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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
Slash Rates For
Ferrying Cars
1T Cape Charles
DeL-N1GVG Eastern Shore Association Complies FiUe
Year Task To Secure LOLUer Rates. Should Greatly
Increase Tourist Business On Peninsula Route

the cars not over 1000 lbs. equal
to the rate now ordered, and while
the new rate adds so cents a round
trip on the cars between 5000 and
1000 lbs. over that requested, it re-
duces the rate $1.00 on the cars vi
1000 lbs. and over. AS Coz: pared on
the whole with the rates requested
the new rate is so cents lower and
does not demand a return trip to
obtain the reduction.
The Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association has devoted much time
and effort toward securing this rate
reduction since it was organized
five years ago. On July 28th, Edwin
C. Totten, Executive Secretary of
the Association, attended a confer
ence at Old Point Comfort where 20
community representative from the
Western Shore gathered to discuss
procedure at a proposed hearing on
this matter. At that conference
Committee was named consisting of
Mr.. H. J. Wagner, Director of the
Norfolk-Port Traffic Commission; j.
c. Nelins, Jr., President of the Nor
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
MRS. AL. WALLER
AGAIN WCTU HEAD
Delmar Woman Reelected
At Annual Meeting In
Wilmington
SEAFORD NEXT YEAR

Mrs. Anna Lee Waller, of Delmar,
was reelected president of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
of Delaware, at the annual conyen-
tion in Wilmington last Friday.
Other officers elected were: Mrs.
Helen w. Simpson, of Wilmington,
vice-president at large; Mrs. Bertha
Corsey, corresponding secretary,
who succeeds Mrs. Myrtle Sheldon,
resigned; Mrs. Katie L. B. Dockety,
recording secretary; Mrs. Lucy v.
Conwell, treasurer. Combinations
were made of the appointments of
Mrs. Bertha McCaulley Foster, gen
eral state secretary o fthe Y. P. B.
and Mrs. Name H. Register, of Lew
is, general secretary of the L. T. L.
appointments made at the general
executive meeting held previous to
the session.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
D. R. KEEPER new
GRAND MASTER
Succeeds DIR. Harry V.
Holloway At 125th An
nual Communication
REPORTS SUBMITTED

D. Raymond Keefer, of Washing
was elected grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware, A. F. and
A. NJ, at their 125th annual COM
munication at the Masonic Temple
last Thursday. He succeeds Dr..
Harry v. Holloway.
The reports of various committees
were presented Wednesday afternoon
and Thursday morning. The session
closed Thursday afternoon with the
installation of the newly elected and
appointed officers.
J.. Wallace Woodford, Mayor of
Dover, was elected deputy grand
master.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows:
Senior Grand Warden, Harry F.
Newlin, Lafayette Lodge, No A.
Junior Grand warden, Edward w.
Wiltbank, Jefferson Lodge, No. Is,
Lewes.
Grand Secretary, John F. Robin
son, Lafayette Lodge, No. IA.
Grand Treasurer, w. o. Wingate,
Eureka Lodge, No. %.
J. Wallace Woodford has been very
active in Masonry. He is past grand
high priest of the Grand Chapter,
No. Z, A. F. and A. NJ, of Dover;
past high priest, Kent Chapter, No.
8, R. A. M; past illustrious master,
Adoniram Council, No. 2, R. and S.
Masters: Senior warden, Whining
ton Chapter, Rose CroiX; captain of
the guard, Grand Council, royal and
select master.
Mr.. Woodford is secretary of the
Richardson and Robbins Company,
of Dover. He is married and lives
at Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
HASTINGS IS FOR
THE DRY LAW, HE
TELLS W. C. 7. j.
Senatorial Nominee Says
Eighteenth Amendment
Cannot Be Repealed
URGES LAW SUPPORT
Comedies Right Of OppO-
nents To Work For Repeal
Of Law In Orderly Way
URGES LAW SUPPORT

U. S. Senator Daniel o. Hastings
is of the opinion that the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution can
not be repealed, nor can any betterD
method be found to control the liq-
uor traffic than the present laws,
unless and until the great moral
forces of the nation that are re-
spOnsible for the amendment have
worked out their own satisfactory
remedy"
Senator Hastings outlined defin-
itely his position on prohibition in
a letter addressed to Mrs. Anna Lee
Waller, State President of the w. c..
T. u, which was read at the open
ing of the organization 51st annual
convention in Wilmington last week.
Mrs. Waller in letter sent to
Senator Hastings asked him the
question: whether you are in fav-
or of the annullment of the 18th
Amendment"
Senator Hastings replied: 81 an
swer that question with an empha-
ic No. if by annullment you mean
to place us in the position that we
were in before its passage. l am not
prepared to say that it is impossible
to find some better method to con-
troll bad situation than the exis
tence of the 18th Amendment and
the laws no won the statute books"
In another part of his letter SEN
ator Hastings said that "of course,
every one must admit that every
person has a right to work in re-
putabel way for the repeal of the
18th Amendment"
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
HALLETT WAS WINNER
FOR SUSSEX LEVY COURT
Milford Man Was Nominated On
Democratic Ticket.

N the last issue Of the Milford
Chronicle report of the results OF
the Democratic primary elections
in Sussex county was in error so far
as the Levy Court Commissioner
nominations was concerned. The
report printed last week said that
William R. Tubbs, of Selbyville, was
nominated over John F. Hallett, of
Milford, and that Walter E. Horsey,
of Laurel, won over Ezekial G.. Coul-
bourne, and Charles E. Wootten,
both of Laurel The total vote re
CeiVed by each candidate was cor
rect, but The method OF nominatlua
in the county PRIMARIES provides
that the two highest men shall be
the party nominees. The candidates
as nominated are William r. Tubbs,
of Selbyville, who received 1,94S
votes, and John F. Hallett, of Mil
ford, was next high with 1916 votes.
The names of Mr.. Tubbs and Mr..
Hallett will therefore appear on the
Democratic ticket to be ballotted
upon in the November elections.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
HASTINGS
AND HOUSTON
IN STATE SPEECH
Vice President Charles
Curtis Says Delawareans
In Congress Are Great
A SPEAKER
Platform OF Demo-
Gratis AS Inconsistent And
In No Sense Serious
HASTINGS A SPEAKER

Democratic claims of a superior
and infallible ability to administer
the affairs of the State and nation,
were torn asunder and shown to be
lacking in substance and sincerity
by two noted speakers at a Republi-
can mass meeting in The Playhouse
in Wilmington, last Thursday night.
The principal speakers were
Charles Curtis, Vice-President of
the United States and president of
the United States Senate, and Uni
ted States Senator Daniel o. Hast
ings, Republican Senatorial nomi-
nee.
Republicans from all sections of
the State and a scattering of Dem
ocrats, the latter dissatisfied, evil
IDENTIFY, with at least one plank in
their party's platform, filled every
available seat in the Playhouse or
chestra section, balcony and gallery
and iammed the rear of the several
aisles.
Enthusiasm ran at high pitch
and applause was not found want
ing. The thunderous waves of ap-
plause which greeted the Vice-Pres-
ident's address, that of Senator
Hastings and the remarks of Gov
ernor c. Douglass Buck, chairman
of the meeting, were not mechanical
or scattering. 1t was a spontaneous
show of the interest the meetings
has aroused in Republican circles.
Vice-President Curtis, accompan-
led by Senator Hastings, Congress-
man Robert G. Houston, candidate
for reelection, F. V. DUPONT and
Governor Buck, was greeted by the
nearly 1900 men and women at the
Meeting with cheers.
Among those seated on the stage
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
TO HOLD SERVICES
IN ANCIENT CHURCH
Members To Gather At BlackWater
Presbyterian Oct. -.

The annual services at old Black
water Presbyterian Church, located
on the highway between Frankford
and Ocean View, near the village OF
Clarksville, will be held on Sunday
afternoon, October u. The sermon
will be delivered by the Rev. Fred
erick Viehe, widely known minister
of the New Castle Presbytery, now
living near Lewes.
Blackwater Presbyterian Church
is one of the oldest in the county,
having been built on the present site
one hundred and siXty-three years
ago. 1t has numbered among its
members some of the most prOmi-
nent families in Delaware. In the
adjoining church yard are buried
many people prominent in the early
history of Delaware and took a part
in the Revolutionary War.
Blackwater Church annually is
the scene of the gathering of the
Tunnel clan of Delaware. 1t was
built in 1867, and in that year its
first pastor, the Rev. Charles Ten
nent, took up his pastoral duties. The
Rev. Tennent came of a family of
that name which is celebrated in the
annals of early Presbyterianism on
this continent. His father was a
pastor and teacher at the "Old Log
Cottage" which since has become
the renowned and revered Princeton.
His brothers were among the organ
izers of the church at New Castle,
and of the Buckingham Church, i'll
Maryland.
The first elders of old Blackwater
Church, with the Rev. Tennent,
were Joseph Miller, Ebenezer Evans,
William Russell, Thomas Wingate,
John Aydelotte, Thomas Harnig.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
SERVICE CLUBS WILL
MEET In SUSSEX
Big Inter-CIub Field Day VIII Be
Held In RehObOth, Oct. 10, 1880

Working under the assumption
that Cali work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy" the various civic
clubs of Sussex county have Joined
hands with the Kiwanis Club of Re-
hoboth Beach in holding a huge
inter-club field day, October Is, 1880.
It will be held at Shaw Park, RehO-
both Beach, beginning at 1 p. m.
Games, contests for men and wom-
en-, young and old, trap shooting,
archery contest, horseshoe pitching
and verious races including boat
races. Some famous old-time target
shooters will be present. The public
will be invited to attend these con-
tests.
After the afternoon program the
visiting club members and their Ia
dies will be served a splendid sup
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
President Calls On Bankers
To lid In Reyiving Business
HOOUer Tells Convention u. s. Standard Of Living
Must Be Maintained; Criticizes Attitude Of Pes
simistS; Says Capital Available For Ventures

President Hoover last Thursday
night told the American Bankers
Association that although the cur
rent business depression is world
wide, America must go forward indie
pendently to recovery and maintain
it's standard of living.
At the same time, the Chief EXecu-
tive replied directly to political op-
ponents "who resent the notion that
things will ever get better and who
wish to enjoy our temporary mis-
cry
"To recount to these persons" he
said, "the progress of cooperation
between the people and the govern
ment in amelioration of this situa-
ton, or to mention that we are suf-
fering less than other countries, or,
that savings are piling up in the
banks, or that our people are paying
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10

Announcement is made by the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associa-
ton of a material reduction in rates
for ferrying automobiles between
Cape Charles and Norfolk, Va, on
the Pennsylvania System, under an
order issued by the State Corpora
tion Commission of Virginia.
The new rates, which will be eff
fective October 10th are as follows:
$500 per car up to 5000 lbs.
$425 per car from 5000 to 1000
lbs.
$3.50 per car 1000 lbs and over.
These rates, according to the Del
Mar-Va Association, are even lower
on the whole than the rates asked
in the recent application made by
the joint committee representing
Western Shore communities and the
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula, as in the re-
quest made the rate agreed upon
was $4.00 up to 5000 lbs; $500
from 5000 to 1000 lbs. and $500 for
1000 lbs. and over with an addition
al half rate for a return trip with
in fifteen days. This would have
created a rate on return trip for
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
HASTINGS ADDRESSES
MILFORD REPUBLICANS
Defends Stand Taken On Veterans
Relief at Dinner In Windsor Hotel

United States Senator Daniel O.
Hastings, speaking in the Windsor
Hotel in Milford Tuesday night be-
fore Republicans of lower Kent and
upper Sussex counties on the vet
Grams relief bill, defended his stand
taken on each ISSUE for which he
said he was being criticized by the
Democrats by the spreading of false
propaganda.
Speaking on the relief for the war
veterans, Senator Hastings said he
believed himself justified in voting
against the original bill which Presi-
dent Hoover saw fit to veto, because
it did not give to these veterans the
compensation that they were justly
entitled to.
''In my opinion" he said, "the
present bill, for which voted, is far
more beneficial to the veterans than
the one l voted against"
Majority Believed Assured
The meeting Tuesday night was
one of four held during the day in
the two lower counties of the State.
and at which both the Senator and
Congressman Robert G. Houston,
were assured of a Substantial ma
jority in Sussex county,"
Both men, who are nominees to
succeed themselves, discussed the
principle issues of the campaign be-
fore each group of voters, many Of
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
INDICTMENTS RETURNED
In SUSSEX COUNTY
Grand Jury Hears Evidence In Sew
eral Cases On Opening Day.

With Judges Charles S. Richards
and w. w. Harrington on the bench,
the regular October term of Supe
rior Court and Court of General
Sessions opened at Georgetown on
Monday. The following bills of in
dictment were returned during the
afternoon by the grand jury: State
VS.. Rufus H. Roach, Broadkiln Dis
trict, desertion and non-support OF
his wife, Huldah T. Roach; Onis
Carpenter, Cedar Creek District, de-
sertion and non-support of his
daughter, Lucius, aged 10; John
Tindley, Selbyville, assault and bat
terry on September 80, on David NAL
lory; J. H. Pierce, Cedar Greek Dis
trict, desertion and non-support of
his wife, Annie M. Pierce and two
children, Dallas, aged 2, and Clifford,
aged months; Wade A. Ellis, Little
Greek District, desertion and nom
support of his wife, Jerdia r. Ellis;
Thomas Fleming, Wilmington, as
sault and battery on Anna Catherine
Taylor, nurse in the Beebe Hospital
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
SEPTEMBER GASOLINE
TAX SETS NEW RECORD

State Treasurer Ward re-
ports that revenue paid into
the State treasury for the
month of September for the
gasoline tax amounted to $133,-
977.59 and the fines collected
by the State highway police for
violations of the motor laws in
September were $8,101.50.
The amount of the gasoline
tax reported for September
which is the largest amount
ever received for one month,
exceeding September 1929, by
S2O,521.51, is accounted for by
the fact that the last day of
August this year and the first
day of September being holi-
days, the returns made for
August could not include the
last day of August, the receipts
for August 81 being included
in the revenue for September.
The amount of gasoline tax
paid in for the month of Au-
gust was $93,O23.25.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10

off installment purchases, that
abundant capital is now pressing
for new ventures and employment,
only inspires the unkind retort that
we should fix our gaze upon the un-
happy features of the decline"
The President, making his only
major address of recent months just
a few weeks before the fall elections,
spoke in the large auditorium in
which in 1924 Calvin Coolidge was
nominated for the presidency by the
Republican National Convention.
His audience was composed large
ly of bankers and their wives drawn
from all parts of the nation for the
seth annual convention of the asso-
citation who had been given prefer
ence in the admission tickets to the
auditorium seating more than 10000
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
REPUBLICANS DECLINE
USE OF STATE TAX LISTS
Marshall Tells MOntaigne Such Ac-
tiOn Would Be Wholly Improper.

The Republican State Committee
has turned down an offer made by
Pierre S. du Pont, State Tax Com
missioner, through his deputy, Ger
aid Montaigne, to furnish the Re-
publicans with a list of all taxables
in the State, in order to assist in Sc
curing the names of Delaware vo-
tecS.
Tho refusal is contained in a let
ter from J. Warren Marshall, chair
man ol tie ReEublican State Com
mittee, to Mr. Montague. The let
ter follows:
Sept. 20, 1880.
''Mr. G. Montaigne,
Delaware Tax Dept,
Savings Fund Bldg,
Wilmington, Delaware.
"Dear Sir:
81 have this morning taken up
with members of the Republican
State Committee the offer which you
made on behalf of Mr.. P. S. du Pont
to furnish to our committee a list of
all taxables in this State to assist us
in securing the names of the voters
of this State.
eve members of the committee
were unanimous in their decision
that it would be wholly improper for
your office to furnish this list for any
such purpose, and for that reason
we must decline to make use of it.
J. w. MARSHALL,
"State Chairman"
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
Announce Committees For State
Poultry ShOw To Be Held In Jan
Plans Are Being Made NOJV For Successful ShOJU In
Wilmington Many Glasses Of Exhibitors Are
Being PrOUide For. Chickens To Be There

In connection with the meeting of
the executive committee of the Della
ware Stat Poultry Association and
members of the Delaware Fanciers'
and Breeders Association which was
held at the University of Delaware at
Newark on the evening of September
29, various committees were appoint
ed to plan for the state poultry
show and to take charge of the diff
ferent departments and exhibits
with the idea of making this show
one of the outstanding events of in
terest to all the poultrymen of Della
ware and the surrounding sections.
The production department, which
will include all standard varieties of
chickens, will be in charge of D. H.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
SUSSEX MINISTERIAL
UNION FOR DRY LAW
Pass Resolutions Affirming Belief In
Ohibit;On-PIead For Boys & Girls

The Sussex County Ministerial AS
sociatiOn has passed resolutions af-
firming their belief in the 18th
amendment and urging it's retention.
An article sent to all newspapers
with the request that they publish
same was received by the Chronicle
this week It follows:
We Plead In Behalf of Your Boys
and Girls.
The liquor interest are doing for
the second time what no other in
terest has ever done in the history
of this country. They are rebelling
against the Constitution of the Unit
ed States and the law of the land,
and they are asking you to rebel
with them.
The 18th amendment and the Vol
stead law were written for the pro-
lection of your children and your
home.
In spite of the efforts of rich men
of the liquor interests and wet or
subsidized politicians and newspa-
pers the result has been wonderful.
The moral condition of this coun-
tary at this time is far better than
ever before just after a war and in
finitely better than that of any other
country in the world at this time.
Whereas the streets of our cities
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
WILD DUCK SEASON
OPENS NEXT WEEK
Gunners In New Castle County Pre-
dict Abundance OF Game This Year.

New Castle County gunners and
sportsmen are looking forward to
the open season for wild duck shoot
ing which will open October 16 and
continue until February 1.
The present outlook is regarded
as excellent due to the dry summer
which has caused an abundance OF
feed to grow on the marshes and as
there has been very few big tides
during the past few months but few
of the young ducks, it is thought,
have been drowned during the pc
riods they are confined to the nests.
Since the duck shooting hobby
has been carried on for the past few
years extensively, many large marsh
owners in New Castle county and
over in Maryland look forward to the
open season from the standpoint of
on industry and many have from five
to ten privately owned duck ponds
leased or rented out to clubs and
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
P. T. BANNER
BACK TO STATE
Must Win Emblem Over More To
Hold 1t Permanently

Howard T. Ennis, president of the
Delaware Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton, displayed at a meeting of the
State arent-Teachers' Association
at Georgetown last Saturday, the
banner which he received for Della
ware at the national congress of
Parent and Teacher Associations
held in Denver, Colo, last May.
The banner was first awarded to
Delaware in 1927 for the largest
proportionate increase in member
ship according to population. 1t has
since been held by Colorado and
Hawaii.
Delaware must win it third time
to hold it permanently. Mr.. Ennis
the members of the va
rious associations to make the most
of their opportunity to take part in
the program of Decentralization
which will be carried on this year.
Glenn Cildersleve, State director of
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10

Hettinger, c. w. Mumford, Frank S.
Palmer, and Charles E. Grove, while
the exhibition department will be
managed by N. J. Lannan, V. R. Ben
nett, and T. K. Mcdowell. The baby
chick department will be conducted
under the supervision of H. F. Berg,
Byron Pepper, and John Mcleod, and
the record of performance depart
ment will be in charge of Wilson G.
Hatfield and r. o. Boyce. The broil-
er department has been assigned to
Ray Connell, w. V. Steen and Nelson
]. Forney.
The vocational agriculture depart
ment will be conducted under the
direction of R. w. Helm, who will be
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
HAVE ONLY ONE MORE
REGISTRATION DAY
Saturday, Oct. IS, VIII Be Last OPP
pOrtunity TO Qualify For Elections.

Voters in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties who have not yet registered for
the general elections in November
have only one more registration day
left in which to qualify for the No
vember elections. This day is Sat
urday, October 18th. Persons who
reside east of Walnut street and the
old State road in what was the old
First Election District of the First
Representative District, must re-
register this year to be able to vote.
The easternly portion of the First
District was made into the Third
Election District by act of the last
Legislature. Many persons have al
ready qualified in the Third District,
but many have yet to re-register.
Persons residing west of Walnut
street remain in the First Election
District and are not required to reg
ister-provided they voted at the last
general election. If they did not
vote then they must register to be
able to vote in November.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
EDUCATION BOARD
MEETS AT DOVER
Members Hold Conferences With
Four Building Commissions.

At a meeting of the State Board
of Education at Dover four school
building commissions held confer
ences with the State Board includ-
ing Frankford-Dagsboro Commits
sion relative to a site for the new
proposed school, it being decided to
erect the building on the dirt road
site in anticipation of having a hard
secondary surface road built along
the school route.
The Georgetown School Commits
sion asked for additional equipment
in their new building to meet the de-
mand of the increased attendance.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
NEW TOMATO ON
SHORE SATISFACTORY
WicOmicO County, Maryland, Farm
ers Pleased With "Break o. Day."

A new tomato named Break o.
Day was sent to Wicomico county
for trial during the past summer
The seed was furnished by DR.. F. J.
Pritchard, senior physiologist, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, and was
placed in the various counties of the
Eastern Shore at the suggestion of
l.. M. Goodwin, University of Mary
land, in charge of canning crops for
the state. Four farmers in the
county grew the tomato for trial pur-
poses.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-10
CAB DRIVER Is SOUGHT

Driver of a taxicab that struck 7
year-old James Ryan, 903 South
East street, playing a block from his
home Wednesday, was sought today
by police.
The cab did not stop after hitting
the boy, witnesses told police. The
youths shoulder was injured.
Miss Louise Beier, 20, of 2110
BrookSide avenue was injured
slightly when struck by an auto near
her home Wednesday.