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Smyrna times., 1937-10-21
Down
The Road
BY CHARLES M. UpIAM
Engineer-Direcfor
American Road Builders Assn
Washington, D. c.

road.
The other young man was awk-
ward and unimpressive when I
talked to him. He was embarrass-
ed at his lack of conversational
ability. I asked him what he was
doing and he said, Nothing much,
I guess" He did not get to finish
grammar school. He is in a rut
and has no destination. He is the
son of the farmer who lives on the
bad secondary road. He is the
product of eleven wasted years
that can only be blamed on the un-
pardonable condition of a road that
has continued to keep him isolated
from the good things of life. His
is the pitiful story of a boy depriv-
ed of schooling by the impassabil-
ity of the road in front of his home
that prevented the school bus from
picking him up and carrying him
with the other children to the CEN
traIized school fifteen miles away.
His is the sad tale OF a young man
without funds to obtain outside ed
ucation in the form of profession
or trade because a bad road has
continued to defeat his fathers eff
forts to get his produce to a mar
ket, comparatively speaking, only
stones throw away.
The question today is the same
as it was eleven years ago. Do
our lawmakers Enthusiastically real
ize that they legislate a better life
for their feIlowmen, their own
neighbors and their neighbors' chill
dren, when they legislate money
for the construction and mainten-
ance of good roads under proper
administrative expenditure Have
out legislators been convinced that
good roads bring about good living
conditions?
Smyrna times., 1937-10-21
Christmos Seals!

BUY and use mem DeICu1OSlS 80
ciety in it's
thirty-frst annual drive for tuber-
culosis funds. The seal sale will as
in the past open on Thanksgiving
Day and continue until Christmas
Miss Emily P. Bissell, originator of
the first Christmas Seal in Amer
lea in 1907, and president of the
anti-tuberculosis society, comment
ing up this years Christmas Seal
said, The Christmas Seal this
year is another reminder of Gus
toms of the olden days. It depicts
a jolly and colorful town crier-
the man who went from house to
house in the small towns and viii
lagos to warn of dangers, spread
the news, and protect the house
holders The earliest settlers in all
parts of our country brought from
their various homelands this Gus
tom of having bell ringer, town
crier or a night watchman go
about at night to guard their
homes and warn against Indians or
marauding bandits. In buying and
using our Christmas Seals this year
on holiday letters and packages, we
may know that this friendly Town
Crier was chosen to symbolic pro-
lection of our homes from tuber-
culosis. The anti-tuberculosis SER
vices of the Delaware Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society are made possible
by the annual sale of these little
messengers of health.
Smyrna times., 1937-10-21
1897 XMAS SEAL
TALK
Delaware Anti tuberculosis
Society Laying Plans For
Active Work
STARTS THANKSGIVING


preview of the
1887 Christ
m a S S e al
which will be
used this year
by the Della
ware Anti-Tu-
Smyrna times., 1937-10-21

! high level. "They have regulat-
ID the production of farm goods
and there is no real reason why
+his business cannot be regulated,
she continued. The speaker said
that Is per cent of the deaths and
injuries by automobile accidents
could be blamed indirectly on
1inuor Devotions were led by Mrs.
I,ayinia Lynch and the Rev. Jacob
Handy, pastor of the Laurel M. E.
Circuit. made the prayer. Fea-
trres of the program were the
summary of the years work by the
corresponding secretary, Mrs.
bertha ]. Coursey, and the annual
address of the president, Mrs. Anna
Lee Waller. Mrs. Coursey report
cd 18 active unions in New Castle
county with membership varying
from over 100 in the Wilmington
down to 20 in small
or unions. Most of them also have
L. t. L. groups and many reported
membership increases. Kent coun-
tv has II active unions, Clayton
and FELTON, being the largest with
so active members each. Sussex
reported 16 active unions.
The Laurel union leads the State
in activity, with 1o2 working mem
bers. ten honorary members; a Y.
T. c. with % members, an L. T. L.
membership of %, and Crockett
Union. In making her annual re-
mort Mrs. Waller said that the w.
G. T. U. met in Laurel in 1888, in
1892, in 1907 and again in 1924.
Smyrna times., 1937-10-21
ET.U. HEARS
GAINS
Margaret n"nns, ,s,salas Nation
treasurer, Addresses
IGNITION at Laurel
,rslpEsrs REPORT

.,,t Of money spent last
amour, ssIs country u in the liquor liquor
tsls ss,.s land and One-half billion
r, !. 'a.rs a0pal to the amount Jun
daIng .alnssent mt on relief" Mrs
fovsil f's Wlnns. national treasur- nr
Fset Moman's MoI Christian Tenn
= r'..a unlyr concluding the first day
/ FrVics nee. 'or 0iDStb annual conven-
4 mIyIT-I DsIaware W. C. T. u,
y r. .I' The convention which
I .p,s.. Is., saturday, was held in
Intenary N. E. Cnurcn' .ar,,ice nTJcs
esons attended ,,,tIIs. tne of Sc nel- TtI.
|nrs. Anna Lee waiig- is;.r = Mrs
president presluing. ll-,,s,ntion Il ! ,
" ,io,,ors was on the in
I IN this country ana LII .na a. /,
I the past year tne 60 s1o =
i! is.' .sa modern saloons and tap
- boinu more dangerous
! tbe pre-repeal type. Mrs
| recommended that Presi-
PooseveIt urge the specialses-
Il Congress next month TO
n the production Of liquor
A the price could be kept at
Smyrna times., 1937-10-21

Thirty engineers from Germany
visited the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal last week in the course
of a two-weehs trip through the
United States. Eighty-one civil
and construction engineers from all
parts of the Reich make up the
party. The United States govern
ment has provided a guide for the
groups making special inspections.
Smyrna times., 1937-10-21

changes We're rather small, accord
ing to the October estimates of the
Crop Reporting Board of the Unit
ed States Department of Agricul-
ture. In various important areas,
dry weather during September
checked the growth Of pastures,
potatoes, cabbage, grain sorghums
and other late crops and delayed
the seeding Of winter wheat, but
the weather was favorable for har-
vesting beans, late hay and various
other crops. The October indica-
tions for oats, barley, rice, pea
nuts, apples, grapes, pecans, and
tobacco are from ] to 3 percent
above those Of a month ago, and
corn 5 percent, but reductions of
to 8 percent are shown by buck
wheat, grain sorghums, pears. po-
tatoes, sugar beets, and hops.
AS harvesting progresses, it is
becoming increasingly evident that
crop yields per acre harvested will
average higher than in any recent
gear. A. composite of the indica-
tions for principal crops shows the
prospective yields of 1887 crops to
be 1119 percent of the average
yields secured during the 1928
1882 period. This compares with
corresponding composites of 86.8
last year, 1902 in 1885, sos in
1884, 93.8 in 1888, 1913 in 1892
The highest yields of any recent
year were secured in 1920 when
they averaged 1895 of the same
1882 average. This high level
of crop yields per acre is due pri-
marily to favorable weather in the
Cotton Belt and to light infestation
of boil weevils Excluding cotton,
which is expected to yield At per-
cent more than average and nearly
II percent more than ever before,
prospective yields of all other crops
are only 1887 percent of average.
There is about an average wheat
crop but rather large crops of 9TH
er food crops such as rye, rice.
beans, peanuts, potatoes and sweet
potatoes. Fruits are so uniformly
heavy that the total tonnage will
probably be a new record and the
per capita supply about as large
as in 1926. Tobacco production
will be about average. Feed grain
production will be almost average
and ample for the livestock to be
fed Hay supplies are also ample.
The only crops that appear far be-
low usual production are fiaxsee0
and clover seed.
Milk production showed about
the usual September decline and
on October 1 total production was
about percent lower than the
rather high productions on that date
last year. Regional trends of pro-
duction are divergent but feed
prices are declining and production
seems likely to catch up with last
year before December /. For the
current feeding period as a whole
about the usual per capita supply
may be expected.
Egg production appears to be
holding up well. The number of
hens is rather low and the number
of pullets on hand from this years
hatch is also low, but, as in each
of the last six months, egg produc-
ton per 100 hens in farm fiocks on
the first of the month was reported
unusually high, indicating about
the usual per capita supply of eggs
during recent months. Looking
ahead, the smaller fiocks and the
lower proportion of young pullets
may tend to reduce egg production
during the coming winter.
Smyrna times., 1937-10-21
Milford Ffremen Clear s2,67O.21


A final check-up last week by
Treasurer c. d. Holzmueller, of the
Carlisle Fire Company, Milford, re-
veals the fact that not Withstand
ing adverse conditions such as they
never encountered in the past, the
company cleared S2.67O.21 on their
carnival this year. This money
win be used partly to make pay
ment on the debt and a part will
be used to bolster the maintenance
account. At the last session of
City Council a resolution was pass
ed by that body to give the Car
Isle Fire Company S500.00 a
month.
Smyrna times., 1937-10-21

Farmers Busy Sowing Wheat
Cool weather is hurry the sowing
Of wheat. The danger of the hes
sian fly being over farmers are pre-
pairing for a large acreage due to
the high price of the grain.
The Washington times., 1937-12-28
HERALD Tim ES
CARRIERS HOLD
annual PARTY
500 Boys Get Praise
For Good Work

Five hundred young and ener-
eetic Washington Times and
Washington Herald carrier boys
sat down at their annual Christ
mas party at the Metropolitan
Police Boys Club, No 2. last night,
1t was the tenth annual party
given the boys as reward for
being worthy carriers" and it
was a grand party, replete with
a huge turkey dinner, sparkling
floor show. and number OF the
Capitals foremost citizens, who
addressed the boys and paid trib-
ute to them for their splendid
work throughout the year.
JOE LEWIS WIRES
The long tables were loaded
with every good thing to make a
dinner complete, from Maryland
turkey down through candy and
cake. ice cream and other sweets.
Major Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent of police, extended a
welcome to the boys, praised their
work and wished them well for
the New Year.
A telegram from Joe Louis,
heavyweight boxing champion OF
the world, was read, extending
his congratulations on their fine
work and urging them on to
greater success in 1888,
Rufus A. Byars, director Of the
Lichtman Theaters, was master OF
ceremonies. and there was long
list of entertainers from theaterS
and clubs.
WORK PRAISED
L. Gordon Leech, director of the
club, presented tokens to a num-
ber of the boys for outstanding
service during the year.
William C. Shelton, associate
publisher and business manager
of the Washington Herald and the
Washington Times, told of the
growth of the annual banquets
from eight carriers present at the
first one 10 years ago, to the 500
who attended last night. He
lauded the work of the carriers,
and commended Major Brown for
his work in the boys club move
ment.
H. A. P. Robinson, director of
circulation of the Washington
Herald and the Washington Times,
told of the vital role of carriers,
and pointed out the opportunities
Of advancement open to them.
GUESTS AT BANQUET
Guests of the Washington Her
aid and Washington Times at the
banquet we're: DR.. Herbert Mar
shall, jr.; Major Campbell John
son, DR.. T. Edward Jones, Miss
Monte H. Burroughs. Hon. ]. A..
Cobb, Rufus G. Byars, C. Tiffany
Tolliver, Dr.. W. j. Thompkins,
Charles M. Thomas, Edward B.
Henderson, John H. Burr. Sergt.
j. W. Scott, DR.. Amanda v. G.
Hilyer, Col. West A. Hamilton,
John Young, Capt. James E. Bobo.
All the guests gave brief talks.
The Washington times., 1937-12-28
Gun Thief
Museum ReUOLUer
Mailed Back

ARCADIA, Cal, December %
U.N.S0 Back in its museum
case today was a battered old from
tier model six-shooter that once
barked death in the hands of a
robber gang of pioneer days. The
gun was mailed to the museum
two months after it had been
stolen from a show case.
The gun was presented to w.
Parker Lyon, head of the museum
by Emmett Dalton, once mem
ber of the notorious Dalton gang.
"The thief got a rush of con.
science to the heart" Lyon said.
The Washington times., 1937-12-28
3 Defendants Held
For Grand jury

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. %.
Three defendants were held for
action of the grand jury, follow
ing hearings before Judge James
r. Duncan yesterday in Alexan-
dria police court.
They were Wesley Wallace, 27,
colored, charged with assault and
purse Snatching; James Siebert,
80, colored, felonious assault on
William Lee, colored, janitor of
the First National Bank, and Ad-
die Gibson, 10, colored, felonious
assault on Robert Whitney.
The Washington times., 1937-12-28
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Evening star., 1937-05-06
Z arlv SETTLE

Early settle
ment is expected Of the prevailing
strike Of makeup men and hair
dressers in the Hollywood studios. The
lets wait" attitude adopted by the
Screen Actors Guild drew the teeth
of the threatened complete walkout
from the studios. and it is hoped
that Wednesday nights meeting, at
which the producers will be repre-
Sented by Joseph M. Schenck. E. J.
Mannix, Hal Wallis, Samuel Briskin,
Montgomery, Franchot Tone, Aubrey
Blair and Ken Thompson, will result
in recognition for the guild and other
trade unions.
Only one act of violence has been
reported-at the Hollywood beauty
parlor, House of Westmore," where
$4,000 worth of property was de-
stroyed as protest against the three
Westmore brothers, who refused to
participate in the strike
Jerome Kern has been ordered by
Aiio NoSloi w 1Clllc 1IOII al dCllVc
work for period of one year at the
least. The song writer recently suf-
fered a severe heart attack while
working on his next musical for R-K-O
Radio, The Joy OF Loving" In which
Irene Dunno and John Boles will be
co-starred. Fortunately, the score was
complete with the exception Of one
song which Kern has promised to
deliver before leaving the studio. The
song masters screen and stage hits
include Roberta" "Showboat," The
Cat and the Fiddle" and Swing
Time"
Well. it looks as though Gloria
Swanson is once more about to make
that long awaited return to the screen.
According to reports. she closed q deal,
via long distance telephone from Lon
don, where she is now vacationing,
with Harry Cohn of Columbia to star
In The Second Mrs. Draper" from
an unpublished novel by Noel Pierce.
The story concerns beautiful, So
phlstlcated woman who becomes the
second wife Of a wealthy middle-aged
man. Her husbands grown-up son
falls in love with her. and from then
on her home life becomes an embar-
RAISING tangle. The production Is
scheduled to start within two months.
News in brief Carole Lombard
and Fredric March will be co-starred
in Nothing Sacred" from 4 screen
play by Ben Hecht. 1t will be made
in technicolor. The story will be very
similar in theme to Walter Wangers
Fifty second Street." dealing with
the more famous New York night
spots E. THE Gamblers" to be di-
rected by Max Reinhardt, has a strong
cast lined up, including Edward G..
Robinson, Enrol Flynn, Bette Davis
Evening star., 1937-05-06
COMEDY TO BE PLAYED

THE Emory Players will present
The Littlest Bridesmaid, a three
act comedy by Ida Larrimore, tomor-
row and Saturday at Emory M. E.
Church South, 6l00 Georgia avenue
et 8:l5 pm. A case of mistaken iden-
tity, a jealous maid of honor and the
beginning Of lovely mustache all
combine to make what promises to be
one of the best productions ever staged
by this organization.
The Emory Players, a group of
young people of Emory Church, was
organized over l3 years ago and have
presented a play each Spring and Fall
since that time.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

Tom Sawyer"
I n C i d e n tally,
when R o b e r t
Benchley was ap-
preached to play
a part in the
M a r k T W al n
classic, he re-
piled: Il suppose
you want me to
be the village
drunk" He was
a S S u red hastily
the role was that
Of a S u n d ay
school teacher.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

and Basil Rathbone Joan Blondell
will do some serious emoting with
George Brent, Warner Baxter and
Ruby Keeler in the Warner Bros.
production, Casino" Jean Har-
low turns poor but honest In Spring
Tide" the successful London play re-
Gently purchased by M-G-M.
tcopyright, 1887. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1937-05-06
Heavy Roster of Pictures
Scheduled for Gary Cooper
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

7 OLLYWOOD, May (NANA)-Samuel q
~ heavy roster films for
mount at the conclusion of to
announced
Beautiful with Merle Oberon Spring
in My Heart with Oberon leading lady
Hank Potter responsible for
Evening star., 1937-05-06

A process Of bleaching tobacco BY
use OF hydrogen peroxide has been
patented in Germany.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

OF Capital
Are Feted
Second National Mu-
sic Week Event Held
at Press Club.

T Asst evening at the National
/ Press Club Auditorium WASH
/ ington composers were honored |
OF nf thnin rcl
Evening star., 1937-05-06

The Beloved Enemy" will direct,
sSpring in My Heart" just as soon
as he finishes his assignment with
Evening star., 1937-12-19

Adam in the Mae West skit. was
former student Of Catholic University,
DR.. Sheehy disclosed last night. The
actors brother, Bert Ameche. is now
student at Catholic University, and
house-guest Of DR.. sheehy.
Warned BY DR.. Sheehy.
Prior to the broadcast Dr. Sheehy
said he dispatched registered letter
to the sponsors warning them that If
Mae West INDUCES In her usual risque
line a national Catholic press will
appeal for boycott of this program.
The letter from DR.. Sheehy failed to
arrive until the day after the broad
cast because of the flood of mail
applications coming in to the office for
Charlie Mccarthy"
But, it was not until Thursday at
secret conference at the Mayfiower
Hotel that DR.. Sheehy learned this.
The conference, DR.. Sheehy ex-
planned, included Stanley Resor, pres
ident Of the j. Walter Thompson Co.,
which handled the radio broadcast for
Chase 81 Sanborn; Frank Russell, vice
president of the National Broadcasting
Co.; Msgr. Michael c. Ready, gen.
eral secretary of the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference, and James
Evening star., 1937-12-19
[ Christmas is to be enjoyed properly

if Christmas is to be enjoyed properly
in every home in the Capital:
Joseph Haley, Agriculture Depart
ment. chief of operations; S. j. Comp
ers, Labor Department. chief clerk;
Samuel M. Croft, Library of Con-
gress, chief Of mail and delivery.
w. L. Mitchell. Social Security
Board, director OF the Bureau of Busi-
ness Management; Verne Simpkins,
Navy Department. chief of supply divi-
sion; Mr.. Hubacher, Interior Depart
ment, shipping room; Allen F. Jones,
the National Archives, chief of person.
mel
Miss Spotswood, Smithsonian In
stitution; Miss Selma De Pass, the
Works Progress Administration; Gray
Brewer, Federal Home Loan Bank
Board; Frank T. Tracy, Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp.
Mrs. Mary H. Watson, Federal Re-
serve Board; Forrest D. Van Valin,
Department Of State: H. NJ Jones.
Treasury Department, storekeeper;
James J. Ryan. Railroad Retirement
Board, chief of division OF supplies and
printing,
William E. Becker, Securities and
Exchange Commission; David Brusnon,
Public Works Administration; j.
Leighton Cornwell, Justice Depart
ment; Mrs. Louise M. Pressgrove, Farm
Credit Administration; Miss Clark,
Federal Communications Commission.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
D. c. BUS|NESSTA TAX
CHECK TO BEGIN
Agents Will Start Drive on
Privilege Levy Returns
Tomorrow.

Agents OF the tax assessor will be
sent out through the District tomor-
row to begin a check-up on returns
FLED by business and professional op-
orators in connection with the busi-
ness privilege tax on gross receipts,
Allan F. Brooke. administrator of
the business privilege tax division,
announced yesterday
Mr. Brooke has eight agents avail
able for this work, three examiners
and five field inspectors. The check
up campaign had been planned weeks
ago, but had to be held up until the
first work of analyzing returns was
completed. he added
Efforts to make a careful check on
all returns have been stimulated by
revelations that up to now the tax
payments from this measure have
fallen far below estimates of last
August. Whereas it had been ex-
pected the District would receive S.
100000 from the new levy, present
indications are it stands to collect a
minimum of about sl,2O0,000. Some
officials insist, however that. they will
collect about s2,OO0,0o0 by the end
of this fiscal year.
The Commissioners are awaiting
report from Police Supt. E. W.
Brown on suggestion by Corporation
Counsel Elwood H. Seal that each
policeman be assigned to make a
check to determine if each business
and professional opeartor on his beat
has obtained the necessary business
privilege license.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Mae West
Continued From First PaRe.)

tConIlnued from First Pa2e.1
the commission has not prejudiced
this matter, but will reserve its judg-
ment until all of the facts are before
it."
In order to determine the facts" :"
Mr.. McNinch directed President Lohr
to furnish the commission informa-
ton concerning the skits "as promptly
as possible"
Four things were ordered to be sent
to the government:
81. A copy and exact transcript Of
the Adam and Eve feature
%. The electrical transcription or
reproduction Of this skit
IS. A copy of the contract between
Chase & Sanborn and the National
Broadcasting Co.. covering this broad
cast
-. The names and locations OF the
stations WHICH reproduced the pro-
gram feature"
Meantime, surprising revelations Of
the inside story of the protests, and
a conference held here last Thursday
on the matter came from the Rev. DR..
Maurice S. Sheehy, head of the depart
ment of religion of Catholic Univer-
sity, who launched the protests.
Don Ameche who took the part OF