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Scottish Games will be held this weekend/ 8a Cruisers concern Council/ 3a 25ct 'Blue' Hens win/ lb Vol. 75, No. 49 M8y14, 1986 Newark, Del. Memorial ay Christina Newark's Col. Sundt to lead 51st annual parade election • by Neil Thomas surprise emorial Day has always been a special occasion Hockersmith tops Daniel, for 78-year-old Daniel N. M Sundt of Newark, a retired U.S. Army colonel who Price downs Burnette graduated from West Point and saw action in Europe during World War II. Charles "Ed" Hockersmith of For one thing, Sundt's birthday Red Mill Farms surprised incum falls on May 30, the traditional bent Alfred I. Daniel in Christina Memorial Day observance, and he School District balloting Saturday well remembers a boyhood in Las to win a five-year term on the Vegas, N.M. during which bir Board of Education. thdays were spent decorating the Also elected was Dona B. Price graves of area residents who had of Eagle Glen, who defeated served in the armed forces. Suzanne S. Burnette of Harmony And for the last 30 years, Sundt Hills. Price will fill out the re has been grand marshal of maining one year on the term of Newark's colorful Memorial Day former board member Phillip parade, leading the assembled Darby, who resigned in March units down Main Street before the because of increased duties as a crowds and dignitary-packed Delaware State Police officer. reviewing stand. Board Vice President Cynthia Sundt will be in his familiar posi E. Oates ran unopposed in her tion Sunday, May -18 as Newark~ Wilmington dist ~ict. llnd retained holds its 51st annual Memorial Day her seat for another five years. parade. As always, he intends to Hockersmith, 38, the library ad walk the entire route. ministrator for· Cecil Community "It's fun marching to a good College in North East, Md., band," said Sundt, with a glint in defeated Daniel1,122 votes to 702. his eye. " I enjoy it. It's like danc Price, 39, a part-time worker at ing." the Blood Bank of Delaware, downed Burnette 1,250 votes to See SUNDTI 18a 563. Both Hockersmith and Price were surprised - and pleased - Col. Daniel N. Sundt, USA, retired. by the margins of victory. "I thought it was going to be a lot closer than it was," said Hockersmith, whose main support in the election came in Christina's Sunday's parade will begin at 2 p.m. suburban areas. "I did not expect to win that handily," said Price, who added The City of Newark officially in the parade and a massing of colors Yard, Washington, D.C., in front of the she was ''pleased not just for the observes Memorial Day on Sunday, and gull salute in honor of reviewing stand at Academy and Main victory but for what the result May 18, with a parade and ceremonies Delawareans who have given lives in streets. means for next year (when she honoring those Delawareans and military service. A highlight of the parade will be a will face reelection)." Americans who have given their lives Marching units step off in parade at helicopter fly-over by units from Com Price is anxious to get started in military service. 2 p.m. following a route north on South pany B, 150th Combat Aviation of the with her work as a board The day's events begin at 1 p.m. on College Avenue, east on Main Street Delaware Army National Guard. The member,_saying "I think we've the University of Delaware Mall in and south on South Chapel Street to memorial fly-over in honor of those got a real chance to make a dif front of Memorial Hall with precision eventually disband on Delaware who have given their lives in service, ference." drilling by the U.S. Coast Guard Train Avenue. will be performed at the lead of the She intends to work for passage ing Center Drill Team from Cape May Another memorial ceremony will be parade down Main street and again of a District regulation requiring N.J. and with performances by the held immediately following the parade during the memorial ceremony follow students to maintain a 2.0 grade 19th U.S. Army Band from Ft. Dix, at the Newark war Memorial on the ing the parade at the Academy point average to participate in ex N.J. and the U.S. Coast Guard Train front lawn of the Academy Building, Building. tracurricular activities. The ing Center Band. Academy and Main streets. The District currently requires a 1. 75 The performances will be followed ceremony will be followed by a preci average, which is already the by a memorial ceremony featuring sion drill performance by the U.S . See PARADE/ 18a highest in New Castle County. participation by the more than 80 Navy Ceremonial Guard and Drill Team from the Washington Naval military and community units involved See VOTE/ 18a INDEX ·. 'FACT FILE · KEEP POSTED New8rkers ........ 2a News .............. 38 Fire and ambulance .. ... ... 911 Christina phone survey Schools ............ 48 who to cali Newark Police ........... 366-7111 Library . .. .. .. ... ... 731 -7550 The Christina School District will be conducting a Community ........ 78 telephone survey of area residents this week. Specially Entertainment.... 148 Christina schools . ... ... 454-2000 Mayor and council .. .... 366-7070 trained District volunteers will place calls May 14 , 15, Church ........... 168 UNICITY bus Service .... 366-7030 19 and 20 to determine the public's perception of the Jrorces ........... 168 Refuse collection . ... .... 366-7045 school system. ~inion ........... 178 Street maintenance . .. 366-7040 S~rts ............• 1b Voter registration . .... ... 366-7070 Lifestyle ........... 9b Electric service .. .. ...... 366-7050 University ........ 12b Water service . ..... ... 366-7055 Business .......... 14b BuSiness license ....... 366-7080 Vo tech board meeting Human services ... .. .... 366-7035 City manager ... ..... .. 366-7020 The New Castle County Vocational Technical School Weeds and litter . .... ... 366-7075 District Board of Education will hold its regular mon Zoning information ...... 366-7030 thly meeting at 7:30p.m. Thursday, May 15 at its of Street lights .... .. ...... 366-7050 fices at 1417 Newport Rd. Tax information .... ... .. 366-7088 2a Newark City Councllman Olan Thomas baa Uved In the city bia entire ltfe and 1a a strong advocate of maintaining ita communi ty atmosphere. Councilman Olan Thomas Lifelong Newark resident has become fixture in city government begin to falter. He decided then to move on and in 1970 began by Joh~ McWhorter working in the University of Delaware's Billing and Collection orn and reared in Department. Today he is collec Newark, Olan Ray tions manager. Thomas developed an Change has also accompanied early interest in the him during the years on City B Council. When the time came for city's government. "I knew most of the city Council to search for a new loca employees, and they knew me," tion for city hall, debate con he said. " I guess living so close it tinued for years about the best kind of grows on you." And site. It seemed to Thomas, who Thomas has grown to become a was chairman of the site selec fixture in city government, hav tion committee, that the council ing held a City Council seat for 21 was getting nowhere fast. years. Thomas thought that rather than PARKING LOT Thomas was born in a house on sit through another night of Academy Street in August, 1923, debate, he would move for ap and has seen his home town grow proval of the current Elkton SAT., MAY 17 SAT., MAY 17 from a rural community of 2,000 Road site or drop the whole pro to a bustling city of 27,000. posal. " Much to my surprise, it 9:00A.M· 4:00P.M. 9:00A.M· 4:00P.M. passed," Thomas said. SALE! Thomas served in the air and sea rescue command in the South It is apparent that Thomas en Pacific during World War II and joys a challenge, and of all the upon returning to Newark quick challenges he cites the recent ly became involved in a host of Cleveland Avenue improvements civic activities. as one of his sweetest victories. "It took over five years to see -------------------------------------- In 1947, at the age of 24, he joined the Aetna Hose, Hook and that become a reality," Thomas CUSTOM DECORATING ITEMS Ladder Co. as a volunteer am said. bulance aid. This volunteer duty Another challenge which Coun CASH ONLY THIS SALE continued until, after holding cilman Thomas is going to have numerous offices including presi to face is the issue of growth. dent, he retired from Aetna Ser "We are becoming boxed in, and J.C. PENNEY FABRICATION CENTER ONLY vice in 1970. it's very hard to annex a proper 351 BELLEVUE RD., DIAMOND STATE INDUSTRIAL PARK In 1964, Thomas was elected to ty once it has been developed," City Council, a post he held until he said. (Behind Howard Johnson, Newark, Del. 1978 when he decided to let so- meone else "give it a whirl." But . When faced w~th such a si~ua- Thomas couldn't stay away and t!on, Thomas ~a1d the only dt~ec- in 1979 he was back in the office bon left to go ts up. He doesn t • he knew so well. .... expect to see skyscrapers but does expect to see ~uildings in CUSTOM MADE! " I guess I'm the type of person th~g ht-story ranl!e. Ill who isn't satisfied with not keep ; lng busy," Thomas said. "I have Despite Newark's various pro BEDSPREADS blems, Thomas feels none are too • to be constantly occupied with •All Sizes ; something." great that they can't be solved by the City Council.