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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Juniors Hold Class
Defamation Contest
Ponder Morgan And Elva Davis
Chosen TO Represent Glass

Each year our High School holds
a defamation contest to pick two
talented pupils to represent Milford
in the State Contest Two pupils
from each class have been, before
this year, chosen by the English
teacher to represent their respective
class. Usually, before, a certain
group of pupils have tried out for
this honor. This year the juniors
have tried a new experiment. In
stead of the usual method of the
teacher choosing from the pupils
whom they know are capable of civ
ing a fine speech the juniors held a
contest in the auditorium to see if
they couldn't find some new talent.
The judges were Mr.. Shilling,
Miss Alden, and the Junior Glass,
acting as a unit. Each of the pu-
pills cast two votes for the two best
speakers in their opinion. Also ev-
cry pupil gave speech thereby in
suring that no hidden genius should
be overlooked. Mr.. Shilling and
Miss Alden each cast two votes and
the students two popular speakers
were counted as two votes.
The two best speakers were Pom
der Morgan and Elva Davis. Pom
der's speech, Spirit of rs" was
GREETED with much laughter. 1t was
a letter from a minuteman to a
friend. The quaint language of the
minuteman was really very anus
ing.
Elva Davis speech, "The Prince
of Illusion" was a tear bringing
speech whose central figure was a
blind boy. 1t was given very effec-
lively and was thoroughly enjoyed.
Alice Breme's' speech, "a Casual |
ty," was a war poem with stirring
verses and a very interesting story. !
There were many other fine speech (
es given and all the pupils enjoyed !
themselves very much-when their /
own speeches had been given.
Gerald Wilson '32 .
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
A Fifty-TOn Battery To
Be Used On Submarine

Think of a iifty-ton battery!'
said Mr.. Coverdale. of the Milford
Battery Service. To most of lis
whose acquaintance with batteries is
limited to automobiles and radios,
this is a "lot of battery"
"This," continued Mr.. COverdale,
"is the weight of the big Exide sub
marine battery that Sir Hurbert
Wilkins will take with him on his
submarine trip under the Arctic
seas"
"This battery will furnish the pow
er to operate and propel the subma-
rine while submerged. 1t is one of
the types of Exides used for this
purpose in the majority of the
worlds submarines.
1.-The submarine, as we know, has
been loaned to Sir Hurbert- wilkins
and his party of scientists for per-
iod of five years and is 175 feet long
and approximately of 700 tons reg
lister. The Sub" has a cruising
range of over 1000 miles and when
submerged il will so 100 miles on
one charge of this enormous battery.
The time required to recharge this
battery is about six hours. Two 500
horsepower Diesel engines COM
plete the propulsion equipment.
"The submarine will be fitted
with sled deck superstructure pro-
tecting all coming towers and per-
iscopes, and with drills for boring
through the ice if free water is not
found at frequent intervals. One
drill is two feet in diameter, hollow,
and may be extended 13 feet above
the deck. 1t will enable men to !
reach the surface of the ice even
though the submarine is completely |
under the ice.
1.-TWO other drills nine inches in |
diameter will be available for use in
case the ice is more than IS feet |
thick. These nine-inch drills can
be elevated by adding from the in
side of the vessel, extensions to a
height of 60 feet or more, thus
air for the engines and |
facilitating the recharge of the bat
terry without the Sub" or the men
having to come to the surface"
Ray A. Wilson 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Our Geography Teacher
Does The Impossible
Mrs. Russell Makes Us Remember


'What are The chief exports Ol
Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil?"
or Name the capital cities of Peru
Columbia and the Guianas," are
questions whose answers will be in
our minds long after we have reach
ed higher grades, learned under the
skillful teaching of Mrs. Russell,
the present Junior High School
teacher of Geography, Spelling and
Arithmetic.
For quite a long time has Mrs.
Russell taught in Milford School
the above subjects. and when in
high school she was an honor stu
dent in them. She has done extra
work through extension courses and
ATTENDED several summer sessions at
the University of Delaware.
Mrs. Russell, who before her mar
riage was Miss Nora Dickerson, was
born near Bridgeville on farm
and later moved with her parents
into Bridgeville where she attended
school and graduated from there.
She has taught school seven years
in Rural Schools and six years be-
fore marrying. She taught the sixth
grade in Milford School two years
and later the seventh and eighth
grades.
Geography has been the enjoyed
study of Mrs. Russell, and although
she has not been abroad has tray
eled good deal in the United
States and delights in reading books
on travel. She takes a keen interest
in Out-of-doors sports and when
younger took active part in them.
Mrs. Russel's daughter, Ruth,
works on the Evening Journal. She
was an Honor Student both in Mil
ford School and in College.
Mrs. Russell has taught Sunday
School in the Presbyterian Church
since she was sixteen years of age.
M BrulatOur "a
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27

two story buildings are effected.
Last year when east winds came
up, the marshes were flooded and
the little ones were drowned. AS a
consequence not nearly SO many
are being caught this winter as were
last winter When the wind hauls
to the east the water sweeps in and
trapping is no good until the water
recedes for the traps are buried too
deep and the rats swim over them.
Rats appear in low muddy places
where there is water close by, al
though they must be near their
food, Srass roofs.
(This. information was gained
from Mr.. French of Milford Neck,
who traps on the Milford Creek and
1 wish to take this opportunity to
thank him for the help lie so kind
ly gave me.)
Lambert 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Title Poem Of Young.
Poets First Volume
Sent To Alice Breme
A~thOress Once Visited In Milford

Illusions, l once chose with care,
The fragile fragrance of a thought
Stray Butterflies that l have caught
| gaze on these-and I am blind
To things on which | would not
look,
For to a cOlored picture-book,
| turn, my dear dim dreams to find
Stored in the Attic of my mind.
The World is myHope-C Chest of
Schemes,
And my ambitions are my Dreams!
copyrighted 1890 by Roberta
HaSkins Macauley)
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Milford Downs Caesar
Rodney For The Kent
County Championship

The Milford girls basketball
squad took undisputed possession OF
/ the Division B championship at Do
yer last Friday night by defeating
the Caesar Rodney girls 25 to II.
Two evenly matched teams, keyed
to the Importance of the occasion,
fought through two periods of the
latest play witnessed this season.
The result served to advance Mil
ford far along the path towards the
State Championship while it elimi-
mates Caesar Rodney.
; Caesar Rodney did not relinquish
the distinction of basketball great
ness without a valiant struggle. AL
though Milford held the whiphand
in the first half their opponents
nearly tied the score in the middle
of the third quarter. But the Mis-
pillion assies gathered strength as
the game progressed, assumed
nice lead, and protected it against
Caesar ROdney's rally, born of des-
peratiOn, in the last few minutes of
play
Both teams began sparring eau
tiOusly as the game opened, each in
tent on gaining the all important
first goal. However. by a clever
piece of passing, the Milford team
scored two goals in quick success
sion. Their opponents who were
not to be laughed at Immediately
made their first tally. Ellen Sipple
dropped shot through from the
foul line and raised the score to
So. Caesar Rodney came back
with another tally, only to have two
more points scored on them.
In the second quarter both teams
matched goal with goal until Mil
ford succeeded in widening the lead
by points.
The upstate girls started the sec
ond period off with a bang when !
Hargrove, crack side center, who |
had been shifted to forward, sank |
two field goals. The Milford guards |
retrieved the ball on a foul throw |
and shot a sizzling pass down |
court where our two forwards drop |
ped the ball through the basket.
Helen Mills, who had been putting
up Il splendid fight, was removed to
the bench via the foul route. Her
absence not only upset the defense
but left the attack without her deft
passing from center court to start
plays. At this break Caesar Rodney
scored two more goals. However, by
hat time Jenny WoOtten who re-
placed Mills had warmed up and be-
gan playing a hot game. Milford
ook the first tally in the final per-
cd by series of clever passes
rom back court. At that stage Of
he game the upstate lassies made
| final desperate and powerful at
empt to tie the score but were un-
lble to accomplish their aim be-
,ause of the splendid scrap put up
,y the Mispillion lassies' guards.
Everybody thought the game was
ost when Ethel Lord was called
nut on fouls two seconds before the
inal whistle brought an end to the
contest.
1t may be admitted without ques-
ion that Caesar Rodney put up the
oughest and squarest battle that
he girls have run up against this
easOn.
Dover, who played FELTON, here,
'On by score of 1923.
frhn
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS
MAKE CLEVER TOYS

: On Wednesday afternoon,
Z Section 73 had a test in Eng
Z lish.
Z In Home Economics in con-
Z nection with their study of
. what kinds of toys children
: should have, the girls of this
section have made different
toys of washable scraps and
: stuffed them with rags. Cats,
dogs, turtles, dolls, and even
giraffe have been made.
Tuesday the girls expect to
learn how to wash hair and
set waves.
NIabelle Draper
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27

poem childhood" which she ha
sent him. In this letter he toll
Alice of another girl in her teens
Roberta Haskins Macauley who wa
also interested in poetry and sug
gested that they write to one an
other. Monday Alice was pleased t
receive an answer from Roberta Ma
cauley telling her of her work an,
interests. 1t seems that Roberts
once lived. in Delaware and actuall.
visited in Milford for four weeks
She has just printed privately he
first volume of poems called IN.
Hope Chest of Dreams" We re
print here the poem from which tn,
volume is named. which she sent Il
Alice.
My HOpe-CheSt OF Dreams
I have HOpe-Chest of my Dreams
SO large and square and deep ant
wide
With room for all my dreams in
side;
It's mirrored surface fairly teens
With golden glints and rosy CLEANS
Across the top a carved design
Tells all the world the Chest is
mine,
And in each corner is a door
That opens with a coded key,
Inscribed with magic, Memory"
And as | roam from shore to shore
] add new treasures to my store,
And still my magic Chest unfOlds-
The more ] gain the more it holds!
&.&
And in This Wonder-BOX of mine,
! store my happy hopes away
In paper parcels gold and gay,
Each tied with rainbow ribbons fine,
with tinsel seals that brightly
shine)-
Small packages for fancys whim,
Wrapped neatly, and trifle trim;
Large bundles thick and softly
round,
And thin ones with foreign air,
Marked Fragile, handle me with
care!"
Square boxes long, and leather
bound;
All shapes and sizes have found,
From trunks of rainy-day delight
TO lovely letters palely white!
3:&
My Hope Chest Stands in Attic low,
And when the day is dim with care.
climb the spiral shadow-stair,
And dwell within the dusky glow,
The warmth of dreams no others
know
listen to the singing caves,
And count my treasures-safe from
thieves.
For l have dreams and dear desires,
That fade, like pearls away from
light
And I to keep them new and bright,
Must light. the ruby-glow of fires
Before my Altar of Desires,
That they, like candle-stars, may
CLEAN,
And thus, each one fulfill dream!
&:&
Four doors there are within the
Chest,
And four compartments--for the
same,
And each compartment bears a
name
One faces East-the other West,
And North and Southwark face the
rest
The first door Opens-call il Faith"
And upward swirls Visions
wrath
20 "Dreamland" leads the second
door,
opens to me, without aid,
sat | may enter and parade
ross the centuries of lore,
lead out like carpets on the floor,
e prayer-rugs when believers
kneel,
hd lose themselves Beyond the
real.
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rhe third floor is a flame of fire,
And | must enter unaware,
70 benefit by being there
Cor magics wOrk-and never tire,
n vivid effort to inspire,
n this-"The Land of Living Art"
Where blend the spirit and the
heart.
The fourth door is most great Of
hese, II
Cor on it's panel is a star
md with it | can travel far,
nto the cities of the seas
)r any place or plane l please.
Beyond this door are Wonder-things,
hat people call "Imaginings
&:S
" dream-GHed Chest of Hope is
square
md mirrored, large and wide and I
deep, j.;
nd in this Beauty-BoX | keep, / |
way from scornful glance or
stare t
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
MILFORD

Referee Wright Timer, Lambert.
Substitutions: Milford, WoOtten
for Mills; Kitchens for Lord. Caes-
ar Rodney, Hargrove for Barnard;
Ridgley for Morris; Morris for Har-
grove; Gray for Dagger, and Jackson
for Jenkins. Nichols 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
HIGHLIGHTS IN SECTION
SEVENTY-TWO

Section 72 has changed
its schedule.
We are going to elect a
President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer.
We are having Science
three times a week instead of
two.
Mr.. McGinnis, our Science
teacher, is ill.
We were invited to assembly
on Monday for Washington's
Birthday.
William Lewis
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
SUPERVISOR VISITS
MILFORD MONDAY

Bright and early Monday
morning, February 16, Mr..
John Shilling made his ap-
pearance in the corridors at
High School, and promptly
the word passed from student
to student that it was no day
to let lessons slide. Mr.. Shill-
ing smilingly remarked that
he had come to pay his par
ty-call" after the banquet the
Thursday night previous, but
we were glad that he visited
most of our class rooms.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Reporters

Reporters
THEODORE TOWNSEND
KATHERINE MORRISON
LORETTA BERRIDGE-
BLANCHE RUZICKA-
-NIABELLE DRAPER
ROBERT YERKES-
CHARLES IRONS
WILLIAM LEWIS
LILLE WILSON
VIVIAN SHUTE-
ROBERT REED
ALICE BREME-
SETH BAKER
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
MRS. SHELDRAKE SUBSTI-
TUTES FOR MRS. C0RDRAY
AND MISS KITCHENS

The latter part OF last week
saw Mrs. Sheldrake back in
Milford where she became
such a familiar figure last
spring during Miss Jones' ill
ness. This time she was sub
stituting for Mrs. Cordray.
Happily Mrs. COrdray is back
at her desk now, but Mrs.
Sheldrake is still with us too,
for she is taking Miss Hit
chens' place until she is able
to return.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
Staff For February
And March

Editor-in-C Chief
-Kennerly Lambert 81
Sports Editor
Townsend Parvis 81
Historical Editor
Eleanor Bunstein 'S2
Who's Who Editor
Marguerite Brulatour '34
Class Editors
1881 ............ Elizabeth James
1882 .............. Gerald Wilson
1888 .............. Hazel Johnson
1884 ............ Willard Pierce
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Class Editors
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
LACK Of FIELDS
BARS RUNNERS

None of the three colored high
schools of the city will participate
in the inter-scholastic events of
the Colored intercollegiate Ath.
letic Associations track and field
meet at Howard University to.
morrow.
Lack of a field for practice
halted the Dunbar, Cardozo and
Armstrong teams from getting
into action this season. The new
Dunbar Stadium is under con.
struction, and will not be ready
before next fall.
Coach Pinderhughes, of Dun.
bar, has a group Of stellar har.
riers; who will not be able to
show their prowess until next
season. Among the veterans are
Joseph Cole, promising 880.yard
runner; Alfred Miller, Davidson,
Minns, Neal, Williams and An
dreWS.
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
SOCIETY.
|NDUCTS2

Mr. TT. Supe ''1ten-
dent of the v: cinia Indu |
E 'hool for Girls, was -ker
: the induction of 81 s. S
20 the honor society, at Dunbar
High ''ool. She spoke on
scholarship, leadership, an d
service.
Those inC"-ted were: Herman
Brarson, Catherine Mcneil,
{ rye ivers, Dorot'".' :,
Alvin T:-oinson, Pearl + BLAND,
: elm = ~. --orjorie ian,
Robert Randall. Kelsie Farr, r l
I wis, Eunice Nickens.
Lucille Ore, Eliza - -'"~+in,
Taxie Pinkett, Francis Kenny,
T BERT Barnes, Elizabeth Carter,
Viola Tyson, Margueretta McCard,
and Annie Easton.
The Washington times., 1931-05-08

HICAGO, May 8 QN.S0.
Complete arrangements for the
"bombardment" Of Chicago by
air on May 20 have been an.
nounced by the War Department
through Mai. Gen. Frank Par.
ker, commanding the Sixth Corps
area.
On May 10, according to Gen.
eral Parker, the entire First Air
Division. commanded by Brig
Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, will
leave Dayton, Ohio, for Chicago,
where the planes will be dis
tributed into bombardment, OBJ
servation, press. pursuit and at
tack units.
$40 Planes in Line
A total Of 670 planes are sched-
uled to take part in the demon
stration
The main theater of the at
tack will be over the lake, imme-
diately in front of Chicago'S
municipal pier, where thousands
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
FOKKERS To GET
EARLY TESTS

Inspection work on the Fokker
planes ordered grounded by the
Department Of Commerce will be
started at once, and the ships
will be allowed to take the air
again after they have successfully
passed the inspection and minor
changes in the wing structure
have been made.
This was announced following
an all-day conference yesterday
between Clarence M. Young, as
Sistant secretary of the depart
ment. and J. M. Schoonmaker,
president Of the Fokker company,
together with other airline Off
cials
The inspection will be made at
the fields where the ships have
been grounded and will be carried
out jointly by Government and
Fokker inspectors.
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
67O Planes VIII "Attack"
Chicago in Air ShoU

of spectators will be able to see
the demonstration. Principal ma.
neuvers are to start at 10 a. m,
but before this there are to be
a number of preliminary demon
strationS.
20-Mile Parade
Az idea Of the size of the
formation may be obtained in
the fact that, whirring along
in single file, the planes will con-
stitute a string about 20 miles
in length. It will take fully Is
minutes for the parade to pass
given point.
The Washington times., 1931-05-08
ARTS CLUB MEETING

The Creative Arts Club of
Arlington county will hold its
May meeting Monday night at
the home of Mrs. Cherriford
White. Livingston Heights, Va,
Officers will be elected at this
meeting.
The Washington times., 1931-05-01
HOOVER TOPS
PAY BOOSTS
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average cases by reason Of these
lapSed salaries, however, are cliln-
mated by the new policy. For
the present at least the only pay
increases to be given employees
will be those expressly required
by law"
The WeIch salary increase pro-
gram, which is virtually the cor
nerstOne of the whole salary set
up Of the departments, is now
completely scrapped as the result
Of the economy program decreed
by the President.
Despite the indignant protest of
Senator Brookhart (R.O of Iowa,
father of the Federal salary act
Of three years ago. there will be
little gained by the investigation
that he proposes, officials said
today. ....
Federal employees will have to
wait until the next session of Con-
gresS to revive the Salary-increase
program, which may become a
part Of the new classification act
submitted by the Personnel Classi-
fication Board, and which is
slated for consideration in De-
cember.
Saving To Be Slight
It is probable that Senator
Brookhart. Representative La
Guardia and other Spokesmen of
the Federal workers will seek to
have Congress make the salary
increase sections of the Welsh
act rigid and mandatory by new
legislation, it was said today.
No official estimate of the
amount Of money that will be
saved as a result of the new
policy was obtainable today. but
officials indicated it would be
negligible.
Miss Gertrude M. McNally,
secretary Of the Federation of
Federal Employees, said:
'Tt is hard to believe that
this action has the sanction of
the administration. The money
saved would be insignificant in
comparison to the effect it will
have upon the morale of Fed
eral workers."
The White House today denied
that the new policy could be
interpreted as sanctioning a
policy Of pay slashing" in the
Federal departments. In other
circles, however, the belief is held
that the plan of depriving Fed
eral workers Of pay increases to
which they are entitled by reason
Of promotion, efficiency, or SEN
iority is equivalent to cutting
their salaries.
All of the cabinet officers are
expected to issue orders putting
the new policy into effect within
the next few days.
The Washington times., 1931-05-01
WOMAN AND DOC
BALk POLICE
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the glass, Goddard turned to po-
lice and asked if he was within
his rights. He was told he was,
but Belle went "woof," and God
dard went up the street on the
lope, police said, and did not
again appear on the scene.
Belle Prevents That
Meanwhile, Deputy Marshalls
Johnny ClarkSOn, Elmer Graves
and E. b. BOlger held . council
Of war to see what could be done
and q window was tried. Belle
let out q howl, and came ON the
rum and then another conference
was staged.
Attorney william ]. Crane had
been called in the meantime, and
when he arrived he held q con-
sultation with Mrs. Goddard, who
tied Belle in the bathroom,
opened the front door and ad-
mitted the process servers.
Still holding most Of the cards
in the game, Mrs. Goddard stuck
to her guns while the furniture
was being moved next door to 487,
where Yates lived formerly with
his mother and sister.
Yates said that when he moved
into the house it was empty and
that he had signed a lease in
perfectly good faith with a real
estate office and knew nothing
about the marital rift in the God
dard menage.
Incidentally, Mrs. Goddard ex-
hibited a badly bruised arm and
declared that her husband, with
whom she believed she owned the
home jointly, had never served
any notice to vacate on her.