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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
base at Derna. British fighter planes
 were reported officially to have

were reported officially 10 have bombed and machine gunEed re- treating Italian troops on the coast al road between Derna and Tobr'lk, vital Italian naval base in Libya.
 British general headquarters here said that British troops were con- tinuing operations. in the Barol., area IS miles inside Libya from the Egyptian border.
 The Royal Air force middle esat headquarters said that despite heavy rains in the western desert yesterday RAF planes continued at tack Bardia during the day and night, starting three large fires III the Italian military ercampment at Bardia.> Quantities e6 motor trans port outside the twon were dam aged.
 (In Rome the Italian high com- mand admitted that British men O war had reached and were smelling Bardia and in London a statement in the House of Commons disclosed that Britain was rendering all pos sible assistance to emperor Halle Selassie in fomenting armed revolt against Italian forces in Ethiopia.) AIrdrome< Bombed The RAP said that the Derna airdrome was bombed by British planes last ngiht.
 Headquarters said that during patrols between Bardia and To- bruk British fighters shot down ar Italian Macchi-201 and a GRAZ Another Macchi and a CR were damaged.
 It was understood that British troops were attacking a series ol Perimeter forts between four ano five miles from Bardia. The com munioue said that operations ir the Bardia area continue" On the Kenya-Ethiopia frontier the communique said, part of oul forces, including South African ano
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
GREEKS SMASH
 AT STRONGHOLD

tContinued from Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
Trade School Expans.on.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 18.-UP)- The state board of education today submitted to Connecticut budgetary officials a trade school expansion program for 1941 calling for an in- crease of more than $1,100,000 over the budget for the present year.
 The expansion program provided for the creation of two new state trade schools, at Norwich and New Haven. The board asked total trade school budget of $1 1,841 ,225, as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

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Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Clayton School Herald
CO-EDITORS:
RAYMOND HUDSON JANICE SHORT

year will bring much success.
The 7th and 8th grade annual
Christmas party was held on De-
cember 10. The people on the re-
freshment committee were Ray
Hudson, Eleanor Morris, Marie
Burris and Genevieve Carrow. The
people on the game committee
were Janice Short, Robert Haley,
Joyce Montague, and Modal Row
linson. Everybody arrived 7.3O
sharp, games were played such as
wink. Where every girl sat down in
seat the boys would get in back
of the girls. Some boy would wink
at a girl. The girl would try to
get away from the boys. Some
others we played were Scat" and
spin the Milk Bottle. Every
body was then called to get their
refreshments. The refreshments
were orange-ade, cookies and
candy. Everyone went home very
happy.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

Second grade Table covers, -four
boxes, pot holders.
Third grade Wool work on bur
lap, wooden toys, decorated wooden
mowls, patchwork wall hanging.
Fourth grade Patch work wal
hanging, block prints, post cards
cut out Christmas cards, hot dish
holders.
The last four grades made these
interesting things:
Fifth grade brass pictures
pocket books of wool, table runner
of burlap, center pieces of burlap
designed wooden bowls, table
cloths using black print.
Sixth grade Copper pictures
Christmas cards, memo pads, table
runners Of monks cloth, desigrec
wooden bowls.
Seventh grade Book ends, block
prints, wool work, bracelets. soar
carvings.
Eighth grade wood carvings
pocket books, key holders, Chust-
mas cars, weaving pot holders
photograph albums, soap carvings
This completes our list Of an
protests.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Social Activities

During 1889 different organiza-
tions of Clayton School, gave
dances, had parties, and many
other social activities were held.
On Friday, December p, the
eighth grade exchanged ten cent
gifts with someone else in the
class. The seventh grade also
joined us in the exchangment of
gifts. First, an eighth grader would
open their gift, then a seventh
grader. We continued this for
awhile, but, as the time was get
ting short, the presents were just
given out to the pupils.
Again this year some students of
the eighth grade are going to
present a play. The proceeds go
for our athletic equipment that has
been bought during the school
term. Some of the seventh grade
pupils might be in the play, also.
We are all hoping that the new
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Coming Picture

The picture Romance of the
Limberlost" will soon be at Clay
ton School. It is from Gene STRAIT
ton Porter's world-famous book,
Girl of the Limberlost," which you
have no doubt read. 1t will be a
talking picture. The stars are
lovely Jean Parker, Eric Linden
and Marjorie Main.
It will keep everyone guessing
and it has a terrific climax. This
is a picture that you will remerl-
ber for years to come.
This picture will be sponsored by
the Eighth Grade and the returns
will be used to take them on their
trip at the end of the year.
Remember the date, January 20
at 7.30 p. m. Come and see "Ro-
nance of the Limberlost."
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Flashy Sports From Clayton

This year at Clayton School we
have played soccer. We had a
first team and a second team. The
players on the first team were as
follows:
Forwards: P. Knight, E. Wooley-
hand, r. Lefar, ]. Whalen. c. Boyd.
Halfbacks: M. Horn, 3. Pusey,
c. Conley.
Fullbacks: c. Davis, NJ. Aiosa.
Goaltender: Ed. Wooleyhand.
Clayton has had very success
full soccer team this year. It was
undefeated throughout the season.
They defeated Townsend's first
game so, second 40, third 80, and
last 10 The first game with Sud
lersville was 40, second 20. The
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Eighth Grade

While there are only 81 pupils in
our Eighth Grade, the size of our
class in no way indicates our abil-
ity. We are already looking for
ward to our Washington trip and
are planning more pie days, benefit
movies, ETC., to raise money for the
trip.
At present we are working on a
Health Unit dealing with teeth. F"
We are checking on the percentage
Of pupils who brush their teeth
daily. We are also checking on
the ones who drink milk daily.
Balanced meals, especially
Grade A" lunches are also being
studied with the idea of improving
the quality of our lunches.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

Biddle. We are glad to have them
in our school.
Ann Bodley, one of our mem
mers, who has left school, due to
illness, is missed by everyone.
In art we aren't doing just one
thing but quite a few. Some of
the things are woodwork, wool
work, printing, block-printing, and
making bracelets. Some very pret-
ty buffet sets, and table covers
were given for Christmas presents.
I am sure the people who got these
presents liked them very much.
The boys made book-ends, which
were very nice.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Third Grade

The Third Grade has completed
Community Unit. While study
ing the Community they visited its
various places of interest including
the Ice Plant, Cannery, Milk Sta
tion, Bank and Post Office. A his
tory of Clayton, written recently
by Mr.. Brockson, served as a
source of information as to how
the town grew AS eliminating
activity they made booklet con-
tanning drawings and stories of the
development of the town by ten
year periods.
The class is studying Desert Life
and contrasting the life of inde-
pendent peoples with that Of peo-
pie of our community.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

first game with Frederica FL, sec
ond 40.
They had only one goal scored
against them the whole season.
Our attention now is turned to
basketball. Though they have one
great disadvantage, 1 think they
will try hard to make this basket
ball season as prosperous as their
soccer season. Our one great dis
advantage is having no gymnas-
ium, therefore, we have to practice
out of doors in all kinds of wealth
er.
The following are candidates fol
the basketball team: John Wool
eyhan, Raymond Legar, Merrick
Horn, Joseph Houtman, E.Starkey
P. Knight, c. Conley, R. Biddle
N. Rowlinson, E. Dulin.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Art Work

We have accomplished many diff
ferent things in art this year In
our art work we are assisted by
our art supervisor, Mrs. Kocher,
who comes once week. Here are
some of our art projects we made
for Christmas. These are the
things the first four grades made.
First grade Memo pads, candle
holders, painted cans to hold cof-
fee. tea or paste; wool and burlap
work, ash trays.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Fifth Grade

The fifth grade pupils are glad
to welcome to their grade the fol
lowing pupils: Ray Mabrey, James
Rausch.
The All Club Girls are planning
a business meeting Thursday night,
January 4, to discuss means to
raising money for their summer
camping trip. Following the bus
mess meeting the girls will divide
into groups with their leaders for
sewing.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Sixth Grade

Last week the sixth grade elect
ed new officers for their room. The
pupils elected were: President, FL
len Dixon, Vice President, Marlyn
Rowlinson; Secretary, Bearice Bur
ris; Treasurer, Buddy Shaw.
In geography the sixth grade are
taking an imaginary trip to South
America. Some Of the pupils are
travelling by plane and others by
boat. To get information about
their study and trip to South
America they have written to the
Pan American Union in Washing
ton, D. c., and the Pan American
Airway at Miami, Florida.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
From the Principals Office

1t is with a pleasure that I wei
come this issue of the Clayton
School Herald. Many of you will
recall that the above title has ap-
peared in the Smyrna Times before
and to you it is only a matter of
renewing old acquaintances. Some
of you will be reading our news
letters for the first time. To you
we send our greetings and hope
that you will make our column a
stopping place each week. It is
our aim to give you cross section
of life in a Modern Elementary
School.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
News of the Grades
First Grade

The first grade composed a
Christmas play called THE Chill
dren who saw Santa. The play
came as one of the eliminating ac-
tivities of the first grades study of
the Home" and Of Christmas.
The furniture, made to furnish
the playhouse in the first grade,
was used as stage setting for the
play. The real spirit of Christmas,
was the theme of the play.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Attendance

The Clayton School attendance
was very low in the month Of De
cember. This applies to the lower
grades. We would like very much
if the parents of these children
would send them to school more
regularly.
The percentage Of attendance I.
as follows:
First grade, 40 pupils, 83.5
Second grade, 25 pupils. 8841
Third grade, % pupils. 600
Fourth grade, 36 pupils. 914
Fifth grade. % pupils. 91I,
Sixth grade, 80 pupils. $50
Seventh grade, SO pupils. 9lC1
Eighth grade, 81 pupils. 9O.30
We hope in the future that ali
grades will cooperate to make ou,
attendance 1000.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Fourth Grade

The Fourth Grade had a special
music program for Christmas.
With the Christmas story they
sang Christmas songs and danced
to rhythms to complete the pro-
gram. The songs they sang were;
Under the Stars, The First Christ
mas, When Mary Lulled Her Babe
Once in Royal David's City, When
Jesus Was Born.
The rhythms told the stories OF
the shepherds watching their
fiocks, of Mary and Joseph going
to the Inn, and of the Wise Men
taking gifts to the new born babe
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Second Grade

In Social Studies, we have fin
ished the Pilgrim Unit. While
studying about the Pilgrims we
made a booklet, in which we put
stories about the Pilgrims in Eng
land, Holland and America.
We made Pilgrim Village on
the floor. The houses were made
OF corn stalks. The people were
dolls made from stockings and
dressed like Pilgrims.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Christmas Program

Each year at Christmas, Clay
tons 7th and 8th grade present a
play. This year it was entitled,
There Was One Who Gave a
Lamb, "by Annette Mason Ham. It
was given Thursday evening, De-
cember 21.
The characters are as follows:
Angel Ann WINS
First traveller 80. Preston knight
Second traveller Modal Rowlinson
Boy ............ James Montague
Girl ............ Kitty Burris
Mary, the mother Eleanor Morris
Joseph, the father ~. Ray Hudson
The chorus, composed of 10 mem
bers, in angel costumes, formed an
excellent singing background for
the play.
The play was given for the bene-
fit of the public and we hope they
enjoyed it very much.
Costumes were borrowed from
the Adult Education Society of
Wilmington and from st. Paul's
Methodist Church in Clayton.
We wish to thank these organ
izations for helping us make our
play success.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Seventh Grade

We are proud to have forty pu-
pills in our room of whom four
have just come in recently. Their
names are: Marie Walls, George
Tribbitt, Charles George, Ralph
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

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They Don't Like To Be Thieves
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the Office early so that he would
be there before Mr.. King. Her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
City News in Brief
TODAY

lODA1.
Dinner, Explorers Club, Army and
Navy Club, Seventeenth and
streets, 6 pm.
Banquet, Military Order of the
World War, Mayflower Hotel, 7 pm.
Supper and installation, Alpha
Zeta Beta Sorority, Wardman Park
Hotel, pm.
Buffet supper, Phi Sigma Sigma
Sorority, Lafayette Hotel
Meeting, Cooley Mccullough
American Legion Post, Hotel An
napolis, pm.
Meeting, District of Columbia
Dental Hygienists' Association, May
flower Hotel. pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
League, Wardman Park Hotel, 8
pm.
Meeting, Office Employees Union,
Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, District of Columbia
Chapter, Catholic Daughters of
America, Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, District of Columbia Flu
neral Directors Association, Willard
Hotel, pm.
Divan meeting, Order of Alham-
bra, Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting, Civil Aeronautics Board,
Hotel Raleigh, all day.
Meeting, Electrical Contractors
Association, Pepco Building, 8 pm.
Meeting, Collectors Club, Branch
3, S. P A., Thomson Community
Center, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Interstate Conference of
Employment Security Agencies,
Mayfower Hotel, $50 6 m.
Meeting, Military Order of the
World War, Mayflower Hotel, $50
am.
Meeting, Chicago Beard of Trade,
Mayf7ower Hotel, 10 am.
Meeting, Steel Heating Boiler In
etitute, Mayfower Hotel, 10 am
Hearing, wage ano hour, recon-
mendations of the carpet and rug
industry, Willard Hotel 10 am, all
day.
Meeting, Women Board, George
Washington University Hospital,
Mayflower Hotel, 1890 am.
Luncheon, Advertising Club, Ho-
tel Raleigh, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, ladies day, Rotary
Club, Willard Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Gyro Club, Willard
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Soroptimist Club, Will
lard Hotel, pm.
Luncheon, Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation, Mayhower Hotel, 1890
pm.
Luncheon, Military Order of the
World War, Mayfower Hotel, 1890
pm.
Meeting, Washington Philatelic
Society, Mayfower Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, Unemployment Compen-
sation Agencies, Mayflower Hotel,
8 pm.
Meeting, Master Plumbers Asso-
citation, Hotel 2400, s pm.
Meeting. Ladies Auxiliary, Mas
ter Plumbers Association, Hotel
2400, 8 pm.
Meeting, Civil Aeronautics Board,
Hotel Raleigh, all day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
Boys Poison Death
Declared Accidental
By Norfolk Police
Former D. G. Resident
Died After Drinking
From BurreI

The poison death of Robert James
Elsenbeiss, 10, former resident of
Washington. was termed accidental
today by authorities at Norfolk,
Va, where the boy died Sat-
urday night after drinking liquid
poison from a barrel which he be-
leved contained water.
Meanwhile, the body of the boy.
son of Harry E. Eisenbeiss, an In
ternal Revenue agent, and Mrs.
Helen Curran Eisenbeiss, has been
brought to the home of an uncle,
Marian D. Curran, at Four Cor
ners, Md, where funeral services
were to be held this afternoon.
In Norfolk Detective Leon No
witzky said DR.. C. j. D. Macdonald,
coroner, would not hold an inquest.
The EisenbeisS child and several
friends were attending high-school
football game near his home in Nor
folk Saturday afternoon when the
group became thirsty.
1t was said at his uncles home In
Four Corners today that Robert
tOlu LIS SOlilpdllloilo iIc NiICW "iiSAS
they could obtain some water and
led them to the barrel. He took
the first drink, cupping his hands
beneath a spigot in the barrel.
oh" he exclaimed, 1T burns.
Don't drink it
He became i'll Immediately and
returned to his home. A doctor
was called. but the child died six
hours later.
In addition to his parents the
boy is survived by brother, Harry
G. Eisenbeiss, Is.
After the funeral services today
burial will be in st. Johns Gene
terry at Forest Glen.
Relatives said the boy lived at
q Fifth street NE. address until
he was years old, when his father
was transferred to Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
Retiring U. S. Worker
Is Presented Purse

Mrs. Sarah B. Mclean, a conf
dental clerk in the Division of
Communications and Records of the
State Department, retired yesterday
after % years service in the depart
ment.
Mrs. Mclean. who lives at 100
Maryland avenue NE, was given a
purse of 500 by her co-workers
A native of Milroy, Pa, she entered
Government service as clerk in
the United States Food Administra-
ton in 1917, transferring to the
State Department shortly thereafter
Evening star., 1940-05-24
In Mrmurtant

ory of oSI atssT HssMAN II oy,ns
Who died May "a. 1898.
Our hearts still ache with sadness,
our eyes shed many tears:
1oa ohls ths Know knows how we miss you, father.
HIS DEVOTED CHILDREN. i.
bURRELL, CARRIE G. Sacred to the
years ago today, May "a, 1885.
When sinks the soul. subdued by toll to
Its closing eyes look up to Thee in
Sweet the i. dy Tyepose beneath Thy wings o'er-
But sweeter still to wake and fnd thee
HER DEVOTED SON, THOMAS. .
:, CLEVELAND. THOMAS B. In sad but
B. CLEVELAND. who departed this ufe
six years ago today. May "a. 1884.
Anlts AAlthoueh you are gone.
HIS LoV1NG SaF Gem11y 1AuaHfERs 1nFfTS sn' yuAnrA
AND NAOMI.
beloyed son and brother. GRANT, GRANf e eLfN- IN
nan oS ~ Xo 1sss sssarted this s toqg
Of our dear father. AUSTIN i. JARBoE,
Who rassed away one year ago today. May
he pld no one last farewell,
He said Rood-by to none:
His loving heart had ceased to beat.
Before We knew it he was gone.
He did not fail to do his best,
His heart was true and tender:
He worked hard for those he left
And ever Will be remembered.
L0HR, ANNIE B. In sad but loving re-
membrance Of our dear mother. ANNIE
B. LOHR. who passed away eleven years
ago today, May "A. 1923.
MARGARET AND ELIZABETH. =
NASH. ROBERT EARL (FLEMMIE). In
sad but loving remembrance OF our dear
daddy, ROBERT EARL (FLEMMH) NASH,
Who passed away ten years ago today, May
"a, 1880.
Faithful and honest in all your ways,
CouraEeSas and true to the end Of your
You were loving, gentle sweet and kind
What q beautiful memory you've left
HIS DEVOTED SONS. WILMER AND
DONALD NASH.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Z D. {. Residents Die
| In Auto Smashup

Two Washington residents were
burned to death early today when
their automobile crashed into q cul-
vert. overturned and burst into
flames near Aquasco, Nd.
Two others escaped with minor
injuries In the same accident and
were taken to Gallinger Municipal
Hospital for treatment. All four oc-
cupants Of the car were colored.
The dead, according to Maryland
State police, were julius Arnold, As,
OF the 1000 block Of Park road NV,
Evening star., 1940-05-24
London
Continued From First Page }

Flanders and Northern France, Fore
ing either a surrender, break
through against the German wedge
to the coast or destruction Of the
entrapped troops.
Client lies about 80 miles east of
Calais.
Coupled with word that Boulogne
had fallen came British Air Minis
try announcement that at least 20
German planes were shot down and
Is more damaged by far-flung
British aerial stabs yesterday at
both enemy communications along
the fighting front and lin Germany
itself.
The loss of eight British planes
and forced landings for four others
were acknowledged.
Defenses Strengthened.
Confronted by the German sue
cesses on the French Channel coast,
only % miles from the chalk cliffs
of England at the nearest point,
Britain strengthened coastal de-
fenses against the zero hour Of a
German crossing to smash at her
key ports.
She worked quickly while await
ing the outcome of the battle be-
tween the allied and German armies
for mastery of the strategic Belgian
and French coastal positions.
The British felt certain the next
blow would fall directly upon Eng
land if the Nazi mechanized COL
umns were able to drive home their
wedge between the allied forces and
thus consolidate footholds along the
coast.
With powerful British naval units
patrolling the Channel and strong
detachments of troops taxing up
positions in south coast towns all
during the night, the first defense
activity of the day occurred in the
! southeast this morning. There
anti-aircraft guns went into action
as German planes appeared over
the coast.
King to Broadcast.
At the same time King George vi
prepared to broadcast an Empire Day
measure of inspiration to his peoples
at 9 pm. g pm, E. S. TD. "a
This Empire Day-Queen Vic
toria's birthday--marked the gravest
crisis in the history of the British
Commonwealth of Nations.
In two weeks the flying German
columns had advanced 200 miles to
the French Channel port of Bou-
logne, at England's doorstep. Bou-
logne is 26 miles from Folkstone and
only IS air miles from London.
The London Times underscored
the gravity of Britain's position in
an editorial calling for the imme-
diate appointment Of a director OF
defense to coordinate the home
forces in the event England becomes
a decisive battle-ground for the first
time since the year 1906.
To counter the threatened blitZ-
krieg invasion, whether it is launched
with parachute troops or with forces
rushed across the narrow Channel
In speedboats, England has formid-
able home defenses.
British believed that the divisions
which have been training quietly
and have been deployed in strategic
centers could, with the help of the
home defense battalions made uE
OF ex-service men, the Dominion
troops already here and the newly
organized local defense volunteers
destroy any force the Nazis would
be able to throw upon this island.
Air Ministry communicates told
Evening star., 1940-05-24

driver of the automobile, and Anna
Berman, who was said to live on
New Jersey avenue.
Injured are Inez Catlett, II, Of the
1000 block Hawkins avenue NE, who
suffered . broken left ankle and
cuts about the face, and Robert
Arnold, "a, Of the 800 block OF Third
street NV, who was cut about the
face. -
Police said the car in which the
four were riding was proceeding
along the Brandywine-Patuxent
road, near Aq,asco, when it struck
the culvert. The dead were removed
to Grimes funeral home in Brandy
wine.