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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
COLLEGE FLAPPER TO
BE STAGED IN MILFORD
Modern, Up.tO-DatC College Comedy
10 BE Played Next Week.

On next Wednesday night, April
22nd the modern comedy, "The Col
Plaza Theatre, under the auspices of
the Hospital Auxiliary. 1t promises
to be one of the biggest events ever
staged in this community and includ-
es a cast of over 100 local people.
1t is a modern, up-tO-date college
comedy with thrilling football
story. Everyone who has seen the
show claim no one can afford to miss
it.
The star football player of BuIa
Bula College is supposed to be at a
special football practice, but instead
is in the Sorority house making love
to his girl which is entirely against
the rules laid down by the coach.
The coach, played by Mr.. Bowdles,
sends Monk, the trainer, played by
John Mayhem, over to the Sorority
house to find Jerry. Jerry sees him
coming and knows he will be ex-
PEELED from the team if caught there,
so with the help of his girl, Jean,
played by Elizabeth Bennett, and the
Freshman Bill, played by Harry
Shew, he hides in the housemother's
room. The old hOusemother has left
and the new one is coming the next
day, and has all her clothes there
and in order to sneak out of the So
rOrity house, puts on the house
mothers clothes, but in trying to
escape is discovered in the outfit,
and mistaken for the housemother.
Jerry's attempt to escape from this
predicament so he can play in the
game brings on series of extreme
ly funny situations.
The Butter and Egg Man from
Omaha, a wealthy alumnus of Bula
Bula College played by Joe Boston,
while attending the homecoming Wis
its the Sorority house and falls in
love with Jerry, thinking he is the
The Butter and Egg
Man promises to give the college
one-half million dollars, but makes
two conditions for the fulfillment Of
the promise, fist that Bula Bula col
lege win the football game, and that
the housemother goes to the game
with him and eventually like him
we'll enough to marry him. This
puts Jerry in an impossible situa-
lion because how is he going to sit
in the grandstand with the Butter
and Egg Man and still play in the
game. Also, how is he going to re-
port to the coach to play in the game
without telling where he has been,
Ind thus be expelled from the team.
Jerry's effort to work out of the diff
iculties brings about many hilar-
Gus situations. He hObnobs with .
he coach while pretending to be the
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
WHEAT REPORTED BE-
LOW NORMAL IN STATE
Crop Planted Under UniaVOrablC
Conditions Due To Drought

The condition of Winter wheat as
reported by Delaware farmers to the
Department of Agriculture in Wash
ington, April l is n per cent of nor
NAL, compared with 80 per cent on
April l, 1880, and SO per cent the
ten-year average.
Owing to the unusually severe
drought of last Summer, the wheat
crop was planted under most un-
favorable conditions, the soil being
too dry to produce even termination
This, together with an insufficient
snow cover during the Winter
months has resulted in a crop condi-
tion April 1 which is most unprom-
Using. Favorable weather during
the remainder of the growing season
will do much to improve the crop
though a harvested acreage cOnsi-
derably below that of 1880 is now
predicted by most crop reporters
throughout the State.
The condition of Winter Wheat for
the United States ON April l was
1873 per cent, compared with TIA
per cent the same time in 1880, and
the ten-year average of 1872.
Rye in Delaware Jared no better
than wheat, being reported at about
n per cent OF normal condition on
April l. Pastures came out of the
Winter in an extremely poor condi-
ton, but reporters comment that the
recent rains have greatly improved
them.
Farm labor conditions appear to
have deteriorated slightly. The av-
crage wages of farm labor with board
are $2S per month, compared with
$31 .25 on April 1, 1880; without board
$42 per month compared with $47 a
TTvrD IN P00p 3 PIe1se7
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
DECLINE REVEALED
IN PARENT TEACHER
Loss In Membership Laid To School
Consolidation And Depression

/ A loss of $40 members in Parent
Teacher Associations throughout the
State, due principally to school con
solidations and the economic depres-
sion during the past year was reveal
ed at Dover on Saturday in the an
nUal report of Howard T. Ennis
State Parent-Teacher Association
president
Mr.. Ennis report was presented
at the twentieth annual convention
of the State Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation which was attended by 1000
persons from all sections of Della
ware. He added that there was a
loss of interest on the part of mem
bers, however, as during the year
141 associations in white schools and
Sc in Negro schools had made re-
quests for programs.
Miss Marguerite H. Burnett, di-
rector of the AmeriCanizatiOn Bur-
eau, told of the plans for next year
in the campaign against illiteracy.
The bureau will assign a worker to
isolated sections of rural districts
to care for the mental needs of ru-
raj folk, she said. Delaware's quota
of illiteracy is made up of 307 per
cent foreign born, 449 Negro, and
244 native white, Miss Burnett said.
The biggest quota exists near Will
she said, since that city is
the States principal industrial sec
ton.
Other reports were presented by
the following: Recording secretary,
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
WELFARE HOME
TO SUPPLANT
ALMSHOUSES
House COncurs In Meas
ure For New S5OO,OOO
State Structure
MIR. ROSSELL SPEAKS
Tells Of Bad Conditions
Now Confronting Inmates
AT County Institutions

Following bitter fight that lasted
many days, Senator Keith's bill to
abolish the almshOuses in the three
counties and establish a State Wei
fare Home under the control of the
Old Age Welfare. Commission Great
ed under another bill passed this
session, was passed by the House
Friday afternoon by Il vote of 26 to s.
Those voting against the bill were
Representatives Carey, Johnson,
Lingo, Mcssick, Nickle, Rupp,
Scheine and Virden. Representa-
tivcs Barnes and Clark, who on the
roll call voted against the bill,
changed their vote to "nO" before
the vote was announced. Mr. Clark
said he changed for the purpose of
later moving for reconsideration
Mr. Barnes made no explanation as
to why he changed his vote.
This is the bill that after abOl
ishing the almshOuses in each cOun-
ty will establish a State Welfare
Home to take the place of the three
almshOuses and appropriates $780,
900 for the building of this home.
This is another of the measures adj
vocated by Governor Buck and there
have been a number of bitter legis-
lative fights over the bill before it
finally got through. 1t is now up to
the Governor for his consideration.
Before passing the bill the House
voted down an amendment offered
by Representative Clark to not have
the bill take effect until 1886 The
administration of the State Welfare
Home is to be under the Old Age
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
INCREASING SPEED LIMIT
Legal /1Satc OF Speed On Delaware
Highways Is Now 40 Miles.
IRepresentative Benson's BIN whi

Representative Bensons bill which
makes a number of important
changes in the automobile code, in
cluding increasing the speed limit
from 35 to 40 miles an hour has been
signed by Governor C. Douglass
Buck The bill originally provided
that every driver take an examina-
tion every five years, but this was
eliminated in substitute bill. The
bill however carries a feature to
make it unlawful to thumb" for a
ride along the highway and makes
it unlawful to stop cars to sell tick
cts or merchandise.
Another bill signed by the Cover
nor is House bill BOG which amends
the inheritance tax law which was
made necessary after the court de-
cided the previous law was uncon-
stitutiOnal.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
MILTON GUN CLUB TO
HOLD BIG SHOOT
Many VIII Participate In One Hun.
dred Target Program.

Delaware State League trapshoOt-
ers will shoot their first registered
targets of the 1881 season over the
Milton traps, Thursday, April %. A
100-target program will be offered
with cash prize awards. Appropriate
optionals will be included. Scores
made are officially tabulated by the
Amateur TrapshOoters Association
and are used to establish the annual
shooting averages.
Thapshooters get a big kick out
of the A. T. A. rankings and a good
ly number of Delaware shooters are
expected at Milton on Thursday,
April % to start the effort to better
their 1880 rankings. Shooting will
start at II o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
NAME HOME ADVISORY
OFFICERS FOR SUSSEX
Plans For The Year We're Form.
uIated At Meeting In Georgetown

Last week a meeting Of the Homo
Demonstration Advisory Council
was held in the Dorman House in
Georgetown for the purpose of max
ing certain plans for Home Demon
stration activities in Sussex County
for the rest of the year 1881.
Among the important matters dis
cussed and planned by this body
were the following:
/. Election of officers for a term
of two years.
2. Decision of prizes to be awarded
the winners in the Kitchen I'm
provement Contest which has
just closed and amount to be
spent for them.
3. Decision of the Get-to-gether day
program and awarding of prizes
to kitchen contestants when and
where.
4. Decision of a tour to these prize
winning kitchens, when, etc.
5. Decision of date for Garden tour
when and where.
6. County picnic for Extension CO.
operators.
Z. County HOmemakers Camp, when
and where.
8. County Fair, type of exhibit, etc.
8. Achievement Day program, when
type of program, etc.
The officers elected to direct the
affairs of this organization for the
following two years are as follows:
President, Mrs. Mack Dickerson,
Columbia; vice-president, Mrs. Meta
Mason. Harbeson; secretary-treas-
urer, Mrs. Olin Parsons, Seaford; re-
porter, Mrs. M. L. Hickman, Millville.
One of the very first activities for
this new corps of officers to direct
is the Kitchen Improvement Get-to-
gether program which will be held
in the Georgetown High School as
sembly room, Friday night, April IT,
The meeting will be entirely in
charge of the County Advisory Coun-
Gil and will be presided over by the
president, Mrs. Mack Dickorson.
An interesting program is being
for the occasion in addi-
tion to the awarding of the prizes
to the winners of the Kitchen Con-
testants and reports of their i'm
These reports will be
given by the women themselves.
Almost every section of Sussex cOun-
ty is represented in this contest and
since no announcement as to who the
winners are will be made until this
it will be to the interest of
to attend, hear the reports.
enjoy the program and see who car
ries home the prizes, which arc be-
ing bought, paid for and awarded
by the Advisory Council.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, April 8, 10 Tues
day, April IA, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions in Milford from
Wednesday, April 8, to Tuesday,
April II, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
Temperature Rain

Total rainfall, inches ..... 81
The following winds and cOndi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17

1t takes raft Of money to
keep Il family allOat today.
Most dream girls turn out
to be Nightmares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
TRADE ILLS LAID
TO WORLD DEBTS
Dr.. Dernburg, Former Ger
man Finance Minister,
Suggests Improvements.

BY the Associated Press.
Clearing up of the international debts
question was said yesterday by DR..
Bernhard Dernburg, former German
finance minister. to be an important fac
tor in any attempt to restore the nor
NAL world level of commodity prices.
As a step In this direction, DR.. Dern-
burg, in report made public by the
American section of the International
Chamber Of Commerce, suggested three
possible measures:
Making possible increased exports Of
goods from debtor countries, by the sup
preston Of barriers now hampering such
exports.
Export Of credits to parts Of the
economic world where new investment
possibilities exist.
Decrease in the normal amount of
| international debt obligations, hence,
as the needs of private business cannot
be suppressed without affecting world
economy, reduction Of political debts. 4"
1T probably viii be found" he said,
that the best solution will be a stimuli
taneous application Of these three solu-
tions."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
JUDGES TO PICK WINNER
IN FORT BENNING BATTLE
Reds Capture Columbus, Ca, Cap
ita1 Of Blues In Drive From
Alabama.

BY the Associated Press
FORT BENNING, Ga, April IT.
Theoretically a sangutnary battle ragged
for three hours over a Emile front
clouded IN powder smoke on the In
fantry School reservation here early
today, and this afternoon q board Of
umpires went into conference to decide
who won.
The attack was made at am. by
the peace strength brigade Of Reds"
commanded by Brig. Gen. George H.
Estes, theoretically seeking to clinch
their partial conquest of Blue" terri
tory, made Wednesday in drive from
Alabama that captured the "B,:,e"
capital, Columbus, Ga. Col. Duncan K.
Major, IT,, commanded the defending
force, a war-strength regiment. The
forces were about equal.
So heavy was the fire from Field A.
tillery batteries firing blanks and the
rain Of smoky but harmless bombs from
opposing forces of airplanes circling
overhead, that the whole battlefield
was clouded with smoke when hostili-
ties ceased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
ELECTRICIANS TO TALK
OF INSURANCE PLANS
First Annual Guild Convention
VIII Be Held Tomorrow and
Tuesday.

Insurance systems, as fostered by
employer and employee groups Of the
electrical construction industry, viii be
discussed at the first annual convention
OF the Electrical Guild Of North Amer
lea, which viii convene at the Ward
man Park Hotel tomorrow and Tuesday.
The guild, which was established TO
promote cooperation in the electrical
construction business, expects that an
exchange of views on insurance plans
now operating in the industry will I'M
cover information for future means Of
taking care Of the induStry's casualties
and relieving unemployment.
Among the speakers will be Louis K.
Comstock, president of the guild; H.
H. Breach, president Of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, and Otto S. Boyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
TWO KILLED IN WRECK
OF PENNSYLV WANNA TRAIN
Slight Injuries Received by 20 as
Limited Rams Derai1ed Freight
Cars Near Tunnel.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ALTOONA, Pa, April 1.-two engine
men were killed and about 20 passengers
injured, none to an extent requiring
hospital attention, when the Pam
Handle Limited on the Pennsylvania
Railroad crashed into derailed freight
cars Just outside Of tunnel at Spruce
Creek, % miles east Of here, last night.
The train was travelling from New York
TO st. Louis.
The dead:
w. j. Keane, engineer, Harrisburg,
and r. E. Look, fireman, Harrisburg.
The engine and two cars-a conbi-
nation baggage and smoker and a day
coach-left the rails. Railroad reports
said the passenger train ran into the
derailed freight cars before it could be
tagged.
Railroad officials here went to the
wreck scene with doctors and nurses,
but reported that only slight hurts were
suffered by the passengers in the de-
rallied coaches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
RUBBISH PILES | CARTED AWAY
Cleanup at the Mnicahy School and Nearby
 Places Being Made
HEALTH BOARD ACTIVE

Members of the unemployment force are doing good job in clean ing the grounds adjoining the Null cahy school and along the line of the proposed street from Fair mount street to Sylvan avenue. The piles of rubbish, some of 1t decid- edly objectionable matter conveys a good idea of what has been go- ing on there, regardless of the fact that the health board has notified people that it is not a dumping place. All this truck has been smoldering beside a public school. and now that it is about to be cart ed away, steps should be taken to see that those responsible for the condition that has existed there do not continue to make this dump ing ground.
 Signs have been posted warning people not to use 1t for this pur- pose, but so far little if any notice has been taken of the warnings. From now on 1t is hoped that an inspector will make an occasional trip into that neighborhood ana see that law is observed. This can be done without taking anybody into court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
Defense Reported
 Using Strategy To
 Save Accused Man
Make No Effort to Reopen Hearing and Sl 900 Bond
 Still Stands Forfeited Headquarters Puzzled at Plan of Attack Employed By Lawyers for Carroll

wait a reasonable time before at- tempting to collect the bail. In the meanwhile the travelling bag re- mains in possession of Clerk AL bert J. Bronsky.
 Attorneys Herman J. Weisman and Milton Meyers were in court this morning and were in confer ence with court attendants, but left without making any motion to reopen the case as was expected. It was also noted that Patrolman Dennis Carey, who made the arrest was not present in court, which avs accepted as an indication that the case is to remain "as is". AS the maximum penalty for the of- fense is fine of $100 and costs or sixty days in jail, it is not ex- pected that the accused or his bond giver will forfeit the $1,00O. The delay is 0 piece of a strategy which has the police puzzled.
 Carroll was arrested about 2:3O o'clock in the morning at the cor ner of Scovill and Brook streets. He was so evasive in his answers that Patrolman Carey took him in- to custody. The officer was look ing for two hold-up men. Carroll, who had the tickets in his posses sion, apparently had an uneasy mind, with the result he was ar- rested with his illegal tickets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
POLICE AT BAY IN LOTTERY RACKET CASEI
WEEKLY REPORT ON
 HEALTH MATTERS
Not Much Serious Sick ness in Any Part of
 the State
THE NATIONAL SURVEY

The weekly morbidity report of the state board of health shows that there are sixty-seven cases of in- fantile paralysis in Connecticut, as against ninety-seven during the previous week. These are scat tered through twenty-one towns and cities. Hartford heads the list with sixteen; New Haven Is cred ited with twelve and nine in Wa terbury. Aside from this there Is very little serious sickness in any part of the state.
 The board also sends out the following. statement:
 During the past week informa- tion has been received to the effect that the Hartford hospital at Hart ford, St Mary's hospital and the Waterbury hospital in Waterbury have ordered respirators. Thus, when all deliveries are made, at least eleven Connecticut hospitals in eight cities will be equipped with Drinker respirators.
 A report of an investigation on how people stand has just been released by the U. s. public health service in bulletin 199 "Studies in Physical Development and Pos- ture."
 Twenty-two hundred men and boys, ages ranging from two and half to sixty years were given careful physical examinations. In connection with these, three photo graphs were taken of each individ-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21

tics which could point to definite standards for good posture, but showed instead a wide variation in the way people stand, not only be- tween types of build, but at differ ent ages. "In the very young chill dren one finds protuberant abdo- men and with this somewhat diff ferent posture on the average than Is found among older children and adults. Late in life the protuber- ant abdomen often returns. Among old people 1t Is exceptional to find a posture which could be regarded as very satisfactory from an es- thetic point of view.
 "The primary characteristic of all the postural relations studied was that of variability; and this variability was particularly mani- fest in the presence of widely dif- ferent postural characteristics in the same individual. No fixed types of posture could be found, even among the youngest chill dren."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
Declare Moratorium
 On Duck Shooting
Audubon Societies Plea to Secretary Hyde Meets
 fIearty Approval in Many Circles

season put forward for such dras- tic action was that prolonged drought conditions in the north western United States and adjacent parts of Canada have very seri- ously interfered with the reproduc- tion of wild ducks of many species.
 New information, resulting from an investigation by representatives of the United States Biological urvey and Canadian officials, makes the outlook even more dis couraging than was previously feared. Three seasons of persist ent drought have marked the cli- max of not less than ten years of reduced rainfall throughout an area in which the bulk of our mi grant ducks have their breeding grounds. In tours covering several thousand miles through country which in normal years produces many millions of Mallards. Pin tails, Redheads, Canvasbacks, Broadbills. and Teal, the investi- gators saw only few dozen small brood of ducks. A far-reaching inquiry of the Canadian govern ment in dicates, moreover, that the species have not moved into more remote breeding areas since so much of their homeland has turned from marshes and ponds into dusty barrens without signs of aquatic life.
 It Is clear that the loss of so many broods will cause still greater shortage in the breeding birds, upon which the future North American duck population de- bends. The crisis apparent to un- biased sportsmen during the last two seasons has become much more acute. and many of the most ardent and experienced duck shooters would gladly agree to a further curtailment of the open season. In order to avert aboli- tion of wildfowl shooting in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
AutOists Warned
 of Forced Sales Stoeckel Points Out New Racket of Repair Shops

The attention of the Connecticut denartment of motor vehicles mas been called to instances or forced sales by repairmen, says Comms- rioner of Motor Vehicles Robbins R Stoeckel, Tt has happened he says. 'that cars have been return ed with a new oil indicator, pair of glass wings, and new polish- ing job. when 1t was sent to the service station for plain servicing, with the understanding that this meant merely oiling, .greasing ana the usual care.
 "These new accessories may be attractive. Perhaps the car owned will say, How nice my car iooks! But the fact remains that a bill VIII be submitted for these articles, ana prompt payment for them VIII pc expected, although they were not ordered.
 "Since it is fact that some of these extras weer ordered, there has been no contract between the cus- toner and the servic man until tn work IS accepted. Any owner needs to remember that it is a very sim pIe matter for him to accept work of this sort. The most prompt and formal repudiation is necessary should anything of this sort hap pen. Perhaps the whole policy is not necessarily reprehensible. It is probably a good business or 1t would not exist, but here and there there may be some persons to whom such policies do not appeal, and possibly hte seller loses more tha nhe gains by the sale of few nick-nacks and Christmas tree fit- tings for the car.
 ''In the long run the policy of forcing sales cannot be advan- tageous to anybody. Business as a whole depends upon fari considera- tion of the value of the product, and 1t is a purchase if 1t is pur- chased under a proper contract Of sale agreed to between the parties. No contract is a contract until the minds of seller and buyer meet. and in the instances referred to. the minds have not met until the goods are accepted. So again, as in former bulletins and statements by the de- partment of motor vehicles, the whole matter can be summed up under tho old maxim, Let the buy CT bewarev"
 The above bulletin, prepared by MT, Stoecke1, was read yesterday from WTIC. by station announcer.