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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06

Recently L had the experience of
going through one of the largest
canning factories in the eastern
states, which is owned by the Stet-
sOn-Ellison Company and is situated
at Houston, Delaware. This factory
has grown to cover large plot of
land, and is shipping cans of toma-
toes, beans, sweet potatoes, and
pickles to all parts of the world. At
present it is operated under the
management of Mr.. w. J. Dufendach
and Mr.. Frederick Hayes (both of
Houston).
After going to the Office and get
ting permission, l, accompanied by
Robert Yerkes, graduate from this
school, who acted as our guide, and
Clinton Hall, present member OF
the senior class, approached the
houses of the help first. These peo-
pie (all colored) come up from Vir-
ginia. They bring their children
along with them and live on the
factory grounds in houses which are
owned by the Stetson-Ellison Com
pany. During the day and part of
the night the parents and older chill
dren work. This leaves the children
who are under the age required
in school, at home. They are taken
care of by nurses hired by the COM
pany. The children that are old
enough to go to school are taught by
teachers in a small school house in
back of the houses. Every Sunday,
church services are held in a taber-
nacle near the school. The minister
is hired by the company
There is an old saying that goes
something like this-"To the victor
there goes the spoils." The same
thing holds true with these people.
John Nutter, negro, is the boss of
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
7::::::::7 ::5::::: MILFORD SCHOOL NE VS.
ADMITS THAT SHE
LIKES TO READ
Only Sixth Grade Teach
er At New School

Mrs. Derrickson, wife of former
Chief of Police of Milford, and tea
cher of part of the sixth grade, was
born in Preston, Maryland; where
she graduated from high school. AT
ter graduating from there, she at
tended the Maryland State Normal
School at Towson, Maryland. Of all
her college activities, her position
as Manager of the School Paper is
probably most interesting to read
ers of the Milford School News
page.
Mrs. Derrickson taught in her
home town-Preston- year af-
ter graduating. Since then she has
taught in Laurel and Georgetown.
She is interested in all outdoor
sports but is more interested in
reading. Among her travels she
counts a trip to Niagara Falls, Wis
it to some of our caverns, and
tour through Canada.
Mrs. Derrickson is of average
height and size, and has beautiful
black, wavy, bobbed hair.
M. KINNEY '32
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
Milford High School Is
A Beautiful Building

Milford High School is a beauti-
full building and the town ought to
be proud of it. That is what Mr..
Hastings, of the Hastings and Par
sons Company, General Contractors,
thinks. His company is from Sails
bury, Maryland, and is working on
the Millsboro School now. Mr.. Hast
ings comes from Salisbury to Mil
ford every day and then goes down
to MillsborO on his way back. He
supervises the general construction
work on the building or rather two
buildings. This of course, includes
the brick and concrete work, lath-
ing and plastering; everything in
fact except the heating, plumbing,
yentilating, and electricity. The last
is attended to by McCulley from
Wilmington, while the rest is left
to E. D. Welton of the same city.
The Hastings and Parsons Com
pany bid on the job in August and
got it. They are building five new
rooms with corridors and expect to
have it finished before very long
now. They estimate the cost at ap-
proximately $4,000, and that prob
ably won't cover everything. Mr..
Hastings is right-we should be
proud of the school.
Alice Breme
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
HOUSE OF HORROR
And MURDER GIVE
FUN AND THRILLS
Halloween Party Ends
With A Treasure
Hunt

On Thursday evening, October 20,
the Sophomores in Mr.. Boston's
section gave a Halloween party in
the school auditorium. Miss Kin
der's section of the Sophomores, all
teachers, and class officers were in
vited.
The first game played was called
1.-THE House of Horrors" From the
chorus of shrieks from the darken-
ed room one could easily imagine
that it lived up to its name.
Then everybody played Murder" I"
One person was named as murder
er, one as victim and another as
District Attorney. The District At
torney left the room while the crime
was being committed and then had
to solve the mystery.
After this the people were divid-
ed into four groups for the Urea
sure Hunt" Each group went to a
place in or around town. There they
must search until they found a pa
per that told them what to do next.
Each paper told them to return to
the auditorium. 1t took about two
hours for the last of the searching
party to return.
When all had returned, lemonade,
peanuts, nlints, cakes and apples
were served. After dancing for a
while, all went home agreeing that
the party had been very successful.
Helen Coffin
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06

things that Mr.. Yerkes said over
and over. He is from Houston and
naturally wanted us to know that
everything was of the best grade.
1t was nearing time for us to
leave now (for we had to be back
to school for our class at eleven
o'clock so we walked out on a
platform. This was very large with
twenty tanks settled in it. We were
told by two men standing near that
these each held eight hundred bush
els of pickles. This is where they
are stored until they can be used in
side. There was a set of scales
along the side of one of these tanks
and it had been since the day be-
fore that we had been weighed. AS
each one of us stepped on he found
that these scales were at least ten
pounds heavy. We were then aware
that somebody was laughing at us.
Just then some boys told us that
since this was Houston and these
scales were used for weighing pic
kles, they used twelve ounces to a
pound.
Last but not least we went in the
sewage house. All the waste from,
the factory comes to this little
building which is about a hundred
feet away from the main plant. In
here there is machinery which for
ces everything away. The scent is
all kept inside this building thus
excluding all unhealthy matter from
the town.
Mr.. Yerkes obtained for us some
samples including beans, pickles,
sweet potatoes, and tomatoes, and
we came back to school that much
weather., and ever so much wiser.
Morgan '3S
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
Who WHO'S OF
THE BUCCANEERS
Introducing Our Tackles
And Ends

This week we will discuss our
tackles and ends. With these two
important positions we will have
completed the Buc's strong line.
These linesmen work in unison and
harmony. They have one main idea,
to help get touchdOwns.
The tackles of the Buc's are
George SmOot and George Vinyard.
Two Georges, and how they play
their positions. George Smoot start
ed his football career last year,
when he gained lot of necessary
experience. He started this year
looking better than ever. He has
worked hard to develop his block
ing and tackling. When George goes
for his man nobody has to worry
whether he will be taken out of the
play or not.
George Vinyard, our other worthy
tackle, also started football last
year. Here he found out that foot
ball wasn't any tea party, holes in
the line didn't just happen to be
open for back field men. George has
been making splendid progress this
year. He is hitting the line low,
with that strong, lanky frame of his.
He is quick and he helps to open the
line. Our two tackles played
good, hard game last Friday with
FELTON,, and did their part in holding
our line.
Our two ends, Ben Manlove and
Ralph Reed are the fellows who
really like to take the pigskin from
the air for a touchdown. Ben Man
love has the fighting blood of the
team. Don't try to pull anything
over on him. He also has had a
years experience in football. His
one desire in a game is to get the
first tackle, and if the fellow with
the ball is anywhere near, he will
be sure to have him, Ben has been
playing very good game this
year. His tackling and blocking is
first class. He has spoiled many
plays for our opponents. In the Sal
isbury game it was this player that
pounced on the ball for a safety.
Ralph Reed, our other end, plays
a very efficient game. Ralph also
has profited by a years football eX-
perience. He is heavily built. He
charges hard and blocks his man.
We must not forget that Ralph can
punt, and he is often called upon to
give the pigskin ride. He played
a very good game Friday and made
some pretty tackles.
Now you have complete picture
of our line. Each player knows just
what to do and when to do it. Each,
crouching low, ready to plow into
the line makes pan of defense
that would do credit to "Bucca-
neers" of any age and cline.
Robert Reed 81
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06

the gang. He has the right to send
any person back home for misbe-
havior. No person is allowed to
drink and everyone must be in and
have the lights out by half past
ten every night. There has not been
an outbreak in many years.
After leaving this section, Yerkes
took us into the store room. Such a
pile of canned goods 1 have never
seen before in my life! There must
have been thousands and thou11nds
of cases all piled up neatly. Our
guide said that this was the largest
store they have had on hand for
years. In spite of the depression
they are already receiving order af-
ter order for beans, pickles, etc. At
one end of the room there was a
funny looking machine sitting near
pile of new cartons, which had
not been put together yet. After in
quiring about this 1 found that it
was a box machine. A man works
at this all winter putting up, on the
average two hundred and twenty
five boxes an hour in order that they
may be ready for the next season.
We then went to the sweet pota-
to section. 1t is here that the Vir-
ginians spend their last days of the
season. The potatoes are brought
directly to the factory in cars from
Virginia. They come in at the rate
of two or three cars a day and are
canned as soon as they arrive, in
order that they may keep we'll and
may be of the best grade.
AS soon as the cars are unloaded
the potatoes are dumped in a steam
er and partially cooked. After COM
ing out Of here they take a ride on
the merry-go-round where the wo-
men take their skins off. After
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
SEVENTH GRADER
WRITES LEGEND
Story of DEVILS Tower Told In
Poetry

The Indian legend of Devils
Tower on the Custer Battlefield
Highway as told in verse by Gladys
Hostedler, Group 73.
The Legend OF 'DeviPs Tower"
Once three lovely Indian maidens,
Daughters of the Chief Watosa,
Left their fathers lofty wigwam,
Wandered from the tribal village,
Went to gather pretty flowers,
Pretty flowers in the forest,
Out there sprang three mighty
bears,
Three big bears came from the for
est,
Chased the pretty Indian maidens,
Till they climbed a rock for safety.
When the spirits saw their danger,
Saw the danger of the maidens,
Come to help them with their magic,
Caused the rock to grow much lar
ger,
But the bears came climbing after,
Climbing after these three maidens,
When at last they were exhausted,
From their long climb were exhaus-
ted,
Then they fell dead on the ground.
Then the pretty Indian maidens,
Maidens that were chased by bears,
Found their safety in their wigwam.
On the rock where maidens fed,
You can still see tracks of bears,
Tracks where furry bears slid
down.
Meier again did Indian maidens,
Daughter of the Chief Watosa,
Leave their fathers lofty wigwam,
Wander from their tribal village.
But the big rock still remains,
With the bears tracks still upon it,
And it's called the Devils Tower"
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
WHOLE SCHOOL
TURNS OUT AS
BLMP GOESOVER
Entire School Watched
The Ship Until It Was
Nearly Out Of Sight

Two weeks ago the Milford
School had a fire drill. The drill
was at the end of the second period
in the morning. The bell rang and
the pupils marched out of the
building the way they were instruct
ed. After they were all out, they
gathered around in a circle, and
with Coach Elliott as the cheer
leader, they gave few yells for the
team. Each member of the football
team was placed on the fender of
Randall Christensen's car and given
a yell. That afternoon the team was
to have a game with Bridgeville. =
Last week the bell rang unex-
pectedly, and the pupils thinking
they were being given a test to see
how fast they could get out If a
fire did break out in the school,
made their exit in hurry. Once out
of doors they were shown the U. S.
Navy blimp, which flew over that
day. Then everyone remembered
that it was Navy Day and Roose-
velt's birthday. The entire school
stayed and watched the ship until
it was nearly out of sight. This was
treat TO all the pupils, particularly
to some who had never seen dir
igible flying over before.
H. J. Derrickson 'S4
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
EDTSON'S LIFE
SUBJECT OF TALK
BY MIR. BOSTON
Delivered Talk In Inter
esting Manner Using
Lantern Slides

In study hall on Tuesday, October
81, lecture on the life of Thomas
A. Edison was given to the forty
seven members of the U. S. History
class. The purpose of the lecture
was to show what a great man Mr..
Edison was and in how many ways
he had benefited thousands by his
inventions of labor saving devices.
Mr.. Boston delivered the talk in a
very interesting manner, using the
slide lantern to illustrate as he pro-
ceeded.
1t was said that for sixty years
Mr. Edison had furnished newspa-
per material in both Europe and
America. He fairly kept the patent
Office busy as he held more than
twelve hundred patents.
The first picture was of Mr.. Edi-
son in late years showing his large
head, wide forehead and deep-set
eyes, denoting large brain capacity.
He said that his deafness was of
great value to him as noise did not
distract his attention from impor-
tant experiments. His endurance is
shown by the fact that he watched
the first incandescent bulb for forty
hours in order that he might find
it's defects.
Most impressive was a chart on
advancement of light from the first
oil torch of 1000 B. c. to the modern
motion picture bulb of 1920 A. D.
-ROosa '33
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
SENIORS HAVE A
HALLOWEEN PARTY

Last Thursday the invitation COM
mittee of the Senior Glass got busy
and made invitations for Hallow-
cen party to be given Friday night.
Mrs. Rosa our class advisor thought
of a cute rhyme, which we wrote on
pumpkins made from yellow paper.
Nearly everyone masked for the
party. Mrs. Rosa, who came as Mar
tina Washington, told our fortunes.
Then we played the victrola and
danced. The long skirts and trous-
ers, which many wore, did not seem
to hinder the students from dancing
at all. About 10 o'clock delicious
refreshments of pumpkin pie, apA
pies, nuts, cookies, and candy were
served. Mr.. Jackson, of Beacon
College, and several Beacon stu
dents came to the party. Like all
the other parties we have given this
year, the Halloween one was a
great success. T
Margaret Mason
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
OUR SMILE CORNER

AS rare as transparent skirt on
a bow-legged girl. M
AS thick as dry Congressman in
Havana.
AS hot as an artists model posing
for Christmas pictures in fur coat
in August.
AS insignificant as the Office hours
of the king of Italy.
AS helpless as Hollywood movie
magnate when Wall Street pulls the
strings. ';
AS pitifu as the weather man try
ing to keep the month of August on
ice.
AS boresome as rainy Sunday af-
ternoon at a resort hotel.
AS easy to reach as debt accord.
AS thin as fat woman's excuse
that she looks thinner in beach pa
jamas.
AS slushy as the stories of Rudy
Vallee's marriage.
AS inspiring as the government in
spection stamp on hunk of bolog-
na.-The Pathfinder.
Caller-And now, 1 suppose, you
are out of danger?
Sick MAXWELL, not yet. The doc
tor says he will be here one or two
more times.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
GOVATOSSTARSN IN
BUCCANEERS WIN
AT FELTON, HIGH
Milford Defeats FELTON,
Easily By Twenty-three
Nothing Score

Last Friday, led by good running
on the part of Govatos and Thistle
wood, Milford defeated FELTON, 20 to
0. Although the score was large it
was a good game. The FELTON, elev-
en-, led mostly by Jarvis, put up a
good fight. The "Bucs" scored two
touchdowns in the second quarter,
one in the third and one in the final
quarter and also a safety"
In the second quarter Govatos
made a long run which ended in a
touchdown. Thistlewood also made a
long gain through the center of the
line, evading about five men who
tried to tackle him. B. Manlove did
some good defensive work at right
end.
In the third quarter Govatos
again made a touchdown. FumbleS
by FELTON, were disastrous as the To-
cal team scored two of their touch
downs from them. Jarvis made the
only long run for FELTON,.
In the final quarter the FELTON,
boys were on their own twenty-yard
line with the ball in their possess
sion. The center made a bad pass
and the receiver fumbled The ball.
A Milford player recovered the ball.
Then few substitutes were put in.
Stevenson, who went in for Govatos,
threw a pass over the goal line to
B. Manlove who caught it for the
final touchdown. This was the first
pass of the game that was complet-
ed.
The lineup was:
Right End-B. Manlove
Right Tackle-Smoot
Right Guard-Christens
Center-Johnson
Left Guard-Watson
Left Tackle-Vinyard
Wing Backs-Robert Reed, Gova-
tOs.
Bucking Backs sLThistIewood and
Roosa.
Substitutes: Hinkle, Stevenson,
Ralph Reed, Frank Hall, J. Manlove,
Strahle. George Thistlewood, Bun
stein and Clinton Hail.
j, ManloVe '33
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
Big SOPH CLASS
MAKES z GROUPS
One Section Assemblies In
The Auditorium

The Sophomore Glass has been di-
vided into two sections. The pupils
who have been in High School more
than two years were put into Mr..
Boston's home room. Fifteen more
students from the tenth grade were
chosen and removed from Miss Kin
der's home room to Mr.. Boston's.
Miss Kinder now has charge of
about thirty pupils, all from the
Sophomore Glass. At first she had
about sixty, therefore in the morn
ing the task of getting the roll was
difficult. The two sections are of
course both the tenth grade, but
two presidents, Thelma Beebe for
Mr.. Boston's section, and Anna Kel-
Ter for Miss Kinder's, were elected
besides the other officers.
H. J. Derrickson
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
NEW IDEAS TO BE
HEARD AT DOVER

At the Delaware State Teachers
Association Meetings which are tC
be held in Dover on November II
and 10, Angelo Patri and Harold
Rugg are to be the outstanding
speakers.
Angelo Patri, one of the speakers
at the Delaware State Education AS
sociatiOn, was recently awarded the
distinguished service medal for par
entail education granted annually by
the Parents Magazine on the noni-
nation of committee from the
Parents Association, a national or
ganization. For years Angelo Patri
has believed in parental education.
When he became principal of Pub
lie School As in New York City some
twenty-five years ago, he organized
a parents association there.
Since then the sphere of his inhu-
ence has widened until today par
ents throughout the country, and
teachers, too, look to him for guild
ance in the management Cf children
Angelo Patri has a message for
parents and teachers everywhere,
but particularly for beginning tea
chers, equipped with theory and
training but without experience.
Harold Rugg, of Columbia Cniver-
sity, is also widely known as a pro-
ponent of new teaching methods in
Social Science. He will be heard
with interest by every teacher at the
convention at Dover because he gats
at the root of some of our most
fundamental problems of the curri-
culum of today. Just how much
knowledge of law, politics, econo-
mics, and similar SCIENCES should
the average high school pupil have
In the past we have not thought it
wise to introduce these subjects in
the high school curriculum but
Rugg believes that they should be
studied. He believes, further, that
the methods of teaching far remOv-
ed from real situations, wooden in
execution" should be done away
with. In their place we must sub
stitute live situations if we are to
be vital in our teaching.
We must have court trials, enact
plays of historic value, and encOur-
age debates upon such live issues as
immigration, the political boss, and
causes of the disgraceful crime
wave in America. In his new book
called can Introduction TO Prob
lens of American Culture" Rugg
presents many of the vital problems
which confront American people. He
believes that the child should not be
left in doubt as to what problems
he is to face in the future. He even
confronts them with the present de-
preston in business and leads them
in a discussion as to how these ills
can be solved.
DR.. Rugg was previously the di-
rector of research work at L'nccln
School, New York City. He was re-
Gently appointed to a professOrship
in Columbia University.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
Fifth Grade Teacher
Comes From Lewes

Miss Florence Bryan, who teach
es one section of the fifth grade, was
born near Lewes, Delaware. She
graduated from the. Lewes High
School and then spent two years at
the Women's College at Newark,
Delaware, where she took the Tea
cher's Training Course. From there
she went to the University of New
York in New York City, where she
continued her course.
Miss Bryan has taught in TOMS
Liber, New Jersey, and in Lewes,
Delaware. This year she does not
board in town, as most of our tea
chers do, but, instead, goes back and
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
The Adequate Lunch

DR.. Lydia Roberts, head of the
Home Economics Department of the
University of Chicago, explained
what she felt the adequate school
lunch to be, at a recent meeting of
the Home Economics section of
Maryland State Education AssOcia-
tion.
DR.. Roberts began her talk by re-
porting some surveys which she and
others have made regarding the ad-
equate school lunch. In schools
where good food at a low price is
being served, as few, in some cases,
as five per cent, and rarely over
twelve per cent are actually getting
an adequate lunch. She then ex-
planned what a group of nutrition
lists have decided is the minimum
adequate lunch. One-half pint of
milk or it's equivalent in two milk
dishes, one fruit or vegetable dish
and two hearty dishes. The follow
ing is such a menu:
Vegetable Soup
Lettuce Sandwich
Macaroni and Cheese
Milk
Are the children in the Milford
schools selecting an adequate
lunch? How much will an adequate
lunch cost your child?
Next week members of our Home
Economics Department will give us
the answers to these questions. 1t is
rumored that we may be unpleas-
antly surprised.