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Milford chronicle., 1935-01-25
KENT COUNTY FIREMEN
MAKE UP 1885 SLATE
Ralph &. Hayes, OF Dover, Is Elect.
ed President

The Kent County Firemen's AssO-
citation last Thursday night made up
their slate Of nominations at their
meeting in the Grange Hall at Cam
den. Nominations we're as follows:
President, Ralph c. Hayes, Dover;
first vice president, Howard Schweit-
zer. Hartly; second vice president,
Byron c. Dunn, Camden-WyOming;
treasurer, Willard Barcus, CheswOld;
secretary, George Johnson, MagnO-
liza; director. three years, +. E.
Burke, Clayton; director. two years,
Grover Lord, Harrington; F. L.
Rentz, Frederick. Further nOmina-
tions can be made at the next meet
ing prior to the election.
More than 100 delegates attended
the meeting which was preceded by
turkey dinner served by the wO-
men of the grange,
Reuben Stewart, of Seaford, pres
ident of the Sussex county Organiza-
tion, accepted a State medal to be
presented to William Spencer, of
Milton, winner Of the third prize in
the essay contest. Miss Kathryn Ca
hall, of Harrington, winner of the
gold medal. the first prize, was i'll
and unable to attend the meeting.
c. r. Comegys, president of the
Camden-Wyoming Company, well
coined the delegates and past State
president, w. w. Pettyiohn made the
response
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BILL PLANNED TO CEDE
LEWES LAND TO U. S.
Federal Government Desires Site
For Submarine Base

To provide a site on which the
government may build a submarine
station at Lewes, a bill has been
prepared and will be introduced in
the Legislature authorizing the town
of Lewes to cede to the Federal gov
eminent the land necessary. The
bill provides. however, that il the
government does not utilize the
ground for this purpose within a
specified number of years the title
shall revert to the town of Lewes,
the commissioners of which town
have the lease-hold control of pub
lie lands on the bay front.
The government formerly had a
quarantine station at Lewes on the
bay shore which has been removed
but it still holds the title to the land
on which it was situated. It now
seeks possession of an additional
tract with a 1900 foot water front
on which, according to letter from
Secretary of War Dern to Governor
c. d. Buck, the government plans to
huild base for underseas defense
for the bay and river. Secretary
Dern said the project has already
been approved.
The matter has been referred to
the town authorities who are willing
to cede the land required for the
project. The land is said to be de-
sirable for water front summer cot
tages.
Milford chronicle., 1935-01-25
JURORS DRAWN FOR FEB.
TERM KENT co. COURT
Tive Capital Cases VIII Be Tried Al
Coming Session

Kent County Jury Commissioners
Jacobs and Mifflin have drawn the
panel Of grand jury for the year
1885 and the regular panel of petit
jurors for the February term of
court; also an additional panel for
the Court of Oyer and Terminer. in
which court there win be at least
two capital cases, that Of John C.
Morgan for the murder Of DOminque
J. Pierre. near FeltOn, and Frank
Foster. Of West Dover.
Grand aafy
First district: Walter w. Hynson;
second district, Charles T. jackson;
third district, Jonathan Jacobs:
fourth district, George zimmerman;
fifth district, R. Harry Wilson;
sixth district, Harry Gruwell; sew
enth district. Thomas H. Pardee;
eighth district. William H. Eaton;
ninth district, Arlie Wix; tenth dis
trict, Thomas w. Chambers.
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Severe Blizzard
Plays Havoc In
.Dopn-State Towns
Telephone And Telegraph Service Completely Disrupt
ed; Rural Residents Isolated; Trains And Buses
Running Behind Schedule

Succeeding a lamb-like drizzle. a
lion Of a blizzard held the Del-Blaf-
Va Peninsula helpless in a white
grip for "a hours
AS this paper goes to press, tele-
phone and telegram service out of
Milford, is still at a stand still and
branch line trains are running from
four to five hours behind schedule.
Early Wednesday afternoon the
snowfall had reached a depth Of ten
inches in the upper port of the
State. Swirled by a 3O-mile wind,
first from the northeast and then
from the northwest, the snow is
heaped up throughout the State, to
the despair of highway officials and
automobile drivers.
Every town south of Dover is cut
OF from telephone communication.
the principal communities affected
are Milford, Harrington. Seaford,
Laurel, Lewes, RehObOth and
Georgetown.
Repair crews from Wilmington
are at work in southern Delaware
helping local crews restore tele-
Milford chronicle., 1935-01-25

cases Of blindness reported from that
cause during the last two years."
Fortunately, explained DR.. JOst,
the infant which the midwife had
failed to treat, and whose eyes had
become infected. was brought quick
ly to physician. Treatment was
given in time to prevent any serious
harm and the infant has recovered.
Since the State furnishes con-
cluded DIR. Jost, free to all mid
wives and doctors. ampules Of the
necessary material, there Is no ex-
cuse for the disregard of this law,
which is plainly printed upon the
birth certificate. and to which the
doctor or midwife must certify COM
pliance. Only a careful regard of
this law can prevent this serious
infection and limit the number Of
instances OF blindness from this
cause in the State"
Milford chronicle., 1935-01-25
DRIVERS PERMITS
new TASK FACING
VEHICLE DEPT.
Secretary Smith Calls At
tentiOn OF Operators To
Address Changes.
EXPECT LATE RUSH
All Operators Should Re
ceive Renewal Applica-
tiOns By February Is.
EXPECT LATE RUSH

Christmas holidays in the State
| Motor Vehicle Department just
means long hours and hard work
when the issuing OF 42.767 autOmO-
bile tags which had just been COM
pleted is considered and which was
proceeded by the addressing and
mailing of $1,000 applications for
licenses.
Hardly has this task been COM
pleted before the entering Of the
next job is on hand and the address
sing and mailing Of 72,O00 applica-
tions for the renewal of operators
licenses is started. M
December, january and February
are months Of intensive activity in
what becomes the largest mAil-of-
der business in the State and be-
cause every license application must
be checked as to the applicants
safety inspection Of the car before
the tags are issued, the employees
in the department work overtime
until the New Year peak has been
passed.
Although $4,000 cars in the State
have not yet been fe-registered, on
the basis of past experiences. these
will be renewed at a less breathlsss
rate during the next few months.
Immediately following the issu-
anee Of tags comes the renewal Of
operators licenses and the. depaft-
ment is at present In the fhroes of
this important work. The 1934-35
operators licenses remain valid un-
til midnight, February %, but the
department has already begun its
preparations to facilitate. their re-
newals. Application forms are being
prepared and made ready for lnail-
ing when the word Is given by Sec
sFetary Of state ". Bent Smith
which will probably be around F'eb-
Tuary 9 and then another high mark
in work for the department will be
reached for another month.
Secretary Smith Urges immediate
notification of change OF address
with a statement Of the old address
whenever the operator has moved |
since obtaining his last license. As |
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/. o. O. F. WILL HONOR
FOUNDER NEXT SUNDAY
State /. 0. 0. F. WIN Gather At
Dover Fer Servhe

Odd Fellows from the entire
State, will gather at the Peoples
Church, in Dover, next Sunday eve
ming. January "a, at 7:15 o'clock to
take part in the Grand Lodge ser
vice in honor of Thomas Wildey, the
founder Of Odd Fellowship in the
United States.
Grand Master Thomas Jeffries and
the Grand Lodge officers have ar
ranged the service and invited every
Odd Fellow in Delaware to attend
with his family.
The service will be in charge OF
DR.. Roy Helfenstein, pastor Of the
church, with Henry r. Isaacs,
well known attorney Of Wilmington,
as the principal speaker. Mr.. Isaacs
is a member of Eden Lodge of viii
mingtOn, is well versed in Odd Eel
lowship, and a brilliant speaker.
Crystal FOunt Lodge, Of Milford,
is sending a large delegation to this
service. Neal wilkins and Wallace
McF'aul are the committee on trans
pOrtation.
Monday evening, January %,
Crystal FOunt Lodge, No. 10, will
hold a similar service in honor Of
Wildey in their lodge rooms on Wal
nut street, Milford.
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1884 RATE OF
MORTALTTYLOW
IN DELAWARE
Deaths Among Infants
May Drop To 5S Per l.
600, TabalatiOn Shows.
BETTER CONTROL
DIR. JOst Speaks Highly
OF The Sanitation Work
Done Last Year.

The 1884 rate Of infant mortality
born alive and living through the
tirst year, is expected to be the low
est in the history Of the State since
such records have been maintained,
DR.. A. c. JOst, executive secretary
Of the State Board of Health, said
this week. DR.. JOst said that a pre-
liniinary tabulation Of vital statis-
tics Of the State has been made, but
Is subject to alteration when the
final tabulation is completed, in the
near future.
The infant mortality rate in Del
aware in 1888 was so per 1000 Of
population and, Or. Jost said that
It is anticipated, from preliminary
figures, that the rate for 1884 may
have dropped to 5S or 50 per 1000.
The same preliminary tabulations
also indicate that the general death
rate Of the State In 1884 was some
what lower than in 1888. In 1888 it
was 1872 per thousand persons. Dr..
Jost explained that Delaware, has q
relatively high rate of mortality be-
cause Of the unusual characteristics
Of the population.
Better Control In 1884
Many persons, he explained, in
the central age group, among whom
deaths are less frequent, leave the
State, leaving dispropOrtionate
number of persons of the early age
and the old age groups in the State.
The result is that as the older ones
die, as expected Of nephritis. heart
disease, diabetis and cerebral heni-
Orrhage the rate Is raised. Con-
troll Of soms Of the infectious dis
eases has proved much better in
1884 than during 1888, Or. Jost con-
tinued
There were only four diphtheria
cases deaths in Delaware during the
entire year Of 1894, which IS less
than two per 100000 Of population,
a very low rate, attributed By DR..
JOst to the great, success OF the more
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State Share of Bets Three
Per Cent; $1,000 Fee for
Meetings.
Committee Immediately
Reports FGUOrGbLy On
Measure.

Following the action of the Gen
eial Assembly at the current ses-
sion in amending the constitution
by revoking the prohibition against
betting on horse races in this State,
Senator Carl Van SAINT introduced in
the Senate Monday afternoon a bill
to Iegalize this form of wagering by
means of pari-mutuel machines or
totalizers and paving the way for
the establishment of one or more
race tracks in Delaware and the
holding of races at which betting
will be permitted.
The measure was referred to the
miscellaneous committee of which
Senator Donald P. Ross is chai--
man. A short time later it was re-
ported out favorably. 1t is UNDER
stood it will be called up and pass
ed within few days. AS it requires
but a majority vote, its adoption is
assured.
The bill would amend several Sec
tiOns of the measure passed by the
Legislature two years ago pFoVid-i
ing for the creation of a racing
commission and the regulating Of
the sport in this State. It also fixes
the taxes which the State would
collect at race tracks. This revenue,
it is estimated, would total between
100000 and $50O,OOO annually.
The new Van SAINT measure pro-
vides that anyone conducting horse
race shall pay to the Delaware Rae
ing Commission a sum equal to
three per cent of the total amount
bet on a race through the pari-mu-
tuel machines, at any race track IL
censed. The racing commission
would be empowered to authorize
commissions On the uari-mutuel and
totalizator pools for those Operating
the race meet. provided however
that in no event and at no race
track licensed under this act shall
said commission when added 70 the
amount payable to the Delaware
Racing Commission from such pools,
for the use of the State Of Delaware,
exceed six per cent Of the total con-
tributiOns to all pari-mutuel or to-
talizators pools conducted or made
upon any track"
$1,000 License Fee
The bill specifies that anyone
granted a license to conduct a race
meet for any calendar year shall
pay fee of $1,000 to the commits
sion and in addition anyone apply
ing for the granting of specified
days during which racing may be
conducted during any calendar year
shall pay $4,000 to the commission
at the time of such application.
No change is made in the existing
law relative to the admission tax.
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CROWDED CONDITION AT
HOSPITAL CONTINUES
Forced To Use Cots To Supplement
Bed supply

During the seven days ending Sat
urday, January 10, the number of
patients at the Milford Emergency
Hospital, increased to a miximum OF
fOrty-One on Saturday. To accom-
mOdate the overflow thirty-seven,
which are the hospital capacity we're
supplemented by four cots which
have been stored in the barn. Just
when Il seemed that fOrty-One was
the absolute limit along came a
baby at 8 o'clock Saturday morning,
totaling ~. The baby did not need a
bed. however, but was hung on the
wall in a basinet as all the babies
are.
It has been said in the papers re-
Gently that the construction of a
new hospital with more beds Is im-
perative and the increase in the
number of patients from week to
week Is evidence Of this assertion.
The hospital census of patients,
beginning Sunday, January 1S, is as
follows: Sunday, 80; Monday, 30;
Tuesday, 39; Wednesday 40i Thurs
day, 98; Friday, 81; and Saturday,
a.
Il was a slack week in operations
for most OF the cases were medical.
There were, however, two major OPP
erations on Saturday and total OF
four minor operations during the
week.
The distribution Of the patients
for the week showed II from Mil
ford ;3 from Viola; from Green
wood; / from East New Market, Md;
3 from Bridgeville; 2 from Dags-
boro; / from Lincoln; 3 from Mil
ton; 3 from Georgetown; from El-
lendaIe; 2 from Harrington; ! from
Atlantic City, N. j.; ! from Lewes;
2 from Felton, and 2 from Bowers
rooch
Milford chronicle., 1935-01-25
MAY PUT KENT ROADS
UNDER STATE CONTROL
Bill introduced By Senator Matthews
seeks To DO This.

The long expected measure look
ing to the reorganization of Kent
County governmental AFFAIRS made
its appearance ON Monday when
Senator william E. Matthews, Jr.'
OF Smyrna. Republican, introduced
a bill in the Senate which would
place all Kent County roads and
highways. except those in incOrpor-
ated towns, under the State High
way Department. In order that the
county shall net be relieved Of the
expense OF maintaining these roads,
the bill provides that the Kent COun-
ty Levy Court shall pay annually to
the State Highway Department the
sum OF 100000 for the maintenance
Of these reads. The measure fur
ther provides that the county tax
rate shall be set at a figure suffi-
cieht to meet these annual payments.
Under the present laws the Levy
Court in Kent County now has con-
troll of the roads in the county.
For several months past Republi-
can leaders i'm Kent County have
been demanding a reorganization Of
Kent County governmental affairs.
Demands have been made that pro-
per legislation looking to the re-
districting Of the Levy Court Dis
tricts be enacted at this session Of
the General Assembly.
More conservative of the Republic
can leaders have urged caution in
the preparation of any sO-called
ripper bills. The attitude of the
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May
HALT TRIALS IN
SUSSEX COUNTY
Murder Charge Against
Mother And Three Sons
May Be Postponed.
MANY OF INTEREST
Injuries To Ottie DOnO-
way, Important Witness
Seen AS Possible Delay.

Injuries received by State Detec-
tive Ottie DonaWay on January q
when he suffered a fractured right
hip when mis- team became fright
ened, throwing him from load OF
hay, may cause the pOstpOnement OF
many of the cases in the Court OF
General Sessions when it meets on
February 4.
Detective DOnaway is an impor-
tant witness in many of the cases
scheduled to come before the court.
Most prominent of the cases at
the term are those against Mrs.
Mary H. Carey and three sons. How
ard, James and Lawrence. who are
alleged to have confessed to the
murder of her brother. Robert r.
Kitchens. at Omar, on the night Of
November z, 1927.
Two of the sons, Lawrence and
James, are said to have confessed
to the part they took, after the ar
rest of Lawrence for breaking and
entering the home of Irving Powell,
near Clarksville, on December 5,
last year. They confessed, it is said'
the following day, and Mrs. Carey
and son. Howard, two days later.
In Superior Court one of the most
interesting cases for several years
is expected to be tried, that of the
Ableman will contest.
Benjamin Ableman, Georgetown
merchant. Rotarian and Democratic
nominee for State Senator of the
Fifth Senatorial District last Novem-
Der. charges that his brother, Maui
rice Ableman. Of MillsbOro, and
others had used undue influence,
fraud and coercion upon his late
father, Able Ableman, I'm drawing Of
q purpOrted will dispOsing Of an
.estate which has been estimated at
S2O0, 900.
It Is eontended that at the time
the alleged will was made that he
was not Of sound mind and mem-
ory and was mentally incapable Of
making a will. This case is expect
ed to attract much attention
throughout lower Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1935-01-25
MIDWIFE LOSES LICENSE FORJ
NEGLECTLNG INFANTS EYES

The discovery that a midwife
practicing in the northern section OF
the State, failed to put prophylactic
drops In the eyes of a newborn in
FAINT, as required by law, with the
result that the infant contracted
ophthalmia, or ''baby's sore eyes, -
has resulted In the revocation OF
her license, and the issuance of a
warning to all others attending at
births.
Said DR.. A. C. Jost, Executive
Secretary of the State Board of
health, "since one Of the oldest and
commOnest causes Of blindness is
the infection which may result If
proper precautions are not taken at
birth, the State many years ago en-
acted law that all persons attend
ing at births shall be prepared to
use a prophylactic in the eyes Of the
newborn. Delaware has had no new
Milford chronicle., 1935-01-25
POLICE
ARREST 4,792
IN YEAR 1884
S1,4S4 Others Are Repri-
manded, Report Shows;
211 Drunken Drivers.
THEFTs REDUCED

State Police during 1884 made A.
792 arrests for ll6 different offenses
and made 31,434 reprimands, the re-
port Of w. w. Mack, chief engineer
Of the State Highway Department to
the department, issued recently,
shows. The State Police patrOlled
312,316 miles, weighed 44,569 trucks
and inspected 1889 cars for lights
and brakes. The police spent 5,557
hours on. investigation and 11,459
hours on special duty. Seventy
stolen automobiles were recovered
and 1900 school children were ad-
dressed on safety.
Total expenditures for State PO-
lice during the period ending No
yember 80, 1894, amounted to $149.-
4I5. 20 and fines amounted 70 S41,-
go. Reckless driving was the come
monest arrest, total Of 1853 be-
ing arrested on that charge.
There were 922 accidents during
the year, in which So persons we're
killed, and 793 persons injured. Es-
timatcd property damage from the
accidents amounted to $145,999. A
total of 100 Of the accidents we're
caused by reckless driving alone.
Mr.. Mack's report on State PO-
lice activities says, in part:
Judging by the increasing NUM-
ber OF calls made by private citizens
upon the State Police their useful
ness is becoming more generally
recognized.
'The past year has been one of
unusual activity and reflects cTe,l-
it on the entire personnel. Increases
are noted in nearly all items Of rec
ord.
''TO accomplish these results has
faithful and unremit-
ting vigilance and devotion to the
service of the people of the State at
all hours and under all conditions
throughout the 1865 days of the year.
"The special night patrol estab-
lished for the first time last year
has been effective in reducing Doul-
try and grain thefts and has result
ed i'm the arrest and conviction of
offenders for these and
other crimes.
Satisfactory results were also
secured, in an effort to eliminate
sleepy and exhausted truck drivers.
This campaign ELECTED much favor
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ban ON DUCK SHOOTING
BEFORE GAME BOARD

The 21st annual American
game conference opened its
three-day meeting in New
York this week with dele
gates present from every sec
ton OF the United States and
Canada.
Figured in advance as the
chief item of controversial ma
ture was the proposed one
year ban on duck shooting. A
resolution petitioning for such
a closed season was prepared
for presentation by the ma
tiOnal association of audubon
societies.
Although whatever action
the conference takes will have
no official bearing, it was ex-
pected the delegates decision
would have considerable In
fluence on the migratory bird
treaty act advisory board and
federal authorities.
Milford chronicle., 1935-01-25

phone service in this part of the
State, It was announced by J. Ed
ward Murphy, manager for the Dia-
mOnd State Telephone Company.
Service in Wilmington and Dover
and between the two cities has not
been interrupted by the storm, he
said, but all towns below Dover are
cut on" he said.
because Of the disruption of tele-
phone service below Dover, we have
not learned the true expense Of the
damage. High wind whipping against
telephone lines sagging under the
weight Of sleet which encircled them
during the night to a thickness of
from one-half to a thickness Of
an inch have naturally caused many
OF our lines to snap under the pres
sure.
Everything humanity possible is
being done to restore service below
Dover. II necessary we shall call for
emergency repair crews from Phil
adelphia and eastern Pennsylvania.
This will depend Of course on re-
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MUST TAKE STEPS TO
CURB DRUNKEN DRIVING
Delaware Safety Council Urges Sus-
pension OF License

About year ago the drinking
driver emerged as a prominent fig
ure in what has been for many years
an appalling picture Of death, in
jury and suffering on our highways,
according to the Delaware Safety
Council. True, he was there before
but repeal has brought him out in
sharp relief and a Nation that stands
aghast at the rapidly rising death
toll is asking why he cannot be
eliminated from the scene. The ques-
tion is more easily asked than ans
wered. To keep the proper perspec-
tive the National Safety Council re-
minds the reader that despite the
increase mentioned in earlier arti-
cles and despite the spotlight Of
public attention that is thrown on
them, drinking drivers and drunken
pedestrians constitute but one of the
several factors that must be consid-
cred. Speed, inattention, mechanical
defects and other things are still
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RACLNG IS
OFFERED SENATE
RACE TRACK BILL
THROUGH SENATE

Senator Carl Ray Van SAINTS
bill to amend the law regulat-
ing horse races in Delaware
by making it legal to bet OH
such contests by means of
pari-mutuel machines or to-
talizators was passed by the
Senate on Tuesday afternoon.
It was Immediately sent to the
House where it was commit
ted to the miscellaneous COM
mittee, and a short time later
was reported favorably. This
bill would have been given
final action by the House on
Wednesday, but owing to the
inclement weather, it has not
been acted upon as this paper
goes to press. It has been pre-
dicted that this bill will pro-
vide at least $125,000 increase
in State revenue.