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Smyrna times., 1936-02-06

kHa Roach, So years OLD
csstle, was seriously in
Teinssday night When
an automobile driven by
rel Of DUPONT boulevard
Il Road Intersection. Mrs.
! walking along Wash
4, near Ninth street on
by when struck. She re-
hcsration Of the scalp and
kd abrasions Of the leg.
rsated by Dr.Lewis Book
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06

An Endless Chain
When starts advertising
Someone starts buying
When starts buying,
Someone starts seling
When starts selling,
Someone starts making;
When starts making,
Someone starts working;
When starts working,
Someone starts earning;
When someone starts earning
Someone starts buying.
An endless chan so to speak, and
the merchant who doesn't advertise
and advertise regularly is doing
nothing if he isn't breaking lnksin
this endless chain.
Make this link stronger by adver-
tsng in The Smyrna Times, your
home town newspaper. The med
ium of the Times is Smyrna, Clay
ton, upper Kent and lower New Cas-
tie Counties reaching into the
neighbOring counties of Maryland.
Let The Smyrna Times serve you
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06
EFIIEMS, SO OF
IT, Items Of People
En- d and Around
|, Peninsula Towns
OUR EXCHANGES

.;,,e in many years
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gsick in places ana
.s.. lave taken advant-
'sls I bring out skates
h I hen unused for a long
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06

I, Tbomas Price, for the
yssrs pastor of Chesa-
Nd. N. E. Church, has
pastOrate, due to H
n viii remove his family
sv Market, Nd. Inc o.
JntsDdent has assigned
d 4 Wise. a retired min
Il wilmington M. Z. Con
4 the church until the
Y meets in March.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06

Rev. DR.. j. T. Umsted, who has
been confined to his room for the
Smyrna times., 1936-02-06

-;,g the gredIeSe
/. E'ns i.s-.ase IN membership
! f..-ican =, Legion posts Of
4 n County, js Robert L.5sCt l. Iay-
AVE ~ city, has been
| Drius by the State De-
! Il the Legion. The mem
,.-.sss covered the last
!; spding December 31st.
Evening star., 1936-03-15
mo More
R01zNmlH:!,'
So says cAnn Ha,ding-bm she has
hard time eon0incing Hol2ysUood. Fl o1a'M
closeup Of the blonde heroine Of the screen
by JIM TULLY

Mrs. Skinner hesitated, and finally decided
to give her chance 1t made history in the
fashionable school, even if the future actress
lost her voice trying to talk like man.
Though she could not speak for week, it did
not dim her desire for the stage.
Leaving the exclusive establishment for
lack of funds, she attended high school in
New Jersey. She appeared during her senior
year in the leading role of ''vamp" play
written by fellow student, Garrett Fort, now
well-known scenario writer.
Fort objected to her selection, saying,
you haven't got an ounce of 'vamp in your
whole system"
Such words did not intimidate the girl who
had played MacDuff She had long schooled
herself in the sinister traditions of the cinema
sirens.
Leading lady and play were successful.
There were calls for Author! Authorr" Gar
rett bowed with the ''vamp'
When her father returned from overseas.
his wife and daughter rented a dismal apart
ment in the nineties" AIMS school days were
over. She secured work as typist at $l25O
a week. During the evening she read and
synopsized books for a cinema company.
So powerful is early environment, she might
have gone on in this dull routine if chance
remark of another reader had not saved her.
Though she longed for the stage, she realized
her fathers attitude against it. A soldiers
daughter. she had been inculcated with the
rule that orders must be obeyed She saw the
road ahead, but hesitated to undertake the
journey. Her fellow readers task was to
synopsize all the plays of Ibsen. She came to a
line written by that mighty old curmudgeon,
which read Never be so mad as to doubt
Evening star., 1936-03-15

yourself" She took the book to Ann, who
read the line and pondered for moment.
That's the trouble with most of u.s." the
girl was saying lust look at him" She
turned to the picture of the great dramatist.
His lips were firmly set. His eyes were defiant.
The girl returned to her task, unl1nowing
chat with the help of the stern word weaver.
she had directed a worthwhile life.
Ann retired early that night
"Are you ill?" asked her mother.
mo, dear = just thinking"
She went to the Provincetown Players.
They were producing The Inheritors." The
director was Jasper Deeter. He was to be the
one great influence in her life. But now he
was to prove that the great incidents of our
days do not run in story-book pattern
"Your name?" he asked.
Ann Harding" 1t was the first that came
to her mind.
He either had humor or great sense of the
ridiculous. He told the sombre, humorless
Evening star., 1936-03-15

caller that he could use her as a ''gigglmg
girl"
She who had played MacDuff and had been
motivated by Ibsen concealed her mortifca-
tion. She returned early the next day for
rehearsal
The director was alone in the theater. He
engaged Miss Harding in conversation.
One is tempted to wonder what the course
ofher life would have been had she not arrived
ahead of the other players, and had the
director not been alone
Impressed by her intelligence, or the sound
of her voice, the director asked her to read
the last act of the play aloud.
The reading over, Deeter engaged her for
the leading role.
Returning home, she announced her deci-
sion to go on the stage. Her mother muttered
the one ominous word: Father"
The army officers disapproval was en-
phatic.
II can no longer remain at home," Ann said
Continued on page I3)
Evening star., 1936-03-15

a mn HARDING is the first beautiful
~ young woman of Hollywood to re-
n nounce romance Following her
- - divorce from Harry Bannister, she
made the famous remark, mo more ro-
nance" A short time later she was said to
have wept in saying farewell to Major Strow-
bridge. her escort during her visit at an army
post in Honolulu. After her arrival in Holly
wood, the actress emphatically denied these
assertions
The Major was not even on the pier when
sailed" said Miss Harding. There never
has been the least suggestion of romance
between us. But there was so much talk that
when he came to Hollywood for few days, |
had to deny him the hospitality of my home"
Ann Hardings family name is Dorothy
Galley. Her father was brigadier general in
the United States Army. Their roads diverged
when she decided to become an actress.
Her childhood was passed at various army
posts. At fifteen, she was sent to fashionable
school, and was then given her first glimpse
of the stage.
When Mrs Otis Skinner produced MAC
beth" for the students and faculty, Miss
Harding was cast in a minor role A day
before the play was to 60 on, the young fellow
who was to enact the virile MacDuff was
stricken with measles. 1t was obvious there
could be no Macbeth" without MacDuff.
But who could memorize the lines of Shakes
peare's clustering creation on such short
notice?
In the furor that followed, Miss Harding
volunteered. Mrs. Skinner stared in surprise.
Even if the girl memorized the lines, a greater
problem would be to make her convincing in
the role
Evening star., 1936-03-15

a mn HARDING is the first beautiful
~ young woman of Hollywood to re-
. nOunce romance. Following her
- divorce from Harry Bannjster. she
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02

nine old with round silver dollar to spendl
 present for her father. Three hand beautiful satin embroidered in were interested in the handkerciefs that held them and the fact that there tenot she always had bought at the Ten Cent store.
 next
 gravy bowl would be good practical gift the old lady your mother remark that she needs for there's companysomethng plain and substantial Wen the china department"
 "But-ut she would buy gravy bowl anyway" the little girl objected. :.
 Might get something she needs the old lady nseA propelng small blue-coated figure through the asles
 like present though and gravy tastes eU right she od the ais that smeled of balsam and spruce and evergreen
 Practicalty Versus Bright Delight
 and the old lady asked to gravy little girl for minute and when found the little girls looking adoraon at bright painted background that deepeed neared the edges
 It quarter the where the color didn't take We it with bread something My mother would like that awfully well"
 your cupboard" lady said Here give quarter They're wrapping up the 
 girl sister a silver dimes of her which she had walking through the wntry that she ought present. Still twenty too spend outsider father and mother had worth She would buy the old lady choco lady Besides she herself wanted
 morning the nwrapped and duly ad dinner served the bowl the little She kept thinking biscuits would looked plate with tomato in the middle of 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
The Family Doctor
Handkerchiefs, Or Mild Sprays, Should
 Be Used To Clean Noses

an agitated opponent, male or female.
 Not all nose malformations are the result of accidents. Mother Na- ture brings many nose into prom thence by bestowing upon 1t a hump, a lump, a knob at the tip. a curve toward one side or the other, and sometimes curves toward both.
 These odd shapes have given rise to a special type of treatment known as plastic surgery-a method which nowadays is known to bring about considerable improvement, if the work is properly done in a suitable hospital.
 There are many ways of building up a broken-down nose and many ways of removing excess tissue. Humps are removed by scraping or cutting, but every nose that is un- dergoing repair or reconstruction demands special consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
THE CHILD BORN WITH HIP
 DEFECT

THE CHILD BORN WITH HIP DEFECT
 In the article Fate of the Blue Baby" we answered a number of in- quiries from parents. Today we are answering number of similar in- quiries about children born with dislocated hip.
 It is misleading to call congenital hip defect "dislocation" of the hip. That implies that some injury has dislocated the hip joint. The truth is that the hip joint fails to develop completely, the cup or socket re- mains flat or nearly rinleSs, 50 that the head of the femur or thigh bone does not stay in the socket as 1t should. The hip is not dislocated, for 1t never has been articulated in a proper joint. The rim of the socket has simply failed to develop. God only knows why a child is born with this defect of growth or development. No one can fairly as- cribe it to any particular fault or cause. These statements apply as well to all other congenital (that term means present at the time the child is born) defects, such as hare- lip, clubfoot, cleft spine, cleft pal- ate, heart defects, etc. Only the superstitious and ignorant attempt to explain congenital defects as due to marking" or as reflecting some- how on the family, and whoever utters such superstitions or insinu- ations deserves public whipping. In most instances congenial nip defect becomes apparent only when the child begins to walk, when limp or lameness is noticed-pain- less.
 The earlier any congenital defect is recognized and treated the better the final result will be. Alert par- ents may notice long before the child tries to walk, before the child is six months old, that the creases on the inside of the thighs are deep CT on one side than on the other; or that the leg on the affected side cannot be drawn so far outward as can the normal leg; or that when the 1by lies on his back on a firm surface. with knees fiexed and feet together on the table surface, the normal knee will be higher than the knee of the affected side. when viewed from below or the foot of the table: or that the bony promi- hence of the hip ttrochanter of thigh bone) Is greater on the afiect- cd side. When any Of these signs are noticed In q baby e few months old, an x-ray picture should bs made to see just what the defect k.
 The value of such recognition of hip defect before tho child begIns to bear weight on tho hip B that correction may bo instituiad before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
TIMELY RECIPE
Creamed Greens

Did you ever serve lettuce or watercress creamed as a vegetable to embellish the meat course? Let tuce makes a mild and decidedly unusual dish - boiled lightly in salted water, drained, chopped coarsely and enriched by & light and conservatively used cream sauce. And watercress. cooked the same tie a nature piquant and spicy way, conceals in It's rich white man. enough to brighten any menu.
 Carrot sticks areg rowing in pop ularity. They make a brilliant first course arranged in well-controlled nonchalance on an hors d'oeuvers dish. scrape firm young carrots. then slice lengthwise into long nar- row strips. stand in salted Ice wa- ter until they are firm. Then wrap in a wet napkin and in that napkin wrap also a ciove or two of garlic. Chill. Before serving. remove gar- lic---onl ythe memory will finger on ---end arrange the carrots in invit- ing stacks.
 Pears for the aalad course that's c ahocking thought. Try it. Perfect fruit--B0se, Anjou. Comlce, tbess arc nov in the naEkels-with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
Odd Facts Will Amuse You
 and Your Friends

You'll want to tell your friends these fascinating facts about our world!
 Certain ants in southwestern United States hang stuffed with honey to the ceiling of their nests. When the busy workers need food, these living honey casks let down @ drop or two to nourish them.
 In the Hebrides Islands off the western coast of Scotland is a cave which makes music when the winds sigh through it. Felix Men, delssohn, hearing 1t, was inspired to write his overture, "The He- brides"
 An ordinary fern produces mile lions of offspring a year if each spore-0r seed-develops.
 Our 32-page booklet. brimful of such amazing-but true-facts. is fascinating and useful. Helps you All gaps in conversation. Makes you welcome in any gathering. Learn startling wonders about plants, animals, inventions, people,
 Send l0c for your copy of AAlAZ- ING BUT TRUE to the Waterbury Democrat Home Service. 0sS sixth Ave, New YeFk, \. Y. Be sure te write plainly your NAME. AD- DRESS, and the NAME of booklet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
About Holiday Stationery

About Holiday Stationery
 There is, also. an immense variety of charming Christmas letter pa per-for friends you write to only once 8 year and those to whom you have more to say than Best Wish- es". Sheets that have diminutive reindeer skittering across the top. laughing Santa Clauses and season. al scenes.
 Landscapes are depicted galore. They range from snowy hillside showing line of cottage roof-tops, to California missions, backed by orange and blue skies, and New York skylines. Forests, frosted by sitting snow, and tiny cottages with lighted windows sending out gleam- ing rays of light, are beautiful in their simplicity. Sea-scapes, show ing old-time sailing vessels, Ultra modern liners or foaming breakers, are also numerous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
BY MARIAN YOUNG NEA Service Sta HWriter

The cards that say Merry Christ mas" to your friends this year may do it with gay nursery figures woody lambs or a rocking horse-or with city sky-scrapers, western landscapes, traditional holly, cari- dies or fir trees. Or they may enl- phasize the religious significance Of the day.
 More handsome than ever col- bring and finer design distinguish them. Many of the cards (sorne of the cheapest as well as some of the most expensive) bear the artists signatures, proof that artists take pride in their greeting designs. You can pay as little as a nickel or as much as dollar for signed cards. The cheaper varieties are small and printed. The expensive types are larger and hand-done to order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
Christmas Fun

Christmas Fun
 Among the newest cards are those humorous in 8 dignified way. Like Santa Claus, sprinkler in hand, thoughtfully watering tiny Christ mas tree, or a tiger cub, looking too, too docile, with a holly wreath draped across one ear.
 One of the handsomest religious cards is drawing of a ringing church bell and, in the background, a bit of Bethlehem as 1t looks to- day. There are many reproductions of famous religious paintings in rich colorings. Biblical verses, ex- quisitely lettered in black with touches of gold are pleasingly digi- fled.
 For the best selections, buy your greeting cards early. Imprinted ones require less time than engraved ones but cannot be left until the last minute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Prevention of the Cri


 Where I work every emplOye k urged to take one dose 2 day for a week then one dose . week until spring, of (certain vitamin tables) to prevent cold. This costs six cents per dose. Is 1t advisable? (T. M.) Answer - It is purely experiment tai. However, it can do no harm. may do good in cases where the employees happen to be short on vit- amins. There are more economical ways of getting the same amount of vitamins. As for prevention of t! trespiratory infections that keep employees absent from work, send ten cent voin and stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet Gall 1t Cri." While vitamin A is theoretically helpful for prevention of respiratory infections, practically vitamin D seems more important, to me.
 Cataract
 Must a person be totally blind i'm order to undergo operation for cat- aract? ((Mrs. R. M.) Answer - No, good ocuiists oper- ate successfully as soon as vision in the poorer eye becomes so reduced that the patient can no longer read.
 Ergot
 What harm to mother or baby if 2 pregnant woman takes capsules 0s ergot and later decides to go through with it? tF. B.) Answer - No harm. Ergot may poison a woman but would not be likely to interrupt pregnancy. Copyright ie36. John F. Dille Co.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
(NEA Service stan Writer)

(NEA Service Stan Wr1tef)
 Almost any beauty defect can be overcome, but worrying won't do 1t. If you have a scar on your face, get a preparation made especially to conceal blemishes, then use 1t cor- rectly. If you have one bad fea- ture, dramatize your good points until the poor one is much less ap- parent.
 Motion picture stars with too thin lips have learned to use lip- stick lavishly. Those with fairly small eyes apply mascara. in fact all kinds of eye makeup, gener- ously.
 If you have nice high cheek bones, a la Marlene Dietrich, put your rouge just below them. This dram- atizes the hollows. If your hair is your crowning glory, keep it clean, shining, bright and done up in the latest mode. Wear small hats and push them backward 50 much of your hair will show.
 If your hands are nicely shaped and very white, vivid nail lacquer will set them off to even better
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
Designed For
 Handsome Gifts

Flowers in dainty scroll and lat. tice design, banded by a coloret hem, may be done boldly or in del. icate pastels, as you prefer. In tht lower pair pictured, the medallions may be colored, appliqued and em- broidered to the end of pillow slips, which may be scalloped. No. Ce1&k, brings you transfers for both de. signs.
 To order, ask for No. C6266, or tear out illustration and send with 10 cents stamps or coin. Any three 10 cents Make It Yourself" pat- terms only 25 cents. Address your order to Waterbury Democrat, Make It Yourself Pattern Bureau. Box l66, Kansas City. Mo. Be sure Co give name and complete address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02

per packages were unwrapped early Christmas morn ing. M
 event in the little girls life. She had round silver dollar to spend. Heretofore, she had frequented the Ten Cent stores but this year she could inspect the prodiglous display of the department stores until she found objects listed at quarter. She could select sour-one for her father one for her mother one for her younger sister, one for her little brother.
 Into the Gay Holiday Whirl
 She put on her dark blue coat with the two rows of brass buttons, the red tam and red mittens and went gaily forth to follow the example of the three original Wise Men. Everyone on the strevt looked happy. Bells rang where dozens of Sanet Cla,lses-the little girl had known for two years tb Santa Claus was only beautiful red spirit wit& white whiskers-watctied cauldrons People were cas rying packages slipping on the ice laughtnA. Eymnru fJokar driffpd dnvu c1ln0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
Gl0ritying Yourself
By ALICIA HART

advantage. Remembe- that long, rather pointed malls make fingers look longer and more slender.
 Don't forget that smooth, creamy white skin is one of the greatest as. sets any woman can have. See that you eat the kind of food which makes for a clear complexion. Cleansing routines are important, and 50 are cosmetics that give your face 8 smooth, glowingly healthy look.
 If you are tall and willowy. wear clothes that dramatize your height and curves. If you are short and inclined to be little plump. pick dresses which make you look tallers less rounded. With the right clothes. plus correct makeup, any ugly duckling can become a swan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02
Paris Styles
By adAnY FRNIREsD

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Paris, (UP)-Black velvet remains the smartcst material for a dressy winter suit for afternoon wear. Many of these ensembles are of Directorire influence with fitted jackets that flare out in back into full basques.
 This sleek material is used to advantage in a silver fox. trim med suit that is made with a straight mid-calf length skirt. The coat. also a black velvet, is made with a double breasted front that comes to few inches below the normal waistline. The back of the coat swoops down ward into a flaring basque while the high neck is trimmed with a large collar of silver fox fur. This afternoon or cocktail suit is worn with a blouse of white satin that is made with high neckline that ends in a pierrettc ruff of white satin that shows above. the silver fox collar of the jacket.
 Ensembles in black velvet consisting of an afternoon dress and three-quarter length coat also are smart. These gowns are made on Q general pattern and usually have Q severely high neck line. long. tight sleeves that plwh up in fulnsss above the normal shoulder line, Q fitted waist and . slightly flaring skirt. The accompanying coats arc made with identical sleeves. fitted Waist- lines and Q high neck finished iD . large silver fox collar,
 Black velvet is combined with pale gray AstFahakn for ans itIfes afternoon ensemble, The i,ss h tailored and simple and m Varn with an aslTakliens trimmed jacket and . tall gray Russian toque,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-02

the head of the thigh bone B push ed far out of place. Bloodless reduc- ton is accomplished by simple ab- duction (drawing outwarO the af- fected limb and retaining 1t in that position by a plaster cast. This is kept on for perhaps two months. Then another Is applied, holding the limb less wide abduction. And 50 on, gradually getting the ilmb back to normal position. The infant may be taken out in go-cart or au- tomobile while wearing the cast.