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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
DEMOCRATS TAKE
WET, DRY ISSUE
FROM PLATFORM
Resolution Body Throws
Out Proposal For Refer
endum On Prohibition
MEETING WAS QUIET
Mrs. Pierre S. duPOnt's
Appeal For Support For
Repeal Move Tabled

The platform finally adopted by
the Democratic State Convention al
Dover Dn Tuesday contained no ref
erence whatever to the prohibition
question. A fight over the wet-dry
issue, however, featured the other
wise fairly quiet meeting held in the
Kent County Courthouse. The clash
came when the resolutions commit
tee voted 10 to to withdraw a sec
tion of the platfor madopted by the
State committee Monday night call
ing for a submission of the prOhi-
bition question to the people.
The fight against the referendum
plank was led by John B. Hutton
Dover lawyer. After the committee
had returned to the convention and
reported the elimination of the wet
plank. Wilmington vets led by
James E. COrrigan, presented a sim
liar resolution from the floor. 1t
was tabled on motion of Mr.. Hutton,
after Wright C. Dizer and others
had strenuously objected by roll
call vote of 1876 to 64. Cheers and
boos featured the roll call.
Mr.. DizeT in Obiecting said that it
bad been understood that neither a
pro dry or wet resolutions should
be introduced to the convention and
that he felt that the COrrigan resO-
luton was entirely out of place and
should be laid upon the table.
Members of the resolutions COM
mittee and others of the delegates
voting against the injection of the
prohibition question at the conven-
tion. declared that they did so sole
ly in the belief that the present con-
ventiOn did not present the need for
such action. They pointed out that
the 18th Amendment would unques-
tionably come up at the next State
convention to select a candidate for
Governor, and that would be time
enough" to pay serious attention to
the question of a wet plank.
Mrs. P. S. DUPONT Makes Plea
A resolution personally introduce
ed to the resolutions committee by
Mrs. Pierre S. DUPONT, as chairman
of the Delaware Branch of the Wo-
mems Organization for National
Prohibition Reform, was also tabled
for the same reason by the commit
tee. Mrs. DUPONT, who was intrOduc-
ed as Democrat and an interested
party worker, said that although the
organization she represented was
non-partisan, she personally was ap-
pealing to the committee as a DEM
ocrat and "as a Democrat, want the
support of my own party"
Mrs. duPont's statement to COM
mittee follows:
Gas chairman of the Delaware Branch
of the Women's Organization for Ma
tional Prohibition Reform, feel |
should explain that in a non-partisan
such as ours, its members
naturally work through both major
parties. But as a Democrat l am here to
ask the support of my own party in or
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
POPPY SALE HERE
TODAY AND TOMORROW
American Legion Auxiliary Will
Aid Disabled Veterans

Today and Tomorrow, May q and
%, are the two days set aside in
Milford by the local American Leg
ion Auxiliary for the selling of pop
pies for the relief of the disabled
veterans of the World War. Pop
pies will be on sale by members of
the Auxiliary and by members of
the two Milford Boy Scout troops
in the downtown district on both
of the above dates. The committee
in charge of the preparations for
the sale is composed of the follow
ing members of the Auxiliary: Mrs.
William C. Smith, chairman; Mrs.
Carlisle Collins, Mrs. Harry Petty
john, Mrs. Charles Banning and
Mrs. Cora Hopkins. The headquar-
ters for the committee during the
sale will be at Pettyjohn's Phar-
macy All of the money that the
Auxiliary receives from the poppy
sale is to be used to aid disabled or
unemployed veterans of the World
War or their families.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
MILFORD BOY IN
HONORARY FRATERNITY
Garrett L. Grier Chosen At Lehigh
University

Y Last Saturday the honorary So
cieties of Lehigh University held
tapping exercises" at the final col
lege meeting of the year and Gar
rett L. Grier, son of DIR. Walter L.
Grier, was elected to membership in
the Cyanide Club, the honorary So
ciety of the Junior Glass of Lehigh.
Grier will enter the Junior Glass at
the University next fall. Member
ship in this society is extended only
to those who show exceptional abil-
ity in both curricular and extra-cur-
ricular activities. Grier has met
these requirements with a very sue
Cessful record. In the class room his
record is above the average. In
sports he received his numerals in
freshman football and was awarded
his varsity letter in baseball. He is
now in competition to gain a place
on the editorial staff of the college
year book. Grier is a member of the
Phi Gamma Relta Fraternity.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
DEL. HEALTH NEWS
DISCUSS MOSQUITO WAR
Interesting Booklet On Question
Prepared BY State Health Board

The entire March-April number of
the Delaware Health News is de-
voted to mosquito control. Under
the heading "Delaware's Next Big
job" the subject is treated from
every angle by members of the State
Board of Health under whose aus
pices the magazine is published. DR..
w. P. Orr, Lewes, is president of the
board.
According to r. c. Beckett. direc-
tor of the division of sanitation,
much of the material in the issue
was taken from the Mosquito Man
ual issued by the New Jersey Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, and
from a pamphlet, published by the
Chicago Sanitary District and Gorgas
Memorial Institute, Chicago.
The material is divided into sew
eral sections which concern the his
tory of the mosquito, its birth,
growth, and habits. Mosquitoes that
transmit disease are given much con-
sideration, and the common varie-
ties found in this State, together
with proposed methods of control,
are discussed.
Illustrations of the various types
are included as are many interesting
photographs showing methods of
control in other sections of the
country.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
FLOWER SHOW AT
LOCUST GROVE FARM
Affair viii BE Held Near Greenwood
Tomorrow Afternoon

An event of unusual interest to
flower lovers in lower Delaware and
Maryland will be the Iris Show to
be held at Locust Grove Farm locat-
ed near Greenwood, Delaware. on
Saturday afternoon, May 2S, between
the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock. An in
vitation is extended the public by
the owner to come and inspect her
garden on that date.
Miss Mary Richards Loockerman,
the owner of the flower garden, has
over 35 different varieties of Iris
with innumerable color shades and
combinations ranging from red and
blue to the more delicate shades of
mink and lavender. In addition to
the splendid display of Iris, many
other flowers will be in evidence
pinks. poppies, corn flowers, colum-
bine, larkspur, fOXgloves, Canterbury
bellies, peonies, roses of the various
varieties and color combinations and
numerous other flowers and shrubs.
Those people who visit this beau
tiful flower garden will be well re-
paid in many ways. 1t will be an
afternoon filled with pleasant sur
prises. not only from the standpoint
of educational value in learning
abou the different kinds and varie-
ties of flowers but a do Ire will be
created for one to more fuils appre-
ciate one of the most wonderful gifts
of Nature to Mankind Flowers.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
SPRAY NOTICES SENT TO
KENT GRAPE GROWERS
County Agent Wilson Gives Instruc-
tiOn For Proper Handling

In view of the fact that many in
quiries are being received at the
county extension office in regard to
the spraying of vineyards at this sea-
son of the year, spray notice rela-
tive to the pre4blossom application
has been mailed by county agent,
Russell E. Wilson, to each grape
grower in Kent county calling their
attention to the importance of this
particular spray in the control of
allfungous diseases and the grape
berry moth.
For this spray the growers have
been advised to use the 6-12-1O0
formula of Bordeaux mixture, which
consists of 6 pounds of copper sui
phate and 12 pounds of hydrated
lime to 100 gallons of water, and to
which should be added 4 pounds of
arsenate of lead and 1 pint of fish oil
as a spreader. This spray should
be applied when the new shoots are
from to 20 inches long. or at the
stage of growth when not more than
10 per cent of the blossoms are out.
1t is also advisable to follow this
spray with another application of the
same materials just as soon as the
vines have passed the blOsOming pc
riod. Following the after-blosOming
stage, the next application, which is
known as the Today spray, calls for
the same materials and should be ap-
piled just before the grapes touch
each other in the clusters, or when
they are about the size of garden
peas. These two sprays are for the
further protection against the spread
of any diseases, as well as for the
control of the grape berry moth,
leaf-folder, root worm and rose bug.
In seasons when the period between
the blossom and after-blOssOm is
delayed more than one week, it may
be necessary to make an extra appli-
cation of Bordeaux to check black
rot and anthracnose.
In order to secure a satisfactory
control of these grape diseases and
insects it is very essential that the
vines and clusters be sprayed thor
oughly at each application. This
practice includes not only the use of
efficient spraying machinery with
pumps that will maintain and deliv-
er the spray at a high pressure of
from $50 to 300 pounds, but that
the arms and nozzles must be ad-
iusted so that the spray will come
into direct contact with the vines,
leaves and clusters.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
SUSSEX PICKING
STRAWBERRY CROP
Now Selling In SeafOrd At 16 to 20
Cents Per Quart

The strawberry season opened in
lower Delaware this week. A num-
Der of crates have already been
brought to local markets in lower
Sussex county towns for which the
growers have received good prices,
in fact better prices than if they had
shipped the berries to the city mar
kets. Home grown berries have been
bringing from 16 to 20 cents per
quart retail here.
Thousands of crates and cups are
being hauled to the berry fields to
be in readiness for the crop. and the
growers are hiring pickers every
day now to help get the crop off as
it come on. The growers pay 11a
cents per quart for picking, and
while this seems small many of the
pickers can easily make SO and $4
per day picking the berries. The
cold weather is keeping the crop
back to some extent. but at the same
time it is beneficial to the berries
as they will carry much better in
cool weather.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
PLAN FOR SURVEY
OF SCHOOL NEEDS
IN DELAWARE
Government Names Com
mittee To Make Survey Of
Finances In The State
USE FEDERAL FUNDS
DIR. HulIihen And Other
Prominent Educators
Included In Number

William John Cooper. U. S. COM
missioner of education, has an
nounced the personnel of the school
finance committee for the State of
Delaware.
Committees composed of leading
citizens in each state have been
named to work with the National
Survey of School Finance. These
committees were nominated by State
superintendents and commissioners
of education and include State leg
islators and officials, school Off
cials, university professors and other
prominent citizens.
Problems of financing the schools
have brought demands for informa-
tiOn which can throw light on spe-
cial questions confronting each State.
For this reason it has been deemed
advisable by the surveys board of
consultants. authorities in finance.
education and research, to invited
participation by State contact"
groups.
Leaders selected in each State will
be informed of the progress and ad-
vance H0ulug Oh bH6 udJlOu-Wl Wlu6
school expenditure study, and will
be asked for advice from time to
time by the national research staff.
Each state committee will meet with
Commissioner of Education Cooper,
director of the survey, or DR.. Paul r.
Mort, associate director.
Federal funds for this survey are
provided until July. Funds from pri
vate auspices will support continue
tion of the word. 1t is expected that
study on the major project of state
aid to schools will be far enough ad-
vanced to permit state committees
to work with state legislatures next
session.
The school finance survey commit
tee for this state is as follows:
DR.. Walter Hullihen, president of
the University of Delaware; Robert
E. Shilling. superintendent of
schools. Milford; Virgil B. Wiley, su-
perintendent of schools, Dover; M.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
PEACHES SHOULD
BRING GOOD PRICE
Director Of Bureau Of
Markets Gives Cheerful
Information

w. T. DericksOn, Director of the
Bureau of Markets. has sent a cheer
full letter to apple and peach grow
ers in which he says:
81 know that you are particular
ly interested in the prospective
peach crop in Georgia not only be-
cause of the competition in peaches,
but because cheap Georgia peaches
seriously affect the price of early
apples. The following is a summary
of an article that appeared in The
headed Georgia Peach Crop Seen as
Lightest in the Last IS Years and
reads partly as follows:
fright on the eve of the first Of
fetal estimate of the probable yield
from this years peach orchards in
Georgia comes the information that
the crop in this state is literally
shot to pieces This much is GER
tain. estimators say; Georgia will
have the shortest peach crop in Is
years. The Uneedas appear to be
the only variety of which there will
be a fair yield. The situation ap-
pears to be as follows: There will
be no Red Birds and just a sprink-
ling of Early Rose, both big favor
ties 1-ith the trade because of their
high color. An extremely light crop
of Carmans is still possible. The
crop of Hileys will be small. 1t ap-
pears there will be a sprinkling of
Elbertas in the orchards south of
Macon, and the northern section of
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
DRY ADVOCATES
MEET NEXT WEEK
Allied Campaigners Will
Meet Tomorrow And
Sunday

Speakers of prominence in many
fields will appear at the prohibition
meetings in Wilmington Del, May
% and 20, under the auspices of the
Allied Campaigners, and many from
this and other nearby communities
are planning to attend.
Residents of all the neighboring
cities have been asked to take part
in the meetings. The campaigners
will enroll the names of persons sup
porting the 18th amendment and
present plan for the formation of
local units of Allied Citizens to con-
tinue this work here as well as in
other communities.
The Allied Campaigners, led by DR..
Daniel A. Polling. are making ma
tion-wide tour, embracing more than
500 cities. to develop support for the
18th amendment.
DR.. Polling is a world famous lead
er of young people. He had life
pastorate in a fashionable New York
church, with fancy salary, but gave
it up and now devotes most of his
time to young people.
Four million members of Christian
Endeavor Societies throughout the
world look to him for leadership.
He is president both of the Interna-
tional Society of Christian Endeav-
or and the Worlds Christian En-
deavor Union. He is editor of the
Christian Herald and conducts a
Sunday afternoon broadcast which
brings more than 10000 letters a
year from young people seeking his
counsel.
Colonel Raymond Robins is an
other of the noted speakers making
the tour. Robins fought his way
over the SHOWS in the Klondike and
dug up enough gold to make him
self independent. For thirty years
he has worked for others, usually
without compensation, and has been
leading factor in many movements
of progress.
The other speakers include Oliver
w. Stewart, vice-chairman of the AL
lied Forces; DR.. Ira Landrith, chair
man of the National Temperance
Council; Miss Norma G. Brown. sec
retary of the Allied Forces; Robert
C. Ropp, chairman of Allied Youth,
a young peoples organization spon-
sored by the Allied Forces; and Har-
old Singer, executive counsellor of
Allied Youth.
Colonel Robins, Miss Brown, Mr..
Ropp, and Mr.. Singer will speak on
the first day. DR.. Polling, Mr.. Stew
art, and DR.. Landrith will be the
speakers on the second day. The
meetings will be held at First and
Central Presbyterian Church, 11th
and Market streets, at and 1880
o. M, Daylight Saving Time.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
PREP AIRING BIDS
FOR DELAWARE
WELFARE HOME
Work On State Institu-
tiOn To Begin Next
Month
-FOUR STORIES HIGH
State Business Men Urge
That Contract Be Let
To Delaware Firm

Contractors of Wilmington and
Delaware are now preparing bids
for the new Delaware State Welfare
Home, to be built on a section of
land just outside of Smyrna. Work
will start sometime in June on the
new building, which will serve as a
home for the aged and poor in Del
aware. The Welfare Home will in
clude a medical center, a guest pa
viliOn, recreation and service build
ing, and a power house.
A half million dollars was APP
propriated for the home at the last
session of Legislature. Massena and
du POnt, architects, of Wilmington,
are preparing the plans. Bids must
be returned to the Office of the arch
itects by June 1. Construction will
begin as soon as the contracts have
been awarded. and it is expected
that it will take from eight to ten
months to complete the building of
the new State Home. On it's compile
ton, the three county almshouses in
the State will be abolished, and
their occupants transferred to the
new State home.
Delaware business men, mer-
chants and representatives of the
building trades are hoping that a
way may be found to award this
contract to a Delaware contractor.
They are urging that. in times like
these. it is imperative that such con-
tracts as these should go to Della
ware bidders. to keep invested cap
ital, and the jobs thus created, in
this community.
They point out that such a course
was satisfactorily followed in
awarding the contract for the State
House building work at Dover and
that the reasons for placing this
contract in the hands of local bid
ders are even more pressing at this
time. The claim is made by them
that from the States point of view
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
COAL FREIGHT RATE
After Hearing Railroad Representa-
tive Decide 10 Get Coal By Barge


A special meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held last Monday night to
discuss with representatives OF the
various manufacturing concerns of
Milford and a representative of the
Pennsylvania Railroad the advisa-
bility of securing the Milford supply
of coal by barge. The Pennsylvania
Railroad had promised lower rate
per ton on bituminous coal to Mil
ford if they would continue to use
the railroad. The business interests
of Milford were interested in the city
getting their supply of coal by rail
road for two reasons. First, they
did not want the city to go to the
extra expense of building a wharf
and buying expensive unloading ma
chinery; and second, they wanted
the rate on bituminOus coal to be
reduced so that they could be bene-
flied as well as the city. L. S. Web
er, traffic manager of the Delaware
Division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, was present and he stated that
the railroad was in a position to give
a soc reduction in the present rate
provided that the Interstate Com
merce Commission approved the re-
duction. The present rate is $4.2S.
He also stated that it would be i'm
possible for Milford to get the same
rate that Lewes enjoys. The rate to
Lewes is $3.15 and Mr.. Weber ex-
planned that this rate was given
during the war when boats were
bringing coal into Lewes and the l.
c. C. granted the railroad permission
to give Lewes the tidewater rate in
order to meet the water competi-
ton. He stated. that the railroad
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
SELECTING STAFF
FOR RODNEY CAMP
1O2 Have Already Regis
tered To Attend Camp
During The Summer

The staff of camp leaders for the
Rodney Scout Camps of the Will
mington Area Council, Boy Scouts
of America, which opens June 27 for
a season of eight weeks, is being
selected by officials of the council.
A physician will again be a resi-
dent of camp, presiding over the
health lodge. During the season the
doctor talks to the Scouts on per-
sonal and public hygiene.
The registrations for camp are
now being made. One hundred
Scouts are already enrolled for one
or more periods. All indications
point to big season.
Every care is taken for the safety
and health of the Scouts. Swim
ming is under supervision but lots
of fun. Religious life of the boys is
not neglected. A spirit of reverence
toward God and helpfulness toward
ones fellow men is present at all
times and pervades the everyday
life of the camp. Cabins are used in
stead of tents and the camp is pre-
pared for any sort of weather.
There are many boats and canoes
for the older fellows, used under
careful supervision.
The leadership of camp is of guild
ance and not of restraint.
Success of the camp is indicated
by the fact that SO per cent of the
scouts present last year were there
for the third years. Many scouts
have returned to camp six and seven
years.
The fee for registration is 81, for
board Sc a week for one week, and
$12 for two weeks. If boy stays
longer than two weeks the fee is ad-
vanced to $40 week. But any scout
can have a two-week outing at the
camp for $13 The actual cost of
maintenance and operation of the
camp last year was SLIT per boy,
per week.
The following 102 boys are regis
tered for the Rodney Scout Camps:
Eugene f. Baker, J. Norman Ben
nett, Harry Gordon Bethards, Jr.,
John Pershing Blevins, Thomas
Kemp Bordley, Bert Bottle, Howard
w. Brown, Jr., Robert M. Brown,
David Rice Bryan, Edward R. Buck.
Jr., Frank H. Buck, Jr., Raymond L.
Burnett, Jr., John James Caldwell,
Jr., Francis Campbell, Clayton Cam
Carter, Wade Caruthers, William
Challenger, Sheldon M. Clayton, Jr.,
Clement Miller, Alex D. Cobb, Jr.,
Robert Lee Coleman, Eugene E. dup.
Crawford, Robert S. Currier, Joseph
e. Dannenberg, William Duncan De-
ringer, Jack Downing, Edgar M.
Downs, George H. Draper, Srd., Jas.
c. Elliott, Jack Donald Englar, Chas.
Fleming, Jr,, James E. Ford, Louis
Freedman, Howard J. Fyle, Edward
w. Garrison, Gaylord M. Hagan, Jr.,
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27
ROOSEVELT GETS
SIX VOTES FROM
DEL. DEMOCRACY
Delegates Instructed To
Support New York. Gov
ernOr At Convention
MILFORD MEN TO GO
Wilmington Delegation
Alone In Opposing Pledg-
ing Of Delaware Men
MILFORD MEN TO GO

The Democratic State Convention
at Dover on Tuesday elected Roos-
evelt delegation to the Democratic
National Convention, re-electing
James NJ. Tunnel, Georgetown, as
national committeeman and electing
Mrs. Marguerite Dugan Bodziak, of
Wilmington, one of Delaware's three
women lawyers. national committee
woman The latter succeeds Mrs.
John r. Eskridge. Seaford. The Sc
lection of the various caucuses were
approved in every case by the con-
vention, which was presided over by
James Z. Hughes, Jr., Wilmington
attorney, temporary chairman and
keynoter.
The national delegates elected fol-
low:
Wilmington-Jame T. Skelly,
vice president of the Hercules Pow
der Company, with Mrs. Mary Nor
ris as alternate.
Rural New Castle-John Biggs,
Jr., with Josiah Marvel. Jr., as al
ternate.
Kent County,. Lee Layton, of
Dover, and Senator J. Harry Latch
UNI, of Milford, with Howard e.
Lynch, Sr., of Dover and ]. Gordon
Smith, of Harrington as alternates.
Sussex county-Robert P. Davis,
of Milford and James N. Russell, of
near Seaford.
Delegates Instructed
The national delegates and alter
mates were instructed to vote for
Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Pres
idential nomination at next months
National Convention. until major
ity shows that the New York gov
ernOr cannot win, or he withdraws,
unmarried by contests.
The resolution to instruct the del
egates was made by Frank Collins,
Newark. Wilmington delegates were
the only ones opposed to pledging
the national delegates, several of
them being in favor of the candidacy
of former Governor Alfred E. Smith.
The convention also approved all
of the caucus selections for mem
bers of the new Democratic State
Committee.
Thomas B. Young was selected
national senatorial representative
and Mrs. Henry D. Boyer, national
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