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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01

With two of their stars, Hall, cen
tertielder and Zip" Locates at sec
ond missing from the lineup, the
Harrington team trotted on the field
Saturday in brand new uniforms of
cream and red. They then proceeded
to lose what started out to be a
great game. For six innings the Wis
itors with Cardin, a veteran portsid-
er of the Wilmington sand lots on
the mound, held a slight edge over
the locals. Harlow weakened after
the seventh and was relieved by Nc
Williams. Cardin allowed ten hits,
but kept them well scattered. The
visitors collected twelve hits, in
cluding one home run by Weather
low. The locals started a rally in the
seventh that threatened to take the
lead but with the bases loaded,
Short hit a hot drive into the short
stops territory that hit Lord who
was running to third This retired
the side and cut the rally short. Day
in right field loafed on a fly that
could have been an easy out, which
accounted for at least two of the
visitors runs. Holloway continues
to shine at bat, getting two singles
out of four trips to the plate. Nor
ris also collected two singles out of
three times at bat. Riley and Fish
each fattened their batting averages
with three singles.
The score:
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
REDDEN

Clark Dutton and family who
spent the past week with his mo-
ther, have returned to their home in
Claymont.
Mrs. Robert Veasey spent Wed
nesday of last week with her aunt,
Miss Ruth Todd of near Federals-
burg, Md,
William J. Dutton purchased the
property in Redden of Mrs. Nancy j..
Donovan, deceased, which was sold
at the court house door in George
town Tuesday afternoon of last
week.
The festival which was held in the
school house here Saturday night
for the benefit of McColleys Chapel
was we'll patronized. Net proceeds
amounted to $20.30.
Paul Lawson and family of New
Castle spent Tuesday of the past
week with Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Dutton.
Mrs. John Good has returned to
her home after spending the past
two weeks with her daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bolden
Jones in New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Veasey enter
tanned at supper Monday evening
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
Totals. .......
HICKMAN
Totals. .............O %
TWILIGHT OF LAME DUCKS

One improvement in the American
scene is marked by the passage OF
the Norris amendment, which is al
ready before several states for latl-
fication. Under it, the terms of the
President and Vice President will
begin January 20 instead Of March
4, and Congress will convene on
January 8. Thus each new Congress
will get to work within a few weeks
after its election. Under the pres
ent system, the old Congress holds
over for four months. Men who
have been defeated at the polls con-
tinue to make laws. These are the
lame ducks" "Under the new rule
the affairs of the nation will be
handled more steadily and decent
ly," says the Woman's Home Com
panion, which has agitated for the
Norris amendment since 1923.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01

Rev. and Mrs. Robert G. Conner and
two daughters of Glendale, after
which they all motored to Millsboro
where they spent the evening with
Lawrence Sipple and family, also
with Rev. and Mrs. Clark of Mills
borO, who were also present. The
evening was spent in music, piano,
violin and cornet, also vocal; after
which a bountiful supply of good old
home made ice cream was much en-
joyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Warren and
Edward Warren and family of Mil
ford were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jester.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Chaffins in Philadel-
phia and left them a new daughter
recently. Mrs. Chafins will be re-
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
SOUTH BOWERS

The season at Bowers has not
been more than an average for the
number coming. The fishing has not
been up to standard Bowers lost its
best publicity medium when Joseph
P. Cross passed away.
Some of the visitors at South
Bowers are VIM. NJ. Jester of Phil
adelphia who passed several days
with his aunt, Mrs. w. o. Sawyer
and with Mrs. John w. Hallett of
Milford.
Leonard Seisel and wife of Wood
bury, N. j., and George Dorwarth of
Palmyra, N. j., have been with Mr..
and Mrs. H. Griffin at South Bow
ers.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01

membered as Miss Laura Jester.
Mrs. Joseph Millman and little
son were Monday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Willey,s also Noble
Smith and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Warren, Ed
ward Warren and family of Milford
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peck of
Glendale, were Sunday callers at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Rendfrey.
Mrs. Elwood Rust and two chill
dren of Bridgeville were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Aufus Rust.
Don't forget the Ladies Aid will be
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Donovan next Thurs
day evening. Rain or shine. The
orchestra will furnish the
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01

music for your entertainment. Ev-
erybody everywhere are cordially
invited. Ice cream, home made cake
etc. will be on sale as usual. Come
one and ALL
Services at McColley's Chapel
next Sunday as follows: Sunday
schoo at 2 o'clock and preaching at
8 o'clock. Our minister and wife,
Rev. and Mrs. Robert G. Conner will
favor us with a duet Alone" Every
one welcome.
Clark DuttOn and family of Clay
mont and Mr.. and Mrs. Boiden
jcnes of New Jersey were weekend
guCstn of Mr.. and Mrs. Joh a Good
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01

To be clear of flies-clean up.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
HICKMAN

Hickman and Glendale played
two games of ball last Saturday and
Sunday which were very interesting.
On Saturday Hickman played at Ell
lendale and won by the score of 4
to g. On Sunday Glendale played at
Hickman and won by a score of l
to 0.
The box scores follow:
Saturdays game:
HTNI(AHAM
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
FREDERICK

Mrs. Roland Miller gave a mos
delightful bridge party Oh Tuesda,
evening of last week in cOmplinen
to Mrs. c. c. Carpenter of WAX,
Forest, N. C. Her other guests wer,
Ms. Harry F. Kitten, Mrs. r. r
Postles, Mrs. John c. Darby, Miss
Mary Melvin, Mrs. B. +. Burton
Mrs. J. b. Hendricks, Mis-. Annie B
Harrington, Mrs. A. III. Melvin, Mrs
j. r. Derrickson, Mrs L. l.. Carlisle
Mrs. W. w. Wilson, Mrs. Joseph
GCrOw, Mrs. Asa ROe srs. Mrs. J. A
Gray, Mrs. Willard Slaughter. Mrs
., Il. Rogers, Mrs. Oliver Melvin
Mrs. Sharp WilsOE and MIS-. J. E.
Mcbride. Attractive prizes were Civ
Ell.
Mr., and Mrs. Lois Mcqueen ell
te'tained az bridge un Thursday
e.tning Mr.. Gnl M:s. J. b. Hend-
ricks, Oscar =. Harrington, Mr.. and
Mrs J. c. Darby and Mrs. Willard
Slaughter.
Mrs. Willard Slaughter entertain
ed at bridge Oh Saturday evening
AAA anu WI =. Bftlllt-o -hutllG VI MA
Gephia, Mrs. Edith Melvin, M. and
Mrs. Sharp Wilson, Mrs. Annie NJ.
Harrington and Oscar p. Harring-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Il. Allaband, Mrs
Robert E. Walton and Miss Edna AL
laband of Washington, d. e., anG w.
S. H. Davis of Dover were weekend
guests of Mrs. Sallie 1. Williams.
Mrs. Della Mitten, Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Mitten and children, to-
gether with out of town guests
spent the weekend fishing at Kits
Hammock and motoring to Dewey
Beach and Rehoboth ON Sunday.
Mrs. Harvey Jester and daughter
Ruth are visiting relatives in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Mary A. Boone spent last
week in Philadelphia as the guest of
Mrs. Perry Boone.
Mrs. A. w. Boone is visiting her
son, A. J. Boone and wife in Will
mingtOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Mitten spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Conner
Mitten of Milford.
Mrs. c. c. Carpenter and little son
Harry spent the weekend with
friends at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moore of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mrs. Mary A. Boone.
LOllis Mcqueen is in the Milford
Emergency Hospital receiving treat
ment for serious burns.
Mrs. Edward HudsonN Mrs. Sam
uel BOstic, Mrs. Arthur NJ. Melvin
and Mrs. A. B. Harrington spent !
Wednesday in Wilmington.
An interesting game of baseball /
between Lewes and Frederick was
played on Saturday. The score was !
6 to in favor of Frederick.
The regular correspondent of the .
Frederick news is attending Sum-
mer School at the University of Del |
aware. Any items of interest may be /
sent to Miss Helena Case who will
conduct the correspondence for the
next five weeks.
The "Widder" has gone to college
To polish up her wits,
If l don't give you the ball news,
She will give me fits.
Lewes came up last Saturday to
play the return game, and we beat
them 6 to in a very interesting
game. Lewes out hit us and ais out
errored us, but Jim POstles struck
out II, and Palmer 4. The score fol-
lows:
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
HARRISON

The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Prettyman next Thursday night,
July 7.
Mrs. Nora Ennis, Mr. and Mrs. j.
Floyd Lingo and children spent last
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. R. FL
wood Godfrey at Millsboro. Miss
Betty Godfrey returned home with
them and spent a few days here.
There will be no Sunday evening
services at the church here during
July and August.
Morning services as usual: Sun
day school at 10 o'clock. Preaching
at IL O'Clock.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
Totals
Otals ...........36 6 Z z
LEWES
Totals ..............3

Sometimes the Chronicle is
crowded for space, so if the base
ball box score does not appear it is
because we do not have the space to
publish it. When we have the space
we are only too glad to print them.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01

First registration day will be Sat
urday, July 16.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Benjamin f. David, Retired Farm
er, Died Sunday Morning

Benjamin F. David, a we'll known
citizen of this town, died at his
home on S. Main Street at 7.45 on
Sunday morning after a lingering
illness. Mr.. David had been bedfast
for eight weeks. He was 78 years
of age and the son of the late
James L. and Frances Armstrong;
David and was born and raised in
New Castle County near Taylor's
Bridge. His entire life was spent
in Delaware and in early. life mar
ried Miss Frances McClain, their
married life covering a period of
55 years. He was active in poll
tics, being a Democrat, and a
farmer all his life with the excep-
tion of the last ten years. He was
for a term bridge tender at the
Iron Bridge and since that time
has been inactive. He was mem
Der of the Asbury M E. Church of
this town and was held in high es-
TEEN by all who knew him. He
leaves to mourn his death besides
his wife, Mrs. Frances (McClain)
David, the following children: Hor-
ace David of this town; Mrs. Frank
Wheeler of Taylor's Bridge; FL
wood David of Mt. Pleasant; Oscar
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
BACK TO FARM
PLAN FOR NEEDY
Will Be Studied By Governor
Bucks New Emergency
Aid Commission
STATE WOULD LEND AID

A wholesale back-to-the-farm
movement is being considered by
State officials as means of reliev-
ing distress in Delaware due to un-
employment, it was learned in Do
yer, Monday. The general plan of
getting people back on self-sup-
porting basis on farm land is said
to have the tentative support of
Governor G. Douglass Buck and
other State officials and most likely
will be of major consideration by
the commission of citizens recently
appointed by the Governor to study
the emergency needs of the State
because of unemployment. One
proposal, is to have the State vote
sufficient funds by special act of
Legislature to purchase outright.
large tracts of tillable land in the
State, suh-dividing into small
tracts, and assisting families dur
ing the first two years or so to
raise truck, grain, poultry, cattle
anu ucO6SS1LAGos "a NoAAAesAA ASSAAN
rent could be charged, this to be
paid back to the State after the
tenant had gotten a start. The
tenant would also enter the plan
with an option to buy the land at
a low figure. Another proposal
would be that the prospective ten
ant would Immediately bargain to
purchase a small tract of land, the !
State assisting by making the first |
and in addition assisting
to finance the building of living /
quarters, seed and planting and |
possibly poultry, cattle and hogs.
In defense of the plan it is con-
tended that many men, now out of
work by the closing of industrial
plants and business houses, came
INTO the cities during the boom
times of the World War from the
farms and have sufficient exper-
ence, with a little help, to become
again through cul-
.ivation of the soil. /,
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
URGES GROWING
BETTER PULLETS
County Agent Russell E. Will
son Deems 1t a Major Pro-
ject For Poultry Men
PROFIT KENT FARMERS

As one of the major projects in
the poultry improvement program
for Kent county this year county
agent Russell E. Wilson states that
particular attention is being given
to the phase of this program which
refers to the growing of better and
more profitable pullets. Assistance
in this campaign is being rendered
by H. S. Palmer, extension poultry
man of the University of Delaware,
who has recommended certain
practices of feeding and sanitation
for producing a higher grade of
layers on our Delaware farms. For
the past few years considerable eff
fort has ben placed on the grow
healthy chicks program, and some
very interesting and valuable data
have ben obtained showing the i'm
portance of poultrymen following
practical methods of housing, san
itation and disease prevention in
the care of their fiocks. While this
program was very effective as far
as improving the quality of chicks
up to six or eight weeks of age
was concerned, it did not carry the
recommendations far enough, as so
many difficulties with poultry
f1ocks are encountered either just
before the pullets are placed in
their laying houses or after they
have been in production for several
months. In putting this grow bet
ter pullet campaign into effect this
year the county agent and the ex-
tension specialist have secured the
cooperation of a number of poul-
trymen to keep accurate records or
the practices which they followed
in the raising of their chicks IN &C
cordance with the program as sug-
gested by the extension department
in cooperation with the poultry di-
vision of the State Board of Agri-
culture, and to report the results
at the end of the year. These
poultrymen will also keep record
of the mortality of their fiocks, and
the general condition Of their
chicks and pullets throughout the
entire season. In addition to these
record farms at least two poultry
farms in each county will be Sc
lected as complete demonstrations
in which practically every one OF
the recommended practices will be
followed according to schedule.
Each of these farms will be visited
by either the county agent or the
specialist at stated intervals dur
ing the remainder of this year in
order to carefully check the results
and also to be of as much assist
ance as possible to those poultry
raisers who are cooperating in this
project.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
FIVE GRADUATE
LEIPSIC SCHOOL
Grammar School Commence
ment Held at M. P. Church
Last Tuesday Evening
PROF. JUMP GIVES TALK

Leipsic, June 14-Last Tuesday
evening one girl and four boys
graduated from the Leipsic Gram
mar School at the M. p. Church.
The graduates were as follows:
Pauline Rothwell, Clarence Rawley,
James Williams, Carl Peterson,
James Pugh. The following was
the program: Professional, Miss
Helen Jones; Invocation, Rev.
Smith; Salutatory, Pauline Roth
well; Solo, Joe Hoskins; American
Indians" Clarence Rawley; Song,
sweet Nightingale" School Choir;
Soil Management" James Will
liams; Solo, Joe Hoskins; "a
Story, Thelma Morris; Insects"
Howard Jones, 7th grade represen-
tative; Pantomine, when You and
I Were Young Maggie" Marietta
Parker; Science and Health" Earl
Peterson; Musical eading,
"Dreamin' In De Twilight" Marian
Rothwell; Radio" James Pugh;
Song, FLOWERS That Bloom in the
Spring" Choir; American and
English Literature" Pauline Roth
well; Cradle Song, Choir; Forty
Years Ago" James Williams and
Clarence Rawley; Presentation Of
Diplomas, Flowers and Gifts, by
George Wright, secretary of School
Board; Valedictory, Clarence Raw
ley; Expression Of Appreciation,
Pauline Rothwell; Address, Prof.
Wilbur Jump, of Caesar Rodney
School: Pantomine, Lead Kindly
Light" by six girls, sung by Mrs.
Wilbur Jump; Benediction, Rev.
Mr.. Smith.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
SMYRNA FIRE co.
BUYS NEW ENGINE
Order a 105 h.p. Light Ameri-
can LaFrance Booster
and Pumper Truck
COSTS $4,000 COMPLETE

At special meeting of the Cit
liens Hose Company, No. 1, Inc,
last evening an order was placed
for a light American LaFrance
Fire Engine with combination
booster and pumper, the very lat
est type, to replace the present
chemical engine which has worn
out. The new outfit will cost
$4,000 and will be delivered in
Smyrna in about six weeks. Smyr-
ma Town Council met with the fire
men and together they are arrang-
ing the financing. The new engine
is 1O5 horse power and carries a
100 gallon tank of water. This
truck will be used almost exclu-
sively for country use. All fire en-
gines are now getting away from
the use of chemical, it being found
that water will be just as effective
where chemicals often leave
wake of damage. The old Dodge
truck which carried the chemical
tanks will be converted into a ser
ice or hose truck. The truck will
be put in good repair and painted
and be serviceable in many ways.
Our firemen are elated over the
prospect of another up-to-date fire
equipment and with the
two engines, one 14O horse power
and the other 105 horse power,
they will be equipped for any en-
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15

Three persons were injured, none
of them dangerously, Sunday af-
ternoon, when three automobiles
collided on the DUPONT Highway,
near Smyrna. The cars were con-
siderably damaged. The injured
are Clarence Scott, of Milford, who
was sent to the Kent General Hos
pital with severe cuts; Joseph p.
Scott, SO years, his father and A.
d. Ashmore, of Reading, severely
cut. DR.. Harmonson, Smyrna,
dressed the wounds. The others in
the three cars escaped with slight
cuts. The accident occurred when
the car of Robert A. Follweiler, of
Reading, which was going north,
collided with the cars of j. w.
McAllister, of Elkton, and the car
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
TWO AUTO ACCIDENTS TAKE PLACE
NEAR SMYRNA OVER THE WEEK END

of Clarence Scott going south.
Follweiler was taken before Mag
istrate Stevenson and held under
$500 bail for a hearing at Town
send on Saturday.-The other ac-
cident was that of Rev. Hickman
of Carlisle, Pa, who in an attempt
to pass a truck last Friday even
ing, tore the body of his automobile
up by losing control of the ma
chine and running over into a
wheat field. The accident occurred
near the Tip Top Garage, just out
side of Smyrna. Mr.. Hickman
started to pass the truck when an
other automobile approached him
without headlights. Trying to get
back into line again he lost control
of the car
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
119 STUDENTS GET
DEGREES, U. OF D.
K. Stephenson, Son of
Rev. and Mrs. R.K. Steph-
ensOn Among Them
HONORARY DEGREES

Or. Herbert Adams Gibbons. Ph.
d., journalist and lecturer of
Princeton, N. J., was the speaker
at the annual commencement at
the University Of Delaware in
Mitchell Hall, Newark, on Monday.
His subject was Youth and World
Peace" The graduating class was
made up of 119 young men and
women who have finished their
four year course at Delaware Col
lege and the Women's College. Of
this number II received degrees
from Delaware College and 48
from the Women's College. In ad-
dition IS young women received
teachers diplomas, having COM
pleted the two year teacher train
ing course in education at the
Women's College. One of the grad
yates from Delaware College this
year is Ralph Kenneth Stephenson,
son of Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Robert
K. Stephenson, of Smyrna. Ralph
graduated from a four-year course
in department electrical engineer
ing and received the Bachelor of
Science degree. When it is consid-
cred that Ralph was handicapped
during his course of study with a
severe illness of heart trouble, his
graduation is all the more to his
a lTlh q
ma schools and now that he has
passed thru the course at Univers-
ity of Delaware, he is fitted to
take up a career for which his
many friends in Smyrna and thru
out the State wish him success.
Two Smyrna girls graduated from
the two-year teachers training
course at Women's College and re-
ceived diplomas. They are Ellen
V. Wallace and Mary r. Wallace
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Y. Wallace, residing on Boulevard
below Smyrna. Honorary degrees of
Doctor of Laws were conferred on
Judge Charles Minot Curtis of Will
class of 1877, Delaware
College, and Charles Polk Messick,
Trenton, N. j., class of 1907, Del
aware College. Mr.. Messick is
native Of Sussex county who is a
national authority on municipal
Two also received
graduate degrees, Ed. Willim, Jr.,
of Newark, the degree of Master of
Science, and George Massey Gum
of Frankford, Del, the degree of
Engineer. Ed. Willim is
County Agent of New Castle Coun-
ty and was formerly of Dover. He
is known in Smyrna, having mar
ried Miss Christine Kirby. DR..
Walter Hullinen, president of the
presided at the exercis-
es. The program was opened with
music by the university orchestra
and the invocation by the Rev.Rob-
ert K. Stephenson of Smyrna. Then
followed the address by Dr.Gibbons.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
SMYRNA SENIORS FROLIC
Entertainment by Juniors at a
prom" Friday Evening


The graduating class of 1892
which has been before the public
for several days, ending with the
Commencement Exercises last
night, has been having a round Of
pleasures to end their school days
at Smyrna High. Friday night
they were honor guests of the
Junior Glass at a dance at the
Smyrna Club House, known as the
Junior Prom" The Juniors had
decorated the hall with gold and
black streamers which made
canopy over the room under which
a waxed floor was made inviting to
all who participated The patrons
and patronesses were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. w. Schantz, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G.. Roe, Mr. and Mrs Harvey c.
Jones, Mrs. Blanche Hazel Messick.
Bob Cummins and his jazzy or
chestra of five pieces furnished
music. There We're some twenty
dances and the girls in full even
ing dress and the men in white
summer suits, made it one of the
prettiest dances seen here recently.
Each student of the Senior Class
and each student of the Junior
Class had the privilege of inviting
a guest and in this way an even
number of couples were made up,
numbering altogether about eighty.
Members of the Faculty also par
ticipated and a delightful evening
was spent Monday evening after
the Glass Day Exercises, the class
attended the movies and last night
after the commencement, the class
with the Faculty as guests,
had Supper Dance at The Way
side Inn. On finishing the supper,
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor made it pleas
ant for the young folks by moving
the tables back and clearing the
floor for a dance which was to the
music of victrola. This afforded a
fit closing for Commencement
Night and was enjoyed by all.
Smyrna times., 1932-06-15
WOMEN OF STATE
ORGANIZE TO-DAY
Follow Men In the Forming
of a Better Government
League of Delaware
HOPE BUCK RUNS AGAIN

The Women of Delaware are
meeting in Wilmington this after
noon to form a Women's Division
Of the Better Government League
of Delaware. The meeting is be-
ing held in the Hotel DUPONT and
is largely attended. A number
from down the state motored up,
the desire of the organizers to
have a delegation from every town
in the state. Recently a meeting
was held at the home of Mrs.
Frank G. Tallman, at which time
the Women's Division of the
League talked over plans and ap-
pointed an executive committee.
Mrs. Edmund M. Barsham is chair
man of the executive committee
and Mrs. Martha j. Schofield is
league director. The women's di-
vision, as well as the mems division
is aiming for the best government
for the people of the State. The
league is permanent organization
and Statewide in its work and
membership. The immediate OBJ
1ective Of both the men and wom-
ems division is the election this fall
of a State ticket which will con-
tinue the good work carried on
during the last four years under
Governor Bucks administration.
The league is hopeful that the
governor will consent again to be-
come a candidate and has urged
him to allow the use of his name.
The first work to be done by the
league is to effect a full registra-
ton of voters. The first registra-
tion day will be July 16.