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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
A reluctant eonclusion by laDal fandon'.,

them And she didn't she
all the whole thing just
money.
a pretty good example to follow.
within that he won't want
with desire back
what grand place he
behind him.
The can the old home
son that his
familiarity breeds ontempt So he avet
mas his fortune
world.
native made ahything
somebody ese from
you think of thta?
love father and mother
go with that
welco
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
Stingy Thing

Monster D'Armand, Partisan boule-
vardier, places the responsibility for
the Increase of divorce in America
directly upon the women.
"They are so selfish, 50 self cen
tered" he complained The Ameri-
can man gives them everything, and
yet they want more. I know little
story that. to my mind, typifies the
American woman.
"A man who was sentenced to be
hanged was visited in the death cell
by his wife. MY dear she gushed.
L am going to bring the children to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
SI1fdding

where is the carp" demanded Mrs.
Jones.
Dear me" exclaimed Jones. Did
take out the car this morning?"
You certainly did. You drove it to
town.
How odd remember now that
after I got .ost I turned around to
thank the man who gave me the lift,
and wondered where he had gone"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13

Douglas hast
DoesD welcome?
be stranger within hr
gates"
pays thing talks these
figures
If Douglas kind won't be
long until third city in size
Douglas grow will the
a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
Abe Martin

Th' great wonder is that any
buddy votes. an not that hardly
anybuddy does. A fellow used T.
lose pair o. OvershOes or an
OvercOat at party now am
then, but lOsin' your wife before
tn cvenin' is half over is new
stuff.
Copyright National Newspaper
Service)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
stick Together

Willie had been naughty and was
being sent to bed by his mother with
out his supper. He was naturally ag-
grieved at the feminine sex and tum-
bled between the sheets without
word.
"Willie." she demanded, SAY your
prayers"
II won'tt
Don't you want to go to heaven?
NAV, I'm going with papa. Us
men has got to stick together these
days"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
PLUCKED FROM THE PLAINS

see you executed
My God, no! exclaimed the hus-
bard in anguish. What can you be
thinking Off
That's just like you, snapped the
wife. You never want the children to
have any enjoyment"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
Explained

Dad what is an advertisement"
IAN advertisement is picture Of
pretty girl eating, wearing, holding or
driving something that somebody
wants to SELL"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
Usually the Case

Mr.. jerks: 'Its funny you're so
tall ard your brother SO short, isn't
he?"
Miss Binks: YES nearly always"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
Sixteen Years Ago

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Mcpherson
are expecting their son to ar
rive today from Chicago to make
them a visit of several days.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
But They're All Dead

Blu
Europeans do not usHKe lheS
paper currency.
criticize senators TOT using up SO
much me. 0 haven't anything else
president might rather constu
tonala amend ment illegal
Copyright, Bell Syndicate, lncl
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13

One Hawaiian guitar to exchange
for sow pig, two or three months
old-South Carolina Market Bulle-
tin
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
.RELIENING HIS FEELINGs

Year-Old Daughter-'Look at
that funny man across the road"
Mother docking in shop Window
What is he doing?"
sitting on the, pavement talking
to banana skin."-TitBit
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13

E. e. Johnson and w. o. Rea-
sonover have bought the Hotel
Anaya in Aqua Prieta from
Pedro Lopez Mr.. Lopez will
open Mexican variety theatre
in the old Crystal theatre at, the
corner of G avenue and Seventh.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
UNNATuRAL EFFORT

"Marge makes me sick"
me, too She tries so hard to be
Cat
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13

Karl Hafke-M Meyer and Miss
Florence Bowden were married
last evening at the Episcopa1
rectory by Rev. e. w. Simonson.
Miss Bowden is the daughter or
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Bowden ana
Mr.. Hafke- Meyer is an employe
of the Copper Queen smelter.
MISS Lillian Teller was maid OF
honor. &tta4p
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13

Samples Of the Purdon laun-
dry bag are on display at the
Douglas Drug company. Mr..
Purdon Ms in the east making
arrangements for the manufac-
ture B. A. Packard is president
of the company; Charles Purdon,
vice president, and Albert Stacy.
treasurer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-13
EXcusable

ught net to criticize the senators TO
them haven't anything else.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
LAUREL ARMORY OPENED
WITH ELABORATE PROGRAM
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when hundreds of residents and Wis
itors gathered about the building
where a concert was given by the
Laurel School Band. The playing OF
the "Star Spangled Banner" and the
singing of the national anthem was
simultaneous with the unfurling of a
new flag on the pole on top of the
armory.
DR.. ]. Roscoe Elliott delivered the
address of welcome. The keys to the
armory were then turned over by
the contractor, William 3. Booth, of
Salisbury, Md. Mr.. May presented
the keys to Governor Robinson, who
accepted the armory for the state.
He in turn passed the keys to Lieu
tenant William L. Torbert, Jr., in
command of Battery A, of Laurel
who accepted the armory on behalf
of the battery and the town Of Lau-
rel.
Short addresses were delivered by
the governor and those who passed
the armory keys down the line to
Lieutenant Torbert.
Members Of the State Armory
Commission and the Governor and
his staff were entertained at dinner
Friday night by the Rotary Club OF
Laurel. The dinner was served at
the Rigbie Hotel. J. Wiley Thought,
president of the club, presided.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
MILFORD WINNER IN
TIRE NAMING CONTEST

Miss Ruby Best, of Milford, is
among the honorable mention win
ners in contest just concluded in
Chicago, according to word reach
ing here this week. The contest was
to name a tire, and was sponsored
by Sears-ROebuck & Co. Close to a
million persons wrote about two and
one-half million suggestions in their
attempt to get a share of the $685.
600 awards hung up for the contest.
The first prize of $500 was won by
Hans SimOnsOn, of Bismarck, N. D.,
for the name 'Allstate" and the uni
que design and slogan submitted
with it. The second prize of thou
sand dollars went to Donald S. Gray
of Ames, Iowa, for Dearborn S. r.
Cords" while the third prize was
taken by woman, Mrs. E. N. Deck
er, of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, with
IS. R. Argosy." In addition to those
three capital prizes, there were l.
957 other awards to persons who
were given honorable mention for
submitting names of unusual merit.
Entries in this tire naming con-
test were in 25 languages and were
received from every state in the
Union, all provinces of Canada,
every American possession and
many foreign countries. There was
no limit to the number of entries one
might submit, and William Walters
of Marshall, Texas, topped the list
with 4,315 names. George A. ELL
well, of Kalamazoo, Mich, was his
best second with 1856 entries.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
OTHER STATES ENVIOUS
DEL. CHARTER INCOME
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law. How much charter business
New York has won from Delaware
during January has not been deter
mined.
Some idea of the growth Of the
charter business in Delaware may
be gained from the fact that from
the charges made for incorporation
alone and without any fees, Della
wares treasury has benefited
through an increase of nearly one
half a million dollars from 1928 as
compared with 1926.
In other words, the charges for
incorporation papers in 1928 totaled
$S2O,0O0 as compared with $780,
900 in 1926.
It is learned that an income tax
bill is to be presented to the Cen
eral Assembly this week. The de-
tails of this measure is awaited with
much interest because a suggested
income tax law, the features of
which were made public few weeks
ago, contained a clause that has
frightened the attorneys for cor
porations. 1t is believed that the
Objectionable feature will be elimi-
mated from the bill to be presented
to the General Assembly. If it is not,
legislators who have the welfare OF
the State at heart and who do not
want to see its profitable charter is
suing business eliminated, will
strive to have any detail Of the pro-
posed bill eliminated that would re-
duce the income received from the
issuance of charters.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
BISHOPS CRUSADE
FOR KENT AND SUSSEX
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pointments will be published later in
the daily papers.
Under the Craftsmanship of the
Rev. Joseph S. Kinks, the clergy OF
Sussex county, cooperating with the
diocesan commission, have arranged
the following services:
In all parishes the Holy Commun-
ion will be celebrated daily at 7,S0 a.
M, with intercessiOns at 1890 p. m,
Preaching missions will be held as
follows.
Sunday, February 19th.-A. NJ,
GEORGETOWN, the Rev. Robert E.
Gribbin; a. M, Seaford, the Rev. w.
]. I.oaring Clark; p. M, Laurel, the
Rev. Robert E. Gribbin; p. m,
Georgetown, the Rev. w. ]. Loaring
Clark.
Monday, February 14.-Millsboro,
the Rev. Robert E. Gribbin; LAUREL
the Rev. w. ]. Loaring Clark.
Tuesday, February 15.-Lewes, the
Rev. Robert E. Gribbin; Millsboro,
the Rev. w. J. Loaring Clark.
Wednesday, February 16.-Lewes
the Rev. w. ]. Loaring Clark.
Conferences for women under the
auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary,
will be conducted by Mrs. Boynton
as follows: Sunday at Seaford, Mon
day at Millsboro, Tuesday at Lewes'
and Wednesday at Georgetown.
1t is expected that congregations
will group themselves together for
attendance at the various services
and conferences.
Sunday, February 19.-At Sea-
ford; Seaford, Laurel, Delmar,
Bridgeville, and other missions
around Seaford.
Sunday evening, at Laurel; the
same as for the morning at Seaford.
Sunday morning and evening, at
G Georgetown; Georgetown, Millsboro'
Lewes, Rehoboth, Indian River, Mil
ton.
Monday, at Laurel; the same as
on Sunday evening at Laurel.
Monday at Millsboro: Millsboro,
Indian River and Little Hill.
Tuesday at Millsboro: The same
as on Monday.
Tuesday, at Lewes. Lewes, Reho-
both and Milton.
Wednesday, at Lewes: The same
as on Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
MARYLAND MUST
START MOVEMENT FOR
TRUCK RECIPROCITY
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to spend any money is for a sand
wich and a cup of coffee"

to spend any money is for sand
wich and a cup of coffee"
To Enforce Drunken Driver Law
Concerning drunken drivers. Mr..
Grantland said that the law was
plain. Furthermore, that Secretary
of State S. d. Townsend, Jr., who is
an attorney, had fixed the policy that
the law should be carried out in ev-
cry instance, regardless Of who the
man or woman might be who was
convicted of driving a car while in
I tOXicated
"I am going TO carry out Mr..
Townsend's policy just as he estab-
lished it," said Mr.. Grantland. AL
though | have been in Office but two
weeks I have had many appeals by
letter and in person from either
those who have been convicted and
have lost their license for one year,
permitting them to drive a car, or
from friends, who believed they had
influence enough to obtain reyoca-
ton of the penalty. l am allowing
the department through the regular
officials to carry out the law as en-
acted"
Concerning the tags for cars for
1928. Mr.. Grantland said that when
the time came TO order the tags this
coming spring, if he was still act
ing in his present capacity, he would
see to it that the ColOrs selected
would be plain enough so that they
could be distinguished. He admit
ted that the colors this year were
unsatisfactory, for which the least
bit of dust and dirt il is impossible
without cleansing, to determine the
number of the car. Mr.. GranJland
said he wished cOlors such as Mary
land had this year and which are
black on white might be selected
another year.
The snow and extreme cold wea-
ther during January cut down the
receipts from gasoline, according TO
the total for the first month OF this
year. The receipts were $29,SO9,51,
which was $4,000 less than January
a year ago. But this does not mean
any serious loss. Last January the
weather was conducive to travel,
whereas in February the heavy
SHOWS came and blocked travel, for
two or three weeks, such as was OK
perienced in January this year. II
the weather during February should
be as nice as it was for the past
few days of the past week, motor
travel over Delaware highways
would jump ahead and possibly ev-
en- M. if not add to the sum receiv-
ed from gasoline tax for the first
two months of last year.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
CHAMPION TO MEET CHAMPION

On Tuesday night, February 18th,
two of the strongest and most pop
ular basket ball teams in the State
will invade Milford to settle their
differences on the wooden ways.
"Ev" Richards, the "FrankfOrd
Wonder Man." will bring his South
ern Delaware Champions and pOten-
tial State Champions here to battle
"Jawn" MAYORS Beacon College
speedsters, recognized as the pre-
paratory school champions of Della
ware.
AS a feature attraction there is
little left to be desired for this
struggle brings together the greatest
galaxy of schOOlboy stars that has
appeared in Milford in recent years.
At the forward post Richards will
have Hump" Campbell and "El"
Lewis, regarded as the two best
schOolboy forwards in Delaware,
both of whom are sought by many
colleges as prospective stars.
Feet Lockwood a diminative lad
of six feet, two inches, will hold
down the pivot post for Richards
and will be opposed to big Bill"
Boldly for the Naylormen.
For Frankford Red" Williams
and Speed" Gray will be the defen-
sive duo who should be able to stop
"Pete" Jackson and "Red" Brown,
forwards of Beacon.
Naylor has splendid team hav-
ing lost only one game this year and
over forty-five points in any league
game this year.
On paper this game looks to be
the best of the year.
Milford Community Club Girls
will play Dover High in the prelimi-
nary.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
SUSSEX COUNTY INTERESTED
IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Members of the Parent-Teachel
Associations all through the State
are showing their real interest in
the School Building Program, and
are making the effort to be well m
formed on the matter by having
speakers come to their meetings to
tell them about it. J. Edward Goslee
OF Stockley, will address a number
OF the meetings, and will be respon-
sible for sending other public spir-
tied men and women, members of
the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs or of
the WOmen's Clubs who can speak
intelligently on the question of
schools.
This Friday, February II, mem
bers of Harbeson and of West Hill
Associations will have speakers; on
Monday, the 14th, .Ellendale and
Browns, near Seaford will hear
similar addresses. On Tuesday, the
18th, there will be talks on the sub
ject at the meetings at SeafOrd,
Cannon, and Jacobs school, near
Bridgeville; on Friday, February IS
at Bridgeville. CallOway's, near Del
mar, and at Sunnyside, near Bridge
vile.
The following week, speakers are
scheduled to go to the meeting at
Kings school, near Georgetown, on
the 22nd; at Messick's, at Oak
Grove, Marvers, near Georgetown, at
Atlanta, near Bridgeville, and at
Cedar Grove, District No. II, near
Lewes, on the 25th.
Other meetings set for regular 2.
7. A. meetings in the near future,
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
BUCK OPPOSES TAX
INCREASE On GAS
AT PRESENT TIME
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He opposed the measure in its pres
ent form in that it is too broad. He
would favor the State taking oVel
only the State aid highway bono
bonds and then the payment only
of the principal and not the interest
He developed the fact that the bill
as it is written would have the State
take over the county bonds also
which in New Castle would amount
to over $1,OOO,O00 and in Kent tc
several hundred thousand dollars
while Sussex has no county bonds
issued by the county for its own
highways.
If the State assumed only the
principal of the county state aid
road bonds it would cost the State
S2S5, 900 for the next two years, Mr..
Buck said. He did not think the
State should assume responsibility
of strictly county road bonds. Mel
ther did he think the State should
burden itself to the extent the Dep
ntv bill would do, claiming it would
be enough to assume the principal
only now on the county and state
aid road bonds.
If this were done he estimated it
would enable the counties to make
the following reduction in the as
sessment: New Castle, 4 cents on
the 500 assessment; Kent, 1S cents,
and Sussex, 151s cents. He said he
would be opposed to the State un-
dertaking more than it could carry
out and declared it would be harder
10 assume this burden now and lat
er have to give it up, if it proved
too much of a drain on the treasury,
than it would be to do a little at
time and increase the load as the
condition of the state treasury war
ranted.
Mr.. Buck urged that there be
some legislation whereby nOn-resi-
dent. commercial trucks using Del
aware highways be made to pay
something for their upkeep. He said
last year q, ,453 tons of freight
were carried over the roads in this
State by nonresident commercial
trucks. for which the owners of the
trucks were paid but from which
the State received nothing. He
thought the nonresident CONNER
cial truck should be required to
take out a Delaware license, but
some of the committeeman thought
this would interfere with the reci-
procity agreements with neighbor-
ing States. They pointed out if Del
aware did this, Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey would re-
quire Delaware trucks to take out
licenses in those States.
Mr.. Buck said the highway sys-
TEN in Delaware today is worth
S23.OOO.OOO and it includes sos
miles of improved highways.
The amount of work to be done
this year has not as yet been esti-
mated by the highway department,
he said.
State Treasurer Howard NJ. ward
was also before the budget commit
tee for a few minutes. His office is
asking for an appropriation OF
$500 a year compared with $4,000
a year the past two years. This
slight increase is recommended by
the Governor. An emergency appro-
priation of S2500 a year for two
Years to take care of the expense Of
State bond issues also is asked for.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
MILFORD


Milford High Schools basket ball
prospects received a rude jolt this
week when "Ike" Warren, star for
ward of the team, decided to enter
Fishburn Military Academy. Warren
was a three letter man and his aD-
sence will be keenly felt at the 10
Ncal institution.
Milford plays Laurel tonight IN
the race for the championship OF
southwestern Delaware. A large
crowd of rooters will accompany the
team and a hard game is expected.
Wroten and Sipple will probably
alternate at forward in Warrens
place.
The work of Wooten, Grove ana
Tatman was of the highest CAMPER
and they deserve a lot Of credlt LOT
the Seaford victory.
. The spirit shown at the last lew
games has been favorably comment
ed on by a number Of people. TheTe
. is plenty of pep in the student BODY
but it needed some good cheer lead
ers to bring it to the front. We are
well fortified in this respect now
with "Al" Cohen, John Jewell
James Dickerson and Chester Cothn'
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11

include one at Lincoln on Wednes-
day, February 16; at Records, near
Georgetown, on the same night; at
Sharp's on the 18th, when Superin-
tendent Charles P. Helm of the Lau-
rel School will be the speaker; and
on the 18th, at COnoway's, near
Georgetown; Providence, near Del
Mar; and Wainwright's, near Sea-
ford. The following week, meetings
are scheduled for the 22nd at Ellis
near Oak Grove; for the 23rd at
Shawnee-JOhnsOn; Smiths, near
Bridgeville; Wesley and Sugar Hill,
near FrankfOrd; for the oath, at
Stockley, and Concord, near SeafOrd.
and on the 25th, at Union, District
No. 60, near Seaford.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
KENT ASSESSMENT BODY
SUBMITS ITS DEFENSE
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in the case contended that custom of
a former Board of Assessment had
nothing whatever to do with the
case, that the law under which the
Board of Assessment was created
had been violated and that in the
event of the members of the board
being ousted by the Levy Court and
they should take an appeal to the
Superior Court which they have a
right to do, that the court surely
would not take into consideration
for one moment, what former
Board of Assessment had done. but
would judge the case from the law
as laid down in the Delaware statut-
es creating the Board of Assessment
and defining its powers and duties.
The court withheld its decision un-
til Tuesday of this week.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
ORATORICAL CONTESTS

Plans are under way for the four
tn national OratOrical contest on the
Constitution of the United States,
and the second International con
test. These contests are open to all
students of secondary, public, priv
ate and parOchial schools of the
United States. The movement is en-
dOrsed by President Coolidge and
all of the best educators in the coun
try. An attempt will be made to
get several million pupils to parti-
cipate this year. The final contests
are held in Washington, and the
prizes that are being awarded by the
big newspapers of the country in
clude a trip to Europe, and hand
some sums of money.
1t is the ambition of every man
to make good woman unhappy.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
Sunshine Valley
(pear Oakley

Tatman Home and School Asso-
citation will hold their regular mon
thly meeting on Thursday evening,
February 18th. Mrs. Lewis will be
the speaker for the evening. Ice
cream and cake will be for sale.
Everyone welcome.
Misses Mabel and Elizabeth Wis
seman were weekend guests of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. c..
Wisseman.
Walter Wharton and Leonard Wis
seman passed Tuesday evening with
c. T. Banning.
Howard Tucker and Melvin Ban
ming spent Friday evening with
Coleman Webb.
Mrs. Fred Russell is expecting to
go to Philadelphia for treatment
next week.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
TOAIMY'S SUGGESTION

Tommy" said his mother, cts
your birthday at Christmas, so I was
thinking of getting you a nice cake
ornamented with five candles, one for
each year of your age. How should
you like that?"
"I think you had better get five
cakes and one candle, ma" replied
Tommy.-The Progressive Grocer.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
CARD OF THANKS

Mr.. William J. Mclaughlin and
the family of the late Mrs. Ellen
Mclaughlin of Greenwood, Della
ware, wish to express to all her
friends and neighbors, their SINGER
est thanks for their expressions of
sympathy and attendance at the fu-
neral of their dear mother inferred
in Holy Cross cemetery at Dover,
Del, February 8th, 1927. 1t
You can continue to respect your
friends if you will learn to say mo"
when they need money.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
MILFORD BOYS DEFEAT
SEAFORD HIGH TEAM
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ems shared scoring hOnors for the
locals with 8 points each.
After the game the spectators car
ried Captain Kitchens from the floor
on their shoulders. Many said the
game was the best they had ever
seen.
Score boys game:
MILFORD =
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11

Some genius should invent a de-
vice which, when a person who is
alone in the house gets into the
bathtub, will automatically discon-
meet the telephone and doOrbells.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
Will Audit COmptrOller'S Books

Resident Judge Charles S. Rich
ards has appointed Harry e. Hudson
local coal dealer and Edward B.
Green, an employee Of the George
town branch of the Delaware Trust
Co., to audit the books of County
Comptroller Linwood S. Lloyd for
the past year. More than a week
Will be required to do the work.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11

1t is the ambition of every man
to make a good woman unhappy.