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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
FAILURE TO ADVERTISE
SEEN FOE TO BUSINESS
Printed Word Can Revive Public
Confidence, Banker Says

The boarded advertising dollar
should be the first to be put back to
work, Melvin L. Straus, vice presi-
dent of the Straus National Bank at
Chicago, said Tuesday night.
Straus said firms doing business
with the bank would be urged to
maintain advertising appropriations
at normal levels. Newspaper adver-
tising was recommended by !Straus
as the best medium with whlcn to
stimulte buying.
"Hoarding of advertising money is
one of the most disturbing factors in
business today" Straus said. "If
business lacks confidence in itself,
how can the public be expected TO
have any? What business needs is
self-cOnfidence and public conf
dence and advertising by the printed
word can bring it,
Straus said that more than 100 ma
tional concerns made sales and pro-
fit gains in 1881 by increased adver-
tising, while many other firms help
ed to establish losses for themselves
in the same year by reducing adver-
tising appropriations.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
Business Men
Plan For Celebration
TVO HundredM Anniversary OF The Founding Of
Milford win Be Celebrated In Fitting Manner.
Committee Named To Interest Various Or0anizG-
tiOns In city. Slogan Winner To BE Announced.

AT the meeting OF the Milford Bus
mess Mems Association last Thus
day, definite steps were taken in
making plans for the two hundredth
anniversary celebration. A commit
tee of five men 10 secure the cooper
alton of the YariOus organizations in
the town was appointed by the pres
ident. This committee is composed Of
the following members: Thomas
Davis. to secure the cooperation Of
the churches in the city; James p.
Pierce for the fraternal Organiza-
tiOns; Louis Ryder for the Carlisle
Fire Company; ~ NJ. Stokes for the
service organizations, and Miss e. &.
Stidham for the wOmen's >Organiza-
tiOns.
The purpose of this committee ia
really to initiate the movement for
the anniversary celebration Every
organization of men, women or chill
dren in the town must carry a part
of the burden If the celebration is
going to be a success. The project
can not be put across in the big way
that il should be put across if only
one or two organizations are going
to back il.
The celebration is a worth while
movement and everyone will derive
some benefit from it, The city of
Milford has had no large celebration
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
SOCIETY CAMPAIGN
nlaware Organization Plans Edaca.
tiOnal Drive Against Plague

Al a meeting of the Board of Di-
rectOrs of the Delaware Anti-Tuber-
culOsis Society held yesterday at the
dupont Hotel lin Wilmington, DR..
G, H. Gehrmann, chairman of the
executive committee, announced that
plans had been perfected for the
cOmmemoration of the 5Oth anniver-
sary of the announcement by Robert
Koch of his discovery of the germ of
tuberculosis, March oath, 1882.
During the month of April, said
DR.. Gehrmann, 1--WE hope to send the
message of l<Och's discovery of
every audience, to every community
and to every individual in the state,
through newspaper articles. the
mails, the schools, theatres, civic and
service clubs: the radio and maga-
zines.
"Dr. Robert Koch was an obscure
country practitioner in his early life,
but was one of the greatest bacter-
iOlOgisls that has ever lived and the
founder of the modern science OF
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
FEDERAL CROP
LOANS MAY BE
HADBY FARMERS
Delaware Has Been In
cIuded In States That
May Secure Money
MUST GIVE LIENS

In accordance with the act of
Congress, as approved January %,
1882, which provides emergency
financial aid to agriculture, COM
merce and industry under the di-
rectiOn of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation, the Office of Kent
County Agent Russell Il. Wilson has
been notified from the Office of Ar
thur NJ. Hyde. secretary of Agricul-
ture in Washington. that loans for
crop production are available in
those, states. where an emergency eY-
lists as a result of which farmers are
unable to obtain loans from any
other sources for crOp production
purposes during the coming year.
This is the second year that Della
ware has been included in the list
of states entitled to receive these
federal emergency crop loans. and
those farmers who desire these
loans are required to make applica-
tiOn through the county agents Of
flee where the necessary blanks and
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
OFFICER PLEASED
WITH SHOWING
OF BATTERY F
Local Military Organiza-
ton UndergOes Annual
Federal Inspection
BANQUET IS GIVEN

The annual Federal inspection Of
Battery f, of the Delaware National
Guard was held in the Milford Ar
mory Monday night. The inspecting
officer was Major William NJ. Cra-
vens, C. A. c., d. o. L. Inspection
was made of the equipment. storage,
firearms, administration works, and
personnel. The battery made a fine
showing in exhibition drills, close
order drills, display of equipment,
machine gun drills. pistol practice
and communications drill. At the
conclusion of the drills. Col. George
A. Schulz presented pistol marks
manship medals to twenty-siX men
who qualified at the last encamp-
ment. The inspecting officer COM
mented favorably on the 100 per
cent attendance at the inspection.
This was the last battery in the
State to be inspected and the in
spectiOn was concluded with a 100
per cent attendance for all batteries
in the State.
Dinner was served at Dutchs
Restaurant for the men before the
inspection was held. After the in
spectiOn dinner was served to the
officers in the Armory.
The visitors who attended the in
spection were: Adiutant General of
Delaware, w. T.. Slower of Whining
ton; Colonel Theodore Townsend. of
Milford; Colonel Schulz of Hartly;
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
HONORS DELAW WAREANS
James NJ. Tunnel, Jr., OF George
town, Among Those To Win HOnOrS

Among those students at Prince
ton University who have won high
scholastic hOnors during the first
term of the school year are several
youths from Delaware.
James M. Tunnell, Jr., of George
town, who has recently been award
ed the Rhodes Scholarship from
Delaware, was one of the seniors
who rated the second group in the
Bachelor of Arts course.
Henry NJ. Candy, also a senior in
the Bachelor of Arts Course, was in
the second group of senior honor
men.
William S. Skelly, of Wilmington.
was named in the second group of
the Bachelor of Arts course of mem-
bers of the class of 1888.
David B. Candy, of Wilmington,
was rated in the second group for
the class of 1884 in the Bachelor of
Science in Engineering.
Henry Mayer. Jr., of Dover, of the
class of 1885, had first rating in the
Bachelors of Science in Engineering.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
SHERIFF SELLS
WHOLE TOWN IN
SUSSEX COUNTY
Nine Dwellings And 299
Acre Farm Brings But
$500
BOUGHT BY A BANK

An entire Sussex county village
was sold at sheriff's sale on Satur-
day.
The property consisted of 299
acres of land, 8 dwelling houses, a
general merchandise store, a potato
storage building, grain store
house, an unused factory building
and barns and other equipment The
property was sold to the Sussex
Trust Company, of Laurel. for $500.
The bank had mortgage of $4,000
on the property and a few years ago
it was valued at more than $4,000.
The village, located about two
miles from Laurel, is known as
Hearn's Cross Roads, and it was
sold by the sheriff to satisfy an Ov-
erdue mortgage. There were no bid
ders except officials of the bank, it
was stated by the owner, William F.
Windsor, who with his son. John H.
Windsor, live at Hearn's Cross
Roads. There were no outside bid
ders.
In spite of what one might believe,
according to the price paid, none of
the houses were vacant. All are oc-
cupied by Mr.. Windsor, his son and
tenants. There is only one negro
family in the village With the viii
lage, all included in the same price,
were 180 acres of farm land, and 1l9
additional acres of land, known as
the Old Cypress Woods Swamp, or
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
$98,173 PAID
is PENSION TO
STATE NEEDY
Report Of State Old Age Welfare Commission For
Period From July Of Last Year To February 20 Of
This Year ShOlOs That On The Latter Date The
Commission Had 1921 Pensioners On Its Lists.
Bids Opened This Week In Wilmington For The Sub
Base Of The ROadlVGyS On The Property OF The
Home Near Smyrna. r. II. johnson And Company
ALUGrded Contract For This Part of Project.

The report of the State Old Age
Welfare Commission for the period
from July of last year to February
29 of this year shows that on the
latter date the commission had ,62l
pensioners on its lists, and had
granted pensions amounting to $685.
173 during the period. The pension
averages ranged monthly from $S.71
to $9S7.
The report has been submitted to
Governor Buck and is signed by the
Rev. DR.. Charles l.. Candee, presi-
dent of the commission; Mrs. Ella
c. Emory, William f. Metten and
Walter w. HynsOn, members.
The work which has fallen upon
the commission has proved to be
bigger than the commission had an
the report states.
We believe, after our experience,
that there is very real need for
this work in the State" adds the re-
port. Indeed it is greater than per-
haps any of us anticipated. Much of
it has been due to the extraordinary
economic conditions of the day. The
burdens and problems of families
have been increased enormously,
but we are gratified to find that in
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
DISEASE CONTROL
FOR SWEET POTATOES
New Methods Bring Better Results
Says County Agent

within the past few days Il letter
was sent to the sweet potato grow
ers in Kent county from the office of
County Agent Russell T.. Wilson for
the purpose of calling their atten-
tiOn again this season to the disease
control program as recommended by
DR.. T.. +. Manns. plant pathOlOgist
and soil bacteriOlOgist of the Della
ware experiment station, who has
been conducting demonstrations and
experiments with the various dis
eases of this crop in the two lower
counties of the State for the past five
years.
This program includes such rec
concentrations as Q earlier bed
ding and planting to permit slip
seed production, (2) use of seed that
is free from diseases and which has
been properly disinfected, t3)
change of soil in the seed bed every
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FORESTER DISTRIBUTES
$4,000 TREES In STATE
Orders For Trees Continue To Ar
rive At Nursery

Delaware's State Forester and his
assistants are being kept busy with
the shipment of thousands of trees
from the State Forestry below Mil
ford. Already more than 10000 trees
of different varieties, including Lob
lOlly pines both from seedlings and
transplants, red pine, white pine,
Norway spruce, Douglas fir. Japan
ese pine. Scotch pine, southern cy-
press and tulip tree seedlings.
The greatest number of trees have
been shipped to New Castle county
including the properties of j. A.
Lauritsen. Judge John p. Nields,
William Prickett, Eugene dupont,
Bernard Topkis, S. Hallock dupont
and Mrs. w. G. Jones, Jr.; J. C.
Saulter and II. IL. DickersOn. of
Sussex county; S. c. Crook and f.
w. Richardson, Kent county.
An order for 5000 trees has been
received for planting along the Del
aware and Chesapeake Canal.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
SCHOOL BASEBALL
SEASON TO OPEN
NEXT THURSDAY
Twenty-three Schools Are
Assigned To Six D. l..
A. A. Divisions
HOME GAME APRIL Is

Involving twenty-three Delaware
schools, assigned to six divisions, the
complete ID. |. A. A. baseball sched-
ule has been released by Prof. Geo.
Hendricks, director of d. /. A. A.
activities.
The schedule is as follows:
April Middletown at Newark;
New Castle at Du POnt; Caesar Rod
ney at Smyrna; Milford at Green
wood; FELTON, at Harrington; Bridge
Vile at Delmar Seaford at Laurel;
Rehoboth Beach at Georgetown; Mil
ton at Lewes; Lord Baltimore at
MillsborO; FrankfOrd at SelbyVille.
April 15-Du Pont at MiddletOwn;
Newark at New Castle; Dover at Gaze
ser Rodney; Harrington at Milford;
Greenwood at Felton, Laurel at
Bridgeville: Delmar at Seaford;
Georgetown at Milton: ;Lewes at
RehOboth MillsborO at Frankford;
Selbyville at Lord Baltimore.
April 22-Du Pont at Newark; New
Castle at Middletown; Smyrna at
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
M. B. CONFERENCE
PLANS TO FIGHT
PROHIBITION FOES
Adopts Resolution OppOs-
ing "Wets" Effort To
Buy State
MINISTER EXPELLED

The Wilmington M. T.. Conference,
Wednesday afternoon, by a unani-
nous vote, declared itself as oppos-
ing the efforts of the "wets" in their
efforts to place Delaware in the wet
column by buying the State from a
corrupt and degenerate citiZenry"
The action was taken following the
reading of a resolution prepared by
the Rev. II. G. Budd, which calls for
the organization. of active temper
ance workers in all parts of the
State and the holding of public
meetings throughout the coming
campaign.
Conference in executive session
Wednesday afternoon permitted the
Rev ID. Arthur Shockley. a shell
shocked war veteran of Perry Point,
Md. TO withdraw under charges,
which is equivalent TO expulsion from
the Conference. The charges against
him were not made public.
In executive session the case of
the Rev. j. A. Hudson, suspended
since April, 1929, was brought up.
and his suspension was ordered con-
tinued for one year, or until such
time as other charges may be placed
against him.
The case pending against Hudson
in the New Castle county courts, in
money matters. was recently.
dropped. Mr. Hudson, who lived at
POwelville, Md. at the time of his
arrest early in the year 1929, has
since moved to Salisbury and is en-
gagged in the sale of automobiles.
Conference session Wednesday
morning was enlivened by the Rev.
George A. Cooke. retired minister of
Wilmington, questioning the accu-
racy of a reference to him in the
of the 1929 Conference.
Bishop William f. Mcdowell, who is
presiding. ruled there was nothing
against Mr.. Cooke before the Confer
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
DOVER EDITOR
CELEBRATES BIRTH
DAY ANNIVERSARY

Colonel James c. Wickes,
owner and editor of the Della
ware State News, celebrated
his 64th birthday on Easter
Sunday. Col. Wickes is one
of the oldest weekly newspaper
editors in point of service in
the State.
He started in the printing
business in 1881 on the old
Delawarean, then owned by
the late Senator Eli Salisbury.
The veteran editor has been
a member of the Delmarva
Press Association since its Or
gani2atiOn some years ago, and
has served as vice-president.
He is also one of the oldest
members of the Wilmington
Lodge of Elks, having joined
that organization in 1914, and
is a member of the Dover RO-
tary Club.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
KIDNAPPING CASE
WITNESSES HEARD
Charles w. Brown, Found Bound In
Swamp, Takes Complaint To Jury

Several witnesses summoned at
the request of Charles w. Brown,
who alleged that he was kidnapped
by Chief of Police Robert Allen, of
Ocean City, Md, and George X. Jar
Wis, of Berlin, Md, and left tied in
a swamp, were heard by the grand
jury at Snow Hill, Md, on Tuesday.
Sessions of the grand jury are Sc
cret and nothing will be given out
concerning the case until the inves-
tigatiOn is concluded.
The men named were dismissed by
Magistrate Bratten at Berlin. Md,
when arraigned before him. This re-
suited in an attempt being made to
mob States Attorney Godfrey Child.
Brown then declared he would take
the case to the court at Snow Hill.
Witnesses summoned at the re-
quest of Brown were: Charles
Wainwright, Howard Wainwright,
Emory Quillen, Arthur Adkins, Mrs.
John Phillips, Ocean City; Frank
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
MASONIC HONORS
FOR WASHINGTON
WEEK OF MAY 8
Memorial At Alexandria
To Be Dedicated By Fra
ternity That Week
STATE REPRESENTED

An invitation is extended to Ma
sons throughout the world to attend
the dedication of the George Wash
ington Masonic National Memorial
in Alexandria, Va, at noon, on
Thursday, May IL, under the aus
pices of the George Washington Ma
sonic Memorial Association. The in
vitation is extended by the Grand
Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons of Virginia. Visitors are also
invited to join in the parade in the
morning.
The week of May . will be OBJ
served by members of the order as
Masonic week. A program has been
arranged for each day. The annual
meeting of the grand secretaries OF
the United States will be held in
Washington, Monday night. May 8.
On Tuesday, May 10, a conference of
grand masters of the United States
will be held, and on the following
day the annual convention of the
George Washington Masonic Nation
al Memorial Association at Alexan-
dria will be held. On Thursday, May
l2, the memorial will be dedicated
and on the next day the annual
meeting of Masonic Librarians and
Educators will be held.
Among Delaware Masons who win
attend the dedication will be Thomas
j. Day, a past grand master of the
Delaware Grand Lodge. who is a life
member of the memorial association.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01

so many, many cases worry and
cares have been relieved through
the work which the state has been
able to do"
The commission submitted their
report statistics showing the prog
ress of the commissions work from
month to month, and, as the law re-
Quires, the classification of pension
ers as to color, county, etc.
The number of pensioners on the
commissions list February 20. this
year, was 1921, the number with
drawn by applicant or family was
60, Withdrawn by commission, 10:
deceased. l69; reected, 391: held,
2255 and new applications on file.
1858. The number referred to as
held" includes mostly those cases
where there is not immediate need.
i'm the Judgment of the commission,
but where there probably may be
need in the near future.
We held them in order that they
might not lose their standing in the
order of applications and are en-
deavoring to keep in touch with
them, says the commission.
Other statistics in the commits
siOn's report follow
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
WORKHOUSE SEEN
PROPER JAIL FOR
LONG TERMERS
Objection to Use of COun-
ty Prisons For Such Pur-
poses Made BY Group
WANT HONOR SYSTEM
Greatest Need OF Prison
ers Is Steady Employ
ment

Objection to incarceration of long
term prisoners in county jails was
made by the committee of the Pris-
oners Aid Society of Delaware,
which recently conducted a survey
of penal methods in this state.
1he objection was aimed at the
prison which was recently complet-
ed al Georgetown in Sussex county
and the projected prison for Kent
county, al Dover, being used for fel-
Ons OF those counties.
The committee, composed of Bish-
Op Philip Cook, chairman; the Rev.
W. A. Vrooman, secretary; Judge
Charles NJ. Curtis, Rabbi Henry Ia
vel, George A. Rhoads. president of
the society, and Mrs. E. Paul du
POnt, member of the board of direc
tors of the society, decided that "a
penitentiary system which gives
proper care and employment to long
term prisoners can only be success
fully operated where the prison pop
ulation is of considerable size. To
provide snch facilities as have been
developed through years of. expert
ence at New Castle County Work
house would be practically impOssi-
BILE in small county JAIL" the re-
port stated. The committee was ac-
companied on the inspection by Paul
w. Garrett, experienced penOlogist,
Of New York.
The committee favors centralized
for all long term prison.
ars in Delaware The report states
hat the state is so small in size and
that one penitentiary
would serve the three counties. Only
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01

Of any kind for many years and the
200th anniversary of the founding of
Milford seems to be an appropriate
occasion.
The members are all very much
enthused over the idea and. no Ona
seems to have any doubt that the
celebration can and will be put over
in a big way.
The possibilities for planning a
very interesting week are many and
varied. Many suggestions have been
offered and they are being given
careful consideration by the asso-
citation. They will appreciate any
other suggestions from anyone. The
time for the celebration will prob
ably be sometime in August. II *
hoped that any former residents will
plan TO spend part if not all of that
week in their old home town be-
cause the celebration is being plan
ned to be as much of home com
ing week as an anniversary celebra-
tiOn.
Many slogans were received by
the slogan committee and the judges
are hard at work determining the
winner of the contest. They will re-
port to the Association at the next
meeting, Thursday. April Z, and the
winner will be announcedFin the
Anril Sth issue of the Milford ChrOn-
faIn
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
NEW BUSINESS WILL
OPEN In MILFORD
Wharton Fisher Co. win Sell Full
Line OF General Electric Appliances

Announcement is made on another
page of this issue of the Chronicle
of the formation of a new business
firm for the city of Milford. The new
concern will be known as Wharton
Fisher Company and and has been
appointed by the General Electric
Company to represent them in the
sale of the General Electric home
appliance line in Sussex and Kent
counties. The new show rooms will
be located in the Windsor Block on
Walnut street and the display of
electrical equipment will be the lar.
gest and finest to be found in Della
ware south of Wilmington. II is I'M
derstOOd that the management plans
to operate sales crews. who will be
thoroughly cOnyersant with all
phases of easing household duties
throughout the territory ana main
tain service on their equipment at
all times. The senior member of the
firm is Bayard V. Wharton, who was
formerly a member of the firm of
Wharton & Barnard. Edwin l.. Fish
er was formerly employed by the
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company as
dealer contact man and sales
counselor.
The opening of the new business
will be held next Friday and Satllr-
day, April and 0, at which time
all visitors will be shown inst Low
modern electric appliances may be
used in the home. Demonstrations
of every appliance will be made. In
addition to the demonstrations an
orchestra will furnish music on the
opening days and every visitor Will
be given an opportunity TO qualify
for the gifts which will be awarded
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
Republicans Dine Near Dover
And Discuss Convention Plans

Members of the Kent County Re-
publican Committee enjoyed a din
ner at the Mapledale Club near Dov-
er Monday night. There were about
60 present including the members of
the committee and few invited
guests. Dinner was served from 2
to o'clock.
From s to $3.50 o'clock there were
a number of speeches the speakers
including Robert X. Jones, chairman
of the committee: Lieutenant Cover
nor j. Henry Hazel, Secretary of
State Charles III. Grantland, former
Governor William d. Denney and
James A. Hirons,