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Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17

Rev Robert =. Green on the eve.
ming Of january 12, 1886.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Parker en-
tertained on Monday, Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob EllWanger of Baltimore, Nd.
Church News
Greenwood NJ. P. Church, ], Melvin
Kay, minister. Church School at 10
a. M, Mr.. w. d. Lynch superinten-
dent. Divine warship at Ii a. m.
Sermon by the pastor, subject, "Ra-
diO Religion" +"
There will be a union mid-week
prayer service at the M. P. Church
on Wednesday night at 7,30. This
series Of union prayer meetings is
in preparation for the union revival
services of the M. e. and M. p.
Churches, beginning the first week IN
February, The people Of both our
churches are asked to make a special
EFFORT to attend these prayer meet
ings.
St. Johnstown M. Il. Church, near
Greenwood. Church School at 2 D.
m, Mr.. Wilson Hatfield superinten-
dent. Let us make this q red letter
day in the school by the attendance
OF every scholar and friend. This Is
one definite way in which we can
show otr allegiance and loyalty 10
Christ. The Lord is depending on
you to be a. cO-woFker for the King
dom of God, Our influence is a great |
factor ia helping Gods cause or be-
ing a detriment TO It. Jesus said: |
Let your light so shine before men |
that they may see. your good works I
and glofify your father il heaven"
BY attending Sunday School and
church is one way OF strengthening
the cause Of Christ.
EFangelistic services at s D. m.
sermon will be preached |,
and the singing Of familiar hymns
As well as a testimony meeting will
lake place during the service.
An ORANGE and lemon social spOn-
lored by the Church Aid will be held
n the Firemen's building, Green
goOd, on jon. 23rd. A very interest
ng program is being prepared by I
committee. Refreshments will be u
jerved. Everyone is invited. An
election OF Sunday School officers
viii take place the afternoon OF Jan. 7
9Th in the church. n
Greenwood N. Il. Church. Church
icho0l at 945 a. M. Mr.. Laird Kratz n
uperintendent This is an excellent v
to secure a greater e
Of Gods word. IN the Sum
ay school. Do you desire to know 81
lore about the Bibleg Plan TO study A
with ns this Sunday. There are
lasses for al ages taught by COM b
etent teachers.
Evening worship at 7.30. The Il
Dung Peoples meeting viii be led S
y Miss LOuise Christopher. II yon
ave failed 70 attend these young Of
copies meetings yon have allowed Cl
blessing 10 pass BY. Evangeliatic
irnlon win be preached BY Mr..
reen during the service. and the ar
inkregatiOnai singing Of old and IA al
Mar hymns from the new hymnal
M take place. al
Youth rally viii be held ID Chap hi
in'a Chapel Friday efehing. Jan.
ID. sponsored BY the young people r
the church Intensely interesting "A
ogram Is being arranged. Rev. j.
Hopkins pastor of Bridgeviile OF
sthodist Church Will be the speaker. ey
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
MAGROLiA


Rev. r. Il 1awes goes 10 Washing
ton, D. G.. for three days this weel
as a delegate to the National Rura
Conference Of America.
Rev. Tawes announced as his snb
jects for next Sunday, Songs Of tn,
Bible" for the morning, and Mag
nihcent Obsession, for the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins entertained
at dinner on Saturday evening Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Allabahd OF Wash.
Iington, ID. G.. and Mr.. William Davis
OF Dover.
The Whedbee boys OF Nanucoke.
Nd, were overnight guests Of friends
10 town. Gregg visited Isaac Orvis,
and William visited Maurice Cohee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hodgson and
son Ned. we're dinner guests on Sat
urday Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles slpple
Of near FELTON,.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. jackson Of NIL
ford were guests OF Mr. and Mrs. r.
G. Ingram on Friday evening. Miss
Sara Ingram accompanied them home
for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schwartz and
children, Grace, Edward and Freddy,
of Brandywine Summit, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Schwartz and son Dom
ny, were dinner guests on Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schwartz.
Mrs. Edward Richards was q Will
mingtOn visitor on Saturday, also
Mrs. John Saxton and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Shahan en-
tertained on Saturday evening Mr..
and Mrs. r. c. Ingram and daughters
Sara and Billy, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Shahan and children Marie. Doris.
Leroy and Arazella. The occasion
was the celebration OF Arabellas |
birthday.
A meeting Of the Red Cross was /
called on Monday evening at the
home Of Mrs. G. w. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pyle Of Will
ningtOn were dinner guests OF Mr..
md Mrs. e. W. Johnson on Thurs
lay evening.
The Ladies' Aid held their MONTH
y meeting at the home of Mr.. and
llrs. r. G. Ingram on Monday after
loon, and despite the dOwhpour of
ain a gOOdly number were present,
The meeting was presided over by
he president, Mrs. Edna johnson.
Ifter song, prayer and Bible reading,
short business session followed.
frs. Stout reported having sent
lumber Of cards to the sick and be-
eayed. The social chairman was abb
eRt. Games were played after which
he hostess served refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Green or viii ]
lingtpn were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. 4
: G. Ingram on Sunday. I
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. McInvaine and I
aughter Doris and Mrs. Margaret
IeIlvaine visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
elf Of Prlmus, Pa. Mrs. McIlyaine :
,mained for an extended visit. a \
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Satterfield en-. 4
rtained the Home Demonstration :
lub Of Laws on Tuesday afternoon 4
ith Miss Louise Whitcomb Of Do \
n, presiding. =
Mr.. and Mrs. William Short and !,
nwoOd and Edith Bullock OF near (
over were dinner guests Of Mr.. and \
rs. Homer Wright on Wednesday. Z Z
'.Wagging Tongues, 2, the play given &
81 winter in the school auditorium Z
IS given at the Wyoming Round :
lble Club on Friday afternoon for u
rs. Edna Davis who was program
airman OF the day.
n
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-17
HOUSTON

We are very sorry to report thai
our minister, Rev. J. T. Graham has
been quite III for the past week anc
was not able to occupy the pulpit on
Sunday morning. We truly hope he
viii soon be able 70 be out again.
Mrs. Roy Sapp and Mrs. Bertha
PiersOn have been quite seriously
III during the past week and we
trust that they will soon be imprOy-
ing and on the road to health again.
Mrs. May Dickerson Of Harring-
ton has been visiting Mrs. Eliza
Dickerson and Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
johnson during the past week.
Mrs. Ida c. Marvel returned home
on Saturday after having spent sew
eral weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Horton In Darby, Pa.
z. 7, Burris has returned home
after having been in Philadelphia
for several days during the past
week.
Mrs. Roy Holloway Of PhiladeI-
phia is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Maniove.
Mrs. A. G. Thomas Of Crapo, Nd,
is visiting Mrs. Charles p. Armour
at this writing.
Mrs. Laura Spurry Of Frederick is
spending some time with her bro
ther and sister, Frank and Linda
Burris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill w. Thistle
wood, Mrs. Ida Marvel and Mrs.
Cora Satterfield were SelbyVilIe Wis
itors on Sunday and called at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James W.
johnson.
Houston Charge
]. 4. Graham, Pastor
January 10
Houston NJ. E. Church: Sunday
school $3.50 a. m. Howard Moore,
superintendent. Preaching 10:3O a.
m. There wasn't any preaching last
Sunday due to illness Of the pastor.
But now the pastor is improving and
The regular preaching service will
be held. The fouFther quarterly con-
ference Of the charge will be held
Tuesday evening, January 28, at
Church. Rev. E. c.
9allman. District Superintendent of
Dover District will preside. Revival
meetings will begin at the Houston
yhureh on Sunday evening, Febru-
Iry 2. The pastor, ]. T. Graham, will
ave some Of the local ministers to s
ssist in this service. Let US pray I
or the services and come do our a
est as Christians. s
MillwOod: Sunday school 1880 p. I
4. Walter Dill, superintendent. a
by the pastor at $3.50.
he pastor expects to be fully reviv- b
from his illness to be in his pull a
it for this service. T
WilliamsVille: Sunday school at 2 e
m. George Tatman, superintend- h
ut. Immediately after the revival b
leeting closes at Houston Church, t.
le meeting will begin at this h
lurch.. Sorry the congregation was
sappointed last Sunday owing to Ol
le illness of the pastor. S;
The Church Aid Society Of Will q
amsvilIe Church will meet Friday =
ight, January II. ct the home Of
r. and Mrs. Charlie Tatman at
Mr.. and Mrs. Tatman
i've moved 70 Harrington but still
tain their relationship with this
tile church.
See your Chiropractor. DR.. Anna
Gregorius, Milford. IL
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
Palindrome Reads Same
Backwards as Forward

Wenever you find word, verse,
or sentence that reads the same
backwards as forwards, there you
have a palindrome. Single-word ex-
amples of this popularity are Ere
paper" and "deified." The touch Of
wit in many classic palindrornic
sentences is unmistakable. Thus
Napoleon, mourning over his exile,
might well exclain, cable was / ere
l saw Elba," and Adam could
hardly have found more appropriate
words to introduce himself to Eve
than simply, Madam, I'm Adam!"
A shrewd take-off of the tooth
extracting frenzy of Sir Richard
Paget and old Irish pathologist, is
contained in the palindrome,
"Paget saw an Irish tooth sir, in a
waste gap" Other long palindromes
are "dog as a devil deified lived as
a god" and ''lewd / did live and
evil did / DWELL" while every
Etonian can trip out further ex-
ample in NOW note Elton won."
The ancient Greeks and Romans
went so far as to coin sentences
with a different and sometimes
more sinister meaning when inter-
preted Observation-Disclosures Mag
azine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
The First Mirror

The process of depositing metallic
silver ON glass to produce mirror
was discovered by Baron Liebig, a
German scientist, early in the Nine
teenth century. He found that by
pouring silver ammonium nitrate
mixed with certain reducing agents
on a glass plate the silver would
precipitate and form a film of pure
metallic silver on the glass. From
this discovery has evolved the
present-day method of mirror man.
Observation-Disclosures and Engineer.
ing Chemistry
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
Washington Not So Old

Washington has few buildings
more than a century old for it is
but an infant as far as ages of cities
60. Conococheague, as the Indians
called it, was selected in 1871 by
Congress as the site for the capital
city Of the newly organized repub-
lie but was not taken over in earnest
until 10 years later. Much of the
area occupied by stately govern
ment buildings and parks was under
water and had to be drained and
filed in. Georgetown, now a part
of the city, had been settled about
100 years previously although it was
not laid out as a town until about
1851.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
They Won Gotham Freckles Contest
Judges Choose
Most Freckled'
Boy and Girl

Here are the boy and girl adj
judged to have the most and best
freckles in Greater New York. They
are Patricia Gallagher, fourteen, of
Staten Island, and Charles Coch-
rane, of Queens. Six hundred chill
dren competed in the contest.
Just how the judges arrived at the
decision is unknown. Some of the
entrants were so nearly completely
covered with freckles tina. any
choice seemed unfair. However,
Patricia Gallagher and Charles
Cochrane were finally declared the
winners.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
First American Meat Packer

The first American meat packers
were Colonial farmers who, within
the lifetime of the Pilgrim Fathers,
began packing away in salt not
only pork and beef, but also venison
and even bear meat. After 1641,
while England was busy with her
Cromwellian troubles, these farmers
were able to take over the British
trade in meats with the West Indies.
The first American to give his
whole time to meat packing is be-
lieved to have been William Pyn-
chon, the founder of Springfield,
Mass, who started driving cattle to
Boston in 1855 and was packing
large numbers Of hogs by 1862.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
NIo Mind By
J. III LOWELL
Meter Q HENDERSON
The Jumbled Sentence
True-False Test
a Rell syndicate.-wNU Service.

In this test there are eight
mixed-up sentences, which are
either true or false. First, re-
arrange the sentence to read prop
erlv, and secondly, underline the
letter T if the statement expresses
q true fact, or underline the let
ter F if the fact expressed is
false.
& American financial. TT
q Of flows the Mexico the Gulf
Mississippi into. TT
8 Roosevelt's woman in there
a President is cabinet. TT
4. To belongs France island Ber-
muda of the. TT
5. The situated Panama equator
canal the is below. TT
6. Proclamation war chief OF
cause Emancipation was the the
Civil the. TT
7. Get must through China Ha-
wall to to one pass. TT
8. Sea river the into the flows
Black Volga. TT
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
Answers:

1. The American financial GEN.
ter is located in st. Louis. F.
2 The Mississippi flows into the
Gulf of Mexico. T.
3. There is a woman in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's cabinet. T.
4. The island of Bermuda be-
longs to France. F.
S. The Panama canal is situated
below the equator. F.
6. The Emancipation Proclama-
ton was the chief cause of the
Civil war. F.
7. One must pass through Ha.
wall to get to China. F.
8. The Volga river flows into
the Black sea. F.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
An Emperor's Advice

What a great deal of time and
ease that man gains who let's his
neighbours words, thoughts, and
behavior alone, confines his in
spections to himself, and takei
care that his own actions are
honest and righteous. - Marcus
Aurelius.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24
Epitaphs in Shorthand
Once epitaphs on tombstones

Once epitaphs on tombstones and
memorial tablets were engraved in
shorthand so the family could free
ly express unkind opinions of the
deceased-and still keep them from
the public. One such tablet, hang
ing in st. Mary's Church in Soul
coates, England, states that tn e
lady, who died in 1861, twas a poor
sinner but not wicked, and ungodly
but not unrighteous." - Golfers
Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-09-24

]. B. Weaver, director of the
steamboat inspection service of the
Department of Commerce, Wash
ington, D. c., and the 169-pound
marlin swordfsh he caught at Santa
Catalina island on tested "a thread
line with breaking strength OF 90
pounds, weighed on the Tuna club
scales after having been conquered
by Mr.. Weaver in a spectacular 25-
minute battle in the famous sword
fishing banks off Santa Catalina is
land, Is miles from the coast OF
Southern California.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
WANTS COLORED TEACHERS
TO WAGE WAR ON CRIME

EDITOR SKYLAND POST: AS the
opening of schools approaches it be-
comes imperatively necessary and
highly expedient for colored teach
ers to get ready to wage arrelentless
war against crime and instill in the
plastic minds of colored youth the
Importance of self-control and obedi-
ence to law and order. This can be
done effectively by curbing and cor
recting children's wayward and evil
tendencies; and encouraging and de-
veloping that psychological some
thing called "self-control' It is re-
gretably true that the crime rate
among our people is needlessly high.
There seems to be an abnormally
high crime wave among colored peo-
pie; and teachers and preachers can
and should-do much to mitigate
this unfortunate condition.
To teach colored children how to
conjugate the Latin verbs is all well
and good; and to teach algebra and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

geometry is so much the better. But
it is infinitely more important to
teach them how to live and how to
become useful and desirable citi-
zens, and incidentally, how to get
along with people. The time ought to
come-and come soon-when "How
to get along with people" should be
taught in all schools and especially
colored schools This is matter of
primary Importance with us since
the colored race in America is still
in its infancy.
If colored teachers would put more
stress on the Importance of desire
able citizenship it would go long
way in becoming instrumental in re-
ducing the colored crime wave which
seems to be sweeping the country at
this time. And if our preachers were
to more strongly emphasize the i'm
portance of how to live instead of so
much chow to die" it would be only
question of time until criminality
among colored people would be re-
duced to a minimum.
Murders and other nigh crimes are
almost invariably due to lack of
self-control and disrespect for the
law of organized society. Our teach
ers and preachers occupy strategic
position and could render fine ser
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03

Private Ragan was accepted for
enlistment in the Marine Corps on
October 16, 1885, at Savannah, and
was sent to Paris Island, S. c., for
basic training. Upon completion of
his initial training he was transfer
red to Norfolk, Va, where he board
ed the U. S. S. Chaumont, Navy
Transport, and sailed for the Orient.
His voyage carried him through the
Panama Canal, Hawaiian Islands and
the Philippines.
Service in China affords many ed
ucational advantages. Frequent tours
are made annually to the famous and
ancient temples, tombs and palaces.
One also has every advantage of OBJ
tanning kowledge of the customs and
language of the people.
Entrance examinations for service
in the Marine Corps are now being
held at the Savannah office. Appli-
cation blanks will be mailed upon
request, Captain Small stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
DEFAcING SCHOOL PROPERTY

Dut to the close cooperation of the former
county superintendent ]. B. Hash under whom
the school projects in the county were begun
and the continued work and cooperation of the
present County Superintendent ]. Ivan Miller,
with the various school communities in the
county, the students in Ashe this year will be
able to attend school in much better build
ings than they have heretofore. Faculty
members and patrons should look back some
five years and visualize many of the school
buildings as they were then and compare the
picture with the ones we are so proud of today.
Nor have the buildings alone been improved.
The grounds surrounding the schoolhouses have
been handicapped and beautified.
Further work is yet to be done, but parents
and teachers should see to it that students are
taught to have pride in the appearance of their
school buildings and school grounds and not to
mar or deface them in any way. Many princi-
pals are already beginning to make strict rules
against defacing school property and attaching
penalties for breaking those rules. The coopera-
ton of parents in this effort will result not only
in a more attractive school building but in
child who will learn neatness, cleanliness, and
respect for the property of others.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Accused Murderer
Confesses Again

Martin Moore, condemned slayer
Of Helen Clevenger of New York in
an Asheville hotel room July Is, has
made full confession of his guilt to
Parole Commissioner Edwin Gill
since he was placed in cell on death
row in the State penitentiary week
ago.
His confession tallies in detail with
the confession he signed August 9
when arrested by Sheriff Laurence
E. Brown and other officers in Ashe-
vile.
Walter B. Orr, former chief of
police of Charlotte, who worked on
the case more than week before
the negro was apprehended, has
moved to collect at least part of
the 81 900 in rewards offered for the
arrest and conviction of the slayer
of the New York university honor
student.
Sheriff Brown said Thursday night
no reward would be claimed by
members of the Buncombe county
sheriff's department. Sheriff Brown
made no comment on Mr.. Orr's move
to claim reward except to say:
Officers here, our Buncombe
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03


who pass over the road.
This road in question has been
neglected ever since the state took
the maintenance Of roads over and
has been almost impossible most of
the time It connects with the Forge
Greek road and also with Little
Laurel and should at least be kept
in repair.
Will those responsible for leaving
it in its present condition please in
form me why, either in person. by
letter, or otherwise? I shall greatly
appreciate it and if a valid excuse
can be rendered the same will be
gladly accepted.
Very truly yours,
J. E. PARKER.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
GOOD ADVICE FOR ALL OF us

A colored teacher in the county has written a
letter to us for publication that has for it's theme
the teaching of colored boys and girls to get
along with people,
This advice is excellent and should certainly
be taught in colored schools, but there is no
reason for limiting the teaching of the subject
to the colored schools. White boys and girls as
we'll as white men and women have often failed
to learn the Importance of being able to get
along with other people. It is lesson that all
races and all faiths should learn early in life
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
THE CANNING AND DRYING SEASON

With prices continuing upward every day, it
is more necessary than ever for our housekeep-
ers to,work every way possible to can and dry
food for winter and early spring use. The meals
to be served family from the first frosts in
the fall until the first vegetables are gathered
out of the gardens in the spring number between
four and five hundred. Any housewife who tries
to feed hungry family that many meals this
fall, winter, and next spring without having any
canned or dried fruits, vegetables, and meats to
fall back on will have to have a well-filled
pocket-book
And that is just what so many of us do not
have >. well-filled pocket-book and if we do
have one this fall we won't have it by spring if
we depend on buying food for family of any
size.
Not only should canning, preserving, and dry
ing food be done each season in the interest of
economy, but in the interest of health. Only by
providing our tables with variety of food made
possible by putting them up can we be assured
of a year around table and balanced diet.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
JEWELRY STORE BURNS

Fire Of undetermined origin early
Saturday Quilted the building of the
Schiffman Jewelry company, one of
the largest concerns of it's kind in the
State, and after five hours battling
against the flames, firemen had the
blaze under control at 10 o'clock.
No one was injured.
Damage has not been determined,
but it is expected to run into many
thousands of dollars. It is largely
covered by insurance.
The store was located in Green's
boro.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-09-03
Todd Boy Is Now
in Peiping, China

Private Vernon S. Ragan, U. S.
Marine Corps, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade H. Ragan of Todd, is now
serving as a member of Company
'B", Marine Detachment, American
Embassy Guard, Peiping, Gina, it is
announced by Captain A. c. Small,
District Recruiting Officer, with
headquarters at Savannah, Ga.