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Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
4-H CLUBS TO COMPETE
In DRAMATIC CONTEST
Eight Clubs win Take Part; To Be
Held In caesar Rodney n. s.

4-H Clubs in Kent county are
making plans to enter the 4-H Dra-
matte Contest which win be held
for the second year IN the auditor
ium Of the Caesars Rodney school.
II has been necessary to change the
date from Friday February %, 10
Thursday evening, February %.
AT the present time there are
eight clubs enrolled IN the contest.
the Houston Cardinals, the Canter-
bury Club, the Harrington Live
Wires. the Oak Grove Blue Hens
Chicks. Smyrna Wide Awakes. the
Westville Club. the Woodside Dairy
Club. and the Viola Club.
These will be one-act plays not
to be less than 90 minutes long or
to exceed IS minutes. Because Of
the number of plays TO be given.
the program viii start promptly at
1880 p. m.
Margaret vosheiI and Charles
Paradee are in charge OF tickets
which will be sent to All club lead
ers and Link members within a few
days.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
HEARING ON PROPOSED
BOND ISSUE FEB. 22
Public Meeting VIII Be Held In The
Community Building At That Time

II was decided by the members of
the Milford City Council at their
regular monthly meeting held Tues
day evening, in the council cham
bers TO put the proposed question Of
bonding the City of Milford for
100000 before the citizens OF Mil
ford ct a meeting to be held next
Friday evening, February %. in the
Community Building.
II raised, the 100000 will be used
as follows, $124,OOO for refinaneing
the present Indebtedness. BY doing
this the interest rates on the old in
debtedness will be greatly reduced.
$55,000 will be used to defray the
estimated cost Of a new turbine for
the light and water plant, new
equipment for the power plant Is
an absolute necessity If Milford's
high standard Of light and power
service is TO be maintained. The re-
mainder, amounting to $4,000, will
Be used for extensions to the pres
Turn 10 Pdgs 8, pisd5sl
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
POULTRYMEN ELECT
OFFICERS FOR 1885
r. 0. Boyce win Head Delaware
Record Of Performance Association

Eighteen members and guests of
the Delaware Record of Perform
ance Poultry Association were in
attendance at the annual meeting
and dinner which was held on
Thursday evening in the Hotel
Richardson in Dover. In addition to
representatives from the State
Board Of Agriculture and the Uni
versity OF Delaware Extension Ser
vice, the guests included members
of an association consisting of those
breeders and hatehers whose fiocks
are officially inspected and blood
tested by the State Board of Agri-
culture.
The newly elected officers Of this
association consist of r. o. Boyce,
president; w. V. Steen, vice prcsi-
dent, and Wilson C. Hatfield, secre-
tary-treasufer. The executive, COM
mittee includes r. o. BOyee, H. r.
Baker, Warren c. Newton, F. I.
Tiara to Page :. PERL
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
COUNTY EDUCATORS
AT GREENWOOD FEB. q
Many Notables WIN Appear On The
Program

The fifteenth annual meeting of
the Sussex County Education AssO-
citation will be held IN Greenwood
on Friday, February %.
Miss Ethel B. Gibson, the presi-
dent, and the board OF directors, X.
A. Shields, Miss ROsalie Martin,
Charles wilkins, and Mrs. Sally Ell
lis. with the aid of the three county
supervisors, Albert Farley, j.. Paul
BurkhOider and c. L. AffleDach,. are
planning an interesting program.
Among those who are scheduled
TO appear ON the program are DR..
H. v. Holloway, DR.. John Shilling
DR.. H. B. King, DR.. PaysOn Smith,
State Commissioner of Education Of
Massachusetts, George w. Christ
man of the Philadelphia COmme--
cial Museum, and GeOffrey OHara'
noted composer, speaker, and Iacon-
teur.
Luncheon will be served in the
community building by the Ladies
Auxiliary Of the Greenwood Fire
Company.
The following persons will be in
charge Of departmental meetings:
Elementary, Supervisors A. +.
Farley and c. E. Afflerbach.
Foreign Language, Miss Helen
Deputy, Laurel.
Science, Miss Aurelia Cate Sea
ford. .
Social Science. Francis Nunvar'
Delmar. -,
Mathematics. James P. Marvel
Lewes. a.,
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
BECKETT SES
STATEDA.s.luiE MEN
Credits Cleanliness For
Certain Lowered Death
Rates.

To the excellent record of Della
ware dairymen, in the constant inn
provement of the quality of milk de-
livered to the people of the State
during the past ten years, may be
accredited a portion of the decrease
in certain death rates, according to
statements made by R. c. Beckett,
State Sanitary Engineer, in the re-
Gently issued annual report of the
State Board of Health.
Typhoid fever and enteritis, and
other diseases which could easily be
spread through insanitary milk pro-
ductiOn. have been largely reduced.
The control of tuberculosis among
cattle in this State, which is directly
under the supervision of the State
Board of Agriculture, has eliminated
any possibility of the spreading OF
the white plague" through the milk
supply. All the herds now serving
milk in the various towns in Della
ware are tuberculin tested periodi-
cally, and animals found to be in
feeted are removed and destroyed
Immediately.
The diarrheal diseases, which are
a particularly large factor in boost
ing the infant mortality rate, espe-
cialIy those of children under two
years of age, have shown a marked
drop from the death rate Of 81 in
1922. the year before the inception
of the milk control by the State
Board of Health, to a low point Of
14.2 in 1888. A portion of this re-
ductiOn may be accredited to i'm
proved milk supplies.
During the past year the average
bacterial count Of all the dairymen
throughout the State reached a new
low of 23.500 per cubic centimeter.
This is thought to be an excellent
record. considering the relatively
small unit which makes up the bulk
of the milk delivered to the various
towns. At the same time the aver
age butter fat content of all the sup
plies tested in the State Laboratory
was i.12 which indicates a distinct
Improvement in the breeds Of cattle
over that prevailing ten years ago.
Samples are collected monthly
from each individual dairyman. and
in the State Board Of
HeaIlH Laboratory for haeteria
count, butter fat and sediment test
inspections are made yearly
of each dairy and the results indi-
cate that. with the exception Of a
few. all Of the dairymen have the
equipment called for by the regula-
tiOns Of the State Board OF Health.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
LONG TERM GIVEN
SUSSEX GUJNMAN
Robert WilkersOn, Jr.,
Given Ten Years In Del
mar Case.

Robert WiIkerson, Jr.. of Delmar,
charged with assault with intent TO
murder Minos Hastings, 66-year-Old
farmer, near DelmaT, on the night
of December %, was convicted by a
Jury in the Court of General Ses-
sions at Dover last Thursday, and
was sentenced to serve ten years in
prison.
WilkersOn it was alleged, went to
the home of Hastings and. broke in
to his meathouse and stole a guam
tity Of it. Hastings, hearing some
one prOwling about his premises,
went out to investigate and the in
truder shot him, injuring him so
seriously that for a time at Penin-
sula General Hospital, in Salisbury,
Nd, he hOyered between life and
death for several days. Hastings
testified he recognized WilkersOn as
the one who did the shooting, but
WilkersOn denied any knowledge of
the shooting.
Two other charges. one for rob
biug the service station OF Reuben
Carmine and larceny OF a gun and
rife from Charles L. HOrsey. OF
LAUREL were dropped.
Wilkerson. at the expiration 0f
his term, is wanted by the Mary
land authorities on charge OF
stealing, ala alsU ~ kais ~
Of prison in that State on November
fth, last tyyear.
Indict Mother, Sens In Staying
Mrs. May H. Carey and two sons,
Howard J. and James A. Carey, have
been indicted by the grand jury of
Sussex County for first degree mur-
NJ LfmH % Rage Z, PIeasel
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
DELAWARE MAN ON
ILL.FATED MACON

Parents of Lieutenant Le-
roy c. Simpler, of Nassau,
near Lewes, knew nothing of
the plunge of their son into
the Pacific Ocean when the
dirigible Macon crashed Tues
day night, until notified by
their daughter, Miss ITma L.
Simpler, music supervisor in
Laurel schools.
Miss Simpler, who had re-
ceived a telegram from Cali
fOrnia, also informed Lieu
tenant Simpler's parents that
he was safe.
Lieutenant Simpler is mar
ried and has a daughter. Bar
bara Jane.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
TO GIVE CARD PARTY
In COMMUNITY BLDG.
Players May Choose Their Game;
Refreshments viii Be Served

A card party in behalf of the
work of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Milford Emergency Hospital will be
held in the Community Building on
Tuesday evening, February 26. at S
O'Clock. The players may choose
their game and there will be num-
erous prizes. Refreshments will be
served.
The committee in charge consists
OF Mrs. William V. Grier, Mrs. c.
DOpnan Holzmueller and Mrs. Della
Hall Deakyne. from whom tickets
may be had at fifty cents a person.
The Ladies Auxiliary has much
work in hand in connection with
the opening Of the new hospital
and its OF RS urge generous at
tendance at IN. card party.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, February 6, To
Tuesday, February u, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for MIL
ford. from Wednesday, February &.
to Tuesday, February IL, inclusive.
Temperature Rain
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
Total Rainfall

February s ...... 3 inches snow
The following winds and c0udi-
tions prevailed during the sama
period
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

Senator Simonton i1tfoddced a
bill to authorize the STATE to reim-
ITwH % Page Z. Piea5ei
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
"Redbirds" Lose to Fast
Williston "Trojans"

THE Saveway Trojans recorded
another triumph Thursday night
when they rolled up a As to II count
against the Plentywood Redbirds' at
the Wiliiston armory," says the VIII
iston Daily Herald.
Flashing to the front in the open
ing period the Trojans tailed seven
field goals, holding the Montana club
to one basket. Slowing down in the
second frame Williston added three
points and Plentywood gained five
as the first half closed. Score, viii
liston, II; Plentywood, Z.
"Rallying in the third, the Trojans
looped Is more points as the quar-
ter ended 80 to IL for the Williston
club. The final score was As to IL.
"Goar, Trojan center, was high
mar of the game with Is points. He
counted five field goals and connect
ed six times from the gift line. Err
ickson, Montana forward, was second
high with 10 points"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
MARKET REPORT
Credit Association Set For
Big Year To Aid Borrowers

ital. This means that m~ember-bor-
rowers will not be required to in
rease their stock investment In or
der to obtain loans this year, pro-
vided the amount they apply for is
not greater than their 1884 loan.
Class B stockholders, with one
vote per member regardless of the
number of shares they own, elected
the following directors for the COM
ing year. Alfred Thompson, Ben Zim-
norman, William Pipal, r. G.. Tyler
and Kittie Scott The election of Of
ficers was as follows: Alfred Thomp-
son, president; William Pipal, vice
president; Ben Zimmerman, vice
president; Carl Bull, secretary-treas-
urer.
Max Legge Of the Production Cred
1t corporation of Spokane was pres
ent to clear up misunderstanding
and fully explained this system OF
cooperative financing which has
been made available through the
farm credit administration. BY in
vesting In association n~on-voting
Glass A stock the corporation sup
piled a major portion of the original
CONTINUED from Last Wesk)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
COLD WAVE Sweeps
over THIS SECTION

Following a cold wave which sent
thermometers skidding to 80 below
zero in most sections of northeastern
Montana and western North Dakota,
a general rise in temperature was
welcomed Wednesday.
Thermometers in the city at 3 p.
m. Wednesday registered at the zero
mark. A general rise is predicted
for today.
Saturday brought a raging biz
zard, which continued until early
Sunday morning. Practically all
roads in the county excepting the
highway east from Plentywood were
blocked. Traffic has again been re-
summed with the exception Of a por-
ton Of the PlentywoOd-Redstone
road where travellers are experience
ing considerable trouble because OF
the numerous snow drifts.
Thermometers scurried to a new
low-level for the year here Monday
night, when 80 below zero was rec
orded. A general cold wave swept
the entire Pacific Northwest.
Occasional snow flurries has put a
white blanket all over the county.
No serious losses of livestock have
been reported within the county.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
AUTO owners SLOW
IN SECURING PLATES

County treasurer Paul Kurtz states
that 76 automobile owners have APP
piled for 1885 license plates. There
are 1920 automobiles assessed in
Sheridan county and 761 trucks.
An explanation Of the procedure Of
a a owner to get license plates is
to have their application cards COM
pletely filled out. The state this
year is not mailing the cards direct
ly to the applicants, and must be Sc
cured at the t~reasurer's office.
Applicants must present a receipt
showing that the 1884 taxes are paid
on the car. A certificate of registra-
ton for 1884 must also be exhibited.
On new cars and those never be-
fore registered In Montana the own
er must secure a certificate of title,
for which a charge OF 81 is made III
addition to the regular license fee.
The motor vehicle registration
laws stipulate that licenses expire
annually on Dec. 81, and motorists
should have their plates by Jan. /.
After May l, a 10 percent penalty Is
attached for late registration. The
law further provides that applica-
tons for registration should be
made not later than Feb. 1.
The passenger a registration
fee is IS for cars weighing 1850
pounds or less, and $40 if the car
exceeds that weight.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
FAVORI T E S
WILL APPEAR HERE
Outlook, Medicine Lake And Flax
Vile viii Appear Here; Contest
TIC Be Hot One

Basketball fans of P~lentywood will
have the opportunity to observe the
better teams in the district during
the next few weeks. Local support
ers will find 1t possible to see how
the Wildcats stack up against the
opposition they will have in the dist
riot tournament to be held in the lat
er part of February. Jan. Is the Out
look Bluejays, victors in all but one
game this year, will meet the Plenty
wood team in a double header. We'd
nesday, Jan. %. Medicine Lake, al
ways a contender, will play at Plen-
tywood in another double header.
Saturday, Feb. 2, Flaxville, which
holds a previous victory over the To-
Gals, will appear on the local court.
Followers Of the sport will be for
tunate in being able to witness one
of the most holly contested Journeys
in many years when these teams
meet to fight it out for the champion
ship. Scobey with a one point vic
tory over the speedy Flaxville team
and their victory over Plentywood
last week has shown itself to be
tough opposition for any team.
Comertown lost to Outlook and
Plentywood only after last quarter
drives and must be reckoned as one
Of the leaders.
Better basketball is in store for
the fans as most Of the teams use
fast breaking systems with plenty of
action.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
COUNTY SOLONS At
Helena INTRODUCE
MORATORIUM BILL
Nom Party Judiciary Ballot
Also Proposed; Get Many
Committee Posts

Nonpartisan election of all judic-
ial officers of Montana, from the JUS
tice court to the state supreme court,
Is provided in a bill which has been
introduced in the house Of represen-
tatives by Sheridan County's legisla-
tive pair, Edw. E. York and P. C.
Petersen.
Notice OF the bill was given last
Saturday by York and Petersen. The
bill will provide for placing of nam
es Of judicial candidates ON a separ-
ate ballot. without political designa-
lion. 1t will set up the system for
both nomination and election.
The proposal has the backing of
the state bar association, which last
fall announced that 1t would support
such a measure during this meeting
OF the legislature.
Following closely the introduction
Of the judicial bill, the two repre-
s~entatives filed notice in the house
OF a proposed bill amending section
1921 relating to the assessment and
sale OF real estate for taxes. The
amendment will make it easier for
land owners to reclaim land which
would be lost through failure to pay
taxes.
The two representatives introduc-
cd a bill Monday. lib 10, extending
the state mortgage moratorium law
to March /, 1887. The bill, If passed,
will again aid drouth stricken Sheri-
dan county farmers. The bill was
originally passed at the last session
Of the legislature, and the morator-
ium was then declared until March /,
1885.
Sheridan county's state senator,
Lars Angvick, heads the important
committee on Agriculture. The ap-
pointment was made by President OF
the senate. Eaton. Senator Ang-
wick has also been named to COM
mittees on relief and social welfare
and public buildings.
Representative York Is chairman
OF the committee on public health
and sanitation, a member of the COM
n,ittee on new counties and divisions,
fairs and expositions, and privileges
and elections.
Representative Peterson is as
signed TO the cOlNnnlJtee Oh HULL
culture, dairying, equal suffrage, and
development and publicity.
Would Cut Legislative Body
An act for creation Of "a unicam-
eral, one-house legislature, drafted
after the Norris plan recently adopt
ed In Nebraska, will be docketed in
the house Of representatives within
q short time.
Notice of the measure has been
filed with the lower chamber by Rep
re~sentative Herbert Haight, Demo
crat, Of Fergus. The bill will pro-
pose a one-house law making legisla-
ture OF from 80 to Sc members.
Would Cut License Fee
Another measure upon which no
tice has ben filed, would eliminate
the present system Of motor registra-
tion fees, and instead would require
a flat fee Of 81 on all pleasure cars.
They also would increase the gaso-
line tax from 5 to 6h cents, in lieu
of the IS or $40 vehicle license fee.
Cusick of Flathead proposed to es-
tablish a flat license fee of SO for all
cars and trucks up to IL tons.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
"Curfew Shall Not Ring
Tonight" king Winter

The regular 9 o'clock curfew
whistle which nightly warns kids
it is bedtime-and gives n an op-
p~ortunity to set irregular time
pieces, failed to respond to the
touch Of Chief of Police Rob't.
Rookie Sunday evening.
Try as he might, when the cleo
trio switch was thrown, not a
groan or a squeal would echo from
the shriIl siren, which graces a
tower near the fire hall.
"A broken wire. Maybe piIfer-
age" ~pondered the police chief,
when the whistle failed to respond.
So. An investigation solved the
mystery. Thermometers In the
city had scurried to 30 below. The
chilly blast had frozen the siren
solid. King Winter had played a
prank.
No whistle was heard that night.
Monday brought a general rise In
temperature, with the result, Mon
day morning residents were startl-
ed by a short shrek Of the siren.
"Fire!" exclaimed some. Others
wondered-as the sound was as
weak as a dying wIndstorm. Two
or more short blasts brought sew
eraI firemen to the city hail to In
vestigate.
Rookie was there, 'thawing out
the whistle. He was succeeding.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
TWO GAMES With
TROTTERS PLANNED

Northeastern Montana basketball
fans will have the opportunity to
again see one of the best profession
al quints in the country in action at
the Farmer-Labor Temple next Tues
day when the Harlem Globe Trotters
play the Plentywood "Redbirds."
Manager l.. ]. Moe. Of the local
Independents states that two games
will be played to accommodate the
big crowd which is expected here to
witness the contest.
Reports are that the Globe Trot-
ters are an even better club than in
previous years, and will thrill the
spectators with their clowning an
tics and clever ball handling.
Members of the local quint who
will face the colored artists are En-
ickson, Melton, Skor, Loucks, Rein
ertson, Barnes, Myars, Knutsen, and
Marsh.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
ANTELOPE is SEEKING
SHERIDAN CO.. LIBRARY
Letter To County Commissioners
Offers Free Building; No
Action Taken

In a letter to the board of county
commissioners, residents and taxpay'
ers Of Antelope invite the board to
consider moving Of the Sheridan
County library to Antelope.
The letter to the board was sign
ed by Rasmus LELAND, as represent
ing the community.
No action on the matter has yet
been taken.
The letter follows:
Antelope, Montana
Jan. IA, 1885
Board of County Commissioners,
A. j. Olson, Chairman,
Plentywood, Montana
Dear sirs.
l have been appointed by the
residents Of the town Of Antelope
to extend to you a cordial invita-
ton to move the Sheridan County
library to our town.
The town of Antelope is willing
to furnish free to the county a
building adequately suitable to
house anne
Antelope is geographically CEN
trally located In Sheridan county.
We respectfully hope that the in
vitation will be accepted, and We
ask that you consider the move.
Very truly yours,
Rasmus Iceland,
Antelope, Montana.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
CENSUS HERE
TO GET UNDER Way
STARTING MONDAY
To Gather Data Or Farm
Values; 100 Questions
To Be Asked

Starting Monday enumeratCrs will
anvass every farm and ranch in
Sheridan county, in connection with
the Census Of Agriculture, stated j.
r. Raynard, district supervisor. OF
Miles City, who was in the city Tues
day and Wednesday formulating an
organization to carry on the work.
Enumerators have not been NAM
ed. However, Mr.. Raynard stated 8
would be appointed to canvass Sheri-
dan county farms, and will be select
ed in various districts by their quail
ificatlons to handle the work.
Mr.. Raynard left here Wednesday
for Scobey, where he plans to set up
a similar corps Of enumerators.
This farm census is in many re-
spects, the most important one ever
to be taken,' said the supervisor.
Following a year of extreme dis
tress in this section, it will provide
timely data concerning a%gricultur-
al resources of this country. Defin-
tie figures concerning the yields of
various crops and classes of live
stock will be Of much value at the
present time"
approximately 100 questions will
be asked by the enumerators," he
said, land will include actual figures
as to acres of the different crops
raised, yield of crops, number of var
ious classes of livestock, farm values
and other important data
He emphatically stressed that
every report will be absolutely con
fidential and will not be used as a
basis for taxation O turned over to
any tax official.
1.-The cooperation of all farmers
and ranchers is necessary to the sue
cess of this census" declared Mr..
Raynard.
Farmers and ranchers who wish to
get a sample copy of the schedule in
advance may secure them from Mr..
Raynard's office at Miles City.
Census Every s Years
Over %, 900 enumerators will be
employed for the Census throughout
the United States. The first farm
census was taken ~ IS4h si~cg that
time the Census Bureau has compil-
ed data every ten years. A recent
law directs that a tabulation be talk
IN every five years.
The reports this year will be TAX
an for the calendar year 1884.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-01-17
Deposits In
County Increasing
Former Redstone Resident
Dies After 3-Day Illness

John Nakken, rs, divers tender at
Fort Peck, and formerly of Red
stone, died at his home at Glasgow
last Tuesday afternoon of pneumon-
ia. He was i'll 3 days.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day with the Rev. Gray Miller con-
Quoting the services.
John Nakken was born February
/, 1868, in Akron, Indiana He was
married to Scereat A. Cornelius,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. =. f. Cor
nelius, Of Redstone. In addition to
his wife he leaves four small child
zen. Mr.. Nakken farme1 near Red
stone and went to Glasgow TO OBJ
tain employment ut the dam about
five months ago.