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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29

THE altar was being prepared for A sacrifice of the children, Phrixua and Helle. to the great god Zeug, They were the son and the daugh. ter Of Athamas. king of Thebes, and had suffered persecution at the hands of their steDmother Tho, when their own mother rescued them.
 Mounting the back of a winged. authenticated ram. the boy and the girl flew from Thebes to find refuge with Aetes. king of Colchis. On the way. however. Helle fell to her death in the water below. Since then that body of water has been called the Hellespont.
 Phrixus flew on, though. and when he arrived at Colchis he offered the ram in sacrifice on the altar of Mara. and placed its golden fleece under the guardianship of a fiery dragon.
 The 100 drachmae value of Greece's recent mythologlcal set of stamps illustrates this story, with a picture of Phrixus and Helle in flight on the winged ram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29
BANQUET STAGED
 BY MEMS LEAGUE
Sacred Heart Group Cele- brateS Close of Annual
 Card Tournament

More than 100 men attended the annual banquet of the church of the Sacred Heart Mems league card tournament which took place last night in the basement of the parish parochial school. During the evening there were speeches, a dinner, en- tertainment and refreshments. Talks were given by Arthur Bowling of the Wilby high school faculty, Rev. Heary Quinn, pastor of the Sacred Heart church, Rev. Edward Duffy, captain of the second place team and Michael Shea, whose players were humbled by winning the few est games during the season.
 Prizes awarded to winners of the tournament were as follows Fire prize, Nicholas Stack; sec ond prize, Frederick Ellis; third prize, Michael Duffy; and low prize, Michael Whelan. Captains of the 12 teams which have been playing since November, are: Nicholas Stack. Michael Duffy, Fred Ellis, John Martin, John Cor bctt, Messy Shea, Michael Shea, Toddy Burns, Robert Spletosher, Timothy Donahue, Pierce Corden and Theodore Cruess.
 Music during the dinner was by the Esquires orchestra. Among those present were: M. F. Tang ney, J. Jennly, E. Dunn, F. J, Danaher, Sr., Bernard Keegan, T. Cruess, Robert Stack, James O'Brien, James Sullivan, Patrick Kerwin, William J. Phelan, c. E. Green, George Bobb, Henry Bel leau, Joseph Meyer, Frank De- coninck, J. Moore, Patrick Burke P. Barry, Francis Mullins, D. Mar eel, Raymond Evans, Raymond Howard, Louis Howard.
 John Martin, Matty Carey James Cannon, Robert Stack, Mi chael Griffin, Neil Griffin, John Corden, Joseph Stack, Michael Stack. Joseph Phelan, Frederick J. Ellis, O. Cavanaugh, Edward Calvin, Michael Shea, Maurice Crimmins, Thomas M. Quinn, Pat rick Shea, John Kelly, Jeremiah Carroll, Cornelius Cavanaugh Thomas Doherty, John Corbett Thomas Whalen, Joseph Blum Thomas Reilly, Pierce Corden Everett Mansfield.
 John Tobin, Michael O'Brien Hugh Gallagher, Fergus A. Mad. den, Frank Phelan, Thomas Speers, Joseph Fitzgerald, Thomas Phelan, John Ryan, Ralph Blum Thomas Hubbard, Patrick O'Reilly John Martin, Jr., James Walsh James J. Fitzmaurice, James Shan try, Patrick J. Cantillon, M. Sweeney Michael r. Cantillon. Toddy Burns and Morgan Bowling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29
CHAPTER XXI

Harriet, who was at the mirror toaxing her hair into soft waves said, There's letter for you, Toby It came in the afternoon mail"
 Toby picked up the letter and for one breathless moment her heart scared. Then she saw the name on the corner of the envelope and the warm feeling that had sur rounded her vanished. The letter wasn't from Tim. The name on the envelope was that of an adver- tising agency.
 She said, Its nothing very im- portant. I guess" and tore open the envelope. There were two sheets inside, folded separately. The first bore the letterhead of the advertising agency. It read, brief 1y, that the enclosed letter had been received from publication carrying their advertising and, since 1t seemed to be for Toby,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29
THE STORY so FAR

TOBY RYAN, 10, is . cOmmer- eiaI model posing for photo graphs tO be used in advertise menta. She shares an apartment with HARRIET HOLM, also . nn0deI
 At . charity style show Toby meets wealthy TIM JAMESON who showers her with attentions for Q time. Tim leaves town for "a few days, promising to call Toby as soon as he returns. The time stretches out and no word eOmes from him.
 Toby spends . day con loca- slOn," making photographs to N- Iustrate a magazine story. When she reaches home letter Is wait ing for her.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29
AIR TRAVELLERS INSURED FREE

London, (UP) -- Free insurance will be provided to all travellers on British airlines in any part of the world. This announcement is made by the Air League of the British Empire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-29
DIvORCEs GAIN IN CANADA

Ottawa, Ont, (UP)-Divorce in- creased by more than 24 per cent in Canada last year, the dominion bureau of statistics reports. The number of divorces granted during a035 totaled 1,376, an increase of 270 over 1884.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
BOARD
NAMED JULY

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, June 19.-The county school
board will be appointed at a
public meeting in the courthouse
here July 3, it was announced
yesterday by the school electoral
board, following its organization
meeting.
The Rev. Ira P. Harbaugh was
selected chairman of the electoral
board yesterday at a meeting held
in the home of Mrs. Grace Don
aldson, a member. The third
member, Earl G. Beale, was
named secretary.
Terms of the present board
members, John M. Stewart, chair
man; Mrs. Ruby G. Simpson
and Arthur Wilson, will expire
June 80.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
ACTION SAVES
CHILDREN

Policeman o. T. Clatterbuck, Of
the Sixth precinct today was
praised for his quick action in pre-
venting what might have been a
serious accident during a lawn
fete at Trinity Episcopal Church,
Dahlia Street and Piney Branch
Road Northwest, last night.
A group of about 80 children
were on the lawn when parked
car was struck by another machine
and started rolling down the hill,
headed for the group.
The policeman, who was on duty,
shouted to the children to run, and
boarding the speeding car, he man
aged to bring it to a halt, though
not before two of the children had
been struck and slightly injured.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
ECLIPSE CLEAR
FORD.C.GR0UP
IN SIBERIA

NnteRm@t1On&1 news SoEVHc0
Radio short wave fans were
among the chief beneficiaries to-
day as the universe staged one Of
its rareSt and most magnificent
phenomena-a total eclipse Of the
sun that turned morning into mid
night when the moons shadow cut
. Stygian Swath from Greece to
Japan.
Twenty.eight Soviet astronomi-
cal expeditions used the solar
blackout to test the effects of
eclipses and Sunspots on short
wave transmission, while two
American and 10 other foreign
parties snapped hundreds of pic
lures and made feveriSh observa-
tions Of the last total eclipse for
. year.
d. G. Observers Lucky
Good conditions prevailed at
Ak.Bulak, near the RuSSo-Siberian
border, station Of the Harvard
Observation-Disclosures Institute
Of Technology expedition and at
Kustanai farther east, where the
cameras of the Georgetown Uni
versity.National Geographic So
ciety observers were trained on the
intervening moon.
Bad luck, however, spoiled
months preparation for the Ameri-
can, British, and Australian OBJ
servers In northern Hokkaido,
Japan, where clouds obScured the
view at HamiSkaIi. Japanese OBJ
servers in another spot succeeded
In catching the eclipse.
Two thousand hySterical Ka-
zaks set up q nightly roar at Ak
Bulak as the Harvard expedition
worked swiftly and silently, max
ing the most in a few seconds of
their long advance work. At the
moment Of totality, 7:16 a. m.
Moscow time, q bright star ap-
peared east Of the moon, and the
blazing solar halo, the corona,
was clearly visible in a Silvery-
white flare Of glory.
Weird dark shadows were cast
on the ground, but the sky was
not entirely darkened, as a pale
pink fringe encircled the horizon.
An airplane swapping photo
graphs flew overhead throughout
the period of totality.
The British expedition at
OmSk reported perfect weather
for observation purposes. They
radioed, however, that the native
populace was terrified, fearing
that the blotted sun had gone
forever"
Beginning in the Mediterranean
just after the sun had risen, the
naughty little earthly satellite
moved in front of the sun. darken-
ing nearly all Asia for a maximum
period Of 2l2 minutes.
Moving all the way across Asia
in 40 minutes, the eclipse was per-
hapS best observed in the center
Of its path, at BelorechenSkaya,
north Of the Caucasus, and 1900
miles from Moscow.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
KeniIWorth Avenue
Opening Program

A parade, led by the Police
Boys Club Band and composed
of civic and fraternal organiza-
tions, school children and the
Kenilworth Church and Sunday
School, will be held Saturday at
8 p. M, observing the opening
of KenilWorth Avenue N. E. The
entire neighborhood is expected
70 participate in the parade.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
Grand Circuit Heightened

Most convincing proof that the
trotters are well on their way back
to old-time popularity is the fact
that two more cities comprise the
Grand Circuit this year than in
1885 and two more weeks of rae
ing are scheduled.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
Patients To Be Given
Work Aptitude Tests

Miss RoSalyn Herr, rehabilita-
tion assistant of the National Tu-
berculosis Association of New
York, today will give group of
patients recovering at Tubercu-
losis Hospital aptitude and psy-
Geological tests to determine their
fitness for jobs.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
108 Koreans Drowned

SEN, Korea, June 10
G.N.SD One hundred and eight
Koreans were drowned today
when a motor launch capsized in
a heavy sea not far out Of
Chosen. Twelve were saved.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
Labor Study Asked

The Senate yesterday asked the
Secretary of Labor to conduct a
survey into the migration of un-
employed workers across State
lines.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19

GLORIA VANDERBILT
(right), who is growing so
fast despite the weight" of
her riches, and a chum, Pat
sy Dickinson, attended the
United Hunts meet on Long
Island estate of Charles V.
Hickox. international News
Photo.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
stimulatins internationa, com.

Of stimulating international COM
merce."
To the suggestion that 1t be used ~
. reserve for ., Pan-American cur
rency, issued In the name Of . Pam
American league, or union. he replied:
why not? The South American
countries have little or no gold: they
are naturally users of silver. All Of
them, or most Of them. are ofhcially
OF gold. or of both, floating In . sea
Of fiscal uncertainty. We might end
all that by cooperative action II We
had the courage and the sense. But
after 20 years In the Senate, 1t appears
to me that governments are incapable
of settling any major problem ade-
quately. We lack the courage or the
sense-or both. We do not know what
to do In . crisis, or do not dare do 1t.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
neighbors. That makes . very great
difference-all the dif3erencei

neighbors. That makes . very great
difYerence-all the differencei
Take the question Of currencies.
Tor example. Nothing can be done
about stabilixation In Europe because
Of international distrust, the fear Of
war, and the economic and political
imperialism Of the great powers. We
cannot cooperate with them, because
we feel that they have no honest in
tention Of keeping the agreements and
treaties that they sign. BY contrast.
what = golden opportunity We have
in the Western Hemisphere!
"At least, q silver opportunitr7"
queried the writer.
whether gold, or silver, or both, II
replied the Senator from Nevada,
"and the United States has been on q
'bimetallic standard during most OF its
history-"we need = de-facto currency
sterilization II we are to have an
enlarged and confident commerce. We
have q vast reserve Of gold and silver
in the United States-so great that 1t
Is Of little use to US. We have put
much Of 1t into . cave in Kentucky and
mounted soldiers over 1t. Instead. we
ought to make 1t the means and basis
Evening star., 1936-09-24

I'm the important matter Of neutral
ity policy We can do little without
the support Of others. II We seek to
suppress the war-trade and war
country. - We do, We run immediately
into the danger that al that We
undertake will be nullihed by what u
called continuous voyage In inter-
national law-by the trans-shipment
Of goods, or the transfer Of loans,
through nominally neutral countries.
Look at the tragedy Of Spain today!
III We can now obtain the loyal
collaboration Of all the American re.
publics in confirming what We have
Evening star., 1936-09-24
BY BRENT DOW ALLINSON.

Concentration upon two or three OF
the most pressing subjects in the i'm
portant Pan-American Peace Congress,
to be held this year at Buenos Aires.
Is favored by Senator Key Pitman OF
Nevada, chairman of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, as means
Of achieving success in the meeting.
From considerable experience in
conferences" he said. Il have dis
covered the truth of the paradox that
the briefer the agenda, the more Is
likely to be accomplished.
Although I have not yet been ap-
preached or informed about the pro-
gram of the conference by the State
Department, I am deeply interested in
1t. Sooner or later, of course, our
committee will have to be consulted,
since the object in view Is a treaty or
treaties, for the improvement Of re-
lations with, and between, our Amer
lean neighbors.
Concentrated Efforts Urged.
"The more that we of the Senate
can know about the negotiations.
therefore-and the earlier-the great
er will be the chance of acceptance by
the Senate Of the treaty or treaties
that may result; and the less will be
the danger Of blunder or failure, since
there are some subjects, of course,
which would not be acceptable. be-
lieve 1t might be wiser to concentrate
on two or three major objectives and
let the rest 60 over to another meet
ing"
Mr.. Pitman was asked which he con-
eidered most important of the six pro-
posed topics of the preliminary pro-
gram-juridical organization of peace
Pan-American neutrality policy
limitation Of armaments, inter-
American economic problems, increase
of cultural interrelations. permanent
Pan-American Court Of Justice, or q
Evening star., 1936-09-24
new League Of Neutral Nations OF the
Western Hemisphere.

new League Of Neutral Nations OF tne
Western Hemisphere.
Arbitration is, Of course, . very
good thing" he replied. I'VE believe
in it. But o an-American. or con-
tinental and cooperative, neutrali-
ty policy proclaimed by treaty Is even
more important now, in view OF un-
settled conditions abroad. Second to
that. I should consider the funda-
mental improvement of our economic
relations and the enlargement Of q
valuable commerce with our American
neighbors as most worthy Of attention.
For that, . reciprocal stabilization Of
our respective currencies-and per-
haps the creation of new Pan-Amer-
ican unit of international exchange
ought to be considered.
American League Seen.
"A league of American nations may
perhaps, be the natural outcome OF
successful understandings concerning
these two matters, as you tell me that
Guatemala and others are suggesting
together with widening Of the Mon
roe Doctrine. If 50, 1t will be, like
our own Federal Union. the fruition
of common political principles and
dangers-the logical outgrowth of ap-
prehension prevailing in all the Amer.
ican nations today-requiring shield
against common menace arising from
the threats Of foreign armaments
wars and war-makers. We ought t,
profit by the failures Of the League
of Nations. for conditions are funda'
mentally, much better and more equit'
able in the Western Hemisphere. W.
are not afraid of each other. None of "
on this side of the Atlantic believes II
the inevitability or virtue Of war; non'
of us plan to wage it against oul
Evening star., 1936-09-24

our citizens and by requiring that our
resources shall be used for life and
not for death. Could there be any
higher or worthier objective Of gov.
ernment than that?"
Evening star., 1936-09-24

phere. not only keeping our republics
out Of alien wars, but powerfully con-
tributing to the limitation. If not the
suppression. Of warfare by prohibiting
the economic abetting Of 1t by all Of
Evening star., 1936-09-24

already initiated by our new Neutrality
Act. We shall take q long step forward.
We may even succeed. - you suggest.
In erecting . formidable anti-military
fence about the whole Western Hemis-
Evening star., 1936-09-24
LIMITED ACENDA
'0N PEACE URGED
Pitman Holds Success More
Likely at Buenos Aires
With Few Topics.

(This is the fifteenth OF series
OF articles on the "Neir Pan-Amer-
icdnisnr" and the forthcoming
peace congress in Buenos AiresJ
Evening star., 1936-09-24
To feel GOOD offer smokinq-

It's not just the pleasure fellow gets of smoking
Lucky Strikes. Its feeling good after smoking! Fresh
as daisy. A clean taste in your mouth. And when
you start singing in your bath-your voice clear
as bell That's the great thing about light smoke.
Lucky Strikes-being made from the finest CENTER
leaf tobaccos-ash good And because they're
light ,mokt; you feel good smoking them. And after
smoking them, too!
Smyrna times., 1936-07-16

pronounced and following her
breaking down in tears, was lead
from the courtroom. Phillips it
will be remembered, and so the
testimony showed at the trial, was
employed at a store in Rehoboth.
On the night in question, accom-
panied by Robert Roy White, he
had gone to Harrington and ended
up at the Green Lantern, small
roadhouse where a stud poker
game was in progress conducted
by the dead man Billings. An arg
ument took place over the cards
and the stabbing was result of
the alteration and fist fight COM
mencing at the card table. Bill
ings had two knife wounds, one on
the hip and the other over the
heart Phillips contended he mere
tContinued on Pare Five1
Smyrna times., 1936-07-16
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Harry r. Keen Near Blackbird,
Overcome of Heat on Friday

/. Harry r. Keen, aged II, a well
known farmer of Blackbird Hun
cred, was overcome by heat on his
farm north of Smyrna, Friday,
while threshing wheat. A doctor
was summoned but to no avail.
His death was a shock to his fam
lily and many friends. Mr.. Keen,
who was a bachelor, was a son of
the late David Keen of Blackbird
Hundred, and was respected by all
who knew him. He is survived by
one sister, Miss Nina Keen who
made her home with him and four
brothers, Cooper, Stephen, Joll and
Levi Keen all living up in Pennsyl-
vania. Funeral services took place
at 1:30 p. m, Tuesday from Mat
thews Funeral Homes and inter
ment was in Glenwood Cemetery,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-16
KENT COUNTY COURT CASES
HEARD AT DOVER THIS WEEK

A jury of twelve men Tuesday
found John M. Phillips, of Laurel,
guilty of manslaughter in killing
Grover Brownie" Billings, at the
Green Lantern, small eating
house near Harrington, Tuesday,
June 16. The jury it is under
stood originally stood 8 to for
conviction, and then held out for
an hour longer for a vote 10 to 2
for conviction. The final verdict
was after a compromise recon-
mending the mercy of the court.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer
with Chief Justice Layton presid-
ing, and Associate Justices Har-
rington and Richards, sentenced
Phillips to serve 18 months in the
Kent County Jail at Dover. Phil
lips wife was seated in front of
the dock at the time sentence was
Smyrna times., 1936-07-16
MOTORCARTEST
BEGAN MONDAY.
Kent County Lane Opened at
Dover, Monday, With
Lively Interest
SCHEDULE OF LANES

Delaware motorists began a trek
Monday morning to the five safety
lanes throughout the state as their
part in the eighth annual motor
vehicle inspection campaign, con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
State Motor Vehicle Department,
the State Highway Department,
and the Delaware Safety Council
The campaign which got under
way at s o'clock Monday morning.
will continue until Saturday, Au-
gust 20. The two lanes in Will
mington opened Monday morning
at s a. m, daylight saving time,
while the other three lanes opened
at 9 a. m. until 5 p. m, standard
time, daily. The Wilmington lanes
are located on Washington Street
at Forty-third Street, and on the
Bancroft Parkway at Pennsylvania
Avenue. The rural New Castle
County lane located at Newark
will be open until Wednesday, July
%, while the Kent County lane will
be open at Dover until Saturday,
and the Sussex County lane will be
in Georgetown until Saturday.
These three lanes will be moved
about to various parts of their re-
spective counties on regular
schedule. The schedule for the
three lanes outside of Wilmington
up to August % as follows: Lane
3-Delaware City, July % to 25;
New Castle, July 27 to August 1;
Middletown, August 3 to II; Smyr-
ma, August 13 to 22. Lane Mil
ford, July 20 to 70; Milton, July 80
to August 1; Bridgeville, August
to 8; Harrington, August 10 to Is;
Frederick, August IL to %, Lane
5-Seaford, July 20 to Is; Laurel,
July n to August i; Selbyville,
August 8 to 8; Millsboro, August
10 to Is; Rehoboth, August II to
10; Lewes, August 20 to %.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-16
NEW OFFICERS
ROTARY CLUB
George o. FearOn Succeeds
DIR. c. G.. HarmOnsOn as
Clubs President
CONFERENCE REPORT

The Smyrna Rotary Club met
last Thursday evening at the Way
side Inn, with George o. Fearon,
the new president Of the club, pre-
siding He succeeds DR.. c. G..
Harmonson, the retiring president
whose term had expired. Mr..
Fearon gave a talk on his attend
ance at the President and Secre-
taries Conference held in College
vile, Pa. Many profitable ques-
tions were analized and some were
recommended for adoption, their
use in club programs were pointed
out. Many prominent speakers
from various Rotary districts were
present at this conference to ad-
dress the Presidents and Secretar-
les. The social side of the assem-
bly, consisted of a musical and
vaudeville entertainment. Robert
H. Denney, Secretary of the Club,
and w. E. Matthews, Jr., also at
tended this conference. Visiting
Rotarian: j. w. Vane of Dover
club.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-16
STATE VOTERS
MUST REGISTER
General Registration All Over
State To Be Made
This Year
FIVE DAYS ARE NAMED

The first registration day of the
campaign will be held next Satur-
day at the two usual polling
places in Smyrna. A gener-
al registration of voters Will
be made in Delaware this year
and all those who are eligible and
desire to vote at the general cleo
tion in November, will be required
to have their name placed on the
registration books. Under the reg
istration laws, enacted by the 1881
session of the Legislature, a gen
eral registration of voters in this
State is made every four years, the
first one being in 1892 Five days
have ben named in the law as reg
istration days as follows: Satur-
day, July 18th, Saturday, August
1st, Thursday, August 18th, Satur-
day, September 18th and Saturday,
October 18th. The voters desiring
to participate in the county prim-
ary elections of the two major po-
litical parties will be required to
register on one of the first three
registration days as these primary
elections are usually over before
the last two registration days.
Places of registration will be Sc
lected in each election district,
which in many cases is the same
place where the polls are located
at election time, and the regisra-
tion officials will be on duty ati
these places from eight o'clock in
the morning until seven o'clock in
the evening with one hour inter-
mission at noon. All persons twen--
ty-one years of age or over are
eligible to register providing they
have been resident of this State
for one year, a resident of their
respective county for three months
and a resident of their respective
election district for thirty days
preceding the date of the election.