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Smyrna times., 1940-08-08
Radiant Living
"IF / HAD
ONLY.
BY Rev. G. M. Griffeth
Pastor Methodist Church
CeciIton, Md.

IF I had only done differently"
Are not these the very words that
YOU have said sometime or other ?
Who is there that has never made
such an exclamation
Well, you didn't do differently;
and neither did I. And there is
very little that we can do about it
now. Perhaps it would have been
better for you if you had done diff
ferently. But since you did not
there is no reason why you should
not do differently from now on.
1t was Cicero who declared
Smyrna times., 1940-08-08
FROM CONGRESSMAN
GEORGE S. WILLIAMS

NATIONAL DEFENSE AP-
PROPRIATION; Congress has
once again settled down to the SER
ious business of building our ma
tional defense after two brief re-
cesses for the National Conven-
tions, and the first major legisla-
tion was passed on Wednesday,
July 81. This bill called for an
appropriation of S4, S48,171, ,957 to
begin equipping the Army for me-
chanized warfare and speed new
ships and armament for the Navy.
This new appropriation boosts the
national defense appropriations of
this session to about $4,000, ,0OO,-
600.
t. v. A.-On Tuesday, July 80,
both the Senate and House ap-
proved appropriation of $25,0O0,-
600 to boost electric power produc-
tion of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, and the bill is now ready
for the Presidents signature. The
amount appropriated constitutes a
down payment on a S68,5OO, 900
program to provide power for pro-
duction of aluminium to be used In
the plane building program. This
initial appropriation will start the
construction of storage dam and
hyro-electric power plant on the
Holston River, near Jeqerson City,
Tennessee; the installation of two
additional $4,000 kilowatt unit at
Pickwick Dam; and the construc-
tion of additional steam electric
generating facilities in the area
served by the Tennessee Valley
Authority. This bill met bitter op-
position in the House and it was
brought out during debate that
steam plants could generate cleo
tricity cheaper, and could be erect
ed within is months at a much
lower cost, whereas the building
program in connection with the
dams would not be completed un-
til the Fall of 1912. Congressman
Terry Of Arkansas suggested thai
instead Of appropriating further
funds for IVA and concentrating
the generation of electric power il
one area. that some steam plaBt:
be erected nearer the source Of
supply of the raw material. He
brought out in his argument that
80 percent of all the bauzite so es.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-08

Christian Science Society, Milford
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. M, also meets on first
Wednesday evening of each month
at 8 p. M; Sunday School, IL a. m.
Subject for Sunday, August II.
Spirit" Golden Text: Psalms
143:1O Teach me to do thy win.
for thou art my God: thy spirit is
good; lead me into the land of up
rightness. A bible citation from
the lesson-sermon: John 5: 5. 6. s
8. And certain man was there
which had an infrmity thirty and
eight years. 6. When Jesus san
him lie, and knew that he had been
now long time in that case. he
saith unto him, Wilt thou be made
whole? s. Jesus saith unto him
Rise, take up thy bed, and walk
9. And Immediately the man was
made whole, and took up his bed
and walked: Correlative from the
Textbook, Science and Healta
with Key to the Scriptures" by
Mary Baker Eddy: The calm
strong currents of true spiritual
ity, the manifestations of which
are health, purity, and self-im-
notation, must deepen human ex-
perience, until the beliefs of ma
terial existence are seen to be a
bald imposition, and sin, disease
and death give everlasting place tc
the scientific demonstration of di-
vine Spirit and to Gods spiritual
perfect man.
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ISSUED Cons; "ed /

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draft was ir6uaro;u.p poszSe
IN nuptiaI ceremonis5. 'le u
officials declined = hs .
s' ing E. bera Many Of the coups1
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38-Card game
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday
First Churcn of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. M, Sunday School IL a. M,
Wednesday evening at 8 p. m.
Evening star., 1940-02-11

It was quite an ideal. Isabelle decided,
watching Gloria. Glamm girl and humorist
with a dash of the duchess thrown in. Her
oondescension was reserved for mere girls.
Contentedly Isabelle smiled to herseH. Gloria
was terrific, but not too terrific.
'Hey!" Clifford Reed turned from Gloria
to Isabelle. What are you sitting here smiling
to yourself about?' His tone was the tone she
usually evoked in the masculine voice -
protective and caressing.
''Yeah!" Kenneth joined in. Sitting here
smiling all to yo.nselfr' Wally broke off in
the middle of a sentence to Gloria to beam On
Isabelle, looking 50 small and helpless m the
big oak chair, her skirts spread wide about
her, her enormous hat set squareay On the
back of her blond cmls.
Little Buttercupr' Kay Oliver, out Of
habit. took the little jab at Isabelle, and
could have Immediately bitten off her tongue;
for Gloria Tate went swiftly to Isabelle,
Evening star., 1940-02-11

sophistication. Isabelle could just make her
eyes a little wider. her smile little more
remote, and her silence little silenter. A
person didn't often say the wrong thing if
person said nothing.
After luncheon, lipsticks and powder puffs
appeared and new alertness filed the air,
for drawing near was that moment when the
boys would arrive. They arrived with loud
laughter and great clatter of big feet on the
stairs: Wally Bowen, Kenneth Taylor, Ches-
ter Armstrong, and Clifford Reed. As att1ac-
tive foursome as any girl would want to
meet anywhere, Isabelle thought with mix
ture of pride in her home town and personal
qualification; for these four, like most Of the
other boys, considered Isabelle the girl of all
girls. They gave proof of it now by turning
their eyes first to her as they entered the room
with genial, "Hi!'
Isabelle did not join in the answering
flutter of greetings. She merely smiled on
each young man and sat relaxed and very
beautiful beside brown-spotted porcelain
COW placed on ledge beneath window.
With gentle animation that gave no hint
of her interest, she watched while M1s.
Thomas introduced the boys to her niece. A
person never really knew another gnl until
she saw that girl with the opposite sex. 1t was
only then person got slant on what girl
was aiming for; what ideal the girl was trying
to live up to.
Evening star., 1940-02-11

"Now you've ps1scs. dso." said
Glorio, her dok eyes ginning
lifted the porcelain COW from the shelf and
put it in Isabelles lap.
Little Buttercup!' Gloria agreed Nov
you're perfect, DEAR" She turned to the
boys, her black chiffon swiriing about her tall
slenderness, her dark eyes glnting beneath
the divine small hat. isn't she sdorable?"
Sure. Sure" They agreed family. Guys
might think thing like that, but hell's bells,
they wouldn't come right out and say 90. in
so many words.
Isabelle sat with chin uplifted a. if the
porcelain COW were bit of limburger cheese.
Never had she felt this particular kind Of
awful! She felt not only young and coy. She
felt - she felt like yol1el.
NoRMAILY the girls didn't mind seeing
Isabelle occasionally reduced to elnbarraD-
ment. But they wanted to achieve that feat
themselves. This way. they felt that they too
were somehow included. All Of them except
Lefty Scoggms. Isabelle was Letty's idol and
Letty's distress was for Isabelle.
Mustn't touch the ornamentsl" She
joked to Gloria and picking up the cow. che
put it back On the ledge.
It was fifteen minutes before Isabelle had
recovered sufficiently to note that Gloria had
gathered the boys about her in group before
the fireplace. Isabelle saw her opportunity.
II vvas r;sIrv n vr,iuhf MT vnnr1r - 1a,f eJ,e
decided to take the chance. Her temper was
ahla1e, and when Miss Cummings was bl1z-
ing or desperate q both, she was prone to
take rislD IN her belief that the best defense i
attack. Her attack was as usual camuaaeed
a. rettily as bombing plane IN the guise Of
a dove. She drifted over to the group before
the fireplace and spoke blandly to Gloria:
Its been 20 nice seeing you. hope IN
(Csstisssd - pass ~
Evening star., 1940-02-11
II Short Story Complete in This Issue

0sABELLE rushed down the stairs toward the
Old English Taproom of the country club.
Z where Mrs. George Thomas was presiding
at a luncheon in honor of her niece. Isabelle
was sorry to be late. This sort of party made
her feel official - sort of like mayor or some
thing. Besides, person had a natural curios-
ity about a new girl; and also, it didn't hurt
for stranger to see from the very beginning
that Isabelle Cummings was the leader of the
towns younger set.
She reached the foot of the stairs with wide
skirted frock and wide-brimmed hat billowing
from her rapid descent. There her progress
was halted by the voice of Kay Oliver, one Of
her two nearest rivals in popularity and one
of her two dearest friends.
Brake down to walk, Kay said, leaning
back AGAINST the oaken doogframe Of the
taproom. She added as an oblique comph-
ment to Isabelle's cream-yellow frock and
bat, Little Buttercup!"
Come to a full stop, my pet, Susan Clay
ton said. Susie. Isabelle's other nearest rival
and other dearest friend, drooped beside Kay
and pretended to ignore Isabelle's new clothes.
Lifting a languid hand toward the taproom,
Susie advised:
stop and look Look well"
Isabelle looked. The tapoom was filled
with the soprano din of the feminine members
of the younger set, and bright with pastel
colors of their summer finery. In the midst
of this gaiety stood girl in sheer black, tall
and serene. She wasn't pretty, Isabelle de-
cided: one of those long narrow people with
narrow eyes and narrow long lips in wise
thin face, and every line of her sweeping up
to the smooth russet hair and that divine dab
of a hat tilted over one eye. No, she wasn't
pretty; but - the realist in Isabelle had to
admit it - she was te1rihcally attractive.
"We," Kay said, referring to the girl, ARE
New Yorker. Technically we live out in the
suburbs, but -"
But" Susie broke in, we are like fish
out of water if we are torn from our Park
Avenue, our SIND Street and Cafe Society.
"Oh, for goodness sake!' Isabelle muir
INJURED. while she thanked heavens that she
didn't automatically harbor ill-feelings against
any strange member of her own sex who was
attractive Why. she liked members of her
own sex practically as much as she liked
anybody! Isabelle did not wait for introduc-
tons She went Immediately to the new girl
and held out her hand. saying:
Its awfully nice to be here. I'm Isabelle
Cummings"
The girl. without change of expression.
curved long scarlet-tipped fingers for an
instant about the eager hand and said:
I'm Gloria"
lsABEILEs friendliness curled around the
edges like a leaf exposed to frost And who
did she possibly imagine Isabelle could posi-
bly, think she was but Gloria Tate - the
niece of Mrs. Eva Thomas, that George
Thomas hadmet andmaniedin lin New YorkCit
and taken home with him three years ago?
Isabelle forced the cordiality back into her
smile and delivered her greeting. Feeling very
mature and official and very, very gracious,
she said: I've all have looked forward to
your visit, and l - we hope you'll let us do
everything we can to make your visit an
Evening star., 1940-02-11

Oly think Sl1e was Dut OiOtld 1dtc - II1e
niece of Mrs. Eva Thomas, that George
Thomas hadmet and married in NewYo City
and taken home with him three years ago?
Isabelle forced the cordiality back into her
smile and delivered her greeting. Feeling very
mature and official and very. very gracious,
she said: I've all have looked forward to
your visit, and I've hope you'll let us do
everything we can to make your visit an
enjoyable one"
Gloria Tate acknowledged this with lift
of the eyebrows and murmured. Thank you. .
= Before the quizzical gaze beneath the divine
hat, Isabelle found herself feeling young and
-revolting word - coy. Blindly she turned
away to the nearest person. who chanoed to
be her hostess Hiding her discontinue behind
a barrage of small talk, she fairly smothered
Mrs. Thomas with her animation while she
demanded of herself some civilized reason
for her infantile panic. After all. Gloria Tate
was no debutante; Gloria was sixteen. Isabelle
herself was sixteen and rarely ever went out
with any but college boys, all sophomores
next year. Just what more could girl do?
During lunch Isabelle was glad to play
the innocent bystander. while Gloria was
kept busy with Kay and Susie. As demnely
as blind kitten tapping at bowl of milk.
Isabelle steadily consumed her food and
thanked her lucky stars that she possessed
neither Kay's 'Fi'ya, pal!' heartiness nor
Susie's languid-lily oomposure. When Gloria
tossed off remarks about night clubs and
"2l" and the St. Regis Roof, Isabelle didn't
have to give out either humor Or droopy
Evening star., 1940-05-11

ance of city authorities all over the
country that they have failed to
take steps to remedy conditions
which are reproach to this modern
age"
Undertaken In Baltimore.
The Chicago project is the second
major program to get under way
the first having been started more
than year ago in the Waver1y Sec
ton Of Baltimore, Mr.. Catlett ex-
planned. The Waverly district II .
community Of individual homes and
row houses, whereas the Chicago
district is largely of multiple dwell
ings, but the basic problem is the
same. Both communities are essen
TALLY sound residential districts,
threatened by blight within their
borders and from detrimental influ-
ences outside.
I'm Waverly, some 80 blocks con-
tanning about l, 800 homes, were sur
veyed through a w. P. A. project
similar to that operating in Chi
cago," said Mr.. Catlett. '"The sur
vey was completed some months ago
and this spring, cleanup, paintup
and fixup' campaign was launched.
It is producing definite results and
a repair and modernization pro-
gram now is under way.
Eventually it is hoped that the
entire district will be brought up to
q high standard. Residents Of the
neighborhood have been enlisted in
a Waverly Conservation League.
Technicians have laid plans for inn
provement of streets and alleys, bet
ter traflc facilities, more recrea-
tional space, and Capitalization Of
Evening star., 1940-05-11
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. g. sAruRDAY NAY IL 1910
+. n. 4. . Promote
RuroI Home BUILDING

Administratoe Stewart Mcdonald
has announced today that the Fod.
eral Housing Administration Is
launching . Nationwide campaign
70 stimulate the construction Of new
homes Ia rural communities.
Although conaiderabls construc-
ton under tho =. II. A. program u
already under way h these areas,
the nsw campaign = designed to
spur activity IA this line. The pro-
gram y related not 70 housine On
farms but b housing in rural COM
munities which have Z predom.
inantly agricultural sconomy.
The =. 81. A. win encourage build
ers, material manufacturers ana
supphers. realtors, Lending institu-
1tons. and other examinations con.
cerned with housing to expand their
merchandising In rural communi-
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Dusty Blue Woodwork

For a living room decoration that
is light In tone but not perishable.
walls and woodwork painted . dusty
blue are satisfactory. With these
use rug Of either warm beige or
burgundy. Have the couch uphol-
stored In blue to match the walls
and the easy chairs covered with
printed linen in burgundy, beige and
blue.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Exceptional Furniture

A drape mahogany bedroom suite
caused considerable comment at q
recent furniture show. This wood Il
imported from the west coast Of
Africa and displays unusual mark
tngs because Of = spongelike plant
material which grows around the
tree, protecting It from insects,
fungi and animals. This drape winds
around the tree In the manner Of .
vine. SO rare Is this particular vari-
ETY. the amount Of wood required TO
complete the bedroom suite Is re-
puted to have taken five years to
Rnther.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
New 'Hurricune' DESIGNS

The Hurricane" line Of furniture
which has seats made of pine felled
by New England's hurricane, has
been extended to include side-arm
rockers, side-arm chairs and benches.
All seat bottoms of this limited
edition" bear the Hurricane brand.
The chairs are finished in natural
pine, walnut or black lacquer, gold
trimmed.
Evening star., 1940-05-11
commercial establishments in q def

commercial establishments in q def
mite zone.
These two communities In Bal
tir1ore and Chicago may prove the
means Of awakening many other
cities to the necessity Of preserving
property values. Omcials In Louis
vile. KY. recently held . meeting to
discuss the potentialities Of SINH
lar program there. Other cities have
shown considerable interest.
.But such programs will only sue
ceed where the city authorities
themselves accept q good share of
the responsibility, where local lead.
ers realize that they have . definite
stake in dollars and cents In the
preservation Of property values
and do something about it."
Evening star., 1940-05-11

III. ~. NcDonaA aid. H pointed
out that tl1s chie4 problem, n 10 ere
ate interest On the part o. the build
ing industry In the broad market
opportunities available IN these
areas.
Evening star., 1940-05-11

with good exposure for the first floor offers
desirable location for the den It accessible living
room and Kitchen well the porch The porch
living placed that may easily
parlo leaving private porch OF the garden
johnson estimates that without lot the
about $4,000 including full basement complete insulation
per pipes and Hastings and tiled baths.
Evening star., 1940-05-11

WHEN building buying home the first important eonsdero-
ton neiohborhood What yoppeor be "boreon"
ground to be expensive purchase Find
ore rigid restrictions hot protect and you
good neehbor Also all Improvements in and paid for?
kEWooD in all its eoy Of Spring beout stonds all the ocid
tests-ond then While Kenwood learning why has
been the choice Of discriminating purchasers the
fu CoonioI exhibit home 1t the exoctng
requirements Of fine planning and
other homes not so loree. nearing completion.
Kennedy-Chambedin Development Co.
ksaweod Offices Kennedy Drive and chsmbern AveWise 44z5
Rrsetens for Reaching:
D1ue out Connecticut on
or out Wnonstn
through Somer-
sH to xesUoo6 Apenue o
f# Asdav la"s and Wet HaAe
Evening star., 1940-05-11
fuucets Suve Time

Several sill or lawn faucets IN
stalled at various points around the
house will eliminate the bother Of
dragging . long hose In order to
water the lawn and garden properly.
Evening star., 1940-05-11

CAPE COD-TYPE DWELLINGThe house planned this week
for The Star by the Washington Metropolitan Section
Maryland Society Of Architects inspired by Cape Cod
Colonial cottage Of New England It the
Johnson prominent local architect Well adapted to the
lent style of architecture in Washington the house designed
preferably for lot at least 70 feet in width pa
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
FOREIGN BALANCES

The treasury's statistics on capital move
mente throw a sure light on the financial prep,
a~rations Italy made for entry into the Europe
an war. The figures, now made public, covering
the period from last February % to April 3,
show that Italian balances in this country in.
creased $24, 761, 900 in those five weeks, reach.
ing the highest level on record at $69, 257, 900.
Since the end of last August Italy, whose short.
age of quick foreign resources is we'll known,
built up it's funds in this country by $57, 1898, 900.
1t appears that Italy dug deeply into its skinny
gold resources to increase the means of pay.
ment at is disposal in the United States.
Another remarkable feature Of the capital
movement statistics is the relatively small
reduction in French balances in this country
since the beginning of the war last year. Net
Withdrawals from the French balances amount.
ed to only $25, LAT, 900 in the first seven months
of the war, compared with a net decrease of
$233, 21S, 900 in British shott-term balances
and a reduction of $1O6, 900 in Canadian bal.
ances in this country.
These declines took place in spite of large.
scale shipments of gold by these nations to the
United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-02
THE NEW TAXES

IN light of current military and diplomatic
maneuvering in and around the Balkans, 1t
is easy to believe that Europe is setting the
stage for another war drama.
Russia, determined to enforce her will upon
Rumania, has landed tanks from airplanes,
while parachutists have made rapid progress
far beyond the territory coded the Reds by CAR
RoL and are moving down large Rumanlan
forces. simultaneously Bulgaria mobilizes
along the Rumanian and Turkish frontier, an
ticipating that Turkey and Russia may clash
and she be caught between their warning arm
les. Russia asks the right to join Turkey in
defense Of the Dardanelles, in a move to safe
guard her frontiers against attack from the
west. If the powers thus involved avoid a major
campaign and Germany and Italy escape in
volvement it will be the result Of some kind of
miracle the world has not thus far encounter.
ed in it's troubled history.
The thought that war of the first magnitude
will grow out of the present embodiment finds
support in the fact that Russia is taking steps
against possible attack from the west. This
means that Russia has proceeded with the
seizure of Bessarabia and is pursuing its
bloody crusade in the Rumanian area with the
definite understanding that by so doing it chal-
lenges HITLER and MUssoLINI to take a hand.
The advance in Rumania constitutes a dare to
the Axis. Obviously STAIN is satisfied that both
Axis powers are too deeply engaged in their
present campaign against England to be divert
ed by anything he may do or that if they turn
upon him they are to weakened by the war in
France and their forces too scattered to be ef-
fective against him.
STAIN has succeeded in placing the Axis part
ners in a difficult position, from which they can
hardly emerge unscathed. If they give him right
of way they will acknowledge inability to take
up his challenge. If they fight him they will
give Great Britain its best chance to overthrow
them in the Battle of England. T. remains to be
seen if diplomacy can cope with the developing
military emergency which includes greater
risk for HITLER and his jackal than anything
that has happened before in the war.