Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

; and secretary
Under the legislative program It 4
proposed 70 support men who ar
friendly to the cause Of temperane
and prohibition" protest against tn
increase IN the number Of liquo
licenses, and insist upon the en-
forcement Of the present liQuo
laws"
An educational campaign is to b
carried on 'to enforce good laws
strengthen weak laws and repea
bad laws" II was pointed out "ths
best wa yto do this is to educate the
people to obey all laws" It wal
stated at the meeting that "afteI
many years Of education and organ
i2ation the "drys" were able by
legislation to write the 18th Amend
ment into the Constitution" by
legislation" It was said, the friends
of the liquor tratfic were able to take
1t out" Therefore" It was main
tanned, 'we must carry on a cam
paign for local option, State option
and national control Of the liquor
traffic"
New Century Club
The weekly meeting Of the George
town New Century Club was held on
Wednesday afternoon Of last week
with Mrs. H. C. Stewart, the presl-
dent, in the chair.
Mrs. George T. Lynch gave the an
nual report Of the treasurer, which
showed the financial condition to be
the best it has been in some time.
Mrs. George Elton Walls gave a
report of the State Executive meet
ing and asked the club members to
boost the subscriptin list Of "The
Club Woman" the State paper de-
voted to club interests.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Ableman rendered
her report of the State Federation
meeting which was held last spring
in Newark.
Announcement was made that the
Sussex County Club Institute is to
be held in SeafOrd on November Is,
and attention also was called to the
Pound Day" to be held for Della
ware Colony on Saturday of this
week.
The program was in charge of
Mrs. Charles r. Cannon and the
speaker of the afternoon was the
Rev. Richard X. White, rector of st.
Paurs Protestant Episcopal Church,
of this place. He defined clubs in
and told what they should
stand for in a community and the
good that can be accomplished
through their activities. He describ-
ed the workings of the service clubs
and stressed the fact that within the
past half century what they have
meant to the county as a whole. |
The Rev. Mr.. White heads the
Georgetown Kiwanisl Club which was
organized recently.
There was also al meeting of the |
club presidents throughout Sussex
county, at the home of Mrs. George |
Elton Walls for the purpose Of a
general discussion of activities
throughout lower Delaware this
term.
Falnts On Witness Stand In>COurt
Painting twice on the witness
stand in Superior Court here on
of last week. when being
cross examined by Attorney Robert
G. Houston in a damage suit which J
he had brought against William E.
of Lewes. for injuries sus-
tanned on December 2 last year,
H. Locates, the plaintiff, had
10 be removed from the stand and
given medical assistance by DR.. Oil
7er James of the Milford Emergency
Hospital staff and DR.. A. C. SmOOt
# this city, two of the witnesses in
he case. After holding UP the court
or some time, the physicians re-
ported to Chief Justice Daniel J.
layton that Locates was not physl-
ally able to proceed with the cross
The jury foreman was
lsked to step from the jury box and
,hief Justice Layton announced that
/ was a mistrial and the case was
continued until the next term OF
Ourt.
James w. Tunnel. attorney for
.eGhtes, had concluded his examt-
IatiOn, and within a short time af-
er Mr.. Houston started questioning
i'm he swOoned and had to be TAX
n to an anti-roOm. Later he return
d to resume the examination and
he same thing happened. This was
he first time in the history Of the
ounty that a trial had been blocked
ecause of sudden Illness of a prin-
ipal in a case.
Locates, who lives on the George
)wn-Lewes highway, near here, was
IN into by Ennis near Gravel Hill,
etween here and HarbesOn, on the
light Of December 2, last year, by a
'uck driven by Ennis while Locates
as driving down the highway with
mule team and wagon. 1t is con-
,nded that Locates was carrying a
ght at the time, which was plainly
sible up and down the road. Ennis
mashed into the rear OF the wagon,
is said, throwing the mules to the
ladway and Locates under the wa
IN, which resulted in breaking Le-
ates' jaw bone and otherwise injur-
lg him. Since the accident, it is
lid, Locates has suffered from the
juries and has been in a run down
'nditiOn. From his appearance on
ie witness stand, it is said. he evil
sntly has been under a nervous
rain.
.iled For Train Riding
Charged before Magistrate VIII
nm H. Aydelotte, of Delmar, with
ain riding in the Delmar yards Of
e Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
iward Davis was arrested by Rail-
ad Detective Miles Fitzgerald and
mmiffad 10 the cnnnfY iail here