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Evening star., 1937-01-06

giving the District It's vote . lack Of
unified sentiment ON whether local
representation. national representation
or both ID the preferable goal.
To present to Congress . well-knit
consensus on the subject, Yaden sug-
gested the formation Of District
council, which, by drawing up and
presenting reports on the citys needs,
would serve at least as a wedge in OBJ
tanning eventual suffrage, and pri-
marily would be q direct form Of rep
resentation for the city's inhabitants.
L. A. Carruthers, president Of the
Forest Hills Citizens Association and
chairman of the Committee on Fiscal
Relations of the Federation Of Citi-
zens' Associations, advocated as good
psychology" q decrease in the taxable
Evening star., 1937-01-06

resentation for the District u the
greatest barrier to e6ecttns suffrage
In the "voteless city" j. q. Yaden,
former president Of the Federation OF
Citizens Associations, told the North
Cleveland Park Citizens Association
last night.
~ believe the public's apathy Is due.
however," Yaden said, "to the fact
they have never known here what it
means to elect their own city officials
and to have q part in the choosing OF
our Nations leader. am convinced
that If given q chance to express them
selves at the polls, the citizens Of
Washington would turn out in numbers
sufficient to vindicate fully the trust
put in them"
Yaden cited as another obstacle to
Evening star., 1937-01-06

Mrs. Ada Mtnnix was appointed
chairman Of . special committee TO
arrange for the southeast section Of
the city's participation in the inaue-
ural parade.
A representative Of the District
Motor Club Of the American Automo.
bile Association presented Q movie
showing trafic hazards confronting
the motorist and ways Of combating
them in an effort to reduce accidents.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
the Hine Junior High School. Seventh

the Hine Junior High School, Seventh
and e streets southeast.
The association went ON record
commencing Andrew w. Mellon for
his gift to the Nation Of his famed
art collection and Of q $4,000 900 Ma
tional Gallery Of Art to be located on
the Mall.
On a motion presented by Mrs.
Morgan Otterback the group favored
q new receiving home for the District.
Another motion, requesting a trafic
light at the corner Of Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
was approved. The secretary was in
structed to write the director Of traf1c
letter informing him Of the action
taken
Evening star., 1937-01-06
MARIAN BOOTH DIES

LONDON, January 6 <P.-Marian
Booth. -, daughter Of Gen. william
Booth, founder Of the Salvation Army,
died today in Sudbury.
A lifelong invalid, she was inactive
in the work Of the Salvation Army.
but held the honorary title Of stafi
captain.
Her father died in 1912.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
STADIUM TO HONOR
JEFFERSON FAVORED
Southeast Citizens Adopt Reso.
luton for So, ,00o, 900 Structure
in Section.

A resolution favoring the $4,000, 900
Thomas Jefferson Memorial in the
form Of . stadium. to be located at
the foot Of East Capitol street, was
passed by the Southeast Citizens As
sociation at . meeting last night In
Evening star., 1937-01-06

aslEing that . shelter for bus pas.
sengers be built ct the northeast cor
ner Of Van Ness street and Connect.
cut avenue.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
New Gadget for Architects.

Architects have . gadget now
which enable them to design houses
to receive the most solar light In
Winter and most shade In Summer.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
SUFFRAGE APATHY
SCORED BY YADEN
North Cleveland Park Told
Public Attitude Greatest
D. c. Barrier.

Public indifference to the problem
q obtaining local and national rep
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11

State University. Oxford; State
College, Starksville; State Teach
ers College, Harrisburg; Delta
State Teachers College, Cleve-
land, and the State Capitol.
Jackson, Mississippi. The final
date for filing applications in
February 9th.
Applicants must be citizens of
the United States annd must
have resided within the state of
Mississippi for at least one year.
positions listed, together with
application blank and other in
formation, may be secured upon
requested directed directed to DR..
.G. T. Gillespie, Special Repres-
entative, Belhaven College, Jack
son, Mississippi
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11
OF SALE OF $25, 90
OF INDUSTRIAL BONDS OF
THE CITY OF DURANT,
MISSISSIPPI.

Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to an order heretofore
passed by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen at their regular JAN
uary 10, 1887 meeting, open bids
will be received by said Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of Du-
rant, Mississippi, up to and in
Guiding Z 100 O'Clock P. NJ, Feb
ruary 23rd, 1887, for the purchase
of any or all of the $25, 100000 of
Industrial Bonds of the City OF
Durant, Mississippi; said bonds
to be dated the LIST day of Febru-
airy, 1887, to be payable serially
in numerical order $4,000 there
Of on the LIST day Of February,
1888 to 1912, each inclusive
ST, 100000 thereof ON the LIST day
of February, 1912 to 1947, each
inclusive; $1,5O0.OO thereof on
the LIST day of February, 1913 to
1852, each inclusive; and 100000
thereof on the LIST day Of Febru-
airy. 1853 to 1857, each inclusive
interest to be payable semi-annu-
ally on the LIST day of August and
February in each year.
A certified check in the amount
of five per centum of the bonds
bid for to accompany each bid
such check to be drawn to the
order Of the City Clerk of Durant,
Mississippi.
The bonds will be sold to the
highest bidder for not less than
the par value and accrued inter
est to the date of delivery. The
Mayor and Board of Aldermen re-
serve the right to reject any and
all bids. All proceedings relating
to the issuance of said bonds have
been prepared by William A.
Bacon, Attorney for the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of Du-
rant, Mississippi, and the legality
Of said bonds will be approved
by Benjamin H. Charles and Carl
T%rauernicht of st. Louis, Misso--
uri, whose opinion will be furnish
ed to the purchaser or purchasers.
Dated at Durant, Mississippi,
this February 10, 1887.
G.. w. Cresswell,
Clerk of the City Of
Durant, Mississippi
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11
PARTY DEFICIT TO
BE WIPED OUT
Continued From Page One)

country by means of a nation
wide hook-up of all major ra-
dio networks. Tickets for this
dinner will cost 800 a piece, OF
which amount s95, will be a con-
tribution to the party's treas
ury. A $50. per plate dinner will
be held in New York City at
the party's treasury. A $50. plate
dinner viii be held in New
York City at the Commodore
Hotel Inn Washington, fol-
those unable to attend the 500
dinner, at so. per platte dinner
will be held at Willard Hotel
The dinners thrrougout the rest
of the country will be priced
at from So. to sos. per plate de.
pending upon the size of the
community.
Last year Mrs. Roosevelt was
the guest of honor at the Will
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11

Service, the United States EN-
ployment Service with the full
cooperation of the state author
tiles, has perfected plans for
the organization of the new
State Employment Service on a
merit basis, beginning not later
than July LIST, 1887.
Merit examinations are to be
held simultaneously at conven-
lent centers though the state
to establish eligible lists from
which appointments will be made
to positions in public employment
officers in the state.
The number of positions to be
filled from the list in the courses
of the next two years will prob.
ably total fifty or sixty, and il
expected that there will be more
than 1000 applicants seeking to
qualify. The present personnel
of the National Unemployment
Service in Mississippi will be
given opportunity to partici
pate on a Qualifying basis.
The positions for which ex'
aminations are to be held with
the salary ranges r as follows
Directors, 10000 to $50, 900; SUI
e~rvisors, $2400 to $4,000; Man
ager, $500 to $2100; Senior
interviewer, $1440 ito $500
Junior interviewer, $1,000 &c
1440; Stenographer, $1,000 tc
$1,000. Clerk Typist, 5000 to $12
60.
Arrangements have been made
to hold the examinations OF
March 10Th and Goth at the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11
All CLUB TO HOLD CONTEST
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One)
tension specialists. All private
information in the records will
be held confidential and the re-
cords returned to owners after
Judging.
Parents are urged to aid con
testants whose work in the past
three contests has shown how to
cut coasts and increase profits.
Blank record books and rules and
prize list can be obtained through
local leaders or County Agent
T. M. Williams.
Believing that an accurate
knowledge of coasts is necessary
to good farm management, and
desiring to continue its aid All
club training, the contest is spon
sored and all prizes are provided
by the International Harvester
Company.
Every bonafide club member
is eligible to compete in this
contest, and no fees or obliga-
tons of any kind are incurred
Records must run for a period
of IL consecutive months between
January l, 1887 and February %
1888. and contestants are urged
to obtain their record books at
once in order to collect the re-
quired data while it is still
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11
Monday Tuesday, Wednesday -l5-l6-l7
champagne Waltz"
NEWS OF THE Jay"
PICTORIAL"
I'm IN THE ARMY NOW" (Popeye)

One of the finest casts of musicians, dancers, singers and
comedians ever assembled for a motion picture makes its ap-
pearance IN champagne Waltz" the gay comedy with music
with gay old Vienna as the background.
Gladys Swarthout and Fred McNurry, who are co starred
not only supply the romantic interest," but also exhibit the
talents which have made them famous as musicians. The Met
ropolitan Opera singer contributes two outstanding songs, the
new swing waltz hit, "The Merry-Go Round" and Could /
Be In Love-
Jack Oakie supplies most of the comedy while a chorus
OF 800 beauties, the celebrated dance team of Veloz and Vol
anda introduce the two dance sensations of the year, 1.-THE
Champagne Waltz" and the "Merry-GoR Round"
The brilliant supporting cast including Herman Bing,
Fritz Lelber, Nlvienne Osborns, Frank Forest, Benny Baker
and Ernest Cossart add to THE general fun in the battle be-
tween swing and the waltz, which ends in a draw.
The noted German Singing Society Of forty voices, holders
OF the SlO,000O0 trophy will also appear as will what is said
to be the most beautiful girls orchestra in America. A real
musical with a gay and romantic story what you are going
to like immensely.
MATINEE MONDAY 3I5 Pm NJ.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11
NYA AIDS LARGE GROUP
STUDENTS
Continued from Page One)
poets of the program.

poets of the program.
j. C. Flowers, State Director
of the Mississippi Youth Admin
istration reports that within this
state there are 80 institutions
participating in the college aid
program. AT the present time
2136 college students are being
aided. The allotment to Mississ-
ippi to cover the college aid pro-
gram for each month of the school
year 36-37 has been set at $40, l45
90.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11

lard dinner in Washington. 1t is
expected that V-President will
attend the New York City din
ner.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11

1t used to be wine, women and
song; now it's gin. james and
Jazz.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11
PERFECTS PLANS
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

In line with the recent recon-
mondation of President Roose-
welt that all federal agencies be
placed under the classified Civil
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-02-11
When You Feel Slugg:ah
(Constinase G)

Take a dose Or two OF Elack-
Draught. Feel fresh Tor a
gccL days WORK.
Work seems easier, life
pleaaanter, when you are re2l-
~ well - free from the bad
feelings and dulln9ss often at
tending constipation.
For nearly q century, Black
Drought has helped to bring
prompt, refresiai g relief from
constipation. TaoUgan6S OF
men and women rely on it.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11

ing increase in rates. This
would place an additional
charge against the farmer,
the livestock man, the manu-
facturer and other producers
who send their surplus to dis
tant markets" We agree with
the Tribune. "There is some
thing radically wrong with a
body of men who encourage
the sort of reform that in
jures all concerned and helps
nobody, that cannot possibly
do more than to hurl a mon
key wrench in the machinery
of progress and recovery"
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
India Has More People
Than the United States

India accounts for more than two
thirds of the population of the Brit
ish empire. 1t has nearly three
times as many people as has the
United States, though its area is on
ly little more than half as large.
But the more than 351. .399, 600 In
dians crowded into the triangular
peninsula that juts out from Asia
are far from unified-culturall re-
ligiously, or politically. according to
a writer in the Chicago Tribune. The
land is crazy-quilt of preSidencies,
native states. provinces. protector
ates, tribal areas. and even a few
foreign owned patches. Some parts
have been governed by modern
British law; others by native
princes ruling with Arabian Nights
splendor, holding the power of life
and death over their minions, main
tanning their own armies. and sub
ject indirectly to the king.
India is usually thought of as en-
tirely British, but France and Portu-
gal keep tiny toeholds on the edges
of the huge British domain. Of these
remnants of the days when all three
powers were competing for Indian
trade and riches France has about
200 square miles of colonies along
the east and west coasts, while
there are 1,461 square miles of Por-
tuguese territory on the western
side of the peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
SCOPE OF RED
CROSS is TOLD
Aid Given During Mississippi
Floods To Over One Mil
lion Persons
SET UP BY AGENCY

The elasticity and scope OF Red
Cross disaster work Is shown in a
recent report on Red Cross relief
measures during the unparalleled
Ohio-Mississippi Valley food Of this
year.
At the height Of the emergency
Red Cross relief Offices were estab-
lished in 1872 inundated counties and
in 146 counties where refugees were
cared for, the report stated. Eight
regional headquarters Offices con-
trolled the 1923 county offices. and
were in turn supervised by the Ma
tional Red Cross in Washington.
D. c.
A statistical summary Of persons
aided by the organization indicates
that the foods constituted the great
est peace-time emergency ever faced
by the nation. The Red Cross gave
some form of assistance to 100000
men, women and children. From
January to August hundreds of
trained workers helped by thou
sands of volunteers administered to
the sufferers.
A Red Cross rescue fleet of 5400
boats was organized. according to
the report. Emergency hospitals es-
tablished totaled 300 and $500 nurses
were assigned to food duty. In more
than 1000 refugee centers the vic
tins of the food were sheltered,
clothed and fed. Through the Red
Cross medical-health program and
the work of public health agencies
sickness was kept to normal for the
time of year in all inundated areas.
Because of its disaster experience
the Red Cross was directed by the
President of the United States, who
Is also president Of the Red Cross.
to coordinate the effort of all federal
flood relief groups. Government and
Red Cross officials met daily at the
Red Cross headquarters building in
Washington to plan relief measures
and prevent duplication of effort.
I'VE were fortunate in having Sc
years OF disaster relief experience
to call upon in meeting the emer-
gency," Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
chairman of the Red Cross, said.
1t was found that $1,000 families
composed of 436.000 persons had to
have their resources supplemented
or an entirely new start provided by
the Red Cross. the report stated.
Red Cross emergency and rehabili-
tation assistanca was as follows:
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
APOSTLE TO THE INDIANS"
John Eliot is Probably Less Known
Than SequOyah

John Eliot, known as the apostle
to the Indians" is probably even
less known to persons interested in
Indians than Sequoyah, who invent
ed the Cherokee alphabet. although
Eliot, native Of England, obvi-
ously faced a task so monumental
that only a man with broad love
of humanity and an indomitable will
could have seen it through, relates
writer in the New York Sun.
After arriving in this country he
came to share the opinion. widely
held in his time. that the Indians
were the lost tribes of Israel; that
in process Of time they made their
way after the captivity from the ex-
treme parts Of Asia into America.
He believed that in their language
he would find some traces of the
Hebrew.
But although a good Hebrew
scholar there never was any evi-
dence that his knowledge of that
language assisted him in any way
in understanding the Indian Ian
guage. In 1643, when thirty-nine
years old. he began to study that
language. He told how he set out
on his task.
II found" he wrote, "a pregnant
Witted young man who had been a
servant in an English house. who
pretty well understood his own Ian
guage and hath clear pronuncia-
ton. Him / made my interpreter
And thus l came at it . T.
Three years later Eliot began to
preach to the Indians in their own
language. Fitting symbols to sounds
and teaching his wards how to read
and comprehend was a task that
caused many Of his friends to look
on his efforts as hopeless.
A biographer has written: ''One
is appalled,, Inundated as he thinks
of the remarkable labors of this
wonderful man." One can hardly
imagine the difficulties which beset
Eliot in the work of translation into
the Indian language.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11

rescue. tran and shelter.
for $1,000 famn.ls; food. clothing
and other maintenance for $4,000
families; building and repair for
$1,000 families; household goods for
10000 families; medical, nursing
and sanitation help for $4,000 fami-
lies; agricultural rehabilitation for
10000 families; other occupational
aid for 5000 families and other
types of relief for 1000 families.
Credit for this largest peace-time
relief operation in the history of the
nation must go to the American peo-
pie who contributed a Red Cross re-
lief fund of more than $4,000, 0,OOO,"
Admiral Grayson said.
During the year the Red Cross
gave aid to the victims of los other
disasters in sc states. Alaska and
the District of Columbia. The Red
Cross financed the majority of these
relief operations from money con-
tributed through memberships dur
ing the annual Roll Call last Novem-
Der, since it is only in case of large
scale disasters that national drive
for relief funds is made.
This year the Roll Call is from
November 18th to the 25th. The Red
Cross seeks a greater membership
tC meet its disaster relief and other
service obligations during 1888.
Last year Red Cross Chapters
gave vital help to 10000 needy
families.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
The Train Length Bill

Of course, the expense of
operating railways would be
greatly increased, if that is
the purpose of the measure
now before Congress, says the
Greenville, S. C. Tribune.
"But why should an almost
confiscatory burden be placed
on this great industry when
it is just emerging from a
period of staggering losses
that threatened it's very ex-
istence? Against airway and
highway competition the rail
roads of this republic are
making a heroic struggle to
keep going. With an extra
and unnecessary expense incl
dent to doubling the number
of trains carrying freight, the
operating companies could not
survive without a correspond
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
Our Corporations

The Sunday Star points
with pride that Delaware has
most of the best corporation
concerns listed on the New
York stock exchange. 1t says
1T is with no desire to op-
pose the legitimate eagerness
of Corporation Charter Com
panies to bring new corpora
tions to Delaware that we re-
iterate our belief that the
change in our Corporation
laws made by the last General
Assembly at the suggestion Of
Mr.. Pierre S. dupont is work
ing to the advantage of the
State Treasury. We under
stand the function and need
for these corporation compan-
les, and we agree that they
are entitled to every favorable
consideration possible but the
States needs are paramount.
"Just as 44 persons pay the
great bulk of our State in
come tax, SO it is, according to
our recollection, that about
400 or 500 corporations out Of
the $4,000 chartered in Della
ware-that is about two per
cent Of them-pay about go
per cent of the franchise tax.
We may wish U. S. Steel and
u. S. Rubber and a few other
of the country's great corpo-
rations had Delaware chart
ers, but the fact is that with
very few important excep-
tions, all the great companies
are Delaware corporations.
For instance about 80 per
cent Of all the companies
whose securities are listed on
the New York Stock Ex-
change are Delaware corpora
tions. No other State has
more than ten per cent Of
them.
''We have no fear that we
are likely to lose any import
ant corporation because of the
change in our law, and we are
sure that the State not only
requires the revenue it will
get, but that it gives a quid
pro quo in full measure"
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
II represents and the State of which 1t
is a part. 1t also gives the items of
importance of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
Is the business medium not only for the
town it represents. but for the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
brscing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic, &c. A rate
of SO cents per inch an insertion charg-
ed for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. a minimum
charge of SO cents per insertion. In
memoriam articles, 10 cents per line per
issue
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
No FOrty-FOOt Channel

The board of army engin-
GERS in Washington has decid-
ed that the commerce of the
Delaware bay and river, pres
ent or prospective, is not such
as to justify the expenditure
of approximately $18,OOO,0O0
for deepening the present 35-
foot channel, from Philadel-
phia to the sea, to 40 feet.
However, says the Morning
News, "the engineers do not
close the door indefinitely,
which is an encouraging fea-
ture of the situation. They
say their board is not convinc-
ed such an expenditure is JUS
titled at this time, as the pros
pective commerce is not suf-
ficient.
Until commerce on the riv-
er and bay increases consider
ably the people of Philadel-
phia, Camden, Chester, Will
mington, and other places on
the Delaware will have to be
content with the present 35-
foot channel, OF join in a unit
ed move to try to induce the
board Of army engineers to
assent to deepening Of the
channel to the sea-"
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department, at its office,
Dover. Del, until 2 100 o'clock, D. M. East
ern Standard Time, November "a, 1887.
and at that time and place publicly opened
for contracts involving the following APP
proximate quantities:
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
CONTRACT SAG

Road 275-Bridge 275B-12 #. 0 in. Span
Road 277-Bridge 277B-12 #. o in. Span
100 Gu. Yds. Unclassified Excavation
100 Gu. Yds. Excavation for Structures
ON Fit. B. M. Creosoted Timber Bridges
and Structures
$40 Lin. Ft. Creosoted Timber Piles
AN Ft. B. M. Sheet Piles Cleft in Piaee)
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11

Published Every Thursday Morning, By
r. d. H0FFECKER- Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11
Oldest Zoo Organization

The Geological Society Of Phila-
delphia was Incorporated in 1859.
and is the first organization formed
In this country for the purpose Of
maintaining a geological garden.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-11

Bridge No. 215CARoad No. 215--12 #. q
in. Span
Bridge No. 125A-Road No. 1910 #. Q
in. Span
300 Gu. Yds. Unclassified Excavation
$50 Gu. Yds. Excavation for Structures
400 Gu. Yds. Borrow
Inn Ft. B. M. of Creosoted Timber Bridg-
es and Structures
AIS Lin. Ft. Creosoted Timber Piles
AN Ft. B. M. Sheet Piles (Left in Place.