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Smyrna times., 1937-03-11
CLAYTON LOCALS

l. N. Mills has rented the office
formerly occupied by the barber
for the private Office of Joseph
Whaley and connected the same
with main Office by an eleceric
bell. Any one having business
with Mr.. Whaley will please call
there: Office hours from $50 A. NJ
to 5 p. M.
The house recently built by John
Perkins has been sold to D. w
Jones. for $1,000. possession to be
given Immediately. c. A. Brown
who has just moved in, will re-
move to a house on the avenue un-
til he can build himself a house on
Rodney street, work to be COM
menced as soon as weather per-
mits.
At the last election of officers of
Ewell M. p. Sunday School, Q. A.
Brown was elected as Superintend-
ent, George Clayton, as Secretary
and Mrs. Young, as Treasurer.
There was another construction
train put on the railroad on Mon
day last. 1t is said that the work
of grading for the double track
will commence soon.
Samuel Quinn, who left several
weeks ago without telling where
he was, is said to be in Chester
1t is now most probable that he
was struck with the Chester fever
as well as many other Smyrna
workers.
Mr.. Skinner, of Philadelphia, has
opened a tinware store in the new
storehouse of John Wright.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-11

through the canal annually, count
ing only boats over 10 feet IN
length. The 100000 tons of
cargo represents a value of $780,
100000. Increased traffic in the
deeper canal is expected to justify
the expenditure. Captain Ker was
introduced by James t. Shallcross,
and the club appreciation was ex-
pressed by Harlan M. Fisher, pro-
gram chairman.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-11

sThink of it! Simply open the door and the whole
broiler with contents swings out into open view and
easy reach. The door and side shield you from the
heat of the broer burner and the food be turned
or removed without the operator touching the hot
broiler pan grid Broer is of convenient height so
operator stand comfortably erect. This exclusive
advanced feature makes this range truly modern.
Permits carefree efficient broiling with door closed
Smyrna times., 1937-03-11

trouble was aggravated and his
heath utterly broke down. Pre-
siding Elder France said of him
"that he never saw a man so in
love with his work, and so reluct-
ant to give it up" He took at the
last Conference a supernumerary
relation, and feeling his health
partially restored, was filling for a
few months a vacancy, when
stricken down. He will be remem-
bered as a minister of unblemished
life and ambitions for usefulness.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-11
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PERSONALS

John M. Voshell, John H. Hof-
fecker, D. j. Cummins, A. L. Hud-
son, A. G. Cummins and William
George Hill left ON Monday for
New York to meet the commission
men of New York and discuss the
basket question. Leading peach
growers from several other towns
Joined them on the train.
Mrs. Rachel Hoffecker went to
Philadelphia today to attend the
wedding of her grandson, Luther
r. Hoffecker, ana Miss Anna Fry,
both of Philadelphia. which takes
place tomorrow. Mr.. Hoffecker
accompanied by his bride, will
make a visit to this town on Fri
day, to spend several days with his
relatives here.
Mrs. David Smith, of New York.
is visiting Mrs. John c. Bailey.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-11
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages. Deaths.
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF MARCH 9, 1887

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-11
PARSONAGE SOCIABLiE

Il
On Monday evening what was
intended as surprise party but
what was really a church sociable
was held at Asbury Methodist par
sonage as a manifestation of re-
gard for the pastor, Rev. j. B.
Qnigg and family, and was attend
ed by over one hundred of the
members, the evening passing off
pleasantly to all concerned, the
last of the visitors not leaving un-
til after midnight. The company
was composed largely of young
people. They brought a plentiful
supply of chicken. salad, biscuits,
coffee, bananas, oranges, cake and
ice cream. The family Of Mr.
Quigg Joined heartily with the Wis
itors in making a social evening of
real hearty enjoyment which will
leave pleasant memories to all par
Elephants. A pleasant feature of
the occasion was a graceful and
deserved compliment to Miss
Grace Quigg of a handsome gold
watch and chain, which was to
her an unexpected surprise, but
none the less appreciated for this
cause. While Miss Grace was seat
ed at the piano in the large parlor
entertaining lot of young people
musically inclined, the room was
called to order by J. G. Lassell,
who then in a neat little speech
presented the fair recipient with
that case that held the beautiful
time-piece. She acknowledged the
complimnt, (for such it was in
tended both as personal regard
and as a recognition of the valu-
able services she has in every way
rendered the church) in the best
way she could in the midst of her
surprise, the young friends coming
to her relief from all parts of the
house in kindly expressions and
congratulations.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-11
DEATH OF REV. I. D. JOHNSON

DEATH OF REV. 4. IL. JOftNSON
Rev. /. ID. johnson serving as
pastor of the M. E. Church at
Bridgeville died at that place on
Friday last 4th ult., aged 80 years,
and was buried at Milford on Mon
day, in the family burial ground of
his wife. Mr.. Johnson grew up in
this vicinity, son of Daniel r. John
son, local preacher now residing
in Thoroughfare Neck, and COM
pleted his education in the Smyrna
Seminary (since burned DOWN af-
ter which he taught school several
years. He grew up a good boy,
was a diligent student and gave
promise as far as delicate health
would permit of making a useful
man. Feeling himself called to
the ministry, after leaving school
he made use of his spare time in
thus preparing himself and entered
the Wilmington Conference in 1881
his appointments being until two
years ago on the lower District.
At the Conference session OF 1885
ne was appointed to Appoquin-
mink Circuit. Here, from causes
not necessary to mention, his pre-
dasposition to heart and lung
Evening star., 1937-07-31
WARRING SOLDIERS
ON TRANS-LUX SCREEN

RRISTL1NG guns and marching feet
occupy the larger share of footage
IN the Trans-Lux neWSreel compilation
this week as war clouds gather in the
Far East. The departure of japanese
troops from the island empire and
the columns Of Chinese armed forces
are pictured as they are reviewed by
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek. In
addition, the military motif is accen-
tuated by parade of the United
States mechanical and human forces
in Hawaii and the Catalonian Presi-
dent visits the Aragon front.
Sport highlights show Gar Wood,
Jr., winning an outboard motor boat
race, Joe Louis and Tommy Farr in
training and Harold Vanderbilt at the
wheel Of the Ranger, but novelties
have been accorded an impressive
amount of celluloid. Among the items
in this category are the arrival Of an
albino ape, the activities of a 7-year-
old preacher the blasting of a lake to
rid 1t Of undesirable fish, a wild pony
roundup. new folding winged air
plane, the use of homing pigeons to
carry sos signals, an elephant going
in bathing, water tobogganing in
Maine, the use of giant plow to re-
claim drought land, a factory made
of glass bricks and a tournament of
chivalry in Dresden.
Battling Bettas," one of the most
striking of nature study subjects, is
the outstanding bit in the short array.
Filmed in color, it presents a remark
ably coherent narration of the home
life of fish found in the waters
around Siam.
Candid camera studies Of the hob
bies and pets of numerous Hollywood
players are presented in Screen Snap
Shots" while the travel footage is de-
voted to cooling tour of the snow
capped mountains Of the Nations
West. The story of a humorous In
dian courtship (or the humorous story
OF an Indian courtship) completes the
bill. C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-07-31

ecended on Hollywood looking for Jobs
put to work the next day at salaries
far exceeding those they now earn, in
what sort of parts should they be
CASTE"
One insisted President Roosevelt
should play straight comedy roles, an
other that he should step into Lionel
Rarrymore's character parts. All were
unanimous that Benito Mussolini
should play villains and that the
Duchess Of Windsor would be excel
lent in the types Irene Rich used to
play.
At this point Director Robert z.
Leonard, who has been making pic
tures-and plenty of big ones-since
1915, cited a dozen world figures he
would be willing to take chance on
casting and directing in his films.
Among them were Al Smith, Senator
Bankhead Gather of Tallulah), Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt Long
worth, the Duchess Of Windsor, Gen.
Smedley D. Butler, Gen. Pershing,
Gloria Vanderbilt, Kathleen Norris,
Nina Wilcox Putnam and Erie Stan
ley Gardner.
Take Al Smith, for instance, said
Leonard. He would make an excel
lent screen comedian; possibly one OF
the greatest in pictures. He has a
natural wit, natural sense of humor
and perfect manner of transmitting
. comical idea to others.
Senator Bankhead would be great
as a portrayer of lawyers, district at
torneys, political leaders. He might
have given an excellent account OF
himself as the lawyer-father in "A
Free Soul, the part which won Lionel
Barrymore his academy award
President Roosevelt, according to
Leonard, would be the most dangerous
rival he could think of for Lionel
BARRYMORE The director cited the
Presidents fine recording voice, his
personality and wit as factors that
should make him a character the fans
would love.
"If were to cast Alice Longworth,' "
continued leOIldIQ, l "Oulu uilIleSl-
tatingly give her the role of Portia.
She has the dignity, the keen intelli-
gence and the dominant personality
that go with this role.
Gen. Butler would make an ideal
Casanova, even resembling the char
ecter physically.
Nobody could ask for p finer mill
tary type than Gen. Pershing. In fact,
Joseph Gerard has played generals in
the movies for many years simply be-
cause of his striking resemblance to
the general. And Pershipg has per-
feet screen voice in addition to the
character.
(CopyrRht. 1887, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Incl
Evening star., 1937-07-31

time you drop a quarter in a slot
machine. Think Of the labor it may
cause reporters and the people who
may be tossed into rivers.
The best performance in King of
Gamblers" is turned in by Lloyd No.
Ian, who makes the newspaper man
believable and likable even in the
middle Of some Of Hollywood's ideas
about what is a news room. Claire
Trevor, too, is nice and natural as
the night club singer who loves the
guy.
Mr. Tamiroff, however, is bit
heavy handed in his trea tment of the
role of the racket king. He is so
downright sinister sometimes he is
almost funny at it and his eve make
up is bad and he ought to remember
he can do better things. The only
other important role is in the hands Of
Helen Burgess. who argues with her
girl friend enthusiastically and dies
in quiet refined manner. H. M.
Evening star., 1937-07-31

MT. warner baSGeT efforts 10 Quell
a mutinous crew. Mr. Baxter would
have gotten along all right with his
crew only he fell in love, got married
and saw that the business he was in
was not a respectable one. The crew,
however, felt giving up the slave busi-
much money in it, what with all the
other slavers having been captured,
hanged from a yard-arm, and their
boats having been converted to Wee
hawken ferries, so there was no
competition.
So the crew hauled Mr.. Baxter to
Africa again on his own slave ship
and he had one heck of time, being
left in Africa, coming back in a canoe
to regain control of his boat, and haul
Ing the whole works to ST. Helena so
every one could be hung, before he got
to the quiet plantation for which he
yearned.
It's all sturdy stuff and pretty thrill
Ing at times. Director Tay Garnett
hasn't missed trick when it comes to
inserting excitement in a cinema
sequence. There's gunfire, skull
cracking, jaw-busting, knife-tossing
and just about every other kind of
quiet mayhem that would be practiced
by slave-hauling sailors at mutiny.
Every high diver in Hollywood must
have been hired to be picked off in
the rigging and die like an Olympic
diving champion.
There are moments when "Slave
Ship doesn't seem to come up to
what 1t might have been, but for
the most part, it Is made believable
by the sincere acting of Baxter, young
Mr.. Rooney, Elizabeth Allan and
Wallace Beery.
Evening star., 1937-07-31

modern light comedy, at 2, 4:05, SO.
7:50 and $40 pm.
Penn-"Way Out West" Laurel an,
Hardy in the wide open spaces, at
4;l0, els, 8:o5 and 955 pm.
Sheridan-"Slim," sturdy fellow
hang high tension wires, at !, 3:l5
$50, 7:45 and GAS pm.
Tivoli-"Way Out West" at /, 4:ij
$40, BIS and 955 pm.
Uptown--"Pick a STAR little cir
goes to Hollywood and fame, at LIS:
4:05, $40, 7:55 and 945 pm.
R0adside-"In Mizzoura," pionce
period melodrama by the local Sum
mer theater group, at 8 80 pm.
Evening star., 1937-07-31

THE Capitors stage show is long
so long one of the acts has to
perform during the overture-but it's
all entertaining The fellow who does
his turn during the overture is Vic
Hyde, the one-man band, whose play
ing of two and three trumpets at
the same time is sure fire. He's been
given some grooming and some
material since he appeared here at
a cabaret a while back and he's
going places.
There's Guy Robertson, too, the
chap whose engagement in The
Great Waltz" turned into a career,
who scores a hit with his singing
of group of popular tunes and is
especially good on The Song OF
the Vagabonds." Comedy is con-
triouted by Ross and Bennett (and
if you don't laugh at them, it must
be your own fault and by Bert
Nagle and company. who initiate a
couple of cats and girl doing an
acrobatic dance. The girl doing the
acrobatic dance, however, is not
comedy or an imitation; she's good
The Jesse Crawfords have returned,
too. this time backing up their Ham,
mond organs with a fully compile
mented dance orchestra. It's new
and different combination, this organ
orchestra affair, and turns out lot
of music with some original effects.
We still think, though, that Mr.
and Mrs. Crawford attempt a lot
Of things with those electric organs
that make mechanical noises instead
of tonal beauty,
Evening star., 1937-07-31

entertainment reporters, or eX-re-,
pOrters, can write about their own
profession, it might be a nifty idea
to call in plumbers convention to
script the next city room yarn. "Ex-
elusive" is hokum, and not especially
novel hokum at that. 1t follows in a
more or less routine manner the
pattern set by previous pictures with
the same background. 1t depicts
newspaper reporters as group of
quixotic, megalomaniac, devotedly al
coholic citizens laboring that Right
may triumph, the villain be foiled,
the Boy win Girl.
AS melodrama this is not such bad
stuff. AS document pretending to
dramatize the newspaper mans point
of view, it is SO much slush Saving
graces Of the film from all viewpoints
are Charlie Ruggles' honest treatment
OF spurious role, plus sequence In
which Mr.. Ruggles and Fred Mac
Murray attempt to discover whether
the light really goes off in an electric
ice box when you close the door
A moot question, tackled with much
more skill, humor and common sense
than certain other matters in "Ex-
elusive"
Hero OF the saga is Fred Mac
Murray, who once did more realistic
job OF the same sort in piece called
The Gilded Lily The heroine is
Frances Farmer, who used to be a
newspaper gal herself, for a few
months. Wholesome, possessing OBJ
vious native charm, Miss Farmer gets
along nicely when the script permits
her to be herself. When she is
called upon to act, when the pace
increases, she founders.
The villain is Lloyd Nolan, as a
racketeer who buys himself a news
paper, tries to hire MeSsrs MacMur-
ray and Ruggles from a rival sheet,
attempts to ruin the paper when they
both refuse to work for him. Attempt-
ing to pay off a debt for her finance.
who had gone in hook to send her to
college, Miss Farmer goes to work for
that VILLAIN Nolan. Everybody mis-
understands everybody else for a
while. but you know how it is in the
f1ickers. Those little matters can
always be fixed up before the fade
out.
nN THE Earle stage this week you
will find Steve Evans, whose i'm
presentations, well done, are never
theless exactly the ones we've been
seeing for years. If you like them,
there they are again. Suggest some
new material for Senor Evans.
Also, Cine, De Quincy and Lewis,
whose energetic burlesque of ball room
dancing would be more effective if the
break from straight to comic were
not so abrupt; Brown and Ames, pre-
senting series of gags and some
dancing: the Iiazeed Troupe, who
somersault and pyramid and then
pyramid and somersault, all in ex-
tremely colorful costumes.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
TRYOUTS TONIGHT
THE Cross Roads PLAYERS will hc

THE Cross Roads Players will hold
tryouts tonight at 7:30 pm. at
Clarendon Methodist Church, in Clar-
endon, Va, to complete the cast for
The Late Christopher Bean" the
next production on their schedule.
There are a number of parts still
open. several good male roles. espe-
cially remaining untitled The play is
to be presented some time in the
middle of August.
The groups second play OF the
Summer. The Ghost Train" will be
staged at the barn theater at Baileys
Gross Roads Monday, Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday of next week.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
MelOdranla
Is Keynote
OF MET Film

~ EFORE long there won't be any
- good rackets left. The movies
will have busted them all wide
~ Open The picture people now
have put an end to slot machines and
the ring operating them and AKIN
Tamiroff has died another death in
King of Gamblers" the MetropoN-
tan's new photoplay.
King of Gamblers" is of the old
gangster school of films and its filled
with melodramatic action. 1t gets
pretty excited with itself at times
1t gets SO excited, in fact. that the
film editor seems to have become eX-
cited, too, for he hasn't done the best
job in the world of pasting the scenes
together But the film moves along
at rapid pace anyway and never
becomes too incoherent.
It's all about a slot machine czar
and the girl he loves, who loves re-
porter. who tracks the car to his lair
after having been set upon the track
by the dying words of the girls girl
friend, who has been poisoned and
tossed in the river by the cars gang
1t is not one Of the 10 best of this
or any other recent year. but 1t is
exciting entertainment and will re-
mind YOU what may be happening next
Evening star., 1937-07-31
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time OF Showing.

Earle" Exclusive" drama in
newspaper city room, at 11:15 am,
1880. 4:20, tbs and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows at 12:45, 3:35. 6:25 and 9:10
pm.
Capitol-"Slave Ship" the last
SLAYER goes down to sea on wave OF
melodrama, at 10:45 m, :35, 4:25.
7:15 and 1905 pm. Stage shows at
1926, $50, $40 and 9:10 pm.
Palace-"Saratoga," Jean Harlow's
last film, stays a second week, at II
am, los, $40, $40, 7:25 and 9:35
pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Gamblers, 4"
the slot machine racket gets its due,
at II am, ITO, 3:15, 5:25, 7:3O and
$40 pm.
COlumbia-'A Day at the Races. ."
the Mad Marxes at their maddest. ct
11:50 am, 2:l5, 4:45, ITO and $40
pm.
Keith's-"The Road Back" post
armistice Germany, at 1870 am,
l:3O, $3.50, $50, 7:30 and $50 pm.
Rialto-'Elephant Boy" film trans
lation Of another Kipling story, for
children and everybody elephant
minded, at 1l:50 am, l:50, $50, 5:45,
7:50 and 9:55 pm.
Little-"Fury," revival Of the dia-
tribe against mob rule, at 1870 am,
1875, 3:35, $40, TAO and GAS pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs l hour and Is minutes, con-
tlnuous frem 10 m until midnight.
AmbassadOr-"Fifty Roads to Town"
Evening star., 1937-07-31

GA1ErN Of nations note: The Marx
~ Brothers In "A Day at the Races"
returned to> the Columbia yesterday
for a third week. Usual MARKHAM
franticism, running in their best vein.
Chico snipes at the piano, Harpo whips
up the harp, Groucho growls the gags.
Allan Jones singing and Maureen
O'sullivans ingenue 6hore are added
attractions. Even II you've seen it be-
fore, suggest that this picture should
be taken regularly once week, just
for the exercise in laughing.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
SHIRLEY TEMPLE. SAILS
Crowd Fails to Notice Starlet as
She Starts to Honolulu.

SAN PEDRO. Calf, July 81 P).-
Shirley Temple was Just another
blond, curly-haired little girl to most
of the 1000 persons who bid farewell
to the S. S. Malolo as 1t sailed yester-
day for Honolulu.
Shirley passed almost unnbticed as
she and her parents, hr. and Mrs.
George Temple, marched an. the gang
plank. They plan TO return August 26.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
Imaginary Film Cast
EnliStS Celebrities S
Roosevelt Would Draw Some of Lionel
Barrymore's Roles if He Were
in HOLLYWOOD.
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

oILYwOoD A. N. including
~
Hoywood popular night
anmated-and controversial.
off
of
Evening star., 1937-07-31
Mutinyand Mickey Rooney
Add Vitality to "Slave Ship"
New Capitol Film Is Sturdy and Thrilling
Cinema Fare-The Jesse CraWfords
and Guy Robertson on Stage
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

o
/ in
Capitol Courageous
and "A Family AHair"he has
Most of the
There's considerable excitement slave Ship
Evening star., 1937-07-31
Exclusive Is Exclusively
Unrealkstic News Yarn
City Room LadsA Are Again Viewed Through
the CinemaSs Darkest Glasses.
MARKHAM Note. =
BY RoBERrP, PHILIPS, JR.


drama editors produced by
written by of ncldd John Mqfht
cinema critic and had former As Is heroine Furthermore
detail Of the story p worked out with painful
authenticity. &sl
Evening star., 1937-06-13

Handy, sanitary service
tor picnics. outings. lunch
cons IN and out OF doors.
Evening star., 1937-06-13

You'll enjoy the cooling
breezes from this efficient fan.
With felt pads to keep fan
from scratching the furniture.
With rubber cord and plug.
For alternating current.
Evening star., 1937-06-13

Wholesome milk
chocolate. filled
with large pieces OF
fresh, crisp. toast
ed almonds. A real
treatl
Evening star., 1937-04-18

far more than the announced 43,000,-
o00-perhaps a. high As $4,000, 900,
considering the completed project and
Its approaches. Highways, bridges, etc.
It may create = dead end" in the
Washington Channel, giving rise to
stagnant water and unhealthy condi-
tions, because Of reducing area Of
Tidal Basin.
It will be Just another useless mon
ument" here. Why not construct
something useful, with 70 many people
now in distressed circumstances? It's
4 waste Of money.
The design was picked in secret.
without D. competition. thus shutting
out people with youth, talent, ides1
and vision.
Minutes Kept Secret.
The Thomas jefferson Memorial
Commission has conducted its deliber-
atoms with star chamber" tactics and
little real information Is available; its
minutes are not open to inspection and
it has not published any ANAL, ap-
proved plan.
Construction of this memorial will
crowd too many memorials into one
section OF the city. Why not distribute
them in various locations?
Why destroy something beautiful for
something Of uncertain value? Mil
lions Of dollars have been spent in cre-
ating the Tidal Basin, Potomac Park
and the Japanese cherry tree display.
Why junk these?
Erection Of the memorial utili1es
funds that could well be wisely used
elsewhere in improving undeveloped
areas for Fairgrounds and parks and
for the construction Of badly needed
auditorium and stadium.