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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
HOUSING MEASURE
is LOST In HOUSE.
Substitute Bill To EIimi-
nate COngested COndi-
tiOns Loses By 10 To IL.

After a lengthy and spirited de-
bate the House Monday afternoon
defeated a substitute bill introduced
by Representative Rees for Senator
McIntire's bill to create a public
authority to aid in housing families
of low incomes. in eliminating un-
sanitary and congested housing con-
ditfons and otherwise promote pub
lie health, safety. moral and general
welfare. Il was rejected by a vote of
10 to II with three of the members
present not voting. II required two
third vote. or "a. to insure its pas
sage.
Representative Rees and Simon,
who had supported the proposed act.
changed their votes from 'yes" to
mo" so they may later move TO have
the bill reconsidered. The measure
was passed by the Senate last fall
before the 9O-day adjournment.
John X. Garrigues. president OF
the State Board of Housing. and l..
V. Smith. the secretary of the board.
explained the purposes of the act.
The substitute was presented to
make the proposed law conform to
the requirements of the housing Off
ciaIs in Washington.
Mr.. Garrigues and Mr.. Smith
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
MEN
PLAN BANQUET
Several Committees Now
At Work To Secure
Speaker And Hall.

At a special meeting of the Mil
ford Business Mems Association held
Wednesday evening, March 2S. in the
CITY Council Chamber, it was plan
ned to hold a banquet in the near
future at which time a speaker
would he secured TO address the
group. Il is expepcted that at least
l25 will be present at this banquet
and meeting. In preparation lOr the
affair. T. Carlisle Collins appointed
the following committee to secure
speaker for the evening. Secretary
Harry J. Pierce and Vice President
Al Humes. This committee will wait
on Cornelius GarrettsOn of Whining
ton and see IL il will be possible to
SECURE him for the banquet speaker.
Major William f. Lank wss ap-
;peknaads epniznlttee Of one tsseeH-
fer with the Grange banquet COM
mfttee In regards to obtaining their
hall and services in preparing and
serving the bsnquet. Both of these
committees will submit reports at
the next regular meeting. which will
he held Wednesday evening. April 4,
in the city building. All persons in
terested in obtaining the hest tor
Milford are urged TO attend this
meeting, for at this time. a spring
and summer campaign to better Mil
ford in all ways will be mapped out.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
APRIL JURORS DRAWN
FOR COURTS IN KENT
Matthews. Hirsch, Simpson And
Dunn Drawn From Tenth District

The following jurors for the April
term of the Kent County Superior
Court and the Court of General Ses-
sions. which convene April 16. have
been drawn by Jury Commissioners
Hopkins and Joyce:
First District-Thomas Jefferson,
William A. Dulin, James Patterson.
Second District-Frank D. LATER
ty. Harry David, George Craig, Arm
strong Cullen.
Third District-Joseph H. Swain.
J. Carl Walker. David S. Wilds.
Fourth District-Watson Cook. Jr..
Homer Thompson. Alexander Jack
son.
Fifth Distrtot-Albert J. Deise.
Jack X. Lord. Marvel Watson. John
NJ. Lynch.
Sixth District-william NJ. Town
send. Byron Minner, Herman vosh-
ell. Keller Edwards.
Seventh District-Robert Chill
cults. Roland Wilkerson. Edgar
Townsend,
Eighth District-Henry Wright,
Arley Jackson, John Lindale. Sharp
L. Wilson.
Ninth District-Lawrence Price.
Arthur T. Layton, George B. Simp
son. Harry L. Bowdle.
Tenth District-Leonard ] Mat
thews. Charles F. Hirsch. William I.
Simpson. Joseph P. Dunn.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
sl,S1s,WO.W FUND
LOOMS FOR STATE
Allotment Seen Possible
For Road Construction
From Federal Funds.

Delaware may receive S1,S19, ,0tnD
from the Federal government this
year for road construction. the same
amount received last year, II was
announced this week by the State
Highway Department on the basis
Of REPORTS from Washington that the
House Committee on Roads had rn-
arfimousiy voted ID report favofablx
a bill TO authorize 100000. 1000 for
highway construction in the United
States.
BY April 1 Delaware will have
under construction 81 per cent of
last years Federal appropriation.
the Highway Department said,
BY July / the department will be
ready to make surveys and prepare
plans for the work under this years
so there will be con-
tinuity of employment.
OF the amount appropriated last
year for the entire country. 1856 per
cent has been placed under contract.
II is expected the peak of employ
ment on projects being paid for out
of last years appropriation will be
reached in August. and that all this
will be spent by Sep
tember In Delaware as well as In
the other states.
Thousands of men throughout the
country would be thrown out OF jobs
II road construction Is
not continued.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
CONFERENCE DELEGATES
FROM DOVER DISTRICT
HasWell Pierce VIII Represent Ave-
nue. Church, Milford. At Gathering

The following lay delegates to
represent the Dover district at the
Wilmington NJ. f. Conference were
announced this week by Superin-
tendent W L. Habert:
Beckwith E. Speddens. Frank
North. Cambridge. Md. r. d. No. 3.
Bethel. P r. Phillips, Bethel.
Bridgeville. Cdid not electD
Cambridge. E. S Hubert. Com
bridge. Md.
Camden, T. j. Tarburton. Camden
Canterbury. Wilbur Kersey, Viola
Church Greek, Carl joiner. Church
Greek, Md.
Grape. Richard Andrews. Andrews.
Md
East New Market. B. Z. lsenberg.
East New Market. Md
ElliOtt's. Rannie Gray, Elliott's.
Md.
Pennington. Miss Mary Locker
man. Greenwood.
fredericksburg. W. F. Davis. Fed
FELTON,. S. r. Hodgson. FELTON,.
Galestown and Reliance. T.. Lee
Morris, Federalsburg
Georgetown. A. p Townsend.
Georgetown Circuit. Hollis Dodd.
HARRISON.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
CORN HOG ALL0T-
MENT MEETINGS
The Meetings VIII Commence The
First Week In April

In connection with the cOrn-hog
allotment program for Kent County
a series of local sign-up meetings
has been scheduled by County Agent
Russell r. Wilson for the first week
In April. for the conveniences Of
those farmers who desire to take ad-
vantage OF this adjustment plan OF
the Federal government with refer
ence to these two farm commodl-
ties.
Sometime ago the corn aud hog
farmers In Kent County received
from the county extension office
sample contract and a leahet which
explained this allotment and adjust
ment plan In detail. and during the
first two days In March. four com
munity meetings we're held through
out the county for the purpose Of
explaining this program to all In
terested farmers
In order to give those corn and
hog producers who are interested in
signing reduction applications an
opportunity to benefit by this plan,
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
STATE INSPECTION
OF BATTERY F
Col. Schulz Makes Inspection And
Awards For Merit

The State inspection of Battery F,
l9Sth Coast Artillery. Delaware Ma
tional Guard. was held in the State
Armory at Milford on Monday eve
ming. March 26. with the three Off
GERS. Capt. Anthony Summer. First
Lieutenant Jos. H. Prettyman. Sec
ond Lieutenant William E. Holleger.
and so enlisted men present.
The inspecting officer. Major Har-
ry B. Van Solver. State staff. was
unable to conduct the inspection as
he had car trouble somewhere up
State. and the inspection was made
by Col. Geo J. Schulz. commanding
officer 19Sth Coast Artillery.
This inspection is held two weeks
prior to the Federal inspection and
all deficiencies are remedied before
the Federal inspection to be held
April .. Refreshments will follow
the Federal inspection.
Col. Schulz presented medals to
the following enlisted men who at
tended 100 per cent of drills sched-
uled for 1888: First Sergenat Clar-
ence c. Smith. Sergeant William
Marvel. Sergeant Herman B. Depu-
ty. Sergeant Ralph r. Messick, Ser
geant Clement J. Nevins. Sergeant
Reuben Cady. Sergeant Charles A.
Peet. Corporal Harry B. Carpenter.
Corporal George L. Smoot. Corporal
Harry L. Hill. Jr., Private first
class) Clyde Draper
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
r. w. KelsO Tells Assem-
bly, Delaware Has ''NOt
Seen Depression"
JOINT SESSION HELD
IN SENATE CHAMBER
Predicts Climax In April;
Urges Ample Spending
For Work, Direct Relief

Delaware can expect no further
financial assistance from the FEEDER
al Government in carrying on relief
work in this State, unless a dire
emergency arises whereby it is no
longer able to finance its own pro-
gram, according to Robert w. Kelso,
regional director, representing Har-
ry L. Hopkins, Federal Relief Ad-
ministrator, who addressed a joint
session of the General Assembly on
Tuesday afternoon at Dover.
He made it clear this State will
have to finance its own program and
that the allotment of S175,000 re-
ceived from the government last
month is the last that will be al
lowed until Delaware has done all
within its power to finance its own
relief program. He stated that the
Federal Administration sees no rea-
son why further funds should be
given to this State.
Peak Not Reached Yet
Compared with the privation and
suffering experienced by the resi-
dents of several other States, Mr..
KelsO declared, the people of Della
ware have not seen a depression
yet Speaking from his knowledge of
conditions here, he stated the peak
of suffering has not been reached
but that conditions. especially in
Wilmington, will get more serious
until. in April. they will be much
worse than they are now.
There is not the slightest prom
Use from the government of the Unit
ed States to your State Of anything
hereafter" he emphasized, but he
continued that Mr.. Hopkins is al
ways ready and willing to give sym
pathetic consideration to any pro-
posaf the State may have to submit
to him. He stressed that, as yet,
Delaware has not found it neoessary
to impose additional taxation for re-
lief work
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
DOUBLE INCOME
LEVY, BOOST GAS
TAX KEITH'S Plan
Introduces Bills AS Mil
lion And A Half Dollar
Deficit Looms.
TO AVERT A DEFICIT
Griffenberg Suggests HOl-
iday On Highway Build
ing; Against Taxation.
TO AVERT A DEFICIT

Providing for a program which he
believes would enable the State to
avert a deficit in the general fund
of more than s1.5OO,OO0 by the end
of the fiscal biennium, June 80. 1885.
Senator Keith Monday afternoon in
troduced in the Senate a series of
four bills.
Senator Keith proposes that the
income taxes shall be doubled, that
the tax on gasoline be increased one
cent a gallon, or from three to four
cents, that $35O,000 he transferred
from the sinking fund to the general
fund, that 100000 from the fran
cbise tax, which now goes to the
school fund, be diverted to the gen.
eral fund and that the law authOriz-
ing the Governor to grant rebates on
income tax payments be repealed.
After the bills had been given first
and second reading and referred to
the finance committee, President Pro
Tenn Simonton suggested this COM
mittee consult with the joint legis-
lative committee preparing a public
works program about the proposed
plan.
Senator Keith explained in detail
each Of the proposed measures
which he said represented his own
ideas as. to how the financial prob
lens of Delaware could be solved.
Suggests Road Building Holiday
During the discussion of the bills.
Senator GriffenbeTg. Republican
ioor leader. proposed another plan
to take care of the impending deficit
in the treasury and also of the re-
lief program by suggesteding that
the State declare a holiday on high
way building after the projects now
under construction have been COM
nieted < ~ A. 4
Relative 70 his proposal that $780,
900 be transferred from the sinking
fund 10 the general fund. Senator
Keith said he has been advised by
the State Auditor that the general
fund will he OveTdrawn in that
amount on June 80 and he thought
this transfer would meet this emer-
gency. His suggestion to divert ST.
100000 from the franchise tax to the
general fund. he explained. would
take care of the deficit in the gen
sral fund on June 30. 1885.
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
GIFTS RECEIVED FOR
ANNIVERSARY EVENT
University OF Delaware Plans To
Celebrate Centennial

Gifts in commemoration of the ar
rival of the University of Delaware
at its Tooth Anniversary have begun
to pour into the Centenary ONCE in
Old College. Thus far they have
been chiefly in the form of checks
from members of the Alumni and
Alumnae. and from the Faculty.
Folders detailing the larger and
smaller needs of the University have
been sent out to every graduate, and
the class representative for each
year has set the proportiOnate
amount that each individual gradu-
ate or student should contribute for
the class gift. Glasses from 1875 to
1894, inclusive. will make offerings.
The oldest class represented In
gifts sent In already is that of 1885.
a contribution having arrived from
Miss Ida Simmons. Denton, Md.
An interesting episode that occur
red last week was the visit of the
Rev. Francis Burgette Short. d. D..
LII. D., of Milford, TO the centenary
once. On behalf of the two mem
bers Of the class of 1891 living In
Delaware. Thomas Clayton Frame
re TTGga 20 PaGs ;. PisassI
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
START BUILDING
SCHOOL, ADDITION
Begin S75.962 Building Al Wyoming.
SI4O,OOO Job At ClaymOnt

Construction of the Caesar Rod
ney School at Wyoming and the ad-
dition to the Claymont School were
started Monday as the State school
building projects got under way.
A. w. Funk. of Philadelphia, has
been awarded the contract for the
former job which will cost $77.262
and furnish 1900 man hours.
The addition to the Claymont
school will cost $4,000 and there
is an application for an additional
grant of s1O.5OO pending. This con-
tract is expected to furnish 10000
man hours. .,
The Booker +. Washington School.
Dover. to cost $3S.113 with a Federal
grant Of $4,000. and furnishing $3.50
man hours. will be started in few
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
. Sf >VOWNSEND
SE HREAT TO
DE9MATOES
Says Industry May Be Hit
By Reciprocal Tariff
Pact With Italy.
HARDSHIPS SEEN
Congress Apparently Is
Not To Have A Say In
Making Agreements.

Protection of canned tomatoes and
tomato paste. vital to fourishing
industry in Delaware. is threatened
by the administration announced
policy of making reciprocal tariff
agreements with other nations, in
cluding Italy. whose similar prod
ucts are now largely barred by the
existing Smoot-Hawley act. Sena-
tor John G. Townsend. Jr.. of Del
aware. admitted last Friday that he
is very much worried. especially in
view of the fact that Congress ap-
parently is not to have a say in the
making of the agreements.
Il is greatly feared that in an
ticipated negotiations of the Presi-
dent with Italy the latter country
may urge reduction of tariffc on
canned goods. II has been repre-
sented to the State Department in
the past that Italian canned toma-
toes are not competitive with the
tomatoes of domestic production and
representatives of the Italian gov
ernment have declared that it has
been established that the duty on
tomato paste was excessive because
the cost of production being less than
the Italian cost. They are expected
to renew these arguments.
A general Italian contention is
that Italy's trade balance with the
United States is unfavorable. That
government maintains that the bulk
of demand in this country for Italian
products comes from sO-called Ital-
ian-American groups in larger cities
of the Atlantic seaboard and the
middle west.
Opening our doors to further i'm
portstion of foreign canned goods,
particularly at a time when our pro-
duetion costs have been materially
Increased by our observance of -ARA
regulations. would work a hardship
on the canning industry of Delaware
and the Eastern Shore" Senator
Townsend said today.
Il know of the efforts of the Ital-
ian producers to have the entry of
canned tomatoes and tomato paste
into the United States facilitated on
the ground that their canned good
would not complete with our own
But every case of canned goods thai
enters the United States displaces q
case of canned goods packed in our
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
Rotary Hears Talk
On Passion Players
Theodore Ash, Director of Advertising For The L. D.
CGuIk Company, GiUes Interesting Talk On The
Life OF The Players And Origin of Famous Play.

The speaker described his visit to
Oberammergan later, where he lived
at the home of MFR. Lang, and was
also entertained by Andreas Lang.
the Peter" of the play, and also of
QuietO Mayr; who played the part
of Judas"
Mr.. Ash was high in his praises of
the beautiful home life of the play
ers. and emphasized their sincerity
and devotion to their sacred drama,
which they have never commercial
lied. The speaker told of an offer of
a million dollars by an American
motion picture company, which was
refused even though the town was
practically bankrupt.
This summer the three hundredth
of the play will be OBJ
served by special productions which
start the latter part Of May. Mr.. Ash
is of the opinion that several hun
dred thousand tourists will see the
play this year, of which at least
third will be Americans. Oberam-
morgan is about half the size Of Mil
ford and is located In the Eta
of Bavaria, short dis
tance from Munich.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
MASONS WILL HONOR
ILLUSTRIOUS MASTERS
Plans Are Being Made to AceOmmO.
date Out.Of.TOWn visitors

Illustrious Master of Joppa Coun-
Gil No. 8, R. and S. NJ, has appoint
ed commisattes to arrange for a
celebration to be held May 18th at
Georgetown, Del, This will mark the
completion of the term Of office OF
the tenth Illustrious Master, and
Past Masters jewels will be pre-
sented to each of the ten.
The entertainment and reception
committee is as follows: Calvin E.
Afflerbach, Charles S. Calhoun, Har-
ry l.. Holson, John F. Kaiser and
George o. Fearon. The committee
that arranged for the purchase Of
the jewels Is made up of Harold W.
T. Purnell, w. Frank Sharp and
George O. Pearson. The publicity
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
HASTINGS HITS
NRA, AIR MAIL,
TARIFF ASPERTLS
Delaware Senator Flags
Brain Trust In Putting
u. S. In Straight jacket.
CROP DESTRUCTION
Charges Democratic Fail
ure To Keep Pledges To
Aid Labor And Business

In an outburst of OratOTy that pro-
jiceted air mail and tarih sharply
70 the fore as campaign issues, Re-
publican chieftains charged last Fri
day that the Democrats had failed
to carry out dozen platform prom
ises and had brought about stu
alton where capital and labor were
at each other throats.
Senator Hastings of Delaware.
chairman of the Senatorial Campaign
Committee. and Fess of Ohio. for
mer chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. carried the bur-
den of debate.
Hastings assailed cancellation 'of
air mail contracts, NRA policies, and
ROoseveltian advisors. Senator Met
calf Or. r. I.D Joined in the attack to
call the tariff bill now before the
House a drastic abdlcation Of the
powers of Congress"
mo country could be In more
dangerous condition" Hastings said,
than to have the brain trust urg-
ing new experiments on one side and
politicians playing politics on the
other, the two combining In an at
tempt to get a hold on the country
which will take years to be shaken
on.
Flags MIRA Policies
He said the NRA policies had
placed the nation I'm straight
Jacket" and the mail contracts we're
cancelled without the operators be-
ing given a hearing, just to add TO
the prestige Of the New Deal"
Chairman Black {. Ala.l of the
air mail investigating committee. in
terfupted the Delaware Senator to
say the contracts were, annulled In
the same manner an individual
would act if he found he had been
fraudulehtly sold = suit -. /.
Hastings replied the g0vefnment
was In a different position because
It could not be sued and therefore
should be more careful than an in
diridual.
After Hastings cited the failure of
the Transcontinental and Western
Air to obtain court review Of the
case. Black said he thought the air
companies could sue In the court of
claims but If they could not he ia
vOred amending the law to permit
such action. He and Chairman Nc
Kellar I'd. TeRH.l of the Post Office
Committee, Joined in introducing a
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
MOSQUITO CONTROL
ACQUIRES A NAVY

Mosquito control Is taking
TO the bays and rivers!
In order to facilitate trans
porting the ditching crews to
the marsh areas, the Forestry
Service has secured, and has
put at the disposal OF the
executive officer OF the Mos
quito Control Commission
two power launches and three
whale boats from the Navy
Department. The motor boats
will be used to tow the whale
boats, carrying &C. C. boys
and ditching equipment to the
marsh areas not readily ac-
cessible by road.
The use of these boats will
reduce to a minimum the loss
of time heretofore incurred in
walking great distances from
the trucks to the ditching
operations. and carry the
ditching crews rapidly and
conveniently to and from their
work.
The boats will be stationed
at Lewes. working in Reho-
both Bay, the Mispillion and
Broadkill Rivers from there.
and will be operated by quail
flied enlisted personnel of the
c. e. c. camps.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30

Last Monday the Rotary Club OBJ
served Holy Week by making a
change from its usual business lun-
cheOn talks. II invited Theodore L.
Ash, who directs the advertising for
The L. d. Caulk Company, to talk
on the Passion Play, at Oberamrler-
gan. Mfr. Ash's subject was "At
Home With the Passion Players"
The speaker described the origin
of the play three hundred years ago
and told how IL has been produced
every ten years in fullfilment of a
vow made to relive the passion of
Christ as a pious gesture to the AL
mighty for having spared the little
town of Oberammergan in the Ba-
varian Alps from a devasting plague
which swept throughout all of Ger
many in the frightful year of 1884.
Mr.. Ash told Of his first meeting
with the Passion Players when they
visited Philadelphia during their
world tour just ten years ago. II was
Mr.. Ash's privilege to serve them in
numerous capacities which won him
the enduring friendship OF Anton
Lang. the "Mhristus" of the play.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
NEW CHAPTER OF
D. A. R. FOR STATE
State Regent And Vlee-Regent Or
ganlze Chapter At FrankfOrd

Under the direction of Mrs. Wal
ter Morris, State Regent of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion and Mrs. Jonathan Willis, State
vice-regent, a new chapter Of the
organization has been formed. at
Frankford to be known as the Col
onial Armwell Long Chapter. This
is the first time in 25 years that a
new chapter has been received by
the National Board of the d. A. r.
from Delaware. II will be present
ed to the national organization at
the Congress 10 be held in Wash
ington, d. c.. from April is to 81.
Mrs. Norman Gum. regent of the
new chapter will go to Washington
to be the first delegate from the
Colonel Long Chapter to the Ma
tional Congress. Other officers of
the organization are: Mrs. Corrine
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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
SACRED PAGEANT AT
THE AVENUE CHURCH
Story Of The Living Christ win Be
Portrayed By EpwOrth League

A sacred pageant entitled THE
Living Christ" by valeria r. Leh-
man. will be given in the Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church on Eas-.
ter Sunday evening at 7,SO. The pag-
cant will be staged under the aus
pices of the Epworth League, and
will be under the direction Of Mrs.
Ruth Draper Wood. A short syn
opsis follows: Ruth. the young
daughter of Jairus. ruler Of the syn
agogue in Capernaum. is i'll with a
disease which has baffled all the
doctors OF the time. As the play
opens the last available healer has
failed to diagnose the case; and the
mother Lydia is bowed with grief.
as she awaits the coming of Jairus
from the synagogue. But Anna, the
old nurse of Ruth. has heard OF the
wonderful healings of Jesus. who Is
at this time In Capernaum The
blind eyes of the brother OF Anna
have been opened by the touch Of
Jesus. The woman convinces her
mistress that Ruth can be healed
by the same touch. Jairus, however,
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