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The Washington times., 1930-05-10
COURT0.K
ON GIRLS FOR
MOVIES

Well-filled stockings, not at all
due to the generosity of Santa
Claus, brought joy to a large
group of Hollywood girls recently
when they appeared before Judge
Marshall F. McComb in the Su-
perior Court OF Los Angeles with
their mothers and fathers and
had official approval given their
long-term contracts with the Will
liam Fox Studios.
The girls are part of the chorus
of 100 especially selected for the
dance ensemble numbers Of The
Golden Calf" spectacular Fox
Movietone comedy with music
which is now at the Fox Theater
There were 40 of the girls who
descended upon the august judge
and staged their own beauty
parade before the bar of justice.
The balance of the large chorus
already is under contract and so
it was not necessary to have their
agreements visaed by the court.
California law makes it compul
sorry for any contract with a mi
nor-1S years in the case Of girls
to be officially approved by a
superior court Judge before it be-
comes binding. This measure
protects the minors and inciden-
tally the studios. They must be
accompanied to court by their par
ents or guardians who must give
their consent to the contracts.
All the girls have calves which
are exactly 13 inches in circumfer-
ence, with ankles 714 inches. and
feet 9 inches long. This is the
ideal demanded from the model
who poses for the artist. Jack Null
hall, in The Golden Calf" Sue
Carol is the model. Others promi-
nent in the cast are Ell Brendel,
Marjorie White, Richard Keene
and Paul Page.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
40 SHOWS FOR
BURLESQUE

It has been definitely decided
to limit the number Of Mutual
Burlesque shows to forty for the
coming season, instead Of the
customary fifty. This will re-
quire the employment Of more
than eighteen hundred people.
Rehearsals will begin July %,
and the season will start Monday,
September i. The free school of
stage-dancing which has been
conducted by the Mutual Bur
lesque Association every summer
for several years, will be resumed
July /, at headquarters, 723
Seventh Ave. Four daily periods,
of two hours each, will be allotted
to four different groups of girls.
With the new system Of or
ganizing a chorus of twenty, to
remain permanently located in
each city of the Mutual circuit,
it is expected aspirants for stage
work from all over the country
will attend the classes this year.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10

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opportunity for picturesque and
vivid groupings Of our Petrograd
and Moscow neighbors and these
scenes Of peasants at play, com
rades of the soil and soldiery IN
moments of mirth and MELODY,
have been photographed with all
the brilliance that gorgeous
Technicolor pigments bring TO
the studios.
It seemed to me that Song Of
the Flame" falters when 1t deals
with the political issue and at
temptS to tread lightly about
the controversial question as to
whether the nobility or the follow
ers of Lenin were in the right.
OF course, Hollywood's mission Is
to provide entertainment leaving
the more complex problems OF
government for the League Of Ma.
tions and such. For this reason
this film tale is trite and uncon-
vincing and never much more
than q musical comedy rebellion.
Bernice Claire and Alexander
Gray, Of the Broadway stage, are
the featured vocalistS, but with
due difference to their pleasing
solos and duets, the honors for
this Warner Brothers effort ac-
crue to the deep set baSso OF Noah
Beery. The Beery voice is rich
and full and robust In tone, and
he has a drinking song that ap-
peals so strongly to this musical
ear I forgive him for insisting
upon a farewell stanza as he
faced the firing squad.
Miss Claire is the Russian Joan
of Arc, quite competent vocally
and adequate in the romantic in
terludeS.
The supplementary program is
notable for a Breeskin overture
which feature Elias Breeskin
(brother Of Earle conductor), as
solo violinist. A delicious musical
morcel.
Lloyd Hamilton has a dull talk
ing comedy and another short
screen drama, Danger" has
flimsy plot. The combined shots
from the Pathe and Paramount
news reels offer some interesting
current events.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
Capacity House Due
For TuLer ReDiU0L

Though indications say that
the National will be jammed Sun
day night for the one perform
ance of THE Rivals" headed by
Mrs. FiSke, Mr.. Tyler, co-pro-
ducer with A. L. Erlanger, will
not lug many satchels-full OF
coin away from town.
The tremendous overhead,
abetted by Mr.. Tyler's sentiment
for one-night stands, allows only
for the scantiest profit from a
capacity house.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
GET
A SUNRISE
DUEL

"Novarro Company. Verdugo
Woodlands. Sound. Shooting 5
a. m. Report in makeup"
Such was the startling an
nouncement posted one night in
the Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer casting
office when Ramon Novarro was
working in In Gay Madrid" his
new all talking and singing pic
ture, which is now playing at
Loew's Palace.
It meant that Robert z. Leon
ard, the director, was going to
follow the script in minute detail
and the script described the duel
scenes as taking place at day
break.
Out in the woodlands, the
camera crews and technicianS
worked in darkness making ready
for the coming of dawn when
actual filming was to begin.
Gosh, wonder how the crack
Of dawn will record?" kidded q
sound man.
Probably blow out a valve, "
growled a grouchy cameraman
who hadn't had his morning
coffee.
A sporty roadster lurched
around the bend and the noun
famous figure Of the director
loomed out of the low seat.
Ready, boys?" he greeted. IT
we don't hurry We'll have too
much SUM-"
AS the sun poked up behind
the purpled hills, trying its best
to pierce the gray shroud that
hung over the hillside, the
cam eras and microphores were
swung into position and the duel
ing scene was enacted in the
natural light Of dawn.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
A $1,000 Gown

Here is a note Of interest to
the ladies. The gown which
Norma Shearer wears in the Pull.
man sequence of The Divorce" "
now playing the second week at
Loew's Columbia, is a lounging af-
fair created by Adrian and exc,
cuted in gold brocades of solid
patterns and panels. 1t was in,
Sured for $500 during the pro-
duction. An actuary can tell you
the price of the gown.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
Perfect Legs

Hollywood's most perfect legs
make their bow in '"The Golden
Calf" now at the Fox Theater.
Sue Carol. possessor Of the ab-
solutely perfect pair has been
featured in a dozen outstanding
Fox successes. In The Golden
Calf" she doesn't depend entirely
on her Shapely underpinning to
prove herself worthy Of featured
honors next to Ell Brendel
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
$4,000 For N. V. A.

Washington's contribution to
the National Variety Artists or
N. v. A. benefit week was sub
stantially $4,000. The money
was cheerfully contributed to a
worthy cause but it would be
flirting with the truth to say that
theater patrons enjoy being So
licited for funds.
There is an undercurrent Of re-
sentiment which finds expression
in a belief that money should be
raised by some other method
than the direct appeal.
The Washington times., 1930-05-10
'THISOPERETTA
BRIGHT AND
TUNEFUL
"song of the Flame" Is the
latest Broadway operetta to be
piven HOLLYWOOD treatment and

appraised I o r
colorful spec
tacle and stir
ring ensemble
singing can be
bracketed with
the b e t of
screen enter
tainment.
The picture,
current at the
Earle Theater,
has q story
with q Russian
re utionary
ack gr ound.
Here Is pre-
GA 49,
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
CAULK COMPANY
WINS In CONTEST
Has Only One Lost Time Accident
During Entire Period

The December Inter-Plant Bulle-
tin just issued by the Delaware SAT-
ETY. Council extends congratulations
to The L. D. Caulk Company, of Mil
ford, winners of the Inter-Plant
Safety Contest for the second con-
secutive year. The average employ
ment of the Caulk Company during
the two years was 226 men who
worked approximately 1,268,840 man
hours while achieving this remark
able record. Unfortunately this rec
ord was broken in January, 1880,
when an employee who stepped on
a rusty nail was compelled to lose
time.
The Bulletin contains the follow
ing remarks:
1.-THE 1929 Cumulative Inter-Plant
Report shows that 49 plants en-
plOying 14,201 men reported 661 lost
time accidents. 1856 days were lost
because of the above accidents or on
an average each employee lost 1.6
days due to accidents in the year. 1t
would be interesting to make a COM
parison of your experience with this
average. Using $500 per day as the
average amount earned by the in
jured employee, we can readily see
that approximately $4,000 was lost
in wages alone.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
EXPLAINS FEATURES
OF INCOME TAX LAW
Inquiries Indicated That Many Are
Not Familiar With Law

U. S. Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. Wallace S. Handy, stated this
week that inquiries received at his
office would indicate that a number
of the taxpayers are not familiar
with the provisions governing the
filing of Federal income tax returns.
For the information of those who are
not familiar with these provisions,
Mr. Handy stated that if taxpayer
is single and has a net income
which equals or exceeds $500, a re-
turn must be filed. The exemption
allowed a taxpayer of this class is
$500. A married couple living to-
gether during the entire year need
not file a return unless their COM
bined net incomes equals or exceed
$500, and joint personal exemp-
don of $500 may be claimed. In
addition to these exemptions, cred
it of $400 may be claimed for each
dependent under certain conditions.
In Oredr to claim this credit, the
taxpayer must have been the chief
support of a dependent who was
either under Is years of age or in
capacitated because of some mental
or physical defect.
The collector stated while returns
for the year 1929 are not required to
be filed until March Is, 1880, he sug-
gested that taxpayers could avoid
considerable inconvenience an d
waiting in line by filing their returns
as soon as possible before the final
date of filing.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
CONSISTERY MEETS In
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Conferred Fourteenth Degree At
Ceremonial Wednesday Night

Wilmington Lodge of Perfection
14th degree Ancient Accepted Scot
tish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of
Wilmington, District of Delaware,
conferred the 14th degree in full GER
emonial form in the Community
Building, Milford, Wednesday even
ing, on a large class of candidates,
composed of members from every
Masonic Lodge in lower Delaware.
The gym at the Community Build
ing was transformed into perfect
lodge room, by the stage crew of
the Wilmington Lodge, who brought
their furniture and equipment to
Milford by truck. The visitors be-
gan to arrive at o'clock and by
o'clock all available parking space
in the vicinity of the Community
Building was used.
Sandwiches and coffee was served
in the engine room by the Carlisle
Fire Company before the ceremonies
began.
This was the largest assembly of
prominent Masons that has gathered
in lower Delaware in years.
George Robert Horng 32 degree,
thrice Potent Master, pHesided at the
meeting. At the close Nof the cere-
monies a turkey dinner was served
in the Varney room by the Carlisle
Fire Company.
O. Donnan Holzmueller, of Mil
ford, was chairman of the commit
tee that arranged the affair. This
is the fourth annual visit Of the
Wilmington lodge to Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
THREE POSTMASTERS
TO BE NAMED SOON
Changes Likely In SeafOrd, Milford
And ClaymOnt Is RumOr

The Wilmington Every Evening
carried the following story in its last
Fridays issue:
Rumors were prevalent today of
changes that are likely to take place
in three post offices in Delaware
towns. 1t is expected by many OBJ
servers that there will be new post
masters in Seaford, Milford and
Claymont in the near future.
The present occupants of these po-
sitions are J. Avery Wiley, in Sea-
ford, who has been postmaster there
for eight years; Mark Davis, of Mil
ford, who has been a postmaster for
the same length of time, and Rich
ard Mcclure, of ClaymOnt, also a
postmaster for eight years.
Mcclure has asserted that he in
tends to move to California when his
successor is accepted. The terms of
Davis and Wiley expire in March.
According to reports from these
towns competition for these posts is
keen. There are said to be eight
candidates in Claymont, five in Sea-
ford and several in Milford. 1t was
not known until recently that there
might be a change in Milford, but
reports from that town now are to
the effect that there may be change
in postmasters there soon.
In discussing the possible changes,
it is pointed out that there is no
criticism of the postmasters or the
method of performance of their duty.
Milford is a first-class postoffice, as
is Seaford, and these positions pay
over $4,000 a year. Claymont is a
third-class office and is not such an
attractive plum, although it is one
that is wanted by eight persons, it is
said.
1t is said that the other two post
masters want to return, but that
eight years is considered by some in
postOffice circles as a sufficiently
long term. Just what the result will
be is not known, but developments
are expected soon.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
DRAW GRAND JURY
FOR FEDERAL COURT
John c. Truitt And J. Harry Humes
From Cedar Greek Hundred

The March term of U. S. District
Court opens Tuesday morning, MAI
II, at 1920 o'clock in Wilmington
The grand jury will meet at II
o'clock clerk of the Court Henry
{. Mahaffy has drawn the following
jurors:
Wilmington hundred: Leonard
Richards. Jr., Leon H. Ryan, Frank
O'Donnell. Timothy ]. Mooney, EN-
nett s. Hickman, George B. Booker
william L. Haman, Christopher j..
O'Keefe. James F. Hoey, Donald Sat
terthwaite.
Cedar Creek hundred: John u
Truitt, J. Harry Humes.
Little Creek hundred, Henry Fehl-
more.
Seaford hundred: Ira Wright Jo-
( West Dover hundred: Charles j.
Luff. .,, u
New Castle hundred: Wilkinson e.
North West Fork hundred: Harry
G. Layton. a m
Brandywine hundred: Thomas T.
Dagsboro hundred: w. J. F. White.
North Murderkill hundred: Alex
ander M. Thomas.
Baltimore hundred: Caleb l.. NC
Cabe.
:. Bonham.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
WHARTON & BARNARD
HOLD FIFTH SHOW
Progressive AutOmOtive Distributors
Entertain Dealers

Wharton & Barnard, progressive
distributors of automobile parts and
accessories, entertained their GUS
toners and friends at their Fifth An
nual Dinner and show last Friday
evening. Approximately fOrty-five
factory representatives and four
hundred and fifty dealers on the pc
ninsula enjoyed the affair Exhibits
of the latest in garage equipment
were on display and men from the
factory were on hand to explain their
features to the garagemen. A de-
lightful turkey dinner was served to
all the guests by the Carlisle Fire
Company, following which the vlsl-
tors were entertained with Vaude-
Vile show, the acts for which were
brought here from Philadelphia. AL
ways delightful affairs, this years
show was the finest ever put on by
Wharton & Barnard. Favorable COM
ments have been heard from all parts
of the state from those who attend
ed. During the course of the show
prizes were awarded to the follow
ing garage men: Had Ees heater,
Mr.. Clogg, of Dagsboro, Del; a drill
to William Globes, of Lincoln; roll
of brake lining to John Fitzgerald,
of Lincoln; screw driver set, Elwood
Wescoat, of Lewes; set of wrenches,
Earl Harrington, of Denton, Md;
hydraulic jack, C. A. West, Seaford;
Eveready grease gun, Mr.. Warner
Preston.
These annual events are looked
forward to by garage owners on the
peninsula who are served by the
wide awake Milford firm.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
ILL WITH PARALYSIS
Prominent Milford Citizen In Critical
Condition At His Home Here

Joseph E. Holland, prominent Mil
ford citizen, was stricken with pa
ralysis on Wednesday morning and
is in a critical condition at his home.
His son, John P. Holland, of Los An
geles, California, has been notltled
of his fathers illness and advised to
come to Milford. Mr.. Holland has
not been in the best of health for
several months past, but on Tues-
day. evening was apparently as well
as usual. On Wednesday morning
when he failed to make his appear
ance at his office at the usual hour,
Henry Bennett, who has been MAX
ing his home with Mr.. Holland, in
vestigated and found him i'll in bed.
His entire right side is affected and
Thursday morning he was in semi
conscious condition.
Mr.. Holland has been an active
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church of Milford, is at present
member of the State Highway Com
mission, being one Of the original
members appointed when that body
was organized, and conducts a large
wholesale grocery and feed business
in Milford. He has been mentioned
numerous times as a possible can
didate for governor on the. Demo-
cratic ticket.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
ROB MILFORD STORE
OF LARGE QUANTITY
OF MEMS CLOTHING
H. P. Van Kirk & Co. Store En-
Z tered Friday Night And $4,000
{" Worth Of Merchandise Stolen.
THIEVES LEFT NO CLUES
Took Sizes Which Are Most 10
Demand, But Missed Entire
New Shipment.

Thieves entered the store of H. P.
Van Kirk and Company some time
Friday night and carried away about
1875 suits of mems clothing, the
wholesale price of which will ap-
proximate $3,OOO.OO. They left no
clue as to their identity. Entrance
was gained through a back door
which was jimmied. That the work
was not that of an amateur seems to
he borne out by the fact that the
racks containing the most saleable
sizes of clothing were stripped.
These sizes ranged from sizes SS to
a. The guilty parties did not get
into the racks containing some of
the higher priced clothes, nor did
they take any of large shipment OF
spring clothing which had been un-
hacked and laid upon a table, but
which had not been put on hangers.
State Detective DonOway came to
Milford on Saturday morning after
tbe discovery of the robbery and
started an investigation. So far as
can be learned the officers could find
nothing upon which to start their
Investigation. Previous to breaking
into the Van Kirk store an attempt
IN gain entrance to the store of Bar
ros and Simon adjoining had been
made. A back door had been splin-
tered. but the thieves evidently gave
uD their attempt and went to the
Van Kirk store. The same place
was entered shortly before Christ
mas and a quantity of small mer-
chandise was taken.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
GEORGETOWN TO ASK
HIGHER TAXATION
New Officers Elected Saturday
See Need For Street Repairs
And Other OutIays.

The annual election at George
town was held last Saturday without
controversy at the polls. All the
town officers were elected without
opposition. William J. Mustard, in
surance agent and Georgetown's
justice of the peace, was reelected
mayor.
The other officers reelected were
George H. Short, assistant cashier of
the Farmers Bank; Julian Thomas
Robinson, sOn-in-law of Congress-
man Robert G. Houston; John R.
Kitchens, State road engineer for
Sussex county; George A. Nelson
and Ralph Swain, connected with
the Georgetown Trust Company,
were all councilmen.
William T. Hobbs was reelected
assessor; Charles T. Jester, tax col
lector; Howard J. Cook, city treas
urer; and Edward B. Green, and
Walter P. Townsend, auditors.
A public meeting was held Friday
night, in which the platform was
drawn up and during which the cit
izens discussed plans of municipal
development for the coming year.
The most pressing need, as express
ed by the speakers at the meeting,
was the power to raise more money
by taxation for the expenses of
Georgetown.
On the advice of Mr.. Kitchens and
other councilmen plans have been
prepared for fixing up the streets,
but due to the lack of money this
could not be done last year, and it
will not be possible to do as much
as would be desired this year. Mem
bers of the council stated that the
reason for this is that they can not
raise sufficient money by taxation
for the purpose. According to the
former restrictions of legislature the
town was only permitted to raise
$4,000 a year for current expenses
and for constructive work. At the
last session of the legislature a bill
was prepared and submitted, re-
questing that the town be permitted
to raise $4,000 year, but this was
cut TO $6,5OO.
According to one of the officers of
the town this has proved an INSULT
cient fund, and although many favor
the construction and repair of
streets in Georgetown, it is impos-
sible to do it. The result is that at
the town meeting at which Frank
NJ. Jones, former deputy attorney
general, presided, it was decided |
that bill would be presented to the
1881 session of legislature request
ing permission for the raising of
$4,000 a year by taxation. Although |
this will secure no immediate relief |
to the streets, it is believed that it
will ultimately result in the collec-
tion of sufficient funds to carry on
the current expenses satisfactorially
and make the repair possible.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
PLAN ADVERTISING FOR
DEL-MAR-VA CENTERS
Officials of Association Expect To
Make Active Drive This Year

One of the most largely attended
meetings of the executive committee
and official board of the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association was held
Monday afternoon, following lunch
con at the WicomicO Hotel, Sails
bury. Several matters of major inn
portance were acted upon.
The primary purpose of the meet
ing was to confirm the 1880 Operat-
ing program and advertising sched-
ule of the association. This program
provided for an expansion in the
general advertising for this year to
the extent that additional nationally
circulated newspapers and maga-
zines will be used; new literature to
include master booklet presenting
all of the larger communities on the
Peninsula in aerial views and de-
scriptive matter pertaining to them,
as we'll as a revised edition of the
Del-Mar-Va Products and Recipe
folders.
Provision for a radio program
from one of the larger stations was
referred to the committee on ad-
vertising and publicity, and indica-
tions are that this will be carried
out later in the year. In this con-
nection it is also probable that
Wilmington brOadcasting station
may be used for immediate territory
within a brief period of time.
Formal action was taken for re-
organization in the traffic and trans
portation department, providing for
the appointment of committee to
map out plan whereby this serV-
ice may be carried on along some
what different lines than within the
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