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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
DUPONT FAMILY
IS LAUDED FOR
MANY BENEFITS
Former S tate Senator
Ridgely Cites Roads,
Schools And Pensions
OTHERS ADD PRAISE
Congressman Houston
Among Speakers At Meet
ing Of Highway Officials

Former State Senator Charles du
Pont Ridgely, of Camden, paid a
high tribute to members of the du
Pont families, last Friday before the
County Highway Officials AssOcia-
tion meeting at the Hotel Richard
son.
He declared that the late T. Cole
man du Pont was the originator and
promoter of the Delaware good
roads in the country as well. He
had a vision, the speaker declared,
which included not only Delaware,
but the entire country.
In reviewing what the du Points
have done for Delaware he alluded
to T. Coleman du Pont as the road
builder Pierre S. du Pont as the
school builder and to Alfred 1. du
Pont as a benefactor to the aged for
creating an old age pension system
at his own expense until the Legisla-
ture acts.
Former Senator Sidgely also re-
ferred to the election of Mrs. Estelle
Tschudy to the Legislature and ex-
pressed his opinion that her infiu-
ence would be felt in that body.
Attendance Is Large
The attendance at the meeting was
the largest in the history of the as
sociation. In addition to the regu-
lar members of the organization, the
members of the Legislature, both
new and hold over, had been invited
and large number were present.
Following a luncheon at the hotel
Edward L. Williams. county engi-
neer for Kent county, called the
meeting to order and City Manager
l.. D. Shank made an address of well
come in the absence of Mayor j.
Wallace Woodford.
Ralph Morgan, a member of the
New Castle County Levy Court, told
of the road work being done by that
body
Congressman Speaks
Congressman Robert G. Houston,
who is always interested in good
roads, spoke briefly. He declared
that all public officers were the rep
resentatives of the people who elect
ed them and should always look af-
ter the interest of the State or ma
tion and the people in making laws
for their government. The future of
the State and nation depends upon
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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
MILFORD COUPLE HURT
In AUTO ACCIDENT
V. NJ. D. Harrington And Wife In
iured In Collision Near Dover

V. M. D. Harrington and his wife,
Mrs. Anna B. Harrington, of Mil
ford, were injured last Thursday
night when the automobile in which
they were riding was in collision
at Cooper's Corner, at the southern
entrance to Dover. Immediately fol-
lowing the accident they were taken
to the Kent General Hospital at Do
yer where an examination disclosed
that Mrs. Harrington had sustained
a broken arm, and severe head and
scalp injuries. Mr.. Harrington was
not so severely hurt, but suffered
from shock. He was able to return
to Milford the following day. The
other car figuring in the accident
was driven by w. T. Short, of Phil
adelphia. He was accompanied by
Marvel Lawrence and L. A. John
son. Short was taken before Magis-
trate Burton at Dover and held un-
der $4,000 bond to await the extent
of the injuries of Mrs. Harrington.
Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
STORE ENTERED FOR
THIRD TIME In YEAR
Thieves Break Into Store Of John
G. Wharton At Houston

The general store owned and op-
Grated by John c. Wharton at Hous-
ton was entered by thieves last Sat
urday night, for the third time with
in a year. Entrance to the store was
gained by forcing the front door.
The place was ransacked by the in
truders and a quantity of merchan-
disc was stolen. The exact amount
of the loss is hard to ascertain, for
it is almost impossible to check on
all of the items in a store such as
that operated by the Houston mer-
chant. So far as is known the rob-
bers left no clue as to their iden-
tity. Although the store has been
broken into twice previously within
the past few months, the guilty par
ties in neither of the preceding rob
berries have not been apprehended.
Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
CHURCH GROUP TO
MEET In BRIDGEVILLE
Annual Convention OF Sussex COun-
ell OF Religious Education Tuesday

The annual convention of the
Sussex County Council of Religious
Education will be held in the
Bridgeville Methodist Episcopal
Church next Tuesday, December 2.
The convention will open at 3 o.
clock in the morning, and sessions
will be held morning, afternoon and
evening. The program follows:
Morning Session
President Ernest f. Williams,
presiding.
$3.50 a. Registration.
10 a. m.-DevOtions, Rev. J. P.
Outten, pastor of Convention
Church.
1915 a. m.-Address of welcome,
T. S. Smith, Church School Superin-
tendent of Convention Church.
1920 a. m.-Response, E. F. Will
liams, county president.
1925 a. m.-Address, 1.-The Master
Builder" Miss Pauline Albertson,
superintendent of Young Peoples
Division, Maryland-Delaware Coun-
Gil of Religious Education.
1850 a. m.-Offering, announce
ments, appointment of committees.
IL a. m.-Conferences: Children's
Division, Mrs. w. E. Ritchie, pre-
siding, discussion leader, Miss Mag
gle S. Wilson; Young Peoples Divi-
sion, Miss Lila Carey, presiding. dis
cussion leader, Miss Pauline AL
bertson; Administrative Division,
Ralph E. Nichols, presiding, discus
sion leader, Prof. James H. Bishop;
Adult Division, Herman Helm, pre-
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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
MILFORD MAY GET
new GAS PLANT
Mayor Windsor Calls
Town Meeting To Dis
cuss Project

Mayor Norman L. Windsor has is
sued call for citizens meeting to
be held in the Community Building
next Friday evening, December 5, at
which time a proposition concern
ing a gas franchise here will be laid
before Milford residents. For some
time there has been a growing &C.
mand on the part of Milford resi-
dents for city gas for cooking. The
town owns the Light ana Water
plant and for that reason has never
considered gas for Illuminating pur-
poses. A representative from the
Atlantic Utilities Service Corpora
tion will be present at the meeting
to explain the gas service and to
answer all questions which will be
presented at the meeting.
The mayor and members of Coun-
Gil have been considering several
propositions for a gas service in
Milford, and the matter has now
reached stage where it is well for
the residents of the town to con-
slider it carefully before acting. 1t
is hoped that a clear understanding
of the entire plan of providing gas
in Milford and the revenues to be
derived from the franchise will be
brought up at the meeting. It is the
desire of the city officials that ev-
cry property owner attend the
meeting and express their views on
this important question. Mayor
Windsor urges all interested citi-
zens to attend the meeting so that
they may become fully conversant
with the proposition.
A referendum election. to decide
whether or not a franchise shall be
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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
R. P. ROBINSON BACK
FROM GRANGE MEETING
Former Governor Says National Or.
ganizatiOn Initiated Glass OF 11,OOO

Former Governor Robert P. Rob-
inson, master of Delaware State
Grange, and treasurer of the nation
al body, has returned home after
attending the annual convention of
the National Grange, held in Ro-
chester, N. Y.
He was accompanied to the con-
vention by Mrs. Robinson, Matron
of the Juvenile Grange in Delaware,
and ten other delegates from the
State Grange.
The convention lasted ten days.
Three meetings were held each day.
Oranges from thirty-three states,
numbering many thousands throng-
ed Rochester during the convention.
The National Grange initiated the
largest class of candidates ever in
itiated in the United States by any
fraternal order during the conven-
ton, the class numbering 11,000,
Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
JOSIAH MARVEL'S
DEATH IS MOURNED
Resolutions Are Adopted At Special
Meeting OF Bar Association

The Delaware State Bar Associa-
ton, at a special meeting, in the du
Pont-Biltmore Hotel in Wilmington
last Thursday, adopted resolutions
on the death of Josiah Marvel, pres
ident of the American Bar Associa-
ton Mr.. Marvel died at his home at
Nanticoke, Wilmington, on October
II.
The resolutions were presented
by a committee of which former
Judge Hugh NJ. Morris was chair
man and consisting of City Solici-
tor Caleb S. Layton, Former District
Attorney James H. Hughes, Jr.,
Robert H. Richards and former
Chief Deputy Attorney General
James r. Morford.
In moving the adoption of the res
olution, Judge Norris said:
Death, our pilot across the sea
that is charted only by the hand of
faith, beckons for the voyage when
and whom he wills. Sometimes he
comes with friendly care ere sin can
blight or sorrow fade. Sometimes he
fingers till age enfeebles and turns
the mind again to childish things.
Sometimes he is deaf to the prayer
full carr fro ma bed of pain. Incom-
prehensible, ever, he seems most in
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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
URGE 2O-PER CENT CUT
In WHEAT ACREAGE
Sponsor Believes That CurtaiIment
Would Result In Better Prices

A 20 per cent reduction in wheat
acreage and more elastic" control
by the government over grain ex-
change rules were held up to the
Senate agriculture committee this
week as additional tonics for the
farmers ills.
Chairman Legge of the Federal
Farm Board proposed the acreage
curtailment, in the belief it would
give the wheat farmer the benefit of
the AZ cents a bushel tariff, but SEN
atOr Norris, Republican, Nebraska,
member of the committee, said
such plan would amount to ma
tiOnal calamity in event of a crop
shortage.
Secretary Hyde discussed recon-
mendations for more definite feder-
al control over exchanges, hut no
conclusions were reached by the
committee.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
POPULATION OF
UNITED STATES
IS l22,775,O46
Report Shows Increase Of
17O64,426 In The Past
Ten Years
DELAWARE HAS 23838O
Gain Of 1877 In State Is
Increase Of So Per Cent
Over 1920 Census
DELAWARE HAS 23838O

The 1880 population of the United
States is 122,775,O46.
This figure was announced this
week by the census bureau as the
final total of the compilation it
started at the beginning of the
year. All revisions have been COM
pleted.
The census report shows the
number of inhabitants of the 4S
States increased in the preceding
decade by 17,O64,426, or 16.1 per
cent. The 1920 population was 1885,
71O,62O.
In the column showing the per-
centage of increase by states was
key to several important trends OF
the past 10 years. Leading in this
table was California with 65.7 per
cent, Florida on its heels with 51.6,
both showing the pull of climatic
attractions. Third with 80 per cent
was in Michigan, center of the fast
growing automobile industry.
Fourth was Arizona with 30.3. New
Jersey had 2S.1 suggestive of the
shift from metropolises to adjacent
suburban territory Texas, 24.9, and
North Carolina, 23.9, pointed to the
southern advance in industry and
agriculture. Oregon had 21.8,
symptom of the westward shift. New
work, ninth in rank, had 21.2.
Two Tied For Tenth Place
For ten place West Virginia and
Oklahoma tied at 1871 per cent.
California led also in total gains,
adding 2,250,39O inhabitants while
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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
RUSHING PLANS
ON XMAS SEAL
SALEFOR STATE
5000 In Post Office Await
ing Lower Delaware
Transportation
PROJECT IS ENDED
Announce Winners In
First School Contests On
Anti-TuberculOsis Work

Twenty thousand letters, contain
ing three and one-half millions of
Christmas Seals are in post offices
throughout Delaware, waiting for
delivery on Friday morning. Down
state received sacks of letters
while for Wilmington and rural
New Castle there were II sacks of
mail collected this week from the
headquarters of the Delaware Anti
tuberculosis Society. Every penny
collected from the sales of these
tiny seals will go to fight the White
Plague. Mrs. Julia H. Tallman is
chairman of the Christmas Seal
committee, Miss Emily P. Bissell,
secretary and John S. Rossell,
treasurer. In her letter of appeal to
Delawareans, Mrs. Tallman wrote:
1--WE are enclosing Christmas
Seals which are sold each year at
this time to raise money needed to
continue the campaign for the pre-
vention and cure of tuberculosis.
"Sunnybrook Cottage, a prevent
oria, for undernourished and under
weight children, has been restoring
health to Delaware children for the
last decade. Many thousands of chill
dren have been enrolled in the Mod
ern Health Crusade in schools.
Hundreds of children have had their
teeth examined free of charge.
These measures together with nur-
sing service and health education,
are visible monuments to the un-
ceasing service of the Christmas
Seal in our State.
"The Christmas Seal sale is our
only means of obtaining funds for
this work. We hope that you will
keep all the seals you can use, to
brighten your Christmas letters and
packages.
Wishing you a joyous Christmas
and a bright and happy new year
we are, the letter being signed by
Mrs. Tallman, Josephine Capell and
Miss Bissell.
Through contributions to the
Christmas Seal fund, each year the
Delaware Society has been enabled
to increase it's activities with re-
sulting benefit throughout the State.
Gradually the fight against the
White Plague is being won, but the
progress is necessarily slow. Fortu-
nately people are learning not to
fear tuberculosis, provided they
take the proper care of themselves,
and because of this, the Delaware
Society is able to aid many hun
dreds more each year than when
there was a general fear of the all
ment.
The first of the project contests
staged by the Delaware Anti-Tuber-
culOsis Society for the schools of
Delaware has closed and the win
ners are announced. The subject of !
the contest was Safety"
Glass A-for graded elementary
schools, the first prize a first aid
box, was awarded the Lincoln |
School, No. 8, of Sussex county, Mrs. |
Evelyn l. Morris, teacher Mrs. Nor
ris' pupils had already won health |
scales in one of last years con-
tests.
Class B-for one and two room
rural schools, for white pupils, a set
of health scales was awarded to
Pine Grove school, No. ID, in Kent
county, Mrs. Ruth H. Sapp, teach
er.
This is the first contest in which
Kent county has won an award.
Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
SAYS STATE is BEHIND
In FORESTRY WORK
U. S. Expert Urges Tree Planting
To Prevent Erosion Along Water

Delaware is backward in its for
estry program compared with other
states in the Union. H. N. Wheeler,
chief lecturer of the U. S. Forestry
Service, is authority for the above
statement.
Mr.. Wheeler says that while Della
ware has 35O,OOO acres of forests,
there are several hundred thousand
acres of land which are being aban-
doned and which could be used for
growing of timber.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
BUILD FOR 1888,
PLAN AT DELAWARE
Centennial Year May See Three
Major EleVens On Blue Hens Card

To put Delaware on the top in
foot ball by 1888 when Delaware
College, University of Delaware, will
celebrate its one hundredth anniver-
sary, is the aim of those interested
in the Blue and Gold team, it was
brought out Saturday night by Geo.
Stewart, of Wilmington, in an ad-
dress at an alumni dinner given in
Old College in honor of this years
foot ball squad.
Mr.. Stewart, who played foot ball
himself while student at Delaware
is chairman of the athletic commit
tee of the alumni association of Del
aware College. He has always been
keenly interested in the sport and
especially in the Blue and Gold
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Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING NOW

There are only 90 more
shopping days before Christ
mas. Those who have not yet
started their buying for the
holiday will do well to begin
now. Milford merchants have
anticipated your needs, are
displaying merchandise which
should prove attractive. Shop
early and get the choice of
merchandise offered.
Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
CHRISTMAS IS NEAR;
ARE YOU READY?

Milford merchants are plan
ming for the best holiday sea-
son in years. City Council is
aiding in the plan to make the
business section doubly attrac-
tive. Visit Milford now and
make this town you shopping
headquarters.
Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
DOVER CREEPS UP
In LEAGUE RACE
Wins Second State Shoot To Gain
On Bowers Gun Club

The second match of the Delaware
State Trapshooters' League was
shot off Friday at the Dover Gun
Club, attracting 81 shooters. The
Capital marksmen not only won the
match from standpoint of the five
man team race, but also furnished
the high gun individual honors,
which went to Earl Wharton, who
had the fire score of 4Sx50. In the
team race Dover turned in a score of
225x250, Bowers and Milford 221x
25O and Milton 213x250. This per-
mitted Dover to pick up four birds on
the Bowers Club, which is out in
front with an eight bird advantage.
The league standing is as follows:
Bowers Gun Club ........ 462x500
Dover Gun Club ......... 454x500
Milford Gun Club ........ 446x500
Milton Gun Club ........44 446x500
Team and individual scores at Fri
days shoot were as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28

It generally takes two to
make quarrel, but Senator
Borah can disagree with
himself.
Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-24

Old papers Tor sale at The Elm pire office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-24

Mosquito Dope. Keeps mosquitoes away. Juneau Drug Go. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-24
Sport ,S1antS
 ALANJ.0ouD

The best intercollegiate track and field performances for the spring season closed in spectacular fash ion in the N. C.. A. A. champion ships at Chicago, reveal the great est collection of marks any cam paign has known.
 Here are some of the most con- spicuous on the track:
 100 yards-Frank Wykoff, U. S. C., 9.4 seconds (world's record)
 22o yards-George Simpson, Ohio State. POT seconds (N. c. A. A recordD
 40 yards-Pete Bowen, Pitts burgh, 48 seconds.
 880 yards -Russel Chapman, Bates, 1:524.
 One mile-Ralph Hill U. of Ore gon, 4:12.4 (American record)
 One mile relay-Stanford, 3:15 2-5, (American record)
 120 yard high hurdles-Steve An derson, Washington, 14.4 Equals Worlds record)
 220 yard low hurdles-Lee Sent man, Illinois, 232 (Equals N. c. A, A.. record)
 The field events have witnessed these sparkling feats:
 Shotput-Harlow Rothert, Stan ford. 52 feet. 1A inches, CNeW U. S. record)
 Discus-Eric Krenz, Stanford, 167 feet, 5% inches (World's record0
 Javelin-Ken Churchill, Califor- mia, PIP feet, 5 inches, Equals U. s. mark.)
 The official worlds 100-yard rec ord of 9.5 was awarded at Berlin to Eddie Tolan but the Michigan negro wound up his college career
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Ola papers TO- saie at The Elm rire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-24
TWO BOUTS FOR LEGION SMOKER
 ARE ARRANGED
Weaver and Seman Billed in Special Attraction
 for July 3rd

Two more bouts were added to the American Legion's Fourth of July smoker card today-one Q special event and the other pre- liminary, it was announced by Post Commander Claud Helgeson.
 In the special "Slugger" Wea- yer, a 132-pounder, takes on George Seman, who fights at 128 pounds Both of the lads are newcomers here. Matchmaker Campbell be- lieves in this scrap he has the mak- ings of an unusual attraction for the fans. Both fighters have had considerable experience in the squared circle and look like they have the goods.
 Kid Roberts has been matched to meet Pete Villardi in one of the preliminaries. These boys have fought here before and this bout looks like a natural. Roberts fights at 130 and Villardi at 130 pounds.
 One more preliminary remains to be arranged. Campbell is in touch with a couple of good boys and ex- poets to have the card completed by tomorrow.
 Joe Manila arrived today from Ketchikan and started his training for the main event in which he takes on the tough battler from Chilkoot Barracks, Soldier Olson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-24
INFORMATION ASKED < ABOUT MISSING MAN

Information as to the where abouts of Owe Melby, last heard from in Juneau, January l2, 1927, is desired by his brother of Prince Rupert, B. O., according to word received here today.
 Melby is a Dane by birth. aged .25 years, about feet Il inches all slim, fair, ruddy complexion, speaks good English and usually works as an engineer around machinery.
 Knowledge of Melby should be sent to Dybhavn and Hanson, Box 1700, Prince Rupert, B. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-24
GODFREY FOULS
 PRIMO CARNERA
 IN FIFTH ROUND
Scheduled Ten Round Bout Ends Half Way Through
 Referee S Decision

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, June 24. Primo Camera, vast Venetian, won last night from George God frey, negro, on a foul in the fifth round of scheduled 10-round match.
 Camera weighed 252 pounds and Godfrey weighed 250 pounds.
 A crowd of 36,000 paid S160,000 to see the fight in Bakers Bowl.
 Godfrey had lead up to the time of the foul.
 There were no knockdowns up to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-24
HOSPITAL NOTES

Allen Whitefield entered St. Ann's hospital yesterday afternoon suffer ing from an attack of influenza.
 Malfred Soley, Sitka, and Gust Anderson, of Tenakee, were admit ted to St. Ann's hospital yesterday. Each had an infected right hand.
 To undergo a minor operation, Mrs. Margaret Wilson of Juneau entered the hospital this morning.
 c. w. Irish entered St. Ann's last evening for medical treatment.
 Pete Shrevineau, who suffered a fractured leg at Oscar Olson's camp up the Taku River yesterday, was brought to Juneau this morning and taken to St. Ann's hospital.
 Mrs Walter B. Heisel and baby boy left St. Anns hospital last eve ming for their home.
 Ola papers ru.' saIe at The Elm rfrP
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the final blow, which was a left hook several inches low. Camera fell writhing. Referee Tommy Riley called the
 blow Intentionally low.
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without capturing a single import ant championship race. Eddie dis covered that 9.5 in the books didn't mean thing to his rivals, especial ly Simpson, Dyer and Wykoff. If any sprinted deserves worlds record recognition in the century on the basis of this springs gal loping, it is Frank Wykoff, the Tro- jan terror. Frank sped down the straightaway in 94 at Los Angeles, May 10; in 9.7 at Cambridge, May 30 and 31s in 9.4 at Chicago, June 6 and '.
 Wykoff lost only one big race all season. That was to the blond and rangy Stanford ace, Dyer, at Los Angeles on April 12. He has not been beaten since then and travelled some 6,eoO miles across the country and back to demon strate in few hundred yards that he is the fastest of them all-for the time being.
 At 220 yards, George Simpson of Ohio State held clean cut margin, in addition to which the Buckeye Bullet was less than a full stride behind Wykoff in the two times they met at 100 yards.
 "Wykoff and Simpson are the best two sprinters in the country" Dink Templeton, Stanford's coach, told me at Cambridge and subse quent events confirmed his verdict. In another season Templeton's pro- tege, Hec Dyer, may be up to or beyond them both, at the pace he has been travelling.
 One of the familiar faces that will be missed most from the fis- ticuffing around New York this summer will be James McLarnin. The Celtic seeker has laid off for few months, motoring and playing golf in the great Northwest while giving sore right hand plenty of time to mend. A return match be- tween Baby-face Jimmy and dusky Jack Thompson, the new welter- weight champion, is a natural" :" but it may not be thrown" any, where until September, if then.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-06-24

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