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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

ems, was presented a beautiful can
dy dish as a gift from the P. T. A.
Each pupil was given box of candy
by the teacher.
! The pupils of the school rendered
the following program:
A Christmas Welcome, Elizabeth
Galloway.
/ Recitation. December" Doris Ell
lott.
| Exercise, Christmas" by the pri-
mary grades.
Exercise, "The Christmas Story"
4th and 9Th grades.
Recitation. "The Camel" Woodrow
Galloway.
Recitation, "The ther Way Round, 4"
Robert Evans.
Recitation, sighting Santa"
Charles Galloway.
Music, "JOy to the World"
Exercise, christmas Dancing" by
two boys.
Recitation, early Rising" Paul
Powell.
Recitation, "a Puzzle" Howard Ell
lott.
Exercise. Christmas Symbols" by
five girls.
Recitation, "The Greatest Man."
Thomas Powell.
9Th grade poem, "old Santa Claus"
Flossie DickersOn.
Exercise, BEST Way to Come" by
four boys.
Music, "Star of the East"
Play, "a New Fashioned Christ
mas" by 4th, 9th and 9Th grades.
Pupils who made perfect attend
ance for the month: Mary Elliott,
Katherine Dickerson, Gordy Hast
ings, Raymond Dickerson, Thomas
Powell, William Hearn, Lee Hast
ings, Paul Powell, Robert Evans.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

w HERE THE SUBMARINE CABLE
CROSSES THE CANAL AT ST. GEoRGEs
Two crossings of submarine tele.
phone cable are involved, one at Della
ware City and the other at st. Georges.
The actual lowering of the cables will
cause no interruption of telephone
service and will be Accomplished
quickly and easily by working in con-
junction with the government dredges.
When the dredge is approximately
ten feet from the cable location, worI,
will be suspended until the steel
jacketed cable is hOisted bodily from
the mud by pile driver. The spoon
protruding from the front of tbe
dredge will then scoop away the mnd
of the cable bed to the proper dentb
and the cable will be lowered TO its
new resting place.
According to present plans tbe
canal will be opened to navigation on
the 18th of February, subject to tbe
limitation Of q ten-foot draft Tbe
following two weeks are to be uqad
for final dredging work that win make
the canal a sea-level channel with n
depth of twelve feet at low water and
a ninety-foot width at the bottom
During this time final cable cbonges
that are necessary will be made. said
Mr.. Baldwin. 0''-O
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
MILFORD GETS NEW
TELEPHONE OFFICE
Building Changes to Start
Shortly

Preparations a~e being made b
Diamond State Telephone Companj
to move from the present central
Office in Milford to a new office in thu
Masonic Building.
Certain building changes are to bI
made at the new location before thl
move is made. SwitchbOards are I'd
be installed as soon as these buildino
changes are completed.
Five operating positions are to be
furnished initially to handle the teIs
phone traffic in the city. Two ot
these positions are for toll calls and
three for handling local calls. There !,
sufficient space IN the new quarters In
accommodate growth for several years
in the future.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

nOuncement of r. L. Dodge, District
Superintendent of Plant for the Tele-
phone Company.
SwitchbOards in Wilmington, Dover
and New Castle have recently been
enlarged. Bridgeville, RehobOth and
Lewes are the towns where additional
switchboard space will shortly be re-
quired.
These extensions to the telephone
plant are for the purpose of handling
the increased number of telephone
calls and are indicative of the healthy
growth that is characterizing the
State generally and the growing popu-
'larity of Delaware's watering places.
Each of the Offices where the new
construction is planned will receive
one additional switchboard section.
The work of installing them is sched-
uled for completion before the open
ing of next summers vacation seasOn,>
according to Mr.. Dodge.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14


300 poles have been enlarged to in
clude the setting Of 800 additional
poles. The "rebuild job" as it is
called by the telephone people, in
wolves the replacement of present pole
lines by higher poles. This will per-
NIT the accommodation of electric
light wires as well as telephone wires
on the same pole line.
The joint usage of these poles by
both the Diamond State Telephone
Company and the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company will
cause a saving in construction costs.
There will no longer be a need for
two-pole lines along the roads in the
section, and the plan has the further
advantage of allowing rural people in
the locality to get electric current
which formerly was not possible in
some sections.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
SAMUEL J. WILSON h son
MILTON, DELAWARE
Funeral Directors and EmbaluseF,

ANAoEoA DHocGOEB ana EmD8l80fi
We have added to our funeral sQu1,
nent a Dew Motor Funeral Car, 70
which We make no extra charge. W.
have still retained both our Black ana
White horse drawn hearses, whisI
therefore places uH in . position to fur
nish either horse drawn or aOtOl
hesrsen.
We are the best equipped an6 carr
the largest stock of funeral guPPliOs
south of Wilmington.
Call phone. Once No. a, reEidenes
No. -. Phone service day and night l.
calling after 10 ,. N. can No. 10. Al
calls promptly answered No extFt
charge for distance. use Of hearse o.
Wife's Eergices.
We also carry q large ana comPlOts
assortment OF Furniture. Carriages
Runabouts, Farm Wagons, Rack Was
Ons and Farming IuaDlsDentH
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
DIAMOND STATE co.
TO LOWER CABLES
Work in Conjunction With
Deepening Chesapeake and
Z Delaware Canal

When the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal is closed to navigation between
the 31st of January and the 18th of
February, in order to reconstruct it
as a sea-level canal, the Diamond
State Telephone Company will utilize
this time for lowering their submarine
telephone cables. to the lower canal
level, according to J. M. Baldwin,
District Engineer for the Telephone
Company.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

tor, was furnished. This gives Dover
a total of five local positions and eight
toll positions.
Mr.. Kichline, who has charge of the
operation of the telephone equipment
in the Dover Office, says the new en-
larged board will take care of Dover's
telephone calls for some time in the
future.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
Union
(Near Lincoln)

The Ladies Aid of Union NJ. E
Church will hold variety social al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Belts
on Friday evening, January 14th.
Come out and enjoy an evening OF
sport and fun. Everybody welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

The old-fashioned girl who used to
be contented to spend the evening
at home with her best fellow now
has daughter who can't stand it to
remain in the house after twilight.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
Out Of tO1OW telephone
calls are on the increase E.
why? they are business
getters.
POLE LINE JOB
BEING ENLARGED
About 300 More Poles to be
Placed in Holly Oak Section

The work of re-
building pole lines
in the Holly Oak
section has been
extended, accord
ing to J. NJ. Bald
win, District En-
gineer for the
Diamond State
Telephone Com
pany.
The origin al
plans that called
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
ANOTHER ADDITION
TO DOVER BOARD
Diamond State Company Ex-
panding City's Plant

According to G.
II. Kichline, Wire
Chief in Dover for
the Diamond State
Telephone Com
pany, the tele-
phone switchboard
was recently en-
larged there for
handling the city's
telephone calls.
An additional
position, prOvid-
ing space for an
aE1,1- 1o.A1 1900.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

No score, rubber game. z dealt and bid
one no-trump. If A passed what would
you bid with Y's hand2 Y should bid
two diamonds. The hand contains a
six card diamond suit and singleton
spade. w can make five diamonds but
only one no-trump; quite a difference.
Be on the look out for this type of hand
and don't hesitate to take out partners
no-trump with the type of hands just
analysed.
Here is hand that has Just been re-.
ceived from England, with the request
that it be analysed and the proper
bidding indicated. Look it over and
compare your opinion with the analysis
that will be given in the next article.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

tribution should act as a warning. None
of them can help a n0-trump bid and
yet all have a chance to win tricks at
their suit bid. They may not go game
but they are point savers and very fire.
quently game savers. With a singleton
or void suit, take out your partners
no-trump freely. With a six card suit,
major or minor, always take out part
ner's Ro-trlmp bid if the hand contains
a singleton or void suit. With a seven or
more card suit, always take out part
ner's no-trump bid, irrespective Of the
remainder of the hand.
The test hand given in the preceding
article is of the type just analysed. 1t iS
as follows:
Answer to Problem No. II
Hearts ts-8,
Clubs "A, K, rs
Diamonds %, 10, 9,s.s,2
Spades %
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
More Switchboard Space
Mol 1

In addition to
the new sections
of switchboard
that have re
Gently been placed
in the Diamond
State central of
fices in several
portions of the
State, the Tele-
phone Company is
planning to install
three other switch
board sections in
the early part of
this year, accord
ing to an an
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

Experts think the old-fashioned
dance is coming back, but we don't.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
ARTICLE No. "A
.CODyhsht 1926. By HOyIs. j.

There have been many articles writ
ten on the proper kind Of hand with
which to take out partners no-trump,
second hand having passed, but very
few have emphasized the element Of
distribution. They tell you the kind of
hand you must hold in hearts or spades
to justify the take-out, but they neglect
to mention the rest Of your cards. No
rule for take-out is sound or complete
that doesn't take into account the dis
tribution of the entire hand. Suppose,
for example, your partner bids one no
trump, second hand passes, and you
hold one Of the following hands:
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

No first Bid the hands think
determine the final bid Then play out the hand and obtain the result
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

Hearts "A, ,s,A3,2
Clubs -,
Diamonds 10, 8,3
Spades -9,4
B
Hearts - none
Clubs X, 10, 9, 4, So
Diamonds = 10, 80
Spades %. 8, 4
Hearts - 10, S,3,2
Clubs none
Diamonds %, 10, g, S,A
Spades j, 10, rs
Hearts "A
Clubs - 10, 8
Diamonds i, 10, 9, 4, 3,2
Spades %, 8, rs
Hearts
Clubs 90, ], 10, 8, ,7,s,2
Diamonds = 10, ~
Spades p, 8
All writer's agree that the no-trump
should be overbid by two hearts, hold
ing hand A, but very few advocate a
take-out with the remaining four hands.
Yet in ALL of these four hands the dis
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

Hearts "A, 8. Z. 6. S. 3. 2
Clubs -.8
Diamonds - A, Q, 9. S. 8
spades - none
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22

year, while exports will be about 20
per cent better than last year,
Copper conditions have improved
during the past few months, and the
outlook for the immediate future is
better than for some years, according
to Walter Douglas president of the
Phelps Dodge. corporation, who is on
a tour of inspection of western prop
critics. This improvement is largely
the result of increased foreign de-
mand, and a more rigid curtailment
of production to meet the demand
and reduce surplus stocks, according
to Douglas, who stated that the sup
ply Of refined copper now on hand
is smaller than for several years.
The Phelps Dodge president told OF
the extension Of activities by the
Copper and Brass Research associa-
ton to cover European countries, par
ticularly England and Germany, in
an organized attempt to apply mod
ern merchandising pra ctices now
known in America to the European
market. He said that the domestic
demand had slumped seriously during
the summer and early fall, and that
this had hampered the progress Of
the industry seriously, but that a
foreign demand had taken up the
slack and provided a steadying in
fluence which is reflected in the
present optimistic outlook
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22
FLOATING GAMBLING
PLANNED FOR RIVIERA

PARIS R.-A floating gambling
house, not unlike the gambling barges
once anchored in the Gulf of Mexico
off the mouth of the Mississippi, may
next season make it's appearance on
a yacht moored off the French RI
viera.
If a local ship building company
which is sponsoring the plan gets the
approval of the French government,
a yacht will be fitted with gaming
paraphernalia. as complete as that OF
the Monte Carlo casino with which
it intends to vie in attempting to
attract tourist trade. The craft, large
enough to accommodate 800 passen-
gers in great comfort, will call at the
principal ports along the Mediter-
ranean coast, permitting its guests to
combine sightseeing with gambling.
Prices of 5accomm odations will be
less than first-class hotel charges, the
promoters expecting to. make the dit-
ference up at the gaming tables,
which will operate day and night.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22

first two in November, would exceed
any four weeks period in the history
of the copper industry. Export ship
ments for the first 10 months OF
1927 are greater than for the whole
12 months of 1926
European metal dealers are contin-
ually fighting the efforts of the Cop
per Export association and do cause
a little furry once in a while, but
they do not have enough copper to
offer to upset the market and the
consumers are learning that they
must turn to the export association
for metal in quantity. The habits OF
the past several years in buying only
Just the amount of metal needed at
the time has served to stabilize the
demand and we have no reason to
expect European buying waves any
more but a steady and constant de-
mand
Domestic shipments of copper are
off a little, having totaled 68619 ions
during October as against 71,578 tons
in September and an average OF
7O472 tons per month for the year
At the prevailing rate domestic ship
ments of copper for the current year
will be about seven per cent off last
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22
u. Y. EXTENSION
is PUSHING WORK
IN ONTARIO Mine

The Northern Miner of Cobalt, On
tario. Canada, in it's issue Of Novem-
ber II, has the following to say
regarding the United Verde Extension
Mining company's property adjoining
the Noranda.
Using two R-72 Leyner Ingersol
drifters and working in two faces
Manager A. j. Anderson and his
husky crew of hard-rock miners drove
over 500 feet of drift last month at
the United Verde Extension mines
adjoining the Noranda. Coming SO
closely after the fast shaft-sinking
record hung up at this property re-
Gently. Anderson and his crew are to
be congratulated on their splendld
progress. The shaft is down 27O feet
and the drift has been advanced ooOo
feet
The quiet persistence of the United
Verde Extensj N mines in carrying
out their program of exploration on
the lakeshore boundary of Noranda is
notable They are working at present
on a vein running from 18 to "A
inches wide and running up to 70 per
cent copper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22

The copper production for October
for North and South America, in
cluding scrap, totaled 124,927 tons or
n daily rate of 403O tons, which is
about the average figure for the year.
1t was in, June that curtailment
started and, as in the history of cur
tailment programs, the producers did
not stick and copper has gradually
climbed back in production. 1t is in
teresting to note the daily rates for
the past several months with June at
3774 tons; July, 3811 tons; August,
1864 tons; September, 1870 tons, and
October, 4O3O TONS Yet in spite Of
the fact that production has steadily
climbed, the export demand has re-
mained so far above average figures
during the past six months, that the
surplus has gradually decreased.
While the average exports for the
first 10 months of 1927 show 52,621
tons monthly, the export copper dur
ing October totaled 58,919 tons, a fig
ure which has only been exceeded by
one month in the past two years. The
export demand has continued into
November and it is. probable that a
four weeks period consisting OF the
last two weeks of October and the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22
Weekly Copper ReUieuD
By CHARLES F. WILLIS
Editor The Mining JournaD

With the European demand contln-
uing at high rate, domestic demand
maintaining well and with the sta
tistical position constantly improving,
copper is getting better in price, and
is now 13 5-8, a gain Of 3-8 cent
during the past two weeks. Lead con-
tinues unchanged but reasonably firm
at 6.25 and zinc is weak and inclined
to grow weaker at $40.
The market for lead is not active
and, for that reason, there is an in
clination to shade prices occasionally
to get individual orders, but the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany are sticking close to the 6.25
contract price Lead is unsteady in
London, condition which is reflect
ing on this side.
Statistically, lead is in better posi-
ton, as the stocks of refined lead on
I,October 31st totaled 31,780 tons as
against 37,245 tons at the end of Sep
tenber and 43,185 tons at the end OF
August The production of lead, how
ever, is shown to be increasing and
this is keeping the price from going
up.
There is nothing to be optimistic
about with zinc as there is too much
price cutting below the current quo
zinc market is the starting of the
Anaconda zinc plant, scheduled to be-
gin production early in 1928. The
curtailment of zinc production may
be forced shortly by the inability OF
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22

a number of smaller companies to
produce at a profit and who are not
financially in position to carry them
selves over an indefinite period OF
low prices.
The zinc surplus is increasing, as
the surplus stock at the end OF Octo-
ber totaled 36,223 tons as against
34,277 tons at the end Of September.
The production of zinc in the United
States is also increasing, totaling
5O,185 tons for October as against
47,7S5 tons in September, while de-
liveries are decreasing, totaling 46,602
tons during October as against 49,739
tons in August, the last 31-day month.
Zinc has been weak and the statiSti-
cal record shows plainly why it is in
that condition.
The october copper statistics show
ed more favorable than at any time
during the present year for, even
with slightly increased production
and lessened domestic shipments, the
surplus went down almost 5000 tons
and stand at their lowest figure since
November 1926. There has been
constant drop in the surplus since
July, now standing at 1882 tons or
less than three weeks supply.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22
CLEANING REVEALS
COSTLY TAPESTRIES

LONDON R.-The dean of West
minister Abbey, tired of looking at
some soiled hangings in seldom
used chamber, ordered them cleaned.
They proved to be priceless tapestries
woven in 1850 by the Belgian master,
Bernard van Orley, of Brussels.
How they came into the possession
of the abbey is unknown. They had
suffered from being cut to fit into
positions on the walls and from the
passage of time Some of them were
SO dirty that their subjects are indis-
tinguiShable but the cleaning process,
however, restored the original colors
and now they may be seen in all
their Splendour.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22

Sir Henry Thornton, president of
the Canadian National Railways, has
been engaged by Mexico to report on
bringing Mexican railroads to stand
ard. Thornton has made a great
success of the Canadian lines, and
now is serving his second three-year
term at an annual salary of $30,0O0
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-22
Grand Opera Star, writes:

''To cough during an opera avontld rain
the performance for me and the other
stars with qVhom | sing. | find that
can absolutely eliminate all possible
chanceof this embarrGSSmentby snOk>
ing Lucky Strikes. Their toasted fdvor
gtVeS me the pleasure and relaxation
seek in smoking. They never irritGte
my throat and my Voice is always IN
condition for my duties at the opera.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01

Harry G. Tee, at Sharp & Fiemings
Y,-,;g store, is our local representative;
For your convenience he Is suthoriaso .assa
to e - renew your subscriptions and take s
new subscriptions. He Is pror,oeso s wiz
trnifide receipt 9io-a
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
':AsklMeAnother' 'FadAidT To Educators
OF 80 States In Teaching Constitution

What provisions are there in the
Constitution for religious liberty7''
What rights are given women by
the Constitution"
WHO controls the foreign policy
OF the nation"
when was the 18th. Amendment
adopted and what-Nare its provi-
sions?"
This fsl how the popular fad of
questions and answers has been
used by the National Security
League to teach the Constitution
of the United States through its
pamphlet, ASK Me Another" just
published.
According to Maj. General Robert
Lee Bullard. President of the
league, officials of the organization
have adopted the question and an
gwer fad to promote study of the
Constitution by school children and
sollege students throughout the
country.
More than two hundred OF the
sstion's foremost educators, states
men. lawyers and business men, as
1embers of the Leagues Committee
IN Constitutional Instruction, have
assisted Lloyd Taylor, its Chairman.
N preparing the Leagues much dis
sussed pamphlet. ASK Me An
other" Each question. based upon
the Constitution, was passed upon
md the whole series answered by
Miss Eta v. Leighton. Civic Secre-
larry of the League and one Of the
;ountry's outstanding authorities on
he Constitution.
Among those who assisted in the
preparation Of the questions were
Dr.. Nicholas Murray Butler, Presi-
lent of Columbia University; John
7. Tigert. u. S. Commissioner of
Education, and James M. Beck, for
ner Solicitor General OF the United
States.
''The average citizen knows little
bout our Constitution" declared
diss Leighton, speaking recently in
Vew York. THUS most Americans
Inow little or nothing about the
lource and protection of their
lights. This is not strange, for un-
ii the adoption of a nation wide
educational program by the Ma
tonal Security League. there was
lmost no teaching of the Constitu-
ion in our schools and colleges.
Today. through the work of the
league. the legislatures of thirty
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
Andrewville

The Ladies Aid of Bethel M. P.
Church will meet at the church on
Tuesday afternoon, July 5th.
Joe Baker and daughter, Kathryn,
also son Thomas, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Bowen and daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rawlins Stewart and
family are spending sometime with
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Silbereisen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Scott are the
happy parents of fine baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Griffith and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Vim
cent, and family motore dto Bowers
Beach Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Geo. B. Vincent and daughter
Ruth L., were Denton visitors Mon
day.
The FELTON, base ball team de-
feated Andrewville Saturday by the
score of 10 to A.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
Surlnyside
(Near Bridgeville)

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiley had as
their guests ON Sunday, e. w. Ell
lingsworth, William Newton, James
McIlvaine and James Rawleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Smith of
Bridgeville were Sunday afternoon
guests of Mrs. Mary Williams.
Little Ray Passwaters is suffering
at this writing with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hastings en-
tertained friends from Preston, Md,
on Sunday.
Only the extremely skillful can
defy public opinion without getting
crushed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt Seabrease en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Will
liams on Sunday.
Wheat harvest is well under way
in this vicinity and promises to be
one of the best in number of years.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
Sunshine Valley
(near Oakley

Sunday school at Oakley Sunday
at p. m. Preaching at p. m. Ev
eryone welcome.
Several from this vicinity are at
tending the carnival at Bridgeville
this week.
Mrs. Regina Culin of Flowertown,
Pa, is spending sometime with Mrs.
C. c. Passwaters.
Mrs. Charles Webb and children
spent Sunday afternoon at the
beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Passwaters
had as their Sunday supper guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. O'Day and sons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Passwaters and
daughter Loretta May, Mrs. Regina
Culin, Alice Banning, Harvey Col
lins and William Tucker.
Elmer Morgan had the misfortune
of having a very bad accident on
Wednesday, when returning to his
home in Chester. Mrs. Morgan re-
ceived severe cuts and bruises and
one child's leg was broken.
]. L. Banning had the misfortune
of having his face very badly cut on
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Russell is in very poor
health at this writing.