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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
ZOO AGED MEN
ASK FOR PENSION
AS OFFICE OPENS
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ton blanks will be ready for dis
tribution.
Those at the meeting were: the
Rev. Charles l.. Candee, d. D., pres
ident of the commission; William
+. Metten, Wilmington, and Mrs.
Ella c. Emery, of Seaford; Walter
w. Hynson, of Smyrna, the other
member of the commission, could
not attend because of illness.
Miss Messersmith, it was annOun-
ced, will start a filing and record
system for the commission ana
every one of the cases on the lists
of Mr.. dupont will be thoroughly
gone into so that the commission
will have its own files and inVesti-
cations.
The Offices Of the commission
which are located in Wilmington,
will be open from 8 a. m. to $3.50 p.
m. daily. Miss Gladys e. McRae,
has been selected as stenographer
in charge. The telephone number
of the commission is 3-5902.
Soon after 3 o'clock Monday
morning a number of old men visit
ed the office to enter their applica-
tions. An applicant must be 65
years or over, must have lived at
least years in the State and must
be an American citizen. The maxi
mum pension is $25 a month.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
LAWYER DESCRIBES
DAYS OF SALOON
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some instances women were await
ing them in the back rooms of these
places. He pointed out that at this
time there were 1856 wholesale and
retail liquor places operating in Will
mington and four breweries.
Mr.. Eastburn declared that in the
section named the wOrkmen were
completely surrounded by the sa-
looms and those employed to get
them into the saloons. More pay
checks were cashed in these saloons
than were cashed in the banks. 1t
was impossible for men to come and
go without being caught. This re-
suited in wave of crime and drum
kenness which grew until it shocked
the community. The men engaged in
this saloon business did not observe
the laws which were provided to
keep them in check. 1t was unsafe
for a man or woman to walk the
streets in the district n9med after
10 o'clock at night without guard.
Even cabs stood about waiting for
the victims.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
STATE POULTRY
SHOW WILL Be
HELD IN MILFORD
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try show. After considerable discus
sion it was decided to hold this show
in Milford, in view of the fact that
the business men have promised to
cooperate with the pOultrymen by
assisting in providing building space
and also in the matter of local ad-
Vertising. A further announcement
in regard to the dates and other in
formation concerning the show will
be published later as definite plans
are completed during the coming
year.
AS the result of the recent appro-
priatiOn which was made by the
State Legislature for the conducting
of poultry shows during the next
two years, the exhibits this year
promise to exceed those of any pre-
vious show as liberal premiums will
be offered in all classes, thereby in
ducing poultrymen to exhibit their
choice birds.
The attention of the pOultrymen
was also called to the plans for the
North Eastern States Poultry Pro-
ducers' Council which will be held
in New York City on May Is, and
Warren c. Newton was selected to
represent the various poultry or
ganizations in Delaware at this
meeting. Senator Oliver c. Newton,
president of the State Board of Ag-
riculture, who was present at the
meeting, stated that in all probable
ity this organization would al9O
send a representative to this New
York conference.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
GOVERNOR SIGNS
MORE LEGISLATION
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Senate Bill 152-Makes the State
Treasury instead of the County
Treasury, depository of the funds
of the Special School District.
AS yet the Governor has not
signed Senate Bill 45, 'An Act Gre
ating a Court of Common Pleas for
Kent County"
This bill was one of the hardest
fought bills in the Senate. Senator
Keith introduced the bill in the Sen
ate and while he had little or no diff
liculty in securing its passage in
that body, when the bill was sent to
the House, strong opposition deVel-
Oped from the various justices of
the peace of Kent County who felt
that the creation of such a court
would greatly curtail their business
and make their office worth little or
nothing to them.
House bills approved by Governor
Buck follow:
House Bill 7S-Amending the Re-
vised Code of Delaware relative to
the width of roads in Sussex county.
House Bill 236-Providing for es-
tablishment and maintenance of a
chair of physical education at the
University of Delaware.
House Bill 296-Providing that
when school districts raise money
to establish a library the State Lii
brary Commission appropriates 50
per cent of the amount raised by the
district.
House Bill 313-Increasing the
salary of the crier of the courts of
New Castle county.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
ADAMS CROSS ROADS

John Mears and Miss Altha .Ad-
ans of Wilmington spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Adams.
Miss Reba Adams, Virginia and
Paul Horsey were entertained at
Miss Alice RObinson's llth birthday
party on Saturday afternoon at her
home
Mrs. Earl Adams spent last week
with her sister and family, Mrs. Har-
risOn Trice, near fredericksburg.
Mrs. MOllie Liden of fredericksburg
has been spending two weeks with
her brothers and sister here.
The last P. r. A. meeting was
held at WOOdenhawk School on
Thursday evening. Two plays were
given. The children all took an ac-
tive part and did well in reciting
and their health play. New officers
were elected for l932-1932 as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Tom Smith;
vice president, Mrs. Harry Wilson;
secretary, Mrs. Jamie Cannon;
treaurer, Mrs. George Smith. 'Tf
Thomas Porter of Baltimore spent
a week here.
Paul HOrsey's broken arm is men
ding. 1t was broken as a result of a
fall last week.
Mr. and Mrs. r. j.. Adams and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Ad-
ans and daughter of Cambridge, Md.
visited relatives here Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
Man KILLED AS
TRUCKS CRASH
AT CROSSING
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pany c. C. Reynolds, superintendent
Of the State highway police, had
charge of the removal of the wreck
age and the prevention of traffic
congestion.
Slater is survived by his wife and
two children, Floria, four years old,
and Emmaline, two and One-half
years old Mrs. Slater was pros
trated with grief when State police
reported the death of her husband.
Slater served in Battery F of Mil
ford, of the National Guard. He and
Mrs. Slater moved to Wilmington
from Milford on January 5, of this
year. He is survived by his wife and
two children, a brother, Dallas Sla-
ter. of FELTON,. Before his marriage
he made his home with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lindale, of Milford.
This is the second fatal accident
in which trucks driven by former
Milford men have figured during the
past two weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
DELAWARE FARM
VALUES GIVEN
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land they operated, were: in 1925,
$4,325,566; in 1920, $4,46O,4l6; and
in 1910, $3,O68,721.
The number of sheep increased
from 1920 in 1920 to 5,326 in 1880,
and from 1919 to 1929 the produc-
tion of wool (unwashed) increased
from 1875 pounds to 1899 pounds.
Payments for the purchase of hay,
grain, mill feed, etc., for feeding
domestic animals and poultry on
farms amounted to S3,684,889, in
1929 as compared with $1,49O, ,252 in
1919; payment for fertilizer increas-
ed from $1,222,329 in 1919 to ST.
300,571 in 1929; and cash payments
for farm labor increased from $2,-
052,218 in 1919 to $2,518,05S in 1929.
The value of farm products sold
comparatively by farm operators
decreased from $21S,034 in 1919 to
$86, 1873 in 1929, although the value
of farm supplies purchased cooper
atively increased from $29,554 in
1919 to $138,492 in 1929.
During the 10-year period, 1919 to
1929, apple trees of all ages de-
creased in number from 1,124,596 to
GAS, ,623, peach trees decreased from
557 $50 to 497, ,377, and pear trees de-
creased from 275,950 to 171,345.
while grape vines of all ages in
creased from AT ,091 to 964 4,609. In
1929 the State produced 8,9S2,9S8
quarts of strawberries, as cOmpar-
ed with 4,O56,O28 quarts in 1919
Milk produced in 1929 amounted
to 14,756,728 gallons as compared
with 11,356,313 gallons produced in
1919.
On April l. 1880 there were on the
farms of Delaware S,724 autOmO-
biles, 1886 motor trucks, | 500 tTac-
tors, 513 electric motors for farm
work, and 1888 stationary gas en-
gines. Telephones were reported on
,420 farms, 1900 farms reported
water piped into the farmers dwell
ling house and 1893 farms reported
water piped into the bathroom, while !
/ ,561 farmers dwellings were re-
ported as lighted by electricity.
Persons who moved to farms from |
cities, villages, or other incorporated |
places during the 12 months prior
10 April l, 1880, numbered 719, while |
those who moved from farms to |
cities, villages, or other incOrpOrat-
ed places numbered only 294.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
TO CONSOLIDATE
MORE SCHOOLS
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the residents of that district were
much interested in the outcome of
the election. There are approximate
ly 1875 qualified voters for school
elections in Slaughter Neck District.
OF this number a total of LOG votes
were cast.
The final outcome was So votes
for consolidation and 48 against.
The results of the elections have
been certified to the State Board of
Education who will issue the neces-
sary orders for the consolidation.
The Slaughter Neck School used to
have two teachers, but last fall the
school opened with only one teacher
and the older children were sent
into Milford.
The action of the voters last Fri
day together with the closing of sew
eral schools by the State Board of
Education leaves only two outlying
districts near Milford which have
not been consolidated.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
RECKLESS DRIVER
DRIVEN OFF ROAD
UNDER new LAW
A. M. A. Secretary Halls
Signing By Buck OF Re-
spOnsibility Bill
FOLLOWS LONG FIGHT

Driving the continuously, ire
spOnsible operator Off of the road
has been accomplished, states l.. L.
Hopes, executive secretary of the
Delaware Automobile Association,
A. NJ. A., with the signing by Cover
nor Buck of the Drivers Response
bility Bill after it has been passed
by the last session of Legislature.
The first bill of this character was
introduced in the 1925 Legislature
by the association. At that time it
was pigeon-holed. At each session
since that time, this bill has always
been looked forward to by the large
majority of automobile owners who
are responsible people and want to
take care of any damages that their
machines might do to someone or to
someone else's property.
This bill has real teeth in it, as
it does not allow the driver of a
machine to get away" with lis first
accident wherein the damages
amount to over 500. In other words,
upon receipt by the motor vehicle
commissioner of a dnly certified
Judgment by the clerk of the court
showing final judgment in the
amount of 500 or upwards that has
not been satisfied 20 days after the
decision, the motor vehicle commits
sioner shall suspend the drivers Ii
cense or certificate of registration CT
both until such Judgment is fully
satisfied
This mans license is not returned
to him until the Judgment is fully
satisfied and the licensee or regis
trant has furnished to the commits
sioner proof Of financial responsible
ity for any future accidents fer a
clean record far u period of three
years.
Obviously, states Mr.. HooDes, even
for the man v no can show financial
responsibility who wishes to Oper-
ate his ear without Inconvenience
the best method would be to carry
personal liability and property dam
age insurance on his car, but for
those who cannot show proof of fl
nancial responsibility and who do |
not carry automobile insurance, an
accident resulting in death OF injury |
or even a large property damage |
would put the owner or driver of |
such a machine in a precariOus pO- |
sitiOn as Oftentimes it would require |
years to retrieve the suspended Ii |
censes and in some cases where the |
claim is unusually large the reVoca-
tion would be practically permapept |
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
LIEUT.-GOVERNOR
HAZEL NAMED ON
HIGHWAY BOARD
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receiving a commission as lieutenant
in 1877. During the World War he
was promoted to captain in France.
He served in the TOul and the
Meuse-ArgOnne sectors. He was
mustered out in 1919.
He was lieutenant colonel on
the staff of former Governor Robert
P. Robinson. He is member of the
board of directors of the Delaware
Trust Company, of Dover. and is a
trustee Of Peopl&'s Christian Church,
of DOvSr.
AS Lieutenant Governor, he has
presided over the pasr two sessions
of the Legislature. He is an av0wed
prohibitionist. and has not. failed to
espOuse the cause of the diyS ON the
HO"r Of 5he Senate
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
GEORGETOWN,

"The Man in the Green Shirt" a
three-act comedy, will be given by
the Concord Dramatic Club in the
Georgetown high school auditorium,
May 8, at 8 O'Clock, for the benefit
of Asbury M. E. church. The char
acters are as follows: Mrs. Vardie
Vincent, Mrs. Amos Jones, Mrs.
John Fleetwood, Mrs. William Hay
ard, Mrs. Ruby Messersmith, Mrs.
Elva Cordrey, Joshua Hastings,
Abraham Messersmith, William
Hayard and Walter ConOway.
Admission l5c and SOC.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
DELAWARE MUSIC
CLUBS GIVE RECITAL
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ior music clubs in the state, having
been director of the Il Natural Club
for more than ten years, and more
recently, director of the Newark
Junior Music Club. The other Off
GERS of the Delaware Federation are
Mrs. Josiah Bacon, Claymont, first
vice-president; Mrs. Florence Jones,
Georgetown, second Vice-president;
Mrs. Marian Keyes, Pennington,
third vice-president; Mrs. Emma
Stewart, Dover, secretary; Mrs.
Frank Hall Davis, Dover, treasurer;
Miss Helen Martin. Dover, choir ex-
tension chairman; Miss Mildred
Green, Wilmington, junior extension
chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
S1,O13,357.OO YIELD
ON 3-CENT GASTAX
FOR STATE IN 1890
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ways; $96,225,5S7 for local roads;
$2O,869,9O1 for state highway bond
payments; $1O,179,l35 for local road
bond payments; $11,S42,93O for city
streets; $13,404,2OO. for schools, and
$2,131,856 for miscellaneous expen-
ditures.
The reports show the average reg
istration fees last year to be $13.41,
and this added to the average gasO-
line tax of $18.62 made total direct
tax ON the mOtOrist of $3203. These
two taxes formed the largest item of
revenue for highway purposes, the
bureau report explained
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
MILFORD CITIZENS
USE FREE LIBRARY
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the new Junior-Senior High School
in September, one of the public Ii
brarians serving as school librarian.
1899 books have been circulated
through this branch.
The treasurer reported the total
yearly deposits $1,OS5.73; disburse-
ments, $8S9.67, leaving a balance,
April S0;C 1881. of $l96.O6.
The work of the Milford Free
Public Library is continually grow
ing in interest filling an indespen-
sible place in the community and
revealing with clarity, that Milford
is becoming more and more read
ing center, of books that prove of
great information and entertain
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
DISPLAY PICTURES
OF MILFORD MOTHERS
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lowed with tender memories of
those who have gone. These pic
lures are now serving a real bles-
sing to their owners, and brighten
up declining years with love and
reverence. 1t is u fine thought and
a tribute to Mothers Day to gether
in group company those who have
gone.
There is absolutely nothing sug-
gestiye of advertising in the dis
play, the entire thought being to
convey the thought that Mother"
is the honored name and this has
been adhered to by those RESPONSE
BILE for the exhibit. Many fond lec-
objections have been re-awakened
by the display.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
JEWELERS. ELECT
NEW OFFICIALS
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president; Ernest D. Sturmer, Eas-
ton, Md, second vice president; FL
wood A. Davis, secretary, and Ed
ward II. Mealy, Baltimore, treasur-
er
Several addresses were made by
men of national prominence during
the three day meeting.
s. C. Evans and N. NJ. Stokes, Mil
ford jewellers, attended the conven-
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
WILDWOOD

The Millwood Ever Ready All
Club is giving a bake at Humes
hardware store Saturday morning,
May 8. Don't forget to stop in and
take home something good with you
Charles Summers has been on the
sick list the past week.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
THANK YOU!

The Carlisle Fire Company, Inc,
is very grateful for two donations
which were received recently. One of
twenty-five dollars from Miss Helen
p. Lewis and one of ten dollars
from Roland P. Messick.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

These Southern and Border
States showed the lowest Democrat
ic popular vote since 1896. The total
electoral votes of these States is 49,"
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

Most of the hot times the modern
girls and boys have amt worth the
cold cash it costs.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

Remember the good old days
when liver was. just something to
feed to the cat?
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

'"These States, with a Democratic
record for so many years, mark a
loss of 62 electoral votes in the 1928
campaign:
per cent of total popular vote
received bV the Democrats.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
SOUTH May BOLT,
METHODIST Us
WARNDEMOCRATS
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'UO WINHFla : UNI FH9F HyeI
date, they polled only 17.5 per cent
of the total vote
"The following tables tell the
story in detail:
Popular Democratic Presidential
vote on the percentages of total
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-14
COYOTE WELLS
CROSSING SUIT
SET FOR TRIAL

Finally bringing matters to an is
sue, notice was filed in the county
clerks office today that the Coy
ote Wells undergrade crossing suit
will be tried in Judge A. c. Finney's
superior court November 90, "a and
25.
Notice was filed by Hickcox and
Trude, attorneys for M. P. Holla-
day, one of the defendants.
This suit, first opened by the
Great American Indemnity company
in an effort to force the state OF
California to pay L. deWaard and
L. deWaard Jr., for construction of
the Coyote Wells undergrade cross
ing, has developed through claims
and counter claims into one of the
most involved in local court history.
More interesting than the COM
plant of the bonding company is
the cross-complaint of the deWaard
construction firm against the state
of California, various state officials
other contractors and the bonding
company for money alleged due for
the construction work, and for dam
ages.
The cross complaint charged state
officials interfered with the con-
struction company after the de-
WARDS refused to contribute to the
campaign fund of C. G. Young dur
ing his gubernatorial campaign.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-14
Slayer OF Five
Says Not Guilty

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Nov. IA
U.RlTom Walker, As, in a hospital
here under police guard, today
faced murder charges following the
beating to death with a hammer
yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Anna
Garcia, 38, widow who washed
clothes and sewed for a living.
Walker was shot in the right ell
bow by Police Lieutenant Powers as
Walker assertedly started to exc
cute his announced intention of
cutting his throat with a razor.
1t. Powers arrived at the Garcia
home shortly after the bludgeoning
of the woman. He came at the call
of H. H. Huffman, neighbor, and
arrived as Walker appeared in
blood-stained clothes on the front
porch and assertedly shouted: She
couldn't double cross me and get
away with it," Lit. Powers said
Walker added as Powers approach
ed him: I'm going to cut my
throat"
Mrs. Garcia left a 13-year-old
son.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-14
Squall Floods
San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA. (U.P
Easements were flooded and au-
tomobiles stalled in several sections
of the city today when a sudden
squat of rain swept in from the
Pacific.
Several thousand dollars damage
resulted from a clogged storm drain
that piled six feet of water at the
corner of Market and church streets
begging automobiles and stopping
cable and electric cars. Five fire
companies were called to pump
away the water.
Late customers in a number OF
stores went home with wet feet as
result of the downpour. In one
candy shop the floor was covered
by three feet Of water before GUS
toners could leave.
The only casualty reported was
when Joseph Brant. 90 skidded on
a motorcycle and fell, breaking his
thigh.
Disaster threatened for a time
when the fishing schooner Sierra
with 10 men aboard narrowly missed
the rocks near Bolinas. With en-
gines disabled, the vessel was IN
danger of drifting ashore when
picked up by coast guard cutter 256
and towed to port.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-14
SHULER MAY
BE- CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS

LOS ANGELES, Nov IA. U.P)-
The Rev. Robert P. Shuler, militant
pastor, whose radio station. KGEF,
was ordered closed by the federal
radio commission, plans a bitter
battle against the order and has in
dicated he may even run for con-
giess on a free speech PLATFORM
Were off the air from now
until our attorney in Washington
can get an injunction hating the
order" Reverend Shuler said.
ITS nothing but big league poll
tics. They went over the head of
Examiner Ellis Yost right to Presi-
dent Hoover and had him close
me up.
I've got to make an issue of this.
and if running for congress is one
way of doing it, that's what I'll do"
The action was not unexpected to
Shuler, although he confessed sur
prise that an immediate shutdown
was ordered He told reporters two
weeks ago he expected to lose his
license.
Normally, when the commission
refuses to renew a license. the sta
ton remains in operation until an
appeal has been decided in the
courts.
Shuler was notified Of the action
officially late yesterday.
And would you believe it, he
said, they sent me a collect tele-
gram for which I paid S4.77."
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-14
Desert Mirage
Causes Death

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Nov. IA.
U.R) - Mrs. Edith Grace Peterson,
Los Angeles divorce noted for both
her beauty and her wealth, was
dead today, victim of a rare mid
night desert mirage. according to
her fiance, John Marakas. Los An
geles.
Mrs. Peterson was killed when
the automobile in which she was
riding with Marakas in famous
Muroc Lake bed overturned.
Marakas said the cars lights
struck a sand dune distant many
miles and were reflected in such
way that the dune appeared d.
rectly in their path. Officers said
he told them Mrs. Peterson grabbed
these wheel while they were travel
ling at high ;ate o. speed and
that when he applied the brakes
to avert an accident, the car skid
ded and overturned.
Mrs Peterson died in Marakas'
arms after he dragged her from the
wreckage. He walked the several
miles into Muroc and reported the
accident. A eoroner's jury returned
a verdict of accidental death.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-11-14
Students Carry
Things Too Far

BURLINGAME, Cal, Nov. IA. UP)
Good natured townsmen laughed
when football happy school STU
dents rotten egged" the business
district last Wednesday but repe-
tition of the deluge last night was
too much and some 100 offenders
were led to Jail.
Seventy-six Burlingame students.
including three girls, were booked
in the jail here and then released
to their parents Twenty-four San
Mateo students, who had engaged
with Burlingame in the odorouS
battle, were taken in by the law in
their own city, but also released.
The original egging concluded a
football game between the two
schools while the contest last night
climaxed two basketball games in
which victory was divided.
Eggs, pineapples, tomatoes and
over-ripe apples were used indis-
criminately as missiles. Police
claimed. the girls poured water by
the bucketful from a second-story
window.