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Evening star., 1936-03-08
Will Address Alumni Club.

Assistant Secretary of Commerce J.
Monroe johnson will address the
Washington Chapter of the Clemson
Alumni Club at a dinner at z pm.
Tuesday at the Mayflower Hotel, ac-
cording to an announcement by Hugh
e. Phillips, president of the Washing
ton Chapter.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Benefit Card Party.

The Parent Teacher Association of
Nativity School will conduct q benefit
card party in the school auditorium,
5000 Georgia avenue, in the evening
of st. Patrick's day. March II, Mrs.
John Frischett, president, has an
nounced.
Evening star., 1936-03-08

on the success or failure Of the ex-
pertinent. but in the meantime both
pupils and teachers claim to have
more fun" per school hour than any
other group in Montgomery's class
roomS
Evening star., 1936-03-08
ROSE EXPERT TO SPEAK
Editor. Will Give illustrated Lee
ture on March 10,

ture on March 10.
DR.: j. Horace Mcfarland, president
OF the American Rose Society and
editor of the American Rose Annual,
will deliver lecture sponsored by the
Potomac Rose Society March 10 at
the Y. w. G. A. Building, Seventeenth
and K streets.
DR.. Mcfarland Is considered one of
the foremost authorities on rose cul-
ture in this country. His lecture, "Ad-
ventures in Growing Roses" will be
illustrated by more than 100 tinted
slides.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Military School Alumi Elects.

3113td1y OCHUU1 01U1N1 11CCIS'
LEONARDToWN, Nd, March 7
(speciaD Attorney A. K. Love Of
Leonardtown and Loveville, Nd, has
just been elected vice president Of
the Charlotte Hall Military Academy
Alumni Association,
Evening star., 1936-03-08
ANCESTRY CHARTS
Display at Church Links Many
Living to Adam,

Living TO Adam.
The Washington Genealogical So
ciety is showing the public set OF
pedigree charts purportedly tracing
many living persons to Adam.
The display may be seen at the
Latter Day Saints Church. Sixteenth
street and Columbia road. Tonight at
7 o'clock there will be a genealogical
convention at which Mormon Elder
Mark E. Peterson Of the Deseret News
Salt Lake City. Utah, will be the
principal speaker.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
BISHOPS HONORED

Order of St. Sebastian Medals to
Be Awarded May "a.
Rev. Michael j. Curley, Archbishop
Of Baltimore. and Rev. Dennis Cardi-
nal Dougherty, Archbishop of Phila-
delphla, have been voted the medal
of the Order of St. Sebastian by the
national officers and directors Of the
Catholic War Veterans, 1t was an.
nounced here yesterday.
The awards will be made at q dinner
In New York on May "a.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
ACTION EXPECTED
ON NEARBY BILLS
Signboard Measure, Rust
and Medley Proposals on
Richmond Slate.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP.
Cto@ @CorrocnonIort nf Thu Star

RICHMOND. February L. The
Northern Virginia delegation in the
General Assembly will return here
after week ends at home to face a
week in which many matters Of in
terest to that section Of the State will
come up for action.
Probably the most important Of
these is consideration of the House
and Senate bills providing for the
practical abolition of billboards by
transferring the issuance of licenses
from the county clerks to the Depart
ment of Highways.
Hearings on the measures are
scheduled for o'clock Monday after
noon and are expected to draw q
large crowd of both sponsors and op-
ponents.
Medley Bills Up.
That the proposal of the measure
to transfer control of the signs to
the Highway Commission would have
the desired effect was indicated yes
terday when Chairman H. G. Shirley
opposed a suggestion for the erection
Of more State safety signs by saying
why should we conduct q campaign
against billboard obstruction and then
put up numerous highway department
signs?"
Bills by Delegate william D. Med
ley providing for a reassessment of
real estate in Arlington and other
counties. and for the abolition of the
delinquent tax collector, having passed
the House. are awaiting action before
Senate committees and should be be-
fore that branch during the week.
The measure providing for a refer
endum on a bond issue for the con-
struction of junior high school in
Arlington County has been printed
and will be up for a committee hear
ing on Tuesday The measure having
been drawn as Statewide law may
meet with some opposition.
Rust Measures on Calendar.
Medley has been joined in his uni
form voting hour bill by the delegates
from Rockbridge, Augusta and Ro-
anoke Counties. This bill is sched-
uled for committee action during the
week.
Several members of the Privileges
and Elections Committee have in
formed Medley they are not opposed
to the bill but may wish to change
the proposed hours, which are from
6 am. to pm.
Pending on the House calendar is
a bill by Senator John w. Rust Of
Fairfax County providing for the
abolition of small voting precincts
upon petitions signed by less than 20
voters. The measure has already
passed the Senate.
Another bill by Senator Rust which
would permit judges Of circuit courts,
by agreement with boards of super
visors, to order the closing Of clerks
Office at l O'Clock on Saturday has
passed both Houses and gone to the
Governor for his signature.
Evening star., 1936-02-02

slice. principal Of the high school,
presided, and Fletcher Kemp, superin-
tendent Of schools, presented members
Of the graduating class with their d.
plomas.
The class Of IS consisted Of:
Claribel Day, Harriet Donaldson.
Jean Dorothy Goodrich, Arthur YER
non Hager, Harry Leonard Hippler,
Mildred Virginia Iden, Paul Wilbert
Morgan, Dorothy Anne Plaugher,
Evening star., 1936-02-02
OXON HILL HIGH SCHOOL
WILL PICK DANCE QUEEN
sy Staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
OXON HILL, Md, February 1.-Se-
lection of Miss Oxon Hill High School
for 1886" will feature a st. Valentines
day dance given by the schools ath-
letic association. Ten contestants are
in the field. Classmates are being
urged to vote their choice on the basis
OF "pleasantness, cooperative spirit.
pleasing manner and their ability to
hold friends"
The winner Of the contest will be
designated Queen of the Dance and
will be escorted on the floor by the
four runners-up. Proceeds from the
dance will be used to purchase athletic
supplies.
Evening star., 1936-02-02

exercises of the Washington-Lee High
School. attended by approximately 500
persons, here last night. His topic
was youth Faces the Future"
Mrs. Ruby @. Simpson Of the
County School Board. delivered brief
address Of welcome and introduced
the speaker. Invocation and benedic-
ton were pronounced by the Rev.
Walter j. Wolf, pastor Of Arlington
Presbyterian Church. s. P. Wander
Evening star., 1936-02-02

from 10 pm. until am. The dance is
being sponsored by the Young Demo-
cratic Club of Arlington County.
Members of the committee in charge
Of arrangements are:
Leon Turnburke, Clara Dyson, vir-
ginia Macdonald, Mrs. Freeland Chew,
DR.. ]. H. Gilligan, Walter U. Varney,
ST., and Charles Myer.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Jury Well Equipped.

SPOKANE Wash. @.-The "l2
good men and true" on a murder trial
jury were locked in the court house
over the week end, but ATTENDED"
church services anyway. A minister
on the jury preached and the other
jurors formed q choir.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
3-Pc. Jenny Lind Bed Outfit

An outstanding bed value. A
beautiful Jenny Lind bed, i'm
perioI edge oottress and q guor-
onteed coil spring. No Money
Down!
Evening star., 1936-02-02
500 ATTEND GRADUATION
AT WASHINGTON.LEE

BY . Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BALLSTON, Va, February 1.-Dr.
Lyle w. Ashby, director Of public in
struction Of the National Education
Association, delivered the commence
ment address at midyear graduation
Evening star., 1936-02-02
ARLINGTON HOSPITAL
BALL NEXT SATURDAY

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
CLARENDON. Va, February IA
charity ball for the benefit Of the
Arlington County Hospital Association
fund will be held at the Mayflower
Hotel in Washington next Saturday
Evening star., 1936-02-02

Stephen Russell Richards, Constance
Virginia Bell Rollins, Ruth Hazel
Spates, Charles Albert Toone, jr., and
Elizabeth Louise Ward.
Evening star., 1936-02-02

The Pittsburgh girl was voted
the most beautiful and talented
model by more than 1000 depart
ment store buyers from all parts
of the Nation, meeting at New
York for Spring market week. She
was given the title Miss Model
America" and received . movie
offer.-Copyright, A. P. Wtrephoto.
Evening star., 1936-02-02

British Jockeys Get Race Fee.
/. Jockeys in England now receive q
fee OF $15.75 . race and present"
Of $4,000 when they ride winner in
q classic event.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25
"Most Accurate" Clocks Made

Declared to be the four most ac. curate clocks in the world, novel time pieces are being exhibited by the Reichs Institute for Physics in Berlin, where they were made. They are Op. erated by the vibrations of quartz crystal, and are said to deviate from the right time only O.O02 seconds in six months. The crystal Is hung In Il vacuum glass tube which is placed in. side box surrounded by second box. The walls of both boxes are composed of copper tubes, air. aluminium and feathers, which keep the temperature within unchanged. An electric current is sent through the crystal which vl- brates 6O,0OO times second, and these vibrations influence an alternating cur rent which keeps the clock going.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25
Fearful Sultan of Turkey

No monarch ever lived in greater fear of his life than Abdul Hamid, sultan of Turkey, lS76-19O9. Although Yildz palace in Constantinople was highly fortified, his private rooms con- tained trap doors, mirrors set at an- gles, loaded revolvers and lifelike wax models of himsef-in various posi- tions-which he hoped would fool as- sassins and receive the knife or bull lets intended for him.-Collier's Week
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25
Thackeray's Dread

The novelist's great fear is that he may write himself out, his invention might become weary. Thackeray told the world how he himself felt this fla tigue and how he often wished he could get some one 10 do "the business" of his stories. The love-making parts of "the business" particularly annoyed him, and made him blush. in the pri- vacy of his study. "as if he were going into an apopleyy."
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25

is becoming so com m on now { ha t Streamline seems to be a fixed word in [ h Q Ian 2 uag e. Streamline con Struction is aSsoci- ated with speed. con- venience and con- fort; in other words, with increased eff ciency.
 Have ycu ever stopped to consider that, due to the ef-
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25

flying to Boris. Before he realized what was happening more than half of the rooms in his hotel were engaged by frightened citizens. At this point he awoke to the situation and auctioned off the remaining beds at prices that were higher than his winter rates.
 For more than two weeks the beach was filled to capacity, while the pre- dicted hurricane went prancinS around the Atlantic and finally sheered off the coast by reason of some climatic luke, and spent Itself at sea
 But Boris was grateful. The money that he had taken in was clear velvet. Moreover, the incident served as splendid advertisement. The name of the Beach was emblaZoned on the front pages of newspapers all over the country as the only hotel in which hundreds of people sought refuge against the anticipated hurricane.
 Boris opened up the next December and did a normal business throughout the winter. However, by spring he was still in the red and his creditors were pressing harder than ever. If 1t hadn't been for the fact that the next August another hurricane was predicted and the Beach enjoyed q repetition of the previous summers business, he would likely have had to board up the doors and windows. But with the profits re- capers. he managed to stall off the creditors, and was able to open up for his third season."
 The colonel paused in the telling of his tale and looked out across the lawn and over the fringe of cocOanut palms toward the top stories of the famous Beach hotel I saw the twinkle in the old mans eyes and said: Boris was never closed out, then? The hotel is prosperous now; paying prOposi tion?"
 Colonel Tucker nodded. "No," he said thoughtfully, mo, Boris never had to close up. But 1t was the summer trade that kept him going; still is. as a matter of fact. He couldn't compete with the other hotels during the winter because his overhead was so great" He paused, and the twinkle developed into smile. Every August, now, folks move into the Beach and stay there until after the hurricane season is over. Boris makes a regular busi- ness of the trade. sells his rooms out in advance and has never failed to have full house."
 (Which means," 1 suggested, "that, every summer, weather officials pre- dict storm making up in the Carib- bean and heading toward Miami with disastrous intent. That hardly seems possible
 Colonel Tucker nodded amusedly. Tt isn't possible, and yet the rumor somehow gets around" He paused abruptly, looked at me with shrewd expression in his eyes. There was also in his tone a note of reprimand. Didn't l just tell you that Boris was an old and accomplished hand at the hotel game?' Suddenly he laughed. Excuse me- 1 forgot we three are all good friends. You see. the weather officials don't always report the con- ing of destructive storm during Au- gust. But Boris does"
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25
Deciding on Name U. s. A.

The name United States of America was agreed to by the Constitutional convention on August 2. 17S7, in con sidering the report of the committee of detail The selection of this name was logical. since 1t was composed of states which were uniting. and the whole country was commonly termed America.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25
Let Our Motto Be GOOD HEALTH BY DR. LLOYD ARNOLD Professor of Bacteriology and Preventive Medicine, University of Illinois.
 College of Medicine.
STREAMLINE HEALTH

Streamline construction of automo- piles. railway locomotives and trains
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-25
HURRICANE HAZARD
 8 Ry F IT WHKJNSON
c Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.

(TT IS small wonder" l said mus ingly, that hotels catering to
 seasonal trade are inclined to
Smyrna times., 1936-12-24
KENT SUSSEX
WHEAT PLANS
Have Been Completed and
Benefit Payment Checks
Will Be Issued Shortly
APPLICANTS INCREASE

Within the past several weeks
many inquiries have been received
at the Kent county extension office
from those farmers who signed ap-
plications for the 1936-1939 wheat
allotment contracts, and who have
not received their benefit payment
checks for having reduced their
1886 wheat acreage in accordance
with the terms of this new wheat
program. In Kent county there
were 3S1 applications, as compared
to 315 conracts in the 1933-1935
wheat allotment program. which is
an increase of 21 percent. The in
crease in Sussex county, however,
is much greater, for there were 1873
applications for the 1936-1939 con-
tracts, as compared to only 16 con-
tracts in the previous program.
The work of the allotment commit
tee in connection with this new
wheat program for 1886 has been
very similar to that for the 1888
1885 program, except that no con-
tracts were signed as the result of
the decision of the United States
Supreme Court on January 6,
which invalidated the Agricultural
Adjustment Act with reference to
crop control. The 1886 wheat acre
CONTINUED on Page Eieht)
Smyrna times., 1936-12-24
MOVE TO HAVE LEGISLATURE
STUDY TEACHER PENSION PLAN

hearing of such boards of educa-
ton or groups of citizens interest
ed in improvements for their re-
spective districts. DR.. Holloway
was authorized to prepare a notice
for the time and place of meeting,
Incorporating details of the present
financial condition of the state
school fund. Another question dis
cussed by the board without, how
ever, arriving a. any decision, was
the proportion of bonded expense
which should be borne by various
schol districts and sections asking
for new schools or Improvements.
This is mooted question. DR.. Hol-
loway informed the board, one, he
said, which should be clarified by
the General Assembly. The board
also approved legislation to be pre-
sented the General Assembly al
lowing the board to sell an old
school property at Odessa.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-24
OVERHEAD BRIDGE, NEWARK
Will Be Completed and Ready For
Public Use ON January Ist

If weather conditions continue
favorable it is likely that the over
head bridge project at South Col
lege Avenue, Newark, will be ready
for use by January 1. This is the
bridge over the tracks of the main
line of the Pennsylvania Railroad
which will eliminate a dangerous
grade crossing. j. A Bader and
Company are the contractors on
the job and the work is now prac-
tically completed but a few final
details have to be cleaned up be-
fore the bridge is opened for gen.
eral use. About all that remains
to be completed is the building of
stairs to the center of the bridge
for the use of pedestrians and fin
ishing the painting. The project
was started early in the summer
and the total cost is about S120,-
600. The cost was divided between
the PWA and the railroad COM
pany with the larger share coming
from the federal government. The
State Highway Department super
vised much of the work
Smyrna times., 1936-12-24

The State Board of Education
Friday approved the draft of a pro-
posed bill to be presented the Leg
islature asking Gov.-elect Richard
c. McMullen to appoint a commits
sion of five citizens-at-large to
study the feasibility of a teachers
retirement fund plan for the entire
state. There are approximately
100 public school teachers in Del
aware of which about $50 are in
Wilmington. DR.. Harry v. Hollo-
way, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, said under the terms
of the bill the commission would be
requested to make a full report of
their findings and any legislation
recommended to the 1889 session
of the General Assembly. In con-
nection with the school building
program for the state during the
next two years the board set Fri
day, January s, as the date for a
Smyrna times., 1936-12-24
STATE HOSPITAL
NEEDS SS6S,OOO
Trustees to Petition the State
Legislature For Two
Year Aid
DR.TARUMIANZ'S REPORT

Trustees of the Delaware State
Hospital, Farnhurst, which includ-
es DIR. c. j. Prickett and Hervey T.
Hall of this town, as Kent County
members of the Board, will petition
the legislature to appropriate
SS68,OO for new buildings and
equipment. DIR. M. A. Tarumianz,
superintendent, in his biennial re-
port. declares the lives of some pa
tients are endangered by the close
and overcrowded conditions. His
report further states that: Nurses
and attendants caring for these pa
tients are also in danger while
working among them. All of the
old buildings are so overcrowded
that every available space, even
corridors, day rooms, and base
ments are filled with beds. The
proper care and treatment of the
mentally i'll have been seriously
handicapped by the existing hous-
ing conditions. To date, the popu-
lation of the hospital is LOO pa
tients with only $50 adequately
housed. At the end of 1886, the
population of the hospital is ex-
pected to be more than 1900 pa
tients. Room for 500 patients will
be needed by the end of the year
1899. "One cannot expect" DR..
Tarumianz adds in his report, ANY
Improvement or any achievement
from the care of the individual
when patients are packed in a
room so closely together that they
have no space to move around,
which not only handicaps the well
fare of the patients but also en-
dangers the lives of some of them.
as well as that of the nurses ard
attendants. All our old buildings
are so overcrowded that every
available space, even corridors, day
rooms and Easements are filled
with beds. 1t is true that our new
buildings as well as our receiving
Continued on Page Eight)
Smyrna times., 1936-12-24
XMAS SERVICES IN SMYRNA
Were of An Outstanding Character
Last Sunday; Continue Thru Week

Were of An Outstanding Character
Last Sunday; Continue Thru Week
Asbury M. E. Church, the Pres
byterian Church and st. Peters
Church, all of Smyrna, held Christ
mas services last Sunday in which
elaborate musical programs and
decorations, supplemented the ser
vices in a manner that has called
forth most favorable comment AT
Asbury M. E. Church, especially
Rev. DR.. ]. w. Colona preached one
of the finest Christmas sermons
ever heard there. The Christmas
Cantata Sunday evening given by
the united choirs and young folks
was of outstanding order. Favor
able comment is made on the ser
mon at st. Peters Church by Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton and at the
Presbyterian Church by Rev. JAM
es R. Galley. Services for Christ
mas and next Sunday, announced
by Smyrna Churches promise inter-
esting programs. The Christmas
spirit prevails and Smyrna talent
is rising to the occasion.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-24
TAX PAYROLLS
FOR JOB FUND
Delaware Employers Must
Pay Even if State Does
Pass Compensation Act
TO BEGIN IN JANUARY

Though Delaware may enact an
unemployment compensation act,
Delaware employers will still have
to pay a federal tax on payrolls.
That tax may amount to not less
than one-tenth of the federal tax
rate. However this one-tenth of
the federal tax plus the proposed
state payroll tax for employers
would not exceed the total federal
tax on payrolls in year. For ex-
ample: The federal tax for 1886 is
one per cent of payrolls. The state
tax would be nine-tenths of one
per cent on payrolls. Because of
the state tax, employers would be
exempt Of the federal tax up to
one-tenth of one per cent. Under
the federal tax, Delaware with a
federally approved unemployment
law, is also entitled to money from
the federal government to assist in
the administration costs of the
state law. The federal tax is col
lectible from the employer by the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue at the
end of each month after the close
Of each taxable year but may be
paid in four quarterly installments
AS the main purpose of this feder-
al payroll tax was to bring about
the enactment of state unemploy-
ment benefit laws, and not to raise
revenue, there are provisions in the
federal act permitting employers
to receive credit against the feder-
al tax. Such credit, however, is
limited to 90 per cent of the feder.
al tax The federal taxes began tC
accrue January 1, 1886 and are
payable next month. The federal
tax on payrolls for 1886 is one pei
cent; 2 per cent for 1887 payrolls
and 3 per cent year thereafter
Smyrna times., 1936-12-24
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
Francis Gebhart of John Bas
sett Moore School Staff
Gives Address
ON "FARM PROBLEMS"

Farm Problems" was discussed
last Thursday evening at the
Smyrna Rotary Club by Mr.. Fran
els Gebhart of the English depart
ment of the John Bassett Moore
High School of Smyrna. Mr.. Geb-
hart has been a member of the
faculty for the past two years and
has a study of this subject. Farm
problems were in vogue as early in
American history as many other
problems now facing the national
life of our country. In 1892 the
Monroe Doctrine was adopted by
the Congress of the United States.
Then came about the controversy
with Russia over territory in the
North West. This territory was
acquired by the United States gov
eminent which now comprises the
states of Oregon and Washington
both noted for their rich farming
lands. The Doctrine was an as
sertion of power and not law.
President Roosevelt extended the
power of the Doctrine by taking
over San Domingo and exercised
the power of running the Govern
ment. Commercial treaties were
established between Canada and
South America, of which 81 Re-
publics have agreed by conference
to the treaty, subject to the ac-
ceptance by the various Legisla-
lures. Treaties planned for future
tariffs on farm products and in
dustrial products. Mr.. Gebhart
concluded by saying the League of
Nations was correct in principle
but not enough provisions made
for penalties. The club made their
annual contribution to the Kings
Daughters of Smyrna. Members
of the club attended the Commun-
ity Singing last Friday evening at
the Century Club. Supt. c. w. w.
/ Schantz invited the club to attend
the annual Christmas party at the
school December 22nd, which was
accepted. Regular meeting Decem-
ber oath has been dispensed with,
and changed to December 22nd.
The meeting of December 31st will
be dispensed with. Thursday even
ing, January 7th. 1887, the annual
Christmas party of the club will be
observed.