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e.. St. Jacques Dies,
Retired Army Major

Mai, Ernest ]. St. Jacques,
retired Army officer who
awarded Reserve Officer Train
ing Corps medals annually at
graduation ceremon mics at
Georgetown and Catholic Uni
versities, died yesterday after a
heart attack. 81 ,..r
Stricken at. Church OF the
Annunciation during IL am,
mass, he was pronounced dead
at Sibley Hospital. Yesterday
was his 73d birthday. .r
Maj. st. Jacques was respon-
sible during the past several
years for the annual spring
massing -of-colors ceremony at
Washington Cathedral, in which
many local patriotic organiza-
tons participate, I'D
Law Degrees
Born In Northampton, Mass,
Mai. st. Jacques received his
bachelor Of law degree in 1917
and his masters degree in 1922
from the old National University
Law School here.
He served during World War I
as an aide to Gen. Pershing,
acting as an interpreter in
overseas criminal Investigations
During World War II, he
commanded an induction sta
ton in Pennsylvania, and served
as an officer with the 306th
Cavalry. He retired In 1914.
Maj. st. Jacques was a men,
Der Of the Reserve Officers
Association. the American Le-
gion, the Army Navy Club. the
Order of Lafayette, Military
Order Of Foreign Wars and Of
the Retired Officers Associa-
ton. He also belonged to the
Order of World Wars,
which he served for many years
as District Department adju-
tant. s.- .,
Parish Member .,.
He was a member of Annun-
citation Parish and Of its Holy
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Missile Talk Billed

Capt. G. H. Whistler. jr., USN,
will discuss Navy guided mis-
Siles at the Explorer space pro-
gram meeting at 1880 pm.
today at st. Sophia Greek
Orthodox Cathedral, Thirty
sixth and Garfield streets NV.
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Federal officials continued
their investigation today to de-
termine the cause Of a plane
crash that killed five members
Of "a Prince Georges County
family. ..-'
The four-passenger plane
crashed while taking off from
Marathon Airport in the Flor
ida,s Keys, killing Edward c.
Haas, 40, owner of the Hass In
strgment Co. of Clinton, Md,
his, wife Barbara, AZ, and three
of their children, Bonnie, Is;
Frank, Is. and Marilyn. 10.
A Fourth child, Bernard, 10,
was driving home from Mara
thon when the accident &C.
CURED. State police turned
him back at Homestead, Fla.
Vacation in the Florida Keys
during the Christmas holidays
had been a seven-year tradi-
ton for Mr.. Hass, his two
brothers, Charles j. W., of 1915
Hansford street, Brookshire,
Md. and Walter B., of 1913
Spring Lake drive, Bethesda,
and the family of DR.. Sidney
Lowry, of 6420 Richie road,
Richie, Md, and his five chill
dren. The HaSs family lived
at $685. Richie road.
Walter Hass saw the accident
He said the plane, after taking
off, climbed a little sleeper
than normal. Then, when II
was about 100 feet up. it made
a sharp descending turn to the
left and sliced into a group OF
trees. He said the engines APP
peared to be operating normally
throughout the take-off.
Fire Sweeps Plane
Fire Immediately swept
through the plane. The bodies
we're burned beyond recogni-
ton.
The families had gone to
Marathon. a small resort town,
in Mr.. Hass' plane, Or. Lowry's
two.engine plane, and the
Lowry family car. The planes
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were not large enough TO carry
everyone in the two families.
DR.. Lowry had started home
earlier in his plane and stopped
off in st. Petersburg to fish.
He was notified there.
DR.. Lowry's wife. Lois, is the
sister of Mrs. Hass, who was
killed in the accident. She was
driving back with Bernard
when the accident took place.
Mr.. Hass had been flying
since 1947 and had owned his
own plane since 1852. His rel
atives said he was an excellent
pilot He had logged thousands
of miles delivering weather in
struments and pressure gauges
made by the firm.
Set Up Own Firm
Mr.. HasS and his two BROTH
ers founded the company in
1947. in 1856, Walter left the
company to set up his own in
strumei!t firm.
Mr.. Hass was born in Wau-
sau, Wise, and grew up in
Fond du Lac, Wise. He at
tended Madison College in
Tennessee and the Capitol Ra-
do Engineering Institute here
DuriLg World War II ne was
in the Air Force as a research
project engineer at. Wright
Patterson Field in Ohio.
He was an elder In the Sew
enth-Day Adventist Church
and a member Of the school
board Of the Walter j. Det-
weller School IN Suitland,
which two Of his children at
tended.
Mr.. HaSs' father was killed
in an automobile accident five
years ago yesterday.
Besides his brothers, Mr..
HaSs leaves four sisters, Mrs.
Esther Nivison, Atlanta; Mrs.
Lorraine HarrisS. Orlando. Fla;
Mrs. Katherine Postman, Nam
jemoy, Nd. and Mrs. Marion
Baartz Of Tacoma, Wash.
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is pastor of the Lutheran
Church of Lnthicum Heights,
Md, and the Rev. Gordon E.
Folkemer is pastor of st. Mat
thew's Lutheran Church in
York, Pa. Mr.. Folkemer's oldest
son, Paul, lives in Baltimore.
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TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity Fair
and cold tonight: low in middle
20s, near 20 in outlying suburbs.
Fair, slightly warmer tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and cold to-
night; low in 20s except in
teens in northwest. Fair and
slightly warmer tomorrow; high
38 TO A in south and in 30s
in north.
Ylrginia-Fair and cold to-
night; low from 20 to Is in
southeast and Is to "a in west
and north. Fair and slightly
warmer tomorrow; 40 to as in
southeast and in the Dos in the
west and north.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Northwest winds is
to rs knots will diminish to-
night Variable winds about 10
knots tomorrow. Weather fair
Visibility over 8 miles.
'FIVE-DAY FORECAST
District and Vicinity
49,. January 81
Temperatures will average 6
to 8 degrees below normal.
Normal high and low for Wash
ington. "A and 20. Warmer
Thursday and Friday, colder
over the week end and warmer
again Monday. Precipitation
will average less than one
fourth inch occurring mostly
Friday and Saturday.
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low normal, with precipitation mod
crate.
AAA Road Conditions
As Of 3 AM. Today
West: District Of Columbia to Penn
sylyania turnpike clear 70 Frederick.
slippery in spots from Frederick to
the turnpike Pennsylvania turnpike.
slippery in spots from the Ohio line
to the Blue Mountain tunnel Clear
from Blue. Mountain tunnel to New
Jersey. Ohio turnpike, clear. u. s.
40 west 10 Ohio. slippery in spots.
u s. so west TO Ohio. slippery in
spots. U. 8. go through West Virginia
south: Shirley highway and U. s.
TO Richmond, clear Richmond south,
clear. District Of Columbia to Char
North and last: District Of Columbia
20 Harrisburg Pa clear. Harrisburg
Columbia 10 Delaware Memorial
Bridge, clear. New Jersey turnpike
TO New York City, clear. New Eng
land, all clear except New HampShire
and Maine turnpikss, which are snow
covered.
River Report
Potomac River clear at Harpers
Ferry and slightly muddy at Great
Fails. shenandoah clear at Harpers
Ferry.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED By the United states
Coast and 0eOdetic Survey
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Record Temperatures for Last Year
Highest, 30 on August 20.
Lowest, 2 on January IL.
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ThIrty-Day Forecast

AhhNAs-Das HofteaN
Temperatures will average much be-
/ low normal, with precipitation mod
crate.
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He was a member of Annun-
citation Parish and Of its Holy
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
History of
Rotary Club
Here Traced

william E. Matthews, Jr.,
secretary of the Smyrna Rotary
Club, and former district gov
ernor, traced the history of the
club at a meeting Thursday
night. He was one of the found
ers of the club and has record
of thirty-five years perfect at
tendance. The club received its
charter on May 6, 1927.
The club has been honored to
have two district governors,
Mr.. Matthews and ]. Reynolds
Pratt. He told the members that.
Rotary has done more for him
than he could ever do for Rotary.
Listing few of the many pro-
jects conducted by the club, he
named building sidewalks to
Smyrna Landing; opening of the
beach at Lake Como; opening
Market Street Plaza one block
from Main Street.
The Rotartans have spon-
sored the local Boy Scout Troop
since 1928; supports the Chill
dren's Fund and Little League
baseball.
On October 10 the annual visit
of the district governor, Russell
Wilson, of Dover, will be
featured.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
Home Fire Drill Plan Urged By
Firemen; Open House Set Sunday

The accent will be on fire pre-
venuon at the program to be
presented at the joint meeting of
the Smyrna and Clayton Fire
Companies during an open house
ar the Citizens Hose Company
at 1880 pm. on Sunday. Oct. 6.
Benjamin Roy. Jr., deputy
state fire marshal, will give
speech and show films on the
subject of prevention.
Interested persons from both
Clayton and Smyrna are cor
daily invited to attend.
The volunteers will show the
equipment and tell of the cost,
so that the public will have an
idea of the cost of operating,
according to James Truax, a
member of the committee on
arrangements.
Members of the Ladies' Aux
iliary will serve refreshments.
The committee on arrange
ments includes MIR. Roy, chair
man, william Bowers, Clayton
fire chief; Walter Eierman,
Reynolds Bradley, Smyrna fire
chief, James Truax. and Henry
Dukes.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
Brazilian Exchange Student
Likes Smyrna, Schools, Boys

Before coming here, she had
only seen movies of football and
and is now looking forward to
seeing a live basketball game.
She is learning to play base
ball In the school gym.
Gisela finds that the currt-
culum keeps her busy. Extra
curricular activities found her
taking part in the sale of sub
scriptions for magazines, an
annual money-making project
for the seniors. She was so
successful that she rates with
the 500 statesmen.
She is writing her i'm
pressions of the trip from Bra
I'll In serial form, but Is "stll
In Miami" on her way north,
she explains.
She Is interested In music
and will attend the Community
Concerts Associations por-
grams to be presented in Do
YER.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
Bike Safety
Program Set

A bicycle safetyprogram will
be sponsored by the VFW Post
1901, of Clayton for the children
of the Smyrna Clayton area on
the following dates: Saturday,
Oct. S at the VFW Home In Clay
ton startivg at 10 am.
Also, on Saturday, Oct. IL at
10 am. in Smyrna In back of the
fire house. The guest speaker
for both programs will be Lee
Sipple, of the Youth Division of
the Delaware State Police.
The purpose of theprogramis is
to install Lite-A-Bike reflec-
toks on the children's bicycles,
and to impress upon them bi-
cycle safety.
Parents are requested to re-
quire their children to attend
with their bicycles.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03

school at home is an expert
mental school" and has 800
students.
There is no gay changing
classes with students thronging
the halls as here. AT home, she
said, the teachers move around
from class to class instead of
the students.
Both of her parents have a
German background, although
her mother was born In Bra
I'll. Gifted In languages, Cisela
speaks German at home, and
Porngese at school and with
friends, and she can read
Spanish, and speaks excellent
English. Two of her grand
fathers we're Lutheran minis
ters.
She has had to learn to dance
American style at the Silver
Eagles dances, and she said
definitely that she ''likes Am
erican boys" :
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03

Wilmington; Arlington ]. VII
liams, A. ]. Williams.
New members of the Board
of Governors are Robert ]. Nc
Cormick IL, Jones Motor Co.,
Wilmington; Arlington ]. VII
liams, A. ]. Williams, Inc,
New Castle; Edward Locates,
U. S. A. C. Transport, Inc,
Smyrna; Frank B. Carpenter
Sr., Carpenters Motor Freight
Wilmington; Frederick ]. Rein
hardt, Eastern Auto Forward
ing, Newark; Leon Craft, Ser
vice Trucking Co., Federals-
burg, Md.
Also Roger B. Wooleyhan.
Wooleyhan Transport Co.. VII
mington; John W. Hawthorned.
Air Products and Chemicals,
Inc, Delaware City; william E.
Graves, Graves Transfer, Inc,
Georgetown; !. A. Biermann, S.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03

81 E. Mccormick, Inc., VII
mington; Hollis C. Beach, At
lantic Refining Co., Wilmington;
Henry B. Appleford, Jr., Sin
clair Products, mc.. Dover; and
Joseph M. Reynolds, Anchor
Motor Freight, Inc, VII
mington.
Named directors of American
Trucking Associations from
this state ofDelaware we're Jack
E. Burris, Burris Food Distri-
butors, Inc, Milford; L. ]. Lis
hon, Jr., Masten Transporta-
tion, Inc, Milford; Mr.. Slaugh-
ter, the outgoing president;
Lester C. Newton, L. C. Newton
Trucking Co., Bridgeville; Ho-
ward w. Pepper, Kozy Koop
Kompany, Selbyville; Ralph
Reed, Reed Trucking Co.. MIL
ton; and C. F. Schwartz. C. F.
Schwartz. Inc, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
Kent County Agent
Gets Service Award

George K. Vappa. Kent County
Agricultural Agent has been aw-
arded the Distinguished Service
Award by the National Asso-
citation of County Agricultural
Agents. The presentation was
made at the associations annual
meeting In Minneapolis Thurs
day Sept. 26).
The award. given this year to
LIZ agents In A states, is based
on outstanding work and profess
sional Improvement.
In making the presentation an
association spokesman said,
''T'his award for distinguished
service is given to George
Vappa In recognition of his great
interest in the problems of fKeni
County farm families, and his
untiring efforts as teacher,
counselor, and friend In apply
ing research information and
practical experiecce to bring
about satisfactory solutions to
these prbblems."
Vappa has been Kent County
Agent since 1852. doing a job he
describes as ''disseminattne
information resulting from re-
search. and encouraging its ap-
plication on the farms and in the
homes of Kent County. He has
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03

The life of a high school
senior is filled with homework,
classes, and extra -curricular
activities. The American Field
Service student from Brazil at
the John Bassett Moore High
School is taking it all In her
stride.
Cisela Schmeling when asked
If she liked school life here
said: 81 do not like it, | LOVE
It," Replying to a question about
the reaction of her parents in
her leaving home for a year,
she replied that they ''did not
adore its, but understand it is
a great opportunity for her.
Cisela, who lives with the
Earl R. Downs family here, has
as her "sister", Debbie Downs.
She has become a part of the
student body and feels COM
pletely at home. The school
here is larger in population.
and she explained that her
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
OldsmObiles
On Display
Here Friday

The new Oldsmobile line for
1864 will go on display at Far
mers Supply Comapny on Fri
day, October 4. A gala open
house is planned with refresh
ments and favors for all Wis
ttors.
Explaining the details of the
1864 Oldsmobiles, S. Credrick
Ennis, local agency head, said
that the new models are de-
signed to meet the most discri-
minating tastes of the buyer,
with brilliant styling and excit-
ing performance to appeal to the
young of all ages.
''From the Jetstars to the
magnificent $685." he added,
'each series is highlighted by
the use of specific gri1les,
rear bumpers, rear quarters,
tail lamp assemblies and the
placement and shape to accent
trim, including newly designed
rocker panel holdings"
''The F-85," he continued,
"is a greater value than ever
before. with more leg-room,
head-room and entrance room,
1t is styled to present a clean,
sharp image, with its own new
chassis and power train anc
independent body-frame con-
struction.
The entire sales staff will be
on hand to greet guests ans
explain all the many changes
in the new models.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
State Truckers Elect Officers
at Dover Meet ; Cary Head

Delaware Motor Transport
Association elected new Of
ficers to serve during the year
1864 at its annual membership
meeting in Dover.
Elected president of the As
sociaion was william K. Cary,
Newark, formerly of Smyrna,
of Stainless & Steel Products,
Wilmington. He succeeds Ho-
ward G. Slaughter, Slaughter
Beverage Transport, Smyrna.
The association is the trade
organization of the trucking in
dustry In Delaware. 1t is af-
filiated with American Trucking
Associations, the national group
representing the industry.
w. E. Barnard, Dover, gen.
eral manager of the state group,
was reelected secretary.
Other new officers are: ]. c..
Galloway. Jr.. Galloway Bro
theirs Transportation Co., VII
mington, first vice-president;
L. ]. Achorn, Masten Transpor-
taion, ITc., Milford, second
vice-president; Hance ]. Pep
per, H & H Trucking, ILc., Sell
byville, third vtce-president;
and E. W. Buchanan, Buchanan
Service. Inc. Dover, treasurer.
Roger E. Wooleyhan, Wooley-
han Transport Co.. Wilmington.
was again named vice president
for Delaware of the American
Trucking Associations.
New members of the Board Of
Governors are Robert NC
Cormick l, Jones Motor Co.,
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
Members of Historical Group
To Tour Homes at Odessa

House In the United States.
Appoquinimink Meeting derived
from an earlier Meeting at St.
Georges Greek; the latter or
ganized before 1908.
ST. Georges Greek and Apo
quinimink we're Preparative
Meetings and we're a part of
Duck Greek Monthly Meeting.
AT the consolidation of Duck
Greek and Murderkill Monthly
Meetings in 1880, St. Georges
Greek and Appoquinimink we're
brought under the jurisdiction
of Camden Monthly Meeting.
The 1927 schism, or Separa-
tion, In the Society depleted the
Appoquinimink membership.
Finally no active members re-
mained and the property fell into
disrepair, only the old burying
ground being used.
In 1888 Mrs. Roseanna Evans
and H. Rodney Sharp made basic
repairs to the building. Apo
quinimink Meetings. reactiva-
zion occurred about fifteen
years ago, when, at the inves-
tigation of several persons In
the Odessa area, its property
was recovered from the State of
Delaware and 1t became subject
TO Wilmington Monthly Meeting.
The David Wilson Mansion, a
handsome brick house on Main
Street, Odessa was built In 1869.
1t will be open as part of the af-
ternoon program.
Tea will be served to visitors
at the Mansion by Mrs. Paul ].
Nowland, president of the board
of trustees, and Mrs. Charles
Lee Reese, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03

helped to organize and promote
many programs and projects in
cluding The Delaware Sheep and
Wool Association, State Potato
Growers Association, Roadside
Marketing Association and
many crop and livestock i'm
provement demonstrations.
Vappa is a director of the
Delaware State Fair Board, a
member of the agriculture COM
mitree of the Delaware Valley
Association. the Greater Dover
Chamber of Commerce Kent
County Farm Bureau and the
Capital Grange.
He received his B. S. and M.
S. degrees from the University
of Delaware, and has attended
Cornell University. Prior TO
becoming Kent County Agent he
taught vocational agriculture at
Harrington High School from
1887 to 1852. He is married to
the former Virginia Griffith.
They have one son.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
Clayton Club
To Hear Game
Fish Director

Norman G. Wilder, director,
Delaware Game and Fish Com
mission, will present program
Screen Acres for Delaware" at
the first meeting of the current
year of the Clayton Century Club
on Thursday. Oct. 10 at 7:30p.m.
Mr.. Wilder will show slides
pertaining to the topic, and will
explain House Bill 388, legis-
lation introduced by Rep. Sher-
man Tribbitt, of Odessa, and
recently reported out of COM
mittee by Glenn w. Busker.
A question and answer period
will follow. Mayor John ]. Roth
and members of the Clayton
Town Board, and members OF
Clayton Lions Club will be
guests.
Mrs. George w. Smith is pro-
gram chairman. Hostesses In
clude Mr.. Jennie Dixon and Mrs.
John Rambo. Mrs. George Par
ker, president will conduct a
business session following the
program.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
List Fund
Drive Workers

Mrs. ]. Reynolds Pratt. of
Clayton, chairman of the Girl
Scout Fund Drive for Clayton
and Smyrna has announced that
the special gifts campaign is
under way now, with j. Reynolds
Pratt as chairman.
Working on the committee are
Mrs Nelson Everhart, Mrs. Lex
tContinued on Page Twelve)
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03

sion will be included.
The Meeting House Is being
opened for this occasion by
members of The Appoquinimink
Friends Meeting.
The Meeting House dates
from 1888 and is said to be the
smallest brick Quaker Meeting
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03
Midgets To Race For
Muscular Distrophy

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Maryland. There will be eight
qualifying heats In addition to
the double feature for overhead
and falthead racers.
The track located two and
one-half miles west of route l3,
has been In operation for three
years. Races are held every
Saturday night between May
and Labor Day.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03

An unusual opportunity to
visit the Appoquinimink
Friends Meeting House will be
affored those who plan to take
the tour of two 18th Century
buildings In Odessa on Sunday,
Oct. E from Ito SPIN. arranged
by the Duck Greek Historical
Society. The David wilson Man
Smyrna times., 1963-10-03

Jim Blanchfield. president of
the Blackbird Micro Midget
Racing Club, announced this
week that the club will run a
benefit race this Sunday, Oc-
tober 6 for the Muscular Dis
trophy Association.
Qualifying heats will get
underway at 2:30 pm. Entries
are expected from Delaware.