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Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
The Kent County Musical Festival

On Tuesday, April 18th, the an
sual Kent County musical festival
was held in Smyrna. Each year
these are held in a town in Kent
County, to display the musical
ability and progress in the different
schools.
Each school did SO well that if
there were any prizes, it would
have been a hard matter to judge
the best. However. this was not a
contest to judge the best. The
supervisor of music of Pennsyl-
yania was present, and judged our
good points and the ones which
could be improved. Each school
that took part will be sent letter
of comment telling them of these
points. This is great help to
both instructor and pupils.
Many schools were present,
namely: Dover, Clayton, Middle
town, Townsend, Caesar Rodney,
Oak Grove, rural group of about
two hundred children from Wood
side, Cheswold, Kenton and other
smaller schools, and last but not
Smyrna.
One group especially deserving
of recognition was Dover, who had
not only Glee Club, but splen-
did band, the only one present.
Mary Hart Wright.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
Signs Of Rain

April is a month of spring show
ers. Many times they come very
Unexpectedly and last a very short
time. Usually we look for clouds
to indicate rain but there are said
to be many other signs as follows:
When birds fly close to the
ground.
When crows cav long and loud.
When chairs creak louder than
usual
When curly hair becomes unruly.
When clover fold their leaves.
When dandelions close their bios
SONS.
When corns hurt more than US
ual.
When you get ringing in your
ears.
When glass and pitchers sweat.
When sheep or goats bleat loud
and long.
When the sky has a greenish
hue.
When there is a ring around the
moon.
When the sky is red in the morn
ing.
When the morning is misty.
When the moon is very pale.
When there is rainbow before
noon.
When robins sing on the ground.
When roosters crow at night.
When many snails come out.
When SCOT falls down the Chin
ney.
When the spiders desert their
webs.
When the stars are very dim and
dull.
When toad stools spring up over
night.
When the sunset is gray, white
or pale yellow.
When animals huddle together in
open fields.
When bats cry or attempt to fly
into buildings.
"ucil ulOIS DttS tllltT L1dn leave
the hive.
When distant bells or whistles
sound close.
When cows thump their ribs
with their tail, or try to scratch
their ears.
When crabs leave the water and
go on land.
When dogs eat grass or move
about uneasily while lying down.
When ducks and geese quach
louder than usual.
When smoke hangs close to the
ground.
When flies are numerous in the
house and their bite stings.
When dust clouds whirl around
the street.
When horses sweat in the stable
sniff loudly, and switch their tails
violently
Emily Arthurs
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
Mexican Women Use
Hats as Soup Bowls

Oaxaca City, Mexico.-This is
one place in the world where
wOmen's hats grow on trees.
In this state of southern Mex
leo. Oaxaca, the hard, hollow
woody fruit of a certain tree, cut
in half. makes a smart, close
fitting hat for native women
Mixtec and other Indian women
of the region consider them
chic"
The hat-tree has a scientific
name. Crescencia cuiete. The
fruit makes as good a soup bowl
as il does a hat. Everywhere.
wherever 1t grows in Mexico. ii
is used as a durable plate for
hot liquid foods. In the Mayan
Indian tongue of Yucatan this
receptacle happens to be called
lunch
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02


est boat in the North. 1t is said
he could walk completely around
this while his men were rowing,
stepping on each oar and juggling
three daggers as he went!
First Arctic Explorers.
'The history of Arctic explora-
ton begins with the Vikings, who
found and lost a northern empire.
Around the North cape and into the
White sea they sailed in search of
furs and ivory. Venturing west
ward, Rabna Flohi came to Iceland.
There a group of nOblemen, escap-
ing unjust taxation under Harold
Haarfager. established colony.
From Iceland Eric the Red pushed
on to a land of black rock and gilt
tering ice which he named Green
land to encourage men to settle
there. The Greenland colonies pros
pered and grew rich through three
centuries, trading in furs. ivory.
walrus hide, and whale oil. Then
as they had risen so they faded,
and by the Fourteenth century had
vanished. forgotten save in the sa-
gas The sagas tell also of Left
Ericsson's voyge to Vinland and
how he found first a land of fiat
stones, then a wooded shore, and
last a country of vines and grapes.
''The story of Viking exploration
in the East is less familiar. Swed-
ish traders ventured farther nd
farther along the great rivers of
Russia until they reached the Black
sea and the Caspian sea. Fortified
trading posts were built in Latvia.
Lithuania. East Prussia and Rus
sia. A favorite route was up the
River Neva to Lake Ladoga, along
the Volkhov to Lake linen. and
then down the Dneiper TO the Black
sea. A Viking dominion was estab-
lished around Lake LadOga and
Novgorod. It was founded by Ru-
rik and his band of Rodslagen. or
Russ-enlisted sea warriors of the
Baltic coast. So Russia owes her
name to Viking traders.
Thousands of foreign coins from
Arabia, Germany. France, England.
and the Byzantine empire have
been unearthed in Scandinavia
proving the wide reach of Viking
commerce More than half of these
coins have been found in Gotland
a little island in the Baltic directly
In the path of the great east-west
trade route. Recently vessel of
Buddhistic design was discovered
there
"Viking ships carried more ro.
mantle cargoes than the rubber
steel. and oil of modern trade. Bal
tic amber, Iceland wool. Swedis'
horses. falcons from Norway, NJ
furs from Greenland and LaplanG
were exchanged for Rhenish wine
honey and linen from England. Rus
sian hats. silks from the East, and
saddles from Spain."
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
The Robin

A robin appeared upon the lawn
He turned his head as if
He shifted the first smell of spring
Then he flew away.
Soon he came back
With tiny twig in his mouth
And started a nest
In a tree on the lawn.
Steadily he work with his mate
Until nest was made.
The mother laid three blue eggs,
and sat patiently.
After a few weeks
The eggs began to crack
And three tiny birds came out
To be fed by their parents
Karl Vogel
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
SIDE LIGHTS OF
NEW YORK CITY
Told By L. Z. Stevenson in
His Own Immical Way
of DOings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

Traffic congestion will be a thing
of the past because streets will be
built on two or more levels so that
various speeds may be maintained.
Subways, if they are in existence,
and they will be, unless a faster
form of transportation is evolved,
will also be on several levels with
trains of varying speeds so that
distance will be cut down to such
an extent that New York will CON
sist of the entire metropolitan area.
and thus take in from 6,000 to 1000
square miles. Long-distance trans
portation will, of course, be by air
plane. Again, a start has been made.
New York already has a double
decked street.-the Miller express
highway running along the margin
of the Hudson river from canal to
Seventy street. In some
places in the subways, local trains
run above express trains. And, of
course, there are airplane lines ex-
tending over the entire country, it
being possible to eat an early din
ner in New York and late break
fast in Los Angeles.
Still, visualiZing New York a cen
tury from now is difficult. 1t is
even more difficult to try to picture
it a thousand years from now, for
there is a belief that by that time,
that which we know well today will
have vanished completely. OF all
New York's structures, possibly the
only one that will remain will be
the Cathedral of st. John the Di-
vine. many years in the building.
Also, some great tunnels that carry
water to the city 500 feet beneath
the surface. But the tunnels can
hardly be included in the picture,
since no one ever sees them.
Turning from the future to the
past, there is Fraunce's tavern,
where Washington said good-by to
his troops at the end of the RevOlu-
ton. It's the oldest building in
Manhattan.
g. Bell syndicate-wNU Service.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
HAZELL SCHOOL 100
Dental Work Completed |
Up School Heal

The Parent Teachers 4
of Hazels School, near 4
to be heartily commend
successful project they |
pleted this year. Real
state of the children's Il
have secured the cooper,
local dentist and all neoaI
rections have been mad(
examination they found I
the eleven children in !
were in need of dental
Every pupil has now beed
to and every mouth is
condition. Until the pra
this school is the only
Kent County reported d
Hygiene Division Of |
Board of Health to haVs
this standard.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
Big Sturgeon Yields
$40 Worth of Caviar

Williams, Minn.-A sturgeon
weighing 100 pounds and contain
ing 20 pounds of caviar, valued
at 81 pound, was taken in the
Ottertail river. near here.
1t was the largest fish taken in
many years, although pioneers
recalled surgeons weighing 200
pounds. And one grand-daddy
of them all-which tipped the
scales at 262 pounds.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
The School PARTY.

On Thursday evening, April IS,
we had our Easter Party in the
new gym. There were loads of
people there and everyone had a
swell time.
The party started about $50,
when the pupils went through the
receiving line, which consisted of
the teachers and a few Smyrna cit
liens. Then we began to dance.
We danced to the music of Jack
Dougherty and his orchestra. At
about 1920 refreshments were
served. We had Dixie cups In
termission lasted for about half an
hour. Everyone had on crazy
loking hats of different colors. The
party was over about 12:15.
Purple and white streamers dec
GRATED the ceiling and balloons
were suspended from them.
Eleanor Williams.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
SMYRNA pJ1
ARE PR1
home &c. Classes of|
10th Grades pressI|
TO stoekly col,l
SHOW SEWING /

Cd N the 9th and ,llr1 lo.s !
tne Smyrna School l9,a -, I
tneir annual Skill Pls~roossl
consists Of making ~ ~
someone s5j5,.. else as a fair j
AGILITY e sew SUGGEST,
year the girls in these u
! pairs Of pajamas f. !. 1
glrls at Delaware c5n-!
money for these gsr,] so,'
given BY the Board =. - i
ofs for Delaware coIon1
nome economics pupils i
Time needed to make tb.I
Because the materials II
from the Board of Iadl
the girls made everv i
leet materials which wol]
able as well as attract
average cost of the Da]
nc The girls kept al
odrds Of the amount n
IN making the pajamas !
lent workmanship is Ons|
qulrements Of the home
course The average ID
making the pajamas val
De 8 hours and I mipuI
garments from the snvl
were sent to Delaware B
the annual exhibit ON /
April 27th. The ability |
garments quickly and "
one Of the requirement,
home economics course |
rolled in the vocational |
nomics classes are also |
prepare meals for the al
for younger children in \
plan and select home n
and equipment, buy hous
plies so as to stretch n
dollar, and realize the Y
ity of each homemaker a,
in the community.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
Blue Room

I'm in my Blue Room. Miser-
ably, creep to my window to gaze
upon a rhapsody in gray gray
skies, gray smoke curling wretch
edly from chimney nearby a
dull, gray mist overhangs a dull,
dull world. I gaze upon it with a
heavy heart and wallow in the
grayness of my world-the blueness
of my mood
hear a lusty laugh. For mo-
ment it plays musically in my ears;
then my pensive mood overcomes
it, and the laugh sours. Laugh,
you fool, laugh. Laugh till your
sides ache from laughing; laugh
till the laughter gnaws at your
vitals; laugh till your laughter
sounds base and spurious and
mirthless in your own ears. Then
you will know the emptiness and
deceitfulness of laughter.
Laugh, and the world laughs
with you; cry, and you cry alone y
Contemplate. Does not the world
join me in my sadness? Are not
the skies gray as if to weep with
me? Is the smoke not mournful
as it rises Hstlessly from the Chin
ney? I loll in my misery; my
self-pity knows no limit; joys OF
yesterday are forgotten, tomorrow
is not in view; there is no tomor-
row, no brightness for me-in my
Blue Room.
Dorothy Handloff
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
Hollands WindmiIls Replaced

The picturesque windmills which
once dotted Holland, used to pump
out the surplus water Of the marshy
meadows, have been largely re-
placed by oil-driven pumping ma
chinery.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
Red, Green Traffic Lights

AS long ago as 1865. Westmin-
ster. Eng, tried ont a red and green
traffic signal in the form of gaS
lamp and used only at night.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02

how to walk on waxed floors, that's
all.
Marie Heinold.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02

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Smyrna High
School .ACtiCitieS
Contributed Articles By Pupils Covering Literary
Efforts Sports, and News of School Interest

time, but you can't fool all OF the
feas all of the time.
Stephen Vogel.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02

FAVORED fashions at the Wil'et
sunshine resorts set ne" SA'
standards for Spring and Sumnie''
Never before have fabrlc-inahei
and stylists worked together SO SUI,
cessfully for those who want y
dress effectively, yet economicaiiy'
Regard these cotton costume ~
One is green plaid seersucker' WIN
wide sleeves, pleated skirt and yer
low blouse. With it are shown q
small white panama hat OF ne"
lines, white alligator hanupss'
white cotton gloves and white-aho,
brown opera pumps.
The other Is cotton piQue' WV
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02

niece dress with lasarrrjc1
and p- four mannish' ssita1 siss1
eIs, ency manner and A's]
The hat matches I'd
{ Comfortable and and srs] nj
these simple stslss tsss hsr1
the smartnesss tnss msch ID
ton. tit they gain l.s,,,s mss' d|
any wearer Deeauss ess be
and-span thr0usn'tth. !" The ~
ss''a ss. an ,i,sss. !ssa,ss .ss 's'' : : .
ever.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02

a ship. Long Serpent the mighti-
est boat in the North. II is said
he could walk completely around
this while his men were rowing,
stepping on each oar and juggling
three daggers as he went!
Smyrna times., 1935-05-02
VIKINGS FIRST
IN ARCTIC ZONE

CONTINUED From Page Three)
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st. Phillips Picnic ADV.
ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH
ST. PAUL

One of the largest and most en-
thusiastic throngs of worshippers
ever in attendance at an Easter
morning service at st. James
greeted the pastor last Sunday.
The choir was at its best under
the direction of Robert Mitchell.
Artistically arranged beneath a
beautiful appropriate Easter in
scription were plants and flowers
typical of the season.
Rev. VIM. E. Guy delivered a
wonderful message. Subject: "The
Risen Christ" Theme, "The empty
tomb is the Gibraltar of our Chris
tian faith"
The baptising of ten infants and
one youthful girl was inspiring. A
great financial drive was an
nounced, to end the LIST Sunday in
June, the men versus the women
of St. James, known as the Sons
and Daughters of Allen. C. H.
Miller and Mrs. Carrie Lindsay
were commissioned commanders in
chief of the respective divisions.
Their assistants will be announced
Sunday, April 18th.
st. James Sunday School held
its Easter exercises at 8 a. m.
Easter Day, under the leadership
of the Superintendent, B. C. Archer
and the other officials. The pro-
gram was one of merit and won
the hearty approval of the large
number of parents and friends
present.
The Beginner Dept, under Mrs.
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Leila Smith, the Bunnie Drill I'M
der direction of Mrs. Myrtle Harris.
The Junior Dept, under Mrs.
Marylee Parks, the first appear
ance of young girls quartette,
presented the outstanding numbers.
Mother Belesene Payne, the mother
of the Sunday School from its be-
ginning, was given an ovation. j.
H. Hickman, Jr., directed the sing
ing.
The Willing Workers of St.
James are presenting a Tesla
monial in honor of their organizer,
Mrs. Mary Hickey, Monday eve
ming, April 29th, at the church.
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R. z. Taylor's "old Reliable" one
of the groups racing to California
has reached the goal and is turning
back to assist some of the laggards.
There was no sermon at the night
service, instead the time was most
acceptably used by the choir and
its director, Mrs. Edna Randall, in
presenting an Easter cantata.
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Bethesda BaptISt-One or the
most enjoyable Sundays of a year,
said many of Bethesda members,
including the assistant pastor, The
Rev. ]. ]. Clayburn, speaking of
the services of last Sunday. The
singing of the "Seven Last Words
of Christ" by the choir of the
Beacon Light Adventists and the
lucid explanations of its pastor,
Elder A. Gaynes Thompson, and
the very excellent support given to
the presentation by the accompan-
list, Miss Marienne Jeffries; the
solemn and impressive candle light
service rendered by the senior
choir at night under Mrs. Kath-
crime L. Smith, with Mrs. Maud
CAVITY accompanying, made up a
day of beauty and satisfaction. The
pastor was further happy over the
young boy who came forward at
the night service and applied for
baptism. And Bethesda is happy
that in her time of trouble, pulpit
and people and other Christian
bodies are uniting to strengthen
and support her. Elder A. Gaynes
Thompson has won an especial
place in her esteem; his efficient
choir will always find warm well
come in Bethesda.
Zion Baptist-Non's Easter was
day of crowded services, from
the early morning to the closing
session of the night. More people
came to the six o'clock breakfast
than the committee had prepared
for; more than hundred attended
the Sunday School, though the
health authorities had barred the
youngest children. Romans SIP
was the scripture chosen by Rev.
H. w. Bolts for the Days mes
sage, Buried With Christ" the
very fitting subject of the day that
witnessed "a new souls so buried.
Rev. H. C. White offered the prayer.
Four persons were additions to
the church during the day. At 8 in
the afternoon with Mrs. Mabel
Bell, chm, the children put on their
Easter exercises with recitations
and music by a young choir, all
very satisfactory to those in
charge. During this session the
Rev. H. w. Bolts presented to the
church the new pastor of Border
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M. E., and his wife, the Rev. and
Mrs. Young, each of whom re-
sponded with a word of acknowl-
edgment the B. Y. P. u. de-
votionals were led by Mrs. Mary
Crump and a program was given
by Mrs. Geraldine Edwards, chair
man, and her Crusaders sang, ac-
companied by Miss Ida Wade. Mrs.
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CHURCH NEWS
NOTES

This newspaper carries more
lines of church news than any
other paper of its type in this city.
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ST. JAMES A. Nj. E. CHURCH
314 18th Ave. So.


Sunday, April 28th, at 8 p. M,
the day you have been waiting for
is almost here. The Go-Getter's
Club, in this, their first public ap-
pearance, present Prof. ]. w.
Hugeley, Howard University,
Washington, D. c., who will speak
on the subject: what Is To Be
come Of Our Youth Today?"
Prof. Hugeley is attending the
University of Minnesota, where he
is studying for his master degree
in chemistry. He comes ably pre-
pared to discuss this vital and in
teresting subject, and has appeared
in public, here, upon several occa-
sions and has been we'll received.
We feel that you will really miss
a message of Importance, to you
and yours if you fail to hear him.
Another treat is in store for you.
Supporting Prof. Hugeley's lecture
will be the following program, rem
dered by representatives from vari-
Gus churches, that we know will
meet your approval. Let US meet
you there.
PROGRAM
Invocation --.--....---......-...Rev. Bolts
Zion Baptist Church
Selection --...--....-...St. James Choir
Instrumental-(Violin)
.......-..........-..-......Governor Cook
Selection-(VocaD
.........-......-...........M Mrs. J. Maxwell
Reading .--....-.-.......-...Mrs Edwards
Selection-(VocaD
Mrs. Mabel Piggs
Observation-Disclosures (Piano)
.-.........-...---..--.-..-.Escue Sisters
Selection-(Vocal)
........---...--..Mrs. Izzetta Malone
Selection Zion Male Quartette
Prof. ]. w. Hugeley
Howard University, washington,
D. c.
Subject: What is to Become of Our
Youth Today?.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
.-.........-...-.........St. James Choir
Benediction
Don't forget, st. James still has
church services at IL o'clock a. M,
and Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Rev. McCormick's short, pointed
sermons are being well received
these days. You are welcome any
time.
Don't forget, Sunday, April 18th,
at 8 p. m.
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of st. Louis, Mo-, who comes here
May 8, to assist in the special
Evangelistic effort at CamphOr
Memorial Nj. E. Church. Miss
Dennis is a choir director.
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st. Phillips Picnic ADV.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1935-08-22
HUGE QUANTITIES FREIGHT
ARRIVE WEEKLY AT PALMER

Freight has boon rolling into
Palmer in an unproc edentod volume
for several weeks. The most no
table shipment compri sed 1850, 90
feet Of lumber for homes and the
Community Center. Most Of it had
to be hurled off along the rail-
road ri ght- of-way to release the
froi glat cars for further imnediat
use, but it was quickly hauled GU
to home 81 tos or rostacked into
moro damage proof piles.
In addi til on farm machinery has
arrived from time to time and sew
oral trains have brought in truck
for the colony's trans por alton
f1e9t. Added to the seventeen
trucks riginally bought for the
pro &c t, they have been whipped
into an efficient transports tion
uni t.
Eugene Carr said that 48 loads
Of lumber wero delivered in a day
despite some Of thom going to th'
far corners Of the colony, over
roads not yet ready for heavy
hauling, and in some ms tances to
Il distance Of ten miles,.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1935-08-22

Ma rk Twain once said that no
town ever takes on the stature Of
a c ty until it has a newspaper
and the citizens enough trouble to
fill the columns.
AS sunni ng that there is trut in
the old edi tor's obs ervati ons we
will proclaim Palmer a ity, for to;
lay THE PIONEER makes it's humble
DOW, and every one knows that from
ii ersmen all have their share Of
troubles. Let's not talk about
them, though. Let's talk about our
brand new newspaper instead.
The position Of the PIONEER is
mi que in that t pre-dates not
only telephone service, but also
any establi shed trans porta ION ia
Gill es whi CHI mi ght fill tho need
Of news di s tri buting agency.
Through it's columns you will be
kept informed Of all that is going
on in our busy valley. Progress of
the work, both at the Conmuni ty Gem
ter and on the individual tracts Of
the Coloni SITS, will be reported.
Social &C tivi til IS will be o@1-
1ounced early SO that those living
on the outskirts Of the prof. ect cam
the trading post hospi tai nows and
oerrying and fishing info r1na til on
will be regular features. AS soon
IS t can be convent entity arranged
there will be q local correspondent
at each lamp to keep us Informed of
progress in their connnuni ty.
The PIONEER hopes through its
hundred per cent di stri button in
the valley to condenso, figurative-
ly, the hundred and twenty square
nj les covered by the prof oct, and
TO bring closer together the bordorj
Coloni SITS, some Of whom arc almost
eifteon milos apart.