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Smyrna times., 1963-06-20

The Smyrna Board of Edu-
cation has appointed Robert
Leonard Littlehale, Principal
of the Lincoln Elementary
School, OTTAWA, Illinois, to the
position of Principal of the
Clayton Elementary School.
Mr.. Littlehale replaces Mr..
Coleman F. Metzler who has
taken position In the Oak
Grove School District.
MIR. Littlehale is a graduate
of Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, Illinois, with a BS
and MS In Education from that
institution. In addition, he has
done post graduate work at the
University of Illinois, Northern
Illinois University, and Illinois
Normal University. He has ex-
perience as an elementary
school teacher and as an ele-
mentary school principal for
several years.
He has been a professional
leader In his local and state
professional organizations and
Is a member of the National
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
GOldenHeads
State Drug
Society

Martin Golden, local phar-
macist, was installed as pre-
sident of the Delaware Phar-
maceutical Society at its an
nual convention held In Ocean
City, Md. Tuesday at the clos
ing session.
Harry c. Zesig, of Whining
ton, was reelected secretary
treasurer.
The directors named include
New Castle County-DaMd j.
Krigstein, and Paul P. Potoch,
both of Wilmington, reelected,
and Lou Fineberg, of Newport,
George Lucks, Wilmington;
william Merritt, Brandywine
Hundred; and Aaron Lauter, of
New Castle, new directors;
Kent County-Lamar Pierce,
Dover; Eugene Nelson, Milford,
and Jerry McNaughton. Jr., of
Clayton;
Sussex County-Charles
Heath. of Laurel; W. Earl Hast
ings, Selbyville, both reelected;
and Grover Ashton, of Mills
boro.
Mrs. Roger Anderson, a d.
rector, Wilmington was in
stalled as president elect, who
will become the first woman
president of a statewide phar-
macueucal group when she
takes office In 1865.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
Local Jaycees To Attend
National Convention

AT approximately A pm. on
Friday, June FL five Smyrna
Clayton Jaycees will depart for
the National Jaycee convention
to be held in Louisville, Ken
lucky. The transportation to
Louisville is being made pos
sible through the courtesy OF
Ennis & Deakne, Inc. Harold
Deakyne, local Ford dealer, has
been kind enough to furnish the
local Jaycees with a 1868, SOC
Ford Galaxie Convertible, to
make their journey to Louis
vile more pleasant.
The Jaycees attending the
convention will be James Haas,
state vice president; Smithers
Snow, Ir. and his wife Marlyn;
Frank Sparks, local member;
Earl Harris, state director; and
Theodore Pappas, local vice
president.
Some of the gala events of
the convention are as follows:
Get Acquainted party at Church.
Ill Downs (home of the Ken
tucky Derby; dancing to the
music of Ralph Marterie; con-
vention forums;
Parade of States Ia parade
including all so states), elect
ion of ten national vice pre-
sidents; and election of the
national president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
approximately forty = five
Jaycees and twenty wives are
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20

planning to journey to Louis
Vile from Delaware, where they
hope to assemble ten thousand
Jaycees and wives from all
fifty of our states.
One other important phase for
the Delaware Jaycees will be
the campaigning on behalf of
Bruce o. Kallos, Delaware's
candidate for National Vice
President. This is the first time
Delaware has ever nominated a
Delaware Jaycee for this post.
and the delegation attending is
looking forward to having the
first National Vice President
from the first state In the
union.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
Annexation Vote Set For Saturday

Annexation of a tract adjoin-
ing Smyrna on the southwest
will be decided by residents
and property owners of the
area at a special election on
Saturday. Approximately fifteen
persons are entitled to cast
their ballots at the election to
be held at the town office be-
tween the hours of 2 and 7 pm.
The proposed territory to be
annexed runs from South Street
on the north to the southside
of Lake Como on the south and
from Carter's Road on the west,
east to the existing town limits.
The mayor and council called
the special election after refus-
ing a request to extend water
and sewer lines outside the
towns limits.
The majority of the land is
owned by John E. Wilson, Jr.,
MIR. and Mrs. John E. Wilson
III and MIR. and Mrs. william
B. Owens and is being devel-
oped as a residential area.
The tract covers one hundred
acres and will accommodate
approximately 400 home sites.
Town manager Rex Gilmore
said this week that If favor
able vote is cast on Saturday,
any future development of the
area would be governed by ex-
listing subdivision regulations.
Present regulations call for the
developer to install all utili-
ties, curb and gutter and road
bed.
The election will be conduc-
ted by officials of the 2nd
Election District of the First
Representative District and e.
very person residing in the area
to be annexed who do not own
property and are duly regis
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
.Jaycees To
Stage Annual
ROad-E-O

The Smyrna Clayton Junior
Chamber of Commerce will
sponsor the annual Teenage
Drivers Road-E-O on Sunday,
June % at | pm. In front
of the Smyrna Elementary
School.
1t will be held under the
Craftsmanship of Frank Sparks
and Robert Larrimore, CO.
chatrmen.
The annual community pro-
ject of the Jaycees has as its
purpose an educational program
designed to instill safe driv-
ing habits and knowledge In
the minds of the teenager.
Contestants we're given a
written quiz Wednesday night at
the Allan McLane Armory,
which was also the deadline
for entering the contest.
Interested spectators are al
lowed to watch the contest dur
ing the afternoon hours.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
CARRIERS RID.

area to be annexed, whether
or not they reside there, will
be entitled to one vote for
every Sl00 or fractional part
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
Historical
Group Meets

The final meeting of the Duck
Greek Historical Society until
fall will be held on Sunday, June
20 at 7:30 pm. at the Twentieth
Century Club house. The pro-
gram will emphasize two phases
of the history of Smyrna. Nor
man G. Wilder will present the
history of the local churches,
and Mrs. Margaret M. O,Neill
will talk on education and the
local schools. Mrs. O'Neill is.
president of the Smyrna Board
of Education. Mrs. Marjorie
W. Spealman, chairman of the
nominating committee, will
present a slate of officers for
the coming year.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
School To
Conduct
Summer
Classes

The Smyrna Special School
District is conducting classes
in reading for elementary STU
dents and English for high
school students. Reading class
es are being held daily in the
Clayton Elementary School un-
der the direction of Mrs. Dor
othy P. Smith, and In the Smyr-
ma Elementary School under the
direction of Miss Carolyn F.
Stats and Miss Karnerine
Jones. The Smyrna Elementary
School library will also funct-
ion under the supervision of
Mrs. Nell Jarman. Reading
classes will be conducted
through July 26 except on July
A and S. The Smyrna Elemen-
tary School library will be open
on Tuesdays from 9 Am. m-
til l PM, and on Fridays
from E Pm. until 9 Pm.
English classes will be con-
Quoted by Miss Ruth Moffitt.
In addition, the high school
library will be open on Friday
evenings from 6 Pm. until 9
pm. A special program will be
conducted in instrumental mus
ic for pupils who took instru-
mental music during the regular
school year. Registration will
be conducted on June 28 In the
High School Library from 9
Am. until SPIN. ASS. 90 charge
will be made to cover private
instructions. The instrumental
music program will run from
July 5 until August 9 under the
direction of Mr.. A. Rodney
Daniels. Checks should be made
payable to the Smyrna Special
School District.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
S. Green
]. Steele
To Attend
Girls State

Susan Green and Judith Mar
lie Steele will represent the John
Bassett Moore High School at
Girls State In Dover from June
24-28. They we're chosen by thu
students and have just complet-
ed their junior year at the
school.
Susan Green lists extra cur
ricular activities during the
period of ninth through eleventh
grades here:
She is secretary elect for
General Organization, took part
In intramural sports and cow-
ell. She served as president
of the Future Nurses Club;
participated In the Junior Play,
and served on the refreshment
committee for the Junior Prom.
She was also a member of the
Latin Club and Drama Club,
and served as news editor for
the school paper, The Spy Glass.
Susan was also a member of the
school band, and maintained a
high "B" average in the school.
Judith Steele maintained an
"a" average for the three years
at the high school. She was born
in Wilmington, lived eight years
in Middletown, and then moved
to Smyrna.
Judith played In intramural
sports here since her first year
here and served on the htra-
mural council, and on the staff
of The Spy Glass. She paruci-
pated In all class activities,
and served as secretary to the
Latin Club.
Her interest lies In music
and she has participated In band
activities for seven years, as a
member of the Kent County Band
and In 1862 In the Delaware ALI
State Band. She received her
letter In band and was the first
to receive the Sousa award In
the school.
Judith has attended the Della
ware Junior Science Symposium
at the John Dickinson High
School and the Fall Youth Con-
ference at Seaford where she
represented the local Methodist
Youth Fellowship. AT present
she is employed at the
State Welfare Home. hoping to
further her knowledge In nurs-
ing and nursing careers.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
Duff Named To
Rotary Post

The Smyrna Rotary Club
elected Charles Duff the new
vice president following an
nouncement of the resignation of
Coleman MetZler at the dinner
meeting last Thursday night at
The Wayside Inn. MIR. Metzler
will move from the community.
William Beam was elected to
the board of directors replacing
Duff. Following dinner the Ro-
tarians toured the new Leeds
plant at Clayton. Howard
Slaughter conducted the meeting
and Howard Pletsch led group
singing.
Installation of officers will
be held tonight at the Wayside
Inn.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
Council
Votes Ban
On Skiing
AT Lake

At special meeting of Town
Council held last Thursday
night, Councilman George E.
Bryson moved that the town at
rorney, David P. Buckson, be
instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance prohibiting water ski-ing
on Lake Como and to limit
the horse power to one engine
per boat, with maximum five
horse power. Fines and jail
terms will be set up as pro-
vided by the town charter.
All councilmen we're present
with Mayor Robert Riddagh pre-
siding. Visitors included John
E. Wilson III, the Rev. ]. How
ard Link. James Bradley. VIII
liam B. Owens, John W. Jacobs.
Marun Gviuen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Hyland, and Joseph
Fox, resident of Lake Drive.
Town Manager Rex D. GIL
more was advised to post
notices at the lake informing
residents and visitors of the
action taken. This was done
the next morning.
william Hudson, attorney,
repre- senting David P. Buckson,
said that the Town of Smyrna
had the right to enact an or
dinance stricter than Shell
Fisheries regulations, which
could be enforced by town Off
GERS.
Those voting In favor of the
skiing ban we're George Bryson,
Linden Doughten, Frank Green
well, A. H. Hammond, and Guy
M. Edmondson. Jr. Opposed to
the skiing ban we're Mayor Rob-
ert W. Riddagh and Glenn W.
Busker.
Residents voicing their opin-
ions included MIR. Edmondson,
who felt the need for more
restrictions Unpopular demand;
MIR. Wilson said that the lake
is too small for motor boats
which rob the lake for use by
all people; the large boats stir
up algae, which do damage to
engines; and the wash created
by large boats do damage to
the land.
Mr.. Golden emphasized the
safety factor and the fact that
the lake Is monopolized by
few people. More could enjoy
It If 1t we're used as the lake
was intended, he said.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
Prayed Lines
Causes Fire

Volunteer firemen of the Cit
izens' Hose Company responded
TO an alarm at 9:45 am. Sat-
urday to a house on East Street
owned by Mrs. Florence Polk,
and occupied by Alice Johnson.
Electric lines leading to the
house had been frayed by wind
in the trees. The building was
not involved and the town crew
replaced the lines. Thirty-three
volunteers responded and we're
in action Is minutes.
Smyrna times., 1963-06-20
RI. Littlehale Named
Principal at Clayton

Education Association. He had
had experience IN the develop
ment of curriculuns and other
educational programs. He
brings to his new position a
rich background of experience.
MIR. Littlehale Is married and
is the father of TWO (2) child
rem, both of school age. He
and his family will move tc
the Smyrna Clayton area or
or about July |.
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GOLF CARDS

wide-open fight on his hands
for tomorrow's final 10 holes.
Nicklaus' collapse was no
less startling than Charles
great closing effort. Until the
last hole, Nicklaus had played
by far the best golf on a
changeable day and had held
the lead from the moment he
fired a beautiful wedge to with
in 212 feet of the pin on the
first hole and tapped it in for
a birdie.
When he rolled in a 10
footer for another birdie at
the 500-yard, paris second
hole, it looked like the start
of a runaway - particularly
with Palmer. Charles and b.
ros scrambling for every par.
Charles Regains Touch
After falling victim to back
to-back bogies at the fifth and
sixth. the 2l5-pound heavy
weight-who makes just about
two of the reed-thin New Zea-
lander he finds himself tied
with-batted in birdie puts
on the eighth and 18th holes
and had a three stroke lead.
While Palmer, gulping cor
tisone pills to ease the pain
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MEXICAN PULLS STRAIGHTsETs sHOCKER
Mckinley Upset by Osuna FroehIing Reaches Final

here, was outplayed at every
critical turn by the swift Mexi-
can, who upset Chuck in the
Davis Cup mid Angus
matches and proved today that
1t wasn't a fluke.
Osuna, the 23-year-old son
of an oil distributor and a stu
dent at the University of
Southern California, will be
heavily favored over Froehlinp
when they meet tomorrow. A
superb volleyer. Osuna also will
have the edge in speed. but
Froehling is a tremendously
big" hitter who seems to be
just finding his game. They've
never met before.
Among the women, Defend
ing Champion Margaret Smith
of Australia and Maria Bueno
of Brazil advanced to the title
round. Miss Smith, a big, pow
erful girl, overwhelmed 4-foot-
III Deidre Gait OF England,
60, 60, while Miss Bueno,
the 1859 champion, rallied to
trip Mrs. Ann Hayden Jones
of England, l-6, 60, 81.
This was the second straight
year that Mckinley. a 22-year-
old math major, had been
beaten in the semifinals here,
but the quickness Of Osuna's
triumph was even more sur
prising than the result. With
great faith in his return OF
service. Mckinley won the toss
and elected to receive, which is
the usual custom in football
but not in tennis.
II may have cost him the
match.
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NickIaus Blows Up; Tied by Charles;
Palmer Is Shot Back at II; Boros II
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 7 (AP)

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 7 (AP)
Jack NicklauS, the cherub.
faced Ohio heavyweight, three.
putted the final green from
4 feet for an even par 10 today
for a tie with left-hander Bob
Charles in the opening round
of the 36-hole $4,000 World
Series of Golf.
Charles, the British Open
champion from New Zealand
birdied the final hole for his
10.
Ailing Arnold Palmer was an
other stroke behind with a II,
and National Open champion
Julius BoroS had a 70.
Nicklaus, the 23-year-old
Masters and PGA king and the
defender in this television spec
tacular that matches the top
performers in the worlds four
major golf championships for
a $4,000 first prize, led all the
way until disaster struck on
the final hole.
Needing a par on the last hole
for a So, he butchered away his
advantage with a buffers pair
of stabs at the ball and wound
up even with par 10 at the T.
165-yard Firestone Country
Club course. Charles matched
his 10 by mailing brides on two
of the last three holes, includ-
ing pressure l2-foot putt on the
18th.
So instead of what could
have been a commanding lead,
the long hitter from Columbus,
Ohio. finds himself with a
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through deuce six times trying
desperately for a service break
in the 18th game. 1t never
came.
1t was Osuna who finally
ended the overtime set in the
18th game. Chuck double fault
ed at 1920 and then Osuna
belted a running backhand
down the line. Mckinley lung
ed. couldn't come up with the
shot clearly, and it was the
match.
Osuna, a victor now over Nc
Kinley in three of their -four
meetings. planned the more
versatile offense. He broke Nc
Kinley's serve in the 10th game
for the first set, setting him UP
with deep lobs into the sun.
Mckinley, down 5-2 in the
second, closed to 5-4 and had
only to keep his service to draw
even. But Osuna again broke in
the 10th game.
On set point, Mckinley hit a
backhand block volley that was
wide, although the linesman
delayed calling 1t out. Chuck
screamed, mo" and drew boos
for swatting a ball high into
the air and jumping up and
down like a spoiled child
Froehling. who attends Trim
ity CTexD College with McKin-
ley, had a waltz over Barnes. a
dark-haired chap with side
burns who had been on a hot
streak here. Froehling never
had his service broken and vir-
tually swept Barnes off his feet
with a power bombardment.
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Froehling scored a service break
in the first game Of the match
and quickly showed who was
boss, He did the job in exactly
an hour.
Miss Smiths triumph was
uneventful. She lost service
only once and was so firmly in
control that Miss Gait took
only five points in the first
five games of the second set.
However, Miss Bueno needed
a service break in the 10th
game Of the third set TO stave
off defeat against Mrs. Jones,
a husky blond who ranks with
Gibralter as a symbol of British
steadiness. Miss Jones led Sd
in the third set and needed
only TO hold her service to
win the match, but Maria
broke with tour straight points
Maria, whose game ranged
from poor to brilliant, then
broke again in the 18th game
for the match.
Gardner Mulloy, the So
year-old world traveller from
Miami, won his fifth Seniors
grass courts championship in
as many years Of competition,
deteatine Robert l.. Galloway
Of La Jolla. Calf, 81, "a.
In mixed doubles, Donald Dell
Of Bethesda, Md, and Billie
Jean Moffitt advanced to the
semifinals by defeating Mike
Ham and Carolyn Yates-Bel
of England, rs. Ga. DELL
Moffitt next are booked against
Australia's Margaret Smith ano
Ken Fletcher, the top seeds.
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in his bursitiS-ridden right
shoulder, and the 43-year-olc
BoroS struggled to keep up
Charles finally regained the
touch that has made him one
Of the worlds top putters and
without question the finest
lefthander in the game.
Time after time he had left
puts for brides short of the
cup. Until the 18th, his only
sub-par hole had been the
long second where he came
out of a trap and sank a A.
footer.
On No. IL, he put his velvet
stroke to work on a 5-footer
and in it went.
On the 625-yard 10th, a par
5, Charles rolled in a To-
footer. Then came the r.
footer on Is that put him into
a share of the lead, although
it looked like nothing more
than window dressing at the
time.
NicklauS' second shot to the
18th was short, bounced
through a trap and came to
rest in heavy rough on the
edge of the green. He Clipped
boldly and the ball came to
rest only 4 feet from the cup.
After the others had putted,
up stepped Big Jack to make
his 68 official. Three puts
later he had a 70 and reddest
face in all Akron.
Except for his putter, Palmer
might have found himself eight
or nine strokes behind rather
than only a single shot. The
33-year-old No. l golf money
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Cowboys Stop Lions,
27-17; LeBoron Stars

NEW ORLEANS Sept. Z
(AP). - Eddie LeBaron man.
euvered the Dallas Cowboys to
a 27-17 victory over the Detroit
Lions tonight in the first game
of a National Football League
doubleheader before 51,218 in
the Sugar Bowl.
The Colts played the Bears
in the nightcap.
LeBaron came off the bench
to replace Don Meredith who
hurt his hip early in the first
period.
Detroit had a 30 lead on
Wayne Walkers 37-yard field
goal when LeBaron entered the
game. He drove the Cowboys
into position for Sam Baker to
kick field goals Of nine and 30
yards.
Then LeBaron hit Amos Marsh
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up too much. I felt loose, I had
nothing to lose"
Mckinley defended his choice
Of receiving, saying that he was
a fast starter. II proved 1t by
taking the first two games OF
the match" he said, land I'd
have had a great psychological
edge If l had kept a break
ahead"
Mckinley, who had rallied to
salvage two previous matches
from near defeat here, made a
game bid to stem Osuna's ava
lanche In the third set. Down
20, he drew even and then.
running down every shot on his
short chubby legs as the crowd
cheered, he carried Osuna
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Garner one-putted seven greens
six on the first nine holes anC
five in a row from the fifth
through the ninth.
Included in his remarkable
display, which covered up his
scrambling play off the tees
were two 6-footers, two To-
footers and two 40 Hooters. On
the back nine, when his tee-to-
green play improved, his putter
let him down. He missed three
or four makeable birdie puts.
BOros' Putting Off
Boros, at 40 the second oldest
man ever to win the National
Open, spent a scrambling day,
too, and fought a putter that
just wouldn't behave.
He missed five puts of 6 feet
or less, blowing a 2-foot tap
that would have given him a
birdie deuce at the short 18th
and a 3l2 -footer on the very
next hole.
The play turned out to be
about as steady as the telecast
on the last six holes of the
opener in this television spec
tacular. OF the 80 minutes the
program was on the air, some
of the time was hampered by
technical difficulties.
They'll all hope for better
luck tomorrow in the climax of
this second annual feature that
won by four shots over
Palmer and Gary Player last
year. Tee-off time is | pm,
and telecast time 4:30-6 pm. by
NBC (WRC-4 in Washington .
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on a 46-yard pass t oTerry
Cowboys a 1873 lead at inter-
mission. Marsh scored again
on a short run early in the
third period after LeBaron set
up the play with a 45-yard pass
to Frank Clark.
Detroit substitute quarterback
Earl Morrall engineered the two
final touchdowns for the Lions
on a 46-yard pass to Teddy
Barr and a l-yard sneak.
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Giant Homers
Dodgers,
Cut LEAD to433

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 7
(AP).-Home runs by Willie
Mays, Orlando Cepeda and
Willie McCovey powered San
Francisco over Los Angeles, SO,
today and helped cut a game
off the Dodgers National
League lead.
st. Louis, 6-5 winner over
Pittsburgh, now trails the
Dodgers by Az games.
Highlander Juan Marichal
won his 21st game on the long
range betting Of the Giants
Big Three.
Mays hit his 34th homer in
the first inning with one on,
Cepeda Smacked his 9th in
the fourth and McCovey raped
his -37th in the sixth. All came
off loser Don Drysdale, 1915.
San Francisco added its fifth
run off Johnny Podres in the
seventh when Jose Pagan
doubled and came in on Jim
Davenport'S pinch-Single.
Marichal was touched for
nine hits, including a homer by
John Roseboro in the second,
but went all the way. Ron Fair
ly singled in the other Dodger
runs in the seventh and eighth
innings. ....
McCovey, long a Drysdale
nemesis, got the Giants started
in the first with a two-out
single and then came in on
Mays homer, his second in two
games since sitting out four
games because of exhaustion.
McCovey's homer was the
10th of his career off Drysdale.
Marichal struck out eight,
raising his season total to 205.