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Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
UNION
(Near LincOIn)

Tonight the masquerade party at
Mrs. Collects home will be held,
rain or shine, and the merrymakers
will enjoy it.
The TON Thumb Wedding" play
will be put on at the Union Church
by the children of the primary de-
partment of the Glendale NJ. E.
Church on Friday, Nov. 3rd. Other
interesting features will be imper-
sonation of prominent people, espe-
cially the radio characters. Amos
and Andy. Recitations and sketches
and other stunts will form the pro-
gram that evening.
Sunday was a fine day for social
calls and about everybody was on
the move that could get away; to
all the visits and calls,
would be a roll call of the entire
neighborhood. However they all en-
joyed the day, which is just another
of the past and gone. Some went
to Wilmington on auto trips-as
much for the ride as for the desire
to make a call, others just ate social
dinners, or talked over the neigh
borhood and news-the same as
other we'll regulated communities.
All growers of sweet potatoes are
taking advantage OF all bright days
10 get their crop into the storage
houses, before freezing weather
catches them in the ground; such
event is detrimental to curing the
sweets for winter use.
Preston Kenton with a party of
friends is at Chicago, looking over
the Century of Progress, and that
Is a fine education for any person.
The services at Union Church have
been very interesting and well at
ended. All are cordially invited to
attend these services, each Sunday
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
KENT HOME, JAIL
DRAW PRAISE OF.
GRAND JURORS
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LC0HtfHuSd from FuJf FdgeI
guilty and the court made orders of
weekly payments against such de-
PENDANTS as follows: Carroll Hick-
man, 1925 for support of wife and
child; Lister V. Hill, $3.50 for sup
port of minor children; Wilbur S.
Camper for minor children, $4; John
w. Wroten, wife and one child, 81.
Additional divorce DEGREES nisi
were granted by the judges sitting
in the Superior Court as follows:
Elizabeth Forkum from George H.
Forkum; and Mabel NJ Hayes from
Joshua Paul Hayes, both of Dover.
The Grand Jury having concluded
its work for the year, submitted
their annual report to the court
which was read in open court and
ordered published and presented to
the Levy Court of Kent County. The
Grand Jurors serving for the year
1888 commenced with the April term
of court this year.
The report follows:
we were in session four days.
The Office of the attorney general
to us 80 indictments, all
of which were carefully considered.
We found 33 true bills and ignored
two and had four withdrawn.
''At this. the closing term of the
year, we visited the Kent County
Jail. We found it a very creditable
for Kent county. 1t is
a wonderful building and we found
it kept in a very clean and sanitary
condition. We think the sheriff de-
serves a great deal of thanks from
.he citizens of Kent county. We do
think, however, he should have more
lelp inasmuch as there is too much
work for the sheriff and his present
lelp.
1--WE visited the Kent County
Home. We found it clean and well
Sept. The crops on the farm which
we're being harvested were abun-
liant. The farm is in fine shape.
rhe live stock is looking very good.
Farm implements are well kept.
I've wish to express thanks to
he members of the court for their
and courtesy to us dur
ng the year.
John NJ. Roe, Foreman,
H. M. Case, Secretary"
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
GASSAWAY SETS
$l,693,lA AS NRA
LOANS TOSTATE
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| lNNNthhHeH JfOH AHSt Agel
otherwise to finance borrowings to
the extent of $1,693,124.37.
He said one thing apparently lost
sight of is the fact that the State
last year appropriated $2,O0O,00O for
unemployment relief. with a very
few exceptions" said Mr.. Gassaway,
can one point to any benefits in the
way of permanent necessary and de-
sirable construction that the people
of the State have to show for this
expenditure. Unless a public works
program is financed by the State,
thereby affording employment to the
unemployed, unquestionably consid-
Grafton will have to be given to a
further appropriation for unemploy-
ment relief"
He expressed the belief the State
has two courses to follow, either
public works construction or a con-
tinuance of the dole system.
~ I,O0O,O00 in U. 5. Projects
Nearly one-half of the total cost
of the works program, he said, or
over $11.000,000. is to be financed
totally from Federal funds on Fed
eral projects. Nearly $6,000,000 is to
be financed by municipal funds and
nearly S1,000,000 is to be financed
on private projects. This. he said,
left total of State projects in the
amount of $5,35S,5S9.10. From this,
he said, would be deducted the State
school program of $2,939,840, which
the State can construct without bor-
rowing, and this would leave total
of State projects not otherwise
financed of $2,41S,749.10.
Mr. Gassaway told the lawmakers
that the situation with which they
are concerned is that thousands of
their fellow-citizens through cir
cumstances beyond their control find
themselves in dire distress.
I'VE are concerned" he said, with
plans for not only pulling us out of
our economic mess, but also revital-
izing our people. To give them back
their jobs and also their self
respect.
He said this is what the national
movement is for and that the Fed
eral government and the State gov
crnment cannot continue to feed the
people now on the charity list with
out going into bankruptcy, national
ly and locally.
Warns OF Chaos
And if We have bankruptcy" he
said. "and stop feeding the hungry
thousands, then revolution and chaos
stare us in the face with equal GER
tainty." He said millions of people |
will not go hungry and be bound |
down by legal restrictions and il |
something is not done they will hunt |
food in bands and mobs and "woe /
to those who may bring about this
through sheer blind stu
pidity."
"In this national crisis, Mr.. Gas
saway said in conclusion, "the Presi-
dent asks Delaware to assume her
part in this war OH the depression.
Since Delaware became one of the
13 original colonies it has taken sec
Ond place to no other State in its
acceptance of responsibility and
of patriotic duty. In
.hese matters Delaware's record has
always been outstanding"
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
Roosevelt Bans
Loss Sale rs He
Signs Retail Code
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preceding section shall be construed
to prevent bona fide farmers asso-
Citations engaged in purchasing sup
plies and or equipment for their
membership from making patronage
refunds to their memberships"
| Banned as inaccurate or misrepre-
senting advertising was that which
refers inaccurately in any material
particular" to any competitors or his
goods, services, etc. and advertising
(which inaccurately lays claims to a
policy or continuing practice of gen.
orally underselling competitors.
All forms of rebates were banned,
and so was attempted substitution
of other products for branded ar
ticles asked for by name. National
advertisers were the ones who want
cd this.
Products made by a manufacturer
whose code requires an NRA label
might not he sold unless such label
was on it, effectively closing outlets
to those who attempt to operate out
side their code.
Prohibition of the sale of prison
made goods was suspended for 80
days pending formulation of a COM
pact between the States to provide
for the manufacture and sale of
penitentiary goods at prices COM
petitive with those made by free
labor.
Suspended also to March 1, pend
ing investigation, was provision to
extinguish the company" store by
prohibiting credit against future
wages under guarantee from the
employer unless this guarantee were
available to all stores of the area.
Likewise suspended was prohibition
of the use of scrip.
Created by the code also was a
national retail trade economics
board, of five men appointed by the
President, to study and report on
economic results of the code. A ma
tiOnal retail trade council will ad-
minister the code, its membership
consisting of one TO three represen-
tatives elected from each major di-
vision of trade covered in the code,
and working under supervision of
a retail trade authority consisting of
administrator Johnson or his deputy
and three advisors appointed by the
President.
On wages and hours, the code pro-
visions were substantially unchang-
ed from the last published draft
The minimum wage ran from SIS
to SO on a scale combining popu-
Iation and work hours as follows:
Hours per week
40 A As
100000 population .$14 $14.5O SIS |
100000 up ........ .$13 $3.50 $14 !
$4,000 up ..........$12 $3.50 S13 |
Two thousand five hundred up,
not less than 20 per cent increase
requiring more than S11 but |
not to be less than $40.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
GRANDMA'S
SCRAP BOOK
years before he gets to me.

One reason like comp'ny is cause
ma always makes
So many funny things to eat, and
pies and frosted cakes.
That folks don't have when they're
alone; but pa, he puts on style
Sometimes and just lets on as if we
have them all the while.
But still pas kind of nervous like as
if he's 'fraid he'll do
Some awful thing to worry ma be-
fore the dinners through,
And ma, she keeps a-looking at US
children, and you bet,
II we muss up the tablecloth we all
know what Wen get!
And when the comp'ny goes away
ma drops down in a chair
And draws the longest, deepest
breath, and says to pa, well,
there,
That's over with, thank goodness!'s
And pa says, 81 am sorry, dear,
A dinner all as nice as that had
ought to last a year!"
And ma says, "Do you really s'pose
they liked it?" Pa says "Sure!
Why, everything was just tip-topI
There's no mistake that you're
The finest cook that ever livedl"
And then ma Sins her hand
Around where pa can reach it and
they seem to understand.
Saturday Evening Post
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27

long as not used as a subterfudge to
Oust union men, but that it should
not be written into code. 1t was
the hope at NRA that this word from
the President would end the long
wrangle between spokesmen for in
dustry and labor over interpretations
of the industrial laws grant of the
right to organize, untrammelled by
employer interference.
To protect the consumer, city as
well as country, from undue price
increases blamed by profiteers on
the recovery movement, the Presi-
dnt Orderd that investigation be
started Immediately ito determine
the extent to which manufacturers
and producers have increased prices
following, or in anticipation of, the
approval of codes of fair competi-
tion and to set up adequate organ
iZations for the handling of COM
plants against such price increases
and of local complaints against re-
tail price increases alleged to be
contrary to the requirements of
codes"
Johnson said most of the COM
plants have been against retail
proflteering, and that the local trib-
unals ito which any person who
feels injured in this way can COM
plain" would be set up at once,
complete plan having been worked
out.
The retail code will become effect
i've next Monday. The separate drug
code was scrapped and provisions
inserted in the general code to care
for special conditions of the drug
stores.
Scrapped also was the clause de-
manded by druggists fixing at 21 per
cent the maximum discount allow
able by any merchant OH patent
medicines or toilet goods whose re-
tail price is set by the manufacturer.
Strenuous objection of economists
to this as price-flxing Knocked it
out.
The loss limitation" provision
emerged prohibiting sale of loss
leaders," defined as articles often
sold below cost to the merchant for
the purpose OF attracting trade - "A /
may sell any article with
out profit to himself, but the selling
price SHOULD include an allowance
for actual wages of store labor, to
be fixed and published from time to |
time by the trade authority herein
after established"
Store keepers of the 2500 or less
Town are exempted from this. and
any merchant is allowed to meet a
price cut in conformity |
with this provision. but must report
he incident to his trade organiza-
lion. Provision is made for bona
ide sales of various kinds and as one
more concession to the farmer, it
said:
Nothing in the provision of the
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
DELAWARE TRANSPORTS
ONE-FIFTH OF ITS PUPILS
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ance for transportation which his
parents have provided.
For this service in 1932-1933 the
State paid 1921 ,614.32 or an average
for the year of $29.97 for each of the
$3.50 pupils for whom transporta-
ton was provided. The cost per day
for each pupil based upon the num-
Der of days he attended was approxi-
matoly 20 cents. The pupils were
transported total of 1,4S5,335 pupil
school days out of an aggregate to-
tai days attended by all pupils in
all schools of 7,195,19S. This year
S2S more children were transported
than last year. The total cost in
creased $13,467.S9, but the average
yearly cost for each pupil decreased
$1.2S.
During the past ten years the
number Of pupils transported and
the cost of transportation increased
500 per cent. During this period the
average number of days attended by
each pupil has increased Is; the
average daily attendance has in
creased One-half; the number of pu-
pills in high school has doubled. as
has also the number of high school
Transportation gives all pupils
equal educational opportunities. 1t
makes it possible for the pupils liv-
ing far from school to attend every
day and brings high school educa-
ton to all. That pupils are making
more and more use of these oppor-
tunities is undoubtedly one of the
chief causes of Delaware's large in
crease in average daily attendance,
high school enrolment and number
Of high school graduates during re-
cent years.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
ROYAL ARCH MASONS TO
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES
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lCOHthHHed JFOm FuSL fdgel
Joseph L. Cahall of Georgetown was
one of the group who brought about
the revival, and was later elected its
first High Priest, being installed
May II, 1898. Mr.. Thomas B. Pep
per, also of Georgetown, who held
the office in 1908, is the next Oldest
Past High Priest still on the rolls
of the chapter.
Martin G. Phillips, who is now
High Priest, expects this to be one
of the most interesting get-togethers
the chapter has had affording, as it
does, an excellent opportunity for
the younger workers to meet the old
er leaders. 1t is not expected that
there will be many speeches" dur
ing the evening, but it should not
be very hard to get some of the past
officers to remember few of the
that made their years
of service interesting.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
EUELLEE HANGS
TODAY FOR CRUEL
MARYLAND CRIME
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ernor's Office in the Union Trust
Building in Maryland after a group
of about fifty, mostly Negroes, had
held a protest meeting on the City
Hall Plaza against Lees hanging.
Escorted by police and detectives,
handful of the group walked to the
Governors office, and, under an
agreement, twelve of their number,
including AIDES and the Negro who
| identified himself as Henry Williams
representative of the Communist
party, were admitted.
Governor Ritchie said in part:
"The offense for which Fuel Lee
stands convicted is an atrocious MUIR
der of four people while they lay
asleep at home in their beds. Those
murdered were Mr.. Green Davis, his
wife and two daughters.
"The State proved complete famil-
iarity on the part of Fuel Lee with
all four members of the deceased
family and their household, where he
had been employed; that Lee made
threats against Mr.. Davis after he
left the latter's employment; that
Lee had been seen on his way to-
ward Mr.. Davis house before the
murder and coming away afterward;
that Lee was away from his own
home the night the murder was COM
mitted without any explanation Of
his absence; that after the crime a
large number of articles belonging
to the murdered man and his family
~, r,ncCaCCfar1s
that before the murder Lee had pur-
chased bullets which fitted the gun
with which the crime was commit
ted, and that he had informed re-
liable witness that Mr.. Davis had
been shot before the fact became
public.
"In addition to this, Lee made two
confessions in the presence of re-
liable witnesses, the first just after
his arrest and the second a couple
of days later. In both these confess
sions Lee gave details of the crime
which could have been known to no
one except the murderer and which
afterward were confirmed.
AS a result of the Fuel Lee case
at least one murder and two lynch
ings have occurred on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, where the people
took the law in their own hands fol-
lowing legal delay in the Lee case.
Two Federal judges Tuesday
night denied a writ of habeas corpus
for Fuel Lee, Eastern Shore Negro
sentenced to be hanged Friday
when his case was argued
in the United States District Court
in Baltimore.
The judges, William H. Coleman
and w. Calvin Chestnut, also de-
clined to issue a certificate of prob
able cause without which an appeal
cannot be taken.
They pointed out, however, such
a certificate could be issued by a
Judge of the United States Circuit
Court for the fourth circuit at Rich
mand
Bernard AIDES, who has appeared
for Lee in all the proceedings until
the case came into the Federal court
at Baltimore, said he would go to
Richmond in an effort to procure a
certificate of probable cause.
Argument in favor of the habeas
corpus writ was made by Charles
Howard, appointed to rep
resent Lee by the court on Monday
when Judge Coleman barred AIDES
rom practicing in the court pend
ng investigation of alleged unethi-
,al conduct in this and other cases."
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
DAGSBORO

The John NJ. Clayton Parent-Tea-
cher Association will peet in the
school auditorium ON Friday even
ing, October 81, at 7:45 o'clock. The
speakers will be Major Short and
Attorney Howard Bromhall of
Georgetown.
The Millsboro quartet will enter
tain with a few musical selections.
If you are interested in child, school
or education, don't miss this meet
ing, as there will be a message for
all.
Due to trouble to the water sys-
tenn there was no school on Monday
or Tuesday,
Emmons Phillips and son of Mill
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Steen
and Walter Phillips visited their mo-
ther who is at the Jefferson Hospi-
tai in Philadelphia, suffering from
an auto accident.
Mr. and Mrs. George Warrington
and sons were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barber Sunday.
Mrs. Hannah Adkins is very i'll at
this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Hickman and
daughter of Lewgs visite1 friends
Eere Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Timmons and
sons of Bangor, Pa, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
!. II. Timmons. John Alfred Tim
mons accompanied them.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Holloway from
Wilmington were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Hudson over the
weekend.
The men are getting busy with
their boats and building blinds pre-
pairing for the goose and duck sea-
son. Many geese are beginning to
fy south.
Mrs. Raymond Kollock and Mrs. |
Roland Birmingham visited Mrs. |
mother and sister in
last week. They had a
delightful time and while there mo-
Lored over to Wiley's Mission in
Camden, N. j., and heard Mother
Wells preach. She remembered the
Dagsboro people and wished to be
to them all. She now is
under the name Of Mother Wells
Berry as she married Captain Berry
litter she left Dagsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac West and
laughter Hilda and Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Horner and Mrs. Annie Breas-
Ire spent Saturday evening at Sal
sbury, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
LEVY COURTS TO
MAKE U.S.L LOANS
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another bill which paves the way for
the legal investment of trust funds
in the bonds of the Home Owners
Loan Corporation. Under existing
laws, il is claimed, there is some
doubt as to the legality of such in
vestments, and this act is designed
to clear up this doubt and make
such investments legal. 1t specifies
that the State, any municipality,
corporation, insurance company,
building and loan association, bank,
trust company, executor, admins
traitor. guardian or trustee, may in
vest funds in their control in the
bonds of the Homo Owners Loan
Corporation.
This proposed measure was re-
ferred to the committee on inspr-
ance and banking of which Repre-
sentative Pryor is chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Neil Edgell is slowly improving
after being confined to his bed last
week with a fever.
Mrs. Lester Isaacs is suffering
with assesses under the arm.
Miss Beatrice Biddle and grand
fathers, Roland Collision and G. L.
Biddle of Townsend, spent the week
end here with Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.
Collision.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
FIELD, POUND DAY HELD
AT DELAWARE COLONY
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sented by group of about 100 boys
and girls of the institution. Many
donations for the home in the way
of money, foodstuffs and linens were
made to the Colony.
The cottages were open to the Wis
itors and the occupants acted as
guides to the visitors who expressed
themselves as well pleased with the
appearance and upkeep of the vari-
Gus buildings.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27
COOLSPRING

A Halloween party will be given
in Coolspring Community Hall on
October 30, 1888; admission 10 cents
for masked, 20 cents unmasked. Re-
freshments will be served, and prizes
awarded. A grand march will be
held, and games and singing for
everyone.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27

The Eastern Shore Players will
present the three act play "The
Youngest" by Phillip Barry in the
Plaza Theatre, Wednesday evening,
November 1, for the benefit of Christ
Church, Milford. Details will be pub
lished next week.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27

The open season for hunting with
dog and gun in Delaware is not far
away.
Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27

Turkeys are just right now for
eating.
Evening star., 1933-12-21
ICKES' HOSPITAL STAY
PROLONGED BY WORK
Secretary Threatened With Miss
ing Christmas at Home Un-
less He Rests.

Secretary Ickes, who has been any
thing but an ideal patient since he went
to the Naval Hospital for treatment for
a broken rib December IL, may be able
to leave the hospital in time to spend
Christmas at home, but he will have to
follow his doctors directions between
now and then.
The Interior Secretary. who Is also
public works administrator and oil ad-
ministrator, heretofore has not needed
the advice Of his doctor that he reduce
his work at the hospital to minimum,
and as a result he is believed to have
prolonged his stay in the hospital longer
than would have been necessary to heal
the broken rib suffered In q fall near
his home
While he has been in the hospital
his room has been practically an Office,
numerous conferences and his bed and
bedside table constantly covered with
papers relating to the various activities
of his several offices. He has pushed
his work there through every day and
sometimes into the evening hours, with
Evening star., 1933-12-21

criticism Of his force by Capt. P J. Car
roll, superintendent of Park Police.
The Policemen's Association, how
ever. adopted a resolution severely
condemning Capt. Carroll and warning
him to put his own house In order"
before attempting to criticize the
metropolitan force.
The statement of Capt. Carroll which
drew the fire of the Policemen's Asso-
citation was contained in an order of
November "a. which urged his force to
be honest and sober. and adding, "as
you are all aware Of what is happening
to the Metropolitan Police Department. !"
sociation declared Capt. CAROLS state
ment implied that all members of the
Metropolitan Police Department are en-
Evening star., 1933-12-21

gagged in committing the crimes Of ex-
tortion and bribery" Capt. Carroll, the
resolution continued, should put his
own house in order before attempting
to issue defamatory statements, by way
Of tnnuendo, concerning all the mem
bers of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment."
Capt. Carroll said his order was in
tended only as q warning to his own
men and not as an attack on the met
ropolitan force.
Evening star., 1933-12-21
GIRL MISSING TWO WEEKS

Police have been asked to aid In
finding Ada Wilson, Is, reported miss
ing from her home at 2130 Pennsyl-
vania avenue for two weeks.
The girl is described as being feet
tall and weighing 125 pounds; has dark
brown hair and brown eyes, and when
last seen was wearing black coat with
fur collar. Her father, Harvey Wilson,
asked police to help find her.