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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
Chemical Gardens Made
For Extra Credit

For the last few weeks a number
of chemistry students have been
gaining extra credits by preparing
chemical gardens. These gardens
are formed by placing different
chemical salts in water glasses. Af-
ter being in the water glass for
about an hour, the salts start to
grow. The different salts take differ
ent colors and make a very pretty
appearance. The salts in the first
garden grew into thick, tall plants
and one of the students said that
they looked like old trees after
storm. One of the small plants look
ed like a totem pole. In some of the
other gardens the plants looked
very much like seaweed.
-Bunstein '33
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
Senior Glass Studying
American Literature
LOngfellOW, Whittier And Emerson
Prime FaVOriteS

The Senior Glass has been study
ing Longfellow, Whittier and Elmer
son. They find these poets very in
teresting. LOngfellow was called the
commonplace poet. He interested
the people by his beautiful poetry
and prose. One of LongfeIlow's
beautiful poems is "The Song of
Hiawatha."
Whittier was the poet who told
beautiful stories about simple life.
He himself was brought up on
large old farm. He listened to the
legends told around the fireplace
which later appeared in his works.
Next is Emerson, the great indi-
vidualist. He first entered the min
istry but he soon found that he was
not fitted for that work. After trav-
cling abroad, Emerson settled down
at Concord to write. He was a great
lecturer. 1t is said that people went
TO hear Emerson and not 20 under
stand him. Emerson had a wonder
ful personality. Many people went to
see MIN in the latter part of his life.
Thls great man took great pains to
greet each visitor. He considered
the individuals treasure chests. Each
mad different stories to tell. The
world will always cherish these
great writer's and their beautiful
works.
Robert Reed 'S2
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
Fifth Grade Dresses
Up In New Badges
Glass Enjoys Weekly Current Event
Paper

Since the Easter season is the
time to don new apparel, Mrs. Ira
Vers' section of the fifth grade have
new Good English" badges. The
old ones have been traded back and
forth until they were badly soiled
and some lost. Irene French printed
the new one. SO again the Good
English campaign will be reviewed
with the hope of improving the oral
English in this classroom. The sec
ton is using the weekly readers
this semester. They enjoy the first
page which is an article usually
about the most important news
events of the week, and the section
called "Our Club" is always inter-
esting, too. The last page is used
for questions and puzzles over the
reading material. They hope by the
end of the year to improve in speed,
comprehension in reading and TO
have added many new words to their
Vocabulary.
Gretchen Calhoun 81
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

There will be two plays given at
Chaplain's Church on Friday even
ing, April 8. At 1880 p. M, Marry
ing Off Father and Coon Creek
COurtship."
Rev. ]. II. Thornton is attending
the Wilmington Conference being
held in Salisbury, Md. We hope to
have him returned for another year.
Sunday school next Sunday at 2
p. m. Don't forget that we all want
to make perfect attendance if we are
to win a prize.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
School ReOpens With
A Minor Casualty

Vacation days or rather their af-
termath proved rather unfortunate
for George Root of the seventh
grade. Either because he was tired
from too much play or because he
was too fun of new energy, George
managed to get right in the way of
basketball OH Tuesday morning. He
not only got in the way. but he
bumped his head, so hard that he
opened his scalp enough to require
a couple of stitches. without capable
medical service, such an event
might seem tragedy, but with Mrs.
Farrow always on the job snch
bumps cease to be a tragedy. Don't
do it again though, George.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
TO TRY
FOR TROPHY
Three Quartets Entered

Friday and Saturday, April % and
State musical contest for Delaware.
1t will be held in Dover between the
hours of $3.50 and $3.50 each day. On
Friday the try-outs will take place
in the school building. They will
consist of solos, duets, triOs, quar-
tettes, instrumental ensembles, and
rhythmetic expression groups. The
finals will be held in the same place
on Saturday. II is estimated that
there will be about three hours and
a half left on Saturday at which
time a festival will end the contest
happily. This will give the outstand-
ing musical pupils of each school an
opportunity TO sing or play together
and will give the audience an OPP
pOrtunity to hear a short concert
put on beautifully by professional
artist or ensemble.
OF what will the audience con-
sist? This is easily answered by say
ing that anyone is invited. The lead
ers ask especially, that the parents
of the boys and girls may be pres
ent both days.
Lunch will be obtained in the caf-
eteria of the school each day and at
1880 Saturday. a picture of the en-
tire group will be taken on the
steps of the building.
Several entries for the contest
have been sent in by Miss Fielder
and practices for the event are well
under way. For the boys quartet,
Townsend Parvis, Ralph Reed, Ed
gar Clendaniel, and Ponder Morgan
have been chosen. Irene Williams.
Virginia Simpson, Sara DickersOn
and Violet Green will struggle TO
win first place in their quartet. We
also have a mixed quartet consisting
of Irene Williams, Violet Green,
Townsend ParVis, and Ponder Nor
gan. Irene Williams, with her high
opera soprano, is expecting to come
in second at least. A boys soprano
solo will be sung by Edward Hill.
due to carelessness on my part.
Professor HudsOn's instrumental
entries are not here, but will appear
next week.)
Anyone winning an award, which
is a certificate, will have reason to
be proud of it. The judge of the con-
test, will be some one who is famil-
lar with the songs sung and will be
a recognized musician. All songs
must be the ones that are chosen by |
the United States Bureau for the aG-
Vancement of Music. In the end |
there will be a Grand Trophy award
ed to the school winning the most |
number of points. This trophy will |
be a banner which will belong to |
the school for one year. AT the end |
of this it is given to the school win |
ming the victory. If one school holds |
the banner for three consecutive
years it is the permanent property |
of that school.
AS to the eligibility of the con-
testants, there are many rules hy |
which the pupils must abide. First,
every contestant must be a regular
ly enrolled public school pupil.
Quartettes or other group organi~
cations cannot be made mp from the
best pupils in different schools, they
must come from the one in which
they are enrolled. The songs sung
will be selected beforehand by the
officials and a time limit has been
set for every feature.
The different selections will be
scored as to the technic, enuncia-
lion. accuracy. tone. dictiOn, rhythm,
etc.
Ponder Morgan '33
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01

work. AS we shall find, later, there
are many occupations which make
less exacting demands of this sort.
If one expects to succeed as law
yer, he must at least like to read
and must be willing to read and
must bewilling to work hard, mem
tally.
In these days of severe competi-
tiOn, one should not study law with
out having first secured a college
education. After one has finished
college and has graduated from law
school, he ordinarily gets a position
as clerk in a law firm and there he
becomes acquainted with the practi-
cal problems of the practicing attor-
ney.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
Banking News

A total of $24.62 was banked on
Tuesday. March 20. 1882, the last
banking day of the month. There
was a total of $26.45 last week. The
drop this week was probably due to
the fact that Mrs. Rosa's, Miss Al
den's and Mrs. Nemish's rooms did
not bank and the Easter vacation.
Miss DerricksOn's room carried
away first honors with Mr.. McGin-
mis-, Mrs. Waterhouse and Mrs. Rog-
ers having honorable mention.
During the month of March $l23.71
was banked. In February, $l4S.9l
was banked. Quite a drop. Let's try
to bring that up and make it $4,000
in April
&C. Townsend Parvis
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
LONGS CROSS ROADS

Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Richards and
family spent Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams and
family.
MFR. and Mrs. Samuel Layton of
Philadelphia visited Mr.. and Mrs
George Quillen over Easter.
Herman Long and Edward Dunn
mOtored to Philadelphia on Satur-
day. Mrs. Herman Long and sons re-
turned with them.
Daniel Shockley and Howard
Stevens both have grippe at this
writing.
Granville Campbell is visiting in
Chester at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Long, Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Long visited Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Shockley on Thurs
day.
Miss Mabel Wharton has returned
home after visit to Georgetown.
Ruth Long and Nelson Long at
tended a birthday party on Satur-
day given by Mrs. Myrtle Hickman
in honor of her two children, Kath-
leen and Brice. All enjoyed a fine
cake were served.
George Littleton visited his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Laura Marvel who is sick
in bed at this writing.
My! My! My! What allied the
young folks Sunday; they let the
ladies of Mr.. Mitchelrs class get
ahead of them. He had 90 in class.
Mr.. Jackson had % in class and
Miss Barnett had 20. Come on folks
do better next Sunday.
We are sorry to report the Illness
of our minister, Rev Jackson. We
wish him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Jackson spent the Easter
holidays with her parents in Virgin
ia.
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
Church met Monday evening. There
were fifteen present We planned TO
meet next month in the church hall
and clean the silver ware. After the
meeting Mrs. George Mitchell treat
ed with delicious home made pies.
Everybody come out next meeting.
The young mother club met at the
home of Mrs. Wilmer Steele on Fri |
day. Those present were Miss Laura
Rutherford, Mrs. Houston of Lewes:
Mrs. Paul McCabe and laughter |
Shirley; Mrs. Myrtle Hickman. Mrs.
Mamie Long, Mrs. Emma James, Mrs. |
Preston Long. The discussion was |
on clothing. The next meeting will
be held April % at Mrs. Emma |
Jones. Everybody welcomed.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Long and |
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Long and |
daughter spent Sunday evening with |
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Long.
Listen for wedding bells in a,-feW |
more days.
A wonderful experience meeting |
was held Sunday morning. Our min
lister being i'll, George Mitchell leo.
Everyone seemed to enjoy it. 1t does
us good to be revived up once in a
while.
Preston Long and family called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Lynch on Sun /
day.
We are glad to report Mrs. Dukes
able to be back to church again on
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Lathbury en-
friends on Sunday.
Ruth Long celebrated her fifth
ON Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Quillen of
Harrington visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Quillen on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Richards of
visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Wharton over the Easter
1OlidaVS
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
Alice Best Comes
Back To Milford

Almost all of us remember Alice
Best, the girl who attended Milford
school about four years ago. She
came here when in the fourth grade
and left us after finishing the sixth.
Now. as a Sophomore she has re-
turned. Everyone who knew her was
fond of her and is glad to have her
back with us.
Helen Coffin "a
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
T H f ST A F f

Reporters
Everett KINNEY
Vim. Doering '32
Hyman Roosa '33
Ethel Collins '33
Ponder Morgan '33
Dorothy Joseph '35
George Williams 'S3
Webster Eckstrom "a
Margaret Ann Clements '32
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
CeaSeIeSS Warfare

DR. ROARK supplies some inter
- esting data upon activities of
insects.
Insects compete with man for
the food supply of the world" he
says. can immense variety of in
Sects, many of which exist in count
less hordeS, wage ceaseless warfare
upon the human species.
mo kind of food, whether of
plant or animal origin, fresh or
preserved, sound or decomposing,
living or dead, raw or manufactured,
is wholly immune to insect attack.
Economic entomologists COM
monty estimate that insects destroy.
on the average, not less than 10 per
cent of all crops.
Both internal and external para
sites attack all our domestic animals.
resulting in depreciation of their
value as sources of food.
Not only are growing plants and
animals attacked by insects, but
stored grains, flour, meal and other
cereal products, beans, nuts, seeds,
bulbs, dried fruit, chocolate, cheese
and meats are liable to insect, in
festation. In the aggregate, the
losses are enormous.
"Arsenicals continue to be the
principal poisons used against chew
ing insects. About 100000 pounds
each OF lead and calcium arsenate
are consumed annually in the
United States.
Probably 100000 pounds of paris
green and smaller quantities of
zinc arsenate, magnesium and man
ganese arsenate are used every
year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
Just Every Day Sense
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

ONCE the recent conference, Methodist clergy
~ man may solemnize the marriage of the limo
cent person in divorce action.
This brings up the question: How is the innocence
or the guilt of such person to be determined? Ac-
cordng to church Codes the only for divorce Is
adultery or, to the legal phraseology, which, as
usual, may mean any or everything, "other vicious
conditions which, through mental or physical cruelty
or physical peril, may invalidate the marriage"
Now, if the good going to depend for
their facts divorce records gentleman get
married under a Methodist roof and most ladies can
For it generally is understood that cvary has risen
to such heights in the land. and common honesty
fallen to such low ebb that when love fees the home
divorce action Thus few women anything
but innocent.
XXTE never have faced the divorce question hon
w estly. 1t seems to me that the Protestant
two direct courses: They must marry no divorced
person or all divorced persons To temporize longer
is to contribute to the general disgrace.
There is no sensible reason why any two people
who wish to live apart should be expected to hatch
up some false evidence that will humilate either of
them. That any man or woman should be compelled
to have reputation dragged through the newspapers
or before the courts to escape unhappy marriage
is hideous farce Sentmentality no longer can hide
the ugly facts
We all know that any couple that wants divorce
get it, either by lying about themselves or each
other or STOPPING to other tricks advocated by the
bar. all Of which are beneath the dignity Of decent
men and women.
Since this is so, and Sincere all know it is so,
why continue the great hurle$we2
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
HEALTH SERVICE
Protect Sight of Your Children

exposure of children to avoidable
dangers.
The boys and girls of this coun-
try are exposed to more hazards to
their eyes in the week around July
4 than they are during three months
at any other time of the year.
Many municipalities have endea-
vored to control fireworks by local
legislation.
At one time it seemed likely that
danger from Fourth of July acct
dents would be brought fully under
control, but of late there has been
an increase in this type of accident.
1t is likely that there will be some
national legislation to regulate this
hazard.
Parents, teachers and every one
interested in the welfare of the
child should become active in this
matter, not only for the prevention
of these serious cases of blindness,
but also for the prevention of many
other types of injury, including
burns and lockjaw that develop
from such accidents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
Highly Poisonous

ID OTENONE. according to DR..
IN Roark, is fifteen times as toxic
as nicotine as a contact poison and
thirty times as toxic as lead arse
nate to certain caterpillars.
AT the same time, it is harm
less to man and domestic animals
when taken by mouth" he says.
This is of the greatest signif-
canoe, as it means that spray resi-
dues of rotenone upon fruits and
vegetables will not have to be re-
moved as is the case with arsenicaI
residues.
"Rotenone appears to approach
the nearest of any known material
to the requirements for an ideal in
secticide.
ION exposure to direct sunlight.
however, rotenone undergoes a pho
tochemical change, becoming yellow
with a loss of almost all its insec-
tlcidal properties.
THE insecticide division of the
bureau of chemistry and soils now
is striving to prevent or retard this
photochemical change in rotenone
by forming simple derivatives of it
through addition Of antitoxidants,
and in other ways.
"Rotenone occurs in the East In
dian vine, derris and in the South
American shrub, cube, both plants
belonging to the Fabaceae, or pea
family"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
A Public Shame

One of the excuses given by the highway COM
mission for the retention of the gasoline tax and the
building of highways at time when the tax money
is needed for much emergent needs is that the
program Of public work provides employment.
If that is true, the least that be done is the
protection of the workers from wage so low as to
amount to virtual peonage.
But the commission, even though it promised
protection, fails to give it.
once a contract is let to its favorites, labor be-
comes a commodity to be bought on the open market
where the desperate needs of men them to
take any wage that will keep them of the lists Of
charity.
Reports that contractors are employing men at Is
cents an hour are numerous.
Tht is about. the rate allowed by township trus-
tees for made work" and paid for in groceries.
One of the tasks of the special session of the legis
latre will be to divert of these funds from the
highway commission to purposes that will relieve the
farmer and the home owner from the heavy burden
of taxation.
ANY plea that the fund gives employment will lack
force when the peonage wages are exposed.
"A public works program for relief Of the unem-
ployed is good only when men are paid, not given
mere sustenance.
The purchasing power of those who are building
roads becomes so negligible under this system Of
slavery as not to be important
indiana should not permit its contractors to
operate on so shocking basis.
wage limit should be written into every contract.
If not those who take advantage of the dire needs
of workers should be banned from any further
contracts.
Apparently those who pay the lowest wage get the
most favors. There may be a reason
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
Governor RoIph Performs

COVERNOR ROLPH, a Califor-
VI MIA humanitarian, began to
wave a banner back and forth. On
the banner it said California"
AS yet the delegates had not gone
wild. A man from Wisconsin start
ed to walk up the aisle. Four other
men and a stout lady thought that
he wanted to lead a parade, which
had not been his original intention.
The man from Wisconsin decided
to change his original intention.
Bertrand H. Smell, up on the plat
form, had stepped back from the
microphone and was making a long,
sweeping gesture with his right
hand. He had used the same ges-
ture at the moment he named his
dream prince, and I had assumed
then that it was part of the speech.
Now I realized that it was pre-
arranged signal.
Mr.. Smell was endeavoring to
convey to the band that it would
be an excellent idea for them to
play something. And right here is
where he made his one mistake
about timing. The band was under
the impression that the big spon-
taneous demonstration was sched-
uled for 1 o'clock, daylight saving
time.
When the permanent chairman
began to talk about George Wash
ington they took it as cue that
they might go out and get a little
lunch. Every musician among them
| felt that he easily could snatch a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
Violates States Rights

THE administration viewpoint is
l. plausible, but specious. The
basic fault Of federal prohibition
lies in its suppression of state rights
and restraint of personal liberty
through centralized control, which,
more than anything else, this re-
public was designed to prevent.
The problems created by federal
prohibition can not be solved by any
scheme or compromise based on the
theory that such centralized control
is wise, just, or practical. Unless it
is prepared to abandon the princi-
pies on which it was founded, the
nation has no choice but to move
for repeal.
We can make little Roadway in
meeting the real issue until author
ity to deal with the liquor traffic
has been returned to the states, and
the federal government is restricted
to its proper sphere of regulating
interstate trade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

rows and stones are responsible for
almost one-third of all these cases
of blindness in children.
Firecrackers, torpedoes, bombs,
and various types of fireworks are
responsible for almost one-fourth of
the cases, and other explosives for
about one-fourth.
Then knives and scissors, sticks
and nails account for another 10
per cent, as do chips of steel, wood,
glass, dust and sand.
Only per cent of all the cases
are due to accidents occurring in
sports, and only 3 per cent to au-
tomobile accidents or falls.
Assuming a certain number of &C
cidents necessary under modern
conditions of life, for example auto
mobile accidents and falls, and
those due to games in sports, it
should be realized that the vast ma
jority of the accidents to the eye
are preventable, because they con-
Germ types of play not necessary for
children, and because they concern
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-It was an indignant
group that witnessed the rescue eff
forts by the police of Roy Smith
from Fall creek recently.
A neighbor and myself were fish,
ing close by and saw the whole per-
Torrance, but neither of us or
others there could swim, so we all
had to see the boy go down.
I happen to be the one who hailed
a paSser-by in a car and had him
to call the police for help just as
the boy went down the last time.
1t was fully twenty minutes before
they got there, and not equipped in
the least for rescue work Of that
kind.
It was a half hour or more before
they recovered the body. That is
not so bad, but for heavens sake,
why did not they have a pulnotor
right there on shore and some one
who knew how to operate the device
just as soon as the boy was brought
out?
Lieutenant Owens had to give
other police on the bank across a
call to the city hospital for their
equipment and the Power and Light
Company also. What a calamity! It
was about twenty minutes before
the hospital equipment arrived, and
the sad part was that the inferno
who came along did not know how
to use it. Why call on such help?
The power and light company
equipment did not arrive until after
the fire department arrived with its
pulmotor. The fire department boys
were too late. I do not know who
called them. They tried and did a
real service and deserve a lot of
praise.
I am not and dc not aim to con-
denim Lieutenant Owens and the
police, for they did the best they
could under the circumstances. What
I contend is that the police depart
ment should be equipped with
enough pulmotors, kept in perfect
condition all the time, and train
every officer how to use them, so
that on first call at a drowning two
such equipments would be on the
scene in time and set up for use
with the first emergency car. Twen-
ty minutes is slow, no farther than
they had to come.
I believe the police department
should ask for such equipment and
the citizens should demand that the
police department should be so
equipped. Why should we care about
| the cost?
They are pretty well equipped to
take lives, but not equipped properly
to save lives.
RALPH r. MATILLO.