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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
DISTRICT Y. W. c. A.

The District Y. w. c. A. Member
ship and Finance Drive begins this
week and will continue until Octo-
ber 80. Miss Helen Shallcross of
Middletown is general finance chair
man for the district. A number of
regular supporters of the work have
already made most generous con-
tributions. This is most encOurag-
ing for it is particularly necessary
that all who value the Y. w. c. A.
in the community give something
toward it's support this year as a
donor who for a number of years
has given a large percentage of the
budget finds it necessary this year
to reduce the amount of her gift. To
meet this emergency. one of the
plans adopted by the board of the
District Y. w. C. A. is to ask 800
persons throughout the district to
give fifty cents month for a year.
Smaller contributions will be well
come and also larger gifts. At this
time membership is to be renewed.
The fee is one dollar a year, the
year beginning January 1888. To
anyone giving more than S1.00 MEM
bership is accorded, if desired.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
MILFORD TRIMS
CAESAR RODNEY
Coach ElliOtt's Charges Easily De-
feat Old Rivals ~

Playing a steady, conservative
game, the Milford High School foot
ball team easily defeated the Caesar
Rodney eleven here last Thursday,
26 to 0.
Milford did not score until the
end of the second period when Go
vatos started a drive with a long
end run. This was followed by sew
eral line bucks and finally Roosa
scored from the three yard line.
In the second half Milford scored
three touchdowns. The first on a
long end run by Hinkle and the sec
ond when a Caesar Rodney back bat
ted down a Milford pass across the
goal line and it fell into Hinkle's
arms. Two passes in succession,
Stevenson to Penman, netted Milford
their next SIX points.
The excellent defense work of the
Milford line was a feature of the
game Jackson, Caesar Rodney's
captain and backfield ace, was the
only serious threat on the visitors
team.
The lineup:
MilfOrd-Penman, lett emu, OmOOI,
left tackle; Bunstein, left guard;
johnson, center; Watson, right
guard; G. Thistlewood, right tackle;
B. Manlove, right end; GovatOs,
quarterback; Hinkle, halfback; T.
Thistlewood, halfback; Roosa, full
back.
Caesar Rodney = Faulkner, left
end; Register, left tackle; Roe, left
guard; Roach. center; Weygandt,
right guard; Grace, right tackle;
Fields, right end; Graham, quarter
back; Cool, halfback; Jackson, half
back; Fifer, fullback.
Touchdowns-Hinkle, 2; Thistle
wood, RoOsa. Points after touch
down -ThistlewOOd. Belts.
Referee-Burford, Drexel. UNI
pire-Elliott, Delaware. Field Judge
st. Johns. Linesman =
Grier, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
Attendance Contest

An attendance contest in the
schools of the special districts of
Kent County has just been announc-
ed. The schools concerned are
those of Milford, Caesar Rodney,
Harrington and Smyrna. The prize
in the junior-senior high division
will be a banner. At the end of the
first school month Milford is lead
ing the race with a percentage of
968 of attendance. Caesar Rodneys
record was 96.47; Harrington. 96.3;
Smyrna, 96.48.
In the elementary school, the
room winning the attendance con-
test will have bust of the Little
Student" which will remain for the
following year. At present Dorothy
Derrickson's room is leading that
race with an average attendance in
September of 1874 among her third
grade pupils.
Other rooms having good records
are: Mrs. Rogers room, 98.6; Miss
Swain, 98; Mrs. Russell. 98.6; Miss
Kinder, 9S.7; Mr.. Boston. 98; Miss
TraVerS, gS.2.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
EUEL LEE AGAIN
Is SENTENCED
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ticles identified later as belonging to
the Davises, was found in his room
in an Ocean City house. The aged
negress who kept this boarding
house was later the most damaging
witness against Lee, for she told of
the negros display of large sum
of money, alleged to have been stol-
en- in the Davis home, and several
trinkets and dresses that belonged
to the two Davis girls.
Following Lees arrest, it was
necessary to take him to Baltimore
to avoid a mob at Snow Hill who
demanded that they be given
chance to lynch him. 1t was then
that Bernard AIDES, counsel for the
International Labor Defense League
of Baltimore, injected himself into
the case as counsel for Lee. 1t was
due to the constant litigations over
legal points raised by AIDES that the
case was buffeted about from first
one court to another until finally it
landed in the Baltimore County Cir
cult Court at TOwson. Lee was tried,
convicted and condemned in this
court but AIDES making a point that
there were no negroes on the jury
that tried him, won an appeal which
led to the placing of names of ne
groes on every jury list in every
county in Maryland eventually.
Recently the same court with
jury drawn from panels that includ-
ed negroes, found Lee guilty again
of murder in the first degree. Again
AIDES made motion for a new trial,
the hearing on which resulted in the
final death sentence Saturday.
Under the Maryland law, the Gov
ernor fixes the date of execution.
Lees re-entry into the death cell in
the Maryland State Penitentiary
will mark his second occupancy of
this cell.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
CLARKSVILLE

Many of our people are looking
forward to November 8. The cam
paign is growing more tense each
day. Politics are getting hottie: and
will soon be at a white heat. On
November 8, the great American is
sue will be decided, and on the 9Th
will be announcer the winners.
Many of the candidates and people
will be disappointed while the ma
jority will be satisfied. In which
class will you be? When the people
of the United States have spoken at
the election, their decision, accord
ing to past history, has been for the
best interest of our people. We have
faith to believe that God will guide
the hand that marks the ballot. Will
he guide yours as you use the pen
Gil to make your choice.
(Bgt be sure to go to the polls and
vote).
Wilbur f. Adams, candidate for
Representative in our National Con-
gress on the Democratic ticket, is
sued statement as a Democratic
candidate in Congress. He stands
100 per cent for and upon the plat
form adopted at the Chicago Con-
ventiOn, which means he will sup
port a bill for repeal of the Eigh-
teenth Amendment. DR.. Francis
Short on the independence ticket, is
a 100 per cent dry and certainly de-
serves the support of the best think
ing people of our State.
A number of our church schools
are reporting increased attendance.
ROxana, Bethel, Presbyterian at
Ocean View, Christian Church at
Millville are among the boosters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Steele attend
ed the State Sabbath School Con-
vention at Dover on last Friday.
The lawn of the new Lord Balti-
more High School reminds us of the
Irish song "The Wearing of the
Green" 1t certainly looks fine.
A Halloween party composed of
Philadelphia and Delaware relatives
and friends will assemble in mask
at the Hell mhomestead on Saturday
eveninfi. October 20, for their annu-
al meet.
Many hOcks of wild geese were
seen making their flight southwark
on last Monday, which may mean
colder weather.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
STATE COPS
RECIPROCITY WAR
ON PA. TRUCKERS
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the two States in the matter of reg
ulations on loading trucks and pen
alties for overlooking. In Delaware
the gross weight for solid tired
trucks is $4,000 pounds; $4,000
pounds gross weight for pneumatic
tired trucks; 10000 pounds for truck
and semi-trailer, pneumatic tires,
and 10000 net, for trailer, alone, to
which the weight of the vehicles
may be added. In Pennsylvania &c.
900 is allowed for a solid tired truck
plus 10 per cent of this gross weight.
The other regulations in Pennsylva-
mia for pneumatic tired truck is sub
stantially the same as in Delaware.
An instruction sheet, in the form
of a QUESTIONABLE, with answers
given, has been distributed to each
one of the State police stations,
showing the effect of the new motor
laws in Pennsylvania. 1t is stated
that full reciprocity is allowed for
motor passenger automobiles; there
is no reciprocity for foreign COM
mercial motor vehicles operating on
a fixed route, registration plates and
operators license being required in
each State Immediately.
Full reciprocity is granted for
foreign commercial motor vehicles
not transporting property for COM
such as truckers and the
like. No reciprocity is allowed on
motor busses operating on fixed
Fifteen days are allowed
for foreign busses operating for
compensation not on a fived route.
Foreign busses not operating for
compensation are allowed full re-
Full reciprocity is allowed
in the use of dealers tages.
An excise tax of eight mills on the
dollar Of gross receipts is imposed,
in addition. to registration fees, for
common carriers, effective January
|, 1892.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28

while.
We must not forget the regular.
The trip will also remind him that
he has earned quite an enviable
record for Milford High. The work
of the scrub would go for naught
were it not for the intelligent appli-
cation in the game of those prin-
ciples that he has learned during
the week.
The squad, under the watchful
eye of Coach Elliott. will leave in a
bus at 1880. Some excellent foot
ball is promised as Coach Charley
Rogers has his squad in excellent
shape after the three hard battles
with Rutgers, Springfield and Wake
Forest. The squad from st. Joseph's
though not so strong on paper as
Delaware, always fight like terrors
and make the game an interesting
one from whistle to whistle. AS evil
dence of this take look at the 1881
score, 90, when a heavy favorite
from Delaware was fought to
standstill by the boys from Phila-
delphia.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28

ELECTIONEERING

Electioneering must be cOntagi-
Gus. At least one might conclude
that, after watching the manage
ment of class affairs at the High
School. There are no definite dates
set for class elections by the school
authorities. Instead each group
elects it's leaders whenever the need
arises TO have some sort of Organi-
zation. Halloween parties usually
supply this need. Consequently
while mothers and fathers are con-
sidering the pros" and ICONS" of
presidential candidates, the high
school generation rushes through
it's election season in a whirlwind.
Since the first of October all four
classes have elected their officers.
The senior officers are: President,
Irene Williams; vice president, Hen
ry Bunstein; treasurer, Ellen Sip
pie; secretary, Ethel Collins.
The leaders in the Junior class
are: Ann Keller, Helen Coffin, Ed
ward KINNEY and Alice Best.
The class OF '35 elected: Presi-
dent, Lester Johnson; vice presi-
dent Margaret Donovan; secretary,
Virginia SOckrider; treasurer,
Windsor Emory; chairman, Pierce
Watson; ergeant-at-arms, Burton
Colt.
Each of the three of the freshman
class elected its own leaders. They
are: Tom Parvis. Painter Sharp,
Thurman Short, Grace Savage, Bet
ty Hammond, Remsen Barnard, Kit
ty Clements and VIM. Bryant.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
VERNON

Mr.. and Mrs. William West have
purchased part of the farm owned
and operated by Charles LarimOre
on the road from Vernon to Ander-
sons school. They are having a
bungalow built on it.
William McKnatt has repainted
the residence on his farm, the col
ors chosen being very attractive.
Mrs. William West has resumed
her teaching position at Anderson's
School.
Mrs. Alice H. Ross was an invited
guest to President Hoover's address
TO the American women and also to
the Delaware Republican Womens
Luncheon, Wednesday, October 10,
in the gold hall room, du Pont
Biltmore Hotel. The speaker for the
occasion was Mrs. George A. Wyeth,
president WOmen's National Repub-
lican Club, New York City.
AS a member of the grand jury r.
Wesley Ross visited Dover on Mon
Gay of last week.
The writer recently enjoyed the
birthday surprise rendered Mrs. M.
Bailey Nineteen were present. De-
licious refreshments were served.
A delightful birthday surprise
was rendered Mrs. Mary Thawley
Stafford. A large number of guests
attended and all had pleasant ev-
ening.
The road between Masten's and
Harrington is being improved with
a covering of Stag.
Jesse Draper and father, Benjam-
in Draper, have been visiting the
family of Herman Kemp, near
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
FIRST BARN DANCE

Under the direction of Mr.. Boston
the junior class at Milford High
School had the distinction of giving
the first barn dance ever held in our
school. Everyone of the fifty or
more boys and girls who attended
seems to agree that the party was a
huge success. The guests were ad-
vised to arrive in the auditorium at
eight o'clock on October 18, dressed
in costumes appropriate for barn
dance at which square dances
would be in order. By way of prep
aration those invited practiced
square dances in the school music
room during several noon hours be-
fore the day of the party. Then
when Tuesday arrived they donned
overalls, patched trousers, aprons,
and the like, and flOcked in for an
exciting evening.
After everyone was more or less
exhausted by the PAGES that Mr..
Boston had put thin through-he
called the figures games were re-
sorted to. There was a basketball
relay, a proposal race, won by Les
ter Johnson, and finally game of
murder.
The freshmen held their party on
Friday, October 21. About eighty
attended, and a NOISY time was
had by ALL"
On Tuesday of this week the
sophomores had party ALSO
After the youngsters" are all
through their festivities, the SEN
iors will hold a party on November
4, and show them all what a party
really should be.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
Football Players To Be
Entertained

Through the kindness and gener-
osity of friends of the Milford Pub
lie Schools and the University of
Delaware A. A. all members of the
1882 football squad will be guests at
the football game between Delaware
and st. Joseph's at Newark, Satur-
day, November 5.
The trip was designed primarily
as a Scrub Day." 1t was the belief
of those who planned the visit that
the regulars get plenty of glory and
honor in the game played each
week. The poor scrub, however,
takes licking twice a week from
the regulars with not single cheer
to help ease the painful bruises, not
even a CHEEKY pat on the back from
some friend at the end of the first
half, not a single word of commen-
dation from the spectators. Yet the
scrub is in there taking his licking,
absorbing hard knocks in order that
the team may win the game on Fri
day. This sort of recognition will
help ease the weeks task and cause
him to feel that his work is worth
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
OVERLOOK

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Wells enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Lu-
ther Manship and daughter, of Phil
adelphia, and Mrs. Harry Manship,
of Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uland Davidson are
the proud parents of a baby girl.
Mrs. Everett James spent the week
end in Philadelphia with her hus-
band.
Mrs. Joseph Moore, of Berlin, bet
ter known as Miss Neva Truitt, who
was seriously hurt by an auto a
few days ago, is improving nicely
in the General Hospital, Salisbury,
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Ricketts,, of Green
wood, spent Sunday with Richard
Stevenson and family.
The ladies of Whites Chapel will
hold a bake November 5th i'll Mil
ton. There will be chickens, pies,
rolls, cakes, and too many other
things to mention.
The annual home coming will be
held November 6 in the church.
Prominent speakers will there.
David Brittingham and Warning
ton Vincent were elected as dele
gates to attend the Epworth League
convention at Bridgeville.
The Home Demonstration Club
will hold the monthly meeting on
Thursday, November 3rd, at the
home of Mrs. Marie Green.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock, fol-
lowed by class. Bpworth League at
1880 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
BOARD UNABLE TO AID
OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS
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proposed new school building which
were approved and William Martin
selected as the architect for the new
building.
/ Considerable discussion was had
before the State Board relative to
transportation of children in the
upper part of the State to schools
where consolidation has been eff
fected and children are transported
by bus. Manager j. o. Adams and
William Ball in charge of the bus
transportation were asked to make
survey of the particular section,
near the A. |. du POnt School. near
Wilmington, and make report to
the board at it's next meeting.
Other matters presented to the
State board and disposed of included
the authorization of the sale of
abandoned school properties in diff
ferent parts of the State where con-
solidation has been effected.
Petitions for relief of overcrowd-
ed school conditions at Glendale
and Kings District, also the colOred
school at Seaford were deferred as
nothing denite can be decided upon
by the State board until after the
session of the next Delaware Legis-
lature as to appropriations.
Applications from the Dover Board
of Education for increased room was
deferred also because of uncertainty
as to the appropriation by the Leg
islature.
The question of allocating funds
for high school post graduates was
discussed at some length by the
board, a decision being reached that
funds would not be allocated for the
next year for anyone taking a post
graduate course in the high school.
If students desired to take the course
they must pay for the books and
other things necessary for the stud
les taken, it was decided
A petition for an extra teacher at
Odessa was refused.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
WHITES CHAPEL

Several from this vicinity attend
ed the home coming at st. Johns
Church last Sunday.
Miss Vinyard Brittingham attend
ed the State Sunday School Con-
vention held at Peoples Christian
Church at Dover last Friday.
There was a good attendance to
the masquerade social last Friday
night. Prizes were given to Miss
Elsie Wells for the best looking
masked, and Marguerite Wells for
the ugliest, and Lillian Brittingham
for the cOmical one.
Warrington Vincent and David
Brittingham were elected delegates
Sunday night to attend the Epworth
League convention held at Bridge
vile, Nov. 4th.
The home coming services will be
held at Whites Chapel Church, Nov.
9Th
Whites Chapel services for Oct.
80 are as follows: Sunday school at
10 a. m., class meeting at IL a. m,
Epworth League at 1880, leader,
Elizabeth Hastings.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
ROXANA

A surprise birthday party was
given Mrs. ,Zeno Long by her daugh-
ter Alberta, Friday evening, Oct. 21.
Fifty guests took part. The table
was beautifully decorated with flow
ers and good things to eat; ice
cream, cake and candies were serv-
ed in abundance. All departed wish
ing Mrs. Long many happy returns
of the day.
Sunday morning as usual the
church was comfortably filled and
there was extra music, both vocal
and instrumental. At the close of
Sunday school the parents of eight
children were baptized by Rev.
Frank McCOrkle, assisted by his
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar West, their
daughter and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Mills, of Collinsdale, Pa,
spent Sunday afternoon and even
ing with Mr.. Vests mother, Mrs.
Belle West, who is confined to her
room by illness.
Mrs. Sallie X. Lynch was taken
by the ambulance Sunday to the
Marshall Hospital in Milford for
treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Watson, Mr.
and Mrs. Luster Lynch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Lynch, were dinner guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Wilgus and daughter, Mrs. Nettie
West, at Selbyville.
Mrs. George w. DerricksOn has
been suffering with neuritis. She
is some better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zack Wells, of Will
mington, visited relatives over the
Horace Lynch, Louis Wilgus and
aughn Lynch went down to the in
let Thursday of last week and re-
turned with smiling faces; 81 trout
and drum fish.
Mr. and Mrs. ROllie Murray and
'amily have moved back on their
poultry farm here, after being at
Ocean View on their poultry farm
here.
James Lynch is making his home
With his grandfather, Frank Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Long and
laughter were dinner guests Sun
lay of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Der
'ickson.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
OF
WILLIAM PENN
IS CELEBRATED
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Judge Richard S. Rodney, a mem
ber OF the committee arranging for
the celebration, is also a vestryman
of Emmanuel Church, assisted Mr..
carp in receiving as did Prof. Geo.
H. Ryden, a member of the faculty
of the University of Delaware, head
of the Archives Department of the
State of Delaware, who was also a
member of the committee arranging
for the affair. Professor Ryden gave
some interesting informal talks dur
| ing the afternoon on historical facts
surrounding New Castle at the time
of Penn's visit
A new marker made its appear
ance in front of the gates at the
East Second street entrance of I'M
manuel Church. The marker which
was temporary, and arranged for by
the Parish Guild of the church con-
tains the information that the church
was erected on the site of an ancient
fort which succeeded Fort Casimer,
and to this fort ON October 28, 1852,
John Moll and Ephriam Herman es-
corted William Penn. Here he re-
ceiVed Livery or Siezen," with the
key of the fort in token of his pro-
prietorship. Here also Penn COM
missioned as magistrates his loving
friends John Moll, P. Aldricks,
Johannes de Haes, Arnold de La
Grange and John Cam.
The reception was of an informal
nature and after visiting the church
and churchyard surrounding it the
visitors proceeded to the old Acad-
Demy building, where w. Norman
Banks and Donald Banks received
them and explained to them the res
toration program which is now
in progress. Norman Banks has him
self restored the greater portion of
the old staircase in this building,
which is a priceless possession.
Later, at the Amstel House, the
guests were received by Mrs. Francis
deh. Janvier, who is also member
of the Penn Memorial Celebration
Committee. She was assisted by sew
eraI members of the New Castle COM
mittee.
Despite the unfaYorable weather
conditions, the spirit of the visitors
and the reception they received at
New Castle was not dampened, and
they spent hours viewing the many
interesting deeds, papers and historic
documents on exhibition at Amsel
house, which has recently been
made historic museum.
The Rev. Joseph H. carp, rector
of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, has
announced that invitations will be
extended, not only to the other
churches of the city, but also to va
rious organizations, to join in the
service to be held next Sunday after
noon at 2:30 p. M, at the church,
the landing of Will
liam Penn. Interest centres about |
Emmanuel Church is built upon the |
site of the English fort which was |
standing when Penn arrived.
The Penn commemorative stamp |
which has been in such demand went |
on sale Monday. The special cachet, |
by Laussat Richter Rogers,
is placed upon all letters where re-
quested, and many requests have
been received for Mrs. Clayton's au-
tograph as postmistress.
Today a pageant depicting va
rious episodes in the life of Penn
will be given on the school green.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
SMiltord School Notes
FORMAL ASSEMBLY

The first formal assembly of the
year was held in the High School
Auditorium last Friday afternoon,
when Karl Jansen, Swedish enter
tainer, presented an exceedingly
varied program to the pupils of the
junior and senior high school.
Earlier in the week, Mr.. Jansen
had visited the school anG gone in
to a number of the classrOom5
where he told interesting and ap-
pTOpriate stories about the subjects
being studied Accordingly the aud
ience that gathered on Friday knew
that they would probably havs a
good many chances to laugh that
afternoon if they listened attentive
ly. Mr.. Jansen they knew could be
quite a comedian. but his accent
drought with him from Sweden
nineteen years ago. was bit con-
fusing.
The program included: A short
lesson in geography. A description
of the land of the midnight sun. A
comedy impersonation Of Il gradua-
tion in Sweden. A scene from the
life of John the Baptist. The duel
between Macbeth and MacDdff.
Demonstrations of foil, rapier. and
saber fencing.
Parents of many of the boys in
school, would surely have been glad
to hear the lecture that Mr. Jansen
delivered on the proper use and
care of guns. Without scolCing Or
preaching he made it very evident
that there is a right and wrong way
of handling ones shotgun or rife.
That what is wrong is SIN, and that
too often the wages of sin is
death -