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Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
MILFORD, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1927

1T MAY SEEM to those who do
not know facts about practical dem
onstrations in the work for teaching
children, that the work is not worth
while and the time is wasted in max
ing these demonstrations. To such OF
the grown-up folks who are not ac-
quainted with experience which has
resulted from this kind of instruc-
ton, we offer the following as spe-
cial example that shows the effect of
safety teaching that occurred N
Springfield, Massachusetts, as the
result of working out an elaborate
project in fire prevention. Among
other things the class made trip to
a fire station, and was taken to a
fire alarm box and taught to ring an
alarm. In their classroom work, in
addition to the more usual act1Vit1-
ties they also built fire station and
an alarm box. A few months later
a fire broke out in the kitchen of the
small boys home. His mother lost
her head and stood in the middle OF
the floor crying. but Nathaniel ran
out and rang in an alarm, waited for
the fire engines to come, and direct
ed them to his home. The next day
the father told the principal OF the
school that the action of the boy was
undoubtedly all that saved his home
from burning, a home that repre-
sented his entire savings. Here is
proof that a general knowledge OF
how to do things, has a real money
value to the parents as well as the
children. Those who are not ac-
uuainted with the methods of educa-.
ton as it is. taught today, have very
much to learn to be equal to their
children in even common school ed
ucation.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
MILFORD HIGH BASE BALL TEAM

Milford High Schools base hail
team has had a busy time this mast
week on the diamond. On Tuesday
Bridgeville was met, while on Thurs
day the team Travelled to Harrington.
Unusual interest is being display-
ed in the game with GoIdey Business
College which takes place today.
GOldey is on it's annual southern
trip and will arrive here fifteen
strong about noon. After the game.
the players will be entertained over
night by the Milford team and will
leave early on Saturday for a game
in Maryland.
The Milford boys realize that Col
dey is a little out of their class hut
are determined to put up a hard bat
tie and expect to surprise the Col
legians.
The highlets have been stepping
along at a fast clip lately, winning
five out of the last six games played.
Tatman, Thistlewood, Sharp, Shew
and Garrett Grier have been playing
good ball and Grier especially has
scintillated at shortstop. This crew
presents a formidable batting array
for any high school pitcher to face.
The remainder of the base ball
schedule is as follows:
April 29-Goldey-Home.
May -Dover-Home.
May 6-Felton-Away.
May 10-Caesar Rodney-Home.
May Observation-Disclosures.
May 17-Wesley G. I.-Home.
May26-Wesley G. AWAY,
Among the appropriate gifts for
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
So@

COMMUNITIES LOOKING about
at this time of year for ways of ex-
pressing civic pride can find no bet
ter vehicle than a cleanup, paint
up" campaign.
Than the present, there is no time
of the year when community can
look dirtier and more uninviting or.
cleaner and purer. Undisturbed,
winters accumulation of dirt and
debris hides all that is clean and
fresh. Washed off and carted OFF it
reveals a panorama little the worse
for the wear and tear of the rigor-
GUS months.
Every property owner, household
er and business man should sense
an overpowering duty in the spring
of the year to make his buildings
and grounds fit into natures picture
of cleanliness and freshness. And
the performance of this civic duty
costs little in time, expense and ef-
fort.
1t is the little thing that counts.
A rusty can can mar a yard; new
coat of paint can make" a house.
Undesirable neighborhoods are
known by the cans they keep, desir-
able ones by the we'll kept lawns
they keep. Nothing better tells the
character of a community and its
people than the size of its public
dumps.
So the town one wants to live in
is busily engaged these days in
clearing away the wreckage left by
winter, covering up the scars and
helping nature mend her wounds.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
AN OBSERV
OBITUARY
AYDELOTTE

Ulysses S. C. Aydelotte, husband of
Gertrude B. Aydelotte, nee Chase,
died at his home, 7O5 North Seventh
street, Camden, N. J., April 10, 1927.
Interment at Smyrna on April 22nd.
He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mary E..
Tracy of Beverly, N. j., and Mrs.
Maggie V. Greiner of Philadelphia.
AUSTIN
Thomas H. Austin died at his
home, Tuesday, April 26th, 1927, in
Cedar Neck, near Milford, age rs
years, 3 months, days. Service at
his late home at o'clock Friday
afternoon. Interment at Odd Fellows
cemetery. He leaves a widow and
two brothers, Stephen Austin of Mil
ford and Chauncey Austin of
Brooklyn.
CHANDLER
Mrs. Violetus Chandler died April
%, 1927, age 81 years. Although she
had been in poor health for many
years she was of very cheerful
disposition and will be greatly miss
ed from the community in which she
lived. She leaves to miss her, her
husband, daughter, son, father,
a sister and three brothers. Services
were held at the NJ. P. Church by
the Rev. Bryan on Sunday afternoon,
April "a, and she was laid to rest
beside her mother as she requested,
in Barratt's Chapel.
BENNUM
Having lost her sight when a
young girl, Miss Hannah E. Bennum
of 1906 West street, Wilmington,
took her misfortune philosophically
and had attained the ripe old age of
IS years, when she died at the home
of Mrs. Amanda Vaughn at Ches-
wold, who had been caring for her,
on Thursday, April IA, 1927. She had
always taken a keen interest in top
les of the day and despite her age
had a very keen mind. She was born
in Georgetown, and spent the great
er part of her life in Sussex and
Kent counties, having lived at Lewes
and later at Dover for several years.
Eight years ago she went to Will
mington. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at Fishers parlors in that |
city on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 |
o'clock and burial followed in Lom-
bardy cemetery, Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
MILFORD GRANGE

The lecture hour on Saturday eve
ming was instructive and entertain
ing. Several readings, having Arbor
Day as the subject were given; a
piano solo by Elizabeth Corbett; two
duets by the Misses Ida and Anna
Bennett; jokes by Watson Shew and
some information about the aims of
the Chamber of Commerce by Rev.
Guy Hill.
The Shawnee Division is in charge
Saturday evening and is preparing
two short plays, vocal and instru-
mental music and a general good
time. There will be no business in
subordinate or juvenile oranges.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
GESG

MEN AND WOMEN who sow the
seed of constant useful activity reap
the harvest of success from a soil
fertilized by their own steady pur-
pose. 1t would be as foolish to expect
success without active exertion as
to gather a crop before you plant
the seed. But in cultivating that
character which reaps true achieve
ment you may sow in all seasons and
gather the fruits with the serene
assurance that even wind and wea-
ther-storm and stress-are a part
of the process of personal growth.
Optimism is an ally of effort and
success. 1t is the kernel of the
nut, not the shell. 1t is the fine
trait of the man, not the faults. 1t
is the flowers on the hillside, not the
dead leaves under the snow. 1t is
the opportunity in any job, not the
grind. 1t is up to the individual
whether his world will be golden or
drab. Optimism in a word is the
eye Of the soul. 1t is the color in
the vision revealing the fine beyond
the coarse, the best beyond the
worst.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT in'Del-
aware will hold the annual school
election to select. men to act as
School Trustees for the ensuing
school year, Saturday afternoon,
May 7th, between the hours of and
5 o'clock. The duties of a school
commission in rural school districts
are not many, but for the sake of
having the best advantages for the
children attending rural schools,
only such men or women, as are
known to have good common sense
and will study the needs of each
school room for the comfort of the
children, for the health of the chill
dren and for the best and most cap
able teachers to train the children
in study, play and every day polite
ness, should be placed on any local
school board. 1t requires common
sense, business ability and moral
understanding of the responsibility
imposed on man or woman, who is
placed on school board, to be a
help to their own children and
those of their neighbors. Cranks, ig-
norant and narrow minded people
who aspire to the place, should be
ignored.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
only in seven.

only in seven.
OF course, people are at liberty to
honor any person, product or object
they want to, whether as organiza-
tions or individuals, but why drag
the nation into it? We ask the State
Board of Education 81 to stop this
waste of money by refusal to permit
such vacation days to count as part
of the total number of days the
school must be kept open.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
TOO MANY HOLIDAYS


A real nuisance that has arrived
at the stage of wasting money for
the public, is the number of "holi-
days" engrossed in the laws of most
of the states. This is especially true
in Delaware, where so called legal
holidays" have stopped function in
public school education work, turn
ing the children out to the detriment
of their education; but in every
case, not stopping payment of high
salaried teachers for the holidays
given without even patriotic excuse.
Attempts to correct this and arouse
the public to their loss in service
they are paying for, are being made
in several states, says the Path
finder" and we hope that the people
of Delaware will demand wiping
away of the greater part of such leg
al holidays las are now observed, by
vacating school work, yet continue
payment for the time lost by instruc-
tors.
The District of Columbia has set
an example by refusing to let public
schools observe any more special
days or special weeks. It found that
setting aside this day and that week
for some particular purpose was in
terfering with the regular school
work. Hereafter only the long hon
ored and cherished holidays will be
observed in the capitals schools.
And now the United States cham
ber of commerce comes along to
stamp the special day and week idea
a nuisance to business. 1t seems that
business, too, could dispense with
the holiday fad.
Though the calendar says there
are only So weeks in a year, records
show at least 100 special weeks des-
ignated for one purpose or another.
They range from achievement
week" to ''Y. NJ. C. A. week." There
are weeks devoted to animals kind
ness, apples, better homes, corn,
cranberries, courtesy, daughters,
books, canned goods, constitution
study, fathers, fire prevention, for
est conservation, gardens, lemons,
mothers, oranges, pay-your-bills
prunes, reindeers, speech,
temperance, thrift and what not.
Other virtues are clamoring for
seven-day recognition. Proposals in
clude "pride-in-appearance week."
honesty week." efficiency week."
'self-denial week." good roads |
poetry week." "civic week."
good health week." etc. Milk and a
host of other foodstuffs are also
hungry for free publicity.
In addition to special weeks our
is glutted up with special
days to supplement the regular hol-
days. There are no national holi-
days, technically speaking, but we
have IL days in year that are prac-
tically that. In addition, different
states observe about so other legal
Or public holidays. This, of course, is
in addition to religious holidays. To
The lengthy list Of holidays have re-
Gently been added "Armistice day."
Navy day." National Fathers
day." and other special days of more
Dr. less significance.
Some of the special observances
are undoubtedly worthy but many
are selfish and are fostered by pro-
fessional boosters. All are accom-
Dlished through propaganda, wheth-
er by the raisin-growers, the cloth
ng industry or publishers who want
to drum up trade. And some weeks
are positively silly. Prohibition, for
Instance, is a law and should be
equally well observed the whole
year round. Likewise one should be
Kind to animals S65 days and not
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

A reformer is a man who thinks
every acquittal a miscarriage of JUS
tice.
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
@D@G

IF THOSE WHO rent homes
would give some serious thought to
the financial interest every family
has in owning its home, the welfare
of all the people of community or
town would be raised to high de-
gree of comfort. Learn first the fact,
that what is even better than a new
house of someone's else to live in,
is home of your own. Then when
you want something done you do it
yourself and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has. added a little to
your own property. You feel estab-
lished and your reighbors baein to
think you amount to something.
This year you buy new screens, and
next year put little hedge around
the lawn. The whole things yours.
You have just pride in it.
1t is a fine plan, if you must move,
to move just once more-into home
of your own. Now, in the Spring
time, is the right time to plan and
make your dream of having home
of your own come true.
M0~~
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
2oS

1T is the purpose of the Milford
Board of Education to give to the
children of Milford an opportunity
to take a business course as part of
their work in the public schools. At
present those students who have no
intention to go to college after COM
pleting the High School work in the
public schools, they have no choice
left to them, for study which will
help them after they go out of the
schools. They are absolutely with
out ability to take up any form of
business, or enter any kind of en-
ployment, other than that of domes-
tic house work or as common labor
er. Even the general teaching of a
business course will give them some
with how to start their
life occupation
Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29

THE GOVERNOR has signed two
bills affecting the extension of the
boundary limits of Milford and pro-
viding for bond issue to make i'm
provements to the public utilities
and highways of the town. This is
the first enlargement Of the Town
of Milford since the original survey
made in 1897 by a surveyor named
Johnson, which established the in
corporated limits of Milford. For
many years the old boundary has
been passed in building homes along
several directions of highways lead
ing into the town. These homes
have enjoyed fire protection, the
lights in homes and on the high
ways, and even extensions of the
water mains, were made for water
service in the homes; yet there was
no annual paid service charge and
no responsibility for the capital in
vestment from these properties. The
lands adjoining have become many
times more valuable because of their
proximity to the incorporated town,
and lots sold for high prices in COM
paricon with farm valuation and
county taxation purposes. Since the
passage of the bills extending the
limits of Milford, two lots have been
sold by one owner, just across the
street that was the old boundary
line, for $3.50 each; or more than
the entire five acres cost the owner
when the tract was bought just a
few years ago. Yet these folks op-
posed the extension of the town lin
its under the misapprehension, that
their assessment would be increased
and the amount Of taxes to be paid,
would amount to possibly ten dollars
per year. The opponents were hon
est in their opposition, but could not
understand then that they would be
benefited financially, by having to
pay the taxes. The enlargement of
the boundary should increase the
population by more than one thous-
and when the next census is taken.
Now Milford is on the map and has
an opportunity to again climb above
any other town in Delaware in i'm
portance as a business centre and as
the handsomest in which to live. All
that is now needed, is widening of
her business streets and building
modern store fronts, with stores be-
hind them sufficiently large for mer-
81. - IL
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-25
men IN COMMAND
OF j. 5, FORCES
Navy Dept. Announces Personnel
in Far East


Washington Narch 20 w -
American naval forces in Chimes
waters are under the direct COM
mand OF Admiral G. s. Williams,
COMMUNICATIVE Chief OF tie Aisle
feet, VINO, with a force OF y ! -: j
y.sscls carrying 2,7lS blu IS
ana about 200 marines ~ addi
to the l,500 Ian -c1 at ShanGN j.
engaged In the task OF protecting
American lives and property.
At Marking. seat Of the present
disturbance, Rear Admiral II. H..
Hough. commander OF the langtsc
patrol force. is directing the opera
tons in the immediate vicinity
from his flagship, the destroy r
Isabel.
On shore at Shanghai. aiding IN
the protection Of the International
settlement. is colonel c. S. Hill in
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gum, Lieutenant Commander T. W.
Teatmau.
Lieutenant Commander T. :.
stone is in command Of the lsa-
bel. on which Admiral Uough i,
aboard ut Ranking.
A. Nanking also are the destroy
ers Noa. Lieutenant Commander
4. c Smith. r.. and the William
Z. Preston. Lieutenant Commando.
G, i. Ashe.
At Kankow are the Nillalobor.
gunboat, Lieutenant Commander l..
\. Mcintyre, and the Truitt. do
stroycr, Commander l.. G. Davis.
At ChungkNne the Monocacy, gun
boat, Commander r. Jacobs; al
Chaugsha. the paIos, Euuboat,
Lieutenant Commander Z. &, Ejs-
ley; at Hong Kong, the Pampan-
ga, gunboat, Lieutenant s. c. Nor
ton: at Ichang, the Fl Cano. gun
boat. Lieutenant Commander j. d.
smith; at Kinkiang. the Huber.
destroyer, Lieutenant Commander
IL. Y. Meade; and at Chinkiang, tho
Paul Jones, destroyer, Licutcnan;
Commander ". y. Ricdel, com
manding,
These warships will be supple
mented in about eight days by tho
cruisers Richmond, Marblehead,
Cincinnati, ordered from Honolulu
to Shanghai They constitute the
Third Cruiser division and ar"
commanded by Rear Admiral J. K.
Y, Biakoly.
Briradier General Smedley But
Ter is In command OF all marines
in China,
In addition to the blucjackets
and marines, the United States has
nearly 1000 men Of the regular
army in China. At Ticn Tsjn, s13
men comprising TWO hattalIons Of
the Fifteenth infantry ar" stationed
under command of Eriga1ier Cen
oral Joseph Cashier. They are
| There under the terms OF the Boxer
protocol to guard the Tlen TSiU
railway with the British, French,
italian and French troops, and can
mot be moved except IN an cmcr
gency.
At Picking 15o regulars make mp
the American legation guard.
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NOTICE

No''ee IS hereby given that blank
fire Policies Nos. l6G,t9l to 10000
inclusive. and automobile policies
lo4.o7s to l0al0o inclusive Of tn"
Safeguard Insurance CO. of n"
York allotted to me as their Local
Agent has been lost. and that same
are null and void, and the Public
u. hereby warned against accepting
them, as no claim Will be recognized
hr he company Hereunder.
KENNETH Il. FUTILE,
Agent.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-28

I 25-N tatnef -.3n-Samc as NTlC N:3o-Talk; mualc q.$d-Same as WTIC TWO - RADIO
New Britain herald., 1927-12-28

INPURTANT! Notify do not intend driving your car during the winter months You are entitled credit while your de Telephone 140-Wel do the rest!
New Britain herald., 1927-12-28
"KIDNAPED' A WIFE,
 AND GOES TO JAIL
Joey Reynolds "Rcvolvcr "OoinG' Fails When Girl Chooses Death
 10 Wedding Ring

Manly, la, Dec. 2S LP>-What Joey Reynolds wanted was a wife; and it made no difference to him that the object of his affection turned deaf ears 10 his persistent invita- tions to elope.
 Displaying a revolver with the an nouncemcnt that he had killed a brother-in-law of Pauline Thompson, 2O-year- old school teacher he forced her to join him in a drive to Canada. When his marital intentions finally were subdued by Miss Thompson g shoot me, but I won't marry you attitude, Joey became convinced ot the hopclessness of his suit and turned southward at Owatonna, Minn.
 Newspapers informed Miss Thomp- son of the disturbance her disap- poarance from Cantreville. la, had created. and she tclcphoned her par ents. Hotel employees guessed hoi identity and notified the police, Key holds is in jail at NOrthwood, Minn. awaiting the action of TnionVillo Of fcials.
 Informed of Reynolds declara' ton that they were engaged. Ms Thomson, who had been inclinc' to forget. exclaimed; If that's Wha' he claims. you can do anything Witf him." She Joined her parents in Dc: ] MOineS.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-28

included Mary Lou" was sung. Others in that group were Ben Bolt' and Goodbye, Forever Later on, a dance orchestra woke up 10 the fact that some broadcastins must be done, so it played Sea Sick Blues" and What Will You Do?" There came to us at various times. a rattle Of a sizzling type. It wasn't bothersome, but it appeared every so often, causing us to live in fear that it would stop tooling and start in earnestly. It didn't, however.
 Other stations heard included WHO, Des Noines; CKCL, Toronto, and WIZ. WEAF, WRC, WBI, WHAM, WJAZ, WIS. WJR, WPG, WTAM, WOR. kYW. WLW, woe and WMCA.
 That's all for today, thanks.
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-28
COMMITTEES RENEW l VARE-SM|TH PROBE
Two Senate Bodies Continue
 Election PrOje

Washington, Dec. 2S.-UP)- Two senate committees were pre- paring today for renewal of their in yestigation into the Smith-Nare cleo tion cases.
 Chairman Shortridge, of the privi- leges and elections committee, was making arrangements with David Barry, sergeant-at-arms of the sen- ate. to collect ballots cast in the Pennsylvania senatorial election won by William s. Ware.
 Meanwhile Chairman Reed, Dem, Mo-, of the special committee, was making ready for hearings on the Illinois election in which Frank smith was the successful candidate. They were to start January '.
 Shortridge planned to start a re- count of the Pennsylvania ballots if the committee succeeded in having them collected. Some of the ballots already were in possession of the senate but most of them must be collected from election officials. Ware filed an answer last week to the contest brought by William B. Wilson, his unsuccessful opponent in the election. He had previously demanded recount of all the bal lots.
 i The task of collecting and count ing the ballots probably will require i several weeks. They were scattered over 56. places in Pennsylvania. Shortridge said the count probably would be conducted by representa- lives Of the two senate committees and the two contestants.
 No recount will be necessary in ! the Smith case since his opponent did not contest the election. The ! Reed committee merely will take additional testimony and then pro cced 10 the Ware case, reporting tc the Senate on both.
 By agreement between the two committees. testimony taken by one will be available 10 the other This it was hoped, will avoid duplication of effort.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-28
WAX HEROES REPLACED
American Air Men and Women Ousi French Dignitarics As subjects For ManncquinS.

Cannes, France, Dec. 2S P'- American heroes of the air have busted the wax figures of President Doumergue. Georges Carpenter and Suzanne Icnglcn from the front ranks of the window displays along the Riviera. Carpenters place Is now taken by model which bears striking resemblance to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Although President Doumergue still holds an important position in the evening clothes display, q new figure, which reminds one Of Commander Richard r. Byrd, is given first honor in the dcrartment. A wax figure which an optimist might say was intended 'c represent Ruth Elder has drlNoI Suzanne from evening clothes 1f coIfnc costumes and occasionally forces her into a house dress.