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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-05
CAST IN PLAY

Pilgrim Players will present
1.-THE Little Fool" at 8 tonight at
Municipal Gardens, as a part of
the Municipal Drama tournament.
With Mrs. James 4. Small and
Norman Robinson CT the cast are
Mrs. Helen Ulrey and William
Henderson.
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SororitY VIII Meet

Alpha chapter, Omega Phi Tau
sorority, will meet at $50 Wednes-
day night at the Chamber of Com
n1erce.
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For the a1l-white June we'd
ding, the distinguished maid of
honor's gown shown is classically
simple, made of white marqui-
settle, with narrow pleatings.
Narrow pleated ruffles adorn
the waistline and hipline and
outline the round neckline.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
MARIONETTES TO BE AT
GEORGETOWN, MAR. 2
1t Is A Decidedly Humorous And
Entertaining Program

Of especial interest to the play
goers of lower Delaware, will be the
afternoon and evening performances
of Sue Hastings Marionettes on
Monday, March 2, in the Jones
Memorial Hall, Georgetown. The
matinee is at 2:3O and in the eve
ming at 500.
This production is sponsored by
the Theatre Guild and obviously is
seldom presented outside of metro
politan districts or large education
al institutions. 1t is only through
the good offices of DR.. Allen Hulsi-
ger of the Demonstration School
that the company is stopping in
Georgetown for this engagement on
its way from Washington to Phila-
delphia.
Half of the afternoon program
will be the play "Hansel and Getel,"
the other half will be a revue,
among the numbers being The Woo
den Soldiers, Hokus and Pokus, The
Clowns, Raggedy Ann and Andy,
Buster, Jumbo, The Trained Ele-
Dhant, and The Spanish Bull Fight.
The evening performance will be
principally for grown-ups IA Gecid-
edly humorous and entertaining pro-
gram.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
WANT STATE TO
JOIN in SESQUI
AT YORKTOWN
Virginia Also Would Inau-
gurate Colonial National
Monument This Year
FORMER GOV. SPEAKS

Former Governor T.. Lee Trinkle
of Virginia, addressed members Ci
the Delaware Legislature, in joint
session last Thursday afternoon, on
plans for the sesqui-centennial cele-
bration of the surrender OF York
town on October 10. The celebration
would also recall the colorful period
of Colonial history which began at
jamestown, only 20 miles away, on
May Is, 1907, and ended at York
town on October 10, 1881, he said.
1t is hoped that the celebration
will mark the formal inauguration
of the Colonial National Monument,
embracing jamestown Island, parts
of Williamsburg and the battlefield
area at Yorktown, it was stated.
Further hope was expressed that the
Legislature of each of the original
thirteen States will make an appro-
priation to defray the cost Of their
participation in the celebration and
also to assist in the necessary pre-
paration for the event.
Governor Trinkle was greeted on
his arrival at Dover by former Gov
ernor William D. Denney and Sena-
tor Griffenberg. Donald r. Mortem,
president pro TENS. clerk, accom-
panied Governor Trinkle to Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
BOY SCOUT HONOR
COURT AT GEORGETOWN
Board OF Review And Court OF Hon.
or viii Meet Monday Night

A Board of Review and Court of
Honor for the Boys Scouts of Eas-
tern Sussex county will be held in
the Court House at Georgetown on
Monday evening, March 2.
The Court of Honor Committee of
which Chas. w. Cullen is chairman,
will meet as a Board of Review from
to o'clock and briefly review all
boys advancing in Scout rank.
The Court of Honor, to which ev-
eryone interested in Scouting and in
the welfare of our boys is invited
will be held in the court room from
8 to Q p. m. 1t is expected that Judge
Curtis, ex-State Chancellor, and
present chairman of the Court of
Honor for the Wilmington Area
Council, will be present to give
talk in connection with the Court of
Honor program. Also at this pub
lie meeting all Scouts qualifying for
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SUBMIT AUDIT FOR
COUNTY OFFICIAL
General Fund Receipts Total $685.
l707l, According TO Reports

Kent County Auditors Walter o.
IIoffecker, of Smyrna, and John c.
Hopkins, of Dover, appointed by
Resident Judge w. W. Harrington TO
audit the books and accounts of
County Comptroller William G. Par
adee completed that report on Fri
day and made their report to Judge
Harrington which has been ordered
published in the county papers.
The receipts of the general fund
of the county from December ], 1929
to December l. 1880, show a total of
$288,470.71 from all sources.
The expenditures including salar-
les of offices, court expenses, cleo
tion expenses, board of prisoners at
the wOrkhouse, and maintenance of
inmates from the county in the sew
eral industrial schools of the State,
as well as appropriations to the Mo-
theirs Pension Commission and fire
companies show total of $257,-
3G9.S0.
The county Indebtedness is shown
to be $2,125, 100000 total amount in
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BLOSSOM TIME
FESTIVAL AGAIN
Committee, However, Suggests Only
Visit To Fruit Section This Year

With business conditions as they
are, members of the blossom festi-
val committee for 1928 do not nd
wise the holding of an elaborate fes-
tival this year. They do urge, how
ever, that as much publicity as pos
sible be given to the time when the
Delaware fruit blossoms are in the
heighth of their beauty. A meeting
of the 1928 committee was held re-
Gently.
Members of the committee are
Robert p. Robinson, honorary chair
man; Arthur G. Wilkinson, treas
urer; Mrs. A. D. Warner, Sr., Ger
rish Gassaway. James r. Adams,
Mrs. Clarence Fraim, C. B. Root and
w. r. Derickson.
A suggestion has been made that
the Legislature be asked to appro-
pirate funds for such a festival, but
the committee does not make this
request in view of the many de-
mands that have already been made
on the State for other celebrations.
The following statement was is
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ALL JOINT RETURNS
MUST BE MARKED
State Income Tax Department
Stresses Need For Listing

Although joint returns are per-
mitted under the State income tax
law, he intention of the taxable
clearly showing that he desires to
file a joint return for himself and
wife must be evidenced; otherwise,
it will be necessary for the State
Tax Department, it was pointed out,
to cOnstrue the return at a single,
separate return. Failure to answer
the question asked on each return,
rs this Il joint return of husband
and wife," will result in dispOsing
of the return as though it were only
the separate report for the person
who signs it, and will render the
wife liable for a separate return,
and if she has not filed it on or be-
fore March IS, will also cause her
to be classed as a delinquent. In ad-
dition to answering the question as
to whether Or not a joint return is
intended, it was suggested by the
department that the name OF both
husband and wife appear at the rop
of the return, and if this method is
not used by questions answered to
indicate that joint return is being
filed, the wife's name should be
plainly placed in the space provided
therefor on each return. Unless
these precautions are taken, penal
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OFFER PRIZES FOR
THE BEST KITCHENS
TEirty-TwO Sussex Housewives En-
ter County Wide Contest

A contest which will be of inter
est to many of the Sussex county
hOmemakers is now being carried
on in Sussex county under the aus
pices Of Laura B. Rutherford, the
County Home Demonstration agent.
In December information regard
ing the rules of a Kitchen Improve
ment Contest were published in the
several county papers and letters
were sent to many homemakers re-
garding the enrolment plans. AS
result of these previous efforts, 80
women enrolled. They are as fol-
lows:
Mrs. John Spicer, Milford, r. D.
Mrs. Joy Hampstead, Greenwood,
r. ID.
Mrs. VIM. Walter, Greenwood, r.
Mrs. c. E. Ocheltree, Greenwood.
r. D.
Mrs. II. Z. Mills, Greenwood, r.. D.
Mrs. w. A. Condor. Bridgeville, r.
D.
Mrs. f. w. Friedel, Bridgeville, r.
d.
Mrs. w. H. Conoway, Bridgeville,
II. D. E
Mrs. Karl Thompson, Seaford.
Mrs. Erma Harper, Seaford, II. d.
Mrs. /. II. Williams. Seaford, r. ID.
Mrs. r. w. White, Seaford, r. d.
Mrs. Geo. A. Jester, Ellendale.
Mrs. VIM. Brumbley. Georgetown,
r. d.
Mrs. Edwin Smith, Georgetown.
Mrs. John A. Jones, Georgetown.
Mrs Carl Tyndall Georgetown, II.
ID.
Mrs. Maybelle SchOwor. IIarbeson.
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GETS
LIFE TERM IN
DUAL MURDER
Slayer OF Sweetheart And
Cousin Pleads Guilty To
Second Degree
NOW IN WORKHOUSE

Noah Downes, 22-year-old double
murderer of his sweetheart and her
cousin, pleaded guilty on Monday to
a charge of second degree murder
before Judges Harrington, Rodney
and Richards in the Kent County
Court of General Sessions at Dover.
Downes was sentenced to life im-
prisonment and was hurried back to
the New Castle County WOrkhouse,
where he has been confined since
the double shooting on the night of
December 27, to resume his life in
the cell that is to be his home for
the remainder of his days. Sentence
was imposed by Judge Harrington.
He had been indicted by the Grand
Jury on two charges of murder in
the first degree, but Attorney Cen
eral l'Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr., Mon
day morning, agreed to accept a
plea of guilty to the lesser charge
in the Staying of the girl, when the
offer was made by Downes' attorn-
eys. James H. Hughes, of Dover, and
J. Owen Knots and Devices Carter,
of Denton, Md. The other charge of
first degree murder was retired.
Attorney General Satterthwaite,
in accepting the plea. explained to
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BILLINGS GETS
JAIL SENTENCE
FOR ASSAULT
Man Who Beat Up Har-
ringtOn Police Chief Gets
Two And A Half Years
OTHERS ARE GUILTY
Court Imposes Sentences
On Men Convicted In
Kent County

Judges Rodney and Richards in
the Kent County Court of General
Sessions at Dover on Friday i'm
posed sentence on the following per-
sons:
Fred r. Herbert, Sr., aged 7G, of
Wyoming, who pleaded guilty at the
October term to a charge of illegal
manufacture of intoXicants. Because
of his age he was paroled for one
year TO State Detective ID. D. Whar-
ton.
Earl Bennett, who pleaded guilty
to illegal possession of liquor at the
October term, was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment in Kent
county Jail.
DUPONT Masten. who pleaded gull
ty to illegal possession of liquor,
was fined $50 and sentenced to one
month in Kent county Jail.
Leon Scott, who pleaded guilty to
larceny of several chickens, was
sentenced to one year in the New
Castle County WOrkhOuse and was
ordered to pay $2l restitution mon
ey. Scott also pleaded guilty to a
charge of desertion of his wife and
children and on this indictment he
was ordered to pay $40 month out
of his earnings in the WorkhOuse,
for their support.
Leon Davis, pleaded guilty to the
larceny of several chickens, and was
given / sentence of 10 months in
the New Castle County Workhouse
and ordered to pay SIS restitution
money. Davis and Scott attempted to
escane from the county Jail by saw
ing the bars of window in the hall
on Monday morning.
Gilbert Baynard, who pleaded
guilty to the larceny of a number of
turkeys, was ordered to pay $50 re-
stitution money, to be whipped with
10 lashes on Saturday February %,
and to be imprisoned for IS months
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FIRE DESTROYS HOME
AT LINCOLN CITY
Very Little Furniture Saved When
Capehart Dwelling Burns

Fire, of unknown origin, destroy
ed the dwelling and most of the
contents of Charles Capehart at
Lincoln on Sunday morning last.
Mr.. Capehart and his son were both
away from home when the fire
started about ten o'clock in the NOR
ming. The Carlisle Fire Company
of Milford responded to a call for
assistance, but when they arrived
the building was a mass of flames,
which were famed by a strong
northwest wind. Neighbors sue
ceeded in getting out a small guam
tity of furniture from the front part
of the first floor, but the greater
part of the contents of the struc-
ture were consumed by the blaze.
A large police dog which was chain
ed in the kitchen was burned to
death. For time it looked as il
the barn and other outbuildings
would be burned, for the wind was
blowing in their direction. The fire.
men, by playing chemicals on them
were able to save them, however.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
MRS. POOLE new
HEAD OF STATE
W.C.T.U. GROUP
MiddletOwn Woman Re-
elected President Of Del
aware District
OFFICERS NAMED

Mrs. Clarence e. Pool, of Middle
town, was reelected president of
the board of directors of the Young
Women's Christian Association, Dis
trict of Delaware, at the meeting OF
that body held in Dover.
Other officers elected were, Mrs.
George Ehinger, of Dover, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Herbert Richardson, of
Wyoming, secretary; Mrs. D. w.
Stevens, of MiddletOwn, treasurer,
all of whom were reelected.
Mrs. H. D. Boyer, of Smyrna,
chairman of public affairs commit
tee, gave a report of the recent
Conference on Cause and Cure of
War held in Washington, which she
attended as delegate. A few of the
recommendation of the conference
which Mrs. Boyer presented to the
board as to ways of helping to bring
about greater understanding be-
tween nations and international
peace are as follows: Wider and
more thoughtful reading by women
of the State ON the subject with
more programs on international
good will before women's clubs,
Parent-Teacher associations and
similar organizations; enlistment of
the interest of children and young
people in studying about this prob
lem so vital to their future welfare;
presentation of a series of beautiful
plays emphasizing international
peace as one means of arousing
thought on the subject.
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson of Smyr-
ma, chairman of the general men,
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COURT
MEASURE NOW
NLEGLSLATURE
Measure Introduced By Representative Van SciUer Is
Based On Recommendation Of Governor Buck.
Amendment Is Needed To Constitution
Speaker Coy Introduces Bill Making Game Commits
sion 4 FiUe Member Body. Virden Introduces
4 NeLO Ice Cream Bill Many Other Bills

Carrying out the recommends
tiOns made by Governor Buck in his
biennial message Representative
Van Solver has introduced a bill to
create a new Supreme Court. The
bill would amend the State consti-
tuition and consequently would re-
quire favorable action by two con-
secutive sessions of the Legislature
before it becomes a law.
1t provides for the Supreme Court
to be composed of three judges, the
chief justice to be the presiding
judge. 1t also provides for six other
State judges, one to be the chancel-
lor ,one presiding judge of the
Court of General Sessions and the
Orphans Court and the other four
to be associate judges of the Court
of General Sessions and the Or
phans' Court. Of the four there
would be one resident judge in each
county and one named at large.
They would all be appointed by the
Governor with the consent of the
Senate.
The present Supreme Court is
of the chancellor, the
chief justice and the other four law
judges.
On motion it was decided to have
500 copies of this bill printed.
Representative Tatnall offered a
bill amending the constitution so
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
S65O,OOO IN ROAD
WORK TO HELP
UNEMPLOYMENT
Highway Department AL
so To Award More Con-
tracts Soon
SUGGESTION OF BUCK

Working in harmony with a plan
advocated by Governor Buck that
the State go ahead with public
works wherever possible to help re-
lieve the unemployment situation,
the State Highway Department since
the first of the year has advertised
for and awarded contracts for high
way improvements that will cost
about $65O,OO0.
Not only have these contracts
been awarded, but the Highway De-
partment is preparing to advertise
for bids for additional projects, COIL
tracts for which will be awarded in
the near future.
With the open weather and the
money available, the Highway De-
partment has started its grading
and bodybuilding program months
ahead of the usual schedule to try
to provide employment for as many
men as possible at a time when they
need it most.
1t is the aim of Governor Buck
and the State Highway officials to
have started as soon as possible
every public works project that can
be undertaken now without detri-
ment to the State, in order to give
work to the unemployed in various
sections.
Among the large road projects
now under way is the extension of
the dual highway from st. Georges
to Fieldsboro, in New Castle county,
where a large force of men is now
engaged in grading operations.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
SUSSEX COUNTY
TEACHERS MEET
AT GEORGETOWN
Association Goes On Rec
ord AS FavOring Retire
ment Bill For Educators
ELECT AFFLERBACH
J. NJ. Bennett Is Named
Secretary And Treas
urer

The fifth annual meeting of the
Sussex County Teachers Associa-
tiOn was held in the auditorium of
the Georgetown High School last
Friday, with about 400 teachers
present. The morning session open
ed with singing by the elementary
choir of the Lord Baltimore school,
under direction of Mrs. Myrtle p.
Long, which was followed by greet
ings by DR.. Harry V. Holloway, State
Superintendent of the Department of
Public instruction. An address on
"a Certain Hiatus in Teaching" was
delivered by DR.. +. NJ. Carver of the
School of Education, University of
Pennsylvania. Sectional meetings
were held on agriculture, science,
home economics, mathematics, for
eign language, history, high school
English, work of grades.
At noon a banquet was given in
the Jones' Memorial Hall on West
Laurel street. The afternoon session
opened with chorus singing by the
High School Chorus, which
was followed by an address by DR..
r. NJ. Carver on Essential Charac-
teristics of the Progressive School"
Prof. Gildersleeve, State Musical
Director sang four selections, and
this was followed by an address on
"The Art of Questioning" by Dr.
Carmen Ross. superintendent of
schools of Dowlestown, Pa.
At the business session, DR.. Hol-
loway offered the following resolu-
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TURPENTINE DOSE
FATAL TO CHILD
BridgeVille Mother Overcome When
Acquitted For "IgnOrance" BY Jury

Clutching her convulsive five
year-Old son Calvin to her breast,
Mrs. Mckinley Anderson was driven
by automobile at breakneck speed,
from the farm on which she lived,
a distance of seven miles to Seaford
last Saturday afternoon, only to be
told when she arrived at the office
of DR.. r. A. B. Allen that the tot
was dead. Mrs. Anderson had pre-
viOusly given the child a teaspoonful
of turpentine to relieve a cold. On
being told that her son was life
less, Mrs. Anderson, frantic from
sorrow, insisted on having the body
taken to another doctor. Arriving at
the Office of DR.. Godfrey Metzler, of
Bridgeville, she was again told that
her child was dead.
Overcome with grief, Mrs. Ander-
son was summoned to an inquest, in
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WILL HOLD STATE
SHOOT TOURNEY
AT YORKLYN
Two Day Tournament Of
TrapshOOting Association
To Be Held In June
MANY TO TAKE PART

Directors of the Delaware State
Sportsmen's Association, at a re-
cent meeting held at Dover, decided
unanimously on the selection of the
Yorklyn Gun Club as the location
for the 1881 Delaware State trap
shooting championship. This State
classic will be a two-day tourna-
ment, and has been registered and
listed by the Amateur Trapshooting
Association for June u and 13.
Isaac Turner, president of the
State Association, presided at the
meeting. Other directors present
were: c. L. Walker, J. w. Ander-
son, of Wilmington; COrnley CRU
we'll of Dover, and Herman Argo, Cf
Milford. J. c. Guenveur, secretary of
the association, P. D. Guest, Ed.
Vansant and William Foord of Will
mington; Roy Webb and Potter Cof-
fin of Milford, and J. L. Freeman
and S. L. Hughes of Dover, also at
tended
Mr.. Turner in addressing the
meeting cOmplimented the shooters
in Kent and Sussex counties. He ex-
planned the growth would justify the
enlargement of club facilities in the
near future, and welcomed the COM
ing of this condition, which would
mean the possibility of holding the
State championship at down State
location.
The various directors present
were interviewed relative to this
years State tournament and York
lyn Gun Club was voted the shoot.
II. c, Marshall, State director from
rural New. Castle County, while alb
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Gated that this type of equipment is
best suited to meet the cOmmunica-
ton requirements of the community
Transition. to this more modern
type of service means that it no
longer will be necessary for sub
scribers to turn the cranks on their
telephones in order to call an Op-
orator. The mere act of lifting the
receiver will signal the operator
when a subscriber desires to make
a call, Mr. Sypherd explained.
Power equipment for this form of
telephone operation will be located
in the central office building, thus
eliminating the necessity of storing
and changing the small batteries
heretofore maintained on subscrib-
ers' premises.
Installation of the central office
apparatus is scheduled to be start
ed in Il short time. Replacement of
existing telephones and private
branch exchanges with common bat
terry equipment is now in progress.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27

that grand juries shall consist of
nine members. The affirmative vote
of five members would be required
to find a true bill of Indictment.
Representative Tatnall presented
another measure apprOpriating
$150,732 for the payment of certain
school bonds maturing during the
fiscal years, 1931-1932. The measure
relieves the boards of education and
special school districts listed from
levying and collecting taxes to pay
the principal amount of the bonds,
providing, however, that nothing IN
the bill shall be construed as relieY-
ing them of the payment of interest
on the bonds.
A bill was introduced by Repre-
sentative Benson authorizing the
governor, within 80 days following
enactment of the measure, to name
four State constables, one for the
city of Wilmington, one for rural
New Castle county, one for Kent
and one for Sussex, who would have
police powers similar to sheriffs,
and other police officers.
1t would be their special duty to
enforce the laws of the State in re-
lation to the unlawful manufacture,
sale, possession or transportation of
liquors or narcotic drugs. They
would serve for two year terms and
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MILFORD TOSSERS
TRIM MILLSBORO
HOyt's Community All Stars Win
Interesting Game Here

Basketball enthusiasts were treat
ed to two unusually well played
games on Tuesday evening, when
Hoyt's Community All Stars of Mil
ford trimmed the fast MillsborO
quintet by the score of 40 to 35, and
Battery Il, of Milford, was beaten
by the Sussex Rangers, the score of
the game being 33 to Is. The All
Slar-Millsboro game YVES one of the
best played seen on the local courts
this year, but the attendance was
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viii Change Local
Telephone System
c. B. Syplerd Manager Of This District, Announces
That Common Battery System Will Be Put In Oper-
alton This Summer - NOLV Changing EQuipment

Expenditure of nearly $4,000 as
prelude to the establishment of
the common battery method of tele-
phone operation in Milford early
this summer is planned by the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company, it
was announced today by c. B. Syp-
herd, manager.
The project involves the installa-
tiOn of new central office equipment
at a cost of approximately $4,000,
Encouragement of telephone wires
and cables in the vicinity of the
central office, and replacement of
the magnetic instruments in the
homes and business establishments
of subscribers with telephones to
operate on the common battery ba-
sis. The latter two phases of the
program will necessitate a combin-
ed expenditure of nearly $4,000.
Plans for the Inauguration of
common battery service in Milford
were prepared after exhaustive sur
veys by telephone engineers indi-