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Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
S4S6,f51 AWARDED
FOR STATE ROADS
Includes Completion OF Bay Shore
Highway

Roads contracts amounting to
$4S6.15l were formally awarded Sat
urday on four projects to the fol-
lowing qualifying bidders: Chestnut
Street cutoff in New Castle which
will provide a road from the Penns-
ville-New Castle Ferry without pass
ing through the center of the towns
traffic, Vincent SchiaVi. Townsend,
$49,22
Over three miles of dual concrete
highway, 20 feet wide, between Glas-
gov station and Bear, Vincent Schi-
avi. Townsend. $l33,77O.
Nearly seven and a half miles of
concrete road between the State
Police Station north OF Dover con-
Meeting with the Bay Road and cut
ting traffic out OF Dover. George &
Lynch, Dover. $l61.336.
Nearly four miles of concrete road
between Little Heaven south of Mag
nOlia and connecting with the Bay
road. w. w. Truitt, Lincoln. $141,-
$3.50.
The latter two awards when COM
pleted will provide another highway
nearer the Delaware River which
will furnish transportation on an
other boulevard without hitting any
of the heavier. traffic on Route 113
and which will aid greatly in keep
ing dow nthe noise of heavy trucks
at night through the towns.
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
VISITORS DAY AT
DELAWARE COLONY
VIII BE Held The Afternoon OF Sat.
urday, October go

The annual fall visitors day anC
pound party at Delaware Colony, the
State Training School, near Stock
ley. will be held under the direction
of the Delaware Commission fol
Feeble-Minded, on Saturday. Octo-
ber 20, from 1880 to 4:30 in the af-
ternoon.
All cottages and departments will
be open to visitors. This institution
has made commendable progress
recently in its health program and
medical treatment through the in
Urinary and In its department of oc-
cupational therapy and shop work.
Extensive farming operations are
carried on as part of the training
program for boys.
The chief object OF this day is to
have as many people as possible
from all over the State visit the Col
ony and acquaint themselves with
its development, its needs, and the
work IL is doing to train those
whose minds have not developed
normally"
Donations should be labeled with
the name and address of the person
or club making the gift.
A play and other demonstrations
of the training received by the BOYS
and girls will be given In the audi
torium of the Hutton Administration
at 1880 Visitors may in
spect the institution either before or
following the play.
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
600 ADDITIONAL JOBS
UNDER NEW CONTRACTS
Highway Department Asking Bids
On Ten Contracts

Proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department October
"a on ten contracts that will give
employment for a period of from
three to four months for approx
mately six hundred men this win
ter. Four of the projects are in New
Castle county and are under the
agreement reached with the Levy
Court of that county for which sim
liar Federal Relief Funds will be
granted. In addition, a straight ne-
partment job will be the top coating
of a traffic surface road at Zoar
Camp where traffic has become hea-
Wy enough to warrant a top tar
dressing, a treatment which follows
traffic surface roads whenever the
travel becomes heavy enough as re-
c"ntlv explained by w. w. Mack,
Chief Engineer.
one OF the projects is a much
needed widening of the present road
between Five Points and Rehoboth
Beach. At Five Points. motorists,
especially in the summer. converge
there from the Milford-Rehobotl
road and the Georgetown-Rehoboth
road to such an extent that a wider
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Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
DUCK SEASON OPENS
OCT. Is FOR 80 DAYS
Shooting May Continue All Day EX-
cept On Baited Premises

Many inquiries have been receiy-
ed relative to the new Federal reg
ulations covering the shooting of
ducks and geese. Reports have also
been circulated that these regula-
tions will not be enforced, while
other reports are to the effect that
the regulations have been modified
in Delaware.
The regulations provide for thirty
days shooting, starting at sunrise,
Thursday. October 25 and continu-
ing only on the following Friday and
Saturday and then each Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of each week
until the season closes at sunset Cn
Saturday. December 30. This ar
rangement provides for a season of
thirty days, three days a week
Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
for ten weeks. 1t is illegal to shoot
ducks at any other time.
On each shooting day. the time of
shooting is from sunrise to sunset.
except on baited premises when the
shooting must stop at p. III.
The daily bag limit of ducks is II
in the aggregate of all kinds but not
more than five of any one or of the
aggregate of two or more of the
following species-eider, canvas
back, redhead, greater scaup. lesser
scaup, ringnick, blue-wing teal,
green-wing tea. cinnamon teal. sho-
weller and gadwall; possession not
more than double the daily limit.
The daily bag limit of geese is
in the aggregate: possession-eight.
Waterfowl may not be shot on any
baited premises unless a permit is
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Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05

Barratt's Chapel. a little church.
nestled in a grove of trees on a hill
side of central Delaware, near Fred
erica, attracted attention of Meth
odists throughout the entire coun-
try last Sunday in its 154th ami
versary celebration by recalling
many events of historical import
ance among which was the meeting
for the first time of DR.. Thomas
Coke and Francis Asbury, previously
named by John Wesley to be joint
superintendent of the brethren in
America. The service Sunday also
appropriately preceded the sesqui-
centennial of the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church to be celebrated in this
country from October l, 1884, to
September 30, 1885.
Departing from their usual Gus
tom Of inviting a prominent speaker
in the Methodist Church to address
the annual service, trustees of the
church extended the invitation to
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
FREDERICK IS
TOMATO MART
Thousands Of Baskets Are Being
shipped

Thousands of baskets of tomatoes
are being shipped daily from Fred
erica, central shipping point for
many growers Of this section. Buy
ers at Frederick have been purchas-
ing tomatoes and shipping them by
trucks to New Jersey markets.
One day this week a buyer at this
point shipped 4.400 baskets by truck
and had that many more stacked for
shipment. 1t is said that prices have
been ranging from q cents to A
cents for a SIS bushel basket. ac-
cording to the quality of the toma-
toes. Quite a number of loads have
brought the top figure.
One Yield Brings $1,000
While there has seemingly been a
large crop of tomatoes the yield has
not been general. Some farmers
have had bumper crops while their
neighbors have had poor ones. Those
who have had fairly good yields
have made some money. 1t is re-
ported that one farmer has picked
ever $1,000 worth from his farm.
The packing plants at Milford are
not canning tomatoes this year, but
are devoting their plants to beans.
Factories in nearby towns however,
are packing tomatoes. some on con-
tract prices and some buying on the
open market.
Many truckers are picking up to-
matoes through the country and
carrying them to market for farm
ers.
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
AbIemGn Senatorial Vic
tor In Fifth District;
BrittinghGm for Sheriff.
StGytOn Loses Levy Court
Nomination To Burt
BOLCden.

OF the eight contests in Sussex
county, the following we're nominat-
ed in the more important clashes:
Former Speaker Samuel N. Gull
yer, of Delmar, was nominated in
the Third Senatorial District, while
Benjamin Ableman, of Georgetown,
was victorious in the Fifth Senator
ial District in the two contests for
senatorial nominations at the Sus-
sex County Democratic primaries
last Saturday.
Polling 1909 votes, Culver de-
feated L. Ray Otwell, also of Del
mar, who received 627 votes.
Ableman won out with a major
ity of 107 votes over Otto Dicker-
son, of Milton.
Representative John E. Owens, of
Greenwood, was unopposed for nom
ination in the First Senatorial Dis
trict.
Benjamin Burton Bowden, of Sea-
ford, received 2,175 votes, to gain
the nomination for Levy Court Com
missioner. Walter Roach, of George
town, received 1871 votes, while
Thomas N. Stayton, of near Milford,
polled 1861. Mr.. Bowden has; the
distinction of being the first man
under the three-commissioner sys-
TEN to be nominated again. He was
elected in 1922 for six years.
Dawson Is Winner
Frank c. Dawson, nominee for
Recorder of Deeds, received from
unofficial returns, $3.50 votes, while
his opponent, Walter L. Conaway, of
Concord, polled 1925.
With the withdrawal Of Charles
c. Jones. of Ocean View, and
Charles V. Rodney, of Laurel, for
the nomination for sherfft, the con
test was between Lorenzo W. Brit
tingham, of Georgetown, and JAMES
Nutter Russell, of BridgevilIe. Brit
tingham received from unoflcial re-
turns 1886 votes and Russell 2,285.
Like Mr.. Bowden, who was nomi-
mated for Levy Court Commission
er, Mr.. BrittiRgham is the only
so far as is known, who
ever was given a second nomina-
Lion for the Office. Mr.. Britfingham
served as sheriff from January,
1881 to January. 1888. The office is
Tor two years, and upon serving.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
BUDGET BOARD
DENIES INCREASE
AT HEARING
Commission Recommends
Same Sums AS Last
Year To Petitioners.
NET LAST FRIDAY

The State Budget Commission re-
sumed hearings in Dover last Fri
day in the Legislative building, with
all members present, State Auditor
j. Henry Hazel, chairman; Secre-
tary Of State Charles H. 6rantiand
and State Senator Carl r. VanSant.
The commission had before IL the
State Board of Agriculture; w. d.
Denney, custodian of the State prop
erty; State Treasurer George s.
Williams; State Board of Health;
Directors of the Delaware Colony
for the Feeble-Minded at Stockley
and the State Library Commission.
In presenting their several bud
gets each showed requests for an
increase over last year.
Chairman Hazel said that with an
estimated income of $1,500.000 and
the budgets as submitted amounting
to $4,000. 900, it would be a physical
impossibility to allow any increase
anywhere without making provis-
ions for additional revenue to run
the State government, either in in
creased taxes or demanding that
each department conceive some plan
to raise additional revenue within
its own departments.
After hearing the Representatives
of the several State institutions, the
Budget Commission voted to ap-
prove the same amounts that each
institution and commission has al
lotted to them for the past biennium.
The board resumed its hearings
on Monday. when it had before it
the State Board of Charities. State
Colored College. State Forestry.
State Archives, Mothers Pension
and the State Highway Department.
The board sat in Wilmington on
when it heard the State
Tax Department, State Welfare
Home and Old Age Pension Commits
sion and the Adjutant-General.
Representatives of the State
Board of Education will be heard at
a later date. |
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
KENT DEMOCRATS ELECT
COUNTY COMMITTEE
George d. Sapp And Irene 9. VIM
yard Elected In Tenth District

The new Kent County Democratic
Committee was elected at tile pri-
maries last Saturday as foil )ws;
First Representative District -
Clifford Jones. Hazel Blendt, Rob-
ert Y. Wallan, Jr, Mrs. Henrietta c.
West; second, Samuel ]. Fox, Mar
garet Slaughter. Peter s. Collins.
Mrs. Dora Richter; third, William
L. Gooding, Lena S. Phillips, Wilbur
d. Wilds. Annabelle Everett;
fourth. William H. Powell. William
II. Willis. Mary E. Dodd. .Adilie
Hufnal; Fifth, E. Y. Williams, Mrs.
James II. Hughes, Harry X. Heite.
Beatrice V. Hubbard, r. Harry Will
son, Bessie S. James.
Sixth, Harry J. Dill, Mrs. Harry
j. Dill, Pauf B. Hughes, Mrs. Alice
X. Minner; seventh, w. Fred Rich
ards, Mrs. Linda Cox, Emil Cub
bage. Salida B. Killen, William Vir-
din. Stella C. Brown; eighth. Elijah
S. Hughes, Elizabeth Masten, Will
liam C. Paradee, Soulie B. Gray;
mint. Lewis G. Clymer, Mary H. Dol
by. Norman 0utten. Mrs. Estella
Reynolds; tenth. George Dewey
Sapp and Irene s. Vinyard.
Under the new rules in Kent
county adopted several months
back, the new members will not as
sumo their duties until the second
Tuesday in January.
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
Jap. E. BISHOPS
TO VISIT STATE
PreIates From All Over World To
Preach In Delaware Pulpits Oct. IA

Fourteen bishops and two other
prominent Episcopal clergymen
from scattered areas of the earth,
some as distant at Alaska and the
far east, will preach in Episcopal
Churches in Delaware on Sunday,
October 14th.
This will follow a tour of the
State which the bishops will make
in a body the preceding day. and a
large subscription banquet which
the bishops will attend at the Hotel
dupont the day of the tour.
The bishop will come here dur
ing the first weekend of the Cen
eral Convention of the church which
will meet in Atlantic City, October
10. The trip from Atlantic City will
be made Saturday. October IS, in a
caravan of automobiles. The motor
tour of historic spots in the State
will begin at New Castle.
Will Attend Banquet
Each parish will entertain its
guest bishop. At the subscription
dinner Saturday night the speakers
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Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
GOVERNOR les
BOARD TO STUDY
JOB INSURANCE
Eight Men Selected To
Consider Adoption Of
Plan In State.
TO BE NON-PARTISAN
Will Seek Financing
Scheme If Survey Is
Favorable.
TO BE NON-PARTISAN

Governor c. Douglass Buck We'd
nesday afternoon announced the
appointment of a special commits
sion of eight members, who will
make a study of unemployment in
surance and determine whether it
is desirable in this State.
The members of the board are
Gerald B. Street, Wilmington; John
B. Benson. Wilmington; Caleb
Wright. Sussex county; Leon H.
Ryan. New Castle; f. A. Simon.
Seaford; E. H. Worth. Claymont;
William P. Richardson. Dover;
Richard c. McMullen. Wilmington.
Mr.. Street is a retired business
man; Mr.. Ryan is identified with
the rayon manufacturing industry;
Mr.. McMullen with the leather
manufacturing industry; Mr.. Ben
son is the representative of the
labor union interests; Mr.. Wright
is an attorney placed on the COM
mission to help it with its studies
of unemployment insurance laws
adopted or proposed in other states;
Mr.. Simon is identified with the
canning industry. as is also Mr..
Richardson, and Mr.. Worth is con-
nected with the steel industry.
Assembly TO Get Report
Governor Buck has stated he con-
sidered the question of unemploy-
ment insurance of the greatest i'm
portance and he is anxious to de-
termine whether it would be fea-
sible to adopt it in Delaware. For
this reason he has named the COM
which will submit its find
ings to him, together with whatever
recommendations the members may
deem necessary. The report will be
by the Governor to the
which meets in Jand-
airy.
One of the tasks of the board
will be to study the various unem-
ployment insurance laws which
have been adopted in other states
and those which have been propOs- .
ed. From these the best features will !
be selected for incorporation in !
whatever measure may be submitted /
10 the Delaware Assembly.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05

The Delaware Mosquito Control
Commission held its monthly meet
ing. Monday. afternoon at the exec
utive Offices in Lewes. Those pres
ent were: Harry l.. Cannon. chair
man. Bridgeville; Richard C. Beck
EFT, secretary, Dover; Louis A.
Stearns. Newark. and w. S. Cork
ran. Rehoboth. executive officer and
engineer. Mrs. Henry B. Thompson.
Greenville, an active member of the
commission. was unable to attend
due to being confined in the Beebe
Hospital in Lewes with a broken
leg. Frank M. Jones, vice chairman.
Georgetown, was forced to be in
court at the time.
After hearing the report of the
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
154h Anniversary
OfBarratts Chapel
Present Generation Has Lost Sense of Sin Says Rev.
Roy L. TGEOes In Sermon On EUe OF MethOdism 8
SesQui-C centennial Celebration.

their own pastor. the Rev. Roy L.
Tawes. The minister is one OF the
youngest in the Wilmington NJ. E.
Conference, and in the invitation
an honor was conferred by his
parishioners, for 1t is the first time
in the history of the anniversaries
that a prisoner. or even a member OF
the conference has been selected to
deliver the srmon.
1000 At Services
The small building, filled to ca
pacity. held only One-quarter of the
congregation OF 1000. However.
amplifiers had been arranged and
the large part Of those attending
remained in their cars on the church
grounds.
The Rev. W. E. Habbart, superin-
tendent of the Dover District. in
which the chapel is located, pre-
sided at the services and other visit
ing ministers included the Rev.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
LIST MANY CASES
in SUSSEX COURT
FOR THIS SESSION
Long Session Expected
Unless Some Cases Are
Settled Out OF Court.
CASE IS CONTINUED
Murder Indictment Re-
turned By Grand Jury;
Few Actions Deferred.
CASE IS CONTINUED

The October term of Superior
Court and Court of General Sessions
for Sussex county opened on Mon
day with Associate Judge Charles S.
Richards on the bench. The term is
expected to be a long one, and un-
less many of the cases are settled
without going to trial 1t may re-
quire weeks to dispose of the cases.
True bills of indictment were re-
turned on Monday as follows: Sam
DruckeT,. Northwest Fork district
charged with issuing a worthless
check on June 10 to Layton and Ow-
ems, of Bridgeville. on the Manufac-
turers' Trust Company, New York
City, for $5O5.55; DR.. Elmer Bert
rand, of Lewes, assault and battery
on Charlotte Louise WescOat, of
Nassau, on July 4; Frank Sampson,
negro, of Bridgeville, numbering
Nicholas Sheppard. negro, of Bridge
vile, on September 2; Noah KIM
mey, negro, said to be more than 80
years old. living at Bridgeville,
charged with numbering William
Tilghman on August 19; Albert J.
Trader, Cedar Creek district, three
charges of assault and battery with
an automobile, on June 81; Howard
l.. Ward, Little Greek district, as
sault and battery on Ella NJ. Ward,
on July 16; Frank E. Bailey, of Mil
ton, assault and battery on Magis-
trate Ira S. Hazard, of Milton, on
September 8; Thomas Smith, of Mil
ford, carrying concealed a butcher
knife on the streets of Milford, on
September %; Earl Caldwell Brown,
Lewes and Rehoboth district, as
sault and battery on George nj.
Burton. on July 4; Lemuel Kitchens.
Cedar Greek district. assault and
battery on Howard Lucas on Al
gust 4; William. B. Poore. Cedar
Greek district, assault and battery
on Howard Lucas, on August 4;
Clarence A. Donovan, receiving $50
stolen money of Mrs. James Nutter |
Russell. on August 1; Alexander |
Donovan, of Concord, larceny of I
money from James Nutter Russell. /
of Bridgeville, on August l; Roscoe |
Penuel, Seaford district, immoral I
conduct toward Helen Foskey, on
February 16; Raymond Hill. Broad
Creek district, immoral conduct to- +
ward Hazel Kitchens. on August l;
Harry Masten, Cedar Creek district,
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Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
NEW STATE ASSEMBLY
WILL MEET JANUARY l
Party Caucuses win BE Held New
Years Night

Candidates who are elected to the
Senate and House at the election on
November 6 will have to spend their
New Years holiday in Dover liz
stead of at their homes because the
regular session of the l05th Gentr-
al Assembly will convene in Dover
on January l. 1885. The members Of
each house will have their caucuses
the night before. New Years eve. to
organize. elect their presiding Off
GERS and attaches.
The Constitution of the State pro-
vides that the General Assembly
shall meet on the first Tuesday in
January. biennially. and at such
other times as the Governor shall
convene the same"
January l. 1885, falls on the first
Tuesday of the New Year. The last
time this occurred was in 1929.
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
Mosquito Control Commission
Praises Work At Meeting

executive officer of the work accom-
plished during the past month, the
members considered plans for fu-
ture work and before adjourning ex-
pressed themselves as particularly
pleased with the accomplishments
during the first summer Of mosqui-
to control in Delaware.
Said Harry l. Cannon, chairman,
Bridgeville: Il have never known
Rehoboth to be so free of mosqui-
toes as 1t has been this year, par
ticularly in the month of September,
when the pests have in previous
years been frequently unbearable. l
think the CCC workers and the ex-
ecutive STAFF are continuing to do
fine work."
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
CORN-HOG CONTRACT
SIGNERS MEET
Are Being Asked To Vote Their
Sentiments On Plan

In order that the Corn-Hog Sec
tion of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration may become inform
ed concerning the attitude of farm
ers in regard to the reduction and
control program for these two basic
farm commodities, all signers of
cOrn-hOg contracts throughout the
United States are being given the
opportunity to express their opinion
on this subject by a referendum vote
by written ballot at community
meetings.
For the benefit of the corn-hog
contract signers in Kent county ar
rangements were made by County
Agent Russell E. Wilson in cooper
alton with the local committeeman
for a series of three community
meetings this week at which a ref
erendum vote was taken on the fol-
questions: y
DIDO YOU favor an adjustment
program dealing with corn and hogs
in 1895?
(2)-DO you favor a one-contract-
per-farm adjustment program deal
ing with grains and livestock TO be-
come effective in 1886?
The meeting in Harrington for the
farmers in the Sth, 9th and 10th dis
tricts was held in the First National
Bank building on Monday afternoon.
and was presided over by c. Arthur
Taylor. chairman for the local COM
II unity comprising these districts.
On Tuesday afternoon the cOrn-hOg
signers in the End. 4th. 5th.
9Th and 7th districts met in the con-
ference room of the State Board of
in Dover with R. S. Nc
CTwn 10 Pa0" $. PfeGJei
Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
REPUBLICAN, VOTERS
RALLY AT GEORGETOWN

A very enthusiastic meeting
of the Sussex County Young
Republican Voters Club was
held at the County Committee
headquarters at Georgetown
on Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 26th. The meeting was
for the purpose Of strengthen
ing the organization of the
club. Mr.. Preston Townsend
of Selbyville acted in the ca
pacity Of temporary chairman
and the permanent officers
elected for the ensuing year
were.
Chairman, Caleb Wright,
Georgetown.
Vice chairman, Preston
Townsend, SelbyvilIe.
Vice-chairman. Russell Todd,
Bridgeville.
Vice chairman, Charles
Marvel, Delmar.
Secretary, Joseph Lingo.
Milton.
Treasurer, Charles Cullen.
Delmar.
Plans for effecting an organ
izatiOn in each of the COun-
ties Representative Districts
were formulated.
The meeting was well at
tended by young Republicans
from all sections of the county.