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Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
BIDS OPENED WEDNESDAY,

At the opening of bids Wednesday
in Dover by the State Highway De-
partment these proposals were Of
fered: Grubbing and clearing 4.O3
miles from Little Heaven below
Magnolia to the new Bay road, Fox
Reynolds Co., Inc, New York, $45,-
S34: George & Lynch, Dover, $43,-
S34 dow; W. w. Truitt, Lincoln,
$44,905; A. Petrolla Co., Whining
ton. $46,343.
Maryland line-Glasgow, excava-
tion and filling. ASIA miles, Fox
Reynolds Co.. Inc, New York, $49.-
$50 Qow); Wilson Contracting Co.,
Wilmington, sS7 A. Pettrola Co.,
Wilmington, S57,2S2; George &
Lynch, Dover, $5S,819; Continental
Construction Co.. Baltimore, $62, $50.
Barker's Landing, fill, 10000 cubic
yards, George & Lynch, Dover, ST.
900; Wilson Construction Co., Will
mington, $4,000; Angelo Citro, viii
mington, $4,700 tlow); Walter Roach
& Sons, Georgetown, $500.
Contracts win be awarded in
few days. Before the Highway
Commission, delegation from Sus-
sex County presented a petition for
the slagging of nine foot road on
the old Kings Highway from Laurel
to Hearn's Cross Roads which was
taken under advisement.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
STATE EGG SHOW
HERENEXT WEEK
[Centinat4 from First Paa<l

C0BffHRed from First Pase1
ond, 81 for third, 50 for fourth, 81
for fifth, and SOC for sixth award.
No entry fees will be charged the
exhibitors, but all eggs exhibited
will become the property of the
State Poultry Association and will
be sold for table use. Exhibits may
be brought to the show building on
Wednesday morning, January 10,
without previous notice to the secre-
tary.
The program which has been ar
ranged in connection with this egg
show includes a lecture at 1880 on
Wednesday evening by A. E. Jones
of New Jersey, on the organization
and operation of egg auctions. Fol-
lowing this talk motion pictures of
the last two annual State poultry
tours will be shown by Fl. r. Baker,
poultry pathologist of the State
Board of Agriculture. At 2 O'Clock
on Thursday afternoon Joe Kielbasa
and his troupe of entertainers will
appear on the program, and at 1880
on Friday afternoon there will be
All egg judging contest in charge
of A. d. Cobb, assistant director OF
the Delaware extension service.
AS an added feature OF this egg
show, an educational exhibit is be-
ing planned by the Bureau of Mar
kets of the State Board Of Agricul-
ture in cooperation with the State
Department of Vocational Education
which will be of interest to all egg
producers.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05

The W. C. t. U. will hold a prayer
meeting at Mrs. Sarah Draper's
home, Wednesday afternoon, jan
uary 8, at 2:30.
David Clements, Jr., will lead the
EpwOrth League next Sunday even
ing at o'clock. The topic will be
"The World of Work"
James Deputy has accepted a po-
sion as manager of the new liquor
store, known as the Milford Liquor
Store, opening today on North Wal
nut street.
The Sunshine Sunday school class
will meet on Wednesday evening,
January 10. A large attendance is
desired as the officers for the ensu-
ing year will be elected. Bring COW
cred dish.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
SAY FORTUNE WATTS FOR
CYPRESS LOG SALVAGER

A fortune awaits the inventor able
to devise a cheap way to salvage
millions of hardwood cypress logs
lying in the soft mud of the POGO
moke River swamp, seven miles
west of Berlin, Md.
So declares Sewell LittletOn and
Lee Burbage, of West Berlin dis
trict. both of whom are foremen of
two groups of twenty-five men Low
engaged in removing debris and
trees from the northern part of the
POcomoke River between Porter's
bridge and Burbage's Crossing. The
work of cleaning out the river is one
of Worcester County's CWA projects
for drainage and mosquito control.
In early Worcester numbering days
the banks of the Pocomoke iiver
were lined with large RATS of ey-
press logs, cut by saw mills for
transportation south to Snow Hill.
Hardwood cypress logs In large
numbers were lost when they slip
ped from the RATS and, water-soak-
ed sank.
The CWA workmen report the riY-
er bottoms of the Pocomoke as be-
ing completely lined" with hard
wood for several miles. The cost of
retrieving the cut cypress logs, eren
with modern equipment, Is prohibit
tive, say lumber dealers.
Thirty years ago before the de-
cline of the cypress lumber industry
along the Pocomoke, unemployed 4
persons and negroes used to retrieve
single hardwood logs from the river !
bed and banks. These single logs
were fioated down the river to |
Snow Hill where lumber dealers
paid fiat price of fifty cents each
ior salyaged logs.
Cypress logs, used principally in
he making of shingles, have been
,alvaged from the river swansps !
lear Berlin after having been cur
10 years or longer. with the wood
preserved.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
CAPT. POINTER QUITS
SEA AFTER So YEARS
EConlinned trom First Paael

ECoHfiHHed from First Pa9el
returned to Captain Poynter, it will
become one of his most prize pos
sessions for the pilots of lower Del
aware, such documents are as high
ly valued as swords and shields OF
warriors were jealousy guarded in
Olden times.
The pilot commissions are the
mute testimonials of a profession
that has become handed down from
father TO son.
The pilot-families of Lewes were
the successors Of the Nanticoke In
dams who piloted the first white
up the river. Today, the Delaware
Bay and River Pilots Association
has sixty pilots and sixteen appren-
tees on its rolls. OF this number
approximately one-half are of the
old strain, whose ancestors trOd the
decks of the ships of Stephen Girard
and Jacob Ridgway, of British mer-
chantmen before the Revolution or
the Dutch ships that brought immi-
grants from the Palatinate.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
A LETTER TO THE PUBLIC

To the press OF the state, adver-
tising agencies and all those mdi-
viduals and groups who so gener-
ously assisted us in trying to raise
our 1884 budget through the sale OF
Christmas seals we are deeply CRATE
ful. To those friends who so gen.
erously contributed funds toward
our work we wish especially to ex-
press our appreciation. Many of
these gifts meant real sacrifice.
White the sale OF seals was con-
sidefably less than in former years
and far short of our goal. we have
been encouraged during the past
several days by the fact that q num-
Der of friends not only purchased
their Christmas seals but have sent
in extra contributions, amounts
ranging from a few pennies to sew
eral dollars. To those friends the
Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Society
wishes to express appreciation.
Very sincerely,
Mrs. Frank G. Tallman, Chairman,
Christmas Seal Sale Committee
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
us. NOW NSLIRES
BANK DEPOSITORS.
[Cenlinned frem ~ Paael

IC0StiBHed from FIT Pagel
In refusing to join in the insur-
anee plan, officials Of the bank as
serted that only Government coer-
cion could bring it in. They said
they felt 1t was an injustice to as
sess their Institution for the pur-
pose of insuring deposits in banks
less ably managed. The bank, they
added, could be made, 100 per cent
liquid within a weeks time and its
depositors needed no insurance.
The author of the legislation pro-
viding for the temporary insurance
plan between now and July-Sena-
tor Vaiidenberg (R-Mich.)-heaped
praise upon the deposit corporation
and the reconstruction corporation
for a superb piece Of work" in get
ting the system functioning on the
appointed day. -i
Though the system inaugurated on
Tuesday, he said, safety for 81 per
cent of the nations depositors has
been provided, and amy remote ex-
cuse" for boarding removed.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
REVIVAL MEETING

What is expected to be the great
est revival in years In this section.
was opened last Monday evening at
the Houston Methodist Episcopal
Church. by the pastor of the Hous-
ton Circuit, ably assisted and sec
oned by DR.. r. Cary Dershen of
Bellefonte, Pa, and Rev. Conner
and wife or the Glendale charge.
There will be services each evening.
commencing at 1880 with the ex-
ception of Saturday evening and the
general public is invited to hear DR..
Dershen, who is doing great work
for his Master in the saving of
souls. There will be special music
at all services. This is the. first
great revival in this section in the
last ten years, and everyone is again
urged to come hear the man with
christ's message of love in his
heart.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
Thirty Years Ago
Taken from January 1904
Files Of Milford Chronicle

DR.. and Mrs. Charles Reed visited
relatives i'm town Sunday.
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Edwin, the son of DR.. G. W. Mes
sick, has been very i'll for a week
past with throat trouble.
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Robert Y. Watson lost a valuable
carriage horse this week. The
cause of the death is unknown.
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DR.. and Mrs. J. Albert Rudy, of
Philadelphia, were made the parents
on Friday last of a bouncing baby
boy. Mother and baby are doing
fine.
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A warrant for 800 was received
by Secretary of State Layton on
Saturday morning last from At
torney-General Ward, duly approved
for Robert Small, of Milford, being
a reward offered by Governor John
HUM for the capture of Jacob Lof-
land. the Negro murderer. Lofiand
was arrested some time ago by Mr..
Small after being at large for over
a month.
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Invitations have been sent out this
week by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mack
lin announcing a party at their resi-
dence on North street, on Monday
evening in honor of their niece, Miss
Estella Hillman, the occasion being
her birthday.
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Miss Belle Talley entertained
large number of her friends on Mon
day evening last at her boarding
house on South Front street, in
honor of her guest, Miss Elizabeth
johnson of Houston. The evening
was spent in playing games and at
a late hour the hostess served de-
liciOus refreshments, which we're
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
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The Anderson Mills which were
advertised and sold at public sale on
Saturday last by proceedings of fore
closure instituted by James F. An
dersOn who held a mortgage against |
the property OF $S40. was purchased
by the mortgage. James F. .Ander-
son. for $40. |
ego
1t was reported that the children
'f Rev. Charles Walter, who resides
near town, were sick with scarlet
ever. The children did not have
scarlet fever but had something like
'carletina-and that in a very light
orm, as they are all now going to
chool regularly and no more cases
ire reported.
%4kS
The W. c. T. U. meets with Mrs
Ohn Carmean, North Third street,
lext Tuesday evening promptly at Z
''clock.
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The handsome race horse Free
silver" with a record of 2.1SA,
wned by Harry B. Windsor. was
purchased last week by G. F. Der
ickson. of Elizabeth City, n. c., con- | !
liberation $500.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
Local And State NetOs

Team No. OF the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the M. P. Church will hold
bake Saturday morning in Adams
store. Everything good to eat will
be for sale.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies Auxiliary Of the Milford
Emergency Hospital will be held
next Wednesday at O'Clock in the
Nurses Home. VIII the members
please bring their 1884 dues?
Why not plan to take greater
interest in the hospital this winter?
The Milford Emergency Hospital
has never been so busy as it has
been the past year. Cooperation and
support are essential to the success
of any public institution and a great
deal of personal satisfaction is de-
rived from aiding any worthy
cause.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
New Century Club Notes

The annual new years reception
for the members and their friends
was held by the New Century Club
on Monday evening. A greeting was
given by the president, Mrs. Gle
ment Nutter, after which she intro
duced Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs. who
presented the program Of the even
ing which was as follows:
Piano trio, March Militaire. Mrs.
Edward Hurley, Mrs. Elizabeth
Riggs and Mrs. Walter Barrett.
Reading, "The Old Refrain" Mrs.
Andrew Grimes, with piano accom-
paniment by Mrs. Hurley.
Exhibition tap dance, Marian Rob
inson, accompanied by Maxine
Grove.
Trombone solos, Evening Star"
and Rosary" Wilson SOckrider.
Quartet. Christmas Story, MEM
bers of Houston Club.
Piano solo, Harry Vinyard.
Piano trio, "The Carlton" Mrs.
Hurley, Mrs. Riggs and Mrs. Bar
rett.
After the program, which was
very enjoyable, the social time for
the members and their guests fol-
lowed.
Next week will be business and
social day.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
MILFORD MERCHANT
HAS TON SALE OF CANDY

For years John P. Steward has
made q speciality at Christmas sea-
son of selling candy in large lots
to his customers. He has a general
grocery business which came to him
from his father many years ago in
Milford, Delaware, and the custom
| efs have been with the store for a
score or more Of years. In 1929 and
! 1880 his sale of candy was made a
specially and given over to one de-
paftinent; OF which records were
kept for each year from then until
the present; the costs and amount
of sales carefully kept of that line.
The first two years of the enlarged
department, show that three tons of
various kinds of candy were sold
each year at handsome profit. In
1881 the total of pounds dropped
trifie while the profit remained the
same. In 1892 the depression caused
another drop to about two tons
and in 1888 Just passed, the daily
sales record show for the week pre-
ceding Christmas, from 800 to 400
pounds of candy went out of his
store for ten days, and on Satur-
day, December 23rd, 1888, the total
sales amounted to over 700 pounds;
and all the stock was exhausted be-
fore the evening sales stopped.
Mr.. Steward has always adver-
tised in the Milford Chronicle ex-
elusively, for both his store and
candy sales, and in so doing talks
direct with customers of many
years who bring this trade in candy,
especially at the Christmas season.
He has the trade of Sunday Schools
and social organizations, and these
take the candy i'm considerable /
quantities each season. Steward /
has made use of the Milford Chron- I
iele for publicity successfully |
and knows that only by publicity in |
newspaper talk to the public, the /
merchant can be successful. This /
Is only one instance where success
full business has been built through
local advertising in the Milford
each week the story is
repeated through the "One Cent-a-
Word" classified column, or the local
realer in the Chronicle. There is
always some one, somewhere, who
wants what you have and do not
want; and. all there is to do, is to
advertise clearly and say exactly
what is to be sold, where and when,
10 get money.
John p. Steward is a correspond
snt for the large city newspapers
and a resident all OF his life of Mil
lord, Delaware. There is no secret
about business; just truthful state.
nents and newspaper publicity
through the paper having a cireula.
ion that reaches thousands of peo.
1le each week in Delaware alone.
Happy New Year to all who want
o be happy; and to the crouch. our
for their affliction with
'loom, which is mostly of their OWE
making.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
GOV. SAYS HE CANNOT.
CALL ELECTION NOW
[COnfiHred from Firm PlgsI


Constitution inasmuch as they also
Governor Buck pointed out, in his
letter, that the Constitution pro-
vides for the procedure to fill any
had served in other State Offices.
vacancies in the General Assembly,
and that ii does not authorize the
Governor to act when the Legisla-
ture is i'm session. . -2
The letter from Governor Buck
follows:
II am in receipt of your letter
which first appeared i'm the press
two days ago. in which you, as a
citizen and taxpayer of the State of
Delaware, demand that, under the
power vested in me under Section 6,
Article 2, of the Constitution of our
State. l proceed at once to issue a
writ of election for the purpose of
holding special elections in certain
Senatorial and Representative Dis
tricts to elect persons to fill vacan-
cies in the General Assembly, which
you claim now exist. t
'In your communication YOU
state: That is particularly impOr-
tant and urgent in view of the fact
that the 10ith General Assembly
which is new In session, being
scheduled 10 meet again on March
6, 1894, can consider and act upon
important legislation now on the
calendar In view Of the fact that
the aforesaid Section 6. Article 2. OF
said Constitution provides for the.
procedure 20 fill any vacancies in
the General Assembly and which
procedure does not authorize the
Governor to act when the said Gem
eral Assembly is in session. I am
ordered by the attorney general of
our State that am without author
ity to comply with your demand"
Mr.. Biggs had sent similar de-
mands to Lieutenant Governor Cor5
ley. President Pro TEN Simonton
and Speaker Robinson.
In the event he has no action by 1
Friday, he said he shall apply for a
writ Of mandamus to compel the /,
holding of the special elections.
The four legislators whose seats
Mr.. Biggs questions are: Senator J.
Burton Wharton, of Dover, recently
appointed State revenue collectors;
Ernest V. Keith, of Dover.
executive secretary OF the State
Board of Charities; Senator C. Cliff
ION Maull. of Lewes. who served as
d member of the State Game and
Fish Commission and Representative
Frank w. Schroeder, of Delaware
city. who was appointed State de-
ective in July and resigned prior to
he convening OF the special session
If the Legislature. ~
All four legislators are Republic
ans.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY

= Mrs. William Irwin, publicity
chairman for the American Legion
Auxiliary, has issued the following
notice for the next meeting. Says
Mrs. Irwin: "our first meeting in
the new year will be held on Monday
evening, January 8, at the home of
our president. Mrs. Harry Pettyjohn.
A fun attendance is urged. Start the
new year right and don't shirk any
of your dnties. On Saturday after
noon, January 6, aJunior Auxiliary
will be organized at the home of
Mrs. Pettyiohn at 2 O'Clock by Mrs.
Afflerbach. of Georgetown. See that
your daughter or daughters are
there"
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
DOROTHY WALDO PHILLIPS TO
RETURN

At o'clock on Tuesday evening.
January 8. in the Caulk Company
auditorium again the opportunity
will be given to enjoy an evening of
entertainment for adults with Mrs.
Dorothy Waldo Phillips. of Lans-
downe, Pa, as the guest speaker.
She will present many interesting
phases of her work in elocution and
dramatics. Her experience as q di-
rector of discussion and forum
groups particularly fit her to bring
something of interest to all. The
admission will be fifty cents. Just
now Mrs. Phillips is broadcasting a
program called Friend OF Youth"
twice week from station WCAU.
And she is that very thing. Taking
up problems of boys and girls and
giving them advice and a happy So
luton of things that are bothering
them.
On November 27, everyone who
heard Mrs. Phillips at the Milford
New Century Club was delighted
with her program, and many have
expressed the wish for her return.
This entertainment will be for both
men and women. The evening will
be a worthwhile one for those who
attend.
A class in elocution, with lessons
In development of personality, poise
and manners, rs being formed with
the initial number of nine pupils.
Anyone who would be membe. of !
this class will be welcomed by Mrs. !
Phillips. who will have one day a
week In Milford for the next several
weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
HOME MISSIONARY PROGRAM
AT AVENUE N. f. CHURCE

The Home Missionary program in
the Avenue NJ. E. Church school this
coming Sunday will center around
the work among the Indians. Mrs. J.
Earl Hudson. chairman of the pro-
gram, viii be assisted by Miss Sara
iNutter, Osborne Walls, Robert shil-
ling, Jr, Wallace McFaul. Jr., Billy
Mitten and Billy Denney. The
Friendship class male quartet will
sing.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-05
SUSSEX COUNTY SELECTED
FOR FARM HOUSING SURVEY

While business men are taking
their January inventories, to see
how they are to prepare for 1884,
the farm families OF Sussex county
will be having another and most
interesting inventory of their own
plants, the farm homes, through the
medium of the rural housing survey
TO be conducted by the Bureau OF
Home Economics in Washington and
the home agents in the various
states.
Here in Sussex county the work
will be directly in charge OF Miss
Lucille Zion, working under the di-
rection of Mrs. Helen Mckinley,
state director of extension work, in
Delaware. The survey has been ap-
proved as a Federal Civil Works Ad-
ministration project, and the field
work will be done by women who
will be appointed from the re-em-
plOyment rolls in the county. En-
ployment is thus made available to
those who need it while valuable in
formation is collected as to the
present adequacy of farm homes and
the needs and resources for im-
pTovement.
"It is heartening for the men and
women in farm homes to see that
farmers are to be regarded again as
consumers and employers" says Miss
Laura Rutherford, home demOnstra-
tiOn agent here, in speaking OF the
survey. which is expected has begun
locally "They have wanted new
houses, or new rooms or pOrches or
repairs or furnaces or electricity.
For too many years. they have had
to budget their crop returns with
the utmost care to provide food and
clothing and taxes and interest. In
too many cases there hasn't been
enough income to pay for the re-
pairs that every good hOusekeeper
and every farmer know are neces-
sary to keep the property from run
ming down, and there has been prac- !
tically nothing for new equipment.
The community in general. feel !
sure. will be interested in the tab /
ulatiOns that will be made after the I
field survey. These will show farm !
uOuoC NunulbAOu anu IL tucg nave {
adequate equipment.
Not every county will be sur
Veyed, but i'm those selected ten per
cent of the farms will be visited
Full Information will he obtained as
10 the condition Of the house and
equipment, and the need for repairs
and improvement.
"Just after Christmas is the time
when all women begin to think of
liking up their homes. For that rea-
son | am sure the women here will
cooperate with our field agents in
very way. We recognize of course
hat this survey is only a foundation
or what may be done in the future,
perhaps only after several years
AVE passed. But even if farm peo-
lle can't see their way clear to maxi
ng any improvements on their
lOuses this year We want their full
cooperation as we now make the
urvey which will give the facts as
fountain for future planning" H