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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-08
MT. LAKE PARK

"The melancholy days are come, the
saddest of the year.
Of wailing winds, and naked woods,
and meadows brown and sere."
Bryant.
We don't mind the melancholy days,
the naked woods, or the brown and sere
meadows, but we do hate those "wail-
ing winds" when they arrive-and they
do have the habit of coming pretty
regularly from now until Spring.
The fire plugs have come and will be
placed shortly. This is, to our mind,
enc of the biggest things done by. the
Mayor and Council.
Nancy Traver Jacobs, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Jacobs, is home from
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where
she underwent an operation for the re-
moval of her tonsils on Friday. Mr..
and Mrs. Jacobs had as their guests
over the weekend Mr.. and Mrs. Ros-
coe Brown, CT Marietta, o Mrs. Jacobs
and daughter accompanied them home
for a short visit.
N. E. Wildman and family, Fair
mont, have rented the home of Mrs.
Alice Falkenstine for the winter. Mr..
and Mrs. Wildman are former resi-
dents of the Park.
Mrs. Ben Harvey will occupy an
apartment in the Smith building, in
Loeb Lynn, for the winter months.
Miss Jane Morgan, who is located in
Cumberland, spent the weekend here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John O..
Morgan.
DR.. and Mrs. Logan Carr and Mrs.
Frank Murphy motored to Fairmont
on Saturday where they will spend
this week.
Mrs. I. D. Hill has returned from a
short trip to Cincinnati, O., where she
visited her son, Jordan Hill. Mr.. Hill,
who has been located there, has been
transferred to Washington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smouse, Fair
mont, were weekend guests of Mrs.
Smouse's sisters, the Misses Anna and
Emma Hamill.
Mrs. Thomas Rodgerson and sister,
Mrs. Daisy B. Hicks, were visitors to
Elkins the past week where they at
tended the Forest Festival.
Robert Moomaw, who was badly in
iured in an explosion some days ago,
is now at Hopkins Hospital, Balti-
more, undergoing treatments.
Major and Mrs. w. N. Skyles left to-
day for Hagerstown. after spending
the summer here. They will visit their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Pollard and will later go to
Florida to spend the winter.
Miss Joanna Grimes is spending a
few days in Pittsburgh this week.
Mrs. w. F. East, of Deer Park, is
the guest of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. George Dawson.
Mrs. Bevins, who has spent the sum-
mer here, left for her home in Chicago
this week.
Miss Nell Davis, of jamestown, N.
Y, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Eliza
beth Talson.
Edward Merkland has returned to
Washington, D. c., after visit here
with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. w. L. Camden.
Mrs. Hennen, son Lawrence, and
daughter, Miss Minnie, who have occu-
pied Maryland Inn cottage, left for
their home in Pennsylvania this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-08

Mrs. Cecil Smith has been i'll the
past week with an attack of tonsil-
tits.
DR.. Irving Baumgartner and Mrs.
Owen T. Treacy are in Pittsburgh to-
day.
Vava Ann Helbig is able to be in
school again, after having been ill for
ten days or more.
Mrs. Samuel Aronhalt, Miss Mar
garet Lawton, Mrs. Paul Naylor and
Mrs. J. William Butt spent yesterday
in Uniontown, Pa.
Mrs. D. Edward Offutt entertained
with two tables of bridge at her home
yesterday evening, Mrs. Irving Baum
gartner winning first prize.
The Everready Circle of st. Mark
Pastors Aid Society will meet at the
home of Mrs. Guy limbaugh on Fri
day evening, at eight o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. McElroy, Akron,
Ohio, are visiting at the home of Mr..
McElroy's brother-in-law and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell LOOMS.
Mrs. Julius C. Renninger spent sew
eral days this week in Chevy Chase,
Montgomery county, where she visited
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Burkhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Riggs and D.
Edward Offutt were in Cumberland
yesterday where they visited Charles
w. Ream, who remains a patient in
Memorial Hospital.
Miss Mary Emily Butt will entertain
this evening with linen shower in
honor of Miss Mary Sue Bell, who is
to be married on October 20. Bridge
will be the diversion.
Russell and Clarence Leighton, of
Leighton Brothers Garage, are in
Pittsburgh attending meeting of
Buick statesmen and dealers. They ex-
pect to return Saturday.
Mrs. D. Edward Offutt was hostess
on Friday evening when a table of
bridge and one of 500 were in play, the
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor,
Mrs. F. Morgan, Mt. Lake Park; Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Lawrence, w. o. Davis
and Max Jarboe.
w. M. Trickett, of Morgantown,
was here Tuesday for the purpose of
registering as a voter. Mr.. Trickett
said that he will cast his fifteenth
ballot for the Presidential nominee
this fall, and most of the times he
has been on the winning side.
Work on the foundation of the new
office building being erected by DR.. N.
l. Broadwater on Third street, between
the Hart building and the City Hall,
is going forward as fast as weather
conditions permit. 1t will be of tile
and brick construction, two stories and
basement and 40X50 feet,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-08
Taken To Hospital

Mr.. Charles w. Ream, president of
the Stanley Coal Company at
Crellin, was taken to Memorial Hos
pital, Cumberland, on Monday where
he is undergoing an examination and
receiving treatment. Mr.. Ream became
i'll on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-08
Officers Warn To Be Wary =.
GypSV TraveIarS '"

County officers issued a warrin.
this morning for rural people to h.
on the lookout for gypsies. "
The warning was given out alto,
two thefts had been reported at Dse s.
Park. W. L. Ayres had $50 stolen and
P. j. Lohr had $40 taken. After autba" a
tiles were notified they overlook banJ
CT gypsies and the money was recor
cred. No arrests were made Init A.
gypsles were notified to leave tbs
county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-08
CARD OF THANKS

We desire go express our apprecia-
ton to those who assisted in any way
during the illness and following the
death of our husband and father, the
late William James White.
We also wish to thank those who
gave floral tributes and donated the
use of their automobiles for the funeral
service.
WIFE and CHILDREN.
A dvnrtis ament II
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-08

GIRL OR WOMAN Wanting wori.
or good home, apply Mrs. James P RoI
Deer Park, Nd, or phone SIZE S %
35-tf. e.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Crowded City Streets

Humanity surging along the
streets; horns blowing; bells ring
ing; voices babbling in many Ian
guages; brakes squeaking; this,
mingled with the hoarse cries of
the peddlers, greeted me as 1 en-
tered the crowded city street. Shop
windows were brightly lighted, for
it was evening, and the colorful,
artistic displays caught the eye
and brought a CLEAN of pleasure
and admiration. People hurried
along the street, their arms full of
bundles of varied shapes and sizes
Children, dressed in brightly color
ed ski suits, ran along, clinging to
their parents hands. Police offic-
ers, stately in their blue uniforms
stroiled along, oblivious of the mad
throng.
AS / gazed in silence at the bus
tie and hurry of the crowded city
streets, silently thanked my lucky
stars that l lived in the quietness
and serenity Of a country town.
E. Phillips
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

Delaware Crop Improvement Asso-
citation prior to January, 1925, left
Delaware for Indiana that year.
Besides being secretary of the as
sociation, he was Extension Agron-
omist at the University of Della
ware and was we'll known through
out the state for his knowledge of
farm management. Since leaving
Delaware, he has become popular
among the farmers of Indiana and
has become an authority on corn
growing. The Exhibit, this year
will be held in the Greenwood Com
munity Building, Greenwood, Della
ware. Entries will be received up
to two O'Clock, Thursday after
noon, January z, the day the Ex-
hibit opens. Judging will take
place the first day or two and the
awards will be made by Saturday
January 9, according to Schuster.
Three new crops have place in
the Exhibit this year. Red Clover
and Korean lespedeza seed have
been included for the first time in
the class for peck samples of small
grains and forage in the sheaf
Other classes include one for corn
grown and shown by residents of
Virginia. Maryland, Pennsylvania,
or New Jersey; single ear and ten
ear samples of corn grown in Del
aware and exhibited by Delaware
ans including a class for exhibitors
between the ages of 10 and 20
years; a class for sweet potatoes.
one for white potatoes, and the
championship classes. Information
concerning entries for the exhibit
and premium lists may be obtain
ed from Delaware County Agricul-
tural Agents or by writing to c. l..
Schuster, Secretary, Delaware
Crop Improvement Association,
University of Delaware, Newark.
Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
College Youth Is Fine
Poet and Paper-Hanger

Evanston, Il-A tWenty-year-old
paper-hanging sophomore at North
western university won critics
praise with his first book of poems,
Landscape With Figures.
The wall paper, said the poet, Ii
lionel Wiggam of Indianapolis, had
nothing to do with the title, for he
disdained the modern touch. Wig
gam said he was distinctly ortho-
dox.
But orthodox was not the word
his professors used to describe him.
They long since gave up trying to
make him study courses that bored
him. When classes were run, Wig
gam went to them. And only then.
Paper hanging was just one of
those things a poet sometimes must
do to live. Wiggam did it to earn
his way through his freshman year.
He was also a waiter and a janitor.
Between jobs, he won prizes for his
verse. His money gave out and he
quit college.
Back home, he found inspiration
as truck driver, farm hand, a
road builder and art model, and
turned out rhymes for leading mag
azines.
This year he went back to North
western, financed by a scholarship
in the school of speech. There. under
the friendly wing of Lew Sarett,
famed woodsman and poet, he en-
tertains classes with his verses
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
CARELESS IN
MAIL ADDRESS
Lapses of Writers Costs Unit
ed States $4,000
Yearly
DEAD LETTER OFFICE

Washington.-The mental lapses
of letter writers cost Uncle Sam
about $50,000 a year. That is the
estimate of B. G. Cowles, super
intendent of the postoffice depart
ment's dead letter and parcel post
division at Washington, D. c., who
has had thirty-two years experience
in handling misdirected mail.
The last annual report of the post
master general mentioned 12,567, 130
letters received during the fiscal
year at dead letter Offices.
Many are dubbed BLANKS" by
postal officials because they carry
no addresses at all. Cowles estim-
ated that three of every ten
blanks" contain money in some
form Other letters. known as ''in-
completes" usually have the name
but little else. Still other envelopes.
although properly addressed. lack
stamps and remain unclaimed.
Others are addressed to towns which
do not exist.
Some of those place names which
were used last year, but are un-
listed in the postal guide include
Zenda, ILL.,; Soda. Wis; Holton, ILL.,;
Pentown, Ind, and Rich, Ill.
From his discussions with postal
inspectors Cowles has formulated
several theories explaining the fail
ure Of persons to address letters
and packages correctly.
One group he classified as Inter
rupted addresses" In this case the
writer's were apparently interrupted
by a visitor, Office boy, maid, or
ringing of telephone or door bell.
and forgot to complete the address.
Another group Cowles called the
association of ideas" AS an ex-
ample. he said. Suppose one per-
son is writing to another who lives
at Fort Recovery, Ohio. Absent
mindedly the writer may scribble
off Fort Convalescence.' We get
lots of them like that, but we can
usually figure out what the writer
had in mind"
The high percentage of blanks"
in sending money Cowles attributed
to the fact that the writer has al
ready written out a name and ad-
dress on money order slip or pos
sibly check, and gets the idea he
has done all the addressing neces-
sary.
Until three years ago dead letters
and packages cost the government
more than $150,000 a year. a staff
Of 126 being maintained in Washing
ton for the department. In 1888.
however. 1882 first class postoffices
were authorized to handle their own
dead mail and a saving Of 500, 600
resulted. Only nine persons are
needed in Washington now.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
The Japanese Beauty

Breathtakingly beautiful, she
drew everyone's attention as she
entered the auditorium to watch
the ice-carnival at the Information
al Rotary Convention last summer
Penn Gaskill, Jr., continued to
skate in the rink, although the eyes
of the audience were turned to-
ward the daughter of a Japanese
Rotarian.
Truly, she was the most beauti-
ful creature I have ever beheld.
The daughter Of an investment
banker, she was attending a pri-
vate school in England; although
she belonged to the yellow race,
her skin was smooth ivory, clear,
almost transparent Her eyes,
though slanted, were not the usual
sits characteristic of the japanese
people On the contrary, they were
large, black, expressive orbs en-
hanced by their slanting position.
Her typically American style was
most becoming. Her lips parted to
display even rows of small, white
teeth. Her nose was small, and
though it was somewhat pert, lent
her an air of dignity. Small in
stature, the lovely girl bore herself
nm a stately manner. Her hands
were small, well-cared for, and
well-hanoled-
When first saw her, she wore
her native costume; tastefully Ella
borate, it suited her Oriental beau
fy. On the four other occasions
that i saw her, she wore smart
gowns of American design. Final
ay, I was delighted to find, upon
talking to her, that her voice was
pleasingly low, musical; her man
ner OF speaking made the English
language incredibly sweet-sound-
1ng.
Dorothy Handloff
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
We Are Not Alone

The mind and the soul are hid
den, secret things, whose depths
are not easily probed by the out
side world. Some people are more
claim to the world their thoughts
and emotions concealed than 9TH
ers. Even those people who pro-
claim to the world eheir thoughts
and secrets, have certain deep
thoughts and emotions which they
are loath to make public. Every
persons soul and MIND are with
drawn and secluded, interpreted
only by the individual to whom
they belong.
But a person need not feel set
apart or isolated from the rest of
the world because of his natural
desire to keep part of himself hid
den from the public eye. He may
have a friend in whom he can con-
fid whatever and whenever he SO
desires. A friend is person to
keep confidence, sympathies' and
give help willingly, and one who
can understand and overlook pecu-
liar idiosyncrasies. A friend is one
to whom person can tell all his
most cherished secrets, emotions,
and desires, and have no fear of
being ridiculed, only an assurance
that he will be met with complete
understanding.
A true friend is difficult to find,
difficult to recognize, but a price
less treasure, a possession not to be
treated lightly. A friend is the
only security a person has which
keeps him from being person
completely hidden within himself.
The world would be of little value
without true friendship.
Marianne Webb
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
NEW GARB SAVE
DEATH BY GAS
Entire Body of Soldier Pro-
tected BY a French
Invention
INVENTORS STATEMENT

Paris.-The French army has per-
fected a garment which protects ev-
cry inch of the entire body against
gas attack.
This was the statement of Pro-
fessor Andre King, inventor OF tear
gas, and father of the gas mask
when interviewed here.
"Gas-masks today are only Sec
ondary protection" he said Mil
itary science has gone so far tnat
liquid poison may be rained upon a
city-poison which burns and de-
stroys living tissues.
In order to fight that, we nave
perfected a garment which Will pro-
tect the individual from head 10
foot. These would be distributed
to front-line soldiers, but it is man
ifestly impossible TO provide such a
garment for every member OF tne
civil population"
King, who is director of the Mu-
nicipal laboratory of Paris anu
president of the sub-commisslon 1or
the protection of the civil popula-
ton of the Seine, continued:
Originally poison gases were
directed only against the lungs ou,
now, that they have been perfectea
to the stage where they will destroy
skin and living tissues, the task Oh
protection has become more Gill
cult"
1t was Professor King, who, three
days after the first German gas at
tack, which occurred at five IN tne
afternoon, April %, 1915, and which
killed 5000 men and burned out liie
lungs of many thousands more III
vented the original gas mask.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

plants and water buffalo, half a
dozen of which had been found in
Mesopotamian cities like Kish
could not be identified until the
discovery of this city in India
where identical seals were found
Elaborate Baths
I'VE know that very highly do.
veloped civilization existed about
$500 or 2600 B. c. on this Indian
site, for one thing because Of the
elaborate public baths and other
complex buildings. The baths are
really not matched anywhere else
until we come down in time to I'M
perial Rome. The building mate
rial was brick"
Doctor Dinsmoor said that the
religion of the people who built
and inhabited the ancient city was
as yet unknown, since no temples
have so far been unearthed. Ap-
parently floods were the main
cause of the city's burial, waters
having swept through the streets.
covering the buildings with SAND
which is divided in several great
mounds.
1.-The sculpture that has come to
light in this city Of Indus, though
interesting and nearest in likeness
to Sumerian art. has none Of the
intrinsic beauty of the Greek or
of the examples found in Ur Of the
Chaldees. Doctor Dinsmoor com
mented.
Other exciting recent discover
les, he pointed out. have included
the rock paintings found in India
last year, which archeologists were
able to date because animals we're
pictured which later disappeared
from the earth Rock paintings
dating back to the Stone age are
being found everywhere along the
Mediterranean, including North
Africa, Doctor Dinsmoor SAID.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
John BNSSett MOO2se
High School NesCs
Contributed Articles By Pupils Covering Literary
Efforts, Sports, and News of Smyrna Schools

school has reacted enthusiastically
SO far to the urging of Mr.. Geb-
hart and Mr.. Wright. The inaugu-
ration of pep meetings into the
schedule has aroused the student
body and they are now aware that
! the teams need their helpful coop
Grafton. The students should not
forget that little urging from
them will procure the results they
desire.
! The community also should re-
spond in order to have a success
full sports program. 1t has always
been the policy of a few people to
stand at the distance, so to speak,
and to criticize every Smyrna de-
feat and to remain mum when we
win. This is absolutely the wrong
reaction. If the team wins, give
it pat on the back, but if it los
es, cheer the players up still more
and show them that you're still
with them. Usually the next game
turns out more favorably. If some
of the critics in the school and in
the community would come to the
games and see the more recent
student spirit, I'm sure they would
become ardent supporters.
Cooperation among the team
players is another essential part of
a successful sport season. In re-
cent years there has been squab-
bling among the participants in the
game. In this years school pro-
gram so far there has been un-
equaled cooperation. I'm sure the
spectators will bear out this state
ment. The wrong kind of encour-
agement can, however, wreck the
play of a team. A well balanced
team is desirable. and as soon as a
standout player IS found and such
player is encouraged, the smooth
balance is destroyed. Therefore,
cooperation is an important part
of team play.
Another thing which would make
all school sports in Delaware more
successful would be a state league.
A few years ago this organization
was disbanded. believe, however,
such league could prosper. Each
county could have its own cham
pion and they would play for the
state championship. Pennsylvania
has successfully used such a plan.
Each team in the county would
play intra-county teams. Though
they would not be prohibited from
playing inter-county games, only
intra-county games would decide
the champion. Such a plan would
create more rivalry and I feel sure
would make school sports more
popular.
! The coach is important in the
school sport plan as he must as
semble the talent in the school and
place them in POSITIONS in which
they play the best. He must have
a good disposition and must know
how to manage boys and girls and
to secure from them the best play
they are capable of. Smyrna is
fortunate in having Mr.. Pearl as
its coach as he possesses all the
above requirements. The coach
canot, however, fight lone battle
He should have sole direction of
the sports program, and then he
should either get all the credit or
all the blame This will be a ban
ner year in sports at the John
Bassett Moore High School, am
sure.
George Shawley
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Dorothy Handloff
School Sports

The sports program of the Della
ware education system has made
an amazing advancement in the
last few years. Smyrna has been
very fortunate In keeping apace of
the rapid advance. The sports re-
suits, however, have not been up
TO par, due principally to student
characterization.
There are many factors which
constitute a successful sports pro-
gram. The principal factor is
sstudent and community support.
Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Gebhart. two
of our popular teachers. have until
this year unsuccessfully attempted
TO arouse school spirit. This year
the situation looks different. The
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Two Brothers Mix
Bible and Farming

Munden, Kan.-Amos and Jer-
ry Rundus, brothers, combine
two widely divergent occupations
with results which they consider
satisfa ctory.
When the fall seeding season
arrives, they put out wheat on
their farm near here. Then they
enter prolonged period of con-
Quoting evangelistic services, as
the wheat needs little attention
until the following summer. They
have followed such a plan for
many years.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Boy, Oh Boy, Nice Teacher,

Peace reigns in the class room.
Everyone is bent over his book,
studying like demon. The teach
er, enjoying her afternoon nap,
gracefully leans back in her chair.
How any place could be so serene,
we hardly know. AS the teacher
dreams about London, Paris, Ber-
lin, ETC., the class realizes that all
recitation will be discontinued for
the day. How PEACEFUL
Suddenly there breaks in upon
the scene, a sound that rocks the
class room from stem to stern. The
teacher awakes from her dreams
with start, because from across
the hall comes the soothing( p
music of a pupil practicing on a
clarinet. Suddenly in the midst of
Beethoven's Minuet in G Minor
comes a series of squeaks and
something resembling a Halloween
point that the teacher rises with
a scowl, slams the door and opens
her book.
She suddenly calls upon the class
to answer this and that. OF course,
no one knows, because no one has
been studying. So don't you think,
that practicing on musical instru-
ments should be abolished?
BY the way. each and every stu
dent in the class obtained, by the
kind permission of the teacher, one
or more zeros.
Armstrong Hamilton
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
r. w. Helm Gets GaveI

r. w. Helm, Newark, newly
elected president of the National
Association of State Directors of
Vocational Education, has been
presented a gavel, block, and box
by the retiring president of the as
sociation, William Kerr, of Idaho.
The gift is in keeping with the ira
dition of the association in pre-
senting the new president with a
gift made from articles native to
the State of the retiring president