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Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

Westminster, Nd, spent the week.
end with the formers sister, Mrs.
M. Hayes Wilson, and Mr.. Wilson.
Their mother, Mrs. Denton S. Gehr
who has been the guest of the Will
sons, will accompany them home
on Monday. Mrs. Robert w. Kess-
ler of Milford and her guest, Mrs.
Edward Lloyd of Washington, were
luncheon guests of Mrs. Wilson
Thursday.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
TOWNSEND
items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

tereSt CLEANED From the vicinity
Townsend, March 25-Townsend
was visited by thieves early We'd
nesday morning of last week but
after they blew off the postoffice
safe they left empty handed. 1t
seems that entrance was gained to
the post office shortly after mid
night by wrenching a heavy iron
mesh screen from a back window.
Bradford Naylor, assistant to Miss
Edna Conner, the postmistress,d dis
covered the attempted robbery at
ZOO o'clock Wednesday morning.
He found the post Office window
and the safe door had been muffled
with empty mail sacks. Mrs. Elva
Hart, who lives across the street
from the post office, said she heard
an explosion between midnight and
loo o'clock Wednesday morning,
but thought it was a truck or auto
mobile backfring. Miss Conner
and her assistant, Mr.. Naylor, said
the dial of the safe and the door
handle had either been smashed or
blown off the door. Efforts to
blow off the door failed There
was over S120 in cash and several
registered letters in the safe.
The choir of the M. E. Church is
practicing Easter music and will
participate in the Easter services
at the church next Sunday.
H. c. Denman, of Johnstown,
Pa, spent Monday with friends in
this section, also visiting Clayton
and Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Rawleigh
and sons, have moved to Odessa.
w. p. Wilson visited his sister,
Mrs. Annie Allen, of Wilmington
last week.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

by Mr.. Hollett who sang THE Old
Rugged Cross" 1t is expected the
choir from the Church will go with
the young people when it is pre-
sented Easter afternoon at De-
laney's Church. An Easter pro-
gram will be presented Sunday ev-
ening in the Asbury M. E. Church.
The program will be in charge of
Mrs. Normal Wallen and Mrs.
Charles Church.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

second and third scoring clubs will
receive Is, 10 and 5 per cent each
of the gross receipts while the re-
mainder will be divided among all
clubs participating after deducting
expenses. The awards will be made
at the close of the second evening
April 2ud
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

would ,.at have a seat in co,,1
tiou a vote. lt.., In other words s'l1 n
&c aion no',' would be practically : y
as now except that ona y :, l
elected would be a Mavo, :, J !
sloe over the deliberst !
council. He would BE- a1oi ~
at a e"o-year term the sams ny
Two Two eouncilmen With him Trl- !
election t,c next year two ,,,, co,,
"lll ~l be elected to succeed ~
Mannering and Davis + ]
the following year a NJ,
two councilmen would Ma' M
70 succeed Messrs. G. p
son 5, creadick Ennis ana \,
W. Turner stiu coptin,d,
Board as a dve-membe, J.
one Of them a Mayor eIs,
direct vote Of the peonI.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
BILL TO EXTEND
SMYRNA LIMITS
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Dover and Milford. In recent years
Dover extended its corporate linn
its, taking in a wide territory prac-
t1cally doubling its population and
still growing by leaps and bounds.
Smyrna could add considerable to
make a material showing in its
by taking in its outly-
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Walls of
near Kenton, entertained at their
home Sunday, March IA, at birth
day dinner in honor of Mrs. Walls.
The following guests were present:
Misses Carabel and Pearl Sollo-
way. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hill and
daughters Elizabeth and Virginia,
of Clayton; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
f1iI and children William, Ruth,
Alvin and Dorothy, of near town;
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Chance of Mid
dretown; Mr.. James Walls of Ken
ton, and Mr.. Robert Wayton of
near Clayton.
Mr.. Gilbert Pratt of Smyrna,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Cover
dale on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Day and
children, and Master Bobby Day of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Montague and
children, spent Sunday in Dover.
Mrs. N. G. Severson is visiting
her sister at Toms River, N. J.
She expects to spend Easter at At
lantic City, N. j.
Mrs. ]. t. Johnson and Miss Jane
Robertson, spent Monday in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs ]. R. Boggs and Miss Julia
Boggs and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M.
Boggs spent Monday in Whining
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heather and
daughter Janet, of Marydel, and
Mr.. Floyd Wright of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Wright.
Mrs. Eunice Parker and Mrs.
Helen Langrell spent Monday in
Wilmington.
Mrs. j. T. Johnson and Mrs.
Carl Hurd spent Thursday in Will
mington.
Mrs. William Robinson and Miss
Pauline Bickling spent Saturday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. Joe Parker, Guy Edmondson,
James Truax and Mr.. Gebhardt
motored to Laurel recently.
Mrs. Ruth Parker has purchas-
ed a new Chevrolet coach.
Mrs. Fred Burke and daughter
Miss Mary Burke and Miss Evelyn
Hoffecker. spent Saturday in Phil
adelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sears of Phil
adelphia, spent the weekend with
her father, Mr.. William Spencer.
Mr.. John Bambo attended the
funeral of his uncle in Baltimore,
on Friday.
Mrs. r. H. Hollett entertained
the bridge club on Wednesday,
March II. The luncheon was in
keeping with st. Patrick's Day.
Mrs. William Weaver and son
Freddy of Wilmington, spent We'd
nesday in town.
Mrs. Willis Scout of Wilmington,
spent Wednesday in town.
Mr.. John Heinold of Blackbird,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with
his father, Mr.. George Pratt.
Miss Grace Machamer of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her parents.
Mr.. Robert Dunning of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with his
parents.
Mr.. Charles Clayville of Della
ware City, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clayville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prudy Crusen and
children, of Upper Darby, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Seville
Keys.
Mr. Edwin Shane and daughter
Thelma, and Mrs. May Baker spent
Saturday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fleming
have returned home after a weeks
visit in Philadelphia.
Mr.. L. Walker Jr., and Miss
Dorothy Ennis spent Saturday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. Wilmer Vandyke of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
has grandmother, Mrs. Alice Col
Inns.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11

DIR. &c. Peck, health officer, at
tended a medical meeting in Cumber-
land last Friday evening.
]. Frank Browning has improved
his home property by having it re-
painted and otherwise improved.
Mrs. Sidney Agnelly, of Roanoke,
Va, is visiting her mother, Mrs. ]. W.
Hart, Alder street, and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Mary Browning spent last
week in Clarksburg, w. Va, visiting
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. White.
Miss Adeline Sincell is a guest of
friends in Annapolis, having attended
the homecoming events of st. Johns
college last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Dawson, Harold
NJ. Dawson, of Oakland; Mr.. and Mrs.
George z. Dawson, of Mountain Lake
Park, were in Rowlesburg, w. Va, on
Tuesday afternoon attending the fun
eral of an uncle, Newton Clyde Daw-
son, 70 years of age, whose death oc-
Cured Saturday following brief i'll
ness. Mr.. Dawson was an undertaken
and was also owner of Dawson's camp
near the covered bridge on Cheat
River.
Hunters returning from the woods
where during former years they were
successful in bagging game to the
laws limit, express their disappoint-
ment in not being able to have a shot
at a single bird or rabbit. They adj
vance the reason for this is the fact
that during the season when squirrels
could be killed under the law those
sportsmen, in many cases, when they
flushed other game than squirrels
shot them also.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
WINFIELD SCOTT FRIEND,
WAR VETERAN, PASSES
Was Member of Third Maryland
Regiment During Civil Conflict

Winfield Scott Friend, Civil War
veteran, died at his home in Selbys-
port on Sunday, October 81, at HOO
o'clock a. m. Mr.. Friend was the son of
the late William and Susan Friend,
and was born in Friendsville August
"a, 1S43, having reached the age of "a
years, months and 7 days.
On June 16, 1870, he was happily
united in marriage to Ellen nauchery,
at Markleysburg, Pa. To this union
seven children were born: Mrs. Alice
Frazee, of Selbysport; Mrs. Lucy
Morgan, Frostburg; Arch Friend, of
! Pittsburgh, Pa, and Webster, Inez M.
and Lindsey Friend, at home. One
child died in infancy.
Besides his wife and six children, he
is survived by eleven grandchildren
and nineteen REORGANIZATION.
On May 10, 1862, Mr.. Friend enlisted
in the Third Maryland Regiment and
was assigned to duty in Company D.
After serving three years he re-en-
! listed and served to the end of the
great conflict, being honorably dis
charged June 5, 1865.
Mr.. Friend was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church from
early life, giving to his home and
country a genuine example of Chris
tian living. He was courageous, firm
in conviction, loyal to his church and
ministry and had an inner assurance
of Christ's holyp resence. He grew in
grace and favor with all who knew
| him. His rich and fruitful character
radiated a spirit contagious. Like a
real warrior, he fought with smiles of
victory, making no complaints OF
hardships and suffering.
For him the open gate meant aspir-
alton, thee asting off the old garment
for the new. His ascending soul, borne
by wings of angels left for us silence
of an earthly career to be reborn ir
the choruses of an everlasting song
"All hail; all hail, it is Heaven"
Servant of God, we'll done;
Thy glorious warfare's past
The battles fought, the victory's won
And thou art crowned at last.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Selbysport M. E. church OF
Tuesday, November 2, at two o'clock
with Rev. ]. F. Hockenberry official
ing. Members of the American Legion
Post of Oakland had charge Of thu
final rites at the cemetery. &
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11

county. Since they began work they
have repaired 1928 schools books and
375 books for the Oakland library.
When a book enters the repair shop
it is first collated-that is, if any pages
are missing, they are replaced. Then
the books are cleaned thoroughly. All
marks in them (and there are many
are erased. If the covers are fit to be
used, they are washed. Frequently,
though, the backs are irreparable.
When this is the case, the books are
recovered. Usually the books need
their edges and corners Strengthened
and recessed. After this, the titles are
written on the books with an electric
stylus, and the books are lacquered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11

Because of the work of five people,
the students of the county can now
read with one hand. Hitherto they
have needed two hands, one to turn
the pages and one to hold the book
together. But "them days are gone
forever!
Haven't you noticed that the dog
cared, frowzy, well-worn books which
formerly graced may, disgraced) the
shelves of the library and rooms have
vanished? They are replaced by sleek,
-groomed, neat books. The faded,
drab covers are gone. In their place
are gay backs of red and blue and
black and green. And yet to the best
of our knowledge no rich benefactor
has died and bequeathed to the school
young fortune. Nor has fairy god
mother touched the mouldy tones of
the library and magically bedecked
them in respondent array. The mirac-
ulous change has, instead, been
wrought by the ladies of the Works
Progress Administration, who opened
their book repair shop in the old Home
Economics building on February 16.
1887. .-....
Seriously, though, Mrs. M. H. Nor
gan and her four co-workers have
done a great work on the books of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
PAGE FIVE

Sandusky high school and Sandusky
business college. He has been employ
ed by the Medusa Portland Cement
company at Bay Bridge, Ohio.
Miss Esther Opel, sister of the
bride, and Oliver Wiedenheft, brother
of the bridegroom, were the attend
ants. The bridesmaid wore rust with a
corsage of yellow rosebuds and POM
poms.
The couple will live in Sandusky.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
Carlos Wiedenheft WEEDS Miss
Mildred Opel

Miss Mildred Opel, of Cleveland, O.,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Opel,
of near Accident, and Carlos A. WED
enheft, of Sandusky, o., were married
at noon Saturday in the Concordia
Lutheran church at Akron by the
Rev. ]. Franklin Yount.
Mrs. Wiedenheft is a graduate of the
Grantsville high school and of the
Lutheran hospital at Cleveland. She
has been engaged in nursing for sew
eral years in Cleveland. She was at
tired in coronation blue and wore a
shoulder corsage of white gardenias.
Mr.. Wiedenheft is a graduate of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
A prnrlantattutt

WHEREAS commemoraion of the of the signing
Amstc honor of the members of the armed forces
of the United battle during World
of this community to ebserve in fitting
manner November eleventh in each
NOW THEREFORE, M. Fraley, Mayor, acting
of the Council of Oakland do hereby
Thursday, November eleventh. 1897 the Nineteenth
Anniversary signing of the Amsice shall be observed
holiday Oakland order that have
an ttngly anniversary the cessation
of hostilties and do honor to their dead.
under hand the Corporate Seal of the Town of
Oakland this third day of November, 1887.
LAWRENCE NJ FRALEY Mayor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
N]DCE BALES SON GIVES DIR. ECKYLL AND MR.
HYDE" BEFORE The STUDENT BODY ON WEDNESDAY

Gray for a guide in discussions of
this matter. 1t is entitled "The I'M
provement of Reading in Secondary
Schools"
The National Committee on Read
ing suggested that guidance in read
ing should be provided in junior and
senior high schools. This was impor-
tant as very little previous attention
had been given to such a study. Now
guidance in reading is considered an
essential part of good teaching.
This report summarizes several
reasons why we should have reading
taught in secondary schools; a few
writer's contribute definitions of read
ing; and various types of instruction
are given.
Some of the reasons why we should
have further lessons in reading are:
"The results of studies show that
reading is not a general ability, but
rather a series of specific abilities.
The improved types of teaching which
have been adopted recently make
greater and more varied demands of
the reader"
AS first step in this program, a
reading test was given to the fresh
man and sophomore classes last Fri
day to determine their aptitude in
reading. This same test was given to
first and second year high school stu
dents throughout the state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
Mr.. Bale Has Been an Accom-
pIished Actor for Years, APP
pearing in Many Countries
OTHER o. III. S. NEWS

On Wednesday, November 10, at
II o'clock, in the high school auditor
ium, William Clifford Bale, interna-
tionally known character actor, pre-
scented a program for high school
students, consisting of one scene Of
the dramatization of the famous story
by Robert Louis Stevenson, CDR. Jek-
yll and Mr.. Hyde"
Mr.. Bale is the son of Judge Bale
who gave us the interesting talk on
"Alcohol-Why it Shouldn't Be" few
weeks ago. He has been an accom-
.plished actor for years, appearing on
the stage in the United States, four
provinces of Canada, and seven of the
European countries before he had be-
come twenty years old. While travel
ing in Finland, Germany and Den
mark, he met and worked with the
best directors in Europe.
In the drama which is presented
Mr.. Bale portrayed six characters,
DR.. Henry Jekyll, rising young
physician; Edward Hyde, the beast;
DIR. Lanyon, an elderly doctor and a
friend; Sir Danvers Carew, member
of Parliament; Poole, Jekylrs butler;
]. C. Utterson, a lawyer, Jekylls
friend.
The action of the play is in the
laboratory of DR.. Jekyll, London, in
1885. 49,
Mr.. Bale is said to mot only hold
his audience spell-bound throughout
his programs, but to leave definite
lesson in character building and also
create much interest on the part OF
students as to the art of makeup and
impersonation."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11

On October % the Art Club, under
the supervision of Miss Baker, elected
officers. Those elected were Helen
Peck, president; Nancy Sheckells,
yice-president; Mildred Schmidt, Sec
rotary; Sue Sweitzer, treasurer.
The Art Club is composed of nine
members, and meets from 800 to3:30
on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
The members of the club decorated
for the Father and Son banquet. At
present lettering is being done for
the library.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11

The faculty has been discussing
reading for high schools during their
weekly teachers meetings. They are
using a report by DIR. Williams S.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-13

the awards were made on the bo.,
of character, scholarship, leadershaiiSs
and possibility of future usefnInoap
Five of the eight selections wero D.
athletes, all of whom rank unusnoH ~
high in their scholastic STANDING
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-13

Mrs. Myrtle Arlington in hospital
Her head held in a harness, Mrs.
Myrtle Arlington of Woodbridge,
Va, is seen in an Alexandria hos
pital shortly after giving birth to
her 18th child while suffering
from a broken neck suffered in
an automobile accident. Physi-
clans say Mrs. Arlington has an
excellent chance for recovery after
her unusual ordeal.
-CentrGl PTess
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-13
PARTIES SPLIT OVER
WISDOM OF SESSION
Republicans Oppose 1t AS
Unnecessary, But Demo
Gratis Generally Applaud

Washington, Oct Is (AP)-Demo-
cratic members of Congress with some
exceptions, applauded President Roose
velt's call for q special session but
Republicans generally opposed it as
unnecessary.
Speaker Bankhead, commented at
Jasper. Ala, that the President had
used good Judgment. Senator Nc
Nary the Republican leader, said he
could see no emergency justifying the
session.
1.-THE President intimated in his Wis
it at Bonneville dam that he would
call the session" McNary said at Port
land, Ore. II asked him not to do it
and tried to talk him out of it,
From Honolulu, where % legislators
are investigating Hawaiis application
for statehood, came their divergent
opinions:
mo Reason For 1t"
Senator King Cd. Utah) said:
There is no reason for it." Represen-
tative Grove Cd. Ind) said he was
perfectly in accord with the Presi-
dent. Senator Connally Cd. Texas)
declared 'the only question is wheth-
er the general farm bill is ready for
presentation at that time Repre-
sentative Kerr Cd. N. c. said he had
thought Legislative needs had not ma
terialized to the point that special
session was necessary"
Other comment:
Representative Seger Or. N. J0-
"I gather the President learned his
supreme court program was not pop
10 l. ~ hi
the court for floods and dust storms.
Had he taken this national inventory
last February when he plunged the
congress into the long, drawn out SUI
preme court fiasco a special session
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-13
CRITTENDEN TELLS
OF HISTORIC WORK
Secretary Ct. State Commission Ad-
dresses ID. A. R. Body in Way
nesville Meeting
BY Staff Correspondent.

Waynesville, Oct. 13.-History and
development of the North Carolina
Historical Commission we're outlined
here today by DR.. c. c. Crittenden,
secretary of the commission, in an
address to the Dorcas Bell Love chap
ter, Daughters of the American Re
volution. The speaker chose for his
subject, preserving North Carolina
History-!the State Historical Com
mission and It's Work.
Created in 1903, the commission
was built largely by DR.. r. D. w.
Connor, it's first secretary, who won
such recognition in this capacity that
he was recently appointed by President
Roosevelt as archivist of the United
States, highest position in this field
which the nation has to offer.
The chief function of the commits
sion is the collection and preservation
Of historical manuscripts, and it now
has filed away in it's archives more
than a million and a half of them, be-
sides more than a thousand maps and
other historical materials, he said. 1t
has published over twenty volumes
of the papers of famous North Caro-
linians, and issues the North Carolina
Historical Review" recognized as one
of the best journals of it's kind in the
entire nation.
The commission maintains the Hall
of History, created and built by the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-13
TRADE WITH ORIENT
INCREASES SHARPLY
China Strikes Favorable
Balance, But Japan Buys
More Than She Sells

Washington, Oct. 13.-(AP)-Ameri-
can trade with the Far East has in
creased swiftly this year, reflecting in
part the requirements of China and
Japan for their undeclared war.
The Commerce Department report
ed today that dealings with both
countries have mounted steadily, ia
pan increasing her purchases of AM
erican goods much more rapidly than
her sales to the United States
During the first eight months of
this year $216,7 100000 of American ex-
ports went across the Pacific to Jap
anese markets, an increase of 81 per-
cent over the same period a year ago.
AT 143, 5000, imports from Japan
were up only SO percent.
Japan thus bougr+ $72,927,000 more
in this country than it sold here.
China sold Americans S37, 757 900 more
than it bought fro,.l hem.
Exports to China aggregated $43,-
OO7, 900 in the first eight months of
this year, an increase of 80 percent
over the corresponding perit d last
year. Imports from China aggregated
$50, 900, an upturn of As percent.
In August, the first full month of
the war in China, Japan bought $24,-
GA, 900 of United States goods-more
than double it's purchases IN the same
month last year. Chinese buying here
climbed only Is percent, to $6O81 900.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-13
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
sn the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Oct. 13-The North Caro-
lima School Commission has just done
a Solomon.
Back in biblical days the sO-called
"wisest' man decided a baby contro-
versy by suggesting that two pieces
be made of one young 'un. Now comes
the august commission to make two
school buses run where one. ran be-
fore. It has solved the Garysburg row
by doubling the service so that one
bus will take children from Garys-
burg to Weldon, where the school
board recently decreed they couldn't
go; while another will come within
a short mile of them and take them
over to Jackson, where the commits
sion said they had to go, if they feel
so disposed.
All of which may cost little bit
more money, but what's a few dollars
compared with saving the face of a
commission member?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-13
BABY DEAD BEFORE BIRTH
Is BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE

Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 13 (AP)-
Mrs Isabel Garry, %, darkhaired and
pretty, left Margaret Hague mater
nifty hospital today with her 12-day
old baby, whose heart, physicians said
stopped beating Is minutes before de-
livery.
1t was not until last night that Mrs.
Gary knew her baby was dead be-
fore delivery DR.. Edward G. Waters,
division chief of obstetrics at the hos
pital, injected five drops Of adrenalin
directly into the baby's heart after de-
livery, and 40 seconds later a heart
beat was detected.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-13

Speaking of money, this bureau
wonders just how much air mail was
picked up at Kitty Hawk Tuesday.
The gesture was appropriate enough
for Air Mail Week, however.