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Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
CURRENCY CHANGE TO
INCREASE U. S. ASSETS
$1S,OOO,OOO Never Presented For Re-
demptiOn After Civil War

President Hoover's nose for
news" led him to advise the newspa-
per correspondents that they might
obtain an interesting STORY" by in
quiring at the treasury for an esti-
mate as to the amount of outstand-
ing currency which will never be Of
fered for redemption through ex-
change for the smaller bills soon to
be issued.
Pointing out that there now is out
standing a total of $5,065, ,4O2,493 in
currency of various types, Mr.. Hoo
yer recalled that after the paper
money was last recalled for redemp-
ton soon after the Civil War, $13,-
100000 of the $50,O0O,00O then out
standing never was presented for re-
demption.
The paper currency now in use
will be replaced gradually with the
new money, but treasury officials
said it probably will be years before
all of it has been retired. Until the
redemption period ends, perhaps
some fifteen years hence, no check
can be made on how much the Gov
ernment's assets will have been in
creased because of the decision to is
sue smaller sized currency.
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
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SAYS FIGHT WAS NOT
EFFORT TO SAVE HIM
D. B. Smith Was Not Present When
Shooting Occurred As Was Reported

D. B. Smith, who resides on a
farm near Milford, and whose life
was reported to have been saved by
a negro who came to his rescue
when he was attacked by another
negro, gives an entirely different
vetNion of the whole affair from that
reported in last weeks issue of the
Chronicle. Mr.. Smith states that
none of the trouble was directed
against him, and that the shooting
occurred when he was not present.
He says that while in town he no
ticed that the two negroes were
drinking, and that he asked them to
get in his car so that he could take
them home. In getting into the We
hicle one of the negroes stepped ov-
er the other man in such a manner
that he became angry. They started
an argument and Johnson, the negro
reported to have attacked Smith,
drew his gun and attempted to shoot
Scott, the other negro. Smith stop
ped his car and was able to prevent
the shooting. After putting the men
out of his car at their homes, he re-
turned to Milford. 1t was after he
had left that the men again started
the argument, which resulted in the
shooting and the arrest of Johnson,
who is now in the Dover Jail await
ing trial.
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
WOMEN SEE HOME
DEMONSTRATION WORK
Prizes Awarded To Those Who Ex-
cell In 'SThrift" Project Work

On Tuesday of last week a very
interesting phase of Home Demon
stration work in Sussex county was
featured on the lawn of Mrs. Andrew
Marvel, Georgetown, when about 125
women came together for a picnic
and get-to-gether day.
At 10 o'clock women began to as
semble and from that hour until
eleven the women were given the op-
portunity to look at and inspect an
exhibit which consisted of articles
and garments such as aprons, dress
es, pajama suits, luncheon sets,
bridge sets, shoe bags, tea towels,
face towels, beach coats, children's
dresses and aprons, yard stick hold
ers, clothes pin aprons, pot holders,
collar and cuff sets, bed spread,
gowns, mems pajama suits and un-
derwt ar, pillow slips, window shades
which were all attractively made of
flour and feed bags at minimum
cost. There were seventy-f1ve en-
tries in the exhibit, which was the
close of a Thrift Project" contest
that many of these women had taken
part in so that an opportunity to
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Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
CHARTER BUSINESS
IS PROFITABLE ONE
800 Filed During May At Dover;
State Tax Received, $42O,SO9.64

That the charter business in Della
ware is still a profitable one is
shown by the number of charters fill
ed with the Secretary of State dur
ing May.
There were $50 charters filed in
May from which the State received
$42O, ,3O9.64 as the State tax required
with the filing of charters. before
they are officially granted by the
Secretary of State.
While the number of charters filed
for the month of April this year ex-
ceeded that of the month of May by
40, the revenue to the State did not
amount to as much as for the month
of May by nearly 100000, April's
revenue from the 731 charters filed
amounting to 1921, ,606.11.
One large charter alone filed dur
ing May brought to the State the
sum of $125,OOO while another not
quite so large helped to swell the
amount to $420,309.64.
The tax on gasoline received by
the State Treasurer in May was $751;
924S2, which is a considerable in
crease over April and as the summer
comes on with increased driving
the amount is likely to reach 100000.
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
STATE ENDEAVORERS
ELECT OFFICERS AT
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Miss Emma Huey OF Wilmington
Elected President At Election
Held Saturday Afternoon.
INSTALLED ON SUNDAY
Ernest F. Williams Named Vice
President For Sussex; EIwOOd
Gruwell For Kent.

The thirty-eighth annual State
Convention of the Delaware Chris
tian Endeavor Union, which opened
four day session last Thursday
night had been conducting daily and
nightly sessions in West Presbyter-
ian Church in Wilmington, was end
ed Sunday afternoon following an
address on "The Secret of Successful
Christian Endeavor," by the Rev.
Harold S. Laird, pastor of the Col
lingswood, N. j., Presbyterian
Church.
Installation of the new personnel
of officers elected at Saturday after
moons session and the charge to the
local unions preceded Mr.. Laird's
address. The charge to the officers
was made by the Rev. L. B. Smith,
newly elected president of the Mary
land Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church and re-
firing pastor of Peninsula M. P.
Church. Arch MeQuilkin gave the
charge to the local unions.
In addition to Miss Emma Huey,
OF wilmington, VINO was advanced
from vice-president to president of
the State body, the other officers
who were inducted into Office in
cluded: Warden Gass, of Marshall
ton, vice-president for New Castle
county; Elwood Gruwell, of FELTON,,
vice-president for Kent county; L.
Darwin Wilson, president of the Will
mington Christian Endeavor Union
and vice-president of the State un-
ion; Miss Nema Parsons, Whining
ton, financial secretary and treasur-
er, the Rev. M. E. Hungerford, pas
tor of the Georgetown NJ p. Church,
counsellor for Sussex county; the
Rev. G. Morgan Compiler, of Dover,
counsellor for Kent county; the Rev.
F. w. Stevens, of Delaware City, the
retiring president, counsellor for
New Castle county.
Mr.. Laird stressed the Importance
of entering whole-heartedly into
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Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR
NEW HOTEL In DOVER
James f. Alice Heads Company
Which VIII Erect Modern Structure

A new hotel is planned for Dover.
A company, headed by James F. AL
lee, Jr., Dover lawyer, has sponsor
ed the project, which contemplates
the erection of an attractive building
on the site of the present Alice man.
sion, which occupies an ideal loca-
ton -on State street, with its wealth
of shade and other ideal surround
ings.
The mansion is to form part of the
new structure. Plans have been
drawn by Brown and Whiteside, Will
mington architects, who have re-
ceived and approved competitive
bids.
The promoters have issued an at
tractive prospectus, which shows,
among other things, the transient
business coming to Dover, which has
been enhanced in recent years by the
operation of the Delaware corpora
ton law, the effect of which is to
bring many business visitors to the
city. Dover's growth is also urged as
a reason for additional hotel ac-
commodations. Also there are many
tourists who stop over night.
at is proposed" the prospectus
sets forth, shat the present proper
ty, which comprises corner lot $50
feet square, with hard surface
streets on three sides, cement Sur
face streets on three sides, cement
paved, curbed and guttered, attrac-
lively set in 20-year-old rare shrub
berry, situated five short blocks from
Dover's business centre and located
in the city's most exclusive residen-
tial section, yet on the line Of its
through automobile traffic north and
south, as well as the modern %
room brick and stone house of Tudor
and Jacobean architecture erected
thereon, be converted into modern
hotel by the remodelling of same and
by the building of an addition on the
property to the north"
The proposed new addition is to
be approximately 125 by S5 feet,
three stories and basement. In ad-
dition to an adequate lobby, the pro-
posed new hotel will have SO sleep
ing rooms, nearly all with bath. The
total cost of the project is estimated
at about $175,0O0. 1t is hoped to- have
it completed and ready for use by
January 1, 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Charles Warner Succeeds Edward w
COOch As President OF League

The newly elected Board of Trus-
tees of the Taxpayers Research
League of Delaware was organized
last Thursday, June 20, by the cleo
ton of Charles Warner as president
of the League, Josiah Marvel, Her
vey P. Hall, and Louis A. Drexler as
Vice-presidents, and Haldeman c.
Stout as treasurer. H. Fletcher
Brown, Edward w. Cooch, Mrs. Clar-
ence Fraim, and H. T. Graham were
elected to serve with these officers
on the executive committee. Russell
Ramsey, director of the League, was
also elected secretary.
The meeting of the trustees was
held at Cooch's Bridge, where they
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooch in the historic Cooch home
stead.
Mr.. Cooch, who has served as
president of the League since its or
ganization three years ago, asked to
be relieved of the presidential du-
ties. The board reluctantly acceded
to his request and ordered minute
to be spread on the records in testi-
mony to his faithful and efficient
service during the period of the
Leagues early development.
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Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
SAY MANY FAIL TO
HAVE CARS INSPECTED
Charge Some Attempting To EVade
Law In Campaign

While the great majority of motor
lists are supporting the "Save a
Life" Campaign, instances are daily
coming to the attention of the State
authorities of the efforts of some to
evade the law recently enacted by
the General Assembly. Not only are
some drivers striving to evade the
law, but certain garage proprietors,
it is stated, are aiding them, and be-
cause it is limited of monetary rea-
sons.
In one town in Sussex county, a
citizen went to an official garage and
wanted to obtain the yellow tag,
which all cars must show before
July Is. The garage man looked this
mans car over and told him his
brakes were fc lty. They needed
new lining. He to- the man it would
cost about five do lars and that he
would do it or he could go to some
other garage.
The car owner said he wasn't go
ing to pay that price, simply because
the law said he should, and drove off.
The next day he was seen driving
his car with the yellow stickers on
it. That has resulted in a search for
him and his car to see what garage
gave him the yellow tag and whether
he has had his brakes refined.
According to William Ball, of the
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Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
MANS THROAT CUT
AS TRUCKS COLLIDE
Frank E. Hickman Brought To The
Emergency Hospital

When a truck, which was being
driven by Walter Parker, of Selby-
vile, crashed into the rear of a
large race horse van last Friday, it
resulted in the cutting of the throat
and severe wounds over the eye for
Frank E. Hickman, also of Selby-
vile, who was riding with him, and
the entire destruction, by fire, of the
truck. Hickman was removed to
the Milford Emergency Hospital.
The accident occurred shortly af-
ter noon, on the road between Mil
ford and Frederick, two miles south
of Frederick. According to Parker,
he thought that the van, which was
proceeding north, the same direction
as he, was parked. 1t was not until
he was too close that he noticed it
was moving. AS soon as the truck
hit the race horse van, the truck
burst in to flames and was quickly
destroyed. The van, owned and driv-
en- by Ralph G.. Smith of West Ches-
ter, Pa, was only slightly damaged.
The truck, which was empty, was
owned by H. B. Morris, of Bishop
vile, Md. 1t was a new machine, be-
ing only on it's second trip. The loss
entailed S2,700. Private Conrad made
an investigation.
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
SAY MEXICAN LABOR
MAY HURT TARIFF
RATES ON TOMATOES
Gamers Of Delaware Are WOr-
ried Over Change In Western
Situation.
U. S. OWNED FARMS CAUSE
Texas And California Gamers
Will Benefit By Present Rates
1t Is Said.

| Gamers of Delaware were some
what perturbed this week to learn
of the change of front of canning in
terests in California and Texas in
the effort of eastern Gamers to have
the duty on tomatoes increased.
When the proposition was first
brought to the attention of Congress,
the western interests appeared to fa-
vor it whole-heartedly. But recently
they have not been so enthusiastic
and it is bruited about that some in
terests have large farms across the
border in Mexico, where labor is
cheap, rivaling the low prices paid
labor/in Italy. However, the Gamers
of the east through their representa-
tives in the House and Senate will
continue their contention for q high
er import duty to protect the domes-
tic tomato crop from the Italian and
Mexican imports of tomatoes and
tomato paste.
The tomato crop in Delaware this
year, it is stated, will not show any
falling off in volume, despite the for
eign goods. Reports from the various
agricultural sections, coming to the
State Board of Agriculture through
the Bureau of Markets, indicates a
normal crop. The price to the farmer
will be twenty-five cents basket,
with at least half or perhaps more
of the crop contracted for at can
neries.
Five years ago few of the farmers
believed in government inspection of
fruits or produce. But when they be-
gan to receive five to twenty cents a
bushel more for A grade products it
did not take them long to make a
new decision. Now they want luore
produce examined than the State
Board of Agriculture can arrange to
finance.
Beginning on Monday morning ten
government inspectors, working un-
der Floyd Zimmerman, who has
been directing the work for the Del
aware Bureau of Markets since the
inspections started, began the in
spection of the early apple crop with
ten men. BY the end of the week,
this number will be increased to
twenty, it is expected.
According to w. T. Derickson of
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Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
D. A. r. HAS SUMMER
CONFERENCE AT LEWES
Members Are Guests Of Colonel Has
lett Chapter Of Dover

Members of the Daughters of the
American Revolution held their
Summer Conference, the guests of
the Colonel Haslett Chapter from
Dover, at the home of Mrs. John
Marshall, Lewes. Prayer led by Mrs.
]. A. Downs, of Dover, opened the
meeting followed by the salute to the
flag. Mrs. Edward w. Cooch, State
Regent introduced her guest, Mrs.
Morrison, of Baltimore, who repre-
sented the State Regent of Mary
land, Mrs. Welsh. Mrs. Morrison
brought greetings from her State
and told of the bell which they had
given to Valley Forge. DR.. U. w.
Hooker, on behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce and the Rotary Club well
coined the conference to Lewes. Mrs.
Royden Hammond, regent of the Do
yer chapter, and chairman of the
program, then presented the music
of the afternoon, Dance Rustique'
played on the cello by Mrs. Harry
Humes of Milford, accompanied by
Mrs. ]. A. Downs. Mrs. I. B. Tarbur-
ton sang Barefoot Trail" accompan-
led by cello and piano.
An invitation was read to this
conference from Judge Hugh M
Morris, president of the Sons of the
American Revolution to the rededi-
cation of the chapel at Dagsboro by
Bishop Cook, chaplain general of
the S. A. R. and to the exercises at
General Dagsworthy's grave on the
afternoon of June 80.
Mrs. Cooch delivered her message
to the Daughters and read, for the
benefit of those who did not go to
Washington, her report to the ma
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Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
CAMDEN CAMP WILL
OPEN ON JULY 5
Religious Gathering Will Conclude
Services July IL

Camden Camp will open next Fri
day, July 5 for it's annual religious
services. 1t will close July IA. This
camp, which is conducted in a beau
tiful grove containing about II acres
and which is well lighted with elec-
tricity has a large tabernacle about
80 x 80 feet in which the services are
conducted. The building is screen
ed as protection against mosqui-
toes and flies. Rev. Earl Dulaney,
of Ashland, Kentucky, will be the
evangelist at the camp this year. He
will be assisted by Rev. Thomas
Dixson, District Superintendent, and
other preachers. The program as
announced provides for a healing
service on Sunday morning, July z
and baptisma1 service on Saturday,
July 13 at 2 p. M, at Silver Lake,
Dover. The camp grounds are To-
Gated just north of Camden.
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
BURRIS EXPRESS ADDS
NEW TRUCKS TO FLEET
Growing Business OF Local Concern
Makes Demand For More Equipment

The addition of three large auto
trucks to the largest fleet of trucks
operating on the Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula has been announced by John
Burris, owner and operator of the
Burris Express. The already eff
cient service maintained by this firm
will be greatly improved by the ad-
ditional auto trucks. Many trans
portation problems previously exist
ing on this peninsula have been SOL
we'd by the use of Burris Express
service, handling shipments to and
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Will
mington and all points in Delaware,
and Milford is particularly fortunate
in having the home Office located in
this city as a large number of en-
ployees are necessary to conduct the
business. Another convenience for
shippers was recently inaugurated
by establishing agencies at the fol-
lowing points: Harrington, Handley
& Warren; Greenwood, Hill Top
Garage; Bridgeville, Bridgeville
Hardware Company; Seaford, R. w.
kaufman Drug Company! Laurel,
Auto Sales & Supply Company; Sal
isbury, D. Ennis Storage and Moving
Company; Milton, C. w. Fisher and
Son; Georgetown, H. ]. Conoway &
Son; Lewes, E. F. Hudson; Reho-
both, DR.. R. w. Messick; Frederick,
Magee Filling Station; FELTON,, Fell
ton Service Station; Camden, Reeds
Pharmacy; Dover, James B. Bice
Company; Smyrna, Ennis & Dea-
kyne; Middletown, H. A. Schagrin
and Company.
The only thing necessary for pa
irons desiring to make shipment is
to phone any of the various repre-
sentatives, leave name and address
and auto truck will call at their re-
spective residence or place of busi-
ness for the shipments. The pheno-
menial growth of Burris Express is
due to the service maintained and
the delivery of all shipments to the
door of the consignee. According to
Mr.. Burris no item is too large or
too small to be transported by this
service and all shipments are fully
insured against loss to the shipper.
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
PLAN AID FOR STATES
NEEDY AGED CITIZENS
Mrs. Laura Calhoun Walls Now
Working On Plans To Disburse
Private Funds.

Mrs. Laura Calhoun Walls, of Lin
coin, Delaware, who has been ap-
pointed by multi-millionaire to be-
gin survey in Delaware with the
view of learning all the needy per-
sons over the age of 65 years, is now
in the midst of her work. While she
has not publicly disclosed the name
of the benefactor who is financing
the worthy cause, Mrs. Walls has
shown the letter authorizing the
work to the writer. The man in
question was much interested in the
passage of the Old Age Pension bill
which was before the last session of
the legislature. Following it's fail
ure of passage, he decided to take up
the preliminary work himself. Mrs.
Walls is working on the plan of Sc
curing the necessary information
through the least expensive channels
possible. She has asked the COOP
Grafton of all of the churches in her
work. In his letter instrucing Mrs.
Walls to make the survey, the backer
of the projects warns her to guard
dSd1AoL metny pSloOAo WIN WOu1u
impose upon the good work, and
asks that only the needy cases be
considered.
Mrs. Walls asks that a correction
in the report printed in the Will
mington Every Evening, which she
quotes as having said that only those
appeals through the church
of which he. or she is a member
would be considered. The pension
does not apply to church members
only, but to any needy person above
the age of 65 years, whether
church member or not.
The plan as outlined by Mrs. Walls
in making her survey is to have min
sters throughout the State inform
her of the needy cases in their i'm
mediate neighborhood. The informa-
ton desired is of a simple nature.
The information desired consists of
the following: (D Name of pension
er; (2) address; (S) age (must be IS
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Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
STATE LEGION WILL
RAISE FUNDS In JULY
Delaware Members OF The Or
ganizatiOn Will Be Taxed Ten
Cents Per Person.

The American Legion posts of this
State are called upon to raise an
emergency relief fund equalling 1C
cents per member the week begin
ming July 1 in letter written to the
department commander, William E
Matthews, Jr., Smyrna, by the ma
tional commander, Paul V. McNutt.
The letter follows:
"One of the greatest services the
American Legion has found to per-
form has been emergency relief in
time of disaster. That the Legion
has rendered such service quickly,
intelligently and in a manner pos
sible only to men trained in war
time discipline, is atteste1 by the
thousands of lives which have been
saved and by general public ap-
probation out of which has come the
slogan: In time of disaster--tne
American Legion
"The experiences in the floods of
New England; in the disasters in
Florida; in the floods of the Missis-
sippi; when the dam broke in Cali
IOTuld, anu III SCOT6S VI OLlleT 6LleI-
gencies, have led us to organize
emergency relief units in all of our
posts. This has not been an effort
to take the place of existing relief
organizations, but to give relief in
the gap period before other relief
organizations come on the scene.
When such organizations do appear,
then the Legion joins hands with
them in a common effort to serve
and to rehabilitate.
"In conforming to the convention
mandate and the national executive
committee resolution, 1 hereby set
the week beginning July l for the
collections to be made in each de-
partment, in the manner deemed best
and most expedient by the depart
ment commander, and the posts un-
der his jurisdiction. 1t was the
thought of the executive committee
that more than one day would be
needed, and as many of the posts
will be hold conferences on ways
and means of celebrating July 4th, it
is believed the period between July
1 and July will be most oppor-
time"