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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
CONGRESS BOOM
IS REPORTED TO
Be BOOMERANG
Kent County Delegation
Is Expected To Favor
Robert G. Houston
LETTER CHAIN FLOPS

That the Congressional boom OF
MAGISTRATE Charles du POnt Ridgely
of Camden has subsidized and passed
into history, is manifest by the fail
ure of any one in Camden or the
surrounding country discussing the
matter at all. 1t is generally conced-
ed from all quarters of Kent county
that Kent county's delegation in the
coming Republican State Convention
will be soidly for the present in
cumbent, Robert G. Houston. Thls
is apparently the agreement of the
organization.
The chain system of letters sent
out by Magistrate Ridgely to proml-
nent Republicans throughout Kent
county in which the request was
made that the receiver of the letter
write three letters to three friends,
and so on, has fallen fiat, the chain
having been broken many times by
those receiving the chain letter.
It is not known just how the col
ored voter is making out with his
letter which, it is said, differed
Sl121JlY IrOll IuOSG SSuI " IlO WAANN
voter, in that it is said to have con-
tanned a clause about being unlucky
to break a chain, evidently intend
ing to impress the colored voter that
it would be to his advantage not to
break the chain if he or she desired
luck in the future.
The Organization of Kent County
is not worrying in the least over
the Congressional nomination as far
as it relates to Kent county, their
main object being to allow the Sen
atorial candidate to come from Will
mington or New Castle county and
the Congressional candidate from
Sussex county, so that Kent county
might have it's pick of the State
offices as we'll as be in line two
years to come, for the Gubernator-
ial nomination or throw its support
to Governor c. D. Buck with the
hope of securing larger offices for
the real county organization sup
DOrterS.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
REMOVE AWNINGS FROM
WALNUT STREET STORES
Work OF Improving The Business
Section Continues

Several Milford business houses
have had the unsightly awnings re-
moved from in front of their stores
on Walnut street this week, and the
street is already taking on wider
appearance. On Monday the awning
was removed from the property
owned by Harry Hill, and on Tues
day those fronting on Fl. P. Van
Kirk & Company, Barros & Simon,
Crooks, S. C. Evans, Thomas Davis
and Pettyjohn's Pharmacy were re-
moved. Plans have been made by
some of these places to put modern
store fronts in their buildings. Other
property owners will take down
their awnings within the near future.
The town is now busy placing con-
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
State Charters ShOw
DroPFrOmLast Year
f76 Were Filled During JUne States Revenue Being
$I86OO3.72 For That Month";; The CGpitGLizGtiOnS
Smaller During First Six Months Also.

That the corporation or charter
business of the State has not been
so productive within the past six
months of the present year as COM
pared with the last six months of
1929, is shown by the number of
charters filed from January l, to
June 80, as we'll as the amount of
revenue received from such char
ters.
Charters filed for the first six
months of 1880 together with their
revenue are as follows:
January, 499 charters, 1882, ,4S4.OS;
February, 463 charters, 114,359.26;
March, 5O6 charters, $150,744.71;
April, SAB charters, $3.50, May,
644 charters, $152,774.61; June, AIS
charters, $1S6,003.72.
For the first six months of 1929,
the number of charters filed each
month ranged from 7S1 to 519, with
revenues ranging from $42O,SO9.64 to
1927, 7,6O6.11.
The last six months of 1929, show
ed a slight falling off of charters as
well as revenues as shown by the
following:
July 1929, 626 charters, $276,9O6.-
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
MILFORD AUTOIST
GIVEN JAIL TERM
IN WIFE'S DEATH
Henry C. Belts Sentenced
To Two And A Half Years
In New Castle WOrkhOuse
RAN CAR INTO TRUCK
Pleads Guilty To Common
Assault After Being In
dicted For Manslaughter-

Henry c. Belts, of Milford, who
was indicted for manslaughter at
this term of court as a result of an
automobile accident in which his
wife, Mrs. Lulu E. Belts, 26 years
old, was instantly killed, pleaded
guilty to common assault in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer at
Georgetown on Monday and was
sentenced to serve two and a half
years in the New Castle County
Workhouse and pay the cost of
prosecution.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belts were on their
way south, on the du POnt Highway
on the afternoon of February Z, this
year, trailing another machine. Just
as the truck, owned by the Kitchens
Milling Company, of Milford, driven
by ]. ]. Smith, going northward, at
tempted to pass the automobile pre-
ceding Belts, the young man start
ed to turn out and his wife noticed
the approaching truck and is alleg-
ed to have grabbed the wheel which
caused the machine to swerve and
collide.
The Belts car was almost demol-
ished and Mrs. Belts thrown to the
concrete highway which resulted in
instant death. Her skull was crush
ed and her neck broken and throat
cut by being thrown through the
windshield.
Belts was also badly injured and
was taken to the Milford Emergency
Hospital fo treatment where he re-
mained for some time, suffering
from a broken arm and other injur-
les.
In imposing sentence Chief JUS
tice James Pennewill stated that 'it
is the duty of everyone to keep the
highways safe for travel and that
the sentence imposed is to deter
others from making the highway
unsafe. We have been as lenient as
we could and think this is q proper
sentence" Belts took the sentence
calmly.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
27,755 CARS PASS
POLICE STATIONS
IN TWELVE HOURS
Traffic Is 5000 Machines
Lighter Than On Mem
Orial Day
DOVER CHECKS 1917
State Road Counts Total
1898 Autos; Ferry
Lines Kept Busy
DOVER CHECKS 1917

Traffic on the State highways as
shown by the traffic check-up be-
tween the hours of IL o'clock Sun
day and midnight Sunday night, was
slightly lighter than on Memorial
Day. The check-up revealed that
27,755 cars passed the two stations
in those hours.
At Station No. 2, located at State
Road, 1898 cars passed. The heav-
lest hour at this point was between
7 and 8 O'Clock when 2742 cars were
counted.
officials at the station estimated
that between the hours of 6 and 10
o'clock the majority of -cars were
out-Of-state cars.
A comparison of Sundays figures
with those of May 80 at the station
showed them to be more than 5000
less.
Humphrey Vandegrift, of the
highway department, was in charge
of the count at the Dover station
He said that the traffic was slightly
under the figures of May 30. There
were 1917 cars checked at the sta
tion.
The heaviest hour at Dover was
between and and the cars during
the early part of the night were
mostly from out of the State.
officials of both stations said that
the traffic was easy to handle and
there were no bad accidents and
very few arrests.
. The ferry lines connecting Della
ware with New Jersey points were
kept busy. Automobiles from more
than twenty different states were
noted in the days count.
The big majority of the automo-
miles were owned by persons who
had spent the Fourth and following
weekend at Delaware's many sea-
shore resorts.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11

IS; August, 65S charters, 5000, ,O67.79;
September, GA charters, $374,195.28;
October, $40 charters, S211, 1,691.93;
November, 5O7 charters, $1S8,412.O6;
December, 566 charters, $136,543.27.
The State franchise tax paid on
charters for the entire year of 1929
was $2,27O, ,493.S1; while the total
revenue from the charters paid with
the filing of the charters during the
entire year was $3,369, ,768.42.
AS yet the franchise tax has not
been calculated in full on the char
ters for the past six months, but the
total revenue paid with the filing of
the charters for the past six months
shows total of $886,741.08. The to-
tai number of charters filed with the
Secretary of State for 1929, was
1887. The total number of charters
for the past six months shows total
of 3,101.
The charters filed during the past
six months with the Secretary of
State have not had anything like the
large capitalizations of the charters
filed during 1929, hence the falling
off in the revenues from charters
filed during the past six months.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
United States Bar Association Is
Polling Members On Dry Repeal

ganization was not committed def
nitely to a decision. If the balloting
on the referendum opposes the plac-
ing of the association on record. the
accompanying repeal ballots will be
destroyed without a count
In undertaking the poll, the execu-
tive committee apparently has antici-
pated the possibility of resolution
forcing a vote in the annual cOnven-
ton in Chicago, in August, which
would not be representative of senti-
ment of the entire body, it is indi-
Gated in an editorial in the June is
sue of "The American Bar Associa-
ton Journal"
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
MILFORD ELECTION
DISTRICT DIVIDED
Many Who Formerly Voted At
ArmOry Must Vote At Grange Hall

The last legislature divided the
First Election District of the First
Representative District of Sussex
County into two election districts.
They are now known as the First
Election District and the Third Elec-
ton District. Walnut Street in Mil
ford beginning at the Walhut Street
bridge and following down the old
state road to Lincoln is the dividing
line between the two districts. All
persons residing east of Walnut
Street and the old state road must
vote at the Grange Hal this fall. Be
fore they can vote it is necessary
for them to go to the Armory Hall
one of the three registration
days and get a transfer from the
First to the Third election district.
They must take this transfer to the
Grange Hall, where they must pre-
sent it to the registration officers to
become properly enrolled on the reg
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
SUSSEX NEGRO IS
GIVEN LIFE TERM
FOR FRATRICIDE
Samuel Ward, Negro, Sen
fenced In Sussex Court
For Killing Brother
LINCOLN MAN JAILED

Samuel Ward, negro, of Bridge
vile, charged with numbering his
brother, Herman, near that town on
May 81, pleaded guilty to murder in
the second degree in the Court of
Oyer and Terminer at Georgetown
on Monday, and was sentenced to
life Imprisonment in the New Castle
County Workhouse.
Ward had been indicted for first
degree murder, but there were some
extenuating circumstances in the
case which the officials believed
warranted them in accepting the
second degree murder plea.
The two brothers engaged in a
quarrel, evidently over "crap"
game. Also, it is said, there was a
woman in the case. Both were
drinking and had fight, each
threatening the other. Samuel drew
a pistol and killed Herman.
Edward Campbell, who claimed
Wilmington as his home, but who
for some time has been living near
Lincoln, pleaded guilty in the Court
of General Sessions on Monday to
having eight quarts of liquor in his
possession on June %, when arrest
ed on the highway between Lewes
and Milton, and was sentenced to
serve three months in the New
Castle County Workhouse, pay fine
of $50 and cost of prosecution.
Campbell was being accompanied
by a woman named Dickerson from
Lincoln. They had parked the ma
chine near Drawbridge and were in
a heated argument, when one of the
highway officers stopped to investi-
gate the trouble. He found that
Campbell had a quantity of whiskey
in the car, and placed him under
arrest. The woman was released.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
LIST "A BUSINESS
FAILURES IN
FIRST 6 MONTHS
Dun Company Manager
Report Low Ebb In
State Trade
I2,I72 IN THE NATION

Twenty-fOur business failures for
Delaware from Jenuary l to June 80,
1880, inclusive, as against 13 fail
ures for the same period of last year
are reported in statistics furnished
by L. T. Riggin, manager of the Will
mington office of R. G. Dun & Co.
According to Mr.. Riggin, the in
creased failures this year represent
an increase of $77,395 in liabilities
over those for the first six months
of 1929, which amounted to $456, ,475.
Liabilities for the f1rsthalf of this
year jumped to $533,87O. A drop in
comparison with the same period of
last year. Assets for the first six
months of 1929 were $177,9S9, while
for 1880 they were $150,7S7.
Supplementing these figures, Mr.,
Riggin added that retail sales in
Delaware have fallen off from 10 to
20 per cent in the first six month
period of 1880 as compared with the
same period of 1929. Wholesale sales
are about the same as last year, Mr..
Riggin said. and collections are
fairly we'll"
Mr.. Riggin made public these fig
ures after a report from the New
York office of r. G. Dun & Co. an
nounced that commercial failures in
the United States for the month of
June have set a new record with a
list of 2,O26 bankruptcies reported
Delaware, too, has suffered heav-
lily during the month of June. While
there were no failures for this month
in 1929, June failures this year were
six-the highest number yet this
year, representing liabilities amount
ing to $217,572.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11

Those having charge of the Kent
and Sussex Fair, which will open at
Harrington on Tuesday, July 20, say
that the displays and attractions
this season will be larger and more
pleasing than ever before. The fair
will continue until Saturday, Au-
gust 2. The Kent and Sussex Fair
has become the outstanding event of
the year on the Eastern Shore. Peo-
pie from other cities, veterN>1 fair
men and nearby residents marvel at
the size of the fair when it is con-
sidered that Harrington is remark
ably small for a fair town. Persons
familiar with the personnel direct
ing the fair say that its remarkable
success is due to the fact that these
men are Fair Conscious" Their
thoughts during the entire year are
on the improvement of their organ
ization and the enlargement of the
displays for the entertainment and
education of the public. That they
have succeeded in the past is at
tested by the remarkable attendance
each season. OF the dozens of fairs
along the Atlantic seabOard only
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
FIRE DESTROYS BARN,
HORSE AND FEED
Fairly Sunday Morning Fire At JOS
Headley'S, Near Cedar Creek

Fire, of unknown origin, destroyed
the stable, burned a horse to death
and consumed the contents of the
building on the farm tenanted by Jos.
Headley, near Cedar Greek, early
Sunday morning. The blaze was dis
covered shortly after four o'clock
and the building was mass of
flames when it was first noticed. 1t
was too late to get the horse out of
the burning building, but cow and
some pigs which were in the stable
yard were driven to safety. The
barn contained a quantity of grain
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
STATE GASOLINE TAX
$95,130 IN JUNE

That the gasoline tax in
Delaware is steadily on the in
crease is shown by the amount
paid into the State treasury
during June which totaled $685.
1904. The receipts from this
source the other months since
January, follows: January,
$96, ,329.69; February, $72,192.-
81; March, $52,3O2.79; April
$S4,O24.65; May, $9S,2O6.21, and
June $95,13O.O4. Total for the
six months, $493,185,19.
The State highway fines for
June totaled $6,7S5. Fines col
lected for the other five months
follows: January, $4,56S.50;
February, $3,S32.5O; March,
$5,S41.5O; April, $5,34O; May,
$8,1S2.5O. Total of $34,O45.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11

After twelve years of aloofness
from prohibition controversy, the
American Bar Association has be-
gun to poll its 10000 members on
their sentiment regarding repeal of
the Eighteenth Amendment and the
desirability of a referendum. The
action was disclosed through an an
nouncement from the New York
headquarters of the Voluntary Com
mittee of Lawyers, organized to fight
for repeal.
The executive committee of the
American Bar Association indicated
that it was powerless to stop at
tempts to force a vote on the ques-
ton, but made it plain that the or
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
QUANTITY OF LIQUOR IS
DESTROYED AT DOVER
Director Hill Superintends Destruc'
ton OF COnfiScated Wet Goods

When the prohibition offices were
removed from Wilmington to Dover
last year with headquarters in the
second story of the postoffice build
ing, a vault was built in the base
ment for the safe keeping of the
liquor secured in the raids. Con-
siderable liquor was secured and
stored in the vault from time to time,
having remained there untouched un-
til Monday, when U. S. Marshal Han
ratty and Prohibition Director Hill
with assistants proceeded to remove
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
WILL LAY CORNERSTONE
AT BRIDGEVILLE SCHOOL
DIR. H. V. Holloway viii Officiate At
Ceremonies This Afternoon

Dr.. H. V. Hollaway, Grand Master
of Masons of Delaware, as we'll as
State Superintendent of Schools, and
the official staff of the Grand Lodge
will lay the corner stone of the new
Bridgeville Public School at o'clock
this afternoon.
Work was started on the school
early in May and it is now at the
point of construction when the wall
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
SWIM PRORAM in
DOWN STATE LAKES
Milford, Harrington and Milton At
Haven Lake July 10 to 25

A down State swimming program
will be conducted this month by Ar
thur Potter through the courtesy OF
the American Red Cross and the Y
M. C. A. of Wilmington. Tests will
be given for beginners, swimmers
and life saving awards. Glasses will
be held for non-swimmers.
Mr.. Potter's route is as follows:
Smyrna Oake Como) July 7, 8,
and 10.
MiddIetown (Silver Lake,: July IL
and IL.
Dover, Wyoming and Camden
CVoshell's POnd): July IA, Is, 16, II
and IS.
Milford, Harrington and Milton
(Haven Lake.: July 10, 81, %, %,
"a and 25.
Laurel, Seaford, Georgetown and
Millsboro (City Pond): July 26, q,
2S, 29, 80 and 81.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
SEES IMPROVEMENT
In MILK SUPPLY
Many Delaware Towns Are Supplied
With Pasteurized Milk Now

Licenses to Delaware dairies
throughout the state authorizing
them to carry on such a business are
being forwarded from the office of
the State Board of Health, R. G..
Beckett, sanitary engineer of the
state board, has made an inspection
of all dairies and reports conditions
much improved over what they were
few years ago. In speaking of
these conditions he said:
"Pasteurized milk, of either grade
A or grade B, is now available at
Dover, Newark, Lewes, Rehoboth,
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
JULY COURT TERM
UNDER WAY In KENT
Five DEGREES Nisi OF Divorces
Granted On First Day

The July term of the Kent county
courts convened at Dover on Mon
day with Judges Rice and Rodney
residing. The Grand Jury completed
it's work late Monday afternoon after
having found IA true bills and ig-
nored one. The true bills returned
were as follows:
Letitia Mitchell, Earl Bennett,
William Bell, Jr., each separately in
dicted for unlawful possession of
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11

AL Capone seems to be as
popular in Florida as a
California booster.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
CLAY COURTS PLAY
Survivors At Kansas City Enter Third Round in Singles and Sec ond Round in Doubles.

Kansas City. July IS P)-The "35 hole matches" of tennis-three out of five sets-were to begin today as the twenty-frst annual national clay courts tournament entered third round singles and the second round doubles.
 Sixteen singles entrants-every one of them seeded players-and sixteen doubles teams, likewise in cluding all seeded entries, faced the acid tournament test, with seeming ly no chance for one competitor to become momentarily "hot" and van quish a more experienced foe in two straight sets.
 Emmett Pare, defending cham pion from Dayton. Ohio, was faced with a severe test in the midget Bryan Grant, Jr.. of Atlanta, Ga. who became favorite yesterday as he won his second round match with ease after losing the first set at love to Stanley Almquist of California. A year ago at Indianapolis Pare won from Grant in the semi finals in five sets, taking the last three after losing two and apparently beaten.
 The defending doubles pair, Fred eric Mercur of Harrisburg, Pa, and J. Gilbert Hall, Orange, N. J., ap- peared to be in no danger of elm- nation at the hands of their St. Louis opponents, William Martin, Jr., and Charles McMillin.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
C0SlE MAY START OCEAN
 HOP EARLY NEXT WEEK
Abandons Azores Route to Cross Newfoundland or Sable Island
 En Route to New York

Paris, July Is P1Captain Dieu- dome Coste. French aviator. ex- poets to start his projected fligh. across the Atlantic to New York on the first good day after Friday or Saturday. when his plane. the Cues tion Mark, will be ready for the trip.
 He said today his course will be due west 10 the French coast, thence toward Newfoundland, or somewhat south by way of Sable Island and Halifax, and down along the coast to Roosevelt field. Until now he has favored the Azores route, which he used last year when forced to turn back because of adverse winds
 The lower wings of the plane had been recovered and re-painted, and a new motor and instruments in stalled. The compass is being test ed today. Tomorrow there will be final flight Of several hours to be certain that the motor is ru2ning we'll and that everything is ship shape.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
START
 ANTI.LORDS MOVE
Peers Refusal to Pass Coal
 Mines Bill Blamed

London, July 6 LP-British labor
 refusal of the house of lords to pass the government coal mines bill in it's original form and include the
 seven and one-half hour working
 day, considered launching of an anti
 lords campaign.
 In some circles 'the peers versus the people" was hailed as the issue upon which the labor party would
 seek to wage it's next election cam
 paign-a campaign seemingly in evitably drawing nearer today and
 which commentators generally eX-
 pected to come before the end oI the year.
 "The most serious challenge 10 the popular will since the house of lords
 rejected Lloyd Georges peoples
 budget of 1909" were the words of
 the Daily Herald, laborite organ, in
 commenting on the lords refusal for
 the third time yesterday, by vote
 of 16S to 3s, to pass the 1-2 hour
 working day clause. and their insis-
 tence upon the substitute spread over amendment"
 This spread-over amendment
 would provide for a permissive 90- ! fortnight instead of the compulsory
 1-2 hour work day. and is object cd 70 by the labor elements then.- selves. Its rejection by the house of commons when the bill comes back 10 them Is practically certain. in
 which eventuality the coal mines
 bill itself, long mooted, dies a natural death.
 Hold Special Session While the ca abinet met in special session today to consider the situa-
 tion arising from the continued op-
 position Of the lords to government
 measures, a meeting of the national
 executive of the Miners federation
 was summoned 10 consider what ac- | ton to take.
 Lord Gaintord, conservative. thought the spread over clause
 very good thing for both mines and miners. His view was supported by 1 Lord Melchett, the great industrial ist. Lord Darling, the jurist, suggest ed a conference of commons and | lords in the matter, but Lord Par moor, government leader in the lords. said the government was un able to accept the proposal. It seemed that the majority of the laborites today were in no mood for compromise, many of them regard ing the issue of commons versus lords, brought to a head by the coal
 mines bill, as a very good one on which to stir up the country. Meanwhile the parliamentary lib- eral party, meeting, agreed that henceforth the party would vote sohdly in the commons divisions where an government attitude
 had been decided upon previously. even if voting In this wise would | bring about fall of the government.
 The act put in prospect still another | hazard against which the govern
 ment must guard in their efforts to