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Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Radiant Living
JUST THE VISION
WE NEED
By Rev. c. M. Griffeth
Pastor Calvary M. E. Church
Sudlersville, Md.

When the Holy Spirit carries one
away to the height of spiritual vi
sion he is shown things that are
not revealed to men of worldly
minds.
To st. John the Beloved, maroon
ed on the Island of Patmos, there
was revealed by the Holy Spirit,
who caught him up into the heav-
enlv realm, a vision which the
great philosophers of the world
have long sought but failed to at
Utopia, a perfect place for q,
perfect life the City of God.
And the vision that was granted
to St. John was just the vision
that he needed. 1t confirmed him
in the fact that although the sa-
tanic persecution seemed to have
the upper hand, nevertheless God
stu ruled and overruled.
A certain man went to take
charge of a mission in city. There
were only few there to greet him
They were poverty stricken and
dirty. The situation looked hope
less. What use trying anything
there?
Then l remembered Cod" he
said, in telling US about it, God is
interested in these people and
Christ died to save them" he
thought.
1 He was seized with divine in
/ spiration. He went to work, and
before the week was passed, he had
won many to Christ.
Why?
God gave that discouraged man
just the vision that he needed. He
no longer saw a few ragged peo-
pie. He had vision of eternal
souls, precious, and saveable!
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Electric Chair"
Devised for Fowl

San Francisco.-An electric
chair" for chickens, turkeys,
geese and squads has been in
vented by two San Francisco
technicians and is being subject
ed to tests here.
The inventors are confident
that it will revolutionize the prep
aration of birds for market.
With the new ma chimes, which
have a voltage Of from 1000 to
1,5O0 volts, according to the size
of the chicken or turkey, the legs
of each bird are clamped on a
moving belt. Then a clamp
reaches out, seizes the fowls
head and presses it against an
electrode with minimum of
1000 volts.
A more humane anc sanitary
system of preparing poultry for
the market is the goal of the in
ventors.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
LEWES INLET is
NOW ASSURED
Town Board Gets Last Of
Property Rights; Work to
Start Any Day
PROJECT TO COST S23O,OOO

Certain technicalities that have
held up the construction of the
S230,000 inlet and yacht basin at
Lewes, a federal and state project,
have now been arranged and work
on the project is expected to start
this week. The hold-up was due to
the delay in securing the last Of
the ten easements on land through
which the new canal is to be dug,
the difficulty being in locating the
various heirs to the Metcalf prop
erty who are scattered all over the
country. Mayor David w. Burbage
has just announced that Charles
Beebe, treasurer of the board of
commissioners, was sent to Bill
ingsport, N. j., where he secured
the authority of Mrs. Harry Win
gate, one of the Metcalf heirs, to
act for the others. Capt. Howard
Kerr of the u. S. District Engin-
eer's Office, at Philadelphia, who
has been in Lewes for more than
week looking into the inlet project,
told the mayor that the work
should now go forward without
further delay. The Atlantic Pacific
and Gulf Company of New York,
lowest bidders on the work, who
have been at Lewes several weeks.
are expected to receive the award
for the construction of the inlet.
The new waterway for fishing craft
and yachts will extend from the
Delaware Bay for distance of
three and three-quarter miles to
the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. Need
for the inlet has been urgent for
the past so years.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Monkey Glands Popular
With Women of Britain

London.-English women seeking
rejuvenation from monkey glands
outnumber by far the women doing
SO in any other country, according
to DR.. Serge Voronoff, monkey
gland" expert, who is now visiting
London.
Women of other countries are
satisfied if their faces look young,
but English women must be young"
declared DR.. Voronoff. They want
to ride, golf, and dance on equal
terms with their daughters and even
granddaughters.
1T is possible for woman, who
spends a painless half hour in hav-
ing the glands of monkey trans
ferred to her, to regain IS years Of
her life."
Ten men undergo rejuvenation
treatment to every one woman, DR..
Voronof said.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
FLOOD CONTROL KENT LINE
Hearing at fredericksburg, Nd, Drew
a Crowd That Filled the Hall

Citing crop losses that have
SCARED into hundreds of thousands
of dollars exclusive of the 1,O0O,-
900 property damage in Federals-
burg, Md, County Agents George
Clendaniel of Caroline County in
MARYLAND and c. R. Snyder of Sus-
sex County in Delaware, had a
public hearing recently, on the
Marshy Hope Creek flood control
project. Farmers of both counties
were there to hear the meeting
being held in the fire hall at Fed
eralsburg at 10 o'clock before Col.
E. ]. Dent, United States district
engineer. The two county agents
at the meeting in Representative
Goldsborough's office reported
farmers in the area affected want
flood control to begin at the Kent
County, Del, line, and extend to
the point where the creek enters
the Nanticoke River below FEEDER
alsburg. I'm the section of the
creek in Sussex County, Delaware,
and Caroline County, Maryland,
the report reads, 1--WE feel that a
channel 40 feet wide and 5 feet
deep would eliminate floods in
farming territory. From FEEDER
alsburg south to the river. we be-
lieve the channel should be Of a
different nature to protect the city
The present condition of this creek
constitutes a source of danger to
all living within this area, as
shown by the flood of 1885. Prop
erty damage amounted to $1,000
900 in fredericksburg; S67S.730 in
Sussex County and S339,650 in
Caroline County, exclusive of Fed
eralsburg.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

nations to establish legations and
station troops in Peiping.
In the late 1S9O's secret bands of
young radicals and rowdies formed
societies which were known as
Righteous Harmony Bands" Their
numbers grew rapidly. In 1899,
when thousands of fanatical Chin
ese had rallied to the banners of
the Boxers, as they were called,
they began molesting Chinese
Christians. The agitation grew.
Hundreds of Chinese were murder
ed outright by the Boxers. An
English missionary was shot.
Frightened consuls despatched
word to the Empress Dowager.
She, instead of offering relief to
the prosecuted worshippers, was
led by her advisors to fan the fire
of hatred which was sweeping the
land. Hundreds of Boxers began
converging on Peking. Hurried
calls were sent out by the various
consuls for assistance.
Orders were issued for troops to
go to the aid of the beleaguered
foreigners. They encountered many
delays. No cooperation was afford
ed them on their trip overland.
Many days after their start they
arrived at the gates of Peking
In this group twenty-three mar
ines and bluejackets under the
command of Captain John T. My
ers, who retired recently with the
rank of major general, made up
the defence force of the American
Legation.
The defensive tactics of this
handful of brave men. who fought
back against terrific odds, until
they were relieved on August IA,
has become one of the military
sagas of history. The many med
ais awarded by our government to
the marines who participated in
the defence and relief of Peking,
attests to their heroism. Eighteen
Congressional Medals of Honor
were awarded.
In September, 1900, the leather
necks were relieved from duty at
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
State Physical Director Hendricks

III but few hours, George F.
Hendricks, 38, state director Of
physical and health education, died
Monday morning, Dec. 21, at his
home in Dover following a heart
attack. Mr.. Hendricks was ap-
pointed director of physical and
health education in 1880 by the
State Board of Education to sue
ceed the late Percy S. Prince. He
was well known throughout the
state and in addition to his duties
in connection with the public school
system, he was often called upon
by clubs and various organizations
for addresses on athletic affairs.
This year Mr.. Hendricks was elect
ed president of the National So
ciety of State Directors of Physic-
al and Health Education. He was
a native of Maine and was gradu-
atedf rom Colby College with B.
S. degree in 1922. He received an
M. A. degree at Syracuse Univer-
sity and a B. p. E. degree at
Springfield College. He served in
the aviation corps during the
World War. Before coming to Del
aware, Mr. Hendricks taught school
in Los Angeles. Syracuse, and at
Courtland, N. Y. Normal School.
He is survived by his wife and one
child.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Slouching Good for Some
Folks, Doctors Declare

Kansas City.-"Chin up, shoulders
back, chest out
But the military bearing is not
the best for every one, Drs. Louis
B. Laplace and Jesse T. Nicholson
of Philadelphia told the American
Medical association at its recent
convention here.
Every person has a certain pos
ture, determined by his particular
build and function, which is best
suited to him." they said.
'Slouching" is good for some peo-
pie, or, in the words of the doc
tors, there are many persons
whose optimum physiological func-
ton is attained in posture which
is not entirely correct by orthopedic
standards.
In such persons, they believe,
''the greater spinal curve compen-
safes for individual differences in
body structure and physical activ-
ity.
Studies of twenty-three healthy
men and women, they reported,
showed that vital capacity
functioning of the heart and blood
system-can be diminished ''by ex-
treme correction of posture as well
as by a marked slump"
They found two persons, however,
whose blood circulation improved
with corrected posture. ''Flexibility
of posture results in the best vital
capacity and each case requires in
dividual study, they concluded.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

ing on the highways after dark and
carry a lighted lantern, fiashlight
or other similar device.
5. When alighting from street
car, go Immediately to the curb
unless protected by a safety zone.
Resolutions for Home-makers:
1. Provide hand rails on all stair
ways and steps.
2. Use metal-containers for ash
es and waste material.
8. Stick pins in bottles contain
ing poison.
4. Do not use naptha or gasoline
for dry cleaning purposes.
5. Keep matches in metal con-
tainers and out of reach of small
children
6. Make a safety inspection of
the home and Immediately correct
all hazards found
Resolutions for Industrial EN-
ployees:
1. Report all hazards immediate
ly to the foreman.
2. Keep mechanical safeguards
in position and in perfect working
order.
3. Lend hand to the new en-
ployee and assist him in avoiding
accidents.
4. Practice good housekeeping in
the shop-"a place for everything
and everything in its place"
5. Have all minor cuts or abras-
ions treated promptly at the plant
dispensary.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Tropical Headlight-Fish
Wanders Too Far North

Boston.-A deep sea fish equipped
with its own lighting-system to at
tract food has been brought here
by the trawler Ebb.
The fish, a twenty FOUNDER, three
feet long, was caught at 140 faith
orns off Georges bank. A short arm
extends above its eyeless head and
long tentacles drop from the arm.
A bulb-like tip on the tentacle near
the mouth gives off a phosphor-
escent gleam. Officials of the bureau
Of fisheries were surprised that the
fish, a tropical variety, has been
caught SO far north.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Two Chimney Fires Near Dover

Two chimney fires occupied at
tention of Robbins Hose Company
on the Sunday before Xmas. The
first occurred in the morning at
the home of George Scott, owned
by A. Bailey Thomas, near It'd
bury branch. The second was in
the afternoon at the home of En-
NETT Kitchens, near Central
Church. There was no damage
resulted from the fires at either
place.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Checks For Theatre Employees

The annual Christmas checks to
employees of the Capital, Temple.
Dover; Strand, Smyrna, and Ever
EFT Theatres, Middletown, were dis
tributed by Manager George M.
Schwartz last week. Mr.. Schwartz
has continued this custom of maxi
ing cash present, to the theatre
staff for a number of years.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
l f''ple Catch Fish
y EE@d Their Doorsten,

MI Fishing from the
Far rsn rSonmon thing on Mil
r rsDor, sfon avenue, and
kha ~, some fairly good
(tsy tbs sea sas stocked fishing
IA raiI-oO uOods. Water COL
fas -. Oaa , undergrade to
alsh water subsidea sd1 ed 'he
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
1 M 1--WE Up Bonrs

u se n,l -Four hundred in.
2 ri,0n. Illinois State and
! n Wars received bonus
va 70 ,'as 0s,. forced to turn
y. copv;s.ss0 r,.s0n officials i'm.
"a dspo,i, ,is's s', who keep their
! % ssi, ,' ,iil Father than turn
~ Pend q ! week are :, per. .s.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

3 FEN ENEMIES
!, Countries See" to
q : sss Than
lns srica
Is \ CONTROL
Fire, one Of
s..Sis 4 forces in buila,
bHa'ls y demonstrated
a!ea. tHs times how easy it
Gis'' much INCL Of a good
II 10y p's,,,sble than ever IN
pf 70 ''t are still, from
De .lssEs " out of bounds,
] Il destroys some q
~ llas.-isbed property.
'psl modern method OF
~ ,u,,ts it out before
y y, he National Geo
W benjamin Frank
eIs, s,,ome a sort Of pa
/ fire tamers' migns !an
n 7 !, bis almanac, Al An
.',,iop y is worth a gal
|, rrs il 600 Years
'.,+rriss ago Franklin
=, Fl building houses
',..r =, more secure from
| are.' with stone I, starr
me houses under tile OF
= Paris still has few
Il. MI as many fires as
| l-,roit, Mich. Alum little
EIrO population in central
| Inns ! record Of no fire
|arS
|trproot building, to be a
[..,in,t fire within itself and
I'tbOrhood. needs steel and
/ instruction, brick or
4, metal instead Of wood
n, and windows. Modern
,sb,vs been added to these
stabrics, wire-mesh glass
a, and wood treated for
sence
s,tl is the habit or the eco
s,,,sity to build with fire
! Materials, fire losses are
,S,Esht. In The Netherlands,
rnt Of the buildings are
ID ui brick, the annual fire
IS than in the single city
sisd, Ohio.
d cannot be put out Of the
|. u,sibility, at least they
r out. One finds the hand
iaers red or brass cylinder
as walls Of many older
uaItment houses, and pub
ags. Invert it, and it is
nd into a miniature fire
!, your very hands.
1gsr relation Of this chem
-ar sprays the burning sur
IA foam Of carbon dioxide
n with carbon dioxide
here is even a non-con-
Hhtiun for fires Of electri-
= which encloses live
ii liquid insulation. A spe-
asisher attacks fires in
nss and closed chambers,
y Or too dangerous to en-
-lecting a non-inaammable
II Themselves Out.
Ian even be forced to put
rs out. Many buildings are
Hh sprinklers, which au-
y spray their surroundings
lr as soon as fire creates
saito melt their soft metal
hi their small quartz STOP
Ne sprinklers can also send
calls BY telegraph Il they
d urder.
Ike tigers, are most east
wen very young. To re-
slarm from the hands OF
rs mas been taught to tell
4 hollow wire Of copper,
: \ ne walls Of a room,
2 ne heat from flames in
a'zsl and signal firemen to
. nem before a person in
s0oii IS aware Of the
iaese metal watch-dogs
Tor fire in numerous
sre'' museums, banks,
rs Libraries, laundries
! mes hke restored coloni.
! Y q Williamsburg, Va.
, mouse, and the National
'aldlns in Washington, D.
!. .seie' Of their sensitivity
!, ~ an in their veins Is
Y a small rise in heat
y ~ ! tiny diaphragm in
/ : .,.: oox. The diaphragm
!. 'lse Is rlcal circuit which
s'aim to a central sta.
men Of the Revolution
..,sa ! g, Oy the Half-Minute
i b..'.aern vas' fire department.
s',s .Oillng irewards on a
n 1,a : Z less time than il
!, y s.oal It. Present day
-. : are Specially built 70,
Evening star., 1936-02-02
DELPHIAN SOCIETY

Gamma Chapter will meet tonor-
row evening III the Shoreham Hotel
and will take up Studies in Dra-
matte Poetry under the leadership
of Mrs Esma Maybe Lachowicz Mrs.
Lachowicz will open the meeting with
a preliminary discussion on Manfred
as a Dramatic Poem"
There will follow detailed discus.
sions of Acts I, II and III of Man.
fred by Mrs. Evelyn Bright Buckley.
Miss Clara Dickerson and Mrs. Alice
Eliot. Discussions on Brownings
dramatic poems "Pheidippis' and
"Muleykek" will be given by Mrs.
Pearle R. Friede and Mrs. Ella G.
Prescott. The meeting will close with
a summary by the president, Mrs. J.
lie Roy Elliott .
Iota Phi Delta Chapter met at the
Shoreham Hotel Mrs. Alexander
Wylie, vice president, presided
The subjecteArt Treasures of Ven-
ice and Florence" was under the
leadership of Mrs. Mcleod Maurice.
Comparison of architecture. descrip-
llOiiS vi CdliiSOl DIS. NdIllpdllllAI dl4A
paintings were given by the members.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday at the Shoreham Hotel.
Columbia Chapter will meet at
Woodward e. Lothrop's next Thurs
day at 10 am. Mrs. Wilson B. Nairn
will preside at the meeting. The
subject will be Structure and Ma
ture of Poetry" The program will bs
under the leadership of Mrs. Alan r.
Horn, who will open the discussion
with the topic, What Is Poetry?"
Other topics will be Two Descrip-
tive Poems by Shelley Mrs. Knute
Bjorka; The Structure of Poetry"
and The Stanza," Mrs. M. K. Camp
bell; illustrative StanZas,' Mrs. c. M.
Jansky. jr,; Rhythm, Rhyme and
Blank Verse" Mrs. Roy c. Miller. and
THE Poetry of Thomas Hardy" Mrs.
James c. Yaden.
Mrs. Nairn entertained the elected
and appointed officers at luncheon on
Tuesday at her home on Jefferson
street.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
COLLEGE OFFICIAL
TO ADDRESS CLASS
F. L. Dawson of Southeastern U
Will Speak at Highlands
Baptist.

Fred l. Dawson, promotion secre-
tary of the Southeastern University,
will speak TO the Kingdom Builders
Glass of Highlands Baptist Church to-
day at lc am.
A special dormitory bowling tourna-
ment will be held tomorrow at pm.
at the Central Y. M. C. A.
The Sunday school workers of the
Highlands Baptist Church will hear
an address by Page Nick. Etchison,
religious wcik director of the Y. M.
c. A., at dinner at the church Tues
day at $50 pm. The rehearsal Of the
Dramatic Club will be held in room
2le. Certra! Y. M. c. A., at 8 pm.
The weekly Y. M. c. A. staff con-
ference will be held Wednesday morn
ing instead OF Monday. DR.. E. c. Lin
deman. director of Community Organ
izations foi Leisure, w. P. A.. will
speak OH LIT isure Time and the Good
Life" Herbert A. Costain will have
charge OF TIE devotional service. The
Leadership Training School will hold
its class sessions at 730 pm, with
LtlC dSStlIOlf at o .JO. DOl
Basket Ball League will meet In the
bows gymnasium at 9:15 pm. A re-
hearsal of the Glee Club will be held
at o'c'ock.
The Us Mems Club will meet for
luncheon in the La Fayette Hotel at
1915 pm Thursday. The third lee
ture in tine forum series will be given
at 8:15 pn by Representative Edward
A. Kenney Of New Jersey on "A Ma
tional Lottery to Balance the Budget
Should We Use It?"
The annual benefit concert of the
Organized Bible Glass Association will
be gwen Friday at pm. by Frank
Mellor, tenor, of New York City. in the
First Ccng' egational Church. The
Y. w. c. A Y. M. c. A. dance will be
held in the mems gymnasium OF the
Y. M. C. A. at $50 pm.
The Executive Committee of the Y.
M. C. A. Employed Officers Alliance
will meet Saturday at 9 am. Judson
McKim Of Cincinnati will preside.
Jesus Insists on Righteousness" will
be the subject of the Y. M. c. A. radio
talk over WMAL Saturday at Sis
pm. The Representative basket ball
team will play the Harrisburg Y team
in the mems gymnasium at 7:30. there
will be wrestling match between the
Y team and the team from the Bal
timore Y in the boys gymnasium at
| 8 pm. and the senior swimming team
will meet the Pittsburgh Y swimming
team at Pittsburgh. From $50 to IL
an athletic social dance will be held
in the gym. Tickets for the athletic
| events are also good for the dance.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Continued From Sixth Page.

Chronicle Committee at the home OF
Miss Gertrude Connor, Alexandria,
Va, this afternoon.
The bowling teams meet Monday
nights at the Brooks bowling alley. ~
I street.
A musicale will be presented by the
Curley Club Players at Carroll Hall
the nights of February IL and IL to
aid the scholarship fund. Paul Mes
sink is directing this production
Dancing will follow.
Robert E. Lee Chapter, U. d. C., will
meet tomorrow at o'clock at Con-
federate Memorial Hall. Mrs. Richard
Allen will preside and Miss Eliza Car
penter, chairman of entertainment
will present program.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society
at the last meeting installed as officers:
Mrs. Joseph Millenson. president; Mrs.
Martin Mendelsohn, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Harry Walsky, second vice
president: Mrs. Charles Goldsmith,
third vice president; Mrs Morris Gill,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. William
Kirsch, recording secretary; Mrs
Evening star., 1936-02-02
VETERANS INSTALL
HOWARD S. STARR
Rea Chapter of D. A. V. Has
Ceremonial Attended by
Department Head.

At the last meeting of Rea Chapter,
Disabled American Veterans, DR.. C. H.
Anderson, department commander,
installed officers as follows Com
mander. Howard S. Starr; senior vice
commander, Jacob B. Gladstone;
junior vice copmander, Comrade
Mullins; acting adjutant Joseph j.
1dler; treasurer, Henry Thornton, and
Judge advocate, James Kehoe.
Mrs. Rea. first field director Of the
American Red Cross at Walter Reed
General Hospital, presented a set
of national and D. A. v. colors to
the chapter.
The Executive Committee will meet
in The District Building board room
on February 10, to receive reports on
the progress made on the numerous
policies adopted by the committee at
its initial meeting two weeks ago.
One matter to come before the COM
mittee will be the adoption of ten
tative program looking toward the
strongest possible representation from
Washington at the next national con-
vention in Milwaukee next July.
The Col. Young Chapter is conduct
ing a systematic canvass in the Gov
ernment departments for wartime dis
able colored men eligible for the Or
ganization.
World War veterans who desire to
file application for their bonuses, or
who desire information pertaining to
the same, are requested to communi-
cate with Capt. Thomas Kirby, leg
islative chairman, in the Munsey
Building.
The Disabled Veterans of the Dis
trict have drawn up resolutions in
tribute to King George v of England,
Rudyard Kipling, Gen. w. w. After
bury, Lieut.. Gen. Hunter Liggett and
Maj Gen. Herbert Ball Crosby. The
latter was a former Commissioner of
the District. One of the local chapters
was at one time named after Gen.
Atterbury.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
News of Local Clubs

Louis Kalichstein, financial secretary,
and Mrs Hirsh de Laviez. treasurer
The annual convention Of the So
ciety of Denver will take place at the
Astor Hotel. New York. March 81. p
and 23 The local auxiliary will be
represented by Mrs. Millenson, Mrs
Mendelsohn and Mrs. Walsky.
The Literature Division Of the Dis
trict Federation will hold the first of
its series of book reviews Wednesday
at II am. in the Georgetown Library
under the direction Of Mrs. Joseph r.
McCuen. chairman of the division
Mrs. Helen Steinbarger, assistant Ii
brarian and readers adviser OF the
Georgetown Library, will review the
outstanding books of the Winter
Other book reviews in this series will
be held on the first Wednesday of each
month at the same place.
The Washington Alumnae Chapter,
Alpha Epsilon Alpha Of Alpha Chi
Omega, will be entertained at desert
meeting Tuesday at o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Leland Sutherland, 1901
Berkshire terrace, Golf Club Manor.
Va. Miss Dorothy Perkins will assist
the hostess.
An evening of games will follow a