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Smyrna times., 1937-06-03
FOR THE PEOPLE

One hundred and fifty years. ago
this summer group Of ffty-fve
Americans planned and wrote an
historic document that stands as
one Of the high lights Of human
achievement.
It sounded a new note IN govern
ment It made government of the
people, by the people. for the peo-
pie practical and lasting. It became
the inspiration and the model Of
democratic governments throughout
the world.
It was the Constitution Of the
United States.
In this and succeeding articles
will be told each week the story Of
how, 81 the same dates of $50 years
ago. those f1fty-f1ve men wrought
through sWeltering Philadelphia
summer. to give the American ideal
Of freedom both reality and per-
manence.
The Convention that wrote our
Constitution opened formally on
May IS, 1887, at Philadelphta, IN the
historic structure already famous as
the birthplace of the Declaration of
Independence. It's purpose was to
achieve a more practical form Of
union than was provided under the
Articles of Confederation. which had
proved so inadequate as to be called
"a rope Of sand"
To many contemporary Observers
that opening session seemed rela-
lively unimportant But later his
torians learned to acknowledge It as
one Of the most significant sessions
Of the entire summer. For on that
date the Convention chose George
Warrington as its presiding oncer.
Although his voice was seldom heard
thereafter in debate. into the final
product Of that Convent3on. the
American Consultation. was woven
much Of the strength and grandeur
e his character.
RaAhxtng. but undaunted BY. the
1ifnnaltaes ahead. Washington faced
hAn With q sol1ier,s simple faith
md oouf1Qa.
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sAssAFRAs

Sassafras, Md, May 81 -Sa.ssa-
fras School, taught by Helen E,
Caulk, lead the Kent schools in at
tendance for April with an aver
age of 979 but was pressed hard
by st. PAIL, taught by Lillian o.
Crouch with a mark of 97.6 and
Worton, with 97.2. Rebecca Wood
and Frances o. Taylor are the
teachers at Worton. Galena again
topped the high school division
with an average of 979.
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Mother

Nothing could mean more to me
than the touching word, mother
At the mention of this noun, our
hearts open wide with the thoughts
of kindness she has done for us,
the tasks she has gone out of her
way to do for us, the way she has
stood up for us, the praise she has
given us and the feeling she has
always had toward us. Yes, that
feeling of loyalty and intimate
friendship she portrays at all
times. The love that occupies her
heart-that love kept the temper
under control and saved many chill
dren from the anticipated blow. 1t
was that love that served as a
bond between the mother and child.
1t was the tie that each respected
with cooperation and truthfulness.
Mother would work unaware of
her fatigue and strain day after
day with this extra burden. At
night she would ponder over her
sons chance in the big world. She
would worry about the strong bar
riers he might. confront; whether
he would cross successfully or re-
treat with a bower head, defeated.
Oh, only to see her child succeed,
to become famous in business
career or in a religious world; any,
thing but to fail. Tomorrow was
another day, ten hours more of
hard work to provide a foundation
for the life which was to follow.
Then came evening and supper
with the baby to eat in his unique
way. Those little hands grasp the
spoon firmly and down goes that
food rapidly. Mothers eyes are To-
cused on them as if with intense
interest. Deep in that brain a
puzzle is forming. Will those
chubby hands grasp a shovel or a
pen? If God would only allow her
to pursue him and to witness his
success, how happy she would be.
To see his beaming face, melted by
his good fortune would cause her
to believe that those day of hard
working were not in vain.
All the pain she had suffered
would be avenged If her boy trav-
elled the road to his ambitions and
her desires.
Leslie Silpath
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fered severe injuries Tuesday af-
ternoon when he fell from ladder
and sprained both ankles and bit
his tongue badly. The accident oc-
Cured at the home of Wallace
Thornton, where he was at work
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bowers,
of near Crumpton, are receiving
congratulations upon the arrival of
a fine son, born May Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Green, of
Crumpton, are receiving congratu-
lations on the birth of a fine daugh-
ter. Mrs. Green is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred T. Lee of
Millington.
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FOOD
HAS ARRIVED
New Process Is Tested Out in
Great Britain With
Success
HOW 1T is MARKETED

London.-The tabloid age" for
food, frequently described in pre-
dictions about the future, has ar
rived at least in small way.
On display in an Office in London
are three small bottles, each con-
tanning two ounces Of powdered SUBJ
stance. One represents a pound Of
steak, and the others 40 heads Of let
tuce and 40 heads Of spinach, re-
spectively. There are strawberries
shriveled and weighing almost moth
ing, which when placed in liquid re-
sumo their normal weight, taste and
consistency. A black currant, dried
for nearly two years, becomes ten
der and full favored when placed in
the mouth.
AS for the powdered foods, all the
essential nutriment remains, and
they can be used in many ways, say
scientists. One method is to add
water to make a paste for spread
ing between bread or biscuits.
The process was discovered by P.
c. Lavender, a master mariner, ac-
cording to N. A. Adams, managing
director of Dehydration, Ltd.
while Lavender was at sea he
noticed the immense amount Of
damage done by moisture, and
while trying to solve the problem Of
some tin plates ruined by damp
ness. he first hit on this idea," said
Adams. Most cargoes contain vast
proportions of useless moisture. and
if this could be evaporated the cost
Of freightage would be greatly re-
duced.
Then Lavender saw the num-
mics at the British museum. and
realized that if they could be pre-
served for thousands Of years, so
could other things.
There is no reason why the prod
uct should be in powder form. It
is merely prepared in that manner
for convenience.
I'VE can definitely preserve cat
tie fodder, and have proved that cat
tie fed on our food produce better
results than those fed normally.
Almost every industry is faced
with the problem Of moisture. Hats.
furs, golf balls, tobacco and arti-
fetal silks are just few that bene-
fit from dehydration."
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the tomb of the unknown soldier
which faces the Potomac River.
This tomb is made of solid, white,
Georgia marble, and is guarded by
a parading sentry in the day and
a policeman in uniform at night
In back of the tomb is the Airing
ton Memorial Amphitheatre which
took five years to build at cost
of a million dollars. 1t holds 5000
people and 1000 more can be ac-
commodated in the colonnades.
Canada has also built a memoir
ial to those Americans who fought
in the Canadian Army before the
United States entered the war 1t
is a tall, marble cross with a
smaller bronze cross set in the
marble.
A tower from the battleship
Maine" is another marker of sac
rifice. Around this marker are
the bodies of those who were kill
ed in the explosion at Havana
harbor.
Including the acres that have
been used, those that are to be
used, and the colored division of
the World War, there are 408 acres
of land in the Arlington Cemetery.
These are the acres of sacrifice of
the lives those men laid down that
America might be one nation, a
free nation, and a recognized ma
tion in the eyes of the World.
Every man who has served in
the United States Army and Ofic-
ers wives may be buried in Airing
ton Cemetery, there to rest from
the trials of a nation.
James w. Anthony
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Michigan Fossil Field
Found by WPA Workers

Iron Mountain, Mich.--Evidences
of life that existed 1,500, 900, 00G
years ago have been discovered
here by WPA workers blasting a
quarry. Oscar H. Reinholt, geolo-
gist and mining engineer, believes
the discovery places the Upper Pen
insula of Michigan as more an
cient than the Saratoga Springs
region, long believed to have sus-
tanned the oldest life.
The new fossil field lies between
the north and south iron veins on
the Menominee Range, but the his
toric formations are believed to be
much older than the iron founda-
tionS.
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|1oEI,a BNSSett MOO1'e
H;gh School NeeCS
.-;huted Articles By Pupils Covering Literary
rsorts. Sports and News of Smyrna Schools
Ia saw Farewell

uill be only a few weeks
80 students who are TO
y J" nil have to say Fare
vsnv Of US have gone to
III for twelve long years
atsers have only gone for
four years. But during
.'.,s we have learned and en-
MA rany things that we viii
/ a.rget-some n of which were
Wa Washington trip, and others
/. class rooms or some other
! the school. More than
= have grown impatient,
y and struggling for this
!, come and go. But now
4 i nearly gone, we haven't
/ time to think of all our
~ Of former years. We
j concentrate on all the
that we must accomplish
| he final day grad
when we must leave our
4 school, teachers, and
We have to go forth into
,-ld and do our best without
[onderful assistance given us
| last few years after saying
[TelI" to dear old Smyrna
n Dorothy Bush
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Gives Monkeys Fur
Coats for Winter

Moscow.-The Moscow zoo will
put pants, fur coats and gloves
on its monkeys this winter to
keep them warm. While polar
bears thrive in the Russian WIN
ter, tropical animals suffer from
being kept indoors.
Providing clothes for monkeys
was comparatively simple, but
when it came to the elephants
the zoo was up against another
problem. A huge light hall of 300
square meters was built for the
pachyderms.
The monkeys, shedding their
pants and coats, can come into
an artificial tropical wood. Quart
ers for them have bathrooms, a
dining room and hospital
equipped with X-rays.
Other animals are equally we'll
cared for, and evidence their
satisfa ction by bearing young
for the first time in captivity.
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UNIQUE IN GOVERNMENT

Something new in historyI"
Thus have historians described q
principle Of government evolved by
delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention which met In Independence
Hall, Philadelphia, Just century
and a half ago.
And 1t was exactly $50 years ago
this week-from May 30 to June s.
that members of the Convention,
sitting as a Committee OF the Whole.
first considered seriously that unique
idea.
Briefly, it was the plan of our
Federal form Of Republic. combin-
ing a number of states, each with
its own powers, under central gov
eminent with separate executive,
Legislative and judicial authority
"a sovereign nation of many sover-
eign states"
But this was only one of numerous
ideas, more or less novel to the polit-
ical thought Of the day, that were
introduced, weighed and sifted at
that history meeting.
Informally its members approved
also the now familiar idea of bal
anced powers among the Executive,
the Legislative and the Judicial De-
partments of the National Govern
ment, which became so distinctive q
feature of our American system.
Vigorously the majority Of them
fought to put the reins Of authority
in the hands Of the people.
Firmly many insisted that both
the Executive and the Legislative
branches be held responsive to the
public viii.
Voices notable In American his
tory were raised In the demand for
popular rule and indiv3daAl rights
when the COMMITTEES considered
methods Of choosing membess of the
proposed Congress.
Jar es Madison, rather of the
Constitution" announced that he
considered the popular election o(
one branch Of tho National LAgis-
lature - essential b eveEy paan of
free Government
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A Peaceful School

When the Seniors went to Wash
ington last Thursday they took all
noise and Interruptions of the
school with them. The building
was not shaking like it usually
does from the noise of the Seniors
It was just as though a war was
over. When the Seniors are here
they usually blame the students in
the lower classes. They're back
again, however, and we still have
to listen to them for another
month. When they graduate there
will still be another noisy group to
take their place.
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Acres of Sacrifice

During the Civil War, after Lee
had gone to lead the soldiers of the
South, George Curtis lived in the
house now known as the Curtis
Lee mansion. This mansion was
used as hospital during hostil-
tiles. However, to view the man
sion now, the public would never
think of such a beautiful place as a
scene of havoc. These buildings
are now part of the Arlington
Cemetery where 2,111 unknown
Civil War dead are buried. This
cemetery was nationalized soon af-
ter 1865 and veterans Of all wars
are buried there.
From the World War, there are
1876 unknown bodies in the GEM
etery. They are represented by
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Smithsonian Institute

! smithsonian Institute is one
| largest of its kind in the
This great museum was
Ltsi to the United States for
Erpose Of scientific research
In Englishman. Congress
n sufficient land on which it
|sen erected. The institution
|uder its authority The Art
|sdustry Building and Natural
u Building, as well as the
zeal Garden in Rock Creek
I. It also has over fourteen
h animals presented from
Ets Of the world.
set any benefit from this in
fn it would require a thor
Examination of all the inter
exhibits.
John M. Talbot
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Viny Wheat to Be Grown
at Cartier Landing Spot

Vimy, France.-Seeds Of wheat
collected at Vimy are to be sown in
Canada at the spot where Jacques
Cartier, French explorer, first land
ed more than 800 years ago.
The idea of sowing wheat from
Flanders was advanced by the
mayor of Vimy. himself veteran
of the World war.
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Milford Hospital Job Described

Milford Hospital Job Described
At the meeting Monday evening
of Milford Rotary Club at the New
Windsor Hotel, Herman D. Johnson
addressed the club on the building
operations at the new Milford
Memorial Hospital. Mr.. Johnson
is superintendent in charge of
building. He told the Rotarians of
the building progress that had been
made.
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MILLINGTON

Items Of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About Neighborh00d
Millington, Md, May 27.-Miss
Helen Coleman, Of near Chester
town, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Hodge Coleman. has been notified
that she has been chosen State
Representative to attend the Ma
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Sixteenth Street

zenith Street is the heart of
Edential section of Washing
D c. 1t is typical of all
Egton Streets-lined with
|iady trees, and free of elec-
|sd telephone wires. 1t is on
9Th Street that almost all of
|zbassies and legations of the
/ countries are located. The
Egs are similar to those of
|Sntry they represent, espec-
|ie Spanish and Japanese en-
I ALI of them are surround
beautiful and wen-kept gar
|Ehich add to the beauty of
beet.
Erika Reimanu
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Ry RAYMOND PITCAIRN

George Mason, Of Virginia. declared
1t should be -the grand depository
of the democratic principles Of the
Government" insisting that We
ought to attend to the rights Of every
class Of the people"
James Wilson, Of Pennsylvania,
wished authority to flow immedi-
ately from the legitimate source oG
all authority r.. the mind Of the
people at large" a.,f
Benjamin Franklin pointed out
that an Assembly elected by the peo-
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pie cannot easily
become danger
Gus to liberty;
they are the ser
wants of the Peo-
pie. sent together
to DO the Peoples
business"
With the dis
trust Of royalty
still fresh in their
minds, the dele
oates were SIM
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BY RAYMOND PITCAIRN

Let us raise" he urged, "a stand
ard to which the wise and honest
can repair. The event is in the hand
Of God"
During those first days, too-on
May 29-the Convention received
two plans which contained many Of
the fundamental principles finally
Incorporated in the Constitution.
They were significant proposals
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Utah relous Idle

Salt Lake City.-Ninety per cent
Of the prisoners at the Utah state
penitentiary are without work dur
ing their imprisonment and do moth
ins toward thair support . survey
shows.
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Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Cathedral

The Cathedral of Saint Peter and
Saint Paul is the most beautiful
building I have ever seen. We had
a guide who explained fully every
chapel of the cathedral. Visiting
these different parts of the church
left the entire Senior group awe
struck with the beauty Of this i'm
mense ecclesiastical ediice which
as yet is unfinished.
The Cathedral is in the shape of
a cross-the altar; the two tran
septs; and the congregation. The
place for the congregation is as
yet unfinished. The entire Cath
edral is built on Gothic lines and
when completed will cost S10,OOO,-
900. In the completed portion of
the edifice rest the remains of
President Woodrow Wilson and Ad-
miral George Dewey.
Callie Diacumakos
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they emphasized
the idea of gov
eminent by the
people.
One was the
Virginia Plan"
introduced by
Edmund Ran
dolph, Governor
of that sta tie.
though largely
developed by
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Joseph L. Lingo to Be Graduated

Joseph L. Lingo to Be Graduated
Among the graduating class from
the Northwestern University Traf-
fic Safety Institution, in Chicago,
where exercises will be held Friday
is Joseph L. Lingo, inspector in the
Delaware Motor Vehicle Depart
ment, with headquarters in
Georgetown. Lingo holds a B. A.
degree from st. Johns College,
Annapolis and received q fellow
ship by the Kemper Foundation
for Tranc Police Training
Smyrna times., 1937-06-03
CRUMPTON

Allen Biddle, of Crumpton, en-
ployed by the Airbrush Painters of
Goldsboro, in Caroline county, stIf-
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art

Inv SOASoAeh O~h~Ay Va 60
We visited the Corcoran Art Gal
lery on Thursday afternoon, May
the 14th, one of the free days.
The building is magnificent
structure presented to the people
of the United States by William
Wilson Corcoran in 1869. The gal
iery was increased by a gift from
the w. A. Clark collection.
After getting off the bus at the
corner of New York and Seven
teenth Street we walked up a
broad flight of stairs which led
into the main hall of the art gal
lery; this section was devoted to
sculptures of the antique and re-
naissance period.
The second floor contained a
number of rooms filled with can
vases of distinction. There were
a number Of very interesting ex-
and everyone enjoyed
them even though very few mem
bers of the trip were interested in
art.
Dot Gardner
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16

St. Louis, Dec. 16.-(UP)-The Re- publican National Executive com- mittee has agreed today upon a chairman for its program commit tee and had virtually completed selecting the membership of the committee of nearly 200 that will formulate new party principles. A spokesman for the executive com- mittee said the proposed chairman had met the approval of all com- mitteemen and his election would be only a formality. The spokesman refused, however, to divulge the nominees name. It will be an- nounced as soon as he accepts the job finally. It was generally ur1- derstood that agreement on the chairman was the result of com- promise between representatives of factions headed by former President Herbert Hoover and former Cover nor Ali M. Landon. Since the chairman was said not to be aligned with either. his selection was be- lieved to have been a step toward terminating factional strife.
 John D. M. Hamilton. executive chairman, said the committee had virtually filled the membership of aii nine groups into which the policy committee will be divided. Final selection was expected to pc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. l6-(UP)- Three percinct jails were cleared out early today to make room for more United Automobile Workers pickets expected to come in by the carloads from the Ford assembly plant.
 Men, women and children were being hauled to jail. booked, warn- ed and released. The plant con- tinued to operate in spite of the U. A. w. strike, and picketing was forbidden, but union leaders, oper- ating from their hall across the street from their plant, kept pickets on the March. Police hauled them away as fast as they came, and bee fore the supply of pickets was ex- hausted. old pickets returned from the jails.
 Pickets brought their families. One man joined the march with a baby in his arms. and eight children be- tween the ages of { and l2, and l6 women were among the prisoners taken before the arrests ceased for the night. The plant is closed at night and pIckets were told that they might march as they pleased until work was resumed this morn- Ing.
 There had beeR more than 800 arrests since Saturday. Women and children were released at once but 12o men were held under eio0 bonds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
Republican Chairman Has
 Been Picked, But Is Secret

delayed, however, by disagreement between the Hoover and Landon fac- tions. Hamilton said the commit tee would be completed shortly af- ter noon. The committee members he said, would be announced some time later, after all selected had accepted.
 The chairman was selected at last nights caucus from a list of i2 out standing names. The list, Hamilton said, contained leaders in the fields of education, journalism and indus try. Several of the names were those of men outside the regular party ranks. Announcement that the committees leader had been selected came after three days of searching through lists of more than 1000 names. All l2 persons on the list placed before the execu- tive committee for final considera- ton were definitely placed on the committee.
 The policy committee, on the ten- tatiye basis of 200 members, will inc cl,,de at least 90 Catholics, l6 Jews and 10 Negroes. Women will make up one-fifth of the members, it was said, and one-fourth will be persons under aS years of age. The group viii have a free hand in determining future policies of the party, accord ing to Hamilton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
Charles A. Root WU
 BeNan1edAsE Engineer
Special Session of Board of Aldermen Expected to
 Confirm Him in Position That Was Vacated By
 Death of Engineer Robert A. Cairns atssSytaf

Charles 4. Root, assistant city eii' gineer and associate oE the late City Engineer Robert A. Cairns for for ty.one years, will Do appointed city engineer tonight at the special meeting of the Board of Aldermen to adopt the 1888 budget, The Demo. crat learned today from reliable au' thority.
 And the 1888 budget, calling for c city tax of 3i mills, making few ifll- portant increases or deductions from last years departmental estimates, is expected to gain adoption In vir. tually It's present form. Copies Of tho budget provisions have been in the hands of the aldermen since last Saturday and final check Of the material will Do given ct c meet. ing at { o'clock today of tho board of finance.
 Native Of City
 MT. Root, c native of Waterbury, has served as assistant city engin- OCT for twenty-five years and has been active in the program Of city building conducted by the late Mir. Cairns for longer than this period. His probable appointment was fore. cast by The Democrat Q few days ago, although, at that time, other predictions of MT. Cairns successor favored officials In various city de-. partments outside the engineers of- flee.
 So far aS further appointments of high-ranking city ofiicials before Mayor Frank Hayes starts his fifth term of ofIice the first of next month, there is no likelihood that any persons will be named. In the instance of c successor to Mrs. Mar garet Verdon who leaves the post Of supervisor of the welfare depart- ment to become state unemploy. ment commissioner, the new board of commissioners of public welfare will have appointment of Q super visor to consider when the commits sioners take ofiice. /
 Secretary Kelly Thankful
 Executive Secretary Thomas F. Kelly, named as probable director
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