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Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
THE FIRE SEASON
IS NEVER CLOSED

Every season brings its own fire
hazards. In winter, heating equip
ment is apt to be the worst offender,
And while the hazards OF spring and
summer are less than those Of the
colder months. they should. be con-
scientiously guarded against.
Grass fires cause much unneces-
sary waste each year. Property own
ers possessing unused fields have a
habit Of putting on until tomorrow
the scythe-work that should be done
today-and cOnfiagration is often the
result. Il will be remembered that
the great Berkeley. California, fire
Of a few years ago began in a field
OF uncut, dry grass.
Most communities have ordinances
designed 10 force property owners
70 keep grass cut. Unfortunately
these ordinances are often unen-
forced or half-heartedly enforced
and when that is the case, the town
itself becomes as great an offender
against the public safety as the care
less property owner. Every COM
munity should have adequate laws to
cover this hazard-and enforce them.
still another important dry-weath-
e. hazard has to do with forest land
Each year millions Of acres OF timber
are destroyed. because OF the care
lessness or ignorance Of campers
and others. Every person when IN
wooded country should remember |
that living timber will burn. and |
once II Is dry enough. can literally |
explode at the touch of fame.
No season Of the year is free from
The fire menace. Carelessness in re-
gard OF fire is always hazardous.
Keep your wits about you and. your
syes open for the common dangers
hat nave the Wav for confiapra fIona
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
ANOTHER PICTURE
WITH EXPRESSION

Recently several photographs Of
local people have been displayed at
the outside window Of the Stokes
jewelry store in Milford, which were
the work OF a real artist, E. r Tro-
pea. This time the subject is Miss
Helen @. Clark OF the High School
faculty, and the fine work Of the
artist also displays expression in
just the right lights and shadows.
The picture Is Illuminated at night
in the glass enclosed case and Is
worth looking at,
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

The poorest graded school
building i'm Delaware is the
building now used by the first
five grades in the Special Dis
trict of Milford, Delaware. This
building when viewed for the
first time by one of the best
engineers and builders, this
month of May 1885, was desig-
mated "a shameful condition
for children to have to use; It
is unsanitary, it is detrimental
to health, and has no exercise
or Fairgrounds about it. Del
aware is ashamed Of this par
ticular building" Yet the
Legislature made no provision
for a building for the graded
schools of Milford. Five hun
dred children are using this
building. and must continue to
use it. until the Legislature
again meets in 1897. The
engineer stated: "At Milford
is needed. far more than in
any other place, a new school
building for 500 children. Of the
12fS now attending Milford
schools.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
BETTER HOUSING MEETINGS

There will be two Better Housing
Meetings for the rural people OF
Sussex County. The first will be in
Midland Grange, Georgetown, Mon
day evening May goth. and the sec
ond and final meeting viii be in the
Grange Hall at Laurel Wednesday
evening May 22nd. Both meetings
will begin at s o'clock.
John r. 0'COnnor. Federal Repre-
sentative for Delaware and New Jer-
sey in the Better Housing Move
ment, will address both meetings.
These meetings are free and are
open to everybody. All property
owners and especially farmers should
attend one of these meetings and
learn the government plan for i'm
proving old buildings or construct
ing new buildings.
Albert Farley, Sussex County
chairman Of the Rural Division Of
the Better Housing Campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
YOUTH PARLEY AT
MILTON MAY lS
[Conlinned fram Enn Paae1

Intermediates, led by Miss Pauline
AlbertsOn, Eastern Shore secretary,
Maryland-DeIaware Council of Re-
liigous Education.
A panel discussion, "The EconO-
mic Situation" led by the Rev. ]. NJ.
Bishop and a recreational program
under the leadership Of Prof. T. R.
SnOwberger of the Milton school
faculty will comprise the afternoon
program.
At $3.50 a banquet will be held in
the NJ. E. Church. Charles Lingo, So
cial director of the NJ. E. Church
EpwoTth League, will be toastmas-
ter. The Rev. R. Y. Barber, pastor,
P. E. Church, Laurel, viii be the
speaker. His subject will be First
Things First"
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
Weddings
ROBERTS : PORTER

ROBERTS PORTER
Edward w. Roberts and Miss
Pearl p. Porter. both of Milford,
were quietly married at the NJ P.
parsonage last Saturday night. They
we're accompanied by two Of their
friends.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
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While Lieutenant and Mrs. v.
J. Esposito were still the guests
Of Mayor and Mrs. Wilson NJ.
Vinyard, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Wood thought it was the right
time to get together some of
their old friends and some of the
new ones for an evening of
bridge, and this was done on
Friday evening of last week.
Mrs. EspOsito, with her hus-
band and small son, has recent
ly returned from Honolulu. The
other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Miller of Salisbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Draper of
Milton, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
NAPLES, Mrs. NJ. Haswell Pierce,
Mrs. Frank r. Grier, Donald
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Mes
sick, DR.. and Mrs. John B. Baker
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack NAPLES.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

This evening at $50. Mrs. Rob
ert C. Hall and Mrs. NJ. Haswell
Pierce are entertaining a large
group of friends at a bridge
supper at Mrs. Boone's in Fred
erica.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Pratt, whose
son was born in the Emergency
Hospital on May 9TH. have named
their boy John Lynn Pratt, for
his late paternal grandfather.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

4 - lTH only a few short
=: !: !: 6: !: !: i 4: !: !:
- been arranged so that
the activities of the senior group
will be over before vacation time
and will also leave the members
free to participate in the festivi-
ties that usually attend gradu-
alton and commencement. On
Sunday evening in the Presby-
terian Church both the senior
and Junior groups of Girl Re
serves will have part in a cere-
mOnial which will take place at
that time. The combined num-
Der will be forty-two. They are
doing this at the invitation of
the pastor, John Jackson Brown,
Jr. On May 25th the last trip
Of the school year will be made
when the senior group go by
bus to Annapolis by the way Of
the Matapeake Ferry, and home
by way of Baltimore. The last
regular meeting will be held on
May 29th and will be an out
door meeting, which will be in
the nature Of a farewell to nine
of the members who will grad
uate in the 1885 class. This
group Of fine girls need to be
congratulated on many things,
chief among them are fairness
to each other, willingness to CO.
operate, and the endeavor to do
the thing that is right. These
qualities are the foundations
for fine womanhOod, of which
these girls will be a part.
M
Anne Pierce, who was ten on
Mothers Day, celebrated the
event on Saturday and invited
several girls to her home on
South Walnut Street for the af-
ternOon. II was a delightful day
for an Out-of-doors party where
games were played and the usual
good time prevailed. The in
yited guests were Frances Pet
tyjohn, Ruth Davis, Elaine Town
send. Rachel Davis, Marjorie Lee
Margaret Williams, June
Williams, Eileen Wharton, Ha-
dassah Cohen, Isabel Lankford
and Betty Walls. Anne is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Haswell Pierce.
al
Miss Jeanette ManlOve enter
aimed the Busy Bees al her
lOme on South Walnut Street
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
Obituary

MCDOWELL
David Mcdowell, of Milford, pass
ed away at the Welfare Home, near
Smyrna, on Wednesday, May 8, 1885.
He is survived by a brother in
Portsmouth, Va. His remains were
brought to Milford and the funeral
was held from the home of his nep-
hew, Elijah Ryan, on Sunday. In
terment in NJ. E. cemetery at Lewes
with Rev. Bailey officiating.
WILLIAMS
Angeline Williams, formerly of Mil
ford, aged sc years, widow Of the late
James Williams, died at the home of
her son, William T., in Houston, on
Monday, May 13, 1885, after a long
illness. She is survived by four chill
dren, ten grandchildren, one great
and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day, May Is in the Houston NJ. E.
Rev. J. T. Graham OfIieiat-
ing. Mrs. Dickerson and Mrs. Ken
ton of the Milford NJ. P. Church,
sang.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

What q man can't understand is
why the house Is any cleaner with
the bookcase moved where the dav-
enp0rt used TO Jefferson County
Union
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
SUSSEX BOY SCOUTS TO
CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS
TConiiHnfd from Frs Pagrl

LWUHIIHNfW JFVWF IW'I UYtI
boys will gladly contribute to the
Council maintenance fund, so that
undiminished efforts may be made
tor the counties boyhOOd.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

A trip through Delaware will be a
beautiful sight; one that win linser
in memory.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
R8R
KNOWLES

Emma Catherine Knowles, former
~ of Greenwood, died in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Hospital on
Saturday, May 4. 1885. Miss Knowles
was the daughter of Joseph D. and
Louisa Webb Knowles and was born
October "a, 1894. After graduating
from the WOmen's College of Della
ware, in 1925, she accepted a posi-
ton with the State of New Jersey
as a teacher In the New Jersey
State Home for Boys at Jamesburg,
where she lived until early April Of
this year when she went to the hos
pital for observation. Miss Knowles
pursued her studies in the graduate
school Of Columbia University and
Travelled during her vacation. In the
summer of 1880 and 1881 she trav-
eled in England and on the Conti-
Ient. spending most of her time in
France studying French literature
and art and perfeeting her speech
and knowledge of the French lang
uage. Miss Knowles was an accom-
plished musician and also an en-
hOrsewOman and motor
list. One brother, Professor w. Frank +;
Knowles, exOnomist, at Rutgers I'm
iversity; one sister, Anna E. Know
les, a teacher in the public schools
Of Glen Head, Long Island, N. Y,
and her father. Joseph D. Knowles,
a retired farmer of Greenwood. sur
vive. Funeral services were held in
he NJ P. Church, Greenwood, on
Monday, May 6, and burial took
place in Hollywood cemetery, near
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Have you been to the movies
this week? The new sound sys-
TEN now being operated is a
wonderful improvement to the
old one. The present one is
the r. C. A. Telephoto High FL
deity Sound System and brings
all sounds so perfectly to your
ear. We have had up-to-date
pictures for some time and now
the most improved way of hear
ing" them has become a part
of the nightly entertainment at
the Plaza Theatre. There will
be no more guessing about what
one star says to another star.
The voices are so perfectly
registered and recorded, one al
most believes he has a part in
the picture. We are fortunate
in having entertainment quite
as good as that OF the large
cities.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Miss jeanette Manlove enter
tanned the Busy Bees al her
home on South Walnut Street
this week.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
GREATEST CIRCUS
COMING THIS WAY

Ringling Bros. & Barnum 4 Bailey
Combined, Presenting Hundreds Of
New Foreign Features, in 1-Ring
and Stage Program Declared TO Be
Finest in History.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Grace Sharp was hostess to
the Knitting Club on Saturday
at her home near town.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Home grown asparagus an
Strawberries are always best.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Swat he az now.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
Edited ~ VIRGINIA. s. TOWNSEND

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Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Two boys started a Ere In South
Milford last Tuesday in the yard IN
the rear Of Mrs. Thompson's resi-
dence. An old roof, fence and
wagon rack were destroyed. The
children were Jim Jarrell and Harry
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Both Of the Methodist Churches in
Dover are out Of debt and last sum
day both publicly burned the mort
cages which had just been paid.
Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17

Miss Ethel Hugg left on Friday
for Philadelphia where she met her
uncle, Capt. Robert H. Wilson, and
will Join him in making trip South
before her return she VIII visit
Washington, Norfolk and New Bern,
North Carolina.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
SCHOOL LUNCH.
COST DEFENDED

Mrs. John Boyle, jr., chairman
of the Washington Consumers
Council, today attacked the fig
ureS on which Rufus S. LuSk,
head of the Washington Taxpay-
ers Protective Association, has
based his opposition to use of
District funds for school lunches.
Mrs. Boyle denied Mr.. Lusk'S
statement that the lunches are
costing $125.000 yearly, saying:
"This is a ridiculous estimate.
The food is costing $4,000 q
year and this is the sum which
we are asking to be earmarked
out of the $2,OOO,OOO relief ap.
preparation set aside in the
present budget.
"The 200 persons employed
to prepare and Superintend the
lunches are paid by the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Admins
tratiOn. These persons are on
relief and would hav, to be
employed anyway, so why not
on the lunch SerVice?"
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
P OVER BARON
ASSA|ES TVA /
'YARDST|CK''' :,
international News Service

Criticizing use of Tennessee
Valley Authority operations as
governmental yardstick for power,
Louis H. Egan, president Of the
Union Electric Light and Power
Company of st. Louis, today urged
the House Interstate Commerce
Committee to throw part of the
proposed bill regulating public
utility operating companies out Of
the window"
Mr.. Egan said while go million
dollars had been spent for Muscle
Shoals, only Is million dollars has
been allocated to the electrical
part of the project. He added:
"The balance was allOcated to
flood control, improvement of
navigation, and prevention Of
soil erosion.
81 ask this committee IL it
considers this proper method Of
developing a yardstick whereby
the cost of electricity to govern
mental development is properly
comparable to the investment
that is incurred by a public util-
ity under similar circum'
stances"
Scoffing at regulation of utili-
ties as proposed in the Admins
trations bill, he testified that his
company already is under the
jurisdiction of six agencies, two
State public service commission
groups, the War Department and
the Federal Power Commission.
The company, a subsidiary Of
the North American Power group,
serves an important part of the
Mississippi Valley in a radius 300
miles north and south Of st.
Louis, he said.
Mr.. Egan said references to
low electric rates prevailing in
Ontario and in the vicinity of
Winnepeg, Canada, are mislead'
ing. He said:
"The truth of the situation is
that, with the exception Of
Winnipeg and Ontario, where
unexampled natural resources
and the subsidizing Of the pro-
vincial hydrO-electric system
exist, you would find that in
the balance of Canada elec-
tricity is sold at a higher
price than in the United
States"
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Costly Antiques
Turned in For
Gold Value

Twenty-seven thousand firms
and individuals have been IL
cenSed by the Treasury to deal
in gold, Nellie Taylor Ross,
Director of the Mint, said today.
Gold licenses have increased in
number 20 per cent in the last
three months.
There is a continuation of the
inflow of gold to the Treasury
with many antiques and pieces
Of jewelry in the collection. An
embroidered table cloth of fabri.
Gated black satin and gold was
received by the Treasury. It
brought more than $500 for
the gold in it. This antique was
a product of Turkey.
A trophy presented to an
opera singer by European royalty
was exchanged at the New York
assay office for 5000.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
'Papa'DempseyHappy
= Over Baby's Tooth ~

NEW YORK, March % Q.N.S) T..
"Hey, Hannah! Here's a guy
wants to talk about our baby"
With no urging, Restaurateur
Jack Dempsey quickly became
Papa Dempsey.
The interview followed release
of the first photographs of little
Joan Hannah Dempsey, who cele-
brated the occasion by cutting her
first tooth.
Grabbing the reporter in one
iron duke and his wife, the former
Hannah Williams, in the other,
he dashed for the office without
a backward glance at the "big
shots" who had gathered about
him for a little early morning
barbering. The ex-champ asked:
"Wha-da-ya want tO.knOw
about our baby?"
"Well, ah, are you satisfied it
was a girl instead Of a bOy?"
"BOy? Wouldn't take 40 boys
for her."
"Whom does the baby look
like?"
"LOok like? Just get an eye
full of those shoulders. She's
a Dempsey all right. But she
looks like Hannah, too. She's
got Hannah's beauty a n d my
shoulders
Jack wandered on and on, with
out a thought of his waiting Gus
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
SCHWAB BACKS
WAR PROFITS
Of INDUSTRY

NEW YORK, March % G.N.S0 q.
Charles M. Schwab today declared
he was opposed to taking the
profits Of war out of industry.
Returning from the Riviera,
Mr.. Schwab said:
"WhiIe profits might be heav-
iIy assessed during war, ! think
it best to leave private capital
q real interest"
Mr.. Schwab, chairman Of the
board of the Bethlehem Steel
Company, who testified in a post
war Senate Committee hearing on
his wartime profits, revealed he is
not desirouS of being called before
the present Senate Munitions
Committee.
Wills on the Riviera, he said,
he understood a European steel
meeting, described as a munitions
conference, had been held in
Cannes. He added:
II can assure you, however,
that no Americans attended"
He admitted he had seen much
OF my old friend. Sir Basil
Zaharoff," but said the munitions
magnate did not appear to be
much disturbed over the Euro
pean war scare. Mr.. SchWab said
he did not believe it was "Serl-
.ous."
Amplifying his statement that
industry should not be deprived OF
the profits of war, Mr.. Schwab
IF capitalists and capital are
not assured of some profit in
the making of munitions, it's
perfectly natural that they would
get out of it. The Bethlehem
Steel Company, however, is no
longer in munitions"
Of the current threat of war in
Europe, Mr.. Schwab expressed be-
lief German rearmament does not
mean war even in the future. He
said:
"AS far as I am concerned,
and as far as those to whom
talk are concerned, there is not
going to be. q war in Europe"
It was as he discussed interna'
tional munitions that he voiced
hope he would escape the current
Senate munitions inquiry. He
said:
II understand there has been
some sort of investigation in
England, but it seems to have
petered out. / do hope / won't
be called before the Senate COM
mittee. I will be unable to give
them anything-and Mr.. Grace
Eugene G. Grace, president Of
Bethlehem Steel and others
can't give the mbctter."
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
SURVEY SHOWS
+ GAIN IN JOBS

Increased employment in many
cities, with slight fluctuations in
retail and wholesale trade. were
reflected today in reports from
% large cities to Secretary OF
Commerce Roper.
The late Easter season was ad-
vanced generally for retarded
retail business in cities which
experienced drop in sales during
the last week.
Included in the cities from
which reports have been received
are:
New York: General trade
satisfactory; retail sales lower
than year ago due to late Eas-
ter and wet weather"
Chicago: "Gradual pickup of
Easter trade. Retail buying
slightly better, wholesale cOndi-
tions unchanged. Suburban
home building active"
Boston: Retail trade decid-
edly off. wholesale demand
for shoes sluggish"
Cleveland: Late Easter hurt
ing retail trade. Lumber out
look Frightening. Many factO-
ries returned to full time sched-
ules."
San Francisco: Retail trade
below expectations, with de.
partment store sales even.
Wholesalers moderately active.
Construction outlook bright"
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
WHISTLING HEART

LONDON, G.N.S0.-Because
his heart whistled and doctors
were unable to explain it or cure
it, Robert Lockyear, elderly saloon.
keeper of Whimple, Devon County,
committed suicide. Relatives test
flying at the inquest said Lock.
years heart whistled at each beat,
often so loudly that people in the
room could hear it,
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Cotton Growing
Fails in Islands

Cotton growing experiments in
the Philippine Islands during 1888
were marked by failure, Trade
Commissioner j. Bartless Rich
ards reports from Manila. Of 90
communities entering the expert
ment, "a reported failures, har-
vesting only 1913 kilos of lint and
seed from total planting of 1887
kilos Of seed.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Jacob C.. Mueller
Leaves $95,924

An estate of $95,924 was left
by the late Jacob C. Mueller, who
died January IS, according to a
petition for probate filed yester.
day in District Supreme Court.
The estate consisted of real estate
in Washington,
The Washington times., 1935-03-28

toners. She's eight months old
now and weighs in at % pounds.
She'll get a good education and
will be a great dancer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09
Reigns as Y Drive Commences
Campaign Teams Gather Tonight
 At Dinner Hall
Captains to Give Out Final Instructions
 ans Defy Lions

General Charles Templeton has promised that every seat on the Red Army side of the banquet hall will be filled for tonight's opening meet ing of the membership armies which will be started of this evening by Commander in Chief John A. Coe for the annual enrolment week of the Y. M. c. A.
 Terence Carmody, witty, subtle, shrewd leader. of the Blue forces maintains his usual silence and will probably talk after his forces out number the Reds in attendance to- night.
 These two leaders have made Y. M. c. A. history and forces of both armies look forward to their open ing bombardment as they start of the Y campaign for new members at a supper held at the Central build ing tonight at 6:14. .s
 Factories Represented
 John A. Coe will preside. Mem bers of the board of directors will flank this distinguished commander in-chief at the head table, and a larger group of team workers than ever before is lined up to represent factories and service clubs to supp port the Y in the splendid work it is doing in Waterbury.
 All of the business leaders who rally each year heartily endorse the character building efforts of the Young Mems Christian Association. The group wor:s with men and boys, the program of the physical depart ment, the community efforts of the employed staff of the Y, and the committees interested in the Y work are praised enthusiastically by such outstanding men as John A. Coe and other business leaders. The Y Enrolment Week drive is probably the outstanding campaign :. of the year in the city and because of the fun and keen rivalry among teams
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09

The Waterbury Lions club will entertain two guests at their lunch con tomorrow. They will hear a talk of Fire Prevention by Captain Will liam Russell of the local depart ment, as the Lion club lends its support to the promotion of the week of emphais on fire care and education for the prevention of &C., cidentS.
 Louis Jannetti, famous banjo art ist of radio fame. will be the guest entertainer at the club. He has many friends among the member ship, who look forward to being able to see him as well as enjoy his music.
 The club has entered team. captained by its president Adolph Raymond. in the YMCA member ship enrolment week, which starts tonight. The club has won this con test as well as the high score for the Boy Scout finance campaign drive for tn, past four years, and will bid for high honors and tick cts to the Yale-Navy game with their usual enthusiasm.
 The members of the Lions club team in the Y membership drive are, Adolph Reymond. Dr. Glenn b. Sweet, Layton A. Rose, Eugene N Beadle, Bill Briggs, Francis Gall win, James A. Phelan, Frank H. Bailey and William Taylor.
 At the meeting next Thursday. Oct. IT, the club will entertain At torney Chase Kimball who will pre- sent the Italian n-Ethiopian situation and lead discussion on the con- . troversy.
 On Oct. 31 the club has invited District Governor William Hoyt to be the guest speaker at their meet ing. On the 7th of November. the Otis Elevator company is sending a speake- to show movies and describe the building of the Empire State building in New York. on