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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
CAR INSPECTION
UNDERWAY IN
STATE MONDAY
Trades AssO. Protests
Free Plan, Then Pledges
Cooperation
WORK TO BE FREE
Cars May Be Inspected At
Wright'S And HammOnd'S
Garages In Milford
WORK TO BE FREE

The annual safety inspection of
all automobiles owned by Delawar-
cans opened Monday throughout the
State.
Automobile owners can have their
cars inspected at any one of fifty
three official inspection stations.
The inspection campaign will close
September l. Those who have fail
ed to have their cars inspected by
that time will be subject to penal
ties.
Operators of the inspection sta
tiOns conferred in Dover Friday af-
ternOOn with Assistant Secretary of
State William D. Denney who is in
charge of the inspection which is
being made in cooperation with the
Delaware Safety Council.
Mr. Denney stresses there will be
no charge made to the public for
the inspection, Charges will be
made, however, for any repairs or
adjustments that are found neces-
sary. New registrations for 1888 will
be refused to car owners who fail
to have their cars inspected.
The official inspection stations in
Kent and Sussex counties follow:
Kent cOunty-H. H. Singer,
Smyrna; Kenton Garage, Kenton;
A. A. Davis, Lewis Bolen and Kent
County Motor Company, all of Do
verffi Camden Garage, Camden;
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
SALISBURY TO
CELEBRATE 2OOTH
ANNIVERSARY
Six Day Program viii Be
Staged In Honor OF
The Event
HOOVER is INVITED
President And Franklin
ID. Roosevelt Consider
Invitations To Attend

Salisbury's Bicentennial Celebra'
tion, spectacular and colOrful eX-
travaganza, with its array of page
antry, parades, sports, and other
appropriate features, cOmmemOr-
ating the towns having been grant
ed a charter by the English Govern
ment in 1882, is now but little over
two weeks away and finishing
touches are being put on plans for
the "200th Birthday Party" August
8-l3.
Acceleration has been lent prepa-
ratiOns by the cOmmunity's more
than $4,000 residents by the annOun-
cement by Hon. William s. Gordy,
Jr., State Comptroller of Maryland
and chairman of Mayor Wade H. In
sleys Bicentennial Commission.
that invitations have been extended
both President Herbert Hoover and
Governor Franklin d. Roosevelt, of
New York State, to be honor guests
during the fete and that both are
now giving serious consideration to
the invitation.
The right wOrshipful Mayor OF
Salisbury, England, Mr.. Sidney
Rambridge, and his brother, Mr..
Frank Rambridge, have accepted
the city's invitation and will spend
the entire week here. The chief eX-
ecutive of the English city, for
which this one was named and from
whence came some of the early set
tiers of this area, will officially open
the weeks festivities at p. m. on
Monday, August 8.
Governor Albert c. Ritchie, of
Maryland, and other State and Ma
tional dignitaries will honor the
week by VisitatiOns. Invitations
have been extended the Mayors of
every Salisbury in the United States
20 be guests.
For months some 80 active COM
mittees, under DR.. William j. Hol-
loway, principal of the State Nor
NAL School here and a former as
sistant State Superintendent of Ed
in Maryland, as general di-
The average yield per acre was ia
bushels.
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JAMES MORFORD
SEEKS OFFICE OF
ATTY. GENERAL
Announces Candidacy At
Meeting OF Wilmington
Republican Club
HARMONY WANTED
Urges Members To Strive
For Harmony, Elect
Ticket In November
HARMONY WANTED

James r. MorfOrd, attorney, of
Wilmington, president of the New
Castle County Bar Association, and
vice president of the Delaware State
Bar Association, formally announ-
ced his candidacy for the Republi-
can nomination to the office of At
tOrney General Monday night. The
announcement, made at the meeting
of the Republican First District
Wilmington Committee, at the Y.
M. r. c. headquarters, so King
street, Wilmington, was greeted
with applause.
The meeting was well attended.
Mr.. Morford was the principal
speaker. In making the announce
ment of his candidacy for the Office
of Attorney General, now held by
Reuben SatteTthwaite, Jr.. Mr. Nor
ford said: Il have been asked to
formally announce my own candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
to the office of Attorney General. |
do so humbly, and subject to your
approval. But l say here and now
that if at any time my party may be
served best by my withdrawal, you
have that withdrawal. Our chief aim
is to carry the ticket in November
and the time has come when you
must choose as your candidates,
men around whom all can unite and
whose candidacy will be the pouring
of oil on the troubled waters of fac
tional strife. So far as the Office to
which l aspire is concerned,
would be very happy if l were such
a man, if through my efforts l would
be able to help weld into unity and
harmonious action this party of
ours. If am not such man, seek |
your candidate elsewhere, for the
party comes before them and if
lose, l will be the first to congratu- !
late and pledge support to the win
ner. If win, 1 expect my opponent |
to do likewise"
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RURAL CARRIERS
ELECT NEWARK
MAN PRESIDENT
r. V. Buckingham Named
At Meeting Held In
Dover
SUMMERS DELEGATE

Wat the annual meeting of the Rural
ware, at Dover, last Wednesday
night, r. V. Buckingham, of Newark,
was elected president.
Other officers of the main body
were named as follows: vice-presi-
dent, A. j. Lank, Seaford; secretary
treasurer, Frank McKwee, Dover.
James Taylor, of New Castle, was
elected a member of the executive
committee for three years.
William Powell, of Frankford, the
retiring president, was named dele
gate at large to the National Con-
vention of Rural Mail Carriers,
which will meet in Baltimore August
%. State delegates elected are: An
thony Summers, of Milford; Charles
S. Workman, of Laurel, and Mr..
Buckingham.
The other officers of the auxiliary
elected are: vice-president, Mrs. Will
liam Powell, of F'rankford; secre-
tary-treasurer, Charles A. Conoway,
of Greenwood. Mrs. Buckingham and
Mrs. Powell were elected delegates
to the National Convention.
At a banquet Mayor J. Wallace
Woodford, extended greetings.
Mrs. Anthony Summers, of the
Women's Auxiliary, responded.
Postmaster Benjamin F. Simmons,
of Dover, also extended greetings
and invited the members to visit
Dover next year when in all proba-
bility Dover will have a new post
office.
w. w. Mack, Chief Engineer of
the State Highway Department,
spoke of the aid the improved high
ways have been to the rural carriers.
DR.. II. B. King, of the State De-
partment of Education, spoke on the
immense amount of mail carried by
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
ONE DEAL, FOUR
HURT WHEN CARS
HIT EACH OTHER
Mrs. Emma Truitt. Ocean
View, Died Of Injuries
At Marshall Hospital
AUTOS TURN OYER

AS the result of an automobile
collision that occurred Friday at
the intersection of the du POnt
Boulevard and Ellendale-GTeenwOOd
Road, five persons were badly injur-
ed and brought to the hospitals in
Milford. One died on Sunday.
Those taken to the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital are Mrs. Levin
Short, SO, Salisbury, Md, both
shoulders badly crushed and shock.
She was unconscious when brought
to the hospital Mrs. Carl Smith, 20,
Salisbury, badly injured about the
head, possibly fractured skuu. Miss
Margaret Taylor, Is, Pocomoke,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Tay-
lor and niece of Mrs. Simth with
whom she was riding, BADLY shock
ed.
Those brought to the Marshall
Hospital, were Mrs. Emma Truitt,
Ocean View, several ribs broken
and badly shocked. Mrs. Truitt died
on Sunday of the injuries received
in the crash. Her son, Frank Truitt,
suffered a broken nose and several
severe decorations of the face and
also was shocked.
The American Legion Ambulance
of Georgetown brought the Ocean
View parties to the Marshall Hospi-
tai and the ambulance from the
Milford Emergency Hospital took
the Maryland party to that hospital.
According to statements of those
in the Marshall Hospital they were
going south on the du Pont High
way and when at the Glendale in
the Maryland machine
started out of the crossroad and the
cars collided.
The impact turned over the ma
chimes and some of the occupants
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RISES ON CREST
OF 34-DAY PRICE BOOM
RGiserS "Sitting On Top Of The World" With Cattle
Shortage Most Acute Since 1884; Values Boosted
$IOO,OOO,OOO. Hogs Selling At Higher Price.

500, 100000 or more of added value,
yet there is no stampede to sell, for
receipts continue low in the prin-
cipal markets and stockyards outhOr-
tiles said that farmers are wincing a
disposition to hold and fatten their
cattle-and seem better able, money
wise to wait.
Charles A. Wilson, president of the
Chicago Livestock Exchange, called
the recent gains seasonal" He
pointed out, too, that prices still lie
well below the five and ten-year
averages. Cattle alone, averaging
$8.25 last week, have climbed above
the corresponding week of 1881 when
the average was $685. Hogs, despite
their advance, averaged $3.50 last
week against $6.4O a year ago.
"The rise in livestock prices from
the lows of last winter" said Will
son. has been very marked. Hogs,
which reached lowest price in 35
years, and cattle have both made
good recovery"
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
MAN SHOT In FIGHT
DIES FROM WOUND
Norris Millman Shot just Below
Heart In Argument At Robbins

Norris Millman, 80 years old, died
in the Milford Emergency Hospital
on Saturday, as the result of a
wound from a IA calibre revolver,
received, it is stated, in a fight with
Joseph Librizzi, at Robbins, near
Georgetown, last Thursday night.
Librizzi, who is in the Beebe Hos
pital, Lewes, and who received a
wound from the same gun in the
scuftie, is being held by State police.
Millman was shot just below the
heart.
The argument started, it is said,
over a disagreement over liquor in
terests. Millman, witnesses said, ap-
preached LibrizZi, who was sitting
on the steps of the store, drew the
gun and struck him over the head
with the butt of the weapon.
A scuffle ensued, in which Librizzi
got possession of the gun and
knocked Millman down. Then, it was
stated Librizzi placed the gun below
Millman's heart and fired. Librizzi
later walked to Georgetown to the
office of a physician, who sent him
to the Beebe Hospital at Lewes.
Millman was found lying on the
ground by his brother, Joseph Mill
man, who was nearby and ran to the
scene when he hard the shots.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
MOVE DOVER
BUILDING 50 FT.
TO NEW SITE
Old Kent County Office
Now On Line With Pro-
posed State Structure
NOW NEAR KENT JAIL

The moving of a brick building in
Dover, the first time that such an
affair has occurred at Dover was
witnessed Saturday by hundreds of
people as the structure known as
the Kent County Building" and us
ed for many years for the county
offices, and weighing several hun
dred tons, was moved a distance of
more than so feet from its original
site, north to a location where it
will stand in line with the other
buildings on Dover Green and in
line with. the proposed State strue-
ture when completed.
The building is located on the
east side of Dover Green, not many
feet from Kent county's present
Jail property and just a few feet
from the old State House.
The building is now resting on
block foundations where it will be
turned around so that the front en-
trance which opened upon Dover
Green will open upon what is
known as Court street, leading to
the new State House building now
under construction.
The building is occupied by the
State Board of Agriculture in vari-
Gus capacities. that of bureau of
markets, poultry pathologist and
the analyzer of seeds and fertilizers.
The seed and fertilizer departments
on the second floor have never NOV
ed from the building, remaining in
the building even while it was be-
ing moved Saturday. The bureau of
markets and the poultry pathologist |
as well as the offices of the State |
Board of Agriculture which Occu-
pied the lower floor will move back |
into the building as soon as it is
permanently located.
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I The year previous there were fouI
and seven-tenths for each thousand
persons.
There were five and siX-tenths
marriages for each divorce.
The Bureau of Census announces
that, according to the returns re-
ceived. there were 1,060,095 mar
riages performed in the United States
during the year, 1881, as compared
with 1,12S,572 in 1880. These fig
ures represent a decrease of 6S,477
or 6.1 per cent There was a de-
crease of S.4 per cent from 1929 to
1880.
During the year 1881, there were
1865 divorces granted in the
United States, as compared with
191, ,591 in 1880, representing a de-
crease of 1896 or Al per cent, as
against a decrease of 40 per cent
from 1929 to 1890 There were 4338
marriages annulled in 1881, as COM
pared with 1870 in 1880.
The estimated population of con-
tinental United States on July 1,
1880, 123,191,0 900. On the basis of
these estimates, the number of mar
riages per 1000 of the population was
SIS per cent in 1881, as against 9.2
in 1880, and the number of divorces
per 1000 of the population was 1.49
in 1881, as against 1.56 in 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
EXHIBIT MECHANICAL
HEN AT FAIR GROUNDS
State Board OF Agriculture Will
Have Interesting Exhibit

W.. T. Derickson, director of the
Bureau of Markets, of the State
Board of Agriculture, has arranged
very interesting exhibit for the
Kent-SusseX Fair, at Harrington,
next week.
This exhibit will particularly
stress the marketing of Delaware
Quality Eggs" Some of the differ
ent grades of eggs will be shown
and a small bulletin which has
been prepared by the Bureau of
Markets in cooperation with poul-
try specialists will be distributed
This bulletin shows clearly what
happens to the egg at various tenn
peratures and shows the correct
temperature at which eggs should
be kept in order to properly protect
the quality. The bulletin also con-
tains considerable information and
many practical suggestions regard
ing the handling, packing and ship
ping of eggs and after each sugges-
tion there is a brief explanatory
statement. 1t is well-known that
poultrymen can do nothing to i'm
prove the quality of an egg after it
has been laid, but everything can be
done to preserve the quality.
The principal attraction at the
booth, however, will be "The Me-
chanical Hen" sometimes called
"The Egg Factory" which was sup
piled by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. This hen operates cleo
trically and shows in moving parts
many of the digestive and egg form
ing processes. The hen was first
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DESTROY WINE, STILL
LIQUOR IN SUSSEX

Four barrels of wine, a we'll
equipped still and a quantity
of liquor were destroyed by
Federal agents last Friday af-
ternOOn at farms near Delmar,
when they raided two farms
and arrested Samuel LOmbar-
do and James McCOnnor on
charges of possession of
liquor.
The men were each arraign-
ed before U. S. Commissioner
Polk and each held under $500
bail for the u. S. District
Court in September. They both
pleaded guilty.
Deputy Prohibitions Admin
istrator Rowan said that LOm-
bardO has been successful in
eluding capture for some time.
When agents Taided Lombar-
dos place in the woods they
found more than five barrels
of wine, a quantity of beer and
a crock of wine.
Agents who arrested McCOn-
nor found six quarts of whis-
key in his possession. A still
also was discovered, but could
not be connected with McCOn-
nor.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
CRYSTAL FOIINT
DEFEATS FELTON,
TUESDAY NIGHT
Harrington Took Close
Tilt From Milford Last
Saturday, A To 3
GAMES ARE POPULAR

Milford regained its winning
stride Tuesday evening beating Eel
ton to 0, after losing a hard game
to Harrington Saturday by the score
of to 3. Jim Postles had the Eel
ton batters eating out of his hand
striking out eleven and allowing but
four hits.
Neither team reached base in the
first inning. In the second, HOllO-
way singled with one out and stole
second, but Wiley and Killen fan
ned. In Milford's half, Warren hit a
homer with Draper ON base. Le-
Gates opened the third with a single
but POstles caught him at second on
East's bunt. The next two were
easy. Milford scored again in the
third on Postle's walk, Snowberg-
er's sacrifice and Grier's single
through short. Hurley started the
fourth with a long double to center,
but Postles forced Johnson to pop
up and struck out Holloway and
Wiley.
Milford scored their final two
runs in the fifth. With one out, Pos
ties got life on Willey's error. At
ter Snowberger fouled out, Legar
singled to right and reached second
on the throw to third to get Postles
going there, but he easily beat the
throw. Both scored on Griers single
to center.
Last Saturday Harrington took a
hard one from Milford at Harring-
ton, to 8. Harrington got three
run lead in the first two innings.
Milford got one back in the fourth,
on singles by LegaT, George Lynch
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livestock is calling the turn.

luNGSlOCh 10 CdllluS luG luIll.
Down in the yards, at Chicago,
that seething theatre of the animal
industry, they will tell you that the
livestock raiser is Sitting on top of
the world"
Down in the yards they have been
watching the longest unceasing ad-
vance in hog prices ever known.
They have seen cattle lead the way
as the first farm commodity to rise
above 1881 prices.
For "a days without interruption
hog prices gained steadily. From
$3.50 for "top" hogs on May % the
price swelled to $5.55 last Monday,
while the average advanced from
$3.15 to $500.
During the last week a reaction
set ina natural reaction, perhaps,
after an amazing forward move
ment, but accentuated by the market
for fresh work. The setback trimmed
40 to so cents from the $500 gain.
Economists have estimated the
livestock on the farms has taken on
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
WILL AWARD CUPS AT
LEGION CONVENTION
Contests viii Be Put On At RehO-
both Saturday, July 30

The American Legion Department
Convention Committee announced
today that three cups and one bugle
would be awarded to the Bugle and
Drum Corps competing at Rehoboth
Beach, on July 80 in connection
with the annual convention of the
American Legion of Delaware. The
corp winning first place in the COM
petition will be awarded the Cover
nor c. D. Buck Cup, donated by Gov
ernor Buck; the second place corp
will receive the Senator J. G. Town
send, Jr., Cup, donated by Senator
Townsend, and the third place corp
will be presented the Department of
Delaware Cup donated by the Leg
ion of Delaware. Governor Buck,
Senator Townsend and the retiring
commander of the Legion of Della
ware will be requested to make
personal presentations to the win
ming corps Immediately after the
judges have made their decisions.
The competition will be held at 6 p.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
REGISTRATIONS
HEAVYN ALL
PARTSOFSTATE
IS LICENSED AIR PILOTS
MAKE HOME IN STATE

delaware IS the home of SO
licensed air pilots, it was re-
vealed this week in the report
of Colonel Clarence M. Young,
assistant secretary of Com
merce, for areOnautics.
There are 54 licensed and 6
unlicensed airplanes in the
State and four gliders. There
were Is transport pilots,
limited commemrcial pilots and
20 private pilots.
Colonel Young reports that
1909 pilots and 7439 aircraft
held Department of Commerce
licenses in the United States
and its possessions on July l
of this year. This compares
with 17,62S pilots and 7476 air
craft on April l of this year.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
Reports Indicate That In
teTest In Coming Pri-
nlGFieS And General
Elections Is Intense.
Total Of 1887 Qualify In
Milford Districts On
First Registration Day
Last Saturday.

Never in the history of the State
has there been so great interest in
registration for an election as was
! evidenced in all parts of Delaware
last Saturday, which was the first
registration day for this year. Re-
ports from all parts of the State
from Wilmington to the Maryland
line indicate that record breaking
tabulatiOns were made on Saturday.
Under the new registration laws as
passed by the General Assembly at
its last session it is necessary that
every person shall register to vote
at the primaries and elections next
fall. In years past a registration of
100 in any one election district on
any registration day was considered
a good days registration. On Sat
urday, however, many of the election
districts reported registrations of
over half of the eligible voters in
the district.
At Milford the registration was
unusually heavy. On the Kent coun-
ty side in the first election district
of the Tenth Representative Dis
trict, 2S9 were registered. In the
second election district, notwith-
standing the fact that the registra-
tion was held at Houston and but
few Milford voters registered, 265
were registered. On the Sussex
county side, in the first election dis
trict of the First Representative Dis
trict, PIG voters qualified. Last
a total of approximately
$40 votes were cast in this district.
In the third election district, also in
SIT We're registered. Two
years ago approximately 730 voted
in this district. 1t will be seen by
these figures that ON the Sussex
county side a large percentage of
the voters registered the first day.
In the Milford election districts a
-otal of 1887 were registered on Sat
lrday.
Those VINO failed to register last
still have two more regis
ration days before the party pri-
naries to qualify to vote. These
lays are Saturday, August 9Th, and
Thursday, August 11th. The Demo-
cratic and Republican conventions
will be held either the latter part of
August or early in September. No
,all has been issued as yet for these
The Republican pri-
naries and conventions are usually
lei dabout one week before the
Democratic gatherings.
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'WTCOMICO COUNTY
LEADS NATION IN
SWEET POTATOES
Crop Ranks Highest In
Order OF Yield Per
Acre
227 BUSHEL AVERAGE

Farms in Wicomico county, Mary
land, in 1929 produced on the aver
age more sweet potatoes per acre
than the farms of any other impor-
tant county in the United States, ac-
cording to a study made by Richard
C. Ross, agricultural statistician for
the Maryland Crop Reporting Ser
vice.
Wicomico county, in the eleven
most important sweet potato pro-
ducing counties, ranks highest in
the order of yield per acre, third in
the order of total production, and
sixth in the order of acreage, fig
ures of the Bureau of Census, re-
Gently issued for the 1929 crop re-
veal.
Farms in the Maryland county
produced during 1929 approximately
1,115,000 bushels of sweet potatoes
from 4,907 acres. This excellent pro-
duction is equal to an average yield
per acre of slightly better than 227
bushels, which is probably the high
est yield per acre for any county
when considered from a commercial
acreage viewpoint.
Sussex county also ranks high in
order of yield per acre, producing
approximately 100000 bushels from
1853 acres for an average yield of
154 bushels per acre. 1t ranks sew
enth in the total number of bushels
produced, and the total acreage.
Accomac county, Va, ranks first
in the point of acreage and produc-
tion. Approximately 3,112.733 BUSH
els were produced from 1886 acres.
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WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, July 13, To Tues
day, July 10, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller. local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions in Mil
ford, from Wednesday, July 13, to
Tuesday, July 19, inclusive:
rpnpnnaratura Rain
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
Iemperature Rain

Total Rainfall ... .05
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period: