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EIlZdDeLn f1uSneS
Emotions When Before An
Audience
/ have Just been in a spelling
bee, and have not yet recovered
from it. 1t seems frightfully silly
to have been so frightened when
you were only one of twenty-five
contestants, but I simply could not
help feeling that way. 1 felt that
all eyes were on me (of course they
were not) finding fault with and
seeing something wrong with
everything about me. L knew, by
the way they seemed to look at
me that my shoes were dirty, my
stockings were coming down, my
dress was not on straight, and my
hair was dishelved But on investi-
cation, found that my fears were
unfounded. Why were they looking
at me? Then I realized that they
were not looking at me more than
they were looking at everyone else.
Before I knew it, it was my turn
to SPELL My knees started to
shake and thoughts like frightened
rabbits, scurried through my mind.
Suppose 1 was not able to under
stand the word, and would have to
have it repeated four or five times!
Suppose the word was one I had
never heard of beforel how would
I ever be able to spell it? Would
everyone in the audience laugh at
me if 1 misspelled it and was the
first to make a mistake and have
to sit down? was sure they
would. Then suddenly I realized
that the word had been given to
me, and at that moment my
mouth went dry, and / thought
that 1 would be unable to say even
a letter. However, I looked into
the audience, concentrated my at
tention on one person, got a mental
picture of the word was to spell
opened my mouth and began. By
some miracle my words were audi
BILE and I knew by the expression OF
the audiences faces that I had
spelled it correctly. Now, I thought
only twenty-five more words, and
it will be my turn aagin, and once
more will have to go through un-
told agony. Nevertheless, to my
profound amazement, 1 wasn't
afraid at all the second time, an6
every time after that; and ever
when / was given a word I couldn't
spell, 1 amazed myself by my
calmness. 1t is queer, I thought
how quickly ones emotions car
change from one extreme to the
other.
7 Marianne Webt
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same stations, also offer the soprano
lyrics Of the lovely Ethel Shutta
go Sigmund Romberg is one who
doesn't seem to break his New Years
resolutions. Last December Rom
berg . promised listeners that he
would write and present one brand
new song on his Studio Party broad
casts. That Is Just what he has done
80 Greatest strides up the ladder
OF success during the past six months
have been made by Bob Burns ano
Frank Fay. "BaZooka Bob" Is heard
Thursday evening on the Bing Cros-
by program, and Frank Fay tosses
his deft comedy into the Vallee
microphone the same night. two
hours earlier.
80 Out In Encino. Calif- Ruby
Keeler Is known as the radio
Mayor." Recently Al JolSon was
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by Marion Barney. outstanding stage
and radio star.
-** II is seldom that the work of
an announcer is selected for a signal
honor when a new radio program
makes its debut; but that is lust
what happened to Jean Paul King.
who skillfully handles the difficult
talking assignment on the new Fol-
lies program heard Saturdays over
CHS.
"** If tuba players depended on
work for Ray Noble, maestro of the
"Refreshment Time" program, heard
Wednesdays over CHS, for a living,
they would starve. Noble has never
had a tuba in his orchestra.
'*- Youngest and most sincere of
the radio comics is Bob Hope, the
American Jester heard Saturdays over
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12
First Warm Day

After many days of zero wealth
er, a beautiful spring morning
breaks upon us. Every body opens
up the old shirt collar, rolls down
the socks, elevates his sleeves, and
rushes out to get his first breath
of spring"
All this may be grand for the
first thrill it affords, but the re-
suits of this act without giving
any thought to it at all are really
what hurt.
In a few days 80 per cent of
these people will have influenza,
pneumonia, grip or a slight cold
some where in their healthy sys-
tenn" These various ailments may
mean large doctor bills, and when
these are looking you in the face;
where is your thrill of spring?
So friend, when the lure of a
grand warm day grips you, resist
it and join spring a little more
gradually in her wonderful march
toward summer.
G. Bason
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q -
and It Is Just as well, because sne
doesn't care to be disturbed wnle
she listens closely to her famous nus
bands programs.
sss Statisticians figure that mort
than ten million listeners are olaieu
to the CHS Radio Theatre prog elasiiS
each Monday evening. Radio eoleoas
everywhere voted this series sne oes.
Of the dramatic entertainment on
the air. Broadway producers a,. ada,.
q new interest In drama as 2 rsSu,s
of these important broadcasts winch
give real theatre to national suoi-
ence.
80 Lee Wiley. the melancholy
stylist of song. who has just retuiue.
from Arizona. Is host to her moele,
in New York. and u spenduas mos
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takes at least three or four years to
accomplish the task.
s'' Best friend and severest critic
Of Richard Gordon, heard Saturdays
over WOR-WGN-WLW as "Sher-
lock Holmes" is his postman of
Stamford, Conn On the back of
every envelope Gordon gets, the
postman writes a criticism of his
performances.
go The young tenor, Howard
Price, heard Monday nights with
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CHS. In keeping
t h the time.
Hope has his ma
terial written by
two young college
graduates. q n d
believes that the
real laughs Of the
country come from
the college boys.
II ope, however
warns the young
sters that come
dians do not reach
the heights over
night, and that it
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HEADS STATES
BOY CLUB WORK
Charles E. McCauley, Former
ly of Milford, Succeeds
Geo. M. WOrrilow
WILL RESIDE AT NEWARK

Announcement has been made of
the appointment of Charles Ed
mond McCauley. ~, formerly of
Milford, as Boys Club Agent at
Large, to fill the position vacated
recently by George M. Worrilow,
who was appointed county agricul-
tural agent for New Castle county.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12

Olsen, in addition
to batoning his
great show band
nd announcing
{ b e festivities,
presents stars OF
stage, screen and
radio each Satur-
day evening on
his new series OF
Celebrity Nigh"
broadcasts. II ! s
programs, which
Immediately fol-
low the Chateau
hour over the
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Patriotism?

While reading February issue
of the Smyrna Times" my inter
est was attracted to that section OF
the Times containing select ar
ticles written by members of the
local high school. One theme in
particular caught my attention in
as much as it was written by fe-
male who has a profound pred
judice against our modern veteran.
The theme is entitled, Cant We
Sacrifice Our Lives for America 2"
Can't 'We" sacrifice Our" lives!
Meaning what-my dear miss? ]
am inclined to believe that our
dainty Soldier" has lost her inter
probation of modern warfare.
Many years ago." writes our
admiring lass, ''the Romans set ex-
amples of courage, virtue, and pat
riotism. Men of all classes went to
their death willingly in behalf Of
the commonwealth" / readily
agree with this statement, but may
I ask one question concerning their
Willingness; Why were they will
ing? There is but one reason
they knew that their courage, vir-
tue, and patriotism" would never
be forgotten by their common
wealth" During the days of
Rome, a soldier was observed with
sincere respect; he was looked upon
as a man of character; he was
loved ard admired. With this
thought in mind, with the assur-
ance that his services would never
be forgotten, what man wouldn't
be willing to sacrifice his life?
"About seventeen years ago" she
continues, "the United States en-
tered the World War. Many Amer
ican youths were killed or came
back manned for life. We felt
nothing but sympathy, pity for
these people," After these state
ments, our disappointed authoress
asks: Haven't they received
enough, now?" Haven't they re-
ceived enough" My dear girl,
can't you realize that they could
never receive enough? At least,
after what little recognition the
American people have given them,
we can aid some of the poorer vet
Grams in regaining their chances
for a livelihood which they lost
when they went to France.
The deep disappointment exper-
fenced by many of our World Wal
heroes" can not be expressed
They returned expecting their ole
positions and a certain honorary
standing in the social life of theil
country; but, on the contrary, the
majority met with neglect, theil
old positions were taken by womer
who kept them, and worst of all
reconsideration and forgetfulness
were their lot, as revealed by just
such themes as, "Can't We Sacre-
fee Our Lives for America? ?"
Milton Maloney
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c. Bason
The Importance of Credit in Our
Economic System

Credit is the giving and taking
of promises in place of money.
Credit is based on three main
things: character, capacity, and
capital, of the person receiving the
credit.
BY the use of credit most of our
businesses are carried on. If gold
and silver were needed for every
transaction there would not be one
fourth enough in the entire. world.
Credit does away with the direct
passing of gold and silver, thereby
keeping the value of it the same.
Credit allows large payments to
be made without the actual ship
ments of gold and silver. This
does away with the dangers which
the shipping of metallic money in
cur.
Men are able to engage in busi-
neD operations beyond their means
by borrowing. This enables many
to get a start which they other
wise would not have.
Credit allows people a form OF
investment OF their money by buy
Ing bonds, stocks, taking Of mort
cages, and lending money. This
money Is used in turn to furnish
credit for some one else.
Credit holds very important
position IN our economic system
Without It our business operations
would be much less, our standard
At living would be lower and the
economic condition of our country
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accorded to For
ever Young" heard
five times weekly
Sver the NBC red
n e t W o K The
Women's National
Radio Committee
mas picked 1t as
{ h e outstanding
serial program on
radio. The pro-
gram is written by
Mrs. Elaine Sterne
Darlington, a n d
the part of Mrs.
Y0IlOp" iS nIaved
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u -
elected mayor OF
t n e tow n and
when he goes Into
Hollywood to put
on his Saturday
evening Chateau
broadcasts, he has
arranged to have
Ruby. ais wife.
take over the Of
fee while he Is
b r DAD c a s ting
Ruby admits moth
ing ever happens
while Al Is broad
roC<{~n . ~ oh
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SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
CONTINUED From Page Two)

his visits here he looked in appar-
ent good health, but he had been
a constant sufferer for thirty years
from serious injuries received in a.
fall down a hatchway in a mer-
camille establishment in which he
was engaged in Baltimore. He was
In bis 65th year. He leaves wife
and three grown children.
Smyrna times., 1936-03-12

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of entertainment! ~ !:
for the cast Of Tn y
her perfect imrHa]
and screen stars
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| tion to the fact ~
than any Othsr Ms,.
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since Mary uF%,a,.l
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The New American State

The American state is taking on
new functions and new power every
year. Since the beginning of the
World War the citizens of the u.
s. have taken more interest In the
affairs of state than ever before. A
generation ago the government was
thought of primarily as a police
power But today it is thought Of
almost as everything. The Con-
crosses OF before the World War
sat only a few months Of every
year. The public knew little and
cared less about what was going
on behind the beautiful walk OF the
Capitol. Today Congress - in ses-
sion much longer and the people
pay more attention to what they
7 Coatasust - raGs 0svsn
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DEATH OF
WILLIAM D. SPEARMAN

WILLIAM d. SPEARMAN
William d. Spearman, we'll
known to our older citizens, and
brother OF Miss Mary v. Spearman,
died at the residence of his daugh-
ter Mrs. DR.. L. D. Carhart in Mar
ion, Iowa, on the 10th ult. He went
to his daughters where also his
sister Is making her home in De-
cember last The local paper thus
speaks Of hts death: MI. Spear.
man cane to the Pilot oface On I
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How to Make Our Lives Count

How to Make Our Lives Count
John had been going to school
for some time when his teacher
started to teach him arithmetic.
How proud he was when he could
make the figures up to ten. The
teacher then showed him how to
make them up to one hundred. He
could scarcely wait till he got home
to show off his new accomplish
ment.
He got out his slate and putting
down two nothings and one, like
this "001", he called, Come Moth
er, and see how can make a hum
.dred."
Sister Nan, who was beside him
said, "Oh John, you got it wrong,
the nothings should go last" But
John insisted that teacher said that
two "o's" and 81" made a hundred
and that he did not believe that it
made any difference where they
went.
Finally he became quite cross
when Mother said that Nan was
right and he said he felt sure that
when. Father came home he would
agree with him. Just as soon as
Father came, John asked him if
two nothings and one did not make
a hundred. Father smiled as he
said, 1T depends on where you put
the nothings. John. If you put
them first they won't count, but
put them last and they will make
hundred all right and if you keep
on adding them there, they will
make a whole lot more"
John listened whiles Father ex-
planned that in life if we put our
selves first, we never count; but
if we put being good and loving
other people first, then add our
selves we make our lives count for
hundreds, thousands or even more.
I'm sol glad you told me, Dad,
for now I know how to be great
man, don't II" said little John.
/ think that If we will abide by
this our lives will be worth far
more than we think.
A. Walters
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HaTry HOrlick ove, =. d,
Paas.Is Perts as The roiss M
DRAFTED DRAFTED from a, ! ,naj
achieved netvo,t ~ \
overnight. 'a !
- Ray Dooley, y,
theatrical audienc3es' d y ]. 4
other great entes. Il
talner who Jon, n
the radio head. F
liners; :. The petia r.
comedienne bring, "a
her naive coined, III
% the airlanes i
the new Tuesda, II
evening Swing.
time Revue" pro. u
grams sponsoreo y
by afamous watch. \
maker. Eddie @A
| Bowling emcees fa
the weekly stanzas II
which feature the 1
orchestra.
- Bob Burns has IA
ed to a national b6lns j
has a membership ss1
TO prove it. The lettgsy1
rise to fame On Bingcs|
Hall program and r,e1
this should be n II
every hobo in Ams1a'
| So The crack sagrJ
movies are planning b
monial to Sigmund Rr-a
after his broadcast tr1
The Romberg Studa n
| dently, are nov hs,.a 4
evenings.
| go Ethel Shutta ssr]
to guest stars appesrr 4
Celebrity Nigh" nd
again proved her Vsz1|
the best loved Of hepsd
Ethel helps her h.z.|
Olsen, drive bis ar hz|
popularity heights
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''' Janice Gilhgt Y
role of Janice Coins !
radio career with -MVl
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Add George Olsen to the list OF
big time radio favorites who are
staging weekly guest star programs
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Dollars 1ss pss Of Fts.S
half Of our pT ,gs YEA. &
for taxes, inte,ssa. ,ssaA NJ
facilities "a =, Ts
four Billions HH plie p, r. =. |
easily tb.p .piO0uctia !.
duction. VI 'eN
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Right Out Of The /;
BY r F SERVICE

Greatest honor OF the year in radio
history for new program mas been
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Right Out neAI
By r T SERVICE

of her time taking hsp
the big city.
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Smyrna High
School .ACtiUitieS
Contributed Articles By Pupils Covering Literary
Efforts, Sports, and News of School Interest

would indeed be bad.
Elizabeth Hughes
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Evening star., 1936-11-08

for many years Librarian Of Congress,
and Brother Elliott Woods, the present
superintendent Of the United States
Capitol Building and grounds, has
failed to unearth any account Of the
occasion. In the absence, however,
Of any evidence to the contrary, and
taking into consideration the known
fact that the leading men in the
Government and in the corps of archi-
tects and builders at that time were
Master Masons, 1t is a reasonably fair
assumption that the ceremony was
Masonic, and while this is not his.
toric. 1t is given as an historic prob
ability"
THE laying Of the corner stone of
the Union Public Hotel, lottery
project in the early days, and also
known as the Union Pacific Hotel, the
Great Hotel and Blodget's Hotel, took
place on July 4, 1903. It was located
on the north side of E street between
Seventh and eighth streets and was
never completed by Samuel Blodget,
who was back of the lottery scheme.
1t was bought in by the Government
about 1910 and here, subsequently,
were housed the Post Office Depart
Evening star., 1936-11-08

locating early corner stones Is due TO
the fact that they are sought for
above the ground. where later on they
were generally laid, rather than below
the ground: and If the reader will re-
turn to the preceding description Of
the laying Of the first Capitol corner
stone, he will see that those who par
ticipated in the actual laying of the
stone descended to the "cavazion"
trench and deposited the plate, etc.
Now the word "cavazion," also
spelled "cavation," is an obsolete word,
but If we will look in an old dictionary,
we will find that in substance 1t
means the underdigging or following
of the earth for the foundation of a
building. And from this we can easily
deduct that the Capitol corner stone
was placed some distance beneath the
ground, and We would be losing time
to hunt at or above the street level.
CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
Evening star., 1936-11-08
Union Public Hotel

virtues In the civil administration Of
this country have been 80 conspicuous
and beneficial, as his military valor
and prudence have been useful in es-
tablishing her liberties, and in the
year Of Masonry 5793, by the President
Of the United States, in concert with
the Grand Lodge Of Maryland, several
lodges under its jurisdiction, and
Lodge No. % from Alexandria, Va.
THOMAS JOHNSON,
DAVID STUART,
DANIEL CARROLL,
Commissioner
JOSEPH CLARK,
"R w. G. NJ, p. T.
JAMES HOBAN,
STEPHEN HALLATT,
Architects.
COLLIN WILLIAMSON,
Master Mason.
The artillery discharged a volley.
Evening star., 1936-11-08

''Tle plate was then delivered to the
President. who, attended by the grand
master p. T. and three most worshipful
masters, descended to the cavazion
trench and deposed the plate. and laid
it on the corner stone of the Capitol
Of the United States Of America, on
which was deposited corn, wine and
oil, when the whole congregation joined
in reverential prayer, which was sue
ceeded by Masonic chanting honors
and volley from the artillery.
THE President of the United States
and his attendant brethren assembled
from the cavazion to the east of the
corner stone, and there the grand
master, P. T, elevated on triple ros-
trum, delivered an grafton fitting the
occasion, which was received with
brotherly love and commentator"
A ND right here it might be well to
say that much Of the difficulty in
Evening star., 1936-11-08
STILL PRISONERS OF WAR
32 American Horses, Conscrpted From Peaceful Farming
Pursuits for Battlefront Service, Remain in Germany Liv
ing Out Their Lives in Respect and Kindness.
By Louis Selding.

" IGHTEEN years after the sign
- ing of the armistice Germany
still holds American prisoners
- of war. Not human, prisoners,
Col. Edward H. McCrahon of 1785
Columbia road northwest hastens to
explain, but horses, American horses
captured during or after battle and
brought into Germany when the war
was over.
Today these American horses, we'll
fed, well-cared-for and treated in the
kindliest fashion, have taken their
place beside German equines who
fought In the World War and are
honored equally by their new mas
ters.
Col. McCrahon, whose earlier years
were spent fighting on many fronts,
was serving as a sergeant In the
Mexican War from 1914 to 1916. In
the latter part Of 1915 and during
part Of 1917 he knew service as
"purlieu" in the French Army during
the World War.
Until 1919 he served at the front
in France and he became deeply
attached to the faithful horses which,
bewildered and courageous. had been
drafted into service.
MY first Army service was with
the mounted units" says Col Nc
Crahon, "and I went through the
Army equestrian school. was always
devoted to the horses who saw
service in the war, for most of the
American horses had been con-
scripted' from Western farms. In
America they were acquainted with
the wagons, the plows and machinery
of peace time and agriculture, but
one day they found themselves in
moving stall and they didn't know
what 1t was all about.
In France they had to learn a
new language. They had to accustom
themselves to new masters and they
had to overcome their first terror
Of artillery pieces and learn to look
upon them as some new device which
they must accompany as they had
Evening star., 1936-11-08

were even taken into Germany during
the war and exhibited in German
villages in their American harness
and equipment.
After the armistice immediate
plans were made for returning the
men to their native lands, but the
equine warriors were forgotten by the
government. There are still in Ger
many 80 American horses that had
been captured. They have had to
learn to understand German express
sions, for they no longer hear English
'whoas' or 'giddaps.' They serve new
masters.
The present German government
has given these ex-American war
horses the same kind Of treatment
they are giving the German horse
veterans. Each Of the 80 American
captives, like his German brothers,
wears an especially cast medal on the
left side of his halter or bride, and
this medal designates him as a war
hero At the top of the medal is
reproduction of the German Iron
Cross and under it the inscription,
Kriegskamerad-war buddy or COM
rade.'
In most cases, McCrahon states.
these horses are in the care Of Ger
man war veterans and their medals
are somewhat larger than the usual
ones, to designate that the master, as
well as the horse, saw war service.
While touring Europe some time
after the war McCrahon came upon
one of these American captives in
Germany. The horses name had been
changed from whatever English name
it had known to "Rappi' and it is
now the property Of kindly Ger
man, Lorenz Bernwiefer, who had
served during the entire four years
of the war. The horse, Bernwiefer
told McCrahon, had served with an
American artillery regiment.
RERNWIEFER was wounded and
has few worldly possessions now,
"but he and his family certainly are
proud Of owning this American-bred
captured horse" says Col. McCrahon,
who secured the picture of Rappi and
his new master.
"An Of these veteran horses" Nc
Crahon explained, ARE assured Of
well-balanced ration and kind treat.
ment for the remainder Of their lives
by the German government through
the untiring efforts and under the
personal supervision of Herr Finus, q
war veteran who appreciates to the
utmost the service of the horse dur.
ing the World War.
McCrahon relates the story Of an
American soldier who had occasion
to ride a captured German horse, Just
after the st. Mihiel drive. The horse
understood no English and the SOL
dier's German was halting 50 at last
a German dictionary had to be re-
sorted to before the horse could be
made to move. The soldier discov-
cred he had to say "Brrl Haiti" to
the German horse instead of "whoa!"
when he wanted him to stop.
For the last six years McCrahon
has lived in Washington, engaged for
the last four years In the peacetims
pursuit Of managing the swimming
pool ct the shoreham Hotel.