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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-10
Gospel Choral
Union Convention
To Convene Here
State Meet Will
Be Held In
Hamtramck Baptist
BY Mrs. Rebecca Mckinley

The zion wishes 10 hank Mrs.
Quena.e Jones for Tho very fine
way which she presided during
Noyea per while Pres Huichins
was eg ., ne ci;y. Each president
u he.aS given a chance 20 preside
Nnr.r- his month Ophelia Bryant.
MN wee president will be IN
charse come on, each SATURDAY
nica' sal enjoy The fellowship AID
iass onsl meetings.
JaaDsry e-ls he state convention
viii ussre al the FIRST lnst'u-
fiona ,ngych Ham,lamck. the
Rev II " Wright pastor Some OF
the national officers ans singers
are expected 10 he present. II is
hoped that mis- meeting viii sur
pass all preceding ones
The YSEsROD school for Cos
pel singing has added a class in
drams'ios. Classes are held each
wedresay evening at 6sj O'Clock
AZ selo Antieiam street. Mrs. A. W.
Hu'cains Is The Instructor
Miss Roberta Martin Will be back
in me cts on Dec. Is and will be
accompanied by her singers, the
Chi,aeo Great Wonders.
Dpn' forget % visit and pray for
The sex. Mrs Ethel Kent is Yet al
the SANDY hospital in River Rouge.
Ms bay OF Hamtramck is out
with the union again
zion Travellers will be PLAYED on
the eeond sunday evening in this
mon A. he Firsf Baptist Instiiu-
tion4 cAuroh. Hamtramck
Tie union viii serve at the First
Bap = chiisch. Ecorse this week.
The Rev. J H. Davis Is pastor. The
church is having It's last financial
drive FOR his year. Programs are
being endcrcd each night.
Mrs Benlah Morton. prcsideN of
FRS Baptist choir and vice presi-
dent OF the Gospel Choral union. Is
in charge. The public is invited to
attend these services.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-10
Songfest Sunday

The Rev Mr.. Stewart Will carr,
on blessed service AT the Star.
llehi church of Truth all week
services began Monday, Decembei
> and Will continue through Dec.
II. All are invited TO attend.
The Flying cloud. Five Soul Stir
rcrs OF Texas: and the World Series
singers will render a musical pro-
gram at Starlish, chnvh. 926 AL
fred. Sunday, December IL at p
m. The program Will be sponsored
blythe cross Key Spiritual singers
Tho Rev Mrs. Williams Is pastor:
RoAie Baxter is secretary.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-10
Christian Center's
Women's Council
S p o nsor Tea


The Council OF Community w.
men OF the Christian center gave 4
tea at the home OF Mrs Aidie Gray
21o7 Hunt street. SUNDAY alter
noon, December (.
A spicy program was rendered.
those participating being Mrs
Evelyn Dumas. TWO piano seee'
tons; Mrs. Gulliford. reading
Master Arnold Estwick clarinet
solo: Master James GRAY original
reading and Mrs. Matte T. Andef'
son. address, subject, "A Christ Is
Born"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-10
Second Quarterly
Conference AT
St. Paul Sunday
Presiding Elder
Blake Will
Conduct Services

A wide awake Sunday School
session convened at 81. Luke Avr
church. 575 S. Rademachsr stree,
Sunday morning. Dec. 4. The le..o,
was reviewed by the superin,en.
dent, f. A. vivians. The subject A.,
cussed was The sin Of wing 3,
eo:is.
Al IL a. m. the Rev. ". + R,es
pastor preached from Inc ,wslfb
chapter OF the Book OF Mathsw
Al the evening service tho naso,
spoke from Mark 81. Sae ba.
done what she could
Presiding Elder David 4 BlIs
will hold his second quarterly con.
ference OF st. Paul Snna.v Dsc
IL. Ministers and chois expected
10 be present are Rev. J. n How.
ell. OF 81. stephen AME clsch;, hs
Rev. VIM Baher. ST. Jnha Aur
River Rouge; the Rev. waissr. oak
Grove AME: the Rev. W. a rridsr
OF Allen Chapel AME chnra.
Visitors at The service u SIN.
day were Thomas Jackscn. Rena.
min Hunt and Isaac Dane. of IA
troi,.
Funeral rites for the la'e Andrew
Thomas OF 1907 Home street usr.
held Monday Nov. eS from s.. PAIL
church. The program was as io.
lows: Hymn No. sol, praver N.
Rev. Israel White: selection. choir.
scripture, Revelation 7.a.i-. ,hs
Rev. Mr.. Crider; solo neloudy
Day" Mrs. Justine Cour's con.
dolences and kilograms. H. solutions
solo, r. Smith: remarks Mrs Nav
Sanders. Thomas Seesi. Mary
Graves and others: ohf4ary Mis-
J." Is. hill; hymn No. ~ remarks
by the Revs. Crider = l.. Clark.
Moses Williams. and lSaal White
The eulogy was read hy he Rev
". +. Rice who spoke from Reyela.
ton. And there shall be no more
DEATH After The sermon Mrs. An.
ma Harris sang Does Jesus Care~
Several beautiful floral DESIGNS
were given by the many friends u
the deceased. Burial was in Rose.
land cemetery.
Survivors are a Wife Mrs FIN.
ence Thomas. one siser Anna
Thomas and other Relatives.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-10
Fisk Singers To Sing
In Town Hall

NEW YORK Co The Fisk Ju-
hilce Singers from Fisk University.
Nashville. Tom, will appear at
Town Hall lg3 W. 4srd street, on
Tuesday evening. December %. ac-
cording 20 announcement by Rich
ara opely. ll3 W. 18th street. The
group IL under the guidance OF
Mrs. James A. Myers, and The con-
cert is to raise funds for the New
York FISK Club 10 defray expenses
u students al Fisk University.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-10
ACHING
CO l. ID 6
Relieve Their DISTRESS
This Easy, Quick Wayl

t. bring speedy relief from the discorr-
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warming. soothing Musterolp. N pene-
'raies the surface skin breaking up local
conzestion and pain resulting from colds.
tscn better han mustard plaster
Musterole has becn used by millions for
over 80 years. Recon- mended by many
dpriDf- and nurses. In three strengths:
Regular chldren's tmild) and Extra
trong 40s Approved W Good House
keeping Bureau. All druggists.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09

single bells, jingle bells, Jingle al
the way,
Oh, what fun It Is TO ride In one
horse open slefghl"
and indeed il was fun tS
start OFF for a real old-fashioned
Christmas. Those of you who look
back to a childhood at the turn OF
the twentieth century can remember
the thrill of expectation with which
you looked forward to the Yuletide.
The eagerness with, which you hung
your stocking by the fireplace on
Christmas Eve. The unaloyed Joy
with which you found that Santa
Claus had not forgotten you on
Christmas morning. In those days
an orange in the toe was a real
treat. Families were bigger and
more clannish forty years ago.
Aunts, uncles, cousins and grand
children all gathered for Christmas
dinner at "grandma's house." From
miles around they drove in buggies,
in coaches and in sleighs behind
prancing horses over the fields of
glistening snow. The table groaned
with turkey, mince pies, plum pud-
dings and all the delicacies of the
season. The house rang until late
at night with chatter of grownups
and the merry cries of children. The
evening was not complete until the
voices of young and old alike had
joined in the well-known and we'll
loved Christmas carols.
That is the picture of Christmas
in 1900. Christmas, 1888, will be the
same in all the real essentials. In
America. at least, it is still a sea-
son of peace on earth to men of
good will" To most Americans,
Christmas is still "a family affair"
and Christmas cheer is measured by
he number of lover ones we have
near us on that day.
When these loved ones gather this
year, however, their mode of trans
Dortation will be greatly changed |
rom that used in the day of the
irst Roosevelt. The 1888 version of |
he One-horse open sleigh is a sew
'nty horsepower, streamlined auto
Mobile. Our grandfathers liked to
hink of themselves as "dashing
through the snow" at or Is miles
IN hour. Modern drivers dash"
'nly when they attain a speed of so
" 20 miles. The candles on our
christmas trees have been replaced
" strings of electric light bulbs.
lost of our Christmas carols come
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
BETHEL.

Mrs. Frank Eskridge entertained
the members of the Ladies' Aid Oh
Thursday night at her home.
Mrs. L. L. Powell and son, of Mt
Vernon, Nd, were town visitors Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garrett of New
Castle, Mr.. Wallace and Paul Gar
rett of Wilmington were weekend
guests of Mrs. Rhoda Garrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Twiford Eskridge
motored to Wilmington on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips of
Georgetown spent the weekend with
the latter's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Spence and
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Eggers
spent Sunday at Riverton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bell and
daughter, Judith, Mrs. Harley Hast
ings, Mrs. William H. Williams, Jr.,
and Mrs. Maggie Riggin spent Friday
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Warrington and
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Thompson of Sea-
ford were dinner guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Massey.
Mrs. Herbert Phillips and children
and Miss Harriet Swain of Middle
town, were weekend guests of Mrs.
Effie Quillen.
Mrs. Carrie Ellis of Laurel spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elva Cordrey OF Con-
cord were town visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Vinol Lynch entertained the
members of the Count -On-Me Club at
her home in Laurel Tuesday eve
ming.
Minos Allen of Bridgeville spent
the weekend with his daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Givens.
Mrs. Elsie Biggs of Bowers Beach
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. EIwood Givens.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
STATE POLICE HAVE
BIRTHS REGISTERED

The Delaware State Police may
become the first body of men in this
state to have attained 1909 birth
registration, of those born here, &C
cording to the plans of Superintend-
ent John r. Fader and Capt. II. G.
Ray. A recent letter from Capt. Ray
to the Division of Vital Statistics of
the State Board of Health enclosed a
| list of the members of the State Po-
lice force, and requested to know
which of them had had their births
registered.
The interest of the State Police
department was aroused when, dur
ing the last school for candidates for
appointment to the force, the require
ment of proving birth dates result
ed, partially, in the presentation of
wide variety of baptismal certif-
Gates, old family bibles and church
records. After the aspiring slueths
had gathered this information con-
cerning their own births, the police
department insisted that they have
il registered in the Division of Vital
Statistics of the State Board of
Health.
The difficulty some of the candi-
dates experienced i'm finding satisfac-
tory proof of their date of birth,
awakened police officials to the fact
that naiiy of their own births were
probably not registered. Inquiry
showed that several of their men
thought their births probably had |
not been registered. and as result |
the State Board of Health was re-
quested to check on the matter
The State Board of Health has been
making a concerted drive to interest
Delawareans, over twenty-four years
Of age, in making sure that their
births are registered. The registra-
lion Of bir:..;s, which started in Della
ware in 1881. fInctioned poorly until
1913. wheI tie present registration
aw was passcd,
An increasing number o. activities
-equire proof of date. place and pa
'entage of ones birth. and the ex-
lerience of the would-be state police
nen. in having to dig through dusty
ombs and forgotten trunks was
merely a group manifestation of what
night we'll occur to any Delawarean
uddenly faced with the necessity of
,roving facts concerning his birth.
particularly those born be-
ween 1863 and 1881, when no Della
ware births were registered, regular
Y ask the Division of Vital Statis-
les to tell them how they may obtain
of their birth. /,
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The new jefferson nickels are be-
inning to make their appearance.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
sssses
DOWN THE ROAD
By Charles NJ. Upham
Engineer-Director
American Road Builders Associ-
alton. Washington. d. c.

sesssss =
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09

times that number. Runaway horses
caused many of the most serious ae-
cidents in 1900. Serious and fatal
accidents today are often caused by
faults in our highways, even though
the driver may have perfect control
of his vehicle.
But this is the Christmas season.
II is the season of happiness and
joy and no time for recalling our
narrow, crooked roads and crowded
highways. II is the time to think OF
giving and receiving, not the time
to recall our steadily mounting rate
of highway-accident fatalities. So
let us rejoice in our Christmas trees,
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
Thgssglss For Pensions

An old-age pension system looks
like a political certainty Under the
present method the Federal contri-
button fdr tfifs is SIS a month, which
the states must match. This figure
Is on the upward grade, and the
Townsendite varieties of ideas indi-
cate the probability of a much high
er "ante" to coax higher wagers in
saving the old folks.
Indications are that Democrats
and Republicans will contest for the
credit Of putting such legislation
across,
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09

over the radio.
Speed and progress are the watch
words of 1885,. The speed and pro-
gress which can be claimed by the
automotive industry, however, un-
fortunately do not have a counter
part in our highway system. The
road over which grandfather drove
his horse and buggy in 1900 is all
too-similar to the road over which
grandson is attempting to safely
steer his horseless carriage in 1888.
The road which was built for a COM
paratively few vehicles two score
years ago must today. with only
slight improvements, carry many
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
Fat for the Future

We've had ten years of hard times
in this country. Yet, at the end OF
it we're still the most prosperous
nation in the world.
One little set of figures is all that
is needed to prove that. Sixty-four
million Americans-more than half
of the taotal population-own $110,-
000.O00,000 worth of life insurance.
No country in the world even ap-
proximates that, either on total or
a per capita basis.
This money is accommodating
against the future-to provide for
old age, for sickness, for business
reverses, for educating children yet
unborn. There it is - $4,000, 0,000.-
900 worth. and it's growing every
year.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09

YOU MAY HAVE the biggest bar
gain within so miles In your store,
but if the public is not informed by
about it, how are they
going to be induced to come and look
at IL?
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09

our Christmas gifts and our Christ
mas turkey. Let us rejoice most OF
all in our loved ones and in their
ride in safet yover the road which
brought them home on this day of
days"
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09

Large parties Of out-of-state fisher
men report the fishing fine in Della
ware Bay.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
AYES, you decide, there must
u be a Santa Claus!

Someone with a special knack of
knowing just what you like, and
how to give it to you'll
No one else could produce a car
that's quite so much fun as this
slightly, sprightIy Buick quite so
e-eladdening thing to see, or
so prideful carriage to drivel
Step on the waiting treadle-and
you feel like Johnny, when he first
throws the switch on his new
electric trainl Sit back in its deep
cushions -reveI in its steady, fluid,
flowing gait - and you wouldn't
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09

The new jefferson nickels are be-
ginning to make their appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07

1t would save on the pork and beans
and -four. Maybe Martha'd laugh
again. the way she used to. Only
selling Bessie'd hit her hard.
Then he heard roaring that was
louder than the scream of the wind.
1t was ahead of him, coming toward
him. He couldn't make out what it
was. so he drew to stop on the crest
of rise, and waited.
The first thing he saw was a mellow
glow. up on the sky. above his head.
This vanished, and an instant later.
reappeared. Then he knew. 1t was the
reflection of powerful headlights
against the dust. And the roar was the
sound of a wide open motor. An auto
mobile was coming down from the
north. at terrific speed. He saw the
headlights dip and rise. as the car
took the bumps and the hollows. Then
two red eyes glared at him from the
crest of the next rise. They looked as
though they had a veil drawn over
them but still they were strong enough
to penetrate that thick dust haze, and
to set him and the jeloop out in bold
relief Then they dipped into the
hollow, as the car started its plunge.
The next instant the horn sent forth
a raucous blast and brakes screeched.
Watching this spectacle of the dust
storm. Steve Benbow saw to his
amazement that the headlights were
swaying from side to side. And when
the huge car was within a hundred
yards of the bottom, it swerved
sharply from the road, hit the ditch
at the side. lifted up into space. hit
the ground with a thud and rolled
over and over, coming finally to rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07

second or two and only part of the
body at once His imagination can
make it look like anything and he
really believes that he saw something
he never saw at all. Every lawyer will
tell you that eyewitness testimony is
the most unreliable of all.
The Loeb Ness Monster was photo
graphed once. The original picture
showed just what expected - the
dorsal fin of a killer whale (O1ca). A
killers dorsal is six feet high and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07
MAGAZINE
SEA SERPENTS ALWAYS GET AWAY
by Roy Chapman Andrews

~ EAsHoRE vacationists and sea
serpents almost invariably ar
~ rive together. Last summer the
report was from Cape Cod - two
prints of enormous webbed feet in the
sand. Next day the creature itself was
seen" off Nantucket. This summer
there is bound to arise at least one of
the perennial serpent stories.
The Loeb Ness Monster, of course.
was the most successful of all recent
apparitions and has gone into history.
For some reason everyone wants to
believe that somewhere in the ocean
depths there are strange creatures.
survivors of the Age of Reptiles. still
living. Arguments are of no avail.
Therefore I do not hope to convince
anyone by these remarks - especially
newspapermen, for serpent yarns
make much too good copy.
The facts are these. All the sea
serpents" that have come ashore or
been examined have proved to be
some already known fish or animal.
There is not shred of scientific
evidence to show that any of the great
monsters of the Age of Reptiles still
exist. No one could ask for better
sea serpent than the thirty-foot mosa-
saur, but unfortunately it has been
extinct for about eighty million years.
Why they died out. no one knows. but
their fossilized bones are never found
above the beds of the upper Creta-
ceous age. Then sharks, whales and
seals became the dominant giant
marine types and it is these that give
rise to most of the sea-serpent stories
that are not pure fabrications.
Faulty observation by unframed
observers is responsible in most cases.
An animal at sea as a rule gives only
brief glimpse of itself. Probably it is
whale or shark or a seal that is I'M
known to the observer. He sees it for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07

in a battered. black mass in the
hollow. half-submerged in collection
of tumbleweeds.
Steve Benbow released the brake
and let the jeloop coast down the
slope. His feeble headlights, running
on the magnetic, showed him dimly
the wreckage of the big car. And some
thing else. A man was lying beside
the wreck, writing in pain. Steve
got out and plowed his way through
the tumbleweeds.
The man was on his feet now. His
hat was gone, and his clothing was
torn. But the first thing Steve saw
was the fash of diamonds. And his
swarthy complexion. He was holding
his arms Imply at his sides. When he
tried to raise them, Steve saw that
both were broken. below the elbows.
He cursed Steve profanely.
wise guy. eh?" he snarled. "All
the smart coppers in seven states and
ten cities couldn't stop Turk Cato.
But a rube from the sticks gets his
picture on the front pages of the big
town papers. Say! How the held you
figure I was going to use this cutoff
from Turner'S Junction."
Il didn't" said Steve Benbow.
Why'd you build that barricade
across the road. then. and sit up there
waiting. like a spider on its WEBB"
81 didn't" Steve said again. II
growed a crop of tumbleweeds. Now
I'm gonna cash in on EN-. Then I'm
gonna buy Bessie back. an ditch the
water down to the meadow forty,
an -"
Jaw, hell" said Turk Cato.
=, Tie End
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For thirty minutes. Alma called
Nimble everything but lady - and
then they made up. The mare was re-
harnessed for a second attempt. And
this time she made it an official
record of 1904 nearly four Sec
onds better than the mare had ever
trotted for any other trainer or driver.
One of the costliest boomers in the
history of American uotting was
made by the Hanover Farms in 1885
when Sheppard sold the yearling colt
Dean Hanover for $4l0. Dean pro-
ceeded to show his heels throughout
the Grand Circuit.
Last August. in winning the Holly
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But, you said l could" Alma
replied.
And Alma continued to work with
Nimble Hanover throughout the
spring and early summer of 1887,
A bike sulky is just playthlng
behind thousand pounds of nervous
bone and muscle. Should the horse
become panic-stricken and bolt. no
man is strong enough to hold him.
But soon, apprehension for the child's
safety gave way to establishment, for
with Alma seated in the training cart
the mare was working with the even-
flowing. effortless gait which marks
the finished trotter. But the girl wasn't
satisfied. The objective of all stables
is to produce champions - to shatter
records. A secondary goal is to pilot
as many trotters as possible to mile
in 2:lO or better. Alma had her heart
set upon her pals entering this select
list Nimble had been given up by
two top-notch trainers - but Alma
still was convinced she could drive
her to the coveted mark.
Late last July, Alma finally drove
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07
"Y0U SAID I COULD"

her charge in race against time. The
previous day it had rained. The track
was slow, the footing uncertain. But
Alma said Nimble was ready.
In the first trial, Nimble crossed
the starting line at suaining trot.
There was no competitor to break the
wind for her, but the powerful mare
appeared to need none The child
seemed to make no move. to offer no
clue to the reason for the animals
ambitious speed - for even the unini-
tiated could sense that Nimble was
trotting as she had never trotted
before. But as she approached the
finish line, group of spectators close
to the rail burst into a cheer - and
the erratie mare broke into a fright
ened gallop. which disqualified her.
"Nimble" There was neither fear
nor anger in Alma's voice - but a
world of scorn.
She followed Nimble to her stall.
Then. quietly. she talked to the play
mate that had failed her.
you big dumbbellT she said.
why did you have to do that?"