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Evening star., 1940-11-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

.
Stage.
National-"The Corn Is Green"
Emlyn Williams comedy drama with
Ethel Barrymore: $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Palace-"Escape," film version of
the Ethel Vance novel: 11:55 am,
2:20, 4:45, tbs and $40 pm.
Earle-"The Letter" Bette Davis
walks with sorrow again: IL am,
las, 4:30, tbs and 1905 pm. Stage
shows: 12:45, $3.50, $40 and 9:05 pm.
Keith's-"Youl Find Out" Kay
Kyser meets the horror boys: HIS
am, 1:20, 3:25, $50, 7::35 and $40
pm. March of Time: l, sos, $40,
tbs and 9:20'pm.
CapitolL"Bittersweet," with Mel
son Eddy and jeanette Macdonald:
II am, las, 4:30, 7:20 and 1905
pm. Stage shows: 1855, 3:45, $50
and 9:20 pm.
MetropOlitan-"Tugboat Annie
Rides Aagain," down to the sea with
Marjorie Rambeau: 11:20 am, 20,
3:25, $50. 7:35 and $40 pm.
Columbia-"The Great Dictator" I"
Charlie Chaplin looks at today: lilo
am, las, 4:20, 6:55 and $50 pm.
Little-'"The Bakers Wife" who
runs away and causes a crisis in this
bright French film: IL am, 12:45,
2:30. AIS. 6, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts:
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-11-22

LOTUS RESTAURANT 1ith at n. Y. Ave.
3 shows daily !. 40 and II 30. or,
chestras. Bill Strickland The Continental
Trio. Dancing ana entertainment pm
to 80 am.
METRONOME ROOM. Wardman Park Hotel,
Conn. Ave at W0odley Rd. Sonny James
Orchestra. Dancing 10 to z Sat. 9;39- 93oo
80 Min. 81. Sats. 81. 80. CO 2ooo.
RAINBOW ROOM, Hamilton Hotel, nth
nj *. Cocktail and dinner dancing, o-9;
supper dancing tc Milt Davis Orchestra,
lO-1 Min Saturday only 81. D1 1850.
SHOREHAM BLUEROOM, Connecticut at
Calvert. Dining and dancing. Two moor
shows, 9:30 and 1880. Dinner, s.. 2.oo, IN
cluding cover. Supper cover, Doc. AID. OfoO
MADRILLON RESTAURANT. WashinEton
building, 18th and New, York Ave. The
favorite place to dine, the popular place
to dance.
HAY-ADAMs HOUSE-OverlookinE white
House at 18th and H SITS. Dining in an
atmosphere of charm, dignity. and gen
tility. Luncheon, S5c;. dinner from 81 20.
organ music nightly during dinner.
MARYLAND CLUB GARDENS, on MARI;
boro Pike Featuring Nadine and her COED
band. De luxe dinner. S1.25. Dancing
until O'Clock. Phone Hillside 06O0.
CARLTON HOTEL. New Cosmos Room, 16th
and X SITS. ME. 1926 Music by Ben young
70 3. Min. 81 so after 1G pm. except sat.' 81
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Studies Medicine

Sylvia Sidney, although a movie
star, never has given up her girl
hood ambition to become a doctor
of medicine
Not only that, she hopes her H.
month-old son will grow UP with
the same ambition. If so, she hopes
they may study together Miss Sid
ney, who is starring in Warner
Bros Carnival" is in Hollywood
now to earn enough money so that
she and her son, if he wants it, may
have the medical education.
Miss Sidney has been studying
medicine at home since she was Is.
Her father, doctor, encouraged her.
Evening star., 1940-11-22

gdIIeIy OF Udu gIIIo. beIUIt lIIt IIIIII
at the Earle is over. the wanton
wench has betrayed the finest
Evening star., 1940-11-22
She Didn't Know,
So She Couldn't
Be Excited
BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.

BY the AsSoclated PresS.
HOLLYWOOD.
Hollywood color-of a sort:
A starry-eyed extra, supplying at
mosphere for a Lucille Ball-George
Murphy dance scene in "a Girl, a
Guy and Cob" whispers to her
partner:
This is my first movie job. It's
wonderful, isn't it? Too bad,
though, that you're not star. Then
I'd be in heaven"
Her escort just smiles. He doesn' t
tell her he's Walter Byron, or
that he once was a star, or that
Samuel Goldwyn years ago called
him Hollywood's best male actor.
Evening star., 1940-11-22

husband you
ever saw, riddled
her lover with
lead, forced her
lawyer and hus-
b a n d. S be S t
friend to violate
his integrity by
purchasing the
] e t ter which
would have sent
her to the gall
lows, where she
undoubtedly be-
! o n G e d. OBJ
viously there is
no merriment
-A+ooLol +A chic
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Escape Comes to Screen
With Its Drama Intact
Terror and Suspense of Novel Kept
In Film Version at Palace
Starring Shearer and Taylor

had fears for the movie version prepare
them Ethel terrifying
concentration
brooding less
intense than it
gratitude
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Noel Coward's 'Bittersweet'
.acDonald>Eddy Vehicle
Capitors Film Creaks, but Its Stars
Sing Melodiously and Often;
Ballad Repeated on Stage
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

Even at the risk of appearing will be best to start
this with admission that the motion picture reviewer
film
he will found the
soothing the while the Of
being beautiful odds
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
PAST DECADE SHOWS GREAT
PROGRESS IN TOWN FINANCE

A glance at the record shows
that the members of town council
have, during the decade just end
ing, progressively improved the
towns strong financial position by
approximately fifty percent. With
out sacrificing the program of CIV
ic improvement, council has reduc-
ed taxes from 80 cents per hundred
dollars of valuation to As cents
compare Dover's present 80-cent
rate and Seaford's even higher
rate); has reduced the towns bond
ed Indebtedness from a high of
S204 900, nine years ago to the
present $4,000; and has reduced
the electricity rate from II cents
to sliding scale of eight and six
cents per kilowatt hour for domes-
tic use. In addition, by judicious
refunding operations, council has
saved the town thousands of dol
lars in interest charges. 1t is in
teresting to note what outside fin
ancial interests think of the towns
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
WOMAN DIES IN
MARYDEL FIRE
Firemen Believe S0-Year-Ol
Victim Fell While Carrying
Oil Lamp; 3 Dwellings Burn
3 COMPANIES CALLED

An 80-year-old woman was burn
ed to death when flames destroyed
her home and two adjoining dwell
ings and threatened the entire town
of Marydel early Monday morning.
The woman was Mrs. Georgia Stat
ford, who for years lived alone in
a two-story frome house on the
Templeville Road on the Maryland
side of the town. Firemen found
the body of the woman in the
smouldering ruins of her house af-
ter an hour and half battle to eX-
tinguish the flames. The homes of
John Stafford, step-son of the dead
woman, and Mrs. Irene Burleson,
adjoining the Stafford house, also
were destroyed The home of Har-
ry Seeney, next to the home of
John Stafford, was damaged by the
flames. Volunteer fire companies
were called from Dover, Green's
boro and Hartly to fight the fire
which firemen declare started in
the aged woman's home. They be-
lieve the blaze originated when
Mrs. Stafford fell while carrying an
oil lamp. The flames had spread to
the two adjoining properties by the
time the fire companies arrived.
Lack of water hampered firemen
who confined their efforts toward
preventing a general spread of the
fire through the town. Efforts to
enter the burning building to res
cue Mrs. Stafford We're defeated by
the intense heat, and firemen were
not able to bring her body from the
building until it had been levelled
to the ground. Absence of wind
was the only thing that saved the
entire town from the flames. police
said. The flames had ignited the
dwellings of John Stafford and Mrs.
Burleson before firemen arrived.
Members of these two families fed
into the sub freezing temperatures
and carrying what little possessions
they could pick up as they escap-
ed. T. Olin Ford, a Marydel mer-
chant, suffered burns of the hands
in assisting the firemen. He vas
treated by a physician at the scene.
Officials Tuesday conducted an in
vestigation. An inquest also will
be held by the county coroner. Mrs.
Stafford is survived by a half
brother, John T. Clark, and a half
sister, Mrs. Gertrude Longfellow,
both residents of Greensboro, and a
full brother, Willard Clark, who
lives in California.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
YOUTH LEADER SPEAKS
Smyrna Students Hear Philosophy
of Inward Beauty Last Friday

Friday afternoon in the auditor
ium of the John BaSsett Moore
School, Osbert w. Warrington,
professor of literature at Boston
University, and associate director
of the American Youth Foundation,
addressed the students and faculty
on the Socratic philosophy of in
ward beauty: "Give me a spirit of
inward beauty, and let the outward
man and the inward man be as
one" DIR. Warmingham prefaced
his address by explaining briefly
the work of his foundation in the
training of youth leaders. For
every leader whose training is fin
anced by some interested group,
another youth leader will be train
ed by the Foundation. The only re-
uuirement that candidates for this
training must meet is that of gen.
eral excellence.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Costume Tea to Emphasize
Colonial Period; To Make
Imaginary Tour
COMMITTEE NAMED

Another trip in the Good Neigh
Dor Tour of S. America, will be
made tomorrow afternoon, when
an imaginary trip to Colombia will
be made by the club members. Mrs
George r. Miller will review book
on that country and pictures will
be shown. At the business meet
ing last Friday it was decided that
the proposed Costume Tea to be
held on February %, should empha-
size the Colonial period. George
and Martha Washington imperson-
ated by club members will receive
the guests, who will be the fore
most personalities of that period
also impersonated by members of
the club. Mrs. Thomas Russell,
the club president, appointed the
following committee to plan the af-
fair. Mrs. George Short, chair
man, Mrs. Arthur Mofitt, Mrs.
Harry Lower, Mrs. Harry Sher-
wood, Mrs. Margaret Wright, Mrs.
Elizabeth Jones, Miss Julia Griffith.
After the business meeting a social
hour was held, with Mrs. Arthur
Short, birthday chairman in charge.
Tea was served by Mrs. George
Short and Mrs. Harry Lower.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
FRUIT GROWERS
TO MEET FEB. 9
Problems Which Confront
Growers To Be Discussed
at Conference at Camden
DINNER TO BE SERVED

In the highly specialized business
of producing fruit there are many
cultural problems which confront
growers, and frequently during the
fall and winter months orchardists
meet to discuss these problems and
exchange ideas in the production of
quality fruit for the market. With
these purposes in mind, and in or
der to give each fruit grower an
opportunity to present his spray
ing, fertilization or marketing
problem, fruit growers meeting
will be held in the Fruitland
Grange hall in Camden on Friday
evening, February 9, and each
grower is requested to bring in his
orchard or vineyard problems. This
meeting is being arranged by
County Agent Russell E. Wilson in
cooperation with a committee of
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
ROTARY HEARS
YOUTH LEADER
DIR. 0. w. Warrington, Dis
tinguished Lecturer, Speaks
on Changing Youth
OTHER GUESTS PRESENT

DR.. Osbert w. Warmingham,
born in Madras, India, and educat-
ed in the United States and Eng
land, a distinguished lecturer on
youth problems, addressed the
Smyrna Rotary Club last Thursday
evening. DR.. Warmingham chose
for his subject Changing Youth in
a Changing World" and said in
part: that the construction Of the
universe consisted of a part Of all
OF creations. Philosophy was trac-
ed back to the beginning. The
philosophy of Nature, Life and
many other scientific creations.
Synoptic research was given as DR..
Warmingham's course in scientific
analysis. The mind was defined
as a basis for the various capacities
Of thought and action. Hate and
love were explained from a the
oretical vein. Right and Might are
co-relative, one with the other, sep
arated they fail. The physical and
natural change Of nature were CIV
en-. Changes in the field of educa-
ton, travel and social conditions
were enumerated. The permanency
of the universe together with the
changing conditions therein were
outlined. Youth of today in feel
ing that the world owes them
something are only facing a world
of problems. In their possession
youth of today have a better educa-
ton, better scientific information
and every facility in the field Of ed
ucation to lead a progressive and
fruitful life. The youth of today
should be physically alert and
mentally awake to the many op-
portunities offered today. Rev. DR..
j. w. Colona responded to DR..
Warmingham for his intellectual
address on the Changing World
ana Youth of Today" George r.
Miller was chairman of the even
ing program. Charles w. Hall,
president of the club, presided Mr.
Ellery j. Ward, Scout Master,
voiced his appreciation for the sup
port of the Rotary Club. Mr.Ward
announced a Father and Sons
banquet February II. The club
was extended an invitation to visit
the Troop on each Monday evening.
Visitors: Morris Simon, Emanuel
Barros, Frank Richardson. George
Richardson, all of Dover. Guests:
David Green, Ellery ]. Ward.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Daniel COrbit, Odessa Bank Head,
Dies After Short Illness


Daniel Corbit, president of the
New Castle County National Bank
of Odessa, died Monday afternoon
at his Odessa residence after a
brief illness. He was II years old.
Mr.. Corbit was born at Odessa on
January Is, 1868. His father was
John c. Corbit, who was president
of the Odessa Bank before him, and
his mother was Emily Peterson
Corbit. He received his early
schooling at Odessa and at the
Lawrenceville Preparatory School
and then went to Haverford Col
lege, graduating in 1882. Mr.. Cor
bit was the last of an old and dis
tinguished family to bear the Cor
bit name. The first Delaware Cor
bit was Daniel, who settled on the
banks of Appoqquinimink Creek in
New Castle County as early as
1708. His grandson, William Cor
bit, established the family at Odes-
sa, then called Cantwell's Bridge,
when he started tannery there in
1765. For the next century and a
half Corbits played prominent
part in the history of Odessa and
of the state. Three of the family
served in the State Legislature, be-
ginning with Daniel Corbit III,
tContinued on PAGE Fivel
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
d. A. r. HEADS
VISIT STATE
Annual Meeting Will Be Held
in Wilmington on Friday,
February 18th
SMYRNA SENDS FIVE

officers Of the National Society,
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, will be guests at the annual
conference of the Delaware OAR.
to be held at the Hotel DUPONT on
Friday, February 16. Among them
will be Mrs. Henry L. Robert, Jr.,
of Annapolis, Md, president gener-
al, and Mrs. John Morrison Kerr,
national president of the Children
of the American Revolution. The
Elizabeth Cook Chapter of the D.
A. r. has elected five delegates to
the State Convention. Delegates
are: Mrs. Richard Comegys of Clay
ton, Miss Mary Spruance, Mrs.
George r. Miller, Mrs. Glenn S.
King, and Mrs. w. E. Matthews, all
of Smyrna. Alternates are: Mrs.
]. L. Johnson of Seaford, Mrs. Della
Hall of Milford, Mrs. Daisey John
son of Townsend, Miss Margaret
Mcdonald, and Mrs. Sara Farrell
of Smyrna. Mrs. James H. Scott,
state regent, will preside over the
sessions which will be devoted to
business in both the morning and
afternoon. Luncheon will be serv-
ed and there will be an evening
banquet attended by additional
guests from New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, and Maryland, as well as
Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01

financial stability, as evidenced by
the fact that when the towns 4e6
refunding bonds were offered for
sale five years ago, they command
ed a premium of nearly five thous-
and dollars, and there were about
a dozen firms bidding for the priv
ilege of taking the bonds. John C.
Mannering is dean of the council
men, with record of ten years of
service. S. Creadick Ennis and
Davis H. Bell come next with eight
years each. Mayor William E.
Matthews, Jr., and John c. Still
complete the list of councilmen. Ex-
cept for the resignation of Mr.. Bell
when he takes over his duties as
Smyrna's new postmaster, no
changes in the composition of coun-
Gil are expected, it is said. The
only name mentioned so far as
possible candidate to succeed Mr..
Bell is that of Clark M. Knots, as
sistant cashier of the National
Bank.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
BUSINESS MEN
EXPAND GROUP
Smyrna Business Mems AssO-
citation Changes Name to
Include Any Citizen
THREE SUBDIVISIONS

The increased scope of activities
sponsored by the Smyrna Business
Mems Association has made it nee
essary to change the name of the
group, it was announced by j.
Creadick Ennis president. Since
the group now will include any in
terested citizen" Mr. Ennis, said,
the present members have decided
to call the organization The Smyr-
ma Business Association and in
clude all persons who join between
now and March 18th as charter
members" The new organization
will provide for three divisions,
each of which will operate under
its own committee of five members,
as follows: Athletic; Business, and
Civic. The business committee Will
consist of Alex. Handloff, chair
man; w. r. Roe, Jr.; Lee Deakyne;
Walter Cough; and Lands Wilson.
The athletic and civic committee
appointments will be announced at
the next meeting, Tuesday evening,
February 18th, at the F'irehouse, at
which time the association will take
up the matter of the appointment
of a publicity manager. Other com
mittees announced are: Bylaws,
composed of Davis H. Bell, Ralph
G. FAIRIES, and Harry P. Jones;
Membership: George Scout, Fl. L.
Robinson, w. G. Roe, Jr., and John
c. Mannering; Classification: Louis
Caras. George Scout, ]. Frank Rob
inson, j. G. Mannering, and John
Morris. The regular meetings of
the club have been set for the sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings of
every month.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
LEIPSIC C.C.C.
GIVEN AWARD
Wins the Second Corps Area
Award Over 81 Companies
for Safety Record
DINNER HELD AT NIGHT

The Second Corps Area award
for 500 straight days without a
lost-time accident, with 195 men
working has been presented to
CCC Company No. 1869, Biological
Survey, at Leipsic. The award, in
competition among 81 CCC COM
panies in the Second Corps Area
comprising the states of New York
New Jersey, and Delaware, was re-
ceived by Lieut. Robert c. Nc
Kechnie from Capt. Million Koehler
district adjutant, Trenton, n ].
Company 1869 is engaged in mi
gratory game fowl refuge construc-
ton work near Leipsic The award
received is to be kept by the com
pany until there is a lost-time acci-
dent. If and when that occurs, the
trophy must be surrendered to he
CCC company in the Corps Area
with the next longest period with
out a lost-time accident At the
presentation the principal speaker
was Mrs. Crystal Bird Fouset, as
sistant administrator Cf the WPA
in Pennsylvania. She said the i'm
portance of the achievement Of
company 1869 was that they not
only conserved natural resources
and wild life, but for 5000 consecu-
tive days pursued their daily duties
and also conserved their health
with all limbs and bodies intact.
Mrs. Fouset further stressed the
members are pointing the way for
improved industrial safety when
they return to civilian jobs. Other
speakers were the Rev NJ. l.. Shep-
ard, former member Of the Penn
sylvania legislature; Capt. William
Sanders, district chaplain, who di-
rected the recreation program CIV
en- by the company, and Capt. John
r. Bedell, inspector. CCC District,
No. 2. officers and their staff serv-
ed roast duck dinner to the gath
ering. Ray A. Kneeshaw is camp
superintendent; William E. Griffin,
educational adviser, and Lieuts. L.
H. Smith and r. E. Bowman, sub
alternate junior officers of the
camp.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
P.HALL
CIVIC LEADER
Passed Away Monday Night
After Brief Illness; Years
of Service as Business Man
HOLD SERVICES TO-DAY

Hervey Polk Hall, president of
the Fruit Growers National Bank
and Trust Company of Smyrna,
passed away at his home Monday
evening at eleven o'clock. Mr.. Hall
had been suffering from a cold for
more than a week and on Tuesday
of last week suffered an acute
heart attack from which he rallied
only slightly at times, despite the
constant use of oxygen. Mr.. Hall
was born in Smyrna, September 7,
1866, the son of William E. and
Laura Carrow Hall, and lived his
entire life in this town. He at
tended the Smyrna Public School
and later entered the mercantile
business with his father. He sue
ceeded his father as g. member of
the board of directors of the Fruit
Growers National Bank and served
a number of years as its secretary.
Following the death of w. o. Hof-
fecker, he became president of the
board. In September, 1885, he was
elected president of the Delaware
Bankers Association. Always an
ardent and active Democrat, Mr.
Hall served as a member of the
House of Representatives from
1909 to 1915 and was speaker of
the House during the 1917 session.
In 1926 he was elected to the State
Senate. For nearly 80 years he
served as treasurer of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. resigning
in 1887. He served for many years
as a member Of the board of trus-
tees of the Delaware State Hospital
and was always interested in help
ing that institution get its much
needed appropriations from the
Legislature. He was president of
the Smyrna Library Association;
an active member of the Rotary
Club, and of Harmony Lodge, No.
13, A. F. and A. M Following the
death Of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Walter o. Hoffecker, he took over
the large insurance business and
conducted the Office on Commerce
street. On April %, 1894 he mar
ried Miss Anna Hoffecker, who
survives him. A son and only child,
Lieut.. John Henry Hoffecker Hall,
died September 5, 1928 at Walter
Reed Hospital. Funeral services
will be held at his late residence at
2 o'clock this Thursday afternoon
with Rev. DR.. James w. Colona in
charge. Interment in Glenwood
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be DR..
NJ. A. Tarumianz, Q. L. Harmon
son, Harley Bodley, DR.. Q. j.
Prickett, DR.. r. f. Corley, Walter
w. Hynson.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Boy Scouts To Be Guests of Grange
on Thursday, February Sth

Due to bad weather ana sickness
there was no Grange meeting held
Thursday evening. The Grange is
making plans to serve the I. o. o.
+. lodge and also the Masonic
lodge. The date of our anniver-
sary dinner will be February 22nd.
A special speaker and music will
be had for the evening. The first
Kent County visiting program will
be held Monday evening, February
9th at Fruitland Grange. Harring-
ton presenting the program. We
will be entertained next week, Feb
ruary Sth by the Boy Scout Troop
of Smyrna. A good attendance
will be greatly appreciated.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-01
TWO GROUPS TO
MEET TONIGHT
Local Farmers of Smyrna
Clayton Area to Consider
Cooperative Program
COMMITTEES NAMED

A committee of local farmers
will consider the proposed coopera-
tive program for the Smyrna-Clay-
ton area when they hold a meeting
at the Bayview schoolhouse, near
Smyrna, this Thursday evening,
at 7.30, L. E. Raper, Richmond, di-
rector of membership relations for
Southern States Cooperative, an
nounced. Members of the commit
tee are Ernest S. Mattiford, Harry
Kinsey, Harry Cole, Frederick
Goldsboro, William Johnson, Harry
Virden, Walter Dickerson, Samuel
Best, John Hurd, Lloyd Jones, Will
liam G.. Blendt, Ernest Bleudt, Carl
ton Blendt, William Warner, Cove
Slaughter, NJ. V. Ford. Paul Sapp,
Henry Bush, Alex Pleasanton,
James r. Mott, and Denney Dick
erson A similar meeting will be
held this evening in the Walker
schoolhouse at 7.30, and will be at
tended by the following: Leo
Bason, John F. Lcckerman, S. Har-
rington, E. Heinold, Harry Virden,
Mac Downs, Arthur Rheims, Leroy
Johnson, Oscar David, Thomas ].
Hodgson, George Council, Homer
Stevens, Henry Hoffeckec, Albert
Greer: Jay Price, Matthew Slaugh-
ter, William Gardner, James Hur-
lock. Ralph McClain, William Mont
gomery, Charles Reed, George
Reed, Townsend Vaughn, Grover
lush, Samuel Fortner, Walter Les
ter William Warner, Sanire! Shorts
Thomas Allaband, Oscar Davis,
George Fleming, James Fleming,
and James Homer Ross.