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Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
CAFETERIA CLASS is
STARTED In SEAFORD
First Meeting Was Held Last Eve.
ming In SeafOrd High School

In order to meet the growing de-
mand for assistants in school lunch
rooms who have had special train
ing for such work, a class for cafe
terra assistants will be organized at
the Seaford school. This class is
being sponsored by the Bureau of
Adult Education and the Division of
Trades and Industries of the De-
partment of Vocational Education.
The first meeting of this class was
held Thursday evening in the cafe
terra of the Seaford school. The
class is under the leadership of Mrs.
Charles West, manager of tile Sea-
ford cafeteria. Mrs. West holds
Bachelor of Science Degree in Home
Economics from Pratt Institute and
has had number of years of sue
cessful experience in managing
school cafeterias. Her work as man.
ager of the Seaford lunch room has
made this one of the outstanding
school cafeterias in the State.
The class work includes both dis
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Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
SEIZE TOMATOES
PACKED in STATE
Government Says Shipment From
Frederick Under Standard

u. S. District Attorney Wales has
announced that action of the Fed
eral government against a tomato
canning company of Frederick, Del,
for violation of an amendment to the
Federal pure food and drugs act
will not be taken in this district but
in Philadelphia where 126 cases of
canned tomatoes were seized last
week by U. S. Deputy Marshal Will
liam Publ. The goods were shipped
to Philadelphia from Frederica.
This is the first seizure of canned
tomatoes found to fall below the
standards established by the Nc
Nary-Mapes amendment to the act.
The tomatoes, packed in No. 10
cans, contained an excessive guam
tity of skin, thus making them sub
standard under the McNary-M
amendment
The offense, under the law, con-
sisted in the fact that the shippers
had failed to label his tomatoes,
. Below U. S. Standard-low quality
but not illegal-the official designa-
tion for sub-standard canned goods
which was promulgated by the Sec
retary of Agriculture several months
ago.
The official standard for canned
tomatoes designates that the pro-
duct "shall be considered as peeled
when there are not more than 1-5
square inches of peel per pound of
net contents" the department ex-
planned.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
DIR. SHORT URGES
MORAL COURAGE
Declares Too Few Men
Have Enough Courage
In These Times

A plea for moral courage was
made Friday night by DR.. Francis
Burgette Short of Milford in an ad-
dress at the first fall meeting of the
Shrine Club of Delaware at the Elks
Club auditorium in Wilmington. DR..
Short is a past pOtentate of Ell Katif
Temple, of Spokane, Washington.
About 300 members and friends of
the Delaware Shrine Club attended
the meeting. One of the features
of the affair was the initial appear
ance of the Shrine Club Orchestra
under the direction of Harry E.
Stausebach.
Men of courage and conviction are
not great enough in number these
days, DR.. Short asserted, to meet
the needs of the day. Too many
men, he said, "get counted on the
wrong side because of the fact nat
they don't have quite enough moral
courage"
DR.. Shorts subject was, "The De-
preston; Some of It's Causes and
Some of It's Cures" He emphasized
that almost everyone has an eXpla-
nation of the underlying reasons for
the present economic collapse, and
there are just about as many cures
being advanced as there are persons
talking of the depression.
The speaker said that he fully re-
allied that he, too, might be accused
of merely giving some additional
reasons for the depression, even per-
haps some already given by others;
and some cures already stated. But
continuing, DR.. Short declared that
as he viewed the situation there
were two principal underlying
causes for the collapse which is now
pretty general throughout the world.
He listed them as War and the eX-
periences of war; and lack of relig-
ious consciousness"
Then referring to possible cures
for the economic, social and spirit
ual depression, DR.. Short suggested
that probably the surest remedies
would be "the development of finer
sense of economic activities and JUS
lice: and the awakening of higher
social and spiritual consciousness"
Charles M. Banks, president of the
club, spoke briefly on the fall ac-
.ivities being planned for the organ
cation.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
WELFARE HOME
SITE AT SMYRNA
Is APPROVED
But Purchase OF Speak
man Place Depends
On The Price
WOULD MEET NEEDS
Dover Still Fights For
Place Near That
Town

/ The State Welfare Commission
met at the office in the Equitable
Building, Wilmington, Thursday
morning to hear a report of the en-
gineers ON investigations of pro-
posed sites for the home. Sites near
Dover and Smyrna have been under
consideration for some time.
At noon the commission annOunc-
ed that it had gone on record as
approving the selection of the
Speakman property at Smyrna as a
site for the home, the selection be-
ing contingent upon price for which
property could be purchased, which
must be satisfactory to the commits
sion. The commission will require
control of the entire tract through
to the State Highway and between
the Sunnyside or BrenfOrd Road on
the south and Lake Como on the
north.
Steps are to be taken at once to
open negotiations for the property,
it being stressed that selection is
contingent entirely upon a price that
is satisfactory to the commission.
/ lie S6leCIlOH Vi llle SIT Has dIOuS-
ed much interest throughout the
State. Arguments have been ad-
vanced that the proposed home
should be located near the center of
population which would mean that
it should be in the upper part of the
State. Others have reasoned that
the sit should be near the center of
the State, and on or near the State
Highway so that it would be easily
accessible. The commission has
carefully considered the numerous
claims advanced, and inspected many
sites in New Castle, and in Kent
county, between Smyrna and Dover
and Immediately south of Dover.
They feel that the Speakman site
comes nearer meeting all the re-
assuming that it can be
secured at a satisfactory price.
Residents of Dover have been
working hard this week to interest
the commission in site near the
State Capitol The proponents of
this site state that the location is
much better than the one chosen by
the commission.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
$2O,8OO is AWARDED
FOR DOVER BALL PARK
Commission Sets Price For Ground
For State Buildings

After a number of witnesses had
been heard, a commission appointed
by the court to condemn the Dover
baseball grounds as a portion of the
site for the new State House and
other State buildings to be erected
later, an award of $20,800 was made
for the property on Monday. 1t is
not known whether this will be ac-
cepted by both sides as there is an
opportunity under the law to have
another commission consider the
subject.
There are about five acres in the
piece of land to be taken and it is
opposite the site which has been
selected for the new post office
which is to be built.
Values placed on the property
varied from $4,000 to $25,OOO. The
owners had agreed to give the
ground If the State would provide
and equip another baseball field, but
there was no way in which the State
could do this.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
CHEAPER COAL RATES
TO DELA. FAVORED
Recommended TO Interstate COM
merce Commission BY An Examiner

Rate reductions in anthracite coal
from Pennsylvania to destinations
in five states and the District of Col
umbia were recommended Monday
to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission by an examiner.
In one case the examiner suggest
ed the commission fix the level of
rates from the Wyoming and Lehigh
fields in Pennsylvania to destina-
tiOns in Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and the District
of Columbia at the same as that now
charged by the Reading Company
fro mthe Schuylkill region to the
same destinations.
"A specific reduction of rates from
the Wyoming field to Endicott, Yes
tai and Hooper. N. Y, was recon-
mended in another report. The COM
mission was advised to reduce the
rate on prepared sizes from $2.02 to
$189 and that on pea coal and small
Ter sizes from $1.89 to $1.76.
Coal dealers of those points asked
for the rates of $1.76 and $1.51.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
CHARITY SHOOT
WAS MUCH ENJOYED
Amateur Shooters Provide Enter
tainment For Those Present

A large number of persons enjoy
ed the shoot held ON the Milford
Gun Club grounds Tuesday after
noon, and many amusing incidents
were features of the day. The shoot
was divided into three classes;
+ Glass A, composed of expert target
shooters, was won by Potter Coffin;
Glass B, was won by J. Postles
Hammond. This class was composed
of fine shooters. The Glass C shoot
was the real entertaining event of
the afternoon. Wilson S. Vinyard
was high man in this event. Those
taking part in the Glass C section
had never shot at targets before.
Amusing incidents were numerous.
Steve Toadvine, after shooting a few
times so badly bruised his shoulder
that he started to shoot from the
hip. On Wednesday he was still
enjoying his eXperience-but the
bruises were proving somewhat an
noying. Charley Varney, who won
the BOBBY prize had a fine run of
hitting nothing. He even allowed
his gun to go off before he was
ready one time. Fortunately he had
it pointed in the right direction. Bill
Powders forgot to take his glasses
out of his vest pocket, and when he
fiered at a target his "specks" were
broken. Harry Pettyjohn claims
that he should have won the BOBBY
prize, but that Varney and Toadvine
'laid down" on him forcing him to
come in ahead on the shoot. Doc
Willard Pierce, in commenting on
the shoot said that the Kings
Daughters realized a snug little
sum from the affair; but that his
experience in interviewing some OF
the prospective shooters had con-
vinced him that Milford had "a few
liars who had promised to attend
but who failed" him.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
EDUCATORS OF
STATE DISCUSS
SCHOOL, WORK
Members OF Board Hold
Conference With Heads
OF Departments
HEAR SCHOOL NEEDS
University Heads Tell Of
Work Being Done
There

Members Of the State Board of
Education conferred with the staifs
of the State Educational Depart
ment at Dover on Friday Several
weeks ago members of the state
board suggested that there be such
a meeting so that the state board
members could meet personally
those who are actually carrying out
the educational policies of the State.
About thirty-five attended the
conferences including all the men,
bers of the State Board of Educa-
tion. Short talks on the work that
is being carried on were made by
DR.. H. V. Holloway, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, John
Shilling and H. B. King, the assis-
tant state superintendent of public
instruction several rural superViS-
ors, DR.. r. w. Helm, state director
of vocational education and others.
At noon dinner was served at the
Hotel Richardson which was attend
ed by about sixty. George S. Will
liams, president of the State Board
of Education, presided at the con-
ference in the morning.
H. Fletcher Brown, vice president
of the State Board of Education,
presided at the afternoon session OF
the conference. This meeting follow
ed dinner at the Hotel Richardson.
DR.. H. V. Holloway spoke on
schools in general and S. M. Stout
fer, superintendent of public schools
in Wilmington, also made a brief
address. Following these addresses
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Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
RECORD VEGETABLE
AND FRUIT CROPS
Railroad Reports 10 Per Cent In
crease In Production

With the close of the summer fruit
and vegetable season last week. fig
ures just compiled by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad show that nearly
100000 carloads of perishable pro-
duce, the largest seasons movement
in the history of the railroad, moved
over the Pennsylvania lines this
year.
The 1881 season topped by almost
ten per cent the record of last
year. From the Del-Mar-Va penin-
sula, the southern portion of which
is noted for its potato farms, 1900
carloads of white potatoes were
shipped. From this same region,
sweet potatoes and cucumbers were
moved in solid trainload lots.
Throughout the season it was not
an unusual sight to see solid trains
of 120 carloads of white potatoes
moving swiftly through the country
side to the northern cities. Peaches
also were moved in large volume to
the north during the season just
passed.
To handle these shipments so that
they would reach the Pennsylvania
Railroads produce terminals at Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York
in ample time for each days mar
kets, an expedited freight train
schedule was prepared in advance.
On these schedules, for example,
Strawberries loaded in the fields of
North Carolina reached the markets
of Philadelphia and New York
throughout the season the second
morning following shipment.
Fruits and vegetables loaded on
the Del-Mar-Va peninsula were reg
ularly delivered at the Philadelphia
and New York produce terminals in
time for the following mornings
market.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
c. E. REFLECTS
OLD OFFICERS
State Society Finishes Work After
Three.day Inspiring Conference

/ After a successful and inspiring
three day meeting, the fortieth an
nual convention of the Delaware
State Christian EndeavOr Society
came to a close Sunday afternoon in
West Presbyterian Church in Will
mingtOn.
To put God first in all phases of
life was the plea made by the Rev.
John Muyskens, pastor of Grace
Presbyterian. Church in Jenkintown,
Pa, at the closing meeting.
DR.. Muyskens took his text from
&he first four words of the Bible.
I'm the beginning, God" and said
that a panacea for all the ills of
the modern world could be found if
people would only put God in the
beginning of every undertaking.
He urged the delegates to carry
into the different parts of the State
the fine spirit they displayed at the
convention and impressed his hear
ers with the statement that IAN
ounce of work at home is worth
more than a pound of convention
enthusiasm"
An interesting feature of the final
session was the installation of the
newly elected officers by. the Rev.
Raymond w. White, pastor of Penin-
sula M. P. Church, who urged them
to have a depth of conviction, a
breadth of sympathy and a height of
ideals.
The officers, all of whom were re-
elected, follow:
Miss Emma M. Huey, Wilmington,
ton; Ellwood Gruwell, FELTON,, and
Ralph e. Nichols, Delmar, vice pres
idents; Miss Dorothy H. Missimer,
of Wilmington, general secretary;
Miss Gladys Kendall, Wilmington,
financial secretary; Mrs. Bema Par
sons Lind, Marshallton, treasurer.
Miss Huey will announce her ap-
pointments later.
The convention closed with an
impressive ceremony. Each of the
delegates Joined hands with the one
beside him and sang BLESSED Be
the Tie That Binds" followed by
Nearer My God to Thee" After the
last strains of the organ died away
there was moment of silent pray
er and the convention officially clos
ed
The election of officers featured |
the Saturday afternoon session
which began at 2 o'clock with Mrs.
Lind presiding.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
COMMUNITY CHORUS
MEETING NEXT WEEK
All Former Chorus Members And
Others Requested To Be Present

A meeting of those interested in
forming a Community Chorus again
was held in the Community Building
on Monday evening last.
Miss Elizabeth Cathcart, Sussex
county supervisor of music, was
present and explained the plan for
musical instruction as offered by the
State under the Adult Education
work.
A trained musician, furnished by
the State, would direct the chorus
for two periods of eight weeks each,
with no charge except for the mu-
sic used. Each course of study
would work toward a public CON
cert.
The number of persons required
for such class would be thirty.
Those present at the meeting eX-
pressed themselves as being much
interested, and in favor OF organiz-
ing chorus.
In order to ascertain further the
desire for such an organization, an
other meeting was called for Friday
evening, November 6, at eight o.
clock. All of those who were mem
bers of the chorus two years ago,
and all others who enjoy singing are
urged to be present. Mr.. Glider
sleeve, State Supervisor of Music,
will be present.
There is great demand all over
Delaware for these musical courses,
and Milford should count herself
fortunate that this opportunity is Of
fered to her.
1t is sincerely hoped that a large
number will show their interest by
attending this meeting, November
9th in the Community Building.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
BROWN HEADS
COUNTY SURVEY
First Steps In Study Aim
ed To Cut Government
Costs Taken At Dover

First steps in the direction of {
study to reduce the expense of coun-
ty government in this State, were
taken at Dover Friday afternoon
when a commission, named by Gov
ernor c. Douglass Buck to conduct
such a survey. effected permanent
organization and discussed the mat
ter. A plan of procedure was ap-
proved in principle.
J. Thompson Brown, of Whining
ton, was elected chairman of the
commission, while Russell Ramsey,
of Wilmington, director of the Tax
payers Research League, was Sc
lected secretary.
The commission has the object in
view of reducing the number of Of
fees, if possible, by combining some
which might be overlapping and
put each county on a working basis
for better results.
There are four members from
each county on the commission. Mr..
Brown said that these sub-commit-
tees in each county will organize,
choosing their respective chairmen
to supervise studies for their own
counties.
The members of the commission
include John GoVatos and j. ThOmp-
son Brown, Wilmington; w. TruX-
ton Boyce and M. Skelley, rural
New Castle county; Hervey P. Hall,
Smyrna; John Carrow, J. Wallace
Woodford and Judge Walter A. Po-
well, Dover, Kent county; II. NJ.
Deputy, Milford; J. Leon Black, Mil
ton; DR.. John w. Hammond, and D.
j. Layton, Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
G. K. ERB TO Fill,
THE VACANCY IN
PHONE COMPANY
Becomes District Manag-
er Succeeding Late
Edward p. BardO
MURPHY CITY HEAD
Former Milford Boy Nam
ed Manager OF Will
mingtOn Office

The promotion of two telephone
officials to important positions in
the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany was announced Friday by Ed
ward NJ. Prisk vice president in
charge of the telephone service in
this State.
George X. Erb has been appoint
ed district manager of the Diamond
State Telephone Company to sue
ceed the late Edward P. Bardo. Mr..
Erb was district manager of the
Upper Darby district of the Bell
Telephone Company of Pennsylya-
mia. J. Edward Murphy, former as
sistant manager in Wilmington, has
been appointed manager for Will
mington, reporting to Mr.. Erb.
The appointments became etfec-
tive Monday, October 26.
Both Mr. Erb and Mr.. Murphy are
Delaware residents. the former liv-
ing in Claymont and the latter at
905 West Twenty-ninth street, Will
mington.
The new district manager of the
Diamond State Telephone Company
began his career in the field of COM
municatiOn as a student engineer in
Harrisburg. Pa, in 1916. Resigning
the following year for military SER
vice, he returned in 1919 to tele-
phone work in Harrisburg and la
ter was transferred to Wilmington
as chief clerk in the commercial de-
partment of the Diamond State Tel
ephone Company. At that time he
became a resident of Delaware and
in his subsequent transfer to Phila-
delphia retained his home in Clay
mont. In 1924 Mr.. Erb was appoint
ed district manager in the Main
Line district of the Bell Telephone |
Company of Pennsylvania, and in
March, 1880, as district manager in |
the Upper Darby district which in
cludes Delaware county in Pennsyl- |
Vania.
Mr.. Erb, who was born in Leban- !
on, Pa, attended the Lebanon High !
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Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
.PENNEWILL CITES
BARS IDEALS TO
new LAWYERS
Nine Admitted By The
Supreme Court Told To
Be Fair Never To Guess
CHANGE OLD CUSTOM
Howard w. Bramhall OF
Georgetown Among
Those Admitted

Nine candidates, formally admit
ted to the Delaware bar in the State
Supreme Court at Dover on Tues
day, were advised by Chief Justice
James Pennewill to be fair, never
to guess at the law and pretend a
knowledge you do not possess" to
treat trust funds as sacred and to
base their fees as attorneys ION SER
vices honestly rendered and not on
the clients ability to pay"
Eight of the candidates have just
completed their required six months
as clerks in the offices where they
are to be associated, while the ninth,
Howard W. Bramhall, Georgetown.
has practiced law at that place for
the past two years.
The others admitted to the bar
were: Mrs. Marguerite Dugan Hop
kins, Josiah Marvel, Jr., Howard G.
Miller, William S. Satterthwaite, Jr.,
Stanley L. Abrahams, Edwin ID.
Stayton, Robert H. Richards, Jr., all
of Wilmington; George Burton
Pearson, Jr., Newark.
The oath of office was administer
ed by Chancellor Josiah o. WolcOtt.
Judge Victor B. Woolley moved for
the admission of Mr. Richards;
Charles B. Evans for Mr.. Pearson
and Mr.. Stayton; Judge Robert H.
Richards for Mrs. Hopkins and Mr..
Abrahams; Attorney General Reu-
ben Satterthwaite for his son and
n
Mr.. Marvel and Mr.. Bramhal Mr..
Marvel is to be associated with the
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Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
TRA.PSHOOTERS LEAGUE
OPENS FOR SEASON
First Shoot Was Held Yesterday Al
ternOn At Bowers Gun Club

The Trapshooters League of Kent
and Sussex counties held its first
shoot of the season on the grounds
of the Bowers Gun Club yesterday
afternoon A number of shooters
from each of the clubs in the
league were scheduled to take part
in the affair. The prospect for a
fine seasons sport is fine, as all of
the clubs are entering excellent
teams agai nthis year. Dover. Bow
ers Beach, Milton and Milford COM
pose the league. The Milford Gun
Club won the trophy and chaEpion-
ship last season, defeating Bowers
by the close score of two targets.
Interest in these shoots has increas-
ed rapidly during the past few
months.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
TO SEND OUT 1882
AUTO CARDS SOON

The State Automobile De-
partment in view of the fact
that the application cards for
1882 licenses will be sent out
within the next two or three
weeks, request all owners of
cars to send in their proper
addresses so that no delay
may occasioned in receiving
the cards back in time to send
out the licenses.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, October 2l, To
Tuesday, October %, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions in Milford from
Wednesday, October 21, to Tuesday,
October 81, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
LIST COMMITTEES
OF MASONIC LODGE
Grand Master WOOdfOrd Announces
Appointments For Coming Year

j. Wallace Woodford, grand mas
ter of the Grand Lodge, A. F. and
A. NJ, of Delaware, has announced
appointment of the following COM
mittees: (The number indicates the
hIua IOdon0
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
Temperature RAIN
May Min fall

Total Rainfall .... .03
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the sama
period:
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

The only real relief for
unemployment is work.
Work is the only form of
insurance against unenl-
ployment with which the
State should concern itself.
The Nome nugget., 1931-01-24
NOTICE

NOTICE All those having accounts against the Community Christmas Tree Committee are requested to pre- sent the itemized bills at once to the undersigned.
 A. POLET.
 Secretary