Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
Selbyvine


friends at SLEEPY Hollow near Sci
byville.
Around a hundred guests brough
baskets and boxes representing
their fruitful harvests and a trul.
Thanksgiving spirit prevailed.
I. L. Long, oldest son of Arme
e.. was the master of ceremonies
and gave frequent worthwhile com
ments. U. S. Senator-elect J. G
Townsend, Jr., addressed the grouI
as did Dr. Clyde Nelson of Milford.
D. J. Long gave an interesting &C.
count of how ;Se,by':Ie received its
name, also spoke Of the early bis
tory and on down to the present OF
Salem M. E. Church.
Whaleyville colored sextette con-
tributed many pleasing Folk Songs"
and popular "spirl:uals' during the
dinner and throughout the progi am.
Beautiful cut flowers in memory
of departed friends graced the table
where a registry of visitors was
taken.
AS the shadows began to fall the
last of the company, loath to leave.
voted it the best Thanksgiving yet
Red Cross caals may now be pur-
chased at school from the teachers.
Through The cooperation of MIR.
Darden and Mr. Timmons, two pic
lures were shown to the school on
Tuesday afternoon. Thomas A. Ed
ison-this reel showed visit to Tie
laboratories of the General Electric
Company made by Mr.. Edison forty
wears after the invention of the in
candescent lamp. 1t is estimated tbat
the value of the products and invest
ments arising from all of Mr.. Edi-
sons inventions would total 10 bill
lions of dollars. He has perhaps
done more to enlighten the world
than any 10 men (outside of scrip
tural writ since the dawn of his
tory.
The other picture told the story of
Cotton" from the planting of the
seed to the production of the finish
ed product.
Last week "Silk" was shown. 1t
was a good comparison; these two
rivals in the textile world, shown IN
successive order.
These books have recently been
added to the Selbyville High School
Library: .,, ?,
Life of Herbert Hoover, Will Ir-
win: Oil. Upton Sinclair; Wings
John Monk Saunders; The Magic
Garden. Gene Stratton Porter; The r
Flame of Courage, George Gibbs,
the last named book is a story OF
Louis XIV, Madame de Pompadour
and the struggle for Quebec between
he French and English. y
The Reading Circle met Tuesday. I
The sneakers were Mr.. Darden, Mrs.
Scott. Mrs. Morris, Miss Derrickson 5
md Mrs. Jarrett. The subjects of n
rats. habits, heredity and environ L
nent were all carefully discussed. d
were discussed as a pro-
ect and the advantages of habit and n n
courage. T,
Some of the talks are general but II
he projects are specific and deal \,
With local problems, such as COM W
,lexes which arise due to individ- 9
al differences in pupils. >.
A few lessons were given in the al
olution of cross word puzzles. The
lass in history solved one pertain We
10 to anthology" the class in M
rench and in English solved 81
rammar puzzles. The plan is to en-
)urage the outside practice OF ~.
orking these puzzles that pupils va
ay learn the use of the dictionary ,
nd may retain better by associating ers
le word and its position or rela- bic
on in the problem.
The first basket ball game of this M
JASON will be played at BishopVille, 7
ecember 6, between Selbyville and pr1
ilton. mis-
The second game at Wilmington +e1 EeC
,tween Beacoms and Selbyville. mu n9
The first team will be taken from lyii
e following boys: Thomas Lynch, I4 hes
lward Lynch, Victor Simpler, Ed eaf eat
ard Evans, Asher Long, Paul Pep out
+ and Simpson Lynch. foll
The first team of girls will be 1nt aot
1m Katherine Quillen, Julia Wat, fuIi
n, Peach Hollingsworth, Dorothy Brs
,Cabe, Elizabeth Stephens, Han me- me,
h Andrews, Ethel Hudson and Jo-
, Pepper, with plenty Of good sub -
tutes. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer West enter
med the following guests at din 3
r on Thanksgiving Day: Mr.. and A
IS. Isaac West and children of
llville, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Will
S and children of ROxana, Mr.. and y
6. Harold Lynch of RoXana, Mr.. z
d Mrs. Henry Watson of this
Vn.
Miss Lillian Birch visited Mrs.
Uterine Williams recently. Miss
rch is a student at the Beacoms
llege, Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph WimbroY Of
Iisbury, Md, spent the weekend
h Mr.. and Mrs. Jonah McCabe.
Ir. and Mrs. Harry c. Holloway
Philadelphia were the guests of
latter's mother, Mrs. Mary Z.
dson over the weekend.
IT. and Mrs. Thos. N. Rawlins of
ford were entertained at dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Jarrett on
lday.
Iiss Hattie Angela McCabe,
Ighter of Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb L.
Cabe, of Selbyville, and Thomas
rry Baylis of Wilmington were
ted in marriage Thanksgiving
= by the Rev. M. W. Marine. The
lie entered the living room to the
.ins of Mendelsohn's wedding
,ch. She was given away by her
Ter. 20 Promise Me" was sung
ing the ceremony. The bride was