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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
POWELL HEADS
KENT FIREMEN
Highway Officer Elected
President At Smyrna
Meeting.
REP. FORD SPEAKS

Sergeant Samuel G. Powell, of the
State Police. was the unanimous
choice of the delegates for presi-
dent of the Kent County Firemen's
Association, in their regular meet
ing, held at Smyrna last. THURSDAY
evening. -
President Powell, previous 10 the
election. had opposition, but before
the election, j. Il. Haddaway, a for
mer president of the Kent County
organization, at present head of the
State association, withdrew from the
race. declining the office on the
grounds that he desired to give the
office of the State association his
best efforts.
Previous to the business meeting,
the Citizens Hose Company enter
tanned the delegates at the Delaware
House to a dinner and some vaude-
vile sketches by local talent. The
invocation was pronounced by G. W.
Machamer. President Swain intro
duced Mayor Stevenson. Councilman
Bell, Alex Andoff and Prof. G. w. w.
Schantz. representing the Smyrna
Rotary Club. who gave talks.
NJ V. Ford, Il member of the Leg
islature, who was at the speakers
table, assured the firemen he would
give them his cooperation on bills
in which they were interested. All
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
DR.. FRANK L. GRIER
HEADS SMYRNA BANK
Milford Man Elected President OF
Fruit Growers National Bank

officers of the Fruit Growers Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company at
Smyrna, which opened Monday
morning for unrestricted business
for the first time since the begin
ming of the national banking hOli-
day, said that deposits exceeded
Withdrawals.
The license to reopen without .e-
strictions was received Sunday
night from the Treasury Depart
ment. Granting of the license leaves
but three banks of fifty-nine in Del
aware which are not open without
restrictions.
The First National Bank at Mil
ton has not yet received its license
from the Treasury Department. The
only two State banks which are OPP
Grating under the same restrictions,
which were effective during the
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
BILL FOR REPEAL
VOTE IN STATE is
PASSED BY House
Measure Sent To Senate
And Immediately APP
proved By Committee.
STRONG SENTIMENT
Authorizes Governor To
Fix Date For Election
Of II Delegates.

Provision for a State convention
to ratify or reject the twenty-first
amendment to the Federal Consti-
tuition repeating the Eighteenth
Amendment is made in a bill pass
ed by the House Tuesday afternoon,
q to z.
The measure was Immediately
sent to the Senate where it was
promptly reported fayorably by
Senator McIntire, chairman of the
Temperance Committee.
The bill was introduced early in
the session by Representative Leroy
f. Hawke. of Wilmington. The mem
bers of the House voting against 1t
were Representative Ford, Green,
Hughes, Jester, Outten, Price, Will
son.
The bill authorizes Governor G.
Douglass Buck to issue a proclama-
tion fixing the date for an election
of delegates to the convention. The
election may be on special day or
at the next general election. He also
would be authorized to fix one or
more registration days prior to the
election.
The convention would be compos-
ed Of seventeen delegates, one from
each of the seventeen Senatorial dis
tricts in the State, divided as fol-
lows: Seven from New Castle coun-
ty, and five each from Kent and
Sussex counties. Although there
would be one delegate from each
district the names of all of them
would appear on the ballot to be
voted On by all the voters In Della
ware. In other words it would be
Statewide election for the selection
of the delegates. This plan, 1t is in
dicated, would give the voters Of
Wilmington preponderence over the
rest of the State and as the wet SEN
timent there is strong it would
practically insure the choice of sew
enteen wet delegates to the conven-
tion.
Nominations would be by petitions
with not less than one hundred
signers on a petition. The ballot
would have three columns, one for
those favoring ratification, one for
those against ratification, and one
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
17STATES READY
TO REPEAL THE
18TH AMENDMENT
Set Up Machinery To Act
On Repeating The 18th
Amendment.
OTHERS TO ACT SOON
Delaware Is Not Listed
Among Those Planning
Action.
OTHERS TO ACT soon

Jouett Shouse, president of the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, reported this week in a
statement that legislatures in IL
States had completed machinery
necessary for conventions to consid-
er repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment."
Repeal is OH its way" he said.
I'VE believe that provisions for con
ventions to consider repeal will have
been made by approximately 40 leg
islatures within the next few weeks,
Shousc said seven states had ar
ranged for the delegates to be Sc
lected by the State at large in popu-
lar elections, asserting this provid-
ed the eoundest test of sentiment.
They were listed as Idaho. New
Mexico, Ohio, Utah, Vermont, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
Shouse maintained 1--WE do not de-
spair of action this year, even in
North Dakota, where the legislature
was adjourned without the Senate
having acted on u House bill for 4
convention to consider repeal"
Shouse accompanied his state
ment by a survey of action thus far
for repeal conventions in the States.
The survey included: Alabama,
JIG delegates. all to be bound by re-
suit OF Statewide referendum on re-
peal, July IL.
Arkansas: One delegate from each
of the rs counties to be chosen at
special election, July Is. for a con-
yentiOn, August /.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
SEES DELAWARE BANK
SITUATION BEST

In a telegram to Governor
Buck, at Dover, Senator John
G. Townsend, Jr., congratulate
ed the executive on the bank
situation in Delaware, as evil
denced by the action of the
treasury department in liz
censing practically all banks
i'm the State to reopen on a 100
per cent basis.
He pointed out that no other
States in the Union had as
nearly perfect record as
Delaware.
AS a member of the commit
tee on banking and currency,
the Senator passed on the leg
islation proposed by the Presi-
dent and backed up the admin
istration's request for author
ity to exercise unusual pow
ers in the recent critical emer-
gency.
Senator Townsend's tele-
gram to Governor Buck reads:
Congratulations on the
bank situation in Delaware.
Am delighted to see that prac-
tically all banks i'm Delaware
opened. on hundred per cent
basis, far exceeding any other
State. l am very much pleased
that Delaware is at the head of
procession as usual"
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
Special Attention Being Given
To Grooming Of Sweet Clover
Seed May Be SOWn In Either The Spring Or The Fall
But For This Section Of The United States The
Spring Seeding Is Advisable.

In connection with the program
for the improvement of the pasture
and hay crops in Kent county spe-
!cial attention has been given by
County Agent Russell f. Wilson
during the past five years to the cul-
tural requirements of sweet clover
since 1t is well adapted to the diff
ferent types of soil, and it also has
a very high value as a suitable pas
ture for dairy cattle and other live
stock.
AS sweet clover is primarily a
pasture crop. it is not generally us
ed for hay because of the coarseness
of the plant, although it may be cut
for hay about the first week in Sep
tember of the same year in which it
is seeded, provided that it has had
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
WOULD CONTROL
HORSE RACING
IN DELAWARE
House COncurs In Van
SAINT Bill For SuperviS-
Ory Commission.
BAN ON BETTIN e
State Would Get Twenty
Cents From Every Ad-
mission To A Race Meet
BAN ON BETTIN G

With not a vote against 1t the
House on Friday afternoon passed
Senator VanSant's bill which would
create the Delaware Racing Com
mission of three members to be ap-
pointed by the Governor which COM
mission would have control over
horse racing, except harness races
at fairs, in this State after il be-
came a law. One provision in the
bill wOuld prohibit betting at any
race meets held under the jurisdic-
tion of the commission and anyone
convicted of betting could be fined
81 900 or imprisoned for two years.
Representatives Ford, Jester and
Outten replied not voting to the roll
call but every other member present
voted for the bill.
While horse racing Is not prohib-
tied by law in Delaware at present,
the VanSant bill sets out conditions
under which future racing must be
held if Governor Buck approves the
act
James II. Hughes, Jr.. attorney of
Wilmington. explained the bill. lie
said lie drew the bill for some resi-
dents of the State interested in
horse racing and that the purpose
was to place the sport on the high
est possible plane and out of the
class of cheap sport. He said he
understood there was another bill
before the Legislature to amend the
constitution To allow betting on
horse races using the pari-mutuel
machines but that betting under the
VanSant bill would be prohibited as
he thought betting should be dis
c0uraged as long as it is prohibited
by the State constitution.
lie explained that the bill would
give the commission the right 10 pre-
scribe the New York Jockey Club
rules to regulate the sport In draft
ing the bill lie said he had exam
ined the racing bills of several other
States and had prepared bill which
he thought there could be little OBJ
lection TO and one which would as
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
LEGION AUXILIARY
HEAD TO VISIT STATE
Dinner And Dance VIII Feature
Affair At Dover

Mrs. S. A. Blackburn. of Versailles,
Ky, National President of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary, will visit
the Department of Delaware, on
Tuesday, April 4. She will be enter
tanned at a dinner at the Hotel Rich
ardson, Dover. at GAS, followed by
a dance at the Dover Country Club.
The following chairmen and COM
mittees have been appointed to take
care of the details:
General chairman, Mrs. J. c. Ehr-
Itch, department president, Dover;
reception committee, Mrs. VIM. N.
Cam, chairman; Mrs. C. NJ. Dillon,
Mrs. Kendall Davis, Mrs. Leslie NJ.
Roe, Wilmington; guests reception
committee, Mrs. G. leslie Gooden,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
PLAN TO REVIVE
SCHOOL MEETS

County track and field
meets, abandoned at the direc-
tion of State school authorities
last year, may be revived un-
der q different system.
Instead of having one day
in each county for these
events, with all of the county
participating, it is now planned
to have sectional meets be-
tween three or four of the
junior and senior high schools
in each section.
Following these meets each
of the larger schools would act
as host to the smaller schools
in their territory for a play
day" program. These would
include many of the events
popular with the smaller
children in the county meets.
Prof. George H. Hendricks,
State supervisor of physical
education, has held meetings
of school groups and reports
the plan is being approved by
many of the schools. Details
of the meets would be ar
ranged by the schools, select
ing the dates and naming the
events.
A survey revealed some chill
dren in the outlying district
were afforded their only op-
portunity for sport at the
county meets.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
START INSPECTION
OF STATE GUARD
Coast Artillery Defense To Line Up
Before Major Van Sewer

The annual inspection of the vari'
ons units of the 19Sth Coast Artil-
lery, A. A., Delaware National Guard
started on Monday night. Major
Harry B. Van Solver, inspector gen.
cral, state staff, conducted the first
inspection in Wilmington.
The Federal inspection. to follow
the state inspection by just two
weeks in each instance, will start on
Monday, April 3, and will be con-
Quoted by Major w. NJ. Cravens, G. A.
C., u. S. A.. in charge of reserve Of
ficers and G. NJ. III. G. activities for
Delaware.
The schedule for the state inspec-
tion follows: Monday, March 20,
Batteries A. b. c and d, Battalion
Headquarters, and Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train. First
battalion. at the state armory, Will
mingtOn.
Tuesday, March 81. regimental
headquarters. Headquarters Battery,
Service Battery, Medical Detach-
ment, and State staff and Detach-
ment.
wednesday, MdlCh -, i"ttCiS ~
2Glst Coal Artillery, II. d.. Della
ware National Guard. Laurel; March
27, Battery f., 19Sth Coast Artillery,
Milford; March 2S. Battery e. New
ark; March 20. Battery II, New Cas-
tie; April 3. Battery G. Headquar-
ters, Second Battalion, Dover.
Preparations for the inspections
have been under the direction of
Colonel George J. Schulz, command
ing officer of the 19Sth Coast Artil-
lery, for several weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
SUSSEX YOUTH PARLEY
HELD In GEORGETOWN
Rev. c. L. FOSSett And J. H. Bishop
Were Speakers At The Meeting

Delegates from all sections of
lower Delaware attended the Sus-
sex County Youth Conference, held
in Wesley NJ. E. Church, at George
town, on Saturday.
The morning session, presided ov-
er by Oscar Allen, Jr., of Seaford,
president of the county organiza-
tion, was opened at $3.50 o'clock,
with greetings from DR.. Omar L.
Jones, pastor of Wesley NJ. L.
Church, where the sessions were
held. Miss Rachel Morris, of Selby-
vile, was in charge of the song SER
vice, which was followed by an ad-
dress by the Rev. Clarence l.. Fos-
sett, pastor of Bethany NJ l..
Church, South, of Baltimore.
Group conferences were con-
Quoted by James H. Bishop. of Do
yer, by The Rev. Mr.. Fossett, Miss
Beulah Clearwaters, of Selbyville,
and the Rev. w. Vaughan Moore,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
Roosevelt Signs
Bill To Legalize
Beer On April 7
President May Pardon Or Parole Federal Prisoners
COnUicted Of Selling BreU; Asks Attorney General
For RepOrt On Status OF ViOLGtOrs NOLU In Jail.

The bill legalizing both the beer
and also wine of 30 per cent aleo-
hOlic content became law with the
signature of President Roosevelt
Wednesday afternoon.
Fifteen days hence-Or after mid
night on April 6-the beer may be
sold in the fourteen states permit
ting it. The midnight hour applies
to the eastern time belt. Sales may
begin at o'clock that night ON the
Pacific coast, for instance.
But the prohiLlitionists are al
ready at work on plans to halt the
beer flow by court action. Some
were considering seeking an In
junction. Others were preparing
to speed the cast to the Supreme
Court for a ruling whether it vio-
lates the Constitutional mandate
against sale of intoxicating bever-
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24

normal growing season and the
plants are not so coarse in texture
as to render the hay .unpalatable.
The seed may be sown in either
the spring or the fall, but for this
section of the United States the
spring seeding is advisable. Unhul-
led seed is sown principally in Ken
lucky, Alabama and Mississippi, as
the limestone soils of those regions
appear to be naturally adapted to
this clover. A large percentage of
the unhulled seed sown in the South
is seeded during January and the
first part of February with salts
factory results. but good stands are
seldom obtained from unhulled seed
south of the latitude of Washington,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24

ages.
Federal officers charged with ad-
miniStratiOn of the new law were
just as busy to make sure of its en-
forcement. They ruled that the new
beverage must be kept within the
breweries or on the premises until
the midnight hour has struck on
April q. Trucks may then go their
way and early morning celebrations
will be legal so far as the Federal
government is concerned
The act authorizing beer became
law in a scene as simple as il was
brief.
Informed that the enrolled meas
ure was at the White House. Presi-
dent Roosevelt walked across the
hall from his office to the cabinet
room where moving picture photog-
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
DR.. SPRINGER SPEAKS
BEFORE CENTURY CLUB
Prefaeed His Tall. About. The An
tiquity OF Cancer

An outstanding meeting of the
club calendar was held on Monday
at the Milford New Century Club.
Miss r. Mabel Bowser, chairman of
Health, who from year to year
brings interesting and educational
program before the club for the
benefit and pleasure of its members,
chose Cancer" as the subject for
discussion. The growing concern of
the public about cancer, its begin
ming. its treatment and the results,
was a part of the enlightening talk
given by DR.. Harold Springer, of
Wilmington, on Monday. DR.. Spring
er prefaced his talk about the anti
guilty of the disease. Coming down
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
REDEDICATION OF
CHAPEL POSTPONED
Stormy Weather Causes Change In
Plan To Rededicate Edifiee

Barratt's Chapel, known as the
Cradle of Methodism" in Delaware,
which was to have been rededicated
last Sunday following extensive re-
pairs and renovation, has deferred
the ceremony until after the annual
Wilmingto NJ. E. Conference, which
will be held at Rehoboth beginning
March 2S.
Owing to the storm and the con-
sequent small attendance, ii was de-
cided to postpone the event. The
exact date will be announced later.
During the past few weeks the
historic old church has been extern
sively remodeled and painted. 1t is
believed that later day will allow
q larger crowd to attend the pro-
posed exercises.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
3 EXTENSION MEETINGS
PLAN CHEESE MAKING
Miss Pearl Macdonald VIII BE In
Charge OF Kent County Meetings

All thrifty Kent county hOmemak-
ers will be interested in the Ameri-
can cheese making lessons that are
planned for Kent county next week.
These are to be directed by Miss
Pearl Macdonald of the University
of Delaware for group leaders only.
One gallon of whole sweet milk
will make pound of cheese and
some of the surplus milk that other
wise would be used for chickens and
hogs can well be converted into
cheese for home use at quite a pro-
lit.
Miss Macdonald maintains that
cheese should be used as a substi-
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
STATE CROP ACREAGE
REMAINS ABOUT SAME
Department OF Agriculture Esti.
mates Show Little Change In Crops

Under present plans of Delaware
flrmers, the acreage devoted to the
various crops of the State will this
year be substantially the same as
last year. planting intention figures
of the department of agriculture
show.
Delaware farmers are planning to
plant about $4,000 acres of corn,
1000 acres of sweet potatoes and 49,
QUO acres of soy beans this year, the
department reports. These figures
are the same as those of last year
The acreage devoted to oats will
this year he about 5000, as compared
with 1000 for last year. an increase
of 25l per cent. the department re-
ports.
There will be a decrease in the
acreage devoted to potatoes and
tame hay. Delaware farmers are
planning about II 900 acres of tame
hay, as against 10000 acres last
year. and about 5000 acres of pota-
toes, as against 5000 last year, the
figures show.
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
3 SITES FOR STATE RACE
TRACK CONSIDERED
Wealthy WilmingtOnians May Build
Track In The Near Future

Three tracts of land are being
considered as site for establish
ment of a horse racing track in the
event Governor Buck does not veto
horse racing legislation passed by
the Legislature.
The three tracts are accessible to
both railroad and highways. One
tract is on the William DUPONT es-
tate near Bellevue, just north of
Penny Hill on the Philadelphia Pike
and along the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. The second site is on the
McComb estate on the Philadelphia
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Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
Dover Marksmen Boost
State Shoot Loop Lead
Dick Richards of The Milton Club Won Top HOnOrs,
Breaking FOrty-seUen out OF Fifty; DR.. Pierce
Breaks FOrty-fUe Out Of Fifty For Milford.

Dover trapshots rolled up another
win at Milton last Thursday when
their five-man team scored 225 out
of $50 targets in the Delaware
League five-man event. Thursdays
results bring the totals to date as
follows:
Dover Observation-Disclosures. l395x1500
Milton Observation-Disclosures. 1858
Milford ....t.. 1885
Bowers ..................... 1918
Individually. Dick Richards of the
Milton club won top honors, break
ing a fine 47x50. Buck Freeman and
DR.. e. r. Steele. of the Dover lead
ers, deadlocked for second place with
46.
In the 100-bird race Clarence De-
Bow, of Penn's Grove, N. j., was
high amateur with 80. Two profess
sionals. Henry Winchester and Dick
Richards, topped the Simon pure"
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, March Is, To
Tuesday, March 81, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil
ford from Wednesday, March Is, to
Tuesday, March 81, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24

Total Rainfall ... 1.9O
The following winds and condis
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Milford chronicle., 1933-03-24

one bird. by going out with scores
of 81.
The scores:
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CHARLOTTE BANKERS SPEAK

w L,,,o file naticnce for bankers who attempt
,i,t.4o =, ,,rhIic officials on matters Of public
c.S h,,t .Lo bankers Of Charlotte are clearly
=: -. :; WARMING ctv and county Of
a. s,.I. that must follow if the lcgisa-
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oo,,nt, commissioners free to make the decision.
n,la,, : therefore, in a much better position
thar :. CbarIottc or Mecklcnburg county.
Tho t,x non,Itv abolishinc measure provides that
.bo to, ncn,Ities for the wears l927-l93l he can
oaIrod and that nropertv owners be given five years
in which to redeem property sold for taxes. If the
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AUTO LICENSE
CUT Is URGED
Stale Ranks Ninth in Aver
age of Costs, 18th in
Registrations
GREENSBORO, Apri! 3.

GREENSBORO, Apri! 3. --'
North Carolina ranks ninth in
biohcst AVERAGE license mate nas-
oIinc iaxcs h,rl i7th in number
of vehicles registered and This is
a sufficient argument for a re-
duction in license plate fees. &C
cording to Coleman W. Roberts.
president Of the Carolina Motor
rluh.
The AVERAGE Of &I7.Og Dcr We
hicIc for license and Gas taxes in
North Carolina is exceeded only
ir Florida, Arkansas. Georgia.
Lcuisiana Vermont. South Caro-
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