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Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
PRESENTS PLAY

Last Sunday evening the Presby-
terian Sunday school presented one
of the most beautiful tableaux of its
history. 1t was pageant given un-
der the directieA of Miss Ida Roosa's
class of young women and according
to the special instruction of Miss
Roosa and Mrs. w. S. Vinyard. The
artistic stage effect with its attrac-
tive Oriental setting was the original
design of Alphonso Humes. His
corps of workers followed his direc-
tions. The flood lights which illum-
mated the changing scenes were op-
Grated by Ed. Evans. The greenery
decorations were given by Gustavius
A. Swanson.
The pageant portrayed the Bethle-
hem scenes of Christ's birth and was
effectively rendered in every detail.
Prof. A. Hudson had charge of the
musical program. Mrs. Fred Breame
was the soloist She was supported
by the church choir and members of
Mrs. Susie K. Harrington's and Miss
Elizabeth Stidham's classes. Begin
ming with 90 Little Town of Bethle-
hem," the music continued through
Gounods Are Marie the "Noel," CAL
leluia' and other numbers until the
last strains of the recessional, "Joy
to the World" closed the pageant.
Miss Alice Breame as the "AngelI'
had the only speaking part and met
the expectations of her audience in
her usual splendid manner. Little
Miss Minerva Burn, by taking the
part of Mary, the Virgin, added much
to the beauty of the presentation.
Parker hitch, as Joseph. did his part
well. Members of Douglas Fry's and
Alphonso Humes' classes took the
parts of the wise men, the sheph-
erds and candle bearers. Members
of Miss Barker's class were the chill
dren representing foreign nations.
And the Primary Department sung,
Away, In a Manger."
The reasonable brevity of the pa
geant with it's scenic settings, its
spectacular illumination, perfect
rendition and impressive portrayal
the universal commenda-
ton of all present.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
Millsboro

Due to the rapid growth of the
Millsboro Elementary School en-
rolment, the State Department has
found it necessary to add two more
teachers. The local board has en-
ployed Miss Florence Marvil and
Mrs. George Lynch to fill these po-
sitions. These new teachers will
begin work in the Milsboro system
Monday, December Both. AS these
additional teachers were badly need
ed, they will be great asset to the
system. Though Principal Bennett
had made several previous efforts to
increase his staff, it was not until
formal application for two tachers
was made and details as to schedule
and room arrangements worked out,
that the faculty was thus increased.
Arrangements are being made to
register on January 3rd between the
hours of z and 9 p. m. All persons
interested in adult opportunity class
es of any nature.
Several classes, including vocal
music, special lectures, art appre-
citation, child study and home build
ing, are being offered. Other cours-
es may be had if desired. Mills
boro is named as one of the three
centers in the State. The other two
centers will be at Seaford and Do
yer. Therefore, Millsboro will draw
from and welcome students from
Georgetown, Lewes, Frankford, Sell
byville, Lord Baltimore, Milton, Re
hoboth and the smaller schools with
in this section. Milsboro feels very
proud of this distinction and will
try to make all who come feel well
come.
"The Delaware News Leaflet for
Home Economics" commented as
follows on the Millsboro Home Eco
nomics class:
"Tiles on which to set a plant or
water pitcher are being made by the
Freshman girls out of glorified glass
bound with passepartout. Designs
were being cut out of paper, and
were most interesting and pleasing.
The girls doubly enjoyed the work
because they had created their own
designs. Recently the Supervisor
brought Miss Brugger to the Mills
boro School for a short visit, and in
troduced her to the girls in the
Home Economics class. Each girl
arose as she was introduced and ac-
knowledged the introduction in a
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

Easier divorce, however, was voted
down, 81 to 10 per cent. Prohibition
lost by rs to % per cent. Fifty per
cent expressed no confidence in any
law to relieve agriculture; 40 per
cent favored Hoover's farm board
and 10 per cent clung to the deben-
ture plan.
Tobacco growing was approved, 65
to 35 per cent, and tobacco advertis-
ing was sanctioned by 5S to AZ per
cent. Advertising cigarettes for wo-
men, however, lost by "a to 16 per
cent.
AS a result of it's survey, which has
continued over a period of months,
Farm and Fireside, for perhaps the
first time in the history of maga-
zines, in its February number, will
begin to reflect the changes that
have been thus indicated in country
life in general. The magazine was
established in 1877 and has under
gone various changes from time to
time, but will now reflect the changes
that have come with the speed of the
modern age. The publication hence
forth will be known as "The Country
Home"
Readers have shown a constantly
increasing response to all questions
of better living and improved human
relations" says the current issue,
editorially. "They have shown a
constantly decreasing response to
strictly technical agricultural ar
ticles. The need of the old-time farm
trade paper is gone. 1t is not that
country people are uninterested in
money, in getting along in
the world, but they are sick unto
death of being talked to about it all
the time"
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
By GLADYS LILLY

The graduated Tiffany blend, as
it is usually called, produces very
beautiful wall finish which is
shaded up from the Dashboard until
it melts in with the pale tone of the
ceiling. A glazing liquid is neces-
sary to produce this effect.
The sponge stipple is often used
in panels with plain painted walls
and is considered especially appro-
pirate for stores, theaters, clubs,
offices and SCHOOLS. 1t is exceeding
ly practical, aud easily achieved by
applying the fnal coat of paint with
a sponge instead of a brush. The
ground coat underneath the final
sponge stippled coat may be of an
other color or shade if a two-toned
wall is preferred, and the result will
have a mottled appearance which
will be almost impervious to the
inevitable hand print.
Besides these various treatments
which have been listed, there are
the sand-hoat and the marbe1ized
finishes. The latter requires some
skill IT the veining OF the marble is
to be simulated beyond detection,
but when it is we'll done there is no
lovelier way of decorating a formal
foyer, bathroom, sun parlor or
breakfast room. Any of the hand
some marbles can be initiated,
though verde antique, yellow mar
bic, and the extremely decorative
marbles which approximate a rich
puce or egg plant color are more
colorful than the customary gray,
black-veined varieties. Of course, a
marbelized wall is more appropriate
to a town house and a more formal
mode of living than to country
home where guests are casual and
almost daily occurrences.
The sand-hoat finish is adapted
to homes of Italian or Spanish in
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
WhirLs OF Winter

bers of this happy gathering besides
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Derrickson
and their four sons were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Derrickson and three
children; Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Der
T.cl-son, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Der
rickson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Craw-
ford and child; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Nesbeth and Mrs. Nesbeth, the moth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. John Derrickson,
and two children, of Townsend;
James Derrickson, Miss Elizabeth
Derrickson, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Carrie Myers and son, Douglas, and
Mrs. Borden Hammond A turkey
dinner was enjoyed after which all
left for their numerous homes.
~
DOnnan Holzmueller celebrated
his ninth birthday on Friday by TAX
ing his friends to hear the talkie,
THE Trial of Mary Dugan." No
party of any kind is complete with
out "eats" so Donnie was host at
Pettyjohn's before the performance.
The guests were Howard Wilkins,
Steven Draper, Jack Burris, Joe
JONES and Kenneth Jewell.
H
On last Sunday, December %, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Russell, of Rail-
road avenue, Milford, entertained at
q turkey dinner, the following
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Murphy,
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Jarmon, Mrs. EN-
ma Martin, of Goldsboro; Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Coursey Hammond, Harring-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Russell
and daughter, Greenwood; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Donovan and son, Lin
coin; Mrs. Edgar Bennett, Milford;
Mrs. John Hammond, Milford; Mrs.
F. Layton Bennett and daughters,
Carrie and Saramae, Milford.
The dinner is given every year at
Yuletide and are highly enjoyed by
The participants, who are relatives
and dear friends.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
THERE are so many differ

"HERE are so many differ
ent methods of applying
= paint to walls and such
variety of unusual and pleasant eff
fects possible that painted finishes
are quite justly in favor for iwall
decoration. No doubt the popularity
of painted walls can also be attri-
buted to the equally important fact
that any desired tint or shade can
be matched with very little difficulty.
Almost everyone is familiar with
the beauty of plain painted walls
and the wide scope they give in the
choice of decorative fabrics, rugs,
and pictures. Of late the plain
painted wall is usually tamped with
a stipp1e brush, while the final coat
is yet wet, to erase all brush marks
and to produce that velvety soft
ness of texture which makes this
finish so justly admired. Two-toned
stipple effects are likewise enjoying
unprecedented popularity, particu-
larly when the colors chosen are
cream and ivory, or robins egg
blue and clear soft green. The
latter color combination provides
an extremely beautiful background
for bedroom with a southern ex-
posure, though its pastel tone is
also appropriate for living-rooms,
dining-rooms, halls, or libraries,
where there is an abundance of
sunlight. This shade should be
eschewed in a room with north
light and only few windows.
Some home decorators prefer the
more novel wall finishes such as
scumbling, the Tiffany blend, grad
uated blend, all-over lace stencil, or
an antique treatment for walls that
will receive unusually hard wear.
Any of these styles are colorful and
effective and, in addition. render
hnger prints almost invisible.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
SEN. J. G. TOWNSEND
AT ROAD MEETING
Continued from Page u

r. C.. Hill, Sussex County engineer
Georgetown, who is a nominee for
director of the county highway Off
cials' division, will present the re-
port of his subcommittee on un-
treated surfaces of the county COM
mittee on maintenance.
More than 10000 city officials,
county and state highway executives
engineers, educators, contractors,
manufacturers and distributors of
highway machinery and materials,
will attend. Special Road Builders"
trains will carry delegates of the
United States, Mexico and Canada.
twenty-five nations including most
of Latin America, already have
named representatives.
The comprehensive program will
survey the years work of fifty COM
mittees. City and county highway
officials, reports deal with their par
ticular problems. Affairs of wider
interest are discussed in general re-
ports on liens in public construc-
ton; purchase, Standardization and
depreciation of equipment; highway
finance; legislation; grade cross
ings; municipal airports; grading
and location of highways.
The road show, with some 500 car
loads of machinery, materials and
equipment, accents the educational
effect. Federal government depart
ments and many states and foreign
nations will have colorfu1 displays.
President Hoover's conference
which pointed to road building as a
desirable means of attaining great
national prosperity resulted in a ma
tion-wide determination to speed
highway construction. This enthus-
iasm will be reflected in the con-
vention's plans for the new years
work
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
REVOLUTION IN FARM LIFE
SHOWN BY 13,431 LETTERS

A survey of American farm life,
designed to show the revolutionary
changes which have taken place dur
ing the past decade, has just been
completed by a jury of 13,431 resi-
dents of farms and smaller cities,
under the direction of Farm and
Fireside, national farm magazine.
Answers to a four-page question
naire showed an overwhelming in
terest in how to live rather than how
to make a living, and an interest in
subjects other than specific advice
on farming.
The QUESTIONABLE, in one section,
asked the jurors to check of, IN a
list of twenty-one subjects, those IN
which they were most interested. The
leading favorites of all subjects
were: "World Events" and Mod
ern Thought" which were selected
by sc per cent of the voters. Child
Training" was second with 29 per
cent of all votes cast; Books and
music" 10 per cent; Building
Plans" 10 per cent, and Gardening
for Beauty" IL per cent. Among
professional farm subjects only
"Poultry" and Crops and Soils
were ahead of books and music and
both of these were below questions
concerning child training, youth and
national events.
Residents of the rural communl-
ties taking part in the survey showed
a decided tendency to cling to the
old moralities that go with the
problem of living rather than OF
making money, but there was also
evidence that the grip Of old-time re-
ligion on the farms and small towns I
is slipping. Only 16 per cent of the
Jurors under the age of 20 years raw
ored adherence to the old preach
ments; 10 per cent of those between
81 and 80 advocated such adherence;
between 81 and 40, 80 per cent; be-
tween 40 and SO, 33 per cent; be-
tween 81 and so, A per cent, and
over 81, Sc per cent.
The most astonishing departure
from old-fashioned standards lay in
the vote on birth control. Sixty
seven per cent of the readers favored
Iegalization of the imparting by doc
TORS of birth control methods to
married couples applying jointly.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
KENT COUNTY RECEIPTS
$371,5O2.7O PAST YEAR
Continued from Page II

NCOnClnueu from rage -
and petit jurors, Jail supplies and
expenses, 6,4O6.95; printing and sta
tionery, road equipment, etc., SILL
7S774; expenses State Board of
Health sheriff, telephones, travelling
expenses, etc., $1,135.54; witnesses
before court and justices of peace,
$859.S; miscellaneous payments,
$529.96; injury to employees, $50;
compensation insurance expenses,
quarantined persons, $502.9S; new
indices system expense, $1,170;
wharf at Little Creek, $540; trans
ferred according to law, to Good
Road fund, $4,000; appropriation to
fire companies, $2,500; General Road
fund for the ten districts of the
county including tax levy, amounts
received from State Treasurer, trans
fer from general fund, ETC., $90,272.-
As; total expenditures, $314, 4,110.68.
Bonded Indebtedness fund-Bal-
ance December 1, 1928, $35,924.06;
amount received from interest on
deposit, $36,658.26; received from
State Treasurer through highway
department during year 1929, $780,
$50; total receipts of bonded indebt-
edness fund, $193,50S.26.
For the bonded Indebtedness: 85
funding bonds value $1,000 each,
$S5,000; 200 Kent county good road
bonds, 100000; State aid road bonds,
value $1,000 each, $1,9OO,OO0. Total
$2,185,000.
December 1, 1929, balances: gen.
eral fund, $57,392.02; bonded indebt-
edness, $36,S13.26; good roads funds,
$10,S77.40; uncollected taxes for
1928, $1O,20945; uncollected taxes
for 1929, $49,52S.S9. Total amount,
S164.550.52.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
ANNUAL CORN SHOW
AT DOVER NEXT MONTH
Continued from Page u


care of. On Friday, January IL at
10:30, will be the corn judging con-
tests of the agricultural high school
teams for the silver cup donated by
the Delaware Bankers Association.
At 1870 will be the judging contests
of the All Club members for the
silver cup donated by the Crop I'm
provement Association. Denny
Pleasanton of Dover, is president of
the Association and the County vice.
presidents are Fred Trimble, Hook
essin, r. H. Wilson, Dover and H. C..
Dodd, Lewes, secretary-treasurer. G..
L. Schuster, Newark. ]. E. Metzger
of Maryland Experiment Station has
been secured as judge. The. .associa-
tion is looking forward to a large
show this year and is making quite
extensive plans. It advises those
who are planning on making exhibits
to prepare them early and select
seed that is sound and free from
and has a very low n1ois-
ture content. Anyone wishing a
premium list, write to the secretary
or your County Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

spiration, or for rooms boasting
rough hand-hewn beamed ceilings
in the Tudor or Elizabethau man
ner. This wall has texture and a
definite character which is well
suited to hangings of treasured
brocade or damask, velvet copes,
chasubles, or old ecclesiastical en-
broideries.
The all-over lace stencil lis a unique
method of wall painting which is
gaining favor because of its delicate
shadowy pattern and the ease with
which it can be accomplished. This
type of wall treatment, like other
painted finishes, is washable and
hence exceptionally practical. The
stencilling is accomplished by means
of a faulty stretched lace curtain
attached to wooden frame and
shellacked. The art of making one
of these stencils is to apply the
shellac evenly over the lace so that
none of the pattern will be OBJ
liberated by too heavy or uneven
a coating. This type of wall deco
ration is most effective when the
ground color is shade lighter in
tone than that used for the stencil.
the lighter undercoating producing
a feeling of depth which makes the
stencil pattern appear to be almost
in relief. Two tones of pale grayish
green applied in this manner will
provide a handsome wall back
ground for a Ebrarv liv;nor-roo,,,
or dining-room, and the design thus
developed in monotone color will
have soft receding quality which
will permit the use of any decora-
tive fabric, figured upholstery. or
patterned rug.
Green, gray, and blue should not
be used for the walls of a room
having North light. or which is
not well supplied with sunlight.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
ANOTHER LINK OF DUAL
STATE HIGHWAY OPEN

CONTINUED from Page u
sharply to the right over the new
road.
Superintendent Reynolds urges
that motorists use care in passing
cars on the new highway as the
shoulders of the road are still soft
and cars that run of the concrete
face the possibility of becoming
mired.
The new roadway is expected to
do a great deal to relieve traffic con-
gestion of the du Pont Boulevard be-
tween State Road and st. Georges.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
MILFORD GRANGE

Next Saturday evening there will
be short business meeting, with
out program, called to order
promptly at o'clock. On January
4th an all day meeting will be held,
when new officers will be installed,
third and fourth degrees given to a
class of candidates and a bountiful
real Grange dinner served at noon.
Look for further announcements
next week. Pomona will be held at
Coolspring on January 9th. Get
ready to go.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

The holiday spirit pervaded for
the past week and every one dis
PLAYED their best mood. Mand visi-
tors were here who enjoyed their
return to families and friends. The
gatherings of groups for a real
Christmas dinner, where the turkey
was the "piece de resistance" was
the keynote for nominees and con-
yiviality. Each year folks do more
to show their desire to make Christ
mas a day to be remembered. The
trees lighted with many colored
lights on porches, in yards, and the
ones inside are enjoyed by everyone
who passes your way. Milford has
an unusually good display of them
this year and back of it all we keep
remembering that it is His birthday
that we celebrate and the custom
has come up through all the years
and participated by all. May each
anniversary bring a fuller under
standing of it's real meaning.
And now we say Happy New
Year"
H
There may be time in the young
er days of parenthood when a Dig
family seems an overwhelming re-
sponsibility, but certainly no such
thoughts come to the older heads
when the sons and daughters are OF
maturer age. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Derrickson were hosts to the Der
rickson family on Sunday last and
it can be truly said that good time
was had by ALL Most of the mem
hers of this large family live in
philadelphia, but distance means
nothing these days and the folks all
came down just for the day. 1t was
regretted by each one that the
father, Capt. ]. ]. Derrickson could
not be present, but trip on the boat
of which he is master necessitated
him being away. The other mem
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

friendly and gracious way. 1t is just
such little incidents as these which
make a real home-making depart
ment a joy to visit.
The chairman of the program COM
mittee of the P. T. A., of South East
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

ern Sussex have been meeting at the
Millsboro school every two weeks.
Through the instruction of DR.. Nc
Faden and Mrs. Wright, many new
ideas are given them to carry back
to their local units.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

Fashion experts say that women's
skirts will be increased about ten
per cent in length next year. That
ought to make 'em about an inch
longer
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN

The Home Missionary Society will
meet at the chapel next Tuesday af-
ternoon, December 31st, at 2:30.
Please bring dues.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
MODERN PROGRAM
ASKED FOR P. 7. A.
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Continued from Page u
ed folk games at the end of very
festive meeting.
The Odessa Home and School As
sociation has reported the most in
teresting demonstration" of school
work this week. At their December
meeting members of the fourth
grade explained a booklet of stories
of life in Odessa between 1871 and
1776, illustrated and compiled by
them in their study of 'Early Days
at Cantwell's Bridge Qater odessa. F..
These stories describe candle max
ing, a stage coach trip, sailing YES
sells on the Delaware, tanning leath-
er, making quill pens, etc. This his
tory project is being corraled with
art, arithmetic, geography, English
and music.
Hunting migratory game birds
from automobiles is prohibited by a
recent amendment to the Federal
regulations under the migratory
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-08-01
Highland Circle Holds
Annual Picnic at Smith
Home; Is Guests There

The Highland prayer circle held
its. annual picnic at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Smith last FRI
day evening. A number Of out-of-
town guests were present, includ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Keeney, Mrs
Chaffee and Mr.. Reed of Sunny
side, Mr.. and Mrs. Roder and the
Rev. w. j. Scott of Richland.
About Is were present at the
dinner which preceded the eve
ming program. The speakers were
the Rev. w. j. Scott, Keeney and
Reed. The Highland prayer circle
is a non-denominational organiza-
ton whose object is to give to all
churches and Christian enter
prises.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-08-01
E. c. Durdle returned TUESDAY

E. C. Durdle returned Tuesday
from trip to South Bend. He
drove both ways, making 435 miles
in one day on the way over via
Snoqualnie pass, and 375 in one
day on the way back, via Portland.
Miss Annette Van Wrinkle of
, Walla Walla and j. o. Hale of
Bickleton were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Farms
worth. Mr.. Hale is an instructor at
the University Of West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Moulton,
Miss Esther Moulton and Miss Lor-
inc Soth returned Tuesday night
from a trip to the coast. While
Moulton attended to business in
Olympia, the others visited in Sc
attic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. Shelton, and
their son and daughter of Herring
ton, Kansas, have been visiting at
the A. M. Chellis home the past
week. They came here from Port
land, and felt for their home in
the East Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Robinson,
with their two children and Mrs.
M. Robinson of Sacramento, CAL,
were visitors here Monday at the
home of Mrs. Grin Smith. The
Robinsons were enroute to Bel
field, N. D., where they will go
to bring Mr.. Robinson's father
back with them. The Smith and the
Robinsons were old friends and
neighbors in North Dakota.