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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
TO BAR OUTSIDE
CONTRACTORS ON
PUBLIC WORKS
House Passes Bill MOdi-
fed To Exempt Water,
HarbOr Boards
THE VOTE is 2I TO I2
Organized Labor Opposed
The Measure, But Busi-
ness Interests Favor 1t

After two amendments offered by
Representative Van Solver had been
adopted, the House Thursday after
noon passed by a vote of 81 to II
Senator Downs sO-called "COntrac-
tors Bill" which is intended to bar
outside contractors and architects
from receiving contracts for certain
public work in the State. The Van
Sewer Amendments are intended to
except certain work that may be
awarded by the Board of Water
Commissioners of Wilmington from
the provisions of the bill.
The vote on the amended bill fol-
lows:
Yeas Barnes, Benson, Burge,
Carey, Clark, Cmmmins, r. A. Davis,
c. A. Hastings, |. r. Hastings, Lingo,
Nickle, Phillips, Price, Rupp, Seal,
Stevens, Stevenson, Talley, Tschudy,
Van Sewer, T.. S. Webb-2l.
Nays Cooper, G. II. Davis. Flynn.
Johnson, Hollett, Messick, Raughley,
Scheifele, Smoot. Virden, i. b. Webb
and Speaker Coy-12.
Not voting-Tatnall
One of the largest delegations of
the session that has come to Dover
in connection with any measure be-
fore the Legislature was present ad-
vocating passage of the bill. The
delegation represented the Chamber
of Commerce in Wilmington and
contractors throughout the State.
Those who spoke advocating pas
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AWARD CONTRACT FOR
NEW BOILER ROOM
Light & Water Commission To Build
Needed Addition To Plant Here

The Light &c Water Commission
of Milford has opened bids and
awarded contracts for the erection
of a new boiler house and pump
room at the electric plant in Mil
ford. The bids received were from
Milford contractors and the con-
tract was awarded to the lowest bid
der. The two bids for the work
were as follows: Leroy c. Steven
son, $12,521O0, the time to COM
plete the job to be 40 working
days. Johnson-Pepper Construc-'
ton Company. $9,675OO. The time
for the completion of the work to
be 90 working days. The contract
was awarded to Johnson-Pepper
Construction Company. The build
ing will be approximately 60 40
feet in size with 80 foot corner
posts. 1t will be of steel frame con-
struction with heavy sheet iron
siding. The roof will be of CORFU
gated asbestos. Work on the new
building was started this week.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
TEMPLE LODGE
PLANS FOR VISIT
Grand Master d. r. Keef-
er Will Make Annual Visit
Friday OF Next Week
WILL HOLD BANQUET

Temple Lodge, No 9, A. f. & Il.
NJ, of Milford, will hold its annual
dinner on March 13, at six o'clock
in the evening, in honor of Most
Worshipful Grand Master D. Ray
mond Keefer, and his staff of Grand
Lodge officers.
The officers of Temple Lodge are
making extensive plans to make
this a memorable event in Masonry.
The dinner will be served by the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Carlisle
Fire Company in the auditorium of
the Community Building and will
consist of a full course turkey din
ner.
After the dinner the entire body
will assemble in the Masonic Tenn
pie, where the ceremonies pertain
ing to the Grand Lodge visit will
take place.
Grand Master Keefer will make
the address of the evening.
The following Grand Lodge Off
GERS will accompany the Grand Mas
ter: J. Wallace Woodford, Dover,
deputy grand master; Harry f..
Newlin, senior grand warden; Ed
ward w. Wiltbank, junior grand
warden; John f. Robinson, grand
secretary; William o. Wingate.
grand treasurer; Aquilla Webb,
grand chaplain; Edward E. Clough,
senior grand deacon; Harold v.
Lang, junior grand deacon; Harry
Toppin, grand marshall; Harry l..
Croak, grand sword bearer; Stephen
Z. Hamilton, senior grand steward;
Herbert Neutze, junior grand stew
ard; Harry Galbraith, grand tiler.
I.eander G. Market, master of
Temple Lodge. is assisted in ar
ranging the affair by James p.
Pierce, secretary. with Clarence
Morris and Fulton Downing, stew
ards, in charge of the dinner. Prof.
Arthur Hudson will direct the or
chestra furnishing the dinner music.
Invitations to attend will be mail
ed to every Mason in this vicinity.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
AWARD BOY SCOUT
BADGES OF MERIT
Interesting Exercises Mark Event
At Georgetown

The Board of Review and Court of
Honor for the Boy Scouts through
out the Eastern Sussex county dis
trict was held on Monday night, in
the Sussex County House House, in
Georgetown, with Field Executive,
Stanley NJ. Woodhead, of Dover, and
Chairman Charles w. Cullen, of
Georgetown, in charge of the meet
ing.
The Court of Honor Committee,
composed of Charles w. Cullen, of
Georgetown, as chairman; Prof.
Richard A. Shields, of Lewes; Prof.
Calvin e. Afflerbach, rural super
visor of schools in the southwestern
section of Sussex county, and Prof.
L. Paul BurkhOlder, rural supervis-
or of schools in northern Sussex,
met first as a Board of Review and
reviewed the boys in their tests.
The Court of Honor met in the
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c. M. 7. c. AGAIN
INVITES YOUTH
American Legion To AS
sist In Filling Quota
In Delaware
s TRAINING CAMPS

The 1881 Citizens Military Train
ing Camps campaign opened on
Monday in the Second Corps Area,
consisting of the States of New
York, New Jersey and Delaware.
The camps are conducted by the
Government each summer for the
young men of the country. The Gov
ernment offers a months outing at
no expense to the individual and
with no military obligation on the
part of those attending the camps,
the primary mission of these camps
being to build up the manhood of
the nation.
The following camps will be con-
Quoted this summer in the Second
Corps Area.
Infantry at Plattsburg Barracks,
N. Y, July 8 to August Z.
Infantry at Fort Niagara, N. Y,
July to July 81.
Signal Corps at Camp Dix, N. j.,
July II to August IS.
Infantry at Camp Dix, N. j., Au-
gust to September l.
Coast Artillery at Fort Hancock,
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Assemblymen Hear Women Tell OF
Their Legislative Program

Many women from all parts of
the State were in Dover on Monday
afternoon for the hearing before the
Legislature in joint session. The
program was planned by members
of the Women's Joint Legislative
Committee, which represents 20 wo-
mems State organizations, and was
announced by Mrs. James H. Hughes
who was the chairman.
The subjects and speakers were:
Public State Welfare, Mrs. Clarence
Fraim; teachers retirement annuity,
Mrs. Edith Brown; public health,
Mrs. Frank Tallman; children in
canneries, Mrs. Petricha Manches-
ter; Women's College of Delaware
University, Mrs. Ruth Bausman;
State circulating library, Mrs. Roy
den Hommond; the humane trap
ping act, Mrs. w. S. Hilles; demon
stration of traps, w. E. Sanderson.
Following are the list of bills en-
dorsed and opposed by the commit
tee:
ndorsed-Creation of a public
State welfare department, teachers
retirement annuity, old age pension,
public health bills, additional build
ings for the Women's College at the
University of Delaware, for the care
of Dover shade trees, providing for
vocational rehabilitation of physi-
cally disabled persons, improve
ments of Stockley, development of
Delaware Industrial School for
Girls, legal residence for married
women, jury duty for women,
amendment to graduate nurses bill
and a State travelling library.
Opposed-Bills for regulating the
employment of married women, leg
alizing boxing, relating to allowing
sale of lottery tickets, and the pay
ment of admission fees to Sunday
sports.
Other measures considered and
voted upon by the committee are for
the retention of the Klair Law, the
physicians amendment, the Vining
bill and the Klair Law repeal.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
BETHANY BEACH
BILL DEFEATED
$4,000 Bond Authorization Killed
When 1t Fails Required Majority

Representative Stevens bill in the
House of Representatives to author
iZe Bethany Beach to bond for $50.
900 for town improvements, espe-
cially a town water system, was de-
feated by vote of 18 yeas to Is
nays. Due to the fact that the bill
amended a municipal charter, it re-
quired a two-thirds vote to pass.
A, Failing to receive this, it was de-
clared lost.
: The bill was opposed by former
Senator Louis A. DreXler and w. p.
Short, the two largest tax payers in
the town, while it was advocated by
James NJ. Tunnel, of Georgetown,
attorney for the Town Commission
ers, all of whom, it is said, favored
passage of the bill.
Mr.. DreXler, the first speaker, ar
eued that as the total town assess
ment was but 100000 a bond issue
of $4,000 would be 25 per cent of
the assessment which he contended
would be "bad business" He said
the tax rate was now $3.50 on the
hundred and if this bill should pass
II would have to be greatly increas-
ed.
Mr.. Tunnel argued that while the
fax rate was high the assessment
on properties had been held down to
much below their values and that
consequently the proposed bond is
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POULTRYMEN IN
KENT TO DISCUSS
THEIR PROBLEMS
Meetings Will BE Held
At Wyoming, Hartly
And Milford
HERE ON THURSDAY
Meeting To BE Held In
High School In Cooper
alton With Sussex

In view of the existing economic
conditions affecting the poultry in
dustry throughout the country today
it is expected that large number
of poultrymen will attend the series
of three meetings which will be held
in Kent county next week under
the direction of the extension ser
vice of the University of Delaware
in cooperation with the State Board
of Agriculture for the purpose of
presenting some topics of special
interest to the poultry farmers in
this section.
The first of this series of poultry
meetings will be held in the Caesar
Rodney school, Camden-WyOming,
on Tuesday evening. March 10, and
the second meeting will be held in
the public school building ut llartly
on Wednesday evening. March III;
while the third meeting has been
arranged for Thursday evening,
March -, in the new high school
building on Lake View avenue in
Milford. Each of these meetings
will start promptly at 8 o'clock, and
all poultrymen are invited to be
present on time.
The purposes and results of the
grow healthy chicks campaign,
which has been conducted in this
State for the past three years, will
be discussed by II. S. Palmer, extern
sion poultryman of the University of
Delaware, under whose supervision
this project has made remarkable
progress during this period. In
connection wit hhis talk, Mr.. Pal
mer will also discuss the raising of
chicks on wire platforms as one of
the methods to prevent range par
alysis and other diseases.
II. r. Baker. poultry disease path
ologist of the State Board of Agri-
culture, will be present to discuss
the prevention and control of some
of the more prevalent poultry dis
eases, with special reference to in
fectiOus bronchitis, pullorum dis
ease (bacilliary white diarrhea) and
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
SeIbywlIe Charter :Joker' Balks Buck;
Bars Sale Of General Merchandise
Measure Which Has Passed Both Houses Of General
Assembly Prohibits Sale Of "Any General Merchan-
disc Other Than Food Served At Table"

Should the State Legislature au-
thorize Selbyville's new charter
during the present session at Dover,
residents of that down State town
will be law breakers if they offer
for sale ANY general merchandise
other than food served at table"
This unusual restriction is en-
bodied in Section 19 of the bill ask
ing for the new charter. The same
section adds that "all street and cor
ner congregation or lounging shall
be unlawful in said town"
Whether or not those who drafted
the bill made an error in its prepa-
ration could not be learned. 1t was
thought, however, that the restric-
tion against the sale of merchandise
was intended only to prohibit Sun
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
FISH TAGGED IN Z
DELAWARE BAY IS
CAUGHT IN THE SOUTH

No disrespect, absolutely
not-but the poor fish go
South for the winter. They go
not too far South, but at least
from Mispillion Cove, Della
ware Bay, to the region of
Hatteras Light. Not all fish, of
course, but, as you might ex-
pect, the croaker, at least
slips down the coast to avoid
the deeps of winter.
Proof is in the hands of
Henry O'Malley,. commission
er of the Bureau of Fisheries
at Washington. He has, en-
balmed in a bottle, a ten-inch
croaker that was tagged and
released October 13, 1880, in
Mispillion Cove and was TAX
en- two months later between
Hatteras Light and Hatteras
Inlet. In May, the Bureau will
tag 10000 fishes along the
New Jersey coast, hoping that
the tags will be reported from
many points later in order
that fish migration may be
traced.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
January And February Rainfall
Far Below Normal 1t Milford
Average Precipitation Is BetLUeeR -Four Ana FIUe
Inches MOntt-TOtGL For First TWO Months Of
Year Is Only 1856 IncheS-May Be Dry Year

Charles J. Holzmueller, official
government weather observer in
Milford, reports that a total of only
$50 inches of rain fell in this town
during January and February. Nor
NAL rainfall should have amounted
to at least inches for the two
months. The rainfall here for the
past year and a half is far below
normal While there is no way of
predicting definitely, it is possible
that this year may be relatively
dry year.
The temperature and rainfall for
January and February follows:
January:
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

day sales and that reference to Sun
days was inadvertently omitted. This
conclusion was drawn from the fact
that preceding parts of Section 10
refer to the closing at midnight Sat-
urday of all pool rooms, dance halls,
places of amusement or places of
public gatherings.
Section 10 also makes unlawful
boxing or boxing exhibitions of any
kind within the town limits of Sell
byville or within a radius of two
miles of that town.
ViolatOrs of any provision of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
before the alderman of said town
or any Justice of the peace residing
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DR.. F. B. SHORT AND DAN
HUGHES AT ME. CHURCH
Series OF Lenten Services Opened
On Monday Evening

The series of Lenten services Op-
ened on last Monday evening with a
fine attendance and are increasing
in interest and numbers and in spir-
itual tone. Dan l.. Hughes, the
Welsh gospel singer, is here for his
second visit, and has renewed his
old acquaintances and has made
many new friends since his arrival
in Milford. Mr.. Hughes will sing
and will lead the congregational
music each evening. On Thursday
evening the Rev. e. II. Collins of
Harrington, preached, and on Friday
evening the Rev. N. c. Benson of
Frederica will preach.
DR.. Francis B. Short, the peerless
pulpit orator and popular writer,
will preach on Sunday evening. Next
week the Rev. J. e. Parker of Eel
ton and the District Superintendent,
Rev w. f. Habbart, will preach.
Other preachers as announced. An
invitation is extended to the town
and community to enjoy this gospel
music with inspiring messages.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
Three Teams Tie
In Shoot Held At
Milford Traps
BOIUerS Milford And DOUer Turn In Score of 23Ir25O
-BeGuchanp Was High With 49r5O-Dr. w. r.
Pierce Close Second With 48x5O For Afternoon

Bowers-ll39 targets broken X
1850 thrown.
Milford-1133 targets broken X
1850 thrown.
Dover - 1925 targets broken X
1850 thrown.
Milton-lll2 targets broken Y
1850 thrown.
Going into Thursdays shoot, Earl
Wharton, of Dover, held league high
gun hOnors with a score of 185X200.
Herman ArgO, Henry Winchester
and Norm Wright were runners-up
with scores of 184X200. and DR.. w.
r. Pierce was third was lS3X200.
Thursdays results, however,
changed this lineup. Wharton had
an off day and finished with 40X5O
total for 225. Winchester was alb
sent from the belize and dropped out
of the race ArgO and Wright could
not get going, registering 44X50
each for a total of 228X250. DR..
Pierce. however. nicked Il nice 4S
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DELAWAREANS ATE
3,329,GlS POUNDS OF
CANDY LAST YEAR

Delaware is swceter than
Kansas, but not quite as sweet
as Maryland.
According to statistics re-
Gently compiled by the United
State Department Of Com
merce, enough candy was cat
en- in Delaware last year to
provide an average of 1859
pounds for every man, woman
and child, as against 1856 for
Kansas and 1877 for Mary
land. The general average
for the country was thirteen
pounds.
Although Delaware ranks
twenty-iifth in the per capita
amount of candy eaten by her
citizens, she gets forty-siXth
place when total poundage is
used for comparison. The to-
tai amount of candy eaten
in Delaware in 1929 was B.,
329,648, an increase of more
than S53,49S pounds over the
previous year,
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
RUM REFERENDUM
GETS FAVORABLE
REPORT IN HOUSE
Bill Provides For Vote In
1892 On Repeal Of The
Amendment
MAY VOTE ANY TIME
Measure To Wipe Out
Klair And Loose Laws
Still In Committee

The first move made in the wet
and dry fight in a long time was
made in the House Tuesday after
noon when Representative Tatnall's
bill for a Statewide referendum on
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment at the general election in 1882
was reported favorably in the
House. The bill had been referred to
the committee on elections, of which
Representative Scheifele is chair
man. 1t is understood that three OF
the five members of the committee
signed the report. The bill can now
be called up for action at any time.
There is a similar bill pending in
the Senate but no action will be
taken until the House acts upon the
Tatnall bill.
The bill to repeal the Klair and
Loose law is still in the committee
on temperance of the House, and its
friends have not yet been able to
get enough signatures to call it out.
There is also a bill in the House
committee to allow doctors to pre-
scribe liquor. Similar bills are in
the Senate and will be held until it
is learned what action the House
will take.
Act On Small Bills
Representative R. A. Davis bill
providing for a special oath to be
taken by public school teachers and
professors at the University of Del
aware was reported on its merits.
Representative Tatnalls bill to reg
ulate the hauling of explosives over
the State highways was reported
favorably in the House.
Three bills introduced by Repre-
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SEAFORD, MILFORD
WIN COURT TITLES
Former Noses Out Lewes Boys;
Latter Tops New Castle Girls

Two sectional d. I. A. A. basket
ball championships were settled on
Dover court Friday night On the
Dover armory floor, Seaford High
School boys nosed out Lewes High
School boys. 12-11, for the Southern
title, while Milford girls defeated
New Castle girls. 26-15, for the Nor
thern championship.
Lloyd with seven points led the
scoring for the winners in the boys
game, while Miss Sipple topped the
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FEDERAL OFFICERS
FIND LARGE STILLS
Also Get Automobile In Raid Near
Milford Last Friday

Federal Prohibition Officers Jett
and Riggin in a raid made on the
Potter estate near Milford late last
Friday evening, came upon a large
still in a woods on the estate, and
while everything was in operation,
the lono workman fled before the
officers could arrest him.
The officers found two 50-gallon
copper stills complete and in full
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CONSTABLES In
SUSSEX NAMED
County Road Supervisors Are Also
Appointed BY Levy Court

Constables for the various dis
tricts of Sussex county have been
appointed by the Levy Court Com
missioners, as follows: Fire Repre-
sentative district. II. X. Meyer, of
Milford; Second district. Edgar B.
Belts of Greenwood, and Major B.
Lloyd of Bridgeville; Third district,
Riley Wright of Seaford; Fourth
district, Dale Holt of Blades; Fifth
district, Oscar c. James of Laurel,
and George z. Hearn, of Delmar;
Ninth district, Charles T. Jester, of
Georgetown; Tenth district, Clar-
ence X. Lynch of Rehoboth. No Sc
lections were made for the Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth districts.
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WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
Giving The Temperature In The
Town Each Day For A Week

The following information, show
ing temperature and rainfall in
Milford, for the week ending March
8, is furnished the Chronicle by
Charles J. Holzmueller, Official gov
ernment weather recorder for Mil
ford:
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

Trouble with modern bust
ness arithmetic is that
there are too many divisOrs
and too few devidends.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-28
HOOVER TO WELCOME
|CUT in GOVERNMENT
President Tells Congressional
Leaders to Go Ahead and
Weld Axe

Washington, Dec. 28.-F-Presi-
dent Hoover has informed congress
ional leaders he would welcome" any
reduction in government expenditures
that congress might make.
Making only the exception that
further cuts in the budget should not
impair vital functions, the chief
executive told the chairmen Of the
senate and house appropriations COM
mittees that the administration look
ed with favor upon any move to re-
duce the budget even more than
the $369, 000, 1000 slashed from depart
mental estimates by the budget bu-
reau.
The president has before him va
rious phases Of his economic pro-
gram, upon which he will confer with
leaders On Capitol Hill during the
recess in an effort to expedite action.
White house officials said that, al
though Hoover contemplated sending
several special messages to congress
they probably would be withheld un-
til the economic program was en-
acted.
Among the possible messages men,
toned was one Of the railroad situa-
ton, another or the consolidation oil
government offices and departments
and a third OF law enforcement, al
ready forecast by the president him
self.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-28
Treasury Refunds
Total $69,476,93O

Washington, Dec. 2~8.-(R-Treasury
reconsideration on taxes and the de-
cision it had been wrong in a good
many instances put $69, 476,930 in re-
funds back into taxpayers pocket
books in the 1881 fiscal year ending
June 80.
Secretary Mellon reported Monday
to congress that the sum included all
taxes illegally collected and returned,
but he did not list credits and abate-
ments. The year before, refunds to-
tailed $126, 1886, 1893, attachments $176,-
1893, 377 and credits $36,535, PAS.
Only two separate refunds were for
more than 81, 900, in which class
there were IL a year earlier. The IL
linois Central railroad got 1853, SIS
and the Prairie Pipe Line Company Of
independence, Kansas, $1,784,494.
As usual hundreds Of names famil-
lar to the country were on the list Of
the thousands who received refunds
of more than $500. John D. Rockefel-
Ter was there again with $3l 1924: his
son, John D., Jr., got $l,804.
To Secretary Mellon himself there
was q refund of $85, 022; to his BROTH
err, r. B. Mellon, $14,728. and Mrs.
Jennie K. Mellon, 1884.