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Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22

The Garden contest, which
has been going on all summer,
and has been the urge for
healthy competition, will have
its finale on Monday evening of
next week. The meeting will
be held in the Community Build
ing at o'clock, and will be pre-
sided over by E. Roscoe Gallo
way, the present president of
the Rotary Club, which organ
ization has sponsored the con-
test. 1t promises to be a large
gathering because of the wide
spread interest in gardens, and
their improvement. At that time
Professor Samuel Christian
Schmucker, Ph.D., and profess
sor emeritus of biological sci
ence of the State Normal School
at West Chester. Pa, will be
the guest speaker Professor
Schmucker is also a past COVER
nor of Rotary International.
There are many prizes to be
awarded and the judges have
been particular to give each
garden the best scoring possible.
Those having shown the most
improvement will be rewarded.
George Perry, past president of
the Rotary Club, and during
whose term Of Office the contest
was started, will award the
prizes. Special mention is
given here to Mrs. Thomas
Davis, chairman of the local
judges, who has given freely of
her time to plan the details of
the judging. 1t will be i'm
portant for each one to remem-
ber the slogan of the contest
you Win If You Lose"
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
Local And State NetUs

It's time to prepare for Hal
low'een; only five weeks away.
The open season for oysters in
Delaware starts October 1st, Sat
urday.
A good place to go to eat will be
at the M. P. Church, Sept. 29th, for
a duck supper.
Wedding announcement of Miss
Jennie June and Tom Thumb. Jr.,
Presbyterian Church, Friday even
ing, Sept. 29. Everyone invited.
The children in Milford schools
have been taught to watch the traf-
fic lights when crossing streets in
traffic lanes. Now they are at the
mercy of careless drivers.
Notice posters for farmers, owners
of marsh and wood land prohibiting
trespass with dog, trap or gun, or
cutting holly or evergreen, printed
on cardboard or muslin, can be had
now at the Milford Chronicle ONCE.
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Next Sunday evening Madaline
Davis will be the leader of the Ep-
worth League. Her topic, will be,
WHAT SHALL WE PLAN TO
DO?" This is the last of a series of
topics which we have discussed un-
der the heading, "HOW TO HAVE
BETTER MEETINGS.. These
meetings are very interesting and
we would like all to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
MONEY AVAILABLE FOR
LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION
OF LOW-COST HOUSES

The recent proposal of the Mayor
of Wilmington that the city erect
several hundred homes for low-wage
earners has evoked a great deal of
discussion through the city and the
State. He suggests that they be
elected under the control of tire
State Board of Housing with funds
to be furnished by the Federal gov
ernment under the provisions of the
National Industrial Recovery Act.
The Safe Board of Housing, which
was appointed by Governor Buck in
accordance with the Housing Law
passed at the last session of Legis-
lature, is composed of John X. Gar
rigues, president; S. M. Sillon, Jos.
S. Hamilton, w. Glyn Newton, and
G. Morris Whiteside, End. They have
established an office at 304 Della
ware Trust Building, Wilmington,
in charge of L. V. Smith, secretary.
Mr.. Smith was formerly Director of
the Housing Commission which re-
ported to the last Legislature and
framed the new Housing Low.
The Board of Housing has avail
able all the necessary data for ap-
plying for loans from the National
Recovery Administration for housing
projects. Persons desiring to under
take large-scale construction of low
cost homes will do well to investi-
gate the opportunity offered by the
government to abtain financial as
sistance at low interest rates. Loans
may be obtained for approximately
709o of the cost of the project at
about 40 interest. These loans are
made for a period of 25 or 80 years.
The Public Works Administra-
tion has already allocated over IL
million dollars for housing loans in
various cities, some of the loans be-
ing comparatively. This points the
way to small loans for housing pro-
jects in many of the communities of
Delaware. Persons interested should
write to the State Board of Hous
ing and obtain information as to the
requirements for Federal loans. The |
exists not only to i'm
prove housing conditions by the !
erection of new, modern, low-ost I
homes, but to relieve unemployment
by creating work among the build
ing trades. !
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
CONTEST PRIZES
TOBEAWARDED
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nished through the auspices of the
Milford New Century Club.
Roscoe Galloway, president of the
Milford Rotary Club will preside at
the meeting and the honor of an
nouncing the winners and award
ing the prizes will be given to Geo.
Perry, who has devoted so much of
his time to the promotion of the con-
test. w. Vaules Grier, who was very
active in the promotion of tree
planting in the, campaign will give
a detailed report for his committee.
The women who gave very gener-
ously of their time in judging the
many gardens that were entered in
the contest are: Miss Edith Simp-
son, Mrs. S. P. Toadvine, Mrs. N. NJ.
Stakes, Mrs. Clyde Nelson, Mrs. Cor
nelia Hall, Mrs. S. C. Evans, Mrs.
Arthur Derrickson,. Mrs. G. ID. Alb
bott, Mrs. Lester Adkins, Mrs. Jack
NAPLES, Mrs. Harry Pettyjohn, Mrs.
Charles Banning, Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend, Mrs. Postles Hammond,
Miss Anna Radcliffe, Mrs. Edgar
Wood, Miss Burdella Davis, Mrs.
Mark L. Davis, Miss Elizabeth Car
Isle, Mrs. Charles Varney, Miss Ida
Draper, Mrs. Wilson S. Vinyard,
Mrs. John B. Love, Mrs. A. Donnell
Marshall, Mrs. Frank L. Grier, Miss
Frances Cries, Mrs. Lynn Pratt,
Mrs. Vaules Cries, Mrs. William C.
Smith, Mrs. l. d. Short, Mrs. Harry
Mulholland, Mrs. Maude Frick, Mrs.
Carlisle Collins, Mrs. Roscoe Gallo
way, Mrs. N. B. Downing, Mrs. Mabel
Simpson, Mrs. Lee Hirsch, Mrs. Jas.
Davis, Mrs. C. H. Nutter, Mrs. Har-
vey COverdale, Mrs. Saunders Truitt,
Mrs. Walter Barrett, and Mrs. Thos.
Davis. Mrs. Henry Ridgley, presi-
dent of the Dover Garden Club, has
been invited to be the outside Judge
for the final decisions of the con-
test.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the commencement exercises
of a movement which promises to
enhance the beauty of our city and
which aims toward the sloge, "The
Garden City of Twin Counties"
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22

Mrs. C. C. Mills of Philadelphia,
is visiting relatives and friends in
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Kitchens of
Georgetown were weekend guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lynch have
returned from a two weeks visit
with their daughter in Wilmington.
Mrs. Caddie Pardoe and son, VIM.
Foulk, of Princeton, N. j., were
weekend guests of Mrs. Pardoe's
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mulholland
left on Thursday of last week for a
visit to Chicago and the Century of
Progress.
Miss Ann Grier returned home
last week after spending the sum-
mer in Rehoboth. Miss Grier is in
Philadelphia this week.
.
Ralph Reed is leaving this week
for Philadelphia, where he has reg
istered as a student in the Pennsyl-
vania State School of Optometry.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Archer re-
turned to their home in town on
Tuesday after spending the summer
at their cottage at Slaughter Beach.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. C. Hudson,
Do nd
anna Snodgress, of Summit, ~ j.,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Earle Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Holzmueller,
Mrs. Carrie Croasdale and Mr.. and
Mrs. James G. Holzmueller enjoyed
a two day motor trip to Valley
Forge and Gettysburg ON Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mrs. Fannie A. Housman, after
spending three weeks with friends
in Milford and three weeks in New
ark, Del, and some time in pleas
antville and Venice Park, Atlantic
City, N. j., will return to her home
in Arlington, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Smith re-
turned Saturday night from a three
weeks trip by motor to Chicago and
the Century of Progress Exposition,
Lake Forest, Illinois, and Bruce,
Wisconsin. While in these cities
they visited Mr.. Smiths relatives,
some of whom lie had not seen for
nearly twenty years. On the return
trip they visited Mrs. Smiths rela-
tives in Trenton and Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22

The open season for hunting with
dog and gun in Delaware is not far
away.
If you want to enjoy a nice duck
supper take your family to the M. P.
Church Friday evening, Sept. 29th.
What safety have persons cross
ing streets in Milford. now that traf-
fie lights are abolished by City
Council?
Sussex county must have the Dual
Highway from Delmar to Kent
county-for safety Of human life and
property. Build 1t in 1884 and 1885.
and help labor.
One more week Of September and
then crisp, frosty mornings of Oc-
tober will ripen the crop of nuts, and
the pumpkin crop for winter pies
will be stored at Halloween.
The Wildwood Ladies' Aid will
meet this Friday evening, Sept. %,
in the hall. The Sunday school
board viii also meet the same even
ing IN the church. All members
please be present.
A call meeting of the Fellowship
class of the Avenue Methodist
Church school will be held this eve
ming at the home of the president,
Mrs. Reid, to plan work for the COM
ing year All members are urged
to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
U. s. CUTS DUCK BAG LIMIT;
KEEPS SIXTY DAY SEASON

Slight reduction in bag limits on
ducks is the onl major change made
in the U. S. waterfowl hunting sea-
son regulations for this fall and
winter as against the shooting reg
ulations of last year, according to
announcement of Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace, a bullentin of the
American Game Association states.
Every state is to have two months
shooting season by Federal decree,
except that hunters shall be subject
to local regulations where they do
not equal federal limits; the shoot
ing season is closed entirel on
BFant in the Atlantic Coast States,
and the Cackling Goose, strictly
Western species, is restored to the
open shooting list.
; The maximum daily bag limit on
ducks this year will be IL birds in
the aggregate, with a special bag
limit of five elder ducks and eight
in the aggregate of canvasbacks,
hedheads, both varieties of scaups,
the three etals, shovel
lers and wadwalls, as against Is and
10 respectivel last year. No change
was made in the bag limit of geese
and brant, it being four in the ag-
gregate. The possession limit is the
legal bag for two days. The season
closed on wood ducks, rud-
dy ducks and buffieheads.
Seasons for State groups follow:
Sept. 21-Nov. 20: Wisconsin, North
Dakota, and five counties in north
ern Idaho.
Oct. 1-Nov. 30: Maine, New Hamp-
sire, Vermont, Ohio, Michigan, Min
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Da-
kota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
Nevade, and five counties in north
ern Arizona.
Oct. 16-Dec. Is. Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York Except Long Island), Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Illinois,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah,
Oregon, southern Idaho
md part of New Mexico.
Nov. 1-Dec. 81: Long Island, Del
lware, Indiana, Kentucy, California
md the northern zone of Texas.
Nov. 16-Jan. Is: New Jersey,
Virginia, North Carolina,
south Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, !
Mississippi, Arkansas, |
louisiana, and the souther zones of
Texas and New Mexico.
Nov. 20-Jan. Is: Florida.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
PARENT-TEACHERS RESUMES
WORK IN SUSSEX COUNTY

Officers of local Parent-Teacher
Associations have been invited to
consider plans for continuing the
organized support of Delaware
schools which has been one of the
chief interests of the State Parent
Teacher Association at institutes to
be held in Seaford and Milton on
Saturday, September 23rd. Repre-
sentative parents and teachers from
all Sussex school communities are
urged to attend one of these meet
ings which will be held in the pub
lie schools, at Seaford at 10 a. m.
and at Milton at 2 p. m. State Pres
ident, Howard T. Ennis who has been
attending the semi-annual meetings
of the Board of Managers of the No
tional Congress of Parents and
Teachers in Washington and Miss
Eta ]. Wilson, Notwithstanding
of the Delaware Parent AS
sociation, will lead the discussions.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
C. +. WILSON NAMED
FOR HARRINGTON p. O.

Congressman Adams announced
that he has submitted the name of
Charles Frederick Wilson, of Har-
rington, to Postmaster General Jas.
A. Farley, as his recommendation
for acting postmaster of Harrington.
Mr.. Wilson is a well known resi-
dent of Kent county, and a lumber
merchant in Harrington. He has
lived in Delaware practically all of
his life, having come from his birth
place in Virginia, at a young age,
and lived in Laurel, before moving to
Harrington, having been a student at
the Laurel High School. He has
lived in Harrington for about rs
years.
Mr.. Wilson was formerly connect
ed with the late Senator Charles
Murphy, of Harrington, in the Muir
phy-Hayes Lumber Co., is now
director of the Peoples Bank of
Harrington and of the Harrington
Building and Loan Association. He
has served on the Kent County DEM
ocratic Committee and has always
been recognized as an active Demo-
era
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
Milford Grange News

A special business meeting of the
Milford Grange was held on Satur-
day evening, Sept. 10th. During the
! lecture hour Shawnee Division had
their program that was to be given
for their Field Meeting, Saturday
afternoon. This had to be postponed
because of inclement weather.
DR.. Herson gave a talk on the
NRA that was well received.
Plans are about completed for the
celebration of Rally Day and Boos-
ter Night, that will take place Sat
urday evening, September Both.
At six o'clock a covered dish din
ner will be served at which time all
Grangers and their families are
urged to be present.
The following menu will be serv-
ed: cold meat, macarOni, cold slaw,
potato salad, pickles, jelly, rolls,
butter and coffee.
At 1880 p. m. a very interesting
program which has been planned by
the committee will be rendered. The
public is cordially invited to be pres
ent at this Booster Night program.
All committees are making final
arrangements for the Grange Fair
that is to be held Friday and Satur-
day, October and Z. Please keep
these as open dates and attend the
Fair.
The regular fall meetings will be
resumed on Saturday evening, Sep
tember 90, at o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
WILLIAMSVILLE
Near Houstonl

Church news: Something Worth
While" There will be Sunday
school at Williamsville Church Sun
day, Sept. oath at p. m. Preaching
at p. M, by w. S. Hickman of
Slaughter Beach. Everyone is well
come to this little church. Come
and help to build up good Sunday
school in your community.
1 wish to take this opportunity to
thank Alfred Collins for moving the
grass on Williamsville Church
grounds.
We are sorry to lose our good
neighbors. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kim
ney. They have moved to Harring-
ton where we wish them much sue
cess.
Mrs. George Elliott spent last
Wednesday at Fenwick Island visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harrington
and family spent Sunday afternoon
at Dover visiting relatives.
Miss Lucille Brown visited Miss
Kathryn Pearson on Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Elliott had
as their guests on Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Elliott of Harrington.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
MOTOR FUEL LAW
BEING ENFORCED

Two persons of Kent County were
fined $500 and costs for violating
Section of the Motor Fuel Law be-
fore a Dover magistrate. Each
pleaded guilty of engaging in the
retail sale of motor fuels without a
license issued by the State Treas
urer.
Although the Motor Fuel Law
went into effect July 1, 1888, this Of
flee has been very lenient in order
that dealers could have time to ap-
ply for their licenses" said State
Treasurer George S. Williams.
Under Section 2 of the Motor
Fuel Law every person engaged in
the retail sale of motor fuels shall,
before engaging in said business
procure from the State Treasurer a
license for each establishment op-
Grated by such person.
$50 far 800 licenses have been is
sued in New Castle County, $50 in
Kent and 2S5 in Sussex County. 1t
is known that many dealers have not
applied for a license and are now
at any time liable to arrest"
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
SCHOOL ELEVENS
PLAN FOR SEASON
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schools that will play in the d. l. A.
A. leagues are Middletown, Bridge
vile, Laurel, Delmar, Selbyville,
Millsboro and Georgetown. Seaford
is the school that is awaiting a de-
cision on football and should it be
de termined to have the sport, Sea
ford will play in the d. l. A. A.
League.
Objection to playing two games
with each school in the league is the
main reason that some of the larger
schools have withdrawn from parti-
cipation in the ID. l. A. A. 1t now
appears probable that they will take
the same action regarding other
sports.
Prof. George II. Hendricks, State
director of physical education, who
is in charge of d. l. A. A. activities,
expects to announce the football
schedule within a few days.
All of the schools report large
turnout of boys at the initial prac-
tices and which have been held dur
ing the past ten days. At almost
every one of the schools the coaches
are faced with the problem of train
ing new material to replace expert
enced players lost by graduation.
At Newark Coach Gillespie was
fortunate to have enough second
string players from last year to
step into the vacancies caused by
graduation.
While Coach Sloan, at Dover, lost
seven mainstays through graduation,
his quad this year is joining up in
such manner that he will be able
to mould an outfit that will combine
power with speed.
Perhaps one of the best teams in
the State will be seen at Milford,
where Coach Elliott had squad
that he has trained for two years and
all appear to be in fine shape.
Building practically an entire new
team was the problem that faced
Coach Lewis at Delmar this season.
Only one of the regulars from last
years stellar combination returned
to school this year.
Coach Shollenberger at Laurel is
developing a young team composed
of boys in the low classes and while
his team may not make much of a
showing this season, he is training
players for futre uears.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22

as their score suffered then
the gift, if it pleased the win
ner, was no longer theirs. So
the evening went with much
good fun for this crowd of
mighty fine girls. In addition
to these gifts a first prize was
given to Alma Teas and a prize
for low score to Cornelia
Pierce. The other guests were
Mary Walton of Dover, Mary
Richardson of Princess Anne,
Md, Betty Hammond, Ruth Anne
Holzmueller, Kitty Clements,
Virginia Sockrider, Grace Sharp,
Minerva Burn, Martha Counsel
man, Marion Simpson, Charlotte
Ryder, Dorothy Swain, Kathryn
Mayhem, Dorothy Joseph, Sarah
Nutter, Jean Galloway, and
Vivian Shute.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
DEL. POULTRYMEN WILL
MAKE ANNUAL TOUR
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ana forty summer rooSting shelters.
Another point of interest in the
Keystone state will be the farmers
there the visitors will be taken to
Musser Brothers poultry farm near
Pennsylvania will be that of Guy. A.
Leader, a prominent Leghorn breed
er near Lancaster, who has 1000
hens and $500 pullets with six large
laying houses, thirty colon houses
Lancaster which has been termed
the largest and finest growing farm
in that state.
The party will spend the night in
Lancaster, and the first place that
will be visited on the second day of
the tour will be Brubaker Brothers
Pekin duck farm which has a capac-
ity for 10000 birds each year. The
next stop will be made at the Eshen-
shade turkey farm near Ronks, Pa,
where about 1000 Bronze birds are
raised each year with young turkeys
started on wire sun porches and
then transferred to clover range.
Lynch during the second day will
be eaten at Queen Oak Camp, near
Gap, Pa, and the last farm which
is included in the itinery is that of
Noah Hershey, at Parkesburg, where
1000 LeghOrn layers are kept in a
two-story laying house.
Among the sightseeing features of
this tour will be the beautiful and
historic grounds at Valley Forge,
which should prove of interest to
those who have never visited this
place. The tour will leave Valley
Forge at $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon, returning home by the way of
West Chester and Wilmington. The
total distance covered by trip has
been estimated at 1914 miles.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
DELUGE OF BILLS
NOW LOOMS FOR
SPECIALSESSION
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which will call for expenditure of
State funds on the grounds all
legislation calling for outlaying of
money will aid business and help
employment.
Because of the prospect of the ex-
ira legislation some observers pre-
dict that the session will continue
thirty days or more.
Despite the unnecessary delay and
expense to the taxpayers in pros
pect through introduction of legisla-
tion foreign to the Governors call,
the administration officials will have
a double check in the Republican
majority in the Senate, which un-
questionably will support the Gov
ernor, and also in the fact that Gov
ernor Buck in event of such legis-
lation could use his veto power.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
UNIQUE BLUE EAGLE IN
HUMES HARDWARE WINDOW

In tune with times is a display
in one of the windows of the J. H.
Humes and Son Hardware Store.
The display is large reproduction
of the NRA Blue Eagle. Made en-
tirely of hinges and mending plates
the arrangement is a faithful copy
of the new famous Blue Eagle on
display in all leading retail stores
today While shopping about in
Milford it would be well worth any
ones time to have a look at this
display.
]. H. Humes and Son were one of
the first Mildred signers of the
Presidents code.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
CHIEF JUSTICE LAYTON SPEAK
Err AT ROTARY MEETING

The Georgetown Rotary Club en-
tertained the Selbyville Club on Fri
day evening, September 18th, at the
Brick Hotel. E. Paul Burkholder
was in charge of the program. About
forty men from both towns were in
attendance. Musical selections were
rendered by James Legates, violin
ist and Nell Ringler pianist. The
speaker of the evening was Chief
Justice Daniel ]. Layton. He han
died the subject of "The Delaware
Constitution" in very interesting
and enlightening manner.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
MILFORD NOT YET
LOO PER CENT NRA.
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and the consumers, Fulton Downing
representing the manufacturers,
James p. Pierce-represent the
shop keepers and Miss Minnie Cof-
fin-representing the clerks. This
board was authorized to appoint its
own chairman. The NRA commit
tee recommended the name of G. ].
Holzmueller for this office. The
third part of the NRA activities will
be known as unemployment COM
mittee. Its function will be to aid
factories in locating in Milford and
promoting the employment of more
labor in the established enterprises
in Milford. Mayor Vinyard heads
this committee. The following
members have already been named:
j. Van Nuis Wilkerson, d. G. Col
Inns and City Manager Banning, who
have been appointed by City Council
and Max Cohen who was appointed
from NRA committee. Likewise the
Kings Daughters, Rotary Club and
the Milford Business Mems Associa-
tion were requested to appoint their
representatives.
Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
SHAWNEE

The Shawnee M. p. Church will
reopen Sunday, Sept. oath, at the
usual hour, 2.SO o'clock, after sum
mer vacations. Come out SO that
Rev. Randall want have to preach
to the empty benches.
Mrs. Millard Belts entertained her
Sunday school class from Lincoln
last Wednesday evening with music,
games and refreshments.
Ed Webb and family spent Sun
day at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fetzer and
son.. William, of Olney, Pa, spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs Pierce
There seems to be an epidemic of
some disease which kills horses in
this neighborhood. Several have
lost very valuable animals the past
week. We sure hope they will get
il under control.