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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
SUSSEX FIREMEN ELECT
SCOTT AS PRESIDENT
Firemen We're Entertained With
Vaudeville Sketches

The annual election of officers of
the Sussex County Volunteer Fire
mems Association held at Selbyville
last week resulted as follows: Pres
ident, J. Conn Scott, Selbyville; first
vice president, C.. Edgar Hastings,
Delmar; second vice president, Chas.
Barker, Milton; secretary, ]. Sher-
man Neal, BridgeVille; assistant
secretary, r. Emory Wiley, Green
wood; treasurer, J. X. Phillips, Jr.,
Seaford.
After the meeting adjourned the
firemen were entertained with some
vaudeville sketches and refresh
ments were served by the Selbyville
firemen.
1t was decided at the meeting to
discontinue the meetings during the
firemen's carnival months, June,
July and August. The next meeting
of the association will be held in
Milton the fourth Tuesday in Sep
tember.
This association was founded in
Sussex county one year ago and now
has 100 per cent membership.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
$29,S6S,445 $1,151,11O $SO,519,555
KENT ORCHARDISTS
ADVISED TO SPRAY
County Agent Wilson Says. Later
Varieties Should Be Sprayed New

Recommendation in regard to the
spraying of apple and peach trees at
this particular season of the year are
included in the eighth edition of
orchard spray notes which have been
prepared by DR.. j. f. Adams, plant
pathologist of the University of Del
aware and the State Board of Agri--
culture, and mailed this week from
the office of County Agent Russell E.
Wilson to the fruit growers in Kent
county who have been receiving this
spray service for the past four years.
The late varieties of apples are
now ready for the second cover
spray, which should be completed
not later than June IL. For this
spray the growers are being advised
to use the self-boiled lime-sulphur
16-16-100, or the Dry-Mix Sulphur
lime1 at the rate of 25 pounds to 100
gallons of water. Where lime-sul-
phur is used, however, III gallons
should be added to each 100 gallons
of spray. 1t is recommended also
that lead arsenate be included in all
sprays in the proportion of 8 pounds,
with 5 pounds of hydrated lime to
each 100 gallons of spray material.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
BLACK
EYE TRYING TO
HALT FIGHTERS
Peacemaker's Usual Fate
Suffered by U. S. Senator
Townsend At Selbyville
LAID TO BERRY SALE
Argument Between His
SOn-In-Law And V. E.
Simpler Led to Trouble

AS a result of attempting to act
as neacemaker between his son-ln-
law. ]. A. Tubbs, broker, Victor =.
Simpler and the latter's son, Ar
thur, over the sale of a crate OF
strawberries at Selbyville last
Thursday, United States Senator
John G. Townsend was rewarded
with black eye.
It all occurred at the strawberry
auction block in Selbyville Thursoay
night. Various stories have spread
throughout the State concerning the
circumstances of the fracas which
resulted in a "shiner" for Senator
Townsend. No arrests were mace
and according to those concerned
none are contemplated.
The fracas occurred when Tubbs
and Simpler, the former postmaster
at Selbyville, bid against each other
on five crates of berries belonging
to Thomas Gray. Tubbs claimed
that he bid $4.55 a crate and they
were knocked down" to him, Sim
pier declared he would take the Der
ries at the price he bid.
The alteration that ensued' pc
tween Tubbs, Simpler and the laI'
ter's son then developed into fstl-
cuffs and Senator Townsend leapec
from his automobile that was PARK,
ed at the curb and attempted to .ac'
as peacemaker. He received a blow
over the left eye during the melee,
Lambert Craft, a former police
man. then interviewed and there
were no further blows.
Senator Townsend said following
the trouble that the story was
greatly exaggerated. Il went in as {
peacemaker and you know tn'
peacemaker always gets the WorS
of it." he declared.
When asked whether his eye wa'
blackened the Senator said: Il go
a light blow over the eye. 1t reall!
doesn't amount to anything" ..
Mr.. Simpler is quoted as saying
Senator Townsend's son-ir-law In
suited me and we went together
The Senator got out of his car AM
laid hands on me and shook MI
pretty rough. gave him the 'righ
bower and blacked his eye. Som
nersons informed me that he calle'
me a name, but that I didn't hea
and don't know whether he did o
not"
Simpler denied that the Senate
acted as a peacemaker and said tina
when he was shaken by the Senate
he and .Tubbs were about 10 zee
apart.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
BRIDGEVILLE WINS In
d.. A. A. FINALS HERE
Defeats Lord Baltimore For Their
Eleventh Straight Win OF Season

V Bridgeville High School captured
the D. 1. A. A. championship of Sus-
sex county when the played on the
Milford diamond on Decoration Day,
by defeating Lord Baltimore High In
a close, hard fought game, 9 to 4.
Bridgeville thus entered the State
D. 1. A. A. finals in which the Nor
thern District champion will be met.
It was BridgevilIe's eleventh
straight victory of the season and
tenth straight victory for Gilbert
who held the vanquished to eight
hits. Both teams scored heavily in
the opening innings with the last
five frames going scoreless.
Maryil, with three hits, carried off
the batting honors for the Sussex
champions while Gray, Cannon and
Mitchell were best for Lord Balti-
more.
The score:
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
LEWES WOMAN IS
FATALLY BURNED
AT Her HOME
Mrs. ElversOn Ingram
Suffered For Hours Be-
fore Plight Was Known
GASOLINE IGNITED
She Was Cleaning Dresses
In Basement When The
Accident Happened

Mrs. ElversOn Ingram, aged ABOUT
81 years, died in the Beebe Hospital
at 7:45 O'Clock last Thursday night
three hours after her husband found
her horribly burned in the base
ment of their home.
Mrs. Ingram whose husband is a
son of Thomas R. Ingram, Lewes
banker and former president of the
Delaware State Bankers Association
is thought to have suffered two
hours or more from the burns while
alone in the house before her son,
Lewis, aged 13 years, returned from
school.
The unfortunate WOman's clothing
caught fire in some manner while
she was in the basement early IN
the afternoon cleaning dresses with
gasoline. 1t is thought that rubbing
the dress in gasoline caused frlc-
ton resulting in an explosion that
ignited her clothing She was alone
in the house at the time. 1t has been
learned that she went to the base
ment about 1880 o'clock to clean the
dresses. She had cleaned one dress
and hung it on a line in the yard
and was cleaning the second dress
when the accident happened.
If Mrs. Ingram screamed while
her clothing was burning she was
not heard by neighbors. 1t is thought
that the accident must. have hap.
peped about 2:S0 o'clock. At 4;SC
o'clock her son Lewis returned IRON
school. His mother called to hin
from the basement and told him not
TO take time to come to her but tC
hurry to get his father. :.
Lewis rushed to the ONCE or MS
father who is a lumber and Goa
dealer. Mr.. Ingram hurried homt
and on going to the basement foune
his wife with her Clothing practieal'
lv burned off her body. He gave mel
what aid he could and then had mel
removed to the hospital,
At the hospital Mrs. ingram told
physician that she went to the base
ment to clean the dresses about 1:5'
o'clock, but was too weak to tell nov
the accident happened. She diet
less than three hours later.
It is thought that Mrs. ingram
was probably unconscious much o
the time that she lay in the celia
alone. She displayed much courag
in calling to her son and urging MIN
to get his father but not to come t
the basement himself. She probabl'
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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
HOLLAND ANTIQUES
TO BE SOLD JUNE e
Over 14OO Items will BE Disposed
OF At Public Auction In Milford

A sale of more than passing in
terest to antique dealers will be
held in Milford on Monday, June %,
when all of the antique furniture in
the collection of the late Joseph e.
Holland will be disposed of at pub
lie auction. The sale will be con-
Quoted by Samuel T. Freeman Com
pany, of Philadelphia, at the order
of the First National Bank and Trust
Company of Milford, who is settling
the estate. 1t is expected that the
sale will attract antique collectors
from all parts of the country, for the
Holland collection is known to con-
tain some valuable pieces which
should command high prices. Every
article in the sale has been cata-
logued and the Chronicle plant is
now completing 5000 copies of a 112
page book which is listing them.
These catalogues will be mailed to
antique collectors throughout the
country who might be interested in
the sale.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
BRIDGEYILLE HIGH i.
/. GRADUATES NINE
Prizes Were Awarded To Leaders OF
Their Glasses At Annual Exercises


The annual nme1icement exer-
cises of the Bridgeville High School
were held in the Methodist Episco-
nal Church; at Bridgeville Monday
evening, June 2, at 8. p. m. In spite
Of the fact that the class was one OF
the smallest in years the main audi
tOrium and, Sunday school rooms
were filled to overhowing by the CIT
izehs of the Consolidated District,
This seems to be- an indication OF
the great interest the people OF To-
day have in modern. education.
The speaker Of the evening was
the Rev. DR.. Frank Herson, pastor
of the Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church of Milford. DIR. Herson was
in one of his most eloquent frames
of mind and delivered such an ad-
dress as he is noted for. Sp1eed
with fun and humOr he drove home
and clinched his points of advice
and guidance to the attentive minds
of his listeners. He emphasized the
fact that the graduates were at the
"going out exit" and that they had
a new era of education opening up
before them.
One of the high points of the ex-
ercises was the presenting of prizes
to each boy and girl who had led his
or her grade for the past year. The
prizes in the high school were given
by subject. In addition to these
prizes which were donated by the
Interested citizens of the community,
a prize of ten dollars was given by
Nanticoke Post, No. 6, American
Legion to the boy or girl who re-
ceived the highest average in United
States History. This prize was won
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Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
GRAND JURY IS
NAMED FOR COURT
Will Meet Tuesday, June
10, At 10 O'Clock,
Standard Time

The members of the grand jury of
the Federal Court for the June term
of court have been drawn by H. c..
Mahaffy, Jr., clerk of the Federal
Court. The grand jury will meet in
Wilmington at 10 o'clock, standard
time, Tuesday, June 10, at which
time bills of indictment will be pre-
sented to them by U. S. District At
torney Leonard e. Wales.
The court calendar will be made
up Friday, June 13, at which time
those wishing to plead guilty Will be
permitted to do so. The trial of cases
will start Monday, June 16, when
the petit jurors will meet.
The grand jurors drawn were:
Edwin C. Huber, Charles Warner,
Jr., George F. Cornell and John G.
Newman, Wilmington; Ralph W.
Emerson, North Murderkill hun
dred; Ralph B. Richardson, VIII
mington; John K. Johnston, White
Clay Creek hundred; Charles M.
Grubb, Wilmington; George w. Han
son, Mispillion hundred; Charles l..
Ennis, Dagsboro hundred; Peter A.
Horty, Paul ]. Nowland and James
S. Stirling, Wilmington; Kendall M M.
Wiley, North West Fork hundred;
BENJAMIN T. Bye, Wilmington; Will
lis c. Jenkins, North Murderkill
hundred; Donald P. Ross, Christiana
hundred; Oscar S. Wilson, George
town hundred; Linden Caulk. North
Murderkill hundred; Julian F. Phil
lips and Victor R. Pyle, Wilmington;
Macmillan Hopes, Christiana hun
dred, and Joseph T. Montgomery
Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
ORGANIZE AGAINST
CHICKEN THIEVES

Chicken thieving has in
creased to such an extent in
the vicinity of Hartly that
pOultrymen have organized a
Protective Association. At a
mass meeting held at HaTtly
attended by $50 poultrymen,
the association known as the
Hart1y Poultry Protective AS
sOciation was organized with
the following officers: Presi-
dent, George J. Schulz; vice
president, Clinton Chambers;
secretary, Rodger Davis and
treasurer, Anton Vodoker. A
reward of S100 is offered by
the association for iIforlna-
tion leading to the arrest and
conviction of any chicken
thief in that locality.
Many of the poultrymen of
Hartly and vicinity have lost
hundreds of young chicks by
the visits of some slick thief
or thieves.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
EXTENSION GROUPS
BUSY WITH WORK
Many Attractive Chairs Are Being
Gained BY Interested Groups

In ten of the extension groups OF
Kent County this last month there
has been a great deal of interest in
learning chair Gaming. At these ten
meetings nearly 130 women have at
tended to learn this useful art and
over so chairs have been started.
This will make very pleasant winter
work for the women and there are
many chairs now tucked away up IN
the attic that will be brought down
when the cold begins to shut people
in the home again.
This month will be spent in nm
ishing up the chairs already started
and also in putting in rush or hong
kong grass seats in old fashioned
types of chairs.
The meetings of the month are
scheduled as follows:
June 4, Milford, rush seats.
June 5, Hazlettville, Gaming.
June 6, Camden, Gaming.
June 9, Magnolia, Gaming.
June 10, Oak Grove, rush seats.
June IL, Viola, Gaming.
June 12, Camden, rush seats.
June 16, Hickman, Gaming.
June II, Hartly, Gaming.
June 18, Hazlettville, rush seats.
June 19, Smyrna, rush seats.
June 20, Pennington, rush seats.
June Is, Cheswold, rush seats.
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
KENT ASSESSMENT
SHOWS INCREASE
Real Estate Gain For Year 1880 Over
1929 Is $5SO,46O

.ytal assessment for Kent
County just completed by the Board
of Assessment and reported to the
Levy Court is $SO,519,555. This in
cludes capitation, real estate and
personal property. The total of the
capitation is but $1S,S16. The total
increase in the assessment over the
previous year is $5SO,46O. The reaf
and personal property assessment
by Representative Districts follows:
nistrict
Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
WRIGHT LEADS
MILFORD SHOOT
Cracks "a Out Of 100 Clays As Local
Marksmen Vie For HOnOrs

Breaking 81 out of a possible 100
targets, Norm Wright, of Wilmington
captured high gun honors in the first
registered trapshooting tournament
of the Milford Gun Club at Milford,
on Decoration Day. Wright broke
49 out of so clays at the halfway
mark.
Jim Luke and George Hill, also OF
Wilmington, tied for Second with 80
while two other Wilmington shoot
ers, George Simon and William Foord
were tied for third with SO.
The shoot attracted SO marksmen
from all parts of the State. The
Delaware State Sportmen's Assocla-
ton sponsored the affair, President
like Turner, and Secretary Jack
Guenveur being on hand assisting
with the office work. Scores:
N, A. Wright, Wilmington. 94XIOU
]. l.. Luke, Wilmington ..... 30
George Hill, Wilmington ... W
George Simon, Wilmington ~
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Unpopular laws can't be en-
forced, they say. How about
the income tax?
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
SINGLE MEN DINE AS BENEDICTS PAY
Lexington Lodge Bachelors Win
 Ball Game and Eat Free

After meeting of Lexington lodge, I. o. o. F.. held last night at the hall on Arch street, the mem- bers of the married mems baseball team played host to the members of the single mems team at supper.
 The single men were victorious in a game of baseball played last Sum- day morning at Willow Brook park. The winners were to be the guests of the losers by previous arrange ment.
 Several acts of entertainment were presented and moving pictures of the recent lodge outing were shown by Noble Grand Clarence Bacon.
 During the business session of the lodge arrangements were made for district meeting to which all Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are to be in vited. It is planned to hold this meeting October 23.
 Rev. c. H. Smith of Granby, Mass, grand chaplain of the Con- necticut's Odd Fellows, will be the principal speaker at the meeting.
 Musical and other forms of enter tainment for the occasion are be- ing planned and refreshments will be served.
 Deputy Grand Master William
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
General Summerall Views
 Harbor Defense Forts

New London, Oct. 3 LR-General Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff of the army and officers of the First Corps area at Boston inspected the harbor defense forts of Long Island sound today. The officers with Gen. eral Summerall are Brigadier Gen. eral Merriweather l.. Walker, com manding the First Corps area and Colonel E. A. Buchanan, supply of- ficer on General Walkers staff.
 General Summerall and party ar rived at Fort Wright Fishers island early this afternoon from Fort Creole, near Newport, R. l., aboard the Coast Guard Destroyer Shaw which had been assigned from divi- sion base here as a courtesy move.
 The officers visiting were met at the Fort Wright landing wharf by Colonel c. s. Hilton, commanding the Sound defenses, other officers and a guard of honor. A salute to General Summerall was fired. The garrison of the Fort Wright passed in review before the visiting officers. Colonel Hilton accompanied the in spection party on tour of Fort Wright and Forts Michie and Terry. General Summerall and his party are to come to this city this evening aboard the army mine planter Gen. eral Absalom Baird. The chief of staff will go to Washington, D. C., by train. General Summerall is soon to be succeeded by Major General Douglass Macarthur who is now aboard a vessel coming to the United states from the Philippines.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
Maple Hiu News

The Woman's club of Maple Hill will hold it's first meeting of the season next Wednesday afternoon at the Berlin Community House. A picnic lunch will be served at one o'clock. This will be followed by business meeting.
 About $40 was realized at the rummage sale held by the club Tuesday in the parish house of the Newington Congregational church.
 Mrs. W. T. Hathaway who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. L. L. Harding of Robbins avenue for several weeks left Monday for New York where she will spend two months before returning to her home at Taunton, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Benson en- tertained a few friends Saturday evening at a picnic held at Lake Ccmpounce which was followed by bridge at their home on Johnson street. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. B. R. Elam and Harvey Spaun- burg, of Bristol.
 Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Dary of Maple Hill avenue will return Sunday from Swampscott, Mass, where they have been attending the Rotary conven- ton.
 Miss Evelyn Strong, principal of the Elm Hill school will spend this weekend at her home in Colches- ter.
 Miss Dorothy Stevens, teacher at the Elm Hill school will return to-
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
FARMERS OFFERED
 LOANS ON GRAINS,
Action Does Not Have Effect Of
 Fixing Prices

Chicago, Oct. R-The Farmers National Grain corporation. which was sponsored by the Federal Farm Board, has advised it's member CO., operatives it is prepared to extend assistance on margin. loans to pre- vent forced sale of farmers grain holdings.
 Walter I. Beam treasurer of the corporation said the action was talk en because of apprehension among grain growers on the low prices of wheat.
 Tt should be clearly understood" said Beam, that such financial aid as may be extended to protect grain loans does not even suggest fixed price or peg loan policies.
 Beam said announcement made by the Northwest Growers cooper ative last Wednesday that it had received promise of this aid was pre- mature.
 At that time" he said, i've were merely feeling out the various CO., operatives on the plan"
 The northwest dispatch quoted of ficials there as saying the farm board had virtually decided to peg prices"
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
FOSTERS NAME 0N
 RADICALS TICKET Communist Candidate Files for
 GoYernorShip p Race

Albany, N. Y, Oct. P1A peti- tion bearing 2S,272 signatures and placing William z. Foster of New York city in nomination as the coms munist party candidate for governor was filed in the office of the secre- tary of state here today.
 The other candidates on the tick ct are l.. Louis Engdahl, New York city, for lieutenant governor; Rich- ard B. Moore, New York city, for attorney general, and Franklin P. Brill of Buffalo, for comptroller.
 Jack Perilla, who filed the peti tions and described himself as cam paign manager for the party, said the communists also would have 20 candidates for places in the assem- bly,. four for seats in the state sen- ate and Il congressional candidates.
 Foster is serving a term at Hart's Island in consequence of a riot at Union Square, New York city, March 6. He will be released October 21.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
YOUTHS SENTENCED
 IN REVIVAL DEATHS
Evangelist Meeting Murderers
 Given Life Terms

Charlotte, Tenn, Oct. 3 P-A family fight at a revival meeting in a country church near this place last July, when two men were shot to death, had it's aftermath in court here today as two youths were sen- tenced to life imprisonment.
 Ed Langford, 22, and O'Del Langford, A, were convicted of first degree murder for killing Graden Langford, their uncle, and Jesse Clifton, and presiding jurist pro- nounced their sentences forthwith.
 Testimony divulged that Ed Lang ford attacked his uncle as he was about to enter the church and threw him to the ground. Witnesses said O'Dell shot him as he lay prostrate.
 Clifton, the father-in-law Of Gra- cen Langford, tried to intervene but ODell shot him in the back and continued to fire bullets into his body after he fell.
 The youths pleaded self-defense. The cause of the fight was not re. vealed.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
MRS. EDEY ID BE
 CHOICE 0F SCOUTS
Recommended for Presidency Of
 National Council

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 8 P1A recommendation that Mrs. Frederick Edey of New York, be elected presi- dent of the national council of Girl Scouts was made today by the coun- cils nominating committee. The council is meeting here for it's 18th annual convention.
 Mrs. Edey has been third vice president and chairman of the field division. The election of officers is to be held this afternoon.
 Mrs. Edey in a report to the con- vention this morning as chairman of the field division said a construc- tive outdoors program is made available to 5O,000 Girl Scouts each year through 526 supervised camps. Recently 103 new camps have been added to the list registered at na- tional headquarters, she said.
 FOR BEST RESULTS
 USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03

ed. They were ordered to be ready with books, invoices, etc, of the departments business.
 The municipal investigation was precipitated by the democrats sev- eral days ago, when they took advan- tage of a state statute which allows for the probing of a municipality's affairs by a trio of justices of the peace of any political party.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
Two Officials Called
 To Testify in Hearing

Norwalk, Oct. 3 LP-Street com missioner Arthur Jutten and Mrs. Dorothy Hoyt, clerk in the office of the highway department, today were summoned to appear before the the democratic justices of the peace tomorrow morning, when a probe of the citys financial condition is start
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
walk for the weekend.

walk for the weekend.
 The Newington Garden club met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lauren Bancroft on Robbins avenue. Mir. Graves from the Barnes Nursery in Wallingford gave a very interesting talk on the History of Gardening" Mrs. T. H. Cogswell assisted Mrs. Bancroft during the social hour.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03

department started a cleanup of ail types of undesirables in the city.
 During the night 19 men were brought into police headquarters, most of them charged with drunk enness, idleness and lettering.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-03

work of carrying on the coast guard offensive against smugglers.
 Lieutenant F. C. Poland who came to the coast guard base at the pier about month ago will be ex- ecutive officer under Lieutenant Commander Jewell