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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
MAN SLIGHTLY INJURED
AS TRAIN HITS CAR
His Deafness Prevented Farmer
From Hearing Whistle Blast

Isaac Harmon a farmer residing
QeLWeen Lincoln and Ellendale,
narrowly escaped death Friday night
OF last week when the automobile
nc was driving was crashed into by
south bound passenger train at
Millman'S Crossing, about three
miles south of Lincoln.
me car was turned over aud com
pletely demolished. Harmon was
taken to the Marshall Hospital in
Milford, suffering from shock and
minor injuries. but was not serious
ly hurt.
Harmon had been visiting a rela-
i've and was returning home when
lhe accident occurred. The man is
aeal and did not hear the whistle of
inc traIn as he approached the
crossing. He saw the train too late
10 avoid the collision, but managed
10 Turn the car partly off the track.
me train struck the side of the
ihacilnc, overturning it, and throw
Ih9 Harmon out of the car window.
Feoplc living near the track saw the
accIoent and summoned an ambu-
lance.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
MANY BILLS APPEAL
in LEGISLATURE
Cigarette Bill Back After Several
Years Absence-PierS For Lewes

An old familiar bill showed up in
the House Monday afternoon when
Representative Clark, of Newport,
introduced bill to place State
tax on the sale of cigarettes and
cigarette papers. Mr.. Clark in offer
ing the bill said he introduced it by
request but did not announce who
had requested it, This is the first
time for several sessions that the
cigarette bill has been introduced,
the last one to appear having been
introduced about six years ago by
former Representative Latchum, of
Milford, now a member of the SEN
ate.
The Clark bill would make the
retailer pay tax of about 10 per
cent on all cigarettes and cigarette
papers that he might sell. OF course
that tax would be passed on to the
consumer. The bill provided for the
retailer within 30 days after apprO~
val of the bill to go to the Clerk of
the Peace and take out license for |
which he would pay So. The furnish
ing of the stamps to be placed on |
cigarette packages is put up to TIE
State Treasurer and the bill apprO-
PIRATES $2,500 for the expense of the
State Treasurer in carrying out the
provision. The money received from
he tax would go into special
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
CLUBWOMEN RAP
PEACE LEAGUE
Mrs. F. L. Reynolds Says
Organization Bears Taint
OF Communism
SPEAKER

Open denunciation of the Wo-
mems International League of
Peace and Freedom developed at the
meeing in Dover Friday of the exec
utive board of the Delaware State
Federation of WOmen's Clubs.
Mrs. Frank L. Reynolds, president
of the Wilmington New Century
Club, led the assault against the Or
ganization when she learned that
Miss Emily Greene Balch, of Boston,
representative of the WOmen's In
ternational League, was to speak to
the board during the luncheon per-
iod.
Quoting from speech written by
Former U. S. Senator Thomas f.
Bayard and printed in the Congress
sional Record July 5, she branded
the league as a "hOneycomb of COM
and socialism" She said the
WOmen's League is operated largely
with funds provided by communist
factions in New York City. Many of
the leagues workers are known So
cialists and communists, Mrs. Rey-
nolds asserted.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
DELAWARE SCOUTS
HOLD CONFERENCE
Weekend Gathering Held In Com
munity Building 10 Aid Instructors

A total of % scout leaders of the
Delaware State Area took advantage
of the Scoutleader's Training Con-
ference held in the Milford Com
munity Building over the past week
end. The conference was planned
especially to give leaders of Boy
Scout activities throughout the Del
aware State Area a better knOwl-
edge of how to conduct their scout
ing activities and how to plan and
run their troop meetings.
The conference included actual
practice by the men in the follow
ing scouting techniques: fire build
ing, outdoor cooking, tracking, use
of the compass, trail signs, knot
tying, signalling, first aid. how to
plan and run troop meetings. A
demonstration was given on how to
plan and pack for an overnight hike
and how to put OH an investiture
for bringing a new scout into the
troop. A number of games suitable
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
TOMATOES GAINING IN
DELAWARE FAVOR
hiEhlren Pounds Annually Eaten BY
Average Citizen

me average Delawarean was sup
poScd to have consumed at least IS
,poohdS of canned or bottled toma-
toes 1t was revealed by the Depart
nnent OF Agriculture, in announcing
1uat The average American each year
dGct.
ne rapidly growing taste of the
n,nlnerlcan people for tomatoes since
lou" has resulted in the vegetables
becoming a $5O,OO0,OOO crop, rank
ihs 'hlrd among our vegetable crops
-lne department pointed out.
o satisfy the appetite, the pro-
uucI'on of tomatoes in the United
H'ates calls for 25O,00O to 100000
acres producing an annual crop of
,'''lIlon or a million and a quarter
IONS of tomatoes.
u American origin, the tomato
attracted Unfavorable attention
about 1900, and for long time was
branded as poisonous and was
avoided Later designated as the
lo7e apple" it found favor with a
lew lovers of delicacies.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
ARMORY AT MILFORD
PLAN In DOVER BILL
Introduced BY Mr.. Van Solver; Car.
ricS Appropriation OF $65,OOO.

a new armOry building at Milford
is provided for i'll bill introduced
by Representative Van Solver We'd
nesday afternoon. The measure au-
thorizes the State Military Board,
which is to act as the State Armory
Commission, to sell the State Arm
ory and apply that money to the
purchase of a site, and would appro-
pirate $65,0OO for the new building.
The State ArmOry Commission con-
sists of the Governor, Adjutant Gem
eral and Colonel LeFevre, comman-
der of the National Guard Regiment,
and in addition the bill names Harry
T. Graham and Edgar M. Hopes as
additional members of the commits
sion.
Mr.. Van Sewer also introduced
a bill authorizing the director of the
Bureau of Markets to advertise the
agricultural and industrial advant-
ages and other natural advantages of
The State by means of booklets,
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OFFER PRIZES FOR BOYS
VOCATIONAL WORK
Future Farmers 10 Compete For
Public Speaking Prizes

Cash prizes tOtaling $1,000 will be
awarded to boys enrolled in all-day
vocational agriculture classes in the
United States and Hawaii, who win
first, second, third, and fourth
places in national public speaking
contest to be staged at the American
Royal Livestock Show at Kansas
City, Mo-, in November.
This announcement was made
this week by w. A. Ross of the Fed
eral Board for Vocational Education,
who is executive secretary of the
Future Farmers of America, the ma
tional organization of boys enrolled
in vocational agriculture classes.
State supervisors of agricultural
education have been requested by
Mr.. Ross to announce the contest so
that boys in vocational agricultural
schools who are eligible for it may
register at an early date.
This contest, the second annual
event of its kind, is open only to
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
DUCK AND GEESE
SEASON END SATURDAY
Delaware Is One OF Fifteen States
Affected BY Federal Regulations

The open season for hunting
ducks, geese and other waterfowl in
Delaware will end tomorrow. Della
ware is one of the fifteen states in
the nation in which January 81 is
the last day on which these fowl
may be killed. The Federal regula-
tions affecting migratory fowl set
this date as the end of the hunting
season in Delaware. The Biologi-
cal Survey of the Department of Ag-
riculture is charged with the en-
forcement of the act, and persons
caught killing the fowl after tomor-
row will be prosecuted by Federal
Other states where the season
will close the last day of this month
are Maryland, New Jersey, District
Of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennes-
see, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
M. E. CONFERENCE
WILL CONVENE AT
CRISFIELD APRIL 8
Later Date Chosen Be-
cause OF Uncertain Wea-
ther Conditions
TO PAY OWN BOARD
Plan Of Entertaining Del
egates Has Been Aband-
Oned By Conference
TO PAY OWN BOARD

The siXty-third session of the Will
mington Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, en-
bracing the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula,
with two additional appointments on
the western shore of Virginia, will
be held in the Asbury Church, near
Crisfeld, Md, beginning Wednes-
day morning, April 8, according to
announcement made by the Rev. II.
Lester Smith, resident bishop Of the
Chattanooga, Tenn, Area, who will
preside.
Asbury Church is not in Crislield,
being located in a village outside
with mail, telegraph and train ser
vice from Crisfeld. The conference
host is the Rev. T: j. Sard.
Bishop Smith will be entertained
during the conference session at the
home of Mr.. Milbourne, adjoining
the Asbury Church.
AS it will be impossible FOR all to
be entertained in Crisfield arrange
ments are being made to care for
many of the visitors outside.
This session of the conference was
to have been held beginning March /
IS, but owing to the uncertainty of
conditions in March. and .
The fact that many will be compel
led to walk from their homes in
-'risfeld during the conference ses-
sion to Asbury Church, the cabinet
Of the conference requested Bishop
Smith to change the time of meet
ng to later date. The Rev. Disston
". Jacobs, superintendent of the
District, received the
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CLUB BOYS AND GIRLS
INTERESTED IN WORK
Many Delaware Youths Win In Ma.
tiOnaI Competitions

Forty III club boys and girls and
parents visited the Walker-Gord
farm at Plainsboro. New Jersey, on
Saturday, January oath to view the
operation of the new Rotary Com
bine milking system which is in OPP
Grafton at this plant t
Arrangements for this tour which
was planned primarily for dairy
club members were made by Lyndon
d. Caulk, local leader of the Wood
side Dairy Club, in cooperation
with Helen L. Comstock, County All
Club Agent, and William B. Simp-
son, teacher of Vocational Agricul-
ture in Caesar Rodney school.
In addition to members of the
Woodside Club, the Oak Grove Dairy
Club, the MillwOOd Dairy Club, the
Millwood Ever Ready Club, the Hap
py Go Lucky Club and the Wild Cat
Club were well represented.
The Rotolactor, the newest devel-
opment in dairy equipment is the
wonder of all who have seen it in
operation. 1t consists of a large
revolving platform equipped with
stanchions for so cows, milking ma
chimes and water system. The cows
step one at time ON to the slowly
revolving platform, are washed.
Tried by blast of warm air, are
milked during the remainder of the
time required to complete the rev.
)lution, walk off and the stanchion
illed by another COW. The milk is
automatically dumped, weighed and
liped to the bottling room, the milk
ng machine rinsed with cold water
md sterilized with hot water. AS
ach cow is MIXED, the milk is
rawn up into glass jar, Is sent to
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
DU POINT LEAVES ROAD
STOCKS AS LEGACY
Former Senator's Widow Chief Leg
atce OF $1OOOOO,OOO Estate

Il. Coleman du Pont, former Uni
ted States Senator, philantropist and
one of the nations foremost finan-
Ciers, who died November IL in Will
mington, bequeated all his shares of
stock in Coleman du POnt Road, Inc.
one of his many large holdings, to
his son, Francis V. du POnt, to use
in whatever way he may see fit "for
the best interests of the people of
the State of Delaware"
This was disclosed this week
when his will. leaving an estate of
more than S12O,OOO,OOO to his widow,
Mrs. Alice du POnt, and four chill
dren, was made public. Because of
his dislike for any publicity in con-
nection with his benefactions, only
a brief statement that his family
would share his estate was issued
when the will was filed.
Mr.. du Pont, builder and donor of
The now. famous highway which
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cerned at 1874. Herman Argo and Dr.
w. r. Pierce, of Milford, shooting in
the third squad, both finished with
46. ArgO tied with the leaders at
1874 and Pierce but one target be-
hind. This stimulated interest until
NJ. T. Roach, of Milton, breezed in
with 48 for the afternoons effort.
Speculation ran high as to where
this landed him in the standing, but
the best his record would indicate
was 1872.
A new leader could not be denied,
however, and Earl Wharton, of Do
yer, was the gunner to crawl into
this disputed throne. Wharton has
been strong contender for high
gun hOnors from the start having
1877 for three matches. He was in
fine form Friday breezing through
his first 25 targets without miss,
and smashing 23 of the last 25, to
finish with a 48 for the day, tying
NJ. T. Roach for day high honors.
Again there was a scurrying for the
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Senator Steen New President
Of State Poultry Association
Organization win Seek Appropriation From State To
Finance Annual ShOLO-ISay Papers Quote Lou Egg
PTicc-FOr Higher Tariff On Dried EG0s

In connection with the annual
State Poultry Show, which was held
in the State ArmOry in Wilmington
on January 8, and 10, the members
of the Delaware State Poultry AS
sociation held their annual meeting
at which time officers and members
of the executive committee we're
elected and matters of interest to
the organization discussed with spe-
cial reference to the policies to be
considered during the coming year.
The election of officers resulted in
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
OLD AGE PENSION
MEASURE PASSES
STATE ASSEMBLY
Now Needs Only Cover
nOr's Signature To Be-
come Effective
ONE NEGATIVE VOTE
Bill, Favored By Buck,
Provides FOur-Member
Commission
ONE NEGATIVE VOTE

With only one dissenting vote,
the Senate Tuesday afternoon pass
ed the House old age pension bill.
There were no speeches except a
brief one by Senator McIntire who
called up the bill for final passage.
Lieutenant Governor J. Henry Ha-
eel was presiding at the time. Sem
ators Van SAINT and Griffenberg were
absent.
Senator McIntire said the bill was
drawn on the line of the best
thought.
There is no sadder sight," de-
clared the Senator, than an old
couple nearing the end of life and in
need"
The bill received IA affirmative
votes, Senator Hopkins voting mega
tive.
The bill reached the Governor for
his consideration on Wednesday. AS
he recommended the passage of the
bill, it is expected he will sign it
within short time.
The bill provides for a commis-
sion of folr, one from Wilmington,
one from rural New Castle county,
Dne from Kent and one from Sus-
sex county. Not more than two can
be from the same political party.
The commission may make allow
lnces not exceeding $25 a month per
person. Those eligible must be at
east 65 years old, a resident of Del,
aware for five years, and if born in
/ foreign country must have been
laturalized for at least Is years.
The commission is authorized to
Lppoint the necessary officers and to
make rules and regulations.
1t is understood that the commits
ion which framed the bill will now
ubmit another to establish one
lmshouse or hospital for the State
instead of three as at present.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
THSPENINSULAH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PART OF NATION
DeI-Mar-Va Association
Hears That This Section
Leads Country
FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Indications Are That Far
merS Will Have Pros
porous Year
FUTURE is BRIGHT

That there is very definite wave
of optimism regarding future busi-
ness conditions, especially as they
apply to the Del-MarVa Peninsula,
and that there is indisputable evil
dence that the Peninsula has suf-
fered less and has brighter pros
poets than many other sections OF
the country, is the statement issued
by officials of the Del-Mar-Va Eas-
tern Shore Association. 1t is based
upon views of men who are thor
Oughly familiar with economic con-
ditiOns especially as they apply to
agricultural sections.
Among authorities quoted at Del
Mar-Va Association headquarters as
rating Del-Mar-Va above the ma
jority of other sections which de-
pend upon agricultural pursuits is
George w. Grubb, of New York City,
who i'm representing one of the ma
tiOnal travel services journeys reg
ulaTly from the far North to far
South and throughout middle West.
Mr.. Grubb has covered the Penin-
sula enroute from New York to
Florida, on an average of three
times each year for the last seven
years. He voluntarily states that
in all of his recent journeys there is /
more evidence of substantial pro-
gress and sound prosperity through .
out Del-Mar-Va than in any other .
section which he visits. This, he
stated, is emphasized in the upkeep
of both rural and community prop
critics and the tone of optimism
found in practically all Peninsula
communities as compared with the
despOndent and pessimistic views in
other sections.
Mr.. Grubb states that progress has
been extremely noticeable during
the last four or five years through
out Del-Mar-Va and from his con-
facts there is no question but what
the spirit of cooperation as evil
dcnccd in the Del-Mar-Va AssOcia-
tiOn as an organization is a ma
terial measure responsible for the
good condition.
From the foremost business lead
Frs on the Peninsula are statements
offering further evidence which
show in a decided degree definite {
reason why Dcl-Mar-Va has not eX-
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MOTHER AND SON
BOTH DROP DEAD
Mrs. Clara West SuccumbS On Hear
ing OF Her Kin'S Sudden Demise

A singular incident in which two
persons dropped dead occurred near
Clarksville, Saturday morning. Mrs.
Clara West hearing that her son
had dropped dead, Immediately fell
dead herself.
The son, Frederick West, 40, who
resides between Clarksville and
Omar, was building fire in his
house Saturday morning. Nothing
unusual was noted by the family in
his physical condition although
some time previous he had suffered
a heart attack He was bending over
the stove to place wood in it when
he suddenly fell to the floor. A
physician was summoned and it was
said that death had Immediately fol-
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
PURNELL ELECTED BY
ROYAL ARCH MASONS

Harold w. T. Purnell, of
Georgetown, was elected Most
Excellent Grand High Priest
of the Grand Chapter, Royal
Arch MasOns of Delaware at
the annual cOnYocatiOn held
in the Masonic Temple. He
succeeds William o. Wingato.
Other elections resulted as
follows: DR.. Harry V. Hollo-
way, Dover, Deputy Grand
High Priest; Col. John P. Le-
Fevre, of Dover, Grand King;
Warren e. Singles, of New
ark, Grand Scribe; George S.
Scott, Wilmington, Grand
Treasurer; George w. Mack
lin, of Wilmington, Grand
Secretary.
Affairs of the chapter were
discussed. The work planned
for this year will be more ex-
tensive than ever, it was said.
Most Excellent Grand High
Priest William o. Wingate
presided.
Present at the affairs were
visitors from the Grand Jur-
isdictions of Vermont, Con-
necticut, New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania and Mary
land.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
NAME DERRICKSON AS
MILFORD POLICE HEAD

At a special meeting of the
newly elected Town Council
of Milford, r. L. Derrickson.
OF Ocean View. was made
chief of police ana Harry
Jackson, of Milford. was
night officer.
e. V. HendrixsOn was rcap-
pointed town alderman. and
the following committees
named: Street, c. e. Bridgh-
ham, J. l.. Davis and p. &.
Carey; light and water. J. T..
Webb, 0. S. Collins and Earl
Williams; police, J. L. Davis.
c. L. Brigham and p. c.
Carey; property, council as a
whole.
Norman l.. Windsor, the
mayor, is a member of all the
committees. Edwin S. Mes
sick was made secretary of
council for 1881.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
Kent County Agent Says Early
Tomato Plants Best Producer,
Russell b. Wilson Explains Project For Increasing
Use OF Early Planted Tomatoes In Kent County,
Says Average Yield Above Those Of Late Set Plants

AS tomatoes constitute one of the
leading cash crops in this section of
the United States. it has been con-
sidered important that projects
dealing with the improvement of
this crop be incorporated in the pro-
gram of work for Kent county dur
ing the past three years, and it has
been with this idea in mind that
County Agent Russell E. Wilson
has established contacts with can
ners and growers for the purpose of
records from various DEM
onstrations on improved cultural
methods. 4
One of the major projects in the
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
MASS MEETING IN THE
AVENUE M. E. CHURCH
Harold d. Wilson, Delaware PrOhi-
bitiOn Agent, VIII Be Speaker

On Sunday evening, February I
in the Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church there will be a union meet
ing of all the churches and of all of
the people interested in the prohi-
bition movement. Harold d. Will
son, Deputy Prohibition Administra-
tor for Delaware, will be the speak
er. Since the coming of Mr.. Wilson
to Delaware the people are becom-
ing aroused and are planning to
make Delaware the banner State in
the prohibition army. Because of his
honest, fearless. and impartial en-
fOrcement Mr.. Wilson has earned for
himself the title of "Three Gun Will
SON." Splendid meetings with over
flow crowds have been held in the
past few weeks in Dover, Harring-
ton, Bridgeville and Seaford, and
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the selection of Senator W. V. Steen,
DagsborO, president; Byron Pepper,
Georgetown, vice president; II. r..
Lemex, Milford, treasurer, and II. S.
Palmer, Newark, secretary.
In addition to the officers of the
association for the year 1881, the
members of the executive committee
at large include G. A. Swanson, Mil
ford; Howard F. Berg, Wilmington;
N. }. Lannan, Elsmere; Oliver Sud-
dard, Newark; w. H. Richter, Do
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tomato Improvement program for
Kent county has consisted of maxi
ing a comparative study of the
yielding possibilities of the same
varieties set in the field at different
dates with the same fertilization and
cultivation given them throughout
the season. Although the value of
setting early tomato plants has be-
come fairly we'll established and an
adopted farm practice with many
farmers in Delaware and also in
other states, more definite records
are needed in order that this pro-
ject might be presented in a more
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NYE INQUIRIES INTO
SECRET BALLOT IDEA
L. 5. Investigator In Delaware To
Study Convention Program

The Nye Senatorial Campaign In
vestigating Committee seeks to
learn why the secret ballot for NOM
nations in the State political con-
ventions in Delaware is maintained.
Secret ballOting in State conventions
has been a custom in this State for
many decades.
Howard Rice, chief investigator
for the committee who spent sew
eral months in Delaware prior to
and following last November's cleo
tiOns has returned to Delaware for
an inquiry into the secret balloting
methods.
Senator Gerald P. Nye, chairman
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DEL. ODD FELLOWS
IMPORTANT MEETING
Representatives From Every Lodge
In State 10 Meet In Wilmington

Representatives from every lodge
of Odd Fellows in Delaware will
meet in Wilmington tomorrow for
an important conference with Dep
uty Grand Sire Powley of the Sow
erign Grand Lodge of the United
States. George A. Swain and George
R. Bennett will attend from the To-
cal lodge.
What the conference is for has
not been disclosed at this time. Ev-
cry member of Crystal Fount de-
gree team; those who have substi-
tuted at any time on the team, are
requested by the degree master,
George A. Swain, to meet him in
the lodge room next Monday eve
ming at 7 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30

The modern girls idea OF
the great open spaces is the
distance from the front door
TO the car parked at the
curb.