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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
|. DOLPHUS SHORT
IS CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR
Milford Lumber Dealer
And Banker TOsSes His
Hat In The Ring
AGGRESSIVE FIGHT
In Statement Handed The
Press He Promises Ag-
gressive Campaign
AGGRESSIVE FIGHT

Former State Senator l. Dolphus
Short, of Milford, tossed his hat in
the ring for the Republican nOmina-
tion for Governor on Tuesday. He
issued a statement to newspaper
men telling of his decision after a
conference in which his friends and
advisors urged him to make the an
nouncement at this time For
months past those Republicans in
the State who have been demanding
a new leadership have been urging
Senator Short to allow them to fight
for his nomination at the State Con-
ventiOn to be held in August or Sep
tember 1t was following such Il
conference that. the statement was
prepared for the press.
Four years ago Senator Short
went to the State Convention with
forty-OCe of the forty-twO delegates
from Sussex county. He was the
choice of the Sussex caucus for gov
ernor. In accordance with the rOta-
tiOn rule then used by the Republi-
can party it was Sussex cOunty's
turn for the nomination. State lead
ers in Wilmington ruled differently,
however, and Governor Buck was
nominated and elected. Following
the convention Mr.. Short and his
friends worked hard for the ticket
and aided in rolling up a large ma
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
HOMES
SHOW ASUCCESS
Merchants Had Excellent
Displays At Affair In
Community Building
IS CHOSEN

The Milford Better Homes Show
ended last Saturday night after four
very successful days. Between four
and five thousand people attended
the show and all of the exhibitors
have expressed the opinion that they
thought the show was a success
from every standpoint. The prizes
each night were won as follows:
The prize the first night was won by
Mrs. Isabelle Walters; the second
night the prize was won by Mae
Russell. Both of these prizes were
five dollars. Friday night the prize
of ten dollars was won by Mrs.
Laura Morris, and the prize of five
dollars was won Saturday night by
Jim Abbott.
Saturday night the winner of the
slogan contest was announced. Mrs.
Charles Magg won the contest with
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
SLOGAN CHOSEN FOR
CITY OF MILFORD
VIII BE Known As "Garden City OF
I Twin Counties" In Future

Mt was announced last Saturday
night at the Better Homes Show
that Mrs. Charles Mag, of South
Milford, was the winner of the slo-
gan contest conducted by the Mil
ford Business Mems Association.
The winning slogan was Garden
City of Twin Counties" This slo-
gan is to be the official slogan c. the
City of Milford.
The winning slogan was picked
from over two hundred entries be-
cause of its attractiveness and be-
cause it particularly fitted the city.
If it is given much thought it is
seen that it has much true meaning
and it is one that cannot be applied
to any and every town or city.
The committee picked by the as
sociatiOn to judge the entries and to
pick the winner was composed of a
business man, a newspaper man and
an advertising man. The members
of the committee were: Harry Null
holland, G. Franklin NAPLES and
Col. Theodore Townsend.
1t is hoped that this slogan will be
whole-heartedly adopted by all cit
liens of the City of Milford. and that
the City of Milford shall become
widely known as the Garden City
of Twin Counties"
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
GRANGE MEMBERS In
WASHINGTON EPISODE
Kent County Pomona Members Are
Showing Interest In Pageant

Members of the Kent County PO-
mona Grange are showing interest in
the George Washington bi-centen-
NAL pageant, which is to be staged
in Dover the latter part of June, and
have already started work on the
episode that they have been chosen
to depict.
This episode is based on the his
torical record of the State Commits
sioners receiving word of the signing
of the Declaration of independence,
the denouncing of King George, the
burning of his portrait by some sol
diers, and finally Colonel Haslet and
a company of the First Delaware
Regiment leaving the Dover Green
for Philadelphia and the war.
Mrs. Edith Robertson Bohn, direc-
tor of the pageant, met with 60 mem
bers of Fruitland, Trophy and Har-
rington Oranges in Trophy Grange
Hail, FELTON,, on Tuesday evening.
and after explaining the details of
the pageant to them, had all the
Colonial soldiers" measured for
their uniforms. Mrs. BOhn met with
the members from Capital, Rural,
Smyrna. Oranges in the school build
ing at Cheswold.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
BOY SCOUTS HOLD
FIELD MEET AT FELTON,
six Troops From Kent County Show
Skill In Scout Work

Six Kent county scout troops par
ticipated in the Scouting Field Meet
held in FELTON, on Saturday after
noon. These troops competed in
eight different scout contests and an
unusual high standard of perform
ance was displayed by all troops.
The events included a knot-tying
relay, a scouts pace relay, COM
pass contest, flag relay, semaphore
signalling, Morse signalling, fire
building contest and a potato race
relay.
In these contests the Dover Amer
lean Legion troop and the Camden
Wyoming troop shared all first
places with four each. In total scor-
ing, however, the Dover American
Legion troop was first, Camden
Wyoming was second, Milford NJ. p.
Church troop was third, Harrington
was fourth and the Milford NJ. r.
Church troop was fifth.
The policy of the Camden-Wyom-
in gtrOop in having all scouts in the
troop in at least one event was es-
pecially commendable. All but two
members of the troop were present
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
COURT RESERVES
DECISION In CASE
Rule Issued To Show Cause Why
Money Should Not BE Refunded

Lenthy argument took place at
Dover on Saturday before Resident
Judge Charles S. Richards and
Chancellor Josiah o. Wolcott, in
Orphans Court, relative to the pc
tition which was filed by Daniel J.
Layton, who is seeking to recover
for Cornelius B. Walls, of Philadel-
phia, $1,2S503, which was placed by
the Court, in the Farmers Bank of
the State of Delaware, to the credit
of Walls who at the time could not
he located and who was later on
presumed to be legally dead.
The question resolved itself into
one whether or not the statute, de
claring a man dead after an absence
of seven years, who cannot be found
is valid. No attempt was made by
the judges to decide this question.
A rule, however, was issued on
Elisha D. Campbell, of near Lewes,
brother-in-law of Walls, to show
cause why he should not deposit
the money he had withdrawn, be-
longing to Walls, which had been
drawn on the ground that Walls
could not be located and vas PIE
sumed to be dead. The rule is re-
turnable or May 2S, and at that
time he is supposed to return the
money or take further LEGAL action
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
STATE POLICE MEMBERS
PROTEST CUT In PAY
Many Are Said TO BE Dissatisfied
With Cut

A number of the members of the
State Police are said to be extreme
ly dissatisfied with the recommen-
datiOn of a 10 per cent cut in theil
wages in accordance with the econ
Omy plan of Governor G. Douglass
Buck.
Their protests are based on two
reasons: The first is that the last
Legislature authorized the increase
of pay to State judges in consider
able amounts. Wilmington City
Council increased members pay and
that of other officials, and if the pay
of this high-priced "help" has been
increased. during the past year, why
should theirs be decreased? they
ask. q,
The second reason is that while
10 per cent cut is a relatively un-
important thing to many men who
are receiving a considerable salary,
and means only the firing of an
other servant. or the retiring of an
other automobile. in the case of a
$35-a-week private on the State Po-
lice force, who has frequently risk
ed his life in the service of the State
in attempting to arrest some drunk
en- driver, actual or would-be muir
derer, or thug, a 10 per cent cut is
a vital matter. 1t cuts right into the
living expenses particularly if the
policeman happens to be married
and have child or two. or more,
as many of them are are and have,
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
ELECTRIC RATES
ARE REDUCED BY
MILFORD COUNCIL
Make Reductions To En-
courage Use OF Modern
Appliances In Homes
WILL BUILD WHARF
Contract For Collection
Of Garbage Is Let To
T. T. Windsor
WILL BUILD WHARF

The City Council of Milford at a
meeting last week made reductions
in the cost of electric current to
consumers.
Milford owns and operates its own
plant and this reduction was made
to encourage patrons to use electri-
cal appliances in their homes and
places of business. No additional
meter will be necessary.
Thirty-fve kiloWatt hours will be
allowed a month for lighting pur-
poses at a minimum charge of 10
cents per kilOwatt after which the
rate will be reduced to cents per
kilOwatt. This is an optional rate
and those who do not use 35 kilo-
watts per month can still have the
old schedule with a minimum
charge of $1.50. An "Off peak load
rate was also made effective to those
who wished to use current for
heating hot water. A rate for this
purpose was established at cents
per kilOwatt but the current must
be used between o'clock at night
and 6 o'clock in the morning as at
that time there is an excess of cur
rent made at the plant. This rate
will take a special mettr 1t was
pointed out that enough water could
be heated in a tank at this rate to
last all the next day.
The floating Indebtedness of the
city was reduced $4,000. City profits
to this amount were applied to the
debt.
The contract to build the new
wharf along the Mispillion River at
the light and water plant has been
awarded to J. Leonard Abbott, of
The contract price was
81 ,23O., --.-.--
The contract to collect garbage
in the City of Milford has been
awarded to T. T. Windsor for $667
a day.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
ASK HIGHER DUTY
ON FISH PRODUCTS
r. C. Hayes Declares Del
aware Plants Face Clos
ing Unless Increased
EXPLAINS SITUATION

r. c. Hayes, of Lewes, and W. r.
Morse, president of the American
Fish Oil Association, of New York.
told Senator Daniel o. Hastings on
Saturday that unless the duty on
this product is increased, many
plants along the Atlantic coast and
other parts OF the country would be
forced to remain closed during the
coming season.
They explained that this assOcia-
ton represented more than 200
plants in II coastal states, employ
ing more than $4,000 men and 1000
vessels, with capital investment ag-
gregating millions of dollars. They
also informed Senator Hastings that
American fish oil producers were
unable to compete with Norway,
Japan, British Columbia and other
countries. They pointed out that the
present duty under the 1880 tariff
act on this product was only two
thirds of cent a pound, while fisA
meal was on the free list. This rate
of duty, they contend, is ineffective
as far as protection of domestic pro
ducers are concerned.
1t pointed out that impOssibility
of competing with foreign produc-
ers. 1t was explained that the aver
age cost of producing fish oil in this
country was approximately 6la
cents a pound, and that of fish scrap
$50 a ton.
Mr.. Hayes and Mr.. Morse said
that the producers of American fish
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
TITULAR STATE
SHOOT MAY 27
Tourney To Be Staged
Over Lakehurst Traps,
Expect Large Entry
SPECIAL FEATURES

|Delaware's greatest trapshOOting
tournament will be staged at the
Lakehurst Gun Club, Talleyville,
May 81 and 2S, according to an
nouncement made by the State
TrapshOOting Association.
The program this year carries nu-
merous cash purses and the trophies
are many and beautiful. Officials of
the State body believe the 1882 tour
nament will attract more shooters
than any previous event of the kind.
The various State championships
will be decided at the meet. DR.. w.
r. Pierce, of Milford, will defend
the singles title he won last year.
This event viii be at 200 targets, six
teen yards rise.
H. c. Williamson, of Wilmington,
is the doubles champion while j. M.
McVaugh, of Hockessin, will defend
the handicap championship. Last
year A. L. Lauritsen, of Wilmington,
won the all-around title by breaking
358 out of 400 targets.
Winners of the State champion
ships will be eligible to represent
Delaware in the special events at the
Grand American Handicap tourna-
ment to be held at Vandalia, Ohio,
August % to 81 inclusive.
One special feature of this years
State tournament will be the race
between shooters to qualify for entry
in the All-American team event, an
added feature on the Grand Ameri-
can program, August "a. The ten
highest scorers in the singles event
at the State tournament will be ELI
gible to take part in this team race.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
DecreaseM eOfU.S .FamiTLaid
To Cost Of Rearing City Riddles
DIR. OLUer e. Baker, Economist Says The Decline Is
Definitely Associated With Industrial Development
And City Life. Birth Rate Is Declining.

with industrial development and city
life.
AS the chief reason for the rela-
tive scarcity of children in the cities
he cites a recent survey made by an
insurance company which showed
that it cost about $4,000 to raise a
city child to the age of IS for fam
lily with an income of $2,500 a year.
1T requires about three children
a family to maintain even a station
ary population, and it appears for
typical American urban family to
raise three children will cost $25,000
to 100000, he said.
Dr. Baker points out that urban
conditions of living very often are
not favorable to family life. In the
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20

The precOnyentiOn curtainraiser
to the 1882 campaign IS ending, as it
began, with the Republicans still
arguing what to do about prohibition,
and the Democrats still disputing
what to do about a candidate.
Recent developments, appear to
have deepened, if anything, the bit
terness of feeling within the parties
on these two prime questions. The
present mood of the contending fac
tions fOreshadOws that neither Of
the June conventions can be called
exactly love feast.
Governor Roosevelt continues to
press strongly for the Democratic
nomination, and so do his rivals.
The Ohio primary has stiifened the
hopes of wet Republicans. And so it
goes, just a month before the big
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
FORMER MILFORD MAN
DIED AT CAMBRIDGE
John G. Evans Dropped Dead While
Talking To Brother And Sister

John Cow Evans, former Milford
resident, died suddenly at Cam
bridge, Md, late Tuesday afternoon
while conversing with his brother
and sister. Mr.. Evans was born Sep
tember Z, 1873, and would have
been 54 years of age his next birth
day. He was the son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Evans of south
Walnut street. Mr.. Evans left Mil
ford about twenty years ago and es-
tablished a jewelry business at Cam
bridge, Md. About twelve years ago
he was married to Miss Sarah Davis
of Milford. They have two sons.
Jack and Billy, aged 10 and years.
Mr.. Evans had apparently been in
good health and had been entertain
ing his brother, Samuel G. Evans,
and his sister, Mrs. S. P. Richard
son, of Milford. They had been view
ing his gardens and as they started
for home he suggested that they go
to a crab house to get crabs before
they left for Milford. 1t was while
they were waiting for the proprietor
of the place to pack the crabs that
Mr.. Evans suddenly expired. Funeral
services were held at his late home
at Cambridge yesterday afternoon at
two o'clock and the body was
brought to Milford for burial at Odd
Fellows cemetery late in the after
noon.
In addition to his wife and chill
dren he is survived by a brother,
Samuel C. Evans and two sisters,
Mrs. c. D. Abbott and Mrs. s. P.
Richardson, all of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
ASSESSMENT FOR
GENERAL SCHOOLS
NOW $2S,217,559.OO.
Total Reaches $9,193,219
For Special Districts OF
Sussex County
1878 CAPITATIONS
Board OF Assessment Has
Assessed Real Estate
Throughout County
1878 CAPITATIONS

The Sussex County Board of As
sessment has assessed the real estate
throughout Sussex county for the
special school districts and the gen.
eral schools, together with capita
tiOns in the several districts. The
total assessment for the special dis
tricts amounts $9,193,219 and for the
general schools $2S,217,559. The
total capitations amount to 1878.
The appOrtionment of the assess
ment for the two school funds are:
First Representative District
First election district - Special
schools, $1,O59,779 capitations, S42;
general schools. $432,226 capita
tions, 25l.
Second district - General schools,
81, 1877 $50; capitat!Ons, 1888.
Third district Special schools,
S1,034,0S2: capitations, 925; general
schools, $79O.020; capitatiOns, 300.
Totals Special, $2,O93.S5 capita
tiOns, 1,277: general. $2,960, l02; cap
itation, 1888.
Second Representative District
First election district - General,
$919.236; cap:tation. 577.
Second district-General, $l,S27,-
9SS; capitatiOn, 1, $50.
Third district - General, $1,14O,-
Sl7; capitations, $50.
Totals-General, $3,SSS,O41; capi-
tations, 2,S07
Third Representative District
First election district General,
S66S. .831. caDitatiOnS. 450.
Second district-Special 1864 1893;
capitations, 700; general, S6l2,93O;
capitatiOns, 33l.
Tird district - Special, $1,110,5S9;
capitations, 1853; general, $l,04l, ,66O;
capitatiOns, 554.
Totals-Special $1,775,S42; capita
tiOns, $1,459; general, $2,323,42l;
capitatiOns, 1895.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
"INDIRECT RESULTS" OF
ADVERTISING STRESSED

The indirect results" of ad-
vertising are one of its most
important functions, in the
opinion of William II. Howard,
advertising manager of the r.
II. Macy & Co., Inc, of New
York.
Howard spoke before a re-
cent session of the advertising
affiliatiOn convention at Cleve-
land and said that by indirect
results he means the additional
merchandise sold to customers
responding to advertisements
of other items.
Herbert w. Hess, of the
Wharton School of Finance and
Commerce, University of Penn
sylvania, told the convention
that advertisers should foster
that mode of economic think
ing which will sell at profit
the mountain of goods which
our mass production methods
have brought us"
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
Free Furniture For The Needy;
Local Committee Organized
Fleet Of Trucks wiz Bring Used Furniture To Mil
ford From Wilmington To Be Distributed To Needy
Families By Local Committee.

The Miller Brothers Furniture
Store of Wilmington is observing
the thirty-second anniversary of its
foundation. The celebration is in
the form of supplying household
furniture to needy homes in Della
ware. The articles of furniture have
been used and were taken in eX-
change by Miller Brothers as part
payments on new goods. Yet the
used goods are serviceable and too
valuable to be cast aside. Thus the
firm has decided to deliver furniture
free to those homes in need of such
equipment.
Nathan Miller, the president of
Miller Brothers, has made a very
generous and tactful offer to the
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
DISPUTE AIRED BEFORE
CITY COUNCIL
Residents Voice Complaints Against
Victor Lynn Trucks And Noise

At a special meeting on Monday
night the members of City Council
heard representatives of the Victor
Lynn Transportation Company and
of residents who live near the ter
minal of the company. The meeting
had been called to try to reach an
agreement whereby the nuisance
which the residents claimed was
caused by the trucking concern
could be adjusted. Persons residing
near the place explained to council
that the confusion caused by the
loading and unloading of the trucks
was SUCH that their rest was dis
turbed at night. Representatives OF
the company explained their side of
the dispute and told of the large
payroll released in Milford each
week by the concern. After hearing
both side of the controversy, Council
reserved decision until after they
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Prohibition Is Big
Trouble Of Both
Political Parties
Ohio Primary Has Stifened The Hopes Of Wet Re-
pubIicGns And The Resistance OF Dry Republicans.
Democrats stu Face Bitter Fight.

two-act convention thriller begins in
Chicago.
Taking into account the normal
expectancy of both sides, the Demo-
cratic no-mans-land of disputed dele
gate strength is growing very mar
row. Neither the Roosevelt camp
nor the opposition, when they get
right down to counting noses. claims
and great margin of safety. 1t comes
down to comparatively few dele
gates, most of them temporarily
pledged to favOrite sons.
Roosevelt not only added three
states to his column last week. but
he did it impressiyely. with an un-
questioned display of driving power.
Arizona and Wyoming instructed for
him, despite previous signs of hesit
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20
BOWERS TRAPMEN
CROWNED CHAMPS
Win Delaware State League Title
With Season Total OF 1924 "BirdS''

The Bowers team in the Della
ware State Trapshooters circuit
were crowned champion" Thursday
afternoon, having successfully re-
sisted the challengers of Milford,
Dover, and Milton in a veritable de-
luge lasting all afternoon. Their
five-man team scored 202 $50
which held their nearest competi-
tors Milford and Dover in check
even though Milton, who were in
last place picked up two birds to
annex the days laurels with the
score of 2O4 $50. Team to date
scores are as follows: Bowers Gun
Club, 1924; Milford, 1876; Dover,
1914; Milton, 1905.
Forty-twO scatter gunners faced
the firing line and the driving
sheets of rain coming head on Jim
Luke annexed high gun honors with
a Al so. while Nat LOngmire was
second with 43 so. Both of these
scores were exceptional efforts un-
der the conditions, as were the 42's
made by Henry Winchester, f. E.
Simon and George Hill.
Appropriate honors will be eX-
tended the winning club on June ,
at the Bowers Club, when the post
series shoot will be scheduled.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20

The high cost of raising children
in the cities is now worrying eco
nOmists as well as urban parents.
For this cost, say those econom-
lists apprehensive over the problem
of gauging mass production to a
prospective stationary population. is
probably the major cause of a swift
ly declining birth-rate.
The trend to a stationary, or de-
creasing, population is manifest,
they assert, not only in the United
States, but almost everywhere in the
Occident.
Dr. Oliver E. Baker, economist of
the Department of Agriculture.
whose speciality is the relation of
population to land utilization, says
the decline is definitely associated
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20

needy families of Milford. He re-
quested DR.. Alfred NJ. Eells of the
First Presbyterian Church to be re-
sponsible for the proper distribu-
ton of the furniture. The latter has
requested four ladies from as many
different churches to cooperate with
him in this work.
A family or person needing furni-
ture should follow the procedure
agreed upon by the committee. The
name of the family should be care
fully written with the address clear
ly given. Then should follow the
statement of the articles of furni-
ture needed. The application should
be signed by the head. or some
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