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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

I Thank you," and go in, too. May be there was another bench on the third floor, and she could wait there. She climbed up to sec There was no bench.
 That was his door, then. behind which he had lived ever since they parted. Behind which he had sat every single evening at just about this time, writing to her. Wally loved her as much - no, nobody her nearly as much as she loved him.
 "Wallace Thurston Martini there was his name on the door. She put out her finger and touched it. Soon it would be her name, too. She laid her hand on the door knob. The feel of 1t sent a little thrill through her because his band touched it every day. Oh, why hadn't she telegraphed him to meet her! How silly it was, this idea of surprising him! Suppose some- thing kept him. and he was very late?
 The door, she realized, had given at her touch and was now slightly |ajar. The lock was the kind you had to turn the key in after you when you went out, and he had forgotten to do it. Elsa's grandmother would have closed the door firmly and withdrawn to the lower hall. Elsa's mother would have hesitated and, possibly, gone in with scruples. Elsa went in promptly, as a mat ter of course-her heart in her mouth, but that was just because Wally lived here, and all round her in the half dark would be the things that were near and dear to him. She found the light switch and ticked 1t on.
 And then she stood there, star ing for an aeon or two.
 A GIRLS HAT
 HUNG ON THE RACK
 A girls hat hung on the rack beside Wally's hat. The scarf that matched it lay on the floor where it had fallen. A Japanese kimono was flung over tho back of chair.
 A pair of gloves, with gay velvet cuffs, were on the table, among Wally's pipes and papers. And on the bed-she could see into the bedroom through the open door there was dark blue crepe dress in the box in which 1t had been delivered-the tissue paper wrap pings strewn over the bed. And several other feminine things were scattered about in the sort of dis array that attends the getting off of a needless girl to an engage ment to which she is going to be late. The kind of girl who would chatter down the stairs on high heels. having forgotten to lock the door behind her.
 Elsa, standing there motionless, could feel that girl all around her; could see the collar box she had given Wally once, the cup he had won back home in the tennis sim gles two years ago, and her own photograph in silver frame.
 Elsa Somerville stood and looked at herself, not thinking at all, any more than a very i'll person thinks just feeling. Crinkly, curdling waves of feeling seemed to run through the actual flores of her flesh. High spirited, autocratic, dictatorial with all the other boys she had thought herself in love with, she had been inclined to snap their heads off if they displeased her; but there was no anger in her now. It was too deep for that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
SURPRISE VISIT

crowded up and hung in her throat. The taxi coasted,. getting slower and slower, as her heart beat faster and faster. Both she
 and the driver peered out for the number.
 "Thats iL!" She thrust a dollar
 bill into his hand and opened the
 door. "Never mind the change,
 she said, and jumped out.
 That would be his, window above her there-the large one on the
 third floor; lightless, awaiting his coming; opening outward like
 doors onto the tiny wrought-iron
 balcony he had written her about. She opened the door of the en-
 trace hall and was about to sit down on the little bench to wait for Wally when the street door opened and nice-looking woman came in, key-first, unlocked the in- ner door and went on through it. It was creeping shut, but she held it for Elsa, looked back and smiled a little. It seemed simple to say,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

Through the courtesy of friend Chrsty Walsh of New York City the Tower is in receipt of mighty teresng pictures of Babe Ruth and his gang of Babe Ruth Club members at St Petersburg Florida where the Yankees training for the coming baseball George Kings ton of 149 Woodtck Road in several of the shots where Babe members of the Yankees Club and sponsors of the contest seen breaking bread together Each and bearing the emblem of the Babe Ruth Club and showing the state each youngser represents be with their hair carefully brushed and with grin wide The other shots show the youngsters grouped with Babe the Yankees baseball team, with the Babe at the railroad station again with the Bar the Home Run King o he holds his Louisville slugger. It pg day for the Babe and the Kingston boy If Alderman George Kingston would care to have the pictures he Tower would be only too pleased to turn them over .o him for the asking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
Massachusetts Town
 Plans Clam Experiment

Wareham, Mass, (UP)-voters of this town have appropriated $1O0 to finance a claim farming experiment.
 In view of the opinions of shell fishermen that claims can be grown commercially, as are qua haugs and oysters here, instead of depending on nature to supply them. citizens voted the money to buy two acres of salt marsh for use as an experiment station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
Good Evening.
THE EASTER PARADE

Have you bought your Easter bonnet With the touch of ribbon on it? Time you had it now to join the Easter Parade; A swagger suit or topcoat, Shoes to match redingote Last call now for you to join the Easter Parade. On the avenue
 Emery of every hue, Bunnies, rabbits, ducks and chickens too; Men folks too are stopping To do their Easter shopping, All are out to-day to join the Easter Parade.
 -Em. Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

Editor of Tall Tower Topics: Looking through your telescope more find that the Waterbury Clock Re- under the capable direction of Jack Fitzgerald is gressng very favoraby Speaking of Jack fortunate in learning very interesting about this popular His father find, connected with the show bus for foryseven years which is practically his entire life and Jack following in his footsteps has capaby fed his fathers shoes He has been connected with all kinds of mechanical vaudeville circus minstrel and troupes for great years you that his time is always taken He has become of the best known and most popular bandmasers and directors in this part of the state His orchestra also plays at the Rhythm Room in the Hotel Elton and is of the best known chesras throughout Western Connecticut Getting back to the Revue find that with small amount of polishing the Revue will prove to be very colorfu event. Among principals have Tommy Coela who is very popular singer and guitar player also Eddie Hay and that lovely brown-eyed damsel, Cecie Mathieu Speaking of the Popularity Contest find that predicted last week. the standings have changed Lillian Vanasse of Dept B is going back into the lead with 690O0 votes which is very comfortable margin Kay Kerr of Dept 2O who is in second place with 52800 while the leader of last week. Blanche Ayotte of Dept 21 in third with 5 200 and Angie Ventresca of Dept is holding down fourth place with 49
 20O It is personal opinion that this standing is only temporary doubt this week and next week will
 bring in tremendous number of votes which will change the standings great deal Returning your telescope with thanks, remain:- H. Parke, IT,, Chairman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

Ivan. the Great. was ruler of Russia in the fifteenth century and FOUNDER of the RUS-I SIAN EMPIRE. NEW YORK is the greatest port in the world. It took THIRTY-SIX YEARS to complete the Wash ington Monument.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

Editor, TaU ToOer Topics: am pleased hereaoith to ertend to you personal invitation to vst Hamon PayE Paviio Easter Sunday afternoon beta0een and
 o'clock The haU has been especially decorated for the occasion and think yoa ev find it sOeU ovorth yor dered by Louis DiVito's Golden String Ensemble -. IRVING ". HARRISON, Superintendent of Parks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
By ALMA and PAUL ELLERBE

GETTING in the speeding train Elsa Somervle looked the wrist watch Wally had given her for Christmas and calculated In hour and twenty minutes she would be there-New York! And in thirty minutes more, say she would be ringing Walys bell! And five minutes
 after that Wallys arms would be around her apaini
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

Death conues like c thief in tue night and most of kno not the hour Uhen the Grim Reaper qUU saUeep his scythe along root of He The other erening of tue South Ends most beoved residents, Mrs James Harrison called to her reward Your correspondent kneW her most intimately and cherished her 0cQuaint highly. Like young Shokesperian queen she tue pIadits Of adoring throng her pleasing dispo sition and iingness to hep others Jess fortunate dearng her to a fortunate to touch cuffs aOith her. N0 When sud night draaUs d0 and avhen astere stars burn thoughts aud memories year toaUard her avho 0iU mever return. May she rest % peace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

out of all this ocean of people who was to her, just now, the world. IT'LL GET THERE
 BEFORE TEN MINUTES"
 'Ill get there about ten min- utes before he does," she thought,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
Caught on the rebound

Caught on the rebound . Pretty Patricia Malone honored yesterday with most contribution of tinfoi Patricia resides at 76 East Main street. Many thanks, Pat Jack Hahn will catch the annual formal hop of the Connecticut Club of Fordham university at the Spring Glen club in New Haven Thursday Debert Norton of Terryvie is patient at St Marys hospital . Gus Lonergan is Easter vacationing in town Several members of the Worden minstrel troupe will put
 benefit concert for the Rebekah Odd Fellowship in South ington Thursday evening :. Pete Giner and Jimmy will sponsor prize fox rot and dance at 1O3 Green street, April IT with Joe Angelo and his Rainbow Club orchestra furnishing the scntillating rhythms . Rev Lawrence w. Doucette of Bridgeport, of William Dou cette of South Main street. speaking before the Westpor Kaceys recently urged his listeners to take militant stand in upholdng Catholic principles He added the country has been in the grip of much fear and despair and the only thing that is stopping World war is the lack of money and that the countries there in the conditions they were in 1914 Concluding he stated unless something is done there will be great breakdown of moral values in the world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30
The Cast of Characters in
 Surprise Visit"

ELSA SOMERVILLE, on the way to New York to meet her fiancc. WALLACE MARTIN, the ardent fiance who has written every day since they have been separated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-30

Francis Jn,amie and George Marinko are reveiuing put into their mural map of old Waterbury It a0iU De hung shortly m the alderanic chamber Of the City Hau The map embraces the territory that included im the original grant of Matatuck. It is bor dered aoh illustrations appropriate to the historical import The qUork comes under the heading of CWA project To avay of thinking it also under the heading of civic accomplishments Congrdts, bOys.
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
Limited Sunday
Liquor Sale, Idea
off, S. Du Pont
State Commissioner Also Discusses Extension of
Weekday TGUern Sale Hours, Abolition OF Dollar
License And LOICer Tax On Drink.

Thus, the vicinity of a church
might warrant prohibition of Sun
day selling. but if the church peo-
pie themselves did not object, 9TH
ers should not be concerned.
Mr., DUPONT, in connection also
with Sunday selling, ventured the
thought that the dangers of Satur-
day selling, If any, are about equal
to those of Sunday, but he doubted
If there would be any material sup
port to a plan to forbid retail sales
on both Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. DUPONT did not advance his
views dogmatically. He frankly said
the State Liquor Commission should
not undertake to settle definitely a
question so close to personal pref
erence. as Sunday selling. It was a
matter for the people to decide and
recommend to the Legislature.
AS for lengthening the hours of
selling on week days, Mr.. dupont
admitted there was some justifca-
tiOn for the desire to keep open un-
til or o'clock
His philosophy on longer hours
and Sunday selling was that secret
and illegal selling of liquors on Sun
days and after hours is certainly
not a wholesome procedure and
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
MORE HATS IN
KENT CO. RING
Democrats F ace Fight
For Tax Receiver, Sher-
iff And State Senate.
MANY ARE FILING

With the announcement several
weeks ago of the long array OF
Democratic candidates for offices OF
Kent county to be voted for at the
coming Kent county primaries, sew
eral additional candidates have
since announced their candidates..
Additional candidates for county
Offices include Harry B. Clark, of
Smyrna, candidate for Receiver OF
Taxes and County Treasurer, the
only other candidate for this office
being .Enoch H. Johnson, of West
Dover. Clark served a term some
time ago as Register in Chancery
and Clerk of the Orphans Court.
Mark w. Cole, of Dover. who SER
we'd a term eight years ago as Reg
lister in Chancery and Clerk OF the
Orphans Court, is a candidate for
that office this. year. No other can
didates so far have announced them
selves.
William d. Ennis, a former cor
cner of Kent county. and who was
candidate for Clerk of the Peace
four years ago, has announced him
self as a candidate for Clerk OF
Peace. Two other candidates who
have already announced themselves
are Earle r. Faulkner and J. Fred
Welch.
Charles Hopkins. a former State
Senator from the Second Senator
ial District of Kent county. has an
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
WEEKLY PAPER VALUE
is TOLD TO PRESS GROUP
Del.Mar-Va Press Association Holds
Meeting At Ocean City, Md.

The Importance of weekly news
papers and their role in the COM
munity where they are published
is not to be underestimated. Clar-
ence r. Palmer. executive of N. w.
Aver and Son, Philadelphia. said
Saturday evening at the Del-Mar-
Va Press Association banquet in
Ocean City. Md.
The banquet was part OF the mid
summer outing meeting of the as
sociation and was attended by pub
fishers and editors from all parts
of the Peninsula.
Mr. Palmer said that the weekly
newspapers play a vital part-far
greater in importance than imagined
by the average citiZen-in the ma
tional government and in the hap
piness and prosperity of their own
communities.
Just as II Is true here on the
Dal-Mar-Va Peninsula, one of the
richest, most progressive and prom
Using sections of the entire Eastern
United States" Mr.. Palmer said,
so 1t is true throughout the nation.
that the newspaper is of para
mount importance in assisting and
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
FARM STUDENTSEXHIBIT
WAS FEATURE OF FAIR
Exhibit Presented Work OF $50 Boys
From IL Agriculture Departments

The exhibit of the fourteen depart
ments of vocational agriculture from
as many Delaware high schools at
the Kent-Sussex Fair last week was
one of the greatest attractions on
the grounds.
The model Farm Shop. set up by
the Caesar Rodney High School,
seemed to attract the most atten-
tion. In il were all the tools a farm
er needed to both repair and build
articles, all neatly arranged on a
board which had previously been
marked with an outline of black in
back of each tool. On the floor was
pile of old and broken tools and
harness with the caption, Why not
fix it?"
The boys who take vocational ag-
riculture in the Delaware high
schools are taught not only how to
construct new articles but also har-
ness repair, soldering, shoe mending,
lead work, and wood work repairing.
Other exhibits were fertilizers and
their values. In this exhibit. put on
by the Seaford Agriculture Depart
ment. the various fertilizer food
carriers were shown and just what
function each performed was given
on a large chart.
The dairy feeding exhibit, put on
by three of the New Castle County
departments, showed how an eco
nomical, yet well balanced feed,
could be prepared at home and the
farmer save many dollars. The
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
ANNOUNCE HIGHWAY
BEAUTY PRIZES SOON
$500 For Best Looking House and
LOwn, Filling Station, Road Stand

Highway Identification prizes are
expected to be awarded within the
next few days, Robert p. Robinson,
president of the Central National
Bank, Wilmington, announced Tues
day.
These prizes. each $25 and an
American flag, are given each year
by Mrs. H. b. Thompson, Mrs. Pierre
S. dupont and Mrs. Lammot DUPONT
to the best looking house and lawn,
best looking gasoline station, and
best kept produce stand. from St.
Georges to RehobOth.
Mr.. Robinson, who heads the
judges, said the best looking house.
and best looking gasoline station
have been selected but the judges
have not made up their mind about
the produce stand.
LAS a matter of fact" Mr.. Rob-
inson said, "it is likely that no prize
will be awarded since there is
scarcely a stand on the highway
worthy of prize. No EFFORT has
been made by produce vendors to
beautify their stands"
However, this Is no indication
that no prize will be given IL from
now until a fortnight, some Of the
produce sellers spruce up their
places.
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
STATE MOSQUITO
WORK PRAISED
New Jersey Mosquito
Control Head Praises
Delaware Work.
HANDSOME RESULTS

DR.. Thomas J. Headley. Entomol-
ogist of the State of New Jersey,
and Secretary of the New Jersey
Mosquito determination Associa-
tion. and Thomas D. Mullgern. State
Ditching Engineer, were the guests
Sunday of W. S. COrkran. Executive
Officer and Engineer of the Della
ware Mosquito Control Commission,
at his home in Rehoboth.
In the morning DR.. Headley and
Mr.. Mulhern were conducted on an
inspection tour of the work done in
the Rehoboth and Indian River Bays
area, and in the afternoon the
Broadkill River area was visited.
Asked, upon returning from the
trip. his opinion of the work he had
just seen, DR.. Headley said. the
work is well conceived. well laid
out, and well executed. From my
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
Duck Hunters Favor
Three-Day Cunning Week

"A State may take 80 days con-
secutively. 1t can choose con-
secutive days each week for 6 con-
secutive weeks. 1t can take con-
secutive days each week for 10 con-
secutive weeks, or it can choose
consecutive days a week for Is
weeks"
Meeting on Monday in Whining
ton, the Delaware Game and Fish
Commission is expected to consider
the desires of the gunners as to the
open season this year. and finally
send to Washington its recommen-
dations for the open season to apply
to this State.
Captain Daniel Simpler, profess
sional guide of Dewey Beach, said
"If we can have only 80 days, let
them come three days a week for
ten weeks. In that way the season
could start November first and con-
tinue into January. The rest days in
between would keep the ducks here,
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
TEST CATTLEFOR
BANGS DISEASE
Agriculture Board Offer
ing Cattle Owners Way
To Eradicate Disease.
HERDS TO BE TESTED

The Delaware State Board of Ag-
riculture is offering to the cattle
owners of the State a means where
by they can eradicate Bangs Disease
Contagious Abortion) from their
herds of cattle.
Under date of July 10, 1884, the
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry,
in cooperation with the Delaware
State Board of Agriculture, put into
effect a plan for the testing of cattle
for Bangs Disease. and the pay
ment of Federal indemnity on the
reactors to the blood test. The re-
actors are appraised and sold for
slaughter. All proceeds from the
slaughter of the animals are paid
direct to the owner The owner also
receives Federal indemnity on the
reactors. in accordance with the val
ne of the animals. but not to ex-
ceed twenty dollars (s20.00) per an
imsl for grade and not to exceed
Fifty dollars ($5O.00l per animal for
pure bred animals. Under this plan,
il will be necessary for all Teactors
to be slaughtered in order for any
indemnity to be received.
1t is the opinion of the scientific
workers who have long been study
ing Bangs Disease that the only
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
Local Base Ball Club Still thinning,
Defeats Harrington Thirteen-Fo"r

the Wyoming aggregation, or per
haps it should be said uneorked bats
for the opposition went on a batting
spree that earned runs. Pretty
Wiley, pitching for Wyoming. threw
everything at the locals but his
glove. Milford scored. one run.
Saturday no game was played be-
cause of the races at the Kent and
Sussex Fair.
Sunday the game with Centerville
was called off because Of rain.
Monday the locals took Federals-
burg into camp and trimmed them,
8 to 3. Curry pitched for Milford and
Fountain, Hudson and Lord endeav-
ored to stem the Milford batting at
tack.
Tuesday Milford played the Har-
rington boys, and unlimbered all Of
their heavy artillery, to send the
proteges of Pop" Holloway down
the line with Is TO defeat. La
feur pitched for Milford and stood
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03

Limited Sunday liquor sales, ex-
tension of the hours of liquor place
ON week days, abolition of the 81
personal license. and lower taxes
for low grade whiskeys to meet the
purse of the small salaFied man,
were among the thoughts advanced
by Pierre S. dupont. State Liquor
Commissioner. at the luncheon
meeting of the Wilmington Rotary
Club in the Hotel DUPONT last
Thursday.
This is the first public view ex-
pressed by Mr. DUPONT on the post
Prohibition era. What he had to say
on repeal and ost-Prohibition con-
ditions was heard by a large num-
ber of men in law enforcement and
public safety agencies of the State.
Rotarians from all parts of the
State and municipal officials and
other citizens attended the lunch
con.
About Sunday selling, Mr.. DUPONT
said that licenses, including the
right to sell on the Sabbath, might
be issued in certain localities but
remain forbidden in others. II would
seem best, Mr.. DUPONT added. that
this prohibition should not apply
unless objection to Sunday selling
was made.
Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
SUSSEX FAMILIES
WILL HOLD REUNIONS
Many Expected To Be Present Al
Various Reunions

Descendants of Peter Short, Meth
odist minister and once known as
the Corn King" of lower Delaware
will hold their third annual reunion
at Riverdale Park on the Indian
River Bay on Sunday, August 49,
Members of the clan are scatter
ed throughout Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, New Jersey and
Virginia.
The family originated in England
and Peter Short settled in Sussex
county. at that time being one of
the thirteen original colonies. They
were a thrifty set OF people. and
were noted for their ability to pro-
duce large crop of corn. which a
century ago was one of the staple
crops of lower Delaware. The Shorts
were considered the leading corn
growers of this section of the State,
and their fame spread throughout
the peninsula. Peter Short, then
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Milford chronicle., 1934-08-03
STATE BUS DRIVERS
WILL HOLD MEETING
Plans Under Way To Meet At Beth
any Beach August s

The Delaware State Bus Drivers
Association will hold a meeting at
Bethany Beach at noon on Wednes-
day, August 8. The organization is
composed of the drivers of school
buses throughout the State and is
headed by Harry A. Goodwin. of Rox-
ana, as president.
Efforts are being made TO get
some of the members of the State
Board of Education to attend and
address the meeting.
Those attending are supposed to
carry their luncheon.
The State organization is the out
growth of the Sussex County School
Bus Drivers Association. which was
formed at a meeting held in the
Georgetown High School on the
night of October "a. 1880. The Sds-
sex county organization was bought
about through the. efforts of Theo-
dore NJ. Jarvis, of HarbesOn, who
since that time has been president.
MIR. Jarvis also was instrumental in
getting an organization formed in
Eent and New Castle counties.
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