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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
EigItt Inch SnOLO Fail Ties
Up Traffic For A While,
Main Roads Are Open.
Many School Children Get
Holiday As School Bus
seS Are Stalled.

For the fourth time this season,
Milford and Delaware at large ex-
perienced a realistic touch of a ST.
berian winter, when snow which
started early last Sunday morning
and continued throughout the day,
and at dusk changed to a heavy hail,
covered over six inches of snow with
a hard ice sheet, two inches thick.
Travel Monday morning was at
standstill, and the large force OF
men who were at work on both
State and county highways, report
ed that the clearing off of the snow,
due to the hail and rain which fell
Sunday afternoon, was the hardest
task they have had during any OF
the seasons SHOWS. Throughout the
day, Monday, fiurries of snow, added
to the discomfort of those who were
endeavoring to open up lanes for
traffic. School busses were unable
to travel their rural routes, and IN
some places school was closed until
the roads could be opened. MIX
trucks were unable to get through
and make collections and for time
il was found Wilmingtonians might
suffer from a milk shortage.
All the main traffic lanes were
opened by Monday noon. but as this
paper goes to press many of the
country roads are still blocked and
will remain so until thaw. 1t has
been estimated that nearly 24R
inches Of snow have fallen in Della
ware so far this winter and with al
most another month of possible bad
weather yet to face, the outlook for
record winter for all time seems
quite possible. A resume of the
storm of last week and the manner
m which tl4eashsghway fpreess both
State and county. worked Is given
in connection with this article:
Faced last week with the most
snow fall since its ex-
istence the State Highway Depart
ment had difficult work in keeping
the highways open.
With every snow pillow and truck
pressed into service and operating
"a hours a day. with many of the
men working long hours the depart
ment was able to keep the U. ;.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02

test. II the brakes are not operat-
ing properly. your very first stop
should be the garage. II is folly to
put this of Faulty brakes" are
given as the cause for innumerable
automobile smashups. but in 80
cases out of 100 the fault was not
with the brakes but with the driver
who knew they were faulty but failed
to have them fixed
Safety in night driving demands
good headlights. This means they
must be strong enough but not glar-
ing, and they must be properly TO
cussed. The One-Eyed CyclOps of
HOmeric mythology was no more
vicious than the one-eyed auto on
the highway. The vibration of your
car easily changes the tilt and focal
adjustment of your lights and may
loosen the lamps Test your lights
frequently. Turn them on at night
and then walk down the road so or
rs feet. Turn around and look at
your lights, then ask yourself. frank
ly, how you would like to meet them
on the highway If they glare, IL
one is stronger than the other, or If
they are too dim to adequately light
the roadway, something is wrong.
Always carry spare" bulb.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
MILFORD STREETS OPEN
FOR TRAFFIC, PARKING
Many Laud Prompt Action Taken by
city Manager To Open Streets

Despite the intense cold early in
the week. large crew Of men. a
scraper and several trucks. under
the direction of City Manager Ban
ming. and o. d. Ackerman, street
commissioner. worked without halt
to remove the piles of snow from the
main streets of Milford. This action.
not only relieved traffic congestion.
and enabled cars TO travel and park
ON the city streets, but also gave
work to many who needed employ
ment
City Manager Banning deserves a
great deal of credit for this work.
and his prompt action in starting to
relieve the situation as soon as the
snow had ceased TO fall. As this
paper goes to press all OF the streets
throughout the business section are
in good condition for travel and
Saturday shoppers from out of town
will find adequate parking space on
Walnut street.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
GOVERNOR CALLS
PARTY TO HALT
DICTATOR PERIL
Liberal Form OF Govern
ment Being Scrapped,
He Warns At Rally.
RAPS BRAIN TRUST"
Ex-senator Watson AS
serts Roosevelt Has Ig-
nOred Principles.

A united front by The Republican
Party i'm Delaware agaiHst govern
mental tampering and so-called eco
nomic experimentation was advo-
Gated by Governor Cy ,Dougiass Buck
and Ex U. S. Senator james +. Wat
son of Indiana, Wednesday night in
addressing more than 500 men and
women at Statewide Republican
dinner-rally at the Hotel dupont in
Wilmington. u! 5lt
Today" said the. GuvernOr, I'VE
are confronted wifi an stecOnOmic
experimentation instigated by the
teachings and talkings of radical i'll
tellectuals, who would have us be-
lieve everything handed down by
Washington, jefferson, Hamilton and
other trainers of the National Char
ter is wrong and should be scrapped
for some liberal form of govern
ment-a Dictatorship, il such be
necessary"
The Governor said that Wednes-
day nights rally. as far as the Re-
publican Party is concerned. mark
ed the opening of the 1884 campaign.
one which. he said promises to be
a strenuous one. as our opponents
their appetites whetted by their ma
tiOnal victory at the last election
see themselves sweeping the State
into the Democratic columns next
November"
However. the Governor said. the
Republican party because of its rec
ord in the State extending over 32
years. one that Il may well be
proud of''-has no reason to be un-
duly alarmed. At this point he EMU
merated numerous benefits includ-
ing improved highways and new
schools which he directly attributed
TO Republican rule. ~ ~ -
Asserting 95 per cent of the
States citizens last year did not pay
any State tax. excluding levies for
the operation of motor cars, the
Governor warned that this Utopian
cant continue much long
er because the State is now spend
ing i'm the neighbOrhOOd of million
and a half a year more than it is
receiving in revenue"
He also warned OF the inevitable
of completely depleted
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Mrs. FarrOw, the school nurse, re-
ports routine work involving the
weighing and examining Of 1893 pu-
pills during the month. In all there
we're 306 physical defects noted.
principally defective teeth and ton
sils. The examination revealed that
nine defects formerly discovered and
reported had been corrected, namely
one. by tonsil operation; one. by fit
ting of glasses. and seven, by den
tai care. In all these cases, the eX-
penses were betrayed by the famil-
les.
Under the head of Communicable
Diseases. the nurse reported having
taken one child to the dentist as be-
ing suspected of having trench
mouth: seven children developed
whOOping cough during the month:
two cases of scarlet fever have been
reported during the month; two
were carefully watched
during the incubation period. and
contacts from the same houses were
also excluded from school. FOrtu-
nately. the cooperation secured by
the physicians and the nurse made
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
LOCAL SCOUT TROOP
SOLICIT FOR NEEDY
Have Covered All But One Section
OF The City

Milford Troop No. 2. Boy Scouts of
America, have responded to the call
to service sent out by President
Roosevelt i'm a radio broadcast dur
ing Boy Scout Anniversary Week.
In accordance with his request the
members of the local troop have
been conducting a city-wide cam
paign soliciting any clothing. furni-
ture. bedding and canned goods or
preserves. These when collected by
the Boy Scout Troop. will be turned
over to the proper local authorities
for distribution to the needy of the
community.
Every Boy Scout Troop i'm the
United States is performing this
same national Good Turn. = and the
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
AMERICAN LEGION
COMMANDER WILL
COME TO MILFORD
Extensive Plans Under
Way To Provide For
Host Of Veterans.
FIRST VISIT IN STATE
Presidents Of The Nation
al And State Auxiliaries
Also Will Be Present.

Extensive plans are now beine
made by the local post of the AM
erican Legion for the Department ol
Delaware. to entertain Commander
Hayes upon his first official visit 10
the State. LegiOnnaiTes from every
part of Delaware and the Eastern
Shore will flock TO Milford TO attend
a banquet and ball hOrOring the ma
tiOnal commander. The entire leg
ion anxiOusly awaits Commander
Hayes address to be given here. His
messages are vital, stirring men to
renewed activity In self-saerifice to
community, State and nation. He
bespeaks the expression of the rank
and file within the legion; he be-
lieves that any member has the
right to get his thought expressed to
the national commander. He wants
the legion as a whole TO be what the
local post would have Il he. There
fore, he desires above all the unan-
unity of thought, unanimity of eX-
preston and unity of action; with
these. the legion cannot fail.
The public as whole should un-
derstand that the great principles
upon which the legion Is founded
are patriotism and unselfish service.
The legion post aims TO be and has
become a civic asset in every COM
munity.
The legion is sponsoring the Buy
American" movement in order that
American dollars will be spent for
American products and provide a
decent living for the American
working man. lt also demands
equitable distribution of the tax
burden and the elimination OF in
justice brought about by tax exempt
securities.
The banquet and d7baIT wfftcfF is be-
ing held at the Community Building
at 1880 D. m.. will number among
its distinguished guests, Governor c.
Douglass Buck, State officials, the
commander from the State Depart
ment of Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Maryland. along with State
Commander AnIerbach and his staff.
The president of the national legion
auxiliary. Mrs. William H. Riester.
of Drexel Hill. Pa, will also he
present as will Mrs. Cam, president
of the Delaware auxiliary.
Milford is to be congratulated
upon her success in securing the
visit of the national commander and
will he at her hest to make legion
naires feel at home upon their visit
ON March II.
Tickets may be purchased from
any legiOnnaire or from PettyjOhn's
pharmacy.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
SUSSEX TEACHERS
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR COMING YEAR
Miss Ethel b. Gibson, Of
Greenwood, Chosen AS
President At DeImar.
LUNCHEON SERVED

Miss Ethel B. Gibson, principal Oi
The Greenwood High School, was
elected president of the Sussex COun-
ty Education Association at the lith
annual meeting of the organization.
Other officers named were: Vice
president, Richard Shields, superin-
tendent of the Lewes schools; sec
retary-treasureT, Miss ROsalie r..
Martin, of Georgetown. reelected;
board of directors, Clarence h. VIII
kinS, Of MillsbOrO, reelected.
There were 1854 teachers and IS
guests in attendance when the meet
ing opeucd iif the aUfftoritTrTr N the
High School.
Professor Clarence W. Cummings.
principal OF the school, and retiring
president of the association, opened
the session and the asScmblage sang
America" The Delmar High School
chorus and the Girls Glee Club sang
Listen tO The Lambs by Dett; "A
Se:enade." by Beam. and Waltz of
The Flowers" by TschailiOwski.
Mayor Leroy T. LOckerman vel
coined the delegates and members.
Woodrow Kitchens, president of the
Student. Council of the school, and
George NJ. Nelson. president of the
Consolidated School District gave
talks welcoming the association.
DR. A. NJ Proctor. of the Depart
ment of Education. Duke University.
Durham. ~ C.. spoke on "Organizing
and Supervision of Pupil Activities"
He stressed the value of organized
class athletics in the modern cur
riculum. and said that interest in
school work is hest maintained by
full program Of intra-claSs soCialS.
competitions. educational projects.
student councils. and individual stu
dent responsibilities in the progress
Of the school"
Dr. n. u. King, assistant supcrin-
tcndent of elementary schools in
Delaware. also spoke
From Il o'clock until ~, depart
ment meetings were held i'm the
various classrOoms of the school.
with DR.. John w. Carr. Jr.. of the
Education Department of Duke Uni
versity. speaking before the elemen-
Lary groups in the auditorium ON
The Teaching of Reading" DR..
'arr depicted tho modern way of
Ieacbing reading as compared with
he manner in which parents were
taught. aud said the new
way was far superior.
Teachers aud officials who had
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
DR.. ]. H. HAMMOND
is LAID TO REST
Friends From All Parts OF state
Send Floral Tributes

More than $O0 persons last SUNDAY
in the midst of binding snow
storm. paid their last tribute to DR.,
John II. Hammond. who committed
suicide last Thursday. and who was
hurried from his late home ON Sunday
afternoon. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev, Richard X. White.
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church
assisted by the Rev. Omar T.. Jones.
pastor of Wesley NJ. f. Church.
Many of those attending the funeral
we're unable To get inside the home
and stood for more than an hour on
the lawn in the heavy snow. The
casket was banked with many beau
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
KENT TEACHERS ASSN
MEET FRI. MARCH 9
Splendid Program Prepared For All
Day Session

The thirteenth annual meeting of
the Kent County Education AssOci-
alton will be held in the auditorium
OF the Milford High School. Friday,
March .. The meeting will start
promptly at 9:l5 a. m. and will con-
sist of two sessions. The program
that has been prepared for the day
is as follows:
Morning Session
(Milford High School AuditOrium)
9:15 10 11:15
Music, Frederick School HarmOni-
ca Band. direction of Senator Ernest
V. Keith. Dover.
Invocation, Rev. Frank HersOn.
Words of Welcome, Charles f.
Banning. city manager of Milford.
Greetings, Colonel Theodore Town
send, president of Milford Board Of
Education.
Greetings from Delaware F. T. A..
Howard 7. Ennis. president.
Who Paws the Bill" DR.. n. V.
Holloway. State Superintendent of
Public instruction.
Community Singing. Miss Frances
O'Brieu. Milford High School. direc-
tor.
Can the School Develop Charac-
ter" Or. Norman W. Cameron.
president. State Teachers College.
West Chester, Pa.
Benediction. Rev. William $. r.
win.
Sectional Meetings
1l:20 TO 12:20
JUniOr.SeniOr High School Division
lAudltOrium)
Theme: Manhood as well as
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
GAS TAX REFUNDS ARE
LESS UNDER NEW PLAN
All Persons Desiring Refunds Must
Keep Accurate Data

Buslness-like methods In the al
lOwance of gasoline tax refunds on
motor fuel used other than on the
highways. installed by State Treas
Urer George S. Williams has result
ed in decrease of little over $25.-
600 in the amount Of tax refunds al
lowed In the past year and ten
months since the new system has
been in. effect
This amount has been saved the
State in the face of the increased
collection of gasoline taxes for that
period.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, February 81, To
Tuesday, February %, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil.
ford from Wednesday, February q,
to Tuesday. February q. inclusive:
Temperature Rain
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
SECTIONS
AGALNLSOLATED
BYSNOWS
NINETEEN INCHES OF
SNOW IN MILFORD
DURING FEBRUARY

According to the records
kept by Charles J. HOlzmuel-
Ter, official government wea-
ther recorder in Milford. to-
tai of 10 inches of snow fell
i'm Milford during the month of
February. Snow fell on the
foIIOu-inp dafog.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02
TOtal.............l9 IL

Total. "
This is a recOrd-breaking
amount of snowfall for any
one month in Milford for the
past twenty years or more.
Snow has been ON the ground
here continuously since Feb
ruary 2. This also is another
record. The lakes at Milford
have been frozen solid during
the entire month of February
and at the present time ice
on Silver Lake will measure
ten inches or more. Another
record.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-02

Total snow for February. 10 inches
The following winds and condi
tions prevailed during the same
period:
The Washington times., 1934-07-13
Felon's Term Lengthened
Under Jail Break Law

First to be sentenced under the
new law making it a felony to eS-
cape from a district penal institu-
ton while serving q prison term,
James H. Harley. colored, was
sentenced by Justice Daniel w.
O'Donoghue today in District Su-
preme Court to serve one to two
years imprisonment after the ex-
piration Of a current one to three
year sentence.
Harley had been sentenced to
serve two to five years last Novem-
ber. He escaped from the District
Retormatory, and upon being re-
captured was sentenced in another
case to serve one to three years
for two charges Of joyriding.
Last April, while serving the
second sentence, Harley escaped
from the District Jail and was re.
captured. Justice O'Donoghue
imposed sentence Of the / to 2
years additional to begin upon
expiration Of the two joyriding
sentences.
The situation gave a headache"
to the District Attorneys office.
It could not be definitely aScer-
tanned whether Harley had to fin
ish his 2 to 5 year sentence before
The Washington times., 1934-07-13

In 1888, the reports states, there
were 1872 deaths here, or $780, 3
per estimated 100000 population.
The ratio in 1882 was 160o.9.
Alcohol, however, claimed Is
victims last year and only IS in
1892.
Diseases of the circulatory
system continued to lead the
death causes, with 2,O49 such
cases reported in 1888. Heart dis
ease led in this classification with
1889.
Second came infectious and
parasitic diseases, responsible for
S54 deaths, Of which tuberculosis
accounted for 613.
Cancers and other tumors re.
suited in 812 deaths, while dis
eases Of the nervous system and
sensitory organs accounted for 725.
Other diseases, and the number
Of victims claimed, were; Acute
poliomyelitiS Cnfantile paralySiS),
2; diabetes, 148; goiter, 81; gen.
eral paralysis Of insane, Sc; lobar
pneumonia, 276; bronchopneu-
monia, 267; appendicitis, 112; cirr-
hosts Of the liver, 50; measles, S;
scarlet fever, 6: whooping cough,
b and influenza, 46. q
The Washington times., 1934-07-13
WILL ROGERS
Says:

Just had q fine long visit,
land incidentally a good lunch)
with the kindlieSt. friendliest and
most able Of our diplomats in .
long time, Secretary Of State
COrdell Hull. We talked much
Of South America where he
made many friends at that con-
ference, and that's the country
where we can use some friends
too. That's our alley, for our
"drummerS" are down there.
They are finally starting some.
thing that should have been
started . year ago, and that's
this house building and repair.
ing, the local banks, or local
organization loans the money,
mp to $4,000. The Government
don't spend anything, It only
guarantees twenty per cent Of It
in case Of loss. And these loans
are made almost entirely on .
mans name alone. Well just
the idea Of q man being trusted
again Is going to make the whole
thing 100 per cent honest. It's
the best of all plans, and Jimmy
MOffett and . fine organization
working it.
Washington was never pret.
tier, not . Senator or congress
man here. !,
lcOpyrisht. 1914. by Mcknight ]
= eyndiSste. 1ne.l II
The Washington times., 1934-07-13
PRESIDENT OFF
To COC0S ISLE

ABOARD u. S. S. NEW OR
LEANS, accompanying President
Roosevelt, July 13 Q.N.S0-
Bound for Hawaii, the cruiser
Houston, carrying President Roose-
velt and his party, encountered
smooth seas today after weighing
anchor at Balboa, Canal Zone,
last night.
The change was welcomed after
the rough going during the cruise
through the Caribbean.
The President spent the morn
ing breaking out fishing tackle as
the Houston neared Cocos Island,
where the ship will arrive late
today. The cruiser will lay to
off the island until late tomor-
row, while the party fishes.
The Washington times., 1934-07-13
RFC TO Free
D! T.. Bank
Deposits

Chatting for months under the
yoke Of financial distress, Wash.
ington depoSitors in closed banks
today were promised substantial re
lief by officials of the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation.
A fundamental change in the
lending policy of the RFC will re.
suit in millions of unforeseen dol
lars pouring into the pockets of
anxious and stricken depositors, it
was learned from unofficial but
authoritative sources.
Liberal New Appraisals
An immediate reappraisal will
be made Of all assets upon which
closed banks already have Dor.
rowed from the RFC, and it is ex'
pected that the paralyzed banks
will be able to borrow half as
much again as was originally
loaned to them. Washington
closed banks are now holding ap-
proximately $22.00O,00O in de-
poSitS.
The RFC to date has authorized
loans to Washington banks
amounting to $10,2O3,50O, accord
ing to figures prepared today for
The Washington Times. OF this
amount the banks have succeeded
in paying back $2,748, ,O61 .27, or a
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Second Section)
The Washington times., 1934-07-13
JOHNSON
ST|RS REICH
PROTEST
Embassy Seeks Explanation
From Secretary Hull,
Who Tenders REGRETS

The German embassy today
made a formal protest to the
American Government a gainst
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson's verbal at
tack on the methods used by
Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Ger
many in "purging" the Nazi party.
This was disclosed by the State
Department after a call on Sec
retary Of State Hull by DR.. Ru-
dolph Leitner, the German charge
d'affairS.
Secretary Hull, making immedi.
ate response to the German pro-
test, called DR.. Leitner's attention
to General JohnSon'S statement
that he was speaking as an in
dividual and not for the State
Department or the Administra-
tion.
Makes No Apology
Secretary Hull made no apol.
ogy for the generals remarks but
told DR.. Leitner it was to be re-
gretted that the generals position
in the Government made it posi-
BILE for his remarks to be miScon-
strued as official.
Admits His Action
Aside from admitting he had
asked for an explanation, DR..
Leitner refused further comment
on his conversation with Secre-
taFy Huh. ~
The German charge d'affaires'
1aSle mas not unexpected. The
tAtes Department feared the Ger.
man embassy would either de.
mand an explanation or make o
protest against General Johnson'S
remarks, which were deplored by
department officials whose main
duty. is to maintain friendly re.
lationS between this country and
other nations. ,.s
The remarks which aroused the
German embassy were made by
Johnson during the first speech
of his Western tour. Reviewing
recent events incident to the Ger
man "blood-bath," General John
son said:
81 don't know how they af-
fected you, but they made me
SiCk-nOt figuratively, but phys
iCally and very activity, sick.
BEYOND EXPRESSION
'The idea that adults, re.
SpOnSibIe men, can be taken
from their homes, stood up
against the wall, backs to the
rifles, and shot to death is be-
yOnd expression.
II have seen something Of
that sort in Mexico during the
Villa ravageS and among semi.
civilized people or savages half.
drunk on sOtOl or marajuana
but that such q thing could
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The Washington times., 1934-07-13
STRIKE THREATENS TO PARALYzE PACIFIC coast
Riots Feared
In ApemeN
Strike

RICHM OND, Va, July 13
Fearing serious rioting, officials of
the Tubize Chatillin Textile Com
pany at Hopewell, near here. to-
day appealed to Adjutant General
Waller Of the Virginia National
Guard to send troops to the plant.
This was done as more than
1000 of the strikers gathered
around the mill to attempt to halt
trucks, which were loaded with
completed products and ready to
move out.
General Waller said that troops
will be available and ready to move
in the event of trouble.
The mill, one Of the largest in
the state, is now being guarded
by State police, local police and
a large force Of private detectives,
A number Of riots have taken
place around the gates. The
strike has been on for several
weeks, with close to 1000 EN-.
ployeS out.
Early this morning several
large trucks went into the plant
through the strikers picket lines,
guarded by police with drawn
revolvers. It is believed these
will be loaded, and will attempt
to run the blockade.