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The border vidette., 1931-08-29
WASH,NGTON's MOTHER

August 25th marks the 142nd
anniversary of the death of Mary
Ball Washington. mother of the
man whose two hundreth birth
day anniversary the entire world
will celebrate ia 1882.
In Fredericksburg, Va. where
Mary Ball Washington lived the
greater part of her life. and
where she lies buried, the shaft
erected over her resting place
bears single line that perhaps
tells in its half dozen words the
utmost that could be said of her.
That simple line reads. MARY,
the Mother of George Washing
ton" 1t would seem to be praise
enough for any woman.
Not far from her burial place
stands the simple, white house,
the gift of her devoted son who
saw to it that her declining days
were days OF comfort and peace.
According to the little we
know Of Mary Ball Washington,
she was woman remarkable for
sound sense and force of cbarac.
ter. and possessed of the same
reserve as her illustrious SOD.
OF his military achievements she
Is said never to have spoken.
She was pround, rather, of his
character. Yet even in this re
gard she contented herself with
such modest comment as,
George was always a good
boy"
The death of Washington's
father left Mary Ball Washing
ton widow without large means
and With five children besides
her eldest boy George. then II
years of age. The farm on
which they lived, near Frede
ricksburg, had been willed to
George. but his mother was
given the use Of it during her
life. The situation meant care
ful management on the part of
mother. and it obliged the young
George Washington to act as the
head of the family. to prepare
himself to earn his own living,
and meanwhile to help his mother
to support the family.
AS George grew up, prosper
ed. and entered on bis great
career, be saw to it that his
mother lived in comfort and
security. Though be lived some
distance away at Mount Vernon,
be paid regular visits to her in
fredericksburg. and she was
first in bis mind after every
signal achievement. His diary
and memoranda Of accounts bear
witness to his continued interest
in her welfare.
The United States George
Washington Bicentennial Com
mission refers to one of these
occasions. 1t was after the sur
render of CORVALLIS at York
town, the event that virtually
ended the revolution and guar.
anteed victory to the American
cause. Washington proceeded
to Fredericksburg to call on bis
mother. Leaving Lafayette and
the other distinguished French
generals who accompanied him
the American commander-in
chief went alone and on foot to
his mothers house. What they
said to each other has never
been recorded, but the meeting
may we'll be imagined.
Afterward, Mary Ball Wash
ington was persuaded to appear
at q ball ia fredericksburg, in
celebration of victory All were
so impressed by her great dig
nifty and simple yet commanding
manner that Lafayette is record.
ed as exclaiming, 1T such are
the matrons of America, she may
we'll boast Of her illustrious
sons"
Washington saw his mother
for the last time shortly after
his election as First President of
the United States. the honor that
crowned all the others be receiv
ed and merited from a grateful
people. Before leaving Mount
The border vidette., 1931-08-29
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NEWS

University of Arizona (Tucson)
Freshmen who enroll at the
University of Arizona this fall
will have individual Blue Books
to guide them through their first
year and to acquaint them with
costcms of the state institution.
The Blue Book" or student
handbook is being prepared by
the graduate managers Office
this summer and will be ready
for distribution by September /,
it is announced.
The book contains information
about the university and is un
iversity students Who's Who"
10 regard to the athletic and
class activities of the school.
All of the rules and regulations
for freshmen are contained in
the book and the student body
constitution has prominent
position in the guide.
The border vidette., 1931-08-29
ARIZONA RANGE NEWS
(Hoofs and Horns)

u. M. Tankersley, prominent
cattleman of Ell .Paso, Texas.
arrived in Tucson last week with
two cars of veal calves which be
bought from Glenn Durrell of
Noria, N. M. These calves were
turned over to r Kornegay here
who will ship to the Los Angeles
market. Mr.. Durrell owns the
old Bob Harrington ranch at
Noria.
The border vidette., 1931-08-29

The tenth annual egg laying
contest held under the sponsor
ship of the University of Arizona
will surpass any previous com
petition in the number of out of
state poultrymen entered in the
opinion of H. B. Kinds, associate
professor of poultry husbandry.
Because of the exceptional out
Of the state interest, Arizona
breeders are being urged to get
their entries in before Septem
ber /, as state poultrymen will
be given preference in the con
test up until that date. The
competition will begin October l
and close September %, 1882.
Twenty pens are available for
the new year and it is believed
that these will be taken long be.
fore the close of September.
The Arizona egg contest has
been tigh ia comparison With
the competitions sponsored by
other experimental stations. The
state has always finished in the
upper six, it is pointed out and
placed second in 1926-27. This
years record points to a contiuu
ance of the high standing record.
The Washington times., 1931-04-01

80 Ford Tudor.
Low mileage; paint and tires coz
like new; motor couldn't be DOO
any better .,.................. DOWN
80 Ford Standard Coupe.
originai paint looks like SJU
new ................... DOWN
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
ESSEX
FORD

FORD-'29 tudor sedans; we have Just
traded in six of the finest tudor 1929
sedans in Washington. If they were \not
when we traded them in. they are now.
We back up this statement with our lib
eral guarantee Priced from S275 to S33b.
We modestly and conservatively estimate
that these automobiles will be sold within
4S hours and expect a siZeable crowd OF
people to look over these cars. Your pres
ence at 1437 Irving St.. the home of the
Eynon Motor Company, Ford dealers. is re-
quested. Open day and night, Jim
Flaherty. Used Car Manager.
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
WHIPPET
Late Models
On Such
Easy Terms
90

go Ford Town Sedan.
Mechanically perfect; good tires. Q7S
paint like brand new. real OG y
puy. See t.,................. DOWN
'2e Ford Town Sedan.
This car has had wonderful coz
care and is Al mechanically. SDOO
New tires Paint perfect....... DOWN
'2o Ford Fordor Sedan.
Motor has been thoroughly GEO
checked and is 1907 a buy. OOU
haro 10 equal. ..'....,,......... DOWN
'2o Ford Tudor.
Driven very little and is me- QEn
chanicaly O. X. New tires. SDOU
paint perfect See it today. DOWN
'2e Ford Tudor.
T h o. roug h y rec6niitioned QHE
throughout; tires excellent; EDUO
paint like new. ................. DOWN
go Ford Standard Coupe.
AS near perfect as a used car CCE
can possibly be. Good tires eDUO
and paint ............,........ DOWN
'29 Ford Standard Coupe.
Has rumble seat; motor in Al CCS
condition; paint good; new CDUO
tires .'...'.'.' observation-disclosures. DOWN
'29 Ford Sport Roadster.
This ideal spring and summer CGE
car Is in the prime of condi- sDUO
ton throughout .........,....... DOWN
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Automobiles (135)
FORD
LA SALE

LA SALE Sedan, repossessed by local
finance company and left with us to be
to be seen to be appreciated Frey Motor
Co.. 1220-22 14th St. N. W.
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
LOCOMOBILES
OAKLAND

OAKLAND-1929 sedan like new through
out. good. easy riding, durable car
for that of light cheap car. $545. terms
Frazier Motor CO. 51S Tenth ST n E
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Financial
MONEY TO LOAN-ON
AUTOMOBILES

AUTO loans refinan. open ewes. Mr.
Frey, 1920 14th st. N. W. DEC. 1919
The Washington times., 1931-04-01

30 Ford Sport Coupe.
the perfect condition of this OUO
car Observation-Disclosures, DOWN
The Washington times., 1931-04-01

'29 Ford Sport Coupe.
car you will be proud to 0En
own. 1907 in every detail. OOU
Original finish ................ DOWN
The Washington times., 1931-04-01
rt Street, Too R00mS Kitchen and Bah SIS Per Month
Automobiles
PACKARD

PACKARD Roadster-Good condition. in-
: cluding tires motor and paint, reas.; terms
or trade for Model A Ford. col. 302S-W.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
PLAZA HAS EXCEPTIONAL
WEEKEND BILL

Another double bill program that
is bound to please the entire family,
will be presented on Friday and Sat-
urday, August 14-15, at the New
Plaza Theatre when the all talking
picture, the much discussed walk
er-Sharkey" fight will be shown as
an added attraction in conjunc-
tion with one of the seasons out
standing photoplays, Young Dono-
vans Kid" A program arranged to
suit the entire family. There will
be a matinee Saturday at 2:30.
On Monday and Tuesday, August
1918, Jack Holt, Mary Astor and
Ricardo Cortez will be seen and
heard in white Shoulders. Rex
Beach's romance of the strangest
marriage ever known.
On Wednesday and Thursday,
August 1920, Nancy Carroll with
Frederick Marsh in "The Night An
gel" will be the attraction for two
days.
On Frida yand Saturday, August
1928, an exceptional Vaudeville at
traction has been secured in Shorty
Sutton, the Ace Cowboy Movie
Star, who will appear in person on
the Plaza stage for two days in con-
junction with Charlie Ruggles in his
latest aramount picture, "The Girl
Habit" atch next weeks program
for full announcement.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
FREDERICK

A marriage of interest was that Ol
Miss Frances Raughley, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Raughley, of Do
yer, formerly of this town, and the
Rev. Armon Roberts, pastor of Lew
is Memorial Church in Washington,
which took place in Baker Chapel
Western Maryland College, West
minister, Md, Saturday morning,
August /, at o'clock.
The ceremony was performed by
DR.. Albert Norman Ward, president
of Western Maryland College, as
sisted by DR.. H. l.. Elderdice, presi-
dent of Westminster Theological
Seminary.
The Rev. B. I. Barnes, pastor of
ridgeVille Methodist Protestant
charge, was best man and Miss
Anne Raughley, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor.
Following the ceremony the cOu-
pie left on a honeymoon trip to the
bridegrOom's home in Tehuacani,
Texas, by way of the Shenandoah
Valley.
Miss Mary Derrickson who at
tended summer school at Woods
Hole, Mass, is home.
Miss Mary Melvin has returned
from the University of Virginia
where she attended summer school.
Senator and Mrs. I. w. Belts.
their son, I. Watson Belts and
granddaughter Sylvia Dodd, spent
Sunday at Riverview Farm, near
Middletown, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer T. Belts and Mrs. Belts
sister, Miss Anna L. Roat of Wash
ington, D. C.
Mrs. Sue Belts accompanied her
grandson, JudsOn Ryon, of Whining
ton, home on Sunday. Mrs. Belts
will remain for few days.
Mrs. Grace Homewood of Will
mington spent Sunday with her no
ther, Mrs. Julia Darby.
Jas. Morris has recently purchas-
ed a new Studebaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Langrell were
Burrsville visitors on Sunday.
Mrs. A. w. Carrow visited Slaugh-
ter Beach on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura CarrOw has returned
from Slaughter Beach where she
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hallett.
Jas. Webb is improving. He suffer-
ed from the hot weather last week. \
Mr.. and Mrs. willard Brown of
Magnolia and Mrs. Josephine Whit
aker of Milford were callers of their
cousins, Mrs. C. H. Speel and sisters
on Thursday.
Mrs. Livy Rogers of Georgetown |
is convalescing at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. Howard Rogers, after hav-
ing her tonsils removed at the Mil J.
ford Emergency Hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
ADAMS CROSS ROADS

Zeb Fountain and family, Miss
Elizabeth's friend of WOodlymdre,
N. j., spent Saturday and Sunday
and Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fountain
Mrs. John Adams, Miss Edna
Adams and Mrs. Earl Robinson
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Brown, of fredericksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond Wright, of
near Denton, visited her parents on
Sunday.
Charles Johnson and Miss Esther
Brown, Miss Hennie and Crolla
Johnson spent Friday with R. F.
Adams and family at Rehoboth, who
have a cottage for a week.
Friday was claiming day for a
number of our folks here at Slaugh-
ter Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Earl Robinson.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
VERNON

Mrs. Jesse Ward and children, in
cluding Miss Ruth, of Philadelphia
have been spending a week at Re
hoboth.
John O'Connor, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting Mrs. Ora Smith
and Willard Wright and family.
Mrs. Alice H. Ross has been Wis
iting Fry's Springs during week
ends and also Washington and Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson Harris gave
a kitchen shower to Mr.. and Mrs.
Phileman Hopkins.
Thomas Ross Clancy is visiting
the fashionable summer resort at
Newport, Rhode Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clancey,
son Ross, and friend John Flaherty,
of New York City, have been vaca-
tiOning at Ross Lane with R. Wes-
ley Ross.
After attending the University of
Virginia the first term and being
with his family only "a hours. Mr..
Smith has gone to Colorado to at
tend summer school there.
The Prospect Sunday school pic
nicked at Slaughter Beach on Tues
day and had an enjoyable time.
There has been drought through
this section and the corn crop will
not be up to standard.
Miss Potter, of near Prospect
Park, Brooklyn, N. Y, and a grad
uate of Columbia University, has
been the guest of Mrs. Alice H. Ross.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
FELTON,

Quite number of our town people
attended the firemen's parade at the
Wyoming and Camden Firemen's
Carnival on Thursday evening
which was good. One of the largest
crowds ever to attend this carnival
was on hand last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Russell from
Philadelphia are spending their va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. EnOch Jacobs.
Mrs. Raymond Alexander of Mil
ford spent the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. John Carson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Abbott en-
tertained relatives from Philadel-
phia and Chester, Pa, on Sunday.
Nathan Kemp and Mrs. Alice Vim
cent were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Vincent on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Killen of
Milford were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Wyatt on Sunday.
Mrs. Ira Killen spent the week.
end at Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. Joseph Dickson and children
have returned to their home in New
Jersey after spending two weeks
here with her mother.
Miss Dorothy Wyatt from Newark
and friend were the guests of
friends here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kitchens en-
tertained relatives from Wilmington
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carter and
Miss Hazel Lane and friend, Paul
Killen were the guests of Mrs. Ira
Killen over Sunday, who is spend
ing the weekend there.
Thomas Darling has opened a
barber shop in Frederick on Main
street and his many young friends
here hope him success in his busi-
ness.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
OPPOSITION TO
FREIGHT RAISE
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the pre-war level.
'"The railroads complain of the
increasing burdens of taxation that
are heaped upon them. But agricul-
ture has also been required to car
ry an ever-increasing load of taxes.
Farm taxes are now $50 per cent as
high as they were before the war.
Agriculture has long been COM
PEELED to pay more than its just pro-
portion of the nations freight bill.
Farmers furnish 11.61 per cent of
the tonnage carried by the rail-
roads, but they paid 21.37 per cent
of the total freight revenues col
lected by the railroads in 1880.
"Agriculture's total freight bill in
1880 was $898.S54 900. An increase in
rates of Is per cent would add 1884,
$4,000 to that sum. This is taking
into account only the charges for
carrying the products of the farm to
market. 1t makes no mention of the
freight charges the farmer must pay
on agricultural machinery, fertiliz-
er, lumber and other commodities
he buys. From this it will readily
be seen that a large part of the
gross income of agriculture is ex-
pended in paying freight bills.
"The railroads cannot expect to
prosper if the industries. upon which
they rest are reduced to bankruptcy
by excessive freight charges. Let ev-
cry industry manfully bear its share
of present burdens and adversities,
and let all unite in common bro
therhood to speed the better time
coming"
The present combined rail and
water freight rate on wheat export
ed from the United States to Eng
land amounts to more than the far
mer gets for growing wheat at the
prevailing price. During recent
weeks the price of wheat at Liver
pool was quoted at 81 cents per
bushel. 1t is stated that this was
the lowest figure at which wheat
has been sold in the worlds market
since 1854.
The present rail rate on wheat for
export from Topeka, in the heart of
the grain belt, to Galveston is 21.3
cents per bushel. Carrying charges
ffrom Galveston to Liverpool aver
age about 8 cents per bushel, MAX
ing a total freight charge of about |
30 cents a bushel. Remembering |
that the grower must pay the freight |
to market, not to mention insurance |
and brokerage fees, is it any won
der that wheat in recent days has |
been selling as low as Is cents per !
bushel on the farms of the grain
belt?
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
MANY CARS HAVE
NOT BEEN INSPECTED
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lOUHGtHHC0 gfOHt AHSb 0SCl
Safety Council in it's efforts to i'm
prove the highway accident condi-
tion is the belief that the average
motorist is a good citizen who has
no desire to be selfish or to endan-
ger the lives and property of others.
To this end in the inspection cam
paign he is asked to promptly sub
nit his car for inspection to deter
mine if the physical condition of the
car meets the standards set by the
state safety law. Certainly this is
a minimum request to make of any
citizen interested in eXpediting the
safety of our own people on our
own streets and highways. For the
facilitation of speed at which the
car may be carefully inspected and
checked in accordance with the state
law the Safety Council, with the
cooperation of the Department of
Public Safety, at large expense,
has established a Safety Lane at
Bayard avenue, just off of Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Here it takes on the
average of three minutes for mo-
torist to pass the car through the
inspection system. If the approval
card and windshield sticker are is
sued at the conclusion of the test
you can rest assured that your car
passed in a rigid test the state safe
ty requirements. If there is any
item defective you are informed of
this fact in a scientific manner.
Safety Lane is in operation from IL
o'clock noon until p. M
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
STILLWELL
BY UNKNOWN, Is
VERDICT OF JURY
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dale Swamp, he said, Stillwell, who
was driving, paused at every cross
road, no matter how lonely and
could give no coherent explanation
of his actions. When they reached
the road leading into Milford, he
said, they passed the road and Still
we'll drove up a lonely lane, then
turned around and parked the car
on the main highway.
Stillwell then got out of the car,
Johnson said, got into the back,
closed the door, lifted the seat and
offered a picture of a girl to john
son who had remained on the front
seat. While johnson was leaning
over to inspect the picture under the
dashboard light, he was shot in the
back of the head, he said.
He turned and saw Stillwell lean
ing forward with a peculiar look on
his face, Johnson said, then heard
him say:
did 1 hurt you dear? Forgive me.
Get back here and don't let them
hear you"
Johnson then struggled over the
back of the seat for the gun and
succeeded in wrestling it from Still
well, he said. He then threw the gun
in the pond, nearby, and hailed a
passing motorist. While he was get
ting into this car, he said, he felt
Stillwell tugging at his coat, as if
attempting to persuade him to re-
main. That, he declared, was the
last he saw of Stillwell alive.
When asked what he thought
could have prompted Stillwell to
shoot him, Johnson offered three
theories, robbery. the fact that Still
well may have been weak-minded,
and, the fact that Stillwell may have
been irritated when Johnson made
no more comment on the picture.
Johnson stated that he had gone
out with Stillwell only once before.
This was when he accompanied him
to the home of Julia Messick, of neaf
Georgetown, with whom, he said,
Stillwell lived, and later to Laurel
and Salisbury, during the course of
which trip they picked up" two
girls.
Before leaving Georgetown for
Milford on the night of the murder
Johnson said, they stopped at the
home of Mrs. William McIlvain, the
daughter of Mrs. Messick, Johnson
said he saw Stillwell enter the dark
house, go to bureau open a draw
er and take something out of it. Be
fore they left, Mrs. McIlvaine re-
turned and conversed in an under
tone with Stillwell for a few mo-
ments.
Lewis Paisley, who lives on the
Draw where Stillwell's
body was found, testified that he saw
the car park in front of his home on
the night of the murder and saw
someone get out, walk twice around |
the car and then start off down the |
road. Paisley then went to bed, ne
said. He found the body in a bean
field the next morning. There were
no signs of a struggle around the
body he said.
The hearing was held in the office
Of William Berry on Front street
and was conducted by Coroner Will
bur Pierson. The State was repre-
;ented by Attorney General Hop
kins and Sergeant Powell, of the
State Police.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
NINTH ANNUAL
GRAPE GROWERS
TOUR MONDAY
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100 p. m.-Lunch will be served
in the Capital Grange Hall by the
ladies of the Grange at nominal
cost per plate.
2:3O-Vineyards of Ed Willim, W.
S. Short, S. j. Hall and George P.
Hudson. near Dover. where the Wis
iting growers will have the oppor-
tunity to observe the results of fol-
lowing different spray programs in
the control of diseases and insects
this season.
AS these annual tours offer an ex-.
cellent opportunity for grape grow
ers to inspect some of the represen-
tative vineyards in this section
which is the heart of the CONNER
cial grape industry on the PENN
sula, it is expected that large
number of growers will join the tour
again this year. In view of the fact
that many of the vineyards have be-
come infected with the black rot this
summer, no doubt the tour this year
will be attended by greater num-
bcr of growers than in former years,
as they are greatly concerned about
the cause and the control meas
ureS.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
DELAWARE TRAPSHOOTERS
AT MILTON ON LABOR DAY

Delaware trapshooters will cele-
brate the holiday season with the
Labor Day Shoot scheduled by the
Milton Gun Club, Monday, Septem-
ber z. A 10O-taget program will be
opened with good and useful prizes
awarded.
Ex-State Champion VIM. M. Foord
will be in charge of the shoot.
Milton's Gun Club is located on
the shores of Lake Fanzankia and is
classed by trapshooters as being one
of the best shooting crumbs in the
State.
A goodly number of Delaware and
Maryland shooters are expected at
Milton on Labor Day.
Shooting will begin at IL o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14

Mrs. Ralph Green, Mrs. E. G.
Carey and daughter Louise, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hammond in
Harrington this week.
Mrs. Harry Short has returned
from the Beebe Hospital at Lewes,
where she underwent an operation
for appendicitis.
Mrs. John T. Watson, who has
been quite il lat her home on the
corner of King and Rosa streets, is
rapidly recovering.
Last Monday was the hottest day
of the summer in this section of the
Peninsula, the mercury rising above
the 100 mark.
FOR RENT-Apartments, Reho-
both Beach. Prices reasonable. N.
P. Marvel, Georgetown. Telephone
224. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14

It seldoms happens that suicide
has recently bathed. In other words,
a dash of cold water would have
acted as a preventive.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-06
Special Notices
MOM'N POP

RATE METERS a specially. APP
pliances repaired, called for and
delivered. Joe SpatZ, 824 Broad
way. Phone 1871. 5t3