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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

SeEbyUiIe School

The class of 1881 is giving a play
ON December IS, Thursday evening,
at O'Clock in the SelbyVille theatre.
In watching the unfolding of the
drama cinderella O'Reilly," the au-
dience will see the dreams come true
of modern little Cinderella. This
main role is taken by Kathryn Quill
len. Others of the cast are:
Forest Arnold-Edward Lynch.
Jimsey Brayden-Leroy LeKites.
Lord Cyril-Billy James.
Willard Wood-Norman Bunting.
Chang Fu-Joshua Grey.
Judith Chesterton-Doris Lynch.
Granny. Bohne-Ruth McCabe.
Alice HOight-DOrothy McCabe.
Gene Trayne-eDlphine Evans.
The scene is laid on the BOhne
estate, whose owner, multi-million-
aire, Judith Bohne, is a typical Gin
derella's sister," Sunny California
with the distant purple hills of the
Nevadas in the background, forms a
beautiful and an appropriate setting.
Some of the grade teachers have
planned to have Christmas trees in
IuGlE IOOulS 81 ludl JAC puPAAo hAoJ
enjoy at school what some may be
deprived of at home.
On Friday, December II, the sew
enth grade, under the direction OF
Miss Hudson, gave a most interest
ing program. 1t was as follows:
Moonlight on the River of Colo
rado'-By nine members of the
class.
'"The Twisted Mouth Family
Characters were as follows:
Pa-Edward McCabe.
Ma-Mary Coulter.
Sue-Loretta Long.
John-Layton McCabe.
Jack-Billy Hudson.
Bill, the educated guy-Ralph
Quillen.
Three Little Words" was sung by
Rachel Morris, Evelyn Baker and
Virginia Long.
observation-disclosures Long.
The program was announced by
Hazel Holland.
Both Aclisah Hamblin and Eliza
beth Grey, who have been i'll in the
Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, and
who have been operated on for ap-
have arrived home. They
will return to school after the Christ
mas holidays.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
FrankfOrd School

Viola Baker of the eighth grade
wrote the following poem:
Christmas
Christmas comes,
Christmas goes
Let us be cheerful,
Let us be gay
Let it come and go.
Christmas comes,
It passes away
But let's be cheerful
And be gay on that glad day.
You remember the twenty-fiGth OF
. December
Is Christmas Day.
But let's be gay,
And let's be glad,
On that Heavenly Day.
The Frankford High basketball
team will open the season, Friday
night, December 10, with the strong
Wicomico High School of Salisbury,
Md, at Bethany Beach Theatre. The
home floor of the former team, and
on Saturday afternoon the Frank
ford boys will journey to Whining
ton to engage the Beacoms College
team of that city.
The material is rare at FrankfOrd-
Dagsboro High School this season.
Ten candidates reported for prac-
tice on December 2, and since that
time Clifton Long, promising for
ward has had the misfortune of
shooting his hand and consequently
will be out for most of the season.
Only one letter man remains from
last season. Therefore, FrankfOrd,
should not be expected to win her
division title this time. But Coach
Richards expects his team to be
fighting all the way and turn in a
few victories before the season is
finished.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
WILLIAMSVTLLE
Near SelbyVllle)

Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis had as
their guests Saturday, Rev. McCOr-
kle and wife. of RoXana, Mr.. and
Mrs. Orlando DerricksOn and child
of Roxana, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Ma
gee and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Charley Breasure, Mr.. and Mrs,
Samuel Lekites and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen H. Hodson
had as their guests Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lewis and daughter of
Roxana, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ennis
and family of Williamsville, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Hall of Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Eashum
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Holton at Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Stephens
spent Sunday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Daisey and son.
Willie Daisey is on the sick list,
also John Williams.
Misses Myrtle and Helen Ennis
spent the weekend with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen H.
Hodson.
Quite a number of people took an
enjoyable trip in the airplane Sat
urday at Selbyville.
Miss Florence Bunting has retur-
ned to Philadelphia with her child
to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Hodson had
as their guests Tuesday to a hog
killing as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lewis of Roxana, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ennis and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Stephens also Mrs.
Carrie Eashum.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
DagsboRO School
Original poem in English work:
Christmas .-...-.....

Original poem in English work;
Christmas ........
Christmas comes but once a year,
And it brings good tidings from faI
and near
Everyone glad, everyone gay
All of us happy on Christmas Day.
Christmas bells ringing; Ginning
out loud;
People hurrying, oh, what a crowd!
Christmas carols, hear jolly ones
sing,
Hear Santa's bells go jing-a-ling-
ling.
Christ was born on Christmas day,
And in a mangeT bed He lay; e.
The guiding star led the Wise Men
there, ..-~..l
His love and joy to share.
Children rejoice when Christmas
gets here
Santa Claus rings in every ear.
Christmas makes us all feel glad
And not a one should feel sad.
Hhere is a Christmas in every land;
And we all can lend a helping hand;
By making this ring in every ear,
Merry Christmas" and a Happy
New Year" r. . g..
Originated by Grace L. Wick
ers, 8th grade, age 19.
Mrs. Lingo has purchased a new
set of ComptOn's Encyclopedia and
has left it in the school for the pu-
pills use. This is not to be expected
of teacher but it truly shows her
interest in the pupils. -.
The P. r. A. was held Tuesday
night in the town hall. The program
was given by the primary grades
and was a Christmas program.
Prof Albert Farley and Miss
Edith Jones visited the school the
past week.
Mrs. Edna Morris was absent from
school a part of last week due to
illness. Mrs. Ola McCabe and Mrs.
Rena West substituted for her. We
are glad Mrs. Morris is able to be
back again.
The club boys are making easels
for painting to be used by lower
grades. Paint boxes, scissors, car
riers, door stops and Christmas tree
holders are among their collection.
A large chart of the different spe-
cies of wood is being prepared. The
wood is being collected by different
club boys.
The 7th and Sth grades have made
bowls and other attractive articles
from clay and are now making
beautiful Christmas cards and dec
orative wrapping paper.
A Christmas program is being
prepared
The eighth grade has carried out
Mr.. Earley's suggestion of writing
for the bank. They
have been presented to the bank for
their consideration.
Two new balls have been added to
our playground equipment.
A new flag rope replaces the old
one.
The intermediate grade teachers
are in charge of hot lunches this
month. 'st
Two new books have been added
to the library for the upper grades.
The books are History of Della
ware" and Girl of the Limerlost."
The members of the faculty are
with their respective
groups regularly in Millsboro. for
circle work. This accounts
for some grades being excused ear
lier occasionally because each tea
cher is allowed to excuse one-half
hour earlier in order to get to the
place OF meeting /
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
"TMINGS l KNEW BEFORE NOW"

with salaams to Walter WinchelD
That there are no Florida oranges
for sale in Florida.
That few cook books are sold in
Reno.
That the tariff law has brought no
retaliation from Iceland.
That horses are not given free rein
in Scotland.
That it is dangerous to drive with
one hand on Thursdays Tor any other
day of the week.)
That you have to be right to make
a left-hand turn.
That you can't argue with traf-
fic cop. "'
That members of Congress do not
drink, smoke or chew.
That The Pathfinder is the biggest
value for the money.-The Path
finder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

mortgaged. According to the 1925
census, the ratio of the size of the
mortgage to the value of land and
buildings mOrtgaged was slightly
under 44b compared with 1870 in
Maryland, $3.50 in@West Virginia and
$3.50 in Virginia. The average mort
gage of this kind amounts to about
$1,000, and 5 or 6 per cent interest
on this amount is not a sufficiently
large sum to cause farmers to run
the risk of foreclosure and peITla-
nent injury to their business by not
paying the interest promptly when
due. The value of farm property in
most instances is so far in excess
of the size of the loan on it that
farmers in general Should have no
difficulty, providing they have not
incurred a lot of other debts, in
borrowing the interest. money on
their mortgages from local bankers.
Taking the figures from the same
source, the Department of Agricul-
ture's estimate for 1928, it is inter
esting to note that the total farm
mortgage debt of Delaware was ap-
proximately $8,O00,000, whereas the
individual debt of many of the mid
die western states is very much
more than this amount. The high
est mortgage debt is found in Iowa
where it is $1,400,0OO,000, In Hi
nOis, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ne
braska it is about one-half billion
dollars in each state. In North
Carolina the debt is recorded at
$9O0OO,OOO; in Georgia $1OO,0O0,000;
Kentucky, $125,OO0.OO0, and Tennes-
see, $f08,0O0,000.
"Of the total, farm. mortgage, debt
of approximately sS,000,000 in Della
ware about $416,OOO is held by the
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore.
The balance is held by banks and
trust companies, insurance COM
panies and individuals "43.f.
Statements are now being made
in some localities to the effect that
now is not the time to sacrifice live
stock because of the drought. The
same statement, with even more
force, could he. made. concerning the I
farm itself. This applies particular
ly to long-term loans made ~by the
Federal Land Bank Baltimore. foc
such loans are low-eost loans which
would be diffie9It to replace The
Federal Land Bank sof1 Baltimore,
which is owned by the numerous
National Farm Loan Associations Of
its district, has loaned funds which
they have obtained from the sale of
Federal Land Bank bonds. The in
terest on these bonds, of course, has
to be paid promptly. Since the
bank and associations form; az CO.
operative or mutual organizations;
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
DelGIUGre'S Small
Mortgage Debt

"The amount Of interest which
Mariners of Delaware have to pay
on their farm mortgage debt is rel
.atiyely small" said VuloskO Walden,
president of the Federal Lank Bank
of Baltimore. recently, while COM
smenting upon the ability of farm
crs in the drought area to pay the
Sinterest on their mortgage debts
this year. "As a class, Delaware
farms are mOrtgaged for about 1870
of their value, according to the last
census figures available. for the
value of all farm land and buildings
in Delaware i'll 1925 was approxi-
>mately $73,0O00OO whereas the to-
tai farm mortgage debt in 1928 in
round numbers was about $4,000.
900. Therefore, the ratio of the debt
to the farm value in the State is
very small. On the farms mort
gagged, of course, it is higher than
for the average of the State, for a
very large number of farms are not
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
INCLUDE THE CEILING
Ruth Todd

The successful room is one that
has complete balance. 1t is hard,
therefore, to understand the utter
Indifference that has been shown in
maintaining the ceiling as part of
the general decoration of room
difficult to explain how the custom
of staring white calcimined ceilings
ever came into being.
1t is true that white ceiling re-
fleets light, but so do all light col
ors. And they do more. For instance,
an apple blossom pink ceiling will
give off light, but at the same time
will diffuse a warm glow through
out the room. What a pity, then,
that we should deprive ourselves
unnecessarily of the cheerful at
mosphere of the right color. -.
- OF course the color should be reg
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
Lord Baltimore School

"The Trial of Jane and John," a
Christmas operetta, will be rendered
by the students of the Junior High
department this Friday evening, De-
cember 18th, in the school audito-
rum. The admission is as follows:
Reserved seats, 95c; others, 25c. The
proceeds will be used toward the
purchase of new piano for the
school.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
OBITUARY
DAVIS


George S. Davis died at the Mar
shall Hospital, following a long
illness, on Monday, December Is,
1880, aged 83 years. He was born
March 2, 1S47. During his early boy
hood and active middle age he resid-
ed in Milford Neck where he owned
and operated a large farm. Upon his
retirement from active farming in
1903 he purchased the home which
he occupied until a few years ago
and moved to Milford. His wife
died several years ago. He is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Stuart
Walton, of Philadelphia. Funeral
services were held at his late resi-
dence on West Front street, North
Milford, and interment was made at
Odd Fellows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
LINDALE

Mrs. Jane. Lindale, wife of JOS
eph B. D. .Lindale, and daughter of
the late w. Thomas Lollis, died at
her home in RehOboth, on Whining
ton avenue, Friday, December IL,
1880, aged 68 years, months and 8
days. Funeral at residence at 10 a.
m, Monday. Interment at Barratt's
Chapel cemetery. She leaves her
husband, 2 daughters, 2 sisters, 1
brother and a host of relatives and
friends. Rev. Leshman of Lewes Of
ficiated.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
ROACH

Theodore Roach, who for many
years has resided on East Front
street, South Milford, died at the
Milford Emergency Hospital on Mon
day following an illness of long du-
ration. Mr.. Roach was formerly a
farmer and upon retiring from active
farming he moved to Milford. He is
survived by his widow.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
MRS. MOODY TO PLAY

Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, worlds
greatest woman tennis player, will
play matches in Buenos Aires. un-
der the auspices Of the Argentine
Lawn Tennis Association.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
j. s. CHURCHES
GALL RALLY

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 8 GIN.
SO.--A serious effort to mobilize
men chIirchworkers to aid I'M the
evangeiization campaign Of Amer
lea viii take place at the first
mems interchurch convention
called for December II and ~
at Cincinnati. Ohio. Presbyterian
Church officials here have an
nounced.
Men from az denominations
have indicated they viii attend
the congress. The list includes
men prominent In all walks OF
life namely Governor-elect Gif-
ford Pinchot, of Pennsylvania;
Branch Hickey, manager Of the
st. Louis Cardinals; DR.. William
o. Thompson, former moderator
OF the Presbyterian General
Assembly.
The denominations to be repre-
sented include:
The North and South Baptist
Churches DiScipeS Of Christ,
Evangelical Church, Evangelical
Synod Of N. A., M. z. Church
South. M. E. church, United
Brethren in Christ, Swedish
Lutheran Church, Norwegian
Lutheran Church, Methodist
Protestant Church.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09
Bring Elm On

Down in Seattle, recently, J. w. Troy, editor of the Juneau Empire is quoted as declaring that "Alaska's population and payroll will increase tremendous ly under the stimulus of the pro- jected $15,OOO,O00 pulp wood de velopment near Juneau"
 About the time of each terri torial election Troy goes into lhapsodies over the proposed pulp wood development in Alas ka. The resident citizens are be- coming anxious for that develop ment. Especially down Ketchi- kan way where there is consider able more men looking for labor !than can be supplied with labor. The First City has bumped some pretty bad financial bumps dur ing the past year and they want more than buncombe which has been promised several years. ,s
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09
not going to be candidate for re-

mot going to be candidate for re- election he urged that Rustgard be supported for the position. But John already was playing in the Empires political field so his friends were afraid of him and refused to back him. They pre- vailed upon Judge Wickersham to agree to file with the result he secured the nomination.
 When Sutherland saw the lay of the political situation he then made no further overtureS for Rustgard. That Rustgard believ- ed Dan had turned against him vas evidenced by his needless at tack upon Dan during the cam paign. It is not improbable that had John refused the support of the Empire and had he not turn ed against Dan, he would have made a much stronger race for nomination than he did.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09

ing power and the home market will increase in full proportion. During one month the town o1 Rake sent outside $17,OO0 to the catalog firms doing business in Alaska; the following month they sent out for 5000 worth o1 goods.
 They could receive goods al catalog prices local stores of Rake, Juneau, Petersburg o1 Wrangell could not compete with. The low earning of these people drove them to market that is ruinous competition for resident business. Yet in self protection, these people spend where they can get the most for their money-and so do many others besides the natives of Alaska. When the earning power of lesident fishermen is large, they spend more largely in Alaska; I when their earning power is at a point where it is not even a living wage they get larger pur- chasing power from each dollar away from home markets.
 Who suffers from this compe- ttion? The fishermen or the business men?
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09
Low Pay Makes Them
 Unworthy

Employers who fail to pay a living wage and who throw workers out of their jobs in times Of industrial depression were scored by P. H. Callahan, presi- dent of the Louisville Varnish Company, in a remarkable speech at the Religious Educa- tion Associations convention re- gently in Atlanta, Ga.
 MT. Callahan is one of the leading manufacturers of Ken lucky. :. In this speech, he said: When industry fails to pay the laborer a wage sufficient to keep him. self and family in comfort, it no longer deserves to exist. Indus try was made for man and not man for industry.
 "A SO-called living wage is
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09
Ask For Alaska Products

Down in Juneau, we note with a great deal of interest and con- siderable pride even though they are far away from us, that the Juneau Lumber Mill is knock ing 'em dead" We are especially glad they are enjoying a splen- did business because they are elving a practical demonstration of what we have preached for years; that if Alaska is to devel- op it must grow from within and not from without. Buy every thing in Alaska and doubly so if it is made in Alaska.
 What Juneau can do all other towns in Alaska can also do. ev-
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09

MONEY FOR PESTS SOUGHT
 Plans for a 10-year war or predatory animals is being back I'd by the Department of Agri-
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09
Employment In Alaska Fisheries

The Bureau of Fisheries is authority for the statement that 31,086 persons, exclusive of those engaged in the halibut and off, shore cod fisheries, are employed by the fishing industry.
 Last year there were 425 float ing traps, 3O5 pile traps, 3,127 gillnets, 1855 beach seines, SIT purse seines and 1906 trolling lines. The seines caught 25 per cent of the fish of southeast Alaska; gillnets, 1 per cent; II per cent by traps and by trolling lines, 3 per cent.
 Seven hundred and twenty five traps in Southeast Alaska as compared to SIT purse seines. Combining purse seines, gillnets and trolling lines, still the traps procured more fish than the three combined.
 An average purse seiner en- ployes five men so that roughly speaking 2775 men were employ ed in purse seining. Fact of the
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09
True Enough

The Alaskan agrees with the Gateway in it's cry patronize home industry" but goes a step farther.
 When will the press awaken to tn reason for mail orders from Alaska? - The smaller the earning of re- sident fishermen, the more mail orders going outside. Resident business is aiding in the cutting of its own throat so long as it does not stand back of the fish, ermen in their demand for a cul- tural wage. co
 A man with a family of four to support certainly will not spend $25 for shoes with resident business men when he earns on- ly $50 during a whole summers labor. That $25 looks just as big to him as $250 probably looks to the business man. When the re- sident fisherman earns more, he spends more locally. When he earns less, he sends outside to corporations that do not contrib dte to the immediate wealth of the Territory.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09
"A Complete FaiIure''

further meaning the more rapit
 destruction of the industry.
 1 The day will come when those most interested will wonder why
 they are unable to get bait. The
 reason is before them now-i1
 they would only see it.
 COUNTING FISH
 Since criticisms have been di- rected toward the employmen. situation in Alaska. the Bureau makes effort to justify the en, ployers. Which reminds us of a story. -.
 Not long since a ,reek watcl4 man was stationed at a certain creek. One of his dlltlcs was to count fish. For a lcng time no fish showed up at t.:c S.ream but finally when the "c::o:, seaso'1 rolled around feL .,sh showed up and he began h.; count. ri first day he count i 200; the next day he cy4ntec 2'U and IUr a total of ten days lc counte.. 200 each day. Telling a passing fisherman of his count, he said: T have counted 2,00O salmon in the creek since they began com ing in ten days ago."
 The fisherman went up the stream for about a mile and saw no fish in the creek anywhere. About the mouth of the creek about 200 salmon were anMously waiting for the creek to raise so that they could perform their last function. Ten times 200 is two thousard, alright. But it did not mean there were 2,000 actual salmon in the creek. So the farce of making sure of 50 per cent escapement is contfn- ued.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09
en if on a smaller scale.

|
 The Juneau mill, we under stand, has about 100 men on the payroll and just recently, owing to the large number on hand and ever increasing orders, the former 8-hour shifts have been extended to 10, with a cores bonding increase in pay.
 Thirty years and more living off the products of the states is about long enough in any mans land. Alaska has poured milli- ons into the coffers of Outside firms whose products could just as we'll be raised or manufactur- ed in the Territory.
 Summer is here so from now on, get this habit; when you ask for vegetables, berries, potatoes soda pop, candy. lumber, coal, etc., get Alaskan. And for good ness sake, fellow Alaskans, lay of this mail-order stuff.
 No need then to ask What's the matter with Alaska "? The answer is in the paragraph just above. Seward Gateway.
The Alaskan., 1930-05-09

Complete failure of the Cook Inlet herring fishery added a dismal chapter to the story Ot Alaska herring curing in 1929 the most disappointing season this industry has ever experience ed * * a: the failure being even more complete than that of the Kodiak Island fishery."-PacifiC Fisherman.
 The failure of the herring fishery which was so evident in 1929, was predicted several years ago by the Alaska Fisherman and this publication. Every effort was directed to combat the use of herring for fertilizer and oil. Other industries so depend ent upon the herring fisheries would be completely destroyed unless the destructive methods were discontinued.
 The system still sits in the saddle with their methods. The resident halibut fishermen and businessmen who benefit most by and through these fisheries are lulled to sleep by a false sense of security They are fool ed into believing their position secure because for the present they can secure all the bait they need, most of the time.
 The downward trend of the herring fishery was noticeable to keen observers even when fer tilizer production required only from one to three million pounds of herring. The industry now demands from fifteen to twenty million pounds annually. Which means several million more her ring annually for fertilizer. And