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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
WELFARE BOARD
REBATES TAXES
ON PENSIONERS
Real Estate ImpOsts Are
Cancelled On Houses
Of The Aged
NOT MANY AFFECTED
Those Affected More Than
65 Years Old; County
To Lose Little
NOT MANY AFFECTED

AS a result of the passage by the
Legislature of the Welfare Commits
sion act for Delaware. taxes have
been rebated by the commission on
number of pieces Of real estate in
this State owned by old age pension
ers. While this is Il broad power, the
proper authorities being compelled
10 cancel real estate taxes under GER
tain conditions, when ordered by the
Commission every case is carefully
investigated before action is taken.
Texas can only be stricken Off,
however, in cases where the owners
of the property are more than 65
years old and are receiving pension
from the State through the Welfare
Board.
1t is explained by members of the
Commission that it frequently hap
pens that persons over 65 who are
receiving pensions from the State
own a small property which is heav
lily mOrtgaged and the owner is un-
able to pay the taxes and the inter-
est on the mortgage as well. In such
cases the Commission has the power
to order any real estate taxes strick-
en- off so that the old person or old
couple may retain the home and be
able to live in it.
The law provides that in such
cases where the property of a pen
sioner is relieved from taxes, the
pensioner cannot receive what is
called outside aid from the trustees
of the poor and whenever a property
is stricken off the tax list, the trus-
tees of the poor in the counties
where the property IS located, are
notified so that any outside relief
which may be given is stopped.
Members of the commission spOk-
en- to in reference to the matter said
they did not remember, without look
ing at the records, how many prop
critics had been made exempt from
taxation, but there had been a num-
her. The amount of taxes which COM
munity or county will lose, however,
is comparatively small.
1t was felt that this was a wise
provision to put into the law because
if these people should lose their
homes it would be necessary to in
crease the amount which they re-
ceived as pension, and this in
crease the amount which they re-
ceiVed as a pension, and this in
crease might not be enough to keep
the old person or couple in a home,
and il would be necessary to take
them to the new welfare home, where
the State would pay the entire cost /
of their board and lodging.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
BETTER HOMES SHOW
HERE NEXT WEEK
Milford Merchants Are Cooperating
TO Make Affair A Success

Next Wednesday night, May IL,
will be the opening night of Mil
ford's Better Homes Show to be
held in the Communitl Building. The
show is being sponsored by the new
ly organized Milford Business Mems
Association. The show will continue
for four days: Wednesday, May IL;
Thursday, May IL; Friday, May 10,
and Saturday, May IA. Forty of Mil
ford's leading merchants and manu-
facturers will exhibit their wares in
the gymnasium on the first floor and
in the auditorium on the second
floor. In the truck room, the automo-
bile dealers of Milford will have an
display their 1882 models. There will
be an orchestra in the auditorium
and about three-fourths of the audi
torium will be reserved for dancing.
Tickets for the show may be Sc
cured, free of charge, from any of
the following exhibitors: Peterman's
Radio Store, The Pierce Hardware
Company, The American Stores
Company, The Atlantic and Pacific
Company, Pettyjohn's Pharmacy,
Thomas Davis, Barros and Simon, II.
P. Van Kirk and Company, Warren
and Gibson, Richardson's, Stidham's,
w. T. Grant, J. C. Penney, Wharton
and Fisher, J. H. Humes and Son,
Howard Derrickson, r. A. Derrick
son, Ernest Macklin, G.. P. Carey, G.
NJ. Hammond and Son, Milford Mo-
tor Company, Atkins Motor Com
pany, The lie Grande Stores,
Wrights Garage, c. E. Varney, The
Company, Taylor Auto
Douglas Fry, Fred c. Geyer,
N. B. Downing and Company.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
MILFORD FOLKS
AID CITY IN CLEAN
Up WEEK WORK
Double The Amount Of
Rubbish Was Hauled This
Year During Week
MANY PAINTING

In the spring a persons fancy
turns to cleaning up and painting
up. At least that is the way it
seems in Milford this spring Nearly
everybody is working hard to clean
up and make their grounds and pre-
misses blend with the fiXin' up that
old man Nature is doing. The MEM
bers of the Milford Board of Health
are gratified at the cooperation that
every citizen is trying to lend. In ev-
cry ward more than twice as much
rubbish and paper has been hauled
away this year than was hauled last
year. For the last two weeks around
nearly every home there could be
seen people at work raking the
grounds, planting gardens, putting
up awnings, repairing or painting
the house. And none can say that
the town does not look better now
than it did before all this work was
started.
Some of the improvements that
are very noticeable are the new ap-V
pearance of tht Mulholland apart
ments since it has been remodeled,
of DR.. Willard Pierce's home since it
has been given a new coat of paint,
the remodeling of the old Holland
property by Mayor Vinyard, who is
fixing the old estate up for his home.
the new appearance of the lumber
yard of l. D. Short and Company.
with the new storage building and
show rooms, the removal by the L.
D. Caulk Company of the old build
ing next to the L. N. Hearn Lumber
Company, the shrubbery that is be-
ing planted on the grounds of the
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
DECLNEN
CORN ACREAGEN
KENT COUNTY
Notwithstanding Large
Reduction In Acreage
Yield Has Increased
USE BETTER METHOD

According to the 1880 farm cen
sus the corn acreage in Kent coun-
ty in 1929 was reduced to 3S,471
acres as compared to 42,472 acres in
1924, and 51,817 acres in 1919, re-
sulting in a reduction of 1886
acres during the past ten years. AS
the result of increased yields per
acre, however, there is about as
much corn being produced on this
smaller number of acres as was
grown ON larger acreage several
years ago, but even so there is still
an opportunity to increase the yield
per acre to further reduce the cost
of production.
Since corn is grown in this county
primarily as a feed crop for live
stock and poultry, any corn improve
ment project for the future should
include a program for more and bet
ter yields on a less number of acres
as an important step in the general
program of economic production,
and the treatment of the seed is one
method by which this may be accom-
plished.
For the past six years demonstra-
tions have been conducted on a
number of farms by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson for the purpose of
calling the attention of corn growers
to the economic value of treating
the seed with dust disinfectants to
control the root rot and other seed
borne diseases, in addition to pro-
ducing more solid corn at harvest,
and some worth while results have
been obtained in favor of this prac-
tice.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
DeLGlUGreGnS In Meeting
At DOUer Last Saturday
Approve Suggestions OF
President Hoover.
Governor Hopes There
May Be Better Under
standing Of Needs. May
Day Pageant Held.

That Delaware will support the
plan of President Hoover for the
Welfare of children in Delaware,
was made plain at a meeting at Dow
er on Saturday. Governor C. Doug
las Buck presided. The meeting was
largely attended.
Glenn Gildersleeve, State director
of music, led the singing, and DR..
H. V. Holloway, temporary chairman,
introduced Governor Buck, who said
in part:
Everyone in this audience, l am
sure, appreciates the many things
beyond the control of the home
which today affect the safety OF
children.
1.-The White House Conference was
an effort to provide for the mothers
of our children a method of becOm-
ing familiar with the best known
standards, to help define these stand
ards, and to get under way plan
which would carry knowledge of such
standards into every hamlet, into
every home in the United States.
There are today in this country
of ours 45,O00,000 children who are
looking to us for their chance in life.
OF this vast number 35,000,000 are
reasonably normal and the remain
ing 10,OOO,000 are considered gener-
ally as sub-normanl. All of these
children are subject to conditions to
alleviate which the President of the
United States has asked for united
and nationwide effort.
"This plan, is as l understand 1t
includes:
"Q) To place on record the Opin-
ions of the country concerning the
minimum essentials for all our chill
dren, which an enlightened citizen
ship should accept;
"(2) To register these minimum
a rule by which they
might measure future progress - in
the minds of the people;
"(3) To develop co-ordinated ef-
fort to reach the goals agreed upon
as a working guide for the nation.
"This group of our citizens, at my
request, has come together today in
4 State House Conference i'll order
hat we might set in motion plan
ly which the people of Delaware may
earn of these things. Think of the
change there would be is we might
nave Just one generation of children
'eared according to the advice col
ected for the benefit of all of us, by
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
GREENWOOD CAPTURES
NINTH SUSSEX COUNTY
TRACK AND FIELD MEET
DeLmGr Was Close Second In Annual Gathering OF
Schools Other TOl0nS Had Good Representatives In
The Several EUeHts SeafOrd, Laurel And LelUes
Did Not Take Part In EUent This Year.

Greenwood won the Sussex COun-
ty Track and Field Meet at The Kent
and Sussex County Fair Grounds
last Friday. This was the ninth time
Greenwood has carried off first hon
Ors.
Delmar, by winning i'm almost all
of the senior events, was 4 close sec
ond to Greenwood which garnered
1882 points. Delmar scored 1873
points. Scores of the other schools:
Georgetown, 101; Bridgeville, 02;
Millsboro, "A; Milton, II; Rehoboth,
12; Selbyville, 10.
1t was largely due to entries in
the 85-pound and 95-pOund classes
that Greenwood carried off first hon
ors. There were 26 events in that
portion of the program and Green
wood scored in practically all OF
them. On the other hand Delmar
counted in a large majority of the
nineteen events on the senior pro-
gram, gaining first place in twelve.
Seaford, Laurel and Lewes did not
participate in the meet this year and
their absence made a large gap in
the number of entries.
Nelson, of Delmar. established
new record for the twelve pound
shot put at Al feet, 3-4 inches. The
previous record was 40 feet, nine
inches and was also held by Nelson.
Summary:
Junior Events
5O-yard dash, 80 pound boys
First, Elliott, Delmar; second, Short,
Bridgeville; third, Johnson, Bridge
vile; fourth, Porter, Greenwood.
Time, seconds.
5O-yard dash. 80 pound girls
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
DEMOCRATS SET MAY "a
FOR STATE CONVENTION

At the session of the Demo-
cratic State Committee at Do
yer on Monday. May "a was
fixed as the date for the con-
ventiOn to name six delegates
and six alternates to the Dem
ocratic National Convention.
James Fl. Hughes, Jr., of Will
mingtOn was selected for tenn
pOrary chairman.
Frank Collins, mayor of
Newark and a member of the
State Committee, offered
resolution calling for the en-
dOrsement of Governor Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, of New
York. as the Democratic can
didate for President. No action
was taken but the committee
appeared to be practically un-
1aimOus in favor of his candi-
dacy.
John Biggs, Jr.. chairman of
the State Committee, presided.
The committee was in session
for less than an hour.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
LOCAL CHURCHES
WILL OBSERVE
MOTHERS DAY
Special Services In Honor
OF Mother Will Be Held
In All Churches
SPECIAL MUSTC

Mothers Day, day celebrated
practically all over the world on the
second Sunday in May of each year,
will be appropriately celebrated in
the churches of Milford this coming
Sunday. Mothers Day was started
in Philadelphia in 1906 by Miss An
ma Jarvis. Her original idea was to
celebrate the home-going of her own
mother. However the idea spread
and became popular until now it is
celebrated everywhere. However,
the purpose has changed bit. The
purposes of Mothers Day now is
threefOld. First: To recall and honor
the memories of the mothers that
have gone; second, to brighten the
lives of the mothers that remain by
loving words and loving care, and
third, to help women, men and chill
dren to a greater blessing in honor
ing their mothers.
In the Methodist Episcopal Church
this Sunday a Mothers Day program
has been outlined for each service.
In the morning, Mr.. Herson will
have as his text "The Mother of the
Wesleys." Mrs. Wesley was the mo-
ther of 10 children. She educated
each one of them until they were old
enough to attend boarding school.
John. Charles and Samuel, the foun-
ders of our Methodist Church, gave
no end of praise and credit to their
mother for their success in the
world, and Mr.. Herson in his sermon
will try to bring out the point that
although the three brothers are
credited with founding our Metho-
dist Church, "The Mother of the
Wesleys" should truly be called the
Founder of Methodism." In the
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
THE LEWIES CELEBRATION
WILL BE HELD TOMORROW
Interesting Program VIII Feature Three Hundredth
Anniversary Of Landing And Settling Of The Dutch
On These Shores. TOLUn VIII Celebrate In Evening.

Visitors from all parts of Della
ware and other states will be pres
ent on Saturday when the building
patterned after the Old Town Hall at
Hoorn. Holland, will be dedicated as
a memorial to mark the 300th anni-
versary of the settlement at Lewes
by tho Dutch.
The program will be opened with
a selection by the Drum and Bugie
Corps of Delaware Post, No. I, Am
erican Legion. Congressman Robert
G.. Houston will introduce Governor
c. Douglass Buck as the presiding
officer, Invocation will be pronoun-
ced by Bishop Philip Cook Mayor
U. w. Hooker, of Lewes, will wei
come the guests.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

First, Beach, Delmar; second, Jones
Georgetown; third, Donoway, Mills
bOrO; fourth, tied between WrOten
Greenwood and Carey, Vaughn's
Time, seconds.
5O-yard dash, 95 pound boys.
First, Elliott, Delmar; second, Hick-
man, Georgetown; third, Isaacs,
Greenwood. Time, 6.4 seconds.
50yard dash, 95-pOund girls -
First, Powell, Greenwood; second,
DickersOn, Bridgeville; third, Fitz-
gerald, Bridgeville; fourth, Duke,
Greenwood. Time, 6.S seconds.
440-yard relay. 80-pound boys -
First, Greenwood, Qsaacs, Garrett,
Smith, Porter; second, Georgetown.
third, Delmar. Time, minute, sec
onds.
440-yard relay, 95-pOund biys -
First. Georgetown, Warrington,
Hickman, Fader. Cooper; second,
Delmar; third, Greenwood. Time, I
minute, 2 seconds.
220-yard relay, 9O-pOund girls 49,
First, Greenwood. (Wroten, StaytOn,
Duke, Fountain); second, Delmar;
third, Bridgeville. Time, 81 seconds.
220-yard relay, IS pound girls -
First. Greenwood, Duke. Powell,
Tucker, Holloway; second, Bridge
VILE; third. Delmar. Time, 3O.4 sec
Onds.
440-yard relay, .11O-pound boys =
First. Georgetown, Nambden, Fleet
wood, Jones. Spicer); second, Del
mar; third, Greenwood. Time 81 sec
Onds.
5O-yard dash, 11O-pound boys II
First, Lambden, Georgetown; sec
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

United States Senator Daniel O.
Hastings will deliver an historical
address, and this will be followed
with the Netherlands National An
them, played by the Drum and Bugle
Corps.
J. Fl. Van ROyen, Netherlands Min
lister, will then deliver an address.
Remarks will be delivered by
Reynier J. Wortendyke, president of
the Holland Society of New York,
and J. J. Noest, acting Consul Cen
eral of the Netherlands. A musical
selection will follow.
Secretary of State Richard J..
Beamish, of Pennsylvania, and Sec
retary of State D. c. Winebrenner,
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
CHILD WELFARE
FOR DELAWARE
LITTLE INTEREST IN
DAYLIGHT SAVING

OF the So ballots that have
been received by the Chronicle
in the vote on Daylight Saw
ing there have been "a against
and 10 for. Many people eX-
pressed the idea that they
would be in favor of setting
the clock ahead one hour but
they are not in favor of the
confusion caused by the DAY
light Saving" system that has
been suggested for the City of
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, May %, To Tues
- day, May 3, Inclusive

Charles J. HOlzmueller. local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions in Mil
ford, from Wednesday, April 27, to
Tuesday May 3. inclusive:
1'annnarafura Rain
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
Temperature Rail

Total Rainfall ... "a
Rainfall for April. .3.07 Inches
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
periGl:
Prevailing
Wind
April q Northwest-Partly Cloudy
Apri. % Southwest-Clear
April %. South-Clear
April 30 South-Clear
May Northwest-Cloudy
May . NOrthwest-Partly Cloudy
May 3 Southwest-Clear
Nogales international., 1932-08-06
LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Of Santa Cruz County, State of Ari-
IONA
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PRO-
PERTY.
PACIFIC STATES SAVINGS AND
LOAN COMPANY, a building and
loan association, Plaintiff,
VS..
THOMAS D. BOYD, JR., and HAL
1aEENE ]. BOYD, husband and wife,
and SOUTHERN TRUST COM
PANY, a corporation, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of special
execution issued out of the Superior
Court of Santa Cruz County, State
of Arizona, in an action wherein
acific states Saving and Loan Com
p2ny, a building and loan associa-
tion, was Plaintiff and Thomas u.
Boyd, Jr., and Halleene j. BOYD,
husband and wife, and Southern
Trust Company, a corporation, were
Defendants upon judgement rer-
dered on the 9th day of July 1882,
IN favor of said Plaintiff, and a.
ga5nst said Defendants, for the sum
Of One Thousand Three Hundred
Five and No/100 ($1,30500 Dollars
together with interests and costs OF
suit, I have levied on all of the
right, title, claim and interest OF
said Defendants in and to the fol-
lowing described real property, to-
wit:
Being all of Lot "B" of the Sub
division of Lots Six co and Sew
en- Cd in Block "K'' of the Noon
Addition to the Town (now
City, of Nogales, Arizona, &C
cording to the map of said Sub
division. recorded April 7th.
1920.
Notice is hereby given that I will
ON the 23rd day of August, 1882,
at IL o'clock A. M. of said day at
Front door of the Court House, in
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, State
of Arizona, I will sell the above de-
Scribed property, or so much there
of as may be necessary to satisfy
Plaintiffs claim, besides the costs
and interest and accruing costs, at
public auction to the highest bid
der, for cash.
Dated this 9th day of July, A. D.
1892.
Victor j. Wager,
Sheriff.
BY D. o. Wilkey
Deputy Sheriff.
(Pub. 7-30 8-6, 13, 20)
Nogales international., 1932-08-06

to CALL" Hobson said tartly. He half
turned to go, then came back.
(Which way did you Gomez" he
asked, lowering his voice.
Through the village"
"Oh-well-you didn't see anything
of our Miss Rosalie, suppose?"
"Miss Rosalie? No. Why?"
"Why?" Hobson echoed with the
impatience of anxiety. why, because
she's out somewhere, Of course. Been
out since nine o'clock this morning,
as far as we can make out Not very
nice for young lady to go wandering
off on her own morning like this,
is it?"
Nogales international., 1932-08-06
Diana sat up in bed, rocking herself

Diana sat up in bed, rocking herself
to and fro.
She wished she could cry, but her
eyes felt too hot and burning to allow
the relief of tears.
Were other girls made to suffer like
this, or were they too wise to allow
themselves to care very much for
anyone9
With a terrible feeling of restless
ness she got out of bed and began to
walk about the room.
If only he had bid her goodbye at
Mrs. Fosters. Shown some affection
for her.
If only she could sleep! Her head
Nogales international., 1932-08-06

Alone" Jonas said.
"You mean-she's 1ost?" Jonas
asked.
mo, don't mean nothing of the
SORT" Hobson retorted angrily. "You
can't get lost round about here. It's
just the fog that makes it difficult to
find her. If you see anything of her
it 'ud be a kindness to let us know
or to bring her back"
"All right" Jonas said briefly. He
had turned to go when Hobson called
to him again.
"Look here" he said more conf
dentially. "You won't open your
mouth all over the village, / know,
so III tell you.
! miss Rosalie has been missing ever
since it was light. Nobody knows how
she managed to get Quits never hap
pened before, and there'1l be hell to pay
if the doctor comes home and she isn't
here"
isn't the doctor at homer"
mo, he isn't, hasn't been home for
two nights, lucky for US; but we've
got to find her before it gets dark, and
that's all there is about it. I've been
out myself since seven-haven't had
any breakfast yet" Hobson grumbled,
trying to hide his anxiety.
IF I tell Mr.. Shurey he'll send
some of US along to help Jonas said.
It'll get dark early to-day, with this
fog hanging about"
'If you tell Shurey the whole vii
lage'll know" Hobson said lugubrious-
ly. "Not but what l don't think you're
right. The more of us that looks for
her, the sooner she'll be found"
"Have you tried the woods? She
used to go there lot in the summer"
"Tried the woods" Hobson said
scornfully. when you can't see your
hand before your face out in the main
road, how do you think you're going
to see in the woods? Not but what
it isn't an idea," he added.
"I could find my way through them
in the dark" Jonas said quickly, but
Hobson shook his head.
"What I'm afraid of is the river"
he admitted reluctantly. "It always
had wonderful fascination for the
poor lady. Sit for hours watching it,
she would, and singing to herself"
He broke off with a touch of emotions
then pulled himself together to say
grufflv: II can't waste my time talking
to you; but if you do see anything
of her"
"Ill keep a lookout" Jonas prom
ised.
He went back to the trap and drove
slowly away.
The river 1t was a disagree
able thought on morning like this
His imagination was deeply stirred
The river would be icy cold and full
of dead weeds.
1t seemed to be getting dark already
although it was not yet three o'clock
the grayness of the mist was deepening
and intensifying, as if someone werd
blowing black smoke into it and thu
two were slowly mingling together.
Before he had gone mile on tho
road he was obliged to get down and
lead the little pony 1t was almost
impossible to see the ditch or any
turnings. And somewhere, wandering
hopelessly about, was Rosalie-a poor
mad" thing, as Diana had called her.
The curious acrid smell of a rive1
was in the air, a mingling of rotting
vegetation and danl1 water. If he was
indeed anywhere near the river, then
he had wandered very far from the
right direction, for the river wound
half mile behind the village in
wide semicircle.
Continued Next Week