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Russian professor brings movie showing how
the brain works. We'd like to see a closeup of the
mind of person just as he says cit never rains
when you carry an umbrella"
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Kansas City ready for jam at G.. O. P conven-
tion says headline. But it's the oil men who furnish
the bread and butter.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Roy Cole who has
been living at Bowers Beach for the
past two years moved here Monday.
Mr.. Cole has a position in Philadel-
phia and Mrs. Cole will spend awhile
with her mother, Mrs. l. E. Voss until
they can get settled.
Mr.. Louis Gaulke Sr., who is en-
ployed by the Charles Warner Com
pany of Wilmington, is spending a
short vacation with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carryl Wrench and
son of Media, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
mer Ford Of Dover spent the week
end with their mother, Mrs. Thomas
Wrench.
Mr.. Steve Jackson Of Wilmington
spent Sunday with his brother Capt.
]. L. jackson.
Mrs. J. D. Scout who suffered two
hemorrhages Of the nose last week, is
slowly recovering from her weakened
condition.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18

Other Correspondents on Pages a & 6
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18
DOWNS CHAPEL
Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About the NeighbOrhOOd

Downs Chapel, Rev. ]. p Adams,
pastor, announces Sunday services as
follows: Sunday School, 1.30 p. M,
preaching service at 2.30 p. IN. The
boys class No. Nv, were entertained
by the girls class No. 10, of Downs
Chapel Sunday School, January 18th,
at the home of their teacher, Mr.. w.
E. Carter. The boys winning the con
test by just few points. There is
a series Of contests for better attend
ance among different classes. This
being the second class whose contest
is over and a new one begun. A roll
licking good time was had by each
member. After the games refresh
ments were served by the Girls.
Three people joined the Downs
Chapel NJ. P. Church last Sunday.
They were Mrs. Ida Carter, Mr. Rob
ert Wonderlin, Franklin Stephens.
Sunday services, Rev. J. P. Adams,
pastor, will be as follows: Sunday
School, 1.30; preaching service, 2.3O;
testimonial service, $50.
The Helping Hand Society will
meet at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Everett, Wednesday evening,
January 18th. Prayer meeting at
7.3O this Friday evening. Everyone
welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmit Virelen were
dinner guests Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Attix Jr.
Mrs. Homer Schmaider spent Sun
day with Mrs. Marie Adams
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Davis Of Fed
eralsburg were dinner guests Sunday
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. d..
Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore spent
Sunday evening with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Moore.
Mr.. Stanley Wright was the guest
Of Mr.. John Pratt Jr., on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18

Mrs. Mary Q. Hurlock has purchas-
ed Of Mrs. Harriet C. Money her
home on Main street, Kenton.
Mrs. Annie Burrows and daughter.
Mrs. Mary G. Hurlock of Betterton,
are spending the winter months with
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Burrows.
Mrs. Anna Taylor of Philadelphia
and Mrs. Benjamin Hinger and fam
lily spent Sunday last with their moth
er, Mrs. Mary c. Hurlcck.
Other visitors to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James T. Burrows last Sun
day We're Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Bur-
orws and family of Perryville, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Collins of Middle
town, Mr.. "A. Bacon of Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18
OAK HILL
items Of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Neighborhood

Cleaned About Neighborhood
Oak Hill, Jan. 1.-THE dwelling Of
William Gonce, on the farm where he
resides, near Dexter's Corner, was to-
tally destroyed by fire last Friday af
ternoon with all the furniture, provi-
sions and clothing Of the family. Mr..
Gonce was away at the time having
gone to Colts for groceries, while two
of the children were at school, leaving
Mrs. Gonce alone with the other chill
dren, the youngest being an infant.
Neighbors, seeing the smoke, hurried
to the scene, but the fire had made
such rapid progress nothing could be
saved except few articles on the
first floor. Besides the clothing and
furniture, two barrels of meat and
two barrels of flour were consumed.
The brisk wind blowing in an opposite
direction, saved the outbuildings. The
fire was caused by defective Chin
ney fiue. There was no insurance.
Kind neighbors provided shelter for
the unfortunate family and they are
now occupying tenant house on
nearby farm where necessities have
been provided them.
Mr.. William w. Blodgett is conval-
escing from a serious illness Of neu-
ritis.
Mrs. Mabel Boyd moved last week
from her home near Townsend. To the
John Thomas property at Thomas
Corner which she recently purchased.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18
HARTLY
Items Of Personal and SOcitl Interest
Cleaned About the NeighbOrhOOd

Items OF IerSOndl anu oOCltI lHleIeSb
Cleaned About the NeighbOrhOOd
Hartly, Jan. 1.-THE Parent-Teach-
ers Association of Hartly held very
interesting meeting Thursday evening
January II, in the public scchool
building. Mrs. +. G. Daily, the pres
ident. presided. A feature Of the ev-
ening was a very interesting talk by
Mr.. Alfred Early.
Miss Eleanor Outten Of Dover, one
of the teachers in Hartly public school
gave her friends a surprise Saturday
by getting married. Mrs. E. c. DAILY
Is substituting while Mr.. and Mrs.
Maloney are on their wedding tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Green Of Bal
timore, Md, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Thompson near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Powell enter
tained at dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. T. Webb and daughter Martha Of
Goldsboro, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Savin spent
several days the past week with Mrs.
Savin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
P. Scotton.
Mrs. Lester Cook and Mrs. Sarah
Draper of Riverside, N. J., were din
ner guests of Mrs. Kinsey Truitt on
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Roadway visited
friends in Wilmington Sunday.
Miss Elva Taylor entertained com
pany over the weekend Of Buck Hill
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore enter
tanned at dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Aida Montague and children Of Hen
dreson; Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Everett
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Moore
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Moore, Mr..
and Mrs. William Moore ST., and Mr..
and Mrs. William Moore Jr.
Mrs. Addie Gear Blair has been
visiting friends in and around Hartly.
Howard Switzer and wife were
Marydel visitors Sunday afternoon.
Joseph Daily Of Hartly spent the
weekend with Doctor Smith and par
ents at Marydel.
Mrs. Albert Pleasanton and family
and Mrs. John Massey, all Of Clayton
entertained their mother Mrs. James
Pleasanton Sunday afternoon.
James Ashton and brother Arthur
Ashton, both Of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ashton.
Rowe Won Pleasanton Of Rehoboth
and his girl friend spent Sunday with
his mother Mrs. James PIeasanton.
Hartly M. f. Church will soon be
completed and ready for services. All
the community is invited and we hope
our church will be crowded with good
spirited people.
Oscar Montague is quite a coon
hunter having captured one Sunday
morning weighing 16 pounds.
Mr.. Enoch Pleasanton, brother of
James Pleasanton Of Hartly, was laid
at rest in Chestertown Cemetery on
January Il. His estate Is estimated
at about $4,000. He leaves three
children, Rose Cohey, Mollie McCovey
and Oscar Pleasanton.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18
DEAKYNEVILLE
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborhood

Deakyneville, Jan. 17-Mrs. Walker
Warner and children spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Steche of
near Middletown.
Mrs. John David of Taylor's Bridge
spent Thursday with Mrs. Frank Boy
er.
Miss Elizabeth Donovan of Selby-
ville,spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E.Donovan.
Miss Myrtle Councill and Mr.. Fred
LABEL Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
H. Council.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Webb and family
have moved to Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18
SMYRNA LANDING
Items Of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhOOd

Smyrna Landing, Jan. 17-Mr. Will
liam Foraker Of Bowers Beach, spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Harry
Manlove.
Ms. Name Jones accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Cole of Bay View, to
Wilmington and spent the day Tues
day.
Mrs. John Hurd gave a dinner to a
few Of her friends Sunday which was
delightfully."- enjoyed.
Mr.. John Bailey Of Chesapeake City
Md, spent the weekend with Miss
Pearl Gaulke.
Mrs. Harold Warner, Mr.. Andrew
Davis Jr., Of Marcus Hook, spent Sun
day with their mother, Mrs. Andrew
Davis.
Mr.. J. p. Scout spent visit with
friends in Wilmington last week.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18
TAYLOR'S BRIDGE
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhOod

Taylor's Bridge, Jan. 1.-THE Tay-
lor's Bridge Community Association
held its January meeting Friday ev-
ening the 18th. A well rendered
state program was given by the chill
dren and adults. The children gave
an effective flag drill followed by pa
Smyrna times., 1928-01-18
KENToN
Items Of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighbOrhood

HDDtsN tEIN 4NNEt5IHV HsVVu
Kenton, Jan. 16.- Mr.. and Mrs.
Presley f. Urian of near Dover gave
party in honor of their guest, Mrs.
Charles w. Graham of near Kenton,
on Tuesday evening. About fifty were
present. The evening was spent in
dancing and playing five hundred. AT
a late hour refreshments were served.
A very enjoyable time was had by all.
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THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION -
Da Vince Paints The Last Supper
Written for The Times bu WI Durant

Caesar Borgia He hated warfare,
and denounced it as brutal thing,
that made man not King of the ami
NAL world. but worst of wild beasts;
yet his scientific curiosity and his
passion for invention led him on :;
and he tried to look upon his
country's persistent wars with the
aloofneSS of Goethe at Valmy.
IN 1902 we find him working for
l. the Signory at Florence ON a
great picture. The Battle Of An
ghiari." Michelangelo meanwhile
was painting a similar picture in the
same palace. Leonardo tried TO be
friends with the younger man, and
went out of his way to compliment
him; but when Angelo heard that
Ga Vinci rated painting above sculp-
ture, the Hercules of the brush
burst out in anger and insult.
Young Raphael. appearing on the
scene. made things worse by saying
that Michelangelo was not worthy
to tie the laces of Leonardo's shoes.
When the two pictures were finished,
Florence came almost in a body to
study them, and pronounced them
the supreme achievements in the
painting of the Renaissance. But
then a revolution came; soldiers and
ruffians sacked the palace, and the
toiCtiIrac Vtara dectrOUpd
Copyright, 1928. by Will DuranU
Ito Be Continued
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PrOsDeritv's Safetv Valve

On April Is Zig business men from all over the
United States will get together at Houston, Tex, and
talk about foreign trade
Their teEt viii be greater prosperity through for
eign trade" and good text it is, too-ust how good
few of us quite realize
Only handful Of the 115,OC00oO people of this
country have any idea of the extent, or the impor
tance of business with foreign countries But Dr.
julius Klein Of the Department Of Commerce calls it
prosperity balance
Every locomotive boiler must have safety valve, if
too much steam accumulates inside, the boiler
plodes What keeps it from exploding-what insures
its wheels turning regularly and safely day by day,
wear in and year Outs the valve which allows the
surplus steam to get out
Our national prosperity is like that. We make and
consume an enormous quantity Of commodities but
there is a surplus and that surplus must be got rid of
it must be sold abroad-or something will go to
smash Our foreign trade is the safety valve without
which American business would suffer disaster
But we often hear people saying, our foreign trade
is small compared with domestic trade. And SO
it is But so is the amount Of steam which escapes
via the safety valve small compared with the total
produced and consumed inside the locomotive. But
that little must get out it will wreck the whole
engine.
For many of our biggest industries, foreign trade
represents the difference between profit and less be-
tween success and failure And as millions of jobs ce-
pend upon these industries foreign trade is highly
important to every of u.s. to the Toms the Dicks
and the Harrys.
Another mistaken notion people have about our
foreign business relations is that only seaports are
much interested The truth of course is that our
inland communities often more vitality concerned
than some of our seaboard States
Cotton wheat, lumber, leather, oil, automobiles,
steel and manufactured articles of all kinds, are TOR
the most part produced far from salt water And
these are among chief exports while rubber silk
WOOL sugar coffee tea medicines, fertilizer chemicals
dye-stus tungsten nickel, asbestos and other abso-
Lutte necessities required by people vital to the
Mississippi Valley and other inland sections as they
are to any other part of the country.
These are just few of the reasons why the foreign
trade convention to be held in Houston really is
of national consequence.
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Here's little something for you to read if you drive
automobile In Kansas City youth was arrested
after his automobile had killed aged woman. She
stepped in front of his when he travelling a
little better than 35 miles hour and he unable
to stop. Asked if he had ever driven that fast in
crowded city streets before, he said that he had and
added:
Lots of people do. But they would quit it if they
knew what I know now. I thought was good driver
and could take care Of anything that came up. But
you can't stop car quickly going that fast"
That's worth thinking about Thirty-fve miles an
hour isn't terribly fast: yet you never know when
someone is going to step in front of you-and as the
Kansas City boy says, you can't stop car quickly
going that fast"
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Personal Liberty

One Of the most outstanding characteristics of Sen
ator Tom Hef1in of Alabama is his utter freedom
from hampering facts.
In that regard, he attains the highest degree of
personal liberty.
A typical example is presented in a letter written
by Henn to the mayor of Montgomery, Ala. and in
serted in the Congressional Record.
Did you know" wrote Helm, that while Al Smith
has been elected Governor of New York four times
he has carried but four counties of the State?"
In 1918, Smith carried nine counties
In 1922, he carried eighteen counties
In 1924 six counties.
In 1926 nine counties.
All Of which constitutes a fair sample Of Hehin
accuracy.
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LAYING rivalled Donatello and
L Il Verrocchio in sculpture, Leo
nardo turned to rival Michelangelo
and Raphael in painting. We see
from his sketch book drawings so
beautiful that one catches ones
breath with pain in looking at
them how long he labored ana how
many preparatory trials he made
before painting his masterpiece, the
Last Supper" in the Church of
Santa Maria della Giraffe.
Never before had been a perfect
grouping, or such vivid indivlduali-
zation of every figure in the group.
Imagine the time necessary to make
thirteen complete portraits, not
from models, but out of the bOdiless
visions of the artists soul.
No wonder Leonardo labored
twelve years to finish it. and would
never admit that it was complete.
No wonder that when he had made
all the Apostles, and came to Christ,
he could not go on; he had given too
much of his genius to the lesser
figures of the picture. For days and
weeks and months he sat looking at
the great wall painting nothing,
staring. striving, while fools thought
he was idling.
TINE impatient abbot who had
i engaged the artist for the work.
complained to the Duke of Leon
ardo'S "lazineSS." The Duke eX-
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planned that men of genius are
sometimes producing most when
they seem to be laboring the least
Leonardo revenged himself by US
ing the abbot, who watched him too
frequently, as an unconscious model
for Judas.
In 1900 the picture seemed fin
ished at last. But it was in that very
year that the French besieged
Milan; they opened the dams to
flood the city; several inches Of
water covered the floor of the
church. and spread their dampnesS
through the great edifice. The paint
began to peel from Leonardo's mas
terpiece.
Frenzied, he ran about seeking for
men to draw the water off; but the
chaos of war frustrated him. Mere
jowski has pictured him standing
in the nave looking on in agony as
the greatest labor of his love was
ruined; it is this story that Artzi-
baShov tells TO justify his despair
over history and his scorn of man.
Ludovici having been expelled
from Milan by the French, Leonardo
also fled, and for years he wandered
without a patron, and sometimes
without food. It was in this period
that he painted his Madonna of the
Rocks" and his Madonna, Child
and st. Anne"
For while he served as engineer
and architect in the camp of
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Hoover's Fame and jim Watson


man VINO really is great is great in more than
one way
For true greatness means breadth and versatility.
But no matter how many lines greatness may
take, the great mans renown in terms of history,
will center in one accomplishment and he will become
known through all time chiefly for that
Before the World War Herbert Hoover already was
famous as an engineer.
But the ranown that had come to him in that
profession quickly was oversAadowed by the greater
rencwn of Hoover as the director OF war relief.
At the very outbreak of the conflict, Hoover took
hold No bigger task OF organization ever confronted
any man.
Early in 1914 Hoover had been working in San
Francisco with the Panama Pacific exposition. At
the request of the California commission he went to
Europe in that year to try to induce the European
governments to exhibit in the exposition.
His passage home from that comparatively COM
mohplace enterprise had been engaged for the mid
die of August Then came the shot at Sarajevo.
And the crash. The red flame of swept through
Europe.
Two hundred thousand Americans stranded
Banks declared rnoratorums. Letters OF credit be-
worthless. The American ambassador in Lon
don asked Hoover and others to help. Hoovers re-
turn passage was Cancelled He plunged into the stu
pendous job OF rescue
sanGs Of stranded Americans were cared for But that
merely was a start. Soon the name of Hoover be-
came the symbol Of help mercy food for the hungry
clothing and shelter for the cold, medical aid for
the SICK.
Through all the horror of those years Herbert
Hoovers greatness grew And though he should be-
come President Of these United States and execute
well all the duties of that Office it is probable that
history will know him not so much Hoover the
President, as Hoover of the war relief.
In Indiana James E. Watson has announced him
self Gs a candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination.
pamphlet is being circulated in his behalf.
On one page appears the ti5Ie-"A Hoosier candi-
date for President That page is devoted to eXtollng
the political virtues of James E Watson.
On the opposite page the title says: "a Stranger
Within Our Gates Herbert c. Hoover" That page is
devoted to Wasons reasons why Hoover is undesirable
And first and most conspicuous among those rea-
IS the statement that Herbert c. Hoover lived in
LonGon that he was a resident there during 1916
and 1917, who's Who" being quoted proof
Politics brings forth many incongruities.
That back-slapping babykissing ull-throwing
politician OF the jim Watson type should arrogate to
himself the task of actually opposing a like
Hoover is in Itself an incongruty.
But for this politician to give as a reason for
such opposition the very years in which Hoover
gained undyng tame-tilat is more than incongruity
1t is spectacle too fantastic for human conprehen-
sion
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What percentage of the milk pro-
duced in the United States goes into
household consumption? What pro-
portion is used for ice cream and
what is the per capita consumption
of milk?
In the eight years, from 1917 to
1925, the per capita consumption of
milk in the United States increased
from 422 gallons to $40 gallons.
Most of this increase was in the
cities, where health officials stressed
the value of clean, safe milk. In
the same period ice cream produc-
ton increased 537 per cent, but the
general supply of milk increased to
such a degree that the proportion
used for ice cream merely changed
from 33 per cent to 3.8 per cent.
At present approximately half of
the milk in the United States is
consumed in the household.
Does the average American eat
more potatoes than the average
German?
The average annual per capita
consumption of potatoes in the
United States is 22-3 bushels, after
allowing approximately one bushel
per capita of culls, Spoilage and
shrinkage. The average German con-
sumption is about seven bushels and
the United States Department of
Agriculture reports that this is only
% per cent of the annual crop in
Germany, where the potato is used
to feed livestock and for the man
ufacture of starch and alcohol.
What kind Of a legislative body is
a diet?
The word is from the Latin dies"
"a day-and refers to meeting of
dignitaries or delegates Ca national
assemblage) held from day to day
for legislative, ecclesiastical or mu-
nicipal purposes.
What is the origin of the word
Sterling?
The derivation is uncertain, but
it is said to be derived from Easter
lings or Hanse merchants. In silver
manufacture sterling" indicates
standard fineness of the metal
What is the minimum number of
days for a school year in the United
States?
In most States 100 days is the
minimum. 1t is considered that a
years work can not be accomplished
in less time.
What is the salary of the presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
Union?
Eight thousand dollars year.
Where do Helen Wills and Helen
Jacobs, the tennis stars, live!
The home address of both is
Berkeley, Cal.
Was there another Jack Dempsey
who was a pugilist?
The first Jack Dempsey was the
famous middleweight, known as the
Brooklyn NonpareiL"
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Such loss in weight, according to modern SCI
entific theories, would that some of the mass
of four hydrogen atoms had been converted into en-
ergy during the process.
The energy which would be released by such a
process of converting hydrogen into helium would be
tremendous
Scientists have calculated that the energy which
would be released by pint of hydrogen during such
process would provide enough power to drive ship
the size of the Levathan across the Atlantic and back
1t difficult to see, the basis of the Bohr the
DRY, how the energy would be released during the
conversion of hydrogen into helium.
How the energy would be released is perhaps more
easily explained in the Schroednger theory for &C
cordng to that theory every atom is nothing but
balloon of energy to begin with.
But it does pay to be too optimistic For we are
g long way from knowing how to convert hydrogen
into helium
Let us hope that science makes rapid progress For
the coming centuries will see the dwndling OF coal
and oil
Men in the future will have to find new supply OF
energyy Perhaps the atom will furnish that supply.
Many scientists believe that it will.