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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
SUSSEX FIREMEN
ELECT OFFICERS
Reuben Stewart, OF SeafOrd, Named
President OF County Organization

Reuben Stewart, Of Seaford, was
elected president of the Sussex
County Firemen's Association at a
meeting in the auditorium of the
Delmar Fire Conn any quarters on
Tuesday night. Other officers elect
ed were: Charles Conoway, of
Greenwood, vice president; Willarl
Macklin. secretary, of Bridgeville,
and S. C. Pierce. o. Lewes. treasur-
er
The president os the Delaware
State Firemen's AsSO ,lation, +. f.
Haddaway, of Wyoming, in a brief
talk, explained late method Of
fighting grass and field fires and
outlined plans lor the observance of
National Fire Prevention Week to be
held in October Ralph c. Hays,
president of the Del-Mar-Va Associ-
alton of Firemen, also spoke, as did
Warren Pettyjohn, of Dover, a past
president of the state body, and j. E.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
HOSPITAL MINSTREL
A HUGE SUCCESS
Bill Gillespie, A Newcomer To The
Ranks OF End Men, Makes Big Hit

Down the Mississippi, the black
face minstrel show that was pre-
sented in the Plaza Theatre on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings by an all
star local cast for the benefit of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Milford
Emergency Hospital, was hailed by
all who attended as being a huge
success and the best home talent
show ever presented in Milford.
Special scenery and uniforms add
ed much to the effect of the show.
The first act portrayed a weekend
cruise down the Mississippi. T. Car
lisle Collins, famous Milford inter
locuter, was skipper of the ship. The
members of the crew were the Choir
us, the vocal sOlOists in the circle and
the Red Mill Quartet of Lewes. Price
Webb, Claude Denney. Douglas Fry,
Harold Hatfield and William Roach
were. the soloists. The end men were
five of the old standbys, Ed Evans,
Bud Atkins, Joe Boston, Jack May
hew and Curley Calhoun plus new
conner to the ranks who stole the
show and made people applaud so
hard their hands ached and laugh so
heartily their sides ached. This new
conner is Bill Gillespie. He is red
hot tap dancer, a blues singer,
yoddler and a hill-billy singer all
bundled up into one.
Oats" Jester and his Blue Jays,
perched high in the air at the rear
of the stage, supplied the accompan-
iment for the singers.
The scene for the second act was in
the Club Alabam". Jim Pettyjohn,
the master of ceremonies, introduced
an assemblage of stars that would
make the Big Dipper dip with envy.
A dancing ensemble composed of
Marian Robinson, Jean Mulholland,
Media Tropea, Dorothy Stack, Bar
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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
MORE CANNING
BY HOUSEWIVES
County Home Demonstration Agent
Says Work Should Start Early

Almost SO per cent of natures
health promotion factors are pro-
duced during the growing season of
spring, summer and fall. II is dur
ing these seasons that the oppOr-
tunity is given the rural family to
grow from the good earth these val
liable health giving properties in
the form of vegetables and fruits.
Canning home grown foods may
mean spending extra time in the
kitchen, when the urge is to be out
doors, but If done in small amounts
at various times, there is less dan
ger of the homemaker becoming
overworked. Canning means the
bottling of health for family con-
sumption, so the more of it that can
be captured during the sumner thru
the medium of canning, the greater
the assurance of a healthy family
thruout the year.
Names have previously been pub
lished of women in Sussex county
who have agreed to definitely plan
for this Bottled health" under the
direction of l.. b. Rutherford, Coun-
ty Home Demonstration Agent, for
the coming winter.
There are so many more families,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
6 RURAL SCHOOLS
ORDERED CLOSED
Two In Each County Affected By
Action OF State Education Board

Six rural school buildings in the
State where the average daily at
tendance was less than II during
the past three years were ordered
closed and the pupils transferred at
a meeting of the State Board of Ed
ucation at Dover on Tuesday. The
schools affected are:
New Castle COunty-FairView No.
80, pupils to be sent to Newark;
Hillside, No, 100, pupils sent to New
ark.
Kent COunty-Fraziers No. so, pu-
pills sent to Caesar Rodney; Cedar
Grove, No. 81, pupils sent to FELTON,.
Sussex County-Phillips, No. Al,
pupils sent to Millville; Rogers, No.
AZ, pupils sent to Georgetown.
A reorganization was approved
for schools at Milton, SelbyVille and
John NJ. Clayton School in Sussex
county and at the Mt. Pleasant
School in New Castle county where
new buildings have been erected so
that the ALLEGATION of funds may he
revised.
No action was taken ON the mat
ter of teachers salaries or the per-
sonnel of the Department Of Edu-
cation for 1933-34 owing TO bills
passed by the recent Legislature not
having yet been approved by the
Governor.
j. o. Adams, business manager of
the State Department, was author
lied to make satisfactory arrange
ments for the placing of fire insur-
ance on the State schools. The sum
of $4,000 was voted for the painting
of schools where needed.
Delegations from Rehoboth and
Newport, asking for new schools,
were heard. Rehoboth seeks a new
senior high school and Newport a
junior high school. No definite de-
cision was given pending the map
ping out of a program and the
amount of funds available learned.
The Selbyville and Milton School
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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
KENT iii CLUBS
IN ANNUAL RALLY
ON DOVER GREEN
Wild Cat Group, of Leban-
on, Wins First In Origi-
nal Stunt Exhibit.
SWEEPSTAKE PRIZE

The thirteenth annual rally of the
Kent County All clubs was held on
the Dover Green Saturday afternoon
with a large attendance.
The Wild Cat Club, of Lebanon,
won first place for the best original
stunt The entry was in the form
of a neatly constructed model house
with garden attached. Second place
was awarded to Cheswold. for a
unique broadcast stunt, and the
Cardinals of Houston, won honor
able mention; George r. Miller, and
Russell Wilson.
Clubs attending the rally were
Clayton, Denney's Corner, Cheswold,
Wildcat at Lebanon; Caesar Rodney
Jr., Viola Woodside, Magnolia, Rose
Valley; Cedar Grove, West of Eel
tonifls Cardinals at Houston, and
Pennington.
Virginia Ann Tull, of Pennington,
was awarded the sweepstakes prize,
a gold All pendant, for the best
dress in the style show. May C..
Draper, of Cedar Grove, won first
prize, and Edna Ennis, of Clayton,
second, among the first year girls.
Anna Price, of Viola, was first, and
Dorothy Shockley, of WOodside, sec
ond, among the second year girls.
Virginia Ann Tull, of Pennington,
won first, and Katherine Edward,
of Cedar Grove, second prize, among
the third year girls.
Judges for the style show, for
which dresses were made by the va
rious clubs, by the members of the
clubs, were Mrs. Helen Mckinley,
Mrs. Louis r. WhitcOmb and Mrs.
Helen Fooks. All contestants were
given achievement pins.
Smith Roland, president of the
Viola Club, extended greetings, as
did A, d. Cobb, of University of Del
aware. w. B. Simpson told of op-
portunities created through 4-H
club work. Miss Helen l.. Com
stock had charge of the exercises.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
ASK PERMISSION TO
BUILD BRIDGE HERE
Mayor Yinyard Asks War Depart
ment To Grant Right

Wilson NJ. Vinyard, Mayor of the
City of Milford, has made applica-
tion for War Department approval
of plans of fixed highway bridge
to be constructed across Mispililon
River at a point approximately $50
feet below Walnut street bridge in
this city. The proposed bridge is to
have a horizontal clearance of 40
feet and a vertical clearance of 2
feet above mean high water. The
plans are on file in the Office of the
United States Engineer in Will
mington.
The decision as to whether or not
the plans under consideration shall
be approved by the War Depart
ment must rest primarily upon the
effect the proposed work would ex-
ert upon navigation. Persons inter-
ested are requested to state, any Os-
jections they may have to the pro-
posed work on or before June 2,
1888.
The proposed bridge will connect
Washington street, South Milford,
with Pear street, North Milford. II
constructed it will do much to re-
lieye congestion in the business sec
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
DR.. LEROY W. HUBBARD
WAS MILFORD GUEST
Guest OF Mrs. John s. Prettyman
Gave Talk On Infantile Paralysis

DR.. Leroy w Hubbard of Warm
Springs, Georgia, who was a week
end guest of Mrs. John S. Pretty
man, of Milford, entertained infor-
mally a hastily collected group at
her home Sunday evening with a
talk on infantile paralysis and its
treatment, illustrated by moving
pictures Of Warm Springs. showing
the life there and the methods of
treatment persued. DR., Hubbard
was, for ten years, the orthopedic
surgeon of the New York State De-
partment of Health in charge of the
infantile paralysis cases. and was
engaged by President Roosevelt to
start the work of the Warm Springs
Foundation in 1927. He was in
charge there for five years and is
now director of extension for the
foundation. 1t was under his direc-
tion that Mr., Roosevelt took the
treatment which so benefited his
physical condition that he was able
to assume the duties of Governor of
New York and later those of the
White House.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
DRY ARGUMENTS
HIT MSTATEMENT
BYP.SDUPONT
Defends Canadian Rum
Control Plan From At
tack By Rev. BARLEY.
FIGURES ARE GIVEN
Cites Statistics To Show
Drunkenness Less In
Manitoba Than Wilm.

Pierre S. dupont, State liquor
commissioner, in commentary on
the liquor situation in Canada, takes
exception to statements in an article
recently published by the Rev. o. A.
BARLEY, dry leader, DR.. Bartley
claimed both drunkenness and liquor
sales had increased in Canada un-
der its present system.
Mr.. DUPONT says he is puzzled at
Dr. Bartley's comments on the Ca
madam situation DR.. BARLEY said
the police commissioner of Manitoba
stated: IF all the drunks were ar
rested there would be no room for
them in the jails."
Compares Total Arrests
THE fact that under prohibition
our jails were filled to overfiowing,"
Mr. dupont observes, seems to have
been overlooked. Moreover, those
convicted of violations of our pro-
hibition act were not classed as
drunks and their number has been
swelled immensely during the reign
of prohibition. The record of ar
rests for drunkenness in Manitoba
for the year 1926 to 1929 averages
1860 per annum. The city of Will
mington averages for the same years
12,l97, Wilmington having a popu-
lation of 100000 persons as against
100000 approximately for Manitoba,
which includes the city of Winnipeg,
with a population of 21S,7S5 persons,
This does not look well for Will
mington under prohibition, but the
year 1880 gives still more interest
ing record. For this year, we find
the arrests for drunkenness in Man
itoba 1892 and in the city of Will
mington 1442.
Cites Cost of Enforcement
DIR. BARLEY says "The Saskatche-
wan Liquor Board states, Bootleg
ging increased Ill per cent in the
first Yesr'. i presume that. this first
year was 1926, but In the year 1929,
which was the first record shown in
the reports of the Manitoba Com
mission, the sales of spirits and
wine was $4,7S3,00O and of beer ST.
$50 900. For 1882 the sales of spir-
its and wines had decreased to 3d.
267 900 and beer to $1,132,0OO. Mean
time, the cost of enforcement had
from l.6 per cent of gross
sales to a little over l per cent,
which does not indicate that the
country was Overrun with bootleg
gers. The arrests for drunkenness
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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
Legion Auxiliary To
Hold Poppy Sale
Headquarters For The Committee During The Sale
VIII Be At PettyjOhns Pharmacy; Receipts Of
Sale To Be Used For Relief Work.

Tomorrow, May 9th, is the day
set aside by the local American Le-
gion Auxiliary for the selling of
poppies for the relief of the disabled
and unemployed veterans of the
World War. Poppies will be on
sale by members of the Auxiliary in
the down town district. The COM
mittee in charge of the preparations
for the sale is composed of the fol-
lowing members of the Auxiliary:
Mrs. William C. Smith, chairman;
Mrs. T. C. Collins, Mrs. Harry ].
Pettyohn, Mrs. Charles Banning,
Mrs. Lester Adkins, Mrs. C. V.
Frick, Mrs. w. o. Lankford and Mrs,
w. S. Irwin. The headquarters for
the committee during the sale will
be at Pettyjohn's Pharmacy. All of
the money that the Auxiliary re-
ceives from the popy sale will be
used to aid the disabled and unem-
ployed veterans of Milford and vi
cinity.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26

The poppy is significant of the
poppies that grow in Flanders
Fields about which Col. John Nc
Crae wrote the following poem:
In Flanders Fields the poppies
blow
Between the crosses, row ON row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks still braVely singing fly,
Scarce heard amidst the guns below.
We are the dead.
Short days ago we lived, felt dawn,
saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved and now we
lie
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe,
To you from failing hands we throw
The Torch-be yours to hold it high;
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies
grow
In Flanders Fields.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
ROBT. G. HOUSTON
URGES VOTERS TO
KEEP DRY LAWS
In Statement Prepared
For Chronicle Readers
He Gives "Dry" Side.
ELECTION SATURDAY
Says That Repeal Of The
Eighteenth Amendment
Will Be Bad Move.

At the request of the publishers of
the Milford Chronicle, former Con-
gresham Robert G. Houston, who is
leading the dry" forces in Sussex
county, has prepared a statement on
the issues to be fought at the polls
tomorrow. The statement as is to
be expected is a denunciation of the
movement to repeal the amend
ment, and urge sthe retention OF
that part of cur Constitution.
Mr.. Houston's statement follows;
ION next Saturday, May the 27th.
the voters of Delaware will vote for
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment or against the Repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment, because the
Congress of the United States has
submitted to the different states a
proposed new amendment to the
Constitution of the United States re-
pealing the Eighteenth Amendment
which prohibits the manufacture,
sale and transportation of intoXicat-
ing liquor in the United States. The
issue is clear. You vote for or
against the liquor traffic. Now 1t is
illegal. The repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment will legalize it in the
United States, and each State will
have to regulate or prohibit 1.-THE
United States can only prevent its
transportation into dry states. The
repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment will be a return to the status
and conditions existing before the
adoption of that prohibitOry amend
ment. 1t means the return of the sa-
loon, that is, a place for the sale OF
liquor, call il what you please. In
Ioxieating liquor is an evil, which
must be controlled. Most everyone
agrees this is true. All courts in
which the question has been raised,
from the highest to the lowest, have
SO decided, and that, 1t is danger
to the body-politic, which Govern
ment, in self-defense, for the pro-
lection of its people, for the mainte-
nance of peace and order, for the
prevention of crime and other natur-
al consequence of its use, must con-
troll:
"All methods of control and regu-
lation have been tried in this cOun-
try by the different states, without
success. In the face of the enact
ment of more and more stringent
laws, the menace and danger in
creased until the people in the diff
ferent states were given the power
to prohibit it by local option in the
states or in counties or districts
thereof Most of the states voted to
prohibit it in those states. Why? Be- |
cause the. liquor traffic convicted it
self. 1t was guilty of every crime |
which would iurther its business. 1t |
created disgraceful. discreditable |
and criminal conditions in every
where its traffic was per-
mitted. Distress, dishonOr, disgrace,
poverty. crime and in
sanity followed in its wake. lmprov-
ed conditions under local option pro-
hibition led state after state and dis
trict after district to adopt it. But
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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
SHELL DISlssALES
RUM BOAT FER
LONG NIGHT CHASE
Coast Guards Capture
Laura" Three M e n,
Cargo OF Liquor.
As MINUTE CHASE
Steering Gear Shot Away
To Halt Craft In Della
ware Bay Pursuit.

After lodging one pound shells
and a hail of machine gun bullets
for more than as minutes, a 62 foot
8 Liberty motored rum runner
Laura, was disabled in the Della
ware Bay, near the mouth of the
Mispillion River, early Monday
morning when a well-placed shell
fired by the Coast Guard cutter,
"Hiawatha," blew away the steer
ing gear
The crew of three men on the rum
runner were still defiant despite the
grueling As minute chase, when cap
tured by the Coast Guardsmen.
They jeered at their captors for
their poor aim.
1--WE could have done better with
rocks" they are reported to have
said as they were taken aboard. IF
you hadn't gotten our smoke screen
system, we'd have been in Canada
by this time.
They gave their names as Captain
John T. Lawrence, of Pleasantville,
N. j.; Benjamin Davis, of Greenport,
Long Island, and Harry r. Kendall,
of Atlantic City.
A search of the vessel revealed
4272 quarts of choice imported liq-
uors from Cuba packed in wooden
kegs, tin containers and the usual
burlap sacks
The men were taken to Wilmington
on Monday and given a hearing be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Polk, who
placed Lawrence under $4,000 bail
and his two companions under $500
bail each. They were committed TO
the New Castle County Workhouse
in default of bail.
The Coast Guardsmen at the Cape
May Station received a tip Sunday
that a load of liquor had been trans
ferred from ship off the bay dur
ing the night. They lay in wait and
shortly before midnight they sight
ed the Laura"
They gave chase, opening fire
with the one-pounder on the bow
of the cutter and machine gun.
One of the shells tore away the
smoke screen system of the rum
runner, destroying any opportunity
for their prey to elude them in that
manner.
The 49th shell fired by the one
FOUNDER carried away the steering
apparatus of the Laura" causing
her to drift helplessly as the cutter
pulled alongside.
, More than 5000 rounds of machine |
gun ammunition had been fired in |
the chase in addition to the shells. |
None of the three men aboard was
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
APPROVE BILL FOR
REDUCTION AUTO FEES
Measure Signed BY Governor Buck
Not Effective Until 1884

A reduction of about 25 per cent
in the registration fees for automo-
biles will be allowed car owners in
this State, as the result of Governor
Buck Monday afternoon signing a
bill introduced by Representative
Pryor.
The measure, which was intro
duced early in the session, was pas
sed by the House several weeks ago.
However, it was not approved by the
Senate until the closing days Of the
session. The original measure pro-
vided for a refund on the registra-
ton fees, but the bill was amended
to eliminate this clause. 1t is not
effective until 1884.
Another act which Governor Buck
signed Monday. which is of special
interest to automobile owners, was
introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Green and relieves owners
of automobiles from all responsible
ity for injuries sustained by persons
riding in their car as guests in case
of accident, unless the driver is
guilty OF gross negligence. This
measure is designed to prevent suit
for damages against auto owners by
those whom they have invited to
ride with them should the machine
be involved in an accident.
Governor Buck also approved Rep
resentative English's bill which re-
ouires persons walking along an
improved highway at night to dis
play a light of some kind to warn
motorists of their presence on the
highway.
Police and firemen of Wilmington
will receive full pay for the time
they are off duty as the result of
illness or injury sustained in line
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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
MILFORD ODD FELLOWS
TO VISIT UNION LODGE
Crystal FOunt Members Are Visiting
Many Lodges Throughout State

A large delegation from Crystal
Fount Lodge No. 10 of Milford will
visit Union Lodge No. 8, l. o. o. F.,
of Georgetown, next Monday even
ing. This is another of a series of
friendly visits that the Milford boys
are making throughout the state to
the several different lodges for the
purpose of becoming better ac-
quainted and furthering the interests
of Odd Fellowship.
Union Lodge, the host; is one of
the oldest and best lodges in exist
ence. 1t boasts having among its
membership some of the most prom
inent and outstanding pelawareans.
Deputy Grand Master Clarence E.
Jester and his entire staff and l. ].
Tease, Grand High Priest of the En-
campment branch of the order, will
be with the Milford delegation.
G. Roland Messick, of Milford, a
member of Union Lodge, will intro
duce the Milford Odd Fellows to his
lodge.
Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
MUites Dry Leader To
Help Him Enforce Del
GLOGre Liquor La u.s..
Wants Cooperation.
Suggests White RibbOners
Sell Beer To ShOIU Pro-
per Conduct of Business
In This State.

Pierre S. DUPONT, State Liquor
Commissioner, in a letter made pub
lie on Monday, invites former Con-
gressman Robert G. Houston, Dela-
ware leader of the dry" campaign
against ratification of repeal of the
18th Amendment, to become one of
his, Mr.. duPont's, advisors in con-
nection with the enforcement of the
liquor laws of the State.
In his letter, Mr.. DUPONT answers
certain points made by Mr.. Houston
in a recent editorial appearing in
the Sussex Republican, a newspaper
of which the former Congressman is
the publisher and editor.
In closing the letter to Mr.. Hous-
ton, Mr.. dupont states:
May l ask if you are willing to
become one of my advisors in con-
nection with the administration of
this law? The particular point on
which l need your assistance would
be a proper selection of those licen-
sed to dispense alcoholic liquor and
the improvement of the establish
ments so licensed"
Suggests Women Sell Beer
Like all liquor control laws, the
successful outcome of Delaware's
law depends upon the personnel of
those engaged in the business and
of those engaged in enforcing the
law, Mr.. DUPONT stated. He also sug-
gested "the ladies Of the w. c. T. U,
and men interested in the cause Of
temperance apply for beer dispen-
sers' licenses in a number of COM
munities in order to demonstrate
the proper conduct of the retail
business"
Mr.. DUPONT writes he can not be-
lieYe that any of the evils OF the
liquor business would be tolerated
under such management and on TIE
other hand he believes the demon
stration would quickly disclose the
possibility of reform and would lead
to the quick elimination of the un-
desirables in the business.
The Sussex Republican has stated
that under the one-man liquor COM
mission system of Delaware, there
are practically no restrictions. 1t is
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Milford chronicle., 1933-05-26
CRYSTAL FOUNT OPENS
SEASON MEMORIAL DAY
To Play Double Header With Fair
fax Lodge Of Wilmington

On Memorial Day at 10 a. m. the
curtain will rise ON the Crystal
FOunt baseball season at the local
ball park. The local Old Fellows
team has scheduled a double header
on that day with Fairfax Lodge Of
Wilmington. The nightcap will start
at two p. m.
The Crystal Fount team is COM
posed of all local players with the
exception of two pitchers who are to
be imported for the double header.
The boys have been practicing for
several weeks and are in the pink
of condition for the openers.
Fairfax Lodge will give the local
team plenty of competition as they
have a fast, hard hitting team. Tney
have won two of their four games
this season.