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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29

other two figures. She also made
that stone gate by which you enter
the yard.
The other part of the farm is as
interesting as the house. The Vogls
raise pigeons, rabbits, bees, cows,
pigs and chickens. Besides all that
they have a large pet squirrel. The
pigeon house is a miniature castle
with numerous turrets and towers
all over it. There are two large rab-
bit houses which shelter about one
hundred and thirty rabbits in all.
AS for the COWS, there are eight OF
them and the family sells no milk.
AS a result they have ice cream al
most every day in the week and
have enough milk left over to feed
the live stock.
In addition to the buildings that
house all the animals and fowls
there are several others. One they
call the machinery house. 1t con-
tains a wash room for the women,
a water tank and wheel to furnish
the family's water supply, a corn
shelter and a tar machine. Another
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
MILFORD SCHOOL
SECOND NSTATE
TO ADOPT new
BANKING SYSTEM
Majority Of Schools Have
Adopted This System.

The other day Miss Janet Mccall
lam, Educational Thrift Manager oil
this district, visited the high school
Like all other strangers visiting the
school, she too was interviewed. A
stranger is lucky if he gets away
from the building without having
first been interviewed by a repre-
sentative of the newspaper staff.
After | had made myself known
she said | might ask her anything
except her age-I assured her
wouldn't do that even though 1 knew
she had no cause to become embar-
assed over it. When asked how Mil
ford stands in comparison with
other schools in Delaware in re-
CARDS to banking, she said that Mil
ford was among the leading schools.
It was through Miss McCallam's s
efforts that our school adopted the
twenty-five cent system of banking.
With this system a pupil does not
bank until he can deposit twenty
five cents. This method of banking
brings the weekly banking percen-
tage down, but it is found that about
the same amount per year is de-
posted. The pupil is given a small
envelope in which he puts his mon
ey. When he has acquired twenty
five cents he brings the envelope to
school and deposits his money. This
system also develops will power and
self-control as it is often a tempta-
tiOn to go to the envelope and shake
out a nickel or dime for an ice cream
cone or candy.
With the old system, the teachers
would often give a penny to all
those who did not bring their depos-
it's in order for the room to have one
hundred per cent. This did not help
the children to be thrifty. The thrift
managers want the children to save
out of their own money penny
nickel or dime to put in the bank. If
the child is trained to save some
thing every week he will form a
habit that will prove beneficial in
his older years.
The majority Of schools have
adopted or are thinking of adopting
this system. Milford school was the
second in Delaware to adopt it. The
results of this system have been
favorable and it is hoped that all the
schools will soon be using it.
Miss McCallam's duties are to go
to all the schools and banks in her
district to investigate banking and
to try and interest the schools in
banking. Her district is composed OF
four states: Pennsylvania, Mary
land, New Jersey and Delaware.
"A. Keller
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
FIFTH GRADES
HELD ARBOR
DAY EXERCISES
Last Thursday Afternoon
In The High School.

Last Thursday afternoon the fiftf
grade held their Arbor Day exer.
cises at the high school. Just to be
sociable, they invited the sixth
grade to be their guests. The sixth
grade, not to be OutdOne, did theil
part of the entertainment. The fol
lowing was the program:
Scripture reading. Mr.. Shilling.
Flag salute, led by John Williams
Song, America" led by John
Williams.
Reading, John Wilkins.
Barkbound Brotherhood. Norma
Hollis.
Arbor Day Song, led by Pierce
Williamson.
Wood Forest, Allan Carpenter.
Woodman, Spare That Tree, Isa-
belle Donovan.
Song, Trees, led by John Williams.
Historical Trees, by fifteen boys
and girls.
The trees were:
Washington Elm, Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Old Liberty Elm, Boston, Massa-
chuetts.
Lincoln Magnolia Tree.
Burgoyne Elm, Auburn, New York.
Penn's Treaty Elm, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Elliot Oak, Newton, Massachusetts.
Grant Elm, Washington, D. c.
Washington Cypress Tree, Dismal
Swamp.
Charter Oak, Hartford, Massachus-
etts.
Gen. Wayne Walnut Treet. Stony
Point, New York.
Tories Tulip Tree, North Carolina.
The George Fox Oak Tree, Flush
ing, Long Island.
Jane McCrea Pine Tree, Fort Ed
ward, New York.
Cary Tree, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio.
Sequoias Trees, California.
After the historical trees, came
the other parts of the program
which were:
Johnny Apple Seed, Elizabeth
POstles.
Song by fifth grade.
Facts About Trees, twelve boys
and girls.
Brotherhood of the Forest, Eliza
beth Webb.
The Trees Prayer, Charlotte
Grove.
Plant A Tree, Raymond Hamilton.
An Arbor Day Tree, Rosa Clark.
Song, A Hymn for Arbor Day, led
by Raymond Hamilton.
With this song the fifth grade pu-
pills ended their celebration, and the
sixth grade took charge of the as
sembly. Their program was:
Mary and the Swallow, Marjorie
Faix and Agnes Salmons.
What Do We Plant? Florence
Tease.
The Woodpecker. Jack Burris.
The SchOOlhOuse Yard, Ray Scar-
borough.
Ruth Murphy of the fifth grade
the entire program.
Outside of the high school there
were three evergreens that had been
injured by frost. Grade five replant-
ed these trees for us. There was
committee from each section. Each
took charge of one tree.
Vivian Shute '35
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
WHO'S Who OF
SENIOR CLASS
Bob Reed, The IndiSpen-
sable.

Robert Reed, student, athlete, ac-
tor and musician, started to school
in Milford and is therefore a charter
member of the class of '32. He is a
twin brother of the future famous or
chestra leader, Ralph Reed
This year he has served as prcsi-
dent of his class and has done much
in helping the Seniors to get the
necessary funds for their Washing
ton trip.
Bob is about five feet ten inches
tall, has black hair and according to
some" is very attractive. He is Of
ten seen with little dark-haired
Der of the Senior class. He is very
studious and the kind who believes
in doing things right instead of half
way. When he is in the study hall.
we always find him with his head
buried in some book studying as
hard as he can. His favorite studies
since he has been in high school are
Latin, AlgebraII, plane and solid
geometry and trigonOmetry.
LING HIS LWlu DiOluSi, OOb htio
proven himself good sport, an ac-
tor. and a musician. He has played
football, basketball and little base
ball on both the high school team
and his class team. The only trouble
with him and the varsity was that
he waited until the middle of the
season before going out. He also en-
joys swimming, boxing, track and
tennis.
His abilities as an actor and sing
er were shown in Betty Lou" which
he took part in during his sOpho-
more year, Miss Cherry Blossom" e"
which he took part in during his
junior year and "The Farnhurst
Jewels" which was given this year
for the benefit of the Seniors.
He is a saxaphOne and clarinet
player in the high school orchestra
and in his brothers band. He also
plays first clarinet in the Milford
Boys Band. being one of its charter
members. He especially likes toI
play est. Louis Blues" on the clari-
net.
Bob is a very good naturcd fellow
and is we'll liked by every one who
knows him. Right at present Bob is
i'll. However, we hope he will bej
back in school soon as we are all
anxious to see him.
Townsend ParVis
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
JanitOrs Prove To
Be Busy People

Many people wonder what the
janitors do with their spare time. To
them a janitor's work means dust
ing and sweeping once day and
| tending to the fires in the winter
time. However, this is not the case;
the janitor's day is full of tasks
from the time he comes to work un-
til he goes home. If you don't be-
lieve it, read the following report
which is an exact record of what
one janitOr did during two school
days. The actual time spent on the
various tasks are given, and there
are no engagements. The other men
on the janitorial staff do similar but
not the same work.
Tuesday
5 minutes-Open heaters.
As Misunderstanding paper and
turning on heaters.
10 understanding to fires.
25 Misunderstanding first floor.
20 minutes-sweeping.
20 Misunderstanding stairways.
10 minutes. tending to fire.
80 minutes-sweeping stage and
fixing chairs.
25 misunderstanding fires.
10 Misunderstanding chairs on
stage.
20 understanding to fires.
so understanding on outside
basketball equipment.
minutes-sweeping lavatories.
10 minutes-working on electrical
plug in Mrs. Roosa's room.
Is minutes-gatherin things from
cafeteria.
10 understanding to fires.
go minutes-dinner.
10 Understanding to fires,
35 Misunderstanding basketball
equipment.
25 minutes-sweeping stairs.
10 misunderstanding to fires.
140 minutes-sweeping school.
Wednesday,
minutes-open fires.
As minutes-gatherin paper and
opening radiators.
10 Misunderstanding to fires.
minutes-oil mOps.
25 minutes-sweeping.
minutes-emptying garbage.
10 Understanding to fires.
20 Misunderstanding chairs off
stage.
minutes-emptying shavings In
manual training room.
80 minutes-clean fires.
90 minutes-emptying ashes.
Misunderstanding to fires.
5 Misunderstanding waste paper out
of Office.
80 minutes-sweeping.
Is minutes-sweeping in cafeteria.
Is Misunderstanding to fires.
60 minutes-dinneT
S notwithstanding to fires.
As Misunderstanding basketball
equipment.
20 minutes-digging post holes.
115 minutes-at old school.
Is minutes tending to fires.
140 minutes-sweeping school
Ann Keller
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29

spectively. Then they have a flute
trumpet, trombone, alto, tuba and
several other instruments. Otto, the
eldest son, who plays the trumpet,
is an artist like his mother. He can
plan and draw plans for houses. and
besides that won the John Wana-
maker award for drawing in 1914.
His subject was WashingtOn's first
meeting with Lafayette. The picture
was a pencil sketch and wonderfully
life-like. Otto has never lived away
from home and never wants to-,
which all shows what a happy fam
lily they are.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vogl deserve para
graph to themselves. She is quiet,
well-bred, dignified. smiling and
sweet. He is goodnatured, jolly,
well-mannered, a perfect host. AL
though they both speak broken Eng
lish they are very friendly and like
America and Americans. Mrs. Vogl
has some beautiful pieces of fancy
work made with her own hands
when she lived in the 'old country"
She also has a life-size oil painting
of Otto which she did when he was
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
William Hugg Receives
Recognition For Work
Busy III And Out OF School

William Hugg, twelve-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Hugg, of Mil
ford, has just received announce
ment of his promotion to the "Ex-
pert Rank" in the League of Curtis
Statesmen. Membership in this
league is limited to boys attending
school, and only a boy who is doing
increasingly satisfactory school
work in addition to making a good
business record may receive promo
tion.
Although having been selling not
quite two years, Bill has built up a
large trade in Posts and Home Jour-
mails. He is now looking eagerly for
ward to this promotion to the rank
of "Master"-the highest active
rank in the league of Curtis Sales
men.
-Bunstein '33
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
We Were Wrong

In the account of Mrs. Humes'
talk to the sixth grade some mis-
takes were made. First, it is the Ma
lay who live in huts on the water,
have jewels in their flesh, and wear
the strange dress that was mention
ed. Second, the Japanese are the
wonderful sick artists.
1 am very glad to have had these
facts brought to my attention SO
that they may be corrected.
Helen Coffin
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
OFFERS
PRIZES FOR
POPPY ESSAY
Pupils In Three Sections
Of Sixth Grade Enter
Contest.

The American Legion and the
American Legion Auxiliary offered a
two dollar and half prize for the
two best essays, one by a girl and
one by a boy, on the history of the
poppy, how the American Legion
came to use it or any kind of story
about the poppy to sixth grade boys
and girls.
The essays were due last Monday.
The four best ones of each of the
three rooms of the sixth grade are
to be chosen by the teachers, Miss
Kitchens, Mrs. Derrickson and Mrs.
Rogers, and will be given to COM
mittee of the American Legion. This
committee will choose the winning
essays. These essays will be pub
lished in the school news.
Theodore Townsend SO
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
Spring Fever Hits
Manual Training

In the past week the first year
manual training boys have made
twenty-five flag stones for a stone
walk, also they have started about
twelve flower trellises. Harry Hill
has an old fashioned muzzle loading
shot gun that he is going to make
into a lamp. Many of the following
articles are under construction:
Model airplanes, necktie racks, tab
orets, kitchen Stools magazine
racks, tables. ash tray holders. cam
dlesticks and footstoOls.
Some of the classes are making
frames for athletic pictures to be
hung in the new Office.
-Roosa '33
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29

cerity; Mrs. Vogl with her quiet.
beautiful smile and charming taste;
Otto with his serious dignity and
good manners; Wilhelmina, Elsie
and Frieda with their happy smiles
and friendly advances; the rest of
the boys with their rosy cheeks,
dark eyes, and glowing faces; all of
these help to make the place what it
could never otherwise be. They add
color and life to everything; and
they all belong right there together.
No one could imagine any of them
missing, truly it is an "old country"
castle in Delaware.
Alice Breme 80
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
Spring Has Come To
Second Grade Room
Grammar School Notes

Spring is here! Especially in Miss
room the birds appear to be flying,
red, blue, yellow, and orange ones.
These birds are over the windows
and around the side of the walls.
Another interesting scene is the
sandtable. This sandtable represents
Japanese village; Japanese are
strolling over the bridges and under
trees, others are riding in jinrikish-
as. Lanterns finish the scene. This
has been real interesting project
for the second grade pupils.
Miss Sipple has been i'll and We
are all hoping she will be back soon.
Miss Johnson has been substituting
in her place.
Well, the play called "Flagette'
which was started couple of weeks
ago by the pupils of Mrs. Cordory's
section of the third grade, has been
finished. The pupils are now design
ing the costumes. These costumes
are drawn and painted on paper to
De GODlBu WIFI Jut uSlp VI OACPC Pc
per. Watch for the "F1agette" that
will be given real soon.
It seems that the aquarium is the
most interesting project in this Sec
ton of the third grade. The children
have put tadpoles in it and are
watching and waiting for the legs
and tail to disappear. There are fish,
too, and there was a turtle. but it
died. Of course a funeral was neces-
sary.
Gretchen Calhoun 80
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
Milford Uses Three
Pitchers But Loses To
RehObOth High School

Last Tuesday, April 10, in a base
ball game played on an ideal day,
Rehoboth High defe&ed Milford by a
score of to 3. This was nom
league game, as Rehoboth is in Di-
vision Six. Both teams played good
ball and the game was closer than
the score indicates. In an attempt to
stop the Rehoboth batters, Coach FL
liott used three pitchers, Smoot,
Clendaniel and Clinton Hall. The
Rehoboth pitcher, using a hard, fast
ball controlled the Milford batters
most of the time.
-Bunstein '33
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
Milford Boys Play Close
Game With FELTON, Team

On Friday the Milford baseball
team jOurneyed to FELTON, and were
beaten 8 to Z. The two winning runs
being scored in the last inning on
Outfield errors. Frank Hall, pitching
for Milford, gave a fine showing of
what he is capable of doing and
George ThistlewoOd did some fine
work behind the bat. Other players
whose playing was especially no.
ticeable were George Smoot and Bill
Stevenson.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
English Classes Celebrate
Birthday OF E. Markham

Since last Saturday was the eigh-
teenth anniversary of Edwin Mark
ham, dean of American poets, some
form of special recognition was
made of his work in all English clas-
ses on Friday, April %.
At the suggestion of John H. Fin
ley and Henry Van Dyke similar cell
ebrations were being held all over
the United States. In our own school
Markham's two best known poems
"The Man With the Hoe" and Lin
coln-Man of the People" were read
and discussed in all the classes. and
some of the pupils wrote birthday
letters to the poet who is Honorary
President of the Poetry Society OF
America.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
Eighth Grade Girls Serve
LuncheOns To Teachers
Olivia Kirby And Grace Sharp Act
As HOSteSSes

The two appetizing menus listed
above are samples of those which
the two sections of the eighth
grade Home Economics Girls served
the past week. olivia Kirby acted as
hostess for the group of which Mrs.
Nemesh was the guest. Grace Sharp
was the hostess of the other group,
at which Mrs. WaterhOuse was the
guest. Since the girls have been
working hard on their luncheons,
we're sure that they served them in
perfect style; and that the guests
enjoyed themselves very much.
Ethel Collins '33
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
Fire Interests Section 81

Monday night the fire whistle blew
ana we all wanted to know where
the fire was. The next morning the
town was alarmed when we knew it
was out at Pitman's He is a good
schOolmate Of section 6-1, Mrs. Der
ricksOn's room.
Donald Jester
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-06-09
TELEPHONE NUMBER NINE
PROTECTING OUR FORESTS

California officials have little regard for any one who
endangers the forests. One camper, who was convicted of
leaving a camp fire burning in a wooded land, was sem
fenced to stay in Jail 'until it rains" So for DAYS he
gazed thru the bars of the county Jail, hopefully watch
ing for clouds to appear!
Forests constitute great natural assets of many states,
and every year vast areas are burned over, destroying
thousands OF acres of timber. Much of this destruction
is caused by careless campers and picnic parties and by
motorists who discard lighted cigarettes, cigars and mat
ches along the roadside.
The lack of care evident in forests is no different from
that which results in huge property losses from other caus-
es turnout the nation. Year in and year out the destruc-
ton continues, averaging about a lf-billion dollars in
property losses, according to The National Board of Fire
Underwriters, and causing 10000 deaths.
Reduction of this great waste is a problem to which
thinking Americans may well give earnest attention.
What can they do about it? Each one can work out the
problem of fire-safety in relation to his own home and
business. This done, the result in lowered fire losses will
be OF economic and social benefit to all.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-06-09

man, then members of the conven-
tion's credentials, rules and reso-
lutions committees. That duty
completed, they may start on their
rounds of the headquarters of can
didates and movements, to obtain
the proper convention atmosphere
or they may entertain themselves
in any other way they choose. They
will find space reserved for them
in the convention hall and will
meet there for sessions and in
their hotel for caucuses at the call
Of their chairman.
Montana's delegates will be ac-
companied to Chicago, by w. E.
Lowell, chief of the Helena bureau
of The Associated Press, who will
furnish daily telegraphic stories
of their activities as a part of the
comprehensive convention service
provided by The Associated Press
for its Montana members.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-06-09
NOTICE OF HEARING TO CLOSE
COUNTY ROAD

WHEREAS, a petition has been pre-.
sented to the Board Of County Com.
missioners of Carbon County Mont
ana to close and abandon the fol-
lowing county roads:
The Old County Road being in the
north half of the Northwest quarter
Of Section 20, in Township S S. Range
~ r. west Of Fromberg, Carbon
County Montana.
Also the following described Road
Beginning at the point on the bench
east OF East Rosebud where the roaC
to Red Lodge meets the line of Will
am Pilster land, thence running ir
a s%outherly direction on this bench
to what is known as the Sand Ford
pad across the lands of the Georges
o.. c., Russell, Jacob Jacobson anc
John Branger.
NOW THEREFORE,, the Board OF
County Commissioners of Carbon
County will meet in a special session
THURSDAY June 16, 1882, at 100 O'Clock
Z. M. in the Commissioners room al
the court house in the City of Red
Lodge Montana. Any person or per-
sons desiring to be heard for or
against the closing and abandoning
the above described roads may APP
pear at that time.
Dated at Red Lodge Montana this
Sth day of June, 1882.
BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS OF CARBON
COUNTY MONTANA
BY c. e. Thompson,
County Clerk.
Date of publication June 8, 1882
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-06-09

McElroy opened with a forcing
bid of two clubs, requiring a re.
spouse from partner whatever held
East and West never bid. North
responded to the first bid with two
spades, South bid three clubs and
North offered three no trump.
Then McElroy went to six clubs,
being satisfied that his partner
had a trick in spades. The slam bid
ding was unusual in that partner
constantly warned he had no sup
port in clubs. McElroy felt he
needed no trump support because
of the great length in his own
hand.
The d~eclarer's play involved elim>
ination of all cards from the West
hand except trumps. Near the end
West was put in the lead with a
trump for the only trick he took.
Then he had to lead trumps up to
the declarer.
In the course of the elimination
process McElroy led the ace of
spades from his own hand, then
led the queen, covering it with the
king in dummy in order to discard
the five of diamonds from his own
hand on dummy's knave of spades.
The play:
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-06-09
RICHARD DIX rs
PLAYING LATEST
AVIATION MOVIE

Vibrant with entertainment that
quickens the pulse, delights the
senses, and stimulates film appe-
title, RKO Radio Pictures thrilling
epic of the air, "The Lost Squad
ron,' opens at the Iris theater
Sunday.
A bang-up cast of blueblood play
ers support Richard Dix, the star.
They r Mary Astor, Erich Won
Stroheim, Joel McCrea, Dorothy
Jordan, Hugh Herbert, Robert
Armstrong and Arnold Grey. 1t is
easily Dix's outstanding perform
ance since "Cimarron,'' presenting
him in a virile, fascinating role.
The vigorous, red-blooded char
acters of the Dick Grace original
are etched in sharp relief against a
blue background of breath-tak-
ing sky scenes, tragedy, romance
and glamorous Hollywood, boule-
wards and gay places and behind
the scenes in the mammoth sound
stages.
1.-THE Lost Squadron" combines a
strong story of movie-making and
intimate Hollywood with a glorifi-
cation of intrepid stunt flyers, who
daily risk their lives that theaters
may be provided with thrills.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-06-09
INVENTS DEVICE TIC
PREVENT GRAIN LOSS
DURING COMBINING

Walla Walla, Wash, June T.
(AP)-For months John Fries,
farmer, a ~pestered with an idea
that he could improve on methods
of threshing grain.
He found some bicycle pumps,
tin cans, egg heaters and parts of
watches, and set about to build q
model threshing machine. To this
he attached a throat to control
the wind which cleans the wheat
as it is threshed.
His model proved his idea, so he
made similar "throats" for large
machines, and they worked so well
that harvester companies, he said,
had made offers to him.
His invention, Fries said, elimin-
ates the necessity for the rear fans
on combines. 1t takes air from the
main forward fan and carries it
under the lower shakers tray. Air
is forced through the grain, chaff
and straw.
waste caused when the bar loads
up on upgrades and spills over
when the combine starts down hill.
The mixture of straw, grain and
chaff is kept in suspension on all
grades.
On the five machines he tested
his invention, Fries said about one
bushel of grain to the acre is saved.
This saving is due to removal of