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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-12
BUILDERS AND HOME OWNERS PAGE
Local Building And Real
Estate NeWS of the Week

A $4,000 home Is being built In
Buera vista addition for Mr.. Kunes.
Two carloads Of building mater
ials crossed the international bridge
into Mataraoros last week. Eagle
Pass Lumber company officials an
nounce. one carload viii 60 FOR
the development Of the factory Of
Compania Exploitadora de Aceite,
while the other viii Be used in ad-
ditions e several homes in the
border city.
Several Listed
A brick veneer Is being built BY
Eagle Pass on Elizabeth for mrs.
Easco.
Miss Sofia Spivey Is building a
brick veneer In Colonia Victoria.
Eagle Pass furnishes material.
Leon Hinkiey is building q stucco
home In Banker addition on high
way number Il.
Mrs. Spivey Is building on Eliz-
abeth. The home viii be brick ve-
neer.
Dr. McGraw Is building q home
On Los Fresnos road. materials BY
Eagle Pass.
James-Plchnson company an
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-12

Dounces that many persons are buy
ing lots In Los Ebanos addition On
which homes win be built in the
near future.
Lots Bought
Included in sales made by James,
Dickinson 10 home builders recent
" are lots purchased by the follow
ing: n. .. Rentf-o. a. =. Cole.
Rufus Ransone. Il. A. Anderson, Mr..
Ernst. Miss Julia O'Brien. II. NJ
skeleton. Mrs. Fairbanks, w. W.
vann, and Dick Morris.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-12

Homes and plans for homes are
filling the lots and minds Of
Brownsville persons these days.
An entirely new idea FOR home
building In Brownsville Is being
executed by W. .. Ferguson, master
construction man. Mr.. Ferguson Is
building . house next TO his home
in Los Ebaros. It will be finished
throughout before visitors are ask
cd 10 inspect the building. It Will
then be thrown open to the public
for inspection.
Those interested In building ac-
tivities In Brownsville believe that
Mr.. Fersuson's idea Is enc OF the
best dsvanced La construction cir
cles here. and that IL will do much
70 solve the home builders trouble.
Pieases Young Folk
It Is believed that the young
home-purchasers who have had
little experience Ia looking over
blue-prints and visualiztng just how
their home viii look. viii readily
accept as best the plan whereby
home Is completed and they may
look over IL and see II IL is what
they wish Il "a
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
OBITUARY
GRAY

GRAY
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Gray, of near
Bridgeville, wife of John H. Gray,
died at her home, May s.. 1880. Mrs.
Gray had been in poor health for
quite some time, being confined to
her bed for the past four months.
The deceased was an active mem
ber of Epworth M. E. Church, OF
which she was the founder. She was
a member of the Ladies Aid and W.
c. T. u, also a teacher in the Sum
day school of this church. Her KIND
and loving disposition had won her
a host of friends who sadly mourn
her departure from their midst, but
her pure and noble life was an ex-
ample worthy to be followed by all
who knew her. Funeral services
were held from Epworth Church on
Thursday afternoon of last week
with Rev. Marion Marine of Laurel,
Rev. Roy Kirwin of Pennington and
Rev. Harry Smith of Greenwood Off
ciating. Interment made in Bridge
Vile cemetery. She is survived by
her husband, four daughters, Mrs.
Clinton Parker, Mrs. Charles Mel
son, Mrs. Howard West and Mrs.
Alva O'Bier, three sons, Walter, Will
liam and Frank Gray, and two sis
ters and one brother.
BRERETON
Mrs. Mary E. Brereton, wife of
Francis Brereton, of RehobOth
Beach, died at her home on the cor
ner of Second street and Wilmington
avenue, on Wednesday evening, May
Z, 1880, at 10 o'clock. She was 80
years old. She is survived by her
husband Francis Brereton, three sis
ters, Mrs. Clara D. Clark, of RehO-
both; Mrs. Clemmie w. TOrbert and
Mrs. Matilda Hart, of Philadelphia;
one brother, Edward Lynch of near
Rehoboth, and three children by
former marriage. Harry Hood, Mrs.
Bessie Holland and Clemmie Apple,
all of Philadelphia. The funeral SER
vices were held at the Epworth M.
E. Church, Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment in the RehOboth
cemetery at Midway.
Rev. N. C. Benson officiating.
BOWEN
John H. Bowen died Thursday,
May 1, 1880 at his late home, near
Milford ,age "a years. He is surviv-
ed by eight children. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
MILE LANE
Near HarringtOn)

Mrs. John Hollis is spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Finkliner and family.
Media Andrew spent Saturday and
Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs.
David Ryan, of near Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Finkliner
and son, Maurice, and Miss Addie
Collision were Milford visitors Satur-
day evening.
Walter II. Cannon spent Friday
and Saturday with his uncle, Elmer
Thomas and wife, of Harrington.
Several from here attended the
Kent field meet held at the Kent &
Sussex Fair Grounds last Friday.
Mrs. Samuel Andrew, who has been
sick for some time, was taken much
worse last Monday. Both DR.. Day
and DR.. Chapman were called, but at
this writing she is improving.
Edward Bradley, from Whining
ton, has been spending several days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Bradley.
Charles Larson has been the
guest of j. H. Atkinson and sister
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Noble, from
Burrsville, Md, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. ElwoOd Wroten.
Dwight l.. Hanson is spending
some time with his father, Harry
Hanson.
Miss Alice Cannon is spending
some time with relatives in Will
mingtOn.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
WILL INSTRUCT IN
CONTRACT BRIDGE
At LOnglUOOd COnserUG-
tories on June 5

An event of unusual interest to
contract bridge players will be pre-
sented in the banquet hall at Long
wood Conservatives, estate of Mr..
and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont, on June
5, beginning at 2:15 p. m. advanced
time. 1t will consist of a bridge and
tea party at which Wilbur c. White
head, nationally known authority on
contract bridge, will be the speaker
preceding the bridge tournament
The affair is being arranged for the
benefit of the Children's Bureau OF
Delaware, which has been doing
welfare work among orphans and
unfortunate children of this State
for many years.
Society leaders of the State have
volunteered to help make the event
an interesting one and one that will
return a handsome profit for the
benefit of the Children's Bureau. The
committee in charge follows:
Mrs. Thomas w. Wilson, chair
man; Mrs. William A. Worth. Mrs.
B. D. Beyea, Mrs. Crawford H.
Greenewalt, Mrs. William Hilles,
Mrs. Charles A. Higgins, Mrs, John
P. Nields, Mrs. Frederick w. Pick
ard and Mrs. Robert H. Richards.
Mr.. Whitehead, authority on bridge
will address the players for three
quarters of ain hour before the
bridge competition and will have
many interesting things to say about
the finer points of contract playing.
Mr.. and Mrs. du Pont have kindly
loaned the use of the huge banquet
hall at Longwood for this occasion
and a large attendance Is expected.
Invitations will be mailed to as
many persons as possible. If you
fail to receive bid get in touch
with any member of the committee
or with Miss Elizabeth II. Bullock,
society editor of the Evening jour
nal, Wilmington. Single tickets Will
be 50 each and table reservations
will be So, which includes refresh
ments as we'll.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
NEW STATE ROADS
TO COST $187,O65
Highway Commission To Pave Gov
ernOr'S Avenue Route

Bids were received on Tuesday at
Dover for roads costing $187,0 ,065 by
the State Highway Department. The
total length is only about ten miles
but the roads for which bids were
received are important. The most
expensive piece of work is the con-
struction of a section of the du Pont
Boulevard through Dover by way of
Governors avenue. This is really a
short cut through Dover which will
avoid all the heavy traffic, ali
through traffic being compelled to
use State street at present.
This road has been in contempla-
tation for some time and there was
considerable difference of opinion
among Dover people as to what
route it should take and once vote
was taken on the subject which fav-
ored Governors avenue. The section
of road will be 2.8 miles long and
while it will pass through Dover, it
will not pass through the busy bus
mess section.
The roads for which estimates
were asked also included six-tenths
of a mile of road at the Marine Ter
minal and the underpass at the
bridge at Newport where a grade
crossing was abolished. No contracts
will be awarded until engineers have
analyzed the bids. The estimates
made were:
Governors avenue, Dover, Kent
county. 2.8 miles; George & Lynch,
Dover, $1O5, ,6O4; Highway Eng'neef-
ing and Construction Company, Sell
byvilIe, S1O5,145; Knox Marlando,
Ardmore, Pa, $1O4, ,153; d. z. y
Connell & Sons, Ridley Park, $1OS,-
OO4; w. w. Truitt, Lincoln City, Del'
$1O3,796.
Pennington Williamsville, Kent
county. 3.6 miles: George & Lynch,
Dover, $24,915; Highway Engineer
ing and Construction Company, Sell
byyille. $24,545; A. Petrillo, Will
mington, 7,624.60; Walter Roach
& Son, Georgetown, $26,24O; w. W.
Truitt, Lincoln City, $25,56O.
Marine Terminal Road, O.6 miles
New Castle county, Knox Marlano,
Ardmore. Pa, $27,74O.50; D. E. o.
Connell and Son, Ridley Park, Pa,
S25.O95; Walter I. Newton, Newark
$24,97O; w. w. Truitt, Lincoln CITY,
5,S75.
Zoar Camp-Millsboro, 9.6 miles,
Sussex county-Walter Roach and
Sons, Georgetown, $24,74O; Highway
and Construction Com
many. Eelbyyille, S23,295.
Acknowledgment Underpass, 65O
feet. New Castle county, D. e. o.
Connell and Son. Ridley Park, Pa
s1O.459; Walter L. Newton, Newark,
S11.475.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
BIRTHDAY BRIDGE PARTY AT
REHOBOTH COUNTRY CLUB

Miss Margaret H. Hamilton gave
a bridge party and dance at the Re-
hoboth Beach Country Club on Sat
urday evening, May 8, in honor OF
her 21st birthday. It was voted a
most pleasant affair and those pres
ent were: Miss Evelyn COvey, Fed
eralsburg, Md; Donald Stuart, Ard
more, Pa; Miss Rose Ellwanger'
Howard Neef, Philadelphia; Addison
Fox, Cynwyd, Pa; Miss Evelyn
Stall, Newark; Mr.. and Mrs. James
G. Elliott, Delmar; Miss Josephine
Branham, Rehoboth; Capt. w. H.
Evans, William Collins, Raymond
Atkins, Lewes; Miss Thompson,
Drexel Hill, Pa; Miss Hazel Hitch
ems, James Prettyman, Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Draper, Jr., Milford; Mrs.
C. P. Nicholson, Archibald Lingo,
Richard Draper, Milton; Elwood
Veasey, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Ham
ilton, Miss Katherine L. Hamilton,
Miss Margaret II. Hamilton, Harbe-
son.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
AN APPRECIATION

Last Wednesday evening a highly
representative audience of Milford
citizens and some visitors sat in the
Community Hall and enjoyed rare
treat.
The occasion was the gathering of
the cantata, "The Caravan" by a
chorus composed of Milford talent
and directed by Mrs. Howell, of Will
mington, Del.
To say that such a concert is quite
unusual to a community no larger
than this is putting it mildly. Even
large city could add to it only by
having a larger number in the
chorus. Every one present thor
oughly enjoyed this musical feast.
In the interim between the first
and second parts in the program
we'll deserved words of praise were
spoken concerning those who did
such splendid work in the concert
but one who deserves the most praise
and appreciation was not mentioned.
l refer to the good lady who has Civ
en- time, and effort and money and
continual study to the organization
OF tlllS community OllOIuS anu VIII
worked necessarily to make it the
fine success it was.
The whole thing - Community
Chorus and Concert-were, if l am
not mistaken, the conception of Mrs.
Davis Grier.
The part that Mrs. Grier is taking
in the affairs of Milford community
means more than we stop to cOnsid-
er. Not only is the inspiration and
motive force of the Community Choir
us, but some how she manages to
find time to be active in the Y. W.
c. A, to build up Girls Reserve
and to give definite help to other
for the help of our young
people in order that their spare time
may be made an asset instead of q
liability as is the case sadly too
much today.
The value of such work cannot be
and l am sure that
many will join in this sincere word
Of appreciation.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
P E r S o N A L
M E N ON
i0EE0iE0 0IE0IE0 0if0El0

Tom Draper of New York City Wis
tied relatives here over the week
end.
Harry L. Grier left Milford Mon
day for six weeks trip to Toronto,
Canada.
S. c. Evans was in Baltimore on
Monday and Tuesday where he at
tended the jewelers. Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wilkins
and family spent the weekend with
relatives in Darby and Chester, Pa.
Mrs. Verde Cahall and Mrs. Ira
Roe, of Harrington, were the guests
of Mrs. Andrew Allen on Saturday.
I. Dolphus Short was in New York
the past weekend visiting his hep
hew, Edwin Steel, who is a student
at Yale.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Draper,
Jr., spent the past weekend in Bal
timore as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry C. Mohr and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Mohr Of Trenton,
N. j., spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. Salevan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Scott of Smyrna
spent Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam NJ. Walls and family.
Mrs. G. Fisher Pierce, who is in
the Milford Emergency Hospital, fol-
lowing an operation, is able to sit
up for a time each day now.
Mr. and Mrs. Will James of Dover
and Mrs. Margaret Bennett of Mil
ford Neck were dinner guests OF
William Walls and wife on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Harrison of Mil
ford, are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a daughter in the
Emergency Hospital on Sunday, May
IL
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Abbott will
spend this Sunday in Haverford,
Pa, as the guests of Mrs. Charles
Davis Abbott and son Henry David
Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver N. Clauss of
Allentown, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustav Gonser, of Munster, Ger
many, will be guests of Mr.. and MIS-.
Alphonso Humes this weekend.
Mrs. Herbert Shears, of Hyde
Park, N. Y, Miss Emily Warren, OF
Philadelphia and Mrs. r. e. Warren
of Magnolia were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G Marshall Townsend on Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Adams and
children of Chester, Pa, and A. II.
Adams of Savannah, Georgia, spent
Sunday, Mothers Day, with Mrs. D.
r. Adams and Mr.. and Mrs. A. V.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
PavementS Are
Farmers Tools
Farmers Along PaVementS More
Likely To Own Trucks;
DO More Hauling
By E. Z. Duffy

Profitable farming is dependent
upon good highway transportation;
and the better the roads the more
profitable the farming. This is the
conclusion reached in recent sur
vey conducted by the Agricultural
Experiment Station of Cornell Uni
versity.
Fewer motor trucks are owned by
farmers living along dirt roads, the
survey reveals. Only one-half of the
farmers living along dirt roads own
trucks in New York, while three
fifth of those along pavements 0per-
ate them. The farmers near hard ,
surfaced pavements drove their
trucks an average of 725 miles
more a year than the farmers SER
we'd by dirt roads.
This indicates that the rural dis :
tricts served by pavements have
been able to market their produce
farther away from home, thereby OBJ
tanning better prices. The Cornell
survey points out that the farmer
livin galong the dirt road can only
economically deliver to the local
market. Farmers on paved roads,
however, have their choice of three
markets; city markets, local. mark4
cts or shipping points, or buyers
who come to the farm. /
The high cost of poor roads is
brought to light in the Cornell sur
vey. Snow prevented New York
farmers on pavements from hauling
full truck loads 40 days year, whileN
snow and mud prohibited full truck
loads on inferior roads so days a
year, or a quarter of the time.
The survey contains reports from
4S farmers livin galong dirt roads =
who could not hold their crops for
a rise in price, but who had to sell 1
when the roads were passable. The
survey reads: "The following esti-
mates of their losses were made by
eight farmers: $4,000, $1,000, $500,
$500, $3.50, $1O0, $1O0, SLIGO. The {
last named amount was lost on po-
tatoes which could not be moved
when the price was high"
The cost of building hard surfac-
ed highways cannot justly be meas
ured in terms of taxation alone.
The benefits of year round pave
ments are manifold; the losses far
mers are yearly accommodating
poor marketing conditions
would oftentimes alone more than
the annual cost of first
class paVementS.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
SPRING FROLICS

Mrs. Elmer T. Williams, Mrs. C. D.
Holzmueller, Mrs. Walter L. Grier,
Mrs. S. NJ. d. Marshall, Mrs. John c..
TTuitt, Mrs. G.. Marshall Townsend
and Miss Ida Draper.
"
The Sunny Monday" Bridge Club
met on Monday afternoon this week
and were the guests at luncheon of
Mrs. Earl Atkins at her cottage at
Slaughter Beach. The hour was at
one and the afternoon was given
over to the game. All of the mem
bers were present with one excep-
tion and Mrs. Stanley P. Short acted
as substitute.
"
The Mems Monday Night Bridge
Club were the guests of Harry Pierce
this week with all members in at
tendance.
"
Mrs. Thomas Davis was hostess to
the 1920" Bridge Club this week
with perfect attendance.
"
The Saturday Night Club met with
Mrs. C. D. Abbott with Mrs. Walter
Barrett acting as substitute for an
absent member.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
HOSPITAL DAY WAS
A HUGE SUCCESS
Members OF Ladies' Auxiliary Pleas
ed With Donations

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital would like
to take this means of thanking the
public for making May 12 a red let
ter donation day. Friends of the
hospital simply outdid themselves in
generosity, and those who gave the
largest gift down to the little tot
who gave an orange as her "bit, :"
which would have brought tears tO
your eyes, should feel very proud of
having part in helping support
such an institution of mercy.
Each individual deserves special
mention; the stores too were most
generous. Frederick must have emp
tied her pantries. Friends in Hous
ton and Viola stood right back of us.
The ladies were overwhelmed with
gratitude and can take a fresh hold
now, feeling that you are support
ing them in this work.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
DIPHTHERIA
BY Vance P. Peery. M. d.
Kinston, N. c..


There is but one rational treat
ment for Diphtheria-preVentlOn'
When a child dies from diphtheria,
in the light of present day know
ledge the responsibility for that
death can be definitely fixed. 1t is
possible for all parents to see that
their children are given the Toxin
Antitoxin, or at least to have the
Schick test made to ascertain Whe-
ther or not these children are sus-
ceptible to diphtheria. No child has
ever suffered from either measure,
but thousands have died in the Uni
ted States during 1929 for lack OF
these procedures. Rumors from 1g-
norant and superstitious sources
have created doubts and fears IN
the minds of some parents, all with
out a single basis in fact. 1t is an
established fact, beyond any doubt
or refutation by argument of any
creed, cult, or system of healing,
that diphtheria can be prevented by
TOxin-Antitoxin, and can be cured
in those cases where the disease is
already established, by the proper
treatment with Antitoxin, if given in
time.
1t is safe to say that without Tox-
in-Antitoxin, which is the preven-
tive vaccination, and without anti
toxin, the curative serum, in the
United States alone, the death toll of
this disease would be between $4,000
and 10000 for the year 1880. AS it
is, venture to say it will be in the
neighborhood of 1000 or 5000 for
the mortality from diphtheria has
been reduced 809o in the last 20
years. But isn't that 1000 or 5000
lives wasted a terrible toll?
Behring, the Prussian military
surgeon, and Kitasato developed an
titoxin in 1890-1893; TheObold
Smith, M. D., in 1907 suggested the
use of toxin-antitoxin for pTeven-
ton; Schick, another M. D., in 1913
gave us the Schick Test to deter
mine the susceptibility of child to
Diphtheria. All this work had as a
basis the crude findings and exper-
iments in the 18th century of men,
working with crude microscopes,
who saw small moving microbes
(not visible to the naked eye) while
examining scrapings from around
teeth, the blood of cholera patients,
purifying meat, etc. Parents who
love their children can never pay
their debt to such men.
If a sore throat-red and infamed,
either with or without membrane
a running nose, head cold, or fever,
are in evidence, get the opinion of
a competent doctor. But do not wait
for trouble. Find out if your child
is susceptible to diphth9ria. The test
is easily available. A simple, efl-
cient. and harmless preventative has
been given us. So death by diph-
tehria is evidence of gross, morally
criminal, negligence. Do not delay
in consulting a doctor in case of
acute illness,
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
CHILDREN WILL
LIKE COLORFUL
MAY PICNICS

The month of May is such a de-
lightful time for a picnic, with the
early flowers blooming and all out
of-doOrs calling us. Why not plan
a picnic for the youngsters, or for
the grown-ups, for that matter, to
be served either indoors or out, de-
pending on the whims and vargar-
les of Mother Nature. Miss IneZ S.
Wilson, home economist of the Ma
tional Live Stock and Meat Board,
makes these suggestions to the hos
tess.
To carry out the picnic idea and
the May Day idea, pack the lunch in
individual baskets and make them
look just as flower-like as possible.
Get as many gay, light colOred bas-
kets as there are guests. They need
not be expensive; probably the dime
store will have exactly what you
need, or, if you like, most attractive
lunch baskets may be made at home
by covering boxes, such as shoe
boxes, with a gay crepe paper and
equipping each with handle of rib
bon.
Wrap the different articles of food
in pink, and yellow, and green paper
napkins. Instead of making fiat lit
tie packages out of the sand
wiches, wrap them up as you would
an apple or an orange, fluting the
paper to make it look like the petals
of flower.
Since May Day is the time to hang
baskets, you could do the same thing
at your party; only the baskets,
each marked with the name of a
guest could be hung on the different
door knobs around your house. 1t
would cause a lot of merriment,
each hunting for his own, and the
children would love it.
Let the refreshments be those
which seem to make picnic-sand-
wiches, olives, pickles, nuts, little
cakes, and if the picnic is served in
the house or on the porch or in the
yard, ice cream in appropriate
molds may be served separately.
Here are recipes for two sandwich
spreads which are dainty enough for
a party, but which are hearty
enough to satisfy the hunger.
Ham Sandwich Filling
To / cup of chopped ham add
enough vinegar to moisten, also
tablespoon peanut butter. Season
with a dash of celery salt, salt, and
paper. Mix we'll and spread be-
tween thin slices of bread, cut in
rounds.
Tasty Sandwich Spread
Put hard-cooked eggs, and "a |
pound crisply fried bacon, and
small onion through the food chop |
per, moisten with mayOnnaise.
There is head cheese, sausage
product which is most tasty sliced
cold and served with a dash of pre-
pared mustard or catchup. Several |
slices cut in small pieces and added |
to the potato salad make it delici-
Ous. 1t is attractive too, sliced and |
arranged on a platter with crisp |
cabbage and tomato slaw, or any |
other vegetable salad, piled in the
center.
If you are handy with the pastry |
tube, decorate the little cakes with |
lower forms, made from delicately |
colored frosting. You can make |
,hese little cakes look like miniature
May baskets.