davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-31
SAVE A LIFE CAMP IGN
OFFICE In STATE HOUSE
Automobiles Will Be Inspected And
Certificates Issued

Offices have been fixed in the sec
ond story of the State House at Do
yer for Representatives of the Della
ware Safety Council who are COOP
Grating with the State Automobile
Department and the State Highway
Department in the "Save Life Cam
paign." 1t is proposed to have people
instructed as to the condition of
their brakes and other equipment
on their cars so as to prevent acct
dents. After such instruction and
the inspection of the cars, a certifi-
cate or sticker will be issued the
owner of the car showing that such
car has been inspected and passed
by the automobile department as fit
to be operated on the State High
ways.
The State automobile department
is keenly interested in this cam
paign and believes that it will do
much toward lessening the accidents
now SO prevalent on the highways
in Delaware and elsewhere.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-31
ADOPT SIX YEAR PLAN
FOR DELAWARE HIGH
SCHOOL SCHEDULES
New System Will Require One
Year For Adjustment.-.Must
Prepare For Change.
EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1880
MiIfOrd's New School Will Give
Town Opportunity To Fit Work
10 New Ocheduie.

At a recent meeting of the State
Board of Education the plan as pre-
scented by John Shilling, assistant
State superintendent in charge OF
high schools, for six instead of four
years of high school study beginning
with the seventh grade, was adopted.
This will provide the exploratory
/ and enrichment courses now a part
of the junior high school systems as
well as continue all the courses now
offered by the senior high schools as
at present established.
Allowing for a year of adjustment
and beginning not later than Sep
TENDER 80, 1880, the first group
schools will be organized on this
plan. By that time many of the
schools will be in new plants, and
thus enabled to do much better work
than formerly. Most of the special
districts and several of the others
will thus be newly housed and re-
organized.
The new Milford school will fit
into the new work ideally.
Some features of the new plan are
better prepared teachers, longer class
periods eco minutes instead of 45),
we'll arranged club and other extra
curricular activities, including ath-
letics, health education, musical
training, home room activities, ex-
ploratory of finding" courses, not
neglecting however the skill subjects
of reading, spelling arithmetic and
penmanship.
When this r1an is fully in effect
any of the schools which measure up
fully to the State Board specifca-
lions for a first group school can
easily meet the requirements for
approval by the association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools of the
middle States and Maryland.
The State Board of Education has
authorized the appointment of an
additional high school teacher for
Lord Baltimore school in Sussex
county.
The Board has also approved GER
tain text books for the home econ
omics department of the schools.
The budgets for 1929-30 as sub
mitted by Superintendent Holloway
for Americanization md adult edu-
cation have been approved by the
State Board.
Leave of absence has been grant
ed to Prof. John Shilling, assistant
State superintendent in charge of
high schools to attend the summer
school at the University Of Chicago.
The summer vacation for the en-
ployees of the State Department of
Education has been approved COM
mencing July Is and ending July
81.
The board has also approved the
recommendations of Business Man
CCOHr1nued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-31
DELAWARE SONS
VISIT UNIVERSITY
A. G.. Wilkinson Is Made Honorary
Member OF Society

Nearly two hundred members and
friends of the Society Sons of Della
ware of Philadelphia, paid their an
nuaI visit to the University of Della
ware on Saturday. The visitors in
the afternoon witnessed the May Day
exercises at the Women's College
and the baseball game between Del
aware and Drexel.
In the evening the usual dinner
was held in Old College. At this
dinner meeting A. G. Wilkinson,
business administrator at the Uni
versity was elected an honorary
member of the society in apprecia-
ton of his interest and work in
making the annual visits to the uni
versity for the past eleven years the
great success that they have been.
The society maintains a scholar
ship at the university. 1t is now held
by Ralph Stephenson of Smyrna who
because of illness was unable to at
tend the dinner. The society took no
action at this time relative to award
ing the scholarship for next year but
it is expected that it will go to
young Stephenson again.
At the dinner the POSTMASTER was
Daniel Simpkins, president of the So
ciety. There were greetings from Mr..
Wilkinson, Dean Dutton, Dean Rob-
inson and Mayor Frank Collins, of
Newark, who also was a guest. The
addresses were by Major I. B. Car
son, of Philadelphia, humorist, who
spoke on "All in Days Work" and
Congressman Robert G.. Houston on
Some Interesting Historical Facts
on the History of Delaware"
Congressman Houston dwelled at
some length on the landing of the
Dutch at Lewes, the three hundredth
anniversary of which will occur in
a couple of years and for which the
recent legislature made an appro-
priation.
Miss Helen G. Knowles of Seaford
sang several selections and music
was furnished by the student or
chestra. william P. White of Will
mington led the chorus singing. The
dinner was prepared by the univer-
sity dietitian and was served by stu
dent walters.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-31
OUTPUT
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
$4,000 Crates We're Shipped From
Bridgeville Last Monday In
Thirty Cars

Shipments of strawberries from
Bridgeville on Monday totaled about
$4,000 crates, the largest single days
shipment of Strawberries from this
berry center in rs years.
1t took 30 refrigerator cars, av-
eraging $50 crates to the car, and
60 trucks, averaging IT'S crates per
truck to haul the berries to nor
thern and New England markets.
The prevailing price was from 50 to
81 per crate.
Vehicles of every description
brought the berries into Bridgeville,
where they were auctioned off to the
highest bidder. There were miles of
trucks, wagons and other vehicles in
line, waiting their turn at the auc-
ton block.
Oldest citizens of southern Della
ware who have annually watched
the strawberry market, say they
never witnessed such a scene.
While Monday was expected to be
the banner day for the season, an
other record-breaking pick was an
ticipated Wednesday. If opportune
rains develop, the berries in the
section will last from
ten days to two weeks longer.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-31
DELAWARE RECEIVES
-$l25,O5O CHARTER FEE
FROM One COMPANY
COmmOnweaIth-SOuthern Corpora
ton Has Authorized Capital Of
62,sOO,O0O Shares.
LARGEST STATE CHARTER
1t Is Believed That Charter Is
Biggest Ever Incorporated In
Delaware.

What is believed to be the largest
charter ever filed with the State De
partment in Delaware, was that
which was filed at Dover last We'd
nesday afternoon by special mes
senger from Wilmington, for the
Commonwealth and Southern Cor
poration, with an authorized capital
stock of 100000 shares without
nominal or par value, of which p
100000 shares shall be of a class
designated as preferred stock and
60,000,000 shall be of class desig-
mated as common stock.
The business of the corporation is
to acquire and hold securities of
companies engaged in the business
of managing, operating or supervis-
ing the management or operation of
public utility companies and of COM
panies doing a general construction,
engineering or contracting business
with public utility and other COM
panies.
The incorporators are: c. S. Peab-
bles, L. E. Gray and H. E. Grant
land, of Wilmington.
II C6lIlllCu CACCh VI PIHOgOOO %
paid with the filing of the charter as
the State tax.
The company was filed by the
Corporation Trust Company of Am
erica.
The new company, the announce
ment said, soon will own more than
40 per cent of the common stocks of
the Commonwealth Power and Light
Company and Penn-Ohio Edison
Company as result of arrange
ments Just concluded with the Am
erican Super-Power Corporation and
other large holders of stock of these
companies.
The company in addition will have
$45,000,000 in cash.
The American Super-Power Cor
poration will be the largest single
stakeholder of the new corporation,
officers and directors of which soon
will be announced.
Earnings Exceed $13O,OOO,OOO
The combined gross earnings OF
the Commonwealth Power Corpora
ton, Southeastern Power and Light
Company and Penn-Ohio Edison
Company, exceed $130,000,00O annu-
ally. The operating subsidiaries
serve more than 1900 communities
in eleven states, have more than
2,3OO 900 horsepower installed cleo
trio generating capacity, more than
half of which is hydro-electric, and
supply electric service to approx
mately 100000 customers.
Commonwealth Power Corporation
controls nine operating companies
furnishing service in 621 communl-
ties located in Michigan, Ohio, Ind1-
ana. Illinois and Tennessee. It's lar
gest operating subsidiaries are Con-
TConfinned on page y
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-31
AIR TRAVELLERS MAY
EASILY LOCATE TOWN
Large Sign Has Been Painted On
Roof OF Humes Hardware Store

A movement of nationwide pro-
portions has been in progress for the
mast several months to have painted
on a conspicuous place the name of
the town or cities so that airplane
travellers may know the town over
which they are flying. In line with
this work ]. H. Humes and Son, 10
cal hardware merchants, have just
had a huge sign bearing the word
milford" painted on the roof OF
their large store here. The letters
on the sign are 10 feet in heighth
and the stems of the letters are each
10 inches in. width. They are paint
ed in white paint and the remainder
of the roof is painted black so that
the letters will stand out. Above the
word Milford, an arrow is painted
which points toward the north, and
the word North" is plainly printed
so that an air pilot may locate not
only the town but the direction
without landing. This sign should
nroye of much convenience to pilots
Unfamiliar with the peninsula and
should do much to advertise Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-31
CHRONICLE BUSINESS
OFFICE CLOSED ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS

Beginning with tomorrow,
Saturday, June 1, the business
Office of the Milford Chronicle
will close at noon on Satur-
days. This schedule will be
followed during the months of
June, July and August. The
same schedule has been in eff
feet during the summer
months for several years. Per-
sons having business with the
Chronicle will do well to re-
member the change in sched-
ule.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-31

Advertisers should note
that the mosquito, which
does a humming business, is
not satisfied with one inser-
ton.
The Alaska fisherman., 1929-04-15
Plans to Restore SOCkeye Run By
 New rlethOd

Sockeye runs equal to the re- cord figures of the past may again be seen in the Fraser Riv- CT, according to Alexander $. Miller, of SnitherS, who has been associated with the fishing in dustry for nearly thirty years in Alaska, and during that time has brought about the replen- iShing of a number of streams that were threatened with deple- tiOn. MT. Miller is not only con- vinced that the runs on the Fra ser can be brought back to their old volume, but also that these great runs can be repeated and maintain in perpetuity. Tn a re- cent newspaper interview he stated he had come to VancOuv- CT, B. C., for the purpose of lay ing before those interested in the future of this great indus try, and before members of the government, his ideas and sug- gestions, in the hope that they will be of value to the country.
The Alaska fisherman., 1929-04-15

oSC, COAA1C DCINh OAA cI NyOAO OA OSN en years, but the bulk come on the eighth year cycle.
 Tn any event, tile eighth and ninth years, corresponding to the cycle where I had stopped the fish without letting any through to the lake, were very poor ones, but there were enough to employ the Indian to lift the usual number over. Then came the eighth year from the season when the chief had lifted the 1900 over the fence. Instead of the normal number of 10000 that had been a good year in the past, there were 35,OO0. The humbacks continued to come for six years, but at the end of that time they fell off entirely and did not come back, for none had been lifted over the fence. The surprising thing and the con- vincing argument was, however, in the fact that the stream con- tinued to produce 35,OOO sock eyes, corresponding to the work of the chief in his annual task of lifting the fish over the fence"
 Other Streams
 NIT. Miller tried the experiment. with other streams in Southeast Alaska in succeeding years with similar results, until finally the fisheries commission stopped him fencing the small streams. But in every instance where he was permitted to carry out his ideas the results were similar to those at Nakat Inlet; the num- Der of sockeyes in the stream, from the eighth year, multiplied 300 per cent.
 He explains that any spawn ing lake can only accommodate so many fish, that the grounds where the fish lay their eggs is limited, and that the sockeyes are the first to deposit their spawn. The other species of salmon follow, and they in spawning, destroy millions of sockeye eggs. Then, too, salmon trout and other species of fresh water fish prey on the eggs and fry, destroying countless num-
 Continued on Page 12
The Alaska fisherman., 1929-04-15
Salmon Studies in Alaska


 salmon, extending over more than a quarter of a century in Alaska waters, MT. Miller claims that the sockeye salmon, con- trary to accepted theory, oper- ates on a ' and year cycle and not on a four year cycle. He al so discovered that the cycle of the humpback is six years, and not as popularly supposed, on a cycle of two years, although the large runs come on the cycles which are credited With being the return of the fish to it's na- tive waters, contrary to actual fact.
 My discoveries resulted from my damming of the little stream operating into Nakat Inlet, Alas ka, in 1885, he explained. "This stream had normal sockeye run of about 10000 salmon. I built a fence across and no fish could get up. The next year I once more prevented the fish coming up, and then on the third year the Indians began to com plain and the chief told me that I must let some salmon up. Tn order to placate him I employed him with a scoop net to lift some sockeye over the fence so they could make their way into the little lake where they spawn ed. He counted the fish and they numbered 1900. The next year I once more employed the chief to lift an equal number of sockeyes over the fence. All other fish were stopped.
 Results
 "NOW, the results of this sys- tenn were most surprising. lex pected that the fourth year af- ter my having first stopped the fish would see the end of the runs. This was not so, for they came in as large numbers as be- fore. It was not until the sev- enth and eighth years that there was falling off, corresponding to the blocking of the stream. That there was not a total ces- sation of the fish first suggest ed to me that nature in order to provide for the restocking of a stream blocked by an obstruc-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
Women Should
Learn Uses
OF Magnesia

To women who suffer from nausea,
or so-called morning sickness" this
simple measure is proving a bless
ing. Most nurses know it and it is
advised by leading specialists.
Prepare a small quantity of fine.
ly cracked ice-about a wi%neglassful.
Pour over it a teaspoonful of Phil
lips Milk Of Magnesia. Sip slowly
until the mixture is gone or you are
entirely relieved. 1t is seldom nee
esSary to repeat the dose to end sick
stomach or any inclination to vomit.
It's anti-acid properties enable
Phillips Milk of Magnes:a to give
immediate relief in heartburn, sour
stomach, gas. Its mild, but effec-
tive laxative action assures regular
bowel movement. Used as a mouth
wash it helps prevent aciG erosion
and tooth decay during expectancy.
With every bottle of Phillips Milk
of Magneria, come full directions
for its many uses. All drug stores
have the 25c and soc sizes. Demand
the genuine, endorsed by doctors for
over so years.
Milk OF Magnesia7 has been the
U. S. Registered Trade Mark of the
Chas. Fl. Phillips Chemical Go. and
its predecessor. Chas. II. Phillips,
since 1875.--Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
SCOUT LEADER
CAMP IS Held
80 Heads Of Upper Valley
Spend Night At Olson
Club House

ALAMO. March 5.-Thirtv-three
scout leaders from the districts 81
Mercedes, Wesleeo, Donna, Pharr.
San Juan, McAllen and Edinbure
attended the overnight meeting Of
the scout leaders training school at
the Morgan Olso club house, seven
miles south Of here Saturday night
Each district furnished a van
GUARD to do the cooking for the
men who arrived at 6 o'clock. Both
indoor and outdoor cooking was
done, demonstrating scout dishes
The favorite, "mulligan stew" con-
tanning vegetables and meats, was
demonstrated by several Of the pa
trolls.
After supper a sing-song was
held. The meeting was officially
oDened by a dramatization OF the
Tenderfoot investiture ceremony.
Scoutmaster Ed Perry OF Merce-
des discussed the subject, Kinds
and Uses Of Scout Hikes" He also
exhibited a compass board ana
methods used by his troop IN get
ting over the instruction for the
IS points of the compass.
The "fuzz-stick" contest, a whit
ling event led by Scoutmaster J,
w. Caborn of Donna, was N OF
the features of the evening. This
contest was won by Q. McCon-
nell, district commissioner OF Yves
laco.
The second-class axe work, that
of trimming timber, telling trees
and cutting logs, was discussed py
j. l.. Mcdaniel, troop committee
man Of Donna.
The activities part Of the meeting
included stunts, surprises, ORA
mates. contests, and stories which
could be used in scout hikes ana
camps. 49,,
Early morning services were LED
Sunday morning by Rev. j. M
James of San Juan. Rev. james
gave a short talk showing the ben
efits Of outdoor life especially when
it is coupled with the ideals OF the
oath and law of scouting. he
hinged his remarks on the scrip
lures showing biblical proof OF his
statements.
This outdoor meeting as the first
Of two such sessions to be held in
connection with 1.-The Elements oil
Scoutmastership," a course Of study
for scout leaders, now being offered
bv the training department Of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley Council
Bow Scouts Of America. according
to Ernest Poteet, who is chairman
of the training committee. There
are five different courses being Of
fered in the Valley council sinful
taneously, MI. Poteet said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
IrAR-INGEN
EXECUTIVE BOARD LUNCHEON

The regular monthly meeting OF
the executive board of the Wom-
ems Chamber of Commerce was
held at the Public Library, We'd
nesday, just previous to the bus
mess luncheon of the organiza-
ton.
The president Of the body, Mrs.
T. S. Herren, presided.
Mrs. r. G. Hall represented the
president Of the Woman's Business
and Professional club, and came
before the board with a plea for
more support for the municipal
band, that they might be financed
and assisted as they deserve. Ten
members Of the high school band
will be eligible to enter the munich
pal band, by the close Of school.
Messrs. Glen White and Forrest
Groves, of Donna, were present to
transact business for the Little
Theater of the Last Frontier.
The Woman's Chamber Of Com
merce then had a business lunch
con, on Wednesday noon, at the
Woman'S building. Reports Of COM
mitteeS were most satisfactory. New
members numbered eight. Guests
were introduced as follows: Mes
danes j. H. Dale, Z. r. Criss from
Pennsylvania; Florence NJ. Hays,
Mission; o. 3. Manville, Meadville,
G. L. Brown, Warren, Penn; Kath-
crime Oliver Mccoy, La Feria; J. J.
Shaver. Chapel Hill, Texas; G. F.
Loos, yorktown, Texas; Grace 1sh,
Illinois; Emaaa Byers, field secre-
tary, Y. w. G. A.; II. @. McCrum,
Don Wally; Dan Russell, Burchard,
Maurice Dace. Floyd Smith, Misses
Ruth G. Sickles, Kansas City: Ag-
mes Snyder, Warren, Pa; Lillian
Hooking. Mrs. katherine Mccoy
gave a reading from Barrie's Lit
tie Minister, Miss Vera Letzerich
gave two very clever dialect read
ings, Mrs. Maurice Dace was
greatly applauded for her two vio-
lin numbers, and Mrs. Floyd Smith
was accompanies at the piano.
CAT HOME" PROGRAM
LIE AZ l1DitlC PIO5A all given Wy
the Study club was attended BY
over one hundred. The spacious
auditorium of the Woman's build
ing was beautifully decorated with
tiny yellow field daisies, in bas-
kets, and lovely nasturtiums in
shades of yellow and orange, were
attractiyely arranged in bowls, thus
h%onoring the club colors, yellow
and green.
A short business session was held
from 2:30 until 3 o'clock, and the
hosteSses. Mrs. A. Goldammer and
Mrs. j B. Challes, with the club
social committee, Mrs. A. L. Brooks,
S. G. Stringer and j. M. Green, cor
daily greeted the arriving guests.
Many Of the guests were from
other towns in the Valley, and sew
eral officers Of the Valley Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs were among
the number. A splendid program
had been prepared from the club
talent.
Refreshments were served dur
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
Menu for Dinner

Southern GoulaSh Buttered Cabbage
Bread Fruit Conserve
Head Lettuce Chill Dressing
Fruit Gelatin Whip Coffee
Southern Coulash, serving six
3 tablespoons butter, / pound
ground round steak, 4 tablespoons
chopped onions, 4 tablespoons chop
ped green peppers, 4 tablespoons
chopp celery. 2 teaspoons salt, IL
teaspoon pepper, l cup lima beans,
2 IL cups tomatoes.
Place the butter in a frying pan;
when hot add the meat and cook
until well Drowned. Stir to permit
even browning. Add the rest of the
ingredients and cook with a lid.
Cook very slowly (Simmer) for 80
minutes. Serve.
Fruit Conserve
using canned or dried fruits)
l cup seeded soaked prunes, l cup
soaked dried apricots, / cup diced
pineapple, / cup raisings, 2 cups
sugar, 1-2 cup orange juice, 1-3 cup
lemon Juice, l cup fruit Juice Qeft-
over from canned or soaked fruits.)
Mi all the ingredients and let
soak for n hour. Slowly cook IN
til thick. Stir frequently with a long
handled wooden spoon. Pour into
sterilized glasses and when cold cov-
er with melted paraffin.
Currant jelly Cake Dessert
6 cake hearts, 2 inches wide and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
BRIDGE
DON'T STAY FAT
IN THESE DAYS

You see countless people who have
gained new beauty, new health and vim,
by fighting excess fet. Some have done
this by abnormal exercise and diet, some
in a modern, scientific way. Why not
follow their example?
There is a way based on scientific re-
search. It combats a cause of excess
fat which starvation cannot fight. That
method is embodied in Marmola pre-
scription tablets, now used for 20 years.
Millions OF boxes Of them. The results
you see wherever you lock should in
duce you to accept them.
Each box of Mamola contains the
formula, also the reasons for results. So
there Is no secret no reasc to fear
harm. You Will know that all the good
results come in a natural way. Go learn
them now. by asking your druggist Tor
a 81 box Of Marmo!a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05

If the things you used to like dis
agree with you, take a tablet of
Pape's Diapepsin after a meal. 1t
displaceS the excess acid in the
stomach, Sweetens your food, and
digestS it. The nourishment from it
produces good, healthy tissue and
blood; you gain weight and
strength, and with that comes a
healthy, youthful color.
Thousands Of people who suffered
from stomach trouble for years,
praise Pape'S Diapepsin for their
good health and young appetite.
They al now eat anything they
want. That's why : million pack
ages are used a year.
Any druggist will supply you with
Pape's Diapepsin, because 1t is in
dispensable in every home.-Adv.