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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
TUBERCULOSIS
Is DISCUSSED
DIR. A. c. JOst Lists Rea-
sons For Departments
Interest In Disease
CAMPAIGN STARTED

There are number of very valid
reasons in explanation of the inter-
est which health departments take
in the matter of tuberculosis Incl
dence, according to DR.. A. c. lost.
executive secretary of the State
Board OF Health.
"The first has very largely to do
with the fact that any community
which has developed for itself the
machinery needed to combat tuber-
culOsis has already automatically
prepared for itself much of the or
ganizatiOn required for the prosecu-
ton of an all-round health conser-
walton program. The experience in
archaeological Investigations.
search for and follow-up of cases
and contacts. and the facilities for
disqualification which have been
gained in anti-tuberculOsis work is
not greatly removed from that nee
essary for the control of other con-
tagions.
''The health education, which is
aimed at securing for every individ-
ual a satisfactory regard for the de-
tails of personal hygiene, even
though directly intended as an anti
tuberculosis effort, is kin to that
which, if colsely adhered to, will les
sen all communicable disease Incl
dence. There can hardly be a satis-
factory anti-tuberculosis program
without all fields of public health
effort baing entered unOn and con-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
INDICT DRIVER ON
KILLING CHARGE
Sussex County Grand Jury Brings
In True Bills

The grand jury of Sussex county
on Monday, returned the following
true bills: Charles P. Smith, charg-
ed with desertion and nOn-support;
Frederick II. Meisner, RehOboth, de-
sertion and nOn-suppOrt; Lewis Lit
tleton, Clifford Bullock, Edward
Parsons, larceny of four chickens;
James and Frank DickersOn. near
Lincoln City, charged with stealing
seventy-liVe chickens; Levin II. Da-
Wis, Baltimore District, desertion
and non-support; Nicholas Shepard,
desertion; Charles Moore and
George Coffin, larceny; Harvey
Whaley, colored, charged with man
slaughter, growing out of an auto
mobile accident, which took place
on March 27, on the Selbyville- Will
Evansville highway, when Charles
A. Morris. son of Armwell Morris,
was run into and killed.
On Monday afternoon, Charles p.
Smith pleaded guilty to nOn-support
of his wife, Mrs. May r. Smith and
three children and was ordered by
Judges Rodney and Richards to pay
"a a week towards their support.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
NAME LAYMEN TO
GEN. CONFERENCE
J. E. Walls, C. A Short, A.
c. Humphreys And w. l..
Overdeer Elected
ADOPT RESOLUTION

The Lay Electoral Conference OF
the Wilmington NJ Eff Conference at
Salisbury on Saturday adopted a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee to look into the
advisability of a change in the num-
her of districts, and to report back
TO the 1888 annual conference. The
lay committee named consists of o
NJ. Shockley, |. Elmer Perry. Ran
dali Hooper and r. w. Slaughter
The Lay Conference elected four
delegates and three reserve dele
gates. to attend the General Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. which meets in Atlantic
City during the month of May. hav-
ing equal voting powers with the
ministerial delegates elected by the
Wilmington Annual Conference on
Thursday The lay delegates are:
Willis l.. Overdeer, Wilmington, for
the Wilmington district; Prof c. A.
Short, Dover, for the Dover district;
J. Everett Walls, Middletown for
the MiddletOwn district; Arthur {.
Humphreys, Snow Hill, Md, for the
Salisbury district.
The reserve delegates elected are;
J. T. Mears. Chincoteague Island,
Va; /. Elmer Perry, Wilmington,
and Edward J. Winder, Seaford. The
balloting for delegates was spirited,
and much interest was manifested.
The session of the Lay Electoral
Conference was marked by the best
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VOTERS TO ELECT
G.O.P. DELEGATES
Will Be Chosen April 16
In % Districts Through
out Sussex County
MILFORD HAS THREE

Delegates to the Republican State
Convention, which meets in Dover
on Tuesday, April 10, at IL a. M, for
the purpose of selecting nine dele
gates and nine alternate delegates
to represent the State in the Repub-
lican National Convention, in Chi
cagO, on June II, will be elected in
the 23 election districts of Sussex
county on Saturday, April 16, be-
tween and p. m.
At the same time the voters in
each election district will elect one
man and one woman as members of
the County Executive Committee. In
addition to selecting the delegates
and alternate delegates to the ma
tional convention to nominate can
didates for president and vice-presi-
dent, the Dover convention, on April
10. will elect members of the State
Central Committee.
Persons desiring to run as dele
gates and alternate delegates, and
also as members of the Sussex
County Executive Committee, for
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HARRISON LYNCH
HEADS CRYSTAL.
FOUNT LODGE
Newly Elected Officers
Installed With Impress
sive Ceremonies
NAMES HIS STAFF
Active Young Members OF
Lodge Will Function Dur
ing Next Few Months /

Many members of Crystal Fount
Lodge, No. 10. |. o. o. F.. witnessed
the installation of their newly elect
ed officers by District Deputy Grand
Master Clarence Jester with his full
staff, composed entirely of Past
Grands of Crystal Fount Lodge on
Monday evening.
The installation ceremonies were
very impressive and were performed
in such a creditable manner as to
bring forth much favorable comment
from visiting Odd Fellows who had
served in the same capacity.
Harrison Lynch, the new Noble
Grand, is a Milford boy, who by
close attention and interest in the
affairs of the lodge, has been elect
ed and installed to its highest office.
Associated with him are Marshall
Benson, Vice Grand; Norman Le-
gates, Secretary and Samuel BO9tic.
Assistant Secretary.
Noble Grand Lynch has appointed
the following staff: Warden. PaEl
d. Fisher; Conductor. Clarence
Lynch; Chaplain, George |. Jester;
r. S. N. G., L.ofland Deputy; l.. S. N.
G., Henry wilkins; r. S. s.. Joseph
LOhand; L. S. S. William Fisher; L.
G.. John Jester; o. G.. Wright Ward.
Vice Grand Benson appointed Par
is Kirby, II. S. s., and Harvey Swain.
l.. S. S.
One notable event at the meeting
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
KENT JURORS FOR
APRIL COURT TERM
Commissioners, Hopkins And Hope
Select County janet

Kent County Jury Commissioners
Hopkins and Hope have drawn the
following panel of petit jurors fol
the Kent county April term of court
convening April 18:
First District: John p. Hudson
Walter S. Now land, Walter Dicker-
SON
Second district Harry A. Rich
ardson, Richard Wilson, Alden J.
Benson.
Third district: Harry L. Hurlock,
Olen E. Berbaum, John w. Houston.
Abel Numbers.
Fourth district: David Roadway,
William Hufnal, Amos Shepherd,
Leedon Palmer.
Fifth district: George Burton, Will
liam Caulk, Joseph l.. Bonsall,
James A. Downes.
Sixth district: William N. Town
send, William Minner. Charles
Sigler.
Seventh district: Hynson NJ. CO.
hee. Jacob w. Brown, George C..
Davis.
Eighth district: Charles B. Con-
ner. Oscar D. Webb. Wilbur S. Cam
per, William J. Short.
Ninth district: Claude Fry, War
rem Moore, Howard Hopkins. Edgar
Prettyman.
Tenth district: George d. Sapp,
John II. Johnson. Harvey ThOmp-
son.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
FEW CHANGES IN
PASTORS AT THE
NJ. +. CONFERENCE
Rev. Frank HersOn Is Re-
turned To Avenue M. E.
Church In Milford
COOKE IS ASSIGNED
Stormy Petrol Reinstated
And Sent To Mt. Pleas
ant Church
COOKE is ASSIGNED

About fifty changes in pastOrates.
the smallest number in many years.
were made in the ministerial assign
ments of the Wilmington NJ. e. Con-
ference, announced by Bishop Il. f.
Mcdowell at noon on Monday. Very
few of what are regarded as the
leading churches of the Conference
are affected by the PASTORAL
changes Rev. Frank Herson is re-
turned to Avenue Church, Milford.
for another year. Rev. George A.
Cooke who was restored to the eff
fective rank at this session of con-
ference, goes to Mt. Pleasant, on the
Dover district
The ministerial assignments are
as follows, changes in pastorates be-
ing indicated by an asterisk (*):
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
DisstOn W. Jacobs, Superintendent
Bethel and Town Point. Md. b.
Vaughn
Brack-EX-( (Supply) X. II. Adams.
Charlestown. Md.-C. II. Jones.
Cherry Hill, Md. r. Diehl.
Chesapeake City. Md.-W. c.
Poole.
*Chester- Bethel, Pas. Il. Brad
ley.
Chrisliana-R. NJ. Green.
Claymont-E. W. Mcdowell.
*Delaware City-H. NJ. Parks.
*EbeneZer-T. 0. M. Wills
Edge Moor (Supply) W. f.. Fos-
nOcht
tElk Neck, Md.-G. V. Turner.
Ilkton, Md. Il. Morgan.
Hockessin and Cedars-C. r. Da-
Wis.
Holly Oak-(Supply j. T.. Lay
ton.
"Hopewell, Md,-H. N. Bailey.
Marshailton %. j. Collins.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
cow VISITS OFFICE
OF LAWYER In DOVER
Animal StrOlled AbOut Street Before
Entering Law Office

"The bull in china shop" was
demonstrated at Dover on Friday
when Il cow which gained its free
dom at the Carroll Bazaar back OF
the post Office, rOamed on State
street, selecting the pavement for
its course rather than the street.
Several pedestrians were compelled
to give the COW a wide berth.
After meandering down State
street toward Dover's historic Green
the animal headed for the house and
law office of Thomas c. Frame.
= The animal peered in the window.
evidently pondering whether to en-
ter by the window or door, the door
being closed Mr.. Frame, notified by
his stenographer that there was Il
COW on the outside. went to the
front door to drive the COW away,
but no sooner was the door opened
than the COW made a bee line for
the office and entered without cere-
mOny.
The frightened stenographer, Miss
Freeman, had presence of mind to
pull her typewriter desk in front of
the animal and quietly slip out the
door. Mr.. Frame fearing the COW
would desire to explore the back
room of his office, pulled large roll
top desk toward the back Office
door which prevented the animal
from entering.
The next move of the cow was to
make a dash for a window on the
side of the office about large enough
for the cows head. The window was
smashed by the cows horns. The
cow was finally pushed toward the
door where it gained its freedom
and was captured by the owners
who were searching the town for ii.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
FELTON, Farmers viii Attend Local
Area Conference Next Tuesday
County Agent Russell E. Wilson Makes Arrangements
For All AgricuLtW'istS Having Problems Needing
Solution To Discuss Them Win Expert authorities

Farmers in the vicinity of FELTON,,
as well as those in other sections OF
Kent county, will be interested to
know that on Tuesday afternoon,
April II, from one to- four o'clock,
the second local area agricultural
conference has been arranged by
county agent. Russell E. Wilson, in
cooperation with the local commit
tee consisting of J. Frank Rice, RObt.
II. Greenlee and George NJ. Bring
hurst
AS has been previously stated in
the press and in letters to farmers,
the outstanding feature of these con-
ferences is that no definite programs
are being planned. but these confer
ences are being arranged for the
purpose of giving the farmers an OPP
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
NEGRO SLAIN, 4 HURT
AT CHURCH SOCIAL
Two Brothers Held For Shooting
Near Bethel In Sussex County

One negro is dead and four others
wounded as the result of a shooting
affair in lower Sussex county.
The shooting occurred late Sat-
urday night at the Portsville Negro
Church, near Bethel A social was in
progress at the church when the
shooting took place.
George Jones, %, colored, living
in that section, was shot and killed
instantly with a % calibre rifle, the
bullet entering his head. Four other
negroes were wounded during the
shooting affray. They were Carlton
Gayle. Samuel Birch, George Burris
and Joseph Gaines, ranging in ages
from Is to %. Gayle and Birch are
in the Peninsula General Hospital.
Salisbury, Md, where little hope is
entertained for their recovery. Gayle
was shot in the head and Birch in
the arm. Burris and Gaines were al
so shot in the arm.
Norris and George Hyland, color
ed, brothers, were taken into custo-
dy as the ones who did the shooting.
They were captured Sunday, near
Sharptown, Md, by Lieutenant Pur-
nell, Sergeant Knox, Privates O'Neal
and Shannon, of the State Police;
Constable Major Lloyd, of Northwest
Fork Hundred; Chief of Police Wal
ter c. Evans, of Bridgeville, and
Chief of Police Minner, of George
town. The brothers were taken to
Georgetown Sunday morning and
placed in the county Jail. Their trial
for murder will likely take place
during the April term of the Sussex
County Court which is now in ses-
sion.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
HARRINGTON GIRL
WINS KENT CONTEST
Virginia O'NeaI Gets First Award In
Defamation Contest

Miss Virginia O'Neal, of Harring-
ton was awarded first prize in the
Kent County defamation contest
held in the Harrington High School
auditorium on Friday evening She
will compete in the State contest to
he held at Dover today. Miss O'Neal
finished second in the county contest
last year and third in the State con-
test.
The second award went to Miss
Josephine Harrison, of Caesar Rod
ney school. The other entries were
as follows: "Out of the Valley" Reta
Sabadra. FELTON,; The Unknown
Speaker" Elva Davis, Milford "The
Show Must Go On" Irene Williams,
Milford; The Truly Mother" Ell
nestine Davis, Smyrna THE Keep
er of the Light" Ethel V. Roe, Smyr-
ma; "The Angelus." Hazel Taylor,
Caesar-R Rodney; "Mickey's Marker"
Helen Decktor, Harrington. Music
was furnished by the Harrington
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
Fire Sweeps River
Front 1T Bowers
Beach Saturday
Several Cottages, Stores And Garage Buildings Com
pLeteIy Destroyed By Flames Which Started On
South Side Of RiUer, Many Fire Companies Respond
To, Gail For Aid Thousands Visit Scene Sunday.

The Carlisle Fire Company of Mil
ford was the first on the scene at
South Bowers, but they were unable
to get their heavy truck across the
beach sand to the river. They then
went several miles back through
Frederick to North Bowers where
they laid lines of hose across the
liver and aided in fighting the
flames. Dover, with lighter piece
of apparatus was able to get across
the sand and did much to save other
buildings on the south side of the
stream. On Sunday crowd estimat-
ed at 10000 persons visited Bowers
Beach to view the ruins. The crowd
is said to have been larger than any
Big Thursday crowd in recent years.
Among the buildings destroyed by
the fire were:
North Bowers Beach
John George, Frederica. double
cottage. milding. $4,000. furniture.
$1,000.
Warner Green. Rising sun. build
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portunity to bring in their problems
and discuss them with the county
agent and the various specialists. 1t
has been observed that it so fire.
quently occurs 4 person will attend
Il meeting and perhaps the specific
question in mind is not discussed,
while at a conference of this nature
the opportunity is given to present
any topic about which the farmers
desire assistance and advice.
Those who are interested in
poultry will have the opportunity to
discuss the various phases of this
industry with II. S. Palmer, extern
sion pOultryman of the University of
Delaware, and also with II. r. Bak-
er, poultry disease pathOlogist of the
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
STRAWBERRY TRAIN
OPERATION PLANNED
Railroad viii Give Quick Service ia
Distant Points

Strawberries by the trainload will
be handled daily over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad this summer under
an arranged freight service just per-
fected between Cape Charles. Va.
and the northern cities.
AS the season advances and the
peninsula berries are ready to move,
a high speed freight train will start
from Cape Charles at p. m. each
day, and gather up carloads of the
berries at various stations. 1t will
then continue on a preferred sched-
ule so as to reach Philadelphia, Bal
timOre, New York. Harrisburg, Will
Transport, Pottsville, Wilkes-Barre
and Boston in time for the markets
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R/l'ire. which started shortly after
three o'clock last Saturday after
noon at the cottage of BENJAMIN De-
tarris in South Bowers. destroyed a
total of sixteen buildings and the.r
contents before fire companies from
nearby towns managed to bring the
flames under control. The total loss
is estimated to be about S35, 900.
Just what caused the fire is un-
known, but it is believed that it was
caused either by a small boy light
ing a match in closet at the Deta:-
ris home or that a defective tlue
caused the blaze. A heavy southwest
wind was blowing at the time and
the flames spread rapidly from cot
tage to cottage. Flying embers car
ried across the Murderkill River and
cottages at the eastern end of the
row of buildings along the river on
the north side were fired. Five cot
tageS were soon i'm flames and were
totally destroyed or so badly dam
aged that they were practically val
ueless.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
GRAND MASTERS
OFFICIAL VISIT
Masonic Fraternity OF Milford VIII
Banquet Tonight

Tonight, April s, Grand Master j..
Wallace Woodford, accompanied by
his staff will pay his official visit to
Temple Lodge, No. 8, A. +. &c A. NJ,
in Milford. Promptly at six o'clock a
dinner will be served in the Com
munity Building, to which every
Mason who accepted the invitation
,of Temple Lodge is expected to take
part; especially all visiting Masons
who may be in Milford will be well
coined. The Grand Master of Della
ware is a resident of Dover and is
well and favorably known to the
people generally. He is the Mayor of
Dover and a leading business man
of the State Capitol. The attend
ance to greet the Grand Master to-
night will be very large regardless
of weather conditions as the roads
leading to and from Milford are all
of the first class and safe in all
weatheTs,
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
HELEN WILLIAMS
CONTEST WINNER
Awarded First HOnOrs In Sussex
OratOrical Competition

Miss Helen Williams, a senior in
the Millsboro High School, won the
Sussex County Oratorical Contest
held in the Lewes School auditorium
on last Friday evening.
Though the representatives of the
other schools of the county did well,
Miss Williams won by clear mar
gin, receiving a unanimous decision
from the judges.
Her selection, an original cOmpo-
sition, was entitled "WashingtOn's
Contribution to the Ages"
Last year Miss Williams took first
honor in both the county and State
defamation contest and, therefore,
was not eligible to re-enter that
field.
Miss Williams will compete in tho
State OratOrical contest, which will
he held in Dover this afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08

State: J. M. Bennett, principal of
Millsboro school; w. L. MOwlds, SUI
pervisor of agriculture; booths,
Prof. Hendricks, Marion f. Breck,
supervisor of home economics.
Badge tests. boys - Official in
charge and referee, Robert Shilling,
head of the Milford schools; starter,
Francis E. Nunvar, Delmar: timer.
II. b. King. assistant in charge ele-
mentary schools of State; judges,
Albert Earley, of Georgetown, rural
supervisor of southeastern Sussex;
c. p Helm, head of the Laurel
schools; George Macklin. head of the
Bridgeville schools; A. J. BOlin. head
of the Milton schools; Carmel
Moore, teacher in Vaughan's school;
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Sussex County Track And
Field Officials Are Named
Set Friday April TLUenty-ninth As Date For Annual
Meet At Harrington Fair Grounds; c. A. AfIerbGch
APPOINTED Committee Chairman

The annual Sussex Track and
Field Meet for lower Delaware
schools will be held on Friday. April
20, at the Kent-SusseX Fair Grounds,
at Harrington.
Calvin Z. Afnerbach, rural super
visor of school in Southwestern Sus-
sex, is chairman of the affair. He
has named the following county COM
mittee: Oscar S. Wilson, George
town. publicity; George Schollen-
berger, physical director in the Lau-
rel school: Gilbert " Byron, Lewes;
Mrs. H. B. Lewies, Laurel. visiting
teacher for western Sussex; entries.
George f. Hendricks. State director
of physical education; field judges,
John Shilling. of Dover. assistant, in
charge of elementary schools of the
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
CHIEF JUSTICE NOT
SEEKING GOVERNORSHIP

While Chief Justice James
Pennewill, of the State Su-
preme Court, has been sug-
gested by members of the par
ty for the Republican guber-
material nomination, there ap-
pears little prospect that he
will stand for the nomination.
Chief Justice Pennewiil has
been suggested as the party's
standard bearer in the next
campaign in the event Cover
nor Buck declines to accept
denomination which many
persons are trying TO have
him do.
The Chief Justice, according
to those close to him, is not
taking the suggestion serious
ly and is said to desire that he
remain on the State bench
where he has served the State
many years.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
NEW ELECTRIC STORE
OPENS HERE TODAY
WhartOn-F Fisher Go. TO Conduct For
NAL Opening Today And Tomorrow

9That the story of more hours of
leisure" may be more readily pre-
sented to the housewives of Kent
and Sussex counties, the newly ap-
pointed authorized General Electric
home appliance dealer. Wharton
Fisher Company, will conduct the
formal opening of their new store on
Friday and Saturday, April and O..
All the newest and most modern
electrical appliances used to lessen
household duties and that make the
home more enjoyable will be on
display and demonstration.
Bayard V. Wharton, the senior
partner in this new enterprise. is
well known to local residents and
prior to a year ago, was affiliated
with another successful business in
Milford.
e. l.. Fisher was formerly con-
nected with the Eureka Vacuum
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GUILTY PLEAS AT
KENT UPPER COURT
Prisoner Blames Unemployment For
Plight; Continue Cases

Before Resident Judge w. w. Har-
rington in Plead Guilty Court at Do
yer Denver Weedmai, who proved
that he came from good parentage
and had never been in trouble be-
fore. pleaded guilty to the larceny
of chickens about a month ago, Civ
ing as his reason that he was out of
work and had nothing in sight.
Because of his pleading guilty and
also having been in Jail several
weeks, Judge Harrington imposed a
two months imprisonment in the
New Castle County WOrkhOuse.
William Person, alias William
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
ORCHARD SPRAY NOTES
TO FRUIT GROWERS
Interested Persons Have Received
Instructions From County Agent

Within the past few days the fruit
growers in Kent county received
from the Office of County Agent Rus
sell E. Wilson copies OF the third
edition of orchard spray notes for
this season which were prepared by
DR.. J. F. Adams, plant pathologist of
the University of Delaware and the
State Board of Agriculture, under
whose direction this type of spray
service has been conducted in this
State for the past six years in CO.
operation with the county agricul-
tural agents.
In commenting upon the general
weather conditions as affecting fruit
trees, these spray notes stated that
compared with March, 1881. there
was more snow, rain and lower tenn
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WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, March 30. To
Tuesday, April S, inclusive

Charles j. Holzmueller. local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions in MIL
ford, from Wednesday, March 80. to
Tuesday, April s, inclusive:
Temneratura Pain
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
Iemperatnre RAIN

Total Rainfall . "a
Total Rainfall for March. o. .5.55 in.
The following winds and condi-
lions prevailed during the same
period: