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Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
FASHION AND PRIDE
BY w. D. Greene

oy w. l.. 1TcGn6
Great, indeed, is old Dame Fashion,
And her sceptre holds full sway
Ger the hearts of saint and sinner
In this sinful world to-day.
See those young sin-crazed crea-
lures,
In the road-house, at the ball
God gave them their natural fea-
lures
But they do not suit at all!
So they pluck their penciled eye
brow,
Dye their hair, or wear a wig,
Stain their lips a deep vermillion,
Looking like a fresh stuck pig.
Shorn locks waved and talons
painted
Like the savage in the East;
Making revolving picture
Of Gods image? nay, the beast.
Pride before destruction goeth;
A haughy spirit before a fall;
And very well the devil knoweth
Pride is his trap for great and
small.
We're here to-day and gone to-
morrow,
And yet vain Fashion holds her
sway;
She gives no time Ger sins to
sorrow,
And pleasure gives no time to
pray.
L Envoi
Gods handiWork I can't improve
on,
But offer unto all this dope:
To have an everlasting beauty
Just use lot of Gospel soap.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
Washington Was
First to Proclaim
Thanksgiving Day
But Thank a Woman for
Keeping 1t Alive.

a RGUMENT about the origin Of
i Thanksgiving day in the United
States has been going on. 10, these
many years. There are several an
swers, and which of them is cor
rect depends entirely upon the point
of view.
We think of Thanksgiving usually
as an institution begun by the Pill
grims. Without doubt it was the
Pilgrims who were the first group of
American people to cease work to
observe day of thanksgiving.
1t was George Washington, as
President, who proclaimed the first
national Thanksgiving day.
It was Sarah Josepha Hale, editor
of Godey's Lady's Book, who fought
for many years to have the national
holiday revived as regular annual
celebration.
1t was President Abraham Lincoln
who issued the first national Thanks
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
IN
SCHOOL GROWS
State Board Shows Average
Increase of 1871 Per Cent
Over Last Year
3S.S77 ATTEND EACH DAY

The average daily attendance in
the public schools in Delaware has
increased 18.1 per cent during the
past ten years, according to rec
ords in the offices Of the State
Board of Education. The records
disclose that during the past school
year the percentage of attendance
for white pupils was 922 and for
colored pupils 873. The average
daily attendance of pupils number
ed 38,877. The average number of
days attended per pupil and per
centage of attendance were: New
Castle county, 178 days, 91.2 per
cent; Kent county, 149 days, 88 per
cent; Sussex county, 154 days, 80
per cent. Average for rural schools
155 days, 90.3 per cent. Average
for special districts, 158 days, 97.3
per cent. Average for Whining
ton schools. 159 days, 92.5 per cent.
Statewide average, 157 days, 91.4
per cent. The average number of
days attended by all children has
increased 81 since 1919. In 1881,
there was 14.4 per cent of the pop
ulation of the State in average
daily attendance in the schools.
Last year this percentage was 1914
per cent. In the State, exclusive
of the city of Wilmington, the
teachers reported 1892 pupils
neither absent nor tardy. OF these
831 were in the rural districts and
761 in the special districts.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
Much Obliged" Is
Grandpa's Grace
for Thanksgiving

GRANDPA VANDERHOF collects
- snakes and keeps them in the
living room, attends commencement
exercises, and refuses to pay in
come tax because he doesn't believe
in i. Members OF his family write
agnifcently unsuccessful plays.
study aesthetic dancing, make fire.
works, play the xylophone and are
content to forget about work and live
of Grandpa.
But the contentnent enjoyed by
Grandpa and his flock have already
warmed the hearts Of millions of
Americans. who have learned to
love them. They're not real people,
q course. only characters in You
Can't Take It With You" the Pulit-
zer prize play by Moss Hart and
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04

giving proclamation since Jefferson.
reviving practice that has been OBJ
served each year ever since by
whatever President who happened
to be in Office.
Americas first official national
Thanksgiving day occurred on No
vember %. 1889. or 1853 years after
Bradford's call upon the Pilgrims
to give thanks. President Washing
ton proclaimed it at the request of
a joint committee of both houses
of congress who beseeched him to
declare d day of thanks for the IA
vors of God bestowed upon the new
republic.
In his proclamation President
Washington said: Now therefore do
| recommend to the people of the
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
Teanni Team Team

IF YOU have read the school ar
ticles during the last month, you
have become acquainted with our
Blue and Gold Contest. On Thurs
day, october %, it ended with a
smelling contest, ten conestants
representing each of the two
teams. The Gold Tteam won the
contest with three students remain
ing. This made the final score
$50 points for the Gold Team and
rs points for the Blue Team.
NV purpose for writing this ar
ticle is not to relate the number
of points by which one team beat
the other. 1 want to impress upon
both the students and the public
the value that the contest was to
our school. The aim of the con-
test was to establish more school
spirit within our school. AS I have
listened to the cheering and songs
Of both teams during these past
few weeks, I was almost positive
that such splendid school spirit
could never die, and now we must
wait to see. I do hope that each
one of US will remember that the
school colors are still blue and gold,
each representing us equally, each
the same principles,
good craftsmanship, and school
spirit.
Very soon our biggest winter
sport, basketball, will begin. If
we, the students Of John Bassett
Moore School, decide at this time
to enter into each game by offering
our share of the school spirit, I be-
lieve that our games will be more
than half won Competition be-
tween the Blue and Gold Teams is
over. We must all work together
for the benefit of our school team.
Harriet Hutchinson
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
HARTLY
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Geft over from last week.
Hartly, Oct. % = Mr.. Rodney
Slaughter, a former resident here,
who died suddenly at his home near
Downs Chapel, was buried Tues
day afternoon of last week at Cam
den. Mr.. Slaughter had been a
resident of Hartly for several years
and only moved to his farm at
Downs Chapel last March. He was
planning to move back to Hartly
next year. Surviving him are his
wife and two brothers, Solomon
Slaughter of Wilmington, and
George Slaughter of Ridgely, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Barra-Clif
and daughter, Barbara Ann of
PennsviIle, N. j., and Mrs. John
Doell of Carney's Point, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Schweitzer, Sr., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schweitzer, Jr., the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Burris and
children of Wilmington, spent a
few days recently with Mrs. Eliza
beth Hutchens and Mrs. Annie
Burris.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Skrivan
had as their guests over the past
week, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Ship
ley and son, Billy, of Washington,
D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Croth-
ers and son of Middletown; Misses
Julia and Helen Skrivan of VIII
mington, and Mr.. and Mrs Wallace
Stafford of Marydel, Md.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
=. Rnssett MOO1'e
1Hish school Ne'cs
To1R SCHOOL REPORTER
iUS1 UTSTELLE EDMONDSON

The pupils, during these contests,
nave shortened periods for studies.
This is decidedly not an advantage,
hut it is a change from the regular
routine and provides an interesting
diversion.
Contests should be held frequent
lv for the benefit of everyone.
Phyllis Armstrong
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
Game Field Meet Postponed

Due to the heavy rain, the field
meet OF the Game and Fish Pro
tective Association at Dover. has
Deen postponed until next Saturday
alerhoon. The annual meeting of
me association viii be held at that
time.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
Comes TO Town

,sssDsare Comes to I own
ta"ss our local talent is far
! p,sa ~ average, we feel that an
i : cast could not do justice
Ss.kespearean ! play. rms
esion, together with the eau eau
aspect has led the Engilsn
nsnt to support a profes-
-mlDe in their production Of
sts@ one Of Shakespeare
1 interesting. most exciting
fss This play, which is 70
g. on January Il, is an op-
INV Of which everyone should
advantage. The usual prices
/ truly great play are sixty
brty cents, but, since we hope
NEW student, every parent
! citizen Of Smyrna and the
N will attend, we expect the
! 70 be thirty-fve and fifteen
| very seldom that such an
tnity occurs in the everyday
I a small town. So, let's all
II the school and watch these
kut actors unravel before US
I The most intricate murder
n ever written.
Daisy Darrell
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
Nr Businessman

nlan1 S,or I wish to
I our scnooi ;t,, n thank the
Hhis Opp0f f'u r.,vrna and the
Is men u -, who have re-
ruding tellt.0' ~, - our requests
"a 50 reaopy ny, ,,,ortby student
\ We expect to nave ave. 9r0o, rOc.
s+ll TG break all previous ss,t,dgol Teol
We hope that the s..1 aaai[,Ollr,. oOnn-
]. w resulting from your C,.o,Is coops
VIII "a- o,,, school maga-
\ John Shortan
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
Cow Has New Glass 'sB" Record

"Carnation Josephine Betty"
Holstein cox owned by P. F. Erie
del, of Viola, is announced as the
new class "B" champion cow for
Delaware with record of 944.2
lbs. fat from 24,022.6 lbs, milk.
The COW, which is seven years old,
also has two previous records in
heifer form.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
'an There Be Peace?

Can There Be Peace?
hsns as if the World War
pught in vain for today we
NJ leading factors which will
Iany lead all the prominent
kes Of the World into another
Ths var Of 1918 was suppos-
De "a war to end all wars"
u i seems as though the
ean countries have no other
get nd Of their surplus pop
than by wholesale massa-
re can be no peace when
Iis always the threat Of war.
eid that disarmament would
peace. This is impossible be-
some country always wants
Fnore powerful than the 9TH
certain dictator recently
that be would 60 to war to
NJ peace. That is one false
Rsnt Wai does not preserve
\ but ruins it.
e people Of the world would
4 consider what the last war
X, they would foresee what
4 one will be like. The on
war will be fought on a
basis and chemicals will
n danage than gunpowder
per done.
al people I say, Strive to
peace and outcast war.
RnSnoa pad;.L
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
lhe Halloween Party

!. ii1 halloween Party
y night the schools most
y and enjoyable Halloween
'Tas ned. Dorothy Attix and
1. / ~ stood at the entrance 70
no one was admitted IN
q she was masked. 1 didn't
waelasr I was seeing double
!. Saen 1ta ! saw Mrs. Harrington
I Wright twice at once, Nv
y was satisfied when I
1at the members Of Miss
Home Room Club were
'nating various teachers.
VIII be girls! Parkar
re T,-,. ~ hCL
u. :, 'saax : and many Of their
60 dressed in girls clothes
n'sd several songs and
= Entertainment was g..
/ osa ot 10y Dy several illustrious
h. = iDss Jews harps, saxaphones
algh light Of the avsn,u..
u %Hs, - refreshments which
a., v candy slider and gin
snnsers Entertainment committee
hits o''d dtt Of Mr.. Gebhart rt.'sces apS
slgpec,;o Vuered worth
d SS,saOns. ! So,,ss. The party was
ssi,S ! S0'uSht' y, the best Of |ts it,
ssss ar's s,'a al goes back to o tbs ~
q y ,,sIs mat : nothing is better tsr
Setty Houtman
Is, ees1,'s.sss =, Of Contest.
such ,q 8 y. = schools $, by the
have = ne ne. Blue and Cold
ksosass ,as..,p > : purpose to as Sfi1g y,
p esuss ss';asr 9a to fight for org :
Y diTSs,,. 1,s, Very often schools a~r !
J and faIl = 'ae pupils form
! q tie ,ebO"' ! work for the
! part sni'h sAs everyone "no,e, csn
\ tactoro soa be interested ean am
ditious, N'Oilshing such
h, $50, ss:s:.ss'sss |: !, 70 O.. I, they
s'''i At 5s'a,' !, SPA plays . tastsss sssss,
aot 'a0uld - be able q 11ss. loses,
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
PUPS, CATS SEEK HOMES

Two male pups, seven weeks
old, are offered today for adop-
tion.
The pups mother is a thorough
bred German Schnauzer. They
are healthy and are certain to de-
light the hearts of children.
They may be seen between 5
and 8 p. m. today at the home of
Mrs. r. E. Burger, 36O1 Rhode
Island Ave-, Mt. Rainier, Md.
Also being given away today is
a beautiful female tiger cat, about
one year old. She is quite playful,
very affectionate, and loves chill
dren. She may be adopted from
James e. Skinner, 1451 @ St. N.
w. North 8485).
Three other pets on today'S
list for adoption are grey tiger
kittens, only 8 months old. They
are all in good health. The
owner would like them to go into
homes where there are yards.
Telephone Adams 4434, after 6
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
OLD COAT FITS.
FIRST LADY

Just because her husband is be-
ing inaugurated as President Of
the United States, Mrs. Roosevelt
isn't going to buy a new coat.
Instead, she said yesterday, she
probably will wear a black fur
coat that is now in its third win
ter.
Mrs. Roosevelt also announced
some of the social plans for the
inaugural, including q buffet
luncheon after the ceremonies for
a small group, and a large tea in
the afternoon.
Most of the Roosevelt family
will be in Washington for the in
augural. Anna, the Roosevelts'
daughter, and her husband, John
Boettiger who is publisher Of the
Seattle Post-Intelligence, will not
BE able to come, and it is possible
that Franklin, jr., who has been
Ill, will not be back from a trip
he is taking for his health.
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
SLOAN DEFIANT
OF STRIKERS

NEW YORK, Jan. s G.NS0.
Standing firmly on his refusal to
recognize the United Automobile
Workers as the sole bargaining
representing for General Motors
workers, Alfred P. Sloan, jr., presi-
dent of the corporation, was en-
route to Detroit today to direct
the company's fight with the
union. He said here:
Let them pull the workers
out. It is the only way 1 know
to find out how strong organized
labor is. Nobody knows how
many Of our men belong to the
union. / don't. They don't
know.
Sloan declined to amplify the
statement which he issued to en-
ployes of the company, declaring
that it explained his position fully
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
STRIKE MOVE
BY PRESIDENT
UNLIKELY
CONTINUED from Page u

NNOubAuuCu AEUul dSC
bile Worker representatives, it was
explained, was simply in the ma
ture Of information.
A source high in Administra-
ton councils explained the atti-
tude of the Federal Government
today in these words:
"The Administration has q
mountain of work facing it, and,
unless the strike situation be-
comes grave, will permit indus;
try and the unions to fight
their own battles. That does
not mean that the President
will not step in should violence
or grave trouble result, but it
does mean that Mr.. Roosevelt
has no intention of unnecesSar-
lily stepping into a family quar-
FeI.'
This attitude on the part Of the
New Deal marked q sharp contrast
with its policy Of three years ago
when a general automobile strike
was threatened. Then, the PreSl.
dent hastily created a national
automobile council, summoned the
motor chiefs to Washington and,
after hours of conference, drove
through a settlement which pre-
vented a strike.
Meanwhile, the United Automo-
bile Workers and the Federation
of Flat Glass Workers, backed up
by all the power Of the Committee
for Industrial Organization, head
ed by John L. Lewis, was reported
pleased with developments. The
union strategy, it was pointed out
here privately, directed against
General Motors, is working to per-
lection.
In the first place, the workers
have perfected a strike system
that tied up the giant General
Motors to a point of paralysis,
without the calling of a general
strike. In the current instance,
with no general strike, nearly 100,-
900 workers have been thrown
out of work. The strike leaders
have so located their key strikes,
in the feeder" divisions of the
great General Motors system, as
to force shut downs in dozens of
places where there is no strike.
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
General Strike
Hinges on G. M. Reply

DETROIT, Jan. 6 Q.N.SO
While the White House watched
and Federal labor conciliators
struggled to bring about peace in
face of new strikes and Shutdowns
which sent the number of strike
idle to approximately 100000, the
General Motors Corporation and
the United Automobile Workers
Union faced still another show
down today.
At 4 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
Nicholas Dreystadt, president Of
Cadillac division of G. M, was to
reply to union demands served on
Cadillac and Fleetwood Body
plans officials.
The union demands included
one Of its key points, national
conference to cover collective bar
gaining in all of G. Ms plants.
DreyStadt'S statement was ex
pected to reveal whether G. M.
would make any concession at all
to the union which it has flatly
refused to recognize as the sole
collective bargaining agency for
G. Ms 235,00O employees.
Meanwhile, Alfred P. Sloan,
head of the mammoth General
Motors Corporation, arrived here
today from New York to take
personal charge of the company'S
battle with the United Auto Work
ers Union as the estimated num-
ber Of idle producers in the in
dustry rose to about one-fifth of
the industry'S total employment
and threatened about one-tenth
of the nations wage earnerS.
Upon his arrival, Sloan went
directly from the depot to COM
pany offices, and G. M. spokes-
men Immediately announced he
was making a regular bi-monthly
visit. But his statement before
leaving New York preSaged a
long drawn out war despite ef-
forts Of Federal mediators to
bring the G. M. high command
and union leaders together.
Sloan said in New York:
'Let them pull the workers
out. 1t is the only way know
to find out how strong organ
lied labor is. Nobody knows
how many of our men belong
to the union. 1 don't. They
don't know"
Three Federal labor concilia-
tors here, James F.. Dewey,
Edward Mcdonald and John E.
O'Connor were to confer today,
preparatory to arranging a confer.
ence between William Knudsen,
executive vice president of G. M.
and Homer Martin president of
the U. A. w. Martin pledged the
mediatorS the unions cooperation
in attempting a settlement.
Secretary Of Labor Perkins
also was watching the situa-
ton and keeping the White House
Informed while Governor Frank
Murphy was said to be consider
ing possibility of appointing a
fact-finding committee or sending
official observers to strike fronts.
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
}How to Make Better Cough
|Remedy Than You Can Buy
ADVERTISEME EMIT

ready-made, and you get four times as
much for your money. 1t lasts a long
time, never spoils, and children love it.
This is positively the most effective,
quick-acting cough remedy that money
could buy. Instantly, you feel it pene-
trating the air passages. 1t loosenS the
phlegm, soothes the inflamed membranes
and makes breathing easy. You've never
seen its equal for prompt and pleasing
results.
Pinex is a concentrated compound Of
Norway Pine, the most reliable sooth-
ing agent for throat and bronchial
membranes. Money refunded if it
doesn't please you in every way.
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
Wanderer Is Found
Dead in Brick Kiln

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Jan. 6.-An
unidentified wanderer who several
days ago told authorities at the
Adams county poorhouse that he
was from Philadelphia, was found
dead early yesterday in a brick
kiln at the Alwine Brick Co., near
New Oxford, ten miles east of here.
The man was described as being
about rs years of age.
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
PhiIateIic Burglars

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan. 6
Q.N.S0. - Philatelic second-story
workers jimmed a window Of the
Curhan Stamp Company, drilled
through a steel safe, and selected
$4,000 worth of valuable stamps,
leaving cheaper ones strewn over
the floor, the owner reported to
police today. The burglars also
took some old coins.
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
ADVERTISEMENT
A Big Saving, and It's So
EaSv! No Cookin6i

Cough medicines usually contain
large quantity of sugar syrup-a good
ingredient, but one which you can cas-
lily make at home. Take 2 cups of gran
ulated sugar and 1 cup Of water, and
cooking! No trouble at all.
Then get from your druggist 21S
ounces Of Pinex, pour it into a pint
bottle, and add your syrup. This gives
you full pint of truly wonderful med
icine for coughs due to colds. 1t is far
better than anything you could buy
The Washington times., 1937-01-06

lp. m, if you would like to have
one Of these kittens.
Another cat needs a home to-
day. It is a male, grey and
white, nearly / year old. It is
being given away because there
is not enough room for the cat in
the owners small apartment resi-
dence. If you would like to have
this pet, notify Mrs. Walter
Brown, 1409 Eleventh st. N. w,
The Washington times., 1937-01-06
Village Celebrates
Post-Season Xmas

RODANTHE, N. c., Jan. 9.
Santa Claus paid a poStseason
visit to this little fishing village.
In observance of a tradition so
old no one knew how it origi-
mated, Rodanthians annually cele-
brate the birth of Christ on Jan
uary instead of December Is.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
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Evening star., 1937-10-10
THE STAR FILES P. O. STATEMENT
Circulation Of Past Twelve Months.

Circulation Of Past Twelve Months.
Statement OF the ownership circulation
The Evening Star published daily published
Sunday Washington, D.
August 1912:
Noyes Washington c. business man
Newspaper Company, Frank president Washington
Evening Newspaper Company Washington
DC.
Stockholders: w. Noyes
under the will Of Crosby Noyes;
Hart and Ethel Noyes Lewis Theodore W. Noe Ruth
Mcdowell and Elizabeth Hempstone for selves and
Of Theodore Noye Rudolph Max Kaufman, trustee
the will Of Rudolph Kaufman; H Kaufmann
the will Of Louise K Simpson; Victor Kaunmann Kaun
Barbara X Murray Fleming Newbod Ethel Newbold
Adams Howard, Mary Adams. Philip
Noyes Pomeroy George Adams Howard
kirk N. Y.
Known bondholders mortgages holders
holding Of amount bonds
other securities
Circulation
number copies publication
distributed
during the twelve months ended September 80, 1897:
Average Circulation
Daily. Sunday
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for service,
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SECOND D-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Edward N. Easton, IlS NJ street
southwest, SIS.
Robert A. Kroft, s77 Fifth street,
S25.
Thomas E. Hessler, 3i3 Z street
northeast, $40.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Harold Straker, Maryland, SIS.
Jack D. Jarvis, Maryland. sl5.
Rudolph Thomas, 1928 Fourth
street. $40.
Ben Zola. 4o6 First street south
east, $40.
Louis Franco, 724 Irving street
northeast, $40.
Edward R. p Collins, 1904 Western
avenue, $40.
Julius Kaplan, New Jersey. SO.
Margaret L. Taylor. 23l3 Z
street, IS.
John F. Klar, 1870 New Hampshire
avenue, IS.
Larry J. c. Lauer, sls H street. IS.