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were regarding her in watchful 81
lence.
For a long moment she stood so.
She did not seem to realize that it
was time to shut up the store and
go home. She seemed to think that
She had all the time in the world.
Finally, as though she were not
speaking to them at all but to some
one who stood at their backs, she
put her first, inexplicable question:
"Any OBJ yo' folks eber hear OBJ a
niger KILN herself by what de
white folks calls committin' suicide?'
Before her, eyes showed white
glints here and there. Heads turned
as by common impulse, then faced
her quickly ssgain.
A woman's voice said, "Fuh Gawd'
sake, Baxter, don't talk dat talk"
Silence.
Then man said, Everybody know
niger nebber kill herself"
why dat is?" Baxter persisted in
her strangely imperSonal catechlsm
"'Cause niger amt worry heself
dat much" came the answer.
"Tain't always goin' be like dat"
Baxter said in a slow, musing voice,
as though she were thinking aloud.
Time comm when niger goln'
worry jes' like white folks, an den
Gawd goin' show 'em what to do
when he trouble get too deep fur he
to wade trough"
The fixed attention of the group
broke before a wave of uneasiness.
Bodies shifted, and someone started
to speak. But now Baxter looked
down, and her glance travelled
from face to face.
Anybody seen anything oh Gilly
fact voice.
The tension broke. Several of the
Negroes laughed nerVouSly. A num-
Der of voices were raised in negative
answers. But her next question
alarmed them again by its irrele-
vance.
Anybody seen any buzzard roun'
here to-day?"
Yes, they had all noticed buzzards
over the swamp. Somebody had lost
hog, no doubt, or maybe a dead
mule had been dragged out there.
Hagar stood apparently debating
the matter, her gaze again fixed
upon the air over the headS OF Cne
Negroes. Then with a faint smile
she turned to Davy and motioned to
shelf where several dusty account
books lay.
"Get down dat oldes' book, Davy,
an bring UNI here"
The man obeyed and placed it on
the counter before her, studying her
the while with his bright, disturbed
eyes. 49,,
Nov turn back twelve year til
yo' comes to man by de name BaX-
ter. All gots a promise to keep"
Davy spun the yellow pages, found
what he sought, then raised his eyes
interrogatively.
"How much he owe when he done
get drownded?"
The man peered at the fading PEN
Gil scrawl. 1t was dollar and a
quarter, he informed her.
Hagar drew ten-dollar bill from
her pocket. The yellow-back was an
unusual sight in the commissary,
and the Negroes, their curiosity get
ting the better OF their alarm, crowd
ed forward to see.
Still holding the money, she ind1-
Gated the large glass jar of Jaw
breakers" on the counter. can how
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
MARRIED TEACHERS

Speaking on mental hygiene at a
Washington convention Prof. Ryan
of Swarthmore college regretted the
growing tendency to eliminate mar
ried women from schools as de
nial to the children of those who
are adjusted in life."
That is new point of view, but
it brings us back to the fact that
women are often Disseminated
against industrially simply because
they are married. They will never
have their demanded equality until
this ceases. Positions of teachers, as
well as of workers in other fields,
should be filled according to merit
by those who have shown most abil-
ity. If married woman best fills
the jobs she should get it, if she
wants it. 1t is argued that in the
nature of things a married woman
cannot give her undivided attention
to her work-and hence cannot do
it properly. When that proves to be
the case then let her go. 1t is not
fair that she should be judged and
condemned in advance. All married
women are not alike. - The Path
finder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
JUNE GRADUATES

More attention is being paid than
formerly to that gap which sepa-
rates the fresh college graduate
from the practical world where the
living must be made, and the gap
has been narrowed by new and more
practical college courses, but still
the gap stands. Henry Ford is plan
ming to do something about it N the
near future, and the National Ipeus-
trial Conference Board has already
been discussing the problem of
Embellishments" but most of the
1880 crop of graduates are now
floundering about and trying to fit in
somewhere. Many employers fear
that all play and no work has made
them dull boys. There are very few
Red eagles" among them who get
big advance offers just to keep on
playing. Formerly college gradu-
ates were men with definite profess
sions in-view. In the future they
will be kept in touch with the prac-
tical things. But today they will
have to do the best they can-while
the rest of us wish them weil.-The
Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
STATE IN new
PROHIBITION
DISTRICT AREA
G. A. Hill Is State Direc-
tor Under Commander
J. d. Pennington.

Commander John D. Pennington
of Pittsburgh on Tuesday assumed
charge of prohibition enforcement in
the new Delaware Pennsylvania
New Jersey area.
The work of enforcing the prohi-
bition amendment throughout the
country officially passed into the
hands of the U. S. Department Of
Justice on Tuesday.
Creation of new prohibition en-
forcement areas under the William
son Bill passed by Congress caused
the transfer of prohibition enforce
ment in Delaware from the Della
ware Maryland-District of Columbia
area to the newly created area.
George A. Hill, of Bridgeville, has
been reappointed deputy prohibition
administrator in charge of prohibi-
tion enforcement in Delaware.
Commander Pennington has not
yet called a conference of his depu-
ties.
The Rev. Homer w. TOpe, State
superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Anti-Saloon League describes Com
mander Pennington as "a terror to
the evil doer and a man who can
not be detOured from his duty by
anVOne"
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
GOLD CAPITOL" NOT so OLD

The "Old Brick Capitol opposite
the present Capitol, research shows,
is not as old as it is cracked up to
be. Guides and guidebooks will tell
you that this row of buildings, about
to be razed for the new Supreme
Court building, was once the seat of
government. In other words, Con-
gress is popularity supposed TO have
temporarily met here following the
burning of the Capitol by the British
in 1914. You will also be told that
here Monroe was inaugurated in
1917, here John C. Calhoun resided
and died, and here, temporary
Civil War prison, Belle Boyd, the
South's famous woman spy, was con-
fined and Captain Wirz of Anderson
Vile ill-fame was hanged.
It seems a shame to spoil many
good stories, but George Rothwell
Brown of the Washington Herald
has made inquiry and now tells the
world that the temporary Capitol
was completely torn down in 1858
1869 and that the present buildings
were erected by then Senator Lyman
Trumbull, of Illinois, who found
them a bad investment So this
should calm those persons who pro-
test Uncle. Sam razing the historic
landmark The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
ARE BROWN EGGS BICHER
THAN WHITE ONES!

Many people believe that brown
eggs are richer and more nutritious
than white ones and this popular be-
lief is an important factor in the
commercial distribution of eggs.
Analysis shows that eggs of all
shades are practically the same in
Chemical composition and that there
is no difference in the food content
in light-colored and dark-colored
eggs. The richness of the egg ap-
parently has no relation to the color
of the shell. Eggs are designed by
nature for the development of chicks
and they contain the greatest pos
sible amount of nourishment in the
smallest space. The young of birds
which lay white eggs require as
much nutriment as the. young of
birds which lay dark eggs. Oddly
enough, American poultrymen report
that light-colCred eggs are preferred
by the public in New York while
dark-colored ones are preferred in
BostOn.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
WET WASH

The Literary Digest sure is step
ping out-and at its age. tool. 1t
appears in new dress, and wants to
know how we like it. We like it very
much but we don't know. how it will
stand getting wet This champion
poll weevil canvassed the cities and
they are still wet. It sent out TO-
5000 ballots and got only 100000
back. It could have been worse
they might have sent them to the
laundry. ... 1t is now rumored that
certain vets are having mattresses
made of the Digest straws to enable
them to lie better. . . However, the
reduced consumption of ginger ale
is another Indication that the public
is not drinking like it voted i'll the
Digest poll. And the height OF
something is ZAP Smith reading the
Digest returns and wondering where
that wet majority was hiding out in
November, 192S.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
LONGS RIDGE

Miss Eva Lekites, who is employ
ed at Laurel, spent the weekend
with her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tyre and
daughter, Madelin, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas McCabe, left Monday for
Charleston, S. c., to visit Mr., and
Mrs. Harry Beecham. We wish them
a happy trip.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Law, of Phila-
delphia and Selbyville, are the hap
py parents of fine baby hoy, born
Friday, June 27, at their home in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Evans has pur-
chased a Ford coupe.
Mrs. Dora Evans and son Clifford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tyre spent Fri
day evening with MI and Mrs. Fred
Long.
Misses Flora and Edna Long have
returned home from Philadelphia,
where they have been spending some
time shopping.
Raymond Davis, of Paulsboro, N.
j., spent last weekend with Miss
Flora Long. On Sunday they mo-
tored to RehobOth, accompanied by
Miss Flora's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Long.
Kneal Gray, who has accepted a
position at Lewes as lighthouse
keeper, is spending ten days with
his wife, Mrs Lille Gray, at Frank
ford.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04

"If there is jar or noise loud or
hard enough to make this little nee
die go over three points on the dial,
it will cause the alarm to ring.
Some burglars may think by cut
ting the main cable will stop the
alarm from ringing but that would
do no good because the little batter
les are in a little enclosure with the
alarm on the outside of the building.
If they should try to drill through
the box, it would do no good because
it would make it ring just as loud or
louder.
"The ladies and gentlemen were
very kind in showing and explaining
the different features of the bank,
and were willing to answer any
question we might ask"
If the three children who worte
these three essays will come to the
bank at their earliest opportunity,
they will be given their prizes.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
DRAWBRIDGE

The farmers of this vicinity are
busy threshing wheat at the present
time.
The State Highway Department is
having the bridge here newly paint
ed at the present time, greatly i'm
proving the appearance.
Horace Lockerrnan, who is en-
ployed by the Delaware. Power &
Light Company, of Wilmington, is
spending a two weeks vacation at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Sarah
LOckeTman, here.
Mrs. Maurice A. Frazier, Jr. of
Dover, and son Henry spent the
weekend with the formers mother,
Mrs. Sarah LOckerman, here.
Mrs. Flossie Clark and children,
of Lincoln City, have been spending
some time with her father, Charles
Dickerson, of near here.
Services at Zion M. e. church
Sunday, July 9Th, as follows: Sun
day school 2 p. M, Raymond Lank,
superintendent; preaching services
3 p. m, Rev. Jas. O'Neil, pastor; Ep-
worth League, 1880 p. m. Everybody
welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
SUGAR HILL
Near WiIliamsVille)

Isaac DeTrickson has returned
home after spending several weeks
with his son and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen DerricksOn, of Ocean
View.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Derrickson
and daughters and VIII Hastings
and mother, made trip to Lewes on
Saturday, where Mrs. DerricksOn
has been taking treatment at the
hospital.
Althea Pepper, Georgetta Walker
and Bertha Daisy spent very pleas
ant weekend as the guests of Char
lotte DerricksOn.
Fourth of July is with us again
and we hope everyone enjoys a safe
and sane Fourth.
The people are starting picking
beans and digging potatoes, but
neither one are very good prices
we are sorry to say.
Chester Tingle, OF Selbyville,
spent several days this week with
Dave DerricksOn, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
GREENWOOD

Last Saturday the taxables of
Greenwood went to the polls and de-
clared almost unanimously in favor
of the bond issue to provide the
town with a modern water supply
system.
Of a total of 1891 votes cast only
Al were found to be against the pro-
ject.
Each taxable was allowed a vote
for each dollar or fraction of dol
lar tax paid under the last assess
ment.
About so per cent of the total as
sessed valuation being voted proved
conclusively the interest of the citi-
zens in the matter.
Without undue delay a survey will
be made from which specifications
and bid-forms will be prepared and
bids asked for.
1t is hoped that work can be start
ed by fall.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
MILFORD PARTY ON
LONG MOTOR TRIP

Three automobiles loads of Milford
folks left Milford this morning
on a motor trip which will take
them to Washington, the Luray Cav
erns, through the beautiful Shenan-
doah Valley, and returning by way
of Frederick. Those making the trip
are Mr.. and Mrs. G. Roland Messick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Swain, Mrs.
Oscar Maloney and son, Misses Betty
Hammond, Elizabeth Hammond,
Reba Macklin, Heba Baker, Sarah
Messick, Elizabeth Messick, Lillian
Hauser, Annette Mettam and Isabelle
Hauser. The party expects to return
to Milford late Sunday night or early
Monday morning.
Miss Marian Shockley, of Milford,
with a party of friends from Penns-
grove, New Jersey, is also making a
trip to Luray Caverns, Waynesboro,
Va. and through the Shenandoah
Valley. .+-t-s-- -.t1 -r'
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
MRS. MISSES THE MISSES

Suppose a mother has one daUgh-
ter who goes away. Then the Mrs.
misses the Miss and the Miss misses
the Mrs. If she has two daughters
and both are away, the Mrs. misses
the Misses and the Misses miss the
Mrs. If she has three daughters
and two are away at one place and
one at another, then the Mrs. misses
the Miss and the Misses and the
Misses miss the Mrs. and the Miss
and the Miss misses the Mrs. and the
Misses. If she has four daughters
and two are away at one place while
the other two are away and sepa-
rated, the Mrs. misses the Miss and
the Misses and the Miss and the Miss
and the Misses miss the Miss and the
Mrs, while the Misses miss the Miss
and the Mrs. and the Miss and the
Miss misses the Miss and the Misses
and the Mrs. Now if you can keep
all of those misses from being miss
ing you don't miss much.-The Path
finder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
HAPP E MIN GS
IN AND
ABOUT WIN
zClNCQEZIll7ClMDNlEN2zl7lM

Don't fail to be at the Grange bake
July 18th, at Adams Shoe Store.
Remember the Grange bake, Satur-
day, July 18th, at Adams Shoe Store.
Housewives do no baking July 12-
get all your goodies at the Grange
bake.
Brown bread, cottage cheese, pies
and lots of good things to eat at the
Grange Bake, July 12.
The regular Sunday night serv-
ices of the Epworth League are dis
continued until September 7, 1890
The Ladies Aid of Cedar Neck will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ernest
Watson on Tuesday evening, July 8.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Eliza Bennett, II Marshall
street, Wednesday evening, July g..
Text word: Faith"
Grange Bake. Where? At Adams
shoe store. When? July 12. Phone
your orders for something good to
eat to Mrs. Lemex or Mrs. Cubbage.
The Friendship Bible Glass of the
Avenue M. e. Sunday school will
hold their picnic on Wednesday, July
g. at Slaughter Beach. Cars will
leave the church at 6 o'clock and
the chapel at 6:05 p. m. We should
like for all members to go. Any
other information desired may be OBJ
tanned from Mrs. Leonard Matthews.
The Milford Neck Ladies Aid will
meet Friday night, July II. A splen-
did program is being prepared by
Mrs. Emerson Sapp and Mrs. W. E.
Mills, The entertainment commit
tee is composed of Mrs. Frank Dep
uty, Mrs Harry Jester, Mrs. Floyd
Short, Mis-. VIM. Bennett, Mrs. EN-
ma Wiley and Mrs. Lizzie Torbert.
Everybody welcome.
The Kings Daughters will have
their annual picnic at Slaughter
Beach on Tuesday, July 8, and the
president, Mrs. Stephen Toadvine,
would like for every member to
come and enjoy the afternoon and
evening at the shore. Supper will
be served at the hotel and the even
ing will be spent around bonfire.
It will be a moonlight night and
good weather permitting every one
will have a good time. Please phone
Mrs. TOadvine so that she can make
for you.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
SYMBOLS OF SUMMER
FH

A bad habit to cultivate is the one
that most everybody has had the last
few days-complaining of the wealth
er. But hasn't it been hot? While
the Holland sale was going on and
While we were busy seeing and show
ing other people the new bank the
weather did not seem so bad, but
when there was time for relaxation
and not much else to occupy our
minds, the thermometer surely did
climb up, or perhaps it Just seemed
that way The roads leading to the
beaches have been busy places, for
tides were right for early evening
bathing and it was good to really
cool off. Next week will be moon
light and the parties will probably
be of the beach variety with marsh
mellows and hot dogs having a
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
MILFORD GRANGE

Tomorrow night, Saturday, July 5,
the regular summer monthly busi-
ness meeting will be held in the
hall. A good attendance is desired as
plans for the Grange Fair and also
some interesting reports will be on
hand. On Friday night, June 27, the
Milford Grange served a banquet to
the officials and stockholders of the
Milford Trust Company. which was
a very enjoyable affair. Saturday
morning the ladies of Cedar Neck
held bake and a report will be Civ
en- tomorrow night.
Mrs. Austin Peet will be chairman
of the Milford Neck Bake which will
be held on July 12; so watch for
further notice.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
COULD TEXAS BE DIVIDED
INTO SEVERAL STATES

Whether Texas could actually be
divided into several states by the
mere act of her legislature is de-
batable question. The original pur-
pose of the condition in the resOlu-
tion cited by Garner is not clear. 1t
seems more probable that Congress
feared that Texas might be divided
into large number of states, thus
upsetting the balance of the Union,
and therefore restricted the number
to 5.
That such was the intention of
Congress is indicated by the resolu-
ton of acceptance adopted July 4,
1845, by Texas. The convention re-
solved that "the foregoing consent
of Congress is given upon the fol-
lowing conditions" and one of these
conditions was that new states, OF
convenient size, not exceeding four
in number, in addition to said state
of Texas, and having sufficient pop
ulation, may hereafter, by the con-
sent of said state, be formed out OF
the territory thereof, which shall be
entitled to admission under the pro-
visions of the federal constitution"
But whether Congress intended to
place a special restriction on Texas
in this respect, or to grant it spe-
cial privilege, the fact remains that
once a state becomes Part of the
Union it has all the rights and priv
ileges and all the duties and obliga-
tions of all the other states. A mere
resolution of Congress could not al
ter the absolute equality of the
states in the Union. Such a resolu-
tion could be no more than decla-
ration of policy at the time.-The
Pathfinder
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
ADMIRAL BYRD'S
MECHANICAL PET

Coming back from two years in
Antarctica, where sometimes the
days are all nights and the nights
are nights too, Admiral Byrd could
have appeared romantic had he
chosen. Many an explorer has re-
turned with a polar bear in a cage,
a seal in a tank, or a pet penguin
under his arm These things are
trophies of the hunt. But when Adj
miral Byrd came back to New York
he had no bear, he had no seal, and
he had no penguin. He had, instead,
a typewriter under his arm, literally
a mechanical pet.
For two years a world of millions
OF persons had followed Admiral
Byrd and his companions, their dog
sleds and their airplane over the
frozen wastes of Little Antarctica,
flying over the South Pole with
them, through the daily stories of
Russell Owen, of the New York
Times, in their huts and houses. And,
fittingly enough, the one thing car
ried by Russell Owen when he, too,
landed in New York, was a type
WIllSI.
Members of the Byrd Expedition
said that one of the first things at
tended to in New Zealand, when the
ships came into port there from
Antarctica, were their typewriters.
Experts of the Underwood Typewrit-
er Company looked the machines
over, tested them, frightened few
things here and there, and handed
them back, none the worse for their
two Polar winters of wear. And
then out of New Zealand went the
ships.
How many millions of words came
from these typewriters? Certainly
enough to satisfy an ever curious
world and to keep going for two
years a small body of men in froz-
en- region where sometimes the days
are all nights and the nights are
nights, too.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
SUSSEX GIRL ENDS
LIFE BY SHOOTING
SELF IN BREAST
Elizabeth Rogers, Eigh-
teen, Hooks Strap To
Shot Gun Trigger.

Returning home from brief au-
tomobile trip Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. Ottie Rogers, living at Sand
Hill, between Georgetown and Mil
ton, with several of her small chill
dren, was Mortified to find her 18-
year-old daughter, Elizabeth, dead
on the floor of the garage. The mo-
ther summoned help, but the girl
had been dead for some time when
found. Ottie Rogers, the father OF
the girl, is employed on a lightship.
Tuesday afternoon the mother and
several small children took their
automobile and went for a short
trip. Elizabeth was left at home. She
appeared all right at the time and
no cause can be assigned for her
act.
According to those summoned by
Mrs. Rogers when she found her
daughter on the floor of the garage,
the girl had taken her fathers shot
gun to the garage. 1t is believed
that she found an old rein with
ring in the end. She had placed the
shot gun against her left breast and
hitching the ring over the trigger OF
the gun, pulled it. The entire load
of shot entered her heart.
Coroner John Revel was notified
and deputized Sheriff Bud Coy as
deputy coroner to hold an inquest.
The coroner's jury gave a verdict
that the girl committed suicide by
AE,,o
The girl left nothing to indicate
why she had taken her life and the
mother is unable to give a reason.