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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
10000 AUTOISTS
FAIL TO OBTAIN
DRIVER'SLICENSE
1900 Receive Cards In
Last Minute Rush;
$4,000 Issued
FACE EXAMINATION
Unlicensed Drivers Face
Arrest And Must Take
Examination
FACE EXAMINATION

Working until 10 o'clock Monday
night, members of the staff of Sec
retary of State Charles H. Grantland
at Dover, cleared up the avalanche
of applications for automobile driv-
er's licenses which flowed in a
steady stream into the office from
the last-minute applicants. More
than 1900 applications were handled
on Monday and the entire list of mail
orders also placed in the mail at the
time the office closed for the night.
When the office closed Monday
night more than $4,000 licenses had
been sent out and approximately 20,-
900 drivers were still without the
necessary card permitting them to
drive during 1882.
A large number of applications
were received on Tuesday and We'd
nesday as many magistrates through
out the State remained open each
night receiving applications from
tardy operators.
From the office of the Secretary
of State, this year, cards were mail
ed to slightly more than $4,000 driv-
ers and many of these are still to
be heard from.
One of the outstanding features on
was that large percentage
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
SUSTAIN INJURIES
WHEN CARS CRASH
Victims OF Collision Brought TO Mil
ford Emergency Hospital

About noon on Wednesday an ac-
cident occurred near Greenwood at
the intersection of the State High
way and the Observation-Disclosures
road. The automobile driven by Mrs.
Evelyn Lynch of sis ROsehill Ter
race, Baltimore, Md, collided with
the automobile driven by Joseph
Warrington of Laurel.
Mrs. Lynch with her daughter and
mother and father were returning
from funeral in Crisfield, Md. They
were going north on the State High
way and Mrs. Lynch started to pass
a large truck and in doing so the
car went off of the road onto the
shoulder and she lost control of the
car. Her father who was sitting on
the front seat with her grabbed the
steering wheel but they could not
miss the car coming south driven by
Warrington.
All of Mrs. Lynch's front teeth
were loosened and she received Sc
we're bruises on the nose. and eye.
Her mother, Mrs. G. w. Nelson re-
ceivcd a severe shock and cOncus-
sion of the brain. Mr.. Nelson re-
ceived a severe cut on the forehead.
Mrs. Lynchs daughter was uninjur-
ed. Warrington also escaped injury
except for a few small cuts.
All of the injured persons were
brought to the Milford Emergency
Hospital for treatment. None of
them are expected to be in the hos
pital more than three days.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
TOWNSEND PRAISED
AS DEL. EDUCATOR
Started Educational Revival In
State, Capital Farley Told

At a group meeting Of school Off
fgials and teachers from Delaware
Aattending sessions of the National
Education Association, in Whining
ION, Senator John G. Townsend, Jr.,
was introduced as the man who, as
Governor, started the education re-
vival which has brought Delaware
to the front rank in popular educa-
tion. The introduction was made by
DIR. Harry B. Holloway, State Super
intendent of Public instruction.
Senator Townsend expressed the
hope that Delaware having climbed
from 43d place to 10th among the
States, would now move forward to
the top position.
Addressing a group in the depart
mcnt of supervision, Paul BurkhOld-
or, rural supervisor of Sussex cOun-
ty schools, told the assembled edu-
Gators from many States that Della
ware, even in the depression, was
able to proceed uninterruptedly
with it's school program. Teachers
listened with interest when he said
that teachers salaries and promo
tions were not interfered with by
lack of funds, as has happened in so
many of the states.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
EXONERATE OFFICER
FOR SHOOTING NEGRO
Demand That COlOrcd Men Serve On
Jury Refused by Coroner

After Coroner Pearson had re-
fused a request made by a group of
Dover colOred men that lie use at
least some cOlored men OIL the jury
that was to probe te death of Harley
Bowen, colored who was shot and
killed by Dover Town Officer E. 1.
Lane, Tuesday night of last week,
when he was running away from the
officer, the jury composed entirely
of white men returned verdict eX-
onerating Lane.
The testimony showed that Lane
and Officer Farr were notified late
Tuesday night that man had brok-
en- into the automobile salesroOm of
f. L. Hardesty and Sons on South
Governor avenue. The officers went
there and found Bowen was the man
who had broken into the store. The
Negro ran out and started running
down the street. Lane says he shot
in the direction of his feet to fright
EN- and stop him. 1t is claimed the
bullet glanced from the concrete
pavement and entered the back of
Bowen's neck, severing the spinal
cord. He died short time later in
the Kent General Hospital, where DR..
J. S. Cobb attended i'm. DR.. Cobb
testified as to the injury before the
coroner's jury.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
GAME COMMISSION
WITHOUT FUNDS
TO MEET PAYROLL
Game WardenS Are Laid
Off AS Payroll Fund Is
Virtually Depleted
CHIEF IS RETAINED
Governor Refuses Permis-
sion To Transfer $4,000
From Operations
CHIEF IS RETAINED

The State Fish and Game Commits
sion at a special meeting in Dover
Wednesday afternoon notified it's
force of nine game wardens and the
assistant chief game warden that
their services must be dispensed
with for the present.
The force of ten wardens was laid
off by the commission because of the
fact the payroll fund has been vir-
tually depleted.
1t was learned that the commits
sion voted to retain Clarence S. Fos-
ter of near Newark as chief game
warden at a reduced salary. The
commission, in addition to laying off
the force of wardens, also dispens-
ed with the services of the steno-
grapher in the Office of the commits
sion.
Mr.. Foster is retained to take
charge of the commissions Office
and be in readiness to respond TO
any emergency calls that may be
made on the office.
The action of the commission does
not affect the numerous deputy
game wardens who have always
served without pay. A deputy war
denship is more an honorary posi-
tion than anything else as but two
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
ORCHARD SPRAY
SERVICE CONTINUED
Growers viii Be Instructed In Eco
Monies OF Production This Year

The orchard spray service program
which was inaugurated six years
ag of or the benefit of the fruit
growers throughout the state, will
be continued again this coming sea-
son under the direction of DR.. ]. Z.
Adams, plant pathologist of the Uni
versity of Delaware and the State
Board of Agriculture, and the first
edition of the 1882 orchard spray
notes for the growers in Kent coun-
ty have been mailed from the office
of County Agent Russell Z. Wilson.
III commenting upon the fruit sit
uation in general, Dr. Adams states
that the favorale weather this win
ter has made it possible for fruit
growers to be farther ahead with
their pruning than they have been
in former years, and that plant
growth in general is much more adj
vanced than has been observed for
years in this section of the country.
In view of the difficult season
through which the fruit growers
passed last year with a large crop
and a restricted public buying pow
er, every power should seriously
consider every practical phase of
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
WILL NOT WITHDRAW
MAIN LINE TRAINS
Plan TO Take OFF d. NJ. & V. Trains
Is Unchanged As Yet, However

Officials of tc Pennsylvania Rail-
road announced Monday morning
ilIat the proposed elimination Of two
trains, one north and one south
bound, from the schedule of the Del
marva Division, had been postponed.
The schedule will be continued as
in the past
The proposed changes were to
eliminate the morning northbound
train and an afternoon south bound
train. The abandonment of the idea
was in response to the appeals re-
ceived by the company from COM
muters, who would have been great
ly inconvenienced by the elimina-
ton.
These trains are on the main line
and inquiry at the local passenger
station on Tuesday brought the in
formation that no orders had been
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
new COMMISSION
NOW AT WORK
Governor Buck Points To
Survey For Increased
Banking Protection
PLANNING FOR BILL

Aiming at a possible strengthen
ing of the Delaware banking laws
and increased protection to deposit
tors, Governor Bucks special COM
mission on banking laws began its
work last Thursday at a meeting in
the Governors offices in the State
House, Dover.
The commission was named re-
Gently by the Governor to make an
extensive study of the States pres
ent banking laws, and to recon-
mend any changes deemed advisable
to fortify the States banking
structure.
The commission is expected to
place its recommendations before
the Legislature at the next session.
Governor Buck pointed out that
the survey was inaugurated to make
possible increased protection and
facilitate services to bank patrons.
at is too early to predict just
what form the recommendations
will take" the Governor said, add
ing that mo group of men is better
equipped to undertake this work
than a committee of successful and
experienced bankers, as represented
by the members of the present COM
mittee. It may be found that new
laws will be necessary to deal with
certain phases of banking, while in
other cases amendments to existing
laws may be advisable"
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
R. j. WILDE" AT
PLAZA THEATRE
TUESDAY NIGHT
MiIfOrd's Big Musical
Comedy Show Is Com
posed Of Local Talent
INTEREST IS SHOWN
Presented AS A Benefit
For The Alumni AssOci-
alton Scholarship Fund

"R. U. Wilde" Milford's big musi-
cal comedy fun show, with a large
cast of local favorites, is to be pre-
sented at the Plaza Theatre on next
Tuesday night, March 8, and judging
from the many good reports of the
show, and the interest shown about
town, large audience will greet the
local players. The show is being
presented as a benefit for the Alum
nj Association to raise funds for the
scholarship fund, and is being
coached by the Wheeler Producing
Company, well known in Milford,
having staged several shows for the
Alumni in past seasons, among them
Melody Land" Jane" and Friend
From India" all of which were big
successes.
The following we'll known local =
people appear in the speaking
parts: AL Humes in the light COM
edy role of Tom Walker which par
ticularly suits his style. Irene Will
liams and Clarence Downing as the
country boy and girl, two comedy
roles which bring laugh every
time they step ON the stage; Mrs. AL
Humes' lovely soprano voice will be
heard to advantage in the role Of
Peggy Blaine; Alice Breme is very
naive and charming in the role of
Ann Darling, who learned to cook
through a correspondence school;
Clarence Welch appears as Jack
Summers, the unlimited guest of the
Wildes, and Harry Shew as Mr..
Walker, much opposed to matri-
mony. In addition to these mention
ed there are the chorus groups who
are the members of the Saranac
Golf Club, the Correspondence
School Cooks, and the Daily Doz-
en-" girls. In these choruses are
Ruth Peet, Minerva Layton, Lille
Coffin, Lora Coffin, Gladys Hudson,
Marian Robinson, Annette Mettam,
Pauline Johnson, Marie Rogers,
Hilda Sockrider, Helen McCauley,
Bob Yerkes, David Clements, Claude
Denney, Howard Vreeland, Donald
Smith, Irene Williams, Price Webb,
Martha Mccullough, Ethel Collins,
Sockrider, Thelma Beebe,
Frances Jackson, Vivian Shute, Fay
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
SCHANTZ AGAIN HEADS
CAMP ACTIVITIES
Smyrna Man VIII Receive Applica.
tlOns For Training Camps

c. w. w. Schantz, of Smyrna, has
announced his acceptance of the
Craftsmanship of the Kent County
committee in charge of enrolment
for the 1882 Citizens Military Train
ing Camps. This is the 10th year he
has received the War Department ap-
pointment.
Mr.. Schantz, recently designated
to represent the Military Training
Camp Association for Kent County,
will head all activities in the county
i'll behalf of the Summer encamp-
ments and will be assisted by rep
resentatiyG committee of public
spirited citizens in other cities and
lawns throughout the county.
Under War Department plans, Kent
County will receive a limited quota
of applications which may be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Schantz. Young
men of good character and sound
physique who are between II and "a
years are eligible to apply. The
Government pays all necessary ex-
penses for the 80 days of camp, in
cluding food, uniforms, athletic
equipment, and railroad fare to
cam pand return.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
ASK CITIZENS TO FILE
TAX REPORTS EARLY
Federal And State Departments. Urge
Prompt Return Of Blanks

The U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
officials in Wilmington urge that
since no Congressional legislation
has been adopted so far to alter the
rates and exemptions of the Federal
income tax income, tax forms should
be filed without delay upon the same
basis as in 1881. To do this imme-
diately would be of great assistance.
March Is is the deadline for filing re-
turns without penalty. To file re-
turns early gives the internal Teve-
nue office a chance to dispose of
them, insofar as the preliminary
stages are concerned, prior to the
last minute rush.
Promptness and accuracy on the
part of taxpayers will result in re-
ducing to a minimum the cost of Op-
GRAFTON of the Bureau.
re State Tax Department as is
sued te same request. State taxables
must return their blanks to either
the Wilmington, Dover or George
town offices, according to the county
i'll whic hthey live.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
JNO. BENNETT DROWNED
In FLIGHT FROM OFFICER
Alleged MOOnshiner Died In Attempt
To Elude Arrest

John Bennett, aged 19 years, of
Milford, was drowned in the Mispil-
lion River Wednesday morning near
Bowen's Island, as he sought tc
elude Prohibition Officer Jet.
Jett and his three assistants ap-
parently saw Bennett and his COM
panion when they were transport
ing three fifty gallon stills to the is
land by boat earlier i'll the morn
ing. The four officers secured a
rowboat and went to the island to
arrest the two men. When the Off
GERS reached the island they sur
prised the two young men and they
fled, one going one way and one go
ing the other. Bennett reached the
bank of the river and jumped over
board. Handicapped by the icy wa
ters and heavy clothing he probably
took a cramp and drowned when
about twenty feet from shore. The
body was recovered about noon.
At the time the paper goes to
press nothing yet has been heard of
Benefits companion, Holland
Smith. Some believe that he is still
in hiding and others believe that he
has met the same fate as Bennett.
An inquest on Bennett was schedul-
ed for last evening.
Three barrels of cider and about
three gallons of liquor which had
been run through the stills were
found by the officers. The Bennett
family has been involved in many
conflicts with the liquor officers
during the past few years.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
J. EMERY CHAPMAN
DIES AT DELMAR
Former school Prfncipa1 Round BY
Daughter In Kitchen OF Home

]. Emery Chipman, 81 years old,
for II years principal of the Delmar
(Delaware) Schools, was found un-
conscious from gas poisoning in the
kitchen of his home at Delmar late
last Friday and died a short time
after being found by his daughter,
without regaining consciousness. No
cause can be assigned for the act as
no notes were found and Mr.. Chip
man had not complained of illness
although he had told his daughter he
had severe pain in his arm.
His daughter Helen, who found
her father, was at home at 1880 o.
clock Friday afternoon. but went out
and returned about $40 o'clock and
detected the odor of gas and then
found her father on the kitchen floor
with gas flowing from three burners
of the gas range. She summoned
DR.. Howard S. Lynch but despite
ministrations by the physician,
Chipman succumbed to the effects of
the fumes.
A brother of the deceased, J.
Thomas Chipman, of near Laurel,
ended his life about month ago by
drowning following the closing of
the Laurel bank.
J. Emery Chapman was a gradu
ate of Delaware College and for
many years was engaged as school
teacher. He retired several years ago
following the death of his wife. He
is survived by his daughter, Helen,
and one son, Manning Chipman, of
Philadelphia. One brother, Ernest
Chipman, of Laurel, and sister,
Mrs. A. E. Elliott, of Delmar, also
survive.
Funeral services were held from
his late home on Monday morning,
with the Rev. George Bailey of the
Mt. Olivet NJ. E. Church officiating.
Interment was made in the Laurel
Hill cemetery at Laurel.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
ABSOLVE MEN OF
ATTACKING Girl.
Frank Hudson, Joseph
Collins, James King Re-
leased In Maryland
HER SKULL INJURED

Three Sussex county men were
absolVed last Wednesday night for
attacking Miss Agnes Truitt, IT.
'year-Old Whaleyyille girl, after
Maryland State Police and Worces-
ter county authorities determined
that the young girl suffered frac-
tured skull and other injuries as the
result of two automobile accidents.
State Police Officer j. c.. Peroutka
of Sub-Sstation E, Pittsville, Md,
who had charge of the investigation,
stated Miss Truitt first received skull
injuries when a car in which she
was riding, operated by James King,
Gumboro, Del, collided with a tele-
phone pole at Whaleyville early
Tuesday night of last week.
Less than an hour later as Frank
Hudson, so, and Joseph Collins, 80,
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
D. |. A. A. TITLE PLAY
AT DOVER SAT-, MAR. IL
Sussex County Champions Win Not
BE Known Until Tonight

The girls5 basketball team of
Millsboro High School will play the
girls team of Caesar Rodney High
School, of Camden-Wyoming, in the
armory at Dover, on Saturday night,
March IL, for the D. 1. A. A. cham
pionship. The championship game
between the boys will be played the
same night.
New Castle High cagers are win
ners in the northern part of the
State and they will meet the lower
Delaware winners. The Sussex
champions will not be known until
tonight when a play-Off will be stag
ed on the Seaford High School floor
between Lewes, winners in eastern
Sussex, and Laurel, divisional
champions in the western part of
the county. One of the two teams
will meet New Castle.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
U. S. GRAND JURY WILL
CONSIDER LONE CASE
Edward Baumeister Charged With
Using The Mails TO Defrau0

U. S. District Attorney Leonard E..
Wales, acting upon advices from
Washington, d. c., has asked that a
Feleral grand jury be summoned
March 8, to consider a request for
an indictment of Edward E. Baum
eister, of Brooklyn, N. Y, and others
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud.
Baumeister is in the New Castle
county workhouse awaiting trial on
a State charge of embezZlement in
connection with the operations of
the American Fiscal Corporation,
which had been located in Whining
ton since last summer.
II. C. Mahaffy, clerk of the court
in Wilmington drew the following
names for the grand jury to convene
March g.:
Wilmington hundred--Reed G.
Bye, Harry e. Speakman, G. Walter
Wenzig, John II. Brand. Thomas
O'Connell, Brenholtz G.. Strickland,
John J. Dugan.
Broad Creek hundred John 3.
Messicl1, Edmund Kitchens.
Kenton hundred-Dudley Grossly,
William Hutchison.
South Murderkill hundred--Wil-
liam A. HaTgadine.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
APPROVE PLANS
OPENING BANK
Laurel People Must Sell
$500 Shares Before
ReOpening
WITHDRAWAL PLAN

Final plans for re-opening of the
Peoples National Bank at Laurel,
were outlined at a public meeting in
that town Saturday night.
This bank had total of $908,249
in loans at closing date. OF this
amount $663.29O is classed as good,
balance of $244,959 is doubtful or
lost. OF latter amount 81 per cent
has interest paid. Bank building and
equipment to be taken over by new
bank has a value of $55,973; bonds
valued at $4,000, owned by old
bank, to be taken over at present
value of $4,000. Depositors will be
allowed to draw money on plan of
ten per cent at once, ten per cent
in six months, ten per cent in twelve
months, ten per cent in eighteen
months, ten per cent in "a months,
fifteen per cent in 80 months, and
fifteen per cent in Sc months. Re-
naming 20 per cent which will
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
NJ. E. CONFERENCE
PLANS MEETING
AT SALISBURY
Few Changes Among Min
listers In Wilmington
Are Anticipated
MCDOWELL PRESIDES
Annual Session Will Be
Held At Asbury Church
Beginning March 20

The siXty-fourth session of the
Wilmington Annual Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church will
be held in the Asbury Church, Sails
bury, Md, beginning Tuesday night,
March 29, with the Rev. Samuel
McWilliams as conference host. The
conference is entertained this year
on Plan No. 8, the conference pay
ing the board of all ministers or
members of the Lay Conference, out
of the conference fund provided for
that purpose.
DR.. McWilliams has already map
ped out plans for entertaining the
visitors, having secured a list of
homes where lodging will be pro-
vided, and meals will be served in
the churchr. Each member of the
Ministerial and Lay Conference, who
makes private arrangements for en-
tertainment, will be handed by the
committee $2.35 a day for each day
in attendance at conference, the
amount designated by DR.. McWil-
liams as the cost for such entertain
ment by the church.
From present indications the ses-
sion will be rather quiet one, as
nothing SO far has been filed in the
way of charges against any minis
ter, and the session will be devoted
to the usual routine work. Few
changes in the pastorate are eX-
pected at this session, and there has
been less talk of changes this year
than for many years post. There arc
to be no changes in Wilmington,
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
MILFORD GRANGE
WINS CONTEST
Will Now Represent Sus-
sex In State Contests
On March Tenth
RECEIVE CASH PRIZE

'HMilfOrd Grange won first place in
the annual dramatic contest among
oranges of Sussex county in the
hall of Midland Grange, at George
town. last Thursday.
The Milford Grange by virtue of
this victory, will be entitled to COM
pete in the State contest on March
10, at Dover high school. A cash
prize of $50 was awarded to Milford.
Midland Grange, of Georgetown, was
second and received SIS; Coolspring
Grange, third, $40, and Broad Creek
Grange, of Laurel, fourth, $40.
The judges were Mrs. Lucy w.
Bennett, Miss Helen Jamart and r.
j. Caruthers, of Salisbury, Mr., all
members of the faculty of the Mary
land State Normal School.
The oranges participating, title of
the play and cast of characters, fol-
low:
Coolspring, Aunt Susan JONES'"
Mrs. Elizabeth Stevenson, Sallie
Burton, Clara Joseph Margaret Hop
kins, Walter G. Phillips.
Milford, Bread" Mrs. A. u. Num-,
Mrs. Austin Peet, Jennie Simpson,
Eleanor Moore, Anon Armour, Wat
son Sllen.- This play WAS produced
by special arrangement with Sam
uel French, of New oYrk.
Broad Creek, 'ToO Many Cousins" :"
Annette Goottee, Margaret Massey,
Madeline Hastings, Parker Wheatley,
Carlton Brian, Walter Casselberry.
Midland Grange, "Velvet Fields"
Mrs. Harry L. Holson, Mrs. Charles
T. Jester, Mrs. Charity Massey, Miss
Myrtle Jefferson, Asa Reynolds, Les
ter Brumbley, Thaddeus Warning
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
State Income Tax
RuIesExplainedBy
DepartmentOEcia
Bureau Defines Persons Obliged To File Returns And
Offers Aid In COMPUTING Tax. March Fifteenth Is
DeadLine Officials Say.

The State Tax Department offices
will aid those taxables who desire
assistance in filing their 1881 in
come tax return.
A competent staff of clerks famil'
lar with the income tax law will be
present at all times. Prompt and
courteous service has been noted in
the past by this corps of assistants
and preparations of the returns with
dispatch seems assured.
1t was pointed out that prepara-
tion of the returns by these clerks
does not, however, relieve the tax
able from later change or correction
of errors caused by submission of
erroneous information by the tax
able.
For those taxpayers who derive
income from a business and must
use schedule A of the form 200,
space has been cleared and tables
arranged conveniently in the tax Of
flee to enable them to prepare re-
turns there.
Those taxables making use of the