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Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-07
the All American canal. They
have been prepared by the dis
trict, which presents its case as
follows:
REFUNDING PLAN

Right at the outset, it should be
stated most emphatically and the
statement will bear repetition over
and over, that the refunding plan
creates no additional obligation
whatever upon the valley. 1t de-
signed wholly to ease up on the
present obligations and to prevent
condition that will bring about a
credit or financial break down.
We already owe this debt. Dur
ing the years between 1915 and
1921 we borrowed in the aggregate
$16,000,000. During the last seven
years we have paid back $1,750, 900
The balance of the money, in the
amount of $14, 250,0O0 is still un-
paid Some of it is coming due an
nually and on account of depress-
ed conditions the payments can
not be met.
Bonds Net Sold
The refunding plan which you
will vote upon next Thursday is
simply plan to renew our note,
as it were, extending the time ano
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Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-07
Great Britain

The proposed schedule would re-
duce the exemption for married
persons from $500 to $4,000. The
single persons exemption would re-
main at $1,000. The tax on the
first $4,000 would be increased from
four to six per cent. The normal
rate on all above that would be
raised from eight to II per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-07
CLAIMS "sKIPPER" RECORD

DETROIT <U.P;-Charles Con-
yaw, two, claims the distinction of
being the youngest skipper" on
the Great Lakes. For the past two
navigation seasons his life has been
aboard the S. S. Sumatra which
is captained by his father, Earl
w. Gonyaw, of New Baltimore,
Mich.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-07

proposed new income taxes with the
British levies. The figures are for
a married man with wife and two
minor children:
GxnnA R..iAnsxa
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-07
nMlLL
EWYR@S92ee;ERs R@S2e;

BEVERLY HILLS, Jan. 6.
(SpeciaD-You got to hand it
to Iowa for the best news to-
day. Some bird" tried to bid
in a farm on a forced sale at
less than the mortgage, and
come pretty near landing
hanging under a giant oak. We
hope the days of the old town
skinflint sitting back with some
ready money to buy in the
widows home is about over.
Did you read where some
senator from Colorado was Civ
ing up his seat to his success
sor right away? He figured
that the folks elected the other
fellow and he was the one
they wanted in there. That's
almost unheard of in political
life. There is a lame duck
that should have a statue.
Yours,
MI& R71~
0lsss McNausht Syndicate. Inc.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
DEL. FARM WAGES
REACH NEW LOW
Rhode Island Has The Highest Rate
OF Farm Wages In Country

With 176 farm laborers for every
farm job, farm wages in Delaware
reached a new low ebb on January
1, 1888. according to a report made
public last Saturday by the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics of the
Department of Agriculture.
Average daily wages for Delaware
farm hands( however. are $1.40
without board or S1.O5 with board,
well above the average for the coun-
try which was rs cents with board
and $1.06 without board, the report
shows.
Monthly wages for Delaware farm
laborers averaged $1S.25 with board
and $31 without board, as against an
average of SAT- with board or
S23.62 without board for the entire
country.
The demand for farm labor in
Delaware is only 81 per cent of nor
NAL. whereas the supply is is per
cent above normal, the departments
report shows.
Rhode Island has the highest rate
of farm wages in the country. S1.75
a day with board; and South Caro-
lima and George have the lowest
rate, only 40 cents day.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
Il DIVORCE CASES
IN SUSSEX COURT
Mrs. Anna V. Carlisle
Files Papers For Decree
From Paris T. Carlisle.

Divorce cases are scheduled fol
trial at the February term of Super
ior Court as follows:
Asher l.. Godfrey VS.. Minnie Hud-
son Godfrey.
Elmer Lawson VS.. Lydia Kate
Lawson.
Gladys B. Morris VS.. Harold L.
Morris.
Vernon. D. Pearce VS.. Viola NJ,
Pearce. -.
Dorcas Fields VS.. Joseph Fields.
Leon Workman VS.. Marie D.
Workman.
Gladys NJ. Jarvis, by her mother
and next friend VS.. Sidney A. Jarvis.
Josephine S. Love VS.. Charles Le-
roy Love.
Anna V. Carlisle VS.. Paris r. Car
Isle.
Dorothy L. Henderson VS.. George
I. Henderson; Helen Reed VS.. Will
liam Paul Reed; Elizabeth M
Genaldi VS.. Emilio Genaldi.
Final divorce DEGREES will be
granted during the term to jean
nette Lindsay from John A. Lindsay.
Myrtle P. Long from Harold H.
Long, Elsie May Spicer from JOhn
Henry Spicer.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
PLAN FOR MOVEMENT
TO BEAUTIFY CITY
Milford Rotary Club Making Plans
To Cooperate With City

Much talk has been heard recent
ly about a movement to beautify the
City of Milford by encouraging the
planting of trees. shrubs and flow
ers. City Council, the womens
clubs and mems clubs have all been
discussing for some time launching
a program to improve the beauty OF
the Garden City of Twin Counties. "
The meeting of the Milford Rotary
Club last Monday was given over
to the discussion of such a project.
DR.. M. Dalema Draper was the
guest speaker. DR.. Draper has had
much experience in Identification
work through the State Federation
of Women's Clubs, of which she is
past president. She explained
some of the work that has been
done by women's clubs in Delaware
and also some of the work that could
be done in and around Milford.
w. Vaules Grier responded to Dr.
Draper's talk and told of the tenta-
tive plans that have been made by
a committee of which he is chair
man and which was appointed by
President George Perry last week.
He explained that the Rotary C;ub
was planning to devote their efforts
to cooperate with other organiza-
tions in the city and with the City
Manager and the City Council in
project for the Identification of the
city. A full report of the commit
tees plans is to be submitted to the
club at a later date.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
LEWES BOY WINS
In ESSAY CONTEST
Mallory Vaughn, III Club Member,
First In Poultry Blood Testing

Mallory Vaughn. Jr,, of the Lewes
All Club, won the first prize offered
by the Official Poultry Breeders and
Hatchers of Delaware for his essay
on blood testing poultry. Clarence
Outten. of the Greenwood Chapter,
Future Farmers of America, was
awarded second honors, and Marga-
ret Hastings, of the Bridgeville All
Girls Club, won third prize.
The competition in the essay con-
test between the eleven chapters of
the Future Farmers of America of
the State was the keenest since the
judging contests were begun.
The other awards we're as fol-
lows: Fourth prize! Everett Mai. of
Greenwood; fifth prize. Charles
Peck, Harrington; sixth prize,
Floyd Quillen. Caesar Rodney:
seventh prize, Milton Fike. Green
wood; eighth prize, Russell Mes
sick, Greenwood; tenth, Ralph Bry-
ant, Caesar Rodney; eleventh, Will
liam Melvin. Greenwood; twelfth,
Newell Reed, Caesar Rodney.
This contest was open to both All
and vocational pupils of Delaware.
OF the twelve prizes offered, ten
were won by vocational students.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
SUSSEX EDUCATORS
TO MEET IN MILLSBORO
Program Is Being Arranged BY Prof.
J. VI. Bennett

The annual meeting of the Sussex
County Educational Association
will be held in the auditorium of the
MillsbOro school ON Friday, Febrll-
airy II. The program is being ar
ranged by Prof. J. NJ. Bennett, su-
perintendent of the MillsbOrO school
and president of the association.
DR.. Edwin G.. BrOOme, superinten-
dent of the schools in Philadelphia.
is scheduled to deliver an address.
as is Mrs. Kathryn B. Greywace, OF
Trenton. N. j., an expert ON visual
education.
Other speakers on the program
will be DR.. Harry V. Holloway. State
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion; Prof. John Shilling, assistant
in charge of Secondary Schools;
Prof. Fl. b. King, Assistant in
Charge of Elementary Schools and
State Treasurer. George S. Will
liams. president of the State Board
of Education. ,..
Prof. Bennett has named the fol-
lowing committees:
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
DRAW KENT GRAND
AND PETIT JURORS
Grand JuOrOrs 10 Serve Year-Petlt
For February Trem OF Court

Kent County Jury Commissioners
Hopkins and Hope this week drew
the following panel of Grand and
Petit jurors. the Grand Jurors for
the entire year and the Petit jurors
for the February term, convening
in Dover February 20:
Grand Jurors: first district, How
ard Reed. Edward Hutchins; second
district, Joseph NJ, Ford. Fred Will
liams, John w. Tarburton: third dis
trict. Robert X. Knight, Thomas D.
Garrison. James r. Clements; fourth
district, William Mabrey, William H.
Poore; fifth district Thomas Mum
cey, Thomas G.. Cook, Fred Lord;
sixth district. A. Leonard HarTing-
ton, Lynden d. Caulk, John Draper;
seventh district, Thomas Fl. Para
dee, Charles S. Conwell; eighth dis
trict, Arlie Jackson. Sr.. Thomas
Moore; ninth district. Robert Wyatt.
George Il. Wilson: tenth district,
John P. Stewart. Howard II. Moore.
Petit Jurors: first district, William
Stats, William II. Tunis, Frank l..
Burris. Joseph r. Boggs; second
district, Howard Virdin. Geo. Rich
ards, Clifford Hutchinson; third dis
trict, Wilbur Clark, Walter Pratt,
Merrick Horn; fourth district, John
w. Argo, Francis f. Thomas Alex
ander Jackson. William Fl. Wills;
fifth district, Elmer B. Smithers,
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ORDER OF DE MOLAY
INSTALLS OFFICERS
Jack Ellis, New Master Councillor,
Is State Officer

The nswly-elected officers of Ev-
ergreen Chapter. Order of De Molsy.
were duly installed on Wednesday
evening by the Evergreen Chapter
installation team. The following are
the new officers: Master Councillor,
Jack Ellis. Frankford; senior coun-
cilor, Tom Collins, Georgetown; jun
ior councillor, George Vinyard. Mil
ford; senior deacon, Wilson Sock
rider, Milford; junior deacon, Will
liam Stevenson. Milford; senior
steward, Theodore Govatcs. Milford;
junior steward, Harry Williams, of
Dagsboro; marshal, David Clements,
Milford; chaplain, Ponder Morgan,
Milford; sentinel, Tom Derrickson,
Milford; standard bearer, Leighton
Hooker, Millville; almcner, Charles
Stevenson. Georgetown; first pre-
ceptor, William Truitt. I'rankfOrd;
second preceptOr, Lester Johnson,
Milford; third preceptor. Orville
Daisey, ITrankford; fourth precep-
tor, Whiteley Jewell. Milford; fifth
preceptor, Brooks Reynolds, Days
boro; sixth preceptor. Preston
West, Dagsboro; seventh preceptor,
James Heyman, Georgetown.
The installation team is cOmpos-
ed of the following members: Pres
ton West. Chester Coffin, Tom Der
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COST OF PRODUCTION
RECORDS SECURED
Kent County Agent Desires Further
Information On Crops

In order to be of the greatest as
sistance possible to the farmers in
Kent county in helping them to ad-
just their farming operations and to
make more careful analysis of
their business during this period of
agricultural depression, County
Agent Russell E. Wilson is conduct
ing a study of the cost of producing
some of the major crops in this sec
tiOn of the State, and some very in
teresting information is being secur-
ed in this survey.
In 1882 cost of production records
In regard to corn and tomatoes
were obtained on ten farms for each
of these crops, and this year SINH
lar records will be secured on these
same farms with possibly an addi-
tional number SO that comparisons
may be made for period longer
than one year. In addition to corn
and tomatoes, this phase of agricul-
tural economics for 1888 will be ex-
tended to include one of the fruit
crops in the county. This subject
has been discussed with several
fruit growers, and they have indi-
Gated that they will be interested in
having a cost of production and
business analysis survey conducted
on their farms.
The farmers in Kent county who
cooperated with the county agent in
the cost of production studies on
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
CARRIED NEEDLE In
FOOT IS YEARS
Mrs. q. Marshall Townsend Recalls
Accident When Small Child

An X-ray examination of her right
foot disclosed the fact that Mrs. G.
Marshall Townsend. who edits the
social columns Of the Milford Chron-
icle, has been carrying a portion of
a needle in her foot for about 35
years. When a child of eleven years,
Mrs. Townsend. then Virginia Sale
van, stepped on a needle in the bed
room of her mother at their home
on a farm near Bowers Beach. AT
the time a search was made for the
half of the needle which was broken
off. but it could not be found. The
injury cured and the child suffered
no i'll effects from it. About three
years ago Mrs. Townsend began to
suffer Inconvenience when walking,
but examinations disclosed nothing
other than possibly rheumatic con-
dition. On Tuesday the foot was
X-rayed at the Marshall Hospital
and the needle, about three quarters
of an inch long, was shown EMBEDDED
in the fleshy part of the foot under
the arch bones. She will go to the
Marshall Hospital next week and
have the needle removed from her
foot.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
BILL LIFT SUNDAY BAN
ON THEATRES, MOVIES
Hawke Introduces Measure In House
To Amend 'BIue Laws

To amend the ancient blue laws"
of this State. Representative Hawke,
of Wilmington, Monday afternoon
introduced in the House bill that
would make it possible for the NOV
ing picture theatres to open on Sun
day afternoon after l o'clock.
The bill provides that the City
Council, Town Commissioners, or
the legislative body of any incorpor-
ated city or town in which there are
theatres or motion picture houses
shall have the right and power by
ordinance to permit or regulate the
keeping open of such theatres for
production of plays or shows or for
the showing of motion pictures on
Sunday after / o'clock in the after
noon. Such ordinances so enacted
may require the payment of a Ii
cense fee which shall be in addition
to any license fee or tax otherwise
imposed.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
CITY COUNCIL
REORGANIZED
TUESDAY NIGHT
City Manager Charles E.
Banning Is Reelected
For Another Year.
LIST OF EMPLOYEES
T. J. SalmOnS Chosen AS
City Alderman; Same
Police Force.
LIST OF EMPLOYEES

The reorganization meeting of the
City Council was held on Tuesday
night last in the Municipal Build
ing. Remsen G. Barnard, newly
elected member of council from the
first ward and Van Nuis Wilkerson,
reelected councilman from the
fourth ward, were given the oath OF
office by Harry Thaw. Justice of the
Peace.
The next business TO be taken up
was the election and appointment of
officers and employees for the COM
ing year. The secretary and treas
urer of the city, 7. Carlisle Collins,
and City Manager Charles L. Ban
ming we're reelected for the coming
wear. George NJ. Fisher was re-
elected city solicitor T. J. SalmOns
was elected city alderman and Har-
ry Thaw was reelected acting al
derman.
The members of the Board OF
Health, DR.. S. M. d. Marshall. ID. e..
Collins, Van Nuis Wilkerson and Ed
gar Harrington were re-appotntcd,
but d. G. Collins withdrew and
George Davis was appointed in his
place. The appointment of the board
of assessment was postponed until
the next regular meeting.
city Manager Banning presented Il
list of employees of the city whom
he recommended for re-appoint-
ment. The city Council approved
the following: w. r. Banning, man
ager of the light and water plant;
W. Shovel Abbott and Arthur j..
Sockrider, clerks in the City Manag-
er's office; D. n. Baker, Andrew
Kosci and Harry Jackson, members
of the police force; Harold Clifton,
Kendall Jarrett, Risden Passwaters,
Joseph Messick, Howard Collins, NJ.
Dowdy. and George Hill, emplsgees
at the light and water plant; Oscar
Alderman. superintendent OF
Streets; Joseph Carpenter. Ben1am-
in Carpenter and Archie Farlow,
employees of the street department.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
REMSEN BARNARD
new COUNCILMAN
Van Nuis WilkerSOn Was
Reelected AS Member
OF City Council.

AT the annual city election held
Monday, January %. Remsen G.
Barnard was elected member of
the City Council from the first ward
and Van Nuis WilkersOn was re-
elected member of the City Coun-
Gil from the fourth ward. Both Bar
nard and WiIkerson were elected
for terms of four years.
At the city meeting on Friday
night three men were nouIinated
from the first ward. The nominees
were John Il. Wilkins, James H..
Millman and Remsen G. Barnard.
On Monday, wilkins withdrew his
name from the ballot, Van Nuis
WilkersOn was the only nominee
from the fourth ward.
At the election on Monday. 234
ballots wero cast for Barnard and
AZ for Millman.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
Senate, House Receive
Concurrent Measures,
Speedy Action FOreseen
LAW WAS PASSED
ON MARCH n, 1919
Legislators May Sen d
Measure To Governor
For Signature In Week.

Outright repeal of the Klair law,
Delaware's enforcement act under
the Eighteenth Amendment, is pro-
vided for in two bills introduced in
the General Assembly Monday AFTER
noon. One of them made its appear
ance in the Senate, being offered by
Senator Edward l. Glenn, Of VIII
mington, and the other was intro
duced in the House by Representa-
tive Leroy f. Hawke, of Wilmington.
The two bills are identical, and the
reason for presenting two of them
was not explained. They were refer
red to the Temperance Committee
in each branch.
The Klair law was passed March
21, 1919. II is more stringent or
"airtight" than the Volstead law it.
self, as it not only prohibits. the
possession of any liquor of an alco-
holic content of more than one-haif
of one per cent, but it prohibits
physicians from prescribing liquor
in any form for medicinal purposes.
Several attempts have been made
by previous Legislatures to repeal
or amend the law but all have fall
ed. The law as it now stands on the
books is to remain operative as
long as the Eighteenth Amendment
remains in the Constitution of the
United States. When this Amend
ment is repealed then the Klair law
dies. according to the provisions as
set out in the act itself. The Klair
law was drown in accordance with
the Eighteenth Amendment and is
virtually worded the same as tAe
Federal act.
Speedy action is predicted for the
repeal for the measure as offered on
Monday. Whether the Senate or the
House bill will take precedence has
not been determined. The temper
ance committee in both Houses are
in control of the friends OF the
measure and an early and favorable
reports by committees are antici-
pated. In the Senate the vets are
said to control IL votes, thereby IN
surfing adoption of the bill. In the
House foes OF the Klair law say
they can muster the necessary Is
votes to pass the repeal bill.
It is believed the measure may be
ready before the end of this week
for the Governors signature.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
TRAPPED In STOLEN
CAR, 2 DIE IN LAKE
Fulton Norris And Jesse Townsend
Drown As Auto Topples Into Water

Two Salisbury youths, who were
drowned Saturday night when a sto-
len automobile plunged into John
son Lake at Salisbury, were lenti-
fled early Sunday as Fulton Norris,
Is years old and Jesse Townsend,
II years old.
Chief of Police N. H. Holland of
Salisbury said he believed they we're
the only occupants of the machine,
although previous reports indicated
four bodies we're in the car before
the wreckage was lifted from the
lake with derricks.
Firemen, under direction of Chief
William ]. Downing, Jr., searched
the lake bottom in the vicinity of
the accident for some time during
the night but found no trace of
other bodies. Jack Showell, negro,
who was one of the first to reach
the accident scene, had gone into
the lake and returned to report he
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10Th AM u 'ENT
NOW LAW; GUSTS
SHORT SESSION
Missouri Wins Race To
Become 36th State To
Ratify Act.
WAS TEN YEAR FIGHT
Presidents And Congress-
men Elected In Future
To Take Office In Jan.
WAS TEN YEAR FIGHT

After ten years of trying, and a
hundred Of waiting, the United
States modernized its political ma
chine on Monday by eliminating de-
feated officials-the lame ducks
from Government.
A twentieth amendment was writ
ten into the Constitution declaring
that after this year both the Presi-
dent and the newly chosen. Con-
gress shall take office the January
following November's election, and
that the old time short session
which for so long has clogged the
political machinery with its ineffec-
tiveness, shall be held no more. The
present one is the last.
Thirty-six states of the Union rat
flied the amendment in less than
one-tenth the time it took to con-
vince Congress that the country de-
manded abolition of this numbering
antiquity.
Missouri completed the ratifica-
tion, seizing the distinction of being
36th approving state by a wide
awake HldllbuN6Is llS IlOuoC " 40 W
meet at two o'clock to act on the
amendment already ratified by the
Missouri Senate. The Massachusetts,
House was to do exactly the same
thing but had the one-hour advan-
tage of being in the Eastern time
zone. The Missouri speaker rounded
up his members for ten o'clock In
the morning session and the job was
done in next to no time.
Later in the day. though no more
we're needed. Georgia and Utah
added their Tatifications, bringing
the total to 3S. Massachusetts, and
Nevada, which also had hoped for
the Seth place, postponed final ac-
..tian. There were prospects, however,
that this might become the one
amendment to be ratified by unani-
mouse vote Of the 4S states. Every
legislature that has not ratified al
ready is now in session.
Though actually part of the Con-
stitution from Monday on, the
amendment will not be proclaimed
i'm force until the Secretary of State
receives the 36th formal record OF
State action. BY its own terms it
will not take effect until October 15.
Had it been in force last October
Franklin D. Roosevelt would be in
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Many lives would be saved and
hundreds of thousands of injuries
would be prevented if motorists
would abide by few simple driv-
ing rules, according to W. Floyd
Jackson, president of the Jackson
Company. State distributors of Hy-
Wis Products, and a member of the
Commercial Vehicle Committee of
the Delaware Safety Council.
Mr.. Jackson declared in Delaware
II is estimated that ninety per cent
of all accidents last year we're caus-
ed by only eight violations of our
Delaware Motor Vehicle Code. They
were:
driving at a speed too fast for
existing conditions.
Passing another car when go
ing in the same direction when the
view ahead is obstructed.
3-Failing to keep to the right
hand side of the road.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
Milton Gun Club
Captures Loop Shoot
High Gun HOnOrs Were Divided BetlUeen Henry Win
chester, Bert Hammond, Norm Wright, Charlie
Chapn1aB Billy Ford And GrOUer Friar.

Milton Gun Club won last Thurs
days Delaware State TrapshoOters'
League Shoot held at Milford, their
five-man team breaking 234x250.
This score enabled them to gain one
bird ON the Dover contingent who
slipped one target to break 233-25O.
Milford finished third with 227x25O,
with last years champs bringing up
the rear with 215-250.
Thus the standing today is as fol-
lows: Dover, 932x1OOO; Milton, 920x
1000; Milford, 900x1000; Bowers,
S98x1000.
High gun honors were divided be-
tween half a dozen shooters with
scores of 48x50. These six efforts
were turned i'm by Henry Winches-
ter, Bert Hammond, Norm Wright,
Charlie Chapman, Billy Ford and
Grover Friar.
The league match was abbetted by
the addition of a turkey shoot, de-
pending on the same targets that
recorded the league tally. Practical
ly the same field entered both
matches and the twelve turkey birds