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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-27

es were reported late yesterday by Health Officer Walter I, Baker bringing the total to three here and one in Beacon Falls.
 Health officials have stressed the fact that children should be kept out of crowds, such as at the mov- ing pictures, swimming pools or beaches and similar places. The cases have been isolated and two of them are believed to have been contracted out of town. One of the new cases is located on North Main street, the other on May street, Just where the third case was con- tracted is not known.
 But local schools are scheduled to open a week from tomorrow Sept. 1, and hundreds of children will be thrown together. It seems not at all improbable now that of- ficials will decide 1t is best to play safe and allow the schools to re- main closed until the epidemic passes. It is possible action here may be taken after nearby cities have acted and may depend to a large extent on what theyA do.
 No Court To-day
 No session of the borough court was held to-day, no arrests having been made last night. No accidents were reported by police.
 MT. and Mrs. Carleton Saunders of Kingwood, West Virginia, have returned to their home after hay ing visited Mir. Saunders parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Saundners of High street during the past three weeks.
 Miss Margaret Dunn of High street has returned from Lake Quassapaug where she has been vacationing this summer.
 Mrs. Oke Jensen and son, Ray mond of Walnut street are camp ing at Hamonassett Beach this week.
 Borough Engineer Robert D. Beardsley and his son, Paul, were recent visitors at Hamonassett Beach.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Krell of Carroll Court have returned from Scarsdale, N. Y, where they have been visiting friends.-
 MT. and Mrs. Lyle Shaner of Central avenue have returned from Williamsport where they spent the week end.
 Fred Schumacher of May street returned yesterday from Chicago where he spent two weeks.
 I. Burton Dunfield and son Rob- bert of Rockville, Conn.,, are wis., iting in the borough.
 Mrs. Rose Erichetto of Bridge port has returned there after wis., ting Mir. and Mrs. Charles Berardi of High street.
 MT and Mrs. Edward Ahern and son, Jimmy of Millville avenue have returned from Bayview, Mill ford where they have bene vaca- -tioning.
 Miss Ruth Malone of May street has returned from Seymour where she visited friends.
 Joseph Neal Jr, of High street was recent visitor at Fort Trum. bull, Milford.
 Fritz Klambt, Y. M. c. A. physi- cal instructor, is enjoying his an- nual vacation.
 William Schofield of Hill lstreet Is vacationing at Milford beaches. He will return Friday.
 Mrs. Thomas O'Connor of Coen street resumed her duties at the central office of the U. s. Rubber company here to-day after enjoy ing her annual vacation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-27
COAL DELUGEs TRAIN

Mexico. Mo. (UP).-A double header freight train got q bath oi coal here when the gate of the coal shute stuck in the yards of the Alton Railway company. The tender of the first locomotive was filled, but the stream of coal could not De stopped. Sixty tons de- uged the train.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-27
TANK BLOWS UP, NO ONE INJURED
Chemical Company ExplO- sion Damage Windows
 and Section of Wall

Naugatuck, Aug. 27--Nobody was hurt last night at 6:30 when a tank In the Naugatuck Chemical Company blew up. The explosion resulting was a loud one and resi- dents of the section thought ser- ious damage had resulted. There was a report that several persons were injured but officials of the company today said that not one person had even 8 scratch as the result of the blast.
 John Caskey, company official, stated today that 8 cover in a tank was to tight and gas unable to es- cape blew the cover off. Several windows were shattered by the re- port and a section of the wall was partially damaged but the entire damage was very little, he said.
 Residents in that neigh hborh ood were startled at the blast and wild rumors spread at first but 1t was soon learned that none of the workers in the building at the time was injured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-27

Francis E. Korn, great chancel- Tor of the Knights of Pythias and his staff paid his annual visit to Gavel lodge, K. of P. here last night. Visitors from Waterbury, Beacon Falls and Seymour were present. A short address was given by MT. Korn, and refreshments were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-27
Board Action Expected

Action by the board of warden and burgesses on an offer to be made by Lewis A. Dibble, Eastern Malleable Iron company head here, Is expected at the next meeting of the board. This proposal is to give to the town a strip of land now owned by the company on the cor ner of Bridge street just opposite School street.
 This spot is quite narrow and has long been danger zone. One of the factory buildings has been right to the walk but as repairs are being made to the building, MT. Dibble believes the town can tear down the corner and rebuild the section of this building at little expense. Il Is believed the corner would bt widened from 10 to 15 feet if such work were done. The proposal was suggested by Burgess Joseph c. Raytkwich, Jr.
 Bridge street has become more oe a problem later for increased business and personnel at the Mall leeble plant has increased the num- Der of autos using this section. Chief Adamson of the local police recently tried to help the situation by putting some of this section in mo parking" zone.
 Whether or not the borough board will wish to accept the offer remains to be seen.
 It is believed an exact estimate of the cost to the town in such a pro- ject will have to be given the bor- ough fathers before definite action Is taken.
 Win Schools Open?
 Local school officials are faced with a serious problem now that in- eantile paralysis seems to be making more headway here. Two more cas-
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
6 YOUNG PEOPLE KILLED
In MARYLAND WRECK
Speeding Car Crashed Into Truck
Early Saturday Morning

Funeral services for the six young
victims of an automobile accident
near Salisbury, Md. last SATURDAY..
were held in Salisbury and Delmar
and Monday and Tuesday of this
week.
Services for Agnes Taylor and
Evelyn Wiley, two of the three
yoEng women who, with their es-
corts, were crushed to death when
the machine in which they were rid
ing struck a parked truck as they
we're returning from a church re-
heaTsaI, were held at 1880 a. m. and
3 p. m, respectively, on Monday.
Tho Taylor rites were held from
the Nc. Olive Church and services
for MISC Wiley we're held at her
home.
Violet TempletOn was buried at 2
p. m. Tuesday from her home. All Of
the young women lived at Delmar.
Joint services were held at D. m.
for Norris Dykes and his
brother, Thaddeus. driver Of the
death car, from St. Andrew NJ. E.
Church at Salisbury at p. m. on
Wisehart Mumford, was
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Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
STATEPOLTCE LAUNCHDRIVE
TO HALT DRUNKEN DRYERS
wiz Patrol The Highways of DelaWare BetWeen Ten
P. NJ. And -Four A. NJ. In An Effort To Reduce The
Hazard Of Drunken DriUers.

Extra State Police will patrol the
highways of Delaware between 10
p. m. and 4 a. m, in an effort to re-
duce the hazard Of drunken drivers.
now said to be on the increase, ac-
cording to Superintendent Reynolds
Of the State Police. Stirred by re-
ports recently received that eight
motorists were arrested for driving
while under the influence of liquor
in this State above Dover in less
than a week. Mr.. Reynolds is deter
mined to eliminate this as COM
pletely as possible.
Every effort will be made to pre-
vent the recurrence of such fire.
quent offenses." Mr.. Reynolds said.
He pointed to the fact that the
driver of an automobile which
struck another at Smyrna early on
Sunday morning and killed one man
and critically injured another is
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
DEFECTIVE TITLE
MAY VOID CHANGE
IN LIQUOR ACT
Flaw Found In Amend
ment To Control Law
Passed By Assembly.
MAY BE VETOED
Legal Advice On Validity
Of Measure As Written
Sought By Governor.

A flaw in the title Of the Simon
ton bill providing for numerous
amendments to the State liquor con-
troll act, including the extension Of
hours for the sale of liquor, may be
responsible for the bill being vetoed
OF left unsigned by Governor c.
Douglass Buck, it was learned on
Tuesday.
This question of whether the title
tn one of the subdivisions Of the
bill is defective or not has been un-
der consideration by the Governor
for some time and he has called in
attorneys for advice as to whether
the bin would be valid without
changes in its present form If sign
ed.
A definite decision is expected to
be reached before the end of the
week although no one on Tuesday
was quite sure how il would turn
out.
The supposed defect is said to
have been discovered by Governor
Buck himself in going over the bill
and it is believed to be in a sub
division which refers to amending
the existing law" instead Of amen
ding an amendment to the existing
law" Governor Buck could not be
reached for comment on Tuesday
night.
Among the revisiOns to the liquor
control act contained in the Simon
ton bill is that providing for the
extension of the hours of sale one
or more hours after midnight or
before 8 a. m. by any licensee grant
ed such permission by the Liquor
Commission; the provision that all
forms Of advertising except the use
Of outdoor poster boards or painted
bulletin may be used; the setting OF
sundays. Good Friday and Christ
mas as the only days on which the
sale of liquor is forbidden; that al
coholic liquors purchased or seized
by the commission under the prOvi-
sions of the act may be offered and
sold to licensed importers who file
sealed bids for liquors, the lowering
of the age limit of walters from %
years to Il years. the lowering OF
certain license fees and other minor
m the existing law.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
FARMERS SHOULD APPLY
FOR CROP LOANS NOW
Time In Which To Make AppIica.
tlOn Is Nearly Up

Although the final date has not
been set by the Farm Credit Admin
istratiOn for receiving applications
this spring for the 1885 emergency
crop production loans. farmers who
expect to apply for this form of
financial credit should do so within
the next few days. according to
County Agent Russell Z. Wilson.
who has charge of these loans in
Kent county, in cooperation with c.
f. Hare. Iield supervisor, Salisbury.
Md.
Farmers eligible for these losns
are those who are cooperating with
the crop control program of the Ag-
ricultural Adjustment Administra-
tion. and those who will agree to
not increase the acreage of their
crops this year over that of previous
years. Tenants who are operating
farms on the crop share basis or for
cash rent will be required to obtain
a waiver of agreement signed by
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Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
HIT-RUN DRIVERS
CONDEMNEDBY
SAFETY COUNCIL
Explanation Of 81 Was
Excited" No Valid Ex-
cuse For Leaving Scene.

The Delaware Safety Council de-
clares that the mOtOrist who rushes
away arter becoming involved in an
accident violates not only the law
but also the spirit of fair play.
I'ne explanation, Il was excited"
is no valid excuse for avoiding an
eTrand of mercy. Fear of prosecu-
tion is no alibi, either. The law
makes It plain that the mOtOrist
must stop and render whatever as
sistance he can. The law of human
ity demands this also. The duty is
plain. The driver must stop and
help. There are many cases where,
II the victim had been shown the
consideration ordinarily given to
wounded dog, he would have recov-
cred. The driver must identify him
self, get all the facts, and make
full report to the authorities.
Regardless of where the blame
hes, the driver who Stands by and
does everything he can to relieve
the suffering of the injured will have
a much better chance before
court or jury. He has done his part.
The hit-skip driver who runs away
is either a coward or a sneak-and
usually botff
Safe driving requires concentra-
ton and calm mental DOise that is
lacking in the makeup OF
the crouch or the driver with the
hair-trigger temper. Usually he is a
champion fault finder who resorts to
condemnation of the driv-
ing practices of others, while con-
himself an export.
In his opinion there are no good
drivers. They all drive too fast or
loo slow; they turn too short or not
short enough; they fail to signal or
signal too much; their lights are too
bright or too dim. In fact, they just
lon't do anything right-and they're
,razy and dumb-and blah, blah. (
,lah! And so he speeds along. so
busy picking flaws in the actions OF
,thers that he forgets to he careful
himself. When driving, better not I
waste time brOOding over the sins OF (
he other fellow. Let's correct our /
,wn first. And keep that temper; T,
iobdy else wants it.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
ODD FELLOWS TO
CELEBRATE l16TH
ANNIVERSARY.
Will Observe Birthday
With Exercises In Plaza
Theatre On Sunday.
Expect NOTABLES
Reception And Dinner To
Be Held In Honor Of
Distinguished Guests.

Sunday, April 2s, Milford win wit
ness another big event in Odd Eel
Iowship when the Grand Lodge OF
Delaware. /. o. o. F., will celebrate
the, 116th anniversary Of the found
ing Of the order In the United
states.
Grand Master Thomas Jefferis of
the Delaware Grand Lodge has TAX
en- personal charge Of arrangements
with a committee Of Crystal FOunt
Lodge No. 10 of Milford, working
with him, the success of the under
taking is assured. The exercises in
connection with the celebration will
be held in the Plaza Theatre and
will begin promptly at 1880 p. m.
Distinguished guests will include
Grand Sire William A. Pettinger, Of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Am
erica. Past Grand Sire Logan of
Washington; Grand Master G. Will
Henry, of the Pennsylvania Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows; Grand Mas
ter Held, Of the Maryland Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows; Past Grand
Master Black of Maryland; Grand
Patriarch Burlington of the Grand
Encampment of Delaware; H. Les
lie Buzine, of the Patriarch Militant
Branch of the Order. Delaware Can
ton: Mrs. William A. Marrs, Presi-
dent of the Rebecca Assembly; May
OF and Mrs. Wilson NJ. Vinyard, Of
Milford.
A reception and dinner will be
held by the Grand Lodge of Della
ware, at the Hotel Windsor, in hon
or of the distinguished guests at 5
D. m. Mayor Vinyard. will welcome
the visitors 70 Milford.
Delaware Lodge Band of thirty
pieces. from Delaware Lodge No. /,
Of Wilmington, will render an open
afr ooncart ~ front ol the Plaza
Theatre at 6.30. p. m. This is one Of
the best bands in the east. II has
made quite a reputation for Itself
while accompanying Delaware Lodge
crack degree team to other states.
John Jester, Donald Smith and
Logan Grier of Crystal Fount Lodge,
No. 10, /. o. o. f., of Milford, are in
Of seating arrangements at
the theatre. Grand Master JeffeTis
will call the meeting to order
promptly at 1880 D. m. when he will
present Grand Sire Pettinger. who
will make the principal address of
the evening. E. Paul Burkholder,
Of Sussex county schools.
and Noble Grand Of Union Lodge, |
No. 3, of Georgetown, will speak on
the founding of the order IN 1919. |
He is well versed in Odd Fellowship /
and a popular member Of the fra
lernity.
This is an open meeting. The
Grand Master has invited every Odd
Fellow Lodge and all subordinate
bodies on the Eastern Shore to at
end this meeting. Any person who
iesires to attend this celebration,
whether an Odd Fellows or not, will
ind a hearty welcome awaiting
hem. Detailed programs will be
,irpu Ouf af the theatre
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
FUTURE FARMERS PLAN
FOR STATE CONVENTION
WIN Be Held May 3 And 1 At Caes-
ar Rodney School

State President Charles Hill of
the Liberty Hyde Bailey Chapter, Of
Seaford. has issued a call for the
annual State F. F. A. Convention to
be held Friday, May 3. and Satur-
day, May {, at the Caesar Rodney
High school. Camden. Three of Del
aware's Master Farmers. who are
members of the State Vocational
Agricultural Advisory Board. will
be awarded the Honorary Diamond
Farmer degree. They are John Rey-
nolds. Middletown; Frank Bancroft,
Camden, and Oliver Newton. Bridge
vile. In addition to these. DR.. H. V.
Holloway. State Superintendent of
Public instruction and w. Lyle
szoWids. State Supervisor Of Agri-
cultural Education will also be
awarded the honorary degree. Mr..
Mowlds has been the State adviser
Of the organization for the past
three years. These awards will be
made by R. w. Helm, State Direc-
tor of Vocational Education and a
former State adviser MIR. Helm is
the only one at present in Delaware.
hsh0 holds this degree
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Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
ODD FELLOWS CONFER
DECREE ON LAR GE CLASS
Close Contest To Increase Member
shlp With Banquet

Monday night Crystal Fount
Lodge No. 10, /. o. o. F., had the
pleasure Of seeing Wallace F. Nc
Faul and his winning team of pilots.
being entertained by the losers, Par
is Kirby and his pilots.
This is the climax of an interest,"
ing contest, in the form of a cross
country aIrpIane race that resulted
in an increase in lodge membership.
McFauls team won and received the
feed. The iiFst degree was very ably
conferred in full ceremonial form,
upon the latest class of candidates
by Crystal FOunt degree team.
District Deputy Grand Master
Samuel MeAllister of Wilmington,
was present. as a visitor He was
accompanied by John c. Powell and
Harry Fisher of Fairfax Lodge. No.
s..
Deputy Grand Master McAllister
made a short address during the
evening.
In order to cooperate with the
Grand Lodge of Delaware in its cell
ebration of the I1oth anniversary Of
the order next Sunday IN wlford.
crystal Foune fs5dee fias decldsd to
hold open house in their lodge
rooms on Walnut street for the re-
ceptiOn and convenience of any Odd
Fellow who is in Milford during that
time
Thomas H Abbott is chairman of
the general committee who will be
in the lodge rooms to welcome any
visitors.
Noble Grand Melvin Of Crystal
FOunt Lodge requests that all odd .
Fellows while i'm Milford, use Crys- I
.al Fount Lodge rooms for their
headquarters.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
7. c. L. WILL ATTEND
CAMBRIDGE MEET
George $. Grier, Milford Grand, VIII
Head Delaware Group

Many members of Evergreen For
est. No. 49, Tall Cedars Of Lebanon,
will journey to Cambridge, Nd. on
Saturday night, April "a, to take
part in the district meeting held by
Eastern ShO' Forest and Chesa-
peake Forest, No. IFS, Of Cambridge.
This is the oflciai visit of Su-
preme Grand Tall Cedar Russell E.
Crawford. Of the Supreme Forest,
who will make Walter p. Chrysler
of auto fame. and u S. Senator Rad
cliffe, Tall Cedars at sight
Baltimore Forest, No. 5. of Bal
timore, Md, with its los piece band
Hnl arrive at Cambridge by a spe-
clal steamer IN time to take part In
the street parade at 1880 p. m. This
parade originally scheduled for p.
M, was changed to 1880 D. m. on ao-
count of the arrival of the Balti-
more steamer.
The ceremonial will be held in
the State Armory at 8 p. m. George
S. Grier. Grand Tall Cedar Of Ever
green Forest will head the Delaware
contingent.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
CORN-HOC RULINGS
ALLOW FOR HOME USE
Notifications Made To Allow For
Small Producer

Notifications Of the cOrn-hOg mo-
duction adjustment contract. permit
ting small producers with no hog
production base or with lower
than average production from one
litter during the base period to pro-
duce an adequate number OF hogs
for home use, have been announced
by the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration, according to c. a. Nc
Cue, director of agricultural exten-
sion.
Producers who agree under the
1885 corn-hOg contract to hold their
corn acreage within the contract
limits but who do not have a hog
production base will be permitted to
produce one 1885 litter CT pigs for
home consumption. No hog payment.
however, will be made to the pro-
ducer taking advantage Of this rul-
ing.
Il has also been ruled that 1885
contract signers, who have an aver
age production record of six hogs or
less for both market and slaughter
during the 1928 period and who
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Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
APPRAISERS
BEGIN WHEAT SURVEY
Payment Will Be Made To Contract
Holders As Soon As Possible

Thirty appraisers Monday COM
menced au official inspection of
farms contracted to wheat acreage
reduction in the AAA Wheat Con-
troll Program in all three Delaware
counties. After they have complet-
ed their checking final payments for
the contracts will be made by the
Federal Government.
0ficials of the Extension Service
on Monday said that they did not
know when payments would be
made, but estimated it would be a
few weeks after the appraising is
finished.
Appraisers last week finished a
period Of preliminary training UNI
der the direction of Alex d. Cobb,
assistant director of extension ser
vice in this State. Mr.. Cobb was as
sisted by Ed. Willim. Jr, New Castle
County Agent; c. Russell Snyder,
Sussex County Agent and Russell E.
Wilson. Kent County Agent. Most of
the appraisers are experienced, hav-
ing performed the same services
last year.
Mr.. Cobb and Dean c. A. McCue.
director of extension and dean of
the School Of Agriculture at the I'm
iversity of Delaware, were in Wash
ington on Monday and Tuesday con-
ferring with AAA officials relative to
the wheat referendum which ~; 81
held on May gath.
tract signers will be given an op-
In the referendum wheat con-
Dortunity to say whether or not they
approve Of the governments wheat
loliey and it they want II continued.
Il has been ulofficially estimatsd
hat Delaware farmers will favor
he program by a large majority.
Mr.. Cobb will soon begin the
raining OF men who will assist him
n conducting the referendum IN
Delaware. Throughout the entire
lation all wheat contract signers I
viii vote on the same day. The trsin- /
ng school will be held 10 Dover on /
tuesday. April 30. Actual direction
4 the referendum will be done by /
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Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
STA BOARD OF
HEAl STARTS
ROUNDUP
Will Give Parents Chance
To Have Child's Defects
Corrected.
ACTIVE IN KENT
Aimed To Give Every
Child Equal Chance In
School.

With the active cooperation of the
State and local P. T. A. Organiza-
tions, the State Board of Health is
commencing It's annual Summer
Roundup" of children who will
next year enter school for the first
time. Schedules of visits to the
various schools have been prepar-
ed, the presence of examiners at
certain points arranged for, and al
ready a great deal has been done i'm
Kent county in this program de-
signed to better prepare children
for entry into school life.
The roundup" conducted each
spring during the closing days of
schools to discover physical defects
in those who are about to begin
school, is a voluntary affair, to
which parents are invited to bring
or send their children. Upon COM
pletiOn of the examination, if any
defects are found, they are noted on
a defect card" which is given to
the parent. II the parent has given
permission for, immunizatiOn against
diphtheria, 1t is carried out at the
same time.
During the years that this prac-
tice has been carried on, the per-
centage of children examined has
steadily increased. and during 1884
the number brought for examination
was considered by health authorities
a very satisfactory percentage.
According to State health au-
thOrities. 1t has been their expert
ence that this work can be better
carried out during the last weeks of
the school year, for children and
their parents are often away dur
ing the summer and many of them
do not return until a few days be-
fore school is to reopen.
Another advantage of early examl-
nation, they say, is that parents are
given time to arrange for
the removal of any defects that may
be discovered.
"Latterly." said DR.. A. c. Jost,
executive secretary of the State
Board of Health, 'the State and 10
cal Parent Teacher Associations
have become actively interested in
this. and are going far to see that
all defects are corrected. The ad-
: Vantage is fairly obvious for there
is no doubt that a child handicap
red by some physical disability /
finds it relatively difficult to keep ,
up with normal children" /
II is understood that school and
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