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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
She Was in Europe Now Last Year
It Was Egypt. Next Year It Would
Be Some Other Parkway Place.

senseIess thought. for the cage did not
hold her often. She was In Europe
now. Last year it was Egypt. Next
year it would be some other far-away
place
He had been true to the woman on
mis- desk just us he knew she was true
to him, and whatever he had wanted
in woman he tried to build up about
her. He wanted to love her. He did
love the ideal which he created of
her, kind of dream woman, whom
he endowed with great love for him
self and placed in one of The cottages
which he could see from his Office
window.
He did not realize that during re
cent months he had clothed this ideal
little at time in what he found In
Carla Haldan.
Yesterday he had received letter
from Paris. 1t was friendly and full
Of interest, quite long letter. but
without line in ii to say she wanted
Tim or was looking forward to the
time when she would see him again
She must have written 1t in her dress
Ing room, with her hair down. for one
of the long fine spun golden filaments
had got into the letter somehow, and
at first he wanted to believe she had
put 1t there. Then he recalled that
previous to this letter 1t had been five
weeks since she had communicated
with him. So there was no sentiment
about it. just accident. With Carla
1t was different Flowers which shs
cut from her garden were always on
his desk. A vase Of gorgeous autumn
nasturtiums was there now. Usually
Carla sent them over by one OF her
school children. but occasionally she
brought them herself. She made no
display of the act. nor was there
motive In 1t, except the one inspired
by kindness. Paul Knew she would
have done the same thing If his wife
had been there The two had met
Carla had seemed to bear in her heart
warm and tender feeling for the
woman to whose husband she brought
flowers. curious fact had come out
between them They were the same
age-twenty- five-both born on the
same day. Funny, Paul had thought.
how much two women could learn
from each other in short time
Paul was looking at the Haldan cot
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
back to him With misty glow in

back to him With a misty glow In
item.
u don't like to add TO your worries"
she said. '.Eut II seems necessary.
don't want TO go to any other-but
you. think you will help me-a
little"
"lf my life could save your mother
would give it, said Paul.
His words broke through her calm
for moment
II have come to ask If you will
take me over to Peribonka tomorrow
and help me arrange for a little plot
of ground she said,' Tightening her
hands In her lap. my mother loves
Peribonka. In SO many ways 1t has
reminded her Of the village where
she was born and from which my IA.
ther brought her to America. We
have dreamed of living there some
day. for | love 1t. too. Now that
mother Is going to die, she wants to
be buried there. Tomorrow | want to
arrange for place in the cemetery. as
near the river as possible. She told
me today Just where she would like
to rest, in a little corner that was
overgrown with wild hOneysuckle
when we were there last. She Is so
eager TO get 1t, SO happy and smiling
and unafraid In planning for it-so
wonderful a mother-that last
night ! asked God to let me die and
go with her"
Looking into her bravely clear and
fearless eyes, Paul felt himself, for
moment, unable to answer her. Then
he said:
ave will go tomorrow, Carla. But
it will be long time before anything
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23

happens Ii may bet won't happen
ut all. Doctors are not infallible
Sometimes"
Carla smiled at him. Her look of
gratitude TRANSPORTED her face.
"Thank YOU she said gently. "It
gives me greater courage to know that
you are hoping for me like that. My
mother says the doctors are wrong
That is why | want to 60 to Peri
bonka tomorrow Mother wants to be
with me as long as she can. but she
insists that the time Is very short,
much shorter than the doctors have
said.A
"You believe that?"
~ must" Carla was looking beyond
him, as if in the distance were vision
which 1t would he impossible for him
to see. 81 try not TO believe. but 1t
comes over me and holds me- 1t isn'l
Just fear"
~ am going to write Tor Miss
Whom to come and fake charge of the
children" said Paul "You must be
with your mother without Interrupt
ton"
Carla drew herself together with
little shock.
"Please don't. | must have the work
the pleasure-the Inspiration Of the
children. Mother wants II that way
too. She sits in her window, and |
can see her from tire schoolhouse.
and we wave our hanGs at each other
every little while She can see the
children, and they are always think.
ing aboui her Even during hours they
don't forget. You see, they are as
much mothers as mine. and we cannot
turn them over to Miss Whom Moth
err and | need them. You won't send
for Miss Whom until 1t is neces-
sary?"
mo"
AS she rose from he, chair she took
the picture OF Paufs wife from the
desk and stood looking at II with her
back turned to he light coming through
the window. Thus Paul could see
them both-the profile of Carla her
exquisitely cul features, the grace and
beauty OF her head, and his wife smil
Ing up at her OUT Of the picture
After moment CarIa smiled gently in
return.
"When is she coming homer" she
asked.
II don't know. She doesn't keep
me in touch with hei plans. Some
time before Christmas, | think"
He wondered why the note of bit.
tcrness persisted In coming into his
voice when he spoke of his wife 1t
annoyed him. He tried to keep II
back. Yet It would come out
"She likes TO surprise me" lie added,
walking around the end OF his desk
to stand beside Carla. "When the
time comes | will re. telegram from
her saying she is on board ship or in
New York. Home. Paul. she said last
time. when are you coming to see
meY wish she loved
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
THE SHORT AND LONG OF IT

Ever the girls have been
trying to keep our office windows that
sidewalks
used all
and much better after all than lot of cngg skirts
limbs
But that beauty
longer excited over
turn the all bowegged handy
crooked legged unattractve bd
The
to nothing worth looking
OF the something
world be
fashion shall bother
all allow them be embossed
street until the flowers that bloom
doph Enterprise.
Well said we'll
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
"PEACE, BE STILL"
By Rev. George Henry


the Mount at the wedding feast the His friend
understood His disciples when conflict
at Bethany,
mob Pilates palace He patient ca
ubdu Him. death had
not letharg inactivity but absolute
paseh understanding the
tense toward God will
disturb that equilibrium
failure whose
the
of his convictions The
With head e his righteous way
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
OFF Season for Fish, but
Hardly for Fish Stories

plattsburgh, N. Y.-Trout are caught
"a Schuyler Falls, near here. even out
of season and by means not generally
approved by disciples of Izaak Wal
ton. A farmer OF Plattsburgh went to
the Saranac river, near his home. re-
Gently to get pail Of water for the
reservoir of his stove. Later In the
day his wife discovered fair-sized
trout, cooked, In the water.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
Plane Gets Radio Maps
and Photos During Test

Berlin.--A successful attempt to
radio photographs and maps to air
planes Ia flight has been accomplished
by the Deutsche I.uft IIansa, Equipped
with Telegunken receiving set tine
plane picked out of the uir n chart
depicting weather conditions broad
cast bv station on the ground.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
children a.

sou love them"
"All wnmer love children" replied
Carla mysteriously.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
THE BELLIAKER

preacher neghborng small advses that he would
for his What This Needs" Well ha
But bet the preacher
all towns the beiakers.
should hit
elm board About all knocker satisfy
his duty by bekn awhile What
he had number he
ed to lead the beLiake and give them big dose
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
A GENIUS

1t is announced that there will be change the lines Of the Ford
10 this
ability completely
black model to the shiny vacolored model with
with
cesion of the
Notwithstanding all dire predictions Henry
against industry brilliant genius
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23

We desire notice whoever who
that regardless of the evidence offered by
thousand find in
fellow who cold open
gentlemen justabe homicide completely
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
THE RICH AND THE POOR

Delegate Halls proposed bill for the to
the children the public hool alright
who amply able for them should
able, should be provided books free
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
ARE THEY HAPPY?

Governor Byrd is Elk and Governor Pollard
question is: Are both these gentlemen happy?
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1930-01-23
BRIGHT BOY PROBLEM

We hear good deal about the necessity special
Gull child which
be given But lot of bright need thought
sistance,
the
unless the who shows exceptional
develop his latent
the loser.
Thousands OF mediocre boys through college with little
themselves
denied the rivege through lack of
That boy with exceptional talent
leadership should
that talent is tragedy Upon such boys and their
ponds the world of
girls
When civilization is little farther advanced will pro
vded minds
highest development Such should be provided now
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR NURSES Home
Emergency Hospital Will
Provide Needed Addition
To Facilitate Work

The Board of Trustees of the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital have
awarded a contract for building an
addition to the nurses home con-
nected with that institution. The
successful bidder for the work was
the Johnson G Pepper Construction
Company of Milford. Work on the
addition started this week. For
some time past the Emergency Hos
pital and the Marshall Hospital
have both been filled to capacity
with patients The management at
the Emergency Hospital has been
compelled to house some of the
nurses on the third floor of the hos
pital building. The new addition to
the nurses home will provide ac-
commOdations for twelve nurses in
addition to the accommodations
now available in the home. When
the new work is completed there
will be three rooms in the main
building, which are now used for
nurses which will be made available
for patients. The Milford Emergen-
cy Hospital is doing wonderful
work for this section of the State
and the added facilities will enable
it better to take care of the de-
mands made upon it.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
DRY AGENTS TO
SHOW SHIELDS
ON MOTOR CARS
Delaware Supply Here In
Few Days, Administrator
Is Advised
WILL IDENTIFY MEN

Automobiles used by prohibition
agents in the future will bear large
shields, serially numbered, to afford
the general public an opportunity
for Identification.
Harold D. Wilson, deputy prohi-
bitiOn administrator for Delaware,
has received word from Washington
that the shields are being sent to
Delaware.
The order directing placing of the
shields on the autos of prohibition
agents ION proper occasions" sug-
gests that they be placed on the
right front door of the autos while
the autos are being used in patrol
ling roads or pursuing persons sus-
pected of violating the prohibition
laws.
The shields may be displayed any
where, on the auto, so that ready
Identification may be had.
Prohibition officials hit upon the
shield idea to prevent pursued boot
leggers from putting up a defense
that they did not stop at the agents
command because they thought
them hi-jackers or holdup men.
Mr.. Wilson has also received
word from Washington that he may
travel by airplane on official busi-
ness in the future providing the cost
of such transportation to the gov
ernment does not exceed the cost of
railroad fare plus pullman accom-
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
FRANK BANCROFT HURT
WHEN SAW CUTS HAND

Frank c. Bancroft, one of Kent
cOunty's most prominent grangers
and fruit growers living on his farm
near Camden, met with a serious ac-
cident Monday while working at a
machine which has a tool sharpener
on one end and saw on the other,
when his hand struck the revolving
saw. 1t penetrated the arm between
the wrist and elbow on the left
hand and possibly had not the ma
chine been stopped when it was,
the hand might have been totally
severed.
The saw cut the ligaments so that
the hand for time fell limp. Mr..
Bancroft was rushed to the Kent
General Hospital at Dover where
medical treatment was given. His
condition is given as satisfactory.
Mr.. Bancroft is Democratic can
didate for State Senator.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
MILFORD MAN WINS
NUT GROWING PRIZE

v Frank B. Austin, farmer, residing
near Milford, has just received a
check for $4,000 as first prize in a
contest of nationwide proportions
for growing chestnuts. In all a total
of eleven prizes were awarded in
the chestnut contest. The samples
were submitted last February, but
so great was the number of contes-
tants that it was not until last
week that the judges were able to
make decisions and announce the
winners in the several contests.
The principal entrants for chestnuts
were from the States of Delaware,
Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New
York. The committee in announc-
ing it's award said:
1.-THE number of chestnuts receiv-
ed were relatively few in number
but most of those received were
from sections where the blight had
been present many years. Those
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
REPAIR MILFORD
NECK HIGHWAY

One of the most needed improve
ments in road work is being made in
this section this week by placing
Stag on the Milford Neck Road. This
has been one of the worst roads in
this section in the winter season,
and for many weeks during the last
winter the mail carriers were un-
able to serve patrons in this section
due to the miry condition of the
roads.
Levy Court Commissioner Conrad
and County Engineer Williams made
a special survey of this section sew
eral weeks ago and finding road
conditions in bad shape decided to
spend about $4,000 for the benefit of
those who are forced to travel Mil
ford Neck Road. This particular
road extends from Millwood, about
two miles north of Milford, to Raj
eigh's Island. Starting at the lower
end Stag is being placed along this
road in certain sections of its
course.
A part of this road is solid and
these places are being improved
while the low spots are coated with
Stag.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
EGG CALENDARS
ARE NOW READY
Kent County Agent Will
Begin Distribution
Soon

Within the past few days the
poultry raisers in Kent county re-
ceived from the Office of County
Agent Russell e. Wilson, a circular
letter in regard to the 193O-1931
poultry calendars which are now
ready for distribution to those who
desire to cooperate with the Exten-
sion Department of the University
of Delaware by keeping a record of
the egg production of their flocks
for period of one year beginning
November 1.
Last year there were sixty-seven
of these calendars distributed i'm
Kent county, and to date requests
from fifty poultrymen have been re-
ceived at the county extension Of
flee for the new calendars, with the
prospect that many other poultry
raisers will want these record
sheets on which to make a study of
what their flocks are doing through
out the year. The plan of distribu-
tion this year, however, will be on
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
BAY FERRY IN
USE NEXT YEAR

The long looked for Lewes-Cape
May Ferry operated by the Della
ware Transportation Company will
be in operation some time next
spring.
The two deck steamboat Senator
Read will be the first vessel in SER
vice between the two points. 1t is a
modern and well built craft and the
last word in ferryboat construction.
The boat will have accommodations
for fifty automobiles with COM
modious passenger accommodations.
The group sponsoring the ferry
line includes General r. Gunter,
Accomac, Va; Mayor George l..
Markland, of Stone Harbor, N. j.;
Mayor E. w. Springer, of Cape May
Point; Henry w. Conant, Joseph
McSweeny, w. S. Grenoble, of Reho-
both; A. c. Montell, Jr., Ocean City,
N. j.; Thomas A. Morris, Philadel-
phia; Ralph T. Stevens, Cape May;
Thomas D. Bowes, Philadelphia;
Harry F. Graves, Cape May and
Paul F. Carpenter, Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
APPLE GROWING
THIRD IN FARMING
Investment In One Plant
Alone, At CheswOld,
Over $350,000

The Wilmington Sunday Star in
its last issue printed an article of
more than passing interest. The
story follows:
In year when the majority of
farm crops in Delaware have prac-
tically been a failure, due largely
to the prolonged drought and, with
the peach crops failure due to
early fall and late spring frosts,
there is some compensation for
those who own apple orchards.
Scant, it may be, for domestic prices
have not been sufficient to turn over
large profits but the export busi-
ness has been exceptionally good
and the output of late apples has
been much better than last year.
Apple growing ranks as the third
largest farm industry in Delaware
and though the size of it is not gem
orally realized when it is known
that the total value of the crop in
Delaware for 1928 was $1.366, 1000
there is a better understanding of
how much time, effort and money is
expended to make this industry
rank as highly as it does. AS to
value of crops, corn has the highest
rating in this State, the figure for
1929 being $3,717OOO. Wheat was
second with total value in 1929 of
$2,226,000. Strawberries ranked next
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
ALFRED POINT
UR GES SUPPORT
OF REPUBLICANS
Says People cove Cover
nor Buck A Debt" Be
cause Of His Record
SUPPORT TICKET

Alfred 1. DUPONT, who for many
years was active in the DUPONT Com
pany and is now interested in many
banking, real estate and other en-
terprises has announced that "were
1 to cast a vote in Delaware this
fall, 1 should unQuestionably vote
for the Republican ticket as a whole
and without individual prejudice"
Mr.. dupont, while a legal resident
of Florida, also has a beautiful es-
tate in Brandywine Hundred, and
spends a great part of his time
there and at his Offices in Whining
ton.
About a year ago Mr.. DUPONT es-
tablished with his own fund and Op-
crates under his own direction an
old-age pension plan for needy Del
awareans of advanced years. Re-
Gently Governor Buck appointed Mr.
DUPONT, chairman of a commission
to study the pension plan project
and make recommendation to the
next legislature with the idea of
having the State adopt an old-age
pension plan, with distributions out
of the State Treasury. Mr.. DUPONT
only recently donated a 100000
consolidated school for his home
district in Brandywine hundred. The
handsome building was dedicated
last week.
Mr.. DUPONT when seen at his Of
fees in the Delaware Trust Build
ing in Wilmington Saturday morn
ing and asked for an expression of
opinion on the coming election had
no hesitancy in declaring in favor
Of the Republican ticket in Della
ware. He pointed out that the ma
TONS growth to its foremost posi-
lion in the world can be attributed |
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
GOVERNOR BUCK
TO FIGHT HIGH
GASOLINE COST
Will Open Court Proceed
ings Against 40 Firms On
Conspiracy Allegation
DELAWARE GAS HIGH

Governor Buck has opened war on
oil companies doing business in Del
aware to try to force them to- bring
the price of gasoline for motorists
in this State down to the price level
charged in States adjacent to Della
ware.
Feeling that the oil companies are
discriminating against Delawareans
by maintaining prices for gasoline
in this State at least two cents high
er than is charged in adjacent
States, Governor Buck on Wednes-
day said he will request Attorney
General Satterthwaite to try to
bring about the indictment of about
forty companies selling gasoline in
Delaware on charges of conspiracy
to stifle competition in the sale of
gasoline by maintaining a fixed
price.
It is known that the Governor has
a strong suspicion that one or two
of the larger companies fix the price
of gasoline in Delaware and the
others join in maintaining that
price. The Governor said he hopes
the attorney general may be able to
start the proceedings at the Novem-
Der term of the Court, of General
Sessions, which will open shortly
after the State judiciary completes
the official canvass of the vote early
next month.
That this action on the part of the
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
Hastings Insists
That Tariff Is
The Vital Issue
Statement Prepared At
Request Of Chronicle
Says Protection Is Issue
URGES SUPPORT OF
GOVERNOR BUCK
Says "Very Little Is Said
By Democrats Against
State administrator"

At the request of the publishers of
the Milford Chronicle Senator Dan
iel o. Hastings, Republican candi-
date to succeed himself, has pre-
pared a statement for Chronicle
readers. The statement sets out his
reasons why Republicans Should
vote their ticket this year. He
claims, as lie had done during the
entire campaign, that the tariff ques-
tiOn is the dominant one confronting
Delaware voters. The statement
follows:
"The campaign is drawing to a
close. In many ways it has been a
very interesting one. It may be that
some people have different notions
about the importance of the issues
of the campaign. AS have said on
more than one occasion, it seems to
me the issues in this campaign are
not the clean cut issues that are
usually found between the Republi-
can party and the Democratic party.
at has been shown that the prin-
cipal contributors to the Bayard pri-
mary campaign committee were Re-
publicans prior to 1928; some of
them were Republicans during that
campaign. 1t was undoubtedly the
use of their money in that primary
campaign that defeated Josiah Mar
vel who had announced many months
before that lie was a candidate for
the United States Senate. The DEM
ocratic State Committee by an over
whelming vote decided against the
plank presented by Mr.. Bayard urg-
ing the repeal of the 18th amend
nent. 1t was that State Committee
with Marvel as its candidate that
represented the real Democratic
party in Delaware. If Mr. Marvel
had been named as the candidate on
the kind of platform that he wanted
we would have had the usual issues
in the campaign in this state.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
INFANT DEATH
RATE INCREASED
Child Mortality In State
Far Higher Than Aver
age In United States

Infant mortality in Delaware dur
ing the past year, was greater than
in 1928 and far larger than in 1927,
the States banner year, according
to figures released by the Division
of Vital Statistics of the U. S. Cen
sus Bureau at Washington. The
States birth rate during 1929 was
1871, nearly equalling the average
for the United States as a whole,
which was 1873.
The increase in infant mortality
in Delaware during 1929 came in the
face of a decrease in the infant
mortality figures for the country as
a whole. During the past year there
were 81 deaths of children less than
year old, for each 1000 live births
in Delaware, as compared with only
6S deaths per 1000 in the entire Uni
ted States. The countrywide aver
age was one less than in 1928 while
the Delaware figure was three more
than the 1928 figure of 7S.
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