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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
NEW CENTURY CLUB

On Monday about twenty-five
members of the Milford New Cen
| tury Club went to Dover to attend
the meeting of the State Legislature
1t was Legislative Day on the club
calendar with Mrs. Clement Nutter
as chairman; and as the speakers
that Mrs. Nutter had chosen for the
day were busy at Dover, it was de-
cided to have the members present
when the Women's Joint Legislative
Committee had their hearing Of the
measures they fevored before the
State Assembly in joint session.
With Mrs. James Hughes presiding
the program was as follows:
Public State Welfare Department.
Mrs. Clarence Fraim.
Teachers Retirement Annuity.
Mrs. Edith Brown.
Public Health, Mrs. Frank G..
Tallman.
Children in Cannerics, Mrs. Pc
tricha e. Manchester.
Woman's College of Delaware
University, Mrs. Ruth Bausman.
State Circulating Library, Mrs.
Royden Hammond.
Humane Trapping; S. p. c. A.,
Mrs. w. S. Hilles.
Demonstration of Traps, w. L.
Sanderson.
Aside from being a day of in
structiOn and profit, it was the pres
ence of many club members that
showed their support and co-opera-
tiOn in the bills that the Woman's
Committee endorsed.
Next week will be the day on the
calendar for motion pictures. A
short business meeting will be call
cd at the club rooms at two O'Clock
after which the members are invited
to be the guests of the Plaza The
atre for a showing of "The Fighting
Caravan" a review of which says:
"a production of great simplicity
and charm, presenting historical
drama nicely blended with humor."
And it is picture that will be en-
joycd at the evening performances
by the whole family.
The bingo party will be given on
evening. There will be am !
pie room for the big crowd that is /
expected. You be one of the crowd. !
Many prizes will be given and the
-un and the refreshments are free. /
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
WILL AUDIT SUSSEX
COMPTROLLER'S BOOKS

Judge Charles s. Richards last
week appointed former Levy Court
Commissioner Frank w. Holloway
of Selbyville and Albert Scheer,
formerly connected with the rail
road supervisors Office at George
town, to audit the books of County
Comptroller Eben A. Townsend.
Their report, when published ac-
cording to the provision of law, is
the only information that the tax
payers of SUSSEX county can have as
to the expenditures of the money
paid each year as taxes. The report
will probably be printed the latter
part of March.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
FREEHARRINGTON
AUTOIST IN COURT
[Continned from Eirn Panel


State was represented by Deputy
AttOrney-General Earle D. Wiley
The jury was out less than half an
hour when they returned with a
verdict of mot guilty"
In the case of the State VS.. Mar
ion Thompson indicted for illegal
possession of spirituous liquor, his
case was heard by the court and
because it was not clearly shown
that the amount of intoxicants Sc
cured amounted to a quart, the liq-
uor having been dumped into a pail
of water before the officers could
secure the liquor, the court returned
a verdict of mot guilty"
The February term of court ad-
jOurned on Thursday.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
T. L Il S 0 N A L
M Il N ON
iio7li0 0Ii1 M 1lii0 i0IiQll

] Mrs. Zack Johnson, of Houston, is
spending this week with Mrs. Clara
Pierce.
Major VIM T.. Lank celebrated his
6Sth birthday anniversary ON March
8, 1881.
Commander and Mrs Robert w.
Kessler spent :he past weekend in
Philadelphia
Miss Elizabeth Alden and Miss
Mary Kinder were in Philadelphia
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Tropea and
daughter Media ware Philadelphia
visitors ON Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Donovan, of Salisbury,
Md, visited friends in Milford and
Harrington last week.
Mrs. Merritt Norris, of Conda, Id
aho, was the weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen TOadvine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Messick re-
turned home from Florida last Sat
urday after a very delightful trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. ChMles j.. Banning
speht the weekend Oh motor tFiD
% Washington and Alexandria, Va.
Captain VIM. Myers of New Castle
visited friends in Milford this week.
lie is a Spanish-American War vet
eran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Raughley of
Harrington we're Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Warner. near
town.
William Y. Wroten, of Riverdale
College, N. Y, was a recent visitor
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William WrOten.
Mrs. Harry VanKirk, who Las
been in the Marshall Hospital fol-
lowing an operation, returned to her
home on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilkins are
being congratulated on the birth Of |
a baby girl, in the Emergency Hos
pital, ON February q.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Kirby, Mr. and |
Mrs. Jack West, Mr.. and Mrs. Duane |
Lynn and Mrs. George w. Bennett .
spent Friday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Frank Pierce of Princess |
Anne. Md, has been the guest of .
Mrs. Bud" Harrington of II East
Front street for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mulholland
are leaving tomorrow for FlO1id@
where they will he thc guests of
John II. NIulb0lltnl OH his boat,
' 'Marjcan"
Miss Rebecca Matthews attended
-he mid-winter Business and Pro-
rcssional WOman's Conference held
n Germantown, Pa, on Saturday
md Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin =. Messicl
md Mrs. and Mrs. r. Carlisle Col
ins returned home on Saturday at
.er three weeks spent in Florida
md Havana.
Sir Hubert Wilkins was in town
~ Monday. While here he visited
he l.. d. Caulk Laboratories AMI
he high school, where he made
hort address.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mulholland :
cdNe loudy lOT MIAMI, WncFe Lncy
will be for two weeks with their ia
her, John II. Mulholland. who win
cred with his yacht at that place.
Luther Stevens, Mrs. c. II. Wat
on and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Iarvey Warner and children were
iunday guests of their parents, Mr.
nd Mrs. J. L. Stevens, near Den
on, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Reynolds of
lincoln City, Mr.. and Mrs. George S
'ownsend of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. {
,obert Hayes and Mr.. and Mrs. S
harles Witt, Jr., of Fort Salisbury, t
ere guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert {
Bennett in Milford Neck last
unday. c
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

dependent entirely ON the Red Cross
for sustenance, it takes dollars and
dollars. If every one will give even
a small sum, the total will make a
good showing, and think of the good
it will do
The Mems Monday Evening
Bridge Club met with Robert Grif-
fifth this week, with G. Marshall
Townsend playing in the place of
Harry Pierce.
.
Miss Lena Short had two tables Of
bridge at her home on Saturday af-
ternoon. AS it was the only party of
the week for this group of friends
the afternoon was particularly en-
jOyable. The guests were Mrs. Clyde
Nelson, Mrs. George NJ. Sipple, Mrs.
I. D. Short, Mrs. Wilson S. Vinyard,
Mrs. Robert Kessler, Mrs. Davis
Grier, and Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send
.
There are surprises and sur
prises. Some are genuine and some
are feigned. The one that her
friends gave Miss Sara Alexander OH
Saturday evening at her home was
of the first variety. Returning with
Mrs. Benjamin HOlston from a shop
ping trip down town, and turning
on the living room light, she found
eight friends, waiting for her. When
plans work out so nicely, they are
well worth while. The evening was
spent in playing cards. The guests
besides Mrs. Holston, were Miss An
ma Smith, Miss Thelma Jewell, Miss
Mary Travis, Robert Dunn, of CAM
den, James Lyden, of Greenwood,
and William Phillips and William
Cronshaw, Of Sudlersville, Nd.
.
Mrs. Paris T. Carlisle, Mrs. Geo.
H. Hall, Mrs. Della H. Deakyne and
Miss Elizabeth Carlisle were lunch
con guests of Mrs. T. Allen Colds !
borough on Saturday at her home
in Denton, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

After the delightful weather Of
last week one begins to look around
for the harbingers of spring. And
in doing so, we find they are :eally
all here. The pussy willows have
pushed their furry heads from be-
meath their winter cap, and the daft
fodils are peeping through the
ground in most places, while in pro-
tected places they are ready to burst
forth in golden splendor. The birds
too, are joyOusly calling to each
other, particularly in the carly NOR
ming. The children are gathering in
happy groups all along the street
to play marbles or to jump rope.
These are the signs of the gentle
season just ahead. True, VIC have
had some of our biggest SHOWS in
April, but with Old Sol getting more
neighborly, it is not likely that we
will have any more long stretches of
cold weather.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

2; Anderson, Q; Shearer. F'ouls-Dcane.
G: Bradney Time of quarters-7S min
utcs. Rcfcrcc-Martha Gable. Substitu
tions-Shearer for Antcs: Laird for I<o-
frath: Kofrath for Baird, Madara for
Shcarcr: Shearcr for Kofrath.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

The onus of the bonus seems to be
what gets them.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
Watch YOur Step

No woman is more youthful than
her walk.-American Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

Those who daily read the papers
have acquainted themselves with the
wide spread need of food and sup
plies for those people out West and
those in no specified district The
Red Cross has been taxed to its ut
most to provide for the needy. Mrs.
George W. Marshall, of the local
Red Cross, is asking for contribu-
tions here. No amount will be turn
ed down, and clothing will be ac-
ceptable, too. Many, many dollars
have been given for this purpose but
when there are SO many who are
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

On Monday we had another no
table in our midst. Sir Hubert Will
kins, he of the proposed summer
trip to the North Pole, was here. He
made visit to the l., D. Caulk Lab
oratory and to the high school,
where he addressed the student
body. Seeing Sir Wilkins, and hav-
ing heard him tell of his hopes with
reference to his next exploratory
trip, will give the things we read
about his trip this summer an add
ed touch of interest.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06

The Mems Monday Evening
Bridge Club met with Robert Grif-
fifth this week, with G. Marshall
Townsend playing in the place of
Harry Pierce
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
JEfFRIES ARE HERE FROM
 LOS ANGELES

R. II. Jeftries. president of New market Company Inc, of Los Angeles accompanied by Mrs Jeffries, ar rived in Wrangell on the Aleutian Monday afternoon for his eighth con- secutive summer outing in Alaska MT. Jeffries made his first trip to Alaska in the days of '9S and seems prouder of the fact that he can lay claim to being an Alaska sourdough than of the notable success he has made in the meat packing business.
 MT. and Mrs. Jeffries are guests in the George M. Bidwell home and if business affairs do not call them back to Los Angeles they will enjoy the next two months In fishing trips and cruises in southeastern Alaska waters aboard the Bidwell cruiser Vigilant.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
John EyOn Has Narrow
 Escape

John Eyon, proprietor of the Wrangell Bakery, had narrow escape from death Sunday morning when he wrecked his ear on Front street. Eyon recently purchased a Chevrolet coach from Campbell Brothers and has not learned to drive well. When attempting to make right hand turn fr9m Trent street inte stiklne avenue, he made a left hand turn instead and crashed through the railing to the rocks on the beach fifteen feet below, the ear landing upside down. The top was damned into the seats, but the back of the drivers seat protected Eyon and due to his small size he
 a~ able to 'rawl through 3 small opening where a larger man would have been imprisoned. The car was badly wrecked but Eyon suffered only two small bruises.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
Russian Chorus Received With Enthusiasm

Never before have local music lovers been privileged to hear in Wrangell such a splendid perform ance as was given Wednesday night at the Coliseum Theatre by the Royal Russian Chorus.
 The attendance was good and the audience was most appreciative of the program presented by Princess Margarita Agremena Straviansky one of the few women conductors in the musical world. The scene for the opening numbers was most at- tractive and picturesque, the cos tunes being gorgeous.
 All the voices were very beauti- ful and the solo, duet, trio, quartette and choral singing were received with enthusiastic applause from the Mademoiselle Mara Slavi- ansky, soprano soloist and accompa- mist, was exceptionally popular as was the Russian dancer.
 Before leaving the manager held out hope that a return performance would be given by the chorus on their way south from Sitka. It is felt that a return engagement would be greeted by an even larger audience than the one on Wednes- day night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
Prince William SOundPaCkHaS Slight Decrease

CORDOVA-A total of 1,177,O77 pounds of clans from Aaklee Spit and Point Whitshed were packed in local canneries up until the first of July of this year, according to statistics compiled by the local of flee of the U, s, Bureau of Fisher ies today,
 Statistics, compiled by N. O.. Hardy, acting agent for the bureau, also revealed that the total salmon pack in the Prince William Sound and Copper Rivve area to July Fourth was only 9,942 cases less than last year, including all species, despite the fact that the pack this year was anticipated to be below normal due to the five-year cycle.
 Figures on individual canneries are not available, but is believed that the canneries were, in general, well pleased with the result of the season on the Copper River flats, which closed July fifth, and that they all have what might be termed normal packs. On the other hand, the tremendous increase in the amount of gear cut this season, mar terially reduced the individual earn lngs of fishermen, affecting many of them seriously,
 The Copper River area is now closed to all commercial fishing and is being patrolled by bureau war dens, Mir. Hardy said, though the fishing in the Prince William Sound will continue until August second, anu in the limited Eshamy Area un- til August fifteenth, for gill net and trollers. On August tenth the silver salmon season on the Copper River flats will open and remain open until September twentieth,
 The figures on the clam pack in- dicate a tremendous gain over last year. but there are no statistics for comparison available here. Of the total pack of l,t77,o77ponnds, how ever. there were 1,122,6S7 pounds taken from the beds at Point Whit shed. and 54,400 pounds taken from Oaklee Spit.-Cordoya Times.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
$13,812,OOO $16,O66,OOO Gold Values Increase

From the table it will be evident that there was a substantial in- crease in the value of the output of gold, and some increase in coal. The decrease in the other commodi- ties is interpreted as being due not only to the very low prices that prevailed for the metals such as copper, silver, and lead but also to the deterrent eject of those low prices in discouraging the undertak- ing of new enterpriaes and dis suading operators from making even as large an output as they ordi- narily would from the mines already operating.
 The worldwide stagnation of business and the accompanying de- pression seem really to have been felt less in Alaska than in most other regions. Instead, therefore, of regarding the foregoing record as one to cause alarm for the future of the Alaska mining industry it seems that when all things are con sidered the record of decrease of only 15 per cent compares favorably with the records from similar en- terprises in the States.
 Distribution
 The output of gold was distribut- ed between lodes and placers ap- praximately in the proportion of 43 to 57-$S,6S9,OOO from lodes and $4,897ooO from placers. The producing gold lqdes are widely dis tributed through various parts of the Territory, but more than 93 per cent of the output came from lodes in southeastern Alaska, where accessibility to deep-water routes of communication and other favorable conditions have permitted the suc-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
SciOtS Enjoy s. E. Alaska
 Tour

The Canadian Pacific liner Prin- cess Louise, Captain Slater, was in port southbound Tuesday evening with a full tourist passenger list which included party of 95 Masons and their families under the auspi- ces of the California Pyramids of the Egyptian Order of Sciots. They left San Francisco by rail on July 5 for Seattle where they took pas sage for the southeast Alaska tour. At Skagway they made the trip to Lake Bennett and Taku Arm while the steamer was in port.
 The Soiots was organized as the playground of Master Masons, as the Shrine Is the playground of Masons who have received the high CT degrees of the Order. It was organized with the thought of Masons of moderate means in mind and while it's primary purpose is to promote recreation and fun among it's members, like the Shrine it is concerned with the welfare of crip- pied children and each Pyramid gives freely to that cause,
 Among the members of the Sciots Alaska tour were Lester Secor, top arch Of San Francisco Pyramid No. 1; Herbert E. Chick, retired business man of San Francisco; pr. J, c, Me Govern, coroner of San Mateo coun- ty, California; Miss Melba McDan- iel and Mlss Beth Leeper of the City Health department of San Francisco; Miss Juanita Halsey oi the San Jose Abstract and Title Insurance Co.,, San Jose, California Miss L. Alice Halsey of the public scheel faculty of Santa Cruz, Cali fornia, and Allan Cuzon, master painter, San Joaquin Light & Power Co.,, of Fresno, California.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
Mining Values in Alaska
 Show Decrease for 1880

| cessful mining of immense tonnages of low grade gold ore.
 Placer Gold
 The output of placer gold was nearly three-quarters of a million dollars larger than in 1929. Hun- ureds of camps contributed to the output, but those in the Yukon Basin contributed the greatest amount and those in Seward Penin- sula came next. More than 80 per cent of the total placer production Of the Territory was mined by dredges, of which 27 were active dur.ns l5oJ-I5 in the camps in the Yukon Valley, and 12 in Seward Peninsula, Together these dredges produced gold to the value of S3,- 91z,Uo0. They are estimated to have handled about 9,9O6,OOO cubic yards ot gravel, and the gold re- covered was worth about thirty-nine and one half cents a cubic yard. No new dredges were built during the year, but two old dredges that had been idle for some time were reconstructed and again active in 1880. Five dredges that were active in 1929 were idle during the year.
 Copper Decrease
 The output of copper in 1880 was nearly 7,860,000 pounds less than in 1929, and it's value was nearly $2,8S6,000 less than in the earlier year. Practically the whole of the Alaska copper comes from three mines operated by the Ken necott Copper Corporation, two of which are in the Copper River re- zion and one on Latouche Island, in Prince William Sound. The ore from the properties in the Copper River region is largely high-grade copper sulphide and carbonate; that from Latouche Island is a low-grada copper-iron sulphide. All the Al. aska copper ore is shipped to the States for smelling. During the year work at the mine on Latouche Island was discontinued and part of the plant there dismantled
 None of the Alaska ores are mined solely for their silver content, but considerable silver is recovered as a minor constituent from the ores of gold copper. In 1880 silver to the value of $107,8O0 was recovered from the copper ores, $99,9O0 from the gold lode ores, and $10,200 from the placer gold; the total was 408,- 570 ounces, having value of $751; 900. This marks very great falling off in value from 1929, which is attributable to the lower selling price of silver and to the greatly output of copper ores
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
Canned Salmon Moving To
 Market

The Wrangell Packing Corpora ton started canning Saturday with 10000 pink salmon on the floor which were taken in seines on Friday. Over one thousand cases packed that day were shipped south on the Norco Sunday, establishing a record in this district. Thirty six hours after being taken from the water the fish were enroute to the market as canned salmon.
 Tac pack Sunday and Monday was 1,783 cases. 2,100 cases were shipped on the Alameda Wednes- day and 5000 cases will be shipped on the Northland Sunday.
 F. S. Barnes, president of the company says the cannery will de- pend practically upon seines for the seasons fish. "We are not fishing any company traps this year" he said. "and believe that with proper eoonAration from local fishermen there will ba no question or our being able to get ID good-sized pack, Cooperation from the fish ermen will be of mutual benefit to themselves, Wrangell merchants and the cannery and we are keenly interested in seeing it work that way"
 rhe Wrangell Packing Corpora ton operates one line eannery that is a model ot nestness anu sanitation in every respect. one hundred ten persons are employed in the cannery and on the boats. With few exceptions only local labor is used. The price paid by the connery for salmon will depend upon the the market price for the finished product.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
CREDIT SEEKING RACE AGAINST
 TIME BEARS HARD ON GERMANY

crash of every financial institution in that country by the panic spread ing from Germany. Austria is on the verge of bankruptcy, and the Merkurbank in Vienna has already closed it's doors,
 Confidential reports received in Government circles from Poland are disquieting, for there is news of a panic rising there. Many Polish banks are said to be none too sound and would quickly collapse unless doors are closed in the face of depositors' runs. Poland was caught in the avalanche by the reported withdrawal of foreign credit aggre- gating s5o,o00, 1000.
 The crash of the Geneva bank, which failed for $10,000,000 has severely shaken Switzerland, and inner banking circles here declared that a number of Swiss banks heavily interested in Germany may draw Switzerland into the German vortex
 There are disquieting reports from Rumania going further than the failure of the bank of Daefa in Jassy King Carol has named a financial dictator for Rumania,
 Tn Holland. some Dutch banks today stopped quoting the German mark
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17
MACK BENNETT
 VISITS WRANGELL

The yacht Melodie, 125 feet long and luxuriously equipped, from Los Angeles, dropped anchor in port here Monday afternoon.
 Don Lee, who is interested in radio and who represents important automobile manufacturing concerns in southern California, is owner of the yacht His party of nine guests including Mack Sennett noted moving picture director, came ashore and spent several delightful hours in Wrangell before leaving for Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17

BERLIN July 15-Al central Europe is in danger of being drag ged into the financial abyss by Germany. Germany, meanwhile, is contemplating measures within her own borders to avert further if nancial disaster. The Cabinet dis cussed the domestic banking situa- ton for an hour this morning, and at 11:3O a. m. adjourned until to- morrow morning, when the board of directors of the Reichsbank will convene, Chancellor Bruening is expected to submit new emergency financial decrees to President Von Hindenburg, who will arrive in Berlin tomorrow from his country estate.
 Behind the seepea, conversations and preparations are goin on and little is being revealed at the mo ment, but the Government expects to be backed up with the necessaEy force and power ta put through a program that will allow the country to carry through should foreign aid fail to arrive. This includes 3 form of martial law known as a "State of Siege,'' and other meas ures to stamp ruthlessly on Bolshe' vism should it raise it's head,
 Hungary today closed all hei banks for three days to avert th'
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-07-17

Mines in Alaska in 1880 pro- duced minerals worth $13,812,000, as against $16,066,0O0 in 1929, ac- cording to an announcement made by the Interior Department through the Geological Survey The total value of the mineral output of the Territory since 1880 is $629,313,- 900.
 The following table shows in summary form the mineral output of Alaska for 1880 and for compar- ison the production of the same min erals in 1929: