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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
Prominent Senator Had
Been Appointed AttOr-
ney General In Cabinet
OF Pres.-elect Roosevelt.
WAS MARRIED LAST
SATURDAY IN CUBA
He And His Bride Were
On Way To Washington
When Fatal Attack Put
An End To His Career.

Senator Thomas ]. Walsh, of
Montana, who had been named by
President-elect Roosevelt as Attor-
ney General of the United States,
died early Thursday morning Of a
heart attack on a train near Wilson.
North Carolina. Details OF his death
are meagre ais the Chronicle goes TO
press. Senator Walsh was married
last week to Sonora Nieves Perez
Chaumont de Truffn, widow Of a
Cuban banker. Immediately follow
ing the ceremony at the United
States Embassy in Havana, the cou-
pie left by airplane for Miami, Fla.
They stayed in that city for a few
days and were on their way to
Washington when the fatal heart at
tack occurred.
Senator Walsh for many years
past has been an outstanding mem
Der OF the United States Senate. II
was largely through his efforts that
the Teapot Dome scandals were un-
earhted and former Secretary OF
the Interior Albert Fall was sent to
prison for his part in the AFFAIR. The
death of Senator Walsh will cast a
shadow over the festivities scheduled
for the inauguration of President
elect Roosevelt, who will be COM
PEELED TO appoint another man to
the Attorney Generalship.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
ADVISE FARMERS TO
REDUCE CROP ACREAGE
Advisory Council Says Much Land
is Improbable

Al recent meeting Of the Sussex
County Farmers Advisory Council,
held in the County Agricultural
Agents Office at Georgetown, the
problem of Reduced Acreage"
seemed to be foremost in the minds
of the farmers. BY Reduced Acre
age" they did not simply mean re-
ducing the number of acres of the
various Sussex county crops, but
reducing all the products grown or
produced on the farm.
We have thousands Of acres OF
land In the county that are unfit for
agricultural purposes at this time.
yet many farmers will continue to
try to grow crops on this marginal,
or thin land at no profit at all and
in many cases at Il great loss. just
because a farmer has been in the
habit of growing so many acres of
corn, wheat, berries, etc. or having
so many cows and chickens, does
not mean that he must grow the
same number each year irrespec-
tive of conditions. Habit often con-
iinues type of farming a commun-
ity long after that type has become
Improbable. The growing Of corn,
soybeans. wheat. etc. on certain
soils is usually profitable, hut there
are many instances whore farmers
have continued TO grow crops after
they had ceased to produce profit
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
BIDS ARE OPENED
FOR ROAD WORK
State Highway Department Receives
Estimates For Improvements

Bids were opened at Dover Tues
day afternoon by the State High
way Department for four contracts.
three of which were for road work.
two in Sussex county and one in
Kent county. The bidders and bids
were as follows:
Contract 277, Georgetown-Milton
7S3 miles Stag road. Sussex county:
Fox Reynolds Company, N. Y, $780,.
902.50; Field. Baker and Under
wood, Upper Darby. $26,SO0; High
way Engineering and Construction
Co, Selbyville, $26,O96; Walter
Roach and Sons, Georgetown, $26.-
005, NJ. c. DerMott Co., George
town, $23,927.50 (low bidder).
Contract 290, Viola-Petersburg, AZ
miles, Kent county. Stag road: Fox
Reynolds Co.. N. Y, $22.745; George
and Lynch, Dover, $19,013; W. W.
Truitt, Lincoln City, $1s.OOS (low
Contract 291. feet widening Del
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
KENT EDUCATORS
WILL MEET TODAY
DR.. Philip W. l.. Cox OF New York
University, To Speak Al FELTON,

Preparing Youths for the indie
pending Civilization" will be the
topic of DR. Philip w. L. Cox, pro-
fessor of secondary education in the
New York University, who will be
the principal speaker at the annual
convention OF the Kent County Edu-
catiOnal Association today in the
FELTON, High School.
DR.. Francis fl. Green will address
the afternoon session on Our Book
shelves" DR.. Green is headmaster
of the Pennington School.
The convention will open at 9:l5
with music by the Harrington High
School Glee Club. Miss Charlotte NJ.
Kraybill, director. The Rev. Henry
Caldwell, pastor of the FELTON, NJ. Il.
Church, will make the innovation.
c. NJ. Simpler, member of the Eel
ton School Board, will welcome the
delegates and greetings will be eN-
tended by DIR. II. V. Holloway, state
superintendent of public instruc-
tion. This will be followed by COM
munity singing, led by Mrs. Gladys
i. Smith, of Milford High School,
after which DR.. Cox will speak.
A banquet will be served at 1890
o'clock in the FELTON, High School.
A concert will be played at l:45 by
the Kent County School Band.
Sectional meetings will be held
during the morning session as fol-
lows: Character Education in the
School," C.W.W. Schantz,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
FLOOD or BIl liz
BOTH BRANl 81
OF LEGTSLATsssl.
Total Over $50 In House
And 227 In Senate At
Closing Time.
HORSE RACING BILL
Van SAINT Bill Would AL
low Racing, But No
Betting.
HORSE RACING BILL

The time for filing bills at the
present session of the General As
sembly expired Monday night, at
which time over $50 were on the
House calendar and 227 in the Sen
ate This is much more than was
introduced two years ago.
Senator Grlffenherg presented a
hill prohibiting the Use of slugs in
telephone pay stations and all ma
chimes operated by coins. Also max
ing ii unlawful 10 divulge infOrma-
tiOn in telephone and telegraph mes
sages. when gained by reason of
employment by telephone and tele-
graph companies.
Another bill would prohibit i'm
portation of garbage into the State
for any use, another bill by Mr.. Grit
fenberg would provide for an eight
hour working day for women and a
five day week. Another would pro-
vide a license fee for all dealers in
gas and oil and for all service sta
ton operators.
Senator Keith introduced a bill to
require the State to publish annual
ly a statement of all its receipts and
expenditures and prohibiting the
withdrawal of any State funds ex-
cept by appropriation act of the leg
islature. He offered another bill to
increase the gas tax to 4 cents per
gallon. 1t Is now cents. Another
bill by Senator Keith would abolish
the law requiring a person adopt
ing a child to give bond to the State
Board of Charities. He presented
another bill making the fees of con-
stables in Kent county the same as
the Sussex county constables re-
ceive. Another bill by him would au-
thorize the Dover Council TO enact
ordinances 10 issue franchises and
impose licenses.
Senator Keith introduced a bill to
allow ChssRnld tp. borrow 5000 for
new water system. Another bin
by him provides the right 10 appeal
for persons In custody as feeble
minded.
Other bills In Tie Senate were: -
Senator Maull, 10 give preference
to the payment Of water and cleo
tric current bills by residents of
Lewes In case of execution sales. An
other provides for a board of as
for Lewes. Another would
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
.P.'STILL LOOKS
TO HOOVER TO
GUIDE MACHINERY
Executive Committees
Message Seen AS Bid To
Again Seek Office.
CONGRESS CAMPAIGN
President Silent on Plans;
COunsels Cooperate
With Democrats.
CONGRESS- CAMPAIGN

Six days before he leaves the
White House, President Hoover on
Monday received from the executive
committee of his party a message
that Republican supporters "will
continue to look to him for leader
ship in these difficult and danger
GUS days"
Just how this might affect the 1885
political situation Immediately be-
came the subject of widespread spec
nlaiion. Many wondered il the exs
ecntive committees letter could be
Interpreted as an invitation to him
10 seek once more the office he Is
about TO leave.
Mr.. Hoover. himself. remained 81
lent both publicly and in a letter
of guidance to the committee as TO
his personal plans. Close friends
of the Chief Executive said he in
tended to remain titular head of the
party. but he desired public service
in the future only In the "broadest
sense" They conceded. neverthe-
less, that events of the next fonr
years might alter his decision.
The Presidents letter was read to
the committee meeting for the first
time since the election of Chairman
Everett Sanders shortly before noon.
The morning was spent in wrestling
with deficit risen to $2l3.O0O, draft
ing plans for party organization for
the 1894 Congressional elections.
and writing a memorial tribute to
the late Calvin Coolidge.
In his letter. Mr.. Hoover conn-
selled cooperation with the Demo
cratic administration. hut reiterated
his admonition that Republicans
should subject all proposals to teh
scrutiny of constructive debate aud
TO oppose those which will hurt the
progress and welfare of the conn-
try He wrote;
1.-THE proposals. the principles and
ideals of the party were set ont In
the last. campaign. They require no
repetition. They will justify them
selves. Rather than 10 review them
even in the setting of present events.
I prefer to say word as to plat
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
27,385 FAIL TO OBTAIN
NEW DRIVERS LICENSES
G6iJ Cards Issued In Rush Before
Deadline Tuesday Midnight

About 27,3S5 owners of autOmo-
biles in this State were not permit
ted to drive their cars on Wedncs-
day through their failure to take out
operators licenses.
Employees of the Secretary of
States Office curing the past weck
sent out 10000 application blanks
and when the Office closed Tuesday
night only 42,615 drivers had APP
piled for license cards. The time for
use of the 1882 license cards eXpir-
ed at midnight Tuesday.
The Office at Dover remained open
until 1880 p. m. Monday and all
applications were filled. There were
35, 1863 cards issued.
Tuesday night the Office remained
open until 10 o'clock and 6GlG cards
were issued.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
BISHOP COOKS
LENTEN MESSAGE
Asks Christians TO Do
Their Best And Walk
Closer With God.

Lent started this week on Ash
Wednesday. and special services
were held in all the ritualistic
churches.
In his I.enten message to the cler-
gy Bishop Philip Cook. of the Epis-
eopal Diocese of Delaware; states
that Lent calls upon Christian peo-
pie TO do their best and to walk
closer with God.
Lent calls upon us TO be our
best-to do our best" the Bishop
writes. 1T is a summons on the
part of the Church to Christian peo-
ple like that commonly used in
other relationship of life. Parents
urge their children to be and do
their best. Teachers set II before
their pupils to be and do their best
En- ployars demand of workers to be
,aIsd do their best The ehnrch. IN
Christ's Name. summons each OF us
TO be and do our best as Christians.
Christ is loving Master-bnt an
exaetlng Master. He expects from
His disciples their best seiTice-not
second-rate or shOddy service.
There is too much that is simply
casual or nominal in Christian fell
lowship. We can be better men and
women with Gods help; we can do
better through the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
I'VE of the clergy need this sea
son of a closer walk with God quite
as much as the laity; the laity as
much as the clergy" Bishop Cook
stated.
These are testing times" the
Bishop continued, "a call to the
cOlors. For Christians it is a call TO
the Cross. Let us make more sure ol
our faith. display a more determin-
ed purpose and larger zeal; make
more complete surrender of our
lives to Christ that Gods will may
be done in us; give ourselves "A GLAD !
service and willing sacrifice that
Gods Kingdom may come through
us.
"All this | put before myself ana
before you as we enter upon this
lent, with its age-long summons to
prayer, self discipline and steadfast-
ness in fellowship with Jesus our
Saviour"
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
P.S. DUPONT SEES
s2,5OO,OOO AS FAIR
SUM FOR SCHOOLS
Fifteen Million Surplus
by 1885 Predicted In
Statement To Assembly
ESTIMATES SET OUT
Tax Commissioner Says
Economy PrOpram Puts
Burden On Education.

The total State surplus on June
so. 1895. will amount to $l5.937 $50
il there are no extraordinary appro-
priatiOns save the $4,000 900 already
allotted for relief. and if the reye-
llne of the sinking fund is included
in the budget, il was pointed out by
State Tax Commissioner Pierre S.
dupont and his deputy, Gerald s.
MOntaigne, in a joint statement sub
mitted in support of the proposed
So 500. 900 school building program
which meets with the disfayOr of
Governor Buck. ai.
The statement, printed, was pre-
scented to the Joint Legislative Dnd-
get Committee Monday while that
body was hearing the State Board of
Education plead for the $2.5CO,OOO
program. Governor Buck. for econo-
my, would substitute $l,600,OO0
measure.
The surplus of invested and unin'
vested revenue. the statement says,
will have increased $l4.750.000 dur
ing the five years from 1890 to 1898.
Five thousand copies of the state
ment were mailed To residents uf
the State Monday
II Is shown in estimates set out III
the statement that on June 30, 1888.
the surplus i'm the school fund VIII
he S9.755.O9 while the surplus In
the highway fund will reach $3,SS6.
$50. and in the general fund. $780,
175.
THE ordinary expenses of all the
departments of the State require
only three-fourIhs Of the current in
come the statement says.
"The proposed budget of ordinary
eypenses for the biennium 1933-l9S5
ia less than thai of l931-1933 by ST.
1885, ,S03, of which s945.0l5 or SO per /
cent Is taken from the apprapria-
f;Ans. for the public schools"
Referring to the Total surplus of !
S15. 1897 $50 on June 80, 1895. the
statement says II is equal to three
fourths of the entire ordinary In
come for the biennihm.
The statement contains sngges-
tions of appropriations totalling $5.- |
G7O.6 .625, including the $9.5OO.O .OaO
school bnilding program. This. il is !
nointed out. would leave cash SUR {
nlus on June 30. 1895, of $9,lG6.925. I
intending 81 $l.363.6l5 in the general
fund, $1.199.7S0 in the highway fund
and $6.6lO530 in the school fund.
Referring to the school fund surplus
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
MILFORD GRANGE WINS
SUSSEX PLAY CONTEST
Midland Grange OF Georgetown Win
Second HOnOrS

Milford Grange. winners of the
State contest between the various
oranges of the State Dramatic Con-
tests, last year, Saturday night won
the county contest held at George
town when they presented The
Death of the Gift Horse" They will
contest for State hOnors in Dover
on March IA.
In the contests Saturday night
Midland Grange. OF Georgetown,
took second honors with their pre-
sentation of mot Quite Such
Goose"
Third place was won by Reliance
Grange of near Seaford with "Come
Out of It," The judges were Miss
Virginia c. Harwood. Miss Anne H.
Matthews. ard Miss Pauline RIAL,
members of the faculty of the Mary
land State Normal School at Sails
bury. Ma.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
COST OF crime
And SCHOOLS
Lawlessness Cost To State
$3,OOO,OOO Annually, DIR.
Holloway Says.

''If every girl and boy in the
State could be given a high school
education. the criminal courts
would be out of q job"
This statement was made by DR..
Harry " Holloway. State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, last
Thursday afternoon during a lunch
con given to members of the Legis-
lature at the State College for Col
cred Students.
Court records for three years
showing 100 convictions in this
State, disclosed only four high
school graduates among them, he
revealed. None of the four was col
ored.
Persons entering the Workhouse
have less education as the years Ro
by, he stated. Crime costs the State
nearly as much as the public
schools" he continued, He placed
the cost at S3,O00,000 per year, con-
eluding that the investment in ed
ucation is one of the best and most
productive you can make"
DR.. r. S. Grossley. president of
the college, told of the need of a
dormitory for male students, which
would cost about S150,000, and two
additional cottages to cost about
$4,000 for the faculty. The married
teachers now have to live apart as
husbands and wives and as result
some of the best teachers may leave
the institution, DIR. GrOssley said,
unless provision is made for homes
where they can live together.
There are now 299 students in the
institution and between 65 and 20
have been refused admission be-
cause of the lack of accommoda-
tions.
Other speakers included President
Pre- Tenn William A. Simonton,
Judge Earl Wiley and Frank A.
McHugh and DR.. Samuel C. Elbert,
trustees.
From the college, some of the leg
islators stopped at Milford where
they inspected the Milford Emer-
Gency Hospital.
An inspection was made of the
Delaware Colony for the Feeble
Minded at Stockley. Howard Ennis,
superintendent, conducted the leg
islators through the institutions
buildings. They found the property
in excellent condition and well car
ed for. All the work is done by the
patients.
This institution is badly over
crowded because it was pointed out,
the number of feeble minded is
growing every year and the de-
mands on the Colony are increasing.
To provide for additional patients it
will be necessary TO construct two
new cottages, one for the nale, and
the other for the female patients. 1t
is estimated these buildings will
cost about 100000
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
$3,O77,19O Asked
To Run Schools

second year of the biennium should
the governor decide that the situa-
tion at that time be such as to usti-
fy this additional appropriation"
DR.. Holloway pointed out that the
total appropriation for current school
expenses and transportation exceeds
the amount provided for these items
in the Governors budget by $131 $3.50
for each year. of which excess. trans
p0rtation is responsible for $5S.O09
per year.
''Ihe Governor, in his estimate OF
the condition of the school fund as
of June 80. 1885, forecasts a balance
of over $1O.755.O00," DR.. Holloway
stated. "If the bills above referred
to are passed and this forecast is
correct. there will be a balance of
that date of over $10,412,000. If we
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
PREPARING FOR
N. E. CONFERENCE
Interest In Participation OF Lay
Delegates For First Time

Much interest In the next session
of the Wilmington Annual Confer
ence, opening in Rehoboth, Wednes-
day, March 29, is manifested by
both ministers and lay members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
owing to the changes in the church
law giving laymen an equal vote in
the annual meeting with ministers,
except in matters pertaining TO
character, conference relation of
members, and the ordination of
ministers.
Under the ruling of the General
Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, in session at Atlantic
City last May each of the I51 an
nual conferences OF the church, are
now required to meet in joint ses-
sion with duly elected lay members
of the church, these united sessions
of the Annual and Lay Conferences
ito be presided over by the Bishop
presiding at the Annual Conference
and officers Of the Annual Confer
ence shall be ex-officio, the officers
of the unitol session.
After the organization of each
body they are required to meet in
joint session with the following sug-
gested order of procedure. The Holy
Communion, the reading of the re-
ports of the district superintendent
to be followed by the regular order
of business.
Prior to the joint assembly. the
Lay Conference is required to meet,
a president, secretary and
treasurer, and adopting its own
rules of order.
The Lay Conference is required to
meet with the Annual Conference on
the. first two days of each session of
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03

The Legislative Budget Committee
Monday afternoon met with officials
of the State Board of Eeducation to
discuss the financial needs of the
schools for the next biennium. DR.
IL. V. Holloway. State superintend-
ent of public instruction, read
statement explaining the school bud
get of $3,077,190 for current eX-
penses for each of tha next two
years.
DR.. Holloway explained the fol-
lowing two notifications in the bill
now before the Legislature:
"The funds to be distributed are
distributed on & fiat per pupil basis
in accordance with an agreement
with the Wilmington Board of Edu-
cation made some years ago.
Provision is made for the resto-
ration of the sum of s263,S10 for the
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
DISTINCTION GIVEN
BUCK AND WINANT

Among the remnant of Re-
publican Governors expected
in Washington ON March 6 for
the conference to which Pres
ident-elect Roosevelt has in
vited all State executives. are
two men widely looked upon
as G. o. p. hopes for 1886.
They are John q. Winant of
New Hampshire and Clayton
Douglass Buck of Delaware.
Both of them are young, per-
sOnable, capable and politi-
cally seasoned. with strong
records in their own States,
as egemplifled by reflections
to their present offices. The
great parties traditionally
look TO Congress and the
state capitals for presidential
timber. OF the thin line of 10
Republicans remaining in
guhernatOrial chairs, Winant
and Back are considered by
many party spokesmen as the
best timber now in sight.
With Senate Leader MoNary
and House Leader Smell, the
New Hampshire and Delaware
Governors are the most con-
spicuOus Republicans now
left in elective offlce.-Wash-
ineton Post.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
MRS. LENA ANDERSON
NAMED TO NEW JOB
Secretary TO Congressman Houston
WIN Assume Political Position

Announcement is made that after
March 4, Mrs. Lena Reed Anderson.
who has been serving as secretary
to the retiring Congressman from
Delaware. Robert c. Houston. will
be associated with Mrs. Frank G..
Tallman, Republican National Com
miteewoman for Delaware. as po-
litical secretary.
Mrs. Andersons long experience
in a secTetarial capacity in Wash
ington and organization work in Del
aware, will afford Dalawareans. to
whom she is well known. a contact
in matters of both political and gov
ernmental interest to them. Mrs,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
ACCIDENT DEATHS
DECREASED In NATION
Safety Council Says Nine Per Cent
Less Than In Previous Year

The Delaware Saftey Council re-
ports that accidental deaths dropped
per cent last year in the United
States. is good to know that $500
persons are alive and well today
who would have died by mishaps ii
the previous death rate had not been
checked.
II is encouraging to know that
automobile fatalities dropped for the
first time last year and that the de-
crease-13 per cent is sufficient to
indicate that our streets and high
ways are becoming safer.
but we can hardly feel content
with the accident death toll still
lowering close to the 10000 mark
nnd you will agree with the Safety
Council that much remains to be
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SEN. THOMAS !.
WALSH DIES OF
HEART ATTACK
ROOSEVELT'S CABINET

State-Cordell Hull. of Ten
nessee.
Treasury - VIM. II. Woodin,
of Pennsylvania and New
York.
War - George II. Dern, of
Utah.
Justice-Thomas j. Walsh.
of Montana.
Postoffice-.Iames A. Farley,
of New York.
Nayy-Claude A. Swanson,
of Virginia.
Harold lckes, of
Illinois.
Agriculture-Henry A. Wal
lace, of Iowa.
Commerce-Daniel C. Roper,
of South Carolina.
Labor-Miss Frances Per-
kins, of New York.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILLS
TO AID BANKS, CLIENTS
nilIS Were Recommended by
State Banking Commission

Immediately upon his arrival at
his Office at Dover Tuesday morning
Governor c. Douglass Buck attached
his signature to three bills passed
by the Geenral Assembly providing
greater safeguards for the banks of
the State and the people who depos-
it money in them. These acts are
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
M. L. DISTRICT HEAD
ACCEPTS SMYRNA CALL
Rev. John l.. Johnson To Resign,
Become ASbury Church Pastor

The Rev John l.. Johnson, district
superintendent of the Middletown
District of the Wilmington Method
list Conference. has accepted an in
viiation of the official board of the
Asbury NJ. Il. Church, of Smyrna, to
bacpme its pastor for the next con-
ference year.
The official hoard met Monday
night and issued the invitation. Word
of the action was conveyed to Dr.
Johnson after the meeting. lie. i'm
mediately accepted and expressed
his pleasure.
Dir. Johnson still has two years to
serve as district superintendent hut
il is understood his resignation will
he accepted and his appointment to
Asbury Church be approved by the
Bishop at the annual conference in
March 30.