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Evening star., 1933-04-10
q. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury receipts for April were
81, ,935. .332.9l: expenditures. 20,692,-
291.79: balance, $685., 5,543, ,408.38. Gus
toms duties for seven days Of April were
$4, $50, ,451.57.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
FEARS OF BEER EASED
Denver Woman Assured Streets

Are as Safe as Before.
DENVER R9.-Oscar Lindquist. po-
lice desk sergeant, received q telephone
call yesterday asking: with all this
new beer and all the drunks. will it be
safe for me and my daughter to come
down town shopping today?"
The sergeant assured the caller that
up to that moment there had not been
single case of drunkenness reported
all day. nor any Thursday night.
Evening star., 1933-04-10

Quotations as of . o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-04-10

1880 A.M....... 100000 1900 Noon.... 100000
1880 PM. 10000 10 600
Dividend rates
payments based the decaraton
OF trading
* in STICK Paid thi. regular 6Payabie
in stock Plus 81 Ia special preferred stock Plus
Evening star., 1933-04-10
INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK, April 10 (P.-Over-the-
counter market:
Evening star., 1933-04-10

William H. Baden, vice president and
trust officer of the Washington Loan
& Trust Co. addressed the New York
Life Agents Club at its regular monthly
luncheon.
He pointed out the value of life in
surance to individuals and especially to
business concerns during these days of
depression and predicted an increase
in popularity in this form of investment
In years to come. Insurance COM
panies have proved their reliability. he
said and will enjoy an increasing pop
ularity as conditions become more
normal
The life insurance trust was said
to offer considerable good to the bene-
ficiaries and several cases were cited in
which individuals have been helped by
receiving the payment of life insurance
settlements according to certain trust
agreements drawn up by the policy
holders before their death.
Earl d. Krewson. agency director
of the Washington branch office, made
several announcements and Albert w.
Boehringer, chairman of the club, pre-
sided Others on the committee are
Miss Alma McCrum and Warren Stone.
Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
He. COVERDALE
NAMED TO HEAD
FRUIT GROWERS
Defeat Proposal To Bring
CWA Into Orchards Of
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula.
DOVER NEXT YEAR

Choosing Dover as their annual
1884 meeting place, member of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society
closed their forty-seventh annual
convention at Berlin, Md, with the
election of the following officers:
President, H. E. Coverdale, Dover;
Maryland. vice president, o. r. Hig-
gins, Hur1ock; Delaware vice presi-
dent, Robert Smith, Bridgeville; sec
retary, DR.. ]. F. Adams, Newark |;
treasurer, w. Lee Allen, Salisbury.
County chairmen were named as
follows:
Delaware: New Castle, N. L.
Grubb, Grubbs; Kent, j. L. Lord, Do
yer; Sussex, w, C. Newton, Bridge
vile.
Maryland: Cevil, ]. E. Lippincott,
Colora; Kent, Evelyn Harris, Bet
terton; Queens Anne, W. Irving
Walker. Chestertown; Caroline, Col.
A. w. Sisk, Preston; Talbot, Otto
Sanger, Easton; Dorchester, W. R.
Disharoon, Salisbury; Worcester, F.
]. Dukes, Girdletree; Somerset
Homer S. Kemp, Princess Anne.
Virginia: Accomac, w. o. Strong,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
TRAP FLYING SQUIRREL
I'M CELLAR OF HOME
Harry Pierce Finds DecOy Dead In
Trap After Mate Is Caught

Local authorities on animals scoff
at the recent stories published in
Wilmington newspapers that flying
squirrels are not natural to Della
ware but brought to the State in
Christmas tree shipments, citing
that many have been seen in the
brushland and that they even in
wade the residential section of Mil
ford occasionally.
In fact two local business men re-
late how pair of these strange ami
mails staged" real domestic trag-
edy in trap which he set for them
in the cellar of his home.
Jay ]. and Harry Pierce who made
their home with their mother, Mrs.
Georgia Pierce, on Lake View ave-
nue., had been hearing uncanny
noises about their home for some
time, but had been unable to To-
cate the source. Visions of spooks
and tales of haunted houses even
fitted through their minds. They
had confided this matter to their
friends.
Hearing the noise one night, Har-
ry ventured down in the cellar and
caught a glimpse of its source, a
flying squirrel. Believing that squir-
rels of all specie liked nuts he baited
wire trap with number of cracked
nuts, but without results. He found
that the intruders were eating eggs
and oranges which had been placed
in the cellar awaiting the coming
holidays.
Reasoning that they were in a
Christmas mode, Harry then baited
the trap with grapes, and the next
day he found in its meshes the fly
ing squirrel. Knowing that another
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
MILFORD LIBRARY
RECEIVES MANY
NEW VOLUMES
Some Of The Seasons
Best Sellers Included In
Large Number Received
NEW MAGAZIN E s

During December the Milford Free
Public Library has been the recie-
pient OF many beautiful gifts. One
that has greatly enriched the room
is the splendid collection of books
presented by DIR. Daniel Hirsch, in
Guiding the complete works of
Charles Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe,
Alexander Dumas, A Liking of the
Worlds Best literature, Ancient and
Modern, as we'll as many novels and
books of reference. Mrs. David w.
Wallace of Ardmore, Pa, has given
a fine group of children's books.
w. C. Smitlr the Fortune Mag
azine for 1884 and from a friend
magazine for 1894 and from friend
a years subscription to Unity. All
these gifts will afford happiness,
pleasure and content not only at the
Christmas time but throughout the
year.
The Junior Guilds selections for
December are "Zeke the Raccoon,"
by Rhea Wells; The Conquest of
the Atlantic" by Ingui and Edgar
d'Aulience; "Glory of the Seas" by
Agnes Hewes, and "Jane Hope" by
Elizabeth Jenet Gray. Other books
added during the past week include:
"The History of the United States"
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
STERILIZATION LAW
In FORCE In STATE
$50 Persons Treated In Delaware
Under Legislation Since 1928

Delaware has had legislative au-
thority for the sterilization of i'm
beetles since 1923 and since that
time, more than $50 persons have
been operated upon.
This information is significant in
view of the activities of the Hitler
regime in Germany advocating the
sterilization of the unfit.
The original sterilization act in
Delaware was passed III 1923 and
amended in 1929. DR.. NJ. A. Tarumi-
anz, superintendent of the State
Hospital at Farnhurst, considers the
Delaware law The best that has been
set up anywhere, combining as it
does the best features of similar
laws in this and other countries
which have been studied by him.
According to DR.. Tarumianz, more
than 200 persons have undergone
the operation at that institution and
more than $50 additional have been
sterilized at the home for the feeble
minded at Stockley, Sussex county.
At the present time there are 80 per-
sons under observation awaiting
possible sterilization.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
MOSQUITO CONTROL
PLANS PROGRESSING
Permission OF Marsh Land Owners
Now Being Sought

A.. A. Doppel, inspector of the
United States Forestry Service,
Washington, and DR.. F. C. Bishop,
entomologist, Department of Agri-
culture, the latter in charge of all
recently organized CWA mosquito
control projects, have just conclud-
ed a conference with w. B. Corkran,
State director of the Delaware Mos
quito Control Work, on the States
progress for getting the 500 men to
work, of which $50 are being placed
in southeastern Kent and Sussex
counties.
The superintendent and foremen
of the CWA workers are already in
the field laying out ditehing for
mosquito elimination and preparing
to start the men on the job as soon
as tools can be delivered. Permis-
sion from marsh land owners in
Sussex and Kent counties between
the Mispillion and Murderkill rivers
is being obtained by those assigned
to this part of the work, and it is
expected that all owners along the
so mile front will sign up shortly so
as to get into operation the 400 C.
c. C. men and 500 CWA force who
are to work in the common cause of
mosquito determination.
Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
Children Must Be Taught At
Home To Prevent Accidents

to keep stairways and sidewalks
clear, rugs smooth and furniture in
its accustomed place. Small rugs on
polished floors at the foot of stairs
have caused many accidents.
Second, resolve that we will not
lean out the windows or over the
banister or fire escape. This is a
dangerous and foolish practice, even
if the railings are secure. If you
have baby brother or sister, sug-
gest that the windows be screened
or barred and that the stairs are
equipped with safety gates.
Third, the "rocking chair stander"
should resolve that it is better to be
firm on stepladder than infirm in
a hospital. If you must stand on a
chair, take a straight chair, one with
a solid seat and not the piano stool
or rocking chair. In using ladder,
don't lean to the side. A stepladder
should have all four feet on the
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
ENTERTAINS AT
THE AGE OF 81
Mrs. VIM. II. Davis Serves Christ
mas Dinner TO Twenty-Five

Mrs. VIM. H. Davis was hostess on
Christmas Day to a group of her
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
This family gathering which oc-
ours annually was celebrated by a
dinner at which there were twenty
two gathered around the festive
board, presided over by Mrs. Davis.
Those guests present we're as fol-
lows: Her son, Edward Davis; her
daughter, Mrs. o. D. Ackerman; her
grandchildren present were Mrs.
John Mertz and husband, William
Ackerman and wife, Mrs. John ia
cobs and husband, Mrs. Philip Har-
ding and husband, Mrs. Edw. W..
Walls and husband; her great grand
children were: Betty Walls, Philip
Walls, Mary Emma Mertz, VIM. Bod
dy, Jr. Also among those present
were: Mrs. Walter H. Davis, Mrs.
w. r. Smith and o. d. Ackerman.
After the dinner the guests de-
parted for their respective homes
but not before wishing Mrs. Davis
the pleasure of again having her
family gathered together at the same
time next year.
Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
NOTIFY POLICE FIRST
WHEN CAR is STOLEN
by So Doing The Criminal Has Less
Chance To Escape

Immediate report to the State Po-
lice of any thefts is very important
in the detection of the crime, said
G. c. Reynolds, Superintendent, yes
terday in commenting ON the recent
robberies that have been prevalent
ill lower Delaware.
In speaking of the large number
of thefts of corn in Kent county,
Superintendent Reynolds disclosed
that out of ten on which indictments
were returned, only. one complaint
was made to the State Police. In
Sussex county out of considerable
stealing of poultry, only two reports
were made to the State Police. The
State Police, said Superintendent
Reynolds, cannot bring about the
arrest of such thieves, unless the
losses are reported. He also espe-
cially stressed the fact that reports
should be made Immediately the
theft is discovered. Often, if a COM
plant is made Immediately, there is
a splendid chance of bringing about
the arrest of the criminal in a short
time but if several days elapse be-
fore the report is made, the chances
of apprehending the thieves are re-
mote.
Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
HOLD NEGRO IN
FATALSHOOTING
AT BRIDGEVILLE
Samuel Travers Accused
In Death Of Man In
Shooting ARRAY.
WRONG MAN STRUCK

The Coroner's jury investigating
the death of Willie Battle, young ne
gro, who was shot at Bridgeville on
Saturday night, brought in a verdict
that willie Battle came to his
death from a bullet wound received
from a gun in the hands of Samuel
Travers."
The inquest was held in Milford
in the parlors of undertaken William
Berry, on Tuesday, conducted by
Coroner C. w. Poore, of Kent coun-
ty. Battle was brought to the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital on Satur-
day night and died before the next
morning. DR.. NJ. d. Washburn, OF
Milford, testified that Battle died
from the effects of the wound, death
being hastened by exposure.
1t was brought out at the inquest
that the trouble started in a negro
barber shop in Bridgeville Saturday
night, when Battle and another ne
gro. Samuel Travers, entered the es-
tablishment. Percy Selby, another
negro, better known as Salisbury"
was with tTravers. An argument
started when Selby accused Travers
of putting his hand in his pocket.
Selby said he slapped Travers and
it was then Travers started to shoot.
He shot twice at Selby, so it was
testified, neither bullet hitting the
mark, but in the general rush to get
out the back door, one of the bull
let's struck Battle in the stomach.
Battle staggered outside ana
dropped along the road and was Ia
ter brought 10 the hospital in Mil
ford where he died.
Sergeant Knox and Corporal
Shockley, of the State Police, ar
rested Travers near fredericksburg
where he went after the shooting.
Travers is being held in the George
town Jail awaiting trial.
Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
H. L. CANNON HEADS
MOSQUITO BOARD
Elected President OF Commission At
Meeting Held In Dover

Col. Harry L. Cannon, of Bridge
vile, was elected chairman of the
State Mosquito Control Commission,
at the organization meeting of that
body held in the Office of Governor
Buck at Dover Friday afternoon.
Frank NJ. Jones, Georgetown at
torney, was elected vice chairman
and DR.. R. C. Beckett, of the State
Board of Health engineering depart
ment. was named secretary.
The commission spent some time
reading and discussing the provis-
ions of the act creating the commits
sion, but transacted no other busi-
ness.
The CWA and State Emergency
Relief Commissions also holding
meeting at Dover, met with the
Mosquito Control Commission to
discuss certain features in connec-
tion with the work, especially with
reference to the engineering staff
and the jurisdiction of employing
the labor, all of which comes under
the CWA.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
BUSINESS GOOD IN
MILFORD STORES
IN DECEMBER
Merchants Generally Re-
port Substantial Gains
Over Last Year.
ALL ARE PLEASED

Milford merchants report an in
crease in business for the Christmas
trade this year over last season. The
majority of the stores had ample
stocks to carry them through the
shopping season and purchasers in
most instances were able to find
what they wanted in local stores.
While the Christmas buying this
year was larger than last season,
the merchants report that the gifts
this year were of a practical and
useful nature. The gifts were along
the clothing and other necessities
lines. Taken as a whole the Milford
business men are more than pleas
ed with the holiday business and be-
lieve that the trade this Christmas
season is the forerunner of better
business conditions in the near fu-
ture. With the advent of the new
year many of the local merchants
are planning for their annual sea-
sonable clearance sales and notices
of such sales will be made within
the next few weeks by many of the
store owners.
Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
CREDIT GROUP
ORGANIZED BY
STATEFARMERS
Body Will Endorse Notes
With Federal Bank For
Crop Loans In State.
DIRECTORS NAMED

With an attendance of fully $50
farmers from all parts of the State,
meeting in the Kent County Court
room at Dover, the Delaware Pro-
duction Association was formed last
Thursday. A preliminary meeting
had been held there week ago but
because comparatively few farmers
were present at that meeting the or
ganization of the association was
deferred.
E. R. Ross of the Farm Credit AS
sociation of Baltimore, Md, spoke
giving in detail the purposes and
objects of such an association and
the benefits that would accrue to
the farmer. After many questions
had been asked by the farmers, it
was decided to form such an asso-
citation in Delaware and to take out
a charter. The association will en-
dorse farmers notes and discount
them with the Federal intermediate
credit bank in the district. The as
sociation will obtain money to lend
for general agricultural purposes,
such as the producing and harvest
ing of crops, the breeding, raising
and fattening of poultry and live
stock products.
A nominating committee was ap-
pointed consisting of Benjamin Vim
ton and George Dandy of New Cas-
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29

The judges appointed by the Mil
ford Chronicle to select the winners
for the several prizes offered by this
newspaper for the best lighted homes
in Milford during the holiday sea-
son brought in their decisions short
ly before the Chronicle was put on
the press. After much indecision
and shifting of opinions as they made
tours of the city each evening be-
ginning with Christmas eve and in
cluding Wednesday evening, the
judges were unanimous in awarding
the first prize of $1,000 to James X.
Pettyjohn, whose home is located on
Clark Avenue. The residence was
illuminated with indirect red and
green lights and near the chimney
family illuminated was Santa Claus
about to make his descent down the
chimney.
Second prize of $500 went to Full
ton Downing, whose home is also
on Clark Avenue. This home was
beautifully lighted, with candles in
each window, outside lighting and
colored lights showing through cut
out figures in each shutter. The
ceiling of the front porch was in
directly lighted.
1t was on the question of a de-
cision on these two homes that the
Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
OLD CHRISTMAS
In LOWER DELA.
Epiphany Day VIII Be Celebrated by
Many Old-Timers in Sussex

Scores of Lower Delaware and
Northern Worcester county residents
who have passed the half-century
mark will follow an old custom of
celebrating their yuletide on Satur-
day, January 9Th, known as "Old
Christmas Day." The day is known
as Epiphany in the church calendar
and many years ago in England it
was called Twelfth Night.
The observance of "0ld Christ
mas Day" in many localities of Del
aware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, is not the fancied idea of
any cult or sect, but is tradition
that has been handed down for more
than a century. Foreparents pinned
great faith to January 9Th as being
the real Christmas Day instead of
December 25th.
They argued, and the belief still
prevails among many of their de-
scendants, that when the present day
calendar was made, that the true
date of Christmas Day was changed
from January 9Th back to Decem-
ber 25th.
Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
COMPTROLLER
REPORTS ON KENT
COUNTY FINANCES
Receipts Of General Fund
For Fiscal Year We're
$4O2, ,7O5.65.
DEBTS TOTAL $I,92S,OOO

Kent County Comptroller Jester
c. Gray has completed his annual
report of the financial condition Of
Kent county from December 1, 1882
to Dec. l, 1888, showing the receipts
and expenditures in the several funds
of the county:
Receipts, general fund, from coun-
ty officers including Receiver Of
Taxes, Clerk of the Peace, Prothon-
otary. Recorder of Deeds, Register
of Wills, Clerk of Orphans Court and
from sundry other sources, $402,-
705.65.
Expenditures, including salaries
paid county officers as we'll as road
overseers, jury commissioners,
court officers, court of common pleas,
advertising, INDECENT sick, appropria-
tion to towns, Kent county home,
Jail supplies and expenses, mothers
pensions, ETC., S3S9,312.33.
Additional items of expense in
cluding appropriations to volun-
teer fire companies, board of priso-
ners at both the Kent county and
New Castle county jails, insurance
on county property, etc., $23,537.76.
General road fund expenses, $685.
611.36.
Bonding county officers, bridge
tenders salaries, compensation in
surance, etc, S1,971.41.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
NEW HIGHWAY MAP
HAS BEEN ISSUED
Shows Dual Highway From Will
mingtOn TO Smyrna

The new 1884 map of the Delaware
State Highway Department, with all
State highways marked in red and
county roads in black, has been is
sued by the State Highway Commits
sion and is now available to Della
ware motorists. This year the map
has the U. s. and State route num-
bers designated.
The map also shows the dual
highway as completed from Whining
ton to just below Smyrna and as
under construction from Smyrna to
Dover. The map shows the dual
highway from State Road by way
of Glasgow to the Maryland State
line as under construction. The
new Washington street extension to
the Philadelphia Pike, at the top of
Penny Hill, and the new cutoff from
Augustine Bridge over the Brandy
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
PETTYJOHNW|INS
FIRST PRIZE FOR
XMAS LIGHTING
Judges Had Hard Time Deciding BetUeeH James X.
PettyjOhn And Fulton DOI0ning For First Place;
Final Decision Made Shortly Before Chronicle
Goes To Press; Both Homes Nicely Decorated.
So Many FOIIOIUed The Idea OF Illuminating With
Candles In Each WindOlO That Judging Was Made
Difficult; Milford Homes Certainly Did ShOU
Christmas Spirit And City Was Beautiful.

judges pondered long. In fact they
had about decided on the Downing
home after viewing both places
Tuesday night; but the final inspecN
tion Wednesday night brought unan-
imous agreement as announced
above. Without question these two
residences were the outstanding in
Milford so far as originality and ef-
fective lighting was concerned.
The third prize of $500 went to
Mrs. George Bruning, whose home
is located on East Second Street,
South Milford. The entire front of
the house was outlined with laurel
rope, with like decorations outlin-
ing the windows. A beautifully
lighted tree stood in front Of the
home, and a large red star on the
porch completed the picture.
Fourth prize, $500, was awarded
to Major James w. Cannon, who re-
sides on Pear Street, North Milford.
This home was illuminated with
candles in each window with small
lighted trees at the entrance.
In awarding the remaining prizes
scores of homes had to be ruled out
because of the similarity of light
ing. So many of the residents had
used candles in each window that
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
DRAW GRAND And
PETIT JJJRORSFOR
SUSSEX COUNTY
DIR. Walter L. Grier Will
Serve On Grand Jury
For Ensuing Year.
TRY MURDER CASES
Leroy b. Kemp Of Milford
Chosen AS Additional
Petit Juror.

Jury Commissioners, James E.
Goslee, of Stockley, and Joseph H.
Cox, of Seaford, have drawn the
following grand jurors to serve for
the different terms of court in 1884:
First Representative District -
Walter L. Grier, of Milford.
Second District-Clayton S. Eli
oft, of Bridgeville.
Third District-Robert ]. Allen, of
Seaford.
Fourth District-Walter A. Culver,
of Seaford.
Fifth District-Harry K. Fooks, of
Laurel.
Sixth District-Edwin C. Ryan, Of
Millsboro.
Seventh District-Edward Stevens
of Selbyville.
Eighth District-John A. Marsh, of
near Lewes.
Ninth District-Harold w. T. Pur-
nell, of Georgetown.
Tenth District-Joseph M. Lank,
of Milton.
Petit jurors for the February term
of Superior Court and Court of Cen
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Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
Governor MayRebate
Income Tax In State
1t Is Understood That The Sole Purposes Of The Pro
posed Reduction In The Income Tax, Is The Hope
That Those Benefting From 1t Will GiUe The
Amount Saved For Relief Purposes

Hopeful that savings entailed may
be donated for relief purposes, Gov
ernor Buck may exercise his author
ity to allow a reduction in the State
income tax for the coming year, it
was reported in administration
circles this week.
According to the best estimates
available, it is indicated that the
State Temporary Emergency Relief
Commission to reach its goal on
April 80, will be over 100000 short.
1t is understood that the sale pur-
pose of the proposed reduction in the
State income tax, is the hope that
persons benefiting from it will give
the amount saved for relief pur-
poses.
Attention to the deficit which
would confront the State Temporary
Emergency Relief Commission be-
fore the completion of its duties in
the spring, was called by Governor
Buck in a letter which he wrote to
the recent special session of the Leg
islature, accompanying a report
which he had received from the COM
ground and the braces set. Never