with
details explained and approved
as a subdivision in view of
regulations.
Council adopted a resolution
of approval for development of
88 lots, with water and sewer
provided by the town. F. M.
Richards represented the build
ers.
David P. Buckson, town at
torney, was advised to prepare
a charter amendemnt to in
crease the towns borrowing
power to $40, 900. and suggest
ed setting the limit according
to assessed value on real estate
so as not to jeopardize future
councils.
Town Manager Rex D. Gil
more was directed to notify
owners of the Argo house, cor
nor Cummins and High Streets
to show reason why 1t should
not be condemned as fire
hazard.
Samples of street signs were
shown by Gilmore and approval
was given for 65 signs the same
as the original ones.
There was discuss sion on an
extension of water main to the
North Elementary School and
Taylor Corporation. The work
on these extensions is now under
way. and Taylor Corporation is
now moving In equipment.
James Messick attorney, ap-
peared as representative Of
Eastern Shore Builders. Brooks
Banta represented the Smyrna
Clayton Junior Chamber Of
Commerce at the meeting.
1t was voted to. designate SID
spaces In the center parking
area on Market Street Plaza II
front of the post office, three
on northbound land and three
on southbound lane as fifteen
minute parking spaces and sucf
signs will be painted in the
designated spaces.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
VIM. Willis
Top Magazine
Salesman

The recent Senior Class mag
azine campaign at the John Bas-
sett Moore High School resulted
in a total of $8822.56. Class
l2-l, $23l9.3l; Class l2-2,
$203l.09; Class 1913, $2025.73;
Class l24, $2446. .43.
The top seven prize winners
included William Willis, $3.50. :
90; Joan Shahan, $245.l7; Deb
orah Downs. $232.99; Glenn S.
Wright, $225.32; Jeanne Gil
more, $2l7.24; Lillian Dixon,
$202.07; Carolyn Davis, $l8.- :
II.
The following students sold
subscriptions through the one
hundred dollar bracket: Eunice
Ziegler, Ronald Powell. Judy
Steele, Wesley Conley, Robert
Crossley, Carolyn Ross, Sandra
Everett, Ermel Seward, Connie
Uhlendorff.
Patricia Rebar, Joyce Ar
cher, Patricia Hawke, william
Shockley, Glenn A. Wright, Ri
chard Chase, Robert Merrill,
Ronald Reed, Donald Faucet,
Sandra Haley, Carolyn Locker
man, Pat Pase, Colin Cooper,
Ctndy Lamb.
William Nowland, Barbara
Rhoades, Rita Diemicke, Jerry
Craig, Florence Fraley. Joyce
Getty, James Hull, Gisela Sch
melting, Shirley Long; Ellen Kill
len, James Pritchard, Gail Mil
Is, Alma Cox, John Filings
worth.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Local Rotary Club To
Hear District Governor

Russell E. Wilson of Dover,
Delaware, governor of the 764th
District of Rotary International,
will make his official visit to the
Smyrna Rotary Club at its
regular meeting In the Wayside
Inn at OILS pm. on October 10.
In addition to addressing the
members at their meeting, he
will confer with President
James H. Everett of the Smyrna
Rotary Club, and other club Of
ficers in regard to administra-
tive matters and service ac-
uvitieS.
MIR. Wilson was formerly
connected with the agricultural
extension service of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, and recently
retired from the Delaware State
Highway Department, and is
past president of the Dover Ro-
tary Club of which he has been
a member since 1922. He was
elected district governor for
l963-64 at the 54th annual con-
vention of Rotary International
In St. Louis, Missouri, in June
of this year, and is one of 272
district governors responsible
for supervising the activities
of more than IL, 500 Rotary clubs
with a total membership of
535, 500 Rotarians In l29 coun-
tries throughout the world.
''The visit of the districtgov-
ernor," the president of the To-
cal club said, sis a time for
examining the effectiveness of
what we are doing to achieve
Rotary goals in community i'm
provement, youth activities.
raising the standards of our
businesses and professions,
also in accomplishing what we
can do as a Rotary Club and as
individual Rotarians to help
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Laymen of
Dover Dist.
To Hear DR..
W m. Reese

About four hundred Laymen of
the Dover District of the Metho-
dist Church will assemble in
Dulany Hall at Wesley College
Dover, for their Annual Ban
quet, Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober l6.
DR.. william A. Reese, Pas
tor of Grace Methodist Church,
Baltimore, Maryland will be
the guest speaker and a male
quartette of Dover will pari-
cipate. The program is being
arranged by the Dover District
Lay Leader Harry C. Johnson
of Smyrna.
The Dover District is COM
prised of fifty TWO charges and
includes the churches of lower
New Castle, Kent and Sussex
Counties. John W. Dukes is the
Lay Leader of Asbury Metho-
dist Church, Smyrna.
DR.. william A. Reese was ed
ucated In the public schools of
Baltimore, at Williamsport--
Dickinson Seminary, and at the
Johns Hopkins University.
For skyears he was pastor of
the Metropolitan Memorial
Church In Washington, D. c., on
the campus of the American
University. Since l94l he has
been pastor of the Grace Metho-
dist Church, Baltimore.
In December of 1851, DR..
Reese led his congregation into
new complete edifice, providing
facilities for workship, educa-
tion, recreation, fellowship, and
administration. The total cost of
the church and parsonage was
$3.50, 900. The church seats $50.
In April of 1861 a new Church
School unit was added at a cost
of $4,000 equipped. Located
upon the most strategic corner
in Baltimore, the church is re-
cognized as the leading one of
its denomination In the city.
The church staff comprises
nine full-time workers, in
cluding three ministers, and 3
part-time workers. Under the
direction of Minister of Ed
ucation, IS volunteer workers
carry on the Church School and
Youth Program. There are five
children's choirs and an adult
choir of forty voices, under a
full-time director of music.
Two services are held each Sun
day morning.
DR.. Reese Is a member of
several Masonic bodies, a di-
rector of the Maryland General
Hospital, member of the Board
of Directors of Lycoming Col
lege, of Asbury Home, of Wes-
ley Theological Seminary, and
a delegate to the General Con-
ference. He is past-President
of the Eclectic Club, Maryland's
oldest ministerial club, and of
the Maryland Council of
Churches.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
PP&K Contest
To Be Held
Here Saturday

Smyrna Clayton area boys
are eagerly awaiting the OPEN
ing gun at 9:30 am. Saturday
when the 1868 Punt, Pass & Kick
Competition gets under way
here.
The public is invited to watch
the grade school entrants In
contests of punting, passing and
kicking (using kicking teel
footballs at the Smyrna High
School football field. The con-
test here is sponsored by Ennis
& Deakyne, local Ford dealer.
Area competitors will be
testing their football skills at
the same time as thousands of
other youths aged eight through
II also will be competing In Punt
Pass & Kick Programs through
out the country. Scores of the
winners In each local competi-
tion will be wired to the Nation
al Punt, Pass & Kick Head
quarters, for comparison and
determination of state and area
winners. The winners ineach
age group In the IA areas--the
areas being set up In live with
the teleWsion coverage of the
IA National Football League
teams--wil compete during
half-time celebrations at NIL
games, and eight finalists will
compete at the National Foot
ball League Championship
game, after a trip to Wash
ington, D. c., and to Dearborn,
Michigan, where the Henry Ford
Centennial is being commem-
GRATED. All-expense trips to the
NIL games for area winners
and their fathers and mothers.
and aIl-epense trips to Wash
ington, DC, and to Dearborn,
and the NIL Championship
game for the finalists and their
parents, will be provided by the
Ford Division of Ford Motor
Company, which co-sponsors
Punt, Pass & Kick with the
National Football League.
In Smyrna. as in all other
local competitions, first prizes
of Philadelphia Eagles warm
up jackets will be given win
ners in each Of the five age
groups, with football helmets
and autographed footballs for
second and third place win
ners.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Displays, Films Featured at
Fire Prevention Open House

The combined Smyrna and
Clayton volunteer firemen held
open house Sunday night at the
Citizens Hose Company head
quarters, featuring displays and
posters on fire prevention anda
program which included show
ing of three short films by
]. Benjamin Roy, Jr.. deputy
fire marshal for Kent County.
They we're entitled ''Stop
Them Before They Start; "I'm
No Fool With Fire.; and "Tin-
Pan Fire Drill" The invoca-
tion was given by the Rev.
Spencer R. Quick rector of St.
Peters Episcopal Church.
Reynolds, chief, presided,
and told of the joint effort and
said that similar program
would be presented by the Clay
ton Fire Company next year.
Bradley acknowledged the COOP
Grafton of the Smyrna Special
School District.
William Bowers, chief of
Clayton Fire Company, and
Mayor Robert w. Riddagh ex-
tended greetings to the audi
ence of $50.
Miss Judith Steele, local Miss
Fire Prevention Queen, said
that she takes pride In repre-
senting the local company at the
Delmarva Volunteer Firemen's
Association convention at Chin
colleague, Va.
A large display of posters
and articles focusing attention
on sources of fire had been ar
ranged, including the actual
kerosnes stove which had been
responsible for the death of two
people near Milton just one year
ago.
The exhibits included warm
ings against putting pennies In
fuses; electrical cords under
rugs; frayed cords, faulty elec-
trio wiring; gasoline or SOL
vents stored In glass jars or
Jugs; overloaded sockets; and
ash trays.
Chief Bradley announced that
on Wednesday. Oct. 9 at 7 pm.
every fire siren would be
sounded in the Delaware Mary
land and Virginia area at which
time all families are urged 20
practice a drill at their home,
planning TWO ways of escape.
They are also urged topractice
monthly.
The committee included Mr..
Roy, MIR. Bowers, MIR. Brad
ley, Walter Eierman. James
Truax. and Henry Dukes. Men,
bers of the Ladies Auxiliary
served refreshments.
The combined group of Smy-
rna Clayton volunteer firemen
cover the largest area in Del
aware.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10

vice-president of Sub-District H
S, Methodist Youth Fellowship,
Asbury Methodist Church. Her
interests include music and she
has participated in band ac-
dvides for seven years, as a
member of the Kent County
band, and In 1862 In the Delaware
All-State Band, and was the first
to receive the Sousa award In the
school. She has received notice
that she is second highest In her
class, and with that recommen-
dation hopes soon to be accepted
at a hospital school ofnursing.
The Smyrna firemen are proud
to have her represent them at
the convention.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
lst. ATS Lieutenant Brings
GLIB In On Two Engines

lst. 1t. David M. Carlin, pos
sibly the youngest Military Air
Transport Service (MATS) Hea-
Wy Transport aircraft comman-
der at %, was awarded the Air
Force Commentator Medal,
October 2, for safely landing
C-l33 Cargomaster at Dover
Air Force Base with only two
of its four engines operating.
Maj. Gen. George S. Brown,
Eastern Transport Air Force
commander, made the presen-
tation on the flightline at Dover
AFB.
The wo-engine landing oc-
Cured on the last leg home of
Lieutenant Carlin's first over
seas trip as a aircraft COM
mander. The crew left Dover
Sept. "a. Their six day flight
carried them to Lajes ALB, Az
ores, to Chateauroux ALB,
France, back to Lajes and then
the eventful trip to Dover.
Seventy miles east of Dover
Lieutenant Carlin's aircraft
lost the number three engine.
Just three minutes later warn
ing light indicated fire In the
number one engine which was
Immediately feathered. With
two mrbe-prop engines In op-
Grafton the C-l33 sank from
5000 feet to 1000 feet.
Lieutenant Carlin ordered
10000 pounds of fuel dumped
into the Atlantic Ocean and the
IS, 900 pound of cargo prepared
for possible jettisoning. Al
titude was maintained however
without the cargo being jettts-
oned.
twenty-five minutes after the
loss of two engines Lieutenant
Carlin made a perfect night
landing at Dover, touching down
at 1888 pm.
The heutenant's performance
In this emergency situationwas
praised by his squadron COM
mander 1t. Col. Henry Wur-
ster, 3oth Air Transport Squad
ron, and crew. Capt. Orville
E. Holman, flight examiner a.
board the lame C-l33, said that
Lieutenant Carlin set a pat
tern of calmness which pre-
vailed throughout the touchy
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10

The Smyrna Clayton Jaycees
announced this week that James
T. Vaughn has been selected as
the local winner of the Physical
Fitness Leadership Program.
MIR. Vaughn was cited for the
outstanding work he has done
in the past five years In the
Little League Program. His
various duties during this time
have included team manager,
grounds keeper, secretary
treasurer, and others. 1t was
the feeling of the committee
that Mr.. Vaughn is largely re-
sponsible for the continued sue
cess of the Smyrna Clayton
Little League and in showing
this interest has certainly
earned this award.
MIR. Vaughn is married and
resides on Washington St. In
Clayton with his wife Sylvia,
daughter Judy, and sons Jimmy
and Bobby. He holds the rank
of Captain in the Delaware State
Police and is Director of the
Criminal Division.
The entry of MIR. Vaughn will
now be judged on a statewide
basis to determine a state win
ner who will then be In COM
petition for the selection of
IL regional winners. These
twelve winners will receive an
expense-paid trip to Washington
where they will be honoredwith
an official reception at the Cap
itol. Three of the national win
ners will receive ST, 200 grants
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Local Fire Queen To
Vie For Area HOnOrs

Miss Judith Steele, local Miss
Fire Prevention Queen, will re-
present the Citizens Hose Com
pany at the Delmarva Volunteer
Firemen's Association conven-
tion to be held at Chincoteague,
Virginia on Sunday. Oct. l3.
A senior at the John Bassett
Moore High School, Judith was
one of two juniors chosen last
June to represent the school at
Girls State In Dover.
She is an active member of the
Future Nurses Club and has
been reelected to the Girls In
termural Council. and is a
member of the staff of the year.
book. She has been chosen as
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Democratic
Women Meet

The October meeting of the
Kent County Democratic Wo-
mems Club will be held this
evening at the Dover Court
House at s pm.
Mrs. Arthur Rusby, presi-
dent, asks all members to at
med and bring a guest.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Appointed To
Local Board

Announcement has been made
of the appointment to the board
of the Smyrna-Clayton In
dustrial Development Corpora
tion of two new members, E.
Reynolds Bradley and Joseph
Churchman, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Recreation To
Be Topic of
PTA Meeting

The Smyrna PTAwill discuss
Community Recreation needs at
its next meeting on Thursday,
October 18th. Emphasis will be
placed on open spaces needed
for Fairgrounds, scenic areas
and good park facilities In the
Smyrna area.
After a short illustratedp pre-
sentation of land use trends
and their effects on open space,
Mrs. Milton ]. Roedel, Presi-
dent of the Delaware Citizens
for Parks, will head a panel of
distinguished persons who will
comment on outdoor recreat-
tonal needs for various stand
points. Guy M. Edmondson, Jr.,
merchant and member of Town
Council, Mrs. ]. Everett Lof-
land, civic leader, John A. Biv-
ems, Jr., state planner, and a
spokesman for industry yet tc
be named, will sharpen the
issues and handle comments
and questions from the floor
AS an added feature, Nelson
''Butch" Everhart will brins
greetings on behalf of the Stu
dent Exchange Program.
The meeting will be held a
8 PM In the East Smyrna Ell.
ementary School on Locus
Street. Following the program
the building, completed in 1876.
and now used for the 9th grade
will be open for inspection. Mr.
and Mrs. William w. Hutchisol
have arranged the program. Re
freshments will be served by
committee headed by Mr.. AM
Mrs. Gordon T. Nightingale
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10

RUSSELL E. WILSON
promote international goodwill
and understanding"
AS the Governor of District
764, which comprises sixty
clubs In Delaware and the south
ern section of New Jersey, MIR.
Wilson also supervises the or
ganization of new Rotary clubs
in this area. Last year more
than 800 new Rotary clubs we're
organized In 46 countries, with
clubs being formed for the first
time In the West Africa country
of Sierra Leone.
Previous to assuming his
duties as district governor, MIR.
Wilson attended an eight-day in
ternatonal assembly at Lake
Placid, New York, which was
held to assist Rotary governors
to meet the duties of their
office.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-10
Jaycees Name Vaughn
Physical Fitness Leader

to be used at their discretion.
The local Jaycee chairman
for this project was Phil Vosh-
ell,