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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
COUNTIES RELIEF
LISTS SUBMITTED
Kent Report Shows $3s,372.77 For
Projects, $26, 6,41s.s3 For Sewing Units

In compliance with a resolution
adopted by the House several weeks
ago, relief directors in each of the
three counties on Tuesday submitted
to the Legislature reports showing
the names and addresses of all the
employees of the State Temporary
Emergency Relief Commission in
each county, together with the to-
tai amount of money that has been
paid to each in salaries. They also
included the list of work relief pro-
jects, their location and the total
expenditures to date.
The House also had sought the
names and addresses of all those
who are on the made work lists and
the amount of money that has been
paid to each, but the report for Will
mington and New Castle county set
forth that there are approximately
II, 900 individual names on this list,
and that it would require several
weeks work and the services of a
large office force to supply the data
asked for about each. 1t was made
plain, however, that the records of
the commission are open to inspec-
tion of any members of the Legisla-
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
STATE WILL BUILD
MORE DUAL HIGHWAY
New Contracts VIII Bring Roadway
Almost To Dover

Immediate continuation of the dual
highway from Wilmington to Dover
is assured by the action of the State
Highway Department, this week, in
asking for bids to be offered at the
Department office December 13, for
over four and half miles of road
to be built from Smyrna to Bishops
Corner. The contract will be for
a twenty foot dual concrete highway
and will include $500 feet of cable
guard rail.
In addition, contracts are also be-
ing asked on a mile of widening of
the road through Frederick, making
a % foot road with cable guard rail
along large part of the job which
covers most of the old fill over the
marshes each side of Frederick. A
twenty foot concrete road on the
Delaware City bridge approaches is
also to be contracted. The dual
highway and the Frederick widen
ing are both under the provisions
of the National Industrial Recovery
Act and hand work will be used
whenever possible to make employ
ment for those who have registered
their names with Kent County R
employment office, Dover. With
such an early approach of winter,
the State Highway Department is
putting up its snow fences through
out the state on roads where drifts
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That the recent report of the State
Temporary Emergency Relief Com
mission to Governor c. Douglas
Buck, in which the administration
of relief work in Sussex County un-
der his direction was criticized, was
intended to deceive, rather than to
inform" and that facts concerning
some of the statements in it were
distorted, are some of the charges
made by Landreth l.. Layton, of
Georgetown, former relief director
for Sussex county, in his reply to the
charges made against him by the
commission. His defense is con-
tanned in a lengthy reply he sub
mitted to Governor Buck and which
the latter on Tuesday transmitted
to the Senate and House where the
was made, a part of the
records of the General Assembly.
"In view of the distortion of the
facts in the commissions report con-
cerning the administration of the
relief fund in Sussex county" Mr..
Layton says, "the relief director for
Sussex county not only invites
thorough investigation of his ac-
tivities by competent and impartial
investigators, but insists upon it,"
Sees Juggling Of Figures
Mr.. Layton charges that a portion
of the commissions report seems to
be largely juggling of figures" He
further asserts that it was apparent
ly issued for the political effect it
might, have. He says the commission
against Kent and Sus-
Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
TWO FINANCING
PLANS FOR PUBLIC
WORK SUBMITTED
Van Solver Measure Pro-
vides Sale Of Bonds,
Dropping Borrowing.
HOPKINS NEW PLAN

Two new plans for the financing
of any public works program that
may be set up by the State for relief
purposes were presented to the Gen
efar Assembly Monday afterneoaSER'
the form of bills introduced in the
House. Another plan as embodied in
bill that had been introduced in
the Senate was decisively defeated.
A fourth proposal, that favored by
the Democratic members of the Leg
islature and embodied in the bill
which was defeated in the House
last Friday night, was restored to
the House calendar on Monday
which places it in position where
by it may be called up again for
another vote.
One of the new proposals is the
administrations compromise offer
and was introduced by Representa-
tive Van Sewer. 1t would authorize
the State to issue bonds up to ST.
100000 with which to finance
works program. These bonds would
be sold at public sale and there
would be no loan by the State from
the Federal Government under the
NRA or from the school or any
other State fund. The bonds would
bear interest at the rate of A per
cent and would mature in 25 years
but they could be redeemed at the
option of the State after 10 years
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
MAN KILLED In
FALL OFF TRUCK
Sussex Road Worker Feared Runa-
way Animal Would Hit Trailer

Amos Cooper, aged 27 years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper of
Collinsville, suburb of Georgetown,
was instantly killed on the road
which leads from Georgetown to the
county almshouse Tuesday after
noon, when, in trying to stop
frightened horse from plunging into
the trailer of a truck on which he
was riding, he lost his balance and
fell under the wheels of the vehicle.
The horse was not injured.
Cooper made an effort to reach
out from the trailer to stop the
horse. He lost his balance and fell
to the concrete pavement. AS the
heavy trailer, on which was a ten
ton steam roller, passed over him,
his body was crushed. Both legs
were broken in three places. Death
was instantaneous.
Cooper had been an employee of
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DELAWARESEEN
FACING EMPTY
RELIEF GOLFERS
Present Resources viii
Last Through Winter
Only, Grantland Says.
ON OWN RESOURCES

There are enough funds in sight
to take care of all relief require
ments in Delaware until spring re-
gardless of what is done at the cur
rent special session of the Legisla-
ture, said Charles H. Grantland,
Secretary of State, when questioned
as to the effect of the Legislatures
contemplated adjournment.
"The people of Delaware won't
have to worry about relief this win
ter" he declared. But next spring
they will be thrown on their own re-
sources if the Legislature does not
do something about this public
works program.
Mr.. Grantland pointed out that
there are $2,500,000 available for
school construction including the
1880, 900 for the new Wilmington
High school, and also that there are
$800,000 being made available by the
Federal government under the Civil
Works Administration in addition to
about three-quarters of million
dollars from the Federal govern
ment for direct reliet work, repre-
senting 81 for eyerysS2 which the
State has put up for relief.
Besides the $2,500,000 now avail
able for school construction, Mr..
Grantland added, another $1,000,00O
is expected to be voted by the Leg
islature at the special session for
additional needed school construc-
tion. Moreover, he said, authoriza-
ton by the Federal Government of
the projected Wilmington postoffice
would materially add to the resour-
ces on which the State can fall back
for work relief.
All these funds, Mr.. Grantland
pointed out, will be enough to take
care of all needed work relief and
direct relief until April, providing
job for. everyone who is able to work.
1t is generally agreed in admins
tration circles that the Governor
will not call another special session.
However, if the Legislature does
not adjourn sine die and does not
act on the works program by
Thanksgiving, it is probable the Gov
ernor will himself adjourn the Leg
islature for three months. If this
should occur, the Legislature would
be reconvened in early spring and
its members would have to serve
pay.
Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
Jobs For Unemployed
Expected This Week
Group Started Monday On Highway Project Under
Civil Works administration; Chief Engineer Cant
Hopes To Haze Eight Thousand Working Shortly

With the taking over of some $50
men and 100 women formerly employ
ed under the State Temporary Emer-
gency Relief Commission, the Civil
Works Administration, under direc-
tion of Charles H. Cant, chief en-
gineer on Monday put an additional
group of men at work on a highway
project near New Castle. Several
more highway propects are slated
with the expectation that before
the week is up more than 1000 men
will have been put to work.
Just as rapidly, as the projects
are presented to us and approved"
Mr.. Cant said, 1--WE are planning to
get the work under way and the men
ON the payrolls. Starting with a
few hundred at first, it is hoped by
dint of hard work and cooperation
to have 5000 men at work within a
few weeks, as a part of Delaware's
share of the 100000 men, which
the National CWA plans to have
working on new projects, shortly,
the country"
Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
MILFORD TRIUMPHS
OVER BRIDGEVILLE
With Watson Out Locals Use Needed
Punch In First Quarter

Although handicapped by the loss
of Watson their powerful fullback,
who went out of the game on the
first play with an injured nose, a
determined Milford team started a
march for a touchdown that ended
when "Skut" Thistlewood one of
Milford's veteran backs plunged
through the center of the Bridgeville
line for the score. Bridgeville ap-
parently amazed by the Milford on
slaught started a march of their
own which was halted on the Mil
ford one yard marker by a Milford
line who evidently had studied the
methods of the late General Stone
wall Jackson of Confederate fame.
Throughout the balance of the con-
test Bridgeville swept the Milford
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
Milford Citizens Learn Where
Their Christmas Seal Money Goes

During our 1882 sale of Christ
mas seals we mailed 572 letters con-
tanning Christmas seals to the citi-
zens of Milford. ABS replied, sending
to us $299.48. 1877 did not reply to
our appeal, either by making a re-
mittance or returning the seals. For
the funds realized on the sale of
Christmas seals in your community
we have provided health education
in the schools, contributed to tuber-
culosis nursing and medical service,
cared for SO physically handicapped
children from various sections of the
State at our Sunnybrook Cottage,
and contributed to legislation in be-
half of the tuberculosis sick of Del
ware.
Tuberculosis being Statewide,
not confined to any particular quar-
ter, our work is necessarily State
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MILLIONS TO Be
PAID BY XMAS
SAVINGS CLUBS
In Milford Three Clubs
Will Distribute $4,000
This Christmas.
LESS THAN YEAR AGO
Amount Saved Here This
Year Is $4,000 Less
Than Last Year.

Residents of Milford who for the
past fifty weeks have been practic-
ing thrift and each week laying
aside a sum for the Christmas Saw
ings Fund conducted by the local
banks are being rewarded to the
tune of $4,000. This money is re-
leased by the Milford Trust Com
pany, the First National Bank and
Trust Company and the Savings
Fund Club of The l.. D. Caulk Com
pany, all of which have been in ex-
istence for several years. This is a
decrease of $4,000 from the dis
bursements made by these three
clubs last year, and indicates that
the idea is still popular in Milford
Notwithstanding the severe financial
situation which confronted all citiz-
ems this year. In the State a total
of $1,SO0,000 will be distributed this
season.
The first savings clubs on the
Peninsula were started several years
ago at Salisbury, Md. The general
public eagerly accepted the method
to systematically save for the holi-
day season. Shortly thereafter The
L. d. Caulk Company conceived the
idea of conducting a savings fund
for their employees. The plan was
successful, and outsiders were al
lowed to join the club. The Milford
Trust Company later took up the
idea, and they too were successful
and secured many depositors there
from. A few years later the First
National Bank and Trust Company
started its club and each year has
shown a satisfactory increase in the
number of persons who have Joined
its club. This year is the first which
has shown a drop in Christmas Fund
savers.
This year the Caulks Savings Club
will send out checks to the amount
OF $4,000 to its members. This is
decrease of $4,000 from last year.
The Milford Trust Company will
mail a total of SAL 900 to those who
have saved in its club. This is a
decrease of $11, 900 over last years
total for that club. The First Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company is
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
H. S. ALUMNI TO
STAGE BIG SHOW
Now At Work On Plans For ''The
Worlds All Right"

On Tuesday evening. members of
the High School Alumni Association
met to discuss the plans for the
production of the big amateur show
1.-The Worlds All Right" Commit
tees were chosen and they are now
at work on the various phases of
the production. This big show is a
hilarious comedy of radio life and
will be staged Thursday and Friday
nights, December z and in the
high school auditorium. The High
School Alumni Association is very
enthusiastic about the whole pro-
duction and promise the public a
real treat and something entirely
different in the way of amateur
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
ARE YOU READY FOR
CHRISTMAS SEASON

In the stress of your usual
daily activities it has prob
ably not been brought to your
attention that Christmas is al
most here. Only 25 more
shopping days remain before
the big event.
Advertisers who are plan
ming to place their holiday
message before the buyers OF
this community will have only
five more issues of the Mil
ford Chronicle before Christ
mas.
Why not plan now. Shop
early and assist the mer-
chants and sales people in
their efforts to serve you.
Make out your lists now
and watch the advertising col
umns of the Chronicle each
week until Christmas.
Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
PUTS MEN TO WORK
Body Acts Quickly To Aid In Public
Works Program

On Monday morning, forty-eight
hours after the State of Delaware
was asked tc cooperate with the
newly created Civil Works Admin
istration, gangs of unemployed
started work with the possibility of
that many more being employed in
another week. Chief Engineer w. w.
Mack of the State Highway Depart
ment accounted for a large number
of the newly employed force by
starting projects in all of the coun-
ties which will include clearing,
grubbinig, grading and sodding to be
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24

sex counties in favor of Wilmington
and New Castle county and that the
commission violated some of the pro
was brought into being.
He termed as unwarranted the
charge in the commissions report
that he as relief director for Sussex
county increased the volume of his
private business through sales by
Layton and Layton of seed for dis
tribution to people ON the relief rolls
He said he has not been a stockhold-
er in Layton and Layton since 1924,
although he is manager of the COM
pany which is owned largely by his
family.
He terms the report an interest
ing document" the purpose of which
outside of its political bearing"
seems to be two-fold, first, to en-
phasize the wonderful work Of the
commission in New Castle county"
and second to discredit the manage
ment of the relief work in Sussex
county under his administration as
relief director for that county. He
says the minutes of the commission
fail to disclose anything about the
widespread criticism referred to in
the report, up to August, 1888.
Alleges Discrimination
Relative to the allotment Of relief
funds for Sussex county, he said
they were distributed under the d.
rection of the whole commission
without exception or objection :" so
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Two Groups on 8.Day Schedule

TWO OrOupS on 5-Day ScheuuIe
In the work of the State Emer-
gency Relief Commission, taken over
by the CWA, there are two groups
of 254 men each on three-day week
schedules, employed on the dual
highway work on the Glasgow road,
and 100 women in the sewing unit
in Wilmington.
The employment of the unemploy-
ed men will proceed according to
government direction, which is so
per cent of the men to be taken from
the relief rolls and the remaining
so per cent from the lists of men
who have registered for work under
Unemployment Bureau of Delaware
at its offices in Wilmington at Do
yer and Georgetown.
1t was stated that it would be
waste of time for any one to apply
for work at the Office of Chief En-
gineer Cant. Mr.. Cant 1t was stated
working under the CWA regulations
will take the names of the men sup
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
OPEN BIDS ON FIVE
SUSSEX BRIDGES
Bids on Five Bridges In Sussex
County Opened

Bids on five bridges in Sussex
county and two sidewalks were
opened last Wednesday by the State
Highway Department. The bids fol-
low:
James Branch and Meadow bridges
in Sussex county: William P. Short,
Bethany Beach, $10,290; Spear and
Jones, Dover, 1O,3O5; M. ]. McDer-
mott, Georgetown. $1O,060.
Three bridges, Laurel and Bridge
Vile, William p Short, Bethany
Beach, $12,698; Spear and Jones,
Dover, $12,470; M. ]. McDermott,
Georgetown, $11,555.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
SAKIMAS TRIBE TO HOLD
PUBLIC MEETING
Affairs In Grange Hall A Joint
Meeting With The. Ladies'

An open meeting will be held by
Sakimas Tribe, No. 10, I. o. R. NJ,
jointly with Ionic Council. No. 13,
Degree of Pocohontas of Milford in
Grange Hall, Monday evening, De-
cember 4, at 1880 o'clock.
There will be short musical pro-
gram, one feature of which will be
the Mems Choral Club of the NJ. P.
Church in chorus and quartets,
other musical talent will add to the
evenings entertainment.
The main object of the meeting
will be the presentation to Sakimas
Tribe and Ionic Council by Past
Great Sachem Frank r. Zebley of a
picture of Past Great Sachem George
H. Hall of H.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
Z ESE FAILS g0
s ROVE RESOLUTION
b ADJOURN SINE DIE

The State Senate on Monday
afternoon unanimously adopt
ed a concurrent. resolution to
adjourn the General Assembly
Sine Die today at 4 o'clock p.
m. The measure was sent to
the House Immediately, but up
to the time the Chronicle goes
to press no action has been
taken on it. The general i'm
preston about the legislative
building is that final adjourn
ment will not be made earlier
than next Wednesday, with a
strong possibility that the
date will be Wednesday, De-
cember 6.
Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
AGAIN DEFEAT PLAN
FOR BORROWING MONEY
Seven Amendments Added To Demo-
cratic Bill Before Its Defeat

Efforts of the Democratic mem
bers of the House to have adopted
their party's plan for the financing
of any public works program that
may be set up by the State failed
early Wednesday night when Renre-
sentative Scott's bill to authorize
Delaware to borrow $2,5O0,000 was
defeated. This is the same bill that
was defeated last Friday night with
the exception of some changes made
by series of seven amendments
that were adopted prior to the final
vote.
The proposed act was opposed by
all the Republican members and
supported by all the Democrats with
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Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, November Is To
Tuesday, November 81, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for MIL
ford, from Wednesday, November Is
to Tuesday, November 21, inclusive:
Temperature Rain
Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
DENIES
CHARGE; WANTS
Il FULL PROBE
Asserts Relief Commission Seems TO Haze JuggLed
Figures In Allegations; Says Discrimination Made
Against Kent And SUSSEX Counties By State In
Denial; Says Commission Distorted Facts.

Denies That Any Worthy Cases In His County We're
Neglected Or Denied Relief, Also Denies The OUer-
head Was ExcessiUe Considering The Territory TO
Be COUered And The Amount Of Work To Be Done.
Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
Temperature Raj
Total Rainfall

Total Rainfall ...... IL
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19

1t is Mr. Robinson's bright idea in "Is
Life Worth Living?" brutally to ridicule
the influence of the gloom drama upon
human conduct. To Irish, a small Irish
seaside resort, comes band OF fly-by-
night mummers, with repertory of en-
tertainnents by Strindberg, Ibsen and
Chekhov. At the close Of their per-
row night. East Lynn" but they an
nounce THE Brothers Karamazov' or
Beyond the Depths" Their sounding
Of the black note of the Continental
drama at once influences the Irish vii
layers to become moody, murderous sui
cidal and generally to follow the tragic
examples set for them in Ghosts" or
An Enemy of the People" or Uncle
Vanya." The consequences are strio-
comic.
caught glimpse of the author, Mr.
Robinson. on the first night, as modify
he contemplated his play, his players
and his audience. In appearance
handsome though dismal man. he re-
minded me of what George Moore said
of MIR. Yeats-that ne looked like a wet
umbrella left behind at a rainy picnic
/ suspect that it is Mr.. Robinson's fault
that rs Life Worth Living?" is not what
1t ought to be. He himself produced
the farce, and he is responsible for the
many crevices in its presentation. His
play is no more of an "exaggeration"
than Miss Clare RUNNERS Her Mas
| ter's Voice" orsProf. Nicholson's Sailor,
| Beware" yet those ridiculous fandangos
are made real and amusing by the skill
of their actors and the intuition Of their
| stage advisors. II Mr. Robinson Is re-
sponsible for the gaudy, old-fashioned
and mimeographed caricatures of Miss
Margaret Wycherley and Jerome Lawler
as the troupers in his play. he should
be deported and forever after be forbid
den to land upon Broadway's sacred
shores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
La Gallienne Here.

TOMORROW night, at s:15 and for
the last half of the week. Miss ne
Caffeine and the original company,
with Josephine Hutchinson as Alice.
will be seen in "Alice in Wonderland"
1t Is needless to write of the over
whelming popularity of Miss lie Gal
lienne's production OF this charming
play.
Tuesday night at 8:15 o'clock and
Wednesday matinee and night Eva LIE
Gallienne brings to the National Thea
ter for the first time her production of
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" Miss
lie Gallienne will, Of course, be seen as
Juliet and Richard Warning will be the
Romeo. The other most important roles
viii be played as follows: Donald Cam
eron as Mercutio, Leona Roberts as
the nurse, Sayre Crawley as Friar Lau-
renee, Walter Beck as Capulet, Harold
Moulton as Montague. Charles Ellis as
Paris and Melvin Fox as Tybalt.
Since Miss lie Gallienne first played
the role of Juliet on April 8, 1890.
Romeo and Juliet" has been one OF
the most popular plays in her rep
ertory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
Claudette With Gable,

CLAUDETTE COLBERT has been
~ signed for the leading feminine
role opposite Clark Gable In Columbia s
Might Bus" which will go into i'm
mediate production, with Frank Capra
directing. 1t will be the first time this
popular pair has ever appeared to-
gether In a picture.
Miss Colbert has just finished "Four
Frightened People" with Herbert Mar
shall, william Gargan and Mary Bo-
land. Her recent pictures are Three
Cornered Moon" with Wallace Ford
Richard Arlen and Mary Boland; 1.-THE
Sign of the Cross" DeMflle special, with
an all-star cast; THE Torch Singer. "
with Ricardo Cortez and David Man
ners, all for Paramount, and II Cover
the Waterfront" for United Artists
with Ben Lyon and Ernest Terrence.
Harry Cohn. president of Columbia
assigned his ace director, Capra, to the
picture and Robert Riskin to the adap-
tation Of the Samuel Hopkins Adam,
original Cosmopolitan story.