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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
STATE INCOME
TAX BLANKS OUT
Taxables Are Asked BY Department
TO Check On Name

The Statewide mailing of income
tax returns for the year 1880 has
been completed and all taXables
should have or will within short
time be recipients of these blanks.
If because of change of address or
for any other reason no blank is
received, taxable is not relieved of
his liability, but must obtain a blank
and fulfill his obligation of filing Il
return between now and March is,
1881.
1t was suggested when the blank
is received it should be carefully
checked as to the correct spelling
of the name and address of the re-
cipient. If it appears it reflects er-
ror in the records, space is provid-
ed on the return for correction of
such mistakes in order to eliminate
them in the future. Persons married
during the year will receive returns
under the former name, and should
notify the Tax Department of this
change. Persons receiving the
blanks addressed to taxable who
died or removed from Delaware dur
ing the past year may have the rec
Ords corrected by returning the
blank with the proper information
as to the change of the taxable's
status since the last filing period.
Inasmuch as the records of the
Tax Department are compared with
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
DRY AGENT SPEAKS
AT MILFORD CHURCH
"Three Gum. Wilson Says He Could
Not Buy Liquor From Dealers

Harold d. Wilson; deputy prohi-
bitiOn administrator for Delaware,
spoke at the Avenue NJ. i. Church
in Milford on Sunday evening.
Liquor, lie said, is being sold in
Milford, but not in large quantities
since there are few drunks seen on
the streets.
Mr.. Wilson said that he had made
a survey of the reputed dives of Mil
ford Saturday and that although he
was entirely unknown, he was un-
able to buy any liquor. He failed to
see a single person drunk during
the time he spent here.
The meeting was largely attended,
each church in Milford and vicinity
being represented. The Rev. Frank
Herson, pastor of the Avenue NJ. e.
Church, presided. The Rev. J. L.
Nichols, of the NJ. P. Church, the
Rev. A. NJ. Eells, of the Presbyterian
Church, and Mr.. Wisner, of the Bap-
tist Church, were at the meeting.
Mr.. Wilson said that 25 years ago
Milford had the reputation of being
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
BOXING LEGAL
SPORT IN STATE
New Law Provides For
Maximum Of Thirty
Rounds For Show

Boxing and wrestling have beer
legalized for the first time in Della
ware by an act, passed by the Gen
eral Assembly, and signed by Gov
ernor G. Douglass Buck. Wrestling
has heretofore been permitted, as
there was no legal prohibition. Box
ing and sparring, where admission
was charged, were, however, hereto
fore prohibited by law. The new act
is the result of many years effort
on the part of the boxing fraternity,
who have been baked at each prior
legislative session at which q box
ing bill was offered.
The new law, which provides that
boxing, sparring and wrestling
matches or exhibitions, to be con-
Quoted where an admission fee is re-
ceived, are hereby allowed, except
on Sundays" is to be administered
by State Athletic Commission of
three members to be appointed by
the governor. OF the first commits
sion one member will serve until
January l, 1882, one until January 1,
1888, and the third until January 1,
1884. After that the terms will be
three years.
While the law is Statewide in its
operation, there is q stipulation that
such as are authorized
cannot be held in any city or incor-
porated town which has adopted or
may hereafter adopt an ordinance
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
AWARD PRIZE FOR
PLANNING MEALS
Mrs. VI. c. Vaughn Wins Prize For
Serving Best Balanced Meals

A meeting of interest to many OF
the rural people of Sussex county
was held in the Georgetown High
School on Wednesday evening, Jan
uary %, at which time a 12-uuart
steam pressure cooker was awarded
to Mrs. NJ. c. Vaughn of Coolspring
community, for having planned and
served the best balanced" meals
for period of two successive weeks
to her family.
The prize was given by the Coun-
ty Home Demonstration Advisory
Council and was very appropriately
awarded by Mrs. Helen Mckinley,
State Home Demonstration Leader,
from the University of Delaware.
In addition to the award which
was made at this meeting, a very in
teresting talk and demonstration on
the uses of a pressure cooker and
its value in food preservation as
well as economy of fuel in the prep
aratiOn of meals, was given by Miss
Pearl Macdonald, State Nutrition
list, also from the University of Del
aware.
A complete meal consisting of
beef, carrots, potatoes, celery and
apricots was cooked in the pres
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
DRIVERS LICENSE
is CUT TO Sl.5O
BY BILL PASSED
Measure Originating In
State Senate Meets Ap-
prOval In The House
IS FAVORED BY BUCK
Approve Appropriation Of
$4,000 To Test Cattle In
MiddletOwn District

The signature of Governor Buck
to a bill passed on Monday by the
House is all that is required to re-
duce the fee for automobile drivers
license from So to $3.50 with the re-
duction effective for the licenses be-
ginning March l, 1881.
Because Governor Buck in his
message recommended Il reduction
in the fee, it is expected that he will
sign the bill within a few days.
The bill passed by the House on
Monday was a Senate bill that was
passed in the House with a Senate
amendment. The original bill intro
duced by Senator Van SAINT, was to
reduce the fee from So to 81.
About the same time, Representa-
tive Van Solver introduced bill to
reduce the fee from So to 81. When
Senator Van SAINTS bill came up in
the Senate several days ago for fin
al action, an amendment was adopt
ed making the fee $1.5O which was
a compromise between the Senate
and House bill.
The House adopted the Senate
amendment by vote of q to and
then unanimously passed the bill as
amended.
Aside from the recommendation
of the Governor, there has been
more or less agitation for a reduc-
tion in the cost of automobile driv-
ers' licenses, coming from individ-
uals and automobile clubs.
A bill introduced in the House by
Representative e. S. Webb, asking
for. an emergency appropriation of
$4,000 so that the State Depart
ment of Agriculture can test cattle,
was unanimously passed by the SEN
ate Monday afternoon. 1t was eX-
planned by Senators Downs, Van
SAINT and Latchum, that the bill was
for the benefit of G5 farmers in a
district near Middletown, who at the !
present time could not dispose of |
their milk advantageously because |
-he cattle have not been tested.
May Increase Houston Taxation
The Senate passed unanimously |
representative G. II. Davis bill in
from 5000 to 500 the
AMOUNT which Houston may raise
by taxation. Senator Latchum eX-
planned the measure.
After Senator Green's bill provid-
ng for an increase in the salary of
State Highway police had received
inal reading, action was deferred, on
Senator Green's request.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
"MIN & BILL" AT PLAZA
TODAY AND TOMORROW
With A Matinee Saturday Afternoon
At 2:3O O'clock

The long heralded and much ad-
vertised talking picture drama min
and Bill' will be presented at the
Plaza Theatre tonight and Saturday
evening. There will also be a matt
nee on Saturday at 2:3O o'clock.
Since Marie Dressler's appearance
in the picture world, audiences have
awaited with eagerness for her next
production. In min and Bill" she
shares the honors with Wallace
Beery, who has a following of his
own, rightfully earned by earnest
endeavor to portray each role with
sincerity. The picture alone would
furnish an evening of such pleasure,
but e. G. Evans, the manager of the
local theatre has engaged Sid White
and his Happiness Gang for a tune
full musical presentation of Happy
Days." which has the promise of be-
ing unusually good. This company is
direct from New York City, and will
gixe the latest numbers in songs
and dancing. 1t looks like a week.
end of real enjoyment for theatre
goers.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
ACQUIT SUSPECT
OF STEALING GUNS
Oliver DeShields, OF Laurel, Found
Not Guilty In Sussex Court

Oliver Deshields, of Laurel, who
was pointly indicted with Henry
Turner, also of Laurel, for stealing
three shot guns, a quantity of shells
and other articles from the store OF
Charles L. Horsey, trading as Small
and Horsey in Laurel, some weeks
ago, was acquitted by a jury in the
Court of General Sessions at
Georgetown on Tuesday. Turner
pleaded guilty and will be sentenc-
ed later.
Joseph r. McCabe, living near
Roxana, pleaded guilty to a charge
of having forty quarts of liquor and
800 quarts of mash in his possession
on November 13, last year. He. was
sentenced to pay a fine of $50, cost
of prosecution and serve three
months in the New Castle County
Workhouse. A charge of manufactu-
ring liquor on the same date was
nolle pressed by Deputy Attorney
General Howard ]. Cooke.
George Mason, 83 years old, ma
tive of the West Indies, who for the
past So years has been resident of
Georgetown, pleaded guilty to
charge of having in his possession
twenty quarts of whiskey on Decem-
ber l2. Because of his advanced age
and no evidence of sales having
been made, he was paroled by the
court for one year to State Detec-
tive Ottie DOnaway. Mason claimed
that the whiskey belonged to other
parties and had been left at his
home where they were to call for
it.
He promised the court that he
would not store any more liquor for
any person.
James c. Workman, living in
Broad Creek District, charged with
having in his possession
spurious liquor on October %, plea
led guilty and was sentenced by the
court to pay fine of $50, cost of
and serve three months
in the New Castle County Work
house. A charge of manufacturing
liquor was dropped.
Workman, according to the testi-
nOny, was acting for three others
who were engaged in the manufac-
ure of "hOoch" on a large scale. |
He stated that he was getting paid
IS per day to warm up" the still
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
PRIZE FOR OLDEST
PIECE OF FURNITURE
Household Science Institute Seeks
Material For Exhibit

Have you a mohair-covered chair
or sofa in your home? If so, you
may be two hundred and fifty dol
lars the richer for it!
The Chronicle is in receipt of a
message from the Household Science
Institute, Chicago, asking for help
in locating the oldest piece of mo-
hair-upholstered furniture in the
United States. The Institute feels
that there is a possibility of its be-
ing found in this section. The style
of the sought for furniture or its use
or non-use at the present time are
not important, providing it is in
good condition. The owner of the
piece selected will be awarded two
hundred and fifty dollars and the
piece itself will be exhibited with
other old-time furniture during the
Worlds Fair at Chicago in 1888.
Back of the Institutes offer is the
desire on the part of Grace Wall
Gray, it's director, to ascertain the
longevity of mohair. Although in
Vulnerable pieces of mohair-covered
furniture and mohair rugs have
seen many years of hard daily SER
vice, it is claimed that unless delib-
erately injured no instance has yet
been found of mohair fabric ever
through.
Milfordites who feel that they
have something of interest should
with Mrs. Grace Wall
Gray, Household Science Institute, Z
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
TO HOLD JOINT MEETING
OF LEGION POSTS
World Peace And Foreign Relations
TO BE Discussed In Dover

The first of series of Joint coun-
ty meetings of American Legion
Posts, devoted to the subject of
World Peace and Foreign Relations,
will be held in Dover at the Kent
County Court House on Tuesday
evening, February 10, to be addressed
by the Hon. Ben S. Fisher, of Oregon,
Chief Counsel of the Federal Radio
Commission at Washington. The
Posts who will participate in these
Joint meetings are: David c. Harri-
son Post of Smyrna, Walter l.. Fox
Post Of Dover, Harrington Post of
Harrington and the Milford Post of
Milford.
Col. Thomas W. Miller. former
president of the Fidac and Depart-
ment Foreign Relations officer, by
appointment of State Commander S.
B. |. Duncan, has arranged for Mr..
Fishers visit to Delaware for this
occasion. Under resolutions adopted
at the last two National conventions
OF the Legion in Louisville and BOs-
ton, each department was directed
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
ROAD OVERSEERS
NAMED In KENT
Levy Court Also Appoints Bridge
Tenders At Three County Spans

AT the weekly session of the Kent
County Levy Court Tuesday the fol-
lowing road overseers were appoint
ed for the year: Third District, Will
liam Dulin and Wilbur d. Wilds;
Fourth District, Joshua B. Raughley,
William Dodd, Irvington Pleasan-
ton; Fifth District, Manlove Cole;
Seventh District, John Sapp, Walter
Killen, Obie Voshell; Eight District,
Harry Wilcutts, Carroll Norris, A.
Hughes; Ninth District, Arthur Tay-
lor, Milton Hopkins; Tenth District,
Harry Walls, A. Morgan.
The court also appointed Howard
Berry as bridge inspector. The fol-
lawing bridge tenders were also
named: Lebanon, r. Bostic; Bark
ers Landing, Benjamin Reed; Little
Creek, George W. Turner. Leipsic
was deferred until next week.
Trustees of the Poor: First Dis
trict, Harry Slaughter; Third Dis
trict, Michael Moffitt; Fifth District,
Frank E. Maloney; Seventh District,
DR.. 1. ]. McCullum, and Ninth Dis
trict, Emmitt Raughley.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
TAX RETURNS MUST
BE FILED BY MAR. l6
Forms May Be Secured At Internal
Revenue Office

Forms for filling returns of in
come have been sent to persons who
filed returns last year. Failure to
receive a form, however, does not
relieve a person of his obligation to
file return within the time pre-
scribed by law-on or before March
16, 1881, if the return is made on
the calendar-year basis, as is true
with most individuals. March Is, the
usual date, this year falls on Sum
day.
Forms may be obtained upon re-
quest, written or personal, at offices
of collectors of internal revenue or
deputy collectors. Persons whose net
income for 1880 was derived chiefly
from salary and wages and was not
in excess of $4,000 should make
their returns on Form 1O40A. Per-
sons whose net income was derived
from a business or profession, in
Guiding farming, or from the sale of
property, although the amount was
less than $4,000, are required to use
the larger form-1040 The use of
Form 1040 is required also where
the net income was in excess of
$4,000, regardless of whether from
salary, business, profession, or
other sources.
Failure to use the proper form
presents difficulties to the public
and the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Therefore it is emphasized that a
taxpayer engaged in a business
from which he derived a net income
of less than $4,000 is required to
use the larger form.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
TATTOO POULTRY AS
THIEF PROTECTION
State Board OF Agriculture Perfects
Methods To Aid POuItrymen

Last year the Poultry Depart
ment of the State Board of Agricul-
ture instituted a system of tattooing
poultry as a means to identify the
stock of individual poultrymen.
This system was developed to aid in
detecting poultrl thieves. 1t con-
sists of tattooing the birds in the
web of the wing with an indelible
tattoo oil. Each farm is assigned
different number by the State
Board of Agriculture. These num-
bers are Kept on record at the of
fees of the State Board of Agricul-
ture. The State Police know about
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
ANNOUNCE DATES
OF ENCAMPMENTS
State Troops Will Camp
At Bethany Beach From
August 1 To August Is

Advance notices of the annual en-
campment of the 198th Coast Artil-
lery, A. A., Delaware National Guard,
state that there will be officers and
$40 enlisted men sent to the camp at
Bethany Beach this summer. The
date set for the annual encampment
is from August l to August Is.
Battery A, 261st Coast Artillery,
HarbOr Defense, Delaware National
Guard, recruited principally from
Laurel and Seaford, will have their
annual encampment from July 1 to
July Is at Fort Hancock, N. j. This
regiment, of which there is only one
battery here, will send two OFFICERS
and II enlisted men to camp. The
camping periods were announced
from the office of Major General
Hanson e. Ely, commander, Second
Corps Area, Governors Island, N. Y.
Fort Du POnt will be the location
for camping by Il number of army
units. During the period from Au-
gust to Is, the fort will house 20
OFFICERS from the 21st Regiment En-
gineers; 2S officers from the 373rd
Regiment Engineers; two officers
from the 537th Engineers; five Off
GERS from the 40th Camouflage Bat
TALON; five officers from the 605th
Battalion; 10 Officers
from the 23rd Regiment Engineers;
and is officers from the 18th Regi-
ment Combat Engineers.
More than 10000 citizens will be
soldiers for periods of two weeks
during the summer in the Second
Corps Area, consisting of New York
New Jersey, Delaware and Porto
Ricn
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
MONTAIGNE CALLS
EQUALIZATION OF
TAX A FALLACY
Urges Caution In Disturb
ance OF Present Tax
System In State
MAY LEAVE STATE
Wealthy May Move To
Other States Unless Re-
lief Is Given, He Says

Warming advocates of the plan TO
equalize state and federal income
tax schedules in Delaware that they
are likely to ALLEVIATE the group of
taXables who at the present time
foot nearly two-thirds of the annual
tax bill in Delaware, Gerald Mon
taigne, member of the Delaware Tax
| Commission, scored the proposed
legislative Bill So as detriment and
an unfair move to the best interests
Of the State. Mr.. MOntaigne also
stressed the wisdom of the plan, ad-
vanced by P. S. du POnt, advocating
a 81 capitation tax.
In reviewing the work of the tax
commission, Mr.. MOntaigne showed
that through its efforts, Delaware
now has the finest schools, from the
standpoint of physical equipment, in
the country. He also asserted that
Delaware was one of the few States
that will be able to boast, within a
few years, that its splendid schools
are entirely paid for. What the COM
mission is anxious to see, now, he
said, was the matching of the physi-
cal equipment of these schools, with
equally high class educational and
teaching equipment.
LET us be careful" Mr.. MOntaigne
said, that we do not kill the goose
that lays the golden egg 1t may be
of interest to advocates of state and
federal equalization, to know that
% Delaware families this year paid
over two millions of the three mil
lions collected in revenue. Most of
these people have residences in
other States. Coercion of this
source of revenue, through equali-
zation of State and Federal sched-
ules, is liable to lead to their aban-
doning Delaware as their home
State and consequently causing the
loss of this enormous revenue to
Delaware.
"Of course, these persons make
their tax payments without protest.
But if we seek to thrust the entire
burden of taxation on these folk.
they can with reason protest and as
an evidence of this protest, remove
10 their residences in other States.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
SAY TESTED CHICKS
ARE LONGER LIVED
Tests Show That Poultry Tested Is
Better Says County Agent

In an effort to determine the
cause of the mortality losses in
baby chicks and the practices which
should be followed in the control of
diseases and internal parasites, a
grow healthy chicks campaign was
launched in this State in February
1928, under the direction of Fl. S.
Palmer, extension poultryman of the
University of Delaware, and the
county agricultural agents.
During these past three years the
cooperation of every poultry raiser
has been solicited as a means of
promoting this project on as many
poultry farms as possible through
out the State, in addition to secur-
ing the chick mortality records and
other data from these various flOcks.
In order to obtain this information
each year it has been necessary for
the county agents to send question
naires to the entire poultry list, and
also to visit many of the poultry
farms, with the result that the rec
Ords which have been secured show
the value of the recommended prac-
tices of sanitation in and around the
brOoder houses. and the Importance
of starting with chicks which have
come from tested flOcks.
The seven points of sanitation and
disease prevention which were in
cluded in the gro whealthy chicks
program in 1928 consisted of clean
chicks, clean brooder houses, clean
land, clean litter, clean feed, clean
and clean laying
houses. With the exception of the /
seventh point, the program for 1929
the same list of recon-
mended practices, while the pro-
gram for 1880 included nine points,
with the advice to keep the young
and old stock and different ages of
chicks in separate pens, and to rake
or harrow all bare spots around the
brOoder houses after every rain as
The two additional recommendations.
One of the interesting points
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SUGGESTS SUDAN GRASS
FOR EMERGENCY CROP
County Agent Snyder Says Sussex
Farmers Should Use This Crop

What to do for an emergency hay
crop is a question that many of our
farmers are now considering, be-
cause the severe drought of last
year almost ruined the hay crop in
Sussex county. In a survey made
by County Agent Snyder it was
shown that there was less than a
309o crop in the county and in view
of this shortage, Sussex farmers
must find some means of furnish
ing food for their livestock.
One answer to this problem of an
emergency feed is the growing of
Sudan grass. This was grown by
some of the farmers last summer
and because of the results obtained
they were well pleased.
Sudan grass is one of the most
valuable hay and pasture plants
known. 1t is suitable for almost any
locality and grows well on all soils
except those of a cold and wet ma
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Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
STATE GASOLINE
STATIONS ASKED
introduced In Senate; Ex-
tends Work OF Highway
Department

The State Highway Department
will be empowered to establish al
least one station in each of the three
counties to store and sell gasoline
and oil for use in motor vehicles, un-
der bill introduced in the Senate
last Thursday afternoon by Senator
Griffenberg.
Under the provisions of the bill,
the Highway Department is author
lied to construct buildings or sta
tiOns for such purposes on any land
along the highways of the State un-
der its control, or in the city of
Wilmington, or may rent or lease
such land when it is thought desir-
able in the Judgment of the depart
ment.
The measure empowers the depart
ment to make purchases of oil and
gasoline on the best terms possible
in the open market or under such
agreements and contracts as the de-
partment may Offer or direct, and to
employ such assistants, employees
and labOrers as are necessary for
the proper maintenance of the sta
tions.
The cost of construction, mainte-
nance and operation of the buildings
or stations would be charged against
any funds available for the purpose
in the funds of the highway depart
ment or as may be specifically appro-
priated by the General Assembly.
Section 5 of the bill points out,
"This act shall be literally construed
and if any section thereof shall he
declared unconstitutional by any
court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any other section
thereof"
The first section of the measure
that the State Highway
shall use the gasoline
and oils for it's own purposes, "and
is authorized and empowered to sell
and dispose of such gasoline and
1il, not required for its own use, to
users of motor vehicles and others,
1t such as are in it's judgment fair
and just"
Governor G. Douglass Buck, in his
to the General Assembly, |
advocated the legislation. This is an
administration bill. Following its |
irst and second reading, it was re-
erred to the Buildings and High. /
Ways Committee.