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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
SHAWNEE

Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Stiefel and
daughter, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with Thomas StaytOn and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Stayton spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Heitmuller.
Mrs. Emma Walls, of near Mil
ford, spent Tuesday with her
daughter. Mrs. Pierce Prettyman.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Walton, of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Walton
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coverdale Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Callett
on Sunday.
Miss Mary Vibbert, who has been
attending school at Washington, is
spending the summer with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vibbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vibbert en-
tertained to dinner on Sunday Mrs.
Wheaton of New York, Albert john
son, of Ulston, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Johnson, of Wilmington,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Vibbert
and son Billie, of Philadelphia, and
MI. and Mrs. Bailey BarcO, of
Washington, D. c.
A congregational meeting of the
Shawnee M. P. church has been
called by the president, Rev. L. B.
Smith, for Monday afternoon, June
1st. This meeting is for the purpose
of determining whether or not this
desires the continuation
of church services. 1t is hoped that
all those interested in keeping the
church open will attend this meet
ing.
Age is one fire extinguisher that
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
ZOAR

Miss Margaret Lawson spent the
weekend in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Short and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Pete Wilson and family at Har-
TingtOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben DOrey entertain
ed a large party of friends on Sun
Gay.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Perry enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. An
thOny Barber and Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Rogers and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dodd are hav-
ing their house newly painted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rust enter
tanned on Sunday Mrs. Sallie John
son and children.
Miss Mildred DOrey who has been
very i'll is much improved.
Mrs. John Perry and Mrs. Edward
Rust are also i'll at this writing.
Eugene Wilson is sporting a brand
new Ford.
Thelma Dorey, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben DOrey spent Monday
afternoon with Phyllis and Harry
Brittingham in MillsborO.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Rogers had as
their weekend guests Joseph Har-
rop and Billie Poinsett of Whining
ton.
Several from here attended the Op-
eretta which was given in the school
auditorium at Millsboro on Friday
evening.
Mrs. James Truitt who has been
spending several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Dodd has returned to her
home in Georgetown.
Sunday school Sunday morning at
10 o'clock. Glass at IL o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
MILLSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Ryan, Mrs. f.
b. Collins, Mrs. Leroy Moore, H. B,
Mitchell and E. E. Carey spent
Monday in Baltimore, Md.
Clarence Lingo has been appoint
ed a member of the local school
board by Judge Richards.
Mrs. Thomas of Dagsboro has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Green Phillips.
Mrs. George c. Gordy is critically
i'll at her home on Union street.
mother, Mrs. Carpenter, who is re-
cuperating after an illness of sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. J. A. Burton entertained the
Cheerio Club on Tuesday afternoon
Myer Ableman and w. R. B. West
of Philadelphia were among the
numerous visitors in town on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias JONES had
their two daughters, Etha and Ger
trude, as their guests on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bailey and
son Richard are spending some time
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry V. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Ellis visited
Mrs. Mary Quillen at Millville on
Sunday.
Mrs. Norman Hickman entertain
ed her neice, Miss Dorothy Rogers,
a senior at the Women's College,
over the weekend.
Mrs. w. H. EllingswOrth has been
confined to her home by illness for
nearly two weeks.
Mrs. Alice BOltz had as her guests
on Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
MCGEE of Laurel and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Elliott.
Mrs. Eraleah Carey and Miss
Louise Carey spent Saturday with
E. E. Carey and family.
W. H. Johnson is confined to his
room by serious illness.
On Friday night in the school
auditorium, an operetta, China
Silk" was presented by the music
department, under the direction of
Mrs. Lotta MeCabe. This entertain
ment is considered the best one the
classes in music has presented and
many very lovely comments have
been made about the operetta and all
who assisted in making it such a
high-class entertainment. The dances
were under the direction of Miss
Anne Thompson, the lighting was di-
rected by S. P. Darden, the costumes
were made by Mrs. Sallie l. Ellis,
Mrs. Ollie r. Atkins and the Home
Economic Girls. The business end
was attended to by Miss Anna Bar
nett, and Mrs. Lolita McCabe and
Miss Blanche Blackstone were pian-
lists.
Miss Blackstone and Mrs. McCabe
also rendered duets between the
acts. Mrs. McCabe lends all her
energy to make success crown her
efforts in these musical entertain
ments and every one is apprecia-
tive of the fact.
PART
Prologue, Mildred Short and ViO-
let Moore; overture; chorus, Flow
ers of the Air, Sixth Grade; chorus,
A Chinese Garden, Girls Seventh
Grade; chorus, Have You Eaten
Your Rice? Girls Eigth Grade; solo,
The Secret, Evelyn Humphreys;
solo, That Are Not the Way In
China, Grace Collins; trio, Whist
ling For a Wind, Evelyn Humphreys,
Marcella Short and Sara Short; solo,
I'm Very Glad l Came, Doris Ryan.
PART II
Prologue, Louis Williams; chorus,
The Feast of 81 Ling Chi, Girls
Seventh Grade; solo and chorus,
Magical Silk Moths, Mary Smith and
chorus; chorus, The Mystic Meas
ure, Girls Seventh Grade; chorus,
Uncle Sammy May Be All Right,
Boys Seventh Grade; chorus, A Very
Long Time Ago, Beatrice Mitchell,
Hilda Steen and Eigth Grade; corus,
The Family Tree, Boys Eighth
Grade; finale, China Silk, entire
cast.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
FOREST PARK
Near Bridgeville)

Ell. Feyerabend who has been
very sick is much better.
Miss Thelma Feyerabend and
friend, Morgan O'Day, spent the
weekend in Marcus Hook, Pa.
&C. Passwaters and Edgar O'Day
spent Sunday in Bethel.
Mrs. Dorothy Lawhead of Chester,
has returned home after spending
some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. J. Feyerabend
Mrs. Clarence Passwaters and
three children spent the weekend
with her mother.
Mrs. Emma O'Day, Thomas Pass
waters of Bethel spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Johnson.
Mrs. Regina Culin and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Culin and children of
Chester, Pa, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. c. Passwaters.
Miss Margaret O'Day of Federals-
burg spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. O'Day.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22

Gambling hells bring families TO
ruin; 1 will not tolerate them. Ma
poleOn Bonaparte. .5- 49,. ...
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22

u If the General Butler incident
Goes nothing but discourage after
dinner speaking it will have been of
great service to the public. .,-
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
LONG NECK

The Ladies Aid was entertained at
the home of Mrs. Dan Warrington
on Thursday evening with a good
attendance. Dues amounted to S2S5,
After the meeting was closed home
made candy was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hazard and
children were Sunday afternoon cal
lers with Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Par
sons of Millsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Warrington
entertained on Sunday evening Mr..
and Mrs. Foster Shahan of Angola.
Mrs. Chas. B. Phillips was a Mon
day afternoon caller with Mrs.
Ward McGee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Warrington and
boys were callers in Milford on Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Downs and
children of Lewes were Sunday af-
ternoOn callers with Ward McGee
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilson and
children of Harrington spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. Lingo.
Frank Parsons and family enter
tanned on Sunday, Miss Emma War
rington, of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. B. Goslee, Mrs. Almeta Lank
ford of Harrington and Fred Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry DOrman and
children of Milton, n w. Hickman
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Martin of HarbesOn and Brady Dor
man spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Warrington.
Miss Edna Parsons spent Tuesday
in EastOn, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
CLIFTON'S CORNER
(Near LeWesl

Myers Vessels and family of Ches-
ter, Pa, spent the weekend with
relatives here.
Henry King and family entertain
ed friends from near Gumboro over
the weekend.
William w. Clifton and family
spent Sunday evening with his E!o-
ther Mrs. Sarah E. Clifton.
Mrs. William Clifton is suffering
with the neuritis in her arms and
hands.
Fish is plentiful around here.
Carlton Clifton spent part of
Sunday with Ollie Adkins and fam
lily in Angola. -N
Calvin Clifton spent Sunday after
noon with Clifford Moore.
John Walls is able to be back in
school again.
We are now having nice warm,
sunny days. s..s
Most of the gardens are looking
fine.
Soy beans are next on the pro-
gram. Farmers will start sowing
them next week.
Some are still putting out straw
berry plants.
Eggs don't seem to advance in
price very fast as they are still try
ing to hold them at fifteen cents per
dozen.
The children are looking forward
now for the last day. of school and
then comes their vacation. School
closes the fifth of June.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22

When a motor vehicle goes over n
bump there are two impacts on the
road 'surface-shock impact that
throws it UP, and drop impact when
it lands after the bounces.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
"THE CREAM OF ALL"
ICE CREAM

Made by Milton Ice Cream Co, Inc,
Milton, Delaware. Phone No. n.
Your choice of twelve fiavors for
any, and all occasions.
Brick Ice Cream a Speciality.
5-22-2t
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hung it away. Gypsy sank into her
big chair. She closed her eyes for
an instant, opened them again.
Wallace was watching her.
everything all right?" he asked.
Gypsy nodded.
Her husband CLAIMED about at the
other passengers. A woman directly
ahead of Gypsy was throwing of
a handsome mink coat.
She was a tall woman. Her fea-
lures we're not beautiful but they
we're distinctive. AS she moved
Gypsy sensed the odor of spicy, elu-
sive perfume.
Suddenly Wallace jumped up,
''Newspapers!' he exclaimed. For
got about 'em. Be right backI" He
reached for his hat and hurried out
of the car.
TN a few minutes he was back.
l. Under his arms were two bulky
morning newspapers and several
magazines. He handed the mag
azines to Gypsy.
Thought you might like some
thing to read" he explained.
Didn't know what you care for.
hope these are all right"
Cosmopolitan, Harper's and Lib
erty. Gypsy thanked him, opened
the Liberty and turned through the
pages. Presently she felt the train
moving out of the station.
Across the aisle Wallace was lost
to view behind his newspaper.
Gypsy dropped the magazine and
stared out the window. There was
nothing much to see. She turned
back to the article she had been
reading. The words blurred.
This was a honeymoon. Gypsy
McBride-no, Gypsy Wallace now
and her husband departing on their
honeymoon.
The newspaper across the aisle
dropped. She heard her name and
looked up. Wallace, from behind
the folds Of print paper, was peer
ing at her. Gypsy" he said, there
are some things suppose we ought
to talk about"
"All right"
Wallace discarded the newspaper
"First of ALL" he began, Everybody
calls me Jim. L suppose-if you
don't mind-you'd better call me
that, too"
"Jim's nice name" the girl
agreed. 1T like it. We used to
have an Office boy named jim"
Bright boy?"
81 don't know. He only stayed
two weeks. I think they missed
some money from the Office expense
drawer"
Both of them smiled. So long as
they were on trivial subjects every
thing was all right.
"Is Gypsy really your name?"
The girl nodded. Don't you like
it,"
Eyes, of course. It's just-sort of
unusual. I never heard it before.
For real name, I mean
"I've never been called anything
else. NJ father named me Gypsy
before I was old enough to walk
or talk or anything.
"They did christen me Mary
Elizabett,-it was written in the
Bible mother used to have-but l
like Gypsy better"
'Then that's what I'll call you-
Gypsy"
"All right, jim"
There was a pause before she
asked: What time do we get tc
Forest City?"
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RrnIN HERE To-Day

GYPSY MBRIDE. is-year-old typlst,
y miserable and lonely when she md
that ALAN CROSBY, Just returned from
a year and half IN Paris studying
art, no longer cares for her.
Crosby is infatuated with a MRS.
LANGLEY. wealthy divorce. who con-
siders herself a patron Of art. Gypsy
becomes Disguised with her Job and
when. she is criticised for carelessness
impulsivcly resigns.
She accepts an invitation from her
wealthy cousin. ANNE TROWBRIDGE.
70 take the place Of another guest at
formal dinner. The party Is a bore.
she leaves TO get her wraps and 60
home, hears noise IN the next room
and opens the door to see a man climb
ing IN the window. He is JAMES WAL
LACE, guest Of the Trowbridges, who
has entered by the FIRE escape to avoid
the dinner party guests.
wallace tells Gypsy he has Just been
jhted by his fiancee. She admits she
has had the same experience. To spite
Gypsy to marry him. She refuses, but
later accepts. They are married next
morning.
now co ON WITH THE STORY
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Himself given to few words his guides
continued silence made no particular impression
upon Tarzan. Those who travel far and fast
have no breath to waste in conversation unless
there is good reason for speaking. The eastern
stars were fading at the first hint Of coming
dawn as the two scrambled up steep cliff high
above valley. Day broke and far below was
visible building that glistened and sparkled
and scintillated in the light of the new day. :
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BY Williams
BY Blosser
BY Crane
By Martin

Then Tarzan looked at his companion, who.
without warning lifted her veil. Standing be-
fore him was LA, the High Priestess of oparl
YOU" he exclaimed in CONSERVATION Nov.
indeed, will Cadj have the excuse he sought to
put you out Of the wayr' THAT he will never
have" replied LA, "for shall never return to
Opari" NEVER RETURN?" Tarzan ex-
claimed "then where are you going?n with
you," she replied, Il do net ask that you love
me. Only take me with you"
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
MOTHER TAKES STAND
AGAINST DAUGHTER In
SENSATIONAL DIVORCE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct l.
The sensational divorce suit of
Mrs. Denver ID. Ferguson, teen
age wife of the reputed king
of policy games" in this city, took
a startling turn in the hearing
before Judge J. w. Kern when
Mrs. Edna Harrison, mother of
Mrs. Ferguson took the stand
and refuted her previous testi-
mony in behalf of her daughter.
Mrs. Harrison declared that she
had exaggerated the strained re-
lations between her daughter
ard Ferguson, had omitted to
mention certain features of her
daughters conduct, and contra
dicted herself in testifying as to
the work done by Mrs. Ferguson.
the amounts of money given to
her by her husband, etc. The
hearing was continued until Oc-
tober 20, and the order restrain
ing Ferguson from converting
any of his property into cash
or from entering his safety de-
post vaults is still in force. Mrs.
Ferguson return to Wilberforce
University where she is attend
ing school Immediately after the
hearing.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
Countee Cullen
To Lecture At
Unif OF letr4it

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. Z-ANF \
The recent announcement by the
City College of Detroit of its speak,
ers for the convocations during the
coming semester reveals the name of
an outstanding Negro. The list
gives as guest speakers an African
eplorer, an archeologist, a novelist.
an astronomer, a literary critic,
philosopher and a poet. This Sc
lect list includes such names as,
Clyde Fisher. curator of astronomy;
Captain Carl Won Hoffman, vete-
ran of the Russ-Japanese AMI
world war and African eplorer;
Mortimer ]. Adler, professor of
philosophy at the University Of
Chicago; Sylvia Thompson. English
novelist; Countee Cullen, poet; Ed
ward Thompson, scientist who has
unearthsd Magyar ruins in Yrcatan
and Central America. and others.
These convocations will be held
on Tuesdays at City College and
are open to the general public as
we'll as TO students and without
charge.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
BLASTS LOVE THIEF
WITH DYNAMITE AS He
LAY ON DEF|LED BED.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct "A hdeous and violent revenge
visited upon the who had deed his home and wreck
ed his happiness last week by John Williams quarry abore
who blast the who had stolen his wife death with
stick of dynamite he lay the bed in Williams
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
SOUTHERN JURY
SHOWS SYMPATHY;
ON WHAT BASIS?

ATLANTA, Ca. Oct. 7. - The
souths real attitude toward educas-
ed and ignorant colored people
cropped cut during q damage suit
here last week when Franlbo Foun-
tain, cousin Of the president OF
Morris Brown University lost 5000
damage suit 10 FLOYD Lester as
result Of an auto-motorcycle col
lision which occurred in front CT
Death Oak" at the entrance Of
the university athletic field at mid
night. July 30~of last year.
Although 1t was apparent from
the testimony offered that the per-
sons driving the different vehicles
were equally culpable. the lawyer
for Lester attempting to impress
the Jurors. by his constant refer
ence to the litigants as the smart
and educated Niger" and the "pcor
little ignorant Niger boy
Both claimed the other was drlY-
ing at high rate of speed and
in addition, Lester said Fountain
was on the wrong side of the street
at the. time Of the accident. Attor-
iiney .Edsat- A. Neeleys who r&epre-
sented Fountain, is repfted % have
said that his company OF only lost
the money awarded. nut that he
had lost a personal wagH of s. that
he would win the case. death
Oak" has been land mark for &C
cidents in this city fw many lears.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
City N. A. A. c. P.
Opens Drive For
New Members

The Chicago branch CT the Ma
tional Association fer the Advance
ment of Colored People will open its
annual membership drive on October
10th, with the officers and members
of the local branch working in CO.
operation under the leadership OF
Mrs. Daisy E. LampSins, regional d.
rector. Mrs. Lampkins was in
charge of the Spring drive for the
local branch, and with the hearty
support of the local branch was able
to report an encouraging increase OF
members in this city.
The headquarters Of the drive Will
be located in Rooms 314 and BIS of
the Pythian Temple building, at
1887 State street. All former work
ers for the association are request
ed to report as volunteers for the
membership drive. Valuable work
of the association is too we'll known
BY all Chicagoans to need any de-
scription Of explanation, and the
increasing need for such an agency
in our midst is the best argument
which can be advanced to interest
and enlist the support of the COM
nuritN :
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
REGULAR
p q ! II s

The modern Miss needs no time
OUT for the time OF month.
If you've ever taken Bayer Aspirin
for a headache, you know how SCOT
the pain subsidies. 1t is just as eifee-
tive in the relief of those pai-
peculiar TO womenl
Don't dedicate certain days of
every month TO suffering. It's cd
fashioned. It's unnecessary. Aspirin
will always enable you to carry-on
in comfort. Take enough to assure
you complete comfort. If it is genuine
aspirin it cannot possibly hurt you.
Bayer Aspirin does not depress the
heart. 1t does nothing but stop the
pain, so use it freely.
Headaches come at inconvenient
times. So do colds. But little Bayer
Aspirin will always save the day.
Neuralgia. Neuritis. rheumatism.
Pains that once kept people home are
forgotten half an hour after taking c
few of these remarkable tablets. So
are the little nagging aches tina.
bring fatigue and nerves by day
or sleepless night.
Genuine Bayer Aspirin tablet.
cost so very little after all, that il
doesn't pay to experiment with
imitationSl
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
IMdseosEf WOMAN
TRIMS SUICIDE

4
Ruth Brown. % years oil, 1920
Indiana avenue. a waitress who is
now unemployed, attempted to end
her own life Thursday night by
drinking Lysol poison. The woman
hailed a taxi cab driven by George
Albert near the corner of 47th and
Michigan avenue, ard told him to
drive her to the park. In few
minutes Albert heard the woman's
suppressed groans, and looking
back into the cab, saw her sprawled
out on the floor. He rushed with his
charge to the Providsnt hospital,
where emergency measures were
used to revive the woman. She re-
fused to give an explanation of her
effort at self destruction, but is con-
sidered out Of danger.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
THE CHICAGO WHIP SATURDAY OCTOBER TO- 1881
JUDGE DONATES
1921 IN FINES TO
SUNSHINE HAVEN

Judge Robert Mcmillan, sitting at
the Wabash avenue court room, do
mated 1921 in fines collected from
policy players, writer's, station keep
ers, and others who have run afoul
of the law in the policy racket to
the Sunshine haven for women, the
charitable organization dedicated
to housing pobless women which did
such valuable work in the relief
of the suffer- g last winter. The
organization Is raising funds to re-
open the haven for relief work this
winter. and the donation from
j dge MILAN will be used toward
that end. The idge's assistance
was directed to the Sunshine Haven
through the solicitation of Assistant
States Att.rne- = C. Wimbish and
Assistant City Prosecutor w. l..
Mccoy.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
CALIVER WRITES
STUDY OF NEGRO
COLLEGE PUPIL

WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. - An
nouncement was received here
TUESDAY that a book written by DR..
Ambrose Caliver. of the Bureau Of
Education. will come OF the press
within the next week or two. The
announcement IVES made by the
Bureau CT Publications, Columbia.
university.
The t35k. entitled "a personal
Study Of Negro College Students
covers ant investigation b. DR.. Cal
iyer over a period OF mere than FIVE
years. Students Of various colleges
were interviewed and their hi7h
school foundation was stusied b.
the aIther.