Milford chronicle., 1933-01-20
HOUSTON

daughter, Billie, attended the funera
I of Mrs. Wilson's uncle, George
Mitchell, at Newark, Md, on Thurs
day of last week.
W. J. Dufendach is quite i'll with
an attack of influenza.
Mrs. Edgar Marvel has been very
sick for the past weeks and has
been unable to leave her bed, but
we hope she is improving.
Mrs. Ralph Jump, Mrs. Poole and
Frank johnson have also been on
the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Armour went
to Townsend on Sunday and were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
Donovan.
Miss Hazel Johnson spent the
weekend with Miss Ida Mae Parks
at her home near Staytonsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Boggs and
children, of Cheswold, spent Sunday
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Slaughter.
Miss Lille Wilson spent the week.
end with Miss Marion Warren at Ell
lendale.
Mrs. Ida C. Marvel and Mrs. Cora
Satterfield spent Thursday in Mil
ford.
Whitley Webb and family, of Mil
ford; Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb,
and Ernest Sapp were dinner guests
on Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Webb.
Del. Corn Champions Named
The Delaware Crop Improvement
Association has had one of the most
attractive displays of the week in
Milford and their exhibits in the
New Century Club building attract
ed much attention. The following
are the prize awards: the state
championship for the best 10 ears
of yellow corn went to Evert C.
of Lewes; the state cham |
for single ear to James w. |
Hopkins, Lewes; interstate class 10 ]
ears, white corn, first, E. B. Mil |
bourn and sons, Elkton; second,
Dewey Sapp, Houston; third, Edna
p. Sapp, Houston; fourth, Claud
Galyen, Newark; fifth, Irene Bochm,
Seaf0rd; sixth, A. N. Tarr, Seaford.
Yellow corn, first, Evert c. Hopkins,
Lewes; second, Edna P. Sapp, Hous-
on; third, James w. Hopkins, Lew
rs; fourth, Carl Tucker, Greenwood;
fifth, h. r. Milbourn and Sons, Elk
oni sixth, Claud Galyen.
school News
A p. Il. A. meeting will be held in
he school building on Monday, Jan.
70, at p. m. Each grade will offer
short program of entertainment
nd Geo. r. Miller, supervisor, will
i've a short address. All people are
Welcome to attend.
All pupils in Junior H. S. are
1Orking to complete 80 points for
eading credit. Most of the pupils
ave half the credits and can easily
over the work before the close of
he year. The books vary in valua-
on and only one book is credited
1r each author.
The work in oral improvement is
nicely. The blanket pro-
act for better articulation is:
Say clearly every word and every
yllable in every word. ..-
The State Board recently pub
shed these OBJECTIONS" of Educa-
on:
Education concerns the whole life.
The aim of the modern school is
} help every child achieve.
Health and safety. G
Worthy home membership.
Mastery of the tools, technics, and n
brit o flearning.
Citizen and world goodwill. I,
Vocational and economic effec-
veness. =,
Wise use of leisure.
Ethical character.
The fifth and sixth grades are
aking historical map of Della
are.
Miss Lucy Hanson substituted for
RS. Pearl Hanson, while she at
nded the funeral of her grand
other, Mrs. Elizabeth Slaughter, az
st Friday
The seventh and eighth grades are
liking stools in their art work, un-
r the direction of their art teach
Miss Markert.
The teachers of Houston school
10 attended the art course at ~
eenwoOd finished their course the Ao
st week in January. Miss Gardner
IS the director. IL
Geo. r. Miller was a recent Wis 6
r of the school.
Miss Vinyard and Miss Dill are 2
II serving hot lunches at noon. p
Tx or hot cocoa will be served at
On to the needy pupils. The money
Il be provided by the State. 4