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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
SEIZED
IN CAPTURE OF
LEIPSIC BOAT
Virgil Cummings, Skip
per, Crew Of Four,
Under Arrest
CRAFT RAN AGROUND
More Than 1000 Cases OF
Fine Liquors COnfiscat-
ed By Federal Agents

The three masted schooner, Will
liam H. Rawley, registered from
Leipsic, Delaware, in command of
Virgil Cummings, of Leipsic, loaded
with imported liquor valued at more
than $175,000, was seized early
Tuesday eff Bile's Island, in the Del
aware River In addition to the cap
tain the crew was also arrested.
The capture was made after the
vessel went aground after it is al
legged the members of the crew be-
came intoxicated. Tuesday night the
prisoners were taken to Philadel-
phia where they were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Patterson. on Wednesday.
Those under arrest in addition to
the captain gave their names as
Harry Kline, Albert Johnson and
Robert Jones, of Philadelphia, and
Joseph Sprihgard, of Trenton, N. j.
The craft had been sighted, police
said, off Bordentown, N. j., about
dawn, after which It headed for the
island.
Acting on a tip, state police and
prohibition agents boarded The craft,
and the crew surrendered without a
struggle.
The boat carried more than 1000
cases of assorted liquors, mostly
sacks of half pint bottles, police
said. Some of it was piled on the
deck apparently for a quick unload
ing.
The schooner was taken TO Phila-
delphia when it was relocated.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
STATE SCHOOL
SPORTS HAD Big
YEAR DURING 81
Number of Students Com
peting In d. l. A. A. Con-
tests Was Doubled
OFFICIALS PLEASED

Athletic competition among Della
ware schools outside Of Wilmington,
governed by the d. l. A. A., during
1881 was more keen than in any
previous year. One new sport was
added.
To the officials in charge the out
standing feature was the increase
shown in students participating in
athletics. The number almost dOu-
bled.
Prof. George II. Hendricks, State
director of physical education, ex-
pressed himself and his department
as being we'll pleased with the
years results. The competition in
all branches was keen and several
extra contests were needed to decide
the winners.
New Castle High School again
won the championship for boys bag
ketball and the Laurel girls were
crowned champions in their depart
ment.
Vollcy ball for girls was intro
duced on a competitive basis and in
the final playoff the Middletown
girls won the spring championship.
This team retained the hOnOrs in
the fall outdoor season.
Newark and Delmar shared the
football honors.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
MILFORDS NEW CHARTER
WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON
MONDAY, January 18th
Annual Election This Year VIII Be Important In
That An Entire NeV System Of City Government
VIII Be Inauguated City Divided Into Wards.

On Monday, January 18, the Town
of Milford will cease to exist and in
its place will be the City of Milford.
It is ON that date that the new char
ter which was enacted into law at
the last session of the General AS
sembly will become effective. The
new charter is a radical departure
from that under which the citizens
of the Town of Milford have lived
for a long number of years. 1t pro-
vides for the election of a council
of eight members, two of whom
shall be elected from each of four
wards. A Mayor is also to be elect
ed. The present Light & Water
Commission is to be abolished. 1t
comes under the direct supervision
and management of the City Man
ager who will be appointed by City
Council. The City Manager will also
act as Receiver of Taxes and will
have general supervision over the
streets, sewers and all activities of
the City.
The City of Milford is divided in
to four wards. Ward No. l COM
prises all of South Milford lying
east of Walnut street. Ward No. 2
is all of South Milford lying west of
Walnut street. Ward No. 3 COM
prises all of North Milford lying
east of Walnut street. Ward No. A
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
KENT LEVY COURT ASKS
OPINION ON JAIL SITE
Plot OF William H. Spence Under
Consideration

The Kent County Levy Court met
Tuesday, and along with other bus
mess, considered the resolution of
Dover City Council requesting that
the new Jail property be located
within the city limits. A delegation
from Camden and Wyoming ably
presented those towns contention
that it be located on the Aims
House property situated three miles
west of Wyoming. Many Dover cit
izens and members of the bar ad-
vocated its location in Dover and
petitions with many signers advo-
eating both inside and outside the
town were presented.
The Levy Court after almost an
all-day deliberation, directed its at
torney to secure an option on a plot
of over two acres located on the
southwest corner of Water street
and New street extended in Dover.
The census OF opinion in Dover
seemed to be that the plot on which
the option is to be gotten, is ideally
located, cnly little over two blocks
from the court house and available
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
PHONE COMPA
PLAN EXTENSIONS
DURING YEAR 1882
Underground And Storm
Resisting Aerial Cable
In New Program
EVENLY DISBURSED

The Diamond State Telephone
Company's 1882 budget calls for the
expenditure of 100000 for new
construction and service better
ments throughout Delaware during
the year, George K. Erb, district
manager of the company, announc-
ed this week.
This potential investment of
$800,000 in new telephone facilities
exceeds by $22O,00O the sum spent
for the purpose in Delaware during
1884," Mr.. Erb said. "There could be
no more impressive indication of
our faith in the future.
In addition to the 100000, to be
devoted TO expansion Of the Dia-
mond State Company's plant, the
expenses incident to operation of
the telephone system throughout
the State will total $1,O00,000. Of
this latter sum, a very large por-
tion will go into the salaries and
wages of the company's personnel.
"The sum earmarked for new
construction and service better
ments will be invested in new un-
derground and storm-resisting aer-
ial cable, and in other forms of tel
ephone plant, including central Of
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
PLAN TRAINING FOR
SCOUT LEADERS
Course 10 Be Open To All interest
ed In Welfare OF Boys

Becoming Scouts themselves, the
Scout leaders of the Dover area and
General Torbert Districts will inn
prove themselves in the various
phases of scouting and of Scout
leadership in Scout leaders train
ing troop that is to start ON Mon
day evening, January II. The course
will run for six weeks alternately
each Monday night between Dover
and Milford with the fifth session
held out-of-doors at some suitable
place to be selected later.
The training course will be Or
ganized and run as a regular Scout
troop with the men divided up into
patrols with the more experienced
Scoutmasters as patrol leaders. The
field executive, Stanley NJ. Wood
head, will serve as scoutmaster and
Arthur G. Livington, district COM
missioner for the Dover area dis
trict, will serve as senior patrol
leader. George Grier of Milford,
district commissioner Of the Gener-
al Torbert District, will serve as
scribe. These leaders will be assist
ed by Scout Executive Amos r.
Shields, Clarence Urffer and Earl
Coffin of the Wilmington area cOun-
Gil headquarters staff
The training course is open to all
those interested in the welfare of
boys and it is hoped that all men
who are connected in any way with
how activities Wo1l take advantage
of this training in boy leadership.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
STATE CITIZENS
GET FEDERAL TAX
INCOME REFUNDS
Twelve Firms And 1S In
diyiduals Benefit By
Treasury Decision
LOCAL MEN AIDED

The Columbian Carbon Company
of Delaware received the largest in
come tax refund for the State dur
ing the last fiscal year ending June
80. 1t was awarded $106,991.
This was reported to Congress on
Monday by the Treasury. In addition
to income tax, an estate tax refund
of $4,694 was awarded the estate of
James A. Draper. Elsie Ford Dra-
per of Wilmington is the eXecutriX.
Income tax refunds of more than
$1,000 for the collection district of
Delaware follow:
American Home Products Corpor-
alton, Wilmington, $14,352; Ameri-
can Superpower Corporation, Dover,
$9,174; Frederic Wallace Baker,
Myrtle Ave, Claymont, $2.755; Har-
ry Fletcher Brown, du Pont Build
ing, Wilmington, $9,392; Columbian
Carbon Company (Delaware), Will
$106,931; Crowell Corpor-
alton, Yorklyn, $1,647; George H.
Draper, Jr., Railroad avenue, Mil
ford, $7,784; estate of Bertha r. du
Pont, LammOt du Pont and Will
mington Trust Company, executors,
$9.749; du Pont de
Nemours and Company. Whining
ton, $65,606; Miss Mary Jane du
Pont, in care Wilmington Trust
Company, trustee, Wilmington, $27,-
916; estate of Thomas Coleman du
POnt, Alice du Pont and Francis v.
tu Pont, executors, Wilmington, 49,
531; Lammot du Pont trust for Es-
Lher D. du Pont (Weir), Wilmington
Trust Company, trustee, Whining
ION, $3,656; Lammot du Pont trust
FOR Mary B. du Pont (Faulkner),
Trust Company, trustee,
1881; estate of Will
lam du Pont, Delaware Trust Com
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is that part of North Milford lying
west of Walnut street.
Section 5-A of the new charter
provides for the election of the
council members this year. 1t fol-
lows:
"At the annual election held in the
year 1892 there shall be elected two
members of Council from each ward
in the manner following: One men,
Der from the first ward shall be
elected for one year and one mem
Der for four years, by the qualified
voters of the City, as defined in
Section 6, Paragraph G of this
Charter, and who resides in the
first ward; one member from the
second ward shall be elected for
two years and one member for three
years by the qualified voters of the
City as defined in Section 6, Para
graph c of this Charter, and who
reside in the second ward; one
member from the third ward shall
be elected for three years, and one
member for two years by the quail
flied voters of the City as defined in
Section 6, Paragraph c of this Char
ter and who reside in the third
ward; and one member from the
fourth ward shall be elected for
four years and one member for one
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
CHURCHES GIVING
TRAINING SCHOOL
FOR LEADERSHIP
instruction viii Be Given
During Six Monday
Nights
TO BE HELD HERE

Announcement of the plans for
holding a Standard Leadership
Training School, which will be a CO.
operative school for the churches
and church schools of Milford and
adjacent territory, have been made
public. The school will be held at
the First Methodist Protestant
Church of Milford; and six sessions
will constitute the length of the
term. The dates announced for the
school are Mondays, January 18 and
25, February l, 8, Is and %. The
schools will start promptly at 1880
o'clock each evening and will last
two hours.
The faculty announced for the
school is composed of the following
Dean, Rev. Frank HersOn, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of
Milford; Prof. James H. Bishop. di-
rector of Religious Education of the
Wilmington Conference; Miss Pau
line Albertson, Eastern Shore rep
resentative for the Maryland-Dela-
ware Council of Religious Educa-
tion; Miss Clara d. Bragdon, direc-
tor of Religious Education for the
Sudlersville Group of Churches;
Rev. G. A. Burslem, pastor of the
Dover Presbyterian Church.
The courses TO be offered at the
school follow:
Principles of Teaching general
required unit)-Learning how to
use the principles, methods, and
materials that are necessary in
the problems of effective
Christian teaching. Instructor, Prof.
James H. Bishop. Text-"Teaching
Myers.
Old Testament general required
an appreciation of
the historical background from
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
HOLIDAY TRADE
IN MILFORD WAS
SATISFACTORY
Local Merchants Did Big
Volume OF Business In
Last Few Days
HAD GOOD VALUES

Despite the adverse business con-
ditions generally throughout the
nation, Milford merchants, almost
without exception, report satisfac-
tory business during the holiday
season which has just closed. While
none of them probably realized the
large to.al business enjoyed during
the peak years of prosperity, the
number of sales in many instances
were greater than in years past.
The total value of the sales, how
ever, was smaller. This is account
ed for by the fact that Milford Iner-
chants had priced their stock at
much lower prices than in the past
years and, of necessity, the volume
in dollars and cents did not amount
TO as much. Another feature of the
holiday trading this year was the
last minute rush to buy on the part
of purchasers. For several years
past it has been the practice of
shoppers in the Milford trade terri
tory to start their Christmas buy
ing early. This year they evidently
sought another method of doing
their shopping. The last week pre-
ceding Christmas saw heavy buying
with the result that the business
realized by local merchants was
pleasing. IL was noticeable to those
who took the trouble to investigate
that the. stores which did consistent
Holiday advertising were the ones
that benefited the most by the last
minute rush to purchase gifts.
In Milford the Christmas funds
released by the two banks and The
L. D. Caulk Company gave the
needed stimulus to Christmas buy
ing. The rural sections realized
much of their ready cash for the
holiday buying from the sale of
poultry and evergreens.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
FEDERAL JURORS DRAWN;
COURT MEETS MONDAY
Thirty-Sir Men DrGOR For Jury Service In Whining
ton Federal Court Raymond Shute Will Serve
From Milford. Arthur PettyjOhn From BrOGdIiLn

Frank Chase.
Dagsboro hundred: j. Edward
Goslee.
Georgetown hundred: William T.
Hobbs, w. Frank Sharp, George A.
Gray, George 0. Fearon.
North Murderkill hundred: Mifflin
r. Jenkins.
Seaford hundred: Brooks l.. Ross.
Northwet Fork hundred: p. Hol-
Ian Cannon.
Kenton hundred: C. Ross Mum
bers.
Pencader hundred: William B..
Thompson.
Duck Creek hundred: Joseph r.
Jefferson, Harry r. Greenwell.
East Dover hundred: Wilbur d.
Burton.
Brandywlne hundred: Samuel G.
Bond
Milford hundred: Raymond Shute.
st. George hundred: William B.
Biggs.
Broadkiln hundred; Arthur Petty
john.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01

The names of 36 men were drawn
Saturday by Fl. C. Mahaffy, Jr., clerk
of the U. S. District Court, for jury
service in that court. The men i'm
paneled were instructed to report for
duty at 10 o'clock Monday morning,
January 4. Jury trials will begin in
the U. S. District Court on that day.
The following we're summoned Tor
jury duty:
Wilmington hundred: Philip J.
Butler. Gilbert T. Stephenson, Law
renee J. Finnan, Daniel f. Stubbs,
Carlton r. Bridgham, Irving Warner,
Richard G. McMullen, Andrew G.
Spiegelhalter. Fred S. Price, Charles
c. Kurtz, Robert o. Cooke, William
N. Cam.
Little Creek hundred: Charles e.
WoOten, William Cole.
Baltimore hundred: Harry II.
Dukes, Charles J. Townsend, Levin
c. Murray.
Christiana hundred: j. Simpson
Dean.
Lewes and Rehoboth hundred:
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
CLARENCE JESTER GETS
FRATERNAL HONOR
Appointed District Deputy Grand
Master OF Kent Odd Fellows

Milford Odd Fellows have again
been honored by the selection of one
of their members to fill one of the
highest appointive offices within the
Grand Lodge of Delaware.
, Last week Grand Master Outten
announced the appointment of Clar-
ence Jester, Past Grand, of Crystal
Fount Lodge, No. 10, l. o. o. F., to
the office of District Deputy Grand
Master, for the Kent County district.
This appointment did not come as
a surprise, but, was looked forward
to in view of the fact that the
Grand Master, while making an un-
official visit to Crystal FouDt Lodge,
few weeks ago, intimated that he
desired to appoint a Milford man to
that position. Past Grand Jester
had the unanimous endorsement of
his lodge, besides a record of serv-
ice in the interests of Odd Fellow
ship that was outstanding.
He is a member of Kirkwood En-
csmpment, Rebecca Lodge, Crystal
Fount degree team, and president of
the Degree Association of that lodge.
1t is expected that District Deputy
Grand Master Jester will select his
staff from Crystal Found Lodge,
which assures the performance of
the duties in connection with the
office in the highest efficient manner
that this lodge is noted for.
Clarence Jester, the new District
Deputy Grand Master, is farmer re-
siding In Milford Neck. He is a Past
Master of Milford Grange. Overseer
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
COMMISSIONERS
DRAW SUSSEX
COUNTY JURORS
j. p. Hammond And C. E.
. Varney Will Serve On
4 Grand Jury
RICK PETIT JURORS
e. J. HOlzmuelIer, B. z.
Deputy And T. L. Logan
! To Serve On Petit Jury

Jury Commissioners James e.
Goslee and Joseph II. Cox have
drawn panels for both the Grand
Jury and the Petit Jury. The grand
jurors will serve for the entire year
of 1882. Those drawn for the petit
jury will serve only for the FebTu-
airy Term of the Superior Court and
Court of General Sessions. Those
drawn Tor jury service follow:
Grand Jurors
Representative District No. /
J. POstles Hammond and Charles e.
Varney, Milford; Isaac w. Warren,
Glendale.
Representative District No. q
Enos B. Wright, Harry c. Layton,
Bridgeville; Townsend P. Rust, Of
Greenwood.
Representative District No. 3
Ezekiel G.. Coulbourn, Ed. J. Winder,
Henry C. Hastings, all of Seaford.
Representative District No. 4
Norman S. Hoffecker and Waitman
w. Bryan, both of Laurel.
Representative District No. g.
Harvey H. Wolfe and Thomas w.
Record of Laurel; Samuel N. Culver
|of Delmar.
Representative District No. c.
Everett Stoakes, Frankford; Harry
~. Smith, Laurel.
Representative District No. z
Ray L. Holloway and Edward Ad-
kins, Sr., both Of Selbyville.
n Representative District No. s.
lanes West of Georgetown.
Representative District No. O.
Harold Purnell and Edward i.
Pride, of Georgetown.
Representative District No., 10
FERRIS Wilson, Loves; Charles S.
Horn, Rehoboth; George Marshall,
iilton.
Petit Jurors
Representative District No. /
khas. Holzmueller, Byron a.. Deputy,
homas i. Logan, Albert L. Num-,
HI Of Milford.
Representative District No. 2
barry Speicker, Norman A. Draper,
ohn L. Owens, Greenwood; VIM. b.
onaway, Bridgeville.
Representative District No. 8
dward Tindal, Rodney Wilson, of
georgetown; Frank A. Huston and
Oscar ]. Wheatley of Seaford.
Representative District No. f.
Charles T. Wheatley and Herman J.
Dchles of Seaford, William P. Phil
lips of Bethel.
Representative District No. g.
irving Culver and John S. Cooper
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
Census Il eUeGLS 24,O63
OIOned NORfGrm Homes
In State Of DeLGIUGre
At Last Census.
Thirty To Fifty Dollar
Rental For TLUenty-six,
Eighth-Tenths Per Cent
Of Tenanted Houses.

The Director of the Census has
announced the number of homes in
Delaware, classified by tenure and
value or rental, as returned in the
18th census. In the classification by
tenure a home was counted as own
ed if it was owned, wholly or in part
by any member of the family. For
each owned home not located on a
farm the approximate market value
was reported, and for each rented
home the monthly rental paid. Since
a home is defined as the living quar-
ters occupied by family, the num-
ber of homes and the number OF
families are identical. This tabula-
ton is limited to homes occupied by
private families, excluding institu-
tions, hotels, boarding houses, and
other similar aggregates of popula-
ton which have been included in the
count of families at prior censuses
land in the preliminary count fer-
1890.
OF the 24,O63 9wned non-farm
homes in the State, 1858, or 14.S
cent, were valued at less than
$4,000; 2,779, or lis per cent, De-
tween $4,000 and $4,000; 1922, or
24.2 per cent, between $4,000 and
$4,000; 6,245, or 26.O per cent, be-
tween $4,000 and $500; and 5,196,
or 21.6 per cent, at $7,50Q or over.
Of the 2S,497 rented noHSfarp
homes, 5,553, or 23.6 per cent, re-
ported a monthly rental under $l5;
s, ,433, or 35.9 per cent, between SIS
and $50; 6,294, or 26.S per cent, be-
tween $50 and $50; and 1853, CT 1l.3
per cent, $50 or more.
In addition to the non-farm homes
returned as owned and rented, there
we're in Delaware, 6,124 owned farm
homes and 4,307 rented farm homes,
with 94S farm homes and 1853 non
farm homes for which the tenure
was not reported.
The value and rental figures are
in the following table,
with separate figures for native
white, foreign-born white, and negro
families:
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SPECIAL FEATURE
PLANNED FOR
POULTRY SHOW
Free Entertainment To
Be Given In Local
Theatre On Thursday
OPENS NEXT WEEK

In an effort to stimulate great
er interest in the combined annual
poultry, rabbit and farm crop show,
which will be held in Milford during
the week of January to 8, under
the auspices of the Delaware State
Poultry Association, Delaware Rab-
bit Breeders Association, and the
Delaware Crop Improvement Asso-
citation, these organizations have
planned for special entertainment
for Thursday afternoon for the ben
eft of all those people who are i'll
attendance at the show.
Through the courtesy of E. c..
Evans, manager of the Plaza Thea
ire, these three agricultural associ-
ations have rented this theatre for
the afternoon of January Z, at which
time a special program will be pre-
sented in cooperation with the busi-
ness men of Milford who are pro-
viding local talent in connection
with the feature picture.
This program will open at two
o'clock with an address of welcome
by DR.. Francis Burgette Short,
which will be followed by several
selections by the Boys Band of Mil
ford. Instrumental and vocal selec-
tions will be given by Mrs. Clyde
Nelson and Mrs. George Sipple, who
are among Milford's talented musi-
clans, and the entertainment will
also include other instrumental and
vocal selections by William Roach,
Charles Aiken and Company, who
will present several numbers on the
banjo, mouth organ and guitar.
The feature picture in connection
with this entertainment will be Ann
Harding in Devotion" which will
be shown through the courtesy of
the theatre management for this
special occasion.
This entertainment will be free to
all poultrymen, rabbit breeders and
other farmers who attend the poul-
try, rabbit and farm crop show on
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GOVERNOR BUCK
UNPREPARED FOR
INCOME TAX RATE
Does Not Know Whether
Reduction Will Be
Made
LAW GIVES LEEWAY
Surplus OF $6,OOO,OOO In
School Fund Expected
By June 30
LAW GIVES LEEWAY

Governor c. Douglass Buck on
Monday declared that he is unpre-
pared as yet to state whether or not
there will be a cut in the State in
come tax rate nor is he able to an
nounce what the reduction would
be, should there be one.
This information was received
from him after he had been ques-
toned by newspapermen concern
ing reports that there will be re-
duction in the income tax of the
State which will be collected in
March.
For the current year the reduc-
tion amounted to so per cent.
At the last session of the Legisla-
ture, a law was passed which pro-
vided that before January 2 in each
year, the Governor should confer
with the income tax commissioner
and other State heads having to do
with the collection of funds and
should then announce whether re-
duction should be made This action
was taken to avoid changing the in
come tax rate. 1t was felt that it
would be safer to allow the rate to
remain as it was and then allow the
Governor with the proper advice to
such reduction as might
be possible.
There had been some question as
to whether it would be possible to
allow a rebate or reduction. The
taxes, however, which last
year amounted to $1,547,000 has in
creased approximately $7255,000 this
year. Registration of automobiles
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