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Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Hindus Eager to Draw
Chariot of Juggernaut

The carriage of the great god
Juggernaut now rumbles through
the streets of Puri, India, trifle
faster than usual. This is due to
the large number of policemen on
hand, who hurry up the festival as
one of the many precautions taken
to prevent suicides. Juggernaut's
chariot has thirty-two wheels, wide
of rim, seven feet in diameter, and
it is under these that impulsive de
vOtees as part of the centuries-old
The Puri festival is one Of the
most celebrated in the Hindu cal
endar and annually attracts thou
sands of pilgrims. Great cere-
mony attends preparations for the
journey of Juggernaut, lord Of the
universe, and his brother and sis
ter, to the Garden temple. where
the three gods pass a week. Hin
du believe that when God comes to
the earth he incarnates himself in
one of ten forms and that on the
day of the festival God incarnates
himself as a "Vaman" or dwarf and
appears in Juggernaut's car. Those
who are fortunate enough to see
him, they contend, attain salvation.
The orthodox Hindus believe, too,
there is much virtue in aiding to
drag the car about a mile, from
one end Of the town TO the other,
which accounts largely for the
eager rush to Puri each year.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
"Tools" Used by Mosquito

Nature has provided the mosqui-
to with a neat outfit for boring
operations. When she settles un-
noticed upon your arm she first ap-
plies little fluid to soften the skin.
Next she. brings into operation a
sharp-pointed saw with which she
proceeds to make hole. The
softening fluid enables the saw to
cut easily-so easily that you don't
feel her at work. When the hole
is made she inserts a miniature
hosepipe into it and through this
she pumps up the blood.
1t is the softening fluid which
causes the subsequent irritation.
Scratch the place. and you cause it
TO spread. making matters worse.
Further, there Is always the dan
ger of introducing microbes into the
hole the mosquito has sawn. Am
monia or washing soda will calm
the irritation and n dab of iodine
will serve TO prevent infection.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
FORM NEW ASSOCIATION
Jewish Residents of Lower Della
ware Meet and Orpanize

An association of Jewish nao,,Io
residing in lower Delaware has re-
Gently been organized. It's aims
are mainly religious and social Tts
first endeavor was the organiza-
tion of a Sunday School for chill
dren; this school meets Sunday
morning at 1920 in the Milford
Community Center. The children
come to it from Dover. FELTON,
Georgetown, Harrington and Nil
ford school, A Hebrew School
too, has been formed with two
branches, one in Harrington and
the other in Milford. A third Is
being planned for Dover. Each
town receives additional RELIGIONS
instructions two weekdays besides
Sunday. The Harrington School
holds its sessions in the Hioh
School building between 4 and $50
P. M, on Monday and Thursday.
The Milford School assembled on
Tuesday and Wednesdays in the
home of Rabbi Lazar Klein. Rab-
bi Klein is a recent arrival in low
er Delaware. He has been especi-
ally engaged to take charge of all
religious work. His duties include
the supervision of the Jewish Die
tary Law and the singing at SER
vices For the latter he is aycav
tionally gifted.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
OLD GAME FOOTBALL SHOWN
Old Timer Shows Boys Old Game
of Football at College

Both on the stage and in the
field of sport, there are those VINO
long for the good old days and
claim that the modern perform
ance is but the shell of the real
thing. This has been claimed
more than once by old-time foot
ball fans and at Yale, for one, it is
believed that the old-timers may
be right.
1t was the old, giant guard,
Pudge Heffelfnger, who put doubt
in the mind of Old Eli. He re
turned to the campus at the age
of fifty and after watching the
Yale varsity for awhile turned to
Tad Jones, coaching at that tlme,
and complained: They don't
charge the line properly"
''Well, why don't you go in there
and show them the way you used
TO charger" Jones suggested with a
smile.
"PIl do it." said the fifty-year-
old Pudge, earnestly. He charged
the Yale varsity line the way he
used to when he was a guard, back
In the good old days and in a few
minutes had ripDed the Yale team
70 sbreds and had Tad pleading
with him to get out of the game
before he ruined the team beyond
repair.
The old boy went away at last,
numhling that football had become
3 chiIdren's game. 1t is a matter
OF record that he was never again
invited To charge a Yale line.-EN-
= change.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Forestry Is a Business

Successful forest management de-
mands application of the same in
vestment principles that are ap-
piled in other successful businesses,
viz. to perpetuate the values which
will no longer earn satisfactorily.
The land and Improvement values,
writes b. Z. Kirkland in the Jour
nal of Forestry, are mostly inca
pable of recovery except through
continued use as part of forest
property. The chief knack Of for
est management consists in analy-
sis of and proper order of the re.
covery of the tree investment.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Clearing" Tree Fall

The word Sound" is used In two
senses. From the viewpoint of the
psychologist, sound is sensation; |;
from that of the physicist, sound is
that form of vibratory motion
which may be perceived by the ear.
In the case of falling tree, there
would be no sound In the sense in
which the word is used in psychol-
ogy, but as it is used In physics
there would be sound, because the
tree In falling would set up vibra-
tions of the air which would be
capable of affecting the ear. If one
were present. This explanation Is
from Henderson's Physics In
Everyday Llfe."-Washington Star.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Got Too Hot for Pup

Cold weather sent a dog owned
by Stanley Gavel of Stamford,
Conn, into the ash pit of the Gavel
furnace in search Of warmth. The
dog warmed up rapidly. but when
live Goals began dropping on his
hide he retreated to the back of
the pit and set up a wild yelping.
Efforts Of the Gavels to get him
out were unavailing. They tele-
phoned to the fire department.
Three firemen went TO the house
with fire hooks and hauled the dog
out, slightly scorched
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Hero Gave Name to City

Although Houston's fame is
based principally on its exception
al development in recent years as
a shipping point and as an indus
trial center, vet no southern city
has a more interesting or roman
tic background. 1t was named
after Gen. Sam Houston. hero Of
the Battle of San Jacinto, when
the republic of Texas achieved her
independence from Mexico. The
battlefield, now a state park. is To-
Gated about twenty-five miles from
the city.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
All for Fashion

As to teeth. the Wakamba tribal
custom was for all men to have
them sharply filed to a point, after
the fashion so prevalent in parts of
the Congo and popularity supposed
to denote cannibal propensities. As
if this were not enough, they often
extract their own teeth. then take
those of animals. sheep or harte-
beast. file their ends. shape their
bases. and screw them into the va
cant sockets. When first l read of
this in a popular book I refused to
credit 1t. but it is a sober fact
Julian Huxley in Saturday Review.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Popular Northern Name

Eric denotes "ever royar' or al.
ways kingly," from the two Teu.
tonic words, "el' (ever) and ''rik'
Ga king or ruler). 1t was a famous
name among the old Scandinavian
and northern races who wrote It as
Erik and Earle. 1t has also a fem
inine form-Erica. Eric has been
used for centuries among the old
royal families Of the North. because
of its splendid meaning. Our most
familiar form is Richard" (stern
king), and three kings of that name
have sat upon the throne of Eng
land.-Montreal Herald.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Tree Grew Over Spigots

A. f. Hunt of Shroudwater,
Maine, tapped a rock maple on the
Hunt farm 56 years ago and broke
Off the spigots when the season
ended. A few weeks ago he cut
down the tree and took TO natural
history museum section of the
spile ends of the splgots, sealed In
under two and one-half inches Of
solid wood. made by the growth Of
the tree in Sc years.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13

IeEi1rmance Of ccr.r,.. .,
@i5hln ten .lol days after sra.,,. sr.sl { |
eontract and be e6mpIe+e5 sas'o,ll =,
In the employment g Il i.s Z Ee'
shall be given to rqsiden.. .4oe', - !, p
Delaware, '-ei's OF thel
Monthly payments viii h !,
per cent Of the congtr1c+io1 y .d,.,- ,-4ll
month. + ~ 'i'4 coHpa
Bidders must submi. ,-o-
forms provided by the Da5s-. is-gos- ,,s-
Each proposal mus Il "a s..o-s. .,,s1
a surety bond, certified c5act ,'.'1l, IN |
he amount Of at least ten lI6l /, ns.
Of the total amount Of fbe NJ nyoD.. y.
The envelope containing tjyp', ~
must be marked Proposal fl, IN
struction Of State Hirbvsv d,
No.
The contract will be svs,lod !.
within twenty (20) DAYS fam A.
opening proposals.
The right is reserved "a reie,+ !,
bids. 7 ECU
Complete sets Of plans ana s,.,;,
may be obtained upon recein. 4
lars (S2.OO) for each c5rtrs.l' Il, .
amount will not be refunded
STATE HIGHWAY DEPAR]
Dover. Delaware
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Looking to the Future

Your speeches were listened te
with close attention"
"That's what worries me-" re-
piled Senator Sorghum. ANY
number of people are liable to re-
member those speeches and quote
them when l am anxious to talk
about something else"
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
STATE TAX BUREAU REFUND
Repays $101,17O in 12,10S Checks
in so Per Cent Cut

Pierre S. DUPONT, State Tax
Commissioner, has announced that
checks amounting to S101, ,170.42
have been mailed to 12,103 persons
to make effective the so per cent
tax refund law signed last week by
Governor Buck. The total amount
of reduction resulting from the en-
actment of this law is $608, ,898.59,
representing so per cent of the
taxes due from 1851 persons. In
addition to the amount of the cash
refund, a credit of S507, ,72S.17 will
be applied to accounts of those
persons who are making payments
of their tax on the installment
basis. Two thousand, six hundred
and ninety-ive persons availed
themselves of this privilege and,
although they will not receive cash
refunds, they will receive credit
against the amount still due. Com
missioner DUPONT stated that tax
ables whose accounts are credited
will receive notice of such credit
instead of the regular June quart
erly bill. The overpayment in
March will pay the June INSTALL
ment, one-half of the balance will
be due in September and the other
half in December. The reduction
provided by the law is distributed
as follows:
Wilmington ......... $500, III go
New Castle .......... 1858, ,957 SO
Kent II 09S.37
Sussex ........ 13,071.26
The refund checks to be mailed
out are distributed as follows:
Wilmington ........... $62, ,O12.97
New Castle .......... "a, ,497.S0
Kent ..7,247.89
Sussex .............. 7,411.76
The refund checks bear serial
numbers and are drawn on the
Farmers Bank at Dover. This bank
has been furnished with the list of
serial numbers used by the State
Tax Department in the preparation
of the checks to eliminate the pos
sible presentation of unauthorized
checks. Every safeguard has been
placed around the issuance of the
checks to avoid misuse or fraud.
Persons receiving checks are ask
ed to please cash them promptly,
as holding them prevents the State
from closing its accounts.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
ADVERTISEMENT yon

~. Sealed proposals -, Sa
6oqer 6eaSe Highway R1Ia Depsllllnb.s. slll T.
Eastern STANDARD 1,i'iI Il. 200 c'cI.., l,
confrsc,Ip .sc place and time tine M Nay % /
quantities; ~ lolloEiipe'
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
CONT

Wranele JC1Ist5set ,CIa1I',est I8
500 5SS Cg g.. s yds. EScsgsstEi9o1r tEiorn'r, /;
1000 Cu. yds s' 1c9rrow coow
goo lin. #. Ionre ICTnerete Payen...
46gg Lin. #. Frnss,J.ol EN- DON'T fNoS..,.
l6g "a. yds. Cioala ipeaSlon join,
5,}9o lbs. Reinf9resa8,s S,s8s A Colcrs...
g Lin. #. i i II Il Con N. p,
l50 Lin. #. Is u n Sorr I N. P;D
g Lin. It. Il f. I I. c. Pips
l99 Lin. Il. II r I. c. PiDe
seo sga 5q. yds. coacrrG,lID N, rlDe undeFi,
290 Lin. it. Wood ,o.Iss9 Sl Gutter
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
.lliotts S.h.iC Contract lga

ii 'Ool-Smlth'S J;p
y Acres Grubbia@. :
l2,559 Ga. yds. ETca,.... EXILE
-g.g9g Ga. gds. Borrc,ia, Bf.--,.,,a'lon
6.' Gu. vas Coz C.o%
Lin. IT. E5nsr..,e Ei1.,e.e Payeneat
1000 s Is. r.. Rs., Ga. G.sss A coasrl5a... 59la.
5g9 Lin. #. Is i5 f5'Ieal Ea
Lin. fl. Il ii ,l' 6ofr. , N. Pir
g Ian. ii. Is n = B. { PIPE
60 Lin #. 24jn ii 2 p : PiFe
Tih' f @ IN. R. { E Pi PiEe
In f. IS IN. R R, r r Pipe b
In. f. Wood Sbo,Ii,JlI,l Il, Il9s Z
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Woodside-RSis?;nl'llf S?l'lfact { 1872

Acres Clearing 800 y
..9 GU yds. Eyesy....
o1a Ga. yds. Borrog9.' 9'ioh
420a Lin. # FSIcIete F21.1 Payener.
So On v5s : IEApanslon = JOHN /
2'1e0 lbs. Reinforca,..e,.C. y Cohc1ste
lz0 liz 7. T. T. N. Corr. N. Pi,
So Lin. fl. Is II p , : PPiEe
IA t. ~ y IN. R c. Pin
81 Ijr Il Z +. 5g 5s 4. R. c. Pipe
5000 In. In +. I'm q u. R. c. PIPE
"ooi Shoulder Cvs
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30

TAFFETA trimmed with lace is
L. the message which comes
straight from fashion headquarters
To those sweet young sophisticates
who are content with none but the
lOveliest for their party frOcks.
When the tafreta is a delicious"
pink tint and the lace family tea
colOred and the gown takes on such
adorable lines as does the model
illustrated, where is the artist who
can paint a more enhancing pic
ture? Which goes to show that all
pictures are not produced with
brush and paint on canvas. Some
of the most beguiling visions OF
beauty gowned in beauty are Gre
ated by artists in the sartOrial
realm whose media consists of ex-
Quisite fabric plus handsome lace
The interesting thing about this
winS0me frOck is that the designer
has succeeded in Incorporating a
whole list of quaint details without
making the gown take on hope
lessly oldfashioned look.
To enumerate there are the wee
puffed sleeves, the raised waistline.
the ribbon about the waist. the ruff
fled peplum effect, and the deep
lace tlounceS-reads like a descrip-
tion quoted from an ancient Godey's
Ladies Book. However the pic
ture, as you see, reflects a style por-
trait which is brought down to date
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30

it today. There was an intimacy
about the two folding chairs which
faced each other across the little
table. There was something a lit
tie mysterious and thrilling about
the seclusion of it. There was
something breath-taking about sit
ting there, talking about almost
anything, and looking into the gray
eyes of Prof. William Weaver.
1t was nearly an hour later that
Miss Matte remembered that she
ought to be at the desk When she
came to close the gate, William Che
had asked her to call him William.
as she used to do in the days when
they had gone to school together,
before he went away closed it
for her, and gently snapped the
lock.
At the foot of the stairs they en-
countered Annette Weaver and the
senior with curly hair.
you've put up a gate! cried the
senior with aStOniShment.
Hello, Uncle BILL said Annette.
Why" her voice rose in quick dis
may. "The gates lockedw
The senior looked confidently at
Miss Matte. "Oh, please, Miss
Farr, won't you give us the key?"
The habit of disapproval wavered
about Miss Mattie's lips. though
her eyes were wide with a new won
der.
Pm sorry" she began, but"
Just then, in the dusk of the
hallway. she felt Williams hand
brush hers.
''Oh, yes" said Miss Matte, trem
ulously. III give you the key
Fll-give you the whole gate!"
If Annette and her senior, han
PLY climbing toward the alcove.
had looked backward toward the
foot of the stairs, they would most
certainly have seen two shadows
merge for breathless moment into
one.
(Copyright.)
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30
..s..s-e.e..s..a..o.s..e.s..s-s-e..e.
T TITLE Eme Elf

I TITLE Effie Elf came along and
Il and saw Mrs. Swallow feeding
her three children.
Hello, Mrs. Swallow" said Effie
Elf.
The swallow gave shrill cry, and
all the little swallows squealed for
all they were worth-even though
their eyes were not yet open and
they didn't see to whom their moth
er was speaking.
I'm not going to hurt your chill
dren," said EfIie Elf. Il like chin
ney swallows-yes, l do"
"DO you really?" asked Mrs.
Swallow. There was something
about Efie Elf's voice that made
Mrs. Swallow trust her and care
for her almost at once.
'Well, then" she continued,
would you like to have a look at
my nest? 1t is quite a beautiful
one"
Efie Elf looked at the nest and
admired it greatly. How can you
ever do so much with your fingers?'
asked EfIie. at seems wonderful
to me to think of being able to
make a nest like that, and to put
all that wonderful glue on it, too
Don't your fingers get sticky?'
The little swallow almost fell
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30

decided to put an end to the whole
business, and purchase the gate.
And now all that remained was to
lock it, and an end to foOlishnesS
And to even worse than fOOliShness.
For as Annette and her senior had
come down the stairs, the Mortified
librarian had most certainly seen
two shadows merge breathless mo-
ment into one!
Having snapped the paddock with
an indignant and scandaliZed click,
Miss Matte Farr turned to find her.
self looking into the gray eyes of
Prof. William Weaver Understand
ing eyes they were, with something
quizzically twinkling in them, as he
said: Good evening. Miss Farr.
see you're giving 'em the gate'l"
We'll. my only regret is thar
didn't do it years ago. It's strange
to me what they see in it, sitting
on table or a folding chair, sur
rounded by those old bound volumes
of the annals of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences or
the Psychological Review They
must be crazy!"
Miss Matte looked up at Pro
feSsor Weaver for his confirmation.
His head bent ever so gently over
hers. Tom Weaver's older brother,
slim, distinguished bachelor, was
looking down at her with strange,
new expression in his gray eyes.
Miss Matte looked away quickly,
conscious of a slow surge of pink
rising upon her cheeks.
I've aften wondered just what's
up there, anyway" he said, after a
moment. do you-cOuld II mean.
would you show it to me?"
With caught breath. Miss Mat
tie unlocked the gate, and they went
up the stairs together.
1t was the same old alcove that
Miss Matte had rearranged and
busted and unwittingly chaperoned
for the past eighteen years. Yet
there was something different about
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30
"NNell. and who am u"

"Well. and who am II"
You're Mrs. Chimney Swallow"
said Effie.
And will you please take an
other look, and tell me where my
hands are that will get so sticky,
and where my fingers are with
which to make a nest?"
ITO be sure, to be sure" said
Efiie. How very, very stupid of
me!
"Of course, you haven't any
fingers at all. And you can't get
your hands sticky when you haven't
any hands.
But how do you ever manage"
well, I'll tell you" said Mrs.
Chimney Swallow, for she liked
talking to the gentle little elf.
"In the first place." she began,
Il have feet to use instead of
fingers.
"They do just as we'll! And
make that glue you see by rubbing
my beak around my nest.
"The glue comes from my beak.
Isn't that tine?"
Marvellous" said Efie Elf. 81
think your nest is one of the finest
l have ever seen"
81 am so glad you like it." said
Mrs. Chimney Swallow.
"And now l must teach my chill
dren to fly and you know let my
children shrek and talk at the tops
of their voices.
Some people want their children
to have soft voices, but not mother
chimney swallow.
"She is a mother who has her
own ideas"
"And feet instead of fingers" said
Effie Elf admiringly.
"a. 1881. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30

in manner to satisfy the most ex-
acting modernist.
The flair for wide lace founces
is becoming increasingly insistent,
for which we should rejoice since
they bring new grace and an air of
the "sweetly feminine" into the
realm of party frOcks which is most
fascinating. Dinner frocks of chif-
fon with deep lace rufIleS are ever
so smart, and when the lace is black
the effect is quite Spanish.
The vogue for lace combined with
fabric promises repetition in spring
and summer modes. Costumes of
silk or chiffon are so manipulated
that with the lace Jacket on, the en-
semble gives the impression of be-
ing all of lace. However, the
sleeveless dress with the bOlero or
coatee of lace removed tells a differ
ent story, since the upper part is
usually fashioned Of a dainty fab
ric which blends with the lace.
CHERIE NICHOLAS.
(e. 1881. Western Newspaper UnionD
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30
Tiny AlcoUe Was Quite Popular
The Weekly Short Story-By GENEVRA COOK

MISS MATTE FARR celebrat-
1Nl ed her thirty-eighth birthday
by purchasing a shiny brass pad
lock for the new shiny black gate.
With curved red lips set in the
firm line Of duty, her soft, appeal
ing brown eyes tense with reSpOn-
Sibility. she walked firmly across
the reading room of the University
library, down the dim hallway, and
began TO mount the stairs leading
TO the quiet alcove. Her cheeks,
usually as delicately pink and
white as apple blossoms in spring,
were flushed with excitement to a
deep rose. On her smooth white
forehead appeared a very deter
mined. very competent frown. Miss
Matte Farr, librarian, was looking
at the gate.
Halfway up the stairs it stood,
new and black and uncompromis-
ing. blocking the way to the dim,
cozy little alcOve above. Down
these stairs for nearly four college
generations. Miss Matte Farr had
watched couples come. smiling into
each others eyes; had watched
them touch hands with little
catch of the breath; had watched
them pass, unconscious of her dis
approving gaze. seeing nothing but
each other, toward the door.
Silly. what they could see'in an
evening spent in the library sit
ting in a tiny alcove lined with
muSty books. The first two she
had watched come down from that
solitude. eighteen years ago. had
been Tom Weaver and Anna Mer-
ton. And last week-the first week
of college this year-when she had
heard laughing and voices, and
had mounted the stairs quickly, she
had found little Annette Weaver,
now a freshman, sitting on the
table, teaching new song to a tail
senior with curly hair.
1t was then that Miss Matte,
grim determination in her face, had
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30

or canned fruits all make delect-
able sauces for the pudding.
Club Cookies.-Take one cupful
of shortening. one cupful of sugar,
one egg, one-half cupful of sour
cream, One-half teaspOOnful each
of soda and cream of tartar and
three cupfuls of pastry -four. Mix
as usual and pat the dough out to
two inches thick and chill over
night. Roll and cut into any de-
sired shape. Bake in a moderate
oven ten minutes.
Filling.-Take one cupful of
stewed, stoned prunes, one-half cup
full of stewed apricOts, three table
spoonfuls OF lemon juice, one-fOurth
cupful of sugar and one-half cup
full of prune or apricot juice. Cook
together, adding one tablespoonful
each of butter. Cool before using.
"a, 1891 Western Newspaper Unionl
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-30

/ idea uppermOst in the designers
mind is to maintain a solid color
background which will the more
strikingly emphasize variegated
colorings of the accompanying ac-
ceSsOries.
Picture, if you will. a long trou-
sered costume made of black wool.
The finger-tip jacket which fastens
up the front is bOrdered all around
with black fur cloth which simu-
lates' astrakhan. The beret is also
of the black bOucle which trims
the suit. SO far all is black. which
makes the contrast of the bright
yellow scarf. likewise the yellow
gloves which are worn with this
costume, all the more vivid.
Red is very much employed for
skiing costumes. A designer of note
in Paris adds a beret, an enormous
scarf and a pair of gloves made of
red curled wool to a costume of
navy Norwegian cloth.
&c. 1881 Western Newspaper Union.D