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Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22
Blanchards Station

Rabbit law opened last Friday and
all gunners in this locality reported
fine luck. Rabbits seem very plen-
tiful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Zott and Mrs.
David Lloyd were Salisbury visitors
on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Zott and chill
dren shopped in fredericksburg on
Thursday.
The children of Fishers district
enjoyed two days of vacation last
week as their teacher, Mrs. Alva
O'Bier, attended the teachers meet
ing in Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Layton and
son visited relatives near Burrsville
on Friday.
Mrs. George Zott left on Thursday
of this week for an indefinite stay
with her daughter and family in
Canada.
Mrs. Jacob Hatfield had the misfor-
tune last week to cut her hand very
badly while using can opener. She
is unable to use it now.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

The Girls Manual Training Club
hopo to complete their magazine
racks by Christmas.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22
Delrrlar

Mr.. and Mrs. John Culver and
daughter, Louise, spent Friday with
Mrs. Beulah Mason and family at
Harburton, Va.
Mrs. Sheppard Kitchens, after
spending two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Martha Lowe, has returned to
her home in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Paul Lowe is entertaining her
aunt, Mrs. Martha Jones, of Tyaskin.
Mrs. ]. w. Small spent the week.
end with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
wilkins, at Ventnor, Atlantic City.
Miss Rachel Barr, of Wilmington,
was at home with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Barr, over the week
end.
Friendship Sunday School Glass,
No. IL, Mrs. E. H. Dashiell teacher,
will hold bake at the Citizens Gas
Office, Saturday morning, December
7th.
Members of the Delaware high
school faculty have secured Mr.. Geo.
McIntire to deliver the following lee
lures: "The Final Struggle for Su-
premacy" and Shakespeare" in the
school auditorium some time in the
near future.
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
will serve a platter supper in the
social hall of Mt. Olivet M. P. church
Saturday evening, November 23rd.
The Rev. H. M. Evans, of Balti-
more, filled the pulpit in the First
Baptist church at the morning and
evening services Sunday.
Miss Rose Freeney, who has been
seriously ill for a long time at her
home in Delmar, is slightly i'm
proved.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
church will serve a turkey dinner in
the basement of the church, Decem-
ber 18th.
The subject for the mid-week
prayer service will be, "Why Men
Should Attend the Prayer Meeting"
by Arthur Ellis and Frank Lynch, Jr.
An Sth grade literary club of the
Delmar, Delaware school has recent
ly been organized with the follow
ing officers: president, Ralph Will
liams; treasurer, Gertrude Work
man; secretary, Elizabeth Brumley.
Mrs. Lena Short, of Aldan, Penna.,
is spending some time with her niece,
Mrs. S. ]. Lewis.
Miss Hilda Lewis spent past week
with her brother, Charles Lewis, in
Baltimore.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

night for Indianapolis National
Headquarters to attend a meeting
of all State Commanders and State
Adjutants.
4 "
We want to thank the PillsbuIy
Flour Company for its donation Of
pancake flour and syrup at our Ar
mistice Day Supper.
u u
Comments heard about the Ar
mistice Day Celebration: "The pa
rade committee did a very fine
job" "Best parade In Georgetown"
Everything went off fine" "Not one
accident, Remarkable" 'Next
years committee will have some
thing to work for" Earl Rust, "Big-
ger and better two years ago."
A "
Just a reminder that you may
pay your 1880 dues now and help
your Post win a prize. If you serv-
ed in the war you belong in the Am
erican Legion. Remember "In peace
as in war we serve"
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

Mrs. f. N. Faulkner will entertain
Friendship Glass No. IL at her home
on Thursday evening, November 21.
Mrs. Anna Fleetwood spent the
weekend with Mrs. Blanche Brit
tingham at Parsonsburg.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet Friday afternoon
of this week at the home of Mrs.
Arthur Brewington.
Mrs. Mary Burke and daughter,
Katherine, who spent past two win
ters in Delmar with Eleanor Burke,
who was instructor in domestic
science in the Delaware school for
several years, are en- route to South
ern France, where they expect to
spend the winter. In the spring they
will be Joined by Eleanor, who is
now teaching at Dover, and all will
spend the summer visiting on the
continent.
The organizations to report on
new church fund in December are
classes 13, 16, IL, 8, and Teachers
Union.
Mr.. Donald Adams, of Washing
JOu, was tuS WSSh-Shu SuSoI VI NAASo
Eleanor Freeney, at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Freeney.
Mrs. Ernest Melvin entertained the
following members of her Sunday
school class at her home Friday
evening. Mrs. Martha Lowe, teach
er; Mrs. Carrie Kitchens, Mrs. Ben
jamin Hearn, Mrs. Rue Hastings,
Mrs. Daniel Truitt, Mrs. William
Draper, Mrs. Joseph Elliott and Mrs.
William Galloway, after the business
meeting a social hour was greatly
enjoyed by all. Refreshments were
served.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

After a short week of only two
days we returned to school Monday
prepared for an entire week OF
work. We are looking forward,
however, to our Thanksgiving vaca-
ton next week.
Miss Markert's pupils Of grade A
have been keeping a daily record OF
arithmetic on graphs. They are in
terested in seeing whether the boys
or girls will get the greater num-
ber of hundreds. The following stu
dents in the room made one hundred
In the State spelling test: Jean Null
holland, Billy McLaughry, Dorothy
Pierce, Wilmer Lankford, Betty
Watson, Harvey Willis, Emily
Shourds, Barbara Marshall, Marjor-
lie Mulholland, William Webb, Flor
ence Tease, Howard Wilkins and
Herbert Jump.
Mrs. Blades fifth grade English
classes have been this last month
studying poems written by Nancy
BOYD Turner. She being present
day writer, very little was known OF
her life. Mr.. Shilling added much
interest to this study by writing to
a publisher of her works for infor-
nation regarding her life. 1t was
pleasant surprise for them on Mon
day morning, when Mr.. Shilling
gave to the class an article which
he had just received through the
mail from the Little, Brown & Co.,
the publishers, taken from the Bos-
ton Evening Transcript. 1t gave her
picture and few facts concerning
her life and writings.
Again on Tuesday morning it was
a still greater surprise when Mr..
Shilling brought to the grade an
other package, this time from Miss
Turner herself. Upon opening this
package, they found an autographed
photograph Of her, accompanied by
a personal letter to the teachers and
pupils of the fifth grade, together
with a short description OF her life |
and one of her latest. poems, The |
Ballad of Lucky Lindbergh."
Mrs. Rogers and Miss Kitchens
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
SUSSEX POST NO. 8

Sussex Post, No. 8, meets the first
Monday night of the month. Tne
next meeting night is December q
Make it a point to be present. Elec-
tion of officers is on the program.
Come out and present your favor
ite. No expense account will have
m he submitted at this election
Come early and vote often.
A u
Sussex Post expresses its thanks
IN Ralph and Paul Adams for their
generous donation to our supper Oh
their Best Brank Pork Sausage
4 u
Sussex Post appreciates ano
Wishes to thank Olin johnson for
nrinting moving picture tickets at
no cost to the Post.
Sussex Post is also indebted to
the Sussex Republican for printing
supper tickets gratis. We thank
you. a-
comrade DR.. Richard Beebe, Com
mander Department of Delaware
American Legion and Comrade Jonn
FISHER. State Adjutant OF the Dc
nartment of Delaware left Sunday
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

The Clayton Parent-Teacher AS
sociation still holds the lead in the
membership race with 1872 members
enrolled.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22
STATE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION NEWS

Supper last week the "bake" should
be well patronized.
On Monday, November 1S, Miss
Pearl Macdonald, Nutrition Special
ist from the University of Delaware,
spoke to the Houston Parent-Teach-
er Association on Nutrition and Its
Relation to Health" Before her de-
tailed discussion, she brought out
the facts that: ~ the child must
be free to gain" i. e. have no phys
ical handicaps e. g. defective vision,
bad tonsils, heart disease, neglected
teeth, etc.; (2) sleep and rest; 90
regularity of life, and (4) posture
affect the child's ability to use the
proper nutrition. Photographs and
X-rays showing the development of
the bones and of the teeth at differ
ent stages in the child's growth
made the talk vivid.
Mrs. William Biggs, Mrs. William
Coulbourn, Mrs. A. Morgan and
Mrs. Amanda Lofand presented the
European Background of the Eng
lish, Dutch and Swedes at the time
they colonized Delaware.
Mrs. Biggs was authorized to pur-
chase the latest edition of Compton's
Encyclopaedia and two cabinets OF
towels and soap. Hot cocoa will al
so be provided for the children this
winter.
The opportunity to form classes
in adult education was explained by
Orville R. Wright.
Mrs. Howard Thistlewood, mem
bership chairman, reported that the
membership has more than douD-
led since the last meeting. There are
now 67 on the roll.
Punch and cookies were served.
At the November meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association Of the
Harrington Colored School, Miss
Elizabeth H. Mensch, assistant to
State President Ennis, spoke on the
European background of those who
colonized Delaware. Superintendent
]. C. Messner talked about the man
ners and customs of the pioneers in
Delaware. The third speaker was
S. M. Blackburn, principal Of the
Booker T. Washington School in Do
yer.
Milton (196-C) had $50 present at
its November meeting. Mrs. Clark
and Mrs Prettyman presented var
ious phases of the State program. A
Virginia quartet, one from Draw
bridge school and third from Mil
ton school entertained. A folk
dance was given by group Of Mil
ton girls.
The Milton juniors who have a
boys and girls quartet have pledged
themselves to help out with the
night school. This club has purchas-
ed sanitary towels and holders.
Nassau 1850 will hold its No
vember meeting on November %.
The following officers have been
elected: President, Mrs. Freda
Maui; vice president, Mrs. Rudell
Ward; secretary, Mrs. Mary A.
Douglas; treasurer, Mrs. Hattie VIII
liams.
The Selbyville Colored Parent
Teacher Association is trying hard
to get some equipment for the play
ground.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22
Sunshine Valley
(Near Oakley

People in this section are prepar-
ing to make holly wreaths.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Passwaters
entertained relatives over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Deputy enter
tanned relatives from Philadelphia
on Sunday.
Lester Morgan spent several days
of last week with his aunt, Miss
Mary Hemmonds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Wharton also
Mr.. and Mrs. Montillers Webb and
family spent Sunday with relatives
in Penns Grove, N. ].
Mrs. M. A. Webb had several rel
atives as guests on Sunday.
Sunday school at Oakley, Decem-
ber 1, at 2:3O p. m. Everyone well
come.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

The Clayton Parent-Teacher AS
sociation still holds the lead IN the
membership race with 1872 members
enrolled.
The first issued of "The Della
ware Bulletin of Education" mas
been received by former SUBSCRIBERS
IN the Delaware Parent-Teacher, the
Publicity Chairmen of local Parent
Teacher Associations, who are sub
scription agents, and all teachers OF
the State. Due to the cooperation OF
the State Board of Education with
the State Parent Teacher Associa-
ton and the Delaware Citizens AS
sociation, the scope of the magazine
has been broadened. The advisory
council of the Bulletin, which is
edited by Eta j. Wilson, includes:
H. V. Holloway, State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction; W. A.
wilkinson, Department Of Educa-
ton, University of Delaware; Allan
Hulsizcr, Director of the Demon
stration School; S. M. Stouffer, Su-
perintendent Wilmington City
Schools; H. T. Ennis, President of
the State Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton.
The striking cover design, in
which the Henlopen Light is used,
is the work of Miss Amy Gardner,
In charge Of the adult activities in
the Statewide Art program. Articles
by DR.. Jesse H. Newton, Director of
the Lincoln School of Teachers Col
lege, Columbia University, DR.. Ruth
Andrus, Director of Child Develop
ment and Parental Education in the
State of New York and others by
leaders working in Delaware appear
in this number. To date, the Parent
Teacher Association of Trinity Col
ored School has been the most ac-
tive in securing subscriptions.
The Ross Point Association has
already purchased a gas lamp and a
sanitary towel cabinet for the school
with funds raised at Halloween
social. This association had all Oh
its 40 members present at its NO
vember meeting.
The Program Chairmen of local
Parent-Teacher Associations in Kent
and New Castle counties and any
others interested will meet with
Miss Gardner and Mr.. MacFadd1n
for aid in developing their Decem-
ber programs according to the fol-
lowing schedules:
Dover, November q; Middletown,
December 4.
The Art section for white leaoers
begins at Z O'Clock followed by the
Music section at 8. The Music sec
tion for colored leaders must meet
promptly at z in order that the Art
section may start at 8 o'clock. THESE
meetings will be held in the pubic
school buildings.
There will be a "bake" for the
benefit of the Houston Parent-Tea-
cher Association Saturday morning.
November % at the Wharton's store
in Houston. Friends of the school
are urged to contribute and to pur-
chase. Judging by the popularity OF
the Houston cooks at the F1renens
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

Life is full Of pleasant surprises.
Just when you think your luck has
vanished forever, you put cent in
a slot machine and get two pieces Of
gum.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

students are practicing for the
Thanksgiving play called "The Soul
of Priscilla" to be given in the
Plaza Theatre. Watch for the date.
Everyone, especially the students
of grade 8, is glad to see Halt'is
Belts in school. Harris has been
quarantined for two weeks because
of scarlet fever.
The Girls Manual Training Club
hopo to complete their magazine
racks by Christmas.
Harry Walls, our Freshman star
goalkeeper, was unable to play last
Tuesday against Greenwood. An un-
fortunate mishap that splintered a
bone in his toe prevented his play
ing.
We were glad to hear that our
soccer team defeated Caesar Rooney
at Caesar Rodney last Wednesday
November 1o.
The juniors instead of the seniors
will give the high school ThanksglV-
ing entertainment.
This class recently enrolled new
member, Jimmy Dickerson.
Watch! "The High Flyers" VIII
be given soon by the seniors.
In order to raise money for their
trip to Washington the seniors are
selling class pencils. On them are
the name of the class, their
and purpose, the trip TO
This effort on the part of the SEN
iors aroused interest among stu
dents of the high school. They all
want a pencil of their particular
class color.
The next senior class party will be
held this evening at Hilda Sockrid-
er's.
The four pennants of the high
school on the boards in assembly
are real decorations and attract
many admirers.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

Daughter knows she is a lot
smarter than ma, but you never hear
her ordering the latter out of the
kitchen that she may bake pies and
cake or attend to broiling the steak.
Springfield News.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22
BunSteadSWOrmSVruD

'To children an angel of mercy" Where
directions are followed. 1T NEVER
FAILS. Despite scarcity and enormous
cost of SANTONIN. il contains full dose.
Stood sixty years test. sold everywhere
or by mail. 50c bottle.
Est. C. A. Voorhees,. W. D.. PhiladelDhie
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

Everyone, especially the students
of grade 8, is glad to see Haltisl
Belts in school. Harris has been
quarantined for two weeks because
of scarlet fever.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

students are practicing for the
Thanksgiving play called "The Soul
of Priscilla" to be given in the
Plaza Theatre. Watch for the date.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-22

We admire people who are enjoy.
ing life.
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douche. 1t will invigorate and
tone up the tissues and being
perfectly harmless may be used
as often as desired. Keys AStrin-
gent Powder is a necessity for
dainty, healthy women of today
who wish to retain their natural
charm.
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barrier, for it is light for the entire
"a hours now, and the dogs hitched to
their picket lines curled up in dark
balls. their noses tucked under their
tails and their backs to the wind. which
ruffled their fur and covered it with
glistennig snow.
Drift ObScures Vision.
The next day the wind blew all day
and low drift scurried along the sur
face. making it difficult to see. They
had reached the 44-nile depot. put out
last year, the night before and taken
900 pounds Of dog food from it to be
distributed in depots farther south
With this weight, they had no desire
to run astray in the trap" as Amund-
sen called the valley full of haycocks
and crevasses west of the trail at this
point, the trap into which he. ex-
perienced Polar traveller that he was,
wandered one gray day and nearly
came to grief. They could see the
crevasses dimly near at hand south
west of their camp.
Next morning th@ blizzard had passed
and by making turn to the east they
got around the worst part of the trap,
although they crossed small crevasSe
and passed a number of haycocks. those
steep hollow mounds of snow which al
ways indicate the presence of deep
chasms under the surface. They made
good progress, however, covering IT
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miles, and last night camped 81 miles
from Little America with one bad area
behind them. Their heaviest loads are
to the 100-mile depot, and if the surface
again should become cruSty and hard
they might have to relay over that part
of the route. After the 100-mile depot
the sledges will be much lighter.
Biologists Relay Loads.
While the supporting party is working
its way South with loads for depots to
the 200-mile mark, the geological party
is relaying its load as far as possible so
as to save time. They left yesterday
afternoon, Vaughan. Goodale, Crockett
Thorne and OBrien. and at the end
of the day, had gone 20 miles. They
picked up the bulk of their load from
the sledges taken out to the barrier
trail when they first left to accompany
the supporting party for two days. DR..
Gould, leader of the geological party,
remained in camp to complete some
work of preparation for the final start,
which will be as soon as the teams re-
turn for the remaining portion of their
loads. Everything is being subordi-
mated now to getting the geological party
to the mountains. and Comdr. Byrd said
today that he would not require any
assistance from the geological party, so
as to leave them untrammeled in their
work, If necessary laying base at the
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Made Of imitation patent
leather, these bags are handsome
as well as sturdy. Equipped with
strong strap, which buckles over
the top, and reinforced double
handles. Strongly sewed through
out. Priced very low. r.
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institute program by dorado Taft Of the
Chicago Institute Of Fine Arts and
sculptor of the Columbus Memorial
Fountain on the Union Station Plaza
in Washington. Mr. Taft will lecture
here on Some Recent Tendencies in
Sculpture" November 6, at which time
a system of amplifiers will be installed
in the auditorium at Central.
AS a special feature in celebration of
Armistice day, the institute will present
Sergt. York. November 9, in a lecture
on his experiences with the American
Expeditionary Forces. This event is not
included on the season tickets. An
nouncement Of ticket sale for Sergt
York's lecture will be made at later
date.
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whiskers Urged for Frenchmen.

PARIS (P.-Whiskers for all French
men over 80 are advocated by Maurice
de Valerie, an arbiter elegantiarum In
the newspaper Midi, of which he is part
owner, he writes: "Whiskers form part
of our national type. Our young men.
aping Americans, have abandoned
whiskers. We do not want to become
standardized Americans Let us be
French" M de Waleffe has soupcon
of a mustache, otherwise is clean
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RUINS TO BE PRoBED.
Relics of Sixteenth Century Spain
Expected to Be Found.

GUATEMALA CITY, October % up.
Excavation of the ruins of the palace
next month by the department of edu-
cation.
Beatriza married Pedro de Alvarado,
Spanish conqueror of Guatemala in
1924, who died in Mexico in 1541. AS
his widow she ruled the province
The palace was built in Ciudad Vieja.
the original capital of Guatemala. In
1871 the city was overwhelmed by water
from the bursting crater of the volcano
Aqua and the capital was moved
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INSTITUTE TO OPEN
Sd SEASON TONIGHT
Kedroff Quartet Concert Will Be
Given as Central High
Community Feature.

The third season of the Community
Institute of Washington will open to-
night at 8 o'clock at Central High
School with the concert by the Kedroff
Quartet, widely known throughout this
country and Europe as the "Flonzaley
of vocal quartets."
The Kedroffs will be followed on the
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Americans have established two
chain-store systems in Egypt.
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Almost before you realize it.
Pape'S Cold Compound has you
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Millions depend on these amaZ-
ingly efficient tablets. 35c, at all
drugstores.
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foot of the mountains with the air
planes alone.
| tCopyright. 1927
| BY The New York Times Company and The
| st. Louis PoSt-Dispatch. All rights for
! publication reserved through
! out the world.
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Soft, snowy white towels, made
Of good weight absorbent ma
terial by the worlds largest towel
manufacturers at the Cannon
Mills. Different colored borders
that will not run. A real value at
this low price.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-01
THREE CANDIDATES INITIATED
INTO JOBS DAUGHTERS

Saturday afternoon the Jobs
Daughters exemplified the initiative
degrees upon three candidates fol-
lowing their regular business meet
ing
A visiting member, Miss Florence
Coombe Of the Virginia Bethel was
introduced and given the Bethel
honorS
Committees for the term were ap-
pointed and these included the fol-
lowing
SociaIMayme Dahl, Florence Han
son, Lucille Childers and Helen Den
ley.
Refres SHIN Kathleen King,
Gladys Dunstan, Ruth Anderson.
Mae Jones and Majorie RrowneII
Paraphernalia-Viena Somero, Flor
ence Childers, Blanche Nichols and
Kathleen Lomsaney.
Sick-Margaret Nichols, Evelyn On
son, Ruth Childers and Jane Pearce
delicious lunch was served at the
close of the meeting by the Mothers
OF Jobs Daughters Club.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-01

last meeting was the annual meeting
of our Ladies Aid, which under the
excellent leadership of Mrs. Andrew
Simonson has made splendid progress
during the past year. We appreciate
what Mrs. Simonson has done to make
this organization SUCH a success. Mrs.
Alvin Sundholm is now our President
and trust, that we shall continue to
build upon the foundation, which Mrs.
Simonson has built on with such sig
nal success.