Milford chronicle., 1930-11-07
SELBYVILLE

Philadelphia, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Mumford over the week
end.
Raymond MumfOrd is home from
the hospital where he was being
treated for blood poison.
Mrs. Charlotte Vandome and niece,
Ida Quillen, were Sunday guests of
Mrs. Emma Lynch, in ROxana.
VelorOus McCabe and wife and
mother mOtored from Brooklyn, N.
Y, and spent the weekend with
Mrs. P. E. Long.
N. c. Davis and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hudson visited John r. Davis
at the w. C. /. Sunday, and then
mOtOred' to Delaware bay and en-
ioyed a good dinner.
This would seem such a little act
of kindness, and yet, it means so
much to the boy or girl at school,
away from home and friends, and so
often home sick. Parents, visit your
children if possible and help make
the separation worth while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua McCabe, ac-
companied Willis Hudson and wife
and daughter Ruth to Chincoteague
Sunday.
Miss Pauline Brittingham is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Long
from Delaware College today.
Mr.. George Bishop and family, of
PocOmoke City, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hamblin.
Mrs. William Richards and son
Wilbert spent the weekend with
Mrs. Ida Quillen.
Election day has given a holiday
to the schools.
| Miss Pearl Frazier spent a few
recently.
First nt-Teacher'
Association Meeting
The Selbyville high school launch
ed its first Parent-Teachers' AssO-
citation meeting last Tuesday even
ing, October 2S. Quite a large crowd
gathere for this first assembly. The
main feature of the evening was an
address by DR.. H. V. Holloway. He
spoke on the "Desirability of Organ
izing a Parent-Teachers' AssOcia-
ton" within this community. Mr..
Layfield Long, a member of the
school board, was also present and
gave a brief discourse, discussing
chaiges in education and our need
for an association where parents and
teachers might assemble together to
talk over their common difficulties.
J. NJ. Hudnall welcomed the par
ents and introduced the speaker as
well as contributing a short talk in
which he emphasized the needed CO.
operation between parents and
teachers, and offered the Parent
Teachers Association as a bond to-
ward cementing this mutual assist
ance.
At the beginning of the meeting a
short program was presented by
members of the seventh grade, i'll
which dancing was the main feature.
A short dramatization was given by
two members of the fifth grade. In
general, the emeting proved to be
quite successful and it is to be hoped
that more than a temporary inter-
est in. the p. T. A. can be secured
and maintained throughout the en-
tire school year.
The senior class has chosen its
play and will start work upon it
shortly. The selection this year is
cinderella O'Reilly." Last year this
same class gave successfully the
play, BE An Optimist" The cast
will be selected on Wednesday.
Football Game
Selbyville emerged victorious in a
hard-fOught game with RehObOth .
last Friday, by score of 13 to r. 1t
was played on Selbyvilles gridiron.
The first tally was made by Selby-
Vile before the game was three
old. The ball was brought
to the 2-yard line by end runs and
off tackle plays. Lynch then dove
over the line for the six-pOinter. He
also made the extra point.
The latter part of the second
quarter Rehoboth's team commenced .
to function well, making consecu-
tive downs. Just before the whistle
blew for the half, they succeeded in
putting the ball over the wide strip
for a six-pointer, but failed in the
extra point. A tumble by Lynch on
his own 1-yard liney,with first down
and goal to go had given RehOboth
the ball.
RehObOth again scored in the third
quarter, however failing to make the
extra point. The score then became
1871 in favor of Rehoboth. Things
we're looking bad for Selbyville.
In the fourth quarter Selbyville
succeeded in carrying the pigskin
over the coveted line. A forward
pass caught by Cullen, who scored
On the play on Rehoboth's 5-yard
ine, had saved the day. Lynch fail
ed to make the extra point.
Rehoboth tried hard to score be-
fore the final whistle blew, but in
vain. With two minutes to go Sell
Dyville held Rehoboth for downs and
when the final whistle blew were
marching down the field into RehO
)oth's territory.
Program For Assembly
The Juniors of the Selbyville high
school gave an interesting program
n the assembly Friday, October 81.
The program, announced by Ed
gar Richards, was as follows:
Work for the Night is Coming
sung by congregation.
Bible Reading, Irene Long.
Prayer and Flag Salute, congrega-
ion.
Musical Selection, Rustic of
;prin," VIM. James at the piano.
Recitation, Hester Campbell.
Dance, Kathryn Quillen and
Peaches HollingswOrth; music by