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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
LOCAL TALL CEDARS
RANGERS TO NEW ARK
Officers OF Evergreen Forest And
Degree Team attend Meeting

Grand Tall Cedar James K. Pet
tyjohn, accompanied by other Off
GERS of Evergreen Forest No. 8, Tall
Cedars of Lebanon of Milford, left
on Tuesday afternoon for Newark,
New Jersey, where they are attend
ing the annual meeting of the Su-
nreme Forest of the United States.
Evergreen Forest has been recog-
nized as one of the most progressive
and wide awake forests in the ma
tion, and the representatives from
the Forest always have a very ac-
tive voice in the Supreme Forest
meetings. The Rangers of Evergreen
Forest will leave this morning for
Newark, where they will participate
in the parade which will be staged
by the several rangers and bands
throughout the country. Evergreen
Band did not accompany the rangers
this year. This will be the first year
for several past seasons that the
hand has not led the local green tops
in their annual parade.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
Tehm Reed Homestead And Lands
Sold For $36,89O At Public Sale

tanning So acres, with buildings and
a fruit orchard, sold to Charles S.
Baker for $3.50.
No. 5-Tract of land on east side
of State Highway leading from Do
YER to Frederick and containing 4S
acres and 80 perches of land, on
which are buildings and fruit or
chard, sold to Edward S. Hodson,
for $1,000.
No. 6-Tract of land on the south
side of the State Highway, contain
ing So acres and 81 perches, with
buildings and a fruit orchard, sold
to T. C. Frame for $4,000. The total
sale amounted to $36,S90.
The household goods, live stock,
trucks, farming implements on the
old mansion property was sold for
$280O.
The realty company this week will
sell other properties in Dover and
at Harrington,
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
DELAWARE COLLEGE
COMMENC CEMENT PLANS
Exercises At University Will Start
June Close June 8

Plans are nearly completed for
the annual commencement at the
University of Delaware which Will
start Saturday, June Z, and end Mon
day, June 8. One of the largest joint
classes in the history of the univer-
sity will be graduated this year. The
class will number considerable over
one hundred.
On Saturday, June Z, there will be
the annual meeting of the Board OF
Trustees, the annual meetings and
banquets of the Alumni and Alum
nae Associations, the annual Var
sity-Alumni baseball game, fratern-
ity reunions and other activities.
On Sunday morning, June 8, the
baccalaureate sermon will be
preached to the graduating class in
Wolf Hall by the Rev. William
Barnes Lower, D. D., pastor of Holy
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Phila-
delphia, and in the evening there
will be the customary vesper serv-
ices at the Women's College.
The graduation exercises Monday
morning, June 9Th, will be held in
Mitchell Hall, the new auditorium
which is now about completed and
which is to be dedicated Saturday,
May "a. The address to the gradu-
ates will be made by Hon. Roland S:
Morris, professor of international
Law, University of Pennsylvania,
who is a former U. S. Ambassador to
Japan.
On Saturday, June Z, the new en-
gineering building, Evans Hall, will
be dedicated and the cornerstone
laying exercises of the new gym
rasium at the Women's College Will
also be held that afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
NATIONALCHURCH
GROUP TO MEET
IN DELAWARE
National Historical SOcie-
ties Of the Protestant
Churches to Convene
AT DOVER MAY 2I-22

The Historical Societies of the
Methodist Protestant, Methodist
Episcopal, South, and the Methodist
Episcopal Churches of the United
States, have united in the AssOcia-
ton of Methodist Historical Socie-
ties. This association will meet in
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church,
Dover, Delaware, May II and %.
The meeting opens at 1880 p. IN,
standard time, on Wednesday, May
81, in a business session. At which
time committees will be appointed,
officers elected, reports received,
etc. After the business is transact
ed, a local pilgrimage to points OF
historical interest will be enjoyed
by the visitors. At p. H., a ban
ouet will be served by the ladies of
Wesley Church. Judge Conrad, a
historian greatly beloved by all Fen
insula folks, DR.. H. X. Carroll, q
national figure who is an authority
on church statistics and Methodist
history, Mrs. A. B. Bibbins, the best
versed woman on Methodist history
there is in America and Rev. 2. Z.
Hallman, president of the Whining
ton Conference Historical Society,
will each speak at the banquet. A
charge of one dollar opens the ban
quet to all.
The evening program is free to
the public. Rev. King D. Beach, d.
D., pastor First Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church, Baltimore, Md, will give
an address on the subject what
Methodism Stands For" DR.. Beach
is an author of note, pastor of what
is historically known as Lovely
Lane Methodist Episcopal Church,
and forceful and interesting speak
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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16

The members of the Carlisle Fire
Company have been kept on the
Jump answering fire alarms during
the past few days. Last Friday af-
ternoon they were called to the
farm of Charles E. Reed, near
Slaughter Beach, where they were
able to keep the flames from the
large barns and outbuildings after
fire had destroyed the modern dwell
ling on the farm. The origin of the
fire is unknown, for no members OF
the family were at home when 1t
started. There had been no fire IN
the house since early morning.
When first noticed the flames were
burning on the third floor near
chimney. It is believed that a pos
sible short circuit of electric wires,
caused the blaze, for there had been
no fire in that part of the house for
some time. Everything in the house
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
VETS
HOLD Big LEAD
INDTGEST'SPOLL
2,7SO For Enforcement;
1861 For Modification,
3,948 For Repeal
FIVE STATES DRY

Delaware residents in favor of re-
peal of the dry laws continue to
maintain a comfortable lead over
those who want strict enforcement,
and also those who prefer modlfica-
tion, according to the figures for the
eighth week of The Literary Di-
gest's national prohibition poll
which appeared last Friday in that
magazine. To date $3.50 citizens OF
this State have sent in their ballots
and they are divided as follows: For
enforcement, 2,7S0; for modification,
1861; for repeal, 3,94S.
According to the questions on
which the Digest is conducting this
Doll those favoring modification re-
ply to the query: do you favor
modification of the Volstead Law to
permit light wines I'd beer?' There
is fnuch discussion between the
avowed "wets" and "drys" as to
which side should receive this mod
ification vote.
The "wets' are cOntending that 1t
rightly belongs to them arguing that
those in favor of light wines and
beers cannot be classed as "drys."
Should the modification vote i'll
Delaware be added to the dry vote,
this weeks returns show it would
bring the enforcement vote total to
4.441 or 493 more than the total re-
peal vote in this State. Should the
modification vote in Delaware be
added to the repeal vote from this
State it would give the "wets" a
grand total of $500 or 1929 more
than the enforcement total.
Prohibition advocates rallied their
forces in this weeks returns from
the national poll, and added three
States to the "bone dry" list of those
giving an absolute majority for con-
tinuance and enforcement of pres
ent laws. For the first time, accord
ing to the tabulations in Fridays
issue of the magazine, the enforce
ment vote exceeded that for modi-
fication, but the repeal ballots still
led with more than 40 per cent of
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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
Cub WOMEN OF
STATE MEET AT
WILMINGTON
Thirty-third Annual Con-
ventiOn of Federation
Convened Yesterday
WILL HEAR TABER
State Forester Will Speak
This Morning on BOul-
evard Planting Plans

The thirtv-third annual cOnven-
ton of the Delaware State Federa-
tion of Womens Clubs is now IN
session at the Wilmington New cen
Atury Club. The convention opened
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Will
liam H. Beacon, president, presld-
ling. Preceding it was a special meet
ing of the executive board.
The general theme of the conven-
ton is "a More Beautiful Delaware.
Among the speakers will be Mrs. W.:
L. Lawton, chairman on rural and
highway advertising, General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, of Glens
Falls, New York. Mrs. Lawton spoke
Thursday afternoon at an open
meeting held in conjunction with the
Garden Clubs.
William S. Taber. State Forester,
will speak at the Friday morning
session on the plans for planting
along the new double boulevard.
The women's clubs are interested in
roadside Identification and last year
adopted resolution endorsing
Alapting along the highways as a
oad of Remembrance. - The roses
orning many bridges were planted
club. women and some of the
BIS have expressed the intention
planting trees or shrubbery along
highway as memorials. The Del
re State Association of Gradu-
Nurses has ordered one large
in memory of a deceased mem
riday afternoon there will be an
ress, Adventures in Interna-
al Good WILL" by Marion Ange-
Hewlett, of Washington.
number of Junior Clubs have
ed the Federation during the
these will be presented and and
welcomed.
Mrs. J. c. Andrews, of Claymont,
will speak on Our Hope for the
Future" (What Senior Club expect
of Juniors); Miss Nellie Seeds, pres
ident of the Newport Juniors, on
1.-THE Rock of Our Foundation
(What Junior Clubs expect of Sen
iors); and Mrs. Dunbar B. Muhl-
hausen, of the Wilmington New Cen
tury Club, on "a Junior Graduates.
The annual dinner was held at the
dupont BiltmOre, Thursday eve
ming, beginning with an informal
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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
BANKERS TO MEET
THURSDAY, MAY %

The semi-annual meeting of
the Delaware Bankers AssO-
citation will be held at the Will
mington County Club Thurs
day, May %, at IL. The pro-
gram which will be presented
will be one of special interest
to bankers, and will deal al
most entirely with banking
subjects. Four Delawareans
will tell of steps taken in the
various banks which have
proven beneficial to the busi-
ness.
The members of the associa-
tion attending the meeting will
be the guests of the Whining
ton Clearing House Associa-
tion at luncheon.
Francis deli. Janvier is pres
ident of the organization. Other
officers are: J. E. Goslee,
Millsboro, vice-president, and
Warren K. Ayres, secretary
and treasurer. The members
of the executive committee are
Caleb M. Steward, of Will
mington; Thomas R. Ingram,
Lewes, and Howard M. Buck
son, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
DEDICATED SATURDAY
Masonic Grand Lodge Laid Corner
stone With Fitting Ceremonies /

"
The cornerstone of the new Senior
Junior High School here was laid
last Saturday afternoon by Most
Worshipful Grand Master Harry ".
Holloway of the Grand Lodge of
Delaware Masons, assisted by mem
hers of his official staff. A parade,
headed by the Milford Boys Band,
and participated in by members of
the Grand Lodge and children from
the lower grades preceded the dedi-
cation exercises. DR.. Holloway. who
is also State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, addressed the small
audience who witnessed the exer-
cises and told of the wonderful re-
suits which may be expected to fol-
low the opening of the new building.
Hon. Ruby R. Vale, of Milford, clos
ed the speaking part of the program
with an excellent address. Always n
fluent speaker, Mr.. Vale on Saturday
afternoon, electrified his audience
with his speech. Immediately pre-
ceding the placing of the corner
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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16

A crowd estimated at 1000 visited
the Kent and Sussex Fair. grounds
last Friday to attend the annual
field meet for Kent County Schools.
The crowd was not as large as that
of the previous week when the Sus-
sex County meet was held. In COM
pairing records it was found that So
more were registered for the var
ious entries this year over last year.
Five hundred were registered this
year.
Caesar Rodney School, usually
winner by big margin, won by just
one-half point to spare. Milford High
School was the close runner-up with
1873 points.
The sun was hot but a breeze
made conditions for the events ideal.
It was reported that two or three
youngsters while going through
their stunts were knocked out by
the heat but were soon revived with
first aid.
Professor J. c. Messner, superin-
tendent of Harrington school, was
chairman and he had sixteen aides
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
|. O. O. F. WILL HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Kent And Sussex Lodges viii Hold
Union Services At Milford

Grand Master w. Henry Ennis,
of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, met with a committee from
each lodge in Kent and Sussex
counties, last Monday evening in
Crystal Fount Lodge room, to or
ganize and formulate plans for a
Joint memorial service in honor OF
the members who have passed away
during the past year.
Grand Master Ennis was made
permanent chairman of the commit
tee and James Warner Cannon, sec
retary and treasurer.
Milford was selected as the place
of holding the meeting, because of
it's central location. The affair will
be held on Sunday, June 18th, at
2:30 o'clock.
It was decided to have a promi-
nent speaker make the memorial ad-
dress with an approprite musical
program to accompany it. Full de
tails with the place of meeting will
be announced later.
George A. Swain and Marshall
Plummer, of Crystal Fount Lodge,
we're selected as a general commit
tee to make all arrangements.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
LOCAL FIREMEN
KEPT ON JUMP
ALL LAST WEEK
Members Of Carlisle Fire Company Saved OHt6WIL6-
mas At Charles Reed Farm When Flames De-
strOued His Modern Farm Home Last Friday
AfternOOn-Fire Of UnkElOWn Origin.
Anslver Three Alarms On FridGy-GO To Georgetown
Blaze On Saturday EARLY Sunday Morning Fire
Near TOUn-Assist In Checking Wood Fire u"
MOnday After House Is Burned.

was burned, with the exception OF
a bureau drawer which contained
the latest in farming equipment.
Some insurance was carried on the
burned building.
Early Saturday afternoon the fire
men went to Georgetown to a call
for assistance Four buildings had
been destroyed when they arrived.
The firemen were called to a fire
near Frederick later in the day, but
it proved to be a false alarm. Still
later they answered an alarm which
took them to truck owned by an
ice cream company, which was on
fire on the State Highway north of
Milford. About three o'clock Sum
day morning the firemen were again
called from their quarters. This time
an automobile owned by Elijah Ba-
ker, who resides near. the Kent
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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
HEALTH CONDITIONS
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
State Health Board Secretary Says
Effort Made To Find Diseases

For most dangerous diseases this
is an off year, according to statistics
assembled by DR.. Arthur c. Jost, eX-
ecutive secretary Of the state
Board of Health. The number of
cases of disease reported in the first
three months of this year show a
tremendous decline in nearly every
ailment.
In the matter of influenza there
were but nine cases for January,
February and March, as compared
with 169 for the same period last
year.
In measles there were 78 as
against $50 a year ago. This, Dr..
Jost explains, is due to the fact that
measles is one of those diseases that
appear to flourish in cycles and last
year was a peak year.
With tuberculosis there were 30
cases recorded this year as against
ten for last year, but DR.. Jost says
this is due to the fact that more
effort is being made this year to re-
port diseases than last year.
There were &c cases of pneumonia
as against so for last year, but in
this instance, this seemingly in
crease is due to the extra effort
made in reporting disease.
With whooping cough there were
48 cases this year as against 69
last year.
This is a peak year for scarlet
fever, there being 1877 cases for the
first three months in 1880 as against
70 last year.
This is also a peak year for diph-
liberia, there being So as against 20
for 1929. Of these So, one of them
had received the toxin anti-toxin
treatment, but the case was not ia
tai.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
PROBABLE ERROR In
COMMERCE BODY COUNT
Census EnumeratOrs Find Unofficial
Count 1000 Less Than Announced

The news article and editorial
comment in last weeks issue of the
Chronicles which called attention to
the large difference in the official
government census enumeration as
recently announced and that of the
Milford Chamber of Commerce, has
at least cleared the atmosphere so
far as the variance is concerned. Mrs.
Bessie Shew and Mrs. Clarence Jes-
ter, who took the government census
in Milford, went to the office of the
Chamber of Commerce here on We'd
nesday afternoon and made careful
tabulation of the cards showing the
names made in the Chamber of Com
merce count two years ago. They
found that the count was approx
mately 31O0. This is about 1000 less
nan the total given the Chronicle
by an official of the Commerce
board. It is also 900 less than the
official count shows. The Chronicle
at no time claimed that the Cham
ber of Commerce count was the cor
rect one; but called the attention to
the large difference so that it could
be investigated.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
SONS OF DELAWARE
TO VISIT UNIVERSITY

The annual visit of the Sons
of Delaware who reside in
Philadelphia will be held this
year on Saturday, May II. The
afternoon will be spent in
watching a game of baseball
between the University team
and that of Temple University,
Philadelphia, a track meet and
a tennis tournament.
In the evening there will be
a dinner. Addresses will be
made by several prominent
members of the organization.
Miss Helen G. Knowles, of Sea-
ford, will sing. William P.
White will lead club singing.
These annual pilgrimages of
former Delawareans to their
native state have proven en-
joyable affairs in the past.
This years gathering is eX-
pected to be among the best of
recent years.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
AMERICAN LEGION
WILL SELL POPPIES
LEGAL LegiOnnaireS Plan Suitable
Exercises For Memorial Day

The American Legion is making
plans for the appropriate observance
of Memorial Day, on Friday, May 30.
Each year since the World War
the Legion has sold "poppies," i'm
mOrtalized by the poem "In Fland-
ers Fields" for the benefit OF dis
abled veterans. This year just be-
fore Memorial Day poppies will be
sold on the streets and in stores by
Milford school girls. Watch for them
and be one of the first to get one for
a boutonnaire. Remember that these
poppies were made by soldiers
wounded or disabled during the
World War, and that every cent re-
ceived is used for the benefit of these
men who are all too worthy of our
friendly help.
On Memorial Day the Legion will
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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
CARNIVAL NOT HERE
TO AID FIREMEN
Many Persons Ask Whether Fire Go.
BENEFITS From Travelling Show

The members of the Carlisle Fire
Company have requested the pub
fishers of the Chronicle to announce
that the fire company is in no man
ner interested in the travelling car
nival show now exhibiting in Mil
ford. This request has been made
after the receipt of numerous in
ouiries of persons interested in the
local firemen who desired to know
whether the fire company were ben
efting in any manner from the
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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
"HOME FURNISHINGS"
SUBJECT OF MEETINGS
Groups Interested In Reclaiming
Old Furniture

Two very interesting meetings
were held this past week when the
extension groups of Cheswold and
Milford had their first meeting on
chair Gaming. Twelve chairs were
started and another meeting will
soon be held to finish them. These
we're held at the home of Mrs. Mar
tin Vaughn of Cheswold and at the
Millwood Community Hall.
In the storerooms of many Della
ware rural homes are discarded yet
chairs of graceful
lines that need only new seats to
make them both useful and Orna-
mental as we'll as interesting be-
cause of their history. The series
of lessons being held with extension
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Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
DENY JOHN SANDERS
is A MENNONITE
Rev. Bender Says Man Charged
With Trouble Not Member Of Sect

Rev. Mr.. Bender, of Greenwood,
who is pastor of the Mennonite
church in that district, called at the
Chronicle office on Monday MORN
ing and stated that John Sanders,
who was arrested after a tilt with
county road workers last week, is
not a member of the Mennonite
faith. The denial had to do with
the article which appeared in the
Chronicle and other Delaware news
papers carrying an account of the
trouble and stating that Sanders was
a member of the Mennonites. Ac-
cording to Rev. Bender the man in
question is not now, nor never has
been a member of his church. We
are only too glad to make this cor
rection, for it is not the purpose of
the Chronicle to misrepresent any
religious denomination or to cause
any trouble for them.
Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16

they do not die who leave their
thought .,,.u,ao
Imprinted on some deathless page, page
'hey pass. but the work they
wrought
Lives on from age to age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

seem so. James Rennie appears as
"the Sweetheart" and Harry Bannister,
Johnny Walker, George Cooper, Arthur
Stone, j. Farrell Macdonald and Ar
thur Housman appear in other roles.
Charles Farrell will rise to the
heights in "Liliom" at the Fox next
Friday, starting the new week with
the Franz Molnar classic, with Rose
Hobart heading the supporting cast and
Estelle Taylor in a role of Importance.
There will be new Fanchon and Marco
Idea" as well.
Pathe's special production, "Her
Man." will bring to R-K-O Keith's on
Saturday on the screen, of course, a
cast to make one sit up and anticipate,
for, headed by Helen Twelvetrees and
Marjorie Rambeau, 1t will include Ri
cardo Cortez, Phillips Holmes and James
Gleason-and that's that.
Another Saturday new weeker will be
Loew's Palace, which announces a
screen reproduction of the famous
Broadway musical comedy, Follow
Thru" with a cast headed by Nancy
Carroll and "Buddy''-they won't use
his new official name of CHARLES
Rogers and including Zelma O'Neil and
Jack Haley. In accordance with its
custom, the Palace will supplement this
attraction with Bye Bye Blues" fea-
turing Ted Claire in stage number.
Cornelius Vanderbilts story, Reno"
has been done into a movie drama Of
life, depicting the foibles Of society" to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Unafraid of Negro Role.

UT is reported that Ethel Barrymore
paints her face black when she APP
pears in Scarlet Sister Mary" writes
Archie Bell in the Cleveland News, "as
she and the other characters represent
Gullah Negroes. This is commendable.
Most of the actors and singers are
afraid to do 1t, frankly admit that this
is the case, and, what is worse, many Of
them who start out with good artistic in
tentions fall by the wayside and COM
promise on copper or amber makeup.
THE late Robert B. Mantel,
stickler in such matters, told me that
he used charcoal for a long time in
'Othello,' but that complaints from his
admirers forced him to change the tint
to light brown. Rosa Ponselle started
off well in Aida and painted her face
black, which was correct, because she
was singing the part of an Ethiopian
princess. But La Rosa has been making
her Abyssinian lighter and lighter in
complexion each season. Last time she
sang the part here she was as yellow as
the Egyptian princess, Amneris. Even
Aunt Jemima, the nanny Coincidence,
smears her face with dark amber, in
stead OF black"
1t will be recalled that when Miss
Barrymore acted the charwoman in
John Galsworthy's THE Silver Box"
she did not hesitate to sacrifice her
beauty to the requirements of the char
acter.