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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28

STATEMENT of the ownership managemeri
circulation etc. required by the Act of Congress
of August "a. 1912. of MILFORD CHRONICLE
published weekly at Milford. D ware, for
March, 1880.
STATE OF DELAWARE,
COUNTY OF SUSSEX. So
Before me, a Notary Public in and for the
State and county aforesaid, personally appeared
C. Marshall Townsend, Secretary, of Milford
Chronicle Publishing Co., who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and saws that he
is Secretary of the MILFORD CHRONICLE. and
that the following is, to the best of his knovyl-
edge and belief. true statement of the owner
ship, management. etc., of the aforesaid publi-
e. alton for the date shown in the above canton
re Iuired by the Act of August "a 1912. embodied
in section 44S, Postal Laws and Regulations.
to wit:
/. That the names and addresses of the pub
Usher editor managing editor, and business
managers are:
Publisher, Milford Chronicle Publishing Conn
pany Milford, Delaware.
Editor. Theodore Townsend Milford. Della
ware.
MANAGING Editor. George Marshall Townsend.
Business Manager, Thomas C. Reynolds. md
G. Marshall Townsend. Milford. Delaware.
2. That the owners are:
Theodore Townsend, Milford, Delaware IL
West Second Street.
George Marshall Townsend. Milford, DeIa.
ware. 40s Lake View Avenue.
Thomas c. Reynolds. Milford. Delaware. 9O1
Mrs. Pauline Townsend Hanly. Rochester
New York
8. That the known bondhoIders. mortgages.
and other security holders. holding per cent or
more of total amount of bonds mortgages, or
other securities are: None
4. That the two paragraphs next above Civ
ing the names of the owners. stockholders, and
Sc .urity holders, if any contain not only the list
Of stockholders and security holders as they an
pear upon the books of the company but also,
in cases where the stockholder or security holder
appears upon the books of the company as trus-
tee or in any other fduciary relation, the name
Of the person or corporation for whom such
trustee is acting is given also that the said two
paragraphs contain statements embracing af-
fiant's full knowledge and belief as to the cir
cumstances and conditions under which stock
holders who do not appear upon the books Of the
holders and security company as trustees hold
stock and securities in aoapacity other than that
of bona hde owner and this affiant has no rea-
son to believe that any other person. association
or corporation has any interest direct or indirect
in the said stock, bonds or other securities than
a. 30 stated BY him.
8. That the average number Of copies Of
each issue Of this publication sold or distributed
through the mails or otherwise to paid subacrib-
ers during the six months preceding the date
shown above is 6,926 weekly.
G. MARSHALL TOWNSEND.
Sworn to and subscribed
[SEALl before me this 18th day
Of March, 1880.
EDWARD V. HENDERSON. Notary Public.
(My commission expires January 12th. 1930.)
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

The Ladies' Aid will be entertain
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Joshua Prettyman Friday evening
March %.
A birthday party was given in hon
or of Miss Margaret O'Day Tues
day evening, March 25, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar O'Day.
Mrs. L. ]. Vincent, of Bridgeville;
Mrs. ]. M. DickersOn and daughter
Frances, spent Sunday afternoon at
RehobOth.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Russell are en-
tertaining friends of Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. w. S. O'Day entertained a
number of friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Short enter
tanned friends of Philadelphia Sun
day.
Stanton Harris and friend Thomas
Roach have returned to their home
in New Haven, Conn.,, where they
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L..
C. Harris.
Card playing seems to be the lead
ing fad among the young tolKs re-
Gently.
Miss Edith West, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John West, and Frank
Webb. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Webb, were married Thursday even
ing. We wish both Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Webb many happy and pros
porous years of married life.
We, the people of this community
wish the express our sympathy TO
the White family, of Redden.
Sunday school at p. m. Everyone
cordially invited.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
FOREST PARK
Near B1idgeVille)

Walter S. Smith who has been spen-
ding some time with his sister, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Chas. c. Passwaters, returned to
New Haven, Conn, Saturday evening.
Miss Dorothy Moore OF near Cannons
spent the weekend with Miss Marga-
ret O'Day.
Mrs. Bessie Wiley spent last week
with her sisters, Misses Mary Elma
and Grace Donovan Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Millman are the
Sunday evening, March 16, at Marshall
Hospital in Milford. The little Miss Will
be called Dorothy Irene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar O'Day entertain
ed several relatives Sunday.
Miss Edith West, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John West and Frank Webb, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Webb, Sr., were
quietly married last Thursday evening,
March 20, at the NJ. e. parsonage IN
Greenwood, by Rev. Harry Smith. They
have the best wishes Of their many
friends for happy and prosperous
married life.
Miss Margaret O'Day entertained a
number of young people Sunday eve
ming.
Miss Grace Donovan of Philadelphia
spent Saturday with her brother, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Donovan of Middleford.
A birthday party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar O'Day on
Tuesday evening, March 25 in honor of
Miss Margaret O'Day. Many young peo-
pie were present. She was the recipi-
ent of many useful gifts. At late hour
the guests were invited to the dining
room were cake and ice cream were
served in abundance. They then de-
parted wishing Miss O'Day many more
happy birthdays.
Howard Tucker. Sr., has purchased a
new Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Feyerabend enter
tanned several friends and relatives on
Sunday afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
COMMUNITY CHORUS
Continued from Page a

NOOAASAA4SA ~ AoO
pie whose voices cannot utter the
songs in their hearts comes a gra-
cious request to attend the rehears-
ais each Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock at the auditorium.
To the average citizen, who longs
to hear our fine old folk songs, our
stirring national anthems, and our
deathless religious hymns, comes a
plea for an interest in a worthwhile
public spirited enterprise.
The chorus stands for civic up
lift, for culture and high attainment,
it needs cooperation and encour-
agement. There are many of us who
have failed to do our part-who
have failed to recognize a thing Of
worth. Shall it perish?
Following is list of patrons, will
your name be among them next
year?: iesi "
Mrs. Minnie Heisler, Louder N.
Hearn, Mrs. Jas. Stanton, Postles
Hammond, Howard Derrickson, N.
M. Stokes, Harry Pettyjohn, Miss
Mabel Bowser, Mrs. Della H. Hall,
DR.. Oliver James, Earl Robinson,
Shockley Daugherty, Daniel Hirsch,
I. D. Short, Col. Theo. Townsend,
Chas. E. Varney, Fred Mulholland,
Geo. H. Draper, Jr., VIM. v. Grier,
Mrs. G. w. Marshall, Samuel C. Ev-
ans, VIM. G. Powders, G. Layton
Grier, Joseph E. Holland, DR.. F. P.
Ruhl, Arthur Derrickson, John Bur-
ris, Neal Long, G.. T. Reed, John
H. Mulholland, DR.. VIM. Marshall,
Mrs. Ruby R. Vale, DR.. Dalema Dra-
per, Davis R. Grier.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
DRAWBRIDGE

A surprise party was given to
Miss Elizabeth Hastings on We'd
nesday evening of last week, when
her many friends gathered at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and MRS
Harry Hastings, of Broadkiln Neck
The occasion being in celebration
of her seventeenth birthday ami
versary. Among those present were:
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hastings, and brothers, James, David
and Robert; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Campbell, Mr.. Giles DOty, Mr.. and
Mrs. DeVerne Doty, Mr.. and MRS
Ira Wells, Mrs. Theodore Richards
Mr.. and Mrs. William Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Leroyl King, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mitchell, Mr.. Greensbury
Brittingham, INLAND and Walter
Davidson, Rodell Card, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Richards and son Theodore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Manship and
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN
AT REHOBOTH BEACH

Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Calhoun,
of Rehoboth Beach, formerly OF
GEORGETOWN, entertained about fifty
relatives and friends, last Sunday
afternoon to a big turkey dinner, in
honor of the fifty-f1fth birthday an
niversary of Mr.. Calhoun. The affair
was elaborate. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin P.
Calhoun, of Ocean City, Nd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Lekites, of Laurel, Mr..
and Mrs. Luther T. Calhoun, Miss
Linda Calhoun, Robert Calhoun and
Gilbert White, of Bridgeville, Mrs.
Emma Lekites of Ellendale, Mrs.
Mary German Of Delmar, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Williams and two chill
dren, Earl and Margaret, and Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Belts and daugh-
ter, Miss Sarah, Of Milford, Miss
Gertrude Joseph Of Rehoboth
Beach, Mr.. and Mrs. Job Pride and
little daughter Jane Of Wilmington,
William H. Hurd, of Dover, Mrs.
Mrs. Maggie King, Orlando King,
Lydia A. Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Calhoun, Thomas Calhoun;
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward S. Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Gardner w. Calhoun, Miss
Louise Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey W. Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Calhoun, Thomas Calhoun, Mr..
and Mrs. John L. Wilson, Oscar S.
Wilson, Theodore Jester, Harold F.
Wilson, of Georgetown, Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Calhoun and son
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
MCGEE Of Rehoboth Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
BRIDGEVILLE

Miss Evelyn Dickerson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bethuel Dickerson
of fredericksburg, Nd, and Frederick
Swain, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Swain of Bridgeville, were recently
married in Camden, N. j., at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Baynard
Wheatley Reynolds.
Mrs. Wheatley Reynolds and sons
Paul and Davis, and daughter Bar
bara of Camden, N. J., and Miss
Kathryn Wildon of Woodlyn, N. j.
are spending the weekend with Mrs.
B. ]. Shockley of here.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
SALE OF UNUSUAL CHINESE
ARTICLES

Such as Mandarin coats, embroid-
cries, linens, screens, silk and bro
cade purses, lanterns, jewelry, etc,
Dover Century Club, Tuesday, April
1, 10:30 A. M. to 500 P. M. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
NOTICE

NOTICE-A black and white mingled
bird dog came to my place, March %.
Owner can have same by paying neces-
sary expenses. Number on 1929 tag IS
2258, Delaware. viii be sold after 80
days. Raymond Smith, Georgetown.
Route g. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
Sussex Post No. s

Sussex Post, No. 8, meets the first
Monday night of the month. The
next meeting night is April Z. Be
on hand as you are missing a good
time when you miss Legion meet
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
Or Doesn't Flow At AU

A modern apartment house is a
place where cold water flows from
the hot water faucet.-The Path
finder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28


time when you miss Legion meet
ing.
The American Legion ambulance
was used to carry Mr.. Tyndall from
near Hard Scrapple to the hospital
in Salisbury on Friday, March 81.
u
Some of the comrades are still
wondering when we are going to
have the house warming in Milton.
q
Bill Brown Post of Brooklyn, N.
Y, reveals Mary F. Hall, member
of the posts auxiliary unit, as the
originator of the proposal that each
department of the American Legion
make an annual pilgrimage to the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in
Washington, D. c., proposal that
was formally approved by the leg
ions national convention in Louis
vile last autumn.
"In 1928, Miss Hall organized a
group from posts in Brooklyn to
make the trip to the tomb in Wash
ington," writes Legionnaire Joseph
B. Milgram on behalf of Brown
Post. 1.-THE group placed upon the
tomb wreaths from the Kings Coun-
ty organization and individual posts.
In May, 1929, another Brooklyn
group made the pilgrimage. For two
years, Miss Hall advocated the ma
tional plan. Our post presented a
resolution, embodying the plan,
which was adopted at our county
convention, at the New York De-
partment Convention, held in Utica,
and finally by the National Conven-
ton IN Louisville. Miss Hall spoke
before many posts and gave many
radio addresses to win support for
her plan. During the war she served
overseas with a welfare Organiza-
tion."
Richmond Hill (New York; Post
submits a record of perhaps the
earliest legion post pilgrimages to
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
"Our post has been making an
nual pilgrimages to the tomb since
1924" reports Post Commander
William H. Wubbenhorst. Costello
Post of Washington, D. c., has CO.
operated with us and our joint GER
emonies have been very impressive"
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28

RPHANs' COURT SALE
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28

The American Legion ambulance
was used to carry Mr.. Tyndall from
near Hard Scrapple to the hospital
in Salisbury on Friday, March 21.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28

Some of the comrades are still
wondering when we are going to
have the house warming in Milton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-
Scientists Foresee Day When
Homes WI Be Lighted,
Meals Cooked and Diseases
Treated By Radio.

TKTHILE radio fans are anticipat-
w ing teleyision sets within the
next three CT four years, experts m
the field are looking forward to
even greater wonders.
DR.. Willis R. Whitney, director OF
the General Electric research labo-
ratories, predicts that the day Is not
far distant when homes will be lit
by radio, meals will be cooked by
radio, and pain and disease treated
by radio:
Whitney's opinion deserves careful
consideration. He is head Of one
of the worlds most marvellous scien-
tific institutions. Two of his as
siStants are DR.. irving Langmulr
and DR.. w. D. Coolidge.
Lang1nuir is one of the worlds
greatest authorities on the cleo
tron and the inventor Of many
types of radio tubes. Coolidge is
TIE inventor of the x-ray tube now
in general use.
whitney, also a vice-president OF
the General Electric Company, bases
his opinion upon researches being
carried out with the new short wave
high power vacuum tube at Gen
eral Electric laboratories in Sche-
nectady. He sets forth his views IN
a report. to the Engineering Founda-
finn. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
Not His Admirers

EVEN his most ardent admirers
H would hardly assert that Jimmy
Walker is a capable executive. His
derenctions iii the matter of time
alone disqualify him as the manager
of that huge business enterprise
which We call the City of New York.
And yet I am not certain that if
any system of recall were estab-
lished here the citizens of Greater
New York would forthwith vote
Jimmy out because of his palpable
personal ineptitude and the amaz-
ing mountain Of scandal which has
grown UP during his administration.
The franchise is exercised in many
cases upon the most trivial consid-
erations. Mayor Walker can count
upon certain followers who support
him for no better reason than that
he smiles pleasantly in pictures,
makes amusing wisecracks and de-
dvers suitable speeches to channel
swimmers and golf champions.
1 do not mean that human beings
IN New York or elsewhere are cal
lous. I think better Of us mortals
fnan that.
A corrupt ring in any city can be
overturned the minute its misdeeds
are dramatized. we, the people,
are not heartless but merely uniin-
aginative.
Citizens Will grow excited about a
brass cheek and remain singularly
calm in the face Of positive evidence
that sorie judge has written out
a money order in return for his APP
pointment to Office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
Baby Mixing Is Unusual Happening

stamped in between with serial
numbers. AT the time. of birth the
name of the. mother is put on the
back Of each disk. When the child
is born, one of the disks is fas-
tened to the infant and the other to
the mother.
The disks bear duplicate serial
numbers. Any time the baby is
brought to the mother, she can
compare her serial number with
that. of the baby and make sure she
has the right infant.
Unfortunately. scientific medicine
has not discovered any means of
study of the blood which is quite
certainly an identification of pater-
nity. It is possible in some cases to
prove that a certain man could not
possibly be the father of the child,
but this is dependent on a deterni-
nation of blood groups and in some
instances all persons involved seem
to belong to the same group, rem
dering the test impractical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
The Deficit Grows

Secretary Andrew w. Mellon may have been
speaking out Of turn last month when he admitted
there was treasury deficit threatening tax in
crease, but this months figures show that he knew
what he was talking about. Attempts by the White
House to soft pedal the dsconcerting fact will not
help matters.
In fact the government now Is $50000O00 deeper
in the hole than when Mellon started to get worried
The net loss on Sept II, compared with year ago.
was more than $1350O0Ooo Since the fiscal year
has run less than two and half months. this early
deficit is uncomfortably large
The losses are from both sides of the ledger Re
ceipts are down more than $96N00aOO and expar1d1-
lures are up more than $39oOO0oo exclusive of debt
reduction.
Almost two-thirds of the loss in receipts is due
to the falling off in customs receipts The import
revenue loss for the period compared with last year.
exceeds $57OOOOOO
Much of that loss of course is directly due to the
administrations new high tariff law-the montros-
ity which was touted to revive prosperity in thirty
days" and which actually has done more than any
thing else to deepen and prolong the depression.
The second largest factor in the decline OF re.
ceipts is the loss of $19OO000O in income tax shrink
age, another result of the depression aggravated by
the higher tariff law.
Increased expenditures can not be checked ma
ter1aly, but probably Will continue to grow under adj
ditional demands, such the federal building pro-
gram to take Up unemployment slack and the need
for drought relief.
Handling this growing deficit will be one of the
major tests of the administration The tentatiys
White House proposal to for the deficit the funds
annually set aside for retirement Of the public debt
is poor craftsmanship bad finance and worse
economy
One Of the few achievements of the Coolidge
Mellon regime was its public debt payment policy.
It will be sad day for American finance if that
sound fiscal policy succumhs to political expectancy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
For Medical Use

"TNHE vacuum tube from which
4 this weird power emanated is
two feet long and five inches in
diameter. Quite different applica-
tons Of this tube nave been made
under investigation.
For generations heat has been
used to alleviate pain and cure some
diseases. Recently medical research
has indicated that fever tempera-
lures in the human body are desruc-
tive to certain disease germs.
Artificial production Of fever is
not easy, for man has very efficient
body tenperature-regulating de-
vices built into his system by ma
ture,' DR.. Whitney says.
Means for creating feverish con-
ditions-hot water baths, highly
heated atmosphere injections-have
been clumsy, not subject to close
control, or otherwise Objectionable.
The new vacuum tube affords a
highly satisfactory instrument, so
far as the research has progressed.
Medical researches to learn more of
it's curative possibilities and the
technic for its proper use are being
conducted.
For therapeutic purposes the
apparatus Is like short-wive
transmitter. with the exception that
tbs energy is concentrated between
two plates of aluminium % by Is
inches, an eighth Of an inch thick,
each covered with two slightly
larger hard rubber plates"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
Porto Rico Is Hungry

Porto Rico is a long way off, And we have troubles
of our own-depression drought prohibition ana
whatnot So we don't worry about Porto Rico buO
we should. We will if we take to heart the dire de-
s,riptlon of things down there given in Governor
Theodore Roosevelts annual report
The point is that we are partly responsible We
took over those people without consulting them ana
after all these years they are as bad oil as ever
worse in some ways.
Young Roosevelt has been doing good job very
good But the Job is not finished. 1t hardly Is begun
The basic problem is overpopuation and all the
evils which flow from it-disease, ignorance poverty
starvation and the rest. The death rate from tuoer
culosis is the highest in the hemisphere. Health
funds are inadequate. Most Of the mountaineerS
get no medical care.
Almost two-thirds Of the population are uner-
ployed In a farm and garden paradise. the people
are landless; once Spanish lords owned The land
Now it is mostly American sugar companies. Food
must be imported at high prices
Roosevelt wants to put the people back on the
land as small farmers. For the others he wants to
bring in light industries to provide jobs
Hurricane devastation increased disease and pow
erty. The government was not functionng any too
we'll especially on the financial side American loans
and relief funds tded over the emergency But that
Faooseve1t's proposed solutions are splendid. Con-
gress should give him the appropriations and laws
he wants. and American capital should give him
the cooperation he asks, business basis He
and his associates should feel that the United States
is behind his homestead. industrial health and edu-
cational reforms.
But that is not enough. The Porto Rican people
want more They want more drastic land reform.
They want more political freedom, free state or
dominion status. They have a right to it.
That would give them self-respect and self-re-
lance so much needed to work out their difficult
destiny Our paternalsm has been tried for many
years and failed Now they should have our help as
equals.
Is it too much to expect of Roosevelt that he will
see this and help washington to see it? Perhaps not
given time Meanwhile, he deserves much credit for
banshng some Of the Porto Rican disrust of and
for awakening more of us to our responsibility down
there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
FauIt With i, S,

IF the eruption of 1914 proved how
l difficult it was for a country to
remain neutral in the face of a
major conflict. The depression Of
1890 proves that it is equally diff
cut for a country to escape the ef-
feet of general conditions.
Making every allowance for what
the tariff boost, the Wall Street
slump, and other purely national
occurrences may have contributed to
hard times and unemployment, IL
still is impossible to believe that We
would be as bad of as we are if
things had not gone wrong in many
other countries.
The changes are that the admin
istration at Washington has con-
tributed far more to our difficulties
by its management of foreign rela-
tons than by any mistake it has
made in handling domestic affairs,
even though its mistakes may have
been many and serious.
AS William Graham, president Of
the British Board Of Trade, points
out in his address before the assem-
bly, Of the League of Nations. the
whole world is suffering because of
curiously sudden and inconsistent
outbreak of nationalistic feeling all
over the map.