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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29
Church Minstrel
 Show Set Oct. 9th

An evening of fun and good fellowship is in store for those who attend the social evening at the Federated Church Wednes- day night, Oct. 6, at 8 pm.
 The program will be sponsor ed by the drama club of the church, and will consist of a min- strel show entitled 'Swanee Riv CT Minstrels".
 At any rate it will be fun to try and 10 listen to their music and wisecracks. There are eight cen in the cast. Refreshments will be served.
 There will be an admission charge of thirty-five cents for children. and fifty cents for ad- uts. The proceeds from the en- tertanment will go to the treas ury of the drama club and be used to finance the other produc- tions planned for the coming season, and for the purchase of additional stage equipment. The plays turned out by the club last year. We believe, prove that .thts IS a worthy undertaking.
 Tickets are on sale now, and may be had al the parsonage, or from various children. Or they may be obtained at the door. Only two hundred will be sold however, as the capacity of the house is limited.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29
PRINTING BLANKS CARRIED

The Nome Daily Nugget carries several forms of printing blanks for your convenience - Dredge Logs, thawing and drill reports, Mining Deeds, Placer and Lode Location Notices. Vouchers.
 Special Power of Attorney forms
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29

The PAA electra plane arrived from Fairbanks via Flat today. Wm- Horner, J. Wells and Frank McGarvey were passengers from Flat enroute 10 Fairbanks. Out going from Nome were C. R. Samms. E. WiSler. Chas. Stromm and Miss Speanburg. No mail was received on this plane.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29
Airplane News

Pilot Hans Mirow of the MAS returned last night from Selawik and the Kobuk River with Ross Kinney, Walter Thomas and two others. He hopped to Golovin returning with Engineers Berlin and GraSser, and then hopped off for Fairbanks with the above, ex- cept Superintendent Ross Kinney
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29

Pilot Jack Herman of the MAS returned from Teller with Harry Dobson, one other passenger and seven crates of foxes. He left later today for the lower Yukon with Deputy Marshal Nelly for Marshal.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29

There is nothing new on Hit Ter. The last word on Der Fueh- Ter had him smoking the lead pipe of peace-Portland Oregon ian.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29

Pilot Sig Wien of the WAA., made flight to Council and Col ovin today, returning with one passenger. He hopped for Taylor later today.
 Pilot Wien had as a passenger for Nome last night, Rev. Francis Menager from Pilgrim Springs.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29

Arriving today from Deering with Pilot Cross were O.D. Coch- ran, Thomas Thompson and Nick Butler. Pilot Cross returned to the north again.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
Reading Dickens.

I'VE been reading Dickens again.
L This means again and again. I
take 'Pickwick Papers" once a
year just as some folks take hay
fever. Only l enjoy my attack.
Dickens may have done carica-
lures, but he had human models to
go by. He drew grotesques, but
his grotesqueS had less highly-col-
ored duplicates in real life. And
readers recognized them and reas-
ured them as symbols of authentic
types. The list is almost endless
Sam Weller, Sairy Camp, Daniel
Quilp, Uriah Heap, Mrs. Nickleby.
Mr.. MicaWber, Mr.. Pecksniff-oh, a
dozen more.
What writer since Dickens has
been able to perpetuate one-tenth so
many characters? There is Tark-
ington with his Penrod and his Alice
Adams; there was Mark Twain with
his Huck Finn and Colonel Mulberry
Sellers. There lately has been Sim
clair Lewis with two picturesque
creations to wit: Babbitt-and Sin
clair Lewis.
IRWIN S. COBB
Copyright ht.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23

get up to this Mon-i Irwin s. Cobb
tana country until
after the buffaloes started thinning
out. But l remember once was
night-herding when the fall drift got
between me and camp and sat by
and watched 'em pass. Not having
anything else to do, started count
ing 'em. Including calves, count
ed up to 1909, ,065, 1894, and right
then was when I got discouraged
and quit. Because I happened to
look over the ridge and here came
the main drove"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
Pattern 1858.

bination of colors or the same col
or throughout. Pattern 1858 con-
tains a transfer pattern of an al
phabet 23s inches high, two Ia
inches high and one "a inch high;
information for placing initials
and monograms; illustrations Of
all stitches used.
Send IS cents in stamps or coins
(coins preferredD for this pattern
to The Sewing Circle, Needle
craft Dept, 81 Eighth Ave, New
York, N. Y.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23

countless hosts-Pm
reminded of what
Charley Russell, the
cowboy artist said
to the lady tourist
who asked him
whether the old-tim-
er S exaggerated
when they described
the size of the van
ished buffalo herds.
"Wellum," said
Charley, II didn't t
cot I'M m fhic AHo,,
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
Grandm.'s Toys.

WE LAUGH at our grandmoth-
w ers who believed that, for a
lady to be properly dressed, she
should have a little something on
anyway.
Maybe those mid-Victorian ladies
sort of overdid the thing-bustles
that made them look like half-sis-
ters to the dromedary, skirts so
tight they hobbled like refugees
from a chain gang, corsetS laced in
until breathing was almost lost
art, boned collars so high they
seemed to be peeping over an alley
fence. Still, wearing five or six
starched petticoats, the little wom-
an was safe from Jack the Pincher
unless he borrowed some steamfit-
ter's pliers.
And later when, for season,
blessed simplicity ruled the styles,
her figure expressed the queenly
grace that comes from long, chaste
lines. Probably the dears never fig
ured it out. Just the natural cum
ming of their sex told them twas
the flowing robes which gave majes-
ty and dignity to kings on the throne
and judges on the bench and prel-
ates at the altar-and shapely wom-
en-folk.
How old-fashioned those times
seem today when every dancing
floor is a strip-tease exhibit and ev-
cry bathing beach a nudist show;
and a debutante, posing for snap
shots, feels she's cheating her pub
lie unless she proves both knees still
are there.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
uJi% ut Q
SCH
WuIv1bb about
Vanishing Wild Life.

WARNER PLANTATION,
' Tex.-Thanks to wise leg
islation, the wild fowl are
coming back to this gulf coun-
try. True, the flocks may
never again be what they
were; yet, with continued
conservation, there'n again
be cunning for one and all.
But when think back on the ducks
I saw down here 10 years ago-in
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
Backward

A high school girl, seated next
to famous astronomer at din
ner party, struck up a converse
ton with him by asking, "What do
you do in life"
He replied, II study astron-
omy."
Dear me-" said the girl, 81 fin
ished astronomy last year"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
No Bearing

Magistrate "a non-motorist)-
The officer has stated that you
used bad language when you were
stopped.
Motorist-Well, you see, I was
in a tantrum at the time.
Magistrate-The make of your
car doesn't interest me in the
least.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
InitiQls on Linens
Stamp You ds Chic

It's smart to "be PERSONAL
when marking linens, for towels,
pillow slips, sheets and even per-
sonal "dainties" make known
your ownership when embroidered
with your very own initials. These
are quickly worked in. single stitch
and French knots, either in COM
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
In Figures

Mother-in-law-Why don't you
and Nellie stop scrapping? A man
and his wife should be as one.
Hankins-But we really are 10.
Mother-in-law-How's that?
Hankins-Well, in Nellie's mind
she's the one and I'm the naught.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
On the Block

Boss (storming)-You're fired.
Stenog-Fired. How you talk. I
supposed they sold slaves.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23
Becoming a Head Man.

T EFT an unshorn dandruff fancier
IL claim he's divine and, if nobody
else agrees with his diagnosis, the
police will jug him as common
nuisance and the jail warden will
forcibly trim his whiskers for him
or anyhow have them searched. But
il enough folks, who've tried all the
old religions and are looking for a
new one, decide he is the genuine
article. then pretty soon we have a
multitude testifying to the omnipo-
tence of their idol.
Let another man think he is a
reincarnation Of Julius Caesar or
Alexander the Great, and if few or
none feel the same way about it he's
headed for the insane asylum. But
if a majority. which is a large body
Of persons entirely surrounded by
delusions, agrees with him that he
is what he says he is he becomes a
dictator and rules over the land un-
til common sense is restored, If at
all.
Let the writer Of a daily column
begin to think his judgments are
perfect and his utterances are in
fallible-but, hold on, what's the use
Of getting personal?
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-23

Eye slOwnesS of blondes makes
them less safe as drivers, is an
Optometrist's warning, bat most
men will just wink at it.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
PAPER TEARERS

People frequently complain OF
those folks, perhaps largely children
who throw away bits of paper and
paper containers as they go along
the streets. There is one thing worse
than doing that, and that is tearing
up this paper before it is thrown
away. 1t is bad enough for the
householder to have to pick sizable
pieces of paper off his land where
they have been thrown by careless
persons. When in addition the care
less person is so fearful that his
writing will be read, that he has to
tear his paper up into fine bits be-
fore throwing it away. don't wonder
if the householder explodes with
some words that don't sound so good.
If it is children who do such
things, they should be told that this
is sign they are still small kids,
whatever their date of birth. They
can't be considered to have grown up
until they stop doing so.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
ANTI.CRIME WAR PAYS

]. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, has
presented figures showing that this
agency has collected in fines and re-
covery of stolen goods. s1S5,000,000
during the past four years, while the
bureau has cost only $1S,000,000.
There are not many agencies,
either in public work or private
business, that can show any such re-
suits. If a manufacturing company
had been able to produce 5.135,0 100000
worth of goods at a cost of $1S,000,-
900, its stockholders would say the
business should be greatly enlarged.
and they would call it the best in
vestment they ever had.
The recovery of goods and fines inn
posed through the work of this bu-
reau are not the most valuable re-
suit it has obtained. The most i'm
portant result is the breaking up of
criminal gangs, the terrorizing of
would-be kidnappers, and the capture
of famuos desperadoes, many of
whom are in Jail or lying dead today.
Crime still continues rampant in
the United States, but that is not the
fault of this bureau, which is doing
all it possibly can with its limited
force. 1t would seem that the force
should be enlarged, and the scope of
its labors increased. in the effort to
track down a great tribe of crooks
who now eyade pursuit.
The police forces of cities and
towns have their hands more than
full in these times. Automobile
traffic takes up a great deal of their
attention. Such forces in many To-
calities need the aid of the federal
officers. The federal G-men should
constitute so powerful a force, and
one so we'll backed with money, that
any city or town that needs their
help to put down public enemies
should be able to get it at once. If
changes in the laws are needed to
allow the federal officers to give
such aid, they should be promptly
made.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
OUTRAGE. BUT NO WAR

The American people feel intens,
Indignation at the ruthless Japanese
who sunk an American gunboat Oh
the Yangtze river in China, as the re-
suit of which at least one American
on that ship lost his life. The Japan
ese people will find that they need
American friendship, and they are
not going to get it by any such bar
barous act as this.
The resentment which our people
feel over this outrage does not mean
they will go to war about 1t. Many
of them are inclined to ask why our
warships should not be ordered out
of such exposed situations in the
midst of a war zone. If Germany and
France were fighting a war on
French soil, it is not likely that our
warships would be sent 100 miles up
the Seine river in France into the
midst of the fighting.
The idea of protecting Americans
wherever they go for business and
other purposes sounds very grand
and noble. But it can hardly be car
ried out to any thorough extent.
without involving the country in
wars 100 times more costly than any |
benefits the Americans can get out of
living in warlike zones.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
FRANKFORT


The fifth annual supper by the Frank
ford Volunteer Fire Company will be
given in the John M. Clayton cafeteria
on January 90.
As usual the streets of Frankford are
beautifully decorated. There are also
many private homes rejecting Yuletime
spirit.
Howard Bunting. age ss years. died
Thursday of last week at Brandywine
Sanatorium. He lived near Frankford
ana for a number of year was i'm the
employ of the railroad. He was a son
OF the late Robert and Maggie Bunting
of Dagsboro. Funeral services were
held here ON Sunday afternoon at the
parlors OF Clinton III. Watson end were
conducted by Rev. +. A. Baker, pastor
OF the M. T.. Church The choir of that
church furnished the music Interment
was made in Carey's cemetery. Besides
his widow. Mr.. Bunting Is survived by
six boys. the oldest is fifteen, and the
youngest fifteen months. He also has
three brothers and two sisters.
The Presbyterian Sunday school had
their annual holiday entertainment last
Sunday evening. The Methodist Sunday
school gave their entertainment on
Thursday evening Of this week.
The community tree In front of the
nj. T.. Church is decorated and lighted
and looks quite beautiful
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
FOOD AND LONG LIFE

A research group at Columbia uni
versity is investigating the effect OF
food on human life. The prediction
is made that the human race through
use of a more scientific diet, will be
able to prolong its life. When you
consider how people shorten their
lives by eating things at which the
bodily organs rise in revolt, the
above statement seems probable.
Whether human beings will take
kindly TO a scientific diet is a diff
cult question. Many of them would
prefer big and tasty eats now, to the
of some added span of life
so years hence. take the cash and
let the credit go" still seems to be the
motto of the average person.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
RETURNING CHRISTMAS GOODS

After the Christmas rush, the
next thing is the rush to exchange
Christmas presents and return goods
that fail to please the purchaser or
the recipient of the gift. The mer-
chants go the limit to accommodate
people. Still many demands are
made that go beyond reason.
If people are going to return goods,
they should do so within short
time after the goods are purchased
If they wait longer, the stock from
which the merchandise was taken
may be so broken up that it has to
be sold at a loss. If they return
anything, it should be in perfect
condition. The people who wear
things a few times. and then expect
to return them, send the business
mans blood pressure way up.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
OVERLOOK

Don't forget the candle light service
at Whites Chapel on Saturday morn
ing at six O'Clock. sharp Everybody
welcome to these services
MIR. and Mrs Edward Aikens OF near
Greenwood were Overlook callers on
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Clifton and
son of Milton spent last Sunday with
the formers brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Kitchens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy King were the
champion hog raisers in this commun-
ity this season. They butchered three
hogs that tipped the beams at 1869
pounds. the smallest one weighing SIS
pounds
Herman Smith who has been a ten
ant on the Charles Fisher farm will
move his family 10 Milton this coming
year. Mr.. Smith has employment on
the State Highway.
Henry Hill who has employment In
New York City spent a few days last
week with. his omther. Mrs. Matilda
Hill. She had her niece and family from
New York as her guests also.
Mrs. Jennie Reed of Lewes spent one
day last week with Mrs. Lizzie Roach.
Mrs. Minos Conoway who was oper-
ated upon in the Milford Emergency
Hospital on Saturday. is getting along
sa well as can be expected.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
BUSINESS FRIENDS

Suppose you put two sales clerks
into store. Suppose one of them is
very social and cordial fellow who
always carries smile, and knows a
lot of people and has many friends.
Suppose the other is a silent and re-
ticent sort of fellow. who never says
much to anyone. What will happen?
If the general intelligence and Ca
pacity for service of the two men is
about the same, the fellow with the
nice smile and the many friends will
get more trade than the other.
The cordial manner, the cheerful
greeting. the ability to call pepole by
name and to remember what they
want, go long way in BUSINESS.
Young folks who enter the world of
trade should cultivate these gifts.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
In THE PUBLIC EYE

The amounts which many compan-
les spend to keep their products in
the public eye are simply amazing
They are afraid that if their goods
are not constantly advertised, the
public will forget about them, or will
reach the conclusion that competing
articles are taking the place of this
stuff.
If that is true on some special
product, it should be equally true of
the position of stores in commun-
ity. Business is drawn by reminding
the people of concerns existence,
and by telling them what it has to
sell, and what its goods cost.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
YOUNG NEGROES HELD
ON SERIOUS CHARGES

Five Negro boys of Milford. rang
ing in age from IL to 1S years. were
held for the next term of Sussex
Juvenile Court. convening Jan. Sth,
following a trial before City Magis-
trate VIM. E Lank, Monday on SER
ious charges. The boys, Jerry Roach,
Wagner Harmon, James Lofiand,
Henry Pettyjohn and Harry Morgan.
are alleged to have broken into
houses owned by Mrs. Sallie Rey-
nolds and VIM. G. Sammons, on East
Front street. At the Sammons home
they are alleged to have taken a pair
of knit gloves. a ring and a small
sum OF money. The case was investi-
gated by Constable Abbott, Officers
Kosci, Jackson and Moore. and Ju-
venile Court officer Whaley.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
HARBESCN

Early morning service will be hell
in the church here on Christmas morn
ing starting at a. IN. All should at
tend this impressive Christmas ser
vice
Mr.. and Mrs. William V. Morris o
Philadelphia spent Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Veasey and Rev. and
Mrs. Robert G. Conner of Marydel were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Neasey on Mon
day.
Tie funeral of Arthur Watson. who
lived i'm Philadelphia. was held at the
lnterment was made in Harbeson Gem
etery.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Haering of
Lansdown. Pa. spent Sunday with MIR.
and Mrs. William Prettyman.
The Harbeson Sunday school will
hold their Christmas entertainment on
the Tuesday night after Christmas. De-
cember rs. The outstanding feature OF
the program will be pageant entitled
THE Star Lighted Path
On Sunday afternoon. Mrs Hannah
Simpler and Mrs. Ida Gordy called on
L. L. Walls. Fred Joseph Of Fair
mount and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Joseph
of Angola also called on Mr.. Walls.
Harry Veasey, fourteen-year-o son
of MIR. and Mrs. G. +. Neasey. was bad
ly injured in fall which he sustained
at Georgetown High School last Thurs
day. He is being treated at the Beebe
Hospital at Lewes. His condition is inn
proved at this writing.
The Harbeson- Coolspring Home DEM
onstration Club held their annual
Christmas party at the HarbesOn Com
Hall last Friday night. Decem-
ber II. at which there were 20 present.
The hall was beautifully decorated for
the occasion. The program consisted OF
Christmas music and songs, games end
the arrival of Santa Claus who distri-
buted gifts to all present. Refreshments
Of ice cream. cup cakes, nuts and
mints were served.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

The 6-2 section chose christmas
in Other Lands" as its contribution
to the Sixth Grade Assembly on
countries were announced by Jimmie
Murphy and Edward Derrickson, who
acted as heralders. Sweden, Neither
lands. Germany, Italy and England
had their places on the program.
The Christmas story. a pageant was
given by 6-1 section as its part in
the Christmas program.
The music for the pageant was
furnished by a choir of twenty
voices. The choir was led by two
candle-bearers in the professional,
20 Come, All Ye Faithful" and the
recessional, "Joy to the World"
AS the story waS told by Janet
Stayton, the following scenes were
shown:
Joseph's Carpenter Shop.
Procession to Bethlehem.
The Stable Scene.
Entrance of the Shepherds.
Coming of the Wise Men.
AS the scenes were presented the
choir sang silent Night" 20 Little
Town of Bethlehem" Away in a
Manger." and while Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks by Night"
I'VE Three Kings of Orient Are" was
sung by the three kings, Harold |
Thomas. John Geyer, and Bill -.
The sixth grade boys and girls
made and filled fifty stockings which |
were sent to the Kings Daughters for
This was a fine service
that they rendered.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
HOUSTON

Mrs. Annie johnson is very serious
ly i'll at this writing.
Mrs. John Lofland who is so i'll was
slightly improved at the latest report.
Mrs. Rondal johnson has also been
on the sick list.
Miss Mary Jump is home with her
parents for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Thistiewood
spent the weekend with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Howard Thistlewood.
Miss Lille Wilson was home over the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp and MIR.
and Mrs. Emory Webb were Whining
ton visitors on Wednesday.
We are very glad to learn that Mrs.
Barbara Doyle who left on Saturday,
December II for Seattle. Washington.
reached there safely the following We'd
nesday morning about O'Clock and she
had a very pleasant trip.
Private J. Theodore Thistlewood OF
the Marine Barracks. San Diego. Cal,
was expected to arrive home on We'd
nesday for a 30 day furlough.
The Christmas entertainment for the
Sunday school was held on Wednesday
night.
4 Merry Christmas TO everybody
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
GREAT UNKNOWN PEOPLE

Ida NJ. Tarbell. famous author,
speaks of the great people with
whom she has come in contact whom
nobody knows anything about. Most
of us also have known people in OBJ
scure life who had elements of
greatness. They had great power
of self sacrifice, great power of pa
tient and cheerful endurance, a
great power of untiring industry.
People of that type are apt to lack
those qualities of self confidence and
magnetism that enable others to fas-
cinate the crowd and win conspicu-
Gus positions in the drama of life. Yet
when the final judgment weighs the
gold and the chaff in peoples charac
tiers. many of these obscure people
will shine like the stars of the firma-
ment, as the Bible has it.