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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
THE CONTAGION OF
HELPFULNESS
Hilda Richmond

"May | run over and see if Mrs.
Blake wants anything from the gro
Gerry, Mother?" asked Arthur.
"Yes. Son." said his mother. I'm
glad you thought of it. You and
Amy will have plenty of room for
anything she may want, in your lit
tie wagon"
A caller hardly waited until the
little wagon ratified away to say that
she had discovered the secret of the
Carter children's helpfulness.
Laughingly, she said she had no
ticed how Mrs. Carter had brought
the conversation round to poor old
Mrs. Blake. but allowed the children
to think it their own idea to go ana
offer to do an erranG for her.
Then Mrs. Carter made confess
sion about her early days in the
neighborhood. This same Mrs. Blake
had the reputation of imposing upon
her neighbors. Mrs. Carter had been
warned in advance SO she carefully
avoided all contact with the "trou-
blesome, forgetful old lady. But
little by little she noticed that her
children whined and pouted when
asked to do an errand for anyone
and were disappointed if penny or
a little treat was not forthcoming
when the task was done. That set
her to thinking and finally to help
ing herself as well as Mrs Blake by
turning right about and facing the
problem.
And now her patient efforts were
bearing fruit. Her children made
plans to help Mrs. Blake instead of
creeping out the back way as others
often did to avoid trifling errands.
"And l really believe Arthur and
Amy are having a little influence on
their playmates," she said modest
ly. "Mrs. Lee told me that her Billy
and Betty often ask Mrs. Blake If
she has anything for them to do
and they go with my children to
help pull the wagon home with the
poor old lady's things in it"
"Well, helpfulness is just as con-
tagious as faults are" said the vis-
itor. 81 regret to say that I've some
LlIneS iBuOItu MIS- DidhC PinAi
hints and found excuses for not
helping her right before my chill
dren, and then scolded them little
later for not being nice TO old peo-
pie. I'm indebted to you, Mrs. Car
ter, and I'm going to put your les
son into practice this very day."
"Then perhaps I've paid a little
interest on the debt owe you for
showing me a better way to disci-
pline my children, as you did last
week. think it would be well If we
had a little Mothers Club to help
each other"
And so spread the contagion of
helpfulness," said the guest with a
smile. "I'm ready for it any time"
And that was the beginning of the
successful Oak Street Mothers
Club.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
HOME CANNING OF GREENS
NOW SEASONABLE

Vegetables grown in the home
garden and canned in the home Kit
chen have the lowest money cost ol
any food the housewife can serve
Excepting the garden seeds and the
rubber rings on the jars, the entire
oStlay is in equipment and labor.
Field greens come before the gar
den vegetables are ready. There Is a
long list of these in different sec
tions of the county. A universal fav-
orite is the young tender dandelion,
but also cress, wild mustard, marsh
marigold and others are equally
good. Spinach, chard and kale from
the garden adds to the list of greens
available for canning. ALI greens
have a high dietetic value and are
canned in the same way.
Asp gus
Wash, tie in bundles, cutting
stalks to uniform length. Blanch by
standing stems in boiling water
without covering the tender buds.
Cover tight and boil from 3-5 min
utes. Pack evenly into hot jars, add
teaspoon of salt for each quart, I'LL
with boiling water, partly seal and
process for 2 hours in water bath.
Instead of leaving stalks long, they
may be cut into inch length, cover
with boiling water and bring to
boil, pack hot, fill with boiling wa
ter in which asparagus was cooked,
add 1 teaspoon salt, partly seal anu
process for time given above.
Additional canning information
can be obtained from the extension
office, Dover.
Gre ems
Sort the green's carefully. taking
out all dry or decayed portions and
all weeds or grass. Wash carefully
in several waters to remove every
bit of grit. Steam in covered YES
sci with but little water until wilt
ed. This is necessary to make the
greens tender and to reduce bulk
Pack into hot jars to " inch of the
top. Do not pack tightly. With a
knife cut a cross through to the bot
tom of the jar so that the heat may
penetrate through. Add a level tea
spoon of SAT- to each quart jar, fill
jar with boiling water, partly seal
and process for hours in water
bath. 1t takes a peck of greens TO
fill quart lar.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12

measles, sat IN. her bed, her hands
gloved. Across her knees was a
tray, and on the tray and the table
beside the bed was scattered a va
ried array of objects--a box contain
ing black leaf-mold, a cupful OF
small pebbles, gtiny green plants, a
wee white ceiluloid crane with very
long legs, and twozinch high sun
dial. sti d.. o..
"I'll soon be ready to fill the pool,
Mother" Peggy cried, when she saw
her guests. 1--WE got the little cedar
planted" ....t..g.Aa1. -.l
oh" Sara murmured, when she
had grasped the situation. so this
is what you meant by q garden. Dish
garden!" She looked on with inter-
est as Peggy, very happy and proud
of her work, showed the miniature
garden which she had designed, and
planted in a, big tin biscuit pan.
81 got the idea from a garden
magazine the other day." Nell ex-
planned when they had left the child
to her work. "Dish gardening seems
to be very popular right now. Peggy,
like Bill, loves working with plants,
so she was delighted with the
thought of making a garden. Then
l brought in the leaf-mold and all
the tiniest plants i could find. Her
pool is made from low jelly glass,
but won't that ten-cent store crane
look grand standing in 1t when it is
filled with water? The little sundial
also came from the ten-cent store.
The garden has not only kept Peggy
happy and contented while confined
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
SUSSEX BANKER
DIES IN HOSPITAL

William W. Rawlins, cashier of the
Farmers Bank at Georgetown, form
er State Representative. and mem
ber of Georgetown city council and
board of education, died in the JEFF
ferson Hospital. Philadelphia. We'd
nesday, from a complication of dis
eases.
Mr.. Rawlins was born at Middle
ford, between Georgetown and Sea-
ford, in 1S49, some of the late John
Morgan and Mrs. Leah Anderson
Rawlins. He was educated in the
local schools and the Georgetown
Academy.
He was an active member of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, and for
many years served as vestryman.
MIR. Rawlins was twice married.
His first wife was Miss Nancy Eliz-
abeth Conaway. BY this marriage
there were two children, Mrs. Sarah
Rawlins Quicker, who lived with her
father on West Market street,
Georgetown. and William Linden
Rawlins, of Pittsburgh, Pa, and one
granddaughter. Miss Elizabeth Guck-
er, who also lives in Georgetown.
His second wife was Miss Madeline
whiteley and by this marriage there
are two children, Albert W. Raw
Inns. of Flushing, Long Island, and
John Morgan Rawlins, of Hunting
ton, West Virginia. There are also
six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday morning at IL o'clock,
Standard Time, in st. Paul's Episco-
pal Church with the Rev. Joseph B.
Wood officiating, and interment will
be made in st. Paul's church yard.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
MARVEL'S LANE

Mr.. and Mrs. Leven Parker and
Mrs. Sara Cannon were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers on
Sunday.
Miss Cornelia Marvel spent Sun
day with Betty Steele.
Miss Viola Marvel spent the week.
end with her father, C. ]. Marvel
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers
spent Thursday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Ollie Baker and family.
Miss Frances Marvel spent Sun
day with Hilda Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marvel and
family spent Monday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Hearn.
Services Sunday at Bethesda M. E.
Church are as follows: Sunday
school at 1920 a. m; preaching at
3 p. m. Everyone cordially invited.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
.BLANcHARD,S STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Al Colegrove, of Will
mington, visited relatives here Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kratz and
family, of Wilmington, spent the
weekend here with MIR. and Mrs. E.
L.. .Kratz and father.
Miss Beulah Hostdler, who has
recently accepted the position as
forelady in Coopersmith garment
factory in Milford, spent the week.
end with Miss Beva Zott..
Little Marilyn Brown, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gootie Brown, is the
victim of measles. ...
Gootie Brown and wife entertain
ed the formers father, of Denton,
Nd, several days last week.
Mrs. Charles O'Bier has been a
sufferer of a gathered finger some
time ago. but is much improved.
: We have recently received several
nice rains which was. badly needed.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12

to her room, but it has been real
course of studysfor her. She had 1t
ali laid out in her mind before she
ocmmenced work, and you can't
imagine the pains she has taken to
have things right She was as care
.flI in laying those little pebbles to
form her .stepping-stone walk as a
seasoned landscape-gardener would
be-. And how she will love watch
ing the things grow! 1 am quite sure
that when she gets out into the open
garden she will have some excellent
ideas of her own. r.. ...a
!, "Of course, when you start Bill to
work on his garden you will want
to be careful that he does not. tire
himself. strain his eyes, or get his
hands wet and cold. If he lis like
Peggy he will be so enthusiastic. he
will want to do it all in one day. OF
course he shouldn't. You see.p she
broke off. laughing, "I'm taking 1t
Tor granted that Bill is to plant a
dish gardenl" "a,
: ."And you're right. too! Why didn't
you tell me before? Poor Bill has
been so discontented under quaran-
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
DISH GARDENING FOR
8. .C0NVAL ES C. EN- I s
Lois Smelling.

Sara" said Nell, Reeds voice over
the telephone. I've found the an
swer." ..-....t
."You mean the answer to the prob
lem of how to keep this measly off,
spring of mine from driving, me to
distraetion?" d. o..
fright. Let him plant a garden" ."
Sara's nervous laughter came
pealing through the phone. my
dear, please don't tease me when 1
have measles in the house! Bill al
ways loves to help in the garden,
but a sick-abed gardener isn't much
good" .st. .'..
mime is. Come over and I'll
show you" .-.-;..,.. ,5.
Sara went. Nell led the way to
little Peggy's room. Opening the
door, she whispered triumphantly,
eSee!" ....., tT.',i On. ..t+.
Peggy. family splotched with
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
EARLY BROODING OF TURKEY
POULTS
BY Prof. H. d. Munroe.

Do not crowd turkey poults or
brood too many in flock. One hun
dred poults to a 10x12 brooder house
is an ideal flock.
The brooder stove should be
started forty-eight hours before the
poults are placed around 1t. A tenn
perature of 80 degrees to 95 degrees
at the edge Of the hover, two inches
from the floor, is correct for the first
week.
Each week the temperature should
be decreased 5 degrees until 20 de-
grees is reached. II should then be
held at this point until the poults
are we'll feathered and have learned
to roost.
Night crowding or piling is COM
mon complaint where turkeys are
brooded artificially. A low perch or
roost should be placed near the
brooder while the poults are young
and every inducement made for ear
ly roosting. Poults on roosts will
not crowd.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
SNARL TESUP
LEGISLATIONAT AT
THE ESTATE HOUSE
TContimurd from Fan Pagel

Delaware. This is a constitutional
amendment. 1t passed two years
ago and must again pass this year
to become effective. 1t is generally
believed about the State House that
this measure will be killed should
the Levy Court bill be passed. On
the other hand should the Levy
Court be killed it is thought likely
that the Supreme Court bill has a
good chance of becoming a part of
the constitution.
The bill providing funds for the
operation of the public school is be-
ing held up by the Democratic mem
bers of the House. This measure
must be passed before adjournment
to insure the operation of the
schools. Other measures of lesser
Importance will act to hold up final
adjournment, Today is the eighty
fifth legislative day that the General
Assembly has been in session. They
are paid for only sixty days.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
SUSSEX WOMAN

Mrs. Delema NAPLES Wyatt, 5S
years old, wife of Fred Wyatt, living
at Collins Mill, died suddenly short
ly before noon Tuesday.
She was daughter of the late DR..
Joseph Benjamin NAPLES and Mrs.
Sarah Catherine NAPLES, and was
born in Georgetown. She was twice
married, her first husband being the
late DR.. James Loiand, OF Milford.
BY the first marriage there were
two children. Mrs. Mary Pyle. wife
of Charles Pyle, of Baltimore, and
Douglas Lofiand, of Georgetown.
BY the second marriage one daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine Wyatt, living
at home, survives.
Mrs. Wyatt was sister of DR.. Jos.
B. NAPLES, of Georgetown, and Miss
Ethel NAPLES. of Georgetown and
Florida.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
4-HGUBNOTES

The Canterbury All Club will
hold their first meeting at the home
of Lillian Powell on Monday even
ing. May Is. AS many of the girls
are enrolled in canning club work.
a canning demonstration which Miss
Pearl Macdonald, nutrition special
list, will give, will be of interest to
the All members, their parents and
to other women in the community.
Canning club work is being stres-
sed this season as one phase Home
Made Farm Relief" for the surplus
of so much excellent fruits and veg
etables, preserved for next winter
will not only cut down the food bills
but will insure a varied and well
balanced diet
Other All Clubs to hold meetings
in the next two weeks are the Har-
rington Club at the home of Marga-
ret Gray, Thursday, May IL; the VI
ola Club on Friday evening, May IL,
and the Woodside Dairy Club at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Creadlck'
Thursday evening, May 1S.
The Millwood Dairy Club is giving
a benefit card party in the WILDWOOD
Community Hall on Wednesday eve
ming, May II. There will be enter
tainment for all-bridge, 500, jig
saw puzzles. bingo and refresh
ments. The MillwOod Ever Ready
girls club of which Stella Warner is
leader, is in charge of tables.
The purpose of the affair is to Sc
cure money tor scholarships to the
Junior Snort Course.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the All Live Wires was held IN the
home of Miss Charlotte White on
May 5, 1888.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Herman Fountain
who requested that the meeting
would be opened by singing. Our
All Live Wires. The song was
written by Miss Laura Seely, who is
an outstanding member and leader
in this club. The president then
called upon the secretary to read
the minutes of the last meeting,
which was held in April. The min
utes were approved as read. After
a short discussion on whether or not
to have a depression party motion
was made and adopted that the clubs
have a depression party on May 49,
1898. The party will be held on the
Woodenhawk baseball diamond, To-
Gated on the road leading from
to Denton, Md, near the
and Maryland State line.
The entertainment for the party
is as follows: ......-..
Pie eating contest. ,e ..
Bag race.
Cracker eating contest.
Potato and lolIy-pop race.
Whisling contest. -.... ..
Drop the handkerchief.
Three deep.
Scarf relay and many more inter
esting games. 1t was unanimously
voted that refreshments be served
and prizes awarded to the winners |
Of the contest. The admission Will
be ten cents. Everyone is invited to |
come. Those who come please dress |
in depression fashion. The place |
will be at the WOodenhawk baseball |
diamond, near the fire tower, To-
Gated on the road leading from
Bridgeville to Denton. Md. After all
plans had been made for the depres-
sion party, it was suggested that the
club have a hot dog and marshmel-
low roast in the summer. The busi-
ness part of the meeting was ad-
burned and Miss Margaret Hastings |
and Arthur Handy sang Sparkling !
Peggy Jane" Refreshments were |
served and the meeting was ad-
burned.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12

Hurling Down the DOpe.-"where
have you been for the last four
years?" oa
""At college taking medicine"
"And' did you finally get wel1?"---
College Life. 2.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12

Teacher-You have named all the
domestic animals except one. IG has
bristly hair, il is grimy 1t likes to
wallow in the mud and it loves to
eat. Well, Tommy, what is it?
Tommy (shamefacedly)-It's me.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12

Bossy on the Air.-Will Trade 5
tube DeForest Crosley battery radio
receiving set. for a good milk COW,
complete with tubes and loud-speak-
er.-Grand Prairie (Alberta) Her
aid.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12

tine and has fretted until I'm almost
distracted. I'll go right now and
get him started on his garden"
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
JUST FUNNY THINGS

Heartfelt ElOquence. Henry =
did you-all evah speak befo' large
audience, Gawge?" i,
Gawge-"Ah low ah did, once,
yowsah." =
Henry-"What did you-all say?"
Gawge-"Ah said Not guilty. -
Farm journal.
Home BOdy.-Lady (engaging new
maid) -"And what denomination are
your"
Maid-"Well, mum. mother goes
to the Baptist church and father to
the Methodist. but speaking for my
self, I'm wireless. Tran
script.
Evening star., 1933-03-30

get a look at him, but he was being
praised once more in Manhattan IN
the John Lawson play, Success
Story" in which he played the role
of Raymond Merritt, the advertis-
ing genius whose star began to set
when Sol Ginsberg Luther Adler)
and the 1929 crash came along.
Mr. Tone is an interesting case
in the theater today. His rise has
not been a kind Of Buddy Rogers
fare-up-a success due to pink
skin and pretty teeth. He has
worked hard and diligently ever
since, instead of going to Princeton,
after attending the Hill School, he
began in the theater and started
his climb up. He played here and
he played there and he played
everywhere before he was admitted
to the sometimes sacred portals OF
the Theater Guild
His work, however, with the The
ater Guild attracted attention at
once. Back two years ago Alfred
Lunt said to this interviewer: Tone
is the most brilliant young actor on
the stage today"
Tone then was not interested in
the movies. He was firmly imbued
with the idea that there was no the
ater outside of the stage. He had
then. as he has now, tremendous
ambition and vitality at his finger
tips. He was 25, tall, well-built,
trif1e too thin, but nice look
ing. and equipped with the nervous,
restless energy which suits the the
ater best. Furthermore he was one
of the few Broadway juveniles"
who could get down on his knees,
the way he did in Pagan Lady" as
a boy missionary and do violently
theatric scene without making you
either quake or laugh.
Mr.. Tone, after acquitting himself
nobly with the Guild, then became
even more serious. He linked him.
self with the Group Theater-off-
spring of the Guild and almost fa-
natically possessed with the serious
ness of its work, and with certain
"artiness" which has won the group
distinction even when its plays have
seemed rather too labored in this
distinction. Mr.. Tone played with
this group and became a leader Of
q movement in which players subor-
dinated themselves to the play, and
were shuffled around from pillar to
post, one week doing a fat role and
Evening star., 1933-03-30

local Loew theaters, according 70
an announcement received this
morning. These are being presented
In 100 cities by the newly organized
Women's Screen Guild, which is
planning an educational women's
series, each production Of which will
present one phase of the activities
OF the modern home-maker. A
group Of prominent American
women interested in the art and
science Of home making is acting
as an advisory board in planning
and producing the films. Among
these are Mrs. Fleming Newbold of
this city, Mrs. Fisher Whitney, Mrs.
Elihu Root, jr.: Edna Woolman
Chase Of Vogue Magazine, Mrs. Tony
Sarg and Mrs. James H. Snowden,
all Of New York, and Mrs. Emily
Post, who is to act as chairman.
THE purpose Of the Women's
Screen Guild" Mrs. Post said
recently, is to bring to women
throughout the country the very
newest and best ideas on every phase
Of home management"
Evening star., 1933-03-30

Sign Of the Cross" can be disposed Of.
Other local and foreign theater
items, include word that king
Kong" is still doing q mammoth
business at R-K-O Keith's-and
that there is much argument as
whether Kong" is one man or 18.
That Morton Downey has
arrived at the Willard. That
Clifford Brooke did himself proud
the way he handled his press
thespians last night at the Press
Club banquet. . That Owen Davis.
jr., is coming down from New York
especially for the Brooke School
dramatic evening at the National
Howard has signed contract with
Fox to appear in Berkeley Square"
and that Valerie Taylor, seen here
in the same play. has also been
signed for the film. ~. That James
Roosevelt denies that he win be a
film actor, although he appeared
momentarily in Will Rogers film
when he was out in Hollywood last
Summer. That his wife, Betsy
Cushing Roosevelt. was offered a
contract. That when Ladies
Meet" opened in England two nights
ago and is already a bowling sue
cess-what with Marie Tempest in
the role which Spring Byington will
play here at the National on Mon
day. That jeanette Macdonald
will do THE Merry Widow" for
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer before her
contract expires. And that
former member of the Chicago
Opera Company, known as the little
Caruso," as also Antonio Rossitto. is
singing at the Madrillon. where also
Soprano Elvira Crute Is singing and
Florence Spencer Is dancing.
She is said to be graceful and agile
as a baby leopard"
W0men's Screen Guild
Organized in This City.
"TALKING pictures of the women,
= by the women. and for the
women" are soon to appear here
in free morning ShoWings at the
Evening star., 1933-03-30
CROSSING POLICEMEN
ESCAPE PAY REDUCTION
Salaries Of 81, Paid by Street Car
Companies, Not Subject to
Cut.

There is one group Of District en-
ployes which did not feel the effect Of
the 1922 economy act pay reduction
and will also be exempt from the Is
per cent cut under the Roosevelt order.
The 81 street crossing policemen, who
are paid by the street car companies,
were exempt from the first and will be
exempt from the second because their
compensation does not come In whole or
part from Federal funds.
This good fortune may be short lived.
however. The merger act provides that
when and II the street car companies
merge the salaries of these officers shall
be paid by the District, which would
automatically make them subject to the
is per cent cut
Evening star., 1933-03-30
PROGRAM AT MOUNT ALTO
Kapital Kiddies' Klub to Entertain
Veterans TONIGHT,

Veterans at Mount Alto Hospital win
be entertained by children Of the Kan-
tai Riddles Klub at the hospital It
7:45 pm. today. The program will be
given under direction Of D. Davenport
and F. Simmon, with Elizabeth Gardner
Coombs as accompanist.
Children participating in the program
will be Warren and Alice Terrell, Cookie
Giovannoni, Eugene Meyers, Raymond
and Miriam Ehrmontraut, Leslie Byrum
Edward Chamberlin, Edgar Robey, Mar
gurite Morrison, Helen Hanes, Helen and
Henry Stein, Giddy Novick, Majorie
Wolfe, Ruth Metz, Don Reilly, Corrinne
MacWilliams, Mildred Jordan, Florence
Simon. Estelle Tabb, Norma Rupert,
Ethel Ferber, Schulamith Novick.
Marion McGinsley, Lenora Schaner,
Gladys Kaufman, Ruth Katz, Gene and
Leslie Freeman.
Evening star., 1933-03-30

tion a !. TWO
seasons ago he
was the singing
ow boy In
"Green Gro W
the Lilacs'' who
chanted Home
on the Range,
to the accom-
paniment of a
guitar and the
q admiring e ye S
of June Walker.
q n G S e a ) y IL
ago he was a
member of the
cast of THE
House of Con-
nelly" T n l S
season w a S h
S~-@. Il; ~ =
Evening star., 1933-03-30
brilliant Young Actor"
Makes His Mark in Hollywood.

"HE man who has most recent
ly and most pleasantly mace
his mark in Hollywood Is
i Frarchot Tone. washington
knows him well. Three sea-
sons ago he was the pale young ms
sionary in Pagan Lazy, rI,Iio MIio
stole the show from Lenora OiIic
on the opening night at the Ma