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Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01
SELBYYnLE


The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society was entertained at the home
OF the secretary and treasurer, Miss
Clara A. Holloway on Tuesday eve
ming Of last week, with Mrs E. NJ
Shockley presiding, in the absence
OF the president, Mrs. w. A. Law
A number of plans were discussed as
how to make some progress in the
interest of the society, but no def
mite plans were decided upon, but
likely sketch or playlet" will be
put on some time in the future. At
ter the business session had adj
jOurned refreshments were served
and all spent a very enjoyable eve
ming with the hostess and her sis
ter, Mrs. Asher Parsons.
After Junior Choir rehearsal at
the church on Wednesday afternoon
Rev. and Mrs. Shockley accompanied
by the pianist, Mrs. Paul Pepper, led
the youngsters over to the parsonage
where they were given a little sur
prise party in honor of WashingtOn's
birthday.
Besides the pastor and wife. the
other representatives who attended
the Youth Conference held in Sails
bury, Md, were the Misses Rachel
Morris, Virginia Long, Jane Kenney
and Mrs. Madeline Watson Whaley,
superintendent of the Junior De-
partment of Salem NJ. f. Sunday
School.
Revival services begin next Sun
day night. March 3rd.
News Items
The marriage ceremony of Miss
Bertha Campbell and Roy J. Bunting
took place at the NJ. +. Parsonage.
Snow Hill. Md. on Saturday. Feb.
23rd. 1885. by Rev. r. f. Beauchamp |
q former pastor here. The bride is |
the second oldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lambert Campbell of this /
town, and the groom is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Bunting of Bethanw
Beach, where the newly married |
couple expect to make their future
home. A brother and sister-in-law
OF the groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Gunser
Bunting also of Bethany Beach acted
as best man and matrOn of honor.
Congratulations and best wishes are
extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Bunting ,
for a successful welded career. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Wiley of
Bridgeville, and their daughter, Mrs s
Elizabeth Ash and baby. of Ohio,
were visitors at the home of Mrs /
Wiley's mother. Mrs Mary +. Der y
ricksOn one day last week. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mlgee ana
daughter Shirley. Mrs. Fila Richards d
and daughter Marguerite. OF Phila- 4
delphia were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. 0. McCabe over the weekend. r
Mrs. Ida Richards and Mrs. Elma
Derrickson of this town were among Z
the IS dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. I
Ollie Lynch at Rayard last Saturday
Mrs. Charlotte Nandom entertained =
a few of her friends i'll honor Of her :
S1st birthday anniversary on Friday r
evening. February 22nd The guests
were Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Hastings, :
Mrs. Virgcl McCabe. Mrs Raymond q
Alumford, Mrs. Mary Stevens. Miss
Clara Holloway. Mrs. Kate Parsons, i
The Misses Eleanor and June Mum
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01

1Clendaniel houses on the dupont
lBoulevard for the past few years,
have Just recently moved to the
| lGreenberg apartment on Church
street.
TOO bad time is going at such a
raDid pace with Mrs. Lille Hudson
of Roxana, since the arrival of a lit
lille grandson last week, but think
probably il she will watch the eaien-
4 iar each day she may be able to keep
! abreast with the times"
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel d. Bennett
OF near Fenwick Island were guests
Of relatives in town on Tuesday of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert McCabe and
daughter Volta entertained to din
ner on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
Vile Campbell, Lorenzo McCabe, Mr..
and Mrs. Ruluth Lynch and two chill
dren, Charles and Melba Lee, Of
town. and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Layton
of near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Bunting Of the
dupont Boulevard had as their guests
on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Rollins
Hudson of Bishop, Md.
Mrs. Clara f. West of Millville-
Bethany Beach was a recent guest
OF relatives in town.
Mrs. Catharine McCabe Prettyman
has returned to her home in Ellen
dale, having been a guest of her
mother in town from Friday until
Saturday.
Mrs. Fred A. Murray. teacher OF
home economics in Philadelphia, and
Mr.. Murray of Yeadon. Pa. came
down after school on Thursday to
bring his mother, Mrs. V. NJ Murray
to her home here, and remained with
her over the Washington birthday
period
Mrs. Eleanor Evans. Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian +. Townsend and daughter
Eleanor of Georgetown were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John a.
Tubbs.
Mrs. Catharine Stevens who has
been spending the winter with her
two daughters.' Mrs. Armell A. Hud- ]
son and Mrs. Edward L. Brasure, |
had public sale of her household |
goods at her home on Church street |
last Saturday and will rent the prop |
erty after some improvements have
been made.
Due to i'll health. Miss Eleanor
Barnett of Laurel, has resigned. her
position as third grade teacher in
Selbyville School, and the local board
las hired Miss Kathryn Quillen to
Ill the vacancy during the present
school term.
All the pupils OF the school enjoyed
days vacation while the teachers
attended a meeting in Greenwood on
'riday. Following the meeting Miss
:. Rebecca HObson spent the week
md at her home in Smyrna, while
he Misses Mildred WentZ and Chris
inc Baker went on to Philadelphia,
md Mr. and Mrs. Mason Sprague
vent to Parksley. Va. where they
until Sunday night.
Principal r. W Howie was in New (
Jersey the frs; Of this week on busi-
!ess.
Mis-. james T. Wilgus VINO is
eachng at Hall School near Bayard,
eturned to her work the middle OF
asst week, after a TWO weeks Illness.
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01
Only IS Minutes Now
Needed To Stop Cough

If you have tried Everything
and your cough or sore throat still
hangs on. do not think you can't get
relief. What You need is Thoxine-
real prescription medicine. It does
two essential things: First, il re-
lieves throat irritation and your
cough stops. Second. II attacks the
internal cause of trouble, drives cold
and fever out of the system.
This twO-way action makes ThOx-
inc quicker and surer-and explains
its truly phenomenal success. All
you do is take a big swallow and
in Is minutes you feel relief or get
your money back. Safe, pleasant.
No harmful drugs. Only 35 cents.
SilsO Cut Price Store. Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01

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Miss Thefma McCabe returned to
Bridgeville where she is teaching
on Monday. following "a few days OF
hospital treatment for Inflammation
of the appendix.
We are very sorry to hear OF Miss
Hannah Long, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Wirrie Long OF this town, sec
ond year student of Beaver College,
JenkintOwn. Pa, having had two
falls quite recently, the first time in-
juring a foot, and had to use cratches
for q while, and the second time
fractured a bone in the wrist so it
was necessary to be placed in splints.
We are hoping she has sufficiently
recovered enough to resume her
studies by this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman C. Davis had
as their guests over the weekend,
the formers brother, L. 7. Davis of
New Orleans, Pa. and a brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Davis of Clarksville. They also had
as their guests on Friday, Mrs.
Davis father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hudson, and her aunt,
Miss Mary Hudson, Of near town.
Messrs. Howard Pepper and. John
r. Davis returned on Monday from
a business trip to Buffalo. NJ Y.
A house and lot situated on Dukes
street and also the household goods,
property OF the late Miss Callie J.
Coffin, will be sold at public sale
next Saturday. March End.
POcahOntaS Instituted
A degree of PocahOntas, known as
Aeta Council No. 10. was instituted
in the Red Mems Hall on Saturday
night. Feb. 23rd. 1885, with about as
members including both beneficiary
and honorary members. Edward L.
Brasure of Wissahickon Tribe No. 20,
Improver Order OF Red Men Of this
town, Great Junior Sycamore OF Del
aware, has worked. up the enthusiasm
and made it possible for a lodge of
this kind to be instituted in Selby-
Vile. The degree team from Will
mingtOn came down and put on the
floor work and installed the officers
as follows: POcahontas. Helen Bak-
er Scott; Prophecies, Bertha West:
Iona, Enid Ringler; Powathan. AL
berta Watson: Recording Secretary.
Mabel Evans, and a number OF others
too numerous to mention. Other
from Wilmington.
Bear, Milford and Georgetown were
present for the occasion. After the
meeting had adjourned, salad sand
viches and cOffe were served. Past (
Sachem Harry A Goodwin. Jr., OF
tOxana. with his fathers school bus
made il possible for about % 70 go
o Milford for a meeting on Monday
light.
Edward y. Evans, Of Selhyville. is
prominent athlete at Washington
'ollege. Chestertown, Md. Ed has
cen consistently performing in three
ports, baseball. football. and bas-
etball, since his freshman year. He
Tas outstanding as a hurler in his
rst year but due to an arm injury
arly in the season was shifted to
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01

ford, Mrs. Ida Quillan and Miss Mary
Banks. The latter two were man.
ayers Of the entertainment and serv'
ed homemade ice cream and a birth
day cake decorated with 81 candles
as refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcom Pritchett are
receiving congratulations since the
birth of Ellen Anne, an S1s pound
daughter, on Thursday. February 2l
Senator and Mrs. James b. Nc
Cabe and daughter Mae. entertained
at a 6 O'Clock dinner party on Friday
last, and those who participated in
the affair were Mrs. McCabe's mo-
ther, Mrs. Anne Hickman, her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Wilgus, Rev. and Mrs. F. NJ. Shock
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor E. Simpler
of Selbyyille, Mr.. and Mrs. Eben
Townsend of DagsborO. and Miss
Elizabeth Christopher of Berlin, Nd
who was a guest there over the
weekend, and in whose honor Miss
McCabe entertained a party of girl
friends on Saturday.
Mrs. Caroline Godfrey. who has
been spending the past two weeks
with her sister, Miss Kate Britting-
ham, at her home on the Selbyville-
Roxana Boulevard, has returned to
her home in FTankford, but will
likely return in a short while and
spend some time with friends in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. DerricksOn
were guests of relatives in Hagers-
town, Md. from Friday until Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. william FarlOw and
children. Carol and John William.
are entertaining for the week. Mrs.
FarlOw's sister, Mrs. j. T. Hearn of
Mr.. Hearn having re-
turned on Sunday after a short visit
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis W. Hudson and
laughter Ruth had as overnight
guests on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
1agerty of Rocky Mount, y. c. Other
quests for the evening were Mr.. and
drs. w. T. Hudson. Jr.. of near
own. Mrs. Hagerty was formerly
iiss Pearl Williams of this town.
iIuSuleI Ol NdSuGI hlilidAuos INV VI !
wilson. y. {.
Mrs. Lee Stevens is now able to |
AXE a short ride occasionally, and |
pent most of the day on Sunday |
18th her brother-in-law and sister. !
Ir. and Mrs. Edward v. Williams.
I.
Mrs. Agnes Johnson of Houston
as returned after two weeks visit
ith Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson
nd daughter.
Roland West of Millville was
inner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
iOnd Morris on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Easham are
from severe colds.
We are glad to report Mrs. W. r.
ubbs as being able to get around.
Ie house a little at this writing. 4
W. A. Law is now progressing very
icely and expects to get out for
mort while as soon as the weather
armits.
Mr.. and Mrs. William a. Gum OF
called on friends in town
Il Sunday. II
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Mumf lrd who
ave been occupying one of the
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01

couple Of weeks with friends at
Roxana.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray and Mr.. and
Mrs. CASHIER Evans OF Selbyville were
Sunday callers Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Adkins, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Niblett Of st.
Martins Neck spent Wednesday with
relatives here.
Althea Pepper was weekend
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01

first base last year. Ed played one
OF the halfback positions on the
eleven and was one Of the niainstays
OF the undefeated team OF the past
season. In basketball Evans got
of to a slow start hut Is now getting
into quite a few games. Howevr.
in a short time he VIII be out on the
diamond polling the spheroid over the
right field fence. Also, Ed is a mem
her of the W. Club. which is COM
posed of men who have won their
varsity insignia in any major sport.
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01

visitor Of Cora and Leah Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Pepper and
daughter entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Evans and Mr. and Mrs Ralph
Lewis. Thursday evening, and served
ice cream ia abundance
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01

The hospital Is wonderful insti.
tuition for Milford TO have, ana you
should be proud to be part Of Il.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
IS TOBACCO MEN
SET Up PLANT

Decision to establish a coopera-
tive tobacco packing plant in the
southern part of Prince George
county was made last night at
Brandywine by board Of Is
growers, who named William s.
Hill, Upper Marlboro, chairman.
A subcommittee was named to
determine how many farmers will
actually patronize the venture and
to report at another meeting of
the board on January Is. The
committee is composed of j. Howe
Rawlings, William E. Duvall, sr.,
Justice of the Peace Billingsley,
Paul Summers and Elmer Dyson.
The plant will be located near
Brandywine or T. B., it was said.
The object of the venture is to
provide a means of expertly pack
ing types of tobacco for the Balti-
more market. Such a plant Is
now being used in Charles county.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
6. D. P.PAYS OFF
ITS DEFICIT

The Republican National Com
mittee has paid off its 1882 de-
ficit and faces the new year
with a surplus of $184.76, Henry
P. Fletcher, national chairman,
announced today.
The committee had a deficit
Of $206,00O when Mr.. Fletcher
assumed the Craftsmanship last
June. He said this had been
paid off by contributions during
the recent Congressional cam.
paign. He added that the com.
mittee had $52,184.76 on hand,
but that $4,000 was being held
to pay outstanding debts.
Chairman Fletcher declared:
"It enables us to look ahead
with renewed confidence. 1 be-
lieve this is the first time, GER
tainly in recent history, that a
political committee faced with
a deficit and the conduct of a
campaign, has come through
with its financial colOrs flying
high."
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
WOMAN SLAYER
MUST DIE

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan.
5.-"She bothered me; she was
meddIeSome; she was jealous;
1 had been trying to break off
with her for the last six months"
These words from the lips of a
37-year-old World War veteran,
confessed slayer of his cast-off
sweetheart, doomed Noah Newton
to the electric chair.
Pleading guilty in Stafford Cir
cult Court yesterday to the
States charge of first-degree muir
der in the shooting last Sunday
of Miss Josie Allen, "A, Newton
became the first man in this
sections history to be condemned
to death without a trial by jury.
Wishing to "get it all over with
in a hurry" he waived preliminary
hearing and after his indictment
yesterday, asked Judge Fred
erick w. Coleman to try him i'm
mediately. Judge Coleman agreed
and the death sentence resulted.
Execution was set for Friday,
February IS, at the State peniten,
tiary.
To avert possible mob violence,
Newton was transferred to Henrico
county jail.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
HAL 7
SHIP BLAZE

NEW YORK, Jan. S GN.S).
Fire in the hold of the Cunard-
White Star liner Georgia was put
out today several hours before the
vessel was scheduled to sail for
Europe.
Thick smoke coming from the
No. 2 hold drove back firemen,
coughing and choking. Two fire
boats and gas-masked firemen put
out the flames after an hour-and-
one-half battle.
Smoke from burning cotton
spread over the waterfront near
Fourteenth Street.
The giant motorship was sched-
uled to sail at 1870 a. m. Its de-
parture will be delayed a few
hours.
The Georgic was tied up to the
pier where a million-dollar fire
broke out in 1882, demolishing the
structure. The hundreds of pas
sengers arriving for their voyage
were temporarily shunted to an
adjoining pier.
Members of the Steamboat In.
spection Bureau inspected the
vessel. The fire was caused by a
bale of cotton striking a cluster
light" and producing a short cir.
cult, according to Capt. Charles
McConkey, marine superintendent
of the line.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
WORKERS GIVEN
PAY RISE HOPE
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House, where it must originate,
next week.
While those not familiar with
the law were inclined to crit1cise
President Roosevelt for his Exec
utive order of yesterday con
tinuing the pay cut, it was
pointed out by those in touch
with the situation that he could
not possibly have taken any other
action than he did.
The law sets up certain re-
quirements as to the cost of
living. The findings upon which
the President acted did not fit
those requirements into a pat.
tern which would have permitted
him to lift the last of the cut
On the other hand, the Presi'
dent has gone out Of his way
recently, and even yesterday, to
prove that he is the friend of
the men and women who are
the driving power behind his
New Deal program.
will Aid Workers
This friendship is going to
stand the workers in mighty
good stead when the pay res.
toration and other issues in
which they are interested are
presented to the House and Sen
ate.
In the first place, 1t was re
called today. the President q few
weeks ago in forecasting the ef
feet of the Executive order he Is
sued yesterday, indicated plainly
that he would not oppose the
fight which the employees are max
ing for immediate restoration.
This, it is felt at the Capitol
will leave the way clear for a bill
restoring salaries effective Janu
ary /. Such a bill, it was contended
today by officials of the employe
organizations, should be passed
this month, thus giving the work
er5 per cent of back pay on their
checks next month.
Another indication of the Presi
dents attitude toward his subor
dinates in the Government service
was the recent statement at the
White House that Mr.. Roosevelt
was in a receptive mood for legls
lation which would place the
emergency organizations which
have any Semblance of perma
nence under the Civil Service law
That is taken as meaning that
the President is going to fore
swear those of his advisors who in
the last two years have conSiS
tently worked toward weakening
the Civil Service. During those
two years the number Of political
patronage jobs in the government
has increased by leaps and bounds
Now is the time, judging from
the Presidents recently indicated
attitude, to stop the politicaI
plundering within the government
service and to strengthen the
merit system.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Giant Public Works Plan
Seen Under Sec. ICkes
BY International News Service

By International News Service
Consolidation under one direc.
torate of a vast amount Of Gov
ernment business heretofore han
died by numerous agencies was
anticipated today as a result Of
that part of President Roosevelt's
message to Congress dealing with
public works.
A vast Federal public works or
ganization is in the making.
Looming large in the picture is
Secretary Of the Interior Public
Works Administrator Harold l..
Ickes, who has directed the spend
ing of a $3,700,O00,000 public
works appropriation made by the
last Congress.
Rise for Ickes
Whether Mr.. Ickes heads the
new public works organization or
not, it is considered generally that
he will figure largely in the pro-
gram.
With the abolition of direct
Federal relief, which has al
located more than $1,s00, 0,000, 200
in the less than two years OF
it's existence, responsibility for the
welfare of workers, as far as the
Federal Government is concerned
falls directly upon the Public
Works Administration.
Under the outline of the new
Public Works program as lndi.
Gated by the President, part OF
the activities of the Department
of Agriculture, all of the work OF
the Federal Housing Administra
ton, and the Civilian Conserva'
ton Camps, would come under
the new organization.
Of public works mentioned by
the President, reforestation, high
way improvement and national
highways, and some Of the CCC
work heretofore have been under
the Department of Agriculture, al
though since the creation of Pub
lie Works, all highway projects
have been jointly approved by
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
and Public Works Administrator
Ickes.
Housing has come under three
departments or emergency organ1
cations.
Closer Organization
The general housing program
has been under the direction OF
James E. Moffett. Federal houS
ing administrator.
The Public Works Administra
ton has a housing division of its
own, under the direction of Col
Horatio B. Hackett.
This division is handling the
slum clearance low cost housing
program.
Mr.. IckeS said:
"SOme of the claSsificationS
are new, but the program is in
effect what public works has
been doing"
Regardless of what funds Con
gress appropriates at the present
session, the Public Works Admin
istration has $1.700, 100000 worth
of work for this year.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
PRICE AVERAGE
HOLDS OWN
BY international News Service
Agricultural prices advanced for


Agricultural prices advanced for
some commodities during the
7; cotton and cotton seed up Q;
declined in others, leaving the gen.
eral range the same as in Novem-
ber, the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics reported today.
The index was 101 per cent of
pre-war levels, or % points higher
than year ago. But the farmers
paid for their purchases on 1876
per cent of the pre-war level, 10
points higher than a year ago,
and, in consequence, average
prices they received were only 80
per cent of average prices paid.
Advance in prices received by
farmers we're in cotton, cotton
seed, grains, hay, apples, hogs,
cattle, sheep, dairy products and
mules. Losses were recorded for
potatoes, citrus fruits, calves,
eggs, wool and tobacco.
Changes in the index num-
bers by commodity groups dur.
ing the month were: Truck
crops. up IA points; grains, up
Z; cotton and cotton seed, up 2;
dairy products, up 2; meat ami
mails, up /; chickens and eggs,
down 6; fruits, down 9; miscel
laneouS items, down 10.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
PUBLISHERS HIT
RAIL RATE RISE
By international News Service

By International News Service
The proposal of the railroads to
increase freight rates approxim-
ately 10 per cent in order to raise
$189, 100000 annually in revenues
was attacked today by the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation.
In a brief filed with the Inter.
state Commerce Commission, the
association said the proposed in
creased rates would, in all prob
ability, not produce increased rev.
enue for the railroads from the
neWsprint traffic but would cause
a diversion of such a substantial
proportion of this tonnage to
other forms of transportation as
10 reduce the railroads revenue
from such traffic.
The brief said the proposed in.
creaSes would unduly burden a de-
pressed industry, would adversely
affect American production and
would bear most heavily on small
newspaper publishers who are little
able to assume the added burden.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
|. c. c. To SEEK
RAIL CHANGE
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By international News SerVlce
In its forty-eighth annual re-
port, the Interstate Commerce
Commission today told Congress
the bankruptcy act applying to the
nations railroads should be sub
stantially changed to make it ef'
fective.
The prompt presentation Of
plans Of reorganization is the
greatest need, it said. Under the
present statute the courts have
power to set a limit upon the time
for the filing Of claims and, after
considering any recommendations
the Commission may make, for
the proposal and acceptance of
plans of reorganization.
The Commission believes the
prescription of definite statutory
periods, subject to modification
only under compelling circum"
stances, would have salutary
effect,