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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-10

umnists, commenting on the we'd
ding, wrote that it was a tragic
commentary on the gratitude of the
film colony to know that only $50
of the 500 persons invited to the
nuptial festivities of Hollywood S
good Samaritan" managed to get
there
Those who attended the quiet
ceremony, however, were quoted aft
erward as saying they had wit
messed the elimination of a perfect
Hollywood romance"
Yet that romance already has
witnessed its own elimination.
The kindly little man who re-
nounced his title of "Hollywood's
most beloved bachelor" to become
the husband of the screens blond
est charmer ended it with his own
hand the other day in small dress
ing room off the honeymoon cham
Der.
THE END.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
62OO POUNDS OF
DYNAMITE SET
OFF in MARSH
Hurls Hundreds Of Tons
Of Black Mud 500
Feet Into Air
FELT AT MILFORD

THurling hundreds of tons of black
mud as high as 500 feet in the air
5000 pounds of dynamite were sci
off last Wednesday at Barker's
Landing, near Magnolia, on the St
Jones Creek. The blast was set off
to clear the mud from the marsh to
reach a firm foundation for the
causeway being laid across the
marsh from the st. Jones Neck or
Bay road to the main State highway,
beyond Magnolia.
The dynamiting was supervised
by Larry Livingstone, of the DUPONT
Company, Wilmington, who is an
expert in such matters. The blast
was acclaimed by experienced ex-
plosives men to be one of the most
perfect they had ever seen.
When the blast was touched off by
Milton B. Steinmetz, an employee of
the State Highway Department,
there was a muffled report, and but
little vibration of the earth. Because
of the muffled report, the mud and
water seemed to rise skyward of its
own accord.
Hundreds of tons of dirt will be
dumped in to the dynamited area to
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
SECOND DIVING VICTIM
DIES OF BROKEN NECK
Charles BOokhammer Buried On
Sunday At Georgetown

Funeral services for Charles Book
hammer. q, North Race street,
Georgetown, who Sunday afternoon,
July II, suffered broken neck when
he dived into Ingram's Pond, near
Milton, was held last Sunday after
noon at 1, from the home of his. par
ents, former Levy Court Commis-
sioner and Mrs. William H. Book
hammer, at Lewes. The body was
taken to Georgetown and interment
made in Union cemetery.
Because of his cheerful disposition
he was known throughout the county
as Happy" Bookhammer. He had
a wide circle of friends throughout
lower Delaware. For the past two
years he had been employed in the
mechanical department of the W. l..
HILL Radio Co.
He is survived by his wife, former
ly Miss Alberta Salmons, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Salmons, of
Georgetownfi and two children, Doris
and Charlotte, and his parents.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
SAFETY COUNCIL WARNS
AGAINST TOY GUNS
Says One-Third Of The Eye Acct
dents To Children Caused By Them

On numerous occasions the atten-
tion of the Delaware Safety Council
has been called to the hazards of
small children playing with air
rifles. B. 3. guns and other small
caliber rifles.
According to statistics gathered
by the National Society for the Pre-
vention of Blindness. one-third of the
eye accidents to children are due to
small weapons of the above type: Air
rifles and B. B. guns are eagerly de-
sired by boys who wish real gun
like their dads. Very realistic in
deed is the damage that such a gun
may cause to the eye which is struck
during a game involving war, band
TRY or hunting. 1t is by no means
insurance against accidents to con-
fine the original gift to the older
teen age boy or to present the rife
without ammunition. The younger
boy can easily come in possession
of the gun by borrowing or swapping
it and he or his sister may inadVert-
edly come within range of the gun.
An unloaded gun is only challenge
to the ingenuity of the child him
self to supply his own ammunition.
Among other types of weapons
which rank high in the cause of eye
disasters are the blank cartridge or
cap pistol, often considered safe be-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
VETS ENDORSE
REPEALISTS OF
BOTH PARTIES
p. S. DUPONT Says Repub-
lican AUTHORIZATIONS
lists To Be Supported
MENTION NO NAMES

The Association Against the Pro-
hibition Amendment, most powerful
of the repealist organizations, has
given its unqualified Endorsement to
the anti-prohibition plank in the
Democratic platform, but omitted
any reference to the Democratic
candidates for the presidency and
vice-presidency, both of whom are
pledged to outright repeal.
Coupled with its approval of the
Democratic platform declaration,
the anti-prohibition group promised
candidates of both parties.
The associations views were
made known in a statement issued
through it's publicity headquarters
in Washington under the name of
Pierre S. DUPONT, of Wilmington,
chairman of the executive commit
tee.
Mr.. DUPONT said:
"The oft-stated policy of the As
sociation Against the Prohibition
with reference to politi
cal association has not changed. In
general our members expect to sup
port candidates for office, regardless
of party, who have declared them
selves in favor of repeal of the
Amendment.
"The Democratic platform is clear
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
R. S. COLLISION KILLS
HIMSELF WITH KNIFE
Contractor At Harrington Sewers His
JuguIar Vein While DespOndent

Royal S. Collision, aged 55 years, a
contractor, killed himself in his
room at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Porter. at Harrington Fri
day night, by slashing his throat
with a penknife.
1t is said that Mr.. Collision had
been respondent for some days. He
boarded with Mr.. and Mrs. Porter
and went to his room early that
night. Some time later members of
the family heard groans coming from
the room and hurried there to in
vestigate.
AS soon as they entered the room
they saw blood on the bed and on
the oorfl but at first could not locate
Mr. Collision. On investigating they
found him on the Oof1r of a closet
with several deep and long slashes
in his throat Medical aid was called
but he died within short time.
From the condition of the room it
was apparent that Collision started
cutting his throat while on the bed.
He evidently got up and walked to
the closet where he again slashed
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DELAWARE BAY
LIQUOR PROBE
IS IN PROGRESS
Shipments Into Smyrna
And Other Ports Inves-
tigated By U. S.
SUSPEND ONE MAN

An investigation into reports that
members of the Coast Guard have
cOnnived with rum-runners and aid
ed them in smuggling liquor into
the Delaware Bay and up small riv-
ers in Delaware, principally in the
vicinity of Smyrna, has been under
way for several months.
This is revealed in a statement
made at Washington by Rear Ad-
miral Harry G.. Hamlet, command
ant of the Coast Guard, that at least
one Coast Guardsman stationed at
Cape May has been suspended end
that several others have been charg~
ed with laxity in performing their
duties.
The investigation, it is learned,
was made by Captain William J.
Wheeler, chief inspector, at the in
sistence of Commander John D.
Pennington, prohibition administra-
tor for Pennsylvania, Delaware and
New Jersey who charged that much
of the liquor being sold in this ter
ritory has been smuggled by way
of the Delaware Bay.
1t is believed that the investiga-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
BANK DEPOSITS
DOWN S3,222.:977
DURING QUARTER
Savings Increase $283,512,
Total Resources Show
Decline
DECREASE IN LOANS
Report Shows Total Drop
Of Loans Amounting
To $6,254,5O7.82
DECREASE IN LOANS

Deposits in checking accounts in
Delaware banks declined $3,222,-
97764 during the three-mOnth per-
iod, March 81, to June 80, according
to the quarterly report of H. w.
Horsey, State Bank Commissioner.
Deposits in savings accounts. on
the other hand, increased $685.
51249.
The report, covering 49 mutual
savings banks, State banks and
trust companies, showed a decline
in total resources from S161, 1,607,-
518.O6 to $159, 1886, 1921. Loans and
discounts decreased $6,254,5O7.82 to
a total of $76,7O7 ,OS1.57, while sums
due from banks and lawful res erves
with reserve agents were increased
$2,322,931.16 and $2,586, ,090.33, re-
spectiVely. Cash on hand also show
ed slight increase of $15.664.77 to
a total of $1,7O9, $500 on June 80.
While undivided profits showed
decline of $468, ,9O6.52, surplus end
reserves were increased $59,77S65
and $420,776.90 respectively.
The total in checking accounts on
June 80 was $57,677, 1892 and in
savings accounts, $53,94S,75173.
Mr.. Horsey's report in full fol-
lows:
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
POLICEMEN SPEED
SERUM FOR CHILD
BITTEN BY A DOG
Three Troopers, Working
In Relay, Make Record
Dash To Bridgeville
CANINE HAD RABIES

Three State policemen, working
in relay, carried serum over the IS
miles distance between Wilmington
and Bridgeville on Sunday, in one
hour and ten minutes to stave off
the dread rabies that threatened a
three year old child who had been
bitten by mad dog.
The child apparently is we'll. A
few minutes after the officer arriv-
ed on the scene the child was given
an injection of the serum to pre-
vent the disease that almost al
ways ends in death. For the next IA
days the child will be treated with
the serum daily.
The child is Louise Parker. Last
Thursday she was playing in the
yard of her home when she was Bit
ten by the dog. The canine, owned
by Hugh Martin, also of Bridgeville,
was killed and an examination at
the State Laboratory in Dover re-
vealed that the animal was suffer-
ing from rabies.
DR.. Catherine Cross Gray, who
was attending the child, commune
Gated with the National Drug Com
pany, Philadelphia, for supply of
serum and instead of sending it di-
rect to Bridgeville the company
mailed it. The serum was intercept
ed at the Wilmington post office
and rushed to Bridgeville when it
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
GUARDSMEN GET
SAFETY RULES
FOR ENCAMPMENT
Complete Set Of Regula-
tiOns For Firing Guns At
Bethany Beach Issued
PREVENT ACCIDENTS

In order to prevent accidents dur
ing the encampment of the 198th
Coast Artillery, A. A, Delaware Ma
tional Guard, at Camp Edgar M.
Hopes, Bethany Beach, during the
fifteen day training period starting
Saturday, special orders on safety
have been issued.
Colonel George J. Schulz, COM
manding officer, and Lieutenant Col
onel S. B. l. Duncan, executive off
GER, have given a complete set of
safety directions for the machine
gun batteries of the Second Battal-
ion, under Major John w. Davis; the
three inch-anti-aircraft gun batter
les of the First Battalion, under Maj.
Henry G. Ray, and for a regiment
in handling pistols in practice.
The Battalion commander will
act as the chief safety officer for
the machine gun batteries while at
practice on the beach. One safety
officer will be appointed for each
gun who will assist the time keeper.
There will also be two assistant
safety officers and two enlisted as
sistants to the chief safety officer.
The chief safety officer will be
provided with red flag or gong.
and he will have the flag raised
when unsafe. The direction of the
guns and the field of fire will be
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
WINTER SHOW FOR
RABBIT BREEDERS
Exhibit In Wilmington Or Milford
Next Year

A meeting of the Delaware Rab-
bit Breeders Association was held
Friday night at the home of Miss
Edna Strong, Is Speer Road, Penny
Hill. Arrangements for the Winter
show, to be held from January 16
to 21, inclusive, were discussed at
the meeting. DR.. J. Earl Gilfillan, of
Galena, Md, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, who presided, ap-
pointed a committee of three.
This committee, which consists of
Carroll F. Dill, chairman; T. Blair
Ely and J. Harry Palmer, will con-
fer with officials of Wilmington and
of Milford in order to decide at
which city the show will be held, on
the above dates.
The next regular meeting of the
association will be held at the Wo-
mems Club Building. at Newport.
The show was held in Milford this
year and created much favorable in
terest.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
CRYSTAL FOUNT WINS
OVER HARRINGTON NINE
Local Boys Lose To Strong Days
bOrO Club On Thursday

y The Crystal Fount baseball team
lost to Dagsboro last Thursday to
the tune of to 8, but they retaliated
on Saturday by defeating the strong
Harrington club to 6, in one of the
best games ever witnessed here by
local fans. In Thursdays game, the
Dagsboro heavy sluggers nicked
Rutter for nine timely hits. The
leading hitters for the winners were
Graft, who hit a home run, Campbell
with three hits and Carey and T.
Donoway with two hits each. For
Milford, Grier and H. Lynch WELD
ed the most successful bats. Brown,
the winning pitcher, had only one
bad inning, the fourth, when he al
lowed MilfoTd's only three runs to
cross the plate.
Saturdays game with Harrington
was a twelve inning slug-fest. Har-
rington touched Postles, Milford's
pitcher, for IA hits while the local
boys were getting twelve from the
pitchers. Hall and Hol-
loway with three hits each and Short
and Masten with two hits each, led
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
KENT G. SUSSEX
FAIRDRAWSBIG
CROWDS DAILY
First Day Was "ChiLdren's Day" With About FiUe
Thousand Youngsters Present. Rabbit ShOLV, NeU
This Year. Creates Much Interest Among Visitors
At Fair. Races Are Big Attraction.
Visitors At lH Club Exhibition Building Are Urged
To Observe The Results Of Canning A CGLf Will
Bring Much More In Cans Than When Sold For
Live Weight. Many Trophies Awarded.

Inaugurating what is expecting to
be one of the most successful years
in it's history, the Kent and Sussex
Fair opened Tuesday morning on the
fair grounds just south of Harring-
ton
The opening day had been set
aside as Children's Day and soon
after the gates had been opened the
grounds, the midway and the grand
stands were swarming with young
sters, all out to cram every moment
of their day full of fun and pleasure.
Precious pennies and nickels were
clutched in griny little hands as
the older one wandered about trying
to decide the perplexing question of
how to spend their tiny horde to the
best advantage. Smaller tots clutch
ed their mothers hands as they wan
dered about with wide-open eyes.
The rabbit show, new at the fair
this year, was especially enhancing
to the young visitors although the
candy displays attracted their usual
hordes.
Large numbers of families brought
picnic lunches along prepared to
spend the whole day at the fair
Mothers and daughters wandered
about the needlework, canning, pas
try and flower displays, chatting with
admiring the entries they
had prepared with so much care and
waiting anxiously for the time to
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29

come when the entries will be judged.
Fathers and sons sauntered among
the farm machinery on exhibit and
gave proud and anxious glances at
the livestock which they had been
preparing for months to compete for
blue ribbons at the show.
To most of the adults the races
were the big attraction and the
grandstand was we'll filled as the
sleek horses took their places at the
start. For those who stay through
the evening special vaudeville shows
and fireworks displays will provide
additional entertainment.
In addition to the cash that is
awarded to the winners of the diff
ferent races throughout the week
there are nearly dozen silver tro-
phies including pitchers, plates and
dishes. The trophies were donated
by the following business men and
firms: 1. D. Short Lumber Company,
Peoples Service Station, Holt Oil
Company, Quality Ice Cream Com
pany, Village Farm Trophy, G.. D.
Murphy Memorial Trophy, Millard F.
Davis, Governor Buck, United States
Senator John G. Townsend Trophy.
In addition to the several guards
provided by the fair officials there
are fourteen State Police under the
direction of Captain Ray and under
the direct charge of Sergeant Knox,
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
DELMARVA BODY
HOLD MEETING
AT REHOBOTH
Eastern Shore AssOcia-
ton Hears Encouraging
Reports At Luncheon
EXPLAIN YEAR BOOK

! The largest and most representa-
tive attendance to have assembled
at midsummer meeting of the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association
was present Friday at the luncheon
meeting, Hotel Henlopen, Rehoboth
Beach, in reply to the invitation ex-
tended by President Fred P. Adkins
Practically every county on the pc
ninsula was represented and many
of the officials and members brought
friends or guests. Evidence of the
interest in the associations activi-
ties was expressed by the splendid
turn out.
A pleasing and outstanding fea-
ture of the meeting was the special
arrangements made by Major w. S.
Grenoble, president of the Hotel
HenlOpen, who had the luncheon
served on the second tier veranda
facing the ocean front, and gave his
personal attention to the comfort of
the guests.
President Adkins opened the brief
speaking session. following the
luncheon by explaining that the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association
after six years of intense activity had
faced the depressed economic con-
ditions at its annual meeting in May
with a definite determination to
meet the situation on a safe and
sound basis. He referred to the de-
cided reductions made in staff oper-
alton as we'll as the rigid reductions
made in salaries and actual operat-
ing expenses, and stated that no eff
fort was being spared to continue
the associations services under a
minimum budget and to still make
the work for the benefit of the pc
ninsula as effective as possible. He
Edwin C. Totten, the ex-
ecutive secretary, who briefly re-
viewed the financial conditions which |
The association has met and who
the purpose of the new |
Annual Year Book of Del-Mar-Va |
recently issued. He said the year
book combines not only the complete
story of life in every phase on the
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
Greenwood School Boys Garry On
Agricultural Projects Successfully

w. Lyle Mowlds, State Supervisor
of Agriculture, has just completed
one of his regular inspection tours of
project work being carried on by the
boys of the Greenwood Agriculture
Department under the supervision Of
J. F. Gordy, Agriculture Instructor.
Such things as sanitation, feeding,
rations, routine management, rec
ords, and the interest of the boys
are closely observed by the super
visor. The following boys and pro-
jects were visited:
MeTris Stayton. one pure-bred
spotted Poland China gilt.
Walter Warwick. five fattening
hogs.
Daniel Banning, two fattening
hogs.
Harry Webb, two pure-bred spotted
Poland China gifts.
Milton Fike, two pure-bred spotted
Poland gifts.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29

Alfred Anderson, one grade Jersey
heifer.
Joe Anderson, 125 laying hens and
400 chicks.
Russell Messick, five fattening
hogs.
Arthur Swartz, two dairy COWS.
William Melvin, two gifts.
Other members of the Greenwood
Agriculture Department who are
carrying projects during the sum
mer, but not visited on this inspec-
tion of the State Supervisor are:
Ralph Davis. one pure-bred spot
ted Poland China git.
Arlie Rust, 300 broilers.
Leon Rust, one gilt.
Norris Raughley, one heifer.
Raymond Parsons, 100 broilers.
Russell Burris, two fattening hogs.
Walter Spence, two fattening hogs.
OF these seventeen projects, eight
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ACCIDENT BOARD TO
MEET In SUSSEX
Three Hearings Scheduled For
Group During Week OF Aug. 1.

The Delaware Industrial Accident
Board will hold it's next meeting at
Atlanta, Del, near Bridgeville, Sus-
sex county, on August 2.
The case, to be heard will be that
of Wilbert Fraim VS.. Dora Brown
Fraim claims he had two fingers am
putated while working for the de-
fendant.
The board will meet at Dover the
same day to hear the case of John
Wick VS.. Ennis and Deakyne, ga
rage owners. Wick claims compen-
sation for burns. sustained from
gasoline.
Another case listed for that day
is that of Earring Rev VS.. the Dover
Coca Cola Company. Rev claims his
knee was injured while working on
signs for the Dover concern.
The Board will meet in this city
on August to hear the cases of the
Wilmington Enameling Co. VS.. James
Haggerty. who claims compensation
for injuries sustained at work, and
the case of Daisy H. Banning VS.
the Bond Manufacturing Co. Miss
Banning claims compensation for in
jury to her fingers sustained when
a tray fell on her hand
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
"VACATION" TYPHOID
BECOMING COMMON
State Health Secretary Says II Is
Contracted During Holidays

DR.. A. c. Jost, executive secretary
of the State Board of Health, in
speaking relative to the possibility
of typhoid fever during the holiday
season, stated that so common is it
to see cases of typhoid which are the
result of infection contracted during
the holiday season, that the de-
scription vacation" typhoid has
come into use and is generally un-
derstood.
Continuing, DR.. Jost says, "City
dwellers, accustomed to use water
which is maintained constantly at
satisfactory standard of purity, to
use milk which is either pasteurized
to destroy diseases causing organ
ism, or which is obtained from rig
idly inspected dairies, to bathe in
swimming pools the water of which
is chlorinated or otherwise maintain
ed in a sanitary condition, assume
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CANTALOUPE CROP
READY TO PICK

The first shipments of can
taloupes from lower Delaware
were made this week. A few
ripe 'lopes were picked the
latter part of last week, but
there we're not enough ripe
ones for shipment. The can
taloupe, this season, has been
favored with suitable wea-
ther, and the growers antici-
pate a crop rs per cent nor
NAL. This is about Is per cent
above last years crop, when
there was a so per cent nor
NAL yield.
Lower Delaware brokers
returning from North Caro-
lima where they engaged in
the cantaloupe deal, say the
crop in that state this year
was a failure, owing to a
drought. Conditions on the
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula were
just the opposite, cantaloupes
here having had an ample
supply of rain.
Fruit package plants have
been busy for some time,
making up containers for the
cantaloupe crop, thereby Civ
ing employment to hundreds
who otherwise would have
been out of work.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-29
FIRE DESTROYS LARGE
MODERN DAIRY BARN
Douglas Fry Suffered Severe Loss
In Blaze Last Saturday

VA modern dairy barn containing
the newest and most up-to-date of
dairy equipment which had recent
ly been built by Douglas Fry, was
burned to the ground early last Sat
urday morning. The barn, equip
ment and feed that was in the barn
were valued at $1,000.
The fire was caused by spontane-
GUS combustion which set fire to
112 tons of feed in the loft of the
barn. The fire was discovered by
William Kershaw, a driver for the
Higman's Express Company who
noticed smoke pouring out of the
ventilator on the roof and rushed
over to awaken Fry. Fry Immediate
ly ran to the barn in time to save
all of the COWS that were in it.
The Carlisle Fire Company re-
sponded but nothing could be done
as there was no water supply near
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