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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
VACATION CHURCH
SCHOOL INSTITUTE

I Arrangements have been made
through the Kent County Council OF
Religious Education to hold an In
stitute for Vacation Church School
workers in the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Wyoming on Thursday,
June 1st. Mrs. Elizabeth Finn has
been secured as the leader of this
institute through the effort of Miss
Pauline Albertson, who is the inter-
denominatiOnal field director of Re-
ligious Education for the Eastern
Shore of Maryland and Delaware.
Mrs. Finn is now head of the depart
ment of Weekday and Vacation
Schools for the American Baptist
Publication Society, and has had
much experience in this type of
work. She has worked in institutes
with Paul Eddy. director of Vaca-
ton Church School work for the In
ternational Council of Religious Ed
ucatiOn.
An afternoon and an evening ses-
sion will be held. The afternoon ses-
sion is planned especially for those
who have the responsibility for plan
ming and organizing Vacation Church
Schools and those who would like
to learn more about the problems
involved in setting up a school. The
session begins at 2;30 p. III. and the
whole time will be given over to
discussion, under the leadership of
Mrs. Finn, of the problems these
leaders face.
There will be an evening session
at 1880 o'clock which is open to all
the workers and teachers in Vaca-
ton Schools, and Mrs. Finn will lead
them in a discussion of the prob
lens which are of general interest
to all.
The Institute is cooperative en-
terprise and planned for the work
ers of all denominations. There is
no registration fee, and this is an
unusual opportunity for the workers
of Kent county to learn more about
Vacation Church School work. Not
only those who are now planning
Vacation Church Schools but any
who are interested and would like to
know more about the work are in
vited to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
ROBT. G. HOUSTON
URGES VOTERS TO
KEEP DRY LAWS
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state had not the power to prevent
the interstate shipment of intoXi-
were flooded with intoxicating liq-
uor from the wet states. The only
power which could prevent this was
the Federal Government, so out of
necessity the Eighteenth Amend
ment was adopted and ratified by
forty-five of the forty-eight states of
the Union. 1t was the elimination of
this cOuntry's efforts to control the
evils of the liquor traffic.
1T has not been a perfect sue
cess. No law ever is nor ever will be.
But conditions have been better
than under the legalized liquor traf-
fic. Friends of the traffic, those who
profited by the business, have al
! ways fought the Eighteenth Amend
ment but were unsuccessful, until
large income taxpayers feeling the
pinch of increase tax, turned to the
restoration of licensed liquor traf-
fic to tighten their tax burden. They
have financed the false propaganda
with which this country has been
flooded seeking to discredit and re-
peal the Eighteenth Amendment.
They have promoted and financed
organizations and financed political
contests, congressional and legisla-
tive, to that end Why? Has this i'm
mense expenditure by them been for
the good of the people? The only
logical way to control an evil or
danger to the body-politic (the peO-
ple) is to prevent 1t by prohibiting
it. The State cannot successfully
regulate an evil. 1t can not tempOr-
ize or compromise it. The repeal of
the Eighteenth Amendment will be
a step backward a hundred years. 1t
will be the first amendment of the
Constitution of the United States
taken out of it. If it has not been
the success you had expected, do not
repeal it, strengthen it. If some
have violated il, it is not the fault
of the Eighteenth Amendment, it is
the fault of those who have disobey-
ed 1t. Law does not cause crime. 1t
prevents il. The bOOtlegger, devel-
oped under legalized liquor traffic,
exists because of those who patron
ize him. The rackateer thrives be-
cause of those who buy his wares
not because of the Eighteenth
Amendment. If you vote for repeal
you vote for return of all the evils
of the liquor traffic. You vote to bur-
den the poor man who drinks with
the taxes ON the liquor traffic, be-
cause he who drinks It pays the tax
to the dealer who pays the tax to the
Government What is spent for drink
can not be spent for food and clo-
thes. Making liquor more plentiful
will not lessen its use. Prosperity
does not come by the way of the sa-
loon. 1t mas no rightful place in this
land of ours. 1t is an enemy to man,
to the home, to our body-politic.
Vote against it.
Vote against the Repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment"
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
EVERGREEN FOREST BAND AND
RANGERS LEAD PARADE AT
ANNUAL CONVENTION

Evergreen Forest Band and Rang
ers headed by Bert CrOll, Deputy
Grand Tall Cedar of Evergreen For
est No. 49, led the Delaware Cedars
down Pennsylvania avenue in Wash
ington last Saturday. The occasion
was the Annual Convention of the
Supreme Forest, Tall Cedars of Leb-
anon that ended with a monster pa
rade.
The lower Delaware boys came in
for their share of the applause and
were highly cOmplimented by the
Supreme officers for their part in
the convention and parade. Harold
Grier, of Washington, and formerly
of Milford, marched with Evergreen
Forest.
Evergreen Forest members had
their headquarters at the Annapolis
Hotel. The trip was made in pri-
Vate cars.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Nailor left on
Friday for five weeks visit in
Florida. They have gone for Mr
Majors health.
Frank r. Griar who has been in
Toronto, Canada, at the +. d. Caulll
Company plant tor the past three
weeks, returned home On Wednes-
day.
Henry d. Sipple, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. V. Sipple, and an appoin-
tee to the United States Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis, Md, has been no
titled that he has passed the en-
trance examinations of the academy
and will be called to enter the latter
part of June. He is a student at the
Severn School, Severn Park, Md.
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Garrett l.. Grier, son of DIR. and
Mrs. Walter l.. Grier, who was re-
Gently elected president of the Le-
high Chapter of the Phi Gamma Del
Ia Fraternity, was accorded a sec
ond honor last week when he was
elected a delegate from his chapter
of the fraternity to the fraternity's
national convention which will be
held in Chicago from June 28 TO
July 5. While there he will have the
opportunity to attend the Century of
Progress Exposition which will Off
cially open tomorrow.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
Local And State NetUs

"oh yes we're going and take the
whole family" Where? "To Grange
Hall, of course" When? May 31st
at p. IN.
Friday evening, May 26, is the
night for the tom Thumb" wedding
TO be held at the Presbyterian
Church. Everybody go.
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The American Legion Auxiliary
will sell poppies next Saturday, May
27. The receipts of the sale will be
used for the relief of the poor.
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Helen Coffin will be the leader of
the Epworth League service for
Sunday evening, May 2S. The topic
will be: Knowing the World of Vo-
cations"
The regular monthly meeting of
the Friendship Bible Glass will be
held on Monday, June 8, in the
Chapel. as usual instead of Tuesday
evening. Please be present. Special
meeting.
The Miami Beach Bloomer Girls
baseball club will play the Dagsboro
nine at Dagsboro ON Tuesday, May
Goth at $3.50 a. m. The Miami Beach
girls are rated as the best girls
club ever assembled and a hard
fought contest is expected.
AS his contribution to the program
to beautify the City of Milford that
the Rotary Club is sponsoring, L. L.
Lynch, owner and manager of the
Del-Mar-Va Nurseries, has donated
and supervised the planting of the
trees and shrubs which now sur
round the Community Building. He
has planted SO Towering shrubs and
60 evergreens.
Observation-Disclosures of the Ameri-
can Legion. Auxiliary, National
Guard. A special Memorial Day SER
vice will be held in the Presbyterian
Church. Sunday, May 2Sth, at IL a.
m. Keep this service in mind and
be present. Encourage the members
of your family also to be there. DR..
Irwin, the minister, was a soldier
and still is a fighting man. He knows
the inside story. You will want to
hear him. Let us not forget.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
HOUSTON REFUSES
TO ACCEPT OFFER
OF P. S. DUPONT.
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hibition situation in Delaware.
There has crept into the letters ref
erence to allegations that the State
Tax Office, of which Mr.. dupont is
Tax Commissioner is not receiving
the personal attention of Mr.. du-
POnt. This charge Mr.. dupont re-
CARDS as unfair.
"You 10 injustice to the State Tax
Department" MIR. dupont wrote in a
letter of May II, to Congressman
Houston, when you say that ] ap-
pointed some one else to do the
work"
Mr.. dupont took the remark as
implying neglect or lack of personal
supervision on his part and Mr.. du-
POnt informed Mr.. Houston that
every matter, every review and ev-
cry appeal of taxes had been pre-
scented to him for personal super
vision.
Replying unGer May 90 Mr.. Hous-
ton writes:
81 am glad to know that you have
given your personal attention to the
State Tax Department. There seems
to be a very general belief to the
contrary which apparently is not
based upon facts"
In reply to this remark, Mr.. du-
pont under a letter of the 22nd, in
vites Mr.. Houston to give him the
names Of one or two persons who
have expressed the opinion that he
had not given the State Tax Depart
ment his personal attention. Mr.. du-
Pont writes that he feels the people
of Delaware should know that the
Tax Department does have his per-
sOnal attention.
In a letter dated May %, Mr.. du-
Pont reveals to Mr.. Houston several
interesting facts regarding the liq-
uor control act:
First: That Mr.. dupont himself IS
not pleased with the character OF
many who apply to sell beer.
Second: A beer vendors license
has been issued to young mems
club with the pastor taking personal
supervision and responsibility.
Third: Mr.. DUPONT has appointed
as executive secretary Of the State
Liquor Commission, man who is a
sincere dry"
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
APPROVE BILL FOR
REDUCTION AUTO FEES
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of duty under the provisions Of an
other act which Governor Buck ap-
proved Monday. 1t was introduced in
the House by Representative Hawke.
Under the former law members OF
the Wilmington Department of Pub
lie Safety received only so per cent
of their salary when off duty.
The Governor approved Represen-
tative Dugan's bill authorizing Will
mington to extend its limits to the
north. This extension will take in
all that territory north of the pres
ent city line and west of Market
street to Shipley Road, excluding
Shellpot Park, then west to Miller
Road and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, excluding the Oberly brick
yard. The new section will be an ad-
dition to the Ninth Ward.
Governor Buck approved Repre-
sentative English's bill prohobitlnS
nonresident from using nets IN
catching fish in Indian River Bay
Indian River and its tributaries.
Governor Buck was at his office In
the new legislative building early
Monday morning and spent practl-
cally the entire day going over
large number of bills which were
passed by the Legislature during the
closing days of the session. He has
80 days in which to approve all bills
passed and failure to sign any OF
them means they automatically die.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
THE SAFEST, NOT CHEAPEST

Hundreds of Delaware organiza-
tiOns will this summer conduct out
ings to the parks, the shore, the
mountains and surrounding country
side. According to the Delaware
Safety Council, none of these de-
lightful trips need occasion mishap
or regret providing their managers
will organize for safety just as they
organize for all other picnic ar
rangements. A special responsible
ity rests upon the managers to sur
round the picnic group with every
possible safeguard. The most Sc
riOus of the hazards generally en-
countered has to do with transpOr-
tatiOn. Trains, trOlleys and respon-
sible bus companies, and licensed
river craft are safest for the trans
portatiOn of large parties and pleas
ure seekers. Picnic managers are
urged to select transportation with
the greatest care as to ability, eX-
perience, equipment and response
bility. Choose the safest-nOt the
cheapest.
The condition of equipment is of
paramount Importance. Picnic man
ayers are cautioned not to overload
their vehicles. Thos commonly oc-
ours in motor truck movement or
private automobiles and in some in
stances has caused very distressing
accidents in various parts of the
country. Overlooking of vehicles Of
ten causes top heaviness, invites
panic, endangers driver morale, and
occasionally leads to loss of control
of the vehicle particularly on dan
gerous grades. Sufficient time must
be allowed to make the trip both
ways. Never request or permit your
driver to make up lost time by reck-
less speeding.
Another important factor not to be
overlooked is crowding the driver.
To crowd the drivers seat is to
court disaster. Give him adequate
space in which to work and the OPP
portunity to keep his mind on the
business in hand. In motor truck
movements particularly the picnic
should insist upon main
tenance of safe spacing distance be-
tween vehicles as a protection
against rear end collisions.
Storm conditions are often con-
tributory causes of public accidents.
With storm clouds threatening and
rain falling, the natural reaction of
the picnickers is to start for home
particularly if the party is using
ncovered vehicles. But with the
roads filled with others similarly
minded and pavements becoming in
creasingly treacherous, the accident
hazard ratio jumps alarmingly. The
picnickers may get wet but if the
picnic safety supervisors function
they will lead all of their
party home safe and sound.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26

Don't forget the "Tom Thumb"
wedding. Friday, May 26, in the
Presbyterian Church.
Be sure and go to Grange Hall,
May 81, at p. m, and see "A South
ern Cinderella" 1t is good. Don't
miss ii.
Mrs. B. d. Roosa closes her music
year June 10th. Eight honor prizes
will be awarded at this time. The
summer term will begin June 18th.
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A whole evening of good enter
tainment for 35c at Grange Hall,
May 81. Music by Grange Orchestra
and Male Quartet.
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The Women's Home Missionary
will meet in the Chapel, Wednes
day, May 31st. at 2:30. Please bring
Mite Boxes in. Mrs. Num- will give
the lesson.
Be sure to go to Grange Hall,
May 81, s p. IN, and see the three
act comedy drama, "A Southern
Cinderella, sponsored by Team No.
4. Ladies' Aid of Milford M. p.
Church
Don't fail to enjoy an afternoon
in China, Thursday, June Sth, with
Mrs. BanksOn |. HolcOmb, at Old
McCaulley's Mill. near Frederick. A
silver Offering will be taken for the
benefit of Christ Church Guild.
The Avenue NJ. Z. Church school
board was entertained at the par
sonage by DR.. and Mrs. Herson on
Tuesday evening, May 10Th. Plans
were discussed for Children's Day
program and a Daily Vacation Bible
School this summer. After the busi-
ness meeting was adjourned refresh
ments were served.
The ladies of the Wyoming Round
Table Club will serve their annual
Decoration Day supper Tuesday,
May 80 from to 8 p. m. The fol-
lowing menu will be served: Clam
chowder, deviled crabs or creamed
chicken, ham, potato chips, cold
slaw, asparagus, rolls and coffee.
Price SOC; dessert extra.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
DOING CHARITABLE DENTAL
WORK

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Post No. 3, American Legion,
has been doing some charitable dent
al work for children whose parents
are financially unable to have the
work done. Mrs. Louise Farrow. the
school nurse, has been taking charge
of the work for the Auxiliary. She
examines the children and when she
finds a child who needs dental work
done and whose parents are unable
to pay for the work she sends them
to DR.. l.. o. Adkins, who does the
work at cost and sends the bill TO
the Ladies Auxiliary.
DR.. Adkins has already treated ~
children. The children are from the
ages of 12 to I6, just the ages when
dental work should not be neglected.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
DELMAR MEN GET ROAD JOBS

Scores of unemployed men of Del
mar are now working 36 hours a
week and making $3.50 per day
since the Delaware State Highway
Commission authorized work to be
started on highway projects here.
Yesterday afternoon 125 men, of
which number 65 were from Delmar,
were working on the Delmar-Laurel
highway, adding four feet of concrete
to the road. The contract has been
let to Waller & Phillips, of Sails
bury. The work will last about two
weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
HOSPITAL MINSTREL
A HUGE SUCCESS
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bara Marshall, Dorothy Pierce and
Lydiabelle Toadvine tapped their
way into the hearts of the audiences
both nights. They are rlembers OF
Miss McEwan's dancing class and
they are really good.
The Delaware Pilots, Samuel Mar
shall and Henri Rice entertained the
guests at Club Alabam with good old
Irish songs. Ralph Reed was the
soloist for the Club Alabam orches-
ira. The Walters Quartet consist
ing of Ed Evans, Jack Mayhem, Bud
Atkins and Curley Calhoun put up
some stiff competition for the Red
Mill Quartet, while the Sisters of
Song, Thelma Beebe, FRANCES Jack
son and Sara Cooper, initiated the
Boswell Sisters to tee.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
Milford Grange News

Milford Grange held its regular
business meeting ON Saturday even
ing, May goth.
At the invitation of Greenwood
Grange. Milford degree team went
to Greenwood on Monday evening,
May %, and put on in full form the
third and fourth degrees, for a class
of eighteen candidates.
On Saturday evening a program
appropriate for Memorial Day will
be rendered.
A special invitation is extended to
all veterans and their families, in
all districts surrounding Milford, TO
be present and participate in the ex-
ercises on Saturday evening at the
Grange Hall.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
SUSSEX FIREMEN
ELECT OFFICERS

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McClaine. of Delmar. another past
president.
The Sussex group voted to award
a prize at the firemcn's celebration
in Laurel in September. Preceding
the busines meeting, a dinner was
served by a committee composed OF
Daniel Parker, j. u. M2Claine anu
BENJAMIN F, Ma"si.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
SIGHTSEEING TRIP

The senior elias of Bridgeville High
School, 2S in number, will leave
Wednesday, May "a, for three days
sightseeing trip to Washington.
They will leave here by bus, chape-
roned by Miss Mary Lambert, social
science teacher, and Martin L. Door
dan, agriculture instructor.
Mrs. William Willin, Mrs. Erasmus
Jones. and Mrs. S. Harrington Mes
sick are in Wilmington this week at
tending the annual meeting of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
They are representing the Bridge
Vile Tuesday Night Club.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
WILLIAMS

On May 18th, 1888, at his home
near Redden, one one of Harvey Pen
uel's farms, after several months of
failing health, Ambrose Williams
passed away in his wife's arms, who
had tenderly cared for him during
the days of his declining health. Mr..
Williams was a barber by trade and
piled his trade in Milford in the
years of 1928 and 1924. If he had
lived till the 18th of next month he
would have been 65 years old. Many
friends and neighbors gathered at
the home to attend the funeral serv-
ice last Friday afternoon at two
o'clock, conducted by T. A. Hall. In
terment was made at st. Johnstown
cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
TOM THUMB WEDDING

Tom Thumb Wedding at the First
Presbyterian Church, Friday, May
&c. Silver offering at the door. Be-
gins at eight o'clock. All come to see
yourselves as others see you and
enjoy the fun. There will be a re-
ception for all following the cere-
mony.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
0httnaru
PRETTYMAN

Mrs. Mary S. Prettyman, aged 20
years, months and 25 days, died
at the home of her son, Pierce Pret-
lyman, near Milford, Thursday, May
IS, 1888. Funeral services were held
on Monday at Slaughter Neck
Church at 2 o'clock. Rev. Herson OF
Milford officiating and interment
made in the adjoining cemetery. She
was a daughter of the late Joseph A.
and Eliza A. Calhoun. She is sur
vived by her son. Pierce and two
brothers, Joseph and Peter Cal
houn, as well as a host of relatives
and friends.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
TENT MEETING

A tent meeting under the direc-
tion of the Pilgrim Holiness Church
of Milford will be given Sunday,
June 4. ,ai
The tent will be located at the
corner of Marshall and Second
streets. Services each evening at
1880 p. n. Three services each Sun
day Special workers will be an
nounced later. Everyone is invited
to attend these services. Rev. C. w.
Schelhouse is the pastor in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
G RURAL SCHOOLS
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Commissions conferred with the
Board realtive to contracts in con-
nection with the new buildings.
A resolution was adopted request
ing the Delaware School Foundation
to continue its cooperation with the
State School Building program.
Alexander J: Taylor, of the School
Foundation, was asked if such an
agreement could be approved and he
said he would report to the officers
of the Foundation and make a reply
later.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
CULLEN Is REAPPOINTED
TO HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Governor Buck yesterday an
nounced the reappointment of Chas.
w. Cullen, of Georgetown, as a mem
ber of the State Highway Commits
sion for a term of eight years. Mr..
Cullen's term expired on May 2. He
is a prominent Democrat of Sussex
county and a well known member of
the bar in this State.
The other members of the State
Highway Commission are: Francis
Victor dupont, Wilmington; Newton
l.. Grubb, Grubbs, and ]. Henry
Hazel, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
MILFORD AGAIN DEFEATS
LEWES-SCORE s TO /

The Milford High Buccaneers
trounced the Lewes High boys on
Tuesday on the high school diamond
by the score of to l. Hall held the
ocean front boys to three scattered
hits and the only run they chalked
up against him was the result of an
error. The Milford boys had their
eyes ON the fence and three of them,
Hall, Stevenson and ROOsa clouted
homers. The score:
AFTT INODn
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
MILFORD LOSES TO
FELTON, II TO 10

The Milford High School baseball
team met defeat at the hands of the
FELTON, High team here last Friday
by the score of IL to 10. The Mil
ford boys were leading by the score
of 10 to 3 until the eighth inning
when FELTON, scored four runs and
then scored four more in the ninth
to cop the game with the one run
lead. The score:
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
N NJ N
HOLSTON

J. Robert Holston, aged 81 years,
son of the late James Holston, died
Sunday, May 81. 1888. at the home of
Thomas Moore. Funeral services
were held ON Tuesday at Zion M. E.
Church. Rev. Ford officiating and
interment in Union cemetery, Mil
ford
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
FRIENDSHIP BIBLE CLASS NEWS

The regular meeting of the Friend
ship Bible Glass will be held on
Monday evening, June 5th, in the
Chapel, instead of Tuesday as usual.
important business and fine pro-
gram. Please be present.