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quest and swamps all city desks
with copy on his beloved recrea-
tional association has taken this
column to task for calling him
pesky insists we really mean
persistent, persuasive or peren-
NAL"
Niles in a Battle
David Niles, WPA assistant ad-
ministrator, and the UFWA local
of his agency are mixing it up =. {.
the union has demanded that Niles
reinstate Sidney Katz, one Of its
members allegedly fired because of
union discrimination" in a
recent conference, Niles charged
the union with having "slandered"
WPA officials by making public
charges against them and
threatened reprisals against I'M
ionistS meanwhile officials
within division of researches sta
tistics section, are cited as anti
unionists for carrying on :: "whis-
pering campaign damaging to the
regulations of union members"
and charged with having taken
work from certain folk to sidestep
promotions and facilitate dismiS-
sails of those out Of favor.
Town Hall Tonight!
Tonight Is fred letter" for In
terror workers, who gather with
friends for the first social event
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ADVERTISEMENT
FROM GIRL TO WOMAN
GROWING girls

M" INV girls
are often suffer
erS from nervousness,
irritability, and dis
comforts associated
with functional men,
strual disturbances,
from headache, back
ache and periodic
pains. DR.. Pierce's
Fayorife Preserintion
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Courtesy Vital Need
In Personnel Units
By J. EARLE MosER

In seeking to effect improvements Government depart
ments and offices might we'll look into the attitude of per-
sonnet offices and employees therein according to reports and
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OWINCS FUNERAL
is HELD TODAY
IN EVANSVILLE
Former Mayors Burial
To Be in Baltimore

Funeral services for Irving
Owings, prominent District banker
ana former mayor of Hyattsville,
Md, who died Monday in Wash
ington Sanitarium, Takoma Park,
Md. we're held IN the Hyattsville
Episcopal Church today. Inter
ment will be in Lorraine Cemetery
in Baltimore. He was SIS.
Mr.. OwingS was vice president
Of the Bank Of Commerce and
Savings of Washington. Well
known as a real estate dealer both
in the District and Maryland, Mr..
OwingS was chairman Of the
Maryland National Capital Park
Planning Commission. He served
two terms as mayor of Hyattsville.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
jeanette Owings; two daughters,
Mrs. Frank Little and Miss Flea
more Owings, both Of Fair Haven,
Nd, and three sons, Charles
Owings of Norfolk, Va; Irving, jr.,
and Clarke Owings, of HyattSville.
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Your 10.
By Shirley Spencer
ANSWERS on Page 26l

ANSWERS OH rage GOJ
Did you like the set phrases
last week, and did they start you
thinking up many more? Here
are a few that are so common
it ought not to take you more
than half a minute to fill in the
blanks. The object Of such a
test is to put the pressure Of a
time limit on your mind. The
quicker and smoother it re-
spends, the better trained to
work under pressure it will re-
veal itself. Score 10 for each
correct answer. Time limit half
a minute,
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WILLIAM A. PIERCE


Funeral services for William A.
Pierce, former washington lumber
dealer who died yesterday at his
home, 9210 Brookeville Pike, Silver
Spring, Md, will be held tomor-
row at 9 q. m. in St. Michael'S
Catholic Church, Silver Spring.
Interment will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Mr.. Pierce, who was 80, retired
from active business several years
ago. He was formerly president
of the lumber company which he
founded and which bore his name.
Mr.. Pierce was well known in
Washington, where he had lived
for As years. At one time he was
q noted horse fancier.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
s. Wrenn Howard, of washington,
three nieceS and a nephew.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEDDING announcements. So. rs up: 24-hr
service. Goodhsrt's, 1914 II. MA. SITE
WEDDING announcements, 80 for $3.50.
100 sig including plate: beaut. engraved.
Ernest De Gay S15 / St. N. W. MA. 54S7.
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employment. In many cases JHe
attitude held toward the visitor
lacking pull" is sheer rudeness
and discourtesy.
Recently, in an ornate office
along the Triangle where officials
not long ago made many self-con-
gratulatory speeches in commem-
Grafton of their agency's 50th
birthday, a young woman asked
about a position she wash |
offered chair the petty boss
barked out questions in supercil-
iouS tone, then referred her TO his
feminine aide across the room q.
that worthy followed through with
extremely curt remarks: We don't
take applications here" E. you'll
have to have a letter." "a
letter to whom?-why the Secre-
tary, Of course. I'VE certainly
can't do anything for you!" g.
the applicant burst into tears and
departed this scene is not
unique nor new.
Fresh From Farm
Many personnel offices develop
an antagonistic attitude through
pressure alone, when Swamped
with job-Seekers personnel
directors themselves are usually
pleasant, but female subordinates
fresh from the farm and i'm
pressed with the dignity Of Gov
eminent appointment tend to look
accuSingly at those trying to get
in regardless of pressure, how.
ever, some offices continue to
stress politenesS to all, examples
being Civil Service Commission,
g. A. o. and National BituminouS
Coal Commission, the latter under
extreme pressure just now.
office hours. this column: 2 to 6
p. m. District 1000, branch 210.
Search Your Attic
Anybody got a bathing suit that
grandpa or Aunt Susan used to
wear? If so, there's a chance to
win the bathing contest prize at
next Sundays picnic sponsored by
Local No. 2, NFFE. the prize will
be awarded to man, woman or
child who wears the oldest bathing
suit, and because of Government
spread" and other vicissitudes of
time the figure Of the wearer will
have nothing to do with victory or
loss. the outing is slated for 1.-THE
Oaks" in nearby Maryland, and
those wishing to attend are asked
to communicate with headquar-
tiers, Suite 604, ITO Fourteenth st.
N. W., and let them know those
with additional auto space are
asked to take along someone not
SO fortunate. . parties will leave
at $3.50 a. m. and l p. m. Sunday .
there is no charge, unless you de-
sire dinner for 81 at the picnic site,
served. other sports booked in
clude Softball, horseShoeS, swim.
ming and croquet.
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Going Great Guns

Young Henry Rhine. the most
idealiStic unioniSt of all the ideal
lists in Uncle Sans service, is
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that he was forced to turn down
applications Of $50 mechanics in
New Orleans because they weren't
technically Federal employees
he referred them to the proper
C. I. o. unit. United Automobile
Workers of America Rhine,
formerly a research clerk with
WPA, likes to remind friends that
his father before him was promi-
nent in the labor movement .
those who attended the 1896
Age convention will never forget
his crack to elderly and more con-
servative foes: We'll, you win now,
but we'll outlive you'll"
Bigger m Bigger
Ever forging stronger chains,
Gertrude Mentally announces for
nation Of Missouri State FEEDER
alton Of Federal Employees, under
N. r. F. e. auspices including
D. c. Federation, there are now
20 such groups plus one re-
gional unit in New England in
forming the Missouri body, NFFE
was aided by Texas State FEEDER
alton, United National Association
Of Post office Clerks and National
Association of Postal Supervisors
organization meet took place
in Galveston the work is to
continue. Miss McNally asserts.
Taken to Task
Interiors "pesky" press agent
Che who remains anonymous by re-
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MICHAEL A. HEALY

Requiem mass for Michael A.
Healy, engineer at Providence Hos
pital for the past 10 years, will be
held in st. Peters Catholic Church
Saturday at $50 a. m. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Healy died yesterday in
Providence Hospital at the age of
81. He had been i'll for the past
five months.
He was a member Of the Holy
Name Society of st. Peters
Church.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Poston and Mrs. Mary
v. Madigan, both Of Washington,
and three brothers, Denis and Pat
trick Healy, of washington, and
John r. Healy, of Stockton, Cal.
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WILLIAM DOUGHERTY

Funeral services for William
Dougherty, Civil War veteran who
died yesterday in his ninety
second year, will be held Friday
at his late residence, 1924 Monroe
st. N. w. The time has not yet
been definitely set, but it will be
at either 1920 or II a. m. Inter
ment will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
Mr.. Dougherty had been i'll only
a few days. Born in Coleraine,
ireland, he came to America while
still a boy.
Enlisting in the Union Army in
1862. he served under General
Thomas until the end Of the war.
After the war Mr.. Dougherty went
to Dubuque, Iowa, where he was
engaged in the wholesale grocery
business until the outbreak of the
World War. He came to Wash
ington as a civilian clerk in the
quartermaster department at
Camp Meigs.
Surviving the veteran are two
daughters, Mrs. Mary E. Kerr and
Mrs. Blanche H. Kerr, and two
granddaughter, Blanch v. and
Ruth D. Kerr. A granddaughter.
in-law, Mrs. Brownie H. Kerr, also
survives. All live in Washington.
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LOUTZES, ZISOS-On Sunday. August 9.
1887 Z1SOS LOUIZES
Funeral services from the ". ". Cham
beers Company 1400 Chaplin st. N. W.. on
Wednesday August II, at / p. M thence
to St Helen and Constantine Church.
Sixth and C SITS s. W., where services
vii, be held at 2 p m.
Relatives and friends are invited.
Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Town Hall Tonight!

Tonight is fred letter" for In
terror workers, who gather with
friends for the first social event
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KLEINHENN. ANNA E.-On Tuesday, Au.
gust TO- 1887, at her residence. 1898
Irving Street Northeast. ANNA E. KLEIN
Otto Kleinhenn and aunt of Estelle Glib
son Beck.
Funeral from the above residence on
Thursday August IL, 1887. At 80 a. m.
Requiem mass at St. Anthonys Church at
8 a m
Interment in Mt. olivet Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend,
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SEYMOUR. THOMAS VINCENT-Sud-
denly on Monday, August 9, 1887. at his
residence, 2OO1 Fairlawn Ave. s. E.
THOMAS VINCENT SEYMOUR, the be-
loved husband Of Anna P: Seymour and
of Baltimore, Md He is also survived by
four sons and four daughters.
Funeral services from the W. W. Cham
bers Co. Southeast Funeral Home, 617
Eleventh St. S. E. on Thursday. August IL.
1887, at l p. m. Relatives and friends
invited to attend Heg6: 1,,u ron...
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Births and Deaths

Catherine =. Starr, 81, Garfield
Hospital.
Heather @. NesbIt. 8 months, Co
lumbia Hospital.
Infant FearsOn, s days, Columbia
HOSPITAL
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HEALEY, MICHAEL A.-on Tuesday. Au.
gust 10, 1887, at Providence Hospital,
MICHAEL A. HEALEY, the beloved son of
the late Michael J. and Alice Healey (nes
RusselD.
Funeral services will be held from the
residence of his sister. Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Poston, 551 Randolph Street Northwest.
on Saturday August IA, 1887. at $50
a. m High requiem mass at st. Peters
Church at 8 a. m.
Interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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RAPHAEL
Rosalind Keith and Allen Brook in
MOTOR MADNESS" Also-Roscoe Harms
and Helen Burgess in NIGHT OF MYS-
Terry"
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ADVERTISEMENT
Smyrna times., 1937-01-07
AERIAL FORCE
GREAT BRITAIN
26 SquadrOns Added To the
Royal Air Army at
London
SQUADRON NUMBER 123

London.-Twenty-six new squad
rons-twenty-three in the regular
service and three auxiliary ones
have been added to the strength Of
the royal air force under provisions
of the expansion plan announced by
the government last May. Forty-five
more units must be added to bring
the metropolitan air force up to the
strength of 1913 squadrons then pro-
posed. A further expansion to 129
squadrons, backed by full war re-
serves and representing a vast in
crease in the R. A. F.'s striking pow
er was outlined in the government
so-called White Paper on Defense
which was published last March.
Bombing squadrons predominate
among the units formed up to the
present. Eighteen new squadron
fifteen regular and three auxiliary
are equipped with bombing aircraft
and five regular squadrons with
fighters. There are now three squad
rons of the new general reconnais-
sance" category. Seven of them,
flying twin-engined land planes, will
be employed ultimately on coastal
patrol and reconnaissance at dis
tances up to several hundreds OF
miles from the shores of Britain.
thus. in effect, pushing out Britain's 5
frontier in the air much farther than
her coast line, which is perilously
near the capital and other vital
centers of the national life.
Sites for forty new Royal Air
Force stations have been acquired.
On thirty-two of them, erection Of
buildings and site leveling is already
well under way.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-07
Giant Redwood Statue
to Honor Chief Seuuoia

Napa. Calif.-Chief Sequoia, one
of the most distinguished Of Amer
ican Indians, is to be inmortalized
in General Grant National park near
here. The Napa chamber of COM
merce has taken the initiative to set
aside one of the giant redwood trees
which later will be carved into
giant statue Of the chief. The stump
of the tree when it has been stripped
of its top and all foliage will be rs
feet high. with a diameter at the
base of 80 feet. 1t is planned to
leave Is feet Of the tree at the base
as pedestal and to carve the figure
out of the remaining so feet. C.. A.
Covey will be the sculptor.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-07
Sherif's Fancy Turns
to Flowers and Mules

Decatur, Ga.-When Burly Sheriff
Jake Hall isn't chasing criminals,
he is more than likely on the trail
of an antique-or admiring flowers,
or fancying mules.
Flowers" he says, should be
appreciated by everyone = espe-
cially in the present mechanical
age. They soothe and have an up
lifting influence.
collecting antiques and oddities
is fun and an interest in them is
stimulating to the imagination.
Imagination helps us to under
stand the past and that is helpful
to one in the present.
OF mules, Sheriff Hall says he
Just likes them and that keeping
the animals is a hobby. Sometimes
he has 100 or more in his stables.
The veteran officer lives in the
sheriff's apartment at the De Kalb
County Jail, but spends most of his
off-duty time on his 40-acre flower
farm, .Dogwood. Thousands visit
the farm annually.
Everything in the five-room sand
stone house is unusual. 1t is fur
nished elaborately with silk-topped
colonial beds, hand-carved mahog-
any tables, chairs and scores Of
fineries OF the past, but the house is
unoccupied, at least for the present.
1t is open to the public Sundays.
II spend about everything / earn
on the purchase Of flowers. an
tioues and mules" says Hall. u
guess I'm just different"
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tions and projects with reference
to crop production and farm man
agement methods which are basic
facts upon which all farm pro-
grams are constructed. Of the sew
eral agricultural subjects that are
being incorporated in the 1887 pro-
gram of extension work for Kent
county, soil conservation and agri-
cultural planning of land utiliza-
ton and improvement will occupy
the major portion of the duties of
the county agent. In addition to
these projects, special attention
will be given to agricultural credit
which includes the various divi-
sions under the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration designed to assist
farmers to obtain credit For the
benefit of fruit growers the orchard
and vineyard spray service will be
continued, and grain farmers will
be advised to continue the treat
ment of seed wheat for smut con-
troll, while further work will be
done on sweet potato disease con-
troll and the improvement of toma-
toes for commercial canning pur-
poses. In the field of livestock
plans are included for poultry
flock and dairy herd improvement
to raise the quality of products and
reduce production costs, thereby in
creasing the profits. AS a means
of determining the profits and
losses on the various farm COM
modities, farm families are being
advised to keep account books
which will greatly help to place
agriculture upon a more business
like basis to compete with other
industries.
Smyrna times., 1937-01-07
New Device Junks Hand
Cranked Rural Phones

Rochester, N. Y.-The old hand
telephone on the farmhouse parlor
wall, with its disturbing jangle of
shorts and longs, is on the way out.
With device perfected by Will
liam J. Vincent rural subscribers
are promised the same type service
as urban users. Vincent's invention
is neon relay tube that eliminates
the hand crank and the old code
ringing system under which every
telephone on the party line jingled.
Now only the party wanted is sum-
moned by the bell.
The tube is being installed on all
rural lines served by the Rochester
company. Officials predict it will
be in general use throughout the
country SOon
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ASBURY M. e. CHURCH NEWS
Rev. DIR. j. w. Colona, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

HouHctS StTSlccS roT Tie WICK
The services at Asbury Method
ist Episcopal Church next Sunday
will be as follows: the Church
School will meet promptly at 10
o'clock. Mr.. Harvey c. Jones, Cen
eral Superintendent, in charge. The
morning worship service and SER
mon at IL. The Reverend E. G.
Hallman, Superintendent of the
Dover District, will deliver the SER
mon. The Epworth League service
at 6:45 p. m, and the evening SER
vice and sermon by the pastor at
7:30. The Woman's Home Mission
ary Society will meet this Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Clifton. The
Queen Esther Circle will meet next
Monday evening, January 18th, at
the home of Miss Virginia Hutch
inson at 7:30. The Willing Work
ers Bible Class will hold their An
nual Fellowship Dinner next Thurs
day evening, January 14th, at 6
o'clock. Prayer service at 7:30
p. M, Wednesday. The monthly
meeting of the Church School
Board will be held Immediately af-
ter the prayer service.
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At PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. James R.Gailey. Minister, An
nOunces Services For the Week

Rev. James R.Gailey. Minister, An
nounces Services For the Week
The following services will be
held at the First Presbyterian
Church during the coming week:
This evening Thursday, January
7th) the Mite Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. John P. Hudson
at 7:30 p. m. The Mission Study
Glass will meet at the Manse Fri
day evening at 7:30 p. m. The
weekly choir practice will be held
in the Church Saturday evening at
7:30 p. m. The following services
will be held on the Sabbath: 10
a. m, Sabbath School; IL a. m,
morning worship service. The
Quarterly Communion service will
be held at this time. Any one de-
string to unite with the church
may inform the Pastor or any
member of the Session. 6:45 pm,
Young Peoples Meeting, Miss Belle
Council, leader. 7:30 p. m, even
ing service of prayer and praise
The 439th Stated Meeting of the
New Castle Presbytery will be held
in the Dover Presbyterian Church
Monday. January 18th, at 10 a. IN.
The Pastors Communicant's Glass
will be held on Wednesday after
noon at 3:45 p. m. The mid-week
prayer service will be held in the
chapel Wednesday evening at 7:30
p. m.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of the
shareholders of THE FRUIT
GROWERS NATIONAL BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY OF
SMYRNA for the election of Di-
rectors and for the transaction of
any other business that may law
fully come before it will be held at
Office of the Company in Smyrna,
Del, Tuesday, January 18th, 1887
between the hours of IL A. M. and
IL Noon.
VIM. E. NOWLAN, Cashier
12-10
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TAKE OFFICE IN NEW CASTLE
Seven Offices Held by Republicans
Are Taken by Democrats

Seven Offices Held by Republicans
Are Taken by Democrats
Seven offices were taken by sue
cessful Democrats over in New
Castle County, Tuesday. Irving
H. Craig, was sworn in as Clerk of
the Peace; Martin Hannigan, pro-
thonotary; William Smith, coroner;
Louis A. Haywood, comptroller;
Anthony F. Emory, register in
Chancery and Clerk of the Orphans
Court; Claude B. Voshell, county
treasurer and receiver of taxes, and
John M. Ulmer, sheriff. The out
going officials are: John L. Wright,
clerk of the peace; Walter S. Bur-
ris, receiver of taxes and county
treasurer; George r. McDougall,
register in Chancery and Clerk of
the Orphans Court; Harry C.Clark,
sheriff; Harry w. Wenminge,
comptroller; William Poole, pro-
thonotary, and George A. Pedrick.
coroner, all Republicans The new
three-member Levy Court also
took office All the members are
Republicans. They are w. Harry
Lewis, Wilmington; I. ]. Hollings-
worth, Elsmere, and ]. Irwin Day.
EFT, Newark. The three-member
body becomes effective under a
law passed at the 1885 session of
the State Legislature. Mr. Hanni-
gan has named his complete staff:
Leo j. Sweeney, deputy, and the
following clerks: Robert Arm
strong, Edward Pollard, Marion
Mccarthy, John Przybyiek, and H.
Everett Bell, who was a clerk un-
der the outgoing prothonotary
Sheriff John Ulmer's staff are: Alb
raham Hoffman, chief deputy;
James Fitzharris, William Smith,
Sr., G. Leslie Cleaver, Charles Bek-
ky, John Alexander, William Davis,
John o. Council. Arthur Wilson,
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with their daughter, Eva, 33 years
old. and young Smith in one ma
chine, and Mr.. and Mrs. Graydon
Hurst, of Wilmington, and their
two children, Graydon and Carol,
in another car, left for two weeks
trip to Florida before Christmas,
and expected to return Saturday.
The Frys are survived by several
grown children, Roland Fry, of
Wilmington, Mrs. William Brown.
OF Hickman; Mrs. George Eaker,
Mrs. Nelson Davis, and Mrs. Will
liam Lord. of Greenwood and vicin-
ity; Douglass, Of Milford, and Miss
Eva, who was in the accident. The
bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Fry were
brought to Greenwood Saturday.
Private funeral services were held
Monday morning at 1890 o'clock
at the Fry home, with interment In
st. Johnstown cemetery. The fun
Smyrna times., 1937-01-07
DOVER TEACHER MARRIED
Miss Gertrude Eslridge and Fred
III, Lord, Both of Dover, Wed

Mrs. Albany B. Eskridge, of
Sharptown, announces the mar
riage of her daughter, Miss Cert
rude Eskridge, of Sharptown and
Dover, and Mr.. Fred H. Lord, of
Dover, son of Mrs. Annie H. LORD,
on Thursday, December 81, at Den
ton. Md. On their return from their
wedding trip in New York City,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lord will live in Dc
yer. Mrs. Lord is a member of the
faculty of Dover school.