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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
WILL NOT EXTEND
DATE TOREGISTER
AUTOS IN STATE
Charles III. Grantland Is
Alarmed Over Lack OF
Applications To Date.
LAW IS QUOTED
Only 1900 So Far Have
Asked For License Tags
For 1888.

A widespread belief that Delaware
has exLenuea its motor .vehlcIe reg
istration date to June l, 1888, was
aispeneu ny Secretary of State Chas.
H. Grandland. Tags for 1888 viii
Ue auLauned 70 cars Thursday.
Secretary Grantland expressed
alarm over the scanty registration
and the paucIty of applications. Not
more tnan i,0UJ owners have applied
TOR Delaware pIates, he stated, wnen
normally approximately $4,000 should
be in possession OF their licenses at
this time.
From the numerous inquiries be-
ing made OF the automobile depart
ment," Secretary Grantland stated,
There would seem to be an impress
sion throughout the State that the
time for registration of automo-
biles in Delaware Ior operation dur
ing 1888, is to be EXTENDED for pc
riod of four or six months"
Date Not Extended
The date has not been changed or
extended Secretary Grantland stat
ed, although a recent suggestion,
sponsoring such an extension, was
sent him BY Linnaeus l.. Hopes, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Delaware
Automobile Association.
1T has been suggested that the
licensing date OF automobiles be
changed from January to June l."
Mr.. f1oopes wrote, for two reasons:
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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
SANTA VISITS MILFORD
AGAIN THIS SATURDAY
WIN Land At The Haven Lake Fill
ing Station In. His Giant Plane

For the benefit of the children of
this section who did not, on account
of the inclement weather, get to see
Santa Claus in Milford last Satur-
day afternoon, he has decided to
make another trip to Milford. Old
Santa was very much disappointed
when rain and snow stalled his aero
plane last Saturday in his fight to
Milford so in a radiOgram which he
flashed here he promised to visit
Milford again next Saturday after
noon tomorrow, bringing with him
all the Christmas joy and good will
for the children that visit from
Santa will create.
He will fly from the North Pole
to Milford in his giant areoplane,
circle the city a few times in order
that all may know that he is here
and land at the intersection of the
Milford d-Harrington road and the du
Pont Highway, near the Haven Lake
Filling Station.
He is coming to Milford again at
the invitation of the Milford Business
Mems Association and everything is
being arranged this week to make
the visit the largest event that has
here in some time. Old
Santa will be on time and is sched-
uled to land at / 80 p. m. So be on
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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
LEGIONNAIRES WILL
MEET AT SEAFORD
Coll James G. Scrugham, OF Nevada,
Will Speak This Evening

v Colonel James G. Scrugham of
Reno, Nevada, prominent Legion
naire, will deliver the principal ad-
dress at the installation exercises
to be conducted in Seaford, Friday
evening, December 16, by the Nanti-
coke Post, Department of Della
ware, American Legion. The meet
ing will be held in the parish house.
Colonel Scrugham is former
governor of Nevada, and was elect
ed representative-at- from Ne
Vada in November. He is an inti-
mate friend of Colonel Thomas W..
Miller, commander of the Depart
ment of Delaware, American Leg
ion, and is the latter's business
partner in Nevada.
All posts in the State are to be
represented at the meeting and Col
onel Scrugham's address is expect
ed to be of particular significance
to all Legion members in Delaware.
Colonel Scrugham is a past ma
tional commander of the American
Legion. He was vice chairman of
the National Legislative Committee
under Colonel Miller when the lat
ter was chairman of that committee
in Washington from 1919 to 1921.
Henlopen Post will install at Re-
hoboth NJ. E. Church next Monday
night. 1t is announced that a visit
of National Commander Lewis
Johnson is slated for March.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
RECEIVING ENTRIES
FOR POULTRY SHOW
II. s. Palmer Plans For Annual AZ
fair TO BE Held In Milford

According to an announcement
which has been made by H. S. Pal
mer, extension poultryman of the
University of Delaware, and secre-
tary of the Delaware State Poultry
Association, December 20, is the
closing date for all entries in the
State Poultry Show which will be
held in Milford during the week of
January 10 to 13, in cooperation
with the annual farm crop show and
rabbit exhibits.
In order to avoid confusion cur
ing the last few days before the en-
tries close, and also to prevent any
disappointments from entries being
rejected on account of their having
been received too late at the office
of the secretary, those poultrymen
who are planning to enter exhibits
in this show should attend TO this
matter at once. Copies of the prem
ium list Lave been distributed to all
the poultry raisers in the State, and
in each premium list there is
blank on which to make entries.
Additional copies may be secured
from either of the county extension
offices, or from the Office of the
State Board of Agriculture in Do
yer.
This will be the second year in
which the, Delaware State Poultry
Association, the Delaware Crop I'M
provement Association, and the Del
aware Rabbit Breeders Association
have combined their efforts i'll an
affair of this kind, ard plans are be-
ing completed for one of the larg-
est and most successful agricultur-
al exhibits ever staged in this sec
tion of the country.
In addition to the extension de-
partment of the University of Della
ware this project is being fostered
also by the poultry department of
the State Board of Agriculture, and
a committee of Milford business
men consisting of James T. Pierce,
r. A. Derrickson, c. d. Holzmueller
and l.. N. Hearn, who served in this
capacity in connection with the eX-
hibits last January.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
HOLD BOY SCOUT
COURT OF HONOR
Merit Badges Are Award
ed At Gathering Here
Last Friday Night.

The Boy Scout Court Of Honor for
the General TOrbert District was
held in the Milford Community
Building last Friday evening with
R. W. Kessler, the District Court of
Honor Chairman. in charge.
The feature of the program pre-
EeIIted was some moving picture
reels and a talk on Public Health"
given by r. G. Beckett, State Santa
tion Engineer of the Delaware State
Department of Health. The pictures
and talk dealt with sewage disposal,
and the control of flies and mos
quitoes. This part of the program
was of particular interest to Scouts
hoping to qualify for the Scout Merit
Badge in Public Health.
Scout Osborne Walls, of the Mil
ford No. 2 Troop. entertained with
a cornet solo.
Scout awards earned by the
Scouts of the District during the
last three months were presented as
follows: Second Glass Awards by
Robert Lingo, of the Milton Troop
Committee; First Glass Badges, by
Felix Mick, Sr., District Commits
sioner; Merit Badges. by Charles G.
Murray, Scoutmaster of the Har-
rington Troop; Star Scout Award,
by r. w. Kessler, Court of Honor
Chairman; Life Scout Award, by
Rev. Frank Herson, District Chair
man.
The Scouts receiving these vari-
GUS awards were as follows: Second
Class Badges-John Caldwell, Jr.,
of the Harrington Troop, Robert
Roushey, Philip Roushey, John War
rem, Robert Black, John Hopkins and
David Dutton, of the Milton Troop;
First Glass Badges-Sinclair Camp
bell, Robert Lingo, Harold King and
Samuel Wilson, of the Milton Troop.
Merit Badges were awarded to Leo
Feinstein, John Abbott, Paul Trader,
Louis Freedman, Willard Lynch and
John Potter, of the Harrington
Troop; VIM. Lewis, James Salevan,
Osborne Walls, Levin Latchum and
Felix Mick, of the Milford No. 2
Troop. Star Scout Awards were pre-
sented to John Potter and Louis
of the Harrington Troop,
and a Life Award was presented to
VIM. P. Lewis, of the Milford No. 2
Troop.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
NAME HASTINGS TO
IMPORTANT POST
Delaware Senator Appointed Mem
ber OF Finance Committee

Realignment of Senate Republican
committee chairmanships for the re-
maindeT OF this Congress- placed
Senator Hale, of Maine, head of the
appropriations committee; Short
ridge, of California, Noval; and
Glenn, of Illinois, elections.
Hale succeeds the late Senator
Jones, of Washington. lie was
chairman of the naval committee
while Shortridge formerly headed
the elections committee.
Senator Hasting, of Delaware, was
given a place by the Republican
committee on committees on the inn
pOrtant finance committee and
Senator Keyes. New Hampshire, fill
ed Senator Jones place on the spe-
cial economy committee.
Senator Grammer, of Washington,
who was appointed to serve out the
remainder of Jones term, was as
signed membership on all of Jones
committees except finance apprO-
priations, commerce. District of Co
lumbia and irrigation and reclama-
tiOn.
Senator Schuyler, of Colorado,
who took the oath to serve the re-
mainder of the term of the late SEN
ator Waterman, was given all OF
Waterman's former committee posts,
including judiciary, naval, patents,
elections and enrolled bills.
Senator Davis, of Pennsylvania,
filled a vacancy on the District OF
Columbia committee, and Senator
Vandenberg, Michigan. was made
chairman of the enrolled bills group.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
WARN OF DANGER
OF FIRE AT XMAS
Delaware Safety Council
Urges Care In Handling
Holiday Decorations.

According to the Delaware Safety
Council the hazards incident to
Christmas trees is especially seri-
GUS and often results in serious in
jury and sometimes death. The
council suggests that all trees be
trimmed with decorations that will
not burn readily. Slow burning and
fire-proof products such as metal
tinsel, flake asbestos, glass Orna-
ments and artificial snow can now
be purchased and they are not only
safe but produce beautiful effects.
The same rule should be observed
in the decorations of the room.
Fasten the Christmas tree secure
ly so that there will be no danger of
it toppling. Lighted candles on
Christmas trees are dangerous. Use
electric lights that are standard
equipment. The electric bulbs
should be fastened on the tree so
that they will not be in contact
with anything that can be ignited
by their heat. Although electric
lights are usually safe, if properly
installed, a colored spotlight focus
ed on the tree is safer and pro-
duces a very beautiful effect.
Santa Claus himself is sometimes
a serious fire hazard. Often his cos
tune would burn furiously if acci-
IDENTIFY ignited. 1t can be rendered
safer if sprayed with a solution of
water glass which is obtainable at
all drug stores.
Toys requiring alcohol. gasoline
or kerosene are dangerous gifts for
II motion picture machines
are contemplated as presents be
sure to use safety films. Quick burn
ing film gives off deadly fumes if it
catches fire.
The custom of wrapping electric
lamps with cotton or
other readily inflammable materials
is extremely dangerous.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
UNIVERSITY
CUTS RUNNING COSTS
This Years Budget Is Fifteen Per
Cent Less Than Last Season

It developed at the semi-annual
meeting of the Board of Trustees OF
the University of Delaware held sew
eral days ago that the university
budget from state appropriations for
the next two fiscal years starting
July 1, 1888, was reduced Is per cent
before it was submitted to the State
Budget Comm .ssion to eventually
go to the Legislature. This is five
per cent greater reduction than was
made in this years budget last sum-
mer, at the request of Governor
Buck, when the budget was cut 10
per cent.
AS result of this reduction to
meet the present economic condi-
tions the university abandons for the
next two years the plan started sew
eral years ago to make gradual in
creases in provision for salaries and
equipment until they should reach
the average of other state universi-
ties.
President Walter Hullihen in a
report to the board said that by very
careful economies the Is per cent
reduction could be made, but warn
ed that and greater cut might Sc
riously cripple the existing work of
the university.
The board decided to ask the Leg
islature again for an appropriation
for the building of a classroom and
laboratory building at the Womens
College and an addition to the me-
mortal library. Both of these are
greatly needed The 1881 Legisla-
ture passed a bill providing for the
Women's College building, but it
was vetoed by Governor Buck. 1t is
felt that erection of such a building
next spring would not only meet
the urPNnt needs of the COLLEGE. but
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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
COUPLE CELEBRATES
GOTH WEDDING DATE
Aged FELTON, Couple Entertain On
Occasion At Their Home

A family celebration was held on
Sunday OF the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bradley, at FELTON,, in honor
Of their siXtieth wedding anniver-
sary. Great grandchildren attended.
Mr.. Bradley, who was 80 years
old in June, and Mrs. Bradley, who
was 70 in August, were married De-
cember II, 1872, in FELTON,, with the
RevW. S. Gregg, officiating. Mrs.
Bradley was, before her marriage,
Miss Naomi Simpson Case, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Case. The
bride had as her attendant, Miss
Fannie Bradley, sister of the bride
Groom, now Mrs. John Lane, of Col
lingdale, Pa. The best man was
John Bradley, brother of the bride
groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley have five
children now living: Mrs. NJ. d.
Townsend, Philadelphia; Mrs. Nora
Raymond, Wilmington; Mrs. Cliff
ford Harrington, RehobOth, and
William S. Bradley and Samuel G.
Bradley, both of FELTON,; they have
sight grandchildren living: Miss
Lillian and Morton Townsend, Phil
adelphia; Mrs. Mason Wheeler, and
Florence and Thomas Bradley, Fell
ton; Mrs. William Cain, Harrington,
end the Misses Margaret and Anna
Harrington, Rehoboth. They have
lost one grand daughter, about six
years ago, Mrs. Charlie Mills, Will
mington.
They have five great-grandchil-
d"en Charles and Robert Mills,
Wilmington; Betty Jane and Darwin
Wheeler, of FELTON,, and William
Cain, Jr.. Harrington.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
TREATED SEED
CORN BETTER
Results OF Kent County
Tests Show Better Corn
And Larger Yield.

For the past six years demonstra-
tions have been conducted on a
number of different farms in Kent
county for the purpose of calling the
attention of corn growers to the eco
nomic value of treating the seed
with dust disinfectants to control
seed borne diseases, in addition to
producing more solid corn and i'm
proving the quality and yield.
This project has been carried on
under the direction of County Agent
Russell E. Wilson in cooperation
with DR.. ]. F. Adams, plant patholo-
gist of the University of Delaware
and the State Board of Agriculture,
and during the past year seed treat
ment demonstrations were conduct
ed on the farms of Howard c.
Deakyne and Clifford Clark in the
Smyrna and Kenton areas, Frank
Coverdale, near FELTON,, and Dewey
Sapp, near Houston.
The yield calculations in these
demonstrations each year have been
made by weighing a small amount
of corn from a given area in both
the seed treated and check plots.
The average yield of corn from the
treated areas on these four farms
this year was 56.3 bushels per acre,
as compared to sos bushels per
acre from the untreated plots, re-
sulting in a difference of 5.5 bushels
to the acre in favor of seed treat
per acre is of importance to the
ment.
Although this increase in yield
carrying out Of the program of eco
nomic production, the greatest ar
gument in favor of seed treatment is
the reduction in the amount of Gull
and soft corn at harvest. On the
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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
MAYHAVETOHOLD
JOINT SESSIONS IN
SENATE CHAMBER
Believe House Room In
sufficient For Such In
New State Structure.
NJ A NY CHAN GE S
Newspapermen Will Be
Seated At Side OF Pre-
siding Officers.

With the cOnvening of the Della
ware Legislature at Dover on Janu-
airy 8, in the new State House locat-
ed several hundred yards back of
the present old State House on Do
yer Green, will find many changes
in both the legislative and State Off
cials' headquarters.
The permanent Office of the Gov
ernOr will be located in the new
State House on the second floor.
The present Governors office in the
old building will be taken oXer by
the Secretary of State, while the
reception room in the old State
House adjoining the Governors
office will be used by the franchise
tax department The present secre>
tary's office on the north wing of
the old State House will be used
exclusively by the corporation de-
partment
The Supreme Court room on the
second floor Of the addition TO the
old State House facing Dover
Green will be reserved for meetings
of the State Department of Educa
tiOn and possibly other State agen-
cies.
The inspection department of the
motor vehicle department will be
moved back to the old State House,
taking part of the old Representa-
tive Hail.
Within the past few days MEM
bers of the Legislature and others
who have visited the new State
Capitol Building and have inspected
the new legislative chambers of the
Senate and House, both of which
are the same dimensions and but
little larger than the Senate and
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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
GIVE EARNINGS OF
BANKS In DELAWA
Sixteen National Banking Houses
Earned $1,0SS,OO Last Fiscal Year

The U. S. Comptroller of the Cur
rency made public a report at Wash
ington on Monday for the fiscal year
ended June 80, last, showing that
the sixteen national banks in Della
ware had gross earnings of $685.
900, net earning of $324,000 and ag-
gregate assets of $22,S68,OO0. The
capitalization of the sixteen banks
was $1,64S,000.
Among the total assets of the ma
tional banks in Delaware there were
UUnited States Government securi-
ties of all classes totaling in value
$2,965,000. The total for all bonds
and securities, including the total
for all government securities, owned
by the Delaware national banks was
$y,250,00O, the largest item in which.
exclusive of the government total,
was So 100000 listed under bonds of
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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
MILFORD AND SEAFORD
PLAY TIE GAME 1928
Girls TrOunce SeafOrd Foes By S3
To l Score .-

NThe Milford Community Stars
and the Seaford Kiwanis Club play
ed a fast, hard-fought basketball
game which ended in a tie here on
Tuesday night. The two teams were
evenly matched and the score was
close throughout the entire game.
At the end of the first half the
score was IL to 6 in favor of Sea-
ford. Soon after the second period
started Milford scored three field
goals, tying the score and then on
neither team had more than one
or two point lead and when the fin
al whistle blew the score stood %
to 23.. BY mutual agreemen between
the coaches of the two teams it was
decided not to play the extra five
minute period.
The Milford girls had no trouble
in trouncing the Seaford girls, 80 to
l. The defense work of Milford's
guards and centers held the Sea-
ford forwards in check throughout
the game while Milford's star for
wards were piling up their 80 point
lead.
The Milford teams, both boys and
girls, play Seaford again at Seaford
tomorrow night. Both boy teams are
practicing hard for their game and
they both expect to win. Both girl
teams are practicing and the Sea-
ford team expects to add strength
to their team and put up a much
better fight than they did on Tues
day. Many Milford fans are expect
ing to go to Seaford tomorrow night
and see Milford take two fast
games.
MILFORD BOYS
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
PROSPERITY SEEN
AS BASIC NEED in
RURAL SECTIONS
Grange Master Declares
Industry Now Prizes
Farmers Buying Power
OPPOSE SALES TAX
Resolutions Studied For
Action In Annual Con-
ventiOn At Smyrna.
OPPOSE SALES TAX

A new attitude towards agricul-
ture growing out of an increased re-
spect for the buying power of the
farmer has arisen from the depres-
sion, it was claimed on Tuesday by
former Governor Robert P. Robin
son, in his annual report as master
of the State Grange of Delaware at
the two-day convention which open
ed Tuesday morning in the New
Century Club at Smyrna.
When the idea was advanced sew
eral years ago that farm purchasing
power must be restored, Governor
Robinson said industrial interests
ridiculed it and even used their
forces against any program based
on that assumption. The opposite,
he said, is true today.
"When farm purchasing power is
gone" Mr.. Robinson said, "the
wheels of other businesses cease to
turn and the whole country is in a
state of chaos"
During Tuesday afternoons ses-
sion, the committee on resolutions
studied several proposals.
Mr.. Robinson reviewed the work
of the sixty-sixth annual convention
of the National Grange at Winston
Salem. The things which the Ma
tional Grange favors were summar-
lied by Mr.. Robinson and include
in part:
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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
TOWNSEND ON SENATE'S
STOCK HEARING BODY

Reform in banking and
stock market practices is go
ing to get prompt Senate con-
sideration.
The Banking Committee
this week ordered a resump-
tion of the stock market in
vestigation and appointed a
sub committee to conduct
hearings.
Attention also was given by
the committee to the bill of
Senator Glass d., Va pro-
viding sweeping changes in
the national banking system
and informal agreement was
reached TO take up the legis-
lation in The Senate on Jan
uary 5.
There is lust a possibility
that the Senate may take up
this measure before the
Christmas recess. 1t comes
next on the Democratic pro-
gram.
Senator Norbeck (R., S. D
heads the stock sub commit
tee. Other members are Seu-
ators Couzens, Michigan and
Townsend, Delaware, Repub-
licans; Glass, Virginia, and
Fletcher, Florida, Democrats.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16
SUBURBAN AREAS
GAIN POPULATION
Lack Of Employment In
Cities Has BrOugh h t
Change In Trend.

Future increases in the popula-
ton of the United States are likely
to be in the suburban and suburban
farming districts rather than in the
cities as the result of profound
notifications which are now taking
place in the basis for expansion of
American industry, according to the
Index, published by the New York
Trust Company.
Last year, for the first time in
the history of the United States,
the Index observes, "the number OF
immigrants returning to their ma
tive land exceeded the number of
those entering this country, and
the pervious year was the first dur
ing which the number of Americans
going to rural communities to gain
livelihood exceeded the number
of those coming to the cities to
live. Both of these trends un-
doubtedly were caused, in alarge
measure, by lack of employment in
the cities.
1.-The latest reports of the Depart
ment of Agriculture indicate that
the increase in farm population
during 1882 will be approximately
$4,000, and the gains for the years
1880, 1881 and 1882 will more than
offset the loss during the previous
decade.
Undoubtedly, many of those who
have left the cities will return when
economic conditions improve, but
this flow back to the larger centers
of population will be tempered by
changed conditions. There is a ten
dency to locate factories in smaller
cities and towns, as is illustrated by
the growth of the textile industry
in the South to replace plants in the
more densely populated areas of
New England.
Moreover, the population of the
United States is increasing at a
rate and it is estimated that
by 1880 it will be stationary at about
1SO, 100000. The basis upon which
industry has expanded is
in process of profound modification.
The number of consumers will not
with anything like the ra-
pidity of the past. Because there
are no frontiers and language bar
riers here, Americans will continue
to be a mobile people, but in all
likelihood the population will be-
come considerably more stable in
size and location than it has been
i'm the past"