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Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01

! Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hansman ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith and sol
Wesley of Philadelphia have beer
visiting friends here.
w. S. Lacey is visiting his chill
dren in Wilmington and New York.
Mrs. Ernest Hardesty and children
of Seaford, are visiting Miss Edith l
Jones.
Miss Doris Hinman has been
spending a few days with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Stoeckel, in Delmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Illea Thomas of
Philadelphia have been visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major w. Hudson
are visiting in Wilmington.
Bryon Pepper spent the first of
the week in New York City.
Mrs. Ida Fox of Milton was a Wis
itor in town the first of the week.
Miss Dorothy Pepper is visiting
Miss Jeanette Thoroughbred at New
ark.
Mrs. James NJ. Tunnel is at the
bay with her sister, Mrs. Virden
Marshall.
Miss Julia Burton has been spend
ing a few days with relatives in Bal
timore, Md.
Mrs. M. E. Calhoun is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Efie C. Vickers at
Berlin, Md.
Mrs. Levisa Littleton of Whining
ton is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Edward Collins, here.
Raymond Rust of Philadelphia
has been spending a few days here.
Harry White and Miss Betty White
are visiting Mrs. Annie E. Fisher at
East Lansing, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson of
spent a part of last
week at the home of their brother,
E. E. Wilson.
Myer Ableman of Jefferson City,
Mo-, has been visiting here, at Mills
boro and at Rehoboth Beach.
Marguerite Wilson of New York
is spending some time with her
Mrs. Sallie Wilson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Joseph.
A. H. Watson of Roxana and Clin-
ION H. Watson of Frankford, were in
.own Wednesday.
Messrs. Daniel Hirsch and Wallace |
McFaul of Milford, were circling |
among friends here Thursday.
Medford L. Watson of Seaford was
IN town Wednesday.
Mrs. John Watson who has been /
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01

He was formerly engaged in the
mercantile business. He is survived
by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. John
e. Wilson, of near Cokesbury and
three sons, Charles, of Redden, Eli
jah of Harrington, and George of
this town. Funeral services were
held at his late home last Thursday
afternoon in charge of Rev. W. G..
Harris, assisted by Rev. T. F. Beau
champ and interment made in I'm
ion cemetery.
George T. COnaway, aged 72 years,
died Monday night at his home on
East Laurel street, after an illness
of more than two years of heart
trouble. Funeral services were held
in McColley's M. E. Church, Thurs
day afternoon in charge of Rev. M.
E. Hungerford, pastor of George
town NJ. P. Church. Interment was
made in the adjoining cemetery. He
is survived by his wife and the fol-
lowing children: Clarence COnaway
and Mrs. Coda Pancoast, of Will
mington and Mrs. George Morris cf
Laurel.
Harvey Spicer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Spicer, near town, and
Miss Charlotte wilkins, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilkins, of this
town, were married Friday evening
at Snow Hill, Md. They will reside
here.
Lemuel Swain who is suffering
from the effects of a stroke at his
home on North Front street, does
not improve very much. His condi-
tion remains about the same.
Miss Mary Townsend visited with
Miss Gladys Hudson at Rehoboth
this week.
Miss Olive Hurley and Mrs. Doro-
thy Duffy of Washington, left last
by motor for trip to Cal
ifornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland Barr and
sons, Jack and Hilyard, of Folcroft,
Pa, have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barr. -
Mrs. Free Blackstone spent the
week at Cape Charles, Va.
Leslie Walker of Villa Nova, Pa,
visited in Georgetown and Rehoboth
this week.
Mrs. Alice V. Watson and tFo sons
John and Charles, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ewing of Wilmington spent Sunday
with Mrs. John T. Watson, here.
Mrs. Walker Mifflin and daughter,
Laura Sudler, of Dover, has been
visiting Miss Laura Richards. !
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01
ENTERTAINED IN NEW YORK
BY J. c. PENNEY COMPANY

Frank B. Austin and Gus Swanson,
of this vicinity, were among the 60
guests entertained by the J. C. Pen
ney Co. at luncheon in New York
City on Wednesday, July 16, at the
j. c. Penney Co. building.
The group, which represents Mary
land, Virginia and Delaware is MAX
ing trip, under the auspices of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, to study the
market methods employed in the
handling of farm products in New
York City.
At the ]. c. Penney Co., the men
were received by J. G. Penney,
founder of the company and now
chairman-of-the-board of directors,
Earl G. Sans, president and R. H.
OFT, director of public relations, and
were taken on an inspection tour of
the building where the Eastern ware
house and general offices of the
company are located.
Mr.. Penney addressed the men at
luncheon on the subject of diversi-
fled farming and better live stock.
He is nationally known as the owner
of the famous herd of Foremost
Guernsey cattle and as the head of
the Penney Farms development, a
100000 acre farm demonstration pro-
ject located in the South.
Mr. Sans discussed the relation
ship between modern retail organi-
cations and the members of the
farming communities. He stated
that the majority of the active exc
cutives of the J. c. Penney Co., were
men born on farms who had worked
on the farm in their youth. The
company itself started in a small
town in Wyoming. and its early
growth was confined almost entirely
to towns which served large agricul-
tural areas.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01
POTATO PRICES LOW
ON EASTERN SHORE

Continued from page seven)
carlot supply of green peas has been
coming from New York State. Prices
have been reduced only slightly, the
supply being moderate in the prin-
ciple markets. New York peas were
quoted in late July at rs cents to
S1.25 per bushel. Boston reported
some sales of Maine peas at 81 to
SIPS.
A large share of the sweet potatoes
are shipped from five States-New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virgin
ia and North Carolina, and these
have increased their paintings about
8 per cent this season, mainly in
North Carolina. On the other hand,
the prospect is for lower yield per
acre and the total production in this
shipping group is considerably less
than in 1929. In view of the reduced
production indicated the market
prospect for sweet potatoes seems
better than for the white kind. Re-
cent shipments of new crop sweet
potatoes have been mainly from Ala
bama, Florida and Georgia and the
price was as high as $40 per barrel
in several northern markets.
The melon season is we'll under
way in North Carolina, Arkansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma. Prices have
shown considerable improvement
compared with lowest points of the
season. At one time growers were
getting the equivalent of only about
5 cents per melon for medium sizes.
Prices in general have been hardly
more than half of those prevailing a
year ago owing to the heavy produc-
tion and somewhat limited demand.
Present condition in Northern mar
kets is better than for some time
past. Condition of the crop in July
was about the same as that during
The month before, showing a fairly
good percentage in most producing
districts.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01
FARM FIRES

To decrease the huge loss from
farm fires, which destroy about $500
lives and $1OO,OOO,OOO worth of prop
erty annually, the U. S. Bureau of
Chemistry and Soils is studying
causes and methods of prevention.
The principal causes of farm fires,
says the bureau, are spontaneous ig-
milton of hay, grain, feeds, and other
products, lightning, defective Chin
neys and heating apparatus, spaks
on combustible roofs, careless hand
ling of matches, and gasoline or
kerosene, and faulty wiring or i'm.
proper use of electrical appliances.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01

confined by illness to her home, cor
ner King and Rosa streets, for some
time past, remains about the same.
Her condition does not change
much.
The many friends in this town of
former Levy Courtman George r
Lawson were sorry to learn that he
fell from the barn loft and severely
injured himself at his home near
Zoar last week. His many friends
hope for his speedy recovery.
Mrs. A. M. Day and Mrs. Sara C.
Evans are visiting Mrs. T. H. Barto
in Washington, D. c.
William Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Johnson who has been
quite i'll, we are glad to state, is i'm
proving.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01

Our idea of slow movie is a
committee of fifteen getting down to
business.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01
Da9 a9x0x0xD@@ d 81 !
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RUPTURE
BY Frank d. Jennings. NJ. d.
Brooklyn, N. Y.

(This series of articles is prepared un-
der the direction of the Gorgas Mem
orial Institute, which is organized to
perpetuate the life work of the late
Major General Gorgas in preventing
unnecessary illness. Headquarters of
the Institute are at 1881 G Street, N.
W., Washington, D. c.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01
The lOtpced automobile has brought greater opportunity
and added hours of recreation millions of

ment in the methods of the day before.
Hard work usually finds the way.
Once it was thought impossible to cast
gray iron by the endless chain method.
All precedent was against it and every
previous experiment had failed. But fair
prices to the public demanded that waste
full methods be eliminated. Finally the
way was found.
Abetterway yOf making axle shafts saved
thirty-six million dollars in four years.
A new method of cutting crankcases re-
duced the cost by $5OO,OOO year. The
perfection of new machine saved a
similar amount on such a little thing as
one bolt. Then electric welding was de.
velOped to make many bolts unnecessary
and to increase structural strength. 4
Just little while ago, an endless chain
cOnveyor almost four miles long was in.
stalled at the Rouge plant. This cOnveyOr
has daily capacity of 100000 parts
weighing more than 100000 pounds.
By substituting the tireIess, unvarying
machine for tasks formerly done by hand,
it has made the days work easier for
thousands of workers and saved time and
money in the manufacture of the car.
All of these things are done in the
interest of the public SO that the
- benefits of reliable, economical
al transportation may be placed
within the means Of every one.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01

I'd ECAUSE the automobile is such an i'm
ID pOrtant factor in the lives and pros.
perity of SO many people, the purpose of
the Ford Motor Company is something
more than the mere manufacture of a
motor car.
There is no service in simply setting
up machine or a plant and letting it
turn out goods. The service extends into
every detail of the business - design,
production, the wages paid and the sell
ing price. All are part of the plan.
The Ford Motor Company looks upon
itself as charged with making an auto
mobile that will meet the needs of
millions of people and to provide it at
low price. That is its mission. That is
its duty and its obligation to the public.
The search for better ways of doing
things is never.ending. There is cease
less, untiring effort to find new methods
and new machines that will save steps and
time in manufacturing The Ford plants
are, in reality, great mechanical uni
Sersity, dedicated to the advancement of
industry. Many manufacturers come to
see and share the progress made.
The greatest progress comes by never
standing still. TOday's methods, however
successful, can never be taken as wholly
right. They represent simply the -
best efforts of the moment. To- III
morrow must bring an improve.
Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01

Don't rely on your wits alone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18
Edinburg Property
Estimate S6,5OO,OOO
(Special I'd ma Heraldl


EDINBURG. Sept. ls.-The as
sessed valuation Of Edinburg city
property was estimated yesterday
by Mayor D. c. Abney at $500, 900.
While a final check OF property
values IN the city has not been
announced. We feel sure that the
assessed valuations will not miss
this amount very far" Mayor Abb
ney said.
The city equalization board COM
posed OF George Walton. K. ID.
Forbes and Elmo Bright concluded
its three-day equalization meeting
az the city hall yesterday. Several
large changes in property values.
both raising assessments and low
ering them. were made this year
by Mayor Abney and the equaliza-
ton board.
We found IN many instances
that assessments on certain prop
erty were very low. while on other
property they were too high" May
or Abnev said. I'VE made a per-
sonal survey OF ever piece Of prop
erty in Edinburg and tried to make
the assessments as fairly and ac-
curately as possible" he added.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18
WOMAN Filler
DIES In CRASH

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Sept. 1s.-tRl
Ruth Alexander. San Diego avia-
trix, was killed when her airplane
crashed at Iona Portal. within the
city limits here early today shortly
after she had taken off for a pro-
posed one-stop flight to Newark,
N. j.
Miss Alexander, in q low winged
Darling monoplane. The Aqua
Caliente" took off at 1923 a. IN. r.
S. T. She planned to make one stop
at Wichita. Kas.
The cause of the crash was not
Immediately learned. The takeoff
was in a low hanging fog. but 1t
was believed she had cleared this
when her plane rose to an altitude
Of about 500 feet.
The scene of the crash was
about three miles from Lindbergh
field. where Miss Alexander took
off. An explosion of gasoline was
believed 10 have caused the crash.
Miss Alexander recently flew
from the Canadian TO the Mexican
border alone the Pacific seaboard.
making the first nonstop flight
owe that route by a woman. Her
time was IS hours. Skc also held
the women's altitude record for
planes Of less than 100 horsepower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18
Mexican Students
On Inspection Tour

Sixteen graduates and one pro-
fessor from the University OF Mex
leo, at Mexico City, arrived in
Matamoros Thursday for a brief
stay IN this section. Friday the
visitors will visit the American
side Of the river and make a tour
Of inspection of creameries, diaries,
hatcheries. and dipping watts.
The trip here is an inspection
tour conducted by the university.
and to date has included San Luis
Potosi, Tampico and Monterrey.
: DR.. Joaquin Beltran is in charge
Of the trip, and the students are:
Alfonso Camacho, Armando Flores,
Augusta Gutierrez RHO. Aware Lar
rondo, Gustavo de Pozo. Guillermo
Diaz. Guillermo Castillo Cabral,
Francisco Raggi. Miguel del Rio.
Miguel Martinez Bonilla. Rafael
Leal. Rafael Perez. Raul Huerta
Campi. Javier Villalobos Reyes and
Ruben Fernandez.
The students are of the veterin-
airy class, and are graduates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18
HOSPITAL
LEASE LOOMS
Edinburg Plans ReoPening
OF Institution Closed
Many Weeks
fsnncial M The Herald.N

EDINBURG, Sept. ls.-If the
tentative contract between the Ed
lnburg city commissioners and DR..
Arlan L. Ponton Of Fort Worth for
the leasing OF the Medical Arts
City County hospital here for a
period Of 10 years Is formally adj
opted, the new manager Of the
hospital will not be in position to
open the institution for 30 days
due to organization changes which
must be made. he said yesterday.
The hospital. which has been
closed during the past few months
because Of insufficient funds to
operate 1t, Is said to be one or the
best equipped and most modern
institutions Of its kind in the south
west. "A previous business negotia-
tion with the Nix Brothers inter
ests Of San Antonio for the leasing
Of the hospital was not successful.
but II was pointed out yesterday
that the tentative contract with
Or. Ponton probably will be ac-
cepted.
Mayor d. e. Abney yesterday said
that the county commissioners had
signified their intentions or work.
Ing with the city commissioners III
the leasing of the hospital and that
they probably would agree to any
disposition OF the matter made by
the city commissioners. The city
and Dr.. Ponton are already IN
agreement on the tentative con-
tract.
DR.. Ponton and his companion,
DR.. Fac Bobo. x-ray specialist of
Fort Worth. left Edinburg late
yesterday afternoon for their north
Texas homes. They made the trip
TO and from Edinburg by airplane.
Mayor Abney pointed out that
negotiations with DR.. Ponton had
been under way for the past month
and one-half and that he felt sure
Continued on page 12)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18

establish a residence. 7 may re-
turn there to make 1t a permanent
residence.
will you ascertain what reward
Mr.. Berry offered for information
as TO my whereabouts? If sufficl-
emily large. I will have myself
brought in Immediately.
never Had $3.50
Newspapers reported MIR. Berry
said I had $3.50 on my person at the
time ! disappeared. May I add
that during my married life with
Mr.. Berry Of twenty-five years ]
have never seen $3.50"
Berry had said he learned Mrs.
Berry had received her monthly in
come from the S250,000 trust fund
which he established for her some
time ago.
Berry reported TO police Monday
his wife had disappeared Sept. {
without explanation. and asked aid
in locating her. He said she hao
been i'll and he feared harm had
betallen her.
After his wife had been located
Berry asked the authorities TO con-
tinue their investigation Of her dis
appearance, declaring Il want the
proper authorities to investigate thi:
matter and prosecute anyone gull
Continued on page i2)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18
MISSING Wife
SOUGHT here
BY HUSBAND
F Family Disappeared
After Leaving
For Santone

Working on a clue ne obtained In
San Antonio, c. S. Yates Of May
field. KY. was in Brownsville
Thursday searching for his wife
and two children who have been
missing since Aug. 20. Despite this
clue. Yates feared that his family
had met with foul play.
Yates and his family came to
Texas in August looking for work.
On Aug. 20 they left Corpus Christi
for San Antonio. They obtained
separate rides TO the Alamo City.
He has not seen his family since
that time. He has searched Corpus
Christi, San Antonio and other
South Texas cities over but has
found no trace Of his family. Yates
even made a trip back to their
Kentucky home but to no avail.
Confirming his belief Of foul play,
relatives have not heard from the
missing woman and two children.
A San Antonio travelling man
told Yates Of picking up a woman
and two children and taking them
to Brownsville. II was upon this
information that he came to The
Valley. Yates describes his wife.
Della. as tall Give foot ten). weight
$50 pounds. light complexion, boy
ish bobbed brown hair and blue
eyes. She is an expert tailor.
Hilda, a five-year-old daughter.
has brown hair and eyes.
Albert, a two-year-old son. has
light hair and blue eyes.
Yates requests that anyone hav-
ing information as to hi family's
whereabouts report same to police
headquarters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18

The advantage or the start was
open TO dispute.
Both boats crossed the line on
the starboard tack but Shamrock
soon went over to port. which SEEM
ed to indicate she did not consider
herself in a very advantageous po-
sition.
Enterprise followed her around
q minute or two later.
Shamrock did not hold 20 her
advantage long. At li:25 Enter
prise. picking TIP speed with every
minute. had stepped out ahead Of
the challenger, going like a race
horse. opened up a lead estimated
at mile. completely reversing the
progress Of the first 20 minutes.
Shamrock, which had held In
for the shore where the sea was
smoother, apparently realized that
she "a losing valuable ground
and shortly after 1880 came
around.
Vanderbilt put his boat over on
the starboard tack a moment later
without losing an yof his advant-
age.
Enterprise continued 70 increase
her advantage and AZ l1.45 was
a mile and a half ahead.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18

in order to bring about a condition
whereby all residents OF the city will
know more about Brownsville, and
will be able TO spread its fame.
We know that Tho only way the
Brownsville people will become city
boosters is to find out more about
tine city," n member Of the COM
mittee said. And we are confident
that when the people Of the city
find out more about IL, they will
find more to make them loyal
boosters"
The campaign was outlined at a
meeting Of the publicity committee,
the tourist committee Of the cham
Der of commerce, and the publicity
department Of the chamber.
Correct Picture Sought
This campaign plan was revised
and enlarged during the meeting,
and in its final form includes an
elaborate program to thoroughly in
form Brownsville people on their
city, and to cause them to give
tourists correct informc- ion.
Tourists to Brownsville are not
a correct picture Of the city
ard the Valley because people do
not know enough about it," said <.
j. Tucker, head Of the publicity COM
mittee.
The campaign is to take several
forms, including editorials and ar
ticlns in The Brownsville Herald. ar
tlcles broadcast over the Browns
vile radio station. distribution Of
thousands of printed folders giving
Brownsville facts. talks at civic
clubs and at the schools Of the city,
and contests in which school pupils
are to take part. for the best articles
on the city OF Brownsville, and
Brownsville facts.
Details Of these various phases Of
the campaign are being worked out
at the present time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18
Mopac Trains Crash
Near Odem; One Hurt

HOUSTON. Sept. l8.-tPl-Two
Missouri Pacific passenger trains
collided about six miles south of
Odem. Texas. at 3 a. m. today. Only
one person. O. r. Hayes. fireman on
train No. is. was Injured.
The cause of the wreck. Mallory
Mcdonald. Missouri Pacific Off
cial. who was on train No. is. north
bound. said was due to engineer Of
northbound train passing meeting
point" with train number Is. south
bound.
Hayes hurt an arm and an ankle
In jumping from his cab. No pas
senger was injured. The only dam
age was to the pilots OF both en-
gines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18
Laguna Madre Bridge
Plans Are Approved

WASHINGTON. Sept. l8-F-
The val department today apprOv-
ed revised plans for a bridge across
Laguna Madre from Point Isabel
TO Padre Island, Texas.
The revised plans. as applied for
by Lester @. Seymour and ID. F.
Whittle. provided for a change in
location by moving the bridge gao
feet south.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-18
Bryan's Spirit Marches On
fundamentals University Is Opened On Site
Of Famous Tennessee Trial

Dayton. He died July rs. 1925. two
days after the trial ended, but his
idea took root and grew into the
William Jennings Bryan University
a cO-educatiCnal school. IL will have
Intercollegiate athletic teams, but
will not have military training, al
least for the present.
Only freshmen classes started to-
day. the plan being TO add courses
gradually until the university Is a
four-year institution.
Nearly 81. 900. 900 has been SUBJ
scribed 10 the fundamentals school
which has acquired an Sl-acre
site.
William Jennings Bryan Univers-
ity. it is set forth in its charter OF
Incorporation, is for the purpose OF
conducting and perpetuating q
university for the higher education
OF men and women under auspices
distinctly christian and spiritual, as
a testimony to the supreme glory
of the Lord Jesus Christ and TO the
divine inspiration and infallibllty
OF the Bible"
The president, DR.. George Z
Guile. was for Is years extension
Bible teacher for the Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago and is a
staunch fundamentals.
Clarence Darrow. Dudley Field
Malone and Arthur Garfield Hays,
noted attorneys. came to Scopes
defence. but he was found guilty
and the Judge assessed the minim-
UNI fine of 500.