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Smyrna times., 1933-11-15
SUN OIL MAKES GAS TEST
Studebal<er Stock Car Makes {
Record Test With Fuel

If your car Were loaded down
with two tons of frozen snow and
ice, if it were then exposed to a
fifty mile an hour gale, almost a
tornado, during a raging blizzard
which brought the thermometer
down to twenty degrees below
zero, Chats fifty degrees below
freezing), what would happen
when you wanted to start the en-
CINE? Recently this question was
put before both the manufacturers
of Studebaker automobiles and the
Sun Oil Company, refiners of Blue
Sunoco. Consequently, both COM
panies, their curiosity aroused, got
together and decided to find out
Studebaker took a brand new car
right off the production line and
ran it into the plants refrigerat-
ing room. Sun Oil Company in
structed its nearby distributor to
supply Blue Sunoco Motor Fuel
and Sunoco Mercury Made oMtor
Oil, S. A. E. Grade 20 for Winter,
to the Studebaker plant, both pro
ducts to be exactly the same
grade as is sold at every Sunoco
Service Station and dealer loca-
ton. With Blue Sunoco in the
tank of the car and Sunoco Motor
Oil in the chankcase, the car was
loaded down with huge cakes of
ice and then the temperature of
the room was brought down to
twenty degrees below zero. Next
water was sprayed on the ice-led-
en- car under the impetus of a fifty
mile wind created by a wind ma
chine. Only one window was left
open. And here the car froze for
almost forty-eight hours. Two
days later pretty little Miss Eloise
Metz of outh Bend, wrapped in
clothing such as Admiral Byrd
will use at the South Pole, and ac-
companied by heating pads and
hot coffee was put through the
open window which was then seal
ed tightly with ice. AS soon as
this was completed the car was
towed to the business center of
South Bend, and there in the pres
ence of large crowd and several
times Miss Metz was told to start
that frozen car. What happened?
Well, in just three-fifths of a sec
ond Blue Sunoco's terrific power
to start any car at arctic temper
atures had that motor singing. /
The oil gauge showed that Sunoco /
Motor Oil in the crankcase flowed /
also proving its resist
ance to the congealing effects of |
extreme cold.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15
BANQUET FOXX
BASEBALL STAR
Connie Mack Halls Jimmy
Foxx Before Large Crowd
at Sudlersville
DAYS GREATEST STAR

Sudlersville, Nov Is Nearly
three hundred admirers from
Queen Anne's, Kent, Talbot and
Delaware gathered in the Cox
Memorial Hall at Sudlersville, Md,
Tuesday night Of last week to help
Connie Mack, his AS and Frank
Baker, the husky boys discoverer,
pay tribute to Jimmie Foxx as the
greatest present-day star of the
diamond; and to indulge in a de-
lightful turkey dinner, which was
an integral part of the evenings
proceedings. Scheduled for seven
o'clock, the banquet to Sudlers-
ville's Pride, Jimmie Foxx, was
slow getting started, due to the
wait for Connie Mack. venerable
pilot Of the a.. who was driving
down from Philadelphia. The tall,
gaunt strategian finally arrived
and the banquet moved at 2 rapiG
pace from start to finish. William
T. Roe was chairman Of the affair.
giving credit in his opening speech
to the Civic Betterment Club
which sponsored the party. The
program was as follows. Invoca-
ton, Rev. ]. Q. B. Hopkins; Toast
master; Alan S. Walls; Welcome,
Joseph M. George; Quartette, S.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15
STATE GROUP
CONFER ON JOBS
Governor Buck Heads Delega-
ton to Civic Work Admin
istration Meeting
COMMISSIONERS ACT

Delaware is strongly represent
ed at Washington today, Wednes-
day, for the meeting of the latest
administration agency for solving
unemployment, the Civic Work
Administration. This organization
is to place 100000 men at work
some time this month, it is hoped,
and another 100000 before the
end of the year. Heading Della
wares delegation was Governor c.
Douglass Buck, Jasper E. Crane,
chairman of the State Temporary
Emergency Relief Administration,
Mayor Frank Collins, of Newark,
vice-chairman of the State Com
mission and Walter Dent Smith, a
member of the commission and re-
lief director for Wilmington. This
new project of the government
was discussed at meeting of the
State Commission at Laurel
Thursday, and with the Governor,
the three members of the commits
sion were selected to attend the
conference with representatives
all States in the Union. Two work
relief projects were approved in
the vicinity of Millsboro and Del
mar The notice of the formation
of a Civics Work Administration
came from Harry L. Hopkins, Fed
eral relief administrator, who stat
ed that the project of giving work
to four million men was to pro-
vide regular employment at regu-
lar wages and that State relief
agencies now engaged in relief
work would be selected to put this
program into immediate operation.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15
MINISTER'S ON FISHING TRIP
Maryland Clergyman Catch 100
Pounds of Fish at LeWes

Fishing at Lewes, Del, proved
to be fascinating and profitable
sport for the Rev. Milton S. An
drews, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of Denton, Md. !;
the Rev. Roy Thawley, pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
of Centreville Nd; the Rev. Merle
Watson, of Denton, Md, and his
brother from Salisbury, Md, who
landed about one hundred and
fifty pounds of blackfish, which
they shared with their friends.
The largest fish, which weighed
eight pounds, was presented to the
Rev. Thomas j. Huntington, of
Denton, Md, who was unable to
join the party. Virgil Moore, Of
Denton, was also invited to join
the party, but ne was unable to
accept. The recipients Of the fish
were compelled to resort to the
use Of pliers to skin the fish.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15
ID. III. S. HIGH IN STATE TESTS
Record Believed to Be One Excel
ed by No School in the State

ed by No School in the State
The faculty and pupils of the
Dover Junior and Senior High
School are being congratulated
upon the splendid record which
the school made in the Statewide
testing program given under the
direction of DR.. r. L. Herbst last
spring Twenty-six schools in Del
aware and many schools in other
States participated in the program
of testing which comprised exam
nations in English. elementary,
algebra, general mathematics,
physics and American history. The
comparison of the Dover stand
ards with those of other schools
scattered over many states. The
results were as follows: Twelfth
grade class in English ranked
fourth out of 48 schools; Eleventh
grade class in English, ranked
third out of 81 schools; Tenth
grade class in English, ranked
fifth out of 40 schools; Ninth
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15
TEACHERS END
2-DAY SESSION
CONTINUED From Page Two)

at the banquet. Following the
banquet there was a reception in
Old College. At this reception Mr.
Goldman led the Continental-Dia-
mand band in his own composition
ION Mail"
Officers Installed on Friday
With the installing of the newly
elected officers at a general meet
ing in the auditorium of the high
school Friday afternoon the meet
ing came to a close. The new
president, O. w. w. Schantz Of
Smyrna, was introduced by the re-
firing president, George r. Mack
lin, of Bridgeville, and each of
them gave short talks on the pres
ent session and plans for the COM
ing year. The presentation of the
past presidents insignia was made
to Mr.. Macklin by Mrs. Phyllis
Mason Heck, Of Wilmington. One
special feature Of the colsing pro-
gram in view of the interest that
has ben taken in music in the Del
aware public schools in recent
years was an address by Edwin
Frankie Goldman, of New York,
leader Of the Goldman band, on
Music as an Avocation." An
other special feature at the open
ing of the afternoon session Fri
day was the presentation by a
group of children of the Newark
elementary school of '"The We'd
ding of the Painted Dolls" Ira S..
Brinser, superintendent of local
schools, host to the convention
gave short talk. Music was by
the Newark School Orchestra I'M
der the direction of ]. H. Mohr.
DR.. Louis A. Wilson, assistant u.
S. commissioner of education, also
was a speaker at the final session.
One new feature of the convention
was a sectional meeting for stu
dent governments of Delaware
schools. Robert Roe of Caesar
Rodneyl School, presided at this
meeting. After considerable dis
cussion it was decided to form a
permanent organization. The Of
ficers elected were: President,
Curtis Hinsley, of Caesar Rodney
High School; vice-president, Ev-
elyn Conant, of Rehoboth High
School; secretary, Margaret Roe,
of Caesar Rodney High School.
Another new division in this years
convention was the section devot-
ed to the boards of trustees of the
various schools. George Williams,
of Millsboro, was elected president,
E. L. Richards, of Newark, was
chosen vice-president, and H. H.
Dukes, of the Lord Baltimore
School, Of Millsville, secretary.
This, too, will be a permanent
group.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15

grade class in English ranked
twenty-first out of Al schools. The
Elementary Algebra Glass ranked
ninth out of So schools; the Cen
eral Mathematics Glass ranked
first out of % schools; the Physics
Glass ranked sixth out of SO
schools; the American History
Class ranged eighth out of 81
schools. No particular statistics
are available, but the officials of
the Dover School believe that their
record in the testing program is
one excelled by no school in the
State.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15
Milford Forms Harmonica Band

Milford Forms HarmOnica Band
A harmonica band has been or
eanized in Milford under the direc-
ton of Joseph Kielbasta. Two
classes have been formed, one for
beginners and the other for the
members of the band. The fol-
lowing officers have been elected:
President, Gene Jester; vice-presi-
dent, Cecil Davis; secretary, DON
aid Donovan; director, Joseph
Kielbasa.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15
Appointed Acting Postmaster

Mrs. Arvella Evans has been APP
pointed acting postmaster at Beth
any Beach, on the recommends
ton of Congressman Wilbur L.
Adams of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-15

Il Il, Miss Rogers CoIds
onr Blechman, Fred Colds Io1
~. III, Knight, Virginia Helm
,s ,r Jones, Sarah B.JOnes
Wofitt, Anna REYNOLDS
4. Shockley, Ida M.Wright
narrell, Mildred Deakyne
! Doughten.
/ 10, Mr.. King, teacher {,
Bason, Reynolds Bradley
Cooling, Harper Jones
Keiser, william Rawley
still william Van Dyke
M Attix, Olive Bickling
\ Burris, Virginia Darrah
DoVues, Mary Louise Hurd
Ann Jones, Alma Lewis
N Logan, Jane Mabrey
NoHtt. Anna Oros, Ethe
RosaIia Ragolia, Winona
Nancy Slaughter, Rutt
Ethel Fleming.
Grade, Miss Beckett, teacher
II Arthurs, M.Catherine At
lien Buckson, Dorothy Bush
Cochran, Marian Cook
lret Crossley, Hilda David
Nv. Davis, Virginia Ennis
D. Ennis, Dorothy Gardner
lean Garrison, Irene Colds
VI, Dorothy Handloff, Eliza
Hughes, Evelyn Maclary
Nomichalek, Maxine Schulz
Wood, James Anthony
Carow, Howard Deakyne
LdmOndson, Homer Goldsbor-
Louis Lafferty, Samuel Moi
grade, Mr.. Hynson, teacher
krt Konschalk, Venom Ian
James Morrison, Grover
b, Alfred Palmer, John Tai
Norge Thawley, Angelo Var
stephen Voget, Karl Vogel,
Burke, Dorothy Everhart,
Jefferson, Mary Knight,
LOGkerman, Frances Mack
Tginia Mills, Edna Newnom,
Price, Pauline Rothwell,
b ROthTell, Erika Reimann,
Thomas, Helen Warren,
Ere Logan, Alma Walters.
grade, Miss Skrivan, teacher
terine Davis, Serena Davis,
ETH Hill, June Leader, Eliza
Phillips, Hilda Reed, Evelyn
fOn, Anabel Rohman, Nellie
b, ROsella Zilienski.
grade, Miss vogel, teacher
Applefeld, Preston Davis,
ord, Alvin Fretz, Stanley
Phyllis Armstrong, Dor
httx, Jean Barlow, Priscilla
Daisy Darrell, Estelle Ed
Cn, Virginia Ford, Ethel
Jane Handy, Margaret
Harriet Hutchison, Flor
acohs.
grade, Miss Horsey, teacher
l0lds Jones, Lewis Howard.
Light, Louise McClain,
oios, Leon Pierce, Mary
u Pratt, Eleanor Robinson
nth, Samuel Todd, James
Naomi Urian, Burton voss,
Eta West.
rade' Miss Start, teacher
d BedWell, James Bisbop.
6lendt, Burton Boardman,
let Cochran, sherley charI-
allaee Davis, Marian Dea-
H A00srta Draper, John Over.
H., ann Eickholz, Catherine
! ' Va.l,, Emert, Pearl Emert.
rs allEner Randolph Faux
i W 1glsy GOOden, Pearl Ora
P prsoa Graham, Ronald
NUN Hat! Orwell n Robert Hall,
] H mari, Harold Ravens, Ed,
grade Miss Lowmaster
| IIL lo. Jones, Mary E.
/ R. virginia Kemp, Eleanor
Nv,., JACK Locker
Il 1'y1 ,,.',. McFadden, EIwood
Il William will Melvin, william liam
IT,, clifford Morris, Elmer
| S sI'ns,,Ilsan James Reynolds, ed Ed
4 suler, Thelnoa c1.,
H. r stevens, Etzel Todd,
II vo Ol0a an Eleanor vane'
/ H. sas,' Mary Walker, Marie art,
|, gia Dc Miss Matthews
f. a alireda Archer, Pauline IN,
1" r auth Bush, The aIrrle
H. F Ea55 Louise Deaky vl1la
] aal anai.' Ruby Green, y yer,
d W I3ftt' Betty Jones Bob seD-
\ cs @ill,a4 q. Bramble, KEN KEN
! Darra,, Richard Cochran nsI-
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nlOV, Donaissi nond Engrem,
O''ille Gooden, Bernie ernf,
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/ Palmer, r marie Rowland.
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The Washington times., 1933-07-25
Baseball Musicians

Bill Strickland, Chevy Chase
Lake maestro, drops in to say
that his challenge for the mu-
Sicians' baseball championship has
met so many acceptances they
may have to form a new league
to take care of the cello players
and trumpet blowers who think
they can play baseball.
The Chevy Chase Lake Capito-
lians have organized with AL Nor
ton as manager, Jimmy Taylor as
captain and Lillian Smith, Bill
Strickland, jr., and Lew Davis, jr.,
as mascotS. Bennie Fling is coach
and the team plays its first prac-
tice game at Silver Spring tomor-
row.
Phil Lampkin's proposal for a
game with the Loew's Fox mu-
sicians has been accepted, as we'll
as the def of Johnny Slaughter's
melody men from the Powhatan
roof. Maestro Lampkin is said to
have a real pitching menace con-
cealed in the Fox orchestra pit.
He's a union card man who was
given a try-out by the Griffmen
only a couple of seasons ago.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
100 Beauties Out
For D. {. Title

A last-minute influx of entries
to the Greater Washington beauty
contest to be held at Chevy
Chase Lake on Wednesday
and Friday nights to select Miss
District of Columbia to compete
in the Atlantic City pageant OF
beauty in September has in
creased the number of local con
testants to near the 100 mark, &C
cording to Eddie Carr, manager
of Chevy Chase Lake.
Arrangements have been com
pleted to make the beauty contest
two nights of gala entertainment
Bill Strickland's dance orchestra
will perform both before and
after the judging of the beautiful
girls.
The winner of the contest will
be judged from the viewpoint of
poise and personality as we'll as
beauty. All contestants will ap-
pear both in evening dresses and
bathing suits.
A Washington girl, Miss Mar
garet German, won the title Of
Miss America at the first Atlantic
pageant of beauty. In every sub
sequent contest a Miss District of
Columbia has competed in the
national contest.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25

ing forward to his second re-
lease.
saw strangers Return"
screened yesterday and was
treated to one of the seasons
finest character studies, that of
Lionel Barrymore as the full
bearded Grandpa Storrs of the
story. The character is a stern
old grump, caked in rugged soil
of the Iowa farm lands, shrewd
and discerning in foiling grasping
relatives who have designs on
his wealth. human and loveable
to those who treat him right.
The Lionel Barrymore fans are
in for a treat when this picture
comes to Loew's Palace Theater
Friday.
Metro-G -Goldwyn-Ma sent the
entire company to the wheat
fields of Iowa for original back.
grounds and the story is told
against rural pictures Of 60
ing farm that is a real photo
graphic delight. Franchot Tone
and Miriam Hopkins carry the
love interest, and I think you will
like the way Author Stong keeps
away from the conventional hap
py ending in order to get a more
logical finishing fade-out.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
Additions for Fox
Show Aug. 18

Additions and rehearsals for the
All Washington Revue to be
staged at Loew's Fox Theater for
the week starting Friday, August,
18, will be held in the Willard
room at the New Willard Hotel.
H. B. Somerville, managing di-
rector of the hotel, advised Off
cials at Loew's Fox yesterday that
he was only too glad to assist in
putting this local show across by
offering his hotel for additions
and rehearsals.
Gene Ford, a member of the
production department of the
Capitol Theater, New York, who
is staging the show, returns to
Washington today from New
York, where he has been going
into details with Louis K. Sidney.
vice president of LoeW's, in charge
of stage productions on the show.
The application blanks for
those seeking additions are now
obtainable in the lobby of Loew's
Fox, Palace and Columbia thea
ters, and also from the dramatic
critic of this paper. These appli-
cations should be given immediate
attention, for it is expected that
additions will begin next week.
Washingtonians over 18 years
old are material for the show.
There will be a chorus of girls
and boys, speciality dancers,
singers, dancers, comedians and
huge musical production numbers.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
Highbrow Fired!

When "Chauve Souris" closed
Adolf Zukor engaged me for
Paramount. My first assign
ment was in Memphis. They
were firing the musical director
there because his music was
too highbroW. That worried
me sick, as jazz gave me a
physical headache. And why
had they hired a former direc-
tor of grand opera when they
couldn't go for Poet and
Peasant" as an overture?
Then I happened to meet w.
C. Handy in Memphis. He in
vited me to Beale Street
negro theater which permitted
white people to attend one eve.
ming a week. They played "St.
Louis Blues" and 1 began to
love jazz. I put on a jazz or
chestra III Memphis and they
billed me "Mr. jazz in Person."
My friends of the court should
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

EARLE-Cary Grant, in Cam
bling Ship" at 1920, 2, 4:40, 1920
and 10 p. m. Stage shows at
1:O5, 3:45. 6:25 and 9:05 p. m.
FOX-Helen Twelvetrees. IN
''Disgraced." at II am, 1885, 4:25.
tbs and 1905 p. m. Stage shows
at 1880. 1920. 6:1O and 9 p. m.
PALACE-Charles Ruggles in
"'Mama Loves Papa" at 11:15 a.
M, 1920, $3.50, 5:35. 7:45 and 9:55
Observation-Disclosures Bax-
ter in "42d Street." at 11:15 a. m.
12:4O. AIS. 6. 7:45 and $50 p. m.
KETTH'S-Ann Harding IN
''Double Harness" at 1908, 2:Ol'
$50. 5:57. 7:55 and 9:53 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Noel Francis in
reform Girl" at 1920 a. M,
1908. 2:50. 4:35. $40, $40 and
9:SS p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
Daughter Of Will
Rogers Found
In Studio

Stories to the effect that Will
Rogers daughter, Mary, was dis
covered on the Fox lot masquerad-
ing under the name Of Mary
Howard have been printed at
great length, but the way in which
she was discovered has been en-
tirely neglected. The complete
yarn has been assembled and ap-
pears to be as follows:
Buddy de sylvia and David But
let were casting my Weakness
which is to star Lillian Harvey,
anI were looking over more than
100 girls for parts in the produc-
ton. About so of them were given
screen tests, Miss Rogers among
them. Under the name of Mary
Howard she was selected in a
group of eight, including Irene
Ware, Barbara Weeks, Susan
Fleming, Marcelle Edwards, Mar
jorie King, Jean Allen and Gladys
Blake.
According to De sylvia, Miss
Rogers told him she had just fin
ished school in the East and was
anxious to get started on a pic
ture career in Hollywood. She
said she had had experience only
in school theatricals. However
her ash blonde beauty so i'm
pressed both De Sylvia and But
let they signed her for a part.
Immediately following the test
a school girl chum, visiting on
the lot with 4 party of friends,
ran into Will Rogers only daugh-
ter and called her by name. De
Sylvia was standing near by and
heard Mary try to hush up her
girl friend.
Miss Rogers is 18, and re.
Gently did complete her school.
ing in the East. Although she
is athletic, having ridden horses
and played polo with her father
and two brothers for years, she
has a lissome figure and was
chosen as much for her beauty
and charm as for the talent she
displayed in her test.
Will Rogers didn't know any,
thing about his daughters plans.
Since both own their own cars
it was difficult for them to meet
and Mary went about her busi.
ness as quietly as possible.
Asked whether he would per-
nit his daughter to continue
her screen career, Rogers scratched
his head slowly and said:
Certainly, and she'll be the
first member of the Rogers
family who won't have to chew
gum and throw a rope to earn
a living"
The Washington times., 1933-07-25

Noel Francis was once one Of
the most glamorous of the zieg-
field beauties. Then she went to
Hollywood for minor film chores
and this week at Loew's Colum-
bia Theater she celebrates her
elevation to stardom in Reform
Girl" current screen feature.
This is one of those loosely con-
structed stories about the politi-
clan who is framed by the under
world king. In this case it is
Senator Putnam, unr:ng for gov
ernor, who is gulled by reforma-
tory graduate who poses as his
long lost daughter and contrives
to have him caught in a vice raid.
She feels pretty unhappy about
the deception and on the eve of
the election climbs up on the pub
lie platform and tells all, thus
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
Noel Francis Stars in Reform Girl
At the Columbia

giving the double cross to the
overload of vice. Then Author
George Wallace Sayre conven-
iently supplies happy ending.
Miss Francis has a hard time
looking 20, for time takes its toll
even in Hollywood, but other
wise is adequate. Skeets Gala
CHER, Hale Ha.. ~. @obert Ellis,
Dorothy Peterson, De Witt Jen-
nings and Stanley Smith are the
important members of the sup
porting cast.
On the supplementary program
is the Paramount news reel with
the Balbo reception, one of those
cartoon comedies which satirizes
the old-time melodramas and a
gosh awful Mack Sennett, 'The
Big F'ibber" with some dreary
SlapStick comedy. "A. R. K.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25

aTIU.
Would it surprise you to know
that the second greatest BOX
OFFICE ATTRACTION on the
screen is Jean Harlow? Marie
Dressler still TOPS the list. No
body knows what Garbo's status
will be until her new picture is
released.
I'm tellin' you - Paul Lukas'
Dite is NERVOUS about his fly
ing, but he flies GnyWGy-ZGSu
Pitts is "JOE BIG HEART" to
Sob-SiSters-FRANK and RALPH
MORGAN look enough alike to be
TWINS - HARRY LACHMAN'S
aDite ALWAYS wears black and
tDhite-TONI JOHNSON is trying
to persuade HOWARD HUGHES
to Dhip up another WHOOPEE
cruise on his ne1O yGcht-BLYTH
DAILY HATES cats, and screams
Ahen she sees one.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
Roosevelt Opposition

1t is estimated that President
Roosevelt had an audience of at
least 10000, 900 for his address over
the combined networks last night.
He kept enough glued to the loud
speaker to make it most dismal
Monday box office.
The downtown movie theaters
in Washington were off $4,000,
and those quick on figures tell me
that the Roosevelt following
which stayed home to hear him
amounts to at least $500,OO0 ma
tionally, transposed into people
who would otherwise have been
enjoying movie. The theaters
are grateful the Roosevelt radio
speeches don't come often.