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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
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Illness Of Secretary Of
State Creates Situation
Calling For Assistant

For the second time in the his
tory of Delaware, under its pres
ent constitution, the legislature,
which will convene on January s.,
will be asked to create the Office and
provide for the appointment of an
Assistant Secretary of State. The
request will be made because of the
present illness of Charles H..
Grantland, incumbent OF that office,
who has been confined TO his home,
for the past few months, suffering
from a nervous breakdown.
In anticipation of favorable action
by the legislature, on this request,
Governor Buck said that he has
asked former Governor William d.
Denney, of Dover, to serve in the
new Office during the present sit
ting of the legislature. Mr.. Denney
signified his assent in serving. Gov
ernor Buck feels particularly fortu-
nate in having at the disposal of the
State, man of Mr.. Denney's capa-
bilities. Since he was former chief
executive of the State, Mr.. Denney
is familiar with many of the forms
and procedures of the Office of Sec
retary of State.
Since the illness of Mr.. Grantland,
who is now somewhat improved,
Governor Buck has personally SUI
perVised the duties of the office, TAX
ing care of the clerical and routine
work of the department. With the
convening of the legislature, how
ever, Governor Buck will not nave
the time to continue this work,
aside from the fact that he must
have an acting Secretary of State
to make the necessary contacts with
the legislature. The institution OF
this Office would also validate the
actions of the office of the Secretary
of State and avoid future complica-
tions on the question of legality of
that department.
On one other occasion it became
necessary to create the Office of AS
sistant Secretary Of State. That
was in 1927, following the disap-
pearance of then Secretary of State
G. Taylor. while OH yacht
ing trip south. A motor cruising
yacht on which Mr., Taylor and Ed
ward M. Pusey, both of Wilmington,
were going to Florida, was lost
off the South Carolina
coast, and no trace was found of the
two Wilmingtonians. Mr.. G antland,
the present Secretary of State, was
appointed by then Governor Robert
P. Robinson as Acting Secretary Of
State until the legislature convened,
when it created the Office Of Assis-
ant Secretary of State, which office,
however, was to expire the third
Tuesday in January, 1929.
1t is possible that the legislature
n its enactment may provide for an
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
WILBUR KIRBY ASKS
BOARD FOR PARDON
Milford Man Is Now Serving Seven
Year Sentence At WOrkhOuse

Wilbur Kirby, of Milford, who is
serving seven years Imprisonment
in the New Castle County Work
house for assault with intent to com
nit robbery has filed application for
a pardon with the State Board of
Pardons. Hearing on the application
will be held at the pardon boards
meeting on Thursday of next week.
Kirby was sentenced on February
26, 1929, after he and two compan-
ions were convicted on the assault
charge. One of his companions was
paroled and the other was sentenced
to two years imprisonment Kirby
seeks a pardon on tho ground that
the sentence Imposed on him was
too severe in that he was first of
fender and in view of the disposi-
ton made of the cases of his com
panions.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
STATE POULTRY
SHOW NEXT WEEK
Annual Affair Will Be
Held In Wilmington On
January 8, 9 And 10

According to a recent announce
ment by the officials and members
of the various committees in charge
of the State Poultry Show, plans
are being completed for this annual
exhibit which will be staged in the
armory in Wilmington on January
8, 8 and 10, under the auspices of
the Delaware State Poultry AssOcia-
ton, Delaware Breeders and Fan
ciers' Association, State Board of
Agriculture, and the Extension
Service of the University Of Della
ware.
The show this year will include
classes for both production and ex-
hibition birds of the leading breeds
in the State that are being raised by
the commercial poultrymen, as well
as special classes for the birds
which have been raised by the MEM
bers of the All clubs and the voca-
tional agriculture departments in
the different high schools, in addi-
ton to separate classes for broilers
and baby chicks.
Although premium lists have
been mailed to $500 poultrymen in
Delaware and in the adjoining
states from the office of H. S. Pal
mer, secretary, Newark, Delaware,
there may be other poultrymen who
have not received their premium
lists, and if they are interested in
this show they are advised to write
at once to Mr.. Palmer who will
mail these premium lists upon re-
quest. December 30 was the clos
ing date for receiving all entries for
this show.
Every effort is being made by
those poultrymen who are con-
nected with this annual show to
stage the largest poultry exhibit
that has ever been held in this sec
tion of the country, and all the
poultry raisers are being extended
an invitation to visit this show
where they will see the prize stock
of our State, and the commercial ex-
hibits which will display the most
modern methods and equipment for
carrying on the poultry business on
the most profitable basis.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
TWO HURT AS CAR
OVERTUR N S
Forced To Cut Hole In Top OF Auto
To Release Maryland Couple

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gillis, of Po-
comoke City, Md, were injured last
Friday morning when their automO-
bile skidded and turned over on the
eorgetown-Laurel road. They were
brought to Milford and Mrs. Gillis
has been confined to the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Messick.
Mrs. Gillis suffered severe bruises
about the legs.
After the accident the couple had
to be taken through the top of the
car which had turned on its side. A
hole was cut in the top in order that
they might be taken out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillis had been
spending Christmas with their SON
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Messick. Mr.. Messick is as
sistant cashier of the First Nation
al Bank and Trust Company of Mil
ford. Mr.. Gillis and his wife left on
Friday morning for their home, Mr..
Gillis driving.
After leaving Georgetown and
near Asbury Church the car struck
ice on the concrete road and began
to skid. Mr.. Gillis applied the
brakes and the car skidded into a
ditch and turned over. Mr.. Gillis
tried to get out of the car, but was
unable to open the door. He man
aged to lower the window and stick
ing his head out attracted the at
tention of a passing driver, who cut
a hole in the top of the machine
large enough to get Mr.. and Mrs.
Gillis out of the car.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
GRANGE MAKES FIGHT
ON USE OF OLEO
Urges All Farmers To Abandon Us.
ing It As Aid To Their Industry

For many years the Grange of the
country has conducted a vigorous
fight against the sale of oleomar-
garine and other butter substitutes
in competition with the genuine ar
ticle, and it was this energetic far
mers' organization which succeeded
in putting restrictive laws upon the
statute books which require that all
such butter substitutes be plainly
indicated when sold, so that the
public may not be deceived into
thinking the yare purchasing the
real article.
More recently the Grange has
started a lively crusade against GER
tain cooking compounds" whose
nature and form of manufacture
was found to be such as not to be
covered by the oleomargarine laws
in force. Hence these products
were finding an extensive sale
throughout the country from a lack
of realization by the public of what
they were getting.
The, latest Grange move is to at
tack the custom prevailing in many
state and federal institutions of us
ing butter substitutes, and at the
session of the national body in Ro-
chester the issue was thus sharply
defined:
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
JEALOUS LOVER
KILLS GIRL AND
RIVALAT DANCE
Mildred Long And Ernest
Killen Shot To Death By
Noah Downs
ADMITS THE KILLING
Slayer Made No Effort To
Escape Following The
Shooting

Jealousy over the affections of a
15-year-old girl led to the death
last Saturday night of Mildred Long
and Ernest Killen, 35, and the ar
rest of the alleged slayer, Noah
Downs, % years old; who, the police
declare, admitted firing the shots
that ended the love triangle. The
shooting occurred at a dance in the
home of Clarence Allen, near Chap
eltown, Kent county.
A cOroner's jury found that Mil
dred Long and Ernest Killen came
to their deaths from bullet wounds
fired from a revolver in the hands
of Noah Downs ard ordered him
held without bail for the action OF
the grand jury.
According to some of those at the
dance, the three persons were MEM
bers of a party of approximately so
persons who were attending the af-
fair. While Miss Long and Killen
were. about to take part in the old
fashioned paul JONES'" and the
signal, take your partners" was
given, Killen is alleged to have said
81 have her right hand so I guess 1
get the dance"
Downs is said to have replied, 81
have her left hand and the left is
nearest the heart"
The girl is said to have turned to
Killen and started to dance and
Downs thrust them apart and de-
manded the dance. The girl is said
to have again turned to Killen and
as they started to dance, Downs
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
DRAW SUSSEX JURORS
FOR FEBRUARY TERM
W. L. Grler And r. A. DerricksOn
VIII Serve On Grand Jury

Jury Commissioners Goslee and
Cox have drawn the following
grand jurors for the year 1881:
Representative District No. L
Walter Grier, Robert A. Derrickson,
Milford; William T. Chapman, Lin
coin.
Representative District No. 2
James R. Barwick, Greenwood; Wal
ter Burton, Alexander R. King, of
Bridgeville.
Representative District No. 3
Lorenzo B. King, Charles E. Hast
ings, Monroe Adams, Seaford.
Representative District No. a
Oren Tindal, Seaford; Harley S.
Hastings, Bethel.
Representative District No. s.
Albert H. Phillips, Laurel; Horace
Ellis, Harry w. Ellis, Delmar.
Representative District No. G.
Oscar Campbell, Dagsboro; William
e. Truitt, Frankford.
Representative District No. =
Caleb McCabe, Roxana; Robert w.
Bennett, Frankford.
Representative District No. s.
Henry Hastings, Harbeson.
Representative District No. O.
Harry B. Hudson, Oscar Wilson, of
Georgetown.
Representative District No. 10
Samuel B. D. Marshall, William
Warren, Harland M. Joseph, Lewes.
Jury Commissioners Goslee and
Cox have drawn the following
petit jurors for the Superior Court
and Court of General Sessions, in
and for Sussex county, for the Feb
ruary term:
Representative District No. l.
John Davis, S. B. Argo, VIM. V.
Grier, Milford; Harry c. Southard,
Lincoln.
Representative District No. 3
S. Laird Kratz, John ]. Fisher, of
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
new FERRY TO
SOUTH TO OPEN
JANUARY 18TH
N New Ferries At Cape
Charles Will Enable Mo-
tOrists To Save 13O Miles
DELAWARE ON MAP
New Coastal Highway
Shifts Places Peninsula
On Main Line

Official opening of the Peninsula
Ferries is definitely set for January
is, 1881, stated c. w. Harrison,
president of the new company, in an
interview today.
Handsome new lounge furniture,
equipment, ETC., is now being install
led on the Pioneer, the first of the
Peninsula Ferries, and only 4 few
finishing touches remain to put the
ship in operation.
Work is progressing on the dred-
ging of the channel to the terminal
in Cape Charles, the Norfolk Dred-
ging Company stating that they will
he up to the terminal by January 10.
Great interest is being shown in
all sections and our traffic and pub
lieity department reports scores of
letters asking for schedules, maps,
data and literature.
Travellers in the states from Maine
to Florida plan to use this route,
and effect the saving of $50 miles
between the East and Norfolk.
Several days ago Norfolk head
quarters of the Atlantic Coastal
Highway Association announced
that with the opening of the PENN
sula Ferry route the main line of
the coastal Highway" would be
shifted to include the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula U. S. 13 from Philadel-
phia to Cape Charles.
Thus the Peninsula Ferry project
has heen the means of inducing rec
ognition from that great association,
the main line of which under its
charter follows the Atlantic ocean
in accordance with the provisions of
a resolution by the Army and Navy
committee of Congress.
Shortly after Christmas the trial
ruhs We're made and the schedules
revised, after which the Pioneer
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
LAVINUS AUSTIN ON
CEMETERY BOARD
Elected To Fill Vacancy Caused BY
Death OF Late Frank Reedy

At a recent meeting of Crystal
Fount Lodge, No. 10, Odd Fellows of
Milford, Lavinus Austin, who re-
sides in North Milford, was unani-
mously elected to fill the vacancy in
the Cemetery Board caused by the
death of the late Frank Reedy. The
Odd Fellows Cemtery Board is now
composed of the following members
james w. Cannon, president; G.
T. Reed, treasurer; William V. Sip
pie, secretary; William e. Manlove,
Augustus Holson, George A. Swain,
Wallace McFaul, R. Arthur Der
rickson and Lavinus Austin. The
Odd Fellows lodge of Milford owns
and maintains the beautiful ceme-
terry located on North Walnut street
at the northern entrance to Milford.
The cemetery is one of the best
kept in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
ODD FELLOWS TO
HOLD CEREMONIAL
Official Visit Of Grand
Master William A. Marrs
Next Monday Evening

One of the outstanding events in
Odd Fellowship for this year will be
the official visit of Grand Master
William A. Marrs, of the Delaware
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
accompanied by his full staff of Off
GERS, to Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 10,
of Milford, next Monday evening,
January 5, at 1880 o'clock.
His entire staff is composed of
members of his own lodge, Oriental,
No. II, of Newark, with the excep-
ton of the Grand Treasurer and
Grand Secretary who are from Will
mington. This feature is unique in
itself, is nothing new in Odd Fellow
ship, but a high honor conferred
upon his associates, who are active
in the interests of the order.
Deputy Grand Master Outten Of
Charity Lodge, No. 27 of Laurel,
and District Deputy Grand Master
Clemments of Philodemic Lodge, No.
Z, of Dover, with members of their
staff are expected also.
The affair will begin at eight o.
clock with an informal reception to
allow everyone to become acquaint-
ed with the visitors.
William A. Messick, P. N. G.,
distinguished Odd Fellow, with
membership of sixty-one years
standing in the Milford Lodge, will
make the address of welcome.
Crystal Fount Lodge with the only
degree team south of the city Of
Wilmington, will confer the initia-
tory degree on a class of candidates
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
VIRDEN And COY
IN CONTEST FOR
HOUSE SPEAKER
Georgetown Man May Get
Ten Votes Of Kent And
Sussex
NEED ELEVEN VOTES
Only One New Castle
County Vote Needed To
Give Coy Majority

Republican members of the new
legislature who will caucus on Mon
day night, January 5, in Dover, will
be confronted with an interesting
contest between Representative Will
liam e. Virden, of the Fourth Dis
trict, Wilmington, and Representa-
tive Bud Coy, of Georgetown, for
Speaker of the House.
1t is generally agreed that Sena-
tor William A. Simonton, of Will
mington, will be the choice of the
Republican State Senators for pres
ident pro tenn of the Senate. an Of
flee which he filled at the last ses-
sion.
Representative Virden who has
served in six consecutive legisla-
lures and has been reelected for a
seventh term, is said to have the
support of nine of the eleven Repub-
lican Representatives of New Castle
county for the Speakership. 1t is
known that one of the two Repre-
sentatives not for Mr.. Virden is in
favor of a Kent or Sussex county
man for Speaker if the president
pro tenn of the Senate is to come
from New Castle county.
There will be twenty-one Repub-
lican Representatives in the incOm
ing legislature, and eleven votes are
necessary to a choice in the House
caucus.
At a recent dinner meeting in
Wilmington of the New Castle
County Republican Representative
Mr.. Virden was endorsed for speak
er.
The seven Sussex County Repub-
lican Representatives recently held
a caucus, it was learned this week,
and unanimously endorsed Repre-
sentative Coy for Speaker. Tt also
was reported that the three Kent
county Republican Representatives
will support Mr.. Coy for the Speak
ership, although they have not held
a conference on that subject as yet.
If this report be true, it would
mean ten votes for Represents a!i7Sa -
Coy. one short of a majority, With
he two New Castle county mem
Jers who are said not % be for Viz
len having the balance of power.
One of the rural New Castle county
men, it is reported, may support
Coy, which with Kent and Sussex
voting solid for Coy would assure
lis nomination for Speaker.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
ONE YEAR SENTENCE
FOR MAIL ROBBERY
Frank H. Galloway, OF Harrington,
Sentenced After Guilty Plea

Frank H. Galloway, 81 years old,
a lifelong resident in Harrington,
and father of three children, was
sentenced to the New Castle County
Workhouse by Judge Nields, in Fed
eral Court at Wilmington on Mon
day, for one year on charges of vio-
lating the U. S. Postal laws.
He pleaded guilty to having had
in his possession illegally two keys
to mail pouches and to having rifled
pouches and stolen money from
registered letters.
Galloway was baggageman and
Ga~man on the Delaware road
trains Of tho Pennsl lgania Railroad
He tole the NAL W hilc It was in the
mail ears Of tho Philadelphia Del
mar trains. When arrested several
nonths ago, he had in his posses
sion S16 that he admitted he had
taken from the pouches.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
REVIVAL SERVICES
BEGIN AT M. P. CHURCH
Watch Night Services Ushers In
Special Services At Milford Church

On Wednesday night, which was
Watch Night, when so many people
and churches meet to watch the old
year out and the new year in, the
whole evening was used at the First
Methodist Protestant Church. The
meeting of the Ladies Aid began the
services of the evening at 1880. This
was followed at 8 O'Clock by kind
of recreational and social hour
when the whole church met in the
basement for social fellowship,
games and refreshments.
At ten o'clock the congregation
was invited to the Church School
room for a sacred musical and
church fellowship hour, which in
cluded the telling of the story of
many of our old hymns, special
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL
ANNIVERSARY DINNER
VIII BE Held In The Community
Building Next Friday Evening

Great preparations are under way
for the fifty-fourth anniversary din
ner of the Caulk Company which
will be held in the Community
Building Friday evening. January g.
DR.. Walter Grier is making the ar
rangements Two distinguished
members of the Byrd Antarctic Ex-
pedition will be the speakers, name
ly Bernt Balohen and Captain Ash
ley C. Mckinley, U. S. A, both hav-
ing flown with Admiral Byrd over
The South Polo Balchen, it wiz he
recalled was Byrd's pilot in his New
Yorh 20 Paris Sight and also tbs
pilot Of tbe tloyd Bennett whieh
carried Byrd aud his party over the
South Pole Cap; Mckinley was the
aerial photographer on that memoir
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
DECLARES DIVIDEND
Usual Dividend Declared And Money
Added To Undivided Profit Account

Announcement was made by Off
cials of the First National Bank and
Trust Company of Milford that the
Board of Directors have declared
the usual dividend on the stock of
that institution. In addition to the
usual dividend the earnings of the
bank have been such that a very
substantial amount was placed to
the undivided profit account of the
bank. The First National Bank and
Trust Company is one of the most
progressive and prosperous banks
in the State. It's new banking house
at the corner of Front and Walnut
streets, North Milford is one of the
most modern and convenient bank
ing buildings in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02

Many girls who think they
are getting q permanent in
June may be ready to have
il Renovated in the fall.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-02
MAKE OFFICIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM VATICAN
Knights OF Columbus
Cannot Continue Ath-
letic Clubs In Rome.

VATICAN CITY, Sept. 2. up
Official announcement of an ac-
cord between the Vatican and the
Fascist government on reopening of
Catholic clubs was made today.
The accord followed weeks of me-
gotiations during which Italo-Vati-
can relations often appeared
strained. The Fascist government
objected to the Catholic clubs on
the grounds that they were politi-
cal
The communique indicated that
the Knights of Columbus will be
unable to continue conducting ath-
letic institutions in Rome, due to
the ban on athletic activity in the
Catholic Action clubs.
The Knights of Columbus con-
Quoted six athletic Fairgrounds here
until they were closed during the
Italo-Vatican controversy.
A Fascist communique announced
that agreement had been reached
on the following points:
The Catholic Action society,
which was closed last spring ON
charges of anti-Fascist activity, will
be under diocesan supervision.
The organization will be exclu-
sively religious.
1t will abstain from athletic &C.
tivity.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-02
SECOND LIFE
TERM IMPOSED
ON MURDERER

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. z. (U.D-
Thirteen years ago today wal Nc
Cam entered the state prison at
Florence under life sentence i'm
posed after conviction of beating a
health seeker to death and robbing
the body of $500.
Today Ivan Mccain, 80, entered
the same prison under a second life
sentence which was imposed after
his plea of guilty to a charge of
beating to death and robbing 91-
year-old Civil War veteran Of $l00.
Kenneth c. Folston, an invalid
who came here for his health, was
McCann's first victim. He served 10
years of the first sentence before
being paroled.
William Green, aged war veteran,
was the second victim. He was
beaten to death on the desert near
here last March 6. His body was
found three weeks later.
The fact that Mccain had plenty
of spending money, an unusual cir
cumstance. started the investigation
leading to his conviction in each
case.
Judge Marlin T. Phelps, after
sentencing Mccain, issued an order
to the prison warden directing that
Mccain be kept behind the walls
This means he can never become a
trusty. 1t was the first court order
of that sort ever issued in Arizona
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-02
BANKER TELLS
HOW HE USED
BANKS FUNDS

CHICAGO, Sept. 2. (U.P)-An Of
flee boy who worked his way to a
responsible position in the fourth
largest bank in America today told
officials of the Continental-Illinoi
Bank & Trust Company how he en-
bezzled a sum estimated as high as
S2,5OO,oOO.
Walter E. Wolf, AZ, churchman,
model citizen" trusted and re-
spected until his confession Of
populations at first estimated at
81 100000, was taken today from
the Loop hotel where he had been
under guard for questioning at the
bank.
Granted a brief respite, he Ia
mented his deed, clasping and un-
clasping his hands.
II would give anything in the
world to undo what I did," he said.
IF I could only live the last 10
years over again.
But I can't. But shall do every
thing in my power to help officials
of the bank recover as much of the
money as possible. I regret this &C.
currence more than words can say"
Margins to brokers ate away all
he could abstract from the bank, he
confessed.