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Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
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Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
Company Had to Pay
for Trader Rats Trick

Stories of the mischievous antics
of the trader rat are received with
more or less discredit by people of
the East or West, but along the
line of the Rocky mountains, which
is the habitat of the trader rat,
there is to be found ample evidence
of the rats presence and operations.
His pranks are sometimes serious.
and at other times they are ludi-
crous. The rat will carry away
anything which catches its fancy,
but it always leaves something in
its place. The story of one mans
experience appears on the records
of a well-known insurance company.
The victim was movie director en-
gagged in making a picture in the
mountains, and rolling himself up
in a blanket prepared to spend
the night in the open. He laid
his watch on a convenient stone so
that he might consult it readily. but
in the morning the watch had dis
appeared, and in its stead was a
little pyramid of acorns, nails and
obsidian. He reported the circum-
stances and the insurance people
were at first inclined to regard the
incident as a joke. but the claim
ant persisted. and finally the
amount was paid, but not without a
protest on the part of the repre-
sentative of the company.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
Christian Science Churches

Probation After Death" was
the subject of the Lesson-Sermon
on Sunday, April 26, in all Church
es of Christ, Scientist. Golden
Text: THE Lord knoweth the days
of the upright: and their inherit
ance shall be for ever" psalms
37:18l. Among the citations which
comprised the Lesson-Sermon was
the following from the Bible: IF
the clouds be full of rain, they
empty themselves upon the earth:
and if the tree fall toward the
south, or toward the north, in the
place where the tree falleth, there
it shall be-" (Ecclesiastes 11:3).
The Lesson-Sermon also included
the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy:
Jesus unchanged physical condi-
tion after what seemed to be death
was followed by his exaltation
above all material conditions; and
this exaltation explained his ascen-
sion, and revealed Enthusiastically a
probationary and progressive state
beyond the grave. Jesus was ''the
way" that is, he marked the way
for all men," Up. 46).
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
NAME ROTARY GOVERNOR
f. Paul BurkhoIder, Georgetown,
Receives High Honor in Rotary

E. Paul Burkholder, Superinten-
dent of Schools of Sussex county,
Delaware, was nominated for the
position of district governor at the
closing session of the annual con-
vention of the Fiftieth district of
Rotary Internationl, Tuesday of
last week The district comprises
southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware
and southern New Jersey. Only
nominations are made at the dis
trict convention, and the election
is held at the international con-
vention, which will be held this
year at Vienna. Burkholder is a
native of Ephrata, Pa, and was
graduated from the high school
there prior to matriculation at
Millersville State Teachers College
and Franklin and Marshall College.
He also took post graduate
course at Harvard University. He
was principal of the schools of
Christiana and East Stroudsburg,
and for the past five years has
been superintendent of Sussex
county schools. His Rotary activ-
tiles include president, vice-presi-
dent and treasurer of the George
town, Delaware, club. He was one
of the organizers of the Lewes,
Harrington and Selbyville, Della
ware clubs. Two addresses featur-
ed the closing session of the con-
vention. DR.. Arthur F. Shelton, of
Kingston, N. Y, spoke on the Ro-
tary motto, which he composed.
He profits most who serves best"
DR.. Henry Crane, of Scranton,
spoke on There's Gold in the
Golden Rule" Mrs. Clifford Pin
chot was the speaker at the noon
meeting of the Rotary women's
meeting. She spoke on her trip
with the governor to the South
Seas. The convention was closed
Tuesday night of last week with
the holding of the annual Cover
nor's Ball.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
Saved Jackson from Trap

A wild ride by two loyal C0nfed-
crate women saved Stonewall Jack
son from marching into a trap set
for him by Generals Fremont and
Shields in the Virginia campaign,
the Baltimore & Ohio Magazine
recalls. One OF these women. Es-
ther Washington. was the daughter
of George w. Washington of the
same family as the first President.
Her father had learned of the
Union generals plan TO trap Jack
son. and since his sons were in the
southern army and he himself was
unable to ride TO Charlestown. Es-
ther and Rebecca volunteered. They
made the trip on horseback, and
were complimented by Jackson, who
Immediately proceeded to make
things hot for Fremont.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
Long Trip for Clay

The first whiteware made in Eng
land was the product of the Wedge
wood pottery and it was necessary
to send to America for the special
white clay needed. The leaders of
the expedition left diary which
is extant, and from this ii was
learned that the expedition landed
at Charleston. s c.. In 1867. The
party forced its way into the heart
of the mountainous Cherokee coun-
try of North Carolina, mined sew
eral tons of kaolin, and transported
1t in the dead of winter to the sea-
coast and thence by ship to Eng
land.-Detroit News.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
Bobby" Burns Memento

Ayr, in Scotland, today contains
very little that Burns ever saw, but
he probably passed or entered
many times the old inn on High
street, now called the Tam O'Shan-
ter inn. The real "auld" attraction
there is ''the auld clay biggin," the
ancient cottage of two small rooms,
built by Burns father in 1857,
which a. tramcar ride takes you to
in a few minutes. Ii is now a
Burns museum and about it are the
fields the plowman poet titled and
where his songs were born.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
MANY MEASURES BECOME
LAWS AS GOVERNOR APPROX
OF NEW LAWS NOW
EFFECTIVE IN THIS STATE
Number of Grand Jurymen Cut;
School Budget is Approved and
Other Bills and Resolutions

Governor c. Douglass Buck re-
mained at his Office in the State
House at Dover until a late hour
Wednesday evening, signing long
series of bills and resolutions ap-
proved by the past session of the
Legislature. Many important
measures were among them, in
cluding Representative Tatnalrs
bill reducing the number of grand
jury members to Is in New Castle
county and 10 in Kent and Sussex,
respectively; Representative Van
Sewers bill creating separate
Supreme Court to three members,
the bill appropriating 1000 for a
survey of the county government
and taxation in the three counties.
and Mrs. Tschudy's school budget
bill appropriating total of ST.
224, 900. Representative VanSciv-
er's bill creating a separate Su-
preme Court requires the approval
OF another session of the Legisla-
ture and the signature of the Gov
ernor following its passage again,
since it amends the Constitution.
The bill decreasing the number of
members of grand juries is also
an amendment to the Constitution.
Governor Buck signed Representa-
tive Tatnalls bill requiring proof
of financial responsibility up to
$4,000 for personal injury and ST.
600 for property damage, from
automobile operators who have had
their drivers license revoked or in
the event that a judgment for
500 or more has been recovered
as the outgrowth of an automobile
accident.
Mrs. Tschudy's School Budget Bill
Mrs. Tschudy's school budget
bill, which the Governor signed
appropriates s3,612,OOO for each Of
the coming two years for the op-
Grafton of the schools. Among
other House bills signed by Cover
nor Buck were the following:
No. Amending the general
corporation laws.
No. 10 Creating a State CON
tingent fund of $4,000 annually
for the next two years.
No. Authorizing the ap-
pointment of a Historic Markers
Commission and appropriating
$4,000 annually for the next two
years.
No. 66 - Appropriating SS7,435
for the completion and equipment
of the gymnasium building of the
Women's College of the University
of Delaware.
No. 12-Appropriating 100000
for new buildings for the State
Hospital at Farnhurst
No. 63- Appropriating $4,000
for the payment and cancellation
of certificates of indebtedness of
the State.
No. 70 Appropriating S135, 700
for the erection and equipment of
certain buildings for the Colony
for the Feeble Minded at Stockley.
No. Increasing the amount
which Blades may raise by taxa
ton.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
OPEN BIDS FOR MORE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION IN DELAWARE
GEORGE & LYNCH LOUFST
ON SUDLERSVILLE ROAD
Delegation Appears For the Wood
land Beach Road-Other Dele
cations Make Appeals

The State Highway Commission
in session at Dover last week on
ened bids for three road contracts
one in each of the three counties
totaling six miles. Another omen
ing of bids viii be advertised abont
May 20 for nine miles of addition
al roads, throughout the State
Following were the contracts omen
ed:
Cooch's Bridge Maryland line
New Castle county, 296 miles
Contract 178. The bidders and
amounts of the bids were as fol
lows: w. w. Truitt, Cincoln Citv
$86, ,729; George & Lynch, Dover
$87, 1880; P. D. Phillips & Bros
Salisbury,Md., s79,81O.2O; Old Line
Construction Company, Chester
town, Md, STA ,439.1O; Continental
Contracting Company, Baltimore
Md, $67,63S; D. E. O'Connell &
Son, Ridley Park, Pa, S72,37I.
Contract 181 Hartly to Sudlers-
vile, Md, 20 miles, Kent county.
w. w. Truitt, Lincoln City ST.
642; Field, Barker & Underwood.
Philadelphia, 76,821; D. E. O'Con-
nell & Son, Ridley Park, Pa, S74-
808.5O; P. D. Phillips Bros. Sails
bury, Md, 74,49O; Continental
Contracting Company, Baltimore.
Md, $74, ,264.50; Old Line Con
struction Company, Chestertown.
Md, $40, O,3O4; George & Lynch. Do
yer, S68, $3.50.
Contract 188 Green's Min-Bow
ems Garage, 1.41 miles. Sussex
county, P. D. Phillips & Bros. sal
isbury, Md, S4O,987. so; Field.
Barker & Underwood, Philadelphia
S3e,1 ,154; w. w. Truitt. Lincoln
City, 38,987; Old Line Construction
Company. Chestertown, Nd. S35,-
40; Highway Engineering & Con-
struction Company, Chestertown,
Md, S34,819.
After the bids We're opened, nine
delegations appeared before the
commission asking for improved
roads, both concrete and hard sur
face roads.
The roads asked for included the
following: Greenwood to Anderson
town, Kent and Sussex line, two
miles long; Townsend to Delaney's
Church to the Maryland line, 210
miles; Adamsville to Wesley
Church near Burrsville, Nd, four
miles; Woodland Beach Road near
ly two miles. This road has been
built and the Highway Department
was asked to take it over for slight
improvements needed; Mt.Pleasant
Blackwater road, Sussex county,
4 1-2 miles; Stockley to Millsboro
by way of Bryan's Store, 2 IL
miles; Hickman to Maryland line,
one and three-quarters miles; New
ark to Summit Bridge, New Castle
county,10 miles; Roxana to Frank
ford, Sussex county three miles;
Milford to Lincoln City, Sussex
county 2 1-2 miles. Members Of
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Overmagni6ed

We understand there has been
perfected a microscope which is so
powerful II makes the brain OF
those auto drivers who always
straddle the line in the middle of
even the widest highway look al
most as large rs n soup bean.-Ohio
State Journal
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29

{ No. 109-To aid INDECENT Spanish
War veterans, $500 annually for
the next two years.
No. Making minor changes
in the charter of Greenwood.
No. Amending the law rela-
tive to payment of fines in court
martial cases in the National
Guard.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29
Irresistible Wit

Psychologists have heen analyz
ing the laughter of children and we
await with considerable interest the
assay reports on the giggle of the
radio announcer who laughs at his
own funnyisms.-Milwaukee Senti-
nel.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-29

considerattiisosnl0aa .ltissl0a =. gave a ssp,,
After the ona. ail the roal
three road coptl lung Of bid
tels Of business ac's, seveu
Guiding the ord.y rs5s T.. tah'' I.
q z school here for tes u tie |
eight new ofHcars ~ ne sels
Highway algaway Police, he = e. I
SpPLlaants Tesr. T. be betrssg8' sg', !
(as (as I1 plans for sdvsr5j,to. ill., 1
Ior i the road from ''s,as ps |
AAoAdna. in Suss., 'dnl
The commission my
policy Of extending 1g sia'g aaspa
school buildings s nlgh7
location Of scbools slcou7
highway. On I
Franchises were ., >. /
commission g 2 to The 6s1ap1 1ass1
e < Light Company sl'@13 ], "a
,,..s Along the Christian / IsI u
town Of chrstiana. . way |
Along the road from /
Bridge to the Msrvlsna4 Ty from Il
connection at PIsssa. .s.a
School, Lincol, uas ,sasanfl
Highway. "lsnTay
Along the marsh Il
den Water Densr...o oau
roads. y y "a
iidhcnlse also wa Is 81,
the Artesian W.
along the Lincoln H.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
TODAY

Dinner-Y. n. c. A.. 6 p. m,
garden Of Mayflower Hotel.
Luncheon - English speaking
Union, / D. m., willard Hotel.
Meeting Clan Gregor Society,
all day, willard Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures PaSsen-
ger Association. 1880 p. m. Ra-
leigh Hotel.
Meeting-District Of Columbia
Chapter, American War Mothers.
8 D. m. Hamilton Hotel.
Banquet - Mid-Atlantic states
Osteopathic Association, 8 p. m,
Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting Glover Park Citizens
Association, 8 p. m, Industrial
Home School, Thirty-Seventh and
Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
Meeting-Society of Natives of
the District of Columbia, 8 p. m,
Washington Club, 1701 K st
N. w.
Chemical Society of
Washington, 8 p. M, Cosmos Club.
TOMORROW
Meeting-Alpha Chi Sigma, 8
.. m, Hamilton Hotel.
Goldenberg Executives
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
Dear on BiLLbOGrdS
Anners Civic SOcietH

Vigorous protest Of the secret
deal between the District Sign
Committee and local billboard in
terests whereby the latter were
to be given the benefit Of the
doubt respecting doubtful" sign
locations, was registered yester-
day by the American Civic Asso-
citation.
Compromise with the billboard
industry over the proposed sign
regulations was characterized as
q backward step" by Miss Har-
lean James, executive secretary
Of the association.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
TOdGyG and
Tomorrow
What's $ Doing

Cub,.7 p. m, Hamilton Hotel.
Card Party - Keaneth Nash
Post, American Legion, Q p. m,
Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting-Biolo Society of
washington, 8 .. m, Cosmos Club.
Dance - Sigma Beta Sorority,
Mayflower Hotel.
Meeting-Y. w. c. A., home Of
Mrs, Luke I. Wilson.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
BY LEIGH MATTEsON
Copyright. 1881, by International
News Service)


News Service)
ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 16.-Man'
kinds first clue to a provable
theory of the evolutionary origin
Of the various elements Of the
universe is probably contained in
Prof. Jacob Papish's discovery Of
Element No. 81.
Theory Not Ready
DR.. Papish today said the dis
covery was secondary in scientific
Importance to the method by
which he made the discovery. He
stated:
Fer many years 1 have been
slowly formulating a rational
theory of the evolution Of the
clements. In line with this
theory, 1 sought for element No.
81 in materials where nobody
had searched before.
81 am not yet ready to pub
Rsh my theory. But further
work may permit me to give q
preliminary 0utiine of it in the
not distant future"
Any theory of the evolution of
the elements in the universe that
is open to proof by physicists will
be of vast scientific and even so
cial Importance.
Possibilities Are Vast
To date only conjecturES in
that direction have been pos
sible. But once something Ger
tain is known immense possihili-
ties are opened up to persons
studying the atoms and their
contents.
And like all great scientific
theories made pruvable, mankind
viii be influenced In it's, thought
and emotions to a profound ex,
tent.
DR.. Papish, who is professor of
spectroscopy at Cornell's Baker
Laboratory, said: ,.-.
II cannot say what the new
element locks like. cannot
now name it. Further study Of
its characteristics win determine
the name"
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
ELEMENT NO. 81
TO AID STUDY
Of MATTER
Vast Scientific Possibilities
Seen in SaVant's Discovery
Finder in First interview

One of the most important
scientific discoveries of the de-
cGde-diScoUery of Element 81
tDGs announced yesterday By Prot
jacob PGpiSh, of Cornell Uni
Oersity. Prof. PGpiSh made the
first public announcement OF his
discovery to Leigh MGtteSon. In
ternGtiondl NetDS SerUtce science
tDviter, at ithaca, ". Y. Today
Prof. PaptSh granted his first IN
tevvieD on the discovery to Mr..
MIfteson
The Washington times., 1931-10-16

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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Work On Cinder Track
Progresses Slowly

The Board of Education of Mil
ford District is having an athletic
field laid out and graded directly
back of the new school building.
The football field and baseball dia-
mond are being arranged in such a
way that a part of the football field
may be used for diamond. The
running track will be one quarter of
a mile in length. One half this dis
tance will be made up of two one
half circles, one on each end. The
straight stretch nearer the school
building will be made twenty feet
wide as stretch for short dis
tances of one hundred yards or less.
The remainder will be fifteen feet
wide. 1t is the intention of the
board to build this track of cinders
in such a way as to insure good
drainage, safe running, and adVan-
tageous banking at the curves.
Inside the track will be space
available for high jump, broad jump,
shot put and pole vault.
1t is doubtful they will be able to
get these things in full swing as the
field will hardly be ready to use this
spring. Lille Wilson
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Spring Approaches And
SOphs Write Poetry
Home Economic Girls Busy With
Sewing

The Sophomores have been try
ing this week to compose some linn
ericks and ballads of their own.
Some of them are very comical. The
following limerick was written by
Wilson SOckrider:
There was an old man of Calcutter
Who had very bad stutter;
Every time he said grace,
He made such a face
That he spit his false teeth in the
butter.
The DamsePS Hair
There was bold damsel so fair,
Who had beautiful yellowy hair;
The hair trailed on the ground
Till her lover she found who snip
ped.
Irene Williams
The Mule
There was a mule named aPCrank,
Who one day sat down on a tank,
The tank blew sky high,
The mule she did die
And left her remains to old Hank.
Irene Williams
l HSlS OuSS Mdo d man llOlll hSA-
lucky
Who always considered himself
lucky
Because he had no wife
TO wear out his life,
This lucky man from Kentucky.
This past week in Home Econom-
les, we have been making some kit
chen necessities. After finishing
the attractive lavender and green
oven holders, we made some silver
ware cases. They are lavender in
color, lined with a soft shade of
pink. For home work we are hem
stitching some linen.
johnson '33
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
SHALL MILFORD FOLKS
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY?
Ministers And Business Men Say--- Yes!

achievements of the schools, the
ministers of Milford should have
control of part of the festival. He
says his whole church would back
the project and try to help in every
way possible. Back in 1895 Rever-
| end Nichols took part in celebrat-
| ing the two hundredth anniversary
of Oxford, Maryland, where he then
lived, so he should be quite some
help to the committee that does the
arranging.
To come back to the business
men of Milford, an interviewer finds
that Mr.. Harry Pettyjohn, president
of the Rotary Club, seems very en-
thusiastic over the idea of a cele-
bration, but that the committee ar
ranging the program for the occa-
sion should be made up of any bus
mess men and should be sponsored
by the Rotary. He says that the
carnival should be held on the Old
Holland place and that all the
speakers should be outside with the
floats and booths. March is too
near at hand now to get together a
really grand festival, and later in
the season the weather would be
better and not so uncertain.
The next man looks at the sub
ject from altogether different an
gle, that of the School Superinten-
dent. Mr.. Robert E. Shilling thinks
that it would be a wonderful thing
to do if the proper cooperation
could be secured. He thinks it is
too much for any one institution to
undertake He would want page
ant given with many different epi-
sodes prepared by different clubs or
associations. The project should be
given wide publicity and a commit
tee should be appointed with plenty
of financial backing. The help of
older people should, by all means,
be secured to give suggestions as to
buildings that once were in the
town and -as to costumes worn
some years ago.
These are the opinions of some
prominent citizens of Milford -
now, shall be celebrate, or shall we
not?
Alice Breme
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Large Electrical Clock
Rules School By Bell

Probably one of the most efficient
and modern devices in our new
school is the master clock which
hangs in the Superintendent office
1t is about four and half feet tai
and one and half feet wide. This
clock rings the bells in the rooms
at the time the classes are to pass
and a few minutes before they are
to pass to warn them. 1t is of great
value as it saves time for the tea
chers and pupils.
The power used by this automatic
clock is storage batteries which are
automatically charged. Everything
about this clock works automatical-
ly. 1t winds itself and if it should
ever stop there is a button on the
inside that you press and it winds
it; then it starts to work and winds
itself automatically again.
Under the cloth is a switch board
with forty plugs that can be arrang
ed to ring any one of one hundred
and siXty-one bells, and there is for
each plug a separate bell. The
length of the signal is from five to
ten seconds. This clock is abso-
lutely correct to the second after it
has been adjusted.
There is a ribbon with the minutes
of the hour on it. This rolls around
on small rollers at the required
minutes the bells should ring. There
are holes pinched in the libbon at
the top; there are fnger-like pieces
that press against the ribbon, and
when the hole in the ribbon comes
around the fingers fall into the hole
and make contact and the bells
ring ali over the school
Seth Baker 80
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Lincoln, st. Valentine and
Washington HOnOred By
Fourth Grade

The Fourth Grade in Miss Car
ter's room gave a February Birth
day Program" on Friday honoring
the great men whose birthdays come
in this month. The Fifth Grade of
Mrs. Blades room were the guests.
The following program was pre-
sented:
Song, America.
The Boyhood of Lincoln, Pierce
Williamson.
Exercise, LINCOLN, by seven
boys.
The Life of Saint Valentine, Fran
ces Simpson.
Play, ST. Valentine, Harold Wat
son, Charles Zeni, Eleanor Emory,
Edna Simpson, Frances Wadding-
ton, Ruth Murphy.
Recitation, Betsy Ross, Marian
Nail II.
Play, Our First Flag: Betsy Ross,
Lydia Bel Toadvine; General Wash
ington, Pau Willis; friends, Gene
Scott and Herbert Schule-.
Recitation, Another Washington,
Major Sockrider.
The Boyhood of Washington,
Frank Paquette.
The Life of Henry w. Longfellow,
Webb.
The Village Blacksmith, John Will
liams.
The Children's Hour, Elizabeth
Postles.
Song, America, The Beautiful.
The program was read by Marian
Nailor.