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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
CHEMIST
TELLSSTORES
WITH A MORAL
Impressed By Need For
Care. Has Had Many
Experiments.

Mr. Ashton, the chemist at the
Caulk Dental Laboratories, has had
many interesting experiments in
chemistry.
He told me of an accident in the
Freshman chemistry class in college
which impressed him with the ne
cessity of being careful.
A young man who considered HIM
self somewhat of a shiek rushed
through his experiment of making
oxygen and started to help some
girls do theirs. He was heating
mercuric-OXide when he turned
around and talked to one of them.
The tube slipped out of the flame
and the sudden cooling after such
intense heating caused the water to
flow back into the tube. An eXplO-
sion took place which blinded the
boy. Two and a half years later he
was just beginning to see out of one
eye. This shows what results care
lessness may bring.
One night two boys were working
in. the laboratory; one on the first
floor and one on the second. The
one on the first floor was working
under the hood. He was making
hydro-cyonic acid when the motor
stopped working. This deadly pOis-
on slowly seeped through the room.
Inside of ten minutes the room was
full of it and the boy was suddenly
overcome. Before becoming uncOn-
sciOus he had time to let out one
shout. The man upstairs heard ii
and hurried down. He found the
other one lying by the door in a
dead faint. He revived the man in
the fresh air and he was soon all
right. A few more minutes in that
gas would have finished him. the
doctors said.
During the World War Mr.. Ash
ton played .anJlmpOftant part IN saw
ing lives. He made charcoal from
cOcOanut shells for gas masks.
For six years he was with the
Bureau of Standards. |
Since coming here he has perform |
ed some important experiments for
the Caulk Company One of these |
was making a new kind of glass in |
which to store acids that would eat |
through ordinary glass. ...t
i Lambert 81 |
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
KENT COUNTY
CONTEST WON
BY SMYRNA
Paarz OF Milford. Comes
Third; Nine Contest
ants Competed.

Wednesday evening, April l, 1881,
the annual Defamation and Orator
ical Contest for Kent County was
held in the auditorium of the Caesar
Rodney High School. The Declama-
tion Contest was held first, and all
of the high schools in the county
with the exception of Dover were
represented. There were i'll all nine
contestants. In the OratOrical Con-
test there were but four contestants
representing three high schools,
namely-Smyrna, Harrington and
Caesar Rodney. The winners in the
Defamation Contest were as fol-
lows: First prize, Mildred Ryan of
Smyrna, who recited "The Little
Rebel" by Burnett. The second
prize was awarded to Katherine Kim
ball. The third prize went to Robert
Paarz of Milford who used as his
defamation the Shyrock scene from
Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice"
In the Oratorical Contest the first
hOnOrs were again taken by Smyrna,
represented by IsadOre Handloff who
spoke on world Peace" The sec
ond prize was awarded to Melvin
Bleckman also of Smyrna, who gave
an eulogy Theodore Roosevelt"
The third prize went to Edgar Town
send of Caesar Rodney who spoke
on a vital issue, prohibition"
The first two winners out of each
group will represent Kent County
in the State Contest which is to be
held the 14th of this month.
r, Yerkes.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
''ROMANCE OF
THE BOUNDARIES"

Two hundred and two books have
been i'll circulation from the school
library this month. From the pub
lie library one hundred and forty
three books have been brought TO
the school to be used by the school
children. The total number of books
in circulation for the month is three
hundred forty-five.
The only new book added to the
collection is the Romance of the
Boundaries" by John T. Faris; and
this book has been of much use to
the u. S. History class. It includes
the story of the Alaskan boundary,
the Mason and Dixon line, and the
boundaries of all our northern
states but Montana. The story of
Maine is considered especially in
teresting because it tells of the rich
Aroostook County, noted for its fine
fur pelts. The book is worth read
ing even by those who are not his
tory students.
The books due at the library and
not yet returned are HILLTOP on
the Marne," pride and Prejudice"
Short Stories," 1.-The Suburban
Sage" Margaret Ogilvey," Last OF
the Mohicans," "The Uncalled,"
Miss Lulu Bett." Hugh Wynne."
"The Pet, and Witches Maiden"
Alice Breme
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Contest In Section
81 Ends With Party

The Spelling Contest between
Kathryn Dolphin and Burton Colts
teams ended April l with Kathryn's
side the winner.
A pleasant surprise was planned
by the defeated side and given on
Thursday afternoon. Burton proved
himself to be good sport and car
ried to a successful conclusion a
very interesting program of Easter
and April Fool games.
Prizes were won by Dorothy Case,
and Fay Ferguson. Refreshments
were served and both sides went
home happy.
The following pupils had perfect
attendance for the month of March:
Frances Globes
George Draper
Jean Galloway
Mabel Founders
Ruth Anne HolZmueller
Mary Hickman
Dorothy Case
Mary Carpenter
Our section sent flowers to Mr..
McGinnes for Easter. Charles Irons
and Hammond Bennett were APP
pointed to buy the flowers and de-
liver them which they did on Thurs
day.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. Nc
Chimes is getting better and hope it
will not be long before he is able TO
return TO his classes.
-Althea Bethard !
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
SAFETY PLAY IS
TO BE GIVEN
BY GRADE THREE
In The Auditorium Of The
Elementary School On
Friday Afternoon.

Miss Sipple's section of Grade
Three will give a Safety Play in the
Auditorium of the Elementary
School, Friday, April 10, at 2:3O p.
m. The following program will be
given:
Recitation, safety First" by
three girls. Ray Maloney. Doris
Webb and Mary Schrey
Safety First play in three acts,
Characters
Mayor Windsor, William Warren.
Miss Tropea (Mayor's Steno-
grapher), Media TrOpea.
Mrs. Townsend, Anne Townsend.
Mrs. Tease, Ruth Anne Tease.
Mrs. Sterner (visitor), Betty Ster-
ner.
Mr.. Summers (visitor). Charles
Summers.
Chief Banning of Fire Depart
ment, Charles Pyle.
Mr. Shilling, Superintendent of
Schools, Earl Williams.
Mr.. Ackerman, Superintendent of
Street Department, Betty Manlove.
Mr.. Wilkins, superintendent of
Park Department, Lorraine Wilkins.
Dr. James of the Health Depart
ment, Horace wilkins.
Chief Derrickson of the Police De-
partment, Henry Latchum.
Sehoolboy, David Robbins.
ToWnspeOple, the rest of the class.
Music
Solo by Margaret Ann Salevan.
Quartet by Media Tropea, Anne
Margaret Salevan and
Ruth Anne Tease
Chorus by School.
Salute to the Flag.
Song, America" r.>-,-,.
kitty Morrison 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
AESOP'SFABLES
Desperate Affair


Mother: Johnny. if you eat more
cake, you'll burst"
Johnny: ."Well, pass the cake and
get outta the way"
just As l Am
Letters of one of the shorthand
class who takes dictation just as it
is given:
Dear Mr.. Umpstead:
Lets see. what'll 1 tell the old
blOckhead?
In reply to yours of the sixteenth
we are surprized to learn the super
power two-ton used truck you pur
chased from us is not giving perfect
satisfaction. We had TO sell it be-
fore it went to pieces.
AS you know Mr.. Umpstead, we
inspect all used cars thoroughly be-
fore turning them over to the pur-
chaser. Your truck was in excel
lent condition before it left our kar-
age. That's a swell dress you have
on. New isn't it?
1t is possible your driver is at
fault. Four miles to the gallon is
very poor mileage for a truck in
such good condition as yours. Four
gallons to the mile would be about
right. l never noticed you had
dimple in your chin. Bring it
around and we will have our expert
machanic make the proper adjust
ments.
Sincerely yours,
Just sign it yourself
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
FINE SOIL LED
TO FOUNDING
OF LINCOLN
A History OF Lincoln In
Two Parts. Part One,
Its History.

In the year 1868, Albert S. Johns
ton of Brooklyn, New York, had Oc-
casion to visit in Delaware, and
while travelling through the State
was impressed by the land south of
Milford, especially of the tract on
the east and west sides of what was
then the Junction and Breakwater
Railroad which ran from HaTring-
ton to Lewes. Mr.. Johnston made
soil tests and discovered that a
greater portion of the land in the
vicinity was composed of a fine
gravel sub-soil which is unequaled
for the growing of truck. After OBJ
tanning an option on 500 acres of the
land known as the Truitt property,
Johnston returned to Brooklyn to
close out his business interests in
that city, and to tell some of his
friends of the advantages of this
spot.
The news of JOhnston's find for an
ideal town site spread into several
other states and in a short time af-
ter his return from Brooklyn Johns
ton was joined by General Cornelius
Van Worst OF Jersey City, w. II.
Grace Of New York, and General
Gregg of Pennsylvania, all Of whom
were prominent and wealthy citizens
OF that time. Surveys were now
made, and a committee was appoint
ed to take care of the publicity end
of the venture, and in short time
what had been five hundred acres of
virgin oak had disappeared and in
stead city was laid out with ex-
traOrdinaTy wide streets and park
places. AS the town was~di 4 ectly ON
the State road leading from Milford
to Georgetown hotel was built for
the accommodation of travellers. 1t
was about this time that Colonel A. |
s. Small of Pennsylvania, who was
interested in breeding high grade
race horses and training them, came
to Lincoln and established large
stables. a half mile race track. as
Well as large. .cannery, a hotel, and
numerous stores, all of which did a
thriving business. For years the
Colonel Small stables were one of |
the chief places of interest in south
.ern Delaware. Other industries fol-
lowed and soon saw mills, box and
crate factories, keg-staVe mills, and !
brick manufacturing formed a very |
important part of the business at |
Lincoln. Other people were attract
cd by the fine soil and in a short
time Lincoln was girded by fruit !
farms, growing mainly peaches and
plums. Most of the fruit grown
found ready market in New York
City and was shipped first by rail |.
road to Lewes and then by way of
the Old Dominion steamship which
then ran twice a week from Lewes 8,
to New York. The largest fruit
grower at this time was Charles II.
Sackett, who was also one of the
first in that vicinity to grow sweet
potatoes extensively. Lincoln was
intended to be a rival of Milford =.
and it soon had several hundred cit
liens, and lying as it did in the
very center of what was at that time
the richest farm land in nOrtheas-
tern Sussex county, a great future
was fOretOld for the town.
Next week the history of Lincoln !
will be concluded and an attempt
will be made to give the reasons
hat caused the development of Lin
cOln to become arrested.
i.:.t.- ... -YerkesS ri
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Fourteen Have Perfect
Attendance

The following persons had Per-
feet Attendance during March in
Miss Carter's room:
Elizabeth Webb
Frances Simpson
Edna Simpson
Frances Pearson
Marian Nailor
Ruth Murphy
Anne Murphy
Peggy ManlOVe
Purnell Potter
Ray Scarborough
Jay Smith
Walter Townsend
Harold Watson
Charles Zeni
kitty Morrison 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Easter Spelling Race;
Rabbits Eggs Prizes

The Fourth Grade in Miss Carter's
Room is quite interested in a SPELL
ing Race which will last through the
month of April. The boys are rae
ing the girls. Each team has a white
rabbit on the blackboard aud each
time a whole team has q perfect
lesson that rabbit gets a pretty
egg placed in front of him. The
score is now l to l.
kitty Morrison 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Fourth Grade Makes
A Little Theatre

The boys in Miss Carter's room
are working on the Little Theatre"
which they are making from a box.
The first film to be shown is being
made by the class and will be Cn-
titled, Founders of Our Nation"
The picture will illustrate the fam
GUS men being studied in the History
class. "@
kitty Morrison 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Many On Sick List In
Miss Carter's Glass

Since so many of Miss Carter's
class is out with sickness we wish
to take this chance of saying, "We
miss you" We hope they will soon
be back with us.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Racing To New York

In the race. being held in Miss
Carter's room, to New York, the
Durant is leading. 1t is driven by
Ray Scarborough.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10

Those having Perfect Attendance
for March in Miss JOhnson's room
are: Jean Rock, Emma Lynch, Mar
guerite Kenton, Homer Stayton and
Robert Hobbs.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Glass Editors
Reporters

THEODORE TOWNSEND
KATHERINE MORRISON
LORETTA BERRIDGE-
--BLANCHB RUZICKA-
--MABELLE DRAPER
--IsoBERT YERKES-
CHARLES IRONS
WILLIAM LEWIS
LILLE WILSON
VIVIAN SHUTE-
ROBERT REED
--ALICE BREATE
SETH BAKER
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Treated With Candy

. Mary Schrey of the Third Grade
treated each member of the class
with Easter Candies.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10

Hubby-YOu didn't have a rag to
your back when l married you.
Wifey-Yes, but I've got plenty
now.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
Staff For February
And March

EditoF-in- Chief
-Kennerly Lambert 81
Sports Editor 1855
Townsend Parvis 81
Historical Editor
Eleanor Bunstein 30
Who's Who Editor
e: Marguerite Brulat0ur '34
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10

Bill, the hired man, asked little
Freddie to pass the salt. Looking at
his mother first, Freddie asked:
"Shall | give Bill the salt? Daddy
said he wasn't worth 1.-THE
Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
THE SOPHOMORES
ARE DEFEATED
BY THE JUNIORS
Fifth Victory For Juniors
Was Won Against Stiff
Opposition.

Last Wednesday after school the
SOphOmores played the Juniors in
the school auditorium. The game
was very interesting and both teams
played very creditably. The Juniors
by very hard fighting managed to
turn what looked like defeat into
victory. In the last part of the game
when there were but a few seconds
to play the score was tied, but Ben
ManlOve seemed to. be the deliVerer.
He made two foul shots just before
the whistle blew, thus making the
score IS to 1S in favor of the Jun
iOrs. This game makes five victor
les for the Juniors. They have de-
feated the Freshmen, Seniors, ALI
Stars and the SOphomores twice.
The lineup for the game was as fol
lows:
Juniors SOphOmOres
Clendaniel r. f. Rosa
Bob Reed l.. f. c. Thistlewood
Ralph Reed c. Thistlewood
Hall r. G.. Stevenson
Manlove l.. G. GOvatOs
Referee-BOstOn and Shaback
Robert A Reed
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10

SuDStltutlOnS: BurflS IOf Vlnyaru,
ParVis for Strahle.
Referee-ManloVe
Nichols and Parvis 81
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
JUVENILES MARRY

An increase in child-marriages among the pupils in the public schools of New York City has been reported by the superin- tendent of schools.
 In the last academic year 552 boys and girls dropped from school because of marriage, as against 483 in the preceding year. Only four of the 552 were boys; 373 were girls in the com pulsory continuation schools.
 Among the girl brides, one was only 12 years old, three were 13 AS were IA, 133 were 15. The 16- year-olds were most numerous 344 being in that classification.
 The report disclosed that the classrom standing of many oi the brides was not high.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
BEAR BATTING
Seattle P. I.

Two large Alaskan bears, talk en from their native haunts to a town in Virginia, became craZ- ed by the heat, broke their chains, and terrorized the town until one was recaptured and one shot to death. Poor things! Try to imagine, if you can, the suffering of those noble kings of the North when tranSplanted into a heat wave of the Southern States. Man, with his unneces- sary slaughter ol wonderful animals, and with his aimleSs cruelties, is dangerously near to bringing the Age of Mammals to an end"
 Oh, yeah! How much the Se- attle editor knows about Alas ka bear. Amazingl Indeed, it is surprizing that so much knowl edge can be absorbed even by a Seattle editor.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
100000 SLAVES SET FREE

Ras Tafari, emperor of Abys- sinia and last of the worlds large slave owners, will shortly -elease 100000 slaves within hls territories.
 Tn a letter to the Anti-slavery Society and Aborigines' Protect i've Society, Ras Tafari declared his intention to abolish serfdom in ancient Ethiopa. An official Of the society said: 'It is by no means an easy task to free D. 100000 slaves. There are many obstacles. The king has had to pacify the many slave-owning chiefs, but after months of dip iomatic negotiation, he has at last succeeded"
 This is saying a whole lot more than can be said of the free people of America"
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
BUSINESS IS GooD-wHY?

Business is good. What makes it good? Money is easier" they say. It is the same money that was tight" six months ago. What has made it "easier" now? Do you really want to know what has made it easier? Then here is the answer: A group ol men wired and phoned to all Federal Reserve centers in the early part of May 1920-"The tie-up comes on the 18th" That is exactly how "Gef1ation" came by the decision and order of ;4 private group, It was not q "defation of currency" but 8 6,efation of the people. These same men recently. said, Let's ease up a little; tell them to come in and borrow some mon ey." And then, all of a sudden. business is good" The business was always there-waiting. Men materials, need, all there; but no money. The money all there, too, but not easy"
 Some people rub their heads when they try to understand the Money Question. Let them be warned; don't try to under stand it; no one understands it; our present system is so ir- rational as to baffle rational minds; f1nanciers themselves don't understand it, they only play it. If the Money Brokers can induce you to try to under stand the Monetary System, then they have you tied up for the rest of your life-Exchange.
 The money system of today lsI not easier to understand than back in 1920. You have it or you don't The entire buying power of industrialS is tied upI or it is in good buying health. In the meantime, the little wage earner has or goes without the necessities of life.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
NICE REVENUE

It is reported that the seal take from the Pribilof rookeries is the greatest since the govern ment took over control of that industry. O'Malley reports 49,515 seals killed this year.
 The only concern to benefit from the seal take on these is lands is the Fouke Fur Co.,, of St. Louis.
 When only one corporation benefits from an industry that takes almost 5O,OOO seal this year, it is time that they quit that business and turn control over to the Territory. If it did not make better dicker than the Bureau of Fisheries, the seal had better be left alone.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
DOUBLE STANDARDS

Just as the country had be- wearing pajamas anywhere, any time, any place, the militant fe- nale residents Of Rockaway and 7dgemere, N. Y, protested that .nen should not be allowed on the boardwalks at the beach re- 7orts wearing the garments once used for sleeping. The protest was taken under advisement' by the police and traffic com mittee.
 Why should any man want to parade around town in pajamas anyhow.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
WANTS FILIPINOS TO DROP
 INVITED STATES

The Insular Legislature, Phil lippine Islands, convened recent ly and after being organized, heard Governor-General Dwight F. Davis urge the people of the Islands to turn their efforts from political to economic problems.
 The political problem in the Island possessions, like it is in Alaska is an economic problem. The struggle to secure sufficient
 9 purchase simple necessities of life, food and clothing, forces the people to turn to the only weapon at hand-politics-and through it's use secure enactment Of legislation that will make a decent living possible. It was the economic problem that fore
 the railroad men to organize their famous Brotherhood; it was the economic problem that gave birth to theI. W.W.'s of the logging camps on Puget Sound And when this organization SC : cured decent wages, decent houS ing, decent food, decent working hours, the strength of the or ganization dWindled down until it became a negligible factor as an organization in labor circles.
 When the economic problem in Alaska is solved to the point where Alaskans may secure 3 decent cultural wage, commens- urate with their labor the politi- cal problem will adjust itself to the old battle between the pro- fesSional politician and profes- sional office holder And what is true in Alaska is true of the Philippine Islands where the problem is more accute because greater numbers of people are affected by the adverse economic conditions.
 The problem in both the Is,- lands and Alaska will not be solved by Federal appointees or .bureaus-the solution can come only through self government.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
YOU FIND WHAT YOU FIND

You will always find what you gre looking except a job.
 Recently John Barton Payne. chairman Of the American Red Cross, after discussing With Pres ident Hoover plans for furnish ing relief next winter, emerged from the White House to say that the Unemployment situa- tion is bad but not alarming"
 The Washington Star" one leading conservative paper of the National Capital, sought to enlighten Chairman Payne on that point.
 It reports that one of it's re- porters and three officials of the District Employment Commit tee, disguised as members of the army of jobleSS tramped the streets, visiting every con- struction job and interviewing every possible employer, without locating single job. Every where they went, they reported they "got the well-Known gate. :"
 Washington is said to have suffered less from the depression than any other city in the coun- try. The government has under way building program running up into the tens of millions of dollars. Yet, according to these
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
Investigators, jobs are non-ex- istent here.-LABOR, Washing ton, D. c.
THE AMERICAN CIVILIZATION

Whenever we begin to consid : CT the ignorance and illiteracy Of "heathen nations" our good people are trying to educate, christianize and civilize, we go into statistics which cannot be evaded nor denied.
 There are today in the United States of America, the land of freedom and equality, the land of opportunity 12,0OO,000 Hitter ates. Not one of them ever tread a newspaper. Many of these unlettered folk are pretty low grade, degenerates, feeble minded, morons.
 According to surveyors, this is the poorest 25 per cent of all illiterate adults and sub-adults.
 There is another group, the semi literates-those who can read simple passages slowly-the bunch that school teachers pass along to higher grades to "get rid of them. This number Of semi i-literate is said to number between 12,000,000 and 18,000,000 or approximately 15,0O0,000.
 Then there is estimated anoth- CT 35,000,000 who read little save that class of magazines which appeals to the Sensuous and leaves little to the imagination.
 However, the ability to read we'll and to learn from what one reads, is the surest single mark of intelligence.
 But a failing of many students of the subject of illiteracy is the conclusion that because a per son is illiterate, he is ignorant. We have seen highly educated Mexicans, F'ilipinos, Japanese, Chinese, and others races, de- clared ignorant" because they were unable to read the English language or talk United States. " When as a matter of fact, their education in their own civiliza- tion gave them every bit aG high a culture and intelligence as is given by the average Ameri- can institution of learning. And the same is true of the Indian races of North America-their system of training or culture gave them an insight into ha~ man nature, philosophy, and an understanding of problems of life that is not within the con- prehension of the educated ego ist.