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The Washington times., 1936-04-11

HOLLYWOOD, April 11.-Jack'
L. Warner announces that Max
Reinhardt will direct for Warner
Bros. as his next production,
"Danton," based on the career Of
George Jacques Danton, titanic
figure of the French revolution.
Reeves Espy, Samuel Goldwyn
executive, is at Lewiston, Idaho,
with the Come And Get It" unit.
He hurried to Lewiston with script
changes that Goldwyn telephoned
from France Friday. The unit will
move 100 men inland, where the
log jams are to be filmed.
Neville Reay has been appointed
assistant to Russell Birdwell, pub
Lefty director for Selznich Inter
national.
Joe Ruttenberg, ace cameraman.
Is photographing Mob Rule" at
M-G-M. Spencer Tracy and Sylvia
Sidney are playing the leads, with
Fritz Lang directing. Ruttenberg
also photographed 1.-THE Three
Godfathers" and Man Hunt"
Border Flight" which Dario
Faralla supervised. is now being
edited. Ohio Lowering directed the
original story by Ewing Scott.
Frances Farmer, Grant WitherS,
Roscoe Harms, John Howard, Sam
uel Kinds, Emily Fitzroy, Robert
Cummings and Oscar Rudolph
were among the principals.
Bona Nova, who played the male
lead in the Spanish version of
Captain Calamity" made by
George Hirliman, will play the
lead in the English and Spanish
versions Of 1.-THE Pampas Love
Song" He played opposite Kath-
crime Cornell in "DiShonored
Lady" and is a former Broadway
leading man.
Lyle Talbot, who appeared in
more than 10 pictures at Warner
Bros, is now free-lancing and is
playing in Queer Money" at Co
lumbia. He also worked in lone
Night of Love" and "No More Or
chids," for Columbia.
Now that D. w. Griffith Is visit
ing Hollywood, it is recalled that
The Washington times., 1936-04-11

their abundant action revolv-
ing about cliffs.
1 have been watching the
picturesque nomenclature Of
the studios grow for %
years, and this one is new to
me. So is "zig"-a noun
meaning one of those inserts
in which the cameras seem to
swing, or "pan" dizzily from
action going on in one place
to action going on in an
other.
1 never fail to be amused
by such words.
Cutting room terms are
especially exotic. Many of
them sound as if they were
extracted from a tongue
spoken by South Sea Island
savageS.
'Blooping," for example.
Does that sound Americana
Blooping is dying a film
splice with ink sprayed from
an airgun so that the splice
will run through the projec-
tors without making a sound.
The Washington times., 1936-04-11
Little Bits of News From the Hollywood Lots

Henry Lehman, Karl Brown, Ray
mond Cannon. Victor Fleming,
and George Hill were cameramen
The Washington times., 1936-04-11

'mer Clifton, Marshall Neilan. DON
aid Crisp, who has returned to
acting, appeared in several Grit
fifth pictures. Other directors who
got their megaphone training un-
der Griffith include Sidney and
The Washington times., 1936-04-11

'many directors and others re-
ceived their early training under
him. Among the directors who
acted in Griffith pictures were
Raoul Walsh, David Butler, Jo-
Seph Henabery, Jack Conway, FL
The Washington times., 1936-04-11
MR. DE MILE EXPLAINS THE MYSTERIES OF HOLLYWOOD SLANG
What Film Technicions Mean
By the Strange Speeches
Heard on the Lot
M R.
Dear Mr.. Kelley:

Dear Mr. Kelley:
The little papers containing the of the industry which
delivered to motion picture executives offices each
ing now refer to serials as cers" This assume due to
The Washington times., 1936-04-11

Chester Franklin, w. S. VanDyke,
Christy Cabanne, Tod Browning,
Eric Won Stroheim, Chef Whitney,
The Washington times., 1936-03-12
D. {. TACTICS
IRK RAMSPECK

Citizens associations and news,
papers have adopted the wrong
attitude If they want to get
results on Capitol HILL" Repre-.
sentative Robert Ramspeck CD
of Georgia declared last night
at a meeting Of the District Fire
mems Association. He said:
"They have been riding Con-
greSs and attempting to intimi-
date members of the House. All
this fighting by newspapers and
citizens associations is building
up more and more antagOniSm
toward Federal employees and
toward people Of the District.
This Is very unfortunate. I'd
certainly like personally to see
better conditions exist"
AS means Of bringing about
better conditions, Representative
Ramspeck urged appointment of
a representative group of Wash
ington citizens" to meet under a
mutual understanding agreement
with a committee from Congress
on local affairs.
The Washington times., 1936-03-12
TWO INQUIRIES
IN u. 5. WASTE
UNDER WAY
BY VIM. X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

Two great drives to eliminate
waste and duplication in the Fed
eral Government and to remove
waste and politics from the WPA
today gained momentum in the
Senate.
In the first step toward remold-
ing the sprawling Of the Federal
Government structure into busi-
neSSlike units, Senator Byrd CD
Of Virginia, called his special in
veStigation committee into an or
ganization session. He hoped to
start an organization to gather in
formation on Implications and
waste within the many bureau
and departments.
Lewis Ready for Quiz
At the same time, Senator Lewis
Cd Of Illinois, chairman Of the
Senate Committee on Expendi.
lures in the Executive Depart
ments, announced he was ready at
any time to hear evidence on the
question Of the necessity for an
inquiry into charges Of waste and
politics in the WPA. The Davis
resolution proposing such an In
quiry was before the Lewis COM
mittee.
Senator Davis (RJ Of Penn
sylvania. who sponsored the In
quiry on charges that Pennsyl.
vania relief workers were being
dunned for Democratic campaign
contributions, announced he would
go to Pittsburgh Saturday to
gather evidence for the inquiry.
Senator Davis said he hoped to get
witnesses and documentary evi-
dence for the committee.
The Washington times., 1936-03-12
CHURCH BLAZE
HINTS ARSON

BEL AIR, Md, March IL.
Possibility that the fire which
early yesterday destroyed the
PRESBYTERIAN Church here was OF
incendiary origin was being inVes-
tigated today.
only the stone walls Of the
church, a landmark erected in
1882, we're standing today. Dam
age from the blaze was eSti-
mated at more than $4,000, and
included q memorial organ In
stalled two years ago.
The Rev. e. Glenn Switzer,
pastor of the church, reported
when he entered the blazing
structure he found a lantern
taken from a nearby WPA project
and still burning.
The Washington times., 1936-03-12
GEN. SIM0NDS
IN NEW POST

Assignment Of Maj. Gen. George
s. Simonds, at present deputy
chief Of staff, to command Of the
Ninth Corps Area with head
quarters ct San Francisco, was an
nounced by the War Department
today.
Simonds will assume his new
post in June.
SimondS will succeed Mai. Gen.
Paul B. Malone, who reaches re-
tirement age this year.
The Washington times., 1936-03-12
Stokes Heads Civic Group

BETHESDA. Md, March 12.-S.
L. Stokes has been elected presi-
dent Of the Greenwich Forest
Citizens Association. Other Off
GERS elected are. o. C. Dorian. vice
president: L. o. DeLashmutt, treas
urer; Mrs. D. B. Young, secretary.
The Washington times., 1936-03-12
PIT. A. to Meet

GLENMONT, Md, March IL,
The regular monthly meeting of
the Glenmont Parent Teacner AS
ISOLATION will be held in the school
assembly room tonight at 8 o'clock,
The Washington times., 1936-03-12
State Senator III

State Senator III
CLIFTON FORGE. Va, March
12.-State Senator Thomas j.
Wilson, jr., is Ill at his home here
following a heart attack and in.
teStinal influenza. Physicians
said his condition Is serious.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
State English Tests

The English department OF
Smyrna High School wishes TO
congratulate the parents OF the
many children who made scores
high above the medium. Any score
above hundred is to be satlsfac-
tory; above one hundred and tWen-
ty-fve, good; above one hundred
and fifty, excellent. The names OF
the six highest students in each
year of high school follow: Senior
list: Price, Warner W., 1874; Skin
ner. Winona, 1872; Keiser, William,
173; Magill, Jack, 16S; Taylor,
Dixie, 1872; Lewis, Alma, IA.
Junior list: Webb, Marianne, 221;
Handloff, Dorothy, 1877; Phillips,
Elizabeth, 1893; Deakyne, Howard,
1873; Wallace, Nellie, 174; Hollett,
Flo, 172. Sophomore list: Darrell,
Daisy, 177; Armstrong, Phyllis,
174; Edmondson, Estelle, III; At
Tx, Dorothy, 1862; Jones, Reynolds,
1859; Bleckman, Murray. 15S.
Freshman list: Jones, Howard
Lloyd, 231; Gentry, Alice, 120;
Cooper, Dorothy, 119; Hamilton,
Armstrong, III; Gruwell, Ruth,
III; Blendt, Vivian, 113.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
The Disadvantage of Having Big
Ears

One of the greatest disadvantag-
es of having big ears is the en-
barrassment which they cause
when you are fiattered by such
words as look at the ears on him"
or pull your ears in, sailor; a
storms coming up" There are
several disadvantages which apply
mostly to school children; such as,
they make nice targets for spit
balls or they make nice handles for
the teacher to life you out of your
seat with. Large ears also have
a peculiar habit of collecting every
hit of dust or dirt which comes
their way. Large ears, like every
other object, have their good quail
tiles as well as its bad. For in
stance, they are handy little things
TO hold your hat on and they les
sen the danger of your glasses
falling off.
Steven Vogel
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04

are grasshoppers which feed by
their food. The 17-year
locust has orange legs and four
transparent wings with
bright orange veins in them which
form a distinct ''W" which an
pears to be black because of the
deeper fermentation of the veins
at that place. These pests usually
appear suddenly during the last
week in May in the northern stat
es and somewhat earlier in the
south. The pupae emerge from the
ground at night and leave their
pupal cases clinging to tree trunks.
twigs, and leaves. The locusts then
fly about and, after about ten davs
mate, the females laying their
eggs a few days later in twigs and
small branches of a variety of
plants. The eggs are deposited in
the twigs and branches by the fe-
male which uses a saw-Iike an
paratus at the end of the alb
domen. She makes a pair of pock-
cts from near the surface of the
twig and lays two rows of eggs
She then moves on and makes an
other pair of pockets, and laws
more eggs. This continues until
between five and 20 of these twin
pockets are placed close together
in straight rows, sometimes caus-
ing Sits from two to three inches
long. The egg punctures or Sits
often cause the twigs to wit.
While this is not injurious TO for
est trees, fruit trees on cleared
land, especially young trees, are
often severely injured. Small trees
have been killed by such injury.
According to DR.. L. A. Stearns.
extension entomologist at the Uni
versity of Delaware, fruit trees
should not be planted in exposed
locations during locust years.
There are few protective measures
which can be taken, the most eff
fective being to enclose young
trees in cheese cloth during the
period of activity. DR.. Stearns as
Collaboration in Delaware for the
Federal Bureau of Entomology, is
conducting a survey throughout
the state to determine the distri-
button of the pest this year.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
BUILDING, DOVER
Equitable Life of Washington to
Build a Branch There

The Equitable Life Insurance
Company, of Washington, D. c.,
has purchased the so ITO on
Loockerman Street extending east,
from the city, and will erect a two
story brick building on the site for
the exclusive use of the company.
The location is just east OF the
new postoffice. Council decided to
sell the property after conference
with officials of the company from
Washington and George D. Hill,
local agent for the company. Work
on the building is to be started as
soon as possible and it is hoped to
have it completed by early fall.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
HOME MAKERS
CLUB COURSE
Are Planning For a Helpful
and Profitable Time
in Newark
STARTS ON JUNE 14TH

Sunday afternoon, June IA, the
members of Home Demonstration
Clubs from all parts of Delaware
and other women interested in the
problems of homemaking will open
the first annual Short Course for
Homemakers at the University of
Delaware with Vespers Services
on the Campus at Newark. Rev.
Andrew Mayer, pastor of the st.
Johns Episcopal Church in New
ark, will officiate at the opening
ceremony, which will be followed
by a picnic supper on the Campus.
After the picnic, Miss Elizabeth
McNeal, Newark, will present an
organ recital in Mitchell Hall and
motion pictures will be shown.
Those attending the Short Course
will have a full schedule of class
work, assemblies, and tours during
their three-day stay at University.
All those registered will live in the
Residence Hall at the Women's
College and will dine in Kent Hall,
the dining hall at the Women's
College. Both Monday and Tues
day mornings will be devoted to
class work in various phases OF
homemaking, health, and safety.
Swimming classes in the pool in
the Women's Gymnasium are
scheduled for both Monday and
Tuesday afternoons. Monday af-
ternoon has been named as Club
Women's Afternoon during the
short course. All those attending
the short course will meet in
general assembly at which several
talks of interest to homemakers
will be given. A tea, at which
wives of faculty members, mem
bers of the Women's Faculty, and
the club women will be hostesses,
will follow the afternoon assembly.
Visits to some of the beautiful
Newark gardens and homes, as the
guests of the Newark Garden Club
li 2 Oi liS PiO6l Gill LII N1OIIddy
evening. Following another gen.
eral assembly Tuesday afternoon,
the women will make a tour of the
buildings and laboratories at the
University of Delaware. Stunt
night, at which Home Demonstra-
tion Clubs from the three counties
will vie for honors as the best en-
tertainers, will mark the end of the
short course Tuesday evening. The
women will meet for a final fare
well assembly Wednesday morn
ing before their departure. Infor-
nation concerning the short course
which is sponsored by the Della
ware Extension. Department, be-
gins Sunday, June IA, and con-
tinues through Wednesday morn
ing, June II, may be obtained from
local county Home Demonstration
Agents who will make reservations
for those wishing to attend.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
Hartly Station Entered

Thieves forced the door of the
Hartly railroad station sometime
Monday night of last week, Roger
A. Davis, railroad agent, reported
to police. Mr.. Davis said he found
the door open when he arrived at
the station. Although several
packages had been broken open, he
said it appeared nothing had been
taken.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
Surface and Symbol

A short time ago, while in the
lobby of a theatre where there was
a small art exhibit, I watched a
young man looking at the pictures.
1t was obvious that he considered
himself a connoisseur of art. He
squinted and put his nose as close
to the picture as he was able. Then
ne took several steps back and,
raising his eyebrows, observed the
picture once more. He did this
several times for each picture.
This incident not only amused
me, but it stuck in my mind. The
pictures on display were not great
works Of art; they were simply
sketches which were delightful to
look at. The young man was
spelling his own pleasure by going
beneath the surface. 1 believe
that a spectator should decide
whether he likes picture or not,
whether he thinks it is good" or
not, by his reaction to his very
first observation.
A friend of mine is an ardent
admirer of Van Gogla. She goes
into raptures over each one of his
works. With this in mind, I show.
ed her the cover of the current is
sue Of 'The Ladies' Home Journal"
on which there is a Van Gogla
print. I was careful to hide his
name. When 1 asked her if she
liked it, she cooked her head on
one side and then another. She
wrinkled her nose saying, There's
nothing unusual about it. It's
rather pretty; that's ALL"
After laughing a mean little
laugh, / told her that her friend,
Van Gogla, was responsible for
the picture. 1 had embarrassed
her: she felt foolish and childish.
However, did not rebuke myself,
for I had managed to prove my
point.
Dorothy Handloff
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
17-YEAR LOCUST
DUE THIS YEAR
Are Beginning to Make Their
Appearance in Some Parts
of the State
HOW TO DETECT THEM

The famous 17-year locust, which
is in no way related to the migra-
tory locust that visited Egypt in
Biblical times, is due for another
visit this year. Already this in
sect, which is about one and five
eights inches long, black, and has
red eyes, is making its appearance
in some parts of Delaware. The
locust is a member of a group of
insects which feed by sucking their
fod while the migratory locusts
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
Sensitive English

Sensitivenes is a form of pride.
and pride offends and irritates
people. 1t is a form of self con-
seriousness. 1t is the result of too
much thinking about yourself.
You build a barrier about yourself
If you are sensitive. People are
afraid to talk to you for fear they
may hurt your feelings. They do
not feel at ease in your company
and must b. on guard all the time.
People may sympathize with
you, but they won't welcome you
or be glad to see you.
When two persons are talking
together do not be sure they are
talking about you. Do not think
that you are the center of their
talking and people are criticizing
you.
This reveals you are not inter-
ested in things outside yourself.
The way to overcome this is to
1ningle freely with people and be
as natural as you possibly can. Do
mot worry over simple remarks
and picture them in your mind.
Overlook the things that you seem
TO take seriously. Learn to be a
good mixer. The good mixer is
generous, having a spirit of good
VIII toward everyone. Everyone
likes to have him around since he
10 big-hearted, lovable and likeable
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
Mrs. Frank Hall Davis, Recovering

Mrs. Frank Hall Davis, of Do
yer, who underwent an operation
recently at the Delaware Hospital
was removed to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank G. Tallman Wed
nesday of last week where she will
spend several days before going on
to Dover Mrs. Davis is vice
chairman of the Republican State
Committee and is also a member
of the Mothers Pension Board.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
Life With Brother

I don't intend to assume the in
ured air of an abased younger sis
ter, though I often feel sorry for
myself on that account. When the
run down and get me some razor
blades" and "dash out and bring
me an Esquire or shaving cream
or ink" become too numerous, |
swear that I'm the least paid valet
in the county and protest. Then
the tone of dear brothers voice
softens; next time it loses much of
its commanding tone and becomes,
do me big favor, will you? Slip
around and buy me a can of tobac-
co - Blue Boar" Willingly - oh,
ever so willingly, I slam the door
as hard as can and go out to buy
His Majesty some tabacco to put
into the royal pipe.
The whole trouble is that / can
never say to him, What do you
ever do for me?" because he does
anything for me that is within
reason. If he would refuse me a
favor once, I would have come
back and would not have to do
what he asks.
There really isn't anything 1 can
do about it, unless it's to stop ask
ing favors of him. That wouldn't
do either; especially when he lets
me drive his car. (Well, it is a
car, even if it does rattle and make
me sea-sick). Then, too, he keeps
me supplied with reading material:
novels, travelogues, and Esquire.
He really isn't obliged to lend them
to me, you know.
I suppose 1 shall have to stop
complaining. Aw gee whiz! there
he goes again The moment he
comes home from college it begins
I've been asked to please run down
to the drug store and bring him a
toothbrush. What does he think
1 am, anyway, a track-man? I
guess I'd better go or he won't
teach me any more tennis strokes.
And so it goes: a continual
round of favors, a perfect example
of perpetual motion. May it never
endi
u HandIoff
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
Crime and Punishment

After seeing the French Crime
ct Chatement" 1 decided to see the
English version of the book Crime
and Punishment"
In the French film the protagon-
ist is puny, weak-looking male
with a. sparse shock of hair which
hangs over his forehead during
most Of the picture. The female
playing opposite him is a blond
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Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
ID. M. Ridgely Receivers

Daniel M. Ridgely, former Pro-
thonotary of Kent county and
treasurer Of the Kent County Dem
ocratic Committee, who was in
jured in a fall during the winter
months, has recovered sufficiently
to move about the streets of Dover
and greet many Of his friends.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
D. Handlof
Discovery

I have just discovered a new
form of entertainment, and it is
everything that the word ENTER
tainment" implies. 1t is a diver
sion, relaxation, an amusement
and it is also worth while because
it does not let the brain become
sluggish and inactive. 1t does not
require any strenuous exercise
physical or mental.
The entertainment is tn is
watching closely the dancers at a
dance and trying to form a mental
picture of their lives, their feelings
and their ambitions. There is
nothing difficult in playing this
game, and when one becomes skill
ed, he will find that his prophecies
are right nine times out of ten.
The man in the corner is an ex-
cellent dancer, but he has barely
any chin and what he does have
recedes at an astonishing angle "
to his neck, and one can readily
tell that he is lazy, weak, and will
probably never succeed at any
thing he ever attempts.
The short stout woman bedeck-
ed with jewels and hanging on her
partners shoulder is evidently us
ing her vast riches to try to be-
come young, as her makeup
shows, and popular, as her actions
show. Strangely enough, she is
good dancer, and very light on
her feet, and this is one factor to
her credit. One feels sorry for her
her attempts seem so fruitless
but then, one can never tell.
The elderly gentleman, approx
mately five feet tall, dancing with
the beautiful young girl, approx
mately six feet tall, literally beams
with pride, pleasure, JOY, and
warmth of person, and it is ap-
parent that he is trying his best to
win the favor of this young lady,
and failing sadly in this attempt
because of his height and his old
fashioned dance steps.
AS the last example, there is
the very attractive blonde girl sit
ting at a table on the other side
of the room. She has come unes-
corted, why-it is difficult to und-
erstand, and she has very few
partners. Perhaps it is because
she is trying too hard to be popu-
lar, gay, and vivacious. Her face,
her clothes, her every movement
are carefully studied and planned.
Although she is beautiful, she is
Dot natural. Perhaps that is the
answer to the question.
Marianne Webb
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
Smyrna High
School .ActiUitieS
Contributed Articles By Pupils Covering Literary
Efforts, Sports and News of School Interest

People never forget to invite
him. He has a habit of saying
nice things about others. He nev-
er looks for faults, but is always
discovering good. People are al
ways drawn toward him.
Helen Slaughter
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04
Ruark . DetNilar yn.

A wedding Of inters l
that of Miss Lucretis III
daughter Of the late NJ /
Travers Lowe Ruark n
Md, and Mr.. John CuSI
son of Mr.and Mrs. Will
lin Detwiler, Pittsburg. i
day, May p. The cs,n1
place in St. David; ]
Church, Roland Palk. d
The bride has been ETy /
more for several yesn 1
graduate Of the Natial ]
School in Washingtol. i
wiler is a graduate q ID
versity. |
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04

Lumbermen wrap themselves in
a fresh deerskin to keep off
witches.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04

If one is a modest. sensitive
man, one is probably better than
he thinks he is.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-04

When the ear burns it is sign
that some one is talking about you.