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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
KENT co. FIREMEN
MEET In DOVER
Announcement Is Made OF Founding
OF Company At Frederick

he monthly meeting of the Kent
County Firemen's Association was
held at the Robbins Hose Company.
DoveTI Wednesday evening with
President George w. Swain, presid-
ing. All companies were represented
at the meeting. W. D. Boyce, chair
man of the school inspection COM
mittee, announced that the school
reports had all been received and a
compiled report would be ready for
the next meeting.
The president named Lewis Wal
ker. of Clayton, in charge of the
question box. Ten questions were
discussed. Mr. Walker is second vice
president of the Del-Mar-Va Fire
mems Association, and he urged the
fire companies to attend the annual
convention at Cape Charles, Va, on
May IL.
1t was announced at the meeting
that Frederick had organized a fire
company and had purchased sec
ond-hand pumper from Dover. The
secretary was instructed to write the
new company inviting them to at
tend the county meetings. About
seventy-five were present and under
the heading good of the association,
remarks were made by Past Presi-
dent J. E. Haddaway. First Vice
President Samuel Powell and Sec
ond Vice President Thomas Baker.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
Plans Are Complete
For Celebration
The Dutch At LelOes VIII Be Celebrated With Ap-
prOpTiGte Ceremonies Saturday, MGy Seventh

The Lewes Tercentenary Commits
sion has completed its plans for the
celebration on Saturday, May z in
connection with the 3O0th anniVer-
sary of the landing and settling of
the Dutch at Lewes and the dedica-
tion of the recently constructed
building, patterned after the old
Town Hall of Doom, Holland, from
which point the Dutch sailed here.
United States Senator Daniel o.
Hastings, of Delaware, will deliver
the principal address. Jan Herman
Van Royen, Netherlands Minister,
will represent his government at the
celebration. Others participating in
the program will include Governor C.
Douglass Buck, United State Senator
John G. Townsend, Jr., Congressman
Robert c. Huston and Mayor U. w.
Hooker, of Lewes. The invocation
will be pronounced by Bishop Philip
Cook.
Music during the exercises will be
furnished by the Drum and Bugle
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
MILFORD CITIZENS
ASKED TO AID IN
ANNUAL CLEANUP
City Authorities Will Pro-
vide Trucks For Cartiug
OF Rubbish During Week
URGE COOPERATION
State Board OF Health Is
Cooperating To Make
City More Healthful

MilfOrd's annual Cleanup anC
paint-up week will be held this year
from April 80 to May S. The State
Board of Health is cooperating with
the local authorities in enforcing the
regulations concerning this event A
complete sanitation program has
been mapped out and after the work
of the week the local board of health
will make a thorough inspection to
see that all residents have complied
with the regulations.
Some of the major improvements
that have already been started by
individuals are the renovation of the
MulhOlland apartments and the res
idence of DR.. Willard Pierce on
North Walnut street and the re-
building of the old Holland property
by the new owner, Mayor Wilson NJ
Vinyard who is planning to make
his home there.
One of the features of this clean
up and paint-up week is that it is
supplying work for many people
who would have no prospect of a job
otherwise. The city has formed an
unemployment bureau and they are
finding work for many.
Starting Monday, May 1, a truck
will be sent around to collect the
rubbage that the residents have
cleaned from their premises. A truck
will collect in the first ward on
Monday, May 2; in the Second Ward
on Tuesday, May 8; in the Third
Ward on Wednesday, May A, and in
the Fourth Ward on Thursday, May
5. Rubbage must be collected and
put in receptacles on the edge of the
street and care must be taken that
the paper. ETC., will not blow away
and clutter up the streets.
The Mayor and the members of
the City Council request the Coop
GRAFTON of all residents of the City of
Milford in this worthwhile move
ment to beautify the city.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
ELWOOD WRIGHT
CHOSEN LEADER
Elected Chairman Of Re-
publican Committee On
Monday Evening

V w. Elwood Wright, former Clerk
of the Peace and at present Secre-
tary of the County Board of Assess
ment, was unanimously elected
chairman of the Sussex County Re-
publican Committee on Monday eve
ming when the newly elected men,
bers met at Georgetown to organize.
Others elected were Mrs. Sarah J.
Albertson, of Lewes, vice chairman;
Howard w. Bramhall, secretary, and
Frank w. Lawson, treasurer.
The eliminating of William J.
Swain, who for the past ten years
has been chairman of the county
committee, came as somewhat of a
surprise to many Republicans
throughout the county. Mr.. Swain
nominated Mr.. Wright for the chair
manship, and the election was made
without a dissenting vote. In all
sections of Sussex county Republi.
cans have been discussing the
change in leaders and reasons there
fore have been advanced. It is the
general belief that Mr.. Swain was
dropped after the friends of Con-
gressman Houston, whom Swain de-
feated for a delegate to the National
Convention last week at the State
Convention, demanded that he be
ousted. They are said to have ap-
preached the anti-organization lead
ers with the suggestion that they
unite to defeat Swain. Whatever the
outcome of these conferences, it is
certain that. Notwithstanding
strong effort to hold many of the
committeeman in line, it was neces-
sary to swing in behind Elwood
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
FARMERS DISCUSS
MILK SITUATION
Philadelphia Prices Said
To Be Above Those OF
Other Markets

A meeting under the auspices of
the local milk associations of Har-
1ington and FELTON,, was held in Eel
ton, at which As farmers from the
two districts were present, the main
subject discussed being the supply
and demand of milk for the city
markets, especially Philadelphia,
where most of the Delaware milk is
shipped.
The outlook fol-, the dairy industry
in the eastern section of the United
States, and the necessity for farmers
to practice economical methods of
producing milk under the existing
marketing conditions were explained
by Kent County Agent Russell E.
Wilson, of Dover, who also stressed
the Importance of farmers growing
more pasture and hay crops for feed
ing dairy cattle.
A discussion of the whole milk
market condition in the country
with special reference to the de-
creasing demand for consumers, was
given by II. d. Allebach, president of
the Interstate Milk Producers AS
sociatiOn.
In comparing the market price of
milk in the Philadelphia territory
with that of other nearby cities, Mr..
Allebach stated that with the eX-
ception of Washington, the Phila-
delphia price has been above that of
those other markets, therefore dairy
men in this area are in better po-
sition with reference to the, whole
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
MAKING PLANS FOR
HISTORIC PAGEANT
Affair OF Statewide Interest To BE
Held At Dover In June

Mrs. Edith Robertson Bohn, gen.
eral director of the George Wash
ington bicentennial pageant to be
given on Dover Green in June is
making progress in getting the diff
ferent agencies in the State to as
sist in the pageant.
Mrs. Bohn announces that the d.
A. r. of Delaware will take care OF
one episode in the pageant. The
Girls Leader Corps of the Whining
ton High School will have charge of
the interpretive dancing, depicting
war and peace. The NanticOke In
dians of Sussex county will take
part in the Indian scenes.
The Kent County Pomona Grange
will put on one of the episodes of
Washingtons time The Adult Edu-
cation Chorus of Sussex county will
have charge of much of the chorus
work of the pageant.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
BETTER HOMES SHOW
HERE MAY IL TO IA
Milford Business Interests Are Coop
Grating TO Aid Affair

In less than two weeks the doors
of Milford's Better Homes Show will
be thrown open and the public will
be able to witness one of the largest
and best shows ever put on by any
town south of Wilmington. The
dates are May IL, II, Is and ID;
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. The show is to be held in
the Community Building. More than
forty exhibitors have rented space
in the gymnasium and the auditor
ium and six automobile dealers will
exhibit the 1892 models of their cars
in the truck room. Prizes are to be
given away each night.
Music will be furnished each night
by the High School Orchestra and
there will be dancing on the second
floor in the auditorium.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
REPORT OF FARM
EGG RECORD CLUB
Average Egg Production Records
Have Been Mailed TO POultrymen

The average egg production rec
ords from 1886 pullets and 16,825
hens, in addition to 9,082 birds in
mixed flocks consisting of both pull
let's and hens, have been included in
the March report of theV Delaware
farm egg record club which has been
issued by H. S. Palmer, extension
pOultryman of the University ol
Delaware, and mailed to each poul-
try raisers in the State who request
ed one of the 1931-1932 poultry cal
endars on which to keep these rec
Ords.
The copies of this report for the
poultrymen in Kent county were
mailed on Tuesday of this week
from the office of County Agent Rus
sell E. Wilson.
These egg records have been OBJ
tanned from various sized hocks on
1872 farms throughout the State, and
they indicate that during March the
pullets laid on the average 16.S
eggs, and the hens laid 147 eggs,
while the mixed flocks of pullets and
hens running together produced AL
eggs per bird, which closely corre-
spends to the productions per bird
for these three groups during March
of last year.
Along with the statistical records
of egg production, this report also
contains many helpful suggestions
for the prevention of tail and toe
picking and other forms of cannibal-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
SEN. HASTINGS
:. SAYS RULING
WAS PROPER
Defends Conduct OF Re-
publican State COnven-
ton Meeting
IS NOT DISTRESSED
Says Wilmington Demo-
cratic Paper Always Tries
To Disrupt Republicans

Senator Daniel o. Hastings, of
Delaware who was chairman of the
Republican State Convention held in
Dover this week, has issued a state
ment replying to an article in
Every Evening" of April 21, which
stated that the Delaware senator
had been dumped" by a group of
Republicans because of his ruling
at the convention.
The Delaware Senator defended
his action in declining to declare all
nominations closed after one dele
gate had placed nine persons in nom
inatiOn for national delegate.
Senator Hastings also declared
that he would mot be distressed by
Every Evenings article that | have
been dumper by either faction"
Stating his position regarding the
convention and his reply to the
newspaper article the Senator said:
Il came to Washington Immediately
after the convention adjourned and
am not therefore informed upon the
subject of this article.
"Of course the convention, like
MOSl conventions, was u1SdppOlllL-
ment to many persons who were in
terested in it. | cannot believe that
my selection as chairman of the con-
ventiOn was based upon the belief
that my rulings would be controlled
by any particular desire that | had
to have one candidate succeed over
another. The only ruling that l
made that | heard any complaint
about was when one delegate to the
convention placed in nomination the
names of nine persons as delegates
to the National Convention and be-
fore taking his seat and before Civ
ing any body else an opportunity to
place other persons in nomination,
he moved that the nominations be
closed. The usual thing to be done
in case like that is to ascertain
whether any other persons are to be
placed in nomination before enter
tanning motion that the nomina-
tions be closed. Any other ruling is
so ridiculous and any other ruling
so unfair that it is surprising to me
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
CHILD SCALDED, THREW
WATER IN HEATER
Jackie Scarborough Badly Burned
About The Face

Jackie Scarborough, three-year-
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl NJ.
Scarborough, who reside at the nor
thern entrance of Milford, was bad
ly burned about the face when he
threw water on the hot fire in the
heater of their home.
Last Friday the child wandered
into the cellar to play. On account of
the mild weather the heater door
had been left open to cool the fur
mace. A large pan of water was on
the floor, which had been used to
supply moisture to the heating sys-
tenn. The child picked up the pan of
water and dashed it into the hot
Goals. There was an explosion of
steam and the hot vapor badly scald-
ed the child's face. Fortunately his
eyes were uninjured. The father
heard the noise and ran to the cell
lar, giving first aid to the child.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
SAY DELAWARE is
LEANING TO REPEAL
Class Poll Shows Drift Toward Re-
peal Sentiment In Delaware Returns

Bankers, lawyers and physicians
in Delaware are strongly in favor of
repeal of the 18th (prohibition)
Amendment while the clergy are in
favor of its continuance according
to figures from this State published
by the Literary Digest showing re-
suits in that magazines special clas-
siiied prohibition poll:
Classification of ballots returned
from Delaware given by the Digest is
as follows:
Bankers, total voting, 11S; for con-
tinuance, 46 for repeal, 70; clergy,
tOtaling voting, ~, for continuance
AZ, for repeal, 30 lawyers, total vot-
ing. 20, for continuance, II, for re-
peal, SIS; physicians, total voting,
G3, for continuance, 3; for repeal,
5S.
The total number of ballots re-
ceived from Digest subscribers in
this State to date is 1918 of which
42l favor continuance and S94 want
repeal.
Tabulated returns of the special
classified returns of the Digest's 1880
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
ASK FOR VOTE ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Persons Having Business
In Milford Are Asked To
Give Opinions

Since The L. d. Caulk Company
went on a form of daylight saving on
Monday morning when the employ
ees started work an hour earlier in
the morning and quit at four O'Clock
in the afternoon, the Chronicle has
been called on the phone daily ask
ing whether other business interests
in the town would follow the same
procedure. So far as we have been
able to learn there are no other bus
inesses which plan to follow the
same system-but this paper has
been asked by some of those who
are interested to conduct a poll of
Milford citizens and those who have
business in Milford to learn the
sentiment of the community on the
question.
For that reason we are printing a
coupon on page eight of this issue
of the Chronicle, and would request
those who either would like the day
light saving plan o. those who OPP
pose it to fill out the coupon and
mail or send it to the Chronicle Of
flee In this manner it is hoped to
learn the feeling of the citizens of
Milford, and lower Kent and Sussex
counties on the question. 1t is pos
sible that the result may make
some change in the hours of busi-
ness houses here, so all persons are
urged to fill out the coupon at once
and send it in. Whether you favor
or oppose daylight saving we urge
you to send in the coupon. Turn to
page eight now, clip the coupon and
fill it out.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
DELAWARE CITIZENS
INVITED TO LEWES
LEBR TION

The Lewes Precautionary
Commission has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
THE Lewes Tercentenary
Commission cordially invites
all citizens of the state of Del
aware and the public generally
to attend on Saturday May z,
the dedication exercises of
Zwaanendael House, the build
ing erected by the state at
Lewes to commemorate the
first settlement in the State of
Delaware, by the Dutch at
Lewes in the year 1881.
Governor c. Douglass Buck
will preside and there will be
addresses by Hon. Daniel c.
Hastings and Hon. l.. II. Van
ROyen, the minister from the
Netherlands at Washington.
Representatives of the COVER
nOrs of Pennsylvania and
Maryland and from the Holland
Society of New York and the
Netherlands Society of Phila-
delphia as well as from various
patriotic societies in Delaware
will also be present and take
part in the exercises. Music
will be furnished by the Drum
and Bugle Corps of Delaware
Post No. l. American Legion.
1T is hoped that there will
be a large attendance ON this
interesting. as well as histOr-
ically important, occasion"
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
TAX RITE IN.
SUSSEXCOUNTY
CUT TO 7OCENTS
STOVER WILL CONTINUE
AS ADJUTANT GENERAL

J. Austin Ellison, former ad-
jutant general of Delaware
VIII not take an appeal from
the decision of the Superior
Court of Kent County confirm
ing the appointment by Cover
nor Buck of Weller E. StOver
to that position. James r.
MOrford, counsel for Mr.. Eli
son, made this announcement
this week.
The court handing down an
opinion on February 16, ruled
that Slower rightfully holds the
office. Failure of governors to
send the name of Ellison to
the State Senate for cOnfirma-
tion since his appointment No
yember 10, 1920, primarily re-
suited in the opinion of the
court that a vacancy existed at
the time of StOver's appoint
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29

Corps of Delaware Post. No
American Legion.
An amplifying system will be in
stalled to carry the anniversary pro-
gram throughout Lewes. Amplifiers
will be installed at all principal in
teresections, the Caesar Rodney HO-
tel, the school house, the firemen's
hall and other points. Lewes will be
appropriately decorated for the Oc-
casiOn.
Fifteen hundred seats will be
erected for the exercises. Ample
provisions for parking will be made.
A town dance will be heldd in the
Lewes Firemen's Hall, starting at s
in the evening, as a climax for the
celebration. State Senator G. Clifton
Maull is chairman of the committee
arranging for the dance. George
Madden's Orchestra will furnish the
music
Throughout the State considerable
interest is being displayed in the af-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
MRS. SPARKS IS
SUNSHINE HEAD
Reelected For Two Year
Term As President Of
Delaware Branch

Mrs. Frank c. Sparks was re-elect-
ed for a twO-year term as president
of the Delaware Division of the In
ternatiOnal Sunshine Society at last
Thursday afternoons session of the
annual meeting of the division held
in Wilmington.
Other officers elected also for two
year terms follow: Vice-president
for New Castle county, Mrs. II. D..
Simpson: vice-president for Kent
county, Mrs. Harvey Coverdale. of
Milford: vice-president for Sussex
county, Mrs. Harlan w. Waller, of
Delmar; recording secretary Mrs
Clinton Fl. Burton, of Roselle; as
sistant recording secretary, Mrs. Ed
ward Melchoir, Jr.; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. H. Fl. McLachlan;
treasurer, Mrs. Alfred L. Kelley; di-
rector to State Federation, Mrs. Julia
M. Story; auditors, Mrs. Boyd H.
Cook, chairman; Mrs. James Carter
and Mrs. Nellie Stout. All were
formally installed, with appropriate
ceremonies.
The report of the nominating COM
mlttee was submitted in the morn
ing by Mrs. Mabel L. Brown. chair
man. There were contests in all
offices.
The other principal feature of the
closing session was memorial SER
vice for ten members of the various
branches of the organization who
died since the previous annual meet
ing. The service was conducted by
Mrs. Story. The soloist was Harper
Spry, baritone, who sang "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought >" and an
other selection appropriate to the
service. Yellow candles were light
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
MUSIC AWARDS
AFTER STATE TEST
Awards 10 Schools And Individuals
Are Announced


More than 500 school children took
part in the music festivals of the
public schools held at Dover Friday
and Saturday. Marked improvement
in the music work of the pupils over
last year
There were but two bands in the
State for the band competition con-
test. They were the Ferris Indus
trial School of New Castle and the
Lewes High School.
AT the close of the festival, or con-
test, Director Gildersleeve annOun-
ced the successful contestants as de-
cided upon by August D. Zanzig
selected as judge of the several
events. They were as follows:
Musical achievements - Glass l,
Junior High School, First Clayton.
average score. 1886; second, Delmar,
53O.
Glass 2, Fifth and Sixth Grades.
first, Delmar with 341; Second, Lin
coin with SSS.
Glass 3, Fourth Grades and rural
schools first, Prime Hook Neck,
Sussex County, with an average Of
PAP and one-third; second, Delmar.
with an average of 241 and seven
tenths.
Highest Individual scores, Glass l.
Natalie Truitt, of Lord Baltimore
School, Sussex county.
Glass 2, Janis Clendaniel, Lincoln
School, Sussex county; Glass 3, tie
between Zelda Speicker of Green
wood and Billy Hearne, of Delmar.
Instrumental, alone Lewes, 40.
Milford, 39;; Dover, SO; Ferris In
dustrial School, 33 including both
vocal and instrumental.
In the Champion Grand Trophy
contest. the points made were, Lew
es, rs; Milford, 20; Dover, As; Selby-
willie, 43; Lord Baltimore, 81; Del
mar, SO; Ferris Industrial School
SO; Milton, "a.
Silver trophy cups were awarded,
both being taken by Lewes High
School, their general average and
the grand trophy average being the
highest on the list.
After the festival closed the first
State Convention was held and a
banquet was given in the New Cen
tury Club rooms.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
FOR SUSSEX W. C. T. u.
Mrs. Levina Lynch OF LeweS Was
Elected President

Mrs. Levina Lynch of Lewes was
elected president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Sus-
sex at the 1882 convention last Tues
day in the Milford Methodist Pro-
testant Church. Other officers chos-
en- to serve during the coming year
are:
Mrs. Micha Hudson, of Milton, vice
president; Miss Anna Hazard of
Rehoboth, recording secretary; Miss
Maria Thoroughbred of Seaford. cor
responding secretary; and Mrs.
Clark Abbott, of Delmar, treasurer.
About 100 delegates. representing
ten unions, attended the convention
which was featured by the address
of General w. Mcdaniel Rowan, dep
uty prohibition director of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
GRANGERS WILL GIVE
PLAY NEXT TUESDAY
"TwO Days TO Marry" 70 BE Shown
At Grange Hall

1.-TWO Days To Marry. rollicking
comedy, will be presented at the
Milford Grange Hall next Tuesday
evening, May 3. This play consists
of three acts and the playing time
is about two and one half hours. The
hero. James Dare, in order to get a
million dollars left him in his faith
ers will, must be married before his
2Sth birthday. He discovers he has
only two days left in which to get
married so his lawyer advertises in
the paper for a woman to marry Mr..
Dare. The situations which arise
from this advertisement are very
complicated and amusing. Mr..
Dare's butler and maid, two negroes,
make the play one long laugh from
beginning to end. The cast is as fol-
lows:
Simon P. Chase Ga negro servanU,
w. Franklin Dawson.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
New Castle Residents To ShOw
old Homes Again On May 21
Annual Custom Of AuOing Public To See Interior of
Historic old Buildings viii Be FOILOLOed Again This
Year. Funds VIII Be GiUen To Historic Church.

"Buena VISTA" the home of Gov
ernor and Mrs. c. Douglass Buck, on
the du POnt Boulevard, will be
among the colonial mansions which
will be opened to visitors on Old New
Castle Day, Saturday. May 21. This
home is sure to be the mecca of
many visitors as this is the first
time in many years its doors have
been opened to the public. 1t was
not opened for the event last year
because of alterations which were
taking place at the time although it
holds priceless treasures of an
tiques heirlooms of jewelry, silver
ware and paintings. It's holdings
date back to the earliest Delawar-
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
SENTENCE IMPOSED
In KENT COUNTY COURT
Norman BurriS Is Ordered To Pay
His Vile 50 Weekly For Support

Sentences were imposed in the
Kent county Court of General Ses-
sions at Dover, on the following who
had either been tried by a jury or
pleaded guilty to the indictments
filed against them:
Lola Phillip Winchester, larceny of
pocketbook, three months impri-
sonment in the Kent county Jail.
Norman Burris, desertion and
non-support of wife and one child,
ordered to pay wife 50 per week.
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