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Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
"PLEAD GUILTY DAY"
IS HELD In KENT co.
Many Criminal Cases Are Continued
BY Judge Harrington

Before Resident Judge w. w. Har-
ringtOn in the Kent county plead
guilty court at Dover, Saturday, At
lee Link, Kenneth Fry and Willis
Lohand, all under 20 years of age,
charged with breaking and entering
and pleading guilty to the charge,
their cases were continued until Sat
urday, February 13, with the under
standing that the parents of the boys
who were in the court, shall admin
lister to each of them an old time
"thrashing".
Judge Harrington in addressing
the boys after hearing their plea of
guilty made it plain to them that it
was within his power and mandate
of the law, that for such Offense he
could send them to the whipping
post,
In a second case before Judge
Harrington in which Jennings Wro-
ten, of near Harrington, pleaded
guilty to improper conduct, the facts
disclosed a low grade of morality ap-
parent in the community where the
offense took place. Judge Harring-
ton took occasion to severely criti-
else such low type of morals and
indicated that it was about time to
clear up such a condition. The case
of Wroten was continued for one
week.
Charles G. Collins, who was indict-
ed at the October term of court on a
liquor charge, and to which he plead
ed guilty, Judge Harrison imposed
a fine of $50 and costs and one
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Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
CONTRACTS ARE
AWARDED FOR
new SCHOOLS
Addition To Lewes School
Will Be Constructed By
Wilmington Firm
ACCEPT NEW SITE
Commission At Townsend
Approve Site And Orders
Plans For Building
ACCEPT NEW SITE

On it's low bid of $42,429, the A. L.
Lauritsen Company, Wilmington, was
awarded the contract for the general
construction of the Lewes high
school addition by the State Board
of Education at Dover Friday.
The contract for plumbing, heat
ing and ventilating was given to
John Borden and Brother, Philadel-
phia.
An adjournment was taken until
next week when all unfinished bust
ness will be considered.
Following were the bids opened
for the additions and alterations to
the Lewes high school:
General construction-A. A. l.. Laurit-
sen Co., Wilmington, $42,429; J. John
Holman Co., Philadelphia, $4,000;
J. A. Bader & Co., Inc, Wilmington,
$45, ,394; Camden Construction Com
pany, Camden, N. j., $45,500; Phillip
Lange, Audubon, N. j., $47142;
North Eastern Construction Co., Bal
timore. $$47,7OO; E. DiSabatino C
Sons, Wilmington, $50,197.
Plumbing, heating and ventilat-
luS-JOllH 6Oiueu az bIOIueIs IHlld-
delphia, $10,471; Palmer-Thackery,
Rehoboth, $1O,55O; Benjamin F.
Shaw Co., Wilmington, S1O,744; T. T.
Weldin & Sons, Inc, Wilmington,
$1O,75O; Pocomoke Foundry and Ma
chine Works, Pocomoke City, Nd,
$$11, ,270; Bowers Bros. Co., Philadel-
phia, $$10,9S2; e. l.. Jones & Co.,
Dover, $12,732.
Electric work-Electric COnstruc-
tion Company, Wilmington, S2,SS9;
Strang Electric Company, Philadel-
phia, $3,267; Arrow Electric Com
pany, Philadelphia, $3,S69.
After compilation of the bids by
the architect and engineer awards
were made to the lowest bidder on
each contract.
The Townsend School Building
Commission reported on a site for a
school lot which includes six acres
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Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
DEL. SCHOOLS RANKED
10TH AMONG STATES
Moves Up From Thirty-SecOnd In
Last Decade

Where does our State stand edu-
cationally among the other states of
the Union? How do our schools COM
pare with those of the neighboring
states? What progress is being made
in our school system from year to
year?
These, and many other similar
questions, are frequently being ask
ed by the friends of education in
Delaware. Interesting figures are
now available. These figures show
that the State has made rapid
strides in education during the past
ten years and has moved up from
32nd in 1920 to 10th place in 1880.
The following is a brief account of
the methods which have been used
to rank the various states educa-
tionally:
One of the earliest attempts was
made in 1912, using the data for
1910. The states were ranked in
each of ten points and the final
rank then determined for each. Ac-
cording to this ranking of the states,
Washington was first and Delaware
35th. A second and more serious at
tempt was made by Leonard T. Ay-
res in 1920. In this study he also Sc
lected ten items, some of which cor
responded to those in the study of
1910. Five of the items selected by
him had to do with school enroll
ment and attendance, and the other
five were concerned with expendi-
lures. In his ranking of the states,
Nevada was first and Delaware 32nd
In 1922 a ranking of the same items
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Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
FARMER In ILL
HEALTH END LIFE
Vim. d. Smith, OF Near BridgeyiIie,
Carries Out Threat TO Kill Self

William d, Smith, aged 81 years,
a farmer living about six miles from
Bridgeville, shot and killed himself
early Sunday morning. The body
was found by his 19-year-Old son,
Reese Smith, on the edge of a woods
about 100 yards from the farm house.
Mr.. Smith had been in poor health
for months and threatened several
times to take his life while worrying
over his health. Sunday morning he
got up before any other members of
the family and went out of the house.
A short time later Mrs. Smith heard
gunshOt. She went downstairs and
found that her husbands gun was
missing from where it was generally
kept. So then notified her son,
Reese, who after a short search
found the body.
Mr.. Smith had prOpped the gun on
the ground with the muzzle against
his left breast. He evidently used a
piece of stick to pull the trigger
The shot entered his heart and kill
ed him instantly. He is survived by
his wife, two sons and three daugh-
ters.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
URGE UNEMPLOYED TO
REGISTER FOR WORK
Local Branch OF American Legion
VIII Assist In Statewide Movement

VIII ASSIST Ill StdIeWlde movement
The American Legion throughout
the State is assisting in the work of
registering unemployed persons
throughout the State. While this
work is primarily to register all un-
employed eX-service men the work
is not confined exclusively to those
who were in the army or navy. The
Legion is urging all unemployed to
register whether former service men
or not. The purpose of the registra-
tion is to have on file in the Federal
Employment Services office the
names and addresses of all unem-
ployed people in the State so that
these persons can be given work
should an opportunity so to do come
to the attention of the Federal Bu-
reau. With these persons register
ed it would be possible to aid down.
state unemployed at a moments no
tice, should a call for help be given
from this part of the State. The
idea is to give employment to those
in the immediate vicinity of the
job rather than to import them from
other parts of the State. To make
the registration possible, State Com
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Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
Edward Kenly, Of Will
mingtOn, Will Do The
Work For City
MUST BE COMPLETED
BY APRIL FIFTEENTH
Board Of Health Submits
It's Report; S. M. d.
Marshall, President

Milford City Council met in regu-
lar monthly meeting on Tuesday
evening. All members were present.
One of the most important matters to
come before the meeting was that
of providing a survey of all the as
sets of the town and a modern
bookkeeping system. Edward Ken
ly, of Wilmington, who has been as
sociated with the Delaware Taxpay-
ers League, was employed to make
survey of the Utilities plant, City
Buildings, sewers, water mains and
other assets, and to install a book
| keeping system. The contract price
for this work is 100000. The job is
to be completed on or before April
18TH
A committee was appointed to Sc
cure information and prices on trac-
tors for the use on the streets. The
present equipment is antiquated and
work done with the tractors now in
use is costly. The committee will
report back after they have investi-
gated thoroughly.
Charles Swain, spokesman for the
residents on Sussex and Eugenia
avenues, presented a petition to the
Council asking for a sewer on these
streets. A committe was appointed
to investigate the need of these ia
cilities.
Carlisle Collins, on behalf of
American Legion Post No. 3, pre-
sented a large flag to the City.
Council instructed City Manager
Banning to have the police fly this
flag every clear day on the flagstaff
in the Plaza.
City Solicitor George M. Fisher
was present at the meeting.
Councilman Marshall reported
that the Milford Board of Health had
organized by electing DR.. S. M. D.
Marshall, president, and Daniel G.
Collins, recording secretary. An ex-
ecutive secretary will be elected Ia
ter. He also reported that DR.. A. c.
Jost. and DR.. Sargent, of the State
Board of Health had offered full CO.
operation with the local board. The
State Health authorities have Of
fered a sanitary survey of the city
for which there will be no cost.
Other offers of aid were enumerated
in the report submitted to Council.
The Committee on Property and
Supplies were instructed to secure
rates at which coal may be pur-
chased when delivered to the Light
G Water plant by barge, and they
will also take the matter up with
the Pennsylvania Railroad to secure
freight rates on coal to Milford. The
City Treasurer submitted his
monthly report, which was approved.
All bills were ordered paid.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
HOPKINS HEAD SAYS
SHORE CRITIC UNJUST
Dr. J. $. Ames Regrets DIR. Mitchell's
Report On Conditions In Salisbury

In a letter published on Tuesday
in the Salisbury Times, DR.. Joseph
S. Ames, president of the Johns
Hopkins University, declared it
would be unjust" to regard the re-
port of Dr.. Broadus Mitchell, associ-
ate professor of political economy at
the institution, on the lynching of
Matthew Williams, negro, there on
December 4, as representing the
point of view of the university.
DR.. Mitchell's report, made to the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America, described the
Eastern Shore as backward in its
mental and spiritual development" !"
81 have spent, myself, great deal
of time on the Eastern Shore, and
have never met anyone there whom
/ have not liked" Dr.. Ames wrote.
81 have never come in contact
with any questions dealing with re-
ligfOn or politics when l have been
there, but my whole reaction toward
the civilization on the Eastern
Shore is that | think it is fine, and
have often said that ! would like to
live there.
81 never have any desire to inter
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Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12

ty was abolished in 1906, the last
man to be whipped in this county
before the law became effective au-
thorizing prisoners to be transferred
to the New Castle County Workhouse
was Ford Allen, who on October 6,
1906, was publicly whipped with 10
lashes for larceny.
The new post is constructed of
concrete in the jailyard of the new
prison at the Sussex county aims
house farm, two miles from George
town, and it is understood that the
whippings will be public in accord
ance with the law. For the first time
in the history of the county, so far
as can be learned, cat-o-nine tails
will be used to inflict the punish
ment.
Work on the post was started last
Saturday. The cat-O'-nine tails,
which consists of nine raw-hide lash
es fastened to a staff, was made the
latter part of the week.
According to Chapter 1886 of the
Revised Code of Delaware, whippings
must be public.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
DAY OF PRAYER
TO BE OBSERVED
Local Churches viii Join In Exer-
cises AT Presbyterian Church Today

This afternoon the Worlds Day of
Prayer will be observed by the la
dies of the different churches and
organizations of Milford. The serv-
ices will be held in the Presbyterian
church and will be led by Mrs. j. L..
Nichols.
An interesting and appropriate
program is being prepared. This
occasion will be of peculiar interest
at this time when such pail of anx-
iety seem to hang over the whole
world of men because of the serious
ly threatening conditions in China
not to forget the terrible reign of
crime that seems to hold this and
many other countries in its grip.
Men have tried hard to solve the
problems that have found expression
i'm the present depression by the old
methods of business adjustment, fl
nancial retrenchments, social diver
sions and the like. When all else
has failed what shall we do in this
day of distress? Let us pray. The
Throne of Grace is the only and the
unfailing refuge when men are over
whelmed.
Every serious minded person in
the city is invited to this meeting
and it is earnestly hoped that every
church will be largely represented.
The specific purpose of this meet
ing is prayer for missions-home and
foreign but the whole program of
missions is so seriously involved in
the disturbing conditions in the
world that prayer for the solution
of these special problems seems par
amount.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
ROAD BIDS OPENED
TOTAL $169,796
Highway Commission Gets Estl-
mates On S,527 Miles OF Highways

Bids for road work at Slaughter
Beach and grading in different parts
of the State totalling $169,796 were
opened at the meeting of the State
Highway Commission at Dover on
Tuesday. The contracts will not be
awarded until the engineers have
had an opportunity to check the
bids on the details. Included in the
work for which bids were asked
were grading and construction of
8,527 miles of roads and the con-
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when found by Mrs. Elliott. the man
had wedged the gun against the door
sill of the chicken house and placed
his head near the muzzle and pulled
the trigger. His head was almost
blown off by the charge.
In addition to his wife, Elliott is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Kate
Elliott, of Delmar; two children, AL
win, Jr, Is years old, and Doris Lee,
70 years old. Two brothers, Frank
and Michael and two sisters, Mrs.
Ellen Parker and Mrs. Menane Tin
gle, all of Delmar, also survive.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
afternoon with services at the house,
conducted by the Rev. George w.
Bounds, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
Delmar Man Ends Life Sunday
Morning, Blaming Depression
ALUiH A. Elliott, Unable To Stand Strain, BLOUS
Head of; Tells Wife To Look In Chicken House
For Body.

The report of a shotgun at 2:3O a.
IN. Sunday morning awakened Mrs.
Alvin A. Elliott, of Delmar, and in
seeking to learn the source she found
a note on the kitchen table, written
by her husband in which he said:
"The depression is too great and
cannot stand it any longer. If they
want me, they'll find me in the
chicken house..
Mrs Elliott went to the chicken
house where she found her husband
dead with his head shattered. Elliott
was employed as an extra engineer
on the Pennsylvania railroad and had
not had steady employment for some
time.
From the position of the body
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
SUSSEX BOY SCOUTS
OBSERVE SCOUT WEEK
Scout Leaders Hold Training School
Meeting At Georgetown

The Scouts of the Delaware State
Area, as well as Scouts all over the
United States, are this week ceIe-
brating the 22nd anniversary of
Scouting in the United States. The
Scout Anniversary Week started on
Sunday Feb. 7th, with as many
Scout Troops as possible attending
one of their local churches in a
body.
During the week a number of
Troops have presented a program in
their Junior or Senior High School
Assembly. Several other Troops
had a part in their local Parent
Teacers' Association program.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
PETITION FOR NEW
ROAD AT MILFORD
Delegation OF Merchants Appear
Before Highway Commission

A delegation of Milford business
men appeared before the State
Highway Commission at Dover on
Tuesday and petitioned for new
road to be built from Milford to Fell
ton. This improved road would ex-
tend through a section of country
adjacent to this city that has not
been reached by the new highways.
This contemplated road would ex-
tend from the Harrington-Milfor
boulevard in a northwesterly direc-
ton to the State highway near Fell
ton.
An improved road out East Front
street, North Milford, connecting
with the Rehoboth "cut-off" is also
being urged.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
CITY COUNCIL
ORDERS SURVEY
OFCTTYSTREETS
SENATOR HASTINGS
TO SPEAK IN SOUTH

Senator Daniel o. Hastings,
of Delaware, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Lincoln
Day dinner at Greensboro, N.
c., today. Senator Hastings
will probably discuss the po-
litical situation as part of his
address.
Newspapers of Greensboro
on Tuesday carried a long
story regarding the dinner
and considerable comment on
the speaker and guest of hon
or.
1t is understood that this
will be Senator Hastings first
public address in the South.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
MILFORD MAN NOW
CONSUL AT DANZIG

Charles A. Heisler, of Mil
ford, a member of the State
Departments Diplomatic a t C
Corps, now American Consul
at Warsaw, Poland, has been
transferred to the Free City
of Danzig, it was announced
in Washington last Saturday.
Mr.. Heisler will succeed c.
Warwick Perkins, of Balti-
more, who is now serving at
Danzig, who will be transfer
red to Warsaw.
Mr.. Heisler has been in the
diplomatic service since 1914,
having been appointed clerk
in the Consulate at Johannes
burg, after he had forsaken a
connection with an engineer
ing concern in South Africa.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, February 3, To
Tuesday, February 0, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions in Mil
ford from Wednesday, February 8,
to Tuesday, February 8, inclusive:
Temperatrre Rain
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12

Total Rainfall ...... 2.01
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
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BOND ISSUE FOR
new DETENTION
HOME ORDERED
First Definite Step Taken by
Commissioners; Pom
der Two Sites.

County commissioners today u
thorized a bond issue Of $4,000 for
erection of a new juvenile detention
home.
This is the first definite action
taken by the board in obtaining a
new home to replace the present
n on which the lease expired
Jan. l.
County Auditor Charles Grossart
was ordered to draw up an appro-
priation ordinance for the amount
of the bonds.
The ordinance will be presented
to the council for its approval at its
next meeting, March Z and 8, eros
sart said.
Decided on Amount
Having decided the amount to be
expended for a new structure, COM
missioners have not agreed finally
upon a site. The location will be
announced within a few days, they
said.
Commissioner Dow Vorhies point
ed out they intended to purchase
a site and erect a building for
$4,000, while a former county
council allotted 100000 to buy a
detention home site, which never
was bought.
A near downtown site, 1t was re-
ported, is most acceptable to COM
missioners of the sites considered.
Apartment on Site
This real estate is owned by Jean
P. Deupree and is said to be valued
for sale at $4,000. An apartment
house on the site would be RACED to
make way for a new three-story
structure to house 100 children, it
was learned.
George Snider, Republican COM
missioner, is reported to oppose
buying the property at $4,000. 1t is
not worth more than $4,000, he
claims.
Another site, located south of the
Athenaeum on Massachusetts ave-
nue., with ample room for play
grounds, also is being considered.
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Reports Furnishings stolen

Household furnishings worth 5000
were stolen from the home of Wal
ter Klenek Of 727 North Bradley
avenue, he reported.
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NEEDY FAMILY
STRANDED HERE
Ohio Man, Caught Stealing
Tire, Abandons Trio.

Alleged to have been removing
a tire from an automobile, Henry
A. McClendon, who had only 4
cents, a wife and two children, and
was many miles from Defiance, O..
where he hoped to get help, took
flight at IL Tuesday night at the
Land-O-Dance, National and Post
roads.
The wife. Mrs. Bernice McClen-
don, and the children, William, l
month old, and Mary Lou, 3 years,
are being cared for at the Theodore
home, 1918 North Illinois street,
and it is planned to arrange for
their transportation to Defiance.
Authorities announced no charges
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O1On Medicine
Officer Baker at Last
Drinks MiIk-and
Likes 1t, Too.

TINE thirteen years patrolman
4 Otis Baker has been on the
police force, he has learned the
milk treatment for poison cases
and has become antagonistic
against personal consumption of
milk in any shape or form.
He will tell you that after see
ing milk literally poured into per-
sons who sought to END it all"
with poison, the fluid held no
charms for him.
Several plots to get Baker to
drink milk have failed-except
one. That one materialized Sun
day night, but the story only
leaked out at headquarters to-
day.
Baker strolled into the city hos
pital admitting room and COM
planned to Dr. Jake Gillespie that
he "felt rotten" Baker was sure
he had a cold and any quick rem
edy would be acceptable.
Gillespie mixed up the potion,
which Baker gulped.
He made faces that we all once
made with spring tonics and
other doses.
Wow, that stuff sure is ter
rible'," he moaned.
A look of horror came over
Gillespie's face.
MY God, I've given you poison
by mistake" Gillespie cried.
do something, quick" Baker
pleaded.
Gillespie ran to the refrigerator.
He thrust a full quart of milk at
Baker.
The old milk-Baker battle fad
ed and peace was declared. 1t was
now a matter of life or death,
Baker thought.
When Baker was through with
the quart only a few drops re-
NAMED.
Gillespie and Sergeant Dan
Scanlon were hysterical with
laughter. Baker had fallen for
the gag and had consumed his
first milk in years.
Bakers statements and threats
against the physician and Scan
Ion we're not recorded.
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feeling and fits of dizziness /.
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Yetyourh happiness is threatened.
Your husbands patience may end.
What are you going TO do about it?
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Hot TemperS

By United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. "a. The
Park Ridge volunteer fire de-
partment is displeased with
their fellow subsurbanite vol
unteers of Niles. Chief H. A.
sMiller said today.
1.-THE Niles volunteer fire de-
partment is a fine department,
but we don't like their atti-
tude," Chief Miller explained.
There was an alarm at
Henry Dreyer's house in Niles.
The Niles department an
swered, and so did the Morton
Grove fire force.
Then the Morton Grove hose
didn't fit the Niles plugs, so
they went home. On top of
that the Niles men quit to go
and eat their supper. And we
had to put out the fire"
Chief Miller said in the flu
ture his volunteers would put
out fires only in Park Ridge.
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"nON'T speak TO me-" she cries.
"Tm all upset and want TO be
alone"
Why is it So. as soon as a woman'S
nerves become excited she hurts
the ones she loves.
She has no patience with any
body. Everything seems 70 make
her unhappy. respondent.
No husband can understand the
reason whyl What has changed
her into a silent, moody woman
80 always grumbling and flying
into a rage over a triAe?
Those dreadful headaches and
baokacheS that depressed
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viii be hled against McClendon,
They hope that by the time his
family arrives, he, too, will be in
Defiance.
Half way across the continent,
the needy family had travelled, from
Standish, Cal, at times, in bitter
cold. When a tire on their
dilapidated automobile went fiat,
McClendon continued to drive.
Reaching the barbecue, he
noticed several parked cars and be-
gan a search for a tire that would
fit his own car.