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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
MILFORD GIRLS TO
PLAY FOR STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
ArmOry Scene OF Final
Tilt For Cup

Next Saturday night, March If,
1881, Milford girls will play Laurel
girls for the championship of the
State of Delaware The game will
be played in the Armory at Dover
and the price of admission is sew
enty-fve cents. Tickets can be got
ten from Mr.. Boston here at school
or at Dover the night of the game.
There will be no reserved seats.
The ArmOry will be open at seven
o'clock.
The Milford girls have had very
successful season, having won every
game they have played except one
with Caesar Rodney. February 81
they beat Caesar Rodney 25-17, thus
gaining the Kent County Champion
ship. lin Dover High School GYM.
February 2S they played New Castle
in the w. c. I. gym, beating them to
the tune of 26-15, giving them the
Championship of New Castle and
Kent Counties.
From what l have heard the
Laurel girls have also had a very
successful season. They have also
won every game played, except one
with Georgetown.
This game promises to be very eX-
citing as the teams are about evenly
matched.
At the same place the Seaford
and New Castle boys teams are to
play for the State Championship.
This is going to be a good game
also.
Let's have a good crowd out and
help the girls win for we haven't
had the championship in seven
years.
--Parvis 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
WELSH SINGER
VISITS MILFORD
SECOND TIME
Has Had An Adventurous
Life

One of the most widely Travelled,
adventurous spirits whom it has
been our pleasure to meet in many
years is the young evangelistic
singer who has been giving us such
rare treats at the Avenue Methodist
Church for the last week or so. Mill
ford is highly honOred in having
this nationally known vocalist with
us again.
His has been an adventurous life,
for he started, at the age of thirteen,
to work in the Welsh coal mines far
beneath the surface of the earth.
He then Joined the navy and sailed
the seven seas for several years be-
fore Great Britain's entry into the
World War. Here he saw action
and plenty of it. He was with the
fighting forces who valliantly storm
ed the Dardanelles so desperately
defended by the Turks and Ger
mans. He saw active service on the
Afghanistan border of India for
twelve months with the Foreign
Legion. He has an honorable, un-
blemished military record for over
five years.
He has visited the pyramids of
Egypt and trailed through the MesO-
potamian Desert from the Persian
Gulf to the city of Bagdad.
After the war he came to Ameri-
ca, where he has carried on his
singing since 1921 from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. He has been associat-
ed with nationally known ministers
and evangelists, and he has been
endorsed by the public and the press
everywhere. He was formerly
successful concert artist. This is
short summary of his past life.
During the war he cheered up the
soldiers by singing and doing tricks
for them. He is an artist and can
draw all kinds of funny cartoons. He
would be claSsed as a magician per-
haps, for taking rabbits and pigeons
and gold watches out of silk hats is
surely a cinch for him.
He is blessed by having a wonder
full voice, which he has chosen to
use in Gods service. He speaks
Welsh six months out of the year.
for he spends half of each year with
his parents in Wales. and English
the rest of the time, and he nearly
forgets one language while speaking
the other.
He is spoken of as, "a singer who
is different" Mr.. Hughes aim in life
is to give entertaining vocalism
carried on the wings of the soul
ability with consecrated effort"
Lambert 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Boys Give Rotary
A History Lesson
Gesfgc Washington The Subject

GeSfgc Washington The Subject
y
A few weeks ago five girls from
the high school entertained the Ro-
tary Club with program celebrat-
ing Lincoln's Birthday. This last
week five high school boys enter
tanned the club with a program in
honor of Washington's Birthday.
Each boy gave an interesting lee
ture on the different phases in the
character of George Washington.
Robert Reed, a Junior. was chair
man and introduced each of the
other young men before they talked.
He himself gave the first speech.
The other four speakers as they
came on the program were Ponder
Morgan, Junior; Ralph Reed, Jun
ior; William Doering, Junior, and
Kennerly Lambert, Senior.
The facts they brought to light
while talking were that Washing
ton was not only a soldier and
statesman, but a surveyor. ship
builder, an accountant, a builder of
mansions, a good business man,
banker, a road engineer. an agricul-
turist, and a bOokkeeper. Such
man should certainly
live in the hearts of posterity and
hold a place surpassed by no one.
Alice Breme
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13

as the old house by the Hope Pond.
There is also at this pond the ruins
of an old electric light plant, that in
its time supplied the power for Har-
ringtOn, Delaware; all that remains
now are the giant wheels. All the
rest has succumbed to the ravages
of time. It is a desOlate spot, espe-
cially at night, and some people say
the vicinity is haunted l do not,
however, think that ghosts or spir-
its molest the old house for some
how it seems to say, 81 have had my
sorrows, have had my joys, | have
heard my floors resound to the pat
tering of children's feet, have
heard the same feet stumble with
age. Above all am home in spite
of the various things that have hap
pen within my walls"
r. Yerkes 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13

He strongly resembles Babe Ruth.
In fact he says that while he was
on the Bahama Islands young lady
called to him, Hello, Babe" and he
answered Hello, guess again" Then
the girl found that he was William
w. DanenhOwer, a seaman from the
United States, and not the kind of a
man you could ever call, willie"
He was born in Washington, D. c.,
August %, 1898. He has been at sea
for seventeen years. In all his life
he has only travelled on a boat once
as a passenger. That trip was
from Nassau to the Bahamas. Sail
ing agrees with person, so he says,
for seventeen years ago he weighed
173 pounds. and now he tips the
scales at 225 pounds.
During the war Mr.. DanenhOwer
served in the navy. From that time
on he has had a good bit of expert
ence on submarines. AS for diving,
well, he has done that but has never
worked at it. Qualifying for and be-
ing diver are two dofferent things,
and a good diver must also be
good mechanic.
Now he is going on the Polar EX-
pedition with Sir Hubert Wilkins as
first assistant engineer. 1t is his
first expedition and he seems very
enthusiastic over it. He is very
favorable to the trip and thinks it
practical to say the least. Nearly all
his information concerning it comes
from the papers and that is almost
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Hide-Out OF Once
Famous Patty Cannon
Contains Dungeon And Tunnel

Contains Dungeon And Tunnel
There stands alone on the edge of
an old partly dry miIlpond an an
cient brick dwelling. Still massive
and impressive looking it seems to
defy time and the elements. Legend
has it that this old house used to be
stopping place for the notorious
Patty Cannon, a famous figure on
the Peninsula hundred years ago.
Patty was a woman possessed of
great strength, who made her living
stealing freed slaves, and it has been
said that she used to bring the
slaves up the creek which drains
away from the millpond, and by
tunnel known only to her cOnfed-
crates she would smuggle the ne
grOes into the house. The windows
in the cellar still have their iron
bars, and in certain parts of the cell
lar are dungeon-like compartments
containing chains that were used to
chain the unfortunate creatures.
Patty Cannon has been dead many
years but her memory fingers on,
and is kept alive by such old places
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13

was certainly thrilled at the
prospect of meeting the diver who
will go on the North Pole eXpedi-
tiOn in the submarine Nautilus"
commanded by Sir Hubert Wilkins.
Frank Crilley is the worlds lead
ing diver He holds the record of a
deep sea dive of 3O6 feet accomplish
ed off the coast of Honolulu.
When l first met Mr.. Crilley, l
was impressed by his appearance.
had been expecting a tall, heavy
man, but the man to whom l was
introduced was not tall; he was al
most small, although giving one the
impression of strength. He was
smooth shaven, and although he is
rs, he had no wrinkles on his jolly
face.
Mr.. Crilley gave me some of his
early history and the reasons for his
taking up diving. He was born in
Trenton, N. J.. on September 13.
1888, and received his education in
the Trenton schools. He inherited
his love of the sea from his father,
and he says he was never afraid of
the sea from his earliest boyhood.
To become a diver one takes a two
weeks course given at an instruc-
tion base before any actual work is
done on the boats. Many people
take this up just for the novelty, and
very few graduate. After that the
diver begins to tend the pumps and
then helps the divers dress and fl
nally dives himself. A diver quail
lies for a shallow diving license
when a depth of 60 feet has been
reached and he has passed certain
tests; reaching a depth of $50 feet
qualities one for deep-sea diving
license.
When asked if diving affected the
hearing or speech, Mr.. CTilley said
that large per cent of divers rup-
ture their ear drums. When these
ruptures heal they leave nasty scars
and often impair the hearing. Be
low $50 feet the voice takes on a
metallic note" he said, while per-
son cannot whistle at a depth below
20 5eet
While under the water one and q !
tlalf cubic feet of air is used min
ute. Eighty per cent of this IS nitro
gen and twenty per cent is oxygen.
When this supply is reduced TO six /
teen per cent oxygen, It brings on
dizziness while thireCn per cent
will not sustain life.
Mr Crilley was one Cf three mel
selsCted to carry out government
trit,' for making decomposition
t'bic for divers.
He has been at sea for twenty-one /
years and was an ensign in the
navy during the World War. Most !
of his work during the war was sal
vaging, although he was connected |
with tests carried on with the Mys-
terry Ships. lie helped salvage the
America that sank in the Hudson
River.
Many people think that the Titan
tc and the Lusitauia did not sink to
the bottom. but hung suspended at |
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
POPULAR TEACHER
HALLS FROM OHIO
Wins Girls With Generosity And
Her Funny Accent

In making smocks, dresses, cook
ing and planning lunCheOnS, bakinS
cookies, custards and all the other
delightful and intellectual projects
we of the Home Economics Depart
ment take up, we are assisted and
watched over by our popular and
much-liked teacher, Miss Elizabeth
Schmermund.
OF medium build, light complexion
ed with brown eyes and hair is the
sum of her description. Perhaps one
of the things which tells you she is
not from Delaware is her way of
prOnouncing water" ami many
other words which are quite anus
ing to us girls, for she is from Ohio.
Greenvillc was her birthplace and
home city in which she grew up. Miss
Schmermund before entering grade
school went to kindergarten. She
graduated from GreenvilIc High
School and entered Western College
for Women. Then she later attend
ed the Michigan State College. Lam
sing, Michigan, from which she
graduated to teach Home Economics
in High School. This she taught for
a time around Detroit before coming
to Milford. For three years she has
been favorite among all the class
e9 of Home Economies in Milford
High.
Certainly Miss Schmcrmund's hos
pitality and generosity has been
shown in the many requests for
scissors, pins, yardsticks, needles
and countless other objects which
she willingly lends.
While in high school Miss Sch
mermund played corOnet in the
orchestra.
When she went home last Christ
mas she had very special train
halt for her at Greenville on her
way back here, but it was Il long
time before the officials would agree
to allow the train to stop as it was
not supposed to only at scheduled
places. OF course we felt proud
that our teacher had been 50 dis
We girls surely enjoy the friend
ship of our teacher and especially
the helpful little chats she gives us
on different subjects which quite
her to us and makes bet
ter understanding between teacher
and pupil.
M. BrulatOur
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Fifth Grade EntertainS
With Birthday Party

Miss Watson's fifth grade were
the guests of Miss HudsOn's fourth
grade, Friday, February 20, at a
Patriotic Birthday Party. The pro-
gram planned by the children, and
in charge of Norma Hollis, was as
follows:
America
The Life of Lincoln, Raymond
Hamilton.
Lincoln, seven boys.
The Life of st. Valentine, Mary
C. Hammond.
st. Valentine Play.
Another Washington, Oscar
French.
The Life of Longfellow, Charlotte
Grove.
The Children's Hour, Priscilla
Deakyne.
The Village Blacksmith, Elizabeth
KentOn.
Betsy Ross, Alice.
Play, Our First Flag.
The Life of Washington. Alice
CleaVer.
America, The Beautiful.
Favors of red, white and blue hat
chefs were given to the guests.
Billy McLaughry expressed the
appreciation of his grade for the
good time.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13

factory where it was woven into
cloth. After that it was sent to a
factory where it was dyed different
colors. The cotton goods was sent
to factory where it was made into
shirts.
The shirts were brought to the
stores by trucks, trains and boats.
My mother went to the store and
bought the shirt for my father. He
is wearing il now.
Reporters Note:--Ruth Anne is a
member of Miss Sipple's section Of
the third grade. and we think both
teacher and pupil are to be cOngrat
ulated in this case.
kitty Morrison 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Eleanor Bunstein Reviews
The History OF Milford
Once Called "saw Mill Range"

Unce OulLeU "SdW nlllI hduB6
-
Among the tracts of land bought
by Ralph Fretwell and Francis
Gamble, of the island of Bardodoes,
and several merchants who were in
terested in trade with the colonies
was the "Saw Mill Range" This
range in 1880 was given to Henry
Bowman in grant of seventeen
hundred and fifty acres. Fifty years
later when Henry died the Saw
Mill Range" was left to his son
John who sold it later to Jacob
Warrington, whose son-in-law, JOS
eph Oliver, purchased it from him
in 1878.
About this time a Protestant Epis7
copal clergyman, Rev. Sydenham
Thorne, moved from Virginia to the
tract of land adjoining divers pro-
perty. Oliver and Thorne made an
agreement to build a dam and mill.
Torne also suggested that Oliver
have his land laid out in town sites.
Each kept his part of the contract
and in 1877 ThOrne built Tumbling
Run Dam, a mill was erected at
divers Landing, and James John
son, an old schoolmaster, laid out
the Saw Mill Range" into building
lots. Thus the town of Milford was
started. The town probably receiv-
ed it's name because all the farmers
or merchants coming from Sussex
County had to ford the creek at the
landing.
But Oliver did not think that ford
ing the stream could build up his
business. He was given permission
in 1891 to erect a drawbridge at the
landing. The residents on both sides
of the Mispillion objected, however,
when they heard it was to be toll
bridge. Finally the matter was set
tied by the counties erecting a toll
free bridge.
Again in 1917 James Johnson
was called upon to survey the land
around divers estate. This time
where South Milford now is. The
Oldest house in South Milford is the
Holland House. divers house
stood about where the Windsor Ho-
tel now stands.
e. Bunstein
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Kent County Youngsters
Play While Teachers
Go TO School
Annual County Convention Address
ed by DIR. McGOWan

Dover High School, last Friday,
was the scene of the regular session
of the Kent County Teachers AssO-
citation. The day was gorgeous, and
apparently almost every teacher In
the county felt enough of the spring
wanderlust that was in the air to be
induced to wander as far as Dover
at least. Those who were there
were fully rewarded too by the en-
thusiasm of the small group and
sectional meetings, but more partic-
ularly by the really inspiring talks
given by DR.. Robert MCGOWAN. The
speaker was a Scotch Presbyterian
minister from Pittsburgh, but he
must be the only bright spot in that
dark and sOoty city, for his face just
sparkled with humor, and his words
glittered with the gold of good sense
and human sympathy. His topic in
the morning address was "The
Marks OF An Educated Man." Ma
turally the entire audience was eag-
er to hear the enumeration of these
qualifications in order to know if it
might smile complacently and sit
back with a snug feeling of assur-
ance.
The qualifications for the title of
Educated Man as listed by DR.. Nc
Gowan were such as to make some
of us squirm with discomfort how
ever: l list them here, and let you
judge for yourself: Open-minded-
ness, a wee-balanced mind, a sensi
BILE mind, a positive mind, a social
mind. ideal-mindedness an interna-
tional mind, and GOd-mindedness.
Are you educated, or are you even
well on the way?
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Eight Reporters Have
Same Assignment
Expect Some Interesting Stories

Vaguely, yes very vaguely, we all
realize that almost every person
whom we meet on the street has
done something, been somewhere, o.
seen something which sets him a
little apart from the rest of us in
some way. What fun it would lie if
we only had the time, and if custom
allowed it, to sit down and talk with
these people, both familiar and
strange, and find out just what they
could tell us about their experien-
ces. We can't do that, but our staff
is going to do the next best thing
by getting some of these stories and
give them to you second hand. Dur
ing this next week, eight of our boys
and girls are going to be asked to
interview one visitor to Milford
apiece and ask him or her this ques-
tiOn, What has been the most in
terestinS experience of your life?'
The results of these interviews are
to be recorded in articles of not
jmore than one hundred words. The
Teporters to be assigned to this par
icular stunt are: Seth Baker, Ger
aid Wilson, Willard Pierce, Alice
Breme, Bob Yerkes, Vivian Shute,
Kennerly Lambert and Lille Will
son. Watch for these stories, or
else you may miss something really
good.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Ruth Anne Tease Tells
Story
My Fathers Shirt

Once a little seed was planted in
the ground. Ono morning it woke
up and found it had grown to be a
little cotton plant. There were thou
sands of other plants around it,.
Little white cotton bolIs were grow
ing on the branches of these plants.
When these bolls were big enough
TO be picked the negroes picked
them and they were sent to the cot
ton gin where the seeds were sep
arated from the cotton.
Then the cotton was sent to
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Second Grade Sees
Slides Of Holland

The two sections of the first grade
under the direction of Miss Ross
and Mrs. McGinnis. in connection
with their study of Holland. had
slides showing scenes in that cOun-
try on Monday afternoon. They have
their sand table made into model
of Holland town and each member
of the class is doing individual
work.
Z kitty Morrison 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Local Club Already Has Record OF
Four Years

AS a Girl Reserve: | will try tC
face life squarely and to find anC
give the best. l will try to be;
Gracious in manner
Impartial in Judgment
Ready for service
Loyal TO friends.
Reaching toward the best
Earnest in purpose
Seeing the beautiful
Eager for knowledge
Reverent to God
Victorious over self
Ever dependable
Sincere at all times.
| will do my best to honor God
my. country, and my community, 10
help other girl; and to be in ali
ways d loyal, true member Of the
Girl Reserves.
Thus goes the purpose, cole and
slogan of the Girl Reserves, Il part
of the National and international
organization Of Young Wonien's
Christian Association.
This organization was first e3tab-
lished in Wilmington, but the dis
trict south of Wilmington was not
organized until some time late ia
1922.
| wish tc ebarc my Knowledge
with those interested in this move
ment by recOunting something Of
the history and work of the Cir. Re-
serves in Milford, as told me- in 4
very interesting interview with Mrs.
Mabel S. Grier. The Milford Girl
Reserve Club itself was organized in
1927 due to the enthusiastic work of
Mrs. Grier. who was also its first
advisor and has continued To- be
such until this year, when she was
forced to give Il up, because of her
health. Miss Elizabeth Alden, i'll
structress in the Milford High
School, is her successor.
The G. II. Club is composed of
girls in both Senior and Junior
High. The Milford Club is one of
ID in the State of Delaware. There is
an inter-club council, to which each
club is entitled to membership OF
one. This group meets several
times each year at some central
point and plans the programs ;or
the clubs and the different inter-club
activities.
The Inter-Club Council is under
the supervision of Miss Martha Good
and Miss Ruth Kemp, Secretary and
Assistant Secretary of the district
Y. w. c. A., who have their Office
and headquarters in Dover. EIva
Davis of the Milford Club is secre-
tary of the G. r. State Council.
The past leaders of the G. r.
were Annette Mettam, who was the
first president Q927-2S), Elizabeth
Gordy, 0928-29), Elizabeth Bennett,
0929-30), ande Ruth Kitchens, who
is the present executive.
The work of the G. r. aside from
the regular club outline consists of
various discussion groups, outdoor
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Section 72 To Hold Debate

The spelling contest will soon
come to an end. The score is tie.
Section 72 is taking up a new
contract in Science.
We are going to have a debate on
THE Girl and Boy in 1900 and in
1880" in History.
William Lewis
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
FIFTH GRADE MAKE
TEETH BOOKLETS

As a summary of the study of
the teeth. both sections of the
fifth grade under the direction of
Mrs. Blades. are making teeth
booklets. The proper care and
the uses of the teeth along with
the study of the foods which
help to build strong teeth are be-
ing stressed. The children are
urged to keep their teeth clean
and to make frequent visits to a
dentist to make sure their teeth
are kept clean and free from de-
cay
kitty Morrison 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Grammar School Leads
High School In Banking

During the first six months of
school this year the schools have
deposited $2,O69.15. The grammar
school has deposited $4O.93 more
than the high school. Mrs. Nemesh's
group was high for the high school
and Mrs. ROsa's section followed
closely.
Theodore Townsend,
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
Class Editors
Reporters

THEODORE TOWNSEND
KATHERINE MORRISON
LORETTA BERRIDGE-
BLANCHE RUZICKA-
---MABELLE DRAPER
ROBERT YERKES-
CHARLES IRONS
WILLIAM LEWIS
LILLE WILSON
VIVIAN SHUTE-
ROBERT REED.
ALICE BREME-
SETH BAKER