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Evening star., 1932-01-10

Dorothy Chorpening, Betty LOvett,
Mary Gee, Mary Oliver, Aida Browne,
Joe Bauer, Morgia Howard and Carol
Howard.
Mai. and Mrs. James A. McCallam
gave birthday supper and movie
party Friday for their daughter Doris.
Their guests were Dorothy Bowley,
Marjorie Bowley, Catharine Prentiss,
Dorothy Chorpening, Duane Hallett,
Morrill, Marston Arthur Marston,
Bobby Crawford and Jimmy Nc
Callam.
Mr.. C. H. Lieber of Detroit was the
recent guest of Capt and Mrs. Albert
MRS. Michael c. orenata was the
luncheon guest of Mrs. William Haw-
lings at the Roosevelt Thursday.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
MRS. FULTON LEWIS,

Abbie Taylor and Miss Virginia WraaSe,
registrar.
At a formal ceremony at the home
Of Miss Paula Jenkins on the evening
of January 5, Miss Alma Schwartz was
pledged to Theta Chapter of Chi Sigma
National Sorority. Final arrangements
for a subscription dance to be feld by
Theta Chapter on January Is at Indian
Springs Country Club from 10 to
o'clock were made during the business
meeting which preceded the pledging.
Miss Peggie Bogue and Miss Lenore
Lester are in charge Of the dance.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Senator Byrnes Guest
At Women's Club Forum

Senator James Byrnes of South
Carolina will be the guest of honor
and speaker at the weekly forum
luncheon, which the Woman's National
Democratic Club will give tomorrow
The Educational Committee of the
club will present Tuesday morning at
IL O'Clock q forum discussion on tn-
employment, the Wagner bills and
direct relief, ..
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Brazilian Program at
Friendship House Today

A program of Brazilian songs will be
given by Jesse Appel and Orlando
Baptista at Friendship House this
afternoon. They will also tell some
thing of the customs of their country.
James Valiant will assist on the
program.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Mrs. P w Buzby, wife Of Lieut..
Buzby, has come from Philadelphia and
is the guest Of Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs,
Joseph Y. Dreisonstok. who entertained
for her at their home on Morrison
street last evening.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. william I.
Causey of 2440 Sixteenth street enter
tanned at dinner Friday evening in
honor of Admiral and Mrs. Arthur j.
Hepburn, who viii leave shortly for
Geneva. where the admiral will attend
the Disarmament Conference.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Lieut.. and Mrs William A. Fuller
have with them at Fort Myer tie lat
ter's mother, Mrs. ]. E. Reinburg Of
La Union, N Mex
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Ex-Cov. and Mrs. Cox
Are House Guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansberry

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Evening star., 1932-01-10
Mrs. Edward E. Gam to Go
To Chicago for Visit Feb. 4

Continued From First Page)
Mrs. Henry and their daughter, Miss
for few weeks.
Admiral and Mrs. Charles L. Hussey
of Wardman Park Hotel will leave the
middle of next week for Miami, Fla,
for a visit of two months, returning to
Washington the latter part of March
when they will be again established at
Wardman Park.
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert las as her guest
Mrs. William M. Butler Of Massachu-
sets and has asked a small company
in for tea Monday afternoon to meet
her.
Mrs. Herbert M. Lord, widow of the
former director of the budget, Brig.
Gen. Lord, has arrived in Washington
from Elmira N. Y, to visit her son
and daughter-in-law, Maj. and Mrs
Kenneth P. Lord, at their home, 1858
Mintwood place.
Miss Ella T. Sandberg, daughter of
Capt and Mrs. Samuel S. Sandberg,
who make their home at Wardman
Park Hotel, left last week for Cali
fornia. She made. her debut in Wasr.-
ington last month. Miss Barbara Nc
Cartney, who has been staying with
her at Wardman Park Hotel and who
accompanied her here at the beginning
of the Winter, left Washington the
latter part of December to rejoin her
parents in California. ia Ia
Lieut.. and Mrs. William A Fuller
have with them at Fort Myer tie lat
teriS mother Mrs J. E Reinburg Of
Evening star., 1932-01-10

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Evening star., 1932-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs Ralph A. Allnutt en-
tertained in their home on East Capitol
street, Monday in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramond Isenock and their son
Earl, of Baldwin, Md; Mrs L. A. Court
ney of Havre de Grace, Md, and Mr..
and Mrs. v. n. Church.
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Italian Ambassador Host
To Important Company

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Evening star., 1932-01-10

The assistant naval attache of the
Italian embassy and Contessa Figarolo
di Gropello will leave today for Cuba
and will spend some time in the South.
A. nug4s.L
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. L. K Russell of Pots
dam, N Y, are guests at the Dodge for
a few days.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

A sensational event that should .
=have sold hundreds and hundreds of
dresses and coats Friday, but was
sspoiled because of rain. : To satisfy
=the many shoppers who would have
=taken advantage of the advertise
=ment printed below Bresiau Is re-
=peating this sale for Monday.
This Is our first opportunity to
=notify our many Star readers of
=holding over this sale one day 8
==more. Read below.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Mrs F. A. Hinchcliffe Of Brookline,
Mass, is passing brief time at the
Dodge and Is accompanied by her sis
ter. Mrs. G. w. Dickerson Of Plain
field, N. J. They are en- route to =
Florida, where they will spend the re-,
mainder of the Winter. So,
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Canal Zone. Miss Elizabeth TRULY,
who has been at home for the holidays,
her sister as far as New
Xnrlr !
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Mrs. B. H. Brill has left Washington
to visit her sister, Mrs. Gerson Y.
jacobson at II Maple Hill Drive, Larch-
mont, N. Y. She will return to the
Capital in about week.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

COATS for Dress and Sport Wear, some
with FUR COLLARS. Dresses for every
occasion in PRINTS CREPES
CuTFFONS SATINS AND WOOL
EMS FOR sPORTSWEAR. All colors
and SIZES FOR MISSES AND WON
EN-. Plenty II sizes.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Graves Adams
will entertain small company at din
ner at their home in Edgemoor tomor-
row evening, preceding the Bachelors
Cotillion
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
STATE POULTRY
SHOW WILL Be
HELDN MILFORD
Annual Gathering Will
Be In Conjunction With
Rabbit Growers.
COMMITTEES NAMED

An announcement has been made
by the Delaware State Poultry AS
sociatiOn that the annual state poul-
try show will be held in Milford
during the week of January 10 to
13, inclusive, in cooperation with
the Delaware Rabbit Breeders AS
sociation and the Delaware Crop
improvement Association, as was
the arrangement last January when
large crowds of farmers attended
these combined exhibits.
Those who are to have charge of
the show this coming winter have
starte5 to make their plans with re-
gard to exhibit space and other de-
tailed arrangements for taking care
of the increasing numbers of eXhib-
itors and visitors who are expected
to be in attendance again at this
show.
A meeting of the members of the
executive committee of the Della
ware State Poultry Association and
other interested poultry raisers, in
addition to Representatives of the
service of the University
of Delaware ands the. State Board of
Agriculture, was held in the Com
Building in Milford on
evening, October 13, for
the purpose of appointing the diff
ferent committees and formulating
plans for this annual show.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
The Ideal OF Service
(The First Object OF ROtary)
LASHES FOR FOWL
THIEVES In KENT
Harrison Scott Jailed For One Year
BY Judge W. w. Harrington

Chicken thieves in Kent county
need not expect any mercy when
appearing before Resident Judge w.
w. Harrington as shown by SEN
tences imposed by him in Dover at
plead guilty court.
Harrison Scott who pleaded gull
ty to the theft of chickens at the
farm of Arthur Layton between
Harrington and Pennington last
week was given sentence of one
year in the Kent county Jail and 10
lashes.
William Charles Edwards, of Wy
oming, who pleaded guilty to the
theft of chickens was given six
months Imprisonment in Kent coun-
tv Jail, the lashes being remitted in
his case because of his having been
in i'll health for several weeks.
William Carey pleaded guilty to
illegal possession of liquor found at
the home Of Jennie Guw/ negress,
and was fined $50 and probated to
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
RED CROSS SECURES
FLOUR FOR NEEDY
Allotment For Milford Is Being Dis
tributed BY Kings Daughters

Mrs. George w. Marshall, presi-
dent of the local chapter of the Am
erican National Red Cross, attended
the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Delaware Chapter yes
terday in Wilmington where plans
were made for the annual roll call,
the regional conference and the car
ing for the needy in the different
sections of the State.
Plans for the caring for the needy
are already taking definite shape.
Three hundred and fifty pounds of
flour are being sent to the local
chapter for distribution. The Kings
Daughters and Professor Scott have
been put in charge of the distribu-
tion of the flour. Cotton, wooden and
flannel material is also being sent
to the local chapter and the MEM
bers will make articles of clothing
from this material and will super
wise the distribution of the finished
products to the needy families in
this community.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
Recent Dry Weather
Damaged State Crops

ed from the dry weather and desir-
able colors failed to develop. Grapes
did not suffer quite as much as usu-
al from insects and diseases.
Milk COWS were producing about
11.9 pounds of milk per cow daily
on October l, compared with 14.3
pounds reported October l last year,
and al pounds in 1880. The aver
age is about 1876 pounds.
Egg production continued to de-
cline during September, but average
daily layings on the first of October
were reported to be fairly high
when compared with other years.
A further slight improvement in
crop prospects for the United States
during the month of September is
shown by the October l report of the
Crop Reporting Board. Corn pro-
ductiOn is indicated at IL per cent
higher than on September l, oats,
IL per cent, barley 3.5 per cent, and
cotton 10 per cent. Spring wheat
production, on the other hand, is in
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
STORE
OPENED TO PUBLIC
Beautiful New Building Is Among
Finest In State

y Last Saturday marked the opening
of Milford's newest and most mod
ern store. On that day Pettyjohn's
moved into their new store which
replaces the old one that was de-
strOyed by an early morning fire last
June 26th. The beautiful walnut
show cases and wall panelling and
the modern prescription department
and other equipment all combine to
make the new store compare with
the best stores on the Delmarvia
Peninsula-or. for that matter, with
drug stores in the larger cities.
On the opening day everyone who
visited the store was given a card
on which they wrote their name and
deposited the card in a barrel At
II o'clock a lucky. card was drawn
and the winner was given a beauti-
full diamond ring. The winner of
the ring last Saturday was Edward
Wilson.
William S. Shockley was the con-
tractor and builder of the new store.
His associates were George Rodney,
Neil Stevenson, George Gillespie and
John Webb. Other contractors
were P. c. Lewis, brick masonry;
Warren & Gibson, flooring; Milford
Electric Company, electric installa-
ton; William Sapp and Beck Bros,
painting; William Gray, tin, sheet
metal; Charles Maag, plumbing;
Morris Fraser, metal store front, and
OverbrOOk Tile Company, tiling.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
ONLY Z FORMER
TEACHERS REPLY
TO QUESTIONS
Mrs. Laura C. Walls Con-
ducts Survey On State
Pension.
WILL PROPOSE BILL

Only twelve former Delaware
school teachers have filed out the
State Board of Public Instruction
QUESTIONABLE and met the pension
requirements according to Mrs.
Laura c. Walls, of Lincoln. Mrs.
Walls was appointed last May by
the State Board of Public Instruc-
tion to make a State survey to de-
termilIa the number ol former
school teachers who have Z record
of 20 years or more of service in the
Delaware schools.
The survey was ordered as part of
the preparation for the introduction
in the next Legislature of the new
teachers retirement bill, which will
include former teachers rs we'll as
those still in service.
Professor John Shilling two years
ago worked out an annuity plan,
whereby teachers in service could
a certain amount of their
salary, retire at a certain age and
become self-supporting
The new bill however, makes
provision for all former teachers
having 80 years of service to their
credit, and Mrs. Walls urges that
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
MANY SCHOLARS
WIN PRIZES ON
FIRE PREVENTION
Taught How To Prevent
Fires; Write Plans In
Prize Contest.
IN NEW YORK CITY

Few parents know that fire pre-
ventiOn is important information
that all people should have. Proven
tiOn of fire saves loss of property
and often life of human beings, ami
mails and discomfort. For that alone
the knowledge and application of
how to prevent fires, must be part
of the work in the public schools.
Some teachers in the Milford
schools, are making an effort to
start this work, and to assist the eff
fort, the following news article
which appeared in the New York
Times of October Is, 1882, is print
ed:
City Hall Park was crowded with
thousands of spectators at noon yes
terday while Acting Mayor Mckee
left the meeting of the Board of Es-
innate to award medals to 432 boys
and girls whose essays on fire pre-
vention were judged the best of the
5000 previously submitted to a staff
of inspectors of the Fire Prevention
Bureau. Children above the fifth
grade in the public and parochial
schools were eligible to compete for
the prizes.
Before presenting the medals Mr..
Mckee emphasized the Importance
of this work by the children, not
only from the standpoint of COM
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
79 STERILIZED AT
DELAWARE COLONY
26 Males And SO Females Sc Treat
ed Since COlOR!'S Start

A total of 70 persons have been
sterilized since the institution of
the Delaware Colony. at Stockley,
and it is planned to aterilize II
more, it was stated by Howard r.
Ennis, superintendent of the colony
in his annual report at the annual
Fall Visitors Day ana Pound Party,
held at the Colony on Saturday. Mr.
Ennis reported that 26 males had
been sterilized and So females.
The report of the superintendent
pointed out that the Investigations
of the State mental clinic had dis
closed that there are 1900 persons
in this State that are mentally sub
normal and that minimum of 80
per cent of these are institutional
cases. These latter, the 80 per cent,
were all regarded as cases needing
institution care. Mr.. Ennis pointed
out that these figures showed the
necessity for the further expansion
of the colony.
The report said that it had been
found that there are 642 children
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
D. |. A. A. BASKET
BALL SCHEDULE
FOR NEXT YEAR
Court Season In Six Divi-
siOns Will Open Janu-
airy Thirteenth.
MUCH COMPETITION


Professor Hendricks, State physi-
cal education director of the De-
partment of Education has issued
the schedule for the d. l. A. A. bas-
ketball season for girls and boys
beginning in January.
There are six divisions, three for
the upper part of the State and
three for the lower part of the State
Following is the schedule:
Division A
Delaware City, New Castle, New
ark, Middletown:
January 13-Newark at Delaware
City; Middletown at New Castle.
January 2O-New Castle at New
ark; Delaware City at Middletown.
January Middletown at New
ark; Delaware City at New Castle.
February 3-Newark at New Cas-
tie; Middletown at Delaware City.
February 10-Delaware City at
New Castle at Middletown.
February 17-Newark at Middle
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
DEATH TAKES WIFE
OF ]. H. ANDERSON
Seouse OF Former Lieutenant Cover
nor SnccumbS In Home ut Newark

Mrs. Blanche V. Anderson, wife of
,former Lieutenant-GovernOr J. Hall
Anderson, died last Thursday morn
ing of apoplexy at her home in
Newark. Her husband has been a
patient in sanatOrium at Ardmore,
Pa, for several weeks after nervous
breakdown.
The recent dfath of daughter and
the condition of her husband had
greatly impaired Mrs. Anderson's
health, having suffered several heart
attacks.
John Anderson, 19 year old son,
who found the body of his sister in
the garage on October 2, was with
his mother when she died Thursday
morning.
At the time Mrs. Anderson and her
son, John, were the only two mem
bers of the family in the house.
About $3.50 o'clock John heard his
mother call and he hurried to her
room but was unable to arouse her.
He called DR.. A. A. Mencher, but
Mrs Anderson died before the physi
clan arrived.
Mrs. Anderson had grieved con-
stantly over the death of her daugh-
ter, Ann, and the illness of her hus-
band and had been in failing health
for ten days preceding her death.
Mr.. Anderson was lieutenant gov
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
SPORTSMEN PLAN FOR
A NEW ASSOCIATION
Will Meet At Dover Next Tuesday
To Organize Protective Group

A group of sportsmen has called
a meeting of all interested to form
Game and Fish Protective Associ-
alton. This meeting Will be hell in
the State House at Dover, on Tues
day, October 25, at three p. m. The
object of the organization is to pro-
tect and preserve the game and fish
in Delaware, to assist in other
states when practicable, and to pro-
mote the enactment of and vigorous
enforcement of such laws as may
be necessary and desirable.
Anyone over Is years of age
would be eligible to membership
and membership would carry the
obligation to obey the letter and
spirit of all game and fish laws and
to encourage by personal conduct
and influence a public regard for
practical and desirable game and
fish protection. The membership fee
would be one dollar each year.
The association would be directed
by a president, two vice presidents,
secretary, treasurer and an eXecu-
tive committee consisting of nine
members, three from each county,
one of whom would be president of
the association.
The annual meeting would be held
in October of each year, said meet
ing to be in Dover. Special meetings
could be called on due notice.
All sincerely interested sportsmen
are requested to attend the meeting
ON October rs.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
PLAN OBSERVANCE
OF ARMISTICE DAY
Celebration At Milford In Charge OF
American Legion Post

An Armistice Day celebration is
being planned by the American Leg
ion Post of Milford and a committee
has been named to complete ar
rangements. 1t is proposed 10 par
ade from the armory to the flag pole
in Plaza Square where appropriate
exercises will take place. The chill
dren of the town will take part in
the exercises and the address of the
day will be given by DR.. Frank Her
son, pastor of the Avenue NJ. E.
Church, of Milford.
At a meeting of American Legion
Post No. 3, the following officers
were elected: Commander, Ralph
McCallicher; vice commander, JOS
eph S. Lofiand; adjutant, Augustus
Faix; finance officer, Captain An
thony S. Summers; chaplain, Lieu
tenant Colonel w. E. Lank; serge
ant-at-arms, A J. Deputy; historian,
Commander Robert w. Kessler, U.
S. NJ; publicity officer, James d.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
HOOVER ASKS
MILTON JUDGE
HIS RECORD
In Speech At Cleveland He Urges Country To Judge
Parties Solely By Record, Not Pledges. ASSaiLs
RiUaI For Saying United States Caused World
Wide Slump.
Lists TIUelUe Measures Taken To Aid Nations Trade
Among Them Being Protection Of The American
Market For American Labor By The Maintenance
Of A Protective Tariff.

Asserting directly that Democrat
ic statements concerning the origin
of depression "can be proved abso-
lutely untrue" President Hoover on
Saturday night asked for a compari-
son of the two major parties based
upon promises"
Standing in the same edifice in
Cleveland, Ohio, which Calvin Cool
idge was nominated in 1924, the Pres
ident time after time launched out
directly at statements he attributed
to "the Democratic candidate"
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Then, turning to his own personal
record, lie described as "calumny"
statement from copy of in
structiOns issued by the Democratic
National Committee" to it's speak
ers. He said the statement implied
he had engaged in the slavery of
human beings" through contracting
cheap Chinese labor in his early en-
gineering days.
Has Accuser's Confession
81 happen to have in the files in
Washington, from the man who first
penned those lies" he said. "a state
ment under oath, humbly and alb
jectly Withdrawing them.
Such contemplate statements in
a political campaign would be ig-
nored were it not that they were is
sued by authority of the Democratic
National Committee, and they would
be of no interest to the American
people except that it is proposed that
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
ADAMS HITS MOVE TO
EXACT WET PLEDGES
Democratic Candidate For Congress
RapS Anti-PrOhibiliOn Groups

Wilbur L. Adams, Democratic
candidate for Congress, said this
week that he will continue to refuse
to sign a written statement pledg-
ing his vote in Congress for meas
ures sponsored by the Delaware
branches of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment and the
Women's Organization for National
Prohibition Reform. "To do so would
be forfeiting my self-respect and l
would be unworthy of the support
of all decent self-respecting vot-
ers," he said.
Mr.. Adams issued this statement:
81 wish to state that though l
have on several previous occasions
stated publicly that l, as the Demo-
cratic candidate for representative
in Congress, stand 10G per cent for
and upon the platforms of the DEM
ocratic party adopted at Chicago
and Dover yet that has not appar-
"ntlv satisfied certain heads of the
Delaware branches of the As3ocia-
ton Against the Prohibition Amend
ment and Women's Organization for
National Prohibition Reform who
are continually either directly or
indirect endeavoring to have me-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
v. V. GRER SPOKE
MILFORD
ROTARY CLUB
Addresses Members On
''The Ideal Of Service"
At Weekly Meeting.
ELECT NEW MEMBER

c. Edgar Wood was elected to
membership in the Milford Rotary
Club at their regular weekly lunch
con meeting held last Monday at the
Windsor Hotel. His classification is
insurance" Also, at this meeting,
the new Presbyterian minister, Rev.
w. S. Irwin, was entertained and
welcomed to Milford Rev. Irwin
was formerly of Philadelphia and
he is moving here with his wife and
two children.
w. V. Grier, former president of
the Milford Club, gave a very inter
esting speech on "The Ideal of Ser
vice" Mr.. Grier, in his speech, said
that service was one of the requi-
sites of man elected to member
ship in Rotary. Service to his COM
munity by promoting its interest
through the business or profession
of which he is a representative. The
entire speech follows:
The Ideal OF Service
(The First Object OF Rotary
"To consider the ideal of service
as the basis of all worthy enter
prise" is the first object of Rotary,
stated in the constitution of Rotary
International and in the constitu-
ton of practically every Rotary
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Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT TO
CUT SALARIES
Tell Budget Commission
Expected Receipts Next
Year $3,276,O00.
OTHER CUTS MADE

Salary cuts in the State Highway
Department the same as in other
departments of the State carrying
out the economy plan of Governor
Buck have been made in the pros
pective budget of that department
for the next two years.
This was reported to the State
Budget Commission last Thursday
when representative of the depart
ment presented the prospective bud
get.
The State Highway Department is
operated on a different plan than
other departments inasmuch as the
department gets it's own receipts
from the gasoline tax and autOmo-
bile license fees.
The department it was reported
to the budget commission estimates
it's receipts for the fiscal year 1888
"a at $3,276,000 and for the next
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