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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
Whole OfDelawareIs Is
.Now ''Wet" Voters
Give 3 To | Majority
Opponents Of License Garry Only One of S6 Election
Districts When GHmbOrO Area Ballots 81 To 68
Against LegGIizing Liquor.

By the overwhelming majority ol
1889, voters in rural New Castle
county, Kent and Sussex counties on
Tuesday at the special local option
election voted in favor of licensing
the sale of beer and of wines and
liquors. the latter in event of repeal
of the Eighteenth Amendment.
Throughout the State a total OF
26,579 ballots were polled and of
this number the friends of license
voted a total of 1884. The total
vote against license was $3.50, Civ
ing the vets majority in the three
counties of 1889.
All three counties voted for IL
cense by convincing majorities. In
rural New Castle county the vote
was: For license. 1924; against IL
cense, 2.249; majority for license,
5,575.
In Kent county the vote was: For
license. 5,228; against license, 1923;
majority for license, 1899.
In Sussex county the vote was:
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
FARLEY TOBACK
ADAMS SIN CHOICE
OF POSTMASTERS
Will Consider Democratic
Organization Leaders in
Other Appointments.
HARMONY WANTED
If Reconciliation Is Not
Reached Party Heads
See Merry War.

Postmaster General James M Far
ley, arbiter of patronage in the
Democratic National Administration,
will support Congressman Wilbur L.
Adams on all appointments OF post
masters, but may give other Federal
appointments in Delaware to the
Democratic organization, with which
Adams is currently at odds, 1t was
learned this week.
This, 1t was learned, was Farley's
stand when he was recently consult
ed by Mrs. Margaret Dugan Bodziak,
Democratic National Committeewo-
man; James M. Tunnel and John
Biggs, Jr., the key persons in, the
State organization. Since their con-
ference, under an agreement among
themselves. None would make a
statement last night.
However, 1t was learned that Far
ley would not break the tradition OF
allowing the leading Congressman In
each State to have the appointment
of postmasters. If Adams cared TO
break with the party on this, Far
leys position is understood to be,
that AudIuS may uo bO anu obAAi nave
the appointments. But no such tradi-
tion is involved in other Federal ap-
pointments and the chances are
great that these will be in line with
the organization interests.
The upshot of this is that a re-
between Adams and the
may be effected within
the next few days, that Adams will
seek release from his reported prom
Use to name Wright C. Dizer post
master of Wilmington, and will
name Harry T. Graham, the organi-
zation's choice, in return for which
he would share in the distribution
of the remaining patronage in the
State,
II sncH a appfUactmeut ensue4
the reported attempt of Adams to
build up a zone man organization"
in Delaware would be abandoned.
If no reconciliation can be reached
Democratic leaders can see no alter
native but a war to a finish between
Adams and the organization, in
which the deciding factor will be
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
FOUR FIRE ALARMS
WITHIN "a HOURS
Carlisle Fire Co. Kept Busy Tues
day and Early Wednesday Morning

The members of the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford we're kept busy
on Tuesday and early Wednesday
morning. At noon on Tuesday they
were called to a fire on the dupont
Boulevard jHst south of Milford,
where they extinguished a fire in a
motorcycle operated by State High
way Police officer Hall. The We
hicle was slightly damaged. Tues
day evening an alarm sent them to
Church street, North Milford, where
they fought a fire at the home OF
Professor Scott, principal of the col
ored schools in Milford.
About o'clock Wednesday morn
ing the firemen responded to call
for help at Lincoln. When they ar
rived they found the entire store of
George Morrison in flames. The
town of Lincoln is without water
supply. but fortunately railroad
train arrived at the station about
the time that the firemen arrived.
The pumper was connected with the
water tank on the train and about
1000 gallons of water were used.
The flames were stopped before the
building was destroyed; but the con-
tents were a total loss. Shortly af-
ter o'clock Wednesday morning
the company was again called to the
Morrison store when fire broke out
in the basement. It was put out
without any great effort.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
MILFORD HIGH
COMMENCEMENT
MONDAY Nigh 7
Rev. VIM. S. Irwin Will
Preach Baccalaureate
> On Sunday Morning.
MANY TO GRADUATE
Class Night Exercises To
Be Held Tonight At
School Auditorium.
MANY TO GRADUATE

The thirty-third commencement OF
the Milford High School will be held
in the Plaza Theatre ON Monday eve
ming, June ~, at eight o'clock. The
speaker of the evening will be Dr.
Calvin o. Althouse, director of the
School of Commerce. Central High
School, Philadelphia, Pa. The vale
dictory will be given by Irene Will
liams and the safutatOry by George
Williams. Colonel Theodore Tow n
send, president of the Milford Board
of Education, will present the diplo-
mas to the following graduates:
Mabel Elizabeth Armour, Ethel
Louise Collins, Elizabeth Brady
Daniels, Velma Frances Gray, Eliza
Cornelia Grant, Doris S. Handy, Lii
lian Mary Ingram, Hazel Virginia
Johnson, Martha f. Mccullough, FL
la Augusta Morgan, Ruth Ellen Rob
bins. Ellen Gray Sipple, Eleanor
Leona Stayton, Edith Gertrude Ster-
ner, Mary Louise Watkins, Irene
Ellen Williams, Lillian Wilson, Mar
ian Lucille Zimmerman, Henry How
ard lie Van Bunstein, Joseph irving
Calhoun, Theodore Peter Govatos,
Ernest White Jefferson, Benjamin
Thomas Manlove, John Prettyman
Manlove, William Harold Marvel,
Ponder Thomas Morgan, John Pen
man, J. Heyman Roosa, George
Swain Williams.
The invocation will be pronounced
by Rev. Louis Randall and the bene-
diction by Rev. Frank Herson.
The annual class night exercises.
will be held at the high school audp
itorium at 8 o'clock tonight, June g.,
The annual baccalaureate sermon
will be preached to the class Of 1888,
their relatives and friends by the
Rev. William S. Irwin, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church of Mill
ford in that church on Sunday, June
IL, at eleven o'clock
The commencement exercises will
bring the school year to a close;
Monday being the last school day
until September 5.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
STATE MAY GET
FISH HATCHERY
Would Greatly Expedite
Stocking Of Ponds And
Streams.
RESTORATION WORK

The sport of fishing is growing
with such leaps and bounds in this
state that it is almost impossible to
keep DelawaTe,s streams and ponds
stocked with sufficient FISH. accord-
ing to an official of the Delaware
Fish and Game Commission.
The commission hopes in the near
future to have the Fereral Govern
ment establish fish hatchery in this
State. A hatchery here it is explain
ed, would expedite the stocking of
Delaware's ponds and streams, and
establish an abundance of fish for
the sportsman.
According to Federal information,
the government hatcheries are be-
sieged with requests from all parts
of the country for fish stock.
When and if Governor Buck signs
a bill that was passed at the recent
Legislature. $4,000 will be available
for the restoration of ponds where
dams have blown down and are bad
ly in need of repair. The reconstruc-
ton of these dame will aid consider
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
CRYSTAL FOUNT
TOHONOR DEAD
Annual Memorial Services
For Departed To. Be
Held Sunday.
DREXLER SPEAKER

Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10, l. o.
o. F., of Milford is making extensive
preparations for their annual MEM
orial service to be held next Sun
day, June II, at two o'clock in the
afternoon In Odd Fellows cemtery
Ex-senator Louis A. Drexler, a well
known Delawarean. will deliver the
principal address. Rev. Frank Her
son and Rev. William S. Irwin will
assist in the memorial services. Sc
lections will be rendered by the NJ
p. Church chorus.
The services will be held near the
main entrance to the cemetery where
a suitable stage will be erected and
plenty of seats provided. for every
one who wishes to attend.
The members of the lodge will
meet in their room on Walnut street
at 1870 p. m. and proceed to the
meeting in a body.
This years Service will be in hon
or of Howard Webb, Frank Postles
and Clarence L. Stuart, well known
citizens of this vicinity who have
passed away during the year. Their
standing within the fraternal circle
of this well known lodge was of the
highest
Clarence Jester, Deputy Grand
of the Delaware 1. o. o, F.,
is general chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements and is being
assisted by Paris Kirby and Neal
wilkins.
A cordial invitation to attend the
services is extended to the general
public.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
P.S. DUPO III YES
WET tSkFE
AS us. SENTl =, I
Is Gratified By Results Of
Local Option Election
In Delaware.
VETS ARE JUBILANT
Dry Leaders Say Fight
Against Alcoholic Drink
Will Not Be Abated.

The "wet' vote in Delaware's 10
cal option election Tuesday though
surprising to many is probably rep
resentative of conditions throughout
the United States" Pierre S. DUPONT
national chairman of the United Re
peal Council, declared in a state
ment made public at Washington, d
c., Wednesday night.
Asserting "the most interesting
feature of the vote has been the
support of anti-prohibition views by
both urban and rural communities
in positive terms," the statement
added:
There is ever hope to believe that
public sentiment throughout the
United States is reflected in Della
wares action and that vote fairly
taken and fearlessly expressed will
confirm the conclusions that the
country must have reached from ex-
perience and from the findings of
facts published by President Hoov-
er's commission on law enforce
ment."
OLn6I Wct lcducio o NSA6 JNpiie-iiS
over the results of the local option
election, declaring it had borne out
their statements made for many
months that the sentiment in Della
ware was overwhelmingly for IL
cense and repeal and that this would
be demonstrated if ever brought to
a vote.
Future activity of the Delaware
Branch of the Association Against
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
Joseph MacSweeney Urges Care In
Swimming And Outdoor Vacations
AuOided If Care Is Used; Special Attention Should
Be Paid To- Safety Rules By Picnickers He Says.

of thought of beach parties particu-
larly those at night using bottles.
Generally bottled edibles and bever-
ages are brought along and after the
party is over they are thrown into
the fire pit where the heat breaks
them up into very potent mediums
of harm. Usually the fire and re-
fuse are covered up with sand and
apparently all is well. But wave
from a high tide comes along and
removes all but a thin cover from
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
l9STH REGIMENT
LLORGANIZED
Major Cravens COmpli-
ments Coast Artillery
For Attendance.
PROGRAMS ARE FINE

The 198th Coast Artillery, A. A.,
Delaware National Guard, is well
organized, equipped and disciplined" "
according to the report of Major w.
M. Cravens, C. A. c., U. S. Army,
and approved by Major General Den
mis- E. Nolan, commanding general,
Second Corps Area, Governors Is
land The report was received here
today by Brigadier General Weller
E. Stover, adjutant general. 1t says
that "the regiment is in very satis-
factory condition"
The regiment had perfect attend
ance at the annual Federal inspec-
tion. This is an unusual event for
an entire regiment at one Federal
inspection, but to create such a rec
ord for 2 successive years is consid-
cred remarkable in either the regu-
lar army or in the National Guard.
The annual Federal inspection of
the regiment was made at the State
Armory in Wilmington, and at the
State Armories at New Castle, New
ark, Dover, and Milford, from April
to II, inclusive.
The report says: The armory
training is satisfactory and has pro-
gressed to the point wl1efe thsFregia
ment could place well balanced
team in the field on short notice.
The organization. conduct, attend
ance and subjects of the various
schools show thought, initiative and
enthusiasm.
"The development and use of train
ing programs and schedules shows
care in preparation and use and is
excellent. The new provisional in
fantry drill regulations are undergo
ing test in all units and although its
use in armories is limited, it should
simplify instruction, movements and
ceremonies in the field. The regi-
ment is in very satisfactory condi-
tion."
The strength of the 19Sth Coast
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
KENT co. PROPERTY
ASSESSED AT $29, ,76O,962
Real Estate Gain Over Last Year
Was $422,SO2

Kent County Board of Assessment
has completed and turned over to the
Levy Court the assessment of real
estate, personal property and capita
ton for the ten Representative Dis
tricts as follows:
District No. 1, Capitation, 20S5;
real estate. $3.164,155; personal.
$72,242: total, $3,236,397.
District No.. 2, Capitation, 1898;
real estate, $3.757.S69; personal,
$94,7S0; total, $3,S25,649.
District No. 8. Capitation, 1547;
real estate, $2,242,959; personal,
$124,2S6; total, $2.367,145.
District No. 4. Capitation. 1S4S;
real estate, s1,SS9,1S1; personal.
$93,S65; total, $1,9S3,046
District No. 5. Capitation, S045;
real estate, $4,914,56S; personal,
1925; total, $4.930, ,493. r'
District No. 6, Capitation, 1924;
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
PRAISE OPERATORS
QUICK ACTION In WRECK
Telephone. Company Takes Official
Notice OF Work During Emergency

Mrs. Margaret B. Grant, of Wyom-
ing, night telephone operator at the
Dover exchange, has been highly
commended by the Bell Telephone
Company for her quick and decisive
thinking on the morning OF April
2, when the Pennsylvania Railroad
express train was wrecked below
Wyoming with a loss of two lives
and four seriously injured.
The Telephone News" a monthly
publication issued in the interests OF
the employees of the Bell Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania, and the
Diamond State Telephone Company,
in the June edition, publishes an
account of Mrs Grants services on
the morning of the wreck. The ar
ticle is accompanied by her photo
graph.
"The Cavalier" carrying 125 pas
sengers from Cape Charles to New
York, passed through an open
switch at Wyoming, Del. and was
derailed and wrecked with loss of
two lives and four critically injured.
Wyoming is not far from Dover and
takes Dover telephone numbers.
The article in part says:
Imagine the surprise felt by Mar
garet B. Grant, night operator at
Dover, when at 3:40 a. m, she re-
ceived a call from A47J. doctors
office in Wyoming, announcing the
accident. With true Bell spirit she
started right in to help bringing aid
and succor to the stricken passeng-
ers and crew.
"She Immediately rang the Wyom-
ing station but received no answer
and then the Dover station with the
same result. so she called the Dover
station master, at his home. to tell
him of the accident and learn the
names Of railroad doctors. DR.. Og-
burn and DR.. Bishop were called and
sent to the scene and then Mrs.
Grant notified the train dispatcher
at Wilmington -
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09

For license. 6.932; against license,
2,517; majority for license, 4,415.
These majorities exceeded by ap-
proximately 5000 the wet majorities
at the special election May q for
the selection of delegates to the
State convention to ratify or reject
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment.
The only district in the &c in the
whole State that polled a majority
against license was the third cleo
tion district of the Sixth Represen-
tative district in Sussex county. The
polling place is at Gumboro and the
vote there was 68 for license and "a
against license, a dry majority of
&C. At the special delegate election
May % in the same district was 35
for the vets and "a for the drys.
The "wets' swept everything be-
fore them in rural New Castle coun-
ty. the 5575 majority piled up for
license almost equalling that polled
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
PAPER MONEY Is
LEGAL TENDER
FOR ALL DEBTS
Promises To Pay In Gold
Can Be Legally Settled
With Bills.
GOLD CLAUSE SIGNED
Those Refusing To Part
With Gold May Have
Names Published.
GOLD CLAUSE SIGNED

On the federal law books today is
declaration that all promises to
pay with gold may be legally settled
with paper money.
President Roosevelt Monday night
signed the resolution voiding the
their names published before any
attempt at prosecution is made.s
"gold clause" written In billions of
government securities and more bill
lions of private bonds and mort
cages. 1t had been adopted by the
House and Senate within scant ten
days of the time it was submitted to
them, unheralded by previous an
nouncement.
Since gold has been unavailable
since March foYany payments. pub
lie or private. he new law makes no
change in thf existing situation,
merely ratifyfhg it. 1t does. however,
relieve the Treasury of having to
promise golf payments in new bond
issues as w iii as serving notice that
liberty and all other bonds which
may fall due or be called will be set
tied in legal tender.
Extensive new financing is due in
the immediate future.
Meanwhile the campaign against
gold hoarders is in full swing, with
Department of Justice agents begin
ming their calls on 1000 persons
named on a Treasury list as sus-
pected of holding more than 500 in
gold each. All are being asked to
turned it in unless they already have
done so, and. warned of the punish
ment prescribed If they fail. The to-
tai believed new being boarded
amounts to $500, 100000.
Those who refuse to part with the
gold or gold certificates may have
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
State Relief Unit Used Produce
From And Kent Sussex Counties
The Need Prevails In September, 1t Is Stated, 1t Is
Proposed By The Commission To Reopen The Unit,
When Fresh GrOLUn Produce VIII Be Available.

again be available. Only Delaware
grown products will again be used
in making up the food packages of
which 152,127 were distributed since
November.
The unemployed in the Wilmington
district were saved upwards of $780,
600 in the distribution Of these pack
ages due to two reasons. Through
the cooperation of grocers, who
sold the goods on relief order to the
unemployed without profit and the
cooperation of the Gamer. There
was no bookkeeping for the capner
because the goods were paid for cash,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09

Safety for resort patrons makes
exacting demands upon the time,
ability and foresight of the govern
mental, civic and business life of
Delaware's popular seaside resorts,
according to Joseph F. MacSweeney.
a director of the Delaware Safety
Council and resident of Rehoboth,
Delaware. Mr.. MacSweeney is a rec
ognized authority on water safety.
He declared that a large contribu-
tion to painful and sometimes seri-
Gus accidents is occasioned by lack
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
MAY APPLY AT ONCE
FOR BEER SALE PERMITS
PERMITS May Be Issued5Hst- As. sesH
As Results Are Certified By Courts

Leaders of the "wet" forces
throughout the State, say that the
victory for license on Tuesday in the
State outside Wilmington, means
that persons interested in the man
ufacture, distribution, retailing and
dispensing of 3.2 per cent beer may
make immediate application for Ii
cense to the office of the State Liquor
Control Commissioner Pierre S. du
Pont, in Wilmington.
No licenses may be issued until
the certificates of the election have
been officially certified by the courts,
but it is pointed out that by the time
the State Liquor Control Commits
sioner has concluded the necessary
examination of the applicants for
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09

Sixty thousand dollars worth of
Delaware raised produce was pur-
chased from farmers and Gamers of
Kent and Sussex counties since No
vember, and assembled into food
packages at the unit of the State
Temporary Emergency Relief Asso-
citation, and distributed to unem-
ployed in northern New Castle coun-
ty, according to reports made to the
commission of the close of the unit
for the summer ON June 1.
If the need prevails in September,
it is stated, it is proposed by the
Commission to reopen the unit, when
fresh grown Delaware produce will
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
SCOUT HONOR COURTS
SCHEDULE ARRANGED

Tentative dates and places
for the June Courts of Honor
throughout lower Delaware
have been announced by Stan
ley M. Woodhead, Field Execu-
tive of the Boy Scouts of the
State, as follows: General Tor
bert District, in Milford, June
%; Nanticoke District, in Lau-
rel, June IA; Henlopen District,
at Millsboro, June 27.
The General Torbert District
includes the troops in the
northern section of Sussex
county, while the Nanticoke
District includes the troops in
the, western section. In the
Henlopen District are included
the troops of Rehoboth Beach,
Lewes, Milton, Coolspring,
Georgetown, Selbyville and
Ocean View.
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
COUNTY PAYS $7.25
TRYING TO GET $1.OO
Sussex Man Refuses To Pay Capita
ton Tax, Justice Sends To Jail

Howard Massey, Northwest Fork
District, was arrested on Saturday
by County Constable EdgarNB. Belts,
of Greenwood, for failure to pay his
capitation tax of 81 for last year.
He was arraigned before Magistrate
William E. Dimes. of Bridgeville,
who committed him to the Sussex
county Jail. No time limit was given
when he was sentenced, and. so far
as can be ascertained, the law under
which persons are arrested and i'm
prisoned for failure to pay their
county taxes fixes no limit
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GOVERNOR SIGNS
SCHOOL BUDGET
Act Provides Appropriation OF &c.
366,256 To Operate System 2 Years

Governor c. Douglass Buck on
Monday signed Representative Van
Sewers bill providing for an ap-
preparation of $6,S66,256 with which
to operate the public school system
of the State during the next fiscal
biennium, beginning July 1, 1888.
This act also contains a clause speci-
flying that all employees of the school
system shall have their salaries re-
duced from to 20 per cent, accord
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
TAMPERED SWITCH
CAUSED WRECK
Interstate Commerce Commission
Says Tampering Caused Crash

Malicious tampering with fac
ing point switch was held RESPONSE
BILE for the Pennsylvania Railroad
passenger train wreck near Wyom-
ing, near Dover, in which two were
killed April 2, by the Interstate
Commerce Commission at meeting
in Washington on Monday.
The bureaus report said the dam
aged switch had been run through"
by another train latter having been
opened as result of malicious tam
pering".
In his conclusion w. P. Borland,
bureau director, said:
Robert G. Dunlap, who resides a
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Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, May 81, To Tues
day, June 6, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder. reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil
ford, from Wednesday. May 81, to
Tuesday, June 6, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09

Total Rainfall ...... AS
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Milford chronicle., 1933-06-09
HOW MILFORD VOTED
ON LICENSE QUESTION

VN AAOGNkJL 4OGoLAON
Kent County
Tenth Representative District
LICENSE
For Against
First District -. .198 "a
Second District ..34S SO
Totals ...... ,546 120
Majority -. .426
Sussex County
First Representative District
LICENSE
For Against
1st Dist. (Armory) 1853 81
End Dist. (Lincoln) .190 81
9rd Dist. (Grange
HalD ..........341 1926
Totals ........694 $50
Majority ...444