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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
WHEAT GROWERS
ASKED FOR RECORDS
Kent County Agent Wilson Says In
formation Is Needed

Farmers can greatly aid the
wheat adjustment program OF the
Federal Government if they will
compile records in regard to how
much wheat they planted and pro-
duced during the last three years,
according to a statement which has
been issued to the farmers by Kent
County Agent Russell E. Wilson,
who is in charge of this program for
Kent county. z.
The past production wheat rec
ords of each farmer are required in
order to determine the allotment of
each grower, and M. L. Wilson, chief
of the wheat production section OF
the agricultural adjustment admin
istration, suggests that wheat grow
ers obtain now the number of BUSH
els produced each year from 1880
to 1882, inclusive. and the number
of acres of wheat planted during
each of these three years.
All that is needed is the total
number of bushels of wheat grown
on each farm. as it all counts in a
farmers total production for the
purpose of the wheat adjustment
program. whether it has been spring,
winter. or durum wheat. If farm
er has moved from one farm to an
other during this three-year period,
he should make a separate record
of the wheat which has been pro-
duced on each farm, or if he has op-
Grated more than one farm he should
alos have this information for each
farm.
The administration believes that
each wheat grower will be in a po-
sition to secure this information by
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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
ADAMS SUGGESTS
PLAN FOR FILLING
FEDERAL JOBS
Suggests Patronage Split
Among All Sections OF
The State Democrats.
COLLECTOR IN KENT
Under Plan U. S. Marshal
Would Be AllOcated To
Sussex County.

Congressman Adams in a state
ment made public at Rehoboth Sun
day night suggested a method of
filling the several federal jobs in
Delaware. The offer. so he said, was
made so that harmony might be had
in the ranks of the Delaware DEM
ocTats. He proposes to let Demo-
Gratis in all parts of the State have
a hand in selecting the candidates
! for appointment.
He proposes to submit to the Will
mington City Committee the names
of all who have applied for appoint
ment as postmaster in that city and
to have the committee, by majority
vote, select a candidate from this
list. He agrees to accept this nomi-
nation and to recommend the per-
son so selected to President Roose-
welt for appointment.
He further agrees to follow the
same plan relative to the selection
of a candidate for United States Dis
trict Attorney only in this instance
he would submit the names of the
applicants to the New Castle county
committee and the members of the
State Committee residing in New
Castle county. He would follow the
suggestion on the collector of in
ternal revenue with the Kent coun-
ty committees and the United States
marshal with the Sussex county
committees.
He mailed copies of his proposal
to John Biggs, Jr., Democratic
State chairman; James M. Tunnel,
National committeeman, and Mrs.
Margaret Dugan Bodziak, National
committeewoman.
Mr.. Adams statement follows:
81 have heretofore claimed 1t to
be my right, privilege, and peroga-
tive as the sole Democratic Repre-
sentative in Congress from Della
ware, to dispense all Federal pat
ronage in my District. 1 yet claim
that right and it has not been denied
me. However, in order to promote
harmony within the Democratic par
ty 1 propose to the Democratic State
Chairman. National Committeeman
and National Committeewoman the
following plan of selecting appoin-
tees to the various Federal offices.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
$2,545,169 PAID IN
1881 INCOME TAX
Treasury Department Re-
ports 1921 Delawareans
Filed Returns.

There were 1921 persons in Della
ware reported by the Treasury De-
partment as having filed individual
income tax returns for the calendar
year of 1881, on which payments
were made last year. For 1880 re-
turns numbered 9342.
Taxes paid last year by individ-
uals in the State amounted to ST.
545,16 for 1881, while payments for
the year of 1880 were $4,322,O62.
The Internal Revenue Bureau an
nounced the statistics of returns
filed by individuals in the counties
and principal towns of the State as
follows:
Kent 536-Dover. 2S4; Harring-
ton, 40; Smyrna, 73.
New Castle 7344-Delaware City,
26; Elsmere, So; Middletown, SO;
Newark, 1874; New Castle, 139; Will
mington, 6127.
Sussex 707-Georgetown, 66; Lau-
rel, SO; Lewes, 95; Milford, 1853;
Milton %; Seaford, 81.
= All other-Residents of other
States, 1875; residents of foreign
countries (American citizens and
aliens), 8.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
AMERICAN LEGION
CALLS MEETING
Commander ThOs. w. Mil
Ter, Adjutant G. d. Hill,
Issue Official Order.

At conference held in Dover last
Saturday between Thomas w. Mil
Ter, of Wilmington, Commander of
the American Legion, Department
of Delaware, and George d. Hill, of
Dover, Department Adjutant, the
call for the Department Conven-
tion to be held at RehOboth Beach,
September 8 and 8, was prepared
and issued. Representation in the
convention will be by Posts, the
number of delegates being determ-
ined by the actual paid-up member
ship of each post filed with the De-
partment Adjutant at Dover by mid
night, Tuesday, August 8, one month
prior to the convening of the con-
vention.
The convention banquet will be
held at the HenlOpen Hotel on Fri
day evening, September s, to be fol-
lowed the next day with the sessions
of the convention, at which will be
elected department officials for the
ensuing year, and delegates and al
ternates to the Fifteenth National
Convention to be held in Chicago,
October to 5.
Another subject discussed was the
participation of the Department of
Delaware in the James A. Drain
Trophy, awarded annually to each
department and post which excels
in community service and post
activity. AS an instance, the De-
partment of Delaware was the first
in the United States in which a post
Instituted an ambulance service. The
David C. Harrison Post, of Smyrna,
was the pioneer Legion Post of the
United States providing and equip
ping an ambulance. which has done
service not only in Kent county and
in the State of Delaware, but in ad-
Joining States when called upon.
This was followed by the Sussex
Post at Georgetown which institut-
ed and maintains O. similar ambu-
lance service.
The condition of the Legion mem
bership in Delaware shows progress.
Delaware being slightly in excess
of the general average, throughout
the country in attaining its 1888
quota. The last report from Ma
tional Headquarters showed that
Delaware had attained 1887 per
cent of its membership, whereas, the
general average throughout the
United States was 1920 per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
MILFORD A. c. DIVIDES
WITH DAGSBORO
Drops Two To FELTON, In Hectic
Week-Hampered BY "Jinx"

The Milford A. C. baseball team
has had the link" on their trail for
the past week and as a result they
dropped three of the four games
played. Thursday night at Milford
they were defeated by FELTON, by the
score of 4 to /. Saturday afternoon
they defeated Dagsboro IA. Sunday
afternoon FELTON, repeated by the
score of to 0, and on Tuesday eve
ming Dagsboro won their return
game on the local diamond by the
score of to 1.
In the first inning of Thursdays
game three hits, an error and hit
batsman amounted to four runs for
FELTON,. After the first inning Sapp
frightened up on the FELTON, batters
and held them to three hits for the
rest of the game. Sapp sent 8 FELTON,
batters back to the bench via the
strikeout route.
On Saturday the Milford big guns
settled on the Dagsboro fences and
hammered out a to victory over
the Dagsboro team. Mccullough
with two two-base hits and single
and Belts with a pair of singles led
the Milford hitting. Killen held the
Dagsboro boys runless until the sew
enth inning when they collected four
hits and four runs.
On Sunday, Thelander, of FELTON,,
shut out the Milford A. c., allowing
them only three hits. FELTON, col
lected 10 hits and runs off of Sapp's
pitches in the first four innings. Pc
terman relieved Sapp in the fifth and
held the FELTON, team hitless and
in the last four innings.
Dagsboro came to Milford on
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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
SUSSEX AGENT ADVISES
FARMERS ON WHEAT
Also Warns Farmers Against En-
pIcying Other To Provide Estimates

By compiling records now on how
much wheat they planted and pro-
duced in the last three years, farm
ers can speed up the Governments
adjustment program, c. R. Snyder,
County Agent, in charge of the pro-
gram in Sussex county, says.
M. l.. Wilson, chief of the wheat
production section of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration.
says past production records of each
farmer are needed to determine the
allotment of each. He suggests that
wheat farmers get the following in
formation ready now:
Number of bushels grown each
year from 1880 to 1882. Number of
acres of wheat planted for the crop
of each of three years.
All that is needed is the total
number of bushels of wheat grown
on each farm. 1t all counts in a
farmers total production for the
purpose of the wheat program,
whether it has been spring or win
ter wheat. If a farmer has moved
from one farm to another in the 3
year period, he should make sep
arate record of the wheat grown on
each farm. If he has operated more
than one farm, he should also have
the information for each of them.
By using elevator. freight, thresh-
ing or bank deposit records, the Ad-
believes that each far
mer can get accurate estimates.
Each farmer will later be asked
for the records on past production
and number of acres planted to
wheat in the last years. The
county association will use these to
each farmers allotment.
Figures turned in by each farmer
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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
BEEBE, WRIGHT
ON DELAWARE
SCHOOL BOARD
Lewes, Newark Men Are
Named Successors To
Williams And Cam.
EFFECTIVE JULY IST
1t Is Understood That Mr..
Williams Did Not De-
sire ReappOintment.
EFFECTIVE JULY IST

DR.. James Beebe, of Lewes, and
Norris Nathan Wright, of Newark,
have been appointed members OF the
State Board of Education by Cover
nor C. Douglass Buck for terms of
three years each, effective July l..
The organization meeting OF the
new board will be held at Dover
Monday, July 81.
DR.. Beebe, a Democrat, succeeds
State Treasurer George S. Williams
Republican, of Millsboro, who at.
present is president of the board,
Mr.. Wright, Republican, takes. the
place of ]. Pearce Cam. Democrat,
of Newark.
The terms of both Mr.. Williams
and Mr.. Cam expired July and
both at that time expressed the de-
sire not to be reappointed, due to
press of other affairs. Mr.. Williams
is State Treasurer.
Mr.. Cam was recently named by
the board of trustees of the Univer-
sity of Delaware as secretary and
treasurer to succeed Charles B.
Evans, deceased. 50
DR.. Beebe was born in Lewes on
May 10, 1881, son of Richard and
Jennie (Magee) Beebe. He was edu-
Gated at the Lewes High School,
Goldey College and Jefferson Medi-
cal College, graduating from the lat
ter in 1906. He began his medical
practice in Lewes in 1906 and found
ed the Beebe Hospital there with
his brother, DR.. Richard Beebe, in
1916.
Among the posts which he has
held are those of commissioner OF
Lewes, president of the Lewes
Board of Education, director of the
Lewes Trust Company and Lewes
Hotel Company He is member Of
the board of governors of the Reho-
both Beach Country Club, and be-
longs TO the Medical Club 81 Phil4r
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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
z MEN FATALLY
HURT,5NJLJRED
AUTOS CRASH
Samuel McCabe, Philadel-
phia Resident, Dies Of
Fractured Skull.
PENNA. DRIVER HELD
Three Harrington Boys
Taken To Hospital Af-
ter The Accident.

One man was killed, one injured
fatally and five others less serious
ly injured in a collision on the State
highway when a car occupied by
four men from Philadelphia and a
car driven by a youth from Har-
rington, containing two friends from
that town, crashed at the intersec-
ton of the Harbeson road on Sun
day.
The dead man was Samuel Nc
Cabe, 35 years old, of Philadelphia
who died on the way to Beebe Hos
pital from a fracture of the skull.
Samuel Morris, age 16, of Harring-
ton, died early Tuesday morning at
the Beebe Hospital.
The injured are:
Harry d. Snider, Philadelphia. AZ,
cuts and bruises; Max Smith, Phila-
delphia, 58, cuts and bruises; Ed
ward Tittermary, Philadelphia, 81,
concussion of the brain; Charles
Lynch, Is, Harrington, broken col
larbone; Burton Masten, 1S, Har-
rington. lacerations of the body
shock.
The two youths are under treat
ment in the Beebe Hospital.
The dead man and his three COM
panions are employees of the Ma
tional Biscuit Company, Philadel-
phia. Tittermary was held in the
Beebe Hospital while the others
we're treated and discharged.
Snider was driving the car in
which the Philadelphia men were
riding on their way from a fishing
trip to Lewes. Samuel Morris, own
er and driver of the car in which
the three Harrington youths were
riding, was going south on the Mil
ton road when the crash occurred.
Snider was placed under arrest
by Corporal James r. Wood, of the
State Police, and .arraigned before
Mustard. OF Georgetown,
who held him under 800 bail to
await the action of Coroner Pusey.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
JAMES CAMP WILL
OPEN SAT-, JULY 29
Many Ministers Have Been Secured
To Assist In Meetings

James Camp, located about half
way between Laurel and George
town, and about three miles east of
the Georgetown-Laurel boulevard,
will open July 29th and continue
for ten days.
This is one of the oldest camps on
the Delaware Peninsula. The camp
this year promises to be one of the
best ever held on the old historic
grounds.
Plans for the camp meeting have
already been arranged. Two serv-
ices are to be held each day. A
special childrens service will be
held each day at o'clock. The
children will receive Bible instruc-
tion at each service.
Three services will be held on
Sunday. An old-fashioned class
meeting will be held each Sunday
morning. beginning at 10 o'clock.
The afternoon service will begin at
2 o'clock; evening at 7:90.
The music will be in charge of
Rev. W. H. Revelle. of Wilmington,
with Mrs. Gertrude NJ. O'Neil at the
piano.
Special music will be rendered at
each service.
The pastor in charge has secured
ministers who will bring great and
timely gospel messages.
The list of speakers for the camp
is as follows
Saturday. July 20, 1880 p. m, Rev.
Lee Elliott.
Sunday, July 30. p. m. Christen-
ing of children; 2:30. Prof. Clarence
E. wilkins; 1000, Love Feast, Rev.
w. H. Revelle; 1880, DR.. George A.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
WORKHOUSE LOSES
KENT co. PRISONERS

Prisoners from Kent county
serving sentences Of less than
ten years in the New Castle
County Workhouse we're taken
to Dover on Tuesday and re-
sentenced to the new Kent
county Jail by the Court of
General Sessions. There are
eight of these prisoners. The
recent Legislature passed a
bill authorizing the removal
of prisoners in the workhouse
from both Kent and Sussex
counties serving sentences of
less than ten years to the
county jails of those counties.
This was due to the fact that
each county within the last
two years has built a modern
Jail. The life time and long
term prisoners from those
counties now in the work.
house will not be removed. The
Sussex prisoners eligible to
be removed under the act were
taken to Georgetown early
last week and resentenced.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
LIFE SAVING IN
DELAWARE TOWNS
Seven Announce Swim
Programs Under Red
Cross Auspices.

That there is a continual increase
in the interest in swimming and
water safety in Delaware is shown
by the fact that plans have just been
completed by the Red Cross State
Swimming and Life Saving Commit
tee, of which c. Walker Kadel is
chairman and Mrs. Ethel G. Lindell.
executive secretary of the Delaware
Chapter, for the seventh annual
swimming and life saving campaigns
to be held in seven towns, Middle
town, Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Lau-
rel, Lewes and RehobOth.
AS it was not possible for the Red
Cross and Wilmington "Y," who
have cO-operated in the past few
years in the promotion of the down
state campaigns, to again finance
the project this season, these, COM
munities are going ahead, with the
plans and will take care of their
own expense through their own To-
cal Red Cross branches and service
clubs and will experiment with local
instructors or an out-oftown instruc-
tor in several places.
Two weeks ago Dover conducted
a successful swimming and life saw
ing campaign, having well over 200
boys and girls and group of adults
under the instruction of Miss Marian
B. Hilsee, girls physical director,
Dover high school, who was assisted
by Miss Grace o. Hunter, head ply
sical director, Dover high school,
and Miss Iris Wilson, senior at
Temple University. Stanley M.
Woodhead, scout executive of Dow
er, was instrumental in organizing
the campaign and cO-operated with
Miss Hilsee in making it success.
Middletown is now conducting a
Red Cross swimming and life saw
ing campaign under the direction of
Clarence Weber of the Black Duck
Club, with Leonard J. Hampson,
certified Red Cross swimming and
life saving examiner, doing the in
Milford is planning for a cam
paign the week beginning July 24th.
Plans for the Milford swim cam
paign are being completed by Mrs.
A. OOuHell iMdrSHdll, CHdlIIndh VI
the Milford Red Cross branch, and
Don Holzmueller. of the Rotary
Club, with Miss Hilsee as swimming
and life saving instructor, ~
iFhe Bewes campaign, being or
ganized by Mrs.B. w. Hooker, chair
man Red Cross branch. and c. c.
Rotary Club. will be con-
Quoted week of July 31st. with Miss
Hilsee as instructor.
George Stephenson, president of
the. Smyrna Town Council, has plans
we'll under way for the Smyrna cam
paign, which will be held week of
July oath. instruction will be CIV
EN- by a Smyrna man. Hillary Oliver,
who will be augmented by another
instructor from Wilmington.
The plans at Laurel are still some
what indefinite but are being work.
ed out by ]. Wiley Thought and DR..
H. D. Williams. of the Chamber of
Commerce and Mrs. E. N. Smith, of
he Red Cross branch.
Arrangements for the Red Cross
at Rehoboth are in the
lands of Joseph MacSweeney, of the
xiwanis Club. Mayor Ross and ex-
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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
Growers Of Wheat Must Meet
Governments Adjustment Program

The funds so obtained. less admin
istrative cost. are to be distributed
back to wheat growers who will
sign a three-year contract to reduce
their wheat acreage for 1884 and
1885, as directed by the Secretary
of Agriculture. The reduction asked
for will not exceed 20 per cent.
The first distribution of funds
will be made this fall for the 1888
crop. The distribution will be in
accordance with the following plan.
Each wheat producing county will
receive from the Secretary an acre
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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

Dean c. A. McCue, Director of Ag-
ricultural Extension of the Univer-
sity, who has just returned from
the regional wheat adjustment con-
ference held at Columbus, Ohio, has
authorized the following statement:
At the conference plans were made
for starting the wheat acreage re-
duction campaign in the Eastern
and Central Western States. The
plan in brief:
The Secretary of Agriculture has
proclaimed a 80 cent per bushel
processing tax on all domestically
consumed wheat; effective July s.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
WEEKLY WEATHER Z
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, July 12, To Tuess
day, July Is, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil
ford from Wednesday. July II, to
Tuesday, July IS, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
FOR COMPULSORY
TRUCK INSURANCE
Burris Offers Measure In
House To Require Own
ers To Have Policies.

Persons and firms owning and
operating commercial motor We
hicles over the highways of this
Stata. would be required 10 file prop
erly damage and public liability In
Smfance policies with the Secretary
of state, under a hill o:ered Monday
night by Representative Bnrris.
The following schedule would h.
effective:
All lrncks or buses at the rate of
$I0.000 per person; total liability
per accident. $25.000 and property
damage of not less than $4,000.
Cargo policies not less than $4,000
per vehicle for vehicles operated for
compensation.
Commercial vehicles would he
compelled to he inspected at least
once ever ysiX months. Retlectors
on the rear of all commercial We
hicles and trailera would be re-
quired.
Representative Burris offered an
other bill t0 make Il change in wnat
is considered the gross weight OF
motor vehicles. when they are weigh
ed for registration purposes. This
bill would make the gross weight
equal to the weight of the chassis,
body, equipment and maximum al
Iowable load as specified by The ap-
plicani. such allowable load not 10
exceed $50 per cent of the weight of
the chassis. body and equipmnt.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
MILFORD LIBRARY GETS
NUMBER OF NEW BOOKS
Interesting Reading For Roth Adults
And Children

The Milford Free Public Library
has received during. the past week Il
number of interesting new books
for both adult and juvenile readers.
Of special interest to the Boy Scouts
will be the series of Scout manuals
presented by Commander Robert
Wood Kessler. The ten series in
clude, Pioneering, First Aid, Safety,
Firemanship, Public Health, Person
al Health. Athletic. Forestry, Con-
servation and Bird Study. The jun
ior Literary Guilds selections for
the month include: with Hearts
Courageous" by Edna Kenton, a
story for older girls of the earliest
explorers of the st. Lawrence and
the Mississippi; Deep Water" by
Captain Pryce Ditchell. in fact. his
autobiography, and an unusual pic
ture of seafaring life written for
older boys who are constantly re-
questing books of that nature. For
the 3, 10 and IL year old members.
"Benjamin's Book" written by his
mother, Elma Emlich Levinger,. and
for the youngest readers, "Stumpy,"
by the popular author, Frank Lin
derman or "Sign-Talker" as the In
clans call him. For forty-siX years
he has been their friend, visited
them. witnessed their festivities, col
lected their history and lore. Other
juvenile books include: Connie
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
LAWMAKERS GET
TWOLQUOR BILLS
Measures Propose Excise
Commission To Super
wise Sale In State.

An Excise Commission to regu-
latG the sale of liquor in Delaware
is provided for in Il bill introduced
in the Senate on Monday by Senator
Mclntire. u would consist of three
tps,niDe members. Three OF the com
missioners are named in the bill.
David &. Aspril. for a term Of six
years; William COyne. for II term oil
four, years. and A. SOnnin Krebs. for
two years. All are Wilmington resi-
dents.
Further provision is made that al
such time rs the manufacture. dis
trimltiOn and sale of liquors shall
not be prohibited in rural New
Castle county. Kent or Sussex. the
Governor shall name two additional
Excise Commissioners from each
subdivision Ter terms of three and
six years, respectively.
A salary of $1,000 per year would
he given each commissioner. After
the first commission will have been
named, their successors would serve
iOr terms of siX years.
The commission would have all-
thOrity to employ an executive sec
retary at u salary not To exceed
$4,000 per year, and other necessary
No person or firm would be per-
mitted to engage in the manufac-
ture or wholesale distribution of vi
nous or malt liquors without first
having obtained a license from the
excise commission, effective for one
year. An annual tax of $4,000 to the
State would he required.