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Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
PEACH CROP In STATE
ONLY 20 P. c. NORMAL
Not More Than $4,000 Bushels Is.
pected Because OF Cold Winter

The Delaware peach crop this
year is expected to be only between
IS or 20 per cent of normal, accord
ing to Dr. C. A. McCue,. OF the ex-
perimental station, University OF
Delaware. because OF the cold wealth
Ell OF last winter. A normal peach
crop in Delaware is about $4,000
bushels. Not more than $4,000 bush
els however. are expected.
To further add to the troubles of
the farmers. drought now threatens
In lower Delaware. While no dam
age has. resulted from lack of rain,
II Is said that some corn has shown
signs OF shrivelllng from lack Of
rain. The failure Of rain within
the next two weeks or so may result
m serious damage to the crops.
. Authorities differ on the coming
apple crops. Dean McCue reported
that the apple crop would be about
go per cent of normal, as It was
spotted" not being uniformly good
throughout the State. II was report
ed at the Bureau OF Agriculture in
Dover, however, that the crop would
probably be good this year. Apple
crops did not suffer from the cold
Of last winter.
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
Rules For Safe Driving


Rules driving prepared by the Department
the Delaware Automobile Association have
Lnnaeus executive the
said suggestions drivers based
cdent safety
unquestionably result marked decrease
casualties.
The rules follow:
Be continually the alert and keep mind driving
behind you intend to change
your
Be especially vigilan whenever children play.
vehicles
low may the wrong thing
Obey all traffic signs signals
Drive greater Of 4 D. m and
p the of the when percentage
accidents
Operate your night only headlights are
properly focused
schools crossings street inersec-
Have inspected reguarly-especially
Keep in line when wriving ap-
preaching the top of a hill a sharp
Don't drive when physically fatigue many
accidents
Protect the reckless needless
under control, prepared for emergency
Drive the right side Of the road.
Remember that depending you
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
ANNUAL FARMERS DAY
PLANNED In SEPTEMBER
Date Had Previously Been AnnOHnc.
ed For Late July

Farmers Day at the Delaware Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station will
be held early in September this
year. The exact date will be an
nounced later. A preliminary an
nouncement had been made that it
would be held July 31st, but it has
been found that program of
speakers and other activities could
not be arranged for the early date.
. 1t is the hope of Director McCue
and his stan that special features
of interest to farmers and an at
tractive speaking program can be
arraged for this biennial event.
The stat will be present to explain
their research work on disease and
insect control, time and placement
OF fertilizer in relation to the crop.
rations for feeding livestock, studies
in economics, and many other items
OF interest to farmers.
Although Farmers Day is held
only every two years the director
and staff welcome visitors at all
times and will be glad to explain the
work of the station. Arrangements
for special groups to visit the station
at any time may be made by writing
the director.
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
OLDEST WOMAN OF
DELAWARE DIES AT lO4
Remained In Health Until Few Days
Before Her Death

Mrs. Margaret West. reputed to
be Delaware's oldest woman, who
reached the age of 104 years with
out having to resort to glasses to
read and who remained active all OF
her life. was laid at rest in the
churchyard of McColley's M. E.
Church Sunday afternoon. She died
at the home of her son, Gar
field West, near Piney Grove in the
StOckley area, Friday afternoon after
short illness.
Mrs. West was the widow Of Stock
ley West, many years ago widely
known farmer, near Georgetown. She
apparently was in health until sew
eral days ago when she was taken
i'll. She gradually weakened until
death came. Mrs. West was the old
est mother in Delaware and prob
ably the oldest resident, so far as
Eecords are available.
She celebrated her 104th birthday
anniversary on June 18th.
She was able to see without the
aid of glasses, ate, slept and heard
we'll. Fond of the old-time Wesley
revival meetings, and thoroughly en-
ioying camp meetings, Mrs. West
spent much of the ten days outing
At Carey's Camp. between here and
Gumboro, two years ago.
/, Mrs. West was grandmother Of
Charles Polk Messick. of Trenton.
N. j., chief examiner and secretary
OF the New Jersey Civil Service
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Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
BEER, RUM COMBINATION
LICENSES ON INCREASE

New Castle County. and the two
lower counties, the State being
broken up into four districts. under
the Liquor Control Act. follows:
Taverns. beer only. Wilmington, So;
New Castle County, IA; Kent, ~;
Sussex, II; restaurants. Whining
ton, liquor. 80; beer. II; New Castle
County. liquor. IS; beer. /; Kent,
liquor. 4; beer, 10; Sussex, liquor,
10; beer, 5; hotels, Wilmington. liq-
uor, 8; beer, none; New Castle
County. liquor. Z; beer, /; Kent. liq-
uor, 3; beer. none; Sussex, liquor,
8; beer, none. .
Stores Wilmington, liquor, Al;
beer, 2; New Castle County. liquor.
6; beer, none; Kent, liquor. 8; beer.
none: Sussex, liquor. 4; beer. none;
clubs. Wilmington. liquor. 81; beer,
8; New Castle County. liquor. 1;
beer, 1; Kent. liquor. none; beer,
none.
This is a total of 232 liquor Ii
censes issued to date in all parts of
the State to restaurants, hotels,
stores and clubs. and 131 beer Ii
censes. or a total OF 1853.
Personal licenses issued by the
commission to citizens desiring to
stock private stores or cellars, to-
tailed 27S for liquor In all parts of
state, largely Wilmington, and LOG
for beer.
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
SUSSEX GROUP WANT
OCEAN HIGHWAY LINK
Mosquito Control Ditchlng Makes
Possible Improved Road

Some persons living in Lewes and
Rehoboth claim that the mosquito
control ditching in the marsh areas
behind Cape Henlopen has so thor
oughly drained and eradicated mos
quitoes from that area. that a group
OF Lewes and Rehoboth citizens are
advocating the building of an i'm
proved road from State Street ON
Lewes Beach to near the site of his
'toric Henlopen Lighthouse. which
fell in April. 1926.
This group believe that such a
road, by making easily accessible
the point OF Cape Henlopen, with its
historic lighthouse ruins, excellent
surf fishing. and unique giant NOV
ing sand dunes. would draw great
numbers OF tourists to Lewes and
Rehoboth. With the exception of
some dunes on the shores Of Lake
Michigan. these immense dunes, or
sand hilP' as II is known locally.
are the only ones of such size and
-"'" of movement In the United
States.
Al Is also argued that the road
would be an important link in the
Ocean Boulevard which has been
progressing step by step along the
Atlantic Coast line between Maine
and Florida. Delaware has already
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Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
Car Crashes Into Truck
Near GGrrisOn's Pond
Killing -Four.
One Killed, Nine Hurt
Near NeUGrk; Another
Killed Near FredericG.

Seven men are dead and more
than a score injured in a series of
Statewide automobile accidents ov-
er the weekend.
The dead are:
James Atkins, &c, of Philadel-
phia.
Patrick Riley, 80, of Philadelphia.
Thomas Coughlin, 80. of Philadel-
phia,
James P. Coughlin. II, of Phila-
delphia.
Martin Henry, of Wilmington.
Robert Andrews, IS, of Whining
ton.
D. Chester Warlow. 40, of Phila-
delphia.
The accident in which the four
Philadelphians died occurred late
Saturday night five miles north of
Dover when the car carrying them
crashed into a truck going north.
Atkins and James Coughlin we're
killed instantly and Riley and
Thomas Coughlin died Sunday. At
an inquest Sunday it was stated
that as the car rounded a turn on
the highway II encountered TWO
trucks going north, one driven by
Arthur S. Taylor. SO, of Marion
Station, Md. Taylor said he saw the
car coming on the wrong side of the
road at a speed of about IS miles
an hour and to avoid being struck
he pulled to the side of the road.
He braced himself for the crash. he
ton Somers, of Blossom, Va, and
Homer Powell, of Parksley. Va, and
all escaped injury.
Francis Coughlin, the only occu-
pant Of the car to escape death, is
in the Kent General Hospital Rt
Dover and will recover.
The automobile sideswiped the
truck, tore away part of the motor
and plowed under the cab where it
(TkrH 10 Page 9, Pleasel
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
OPEN NEW NRA OFFICE
AT STATE CAPITAL
Jacob W. Brown Is In Charge OF
New Office In Kent County

Under the direction of Jacob W.
Brown. of Dover, an Office of the
Delaware NRA was opened at Do
yer on Monday. Mr.. Brown is field
adjuster for Kent county under
Charles W. Hardesty, State NRA
compliance director.
The adjustment board for the
Office is Captain H. H. Hanson,
State chemist. connected with. the
Board of Agriculture, representing
the citizens. chairman; John A.
Custer. president Of the Dover
Chamber Of Commerce. representing
employers. and Edward Nelson. Sec
Rotary Kent County Employees As
ISOLATION, representing employees
The board and Office at Dover
will handle complaints of code VIC
lations and also advise in the ad-
ministration of the codes. Mfr.
Brown received a preliminary train
ing for his duties at the MIRA Office
in Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
HUNDREDS VISIT SAFETY
LANES FOR INSPECTION
Automobiles Examined AT Even
Rate; Long Waits Are Eliminated

Several hundred cars passed
through the five safety lanes
throughout the State on Monday, the
opening day of the annual safety in
spection campaign. The inspections
were smoothly handled. No car had
to wait more than Is minutes for
the inspection.
At least one half of the safety
cards. which must be presented
when the car is inspected, have
been mailed from the Secretary Of
States office and the remainder will
be mailed out before the end of the
week.
Two safety lanes are located in
Wilmington and the other three are
located at Newark, Dover and
Georgetown and are open from 9
O'Clock in the morning until S o.
clock in the evening, standard time.
Lanes will be open on the follow
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Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
JUDGE RICHARDS
NAMES SUSSEX
SCHOOL HEADS
Resident Judge Picks Di-
rectOrs For Special And
County Districts.
G. III. DRAPER CHOSEN
Every District In The
County Has At Least
One New AppOintee.
G. H. DRAPER CHOSEN

Judge Charles 8. Richards has
named school directors for the var
ious districts of Sussex county as
follows:
Special School Districts
Georgetown-Mrs. Nellie Lynch
to succeed Byron Pepper whose
term expired some time ago.
Laurel-Harvey d. Williams.
Milford-George H. Draper.
Seaford-William F. LOngendyke
Lewes-Frank 8. Carter.
County Districts
MiltOn-Former Levy Court Com
missioner j. Leon Black.
Harbeson-Mrs. Nellie Rust.
Cedar Neck-Arthur Reed, Mil
ford R. F. D.
Lincoln City-W. Dallas KILLER.
Prime Hook Neck-Perry ID. Ste
venson. Milford, r. F. D.
Cedar GroVe-Garfeld Sharp,
Lincoln City, R. F. D.
Broadkiln-Raymond N. Lank,
Milton, r. F. D.
Whites Chapel-Robert H. White,
Lewes, r. F. D. .-..+.
Midway-Frances Warrington. of
Lewes. .......
RehobOth-George Tumlin.
Eldorado-John G.. Ash, Lewes.
Millsboro-Edmund C. Ryan.
HollymOunt-Mrs. Sallle Burton,
HarbesOn.
Stockley-Harvey 8. Messiek. Of
Georgetown, r. F. d. ~4 "a o.,
Shortley-Elwood Workman, Of
Georgetown, r. F. d.
Mitchelps-Robert Donaway; Of
Millsboro, r. F. D.
Godwin's-Larry ConOway,- :. Of
Georgetown, r. F. ID. rs.
Loves Cross Roads---N illiam
Clarence Truitt. MiIlsboro, r. FgD.
Gumboro-Elisha E. Tingle. Mills
bOro, r. F. D. ~
Whites Neck-Raymond L. Banks.
Dagsboro. r. F. D.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
DUCK SHOOTING SEASON
MAY BE FOR 30 DAYS
3O-Day Season Between October
And January Is Recommended

j. ~ (Ding) Darling. head of the
biological survey at Washington,
last Saturday told Americas sports
men that they might expect only a
SO-day duck shooting season in the
future.
The advisory board set up under
the Migratory Bird Act Treaty rec
commended the 30-day season be-
tween October l and January Is at
its meeting just concluded in Wash
ington.
Darling said the States would be
requested to recommend what per-
iods between October l and January
Is were desired. A State, he said.
could take the 80 days consecutively,
five days each week for six weeks,
ranging down to two days a week
for Is weeks.
The boards proposals. are not
official until they are acted on by
Secretary Wallace and approved by
the President.
The Secretary of Agriculture said
he had not had time to study the
boards suggested program.
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
HOME OWNERS IN
DELAWARE GET S2,693,534

Distressed Delaware home
owners have Jared well during
the first year of the Home
Owners Loan Corporation, the
average loan to that State ex-
ceeding the average for the
country and also the average
for district two, in which Del
aware is located.
A summary of the first years
activities showed 1863 Della
ware home owners received a
total of $2.693,534 in Federal
mortgage relief.
The average loan was $500.
The average for the entire
United States was $3.013 and
the district average $1,000.
The total amount disbursed
in Delaware was by far the
smallest allotted any single
State in its district. The total
for the district was S192,669,-
627, distributed among 62.552
home owners.
Besides Delaware, district
two includes the District OF
Columbia. Maryland. Ohio.
Pennsylvania. Virginia and
West Virginia.
The report of the corporation
shows that $1,027,991.565 has
been distributed among 341, 1862
individual homes throughout
the country.
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
BRIDGEVILLE BOY
KILLED In CRASH
Harold Jones Dies As Car Hits Pole
Near ShaFptOWn, Md.

3, Harold Jones, 16 years old. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jones OF
Bridgeville, was instantly killed
early Tuesday when a car in which
he and three companions were rid
ing struck a pole between EldoradO
and Sharptown, Md.
Lawrence Roe. II years old. re-
ceived a broken arm and possible
internal injuries and Charles Dono-
van. Is years old. has a possible
fractured skull. They are in the
Peninsula General Hospital at Sal
isbury. Alton Layton. II years old.
driver of the car. escaped without
injury.
Layton went to q nearby farm
house and summoned aid and Paul
Adams. accompanied by a physician.
took the injured to the hospital.
Layton said he was crowded off the
lTHrs 10 Pd0" 5. PieaJel
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
SEE SPENDI\ /,
100000 IN STATE
ON new CCC CAMP
Third Group To Open Up,
Clear-Up Land Now
Without Approaches.
TABER TO DIRECT
Lookout Towers, Fire
Breaks To Be Estab-
lished.

In compliance with a request
made by State Forester w. S. Ia
Der sometime ago, DR.. Robert Fech-
ner, director, announced in Wash
ington on Tuesday that another CT
william Conservation Corps Camp
will be established in Delaware
which will mean an expenditure OF
more than 100000 of Federal
funds In this State.
The new camp. which will COM
prise 200 men, will be located in the
forest area in Sussex county but the
exact place has not been determin-
ed. Mr.. Taber stated Tuesday night.
II will be established about October
l for a six-month period and the
work to be performed by these men
will be directed largely by Mr..
Taber. Instead of recruiting a new
company an existing camp OF 200
men will be transferred from some
State where winter work is not
feasible but no selection has yet
been made.
The men in this new camp will
build telephone lines in the forest
area, two or more lookout towers
engage in forest improvements
make public camping grounds, en-
gage in planting and cut truck
trails. Mr.. Taber explained that
much area now having no means OF
egress will be opened up and clear
ed out, that fire breaks will be con-
structed and brush cleared from
along the highways. Forest fire haz-
ards will be eliminated and much
valuable land will be opened up
Much of the work will be done on
private lands.
Relative to the establishment of
ITEes 20 Page :. PlsaJFl
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
MACK URGES
CAR OWNERS TO
REPAIR AUTOS
Says This Should Be Done
Before The Machines
/ Are Inspected.
INSPECTION NOW ON
Owners Must Have We
hicles In Condition Be-
fore They Are Passed.
INSPECTION NOW ON

With the opening of the sixth an
nual car inspection campaign, W. W.
Mack, chief engineer of the High
way Department, one of the partici-
pating agencies in this annual safe
ty effort, is urging motor car owners
TO have needed repairs or adjust
ments made to their cars before the
opening Of the campaign. Mr.. Mack
points out that the car inspection
campaign is an important factor In
the efforts of the Delaware Safety
Council and others interested in the
control of the highway accident
situation. He said in the first half
Of the year ending June 80, the rec
ords of the State highway police
showed considerable improvement
in the safety conditions Of our roads
compared with the corresponding
period of the previous year. This
years fatalities for the ffrst six
months number rs, as compared
with 81 for the corresponding per-
iod of last year.
"The records of the department
indicate conclusively," said Mr..
Mack, that each year a number OF
fatal and serious non-fatal acct
dents can be directly attributed to
defective brakes, inadequate illu-
mination, tire blow-outs, and other
purely mechanical imperfeetions
and equipment failures. These need
less tragedies can be wholly elimi-
mated with constant attention by the
car operators to the State standards
of maintenance. Certainly during
this annual check-up each motor car
operator will want to exhibit his
good citizenship in motoring by
submitting cars at the Safety Lane
statlons which comply with the,
safety provisions OF the law. In or
der to accomplish this, II is hoped
that a majority of the motorists
will visit their auto dealer or ser
CTpFa 70 PaSf 9. PleaJfl
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
WILL OPEN OCEAN
BOULEVARD TODAY
Resuriacing Work Was Held Up Be-
cause OF Delay In Getting Material

Although a large force of men
have been working every day in an
effort to open the Ocean Boulevard
between Rehobeth Beach and Beth
any Beach to traffic by July 18th, as
previously predicted, the delay in
the railroad company in delivering
asphalt has held up the work so that
according TO W. W. Mack. chief engi-
neer of the State Highway Depart
ment. the highway will not be COM
pleted and ready for travel, weather
permitting, until this weekend, the
exact date expected to be the morn
ing of Friday, July. goth.
One of the safest beaches along
the Atlantic Coast and one retaining
an old-time simplicity and not yet
commercialized is a strip suggested
to Fenwick Island at the lower end
of the State. This section is but
rarely visited except by those liv-
ing close by and yet furnishes splen-
did bathing, almost virgin fishing
grounds and an abundance Of crabs
in the upper waters of the Sine
puxent Bay and in the ocean. The
trip can be made down from the up
per end of the State with careful
driving in three and a half hours.
The trip is made down Route Is to
Dover where Route 113 is taken to
Selbyville and then a turn to the left
through Selbyville and on the main
street a turn to the right past the
home Of United States Senator John
G. Townsend to the second improved
road where turn to the left is made
over a good asphalt road through
WHhamsville past old Sound camp
meeting directly over the recently
improved bay bridge to the beach.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
FLETCHER BROWN
REELECTED HEAD
EDUCATIONBOARD
Contractors Request For
Extension Of Time At
Caesar Rodney Denied.
SIMON V.-PRESIDENT

H. Fletcher Brown. of Whining
ton, was reelected president of the
State Board of Education at meet
ing held at Dover last Friday. John
B. Jessup, of Wilmington. whose ap-
pointment as a member of the board
to succeed E. C.. Huber, was an
nounced several days ago by Gov
ernor c. Douglass Buck, and War
ner w. Price. OF Smyrna, who was
re-appointed, attended the session
E. A. Simon, of Seaford, was Ie-
elected vice-president. DR.. H. "
Holloway, State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. was reelected
Secretary several weeks ago.
Four building commissions met
with the board for consideration or
plans in connection with the con-
struction of new school houses.
The Roxana School Commission
LIsns were presented by the archi-
Iect, George Edwin Pope. and ac-
cepted and bids will be opened on
August Z.
The Christiana School Commits
sion made minor changes in their
plans which will likely he approx
ed.
The Cae sar Rodney School Com
mission presented the application
of the contractors for an extension
of time, hut this was denied
The Smyrna School Commission
discussed and had approved, a two
pipe heating system instead Of a
one-pipe system.
The board announced the consol-
idation of Whites Neck school in
Sussex county with Lord Baltimore.
the vote being 81 for consolidation
and % against. Twenty-Five chill
dren will be transferred as a result
of the consolidation.
It was decided to install a sewer
age system at the Lord Baltimore
School.
The request for weather strip
ping of the windows at the Mt.
Pleasant School in New Castle
county on the Philadelphia Pike. at
a cost of $495.50, was approved.
Announcement of the refusal Of
Chestnut Grove School. west Of
Dover; to consolidate with Dover.
" as made, the vote being for and
5 against. Another election is to
lake place in this district shortly.
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
F. A. ROSS AGAIN
ELECTED MAYOR
OF REHOBOTH
Progressive Candidate Is
Term By Large Vote.
Returned For Another
LARGE VOTE POLLED

Fred A. Ross, Mayor of Rehoboth,
was reelected on Saturday by a
large majority in a sweeping cam
paign in which harsh charges and
bitter investive we're freely exchang-
ed. Mayor Ross received 394 votes
and 1872 votes were cast for Com
missioner Fred Kunsman, his oppO-
nent
Mayor Ross is described as the
progressive" candidate. and the en-
tire progressive ticket" was elect
ed.
Commissioners elected for two
year terms and the votes they Sc
cured are: David Aspril. 40i votes;
Samuel D. Clyde. $50 votes, and D.
Franklin CULLEN. 352 votes. De-
feated candidates for commission
er are: David C. Melvin. at pres
ent a commissioner, who received
$50 votes, and Philip o. Downs, 257
votes.
Robert Yarnall. candidate for re-
election as tax collector, was le-
elected with 4l6 ballots in his favor.
John A. Lingo, defeated candidate
for tax collector. received l40 votes.
The tax collector holds Office for
one year.
DR.. Walter P. Robinson, Stephen
p. Hudson and Charles Phillips
were elected tax assessors for terms
of one year without opposition.
Similarly Roy W. Palmer. Raymond
E. Wilson and Charles H. Webb
were elected auditors for one-year
terms without opposition. William
Downing was the only candidate for
inspector, one-yeaf term.
A total of 9S7 ballots was cast
a large number for a rural Della
ware election.
Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
LAY AUTO ASSAULT
CHARGE TO DEL. MAN
Reckless DrIvInP And Assault By
Auto, Result OF Accident =. :.

Albert ]. Trader, Of near Milford,
was arraigned before Justice Of the
Peace w. E. Lank last Thursday
charged with assault aud battery by
automobile and reckless driving as
the result OF an accident, on June
9th in which FIVE persons were hurt.
He was held under $500 bail for
court on the assault and battery
charge and fined $40 and cost for
reckless driving.
State policemen Jones and Pusey,
who made the arrest, testified that
Trader was driving q car that col
lided with a car driven by Miss
Sara Grier. of Milford. at the In
tersection of Front street and the
Rehoboth cutoff. The occupants Of
the car driven by Miss qrier were
injured. Miss Grier is stiH confined
to her home as result Of the acct
dent.