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Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Kay Horn
Snow Coming!

No 1t won't be long now. It's
on its way and coming in this di-
rection. The worst blizzard since
good old q" '49" is about to tear
down upon US in all its fury. OF
course, it may not be as bad as
the weather bureau at Washington
has reported but they say we are
in for some snow experience. 1t
seems "Old Man Winter has given
us plenty of snow for one season,
but maybe he thinks that we should
have as much as the western broth
ers and sisters of Delaware. I be-
heve in some places in the West,
they have fifteen feet of this beau
tifuI white blanket already, and the
winter isn't over yet.
~ So, friend, get that cellar full of
coal, the pantry full of food, and
then you can sit back while "Old
Man Winter" turns his wolf lose.
G. Bason
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
School Head Named

w. B. Thornburgh was elected
by the Board of Education as su-
perintendent of Seaford schools for
the 1936-1937 school term. Pro-
fessor Thornburgh is now serving
his seventh term. He and Mrs.
Thornburgh will leave Thursday
for Missouri. He will attend the
National Superintendents' Conven-
ton. to be held at st. Louis, Feb
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Kate Smith BrOadcasts For the A & P

ternational contests, conducted Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, Febru-
ary FL, %, and %, Miss Smith was
hostess at Coffee Time" parties.
More than $4,000 cups of coffee
were served to the visitors. Pal
aces of ice were constructed at the
Olympic Arena, Olympic Ski Hill
and Mirror Lake Skating Rink.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27

plans to donate her own trophy
next year, either as prize for
bob-sled racing, or as an award for
all-round excellence in the various
Winter sports. For the past four
years, she has been going to Lake
Placid. Whenever she is not other
wise engaged, she spends her week.
ends at the resort. She has al
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Can You Choose the Right Kind of
Ea0do

Can You Choose the Right Kind of
Food?
To-day, ladies and gentlemen,
Miss Grey will give us short talk
on, "Can you choose the right kind
of food?' Miss Grey"
Good afternoon. Diet is fact
of everyone's daily life that most
of us take for granted. We eat
what we are given and what we
like, but, we give very little atten-
ten to what is best for us.
Everyone should stop and ask
himself this question:
"Can l choose the food that is
most economical and still get the
things that I need?
''Of course you can if you know
the simple things that our body
needs everyday. AS 1 give them,
test yourself and see how many
you are including in your meal to-
day:
/ pint of milk
1 helping of potatoes, rice, or
spaghetti
2 kinds of fruit
Whole grain bread
1 helping of meat, fish, or le-
glimes
Butter and sugar.
1--WE can get all Of these things
in various appetizing ways. For
example there is milk; not every
one can drink milk but you should
not exclude it from your diet, it
can be used in SO many ways that
you hardly know you are having
milk at all. But you should be
sure that in some form you get at
least one pint of milk a day.
$50 all of you try to eat the
foods that are good for you. Try
the things you don't like everyway
and I am sure that you will find
some way they will tempt you.
Thank you. And goodbye until
tomorrow"
THANK you, Miss Grey. To-
morrow Miss Grey's subject will
De. -.-.-.
Kay Horn
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
TEMPERANCE TALKS
By Lucy Smith Gusem
Clayton, Delaware

oO11f cf
There is chain of responsibility
running through the drink question
which many people fail to recog-
nize. You know, a chain is made
up of links welded together. The
drunkard is only one link. There
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
The Bows All Club

On February 10, we started our
All Club. On that day Mr. Nc
Cauley, a State Teacher in All
work, came to our school. Mr..
McCauley was a teacher in Milford
High School from which he resign
ed in February to work with All
Clubs in the State.
In Clayton School we are having
a project that can be in either an
imals or gardens. Mr.. McCauley
is to send US pamphlets to aid us
in our study of contesting, incuba-
ton, brooding of poultry, and the
raising of domesticated animals.
When we raise animals we are en-
titled to a free pass to the Kent
and Sussex Fair at which we can
enter the animals.
Theodore Rohman
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27

Kate Smith, popular radio song
bird, served as judge of the ma
tional A. A. u. bob-sled races and
ski jumps at the gala Winter
Sports Carnival which attracted
thousands of athletes and specta-
tors to Lake Placid in the Adiron-
dacks, the weekend of Washing
toms Birthday. Immediately after
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27

her Thursday evening A. and P.
Coffee Time" broadcast, heard
over WABC-CBS network Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday ev-
enings at 7:30 p. NJ, est, Miss
Smith dashed up to the winter re-
sort. The train at Grand Central
Station was delayed ten minutes,
in order that she might be able to
arrive from the studio. Through
out the course OF the three-day In
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27

ruary 22-27. Mrs. Thornburbh will
continue on to Sedalia, Mo-, where
she will visit with her brother and
sister Mr.. Thornburgh was super
of Dover schools several
years ago.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Forestry

In earlier years in England
forest did not necessarily have any
trees, it was just a stretch of land
of any sort, pasture land or even
village land, which was set apart
for hunting, and usually belonged
to the King. These acres of wood
ed land have contributed more to
mans progress than any of his
servants. The distribution of the
different types of forests depends
upon soil and climate. OF all
climatic conditions moisture has
been indicated as the most import
ant. The trees are a protection
against wind, and also do the farm
er real service by housing the
birds. The forests in the southern
states are very large. Man is not
the only despoiler of forests, nor
even the most destructive. The
ravages of forest fires has destroy
| ed a large amount of our lumber.
They are set on fire by lightning
1t cost about S100,0O0,000 each
year on account of forest fires. A
lot of people when they go out
hunting, shoot at trees and knock
off some wood. Almost every
country has a forest that has new
er had man touch it. The thick
est forests are in South America,
About sixteen per cent of the land
of the world is covered with for
ests. There are a large variety of
forests in Siberia.
There are large forests in Can
ada. Germany was the first coun-
try to control their forests.
Earl Ely
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Can't We Sacrifice Our Lives
for America?

1OT AI1ltT1Cd
Many years ago the Romans set
examples of courage, virtue and
patriotism. Men of all classes went
to their death willingly in behalf of
the commonwealth.
About seventeen years ago the
United States entered the World
War. Many American youths were
killed or came back manned for
life. We felt nothing but sym
pathy, pity for these people. The
political kings have worked long
and hard trying to make the gov
eminent pay these men for their
services.
This, think, was fine and noble,
but haven't they received enough,
now? Can't Americans sacrifice
their lives for America as the
ancient Romans did for the Roman
state? Must they be paid for the
services which they should rightly
give to their country free of
charge?
Daisy Darrell
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
The Assassination of President
Lincoln

On Friday the fourteenth of
April, 1861, celebration was be-
ing held In Charleston. 1t was the
fourth anniversary of the surrend-
er Of Fort Sumter. The same worn
Continued on Page Seven
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27

ready mastered the intricacies of
ice-skating and bob-sledding. Her
next venture will be skiing, she
confides. The Washington's Birth
day carnival represented the high
light of the present season at Lake
Placid. Hundreds of teams and in
dividuals from all parts of the
United States and Canada compet-
ed. Among novel events featured
ON program were dog-sled races.
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
EarthousE, ~ .

An earthquake s i. isi1I
certain parts Of tp ! 3
motion occurs in NJ,
ways, having sumetirs
dicular, sometimes AL
ton, and sometimes !
ton. 1t also varies -
grees of violence. BIT
and volcanos are due W T.!
produced by intens .,
great depth beneath d 4 I
the earth. The fx i,
accounts for all a-.
simply that the cart i
as it gradually Loses Il
its surface. When n l
happens at any part ID
starts a wave Of dr.-a
travels right over th ! 81
can be detected m~s
look for it. The Nsz Pr
quake occurred not tnh
Etna. An Englishnn J
chine to measure d
Earthquakes are due t1]
ing on the inside d ]
crust, and it is thes d
tremendous damage
John Milne was the wu
vented the instrumzI
you could measure III
earthquake. Do eaHt
through the earth? AH
turbance would start !
where the crust Of IL
moved, and that waET y
through the earth. ID
in every earthquake
are made that vii N
earthquake has O'Hs
thousands of miles sFsl
ing that a wave d =
Travelled through ra !
D.7
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Fossils

In the case q
learned of the Mg +
animals forming rock
of these shells are : /
can recognize and II
imals that msds
many sedimentay y
fContinued On Pa
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27

Girs costumed in ski suits served
hot coffee from thermos jugs, dur
ing the hockey, speed skating,
bobsledding and ski ju mping g
championship events. An ardent
Winter sports fan, the radio star
has served as judge in several pre-
vious races. Recently, she was
judge in the Adirondack Bob-Sled
Clubs annual intra-club race, in
which 40 teams competed. She
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Smyrna High
School .ACtiCitieS
Contributed Articles By Pupils Covering Literary
Efforts Sports, and News of School Interest

home, and all of the modern planes
are equipped with heating appar-
atus that keeps them most COM
Portable at all times.
No matter where you go or how
you travel you are bound to be
comfortable and enjoy the trip.
Anne Pomickalek
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The Ma, -

This year the ssTsr 5ai,,|
grades have been ven !. ain
getting two new mat ! g:|
education. In(ild
They have been s, ''''1
much by both grads I'M
We play various ss,. s a.
some of which ar. a, = =
dance, forward roll !. nj
full squat, knee zip. ! IS
hump worm, etc ~,
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Why the Movies Continue to Be
Popular


There are many answers to this
statement which have undoubtedly
never been thought of before. Peo-
pie have perhaps never stopped to
think why the go to the movies so
cften.
One reason they go is to spend
their leisure time. In the after
noon or evening when there is not
much to do many people go to the
movies rather than reading or lis
tening to the radio.
A second reason is for amuse-
ment. Young people more SO than
older people go to the movies for
amusement. Pictures have become
an outstanding amuse m n
throughout the world.
People who have many worries
often go to the movies for a change
of mind.
Another reason is that they are
educational. Historical pictures of
ten come back to our studies in his
tory.
| More time and study may be
spent on this subject and without
realizing it more answers may be
found.
| Roberta Ennis
] Jazz
4 Every generation has its own sort
of music appreciation. The type of
music changes every few years,
and the music-lovers Of former
generations scorn the modern
music of today. The "teen-age''
boys and girls of today, and also
the ones of college age, prefer the
modern music, commonly called
jazz, but more nicely. Swing" mu-
sic. This music usually has a
quick tempo, and it is desirable to
have the rhythm pronounced
beat. The young people of today
say that this type of music makes
them feel happy and gay and that
music popular decade ago is dull
and boring to them. Whereas, our
parents frown upon our musical
likes and consider the music harsh,
and unpleasing. 1t all depends on
the individuals opinion of music.
4 The classical music of today is
extremely modern and difficult to
read. Most of it is written in
minor with difficult chords, very
different fro mthe music of Beeth-
oven, Mozart, Chopin, and other
men of that era.
So we see that music changes
every few years and that each gen.
Grafton likes it's own kind of music
though it be entirely different from
other music.
j Marianne Webb
Smyrna times., 1936-02-27
Clayton School T.,
Articles of Interest Contributed h. Vd
Grammar School pkds

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ney. : @ =
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quite quite largely psn
thick viscid Law, v =. !. 4
rapidly, the sloDs, !.
are steep, and n nv
gular. If the n... !! Il
lava that flows ~,
mountain is 5ei', n
yolcanos in Hawai- n
illustrations Of Fl, Il
..s solcanos are cIas
extinct are IN n
VOLCANOES are .lr,. wv
Dorment voloo,.'E y ~
are active onlv :.
hA.liic' Volcanos I'll
nave caused actin y
volcano is never dss I
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time. In vor;S q
buried by volcaro, y. 4
cape whe nlsva c.. y
volcano.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
SUSSEX TEACHERS TO
MEET AT LEWES TODAY
DR.. L. I. Hopkins, OF The Lincoln
Teachers School, WIN Make Address

The annual meeting of the Sussex
County Teachers Association Is be-
ing held today at LeWes.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed for a program to start at 9 a. M.
and end with a business meeting at
$3.50 p. m.
Speakers representing the State
Department in Dover will include:
DR.. H. V. Holloway, State Superfn-
tendent Of Public Instruction: DR..
John Shilling, assistant in charge
of secondary education; and DR.. H.
B. King, assistant in charge of ele-
mentary education.
DR.. l. Thomas Hopkins, Of the
Lincoln School Teachers College,
will introduce tile topics for discus
sion which will be "Integrated Pro-
grams" and Improving Learning"
William Morris, president OF the
LeWes teachers organization, ap-
pointed Mrs. Evelyn Knapp, art d.
rector, chairman of the hospitality
committee; James p. Marvel, prin-
cipal Of the Lewes school, chairman
Of the entertainment. committee and
James Moore, manual training in
structor, chairmen Of the building
and grounds committee.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
SUSSEX MAN INJURED
IN AUTO CRASH, DIES
Charles 7. Gray Had Skull Fraetnr.
ed In Collision On March 10

Charles T. Gray. 70 years Old. Of
Bridgeville, died in the Milford
Emergency Hospital of a fractured
skull and other injuries on Wednes-
day, which re received IN an auto
mobile accident just south of
Bridgeville on March 10.
The accident occurred after a
truck had been stuck on the road
and traffic had been held up. Private
O'Neill. Of the State Police, had been
directing traffie and had stopped all
southbound traffic.
The car driven by Mr.. Gray had
crashed into the back of a truck
owned by the w. +. Messick lee
Company. Of Salisbury, Md. oper-
ated by George Hendrickson, Jr., Of
Salisbury as Hendrickson was
parked awaiting the signal of the
officer.
Gray suffered the fractured skull
and George Carter, also of Bridge
willie, a passenger in his car, re-
eeiyed severe decorations of the
scalp. Both were removed TO the
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
MIIford All.stars
WOMAN HURT WHEN
CAR STRIKES WAGON
Mrs. VIM. Murray In Crash Near
laurel; Teamster Had No Light

Mrs. William Murray Of Ocean
View was seriously injured last FRI
day night when the car in which she
was riding ran into wagon on the
highway about midway between
Laurel and Sharptown. Md. William
Winder. Negro. was returning home
from work after dark without a rear
light on his wagon with the result
that Mr.. Murray who was driving.
crashed into the rear Of the wagon.
The car turned over and was badly
wrecked.
Mrs Murray suffered cuts about
the head and legs. and a possible
pelvic fracture. She was rushed to
the Milford Emergency Hospital Mr..
Murray was also bruised and cut
The wagon was demolish-
ed. but the Negro and team escaped
without injuries.
Negro Fined
The accident was investigated by
the highway police and Winder was
charged with driving on the high
way after dark without a light. He
was fined 7.50 by Magistrate Thomas
w. Records of Laurel.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
FULTON DOWNING
ELECTED HEAD oh
Club
Young Republicans Com
pleted Organization At
Meeting Monday Night.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Robert H. Yerkes And
Harry Jester Chosen As
Vice Presidents.

A large group Of young Republic
cans from Milford and vicinity met
in the Milford Grange Hall on Nom
day night, and perfected the organi-
zatiOn Of the Milford Young Repub-
Iican Club with the election Of one
GERS. Thomas E. Jefferis, Jr., acted
as temporary chairman, and Dr..
James West acted as secretary.
The following officers were elect
ed: Fulton Downing, president;
Robert H. Yerkes. first vice presi-
dent; Harry Jester. Jr., second vice
president; Spencer Willis, treasur-
err; Evans Roberts, secretary and
John Keller, assistant secretary.
An executive committee repre-
senting each district in the First
r Representative District in Sussex
and the Tenth Representative Dis
trict in Kent, was named, compris-
ing Watson Shew, Preston Kent
George Baynun, George Jester, Her
bert Hudson and John Wagemaker.
The next meeting will be held on
March 80 in the Houston Commune
ity Building. A speaker Of State
wide prominence viii be present at
This meeting to address the group.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
PROF. SPAID PROMINENT
AS EDUCATOR IS DEAD
Former State Commissioner Dies Of
Heart Trouble at go

Prof. Arthur r. Spaid, former
Delaware state commissioner Of edu-
cation, former superintendent Of the
New Castle County public schools.
and former principal of the Alexis
II. DUPONT High School. Wilmington.
died Monday night at the home Of his
daughter. Mrs. Russell o. LaFollette
in Winchester. Va, at the age of So
years. Death was due to heart trou-
BILE.
Prof. Spaid became in while Wis
iting his niece Mrs. Lee Calvert.
in Washington four weeks ago. He
was taken TO the home of his daugh
ter. two weeks ago His condition
become critical last Thursday.
Prominent In Education
He had been head Of the educa-
tiOn department Of Salem College,
Salem. W. Va, for the past ten
years He was principal OF the
Alexis !. DUPONT High School from
1898 10 1903. superintendent of pub
lie schools of New Castle County
from 1903 10 1913. and Delaware
state commissioner OF education from
1917 TO 1921. From 1913 10 i9I7lhe
was superintendent Of schools OF
Dorchester County, Md He devot-
ed his entire life to education.
Born in Capon Springs. w, Va.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
della Gee CAMPS LEAD
CORPS AREA In SAFETY
Delaware Camps Have Consistently
Occupied High Places In Corps

With no accidents whatsoever, two
Delaware Gee camps led the corps
area in safety rating for the month
o. January, it was shown in a report
compiled this week in the Office of
the LiaisOn Officer, Second Corps
Area Headquarters. Governors Is
land n. y; the two camps with per-
fect batting averages" are the Gee
Forestry camp on the Redden State
Forest, near Georgetown, and the
CCC Army camp at Fort dupont.
Having accident ratings Of 90,
these camps made a showing well in
advance of the corps area average
81 .0124 per thousand men. Three
camps working in Army projects in
New Jersey occupied second place
with rating of Q025 per thousand
men. While kisbf Naw Work SOL Con
sereati0n Service Camps occupied
final place with a rate Of .O269.
OF the ten types Of injuries listed.
vehicles ranked eighth In the corps
area. with an incidence Of only .OOO3
per thousand men. or one injury per
3595 men at work. while "hand
tools led with a rate of .OO41 and
falls Of persons" took second place
with OOSl.
Delaware CCC camps have con
sistently occupied high positions in
the safety ratings for the crops, and
have frequently taken first place.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
DOVER MASONS TO
PRESENT PLAY
HERE MARCH II
Two Act Play "He That
Believeth" To Be Stag
ed By Capital Group.
IN MASONIC BUILDING
Officers OF Temple Lodge
Are Making Special Eff
forts For Success.
n MASONIC BUILDING

WOrshipful Master Fulton Downing
will preside over the regular COM
munication Of Temple Lodge No. g..
A. +. & A. NJ, next Friday night.
March q, at 1880 O'Clock. Following
a short business session, the dra-
matte club Of Union Lodge, No. z.
A. +. & A. NJ. of Dover, viii present
a play entitled "He That BelieVeth. "
This is a twO-act play that was
written by Carl H. Claudy of WASH
ington, d. c.
Past Grand Master Wallace Wood
ford directed the Dover group and
deserves lots of praise for the excel
lent manner in which II Is present
ed. DR.. Harry Holloway, chairman
OF the Masonic Education Commit
tee for this district, is greatly in
ferested in this work. II was at his
request that the Dover MasOns took
It up.
This same dramatic club present
ed one act play by the same au-
thor last year in many towns
the State before Mason
ic bodies. Milford Masons were for
tunate in seeing this play when the
members of the cast were at their
best. They received the highest
praise for the manner in which they
presented Il by Masons everywhere.
This years play is more dificult
and requires some expert acting TO
properly put it across.
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TO HOLD DRAINAGE
MEET AT GEORGETOWN
Sussex Residents WIN Meet with
WPA Officials Monday Night


In order to clearly demonstrate
and point out to the WPA officials
Of Washington. Philadelphia and
Wilmington, who are in charge OF
this area, the vital need Of contin-
uing the drainage work which had
been started In Sussex county and
enlarging the program, a non-par-
tisan mass meeting has been called
for BY the Levy Court Commission
ers Of Sussex county, to be held in
the auditorium Of the Georgetown
High School on Monday night,
March %, ut o'clock. Efforts are
being made to get representatives
from Washington and Philadelphia
as well as Delaware officials OF the
WPA to address the meeting. As the
regional Office for the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula is maintained in Phila-
delphia, a representative of that
Office Is desired to address the meet
ing. as well as one from the Wash
ington ofice Of Administrator Harry
Z. HOPKINS. It IS understood that
communication was sent to State
Administrator Bankson HOlcomb
realtive TO the meeting
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
G. o. P. CONVENTION
SET FOR APRIL q
State Republicans to Elect Delegates
70 Gathering WIN Be Named April is

The Republican State Committee.
after hearing Governor C. Douglass
Buck declared Wednesday that he
seeks no political Office, voted to fix
Wednesday. April %, as the date for
the convention at which delegates
viii be chosen for the Republican
National Convention in Cleveland.
Election of delegates to the con-
Fention will take place Saturday.
April Is. The convention will name
nine delegates and nine alternates
to the national convention.
Chairman Named Later
The convention chairman will be
chosen later BY committee consist
ing Of the county chairman, the
state chairman and the national
committeeman and e0mmitteewo-
Whoever this COMMITTEES selects
win also be the keynOter Of the con-
vention. Colonel Edmund Mitchell
of Wilmington. chairman Of the
state committee presided Wednesday.
Governor Buck, who is national
--AAAAAAAAAISAuaAAf anu WHO entertained
the members of the committee at
a luncheon which preceded the meet
ing, said he is not seeking any
political Office, but that he seeks
TO have the Republican party work
tremendously for success next No
Fullest cooperation. he declared. /
is vital not only in Delaware but
for Republicans throughout the ma
ton. He expressed hope the party
would have the biggest victory in its |
history at the next election, and
pledged his hest Efforts toward
achieving this.
Smiley King. as secretary, will
send the formal convention call to /
The county chairmen shortly and the !
county chairmen will then call meet
ngs of their executive committees
% prepare for the delegate elections.
Personnel OF Committee
The officers Of the committee are:
Chairman. Colonel Mitchell, VIII /
nington; viee-chairman, Mrs. Vera
!. Davis, Dover. and Captain Harry 1
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